TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
LEXINGTON, KY
NCAA DIVISION III
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NCAA DIVISION III LEXINGTON, KY TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
Transylvania
WELCOME TO
President Seamus Carey
As a former college athlete, I understand the value of participating in competitive athletics while pursuing a degree at an institution that embraces academic rigor. The things you learn about yourself and the principles of discipline, teamwork, commitment and resilience will gird you for a lifetime of challenges. You’ll also make lifelong friends and find valuable mentors among your coaches and the athletics staff. As a member of NCAA Division III, Transylvania is committed to the student-athlete ideal. In fact, 41 percent of our students participate in our 26 intercollegiate teams. We challenge our student-athletes to demonstrate high standards of character and achievement both in the classroom and on the field. Since Transylvania’s transition to the NCAA in 2001, the Pioneers have earned 48 conference championships, more than 30 NCAA tournament appearances, 47 Coach of the Year awards and 47 All-American athlete awards.
Transylvania occupies a unique and historic position in American higher education. Founded in 1780 as the first college west of the Allegheny Mountains, Transylvania was a pioneer in bringing the light of learning to what was then the nation’s frontier. Today, the university is a highly regarded liberal arts college with a reputation for the quality of our academics and the personal approach we bring to teaching and learning. With 40 majors and a number of pre-professional programs, Transylvania offers excellent preparation for graduate and professional school as well as a variety of careers immediately following graduation. Our athletic teams are called the Pioneers, and that’s not only a tribute to our honored past—it’s a way of thinking that pervades our vision of the future. Our liberal arts program emphasizes questioning and creative thinking, and that’s what leads to pioneering discoveries and notable contributions to society. Couple that with athletic competition and community spirit is amplified. We hope you’ll join us as we enthusiastically support our student-athletes—our Pioneers and the community’s future leaders.
Seamus Carey President Transylvania University
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General Information
Athletic Administration
The 2018 Baseball media guide was designed and compiled by Sports Information Director Justin Sweeney and Assistant Director of Sports Information Neal Settle. Special thanks to Transylvania Communications Graphic Designer Sam Cooper.
Season Outlook and Review
The Department of Athletics provides equitable opportunities and support for male and female students to participate in intercollegiate athletics and to compete successfully in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference, Ohio River Lacrosse Conference and Southern Athletics Association. All activities hold paramount the academic, personal and physical welfare of the student-athlete and emphasize physical fitness, self-discipline, teamwork, leadership and the highest standards of ethics, sportsmanship and personal performance. Student-athletes are representative of the general student population and are afforded similar opportunities and treatment. Programs, staff and facilities reflect the excellence of the institution and contribute to the quality of campus life.
Lettermen Returning..............................................................14 Lettermen Lost..........................................................................9 Newcomers...............................................................................22
Baseball Staff
Head Coach........................................Zack Getsee (2nd Year) Assistant Coach.......................... Dylan Rajkovich (1st Year) Assistant Coach........................................DJ Eckert (1st Year) Student Assistant...................................................Will Adams Strength and Conditioning Coach....................Zach Turner Track &Field Office Phone................................859-281-3557 Twitter.............................................................@TransyBaseball
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Credits
The Transylvania intercollegiate athletics program is integral to the university’s educational mission and operates under the principles of amateur athletics and fair play, as established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
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VP for Enrollment and Student Life........Dr. Holly Sheilley Senior Associate AD.................................... Mary Struckhoff Assist. AD of Compliance.....................................Jeff Chaney Assist. AD of Outdoor Facilities........................Terry Justice Assist. AD of Marketing......................................Kyle Walton Assist. AD of Facilities.......................................Leigh Oakley Executive Assistant to VP............................Parviz Zartoshty of Enrollment and Student Life Sports Information Director..........................Justin Sweeney Asst. Director of Sports Information...................Neal Settle Strength and Conditioning Coach....................Zach Turner Faculty Athletics Representative...........................Judy Jones Title IX Coordinator.........................Ashley Hinton-Moncer
Athletics Mission Statement
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Location...............................................................Lexington, Ky. Founded................................................................................1780 Affiliation....................................................NCAA Division III Conference.................................................Heartland (HCAC) Colors........................................................Crimson and White Mascot...........................................................................Pioneers President.......................................................Dr. Seamus Carey VP for Enrollment and Student Life........Dr. Holly Sheilley Athletic Department Phone...........................(859) 233-8270 Address...................300 N. Broadway, Lexington, Ky. 40508 Website................................................www.transysports.com Twitter................................................................@TransySports
QUICK FACTS
NCAA DIVISION III LEXINGTON, KY TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
STAND OUT Hone your critical thinking and writing skills—abilities employers and grad schools prize—and challenge your mind and imagination through a liberal arts education.
GET PREPPED Immerse yourself in a supportive community, intimate enough for professors to really know you, with peers who believe you’re capable of more than you ever dreamed.
LIVE BIG
CONNECT FOREVER
Make the most of living and learning in the heart of Lexington, a friendly and creative city, with easy access to internships, jobs and infinite opportunities to build your future.
Become a part of the large and welcoming Transylvania network where lifetime friendships are made and career networking opportunities thrive.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE OFFERED IN: Accounting Anthropology Art Art History Biology Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Track Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Track Business Administration Chemistry Chemistry: Biochemistry Track Classics Computer Science Economics Edu. Elementary: P-5 Edu. Middle Grades: 5-9 Educational Studies English Exercise Science French Language and Literature German Studies
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PREPROFESSIONAL PREPARATION IN: Health Professions: dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, nursing Engineering Law Ministry
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ADDITIONAL MINORS AND PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
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L exington WELCOME TO
Transylvania University is in the heart of downtown Lexington, a city with all the excitement and entertainment of a
bustling metropolis while maintaining a small-town feel. Located in the heart of the Bluegrass regions and the second largest city in Kentucky, Lexington features something for everyone to enjoy, whether it’s Third Street Stuff, recently voted the best coffee shop in Kentucky, right around the corner from campus, the Lexington Farmer’s Market; Thursday Night Live featuring local bands and vendors at the 5/3 Pavilion; a concert or basketball game at the world famous Rupp Arena; a day at the track in the horse capital of the world at Keeneland; or a hike at Raven’s Run Nature Preserve.
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TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
LEXINGTON, KY
NCAA DIVISION III
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Transylvania has enjoyed more than a decade of success since joining the NCAA Division III in 2004. The athletics community has excelled both on and off the field, with student-athletes thriving in the classroom and in competition.
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PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD WINNERS IN 2016-17
Transylvania’s athletic training staff strives to provide the highest quality healthcare to its student-athletes. The Certified Athletic Trainers are highly qualified and trained medical professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and experiences.
Kyle Sutton joined the Transylvania Athletics Sports Medicine Staff as Assistant Athletic Trainer in 2016. Sutton brings over eight years of experience in athletic training to Transylvania. Sutton has previously worked at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington as Head Athletic Trainer from 2015-16 and as Head Athletic Trainer at Westerville Central High School from 2008-15. Sutton received a Master of Science in Applied Exercise Science from Oklahoma State University in 2008 and a Bachelor of Science in Allied Medical Professions from The Ohio State
University in 2006.
CHRISTA HENDLEY ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER Christa Hendley joined the Transylvania Athletics Sports Medicine Staff as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in November 2017. Hendley carries over five years of experience in the athletic training realm to Transylvania.
Transylvania has two athletic training rooms for its student-athletes. The main athletic training room is on the performance floor of the Beck Center with the secondary training room located in the field house at the Athletics Complex and both are open daily. Each training room is equipped with state-of-the-art injury prevention and rehabilitation equipment.
Prior to her time at Transy, Hendley served as the Head Athletic Trainer at the University of the Cumberlands from 2014 through 2017, overseeing men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, cheerleading, softball, track and field, and dance during her tenure at Cumberlands. Previous stints for Hendley include working at Lemak Sports Medicine and Orthopedics as a Head Athletic Trainer and at Chowan University.
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Transylvania partners with Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center to provide our student-athlete healthcare. Lexington Clinic orthopedic surgeons David Dome, Peter Hester, Ben Kibler and Trevor Wilkes serve as team doctors for the university and make weekly campus visits, eliminating the need to travel off-campus.
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The sports medicine staff is fully accredited by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The staff specializes in the prevention, assessment and rehabilitation of injuries to our student-athletes. Athletic trainers have been recognized by the American Medical Association as allied healthcare professionals since 1990.
Nick Reuss begins his seventh year with the Transylvania sports medicine staff and his second as Director of Sports Medicine for the 2017-18 season. Reuss joined the Transylvania sports medicine staff in 2011. He holds a Master of Science in recreation and sport sciences from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Ohio University. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is certified by the Kinesio Taping Association as a Kinesio Taping Practitioner.
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Sports Medicine
NICK REUSS DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
HEAD COACH
Zack Getsee returns for his second season as Transylvania baseball head coach in 2017.
Serving in roles of both catching coach and hitting coach, Getsee has coached five ABCA Rawlings All-Americans. Webster also had success off the field as Getsee helped engineer an academic study system that resulted in Getsee arrives to a team of 35 players achieving a cumulative Lexington after spending grade-point average of better than 3.0. the last five years as the head assistant coach In addition to his works at Webster, Getsee at Division III Webster spent the summer of 2016 as head coach of the University in St. Louis, Quincy Gems of the Central Illinois Collegiate Missouri. League.
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LEXINGTON, KY
NCAA DIVISION III
Zack Getsee
Pioneers Coaching Staff
During Getsee’s tenure as assistant coach at Webster, the Gorloks amassed an overall record of 171-61 (.737). Playing in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Webster captured five regular season titles, advancing to the Division III College World Series in three of those runs.
Getsee has participated as a camp instructor at DeMarini Top 96 camps in Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado, Kansas, and Alabama. He has also participated in The Complete Showcase, a premier prospect camp for college coaches.
As a player, Getsee was a two-year starter at Southwestern Illinois College in Indiana, While at Webster, Getsee had an integral role where he served as a team captain during that in an offense which finished in the top-10 span. Getsee completed his collegiate playing nationally in stolen bases in three of his final career at NCAA Division II Saint Joseph’s four seasons in St. Louis; in 2015 and 2016 College, playing for head coach Rick O’Dette; the Gorloks ranked in the top-10 nationally in Getsee also served as team captain for two doubles and home runs. years at Saint Joseph’s, and was named to the 2011 Preseason All-American Watch List. Serving as the top assistant under Bill Kurich at Webster, Getsee was part of a staff that Following his graduation from Saint Joseph’s guided the Gorloks to a school record for College in 2011, Getsee played a season of most wins with 37 in both 2013 and 2014. professional baseball for the Lake County The Gorloks finished the 2014 regular season Fielders of the North American League. ranked #1 overall in the D3Baseball.com poll, and #2 nationally in the ABCA coaches’ Getsee maintains a professional membership poll. In 2012 and 2013, Webster recorded with the American Baseball Coaches fifth-place finishes at the Division III College Association and has been a member since World Series, and in the process, became the 2011. first school out of the state of Missouri to ever win a game at the D-III World Series. 10
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ASSISTANT COACH Coach Dylan Rajkovich enters his first season with the Transylvania baseball team as an assistant coach in 2018. Rajkovich joins the Pioneers baseball staff after spending the last three years at Webster Unversity, playing under former Webster assistant and current Transylvania head coach Zack Getsee. After graduating from Webster in 2016, Rajkovich joined the Webster coaching staff concurrently with Getsee’s departure for Transy.
Rajkovich was part of memorable Webster teams which advanced to two NCAA Regionals and one NCAA Division III College World Series appearance during his time there. His individual accolades include a SCIAC All-Conference First Team and All-Conference Academic First Team selections, as well as a notable three-run homer in the 2015 NCAA Regional which vaulted Webster into the College World Series.
DJ Eckert ASSISTANT COACH
DJ Eckert enters his first season as Transylvania baseball pitching coach in the fall of 2017. Eckert arrives to Lexington after spending the last four years as a pitcher and assistant coach at Division II Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. Eckert began his time at Saint Joseph’s playing two years under head coach Rick O’Dette at Saint Joseph’s College before a shoulder injury ended his playing career. Eckert was part of a 2015 pitching staff that found itself ranked in the top-15 nationally as a team in ERA and WHIP, and the top 7 in K per 9 and K:BB ratio. While unable to play, Eckert continued with the Saint Joseph’s baseball program, working as an assistant coach and fulfilling roles in scouting and pitching instruction, and was voted a team leader by teammates. In Eckert’s senior year, the Pumas were ranked as high as #12 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball poll and made an appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament. While at Saint Joseph’s College, Eckert coached two MLB draft picks in Brian Bayliss (Kansas City Royals) and Keegan Long (Arizona Diamondbacks). Eckert spent two summers working as the pitching coach for the Indiana Braves baseball club. Players under Eckert have signed National Letters of Intent to schools in all levels of the NCAA, NJCAA, and NAIA. 11
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Rajkovich is a native of Orland Park, Illinois, where he attended Carl Sandburg High School and was a four-time letterwinner.
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As an assistant at Webster in 2016-17, Rajkovich specialized in recruiting and player development, helping guide player Josh Fleming into becoming a fifthround draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.
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Dylan Rajkovich
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2018 Baseball Roster No.
Name
Pos.
B/T
Cl.
Hometown/High School
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Evan Hall Rex Rogers Nick Nelson David McAnelly Colton Hartig Hudson Chastain Cole Ratliff Josh Miller Nick Craddock Jared Williams Zion Echols Jake Schmidt Collin Johnson Taylor Henley Robert Young Jason Pastoor Austin Butts Jonathan Giles Wade Lopiccolo Nick Wade Riley Willbur Will Porter Drew Lowe Jared Leuthart Luke Wilson Daniel Seitzinger Andrew Winningham John Webb Evan Patrick Michael Blair Landon Lynch Joey Yancey Caleb Neal Isaac Taylor Drew Demler
P UTL INF INF P INF C P P INF OF P P/INF 1B P INF/P P/OF OF Infield C OF INF P P P/OF OF/P INF C P INF P P P OF P
R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R S/R L/L R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R
Fr Sr So So Fr Fr So Jr Fr Sr Fr Fr So Sr So Jr R. So Fr Fr Fr So Fr Fr Fr Fr Jr Fr Fr Fr Fr Jr Fr Fr Jr Fr
Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek Florence, Ky. / St. Henry Louisville, Ky. / St. Xavier Lexington, Ky. / Henry Clay Alexandria, Ky. / Campbell Co. Knoxville, Tenn. / Christian Academy of Knoxville Hazard, Ky. / Hazard Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek Hebron, Ky. / Conner Burlington, Ky. / Conner Prestonsburg, Ky. / Prestonsburg Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Scioto Union, Ky. / St. Henry Lexington, Ky. / Lexington Catholic Edgewood, Ky. / Covington Catholic Novi, Mich. / Novi Woodstock, Ill. / Woodstock / McHenry CC Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin Franklin, Tenn. / Summit Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore Louisville, Ky. / Trinity Maysville, Ky. / Mason Co. Sciotoville, Ohio / East Louisville, Ky. / Male Lexington, Ky. / Henry Clay Paducah, Ky. / McCracken Co. Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin Nicholasville, Ky. / East Jessamine Fisher, Ind. / Fishers Louisville, Ky. / Trinity Lexington, Ky. / Bryan Station Krasnoyarsk, Russia / Holy Cross Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek Lexington, Ky. / Dunbar Union, Ky. / Ryle
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#3 Nick Nelson Sophomore Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier
#4 David McAnelly Sophomore Lexington, Ky. Henry Clay
#5 Colton Hartig Freshman Alexandria, Ky. Campbell Co.
#6 Hudson Chastain Freshman Knoxville, Tenn. Christian Academy of Knoxville
#7 Cole Ratliff Sophomore Hazard, Ky. Hazard
#9 Josh Miller Junior Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek
#10 Nick Craddock Freshman Hebron, Ky. Conner
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#2 Rex Rogers Senior Florence, Ky. St. Henry
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#1 Evan Hall Freshman Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek
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#11 Jared Williams Senior Burlington, Ky. Conner
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#12 Zion Echols Freshman Prestonsburg, Ky. Prestonsburg
#14 Collin Johnson Sophomore Union, Ky. St. Henry
#15 Taylor Henley Senior Lexington, Ky. Lexington Catholic
#18 Jason Pastoor Junior Novi, Mich. Novi
#19 Austin Butts Sophomore Woodstock, Ill. Woodstock / McHenry CC
#13 Jake Schmidt Freshman Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto
#16 Robert Young Sophomore Edgewood, Ky. Covington Catholic
#20 Jonathan Giles Freshman Franklin, Tenn. Franklin
#28 Will Porter Freshman Maysville, Ky. Mason Co.
#29 Drew Lowe Freshman Sciotoville, Ohio East
#31 Luke Wilson Freshman Lexington, Ky. Henry Clay
#32 Daniel Seitzinger Junior Paducah, Ky. McCracken Co.
#24 Riley Willbur Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Trinity
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#22 Nick Wade Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Sycamore
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#21 Wade Lopiccolo Freshman Franklin, Tenn. Summit
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#30 Jared Leuthart Freshman Louisville, Ky. Male
#33 Andrew Winningham Freshman Franklin, Tenn. Franklin
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#34 John Webb Freshman Nicholasville, Ky. East Jessamine
#36 Evan Patrick Freshman Fisher, Ind. Fishers
#39 Landon Lynch Junior Lexington, Ky. Bryan Station
#40 Joey Yancey Freshman Krasnoyarsk, Russia Holy Cross
#38 Michael Blair Freshman Louisville, Ky. Trinity
#49 Isaac Taylor Junior Lexington, Ky. Dunbar
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#42 Caleb Neal Freshman Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek
#50 Drew Demler Freshman Union, Ky. Ryle
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