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TABLE OF CONTENTS Blue Knight Baseball Quick Facts/2012 Results -------------------------------------------- 3 2013 Blue Knight Coaching/SupportStaff --------------------- 4-5 2013 Blue Knight Baseball Team Photo --------------------------- 7 2013 Roster/Information -------------------------------------------- 8
2013 Player Bios Seniors ----------------------------------------------------------- 10-13 Juniors ----------------------------------------------------------- 13-16 Sophomores ----------------------------------------------------- 17-18 Freshmen: ------------------------------------------------------- 18-19 2013 Blue Knight Sponsors & Supporters ------------------ 20-22 2012 Baseball Stats/Honors --------------------------------- 23
Urbana University About Urbana University ------------------------------------- 24-26 Blue Knight Baseball Record Book 27-29 2013 Blue Knight Sponsors & Supporters 30-32
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The 2013 Blue Knight Baseball Media Guide was written, designed and produced by Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations Chris Anders, with additional help from assistant Steven Dudley. The cover features Urbana’s 7 seniors (L to R): Drew Ryan, Josh Gratsch, Josh Weber, Greg Liming, Tom Piatt, Joemar Melendez & Brad Puckett. Photography provided by Mark Riedinger of Scioto Photo (SciotoPhoto.PhotoReflect.com) and Mike Dague. Additional assistance provided by Head Coach Mike Goldschmidt and his coaching staff.
School: _______________________ Urbana University Location: _________________________ Urbana, Ohio Founded: ___________________________ 1850 Enrollment _______________________________ 1,505 Nickname: __________________________ Blue Knights Colors: _______________________ Royal Blue & White Affiliation: _______________________ NCAA Division II Conference: ______ Great Midwest Athletic Conference (Mountain East Conference in 2014) President _____________________ Dr. Stephen B. Jones Athletic Director: _____________________ Doug Young Senior Women’s Administrator _________ Nicole Pluger Faculty Athletic Representative ________ Dr. Jim Judge Athletic Department Phone _________ (937) 484-1308 Website _______________________ sports.urbana.edu 2012 Overall Record: _____________________ 21-26 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: _________________ 13/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ________________ 7/2 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: _______________ 1/4 Head Coach _________ Mike Goldschmidt (UW-M, ‘99) Career Record _____________ 294-207-1 (11th Year)
2012 Urbana University Baseball Game-by-Game Results Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Feb 26, 2012 vs Miami-Hamilton 2-4 L 2 5 0/ 4 5 2 Feb 26, 2012 vs Miami-Hamilton W 10-1 10 10 1/ 1 3 2 Feb 29, 2012 vs Ohio Christian W 10-0 10 14 1/ 0 3 0 Feb 29, 2012 vs Ohio Christian W 3-1 3 4 2/ 1 3 1 Mar 04, 2012 vs Flagler 8-9 L 8 14 3/ 9 21 3 Mar 05, 2012 vs Wayne State (Neb.) 4-14 L 4 11 5/14 14 0 Mar 06, 2012 vs Wayne State 1-9 L 1 5 3/ 9 9 2 Mar 07, 2012 at #19 Armstrong 5-9 L 5 2 1/ 9 15 0 Mar 09, 2012 vs #14 Le Moyne 8-12 L 8 5 1/12 15 0 Mar 10, 2012 vs Wayne State (Neb.) W 14-9 14 12 0/ 9 13 2 Mar 14, 2012 Wilmington College W 16-9 16 16 4/ 9 12 2 Mar 17, 2012 #11 Grand Valley State 1-5 L 1 5 1/ 5 11 2 Mar 17, 2012 #11 Grand Valley State 1-6 L 1 3 2/ 6 7 0 Mar 18, 2012 #11 Grand Valley State 1-7 L 1 4 2/ 7 10 1 Mar 18, 2012 #11 Grand Valley State 2-7 L 2 6 1/ 7 11 1 Mar 21, 2012 at Ohio Dominican 4-8 L 4 7 1/ 8 13 1 Mar 22, 2012 vs Bluefield State W 5-2 5 8 1/ 2 5 0 Mar 22, 2012 at Kentucky State W 10-7 10 18 3/ 7 12 2 Mar 24, 2012 Ohio Northern 6-10 L 6 8 2/10 12 3 Mar 25, 2012 Salem International 0-3 L 0 2 0/ 3 7 0 Mar 25, 2012 Salem International W 3-0 3 9 0/ 0 1 2 Mar 28, 2012 at Wright State-Lake W 4-2 4 7 2/ 2 8 3 Mar 28, 2012 at Wright State-Lake W 5-0 5 6 2/ 0 2 1 Mar 29, 2012 at Indianapolis 3-18 L 3 6 1/18 20 0 Mar 31, 2012 at NOTRE DAME W 1-0 1 5 1/ 0 2 0 Mar 31, 2012 at NOTRE DAME W 4-1 4 10 1/ 1 5 0 Apr 05, 2012 at Walsh University 2-3 L 2 5 0/ 3 10 4 Apr 05, 2012 at Walsh University 4-5 L 4 6 0/ 5 11 0 Apr 07, 2012 Walsh University W 5-3 5 6 0/ 3 7 0 Apr 07, 2012 Walsh University W 8-7 8 9 2/ 7 13 1 Apr 10, 2012 Findlay 2-5 L 2 6 1/ 5 12 1 Apr 10, 2012 Findlay 5-8 L 5 5 2/ 8 11 2 Apr 12, 2012 Kentucky State W 13-2 13 11 1/ 2 3 2 Apr 12, 2012 Kentucky State W 16-6 16 10 2/ 6 9 0 Apr 17, 2012 #26 Indianapolis 7-10 L 7 13 3/10 14 3 Apr 19, 2012 Malone University 1-7 L 1 7 1/ 7 13 0 Apr 19, 2012 Malone University 3-6 L 3 7 2/ 6 7 0 Apr 21, 2012 at Malone 1-9 L 1 3 0/ 9 11 0 Apr 21, 2012 at Malone W 3-2 3 8 0/ 2 6 0 Apr 23, 2012 Wright State-Lake W 10-1 10 14 0/ 1 6 4 Apr 25, 2012 at Wright State 3-6 L 3 7 0/ 6 9 1 Apr 27, 2012 at Cedarville W 7-4 7 13 0/ 4 6 0 Apr 27, 2012 at Cedarville 5-6 L 5 9 2/ 6 7 2 May 03, 2012 NOTRE DAME W 12-5 12 8 1/ 5 8 0 May 03, 2012 NOTRE DAME W 12-5 12 13 2/ 5 7 3 May 05, 2012 at Cedarville 0-4 L 0 3 1/ 4 8 0 May 05, 2012 Cedarville 0-6 L 0 5 1/ 6 12 0 () extra inning game BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL 3 Home Games in Bold
Inns 7 7 5 5 (15) 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 9 7 7 (11) 7 7 ( 8) 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
Overall 0- 1- 0 1- 1- 0 2- 1- 0 3- 1- 0 3- 2- 0 3- 3- 0 3- 4- 0 3- 5- 0 4- 6- 0 4- 5- 0 5- 6- 0 5- 7- 0 5- 8- 0 5- 9- 0 5-10- 0 5-11- 0 6-11- 0 7-11- 0 7-12- 0 7-13- 0 8-13- 0 9-13- 0 10-13- 0 10-14- 0 11-14- 0 12-14- 0 12-15- 0 12-16- 0 13-16- 0 14-16- 0 14-17- 0 14-18- 0 15-18- 0 16-18- 0 16-19- 0 16-20- 0 16-21- 0 16-22- 0 17-22- 0 18-22- 0 18-23- 0 19-23- 0 19-24- 0 20-24- 0 21-24- 0 21-25- 0 21-26- 0
Pitcher of record Melendez (L 0-1) Yocom (W 1-0) Piatt (W 1-0) Bayliss (W 1-0) Bayliss (L 1-1) Yocom (L 1-1) Gibson (L 0-1) Bayliss (L 1-2) Melendez (L 0-2) Gratsch (W 1-0) Bayliss (W 2-2) Storey (L 0-1) Piatt (L 1-1) Yocom (L 1-2) Gibson (L 0-2) Bayliss (L 2-3) Gibson (W 1-2) Beall (W 1-0) Piatt (L 1-2) Storey (L 0-2) Yocom (W 2-2) Bayliss (W 3-3) Melendez (W 1-2) Gibson (L 1-3) Storey (W 1-2) Piatt (W 2-2) Bayliss (L 3-4) Gibson (L 1-4) Storey (W 2-2) Reta (W 1-0) Yocom (L 2-3) Bayliss (L 3-5) Storey (W 3-2) Piatt (W 3-2) Melendez (L 1-3) Yocom (L 2-4) Bloemke (L 0-1) Storey (L 3-3) Piatt (W 4-2) Beall (W 2-0) Gibson (L 1-5) Storey (W 4-3) Yocom (L 2-5) Piatt (W 5-2) Yocom (W 3-5) Bayliss (L 3-6) Storey (L 4-4)
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Time 2:00 2:28 2:38 1:38 3:59 2:30 2:43 2:37 3:00 3:15 2:42 1:51 1:39 2:20 2:19 2:07 2:00 3:00 3:00 2:00 1:45 2:00 2:30 2:40 1:28 1:56 2:44 2:00 1:30 2:24 1:45 2:17 1:48 2:06 3:17 1:54 1:53 2:00 1:50 2:06 1:46 1:47 2:04 1:53 1:56 1:33 1:53
BLUE KNIGHT HEAD COACH MIKE GOLDSCHMIDT Mike Goldschmidt took over the Blue Knight baseball program on August 1, 2007. In his first ten months at the helm, Goldschmidt guided Urbana University to a win over an NCAA Division I team, a ranking as high as No. 3 in Region IX, and the program’s first NAIA Region IX Tournament victory. During his first season in the Royal Blue and White, Goldschmidt achieved a major career milestone. On April 4th, Urbana defeated Walsh 7-6 in 10 innings, landing Goldschmidt the 200th win of his head coaching career. Immediately after the season, Goldschmidt saw the first Blue Knight baseball player sign with a major league baseball organization when junior pitcher Jaeson Hudnall inked a deal with the Kansas City Royals. Prior to the 2008 season, Urbana was picked to finish eighth in the preseason American Mideast Conference poll. The Blue Knights surprised many, finishing fourth and earning a berth to the Region IX tournament where they shut out top-seeded Malone, 4-0. That happened to be the only shut out the Pioneers’ suffered all season. Urbana advanced to postseason play by sweeping the last two games against World Series qualifier and rival, Ohio Dominican. Urbana finished Goldschmidt’s first year at 28-21. Ace Jaeson Hudnall was named 1st team All-Conference before signing with the Kansas City Royals that summer. After the 2008 season, Urbana University left the NAIA and American Mideast Conference in preparation for the school’s transition to NCAA Division II. In 2009, the Blue Knights finished 23-21 and defeated their first ranked D2 opponents: University of Montevallo and Northern Kentucky University. For the second year in a row, Goldschmidt’s Blue Knights knocked off another D-I opponent (Chicago State). Jordan Baker was named the D-II Independent Player of the Year, setting the single season school record in batting average (.497) and home runs (15). His .497 batting average was tops in the NCAA that season. Following his senior year, Baker signed with the Florence Freedom in May of 2009. Other All-Independent selections from that 2009 team included Russ Chambers (1st team) and Dustin Lacy (2nd team). In 2010, Urbana finished 19-21, playing mostly a D-II independent schedule that featured 9 games against ranked opponents. As a team, the Blue Knights hit a robust .341. The Blue Knights placed four members on the D-II All-Independent team. Andrew Harrell, Matt Mays, and Shane Pfouts were all 1st teamers, while Brad Cockerill and Matt Murphy earned 2nd team honors. The 2011 baseball season marked Urbana University’s first as official members of NCAA Division II. Urbana raced out to a 14-16 record despite losing 9 seniors after the 2010 season. Unfortunately, a rash of injuries, coupled with ambitious scheduling, sent the Blue Knights reeling down the stretch. A 10-game losing streak ended Urbana's season at 14-26, but the squad still managed to finish 4th in the country amongst D-II Independents, landing three players on the All-Independent Team. In all, Urbana lost 12 games by two runs or less, all while starting four or five freshmen most games. Goldschmidt's young team started to put it together in 2012, winning 7 more games than they did in 2011. The Blue Knights finished 21-26, including a win over nationally ranked Wayne State College. He picked up his 100th career win as a Blue Knight as Urbana finished an even 8-8 against the D-II Ohio Independents. Goldschmidt enters the 2013 season with a 105-115-1 mark in his 5 seasons at Urbana. In 10 seasons coaching at the collegiate level, Goldschmidt is 294-207-1 for a winning percentage of .587. With the move to NCAA Division II behind them, Goldschmidt's team is excited about raising the bar in 2013. The team is now eligible for NCAA post-season play, and the program appears primed and ready to have a breakout year. In order to be the best, Goldschmidt is ready to take on the best in D-II, never shying away from the top competition in the country. The Blue Knights knocked off #30 Montevallo on Spring Break in 2009, and they have shown they are capable of hanging with some of top talent in their region. Mike is married to Jodi. Together, they have a son, Mitchell (7).
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THE GOLDSCHMIDT FILE Birth date ............................................................. 12/26/1973 Birthplace ............................................................. Dayton, Ohio High School .......................................... Chaminade-Julienne HS College ......................... University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ‘99 Record at Urbana (Year) ................................. 105-115-1 (6th) Overall Coaching Record (Year) ................... 294-207-1 (11th) 250th Career Win ................. March 22, 2010 (11-7 vs. MVNU)
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294-207-1 coaching record in 10 years at the collegiate level 23-21-1 Record in 2nd season at Urbana (1st season against NCAA D-II competition) 28-21 Record in 1st season at Urbana; 3rd place finish in NAIA Region IX Tournament Reached 20+ wins in 8 of his 10 seasons (19 & 14 wins in ‘10-’11) 44-15 in 2007 and finished 3rd in the NJCAA Region 12 Tournament in Battle Creek, Michigan 2007 OCCAC Coach of the Year 2007 Spring OCCAC Conference Champions 43-12 in 2006 and finished 5th in the NJCAA Region 12 Tourney 2006 OCCAC Coach of the Year 2005-2006 OCCAC Conference Champions Coached 2006 & 2007 Conference Player & Pitcher of the Year Coached the 2005-2006 Co-Conference Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year Coached a 10th round and 31st round major league draft pick Coached 8 former players who played professional baseball Coached 1 NJCAA All American Coached 2 NJCAA Academic All Americans Coached 18 First Team All-OCCAC members Teams have set almost every school record in his 10 years Sent numerous student-athletes onto every level of NCAA and NAIA baseball from the JUCO level 44-15 in 2007 (Broke school record for wins) 43-12 in 2006 (Won OCCAC; Broke school record for wins) 38-14 in 2005 (Tied school record for wins) 28-22 in 2004 36-29 in 2003
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ASSISTANT COACH TIM KING
ASSISTANT COACH JORDAN GOLDSCHMIDT Jordan Goldschmidt joined the Blue Knight coaching staff after the 2012 season. The first-year collegiate assistant coach will help primarily with the Urbana University pitching staff in 2013.
Urbana University alum Tim King (1994), is in his seventh year as a member of the Blue Knights coaching staff. Coach King is the Blue Knights' recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. The past two seasons, King served as the Blue Knights’ pitching coach. Prior to that, he coached the hitters and infielders, and in 2008, King worked primarily with the outfielders and base running.
Goldschmidt spent the 2012 season playing professionally for the Rockford RiverHawks in the independent Frontier League. A 6’5” right-handed pitc her, Goldsc hmidt appeared in 23 games in relief for the RiverHawks, finishing 8 games with an ERA of 4.74. Goldschmidt struck out 15 in 24.2 innings of work.
Prior to returning to Urbana, King taught physical education and was the head baseball coach at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida from 2000-07. He also spent time teaching in Clearwater, Florida.
Prior to playing professionally, Goldschmidt played his collegiate ball at Butler University and Eastern Michigan University. He spent 3 seasons at Eastern Michigan, redshirting the 2010 season. He played on the 2008 Eastern Michigan team that won MAC Tournament championship and played in an NCAA regional.
Coach King played his collegiate baseball at Urbana as an infielder for legendary coach Al Fulk. He earned his degree in psychology in 1994, before getting his teaching certificate in 1997. King began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Urbana High School in 1994. He remained with the Hillclimbers baseball program until 1996. Currently, King resides in Springfield, Ohio and has one son, Levi (19).
ASSISTANT COACH DAVE BINGHAM
Goldschmidt transferred to Butler prior to his senior season. He appeared in 15 games for the Bulldogs, making one start in 2012. He finished 1-1 on the mound with 21 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
Dave Bingham begins his second year with the Blue Knights in 2013. Previously, Bingham had coached at Dixie High School in New Lebanon, Ohio for the past 8 years. He led Dixie to their first District Championship in 2009, finishing as the Southwest Ohio Regional Runner-Up, a program-best. Bingham finished with the most wins of any coach in school history. At UU, he will work primarily with the outfielders and pitchers. In addition to coaching, Bingham is also an engineer at Delphi and resides in New Lebanon, Ohio with his wife Shirley. He has three sons, Aaron (21), Josh (19), and Dustin (17).
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In high school, Goldschmidt was a two-time All-Ohio selection and 3-time all-area and all-conference selection at nearby Fort Loramie High School, where he pitched three career no-hitters and posted an 8-2 record with a 1.19 ERA in 62 innings pitched with 88 strikeouts during senior season. Goldschmidt also excelled at the plate, batting .465 with three home runs, 14 doubles and 31 RBIs as a senior. In his final high school game, Goldschmidt recorded 6 strikeouts in 6 shutout innings in the Ohio State Championship Game. Jordan is the son of Donald and Shirley Goldschmidt. He has two brothers, Ryan and Mitchell. He was a communication studies major at Butler University.
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The 2013 Blue Knight Baseball Team – Front row (l to r): Greg Liming, Joemar Melendez, Josh Weber, Josh Gratsch, Thomas Piatt, Brad Puckett, Drew Ryan. Second Row (l to r): Colt Turley, Taylor Nehls, Aaron Bingham, Josh Allen, Cody Ridinger, Jordan Pergrem. Third Row (l to r): Steven Brown, Jose Vargas, Tyler Mecham, Roman Gammell, Andy Young, Billy Kosachook. Fourth Row (l to r): Josh Haeseker, Chris Allen, Andy Richardson, Justin Robinson, Enmanuel Lopez, Nick Richardso. Back Row (l to r): Brad Hall, Robert Tavone Jr., Matthew Watson, Jeff Beall, Hunter Cecil, Bill Geeslin, Tyquan Wakefield.
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BLUE KNIGHTS BY THE NUMBERS
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Name
Ht.
B/T Pos.
Hometown/High School/Previous School
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Matthew Watson
6'0 160 Jr.
R/R OF
North Lewisburg, Ohio/Triad/Capital University
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Josh Gratsch
5'11 185 Sr.
R/R P/OF
Brookville, Ohio/Dixie/Ohio Northern University
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Jordan Pergrem
6'0 160 So.
L/R OF/P/IF Franklin, Ohio/Franklin/Heidelberg University
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Enmanuel Lopez
6'3 190 Fr.
R/R OF
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Colegio Consa
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Steven Brown
5'9 170 So.
R/R 2B
Hemet, California/San Jacinto/Mt. San Jacinto College
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Taylor Nehls
5'10 185 Jr.
R/R 2B
Longmont, Colorado/Skyline/Dodge City C.C.
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Cody Ridinger
6'0 185 Jr.
R/R SS
Monroe, Ohio/Monroe
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Billy Kosachook
5'11 165 Jr.
R/R RHP
Ontario, New York/Wayne Central/Castleton
5'10 165 Fr.
R/R RHP
Alexandria, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe
11 Aaron Bingham
6'0 185 Jr.
R/R OF
New Lebanon, Ohio/Dixie
12 Drew Ryan
6'1 190 Sr.
R/R 3B/SS
Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley
13 Josh Allen
5'11 230 Jr.
R/R C
Farmersville, Ohio/Valley View
16 Andrew Young
6'2 205 Fr.
R/R C/3B
Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek/Indiana Wesleyan University
17 Bill Geeslin
6'3 185 So.
R/R RHP
Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater/Wabash Valley C.C.
19 Josh Weber
6'0 175 Sr.
R/R RHP
Lorain, Ohio/Clearview/Hiram College
6'5 190 Fr.
L/L LHP
Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn
21 Chris Allen
6'1 235 Fr.
L/L LHP/1B
Farmersville, Ohio/Valley View
22 Brad Puckett
6'2 230 Sr.
L/R 1B
Urbana, Ohio/Graham/Clark State C.C.
23 Josh Haeseker
6'2 170 Fr.
R/R OF
Farmersville, Ohio/Valley View
24 Greg Liming
6'4 240 Sr.
L/R 1B/OF
Hamersville, Ohio/Western Brown
25 Nick Richardson
5'7 145 Fr.
R/R OF
Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe
26 Andrew Richardson 5'9 150 Fr.
R/L OF
Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe
27 Jeff Beall
5'11 175 So.
R/R RHP
Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood
28 Thomas Piatt
6'0 225 Sr.
R/R RHP
Springfield, Ohio/Kenton Ridge
29 Joemar Melendez
5'11 225 Sr.
R/R RHP
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico/Ramon Quinones Medina/Garden City
30 Robert Tavone Jr.
6'1 195 Jr.
R/R C
Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Father Austin Leo
35 Jose Vargas
6'0 175 Jr.
R/R RHP/OF Santiago de los Caballeros, DR/Colegio De La Salle/Colorado NW
37 Justin Robinson
6'0 150 Jr.
L/L LHP
Lake Elsinore, California/Notre Dame/Mt. San Jacinto College
45 Colt Turley
5'10 180 So.
R/R 1B/OF
Millersport, Ohio/Liberty Union West Valley, Utah/Cyprus/Colorado Northwestern
Inactive Roster/Redshirts Tyler Mecham
5'9 150 Sr.
R/R 2B/3B
Roman Gammell
6'3 220 So.
R/R C/1B
London, Ohio/West Jefferson/Marietta College
R/R OF
Grove City, Ohio/Beechcroft
Tyquan Wakefield 5'9 175 Fr.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Head Coach: Mike Goldschmidt (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ‘99) Pitching Coach: Tim King (Urbana, ‘94) Assistant Coaches: Jordan Goldschmidt & David Bingham
#2 Gratsch:
GRATCH
#4 Pergrem
PER-grem
#7 Nehls
facebook.com/UUSports
twitter.com/UUSports
GEES-lin
#19 Weber:
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#24 Liming: #28 Piatt:
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#17 Geeslin: #23 Haeseker
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BY COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE (Team Average: 27 Games) 100+ Games: 1 50-99 Games: 5 25-49 Games: 6 1-24 Games: 10 0 Games: 10
10 Hunter Cecil
20 Brad Hall
BY CLASS Seniors: Juniors: Sophomores: Freshmen:
HAY-seek-er LIME-ing PIE-it
#29 Joemar
YO-mar
#30 Tavone:
TUH-vone
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BY POSITION Pitchers: Catchers: First Basemen: Second Basemen: Third Basemen: Shortstops: Infielders: Outfielders:
13 4 5 3 3 2 1 12
BY HEIGHT (Team Average: 6’0”) 6’5” 6’4” 6’3” 6’2” 6’1” 6’0” 5’11” 5’10” 5’9” 5’7”
1 1 3 3 3 8 5 3 4 1
BY GEOGRAPHY Ohio: Dominican Republic: California: Utah: Colorado: New York: Puerto Rico: Canada:
23 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
TOP FEEDER SCHOOLS Johnstown-Monroe HS: Valley View HS: Mt. San Jacinto College: Colorado Northwestern CC: Dixie HS:
3 3 2 2 2
Transfers: Non-Transfers:
15 17
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JOSH
GRATSCH
SENIOR Z5-11 Z185 ZRHP ZR/R ZBROOKVILLE, OHIO/DIXIE HS/OHIO NORTHERN Josh Gratsch’s Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L App 2011 4.14 1-0 17 2012 1.84 1-0 20 Totals 3.16 2-0 37
GS 0 0 0
CG 0 0 0
SHO 0 0 0
SV 1 4 5
IP 25.1 19.0 44.1
H 22 20 42
ER 15 5 20
BB 14 15 29
SO 26 18 44
B/Avg .237 .278 .255
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...Had a total of 20 apperances for the Blue Knights, which led the team in number of games pitched in relief...Led the team in saves with 4...Led the pitching staff in games finished with 10...Ended the season with an ERA of 2.37
Gratsch’s Single Game Highs Innings Pitched: 2.2, twice, last at Findlay (4/12/11) Strikeouts: 3, three times, last vs. Indianapolis, (4/12/12) 2011 - Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll...Appeared in 17 games in relief, Saves: tied for 4th most in a season at UU... Finished the year with a 1-0 record with a 4.14 ERA...pitched 25.1 innings, allowing 5, last vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) only 22 hits and striking out 26 batters (good for 4th best on the team)... Held opponents to a .237 batting average... Led Longest Relief Appearance: 2.2, twice, last at Findlay (4/12/11)
the team with 17 appearances and 2nd on the team in games finished with 8... Struck out at least 1 batter 10 games in a row...Recorded his only save at Salem International 4/19/11...Named Team's Blue Knight Award winner.
College Notes: Attended Ohio Northern University and played for Coach Justin Bergman and the 26-12 Polar Bears...Made 4 relief appearances as a freshman, posting a 7.04 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched...Struck out 4. Prep Notes: Attended Dixie High School and played for Coach David Bingham...Named All-SWBL and received All-Area recognition his Junior and Senior years...Won District title in 2009. Personal: Son of Steven and Debbie Gratsch...Born on July 24, 1991...Mathematics major.
#12 DREW RYAN
SENIOR Z6-1 Z190 Z3B/SS ZR/R ZNEWARK, OHIO/LICKING VALLEY HS Drew Ryan's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R 2011 .326 40-40 129 29 2012 .310 47-47 155 40 Totals .317 87-87 284 69
H 42 48 90
2B 12 7 19
3B 1 2 3
HR 1 0 1
RBI 19 20 39
SLG% .457 .381 .416
BB 21 29 50
HBP 4 6 10
OB% .429 .428 .429
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Started all 47 games...2nd highest batting average on the team at .310...Led team in walks with 29...Led UU in OBP(.428), runs scored (40), stolen bases (15)...Two 7-game hitting streaks...On 3/28 against Wright State-Lake, went 1 for 2 at the plate with a walk, 5 stolen bases, and scored 2 runs against the Raiders....On 4/12, Ryan also had a great performance against Kentucky St., ending the day 4 for 6 at the plate, 4 runs scored, 4 RBI's, 3 walks, a stolen base, and a triple....Named Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week on 5/4/12. 2011 - Started all 40 games as a freshman at 3rd base... 1 of 5 Blue Knight's to start every game...Batted in the 3 hole, half of the games (most of any player on the team)...Led the Blue Knight's with a .326 batting average...Led the Blue Knight's in OBP with .429...Tied for 2nd in walks (21)... Tied for most hits on the team with 42 and 1st in total bases with 59...Knocked in 19 RBI's along with the team leading 12 doubles... Tied for the most runs scored on the team with 29...Ryan's best game of the season came on 4/3 against Salem International, (3 for 4 with 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, and 3 doubles)...Posted 10 multi-hit games (2nd most on the team)...Tied for 3rd on the team with 4 multi-RBI games...Tied for 3rd on the team with a 5 game hitting streak...Only Blue Knight to start every game at 1 position...2nd most assists on team with 70...Named Team's Blue Knight Impact Award winner.
SB-ATT 11-12 15-17 26-29
PO A E 26 70 14 29 81 10 55 151 24
FLD% .873 .917 .896
Ryan’s Single Game Highs Hits: 3, eight times, last at Cedarville (4/27/12) Doubles: 3 vs. Salem International (4/3/11) Home Runs: 1 vs. Quincy (5/1/11) RBIs: 5 vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Runs: 3, four times, last vs. Wilmington College (3/14/12) Walks: 5 vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Stolen Bases: 5 at Wright St.-Lake (4/28/12) Assists: 6 vs. Walsh University (3/19/11) Put-outs: 4 at Walsh University (4/35/12)
2010 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Licking Valley HS for Coach Rick Houston...Named All-MSL, All-Central District, All-Newark Advocate and Honorable Mention All-Ohio. Personal: Son of Bobby & Susie Ryan...Born August 3, 1990...Sports Management major. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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#19 JOSH WEBER
SENIOR Z6-0 Z175 ZRHP ZR/R ZLORAIN, OHIO/CLEARVIEW HS/HIRAM COLLEGE Josh Weber’s Blue Knight Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L App GS 2011 5.83 0-1 13 1 2012 10.81 0-0 11 0 Totals 7.72 0-1 24 1
CG 0 0 0
SHO 0 0 0
SV 0 0 0
IP 18.0 11.0 29.0
H 26 26 52
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Appeared on the mound 11 times as a reliever for the Blue Knights...In 11 innings, he totaled 8 strikeouts. 2011 - Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore on the mound... 12 games in relief and started 1 game... Went 0-1 with a 5.83 ERA in 18 innings...3rd best on the team in appearances, games in relief and games finished... His only start was on 4/20/11 against Division 1 Wright State...Went 6 consecutive games without giving up a run 3/22/11-4/17/11...Had a strikeout in 4 consecutive games pitched 4/10/11-4/30/11.
ER 15 17 32
BB 8 3 11
SO 8 8 16
B/Avg .342 .456 .391
Weber’s UU Single Game Highs Innings Pitched: 3.0 at Wright State (4/20/11) Strikeouts: 2 vs. Kentucky St. (4/12/12) Longest Relief Appearance: 2.2 vs. Walsh (3/20/11)
College Notes: Attended Hiram College and played for Coach Howard Jenter...As a freshman, Weber appeared in 11 games for the Terriers, starting 7...Finished 1-6 for the 6-31 Terriers...Pitched 32.0 innings, striking out 21...Finished 3rd on the team in both starts and IP. Prep Notes: Attended Clearview High School and played for Coach Al Stayce...Named All Conference, All County, Scholar Athlete. Personal: Son of Ben and Holli Weber...Born on February 14, 1991...Human Resources major at Urbana.
#22 BRAD PUCKETT
SENIOR Z6-2 Z230 Z1B ZL/R ZURBANA, OHIO/GRAHAM HS/CLARK STATE CC Brad Puckett’s Blue Knight Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L App GS 2011 5.65 1-1 3 2
CG 0
SHO 0
SV 0
IP 8.2
H 7
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Sat out the season due to an injury...Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll. 2011 - Appeared in 3 games as a junior on the mound, starting 2...Went 1-1 with a 5.65 ERA in only 8.2 innings, while striking out 12 batters...Later received a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury. 2010 - Named to the Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll. College Notes: Attended Clark State Community College and played for Coach Al Fulk.
ER 7
BB 10
SO 12
B/Avg .226
Puckett’s UU Single Game Highs Innings Pitched: 5.0 at Centre College (2/19/11) Strikeouts: 9 at Concord University (2/26/11) Longest Relief Appearance: 1.1 IP at Eckerd College (3/10/11)
Prep Notes: Attended Graham High School and played for Coach Larry Bair...batted .431, slugged .793, hit 8 home runs, drove in 35, served as a Team Captain his Senior Year at Graham...pitched 56 innings, striking out 63 with a 2.23 ERA and finished with a 7-2 overall record...First Team All-Conference, World Series All-Tournament Team. Personal: Son of Jim and UU Athletic Hall of Famer Jane Puckett...Born June 21, 1989...Education major.
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#24 GREG LIMING
SENIOR Z6-4 Z240 Z1B/OF ZL/R ZHAMERSVILLE, OHIO/WESTERN BROWN HS Greg Liming's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2010 .325 39-36 114 22 37 4 2 6 38 .553 27 1 .458 2-2 177 7 4 .979 2011 .252 40-40 115 20 29 9 0 1 21 .357 30 1 .403 3-3 221 11 4 .983 2012 .273 47-47 154 32 42 10 0 6 28 .455 23 4 .377 2-5 334 14 6 .983 Totals .282 126-123 383 74 108 23 2 13 87 .454 80 6 .409 7-10 732 32 14 .982 Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...Started all 47 games for Liming’s Single Game Highs Urbana...Totaled 334 put outs...Fielding .983 on the season...Led in double plays with 27...Led the team Hits: in total bases with 70...Blasting 6 home runs to lead the Blue Knights...On base percentage of .377...Tied 4 at Otterbein (4/20/10) with two other Blue Knights in doubles...Tied for second highest in runs scored with 32. Doubles:
2011 - Started 40 games (32 at 1B, 8 at DH) his sophomore season...1 of 5 players to start every game in 2011... Recorded 115 at bats with 29 hits for a .252. batting average (5th best on the team)...Led the Blue Knights in walks (30; tied for 4th in season at UU), stolen base percentage (1.000), walks per game (0.75), chances (236) and putouts (221; tied for 7th best in a season at UU)...Ranked 2nd on the team in RBI's (21) and doubles (9)... 3rd on the team in OBP (.403), runs scored (20) and runs scored per game (0.50)...4th on the team in slugging percentage (.357)...5th on the team in batting average (.252), total bases (41), total plate appearances (151), at bats (115) and hits per game (0.73)...Put together a pair of 4 game hitting streaks during the season...Went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs and 3 RBI's against Salem International... He also ended the season with a .983 fielding percentage at first base.
2 vs. Salem International (4/3/11) Home Runs: 2 at Otterbein (4/20/10) RBIs: 5 vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Runs: 4 vs. Miami Hamilton (2/26/12) Walks: 3 at Walsh (4/17/10) Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Kentucky State (4/7/11) Assists: 2, thrice, last vs. Flagler (3/4/12) Put-outs: 16 vs. Flagler (3/4/12)
2010 - Named to the Fall AD's Honor Roll...Played 39 of 40 games as a true freshman, starting 36 (26 at 1B, 10 at DH)...Had 8 multi-hit games, including a season-high 4 hits at Otterbein on 4/20...Finished that game 4 for 4 with 4 runs, 5 RBIs, 2 HRs, 2 walks, and a SB (1st career multi-HR game)...Posted 10 multi-RBI games (2nd best on team)...In a span of 11 days, had 2 separate 5-RBI games (vs. Ott. 4/20 and vs. Miami-Middletown 5/1)...Season finale vs. Miami-Middletown, finished 2 for 2 with a HR and a 2B, 5 RBIs, and 2 runs scored...Seasonhigh hitting streak of 5 games from 4/6 to 4/11, recording 9 RBIs in 5 games...Also had a 5-game hitting streak from 4/13 to 4/25...At least 1 hit in 10 of 11 games, and 12 of the team's final 14 games, raising his batting average 46 points to .325 (8th on the team)...Named Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week on 4/23 after reaching base 10 out of 11 plate appearances in pair of games vs. Walsh & Ott. (5 for 6, 2 HRs, a 2B, 8 RBIs, 5 runs scored)...Hit 1st collegiate HR in the 1st home game of his career (vs. Captial, 3/19/10)...Finished 3 for 4 vs. Captial with a HR, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, and a walk...Recorded a season-high 12 putouts against Kentucky St. on 3/16... Led the team in RBIs (38), walks (27), triples (2) and HRs (6)... Slugged .553 (4th on team) and got on base at a .458 clip (5th on team)...Finished with an OPS of 1.011, 1 of 5 Blue Knights to finish above 1.000...Co-winner of the team's Impact Award, given to newcomer who made biggest impact on squad. Prep Notes: Played at Western Brown HS under Coach Jeff Herrmann...Set records for career HRs (21), HRs in a season (14), RBIs in a season (43), and runs scored in a season (37) in 2009...Named the Player of the Year in the Southern Buckeye Conf...Earned 1st Team All-Cincinnati and 2nd Team All-Ohio honors. Personal: Son of Bob and June Liming...Born August 17, 1990...Exercise Science major.
#28 THOMAS PIATT
SENIOR Z6-0 Z225 ZRHP ZR/R ZSPRINGFIELD, OHIO/KENTON RIDGE HS Tom Piatt's Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L 2010 9.55 0-3 2011 4.34 0-3 2012 4.20 5-2 Totals 5.29 5-8
App 12 15 12 39
GS 0 0 10 10
CG 0 0 2 2
SHO 0 0 1 1
SV 0 2 0 2
IP 18.1 19.1 55.0 92.2
H 31 26 67 124
ER 25 12 33 70
BB 12 9 28 49
SO 12 17 42 81
B/Avg .369 .333 .305 .325
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Named Second Team D-II All-Independent...Appeared in 12 games, making 10 Piatt’s Single Game Highs starts on the mound (2nd on the team)...Threw 55.0 innings (2nd on the team)...Recorded 5 wins, 2 losses Innings Pitched: (Best record on the team and most wins)...Posted an ERA of 5.40 (2nd amongst UU starters)...Recored 42 7.0 at Notre Dame (3/31/12) strikeouts (2nd most) while walking 28...Won his final 4 decisions....Won his season debut, throwing a 5- Strikeouts: inning 3-hit shutout while striking out 7 in a 1-0 win over Ohio Christian...Followed that scoreless appearance 7 vs. Ohio Christian (2/29/12) with 6 shutout innings of relief in a 9-8 loss against Flagler on Spring Break (longest relief outing of his career)...Also threw a scoreless inning Saves: of relief at home vs. Wilmington College on 3/14...Currently ranked 7th all-time at UU with 29 career relief appearances...Finished with 2 2 at Centre (4/20/11) complete games and one shutout...UU finished 7-3 in his 10 starts. 2011 - Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll... Appeared in 15 games Longest Relief Appearance: on the mound in his sophomore campaign, tied for 9th best in season a UU...Went 0-3 with a 4.34 ERA...Struck out 17 batters in 19.1 innings, 6.0 IP vs. Flagler (3/4/12) while only walking 9 batters...Recorded 2 saves in the beginning of the year vs. Centre College 2/19/11-2/20/11...Appeared in the 2nd most games as a pitcher with 15 appearances... Led the team with 9 games finished...Started the season with 5 consecutive games without giving up an earned run 2/19/11-3/9/11...Struck out a batter in 6 consecutive games as a reliever... Ended his first two seasons with 27 appearances on the mound, good for 7th best in UU history. 2010 - In his freshman year, Piatt appeared in 12 games as a relief pitcher...His 12 appearances was 3rd most on the team...2nd on the team with 12 games in relief, just 3 relief appearances short of entering the Top 10 in a single season... 7th on the squad in IP (18.1)...His 1st collegiate strikeout came on 3/23 against Miami Middletown in his 3rd and best appearance...Finished with a season-high 3.2 IP, 3 K's while allowing 3 hits in the Blue Knights' 13-1 win. Prep Notes: Played at Kenton Ridge HS for Coach Arron Shafter...Made back-to-back trips to the State Tournament, finishing runner-up in 2007...Named First Team All-CBC. Personal: Son of James Piatt and Lisa Esposito...Born October 31, 1990...Criminal Justice major. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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#29 JOEMAR MELENDEZ
SENIOR Z5-11 Z225 ZRHP ZR/R ZYABUCOA, PUERTO RICO/RAMON QUINONES MEDINA/GARDEN CITY CC Joemar Melendez’s Blue Knight Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L App GS CG 2012 5.50 1-3 10 1 1
SHO 1
SV 0
IP 14.0
H 19
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Appeared 10 times on the mound for UU...Posted a 13 record in 9 relief appearances and 1 start...His win came in his lone start after he threw a 5-inning, 2-hitter at Wright State-Lake, striking out 2 while walking a pair in a 5-0 UU win...Struck out 2 in an inning of relief in his next outing vs. Kentucky State...Ended the season with a 2.0 inning scoreless relief appearance at home vs. Wright State-Lake (struck out 2).
ER 11
BB 5
SO 7
B/Avg .328
Melendez’s UU Single Game Highs Innings Pitched: 5.0 at Wright St.- Lake (3/28/12) Strikeouts: 2, three times, last vs. Wright St.-Lake (4/23/12) Longest Relief Appearance: 2.0 IP vs. Wright St.-Lake (4/23/12)
College Notes: Transferred Urbana University from Garden City Community College where he played for Coach Finnegan. Prep Notes: Attended Ramon Quinones Medina High School in Puerto Rico. Personal: Son of Jose Melendez and Maria Baez...Born December 6, 1990...Exercise Science major at Urbana.
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TYLER
MECHAM
SENIOR Z5-9 Z150 Z2B/3B ZR/R ZWEST VALLEY, UTAH/CYPRUS HS/COLORADO N.W. Tyler Mecham's UU Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R 2012 .333 16-3 9 2
H 3
2B 0
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 1
SLG% .333
BB 3
HBP 0
OB% .500
SB-ATT 0-1
Blue Knight Notes: 2013 - Redshirting his 2nd season at UU. 2012 - Appeared in 16 games for the Blue Knights...Ended the season with a .333 batting average...On March 22, 2012 against Kentucky State, Mecham went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run...Had 3 putouts in the field. College Notes: Transferred to Urbana University from Colorado Northwestern Community College where he played for coaches Tom Cassera and Lou McCollum. Prep Notes: Lettered for Coach Bob Fratto at Cyprus High School. Personal: Son of Mindy Garza...Born February 1, 1991...Sports Management major.
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MATTHEW
PO 7
A 8
E 4
FLD% .789
Mecham’s UU Single Game Highs Hits: 2 at Kentucky State (3/22/12) RBIs: 1 at Kentucky State (3/22/12) Runs: 1 vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Walks: 3 vs. Notre Dame (4/10/12) Assists: 4 vs. Findlay (4/10/12) Put-outs: 3 at Kentucky State (3/22/12)
WATSON
JUNIOR Z6-0 Z160 ZOF ZR/R ZNORTH LEWISBURG, OHIO/TRIAD HS/CAPITAL Matt Watson's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB 2012 .273 18-0 11
R 4
H 3
2B 1
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 1
SLG% .364
BB 1
HBP 0
OB% .333
SB-ATT 1-1
PO 2
A 0
E 1
FLD% .667
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Recipient of the team's Blue Knight Scholar Award after recording perfect 4.0 GPA's in both the fall and spring semesters...Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...On March 18, 2012 Watson went 12 at the plate with a base on balls, stole one base, had 1 RBI, and 1 put out against the Wright State Raiders. Watson's performance this game boosted his batting average to .333 from .250. 2011 - Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll... Redshirted his first season at Urbana University. College Notes: Attended Capital University before transferring to Urbana. Prep Notes: Played at nearby Triad High School for Coach Will Nichols. Personal: Son of Amos and Jackie Watson...Born May 24, 1992...Political Science/Pre-Law major at Urbana. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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Watson’s Single Game Highs Hits: 1, three times, last vs. Kentucky St. (4/12/12) Doubles: 1 vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) RBIs: 1, at. Wright St.- Lake (3/28/12) Runs: 1, four times, last vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Walks: 1 at Wright St.- Lake (3/28/12) Stolen Bases: 1 at Wright St.- Lake (3/28/12) Put-outs: 1, twice, last vs. Kentucky St. (4/12/12)
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TAYLOR
NEHLS
JUNIOR Z5-10 Z185 Z2B ZR/R ZLONGMONT, COLORADO/SKYLINE HS/DODGE CITY Taylor Nehls' UU Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2012 .234 43-41 111 15 26 1 0 0 9 .243 21 7 .386 5-5 70 75 6 .960
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Started 41 of 47 games while appearing in a total of 43 games for the Blue Knights...Had an on base percentage of .386...Received a total of 21 walks...Laid down 11 sacrifice bunts for a team high... Stole a total of 5 bases...On March 28, 2012 Nehls went 2 for 4, with a walk, an RBI, 2 stolen bases, and 2 sacrifices. College Notes: Transferred to Urbana University from Dodge City C.C...Also played a season at Barton C.C. Prep Notes: 2-time All-Conference performer and 2-year All-State Academic award winner...His team won a conference title in 2008 and advanced to the Final Four...Team made another appearance in the Elite 8 in 2010. Personal: Son of Dale and Toni Nehls...Born July 19, 1991...Special Education major.
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CODY
JUNIOR Z6-0 Z185 Cody Ridinger's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB 2011 .276 40-40 123 2012 .297 45-45 145 Totals .287 85-85 268
Nehls’ UU Single Game Highs Hits: 2, seven times, last vs. Malone (4/19/12) Doubles: 1 vs. Bluefield State (3/22/12) RBIs: 2, twice, last vs. Le Moyne (3/19/12) Runs: 2, thrice, last vs. Kentucky St. (4/12/12) Walks: 2, five times, last vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Stolen Bases: 2, twice, last at Wright St.- Lake (4/23/12) Assists: 5, three times, last vs. Cedarville (5/5/12) Put-outs: 6 vs. Flagler (3/4/12)
RIDINGER
ZSS ZR/R ZMONROE, OHIO/MONROE HS R 15 26 41
H 34 43 77
2B 6 2 8
3B 2 3 5
HR 0 0 0
RBI 19 19 38
SLG% .358 .352 .355
BB 21 26 47
HBP 3 0 3
OB% .392 .401 .397
SB-ATT 5-7 8-8 13-15
PO A E 28 67 20 52 103 7 80 170 27
FLD% .826 .957 .903
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Named team's Defensive Player of the Year...Named to the Ridinger’s Single Game Highs AD's Spring Honor Roll...Ridinger started 45 of 47 games...Held a batting average of Hits: .297...Had the teams third highest on base percentage with .401...Scored 26 runs...Led 3, four times, last at Cedarville (4/27/12) the Blue Knights in triples with 3...Received the second most walks with 26...Stole 8 bases Doubles: 1, eight times, last vs. Ohio Northern (3/24/12) in 8 attempts...Ended the season with a .957 fielding percentage. 2011 - Started all 40 RBIs: games as a freshman (27 at SS, 10 at 2B, 3 at DH)...1 out of 5 players to start every 5 vs. Wayne St. (Neb) (3/10/12) game for UU...Collected 34 hits out of 122 at bats... Led the Blue Knights in sac bunts (7), tied for most starts as a Runs: freshman on the season...Ranked 2nd in Triples (2) and walks (21)…3rd on the team in slugging percentage (.358), RBI's 3, twice, last vs. Ohio Northern (4/12/12) (19), stolen bases (5), walks per game (0.53) and total plate appearances (155)....4th on the team in batting average Walks: 3 at Indianapolis (3/29/12) (.276), hits (34), doubles (6), total bases (44), at bats (123), RBI's per game (0.48), and chances (115)...Ridinger's best Stolen Bases: game of the season came on 4/17 against Oakland City, was 2 for 3 with 1 run, 3 RBI's, 1 double...Had 7 multi-hit 2 vs. Kentucky St. (3/22/12) games (5th most on the team)...Had 4 multi-hit games (3rd most on the team)... Longest hitting streak of the year with 8 Assists: games (3/26/11-4/9/11)...Named the team's Blue Knight Award Winner. 2010 - Named to the Athletic Director's Fall 7 at Walsh University (4/5/12) Honor Roll. Prep Notes: Attended Monroe High School and played for Coach Robert Hunt...named First Team All- Put-outs: 5 vs. Walsh University (4/7/12) League, First Team All-District, SWBL, Player of the Year, Honorable Mention, and All-Ohio, First Team All-Area. Personal: Son of Randy and Holly Ridinger...Born on June 1, 1991...Chemistry major.
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BILLY
KOSACHOOK
JUNIOR Z5-11 Z165 ZRHP ZR/R ZONTARIO, NEW YORK/WAYNE CENTRAL HS/CASTLETON
College Notes: Played a season each at Castleton and FLCC before transferring to Urbana University. Prep Notes: Played at Wayne Central High School for Coach Andrew Struzik. Personal: Son of Bill and Lynn...Born November 6, 1992...History major.
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AARON
BINGHAM
JUNIOR Z6-0 Z185 ZOF ZR/R ZNEW LEBANON, OHIO/DIXIE HS Aaron Bingham's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R 2011 .250 36-31 96 11 2012 .244 46-45 123 27 Totals .247 82-76 219 38
H 24 30 54
2B 2 6 8
3B 2 1 3
HR 1 2 3
RBI 15 20 35
SLG% .344 .358 .352
BB 7 16 23
HBP 0 9 9
OB% .298 .362 .336
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Switched from #3 to #11 before the season...Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...Appeared in 46 of 47 games...Slugging .358...Scored a total of 27 runs...Third on the team in both triples (1) and home runs (2)...Bingham was the Blue Knight to get hit by a pitch the most with 9...Had a 5 game hitting streak between April 21 and April 27, 2012...Ended the season with a .946 fielding percentage. 2011 - Played in 36 games, starting in 31 (30 CF, and 1 RF)...Had 24 hits in 96 at bats during his freshman campaign...Tied for most triples on the team with 2... Ranked 2nd on the team with 8 stolen bases out of 10 chances and multi hit games...Tied for 4th on the team with a 4 game hitting streak... Ranked 5th on the team with 15 RBI's...Bingham's best game of the season came on 3/9/11 against Upper Iowa, was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, 2 RBI's, 1 HR, and 2 SB...Named Team's Defensive Player of the Year. 2010 - Redshirt season... Named to the Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll.
SB-ATT 8-10 7-11 15-21
PO 63 102 165
A 2 4 6
E 3 6 9
FLD% .956 .946 .950
Bingham’s Single Game Highs Hits: 3 vs. Upper Iowa (3/9/11) Doubles: 1, six times, last at Cedarville (5/5/12) Home Runs: 1 thrice, last vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) RBIs: 3, twice, last vs. Le Moyne (3/9/12) Runs: 3 vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Walks: 2 at Armstrong Atlantic St. (3/7/12) Stolen Bases: 2, thrice, last vs. Ohio Northern (3/24/12) Assists: 2, at Wright St-Lake (3/28/12) Put-outs: 6 at Ohio Wesleyan (4/21/11)
2009 - 1 of 21 Blue Knight baseball players with a Fall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Prep Notes: SWBL Player of the Year at Dixie High School under Coach David Bingham...Named All-Ohio as a junior and senior...Also received All-League honors all 4 years and All-Area honors 3 times during his prep career. Personal: Son of David Bingham and Tonya Lankheit...Born July 7, 1991...Mathematics major.
#13 JOSH ALLEN
JUNIOR Z5-11 Z230 Josh Allen's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB 2011 .143 13-3 14 2012 .182 28-21 55 Totals .174 41-24 69
ZC ZR/R ZFARMERSVILLE, OHIO/VALLEY VIEW HS R 3 5 8
H 2 10 12
2B 2 1 3
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 0 0
RBI 1 8 9
SLG% .286 .200 .217
BB 3 16 19
HBP 0 6 6
OB% .294 .416 .394
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Appeared in 28 games for the Blue Knights...Had a total of 119 putouts...Obtained a fielding percentage of .979...Allen's on base percentage was .416. 2011 - Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll...Played in 9 games as a freshman, starting in 3 behind the plate...Picked up 2 hits in 14 plate appearances...Collected his first hit, double, run, RBI, and walk in his first start against Centre College 2/19/ 11. 2010 - Redshirt season. 2009 - 1 of 21 Blue Knight baseball players with a Fall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Prep Notes: Played at Valley View High School under Coach Roger Cox...In 2008, named 1st Team AllLeague, 2nd Team All-Area, and a scholar-athlete...In 2009, named 1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-Area, and a scholar athlete.
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E 3 3 6
FLD% .914 .979 .966
Allen’s Single Game Highs Hits: 1, twice, last vs. Quincy (5/1/11) Doubles: 2, three times, last vs. Wilmington College (3/14/12) RBIs: 3 vs. Kentucky St. (4/12/12) Runs: 1, eight, last at Malone (4/21/12) Walks: 2, twice, last vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Stolen Bases: 1 at Walsh University (4/5/12) Assists: 6 vs. Walsh University (3/19/11) Put-outs: 14 at Centre College (2/19/11)
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#30 ROBERT TAVONE JR.
JUNIOR Z6-1 Z200 ZC Robert Tavone Jr.’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R 2011 .231 25-25 65 7 2012 .303 26-21 66 10 Totals .267 51-46 131 17
ZR/RZWHITBY, ONTARIO, CAN./FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN HS
H 15 20 35
2B 2 3 5
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 1 1
RBI 5 8 13
SLG% .262 .394 .328
BB 8 8 16
HBP 2 3 5
OB% .329 .403 .366
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...Appeared in 26 games for the Blue Knights, making 21 starts (20 at catcher, 1 at DH)...Hit .303, which was good for 4th on the squad amongst starters...Slugged .394 (3rd on the team)...Posted a .966 fielding percentage behind the plate...Had 6 multi-hit games, including a 3 for 3 performance with a double and 2 RBIs vs. Wright State-Lake on 4/23...That game came in the midst of a season-long 4-game hitting streak from 4/21-27...Hit 8 for 12 (.667) over that 4-game span to raise his batting average above .300 where it remained for the rest of the season...Hit his only HR of the season at home on 3/18 against nationally ranked Grand Valley State...Finished that game 2 for 3 while scoring both of UU's runs in the loss...Stole his only base of the season 4 days later at Kentucky State. 2011 - Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll...Appeared in 25 games as a freshman, starting all 25 behind the plate for the Blue Knights...Recorded 15 hits in 64 at bats for a .234 batting average for his freshman campaign...Had 4 multi-hit games and 5 RBI's...Had 3 assist in two games vs. Salem International and Ohio Wesleyan...4th on the team in sac bunts(4) and assists (22)...2nd on the team in chances (162) and putouts (138)...Led the team by throwing out 10 base runners... Tied for 4th on the team with a 4 game hitting streak...Named Team's Defensive Player of the Year.
SB-ATT 0-0 1-1 1-1
PO A 138 22 101 12 239 34
E 2 4 6
FLD% .988 .966 .979
Tavone Jr.’s Single Game Highs Hits: 3 vs. Wright State-Lake (4/23/12) Doubles: 1, five times, last at Wright St.-Lake (4/10/11) Home Runs: 1 at Grand Valley State (3/18/12) RBIs: 3 vs. Ohio Christian (2/29/12) Runs: 2, thrice, last at Wright State (4/25/12) Walks: 2, twice, last at Kentucky State (3/22/12) Stolen Bases: 1 at Kentucky State (3/22/12) Assists: 3, twice, last vs. Flagler (3/4/12) Put-outs: 10 at Salem International (4/10/11)
2010 - Named to the Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll. Prep Notes: Attended Father Leo J. Austin High School in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, and played for Coach Gourman. Personal: Son of Anna and Robert Tavone Sr....Born on December 26, 1991...Education major.
#35 JOSE VARGAS
JUNIOR Z6-0 Z175 ZRHP/OF ZR/R ZSANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/COLEGIO DE LA SALLE/COLORADO NORTHWESTERN
College Notes: Played at Colorado Northwestern Community College for coaches Tom Cassera and Frank McCollum. Prep Notes: Played for Coach Jose Rodriguez while attending Colegio De La Salle in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Personal: Son of Manuel Vargas and Carolina Genao...Sports Management major at Urbana University...Born May 15, 1992.
#37 JUSTIN ROBINSON
JUNIOR Z6-0 Z165 ZLHP ZL/L ZLAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA/NOTRE DAME HS/ MT. SAN JACINTO
College Notes: Threw 9.2 innings in 11 appearances as a sophomore last season at Mt. San Jacinto College for Coach Steve Alonzo...Finished 1-0 on the mound, allowing 12 hits and striking out 2 for the 16-20 Eagles...Teammate of current UU player Steven Brown. Prep Notes: An All-League Honorable Mention selection at Notre Dame High School for Coach Mark Britton. Personal: Son of Dave and Cindy Robinson...Born August 4, 1990...Sports Management major at Urbana University. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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JORDAN
PERGREM
SOPHOMORE Z6-0 Z160 ZOF/INF/P ZL/R ZFRANKLIN, OHIO/FRANKLIN HS/HEIDELBERG Jordan Pergrem's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2012 .308 43-42 146 32 45 10 1 0 28 .390 23 1 .406 12-14 56 5 1 .984
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Recipient of the team's Blue Knight Impact Award, given to the freshman or transfer with the biggest impact in 1st season on the field...Held the 3rd highest batting average on the squad at .308...2nd in OBP at .406...Tied for 2nd in Runs Scored with 32...Tied for 1st along with Greg Liming and Matt Mays with 10 doubles...2nd most stolen bases at 12...Started 42 of 47 games (25 in LF, 12 om RF, 2 in CF, and 3 at DH)...Also made an appearance as a relief pitcher on 3/29 against nationally ranked Indianapolis, allowing a hit and striking out 1 batter in a 1/3 of an inning...Played excellent in a doubleheader against Kentucky State on 4/12, ending the day 5 for 7 at the plate, 4 Runs Scored, 4 RBI's, 2 Stolen Bases, and a Double...Hit his only triple of the season in the home opener on 3/14 vs. Wilmington, finishing the day 3 for 5 with a walk, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs...Hit .467 over his first 5 games of the season...Stole a career-high 3 bases in a game against Wright State-Lake on 4/ 23...Finished 4 for 6 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and a run at Kentucky State on 3/22...Finished with 11 multi-hit and 4 multi-RBI games on the season...Longest hitting streak of the season was 4 games. 2011 - Sat out the season after transferring from Heidelberg College. College Notes: Attended Heidelberg, where he played for Coach Matt Palm. Prep Notes: Played at Franklin High School for Coach Matt Kinser...Twice named 2nd Team All-League...Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior. Personal: Son of Scott and Lisa Pergrem...Born June 19, 1991...Exercise Science major.
#5
STEVEN
Pergrem’s Single Game Highs Hits: 4, twice, last vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Doubles: 1, ten times, last vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) RBIs: 3, twice, last vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Runs: 3 vs. Notre Dame (5/3/12) Walks: 3 vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Wright St.- Lake (4/23/12) Assists: 1, five times, last at Wright St. (4/25/12) Put-outs: 5, twice, last at Cedarville (4/27/12)
BROWN
SOPHOMORE Z5-9 Z170 Z2B ZR/R ZHEMET, CALIFORNIA/SAN JACINTO HS/MT. SAN JACINTO
College Notes: Appeared in 20 games as a freshman secondbaseman for Coach Steve Alonzo at Mt. San Jacinto College...Totaled 10 hits, 9 runs, 8 RBIs in 48 at-bats...Posted a .987 fielding percentage for the 16-20 Eagles...Teammate of current UU player Justin Robinson. Prep Notes: Played for Coach Rick Zedek and the CIF Champions at San Jacinto High School in 2008...Earned First Team All-League accolades in 2010. Personal: Son of John and Joanne Brown...Born August 1, 1991...Education major at Urbana University.
#17 BILL GEESLIN
SOPHOMORE Z6-3 Z185 ZRHP ZCOLDWATER, OHIO/COLDWATER HS/WABASH VALLEY CC
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Sat out the season due to an injury...NABF World Series qualifier. 2011 - Medically redshirted his first season at Urbana. College Notes: Attended Wabash Valley Junior College and played for Coach Rob Fournierr...Finished 1-0 with a 6.89 ERA in 12 appearances on the mound...Pitched 15.2 innings, striking out 10...Also finished 3 for 10 at the plate (.300) with 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 walks, a HBP, a stolen base and a .462 OBP. Prep Notes: Attended Coldwater High School and played for Coach Brian Harlamert...Named All-MAC twice and made 2 state appearances in 2008 and 2009...Earned MAC Pitcher of the Year in 2008. Personal: Son of Jim Geeslin and Lisa Stroh...Born on July 22, 1990...Early Childhood/Special Education major at UU.
#27 JEFF BEALL
SOPHOMORE Z5-11 Z175 ZRHP ZOAKWOOD, OHIO/OAKWOOD HS Jeff Beall’s Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L App 2011 0.00 0-0 1 2012 2.76 2-0 8 Totals 2.56 2-0 9
GS 0 1 1
CG 0 0 0
SHO 0 0 0
SV 0 1 1
IP 1.0 12.2 13.2
H 1 16 17
ER 0 5 5
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Appeared in 8 games on the mound of Urbana...ERA of 3.55...Struck out 9 batters...Tied three ways for second on the team in saves with 1...Finishing out 5 games for the Blue Knights. 2011 - Made one appearace vs. Upper Iowa... pitched 1 inning, while striking out 1...Ended the year with 0.00 ERA...Later received a medical redshirt. Prep Notes: Attended Oakwood High School and played for Coach Nathan Hyatt. Personal: Son of Chris and Trisha Beall...Born on April 23, 1992...Marketing major. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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BB 0 1 1
SO 1 9 10
B/Avg .250 .291 .288
Beall’s Single Game Highs Innings Pitched: 3.1 at Kentucky State (3/22/12) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Wayne St (Neb) (3/5/12) Longest Relief Appearance: 3.1 at Kentucky State (3/22/12)
#45 COLT TURLEY
SOPHOMORE Z5-10 Z180 Z1B/OF ZR/R ZMILLERSPORT, OHIO/LIBERTY UNION HS Colt Turley's Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2012 .244 22-14 45 13 11 2 0 0 5 .289 7 4 .393 1-2 0 0 1 .000
Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Played in 22 of 47 games for the Blue Knights as a true freshman...Made 14 starts (13 at DH and 1 in LF)...Blue Knights finished 8-6 when Turley was in the starting lineup...Batted .244...Scored 13 runs...Posted an on-base percentage of .393...On March 14, Turley went 1 for 2 at the plate, and scored 3 runs against Wilmington College...Doubled and scored a run against nationally ranked GVSU in his next start....Finished 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and run at NDC on 3/ 31...Stole his first base on 3/28 at Wright State-Lake. Prep Notes: Played at Liberty Union High School for Coach Jared Stewart...As a junior, Colt was named 1st Team All-MSL, MSL Player of the Year, and 2nd Team All-Central District...As a senior, he earned 1st Team All-MSL, 1st Team All-Central District. Personal: Son of Steve and Angie Turley...Born September 22, 1992...Sports Management major.
ROMAN
GAMMELL
Turley’s Single Game Highs Hits: 2 at Notre Dame (3/31/12) Doubles: 1, twice, last at Notre Dame (3/31/12) RBIs: 2 vs. Miami-Hamilton (2/26/12) Runs: 3 vs. Wilmington College (3/14/12) Walks: 2, twice, last vs. Kentucky St (4/12/12) Stolen Bases: 1 at Wright St.- Lake (3/28/12)
SOPHOMORE Z6-3 Z220 ZC/1B ZR/R ZLONDON, OHIO/WEST JEFFERSON HS/MARIETTA
Blue Knight Notes: 2013 - Redshirting his first season at UU. College Notes: Played for the 2012 NCAA Division III Champs from Marietta College (48-8) for Coach Brian Brewer. Prep Notes: 3-time All-League, All-District and All-Metro performer for Coach Jason Turner at West Jefferson High School...Played for Team Ohio in the Heartland Baseball Classic...Named to Buckeye Scout's Top 100. Personal: Son of Dwight and Patricia...Born January 10, 1993...Undecided major.
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ENMANUEL
LOPEZ
FRESHMAN Z6-3 Z190 ZOF ZR/R ZSANTO DOMINGO, DOM. REP./COLEGIO CONSA
Prep Notes: Played for Coach Jose Capellan at Colegio Consa in the Dominican Republic.
Personal: Son of Rafael Lopez and Iluminada Rodriguez...Born December 1, 1994...Business Management major at Urbana.
#10 HUNTER CECIL
FRESHMAN Z5-10 Z165 ZRHP ZR/R ZALEXANDRIA, OHIO/JOHNSTOWN-MONROE HS
Prep Notes: Harold A. Meyer Award winner for Coach Tony Cleveland at Johnstown-Monroe High School...Earned 2nd Team All-District and District All-Star honors...Owned an ERA of 1.02 as a senior. Personal: First full name is James...Son of Jamie and Deborah Cecil...Birthday is January 4...Business Management major.
#16 ANDREW YOUNG
FRESHMAN Z6-2 Z190 ZC ZR/R ZBEAVERCREEK, OHIO/BEAVERCREEK HS/ INDIANA WESLEYAN College Notes: Attended Indiana Wesleyan University for one semester.
Prep Notes: Hit .405 with 13 doubles and 34 RBIs as a senior for Coach Brandon Long at Beavercreek High School...Named First Team All-GWOC, First Team All-Area, First Team All-Southwest District, and named to the Mizuno All-Ohio Team. Personal: Son of Dan Young and Michele Banker...Born August 30, 1994...Undecided major. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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#20 BRAD HALL
FRESHMAN Z6-5 Z190 ZLHP ZL/L ZFAIRBORN, OHIO/FAIRBORN HS
Prep Notes: Twice named a Second Team All-GWOC outfielder for Coach Rob Smith at Fairborn High School...Also earned Second Team All-GWOC honors as a pitcher. Personal: Son of Don and Cheryl Hall...Birthday is August 30th...Exercise Science major.
#21 CHRIS ALLEN
FRESHMAN Z6-1 Z235 ZLHP/1B ZL/L ZFARMERSVILLE, OHIO/VALLEY VIEW HS
Prep Notes: First Team All-Southwestern Buckeye League performer for Coach Greg Pinick at Valley View High School...Hit .457 with 6 home runs, and 46 RBIs...Also pitched at Valley View, finishing 4-0 with a 3.12 ERA as a senior. Personal: Son of Aaron and Susan Allen...Born January 11, 1994...Undecided major...Brother of teammate Josh Allen.
#23 JOSH HAESEKER
FRESHMAN Z6-2 Z170 ZOF ZR/R ZFARMERSVILLE, OHIO/VALLEY VIEW HS
Prep Notes: Played at Valley View High School for coaches Craig Pinnik and Andrew Noble...Named Honorable Mention All-League as a sophomore...Earned 2nd Team All-League honors as a junior...Selected to play in the Bob Ross Classic. Personal: Son of Jeff and Michelle Haeseker...Born October 8, 1993...Accounting major.
#25 NICK RICHARDSON
FRESHMAN Z5-7 Z145 ZOF ZR/R ZJOHNSTOWN, OHIO/JOHNSTOWN-MONROE HS
Prep Notes: Played at Johnstown-Monroe High School for Coach Tony Cleveland...Carried a .306 batting average and .405 OBP with 22 RBIs. Personal: Son of Tom and Chris Richardson...Born December 22, 1993...Computer Information Systems major...Twin brother of teammate Andrew Richardson.
#26 ANDREW RICHARDSON
FRESHMAN Z5-9 Z150 ZOF ZR/L ZJOHNSTOWN, OHIO/JOHNSTOWN-MONROE HS
Prep Notes: Played at Johnstown-Monroe High School for Coach Tony Cleveland...Carried a .302 batting average. Personal: Son of Tom and Chris Richardson...Born December 22, 1993...Computer Information Systems major...Twin brother of teammate Nick Richardson.
TYQUAN
WAKEFIELD
FRESHMAN Z5-9 Z175 ZOF ZR/R ZGROVE CITY, OHIO/BEECHCROFT HS
Prep Notes: Played at Beechcroft High School for Coach Matt Bell...Three times named team's Defensive MVP (2009-11)...Also named team's Offensive MVP in 2011...Hit .440 as the Team MVP in 2012...Finished 1st on the team in hits and 2nd on the team in stolen bases in 2012. Personal: Son of Timberly Leffler...Born May 30, 1994...Criminal Justice major. BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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Overall Statistics for Urbana University Baseball (as of May 05, 2012) Record: 21-26 Home: 9-12 Away: 7-9 Neutral: 5-5 Player
AVG
GP-GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG% BB
HBP
24 Matt Mays........ 12 Drew Ryan........ 4 Jordan Pergrem... 8 Cody Ridinger.... 21 Greg Liming...... 18 Kyle England..... 11 Aaron Bingham.... 7 Taylor Nehls..... -------------16 Andrew Smith..... 5 Tyler Mecham..... 41 Robert Tavone Jr. 1 Matt Watson...... 45 Colt Turley...... 13 Josh Allen....... 3 Ben Dellaposta... 27 Jeff Beall....... 6 Julius Storey.... 28 Tom Piatt........ 25 Zane Bayliss..... 9 Ryan Bloemke..... 20 Quinton Yocom.... 29 Joemar Melendez.. 15 David Reta....... 2 Josh Gratsch..... 19 Josh Weber....... 10 Jake Gibson......
.314 .310 .308 .297 .273 .262 .244 .234
47-47 47-47 43-42 45-45 47-47 42-42 46-45 43-41
153 155 146 145 154 130 123 111
22 40 32 26 32 16 27 15
48 48 45 43 42 34 30 26
10 7 10 2 10 8 6 1
0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0
3 0 0 0 6 1 2 0
41 20 28 19 28 20 20 9
67 59 57 51 70 45 44 27
.438 .381 .390 .352 .455 .346 .358 .243
15 29 23 26 23 11 16 21
8 6 1 0 4 2 9 7
25 30 25 26 41 20 36 24
.364 .333 .303 .273 .244 .182 .150 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
7-2 16-3 26-21 18-0 22-14 28-21 12-6 8-1 16-11 12-10 17-7 12-1 11-9 10-1 15-0 20-0 11-0 9-7
11 9 66 11 45 55 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 10 4 13 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 3 20 3 11 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 3 1 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 8 1 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 3 26 4 13 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.455 .333 .394 .364 .289 .200 .150 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 3 8 1 7 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 3 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. Opponents...........
.277 .304
47-47 47-47
1336 250 370 1409 263 429
62 96
7 6
13 213 16 236
485 585
.363 205 .415 151
SO GDP
OB%
SF
SH
SB-ATT
4 4 2 5 0 5 0 2
.392 .428 .406 .401 .377 .324 .362 .386
5 4 0 1 2 2 4 1
0 0 2 1 0 1 3 11
3-4 15-17 12-14 8-8 2-5 2-5 7-11 5-5
2 5 11 3 6 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.462 .500 .403 .333 .393 .416 .292 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
50 271 37 254
23 24
.388 .382
19 18
26 24
58-76 54-69
PO
A
E
FLD%
61 5 29 81 56 5 52 103 334 14 74 5 102 4 70 75
2 10 1 7 6 3 6 6
.971 .917 .984 .957 .983 .963 .946 .960
0 8 12 0 0 20 14 0 10 7 4 5 13 0 1 1 2 6
0 4 4 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
.000 .789 .966 .667 .000 .979 .897 .000 1.000 .909 .875 .875 .941 .667 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
1042 395 1049 423
62 53
.959 .965
0 7 101 2 0 119 12 0 7 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 3
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
ERA
W-L
APP
GS
6 Julius Storey.... 4.52 28 Tom Piatt........ 5.40 20 Quinton Yocom.... 6.15 -------------4 Jordan Pergrem... 0.00 2 Josh Gratsch..... 2.37 27 Jeff Beall....... 3.55 9 Ryan Bloemke..... 3.71 25 Zane Bayliss..... 5.65 15 David Reta....... 6.27 29 Joemar Melendez.. 7.07 10 Jake Gibson...... 8.13 19 Josh Weber....... 13.91
4-4 5-2 3-5
13 12 11
11 10 9
7 2 2
1/0 1/0 1/0
0-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 3-6 1-0 1-3 1-5 0-0
1 20 8 12 17 15 10 9 11
0 0 1 1 7 0 1 7 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
21-26 26-21
47 47
47 47
13 9
Totals.............. Opponents...........
5.70 5.66
CG SHO/CBO SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2B
3B
HR
0 0 1
69.2 55.0 52.2
77 67 65
39 42 40
35 33 36
20 28 24
45 42 38
16 13 18
1 0 1
3 2 2
276 220 214
.279 .305 .304
4 9 3
8 6 6
1 1 2
3 0 4
4 3 4
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0
0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0.1 19.0 12.2 17.0 43.0 18.2 14.0 34.1 11.0
1 20 16 15 51 30 19 42 26
0 11 7 15 33 14 11 34 17
0 5 5 7 27 13 11 31 17
0 15 1 11 17 6 5 21 3
1 18 9 15 33 15 7 23 8
0 7 5 2 11 5 8 5 6
0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 2
2 72 55 64 176 81 58 134 57
.500 .278 .291 .234 .290 .370 .328 .313 .456
0 5 1 2 3 2 2 9 1
0 1 0 6 3 0 1 5 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 3 1 0 2 1 0 4 0
0 2 0 2 4 0 1 4 0
4/0 3/3
7 347.1 429 263 220 151 254 9 349.2 370 250 220 205 271
96 62
6 7
16 1409 13 1336
.304 .277
41 38
37 50
7 13
18 19
24 26
2012 Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll (GPA of 3.25 or higher) Josh Allen, Aaron Bingham, Josh Gratsch, Brad Hall, William Kosachook, Greg Liming, Brad Puckett, Cody Ridinger, Robert Tavone Jr., Matt Watson BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL
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BK
SFA SHA
2012 Blue Knight Team Award Winners Most Valuable Player Matt Mays, SR, OF/C/DH Pitcher of the Year Julius Storey, SR, RHP Defensive Player of the Year Cody Ridinger, SO, SS Blue Knight Impact Award Jordan Pergrem, RFr, OF Scholar Award Blue Knight Award Matt Watson, SO, OF Zane Bayliss, SR, LHP 23
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As an independent liberal arts institution, Urbana University’s strength lies in its quality faculty, students, and curriculum supported by strong student services. Urbana University prepares students for a lifetime of leadership and service to society through excellent classroom instruction, real world experiences, community partnerships, and technology. It is the mission of Urbana University to offer a liberal arts education in a small college environment emphasizing student learning through individual attention, excellence in instruction, career-oriented programs, and critical reflection on moral and ethical values.
Campus facilities include a blend of modern and traditional architecture, creating a peaceful and safe setting for learning and interacting with faculty and students. Set on 128 acres, the campus consists of academic and administrative buildings including the modern Lewis and Jean Moore Center for Mathematics and Science, the multipurpose Warren G. Grimes Center, a recently renovated Commons area, a brand new Student Center, a women’s residence hall completed in the fall of 2000, a new men’s residence hall completed in the summer of 2004, and an honors residence hall completed in 2007. State-of-the-art residence halls offer both traditional rooms and suite-style accommodations. Students can participate in the many cultural, educational, recreational and social events held on campus. Movies and professional acts supplement social activities such as dances, ski trips, clubs, Homecoming activities, special entertainment and others. A variety of student organizations provide students numerous opportunities for campus involvement and leadership development. Vocal music and dramatic activities are offered for all interested students and members of the Urbana community. The Performing Arts Department at Urbana seeks to develop the artistic talents of the student body. Urbana University’s Honors Program can provide the knowledge and skills needed to gain acceptance to a graduate or professional school and/or leadership role at home or abroad. It can also prepare you to assume lifelong service to the community, whether local, state, national, or international.
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ABOUT URBANA UNIVERSITY Urbana University administers aid from a number of federal and state programs, including Pell Grants, Ohio Instructional Grants, SEOG Grants, Perkins Loans, Student Stafford Loans, and Parent Plus Loans. For more information on financial aid check our website at http://www.urbana.edu/finaid.htm or call the Urbana University office of financial aid at 937-484-1355 or 1-800-7 URBANA ext. 1355. Applicants are encouraged to apply early in their senior year of high school, though there is no stated deadline. While admissions are flexible based on high school achievements and grades, applicants are usually accepted based on having a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 and an ACT score no less than an “18” (or SAT score of 860). Urbana University is a member of NCAA Division II. The Blue Knight athletic teams compete against NCAA D-I, D-II, D-III and NAIA programs from across the country in 15 intercollegiate sports including: football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s swimming. Women’s lacrosse became the 15th intercollegiate team during the 2010-11 school year, and men’s and women’s bowling club teams were added in 2009. A variety of activities are also offered for student enrichment including: theater, concerts, pep and marching bands, choir, movies, parties, guest speakers, comedians, flag football, intramural basketball, skiing, student newspaper, sand volleyball, indoor pool, student government and nearby outdoor adventure activities (canoeing, rafting, hiking, camping, etc.).
The 27,000-square-feet Student Center is one of Urbana University’s newest on-campus facilities. Features include the Bundy Wellness Center, a lounge, conference and meeting rooms, a snack bar, and a bookstore. Wireless internet is available throughout the facility.
In 2003, a major renovation project was completed at Barclay Hall and adjacent Bailey Hall. The two buildings, which house classrooms, are now connected by an atrium and a secondary walkway.
Urbana University is dedicated to providing superb residence hall facilities to its students. McConnell Hall (above) was completed in the summer of 2007, and Sycamore Residence Hall (left) was completed in 2004.
URBANA UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS Allied Health Radiographic Imaging Respiratory Care Business Administration Accounting General Management Human Resource Management Marketing Communication Business Marketing Communications Journalism/Public Relations Theater Computer Information Systems Computer Programming E-business Management Information Systems System Analysis and Design Systems and Network Administration Criminal Justice Education Early Childhood Development Education Early Childhood Education (K-3) Middle Childhood Education (4-9) Adolescent/Young Adult Education (7-12) English Family Studies History Liberal Studies Mathematics Nursing-BSN Completion Program for RN’s only Philosophy and Religion Studies Political Science Pre-Law Psychology Science Biology Chemistry Pre-Dentistry Pre-Medicine Pre-Veterinary Sociology Sports and Health Studies Athletic Training Exercise Science Sports Management Coaching Certificate Graduate Programs of Study Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Classroom Teaching
The Warren G. Grimes Center (left) has been a mainstay on Urbana University’s campus for decades. Located on the south end of campus, the Grimes Center houses the gymnasium, swimming pool, racquetball courts, a new state-of-the-art free weight room, along with all of the athletic staff’s offices and additional classrooms. A sand volleyball court is located behind the Grimes Center. The facility is a hub for almost all student-athlete activity on campus. Student-athletes can be found in Grimes lifting weights, shooting hoops, working out or talking with coaches at all hours of the day.
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2012 BLUE KNIGHT BASEBALL RECORD BOOK-SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
Games Played 1) Anthony Iacovone Scott Patterson John Milliron 4) Bart Hunton 5) Jarrod Limbach Jeff Thamann 7) Trent Spellman 8) Jeff Hartwig Jeff Hartwig Gary Davis Artie Caudill Justin Brown At Bats 1) Scott Patterson 2) Anthony Iacovone 3) Jarrod Limbach 4) Bart Hunton Justin Brown 6) Jeff Hartwig 7) Jeff Thamann Matt Murphy 9) John Milliron 10) Barry Harris Runs 1) Jeff Hartwig 2) Jordan Baker 3) Bart Hunton 4) Scott Patterson 5) Matt Murphy 6) Justin Brown Anthony Iacovone 8) Justin Brown 9) Andrew Harrell 10) Trace Fowler Hits 1) Anthony Iacovone 2) Jordan Baker 3) Bart Hunton 4) Scott Patterson 5) Justin Brown Justin Brown 7) Jarrod Limbach Matt Chalfant 9) Jeff Hartwig 10) Brian Shipley Russ Chambers Doubles 1) Bart Hunton 2) Brian Shipley 3) Jarrod Limbach Justin Brown Jordan Baker 6) Matt Chalfant Wayne Ropp 8) Jeff Hartwig Anthony Iacovone 10) Andrew Harrell Russ Chambers
58 58 58 57 55 55 54 51 51 51 51 51
2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2000 2000 2000
194 191 187 182 182 174 173 173 171 168
2006 2006 2006 2006 2000 2006 2006 2009 2006 2000
62 58 55 54 52 50 48 47 46 44
2006 2009 2006 2006 2009 2000 2006 2001 2010 2010
81 79 76 74 73 73 71 70 69 67 67
2006 2009 2006 2006 2000 2002 2006 1999 2006 1997 2009
24 20 19 19 19 18 16 15 15 14 14
2006 1997 2006 2002 2009 1999 1985 2006 2006 2010 2009
Triples 1) Jason Ferguson 2) Anthony Iacovone Anthony Iacovone 3) Jake Kingsolver Justin Brown 5) Justin Brown 6) Steve Froese Jeff Hartwig Bart Hunton Rob Rogan Brandon Blain Matt Chalfant Jake Kingsolver Justin Brown Charlie Kabealo Jason Ferguson Cody Ridinger Home Runs 1) Jake Kingsolver Jordan Baker 3) Anthony Iacovone 4) Jason Ferguson Justin Brown Brian Shipley 7) John Milliron 8) Bart Hunton Jarrod Limbach Brian Smith Brian Smith Tony Iacovone RBIs 1) Anthony Iacovone 2) Bart Hunton 3) Jordan Baker 4) Jake Kingsolver 5) Jarrod Limbach 6) Brian Shipley 7) Jason Ferguson 8) Russ Chambers 9) Justin Brown 10) Wayne Ropp Justin Brown Base on Balls 1) Bart Hunton 2) Justin Brown 3) Kenny Day 4) Dale Schlater Greg Liming 6) Drew Ryan 7) Doug Rutan Jeff Hartwig 9) Greg Liming John Milliron Trace Fowler Stolen Bases 1) Matt Murphy 2) Andrew Harrell
7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2005 2006 2007 1999 2002 2001 2008 2006 2006 1988 1996 1999 2000 2000 2003 2004 2012
15 15 13 12 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
2000 2009 2006 2005 2000 1997 2005 2006 2006 1999 2000 2007
79 64 61 60 59 55 52 50 49 44 44
2006 2006 2009 2000 2006 1997 2005 2009 2002 1985 2001
35 33 31 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 27
2006 2001 1986 1985 2011 2012 1986 2007 2010 2006 2010
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3) Matt Murphy 24 2010 4) Jeff Hartwig 22 2007 5) Jeff Hartwig 17 2006 6) Jerry Lanfear 16 1994 7) Drew Ryan 15 2012 8) Ryan Jones 14 2000 Rob Rogan 14 1988 10) Steve Froese 13 2008 Matt Murphy 13 2008 Ryan Jones 13 2002 Batting Average (Min. 70 AB, .400 AVG) 1) Jordan Baker 0.497 2009 2) Doug Rutan 0.493 1987 3) Justin Brown 0.477 2002 4) Justin Brown 0.459 2001 5) Brian Shipley 0.456 1997 6) Kris Nealeigh 0.435 2007 7) Matt Chalfant 0.432 1999 8) Jason Ferguson 0.430 2005 9) Matt Mays 0.429 2010 10) Anthony Iacovone 0.424 2006 11) Russ Chambers 0.421 2009 12) Bart Hunton 0.418 2006 13) Nate Boyd 0.414 2004 14) Chris Whitacre 0.411 1990 15) Tony Iacovone 0.410 2007 16) Shane Hayes 0.404 1988 17) Justin Brown 0.401 2000 18) Bret Besecker 0.400 1992 On-Base Percentage (Min. 70 AB) 1) Jordan Baker .566 2010 2) Jason Ferguson .534 2005 3) Bart Hunton .519 2006 4) Anthony Iacovone .506 2007 5) Trace Fowler .497 2010 6) Doug Rutan .493* 1987 7) Matt Mays .489 2010 8) Steve Froese .484 2008 9) Zach Roll .480 2010 10) Jeff Hartwig .478 2006 Mike Heck .478 2008
* Season stats unavailable, but OBP must be at least this
Slugging Percentage (Min. 70 AB) 1) Jordan Baker .925 2009 2) Jason Ferguson .852 2005 3) Brian Shipley .796* 1997 4) Anthony Iacovone .776 2007 5) Anthony Iacovone .770 2006 6) Matt Mays .727 2010 7) Bart Hunton .714 2006 8) Brad Cockerill .685 2010 9) Justin Brown .667** 2002 10) John Milliron .641 2005 *Missing Triples; **Missing Doubles Fielding Chances 1) Bart Hunton 438 2006 2) Greg Liming 354 2012 3) Jordan Baker 340 2009 27
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PITCHING
Games Started 1) Chris Anderson 2) Jaeson Hudnall Chris Anderson 4) Chris Anderson Johnny Smith Bret Miller 7) Cody Lawhorn Mike Faieta Darrin Rack Matt Chabot Relief Appearances 1) Nathan Jenkins 2) Shane Pfouts 3) Josh Gratsch 4) Nate Pool 5) Josh Baker Doug Belden Josh Gratsch 8) Jake Dibert Jon Reese 10) David Reta Tom Piatt Jaeson Hudnall Donny Anderson Jacob Dibert Complete Games 1) Bret Miller Johnny Smith 3) Julius Storey Johnny Smith 5) Jaeson Hudnall Jeff Burr R.J. Trainer Justin Billet Chris Anderson Jaeson Hudnall Most Wins 1) Jaeson Hudnall 2) Johnny Smith Jeff Burr Bret Miller 5) Chris Anderson Brock Bender
405 334 318
2006 2012 2000
145 119 111 108 106 106 105 103 101 99
2006 2000 2000 2010 2010 2000 2005 2012 2009 1991
15 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
2006 2008 2005 2004 2002 2000 2008 1995 1999 2003
22 21 20 19 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15
2005 2010 2012 2000 2005 2005 2011 2001 2007 2012 2011 2006 1995 1999
8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
2000 2004 2012 2002 2008 1992 1993 2003 2004 2007
10 8 8 8 7 7
2008 2002 1992 2000 2006 2006
Nick Roberts 8) Joe Baird Jeff Bergman Kyle Miller Andy Jones Nate Pool Johnny Smith Cody Lawhorn E.R.A. (Minimum 35 IP) 1) Joe Baird 2) Jaeson Hudnall 3) Jeff Burr 4) Trent Bass 5) Mike Blanton 6) Kyle Miller 7) Kyle Miller 8) Wes Rehmert 9) Cody Lawhorn 10) Joe Baird Most Strikeouts 1) Jaeson Hudnall 2) Kyle Miller 3) Johnny Smith 4) Mike Faieta 5) Bret Miller 6) Justin Billet 7) Nick Roberts 8) Wes Rehmert 9) Bret Miller 10) Jaeson Hudnall Saves 1) Josh Gratsch Mike Blanton Shane Hannon Jon Reese 5) Brandon Hamilton Wes Rehmert Shane Pfouts Brock Bender Jamie Mason Greg Frist Trent Bass Kyle Miller Nate Pool Joe Rust Brad Lemon Innings Pitched 1) Jaeson Hudnall 2) Bret Miller 3) Johnny Smith 4) Chris Anderson 5) Johnny Smith 6) Joe Baird 7) Matt Chabot 8) Chris Anderson 9) Julius Storey 10) Bret Miller Batters Faced 1) Johnny Smith 2) Bret Miller
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2002 1993 1991 1997 2000 2000 2001 2010
1.46 1.75 2.31 2.46 2.51 2.54 2.59 2.64 2.78 2.8
1994 2008 1992 1987 2008 1998 1997 2011 2008 1991
89 70 65 61 60 59 59 58 57 54
2008 1998 2002 1995 2000 2003 2002 2011 1999 2007
4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2012 2008 1993 2007 2009 2009 2008 2006 1996 1991 1986 1998 2000 2002 2003
92 84 83 79 77.1 73.2 73.1 70.2 69.2 69
2008 2000 2002 2006 2004 1993 2003 2004 2012 1999
475 401
2002 2000
3) Joe Click 379 1985 4) Johnny Smith 375 2004 5) Matt Chabot 364 2003 6) Chris Anderson 358 2006 7) Mike Faieta 357 1995 8) Justin Billet 350 2003 9) Jeff Burr 344 1992 10) Phil Bettelon 336 1985 Winning Percentage (Minimum 5 decisions) 1) Jake Dibert 1.000 2001 2) Doug Belden 0.833 2006 Travis Cross 0.833 2007 4) Jon Reese 0.800 2006 Wes Rehmert 0.800 2010 6) Brock Bender 0.778 2006 Nick Roberts 0.778 2002 8) Jaeson Hudnall 0.769 2008 9) Jeff Burr 0.727 1992 10) Jamie Mason 0.714 1999 Tim Fish 0.714 1990 Mike Blanton 0.714 2007 Tom Piatt 0.714 2012
CAREER RECORDS Games Played 1) Trent Spellman 2) John Milliron 3) Justin Brown 4) Artie Caudill 5) Matt Chalfant 6) Carl Allen 7) Nate Boyd 8) Jake Kingsolver Matt Murphy 10) Zach Roll At Bats 1) Justin Brown 2) Matt Chalfant 3) Carl Allen 4) John Milliron 5) Nate Boyd 6) Matt Murphy 7) Jake Kingsolver 8) Artie Caudill 9) Zach Roll 10) Brian Smith Runs 1) Justin Brown 2) Jeff Hartwig 3) Matt Murphy 4) Nate Boyd 5) Matt Chalfant 6) Carl Allen 7) Andrew Harrell 8) RJ Trainer 9) Jake Kingsolver 10) Artie Caudill Hits 1) Justin Brown
197 194 184 182 177 172 171 170 170 157
2004-2007 2004-2007 1999-2002 1998-2001 1998-2001 98-99, 01-02 2002-2005 1998-2001 2007-2010 2008-2011
616 589 569 549 528 516 504 501 459 448
1999-2002 1998-2001 98-99, 01-02 2004-2007 2002-2005 2007-2010 1998-2001 1998-2001 2008-2011 1998-2001
177 133 130 124 121 116 112 110 109 101
1999-2002 2006-2008 2007-2010 2002-2005 1998-2001 98-99, 01-02 2008-2010 1991-1994 1998-2001 1998-2001
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2) Matt Chalfant 3) Carl Allen 4) Nate Boyd 5) Matt Murphy 6) Artie Caudill John Milliron 8) Jake Kingsolver 9) Jeff Hartwig 10) RJ Trainer Doubles 1) Justin Brown 2) Matt Chalfant 3) RJ Trainer 4) John Milliron 5) Brian Shipley Jake Kingsolver Brian Smith 8) Anthony Iacovone 9) Jeff Hartwig 10) Artie Caudill Triples 1) Justin Brown 2) Jake Kingsolver Anthony Iacovone 4) Jason Ferguson 5) Jeff Hartwig 6) Brandon Blain Rob Rogan 8) Cody Ridinger 9) Kris Nealeigh Tim Fish Carl Allen Steve Froese Andrew Harrell Zach Roll Home Runs 1) Justin Brown 2) Jake Kingsolver 3) John Milliron 4) Tony Iacovone 5) Brian Smith 6) RJ Trainer 7) Matt Chalfant 8) Artie Caudill Brian Shipley Tony Dandera Denny Jordan Jordan Baker RBIs 1) Justin Brown 2) Jake Kingsolver 3) John Milliron 4) Matt Chalfant 5) Anthony Iacovone 6) Brian Smith 7) RJ Trainer 8) Jeff Hartwig Carl Allen
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1998-2001 10) Artie Caudill 95 98-99, 01-02 Zach Roll 95 2002-2005 Base on Balls 2007-2010 1) Justin Brown 87 1998-2001 2) Shawn Schnitzler 84 2004-2007 3) RJ Trainer 82 1998-2001 4) Greg Liming 80 79 2006-2008 5) Nate Boyd 1991-1994 6) John Milliron 76 7) Artie Caudill 73 51 1999-2002 8) Jeff Hartwig 71 44 1998-2001 9) Trent Bass 66 38 1991-1994 10) Tim Fish 65 31 2004-2007 Stolen Bases 73 29 1996-1997 1) Matt Murphy 44 29 1998-2001 2) Jeff Hartwig 43 29 1998-2001 3) Andrew Harrell 32 28 2006-2007 4) Rob Rogan 31 27 2006-2008 5) Jerry Lanfear 30 27 1998-2001 6) Trent Spellman 7) Ryan Jones 28 26 13 1999-2002 8) Drew Ryan 25 12 1998-2001 9) Eric Hennigan 23 12 2006-2007 10) Steve Froese 10 2004-2005 Batting Average (Min 240 AB) 0.421 8 2006-2008 1) Tony Iacovone 0.419 6 1994-1997 2) Justin Brown 0.412 6 1986-1988 3) Brian Shipley 0.382 5 2011- 4) Charlie Kabealo 0.376 4 2007-2008 5) Russ Chambers 0.364 4 1988-1991 6) Matt Mays 0.355 4 98-99, 01-02 7) Jeff Hartwig 4 2008-2010 8) Matt Chalfant 0.350 4 2008-2010 9) Jeff Thamann 0.339 4 2008-2011 Trace Fowler 0.339 Fielding Chances 28 1999-2002 1) Greg Liming 778 25 1998-2001 2) Brian Smith 732 24 2004-2007 3) Bret Besecker 675 21 2006-2007 4) Craig Smith 624 20 1998-2001 5) Matt Murphy 606 18 1991-1994 6) Shannon Scott 567 17 1998-2001 7) Chris Louden 555 16 1998-2001 8) RJ Trainer 547 16 1996-1997 9) Matt Chalfant 513 16 1993-1996 10) Travis Carr 512 16 1993-1996 Put Outs 16 2008-2009 1) Greg Liming 732 2) Brian Smith 623 162 1999-2002 3) Bret Besecker 549 136 1998-2001 4) Craig Smith 534 135 2004-2007 5) Chris Louden 515 129 1998-2001 6) Shannon Scott 472 466 118 2006-2007 7) John Milliron 458 113 1998-2001 8) Tony Dandera 104 1991-1994 9) Bart Hunton 405 377 101 2006-2008 10) Darren Kipping 101 98-99, 01-02 Assists 1) Matt Murphy 323 MEDIA GUIDE 2) Mike Faieta 311
1998-2001 2008-2011 1999-2002 1992-1995 1991-1994 20102002-2005 2004-2007 1998-2001 2006-2008 1986-1987 1988-1991 2007-2010 2006-2008 2008-2010 1986-1988 1992-1994 2004-2007 2000-2002 20111990-1993 2008-2010 2006-2007 1999-2002 1996-1997 2002-2003 2008-2009 2010-2012 2006-2008 1998-2001 2006-2007 2010-2011 20101998-2001 1990-1993 1996-1999 2007-2010 1994-1998 2000-2003 1991-1994 1998-2001 2001-2003 20101998-2001 1990-1993 1996-1999 2000-2003 1994-1998 2004-2007 1993-1996 2006 2003-06 2007-2010 1994-1997
3) Artie Caudill 4) Nate Boyd 5) Gary Davis 6) Steve VanVelzor 7) Carl Allen 8) Justin Brown 9) Scott Gibson 10) Tony Naylor
310 299 245 240 231 229 180 176
PITCHING - CAREER Games Started 1) Darrin Rack 2) Chris Anderson 3) Joe Baird 4) Mike Faieta 5) Johnny Smith 6) Cody Lawhorn 7) Doug Belden 8) Jeff Bergman 9) Nick Roberts 10) Andy Jones Complete Games 1) Johnny Smith 2) Joe Baird 3) Mike Faieta Chris Anderson 5) Bret Miller 6) Jaeson Hudnall Trent Bass Justin Billet 9) Darrin Rack 10) Nick Roberts Relief Appearances 1) Shane Pfouts 2) Josh Gratsch Joe Knife 4) Mike Blanton 5) Jamie Mason 6)Andy Jones 7) Tom Piatt Jake Dibert 9) Josh Baker 10) Doug Belden Innings Pitched 1) Joe Baird 2) Johnny Smith 3) Chris Anderson 4) Mike Faieta 5) Darrin Rack 6) Andy Jones 7) Doug Belden 8) Jaeson Hudnall 9) Jeff Bergman 10) Mike Blanton Batters Faced 1) Johnny Smith 2) Joe Baird 3) Chris Anderson 4) Mike Faieta 5) Darrin Rack
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44 42 41 38 36 32 29 28 27 26
1997-2000 2004-2006 1991-1994 1995-1998 2001-02, ‘04 2008-2010 2004-2007 1989-1992 2001-2003 1999-2002
20 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 10
2001-02, ‘04 1991-1994 1995-1998 2004-2006 1999-2000 2006-2008 1986-1987 2001-2003 1997-2000 2001-2003
51 37 37 35 32 30 29 29 27 25
2006-2010 20111990-1992 2006-2009 1996-1999 1999-2002 201099, 2001-02 2004-2006 2004-2007
243.1 227.3 217.1 214 199.1 185.1 183.1 176.2 170.1 164.1
1991-1994 2001-02, ‘04 2004-2006 1995-1998 1997-2000 1999-2002 2004-2007 2006-2008 1989-1992 2006-2009
1,158 1,110 1,108 1,068 988
2001-02, ‘04 1991-1994 2004-2006 1996-1998 1997-2000
6) Andy Jones 890 7) Jeff Bergman 837 8) Mike Blanton 777 9) Cody Lawhorn 776 10) Jamie Mason 754 ERA (Min. 65 IP, 4.00 ERA) 1) Jeff Burr 2.31 2) Joe Baird 2.99 3) Kyle Miller 3.19 4) Doug Rutan 3.30 5) Trent Bass 3.43 6) Jamie Mason 3.60 7) Shane Pfouts 3.63 8) Bret Miller 3.75 9) Wes Rehmert 3.82 10) Johnny Smith 4.00 Wins 1) Johnny Smith 20 2) Jaeson Hudnall 18 3) Joe Baird 17 4) Mike Faieta 15 Darrin Rack 15 Mike Blanton 15 7) Wes Rehmert 13 Tim Fish 13 Bret Miller 13 10) Nick Roberts 12 Cody Lawhorn 12 Saves 1) Mike Blanton 7 2) Shane Pfouts 6 Andy Jones 6 4) Josh Gratsch 5 Joe Knife 5 Jamie Mason 5 7) Shane Hannan 4 Trent Bass 4 RJ Trainer 4 Jake Dibert 4 Strikeouts 1) Mike Faieta 181 2) Joe Baird 172 3) Darrin Rack 163 4) Johnny Smith 159 5) Jaeson Hudnall 156 6) Kyle Miller 145 7) Chris Anderson 143 8) Justin Billet 141 9) Mike Blanton 138 10) Wes Rehmert 136 Winning % (Minimum 10 decisions) 1) Jaeson Hudnall (18-6) 0.750 2) Jeff Burr (8-3) 0.727 3) Tim Fish (13-7) 0.650 4) RJ Trainer (11-7) 0.611 5) Ryan Jones (7-5) 0.583 Justin Billett (7-5) 0.583 7) Julius Storey (11-8) 0.579
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1999-2002 1989-1992 2006-2009 2008-2010 1996-1999
1992 1991-1994 1996-1998 1986-1987 1986-1987 1996-1999 2006-2010 1999-2000 2009-2011 2001-02, ‘04 2001-02, ‘04 2006-2008 1991-1994 1995-1998 1997-2000 2006-2009 2009-2011 1988-1991 1999-2000 2001-2003 2008-2010 2006-2009 2006-2010 1999-2002 20111990-1992 1996-1999 1990-1993 1986-1987 1991-1994 99, 2001-02 1995-1998 1991-1994 1997-2000 2001-02, ‘04 2006-2008 1996-1998 2004-2006 2001-2003 2006-2009 2009-2011 2006-2008 1992 1988-1991 1991-1994 2000-2002 2001-2003 2009-2012
Kyle Miller (11-8) 9) Mike Blanton (15-11) 10) Bret Miller (13-10) Wes Rehmert (13-10)
0.579 0.577 0.565 0.565
Blue Knight No-Hitters
1996-1998 2006-2009 1999-2000 2009-2011
1) Chris Anderson L, 0-2: 6.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 4 BB, 2 HP 3/6/05 vs. Walsh 2) Cody Lawhorn W, 10-0: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 K, 1 BB 4/18/09 @ Oakland City ACTIVE PLAYERS IN BOLD
Year-by-Year Record
Year Record Coach 1967 6-5 Joe Dill 1971 4-13 Richard Hagen 1972 8-17 (5-6 MOC) Richard Hagen 1973 5-12 Richard Hagen 1974 11-17 Bob Cawley 1975 4-23 (3-11 MOC) Bob Cawley 1976 3-12 (2-8 MOC) Bob Cawley 1977 4-9 (3-5 MOC) Bob Cawley 1978 4-14 Bob Cawley 1979 6-20 (4-13 MOC) Bob Cawley 1980 1-24 (0-14 MOC) Bob Cawley 1981 6-20 (3-11 MOC) Al Arman 1982 5-19 (3-14 MOC) Al Arman 1983 3-17 (3-10 MOC) Bob Cawley 1984 2-22 Bob Cawley 1985 14-28-2 Al Fulk 1986 21-23 Al Fulk 1987 11-16-1 Al Fulk 1988 12-18 Al Fulk 1989 10-15-2 Al Fulk 1990 11-15-1 Al Fulk 1991 20-15 Al Fulk 1992 22-15 Al Fulk 1993 20-16-2 Al Fulk 1994 18-12 Al Fulk 1995 15-18-1 Al Fulk 1996 19-15-1 Al Fulk 1997 23-18-1 Al Fulk 1998 18-22 Al Fulk 1999 21-28 (9-11-1 AMC) Al Fulk 2000 30-18-1 (12-7-1 AMC) Al Fulk 2001 25-21 (9-13 AMC) Al Fulk 2002 24-18 (8-14 AMC) Al Fulk 2003 14-28 (3-16 AMC) Al Fulk 2004 14-29 (8-16 AMC) Scott Spriggs 2005 7-43 (1-20 AMC) Brian Harrison 2006 37-21 (15-9 AMC) Brian Harrison 2007 32-21 (10-14 AMC) Brian Harrison 2008 28-21 (16-10 AMC) Mike Goldschmidt 2009 23-21-1 Mike Goldschmidt 2010 19-21 Mike Goldschmidt 2011 14-26 Mike Goldschmidt 2012 21-26 Mike Goldschmidt The Goldschmidt Era (5 Seasons) 105-115-1 .477 Win% OVERALL (46 Seasons; Some results missing) 615-832-13 .426 Win%
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Blue Knight Field
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Located on the south end of campus, Blue Knight Field is home to the Blue Knight baseball team. The field was renovated in the fall of 2008 thanks to the Mercer Group. The infield was laser graded and re-sodded, and a new outfield fence was installed. The new dimensions are LF- 312, CF- 390, RF- 318. A brick and net backstop, press box and concession stand were added in 2011 and 2012 (pictured above during the installation of the backstop), and next year, the team will add permanent seating behind home GUIDE plate.
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