Date post: | 22-Mar-2016 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | michelle-wells |
View: | 225 times |
Download: | 7 times |
1
1
UC is On the Move! Athletics is an integral part of our movement and growth.
It is a vital aspect of campus life. Thank you for attending the game and adding to our
excitement.
The mission of the University is to educate each student for a life of productive
work, enlightened living, and community involvement. UC is a national leader in
outcomes-based education and student learning assessment. We offer a learning
environment that requires students to engage in active learning practices with the support
of a qualified faculty, state-of-the-art technology, and improved physical facilities.
This year‟s fulltime enrollment is the highest in 35 years. U.S. News & World
Report identified UC as the best baccalaureate institution in West Virginia, and the
University has acquired a national reputation for outcomes-based learning and student
assessment.
The University has mad significant improvements over the past few years. The
new Graduate School of Business opened in August, 2008 in downtown Charleston. It is
comprised of the Executive MBA program, the new Masters of Business Administration
and Leadership Program, and the first in the country Executive Masters of Forensic
Accounting Program. The emphasis is on problem-solving techniques and
entrepreneurial development. The School of Pharmacy now has its fourth class of 75-80
students. This year, the School has the full complement of four classes.
The University is not finished growing. To accommodate its expanding
enrollment, the University is constructing one additional residence hall and a parking
facility. The University is also raising funds to provide a sports and fitness center for all
students to use.
Athletics plays an important role in the life of the University and in
accomplishing our mission. Teamwork, fitness, community involvement, competition,
initiative, dependability, and leadership are some of the many life-long learning
opportunities provided by athletics.
Welcome to UC! The University of Charleston is committed to providing the
best possible experience for out students and to encouraging the involvement of the
Charleston community in our activities as well. I wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dr. Edwin H. Welch
President
Letter From the President…………………………….1
University & City Information…………….................3
Traditions……………………………………………..5
Team Outlook.………...…………………………....7-8
Coaching Staff…………………………………..........9
Player Rosters …………………………………...11-12
Golden Eagle Profiles……………………..……..13-28
Athletic Training…………………………….....……29
WVIAC Conference……………………………..30-35
Schedule…………………………………………......37
2010 Opponents……………………………….....39-47
Nonscheduled WVIAC Opponents……………...47-49
2009 Season Review & Stats…………………….50-52
Past Season Scores & Stats……………………...54-55
UC Facilities……………………………………..56-58
UC Administrative Information…………………59-60
Press Releases & Feature Stories………………..62-70
2
The city of Charleston has a lot to offer--fun afternoons, great shopping, or fine dining. The city and it’s surrounding area hosts many varieties of restaurants and dining experiences.
For shopping, the Charleston Town Center Mall, located between Quarrierand Virginia Streets, has three floors of shops and boutiques for just about any person’s needs. For other shopping desires on US 119 South there are various strip malls located in Southridge, Trace Fork, and Dudley Farms.
Charleston also boasts a growing number of outdoor festivals that featureslive music from all over the world. Over the coarse of the summer the banks of the river are packed with visitors for Blues, Brews & BBQ, which is hosted on the UC campus. There is also a Wine and All That Jazz. A day of jazz performers and wine tastings from vineyards right here in West Virginia. In
September the annual Sternwheel Regatta is always a major event for the city. For more of a casual form of entertainment there are a variety of bands and performers that come out every Friday night in the summer months for Charleston’s “Live on the Levee.”
For shows and athletic events the Charleston Civic center is host to major recording artists, local high school and college athletic tournaments and competitions, and the annual Circus! Also, the city takes pride in their Minor League Baseball team the West Virginia Power. All sports fans can enjoy watching the Power play at Appalachian Power Park located in the heart of downtown Charleston.
The University of Charleston is becoming a prestigious school in its own right. Originally known as Morris Harvey College the University is located on the river banks of the Kanawha River.
Currently under the administration of Dr. Edwin H. Welsch the University has progressed far past the days of old Morris Harvey and continues to progress into the future. Currently there are 1400 students enrolled, reaching from over 30 different states and over 20 differentcountries. The campus has expanded constructing six out of ten buildings in the last ten years. The most recent buildings are the Pharmacy building (2006) and the Morrison Fitness Center (2007). The new parking garage and apartment dormitory are currently under construction.
UC has over 40 different clubs and organizations, including 16 different men’s and women’s athletic teams. There are 22 different undergraduate majors and a graduate school for business majors located downtown. With the University’s unique teaching methods and active learning the school has been named West Virginia’s top ranked Baccaleureate school for the past five years, and number 15 in the Southeast. For two consecutive years the University has completed a 98% placement rate among its graduating students, either furthering their schooling or beginning their new occupation. This is to attest to success the University instills into its students and how the students are able to instill their education into their lives.
The mission statement for the University is “To educate each student for a life of productive work, enlightened living, and community involvement.” The professors and administrators are here to help students experience, prepare and learn their way into the real world.
3
1
4
The University was established in 1888 originally
located in nearby Barboursville, WV. The school
did not move to the city of Charleston until 1935.
5
Annual Alumni Game - Each Fall the Eagles are out working hard
on the diamond preparing diligently during the
in the offse off season. One way Coach Nozica, like
many of the coaches on campus, gives their
players a chance to play someone different is
hosting an annual Alumni Game. The Alumni
game gives the current players a chance to
meet the older gentlemen who also spent their
tenures in Charleston.
This year the Alumni had a rare win in a
high scoring shoot out. Coach Matt Bradley
for the Eagles was the player of the game as he
hit for the Game‟s first cycle.
Senior Day & Cookout - At the end of the season the team and the
parents like to show their appreciation for the
team‟s Seniors. They had a long career with a
lot of memorable times and the parents and
coaching staff like to send them off with one
more. After the last home game of the season
there is a cookout held in their honor.
This season‟s cookout is currently set for the
weekend series versus Columbia Union on
April the 11th. The date is subject to change.
We hope every parent can attend and show
their support for their team.
Same Cap, Same “C” - Over the years the University of
Charleston‟s baseball program has had several
players. The team may have changed it‟s
uniform styles some but one aspect remains
the same. Every player for Coach Nozica has
worn their caps with the traditional “C”.
Pictured: Eric Sehnal „08
Pictured: Butch Barnes, father
of Nick Barnes & grill master
for last year‟s cookout.
6
The Eagles every
season will make a
traditional trip down
south to Florida. The
team this Spring
Break will be headed
to Winter Haven, FL.
7
At the University of Charleston one oldest competing athletic
programs is the Golden Eagle baseball team. The Eagles on the diamond
have won Conference Championships in 1949, „50, „51, „52, „72, „81, and
1990 and look to add more in the future.
The team‟s long time leader at the helm is Coach
Thomas Nozica and along his side are Coaches Lee
and Matt Bradley. Under their direction the team
aims to grow stronger and closer as a unit. However,
the development and learning for Charleston is not
only expected on the field but in the class room.
Coach Nozica prides his program on the true aspect
of the student athlete and expects each player to take
care of business in the class room before they step on
the field.
Along with academic discipline and hard work,
Nozica will teach his players about pride. The first is
to have pride in their school. The University of Charleston has developed
into a nationally renowned institution and offers many windows of
opportunities to it‟s students. The pride for UC athletics begins at showing
support at all games, matches, and events. The baseball team can be seen
at several events throughout the year and usually is involved with running
the concessions or other facet of managing the event.
The most important aspect of pride each Freshman player learns as
they come to Charleston is to have pride for their team. The Eagles have
some of the best facilities in the conference including a Minor League
Stadium. Each game receives great support from the school, the
community and the players‟ parents and families. Also, not to mention they
compete in the toughest division in the WVIAC, which is not unusual to
have several professional scouts in attendance.
The coaching style of Nozica can be described as “Old School”.
He has his own methods of teaching and punishment, he has unique
phrases, and his own connection to his players. All of which accomplish
exactly what President Welsch and the University strive to build in these
student-athletes, mature young adults who can take what they have learned
as preparation for the real world.
8
SEASON OUTLOOK
In the spring of 2010 the Eagles have a lot to build on. The team will see the departure of
Shortstop Kyle O‟Connell, Catcher Kyle Root, Catcher Tyler Boshart, and Third Baseman DJ
Tilche. These three young men had strong careers for UC and will be missed. However, the
Eagles have underclassmen who saw some playing time last year and are fit to replace their
absence. For the first time in recent years the Eagles‟ young lineup is their strength. UC has
experienced a lot that the schedule can throw at them and the team is confident that they can
weather the storm in 2010.
The team will open their season on February 20th in Charleston versus long time foe
California University of Pennsylvania. They will pickup action in the remaining weekends until
the first of March when the team will travel to Winter Haven, Florida. The coaching staff along
with the players felt they had seen enough of Ft. Myers and the same teams that also make their
way there. Other dates to highlight on the schedule are the all important road trips to Bluefield,
WV on March 20th and 21st for a four game divisional series with the Bluefield Big Blue, and to
Princeton, WV on April 17th and 18th when the Eagles take on the Concord Mt. Lions.
With 25 home games scheduled this year the Eagles are set for what should be a successful
season. One thing is certain the players and coaches are ready to take the field in February.
PITCHING
The pitching staff had it‟s trials and tribulations last season but learned and grew from the
experience. Despite young pitchers still in the rotation they have proven themselves to be
very reliable. Leading the staff this season will be seniors Miles Young, and
Anthony Pagano. Along their side is Matt Thompson and Blake Reta, who
stepped up into their new dependent roles a year ago. The best news the pitching
staff is proud to hear is after a year of abandonment by a majority of the starting
rotation, is the return of two starters Michael Morency and Josh Lewis. The two
pitchers were both subject top injury in 2009 but will be back on the mound for
UC.
INFIELD
The infield for the Golden Eagles is the deepest group on their roster. Jimmy
Clarke will be back on First Base for his 4th season. Andrew Stichter, Matt Zak,
and Nick Barnes are returning as former starters. The key to the depth of the
infield comes from the quick maturing of the newcomers. Look for Connor Shehan, Ross
Easterling, John Schraer, Igor Molina, or Doug Chance to make their career debuts in the middle
infield this season.
OUTFIELD
The UC outfielders are some of the most experienced players in the
lineup. Mike Dahl is a Senior and four year starter. Lance Thurston is
also a returning Senior and 2 year starter. Andrew Armstrong is a
Junior and 3 year starter for the Eagles. In Center Field Ryan Hathaway
returns for his 2nd season. Andy Pagan, Doug Chance, and Igor Molina
will also be looking to find their way into outfield.
CATCHERS
There are a couple of players who will be spending their time
behind the plate for Charleston. Ryan Toler is a Senior and 4 year starter along with Nick Barnes
a 2nd year man who will bouncing from infield to catcher this year. The new catchers who will
also will be in gear are Freshmen Sage Iacovone, Igor Molina, and Marshall Banks.
9
Thomas NozicaHead Coach/ Athletic Director
(Fielding & Team Management)
Tom Nozica has been at the University of Charleston since 1969
when he took over the Morris Harvey College soccer team. For
fifteen seasons he held the dual role of head coach of men‟s soccer
and baseball. As a baseball coach, he led his team to WVIAC
conference championships in 1972 and 1990. He was selected by his
peers as the WVIAC Baseball Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1990.
In 1985, he was named Associate Director of Athletics and has held
the position of Director of Athletics since 1998. In 2002, Nozica
played an active role in reinstating football after a 47 year hiatus.
Nozica earned both his bachelor‟s and master‟s degrees in physical education from The
Ohio State University, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of Maryland. He
was awarded the Mike McLaughlin Award in 2001, an award given annually to an administrator
at a WVIAC member school who exemplifies high moral standards and a strong work ethic.
304.357.4823
Lee BradleyAssistant Head Coach
(Hitting & Pitching)
Lee Bradley began his coaching career at Herbert Hoover High School in the
spring of „97 where he helped lead the team to their first sectional title in school
history. The following season he returned to his former alma mater, Capital High
where he coached Blue Jays Draft choice David Short.
Bradley moved on to the University of Charleston in the fall of 1999 to assist
Coach Nozica‟s Golden Eagles. He helped run practices an coached the teams
infield and hitting. Then in 2004 he left UC for a year to coach Garrett Junior
College in Maryland. He had a chance to coach four players who would eventually play professionally.
He came back to UC to assume the Assistant Head Coaching Position and lead recruiter for the team.
Currently he is the lead hitting instructor and pitching staff coach as well.
Lee is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and currently resides in Charleston.
304.357.4829
Matt BradleyAssistant Coach
(Outfield & Strength & Conditioning)
As a former graduate of the University of Charleston, Matt Bradley came back to his
Alma Mater to assist in coaching the Eagles. Matt is a current Athletic Trainer at “Elite
Athletic Training” located in Charleston. Matt also helps the HYCAT swimming program
as their Strength and Conditioning Coach.. He has also earned a Master‟s Degree of Arts in
teaching from Marshall University in 2003.
10
Coach Nozica is currently ranked in the Top 40
of the Most Winning Active Coaches list.
# Name Pos B – T H W Year Hometown
15 Armstrong, Andrew OF L-L 5’11 195 JR Washington, PA
2 Barnes, Nick 2B R-R 5’10 175 JR Strasburg, VA
19 Clarke, Jim 1B L-L 6’1 210 SR Cranston, RI
31 Dahl, Mike OF L-R 5’11 195 SR Shakopee, MN
26 Hadden, Steve P L-R 6’2 210 SO Villa Hills, KY
35 Hamrick, John P S-R 6’4 215 JR Canal Winchester, OH
1 Hathaway, Ryan OF L-L 5’10 185 SO Fredericktown, OH
36 Lewis, Josh P R-R 6’0 210 SR St. Albans, WV
24 Masters, Shane P R-R 6’2 185 SO Sarasota, FL
32 Moreton, Dave P R-R 6’3 175 SO Cincinnati, OH
34 Oldham, Alex P/C R-R 5’10 165 SO Mohnton, PA
6 Pack, Will SS R-R 5’11 150 SO Charleston, WV
21 Pagano, Anthony SS R-R 5’6 160 SR Plantation, FL
8 Proctor, Garrett C R-R 6’0 180 JR Fleming, OH
12 Reta, Blake P L-L 5’9 155 SR Amanda, OH
4 Stichter, Andrew 3B R-R 5’11 183 SO Inglis, FL
16 Thompson, Matt P R-R 6’2 210 SO Ashland, KY
7 Thurston, Lance OF R-R 5’11 180 SR South Dayton, NY
11 Toler, Ryan C R-R 6’0 209 SR Charleston, WV
37 Young, Miles P L-L 5’11 220 SR St. Albans, WV
18 Zak, Matt 2B R-R 5’10 170 JR Hamilton, NY
-- Banks, Marshall IF/C R-R 5’10 190 FR Hillsboro, OH
-- Bostic Garrett P R-R 6’3 240 FR Greenbrier, WV
-- Chance, Douglas IF R-R FR Coral Springs, FL
-- Easterling, Ross IF L-R 5’10 175 FR Logan, WV
-- Fisher, Joey P R-R 5’11 190 FR Brunswick, MD
-- Iacovone, Sage C R-R 6’0 235 FR Cincinnati, OH
-- Kerr, David IF R-R FR Brookpark, OH
-- Molina, Igor Utl R-R 6’0 180 FR Coral Springs, FL
-- Pagan, Andy OF R-R 5’10 160 FR Tully, NY
-- Schraer, John IF R-R 5’11 165 FR Cincinnati, OH
-- Shehan, Connor IF L-R 6’0 180 SO Highlands Ranch, CO
-- Thaxton, Tyler IF L-R 6’3 220 FR Proctorville, OH
-- Zimmerman, Travis P R-R 6’2 230 FR Chesapeake, OH
# Name Pos
1 Hathaway, Ryan OF
2 Barnes, Nick 2B
4 Stichter, Andrew 3B
6 Pack, Will SS
7 Thurston, Lance OF
8 Proctor, Garrett C
11 Toler, Ryan C
12 Reta, Blake P
15 Armstrong, Andrew OF
16 Thompson, Matt P
18 Zak, Matt 2B
19 Clarke, Jim 1B
21 Pagano, Anthony SS
24 Masters, Shane P
26 Hadden, Steve P
31 Dahl, Mike OF
32 Moreton, Dave P
34 Oldham, Alex P/C
35 Hamrick, John P
36 Lewis, Josh P
37 Young, Miles P
-- Banks, Marshall IF/C
-- Bostic Garrett P
-- Chance, Douglas IF
-- Easterling, Ross IF
-- Fisher, Joey P
-- Iacovone, Sage C
-- K err, David IF
-- Molina, Igor Utl
-- Pagan, Andy OF
-- Schraer, John IF
-- Shehan, Connor IF
-- Thaxton, Tyler IF
-- Zimmerman, Travis P
Alphabetical Numerical
Coaches: Head Coach Thomas Nozica
Asst. Head Coach Lee Bradley
Asst. Coach Matthew Bradley
11
1 Ryan Hathaway
OF, L-L, 5’10, 175
6 Will Pak
IF, R-R, 5’11, 150
2 Nick Barnes
IF, R-R, 5’10, 175
16 Matt Thompson
P, R-R, 6’2, 210
4 Andrew Stichter
IF, R-R, 5’11, 183
15 Andrew Armstrong
OF, L-L, 5’11, 195
12 Blake Reta
P , L-L, 5’9, 155
7 Lance Thurston
OF , R-R, 5’11, 180
26 Steve Hadden
P, R-R, 6’2, 210
24 Shane Masters
P, R-R, 6’2, 185
21 Anthony Pagano
P/IF, R-R, 5’6, 160
11 Ryan Toler
C, R-R, 6’0, 209
8 Garrett Procter
IF , R-R, 6’0, 180
19 James Clarke
1B, L-L, 6’1, 210
18 Matt Zak
IF, R-R, 5’10, 170
34 Al Oldham
P/C, R-R, 5’10, 165
31 Mike Dahl .
OF, L-R, 5’11, 195
32 Davey Moreton
P, R-R, 6’3, 175
Andy Pagan
OF, R-R, 5’10, 160
Garrett Bostic
P, R-R, 6’3 240
Marshall Banks
C, R-R, 5’10, 190
Igor Molina
Utl , R-R, 6’0, 180
Doug Chance
Utl., R-R, 5’11, 180
37 Miles Young
P, L-L, 5’11, 220
Connor Shehan
IF, R-R, 6’0, 180
Joey Fisher
P. R-R, 5’11, 190
Sage Iacovone
C/IF, R-R, 6’0, 235
36 Josh Lewis
P, R-R, 6’0, 210
John Schraer
IF, R-R, 5’11, 165
Ross Easterling
IF, L-R, 5’10, 175
35 John Hamrick
P, R-R, 6’4, 215
David Kerr
IF, R-R,
Tyler Thaxton
1B, L-R, 6’3, 220
Travis Zimmerman
P , R-R, 6’2, 230
23 Michael Morency
P, L-L, 6’2, 185
12
Matt Maus
P, R-R, 6’1, 185
13
The Eagles this season
are returning 16
lettermen including 8
Seniors, after they lost
9 former starters.
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2008 .220 18/13 41 8 9 3 0 3 6 21 .512 4 7 .319 1/1 2 .933
2009 .345 43/43 142 31 49 14 0 1 25 66 .465 15 20 .455 2/4 6 .944
Career .317 61/56 183 39 58 17 0 4 31 87 .659 19 27 .387 3/5 8 .939
BIO: Andrew Armstrong will be going into his third
season for the University of Charleston . He has
lettered his first two spring seasons. Andrew began as a
part of a three man rotation in the outfield, and last year
was the only member of the team to start in all 43 games
and 1 of only 6 underclassmen to do so for their school.
He had a break out with a .345 batting average out
of 142 at bats. Armstrong also finished the season
ranked 2nd in the WVIAC with 18 hit-by-a pitch‟s.
Andrew will look to improve on his numbers as the
coaches are looking to him to be a leader for the ball
team.
In high school Andrew was a two year All-District
and All-Area Outfielder, and was also named to the All-
Section team twice.
Andrew is the only child of Wayne and Sue Ann
Armstrong.
15JUNIOR Height: 5’11 Weight: 200
OF Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: Washington, PA
Major: Business Adm./Sport Admin.
Andrew Armstrong
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .319 26/21 72 18 23 4 0 2 17 33 .458 4 11 .378 0/3 15 .808
Career .319 26/21 72 18 23 4 0 2 17 33 .458 4 11 .378 0/3 15 .808
BIO: Nick Barnes is one of four players remaining
on the Eagles roster that came into the program in
Fall of 2007. He was redshirted his freshman year
and made himself into a stand-out player last season.
Barnes has been positioned predominately at second
base and third base. In the 2010 season Nick will
spend a good deal of time behind the plate, as well as
the infield.
This upcoming Spring Nick will be looked to
as a jump starter and playmaker for the Eagles.
Proven to be an impact at the plate Nick hit a grand
slam in a key victory over Ohio Valley and was
named as the WVIAC player of the week.
In high school Nick was an All-Region and
All-District catcher and led his team to a victory in
the 2007 Virginia State Championship.
2JUNIOR Height: 5’10 Weight: 175
C/IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Strasburg, VA
Major: History Education
Nick Barnes
14
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2007 .287 40-39 108 14 31 7 0 0 16 38 .352 21 25 .409 0/1 6 .978
2008 .358 48-47 148 34 53 12 1 5 33 82 .554 32 27 .478 0/0 6 .981
2009 .265 39-39 113 18 30 8 0 2 17 44 .389 32 29 .428 0/0 6 .976
Career .303 127-125 369 66 114 27 1 7 66 164 .432 85 81 .438 0/1 18 .978
BIO: James Clarke will be a four-year starter in his
career at the University of Charleston. With his
experience as a senior he is expected to continue to be
a leader for the Eagles ball club this season.
During his career Clarke has been known for
his consistent infield play at first base and his
consistency at the plate. Recently James has also been
named as a potential member of the pitching staff.
One of James‟ most impressive feats at UC
came his sophomore year when he hit two homeruns in
the same inning versus Davis and Elkins.
In high school James was honored as Rhode
Island‟s All-State team , All- Division, and was the
recipient of the Rapheal Chelase Award.
His parents are Jim and Jeannette, and has two
sisters name Aly and Becky.
James Clarke
SENIOR Height: 6’1 Weight: 210
1st B Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: Cranston, RI
Major: Pre-Med
19
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2007 .200 15/7 25 4 5 2 0 0 3 7 .280 2 9 .276 2/3 1 .889
2008 .327 27/16 49 15 16 3 0 0 8 19 .388 11 17 .484 1/2 1 .964
2009 .307 35/32 88 19 27 9 0 1 15 39 .443 16 34 .419 3/3 5 .918
Career .278 77/55 162 38 48 14 0 1 26 65 .370 29 60 .393 6/8 7 .924
BIO: Each season the Eagles have a designated “Cap.”
This year Mike Dahl has naturally filled into the role.
He has seen playing time in each spring of his
Charleston career. After fitting into a outfield rotation
Freshman and Sophomore year he became a true
everyday player as Junior.
Mike will have high expectations behind him as
enters the season. Coaches will be looking for him to
take over a game with a crafty catch in the outfield or a
key hit such as his first career homerun at Ohio Valley
last season.
In high school Dahl was a three time All-Academic
selection and a two time All-Conference and All-State
outfielder. He currently holds seven offensive records
at Shakopee High.
Mike is the son of Kevin and Michele Dahl, and has
a younger sister Danielle.
31SENIOR Height: 5’11 Weight: 195
OF Bats: Left Throws: Right
Hometown: Shakopee, MN
Major: Sport Admin – Minor: Business Admin
Mike Dahl
15
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 54.00 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 7 9 4 1 1 0 .700 0 0
Career 54.00 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 7 9 4 1 1 0 .700 0 0
BIO: Steve Hadden is a young pitcher out of Villa
Hills, Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati.
He did not see very much action last year due to an
injury on his throwing elbow a season before. He did,
however make one appearance on the road at Davis and
Elkins.
With a healthy arm and a years experience and
knowledge under is belt Steve should make into a
reliable pitcher.
In his high school career his dependability is very
evident as he helped lead his high school to two straight
State Championship games.
Steve‟s parents are Brian and Lori Hadden and they
also have a daughter Heather.
Steve Hadden
SENIOR Height: 6’2 Weight: 210
P Bats: Left Throws: Right
Hometown: Villa Hills, KY
Major: Business Administration
26
BIO: John Hamrick is one of several Eagles from
the Buckeye state. In his Freshman year John made
5 appearances for UC but was struck by a ball hit
back up the middle. The injury kept him out the
remainder of the season. However, Hamrick was
able to use a medical red-shirt so he will not lose a
year of eligibility.
Last year John stayed healthy and finished the
season with one of the best Earned Run Average‟s
among Eagle Pitchers. His performance last season
has proven Hamrick to be one the most reliable
Relievers in the staff. In 2010 John will continue to
make relief appearances and help close out
John is the son of
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2008 12.00 1/0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 6 4 4 1 2 0 .400 0 0
2009 7.20 0/1 14 0 0 0/0 0 20.0 34 23 16 16 10 3 .382 1 2
Career 9.60 1/1 19 0 0 0/0 0 23.0 40 27 20 17 12 3 .391 1 2
35
John Hamrick
16
JUNIOR Height: 6’4 Weight: 215
P Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Hometown: Canal Winchester, OH
Major: Sport Administration
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .281 27/20 64 27 28 2 0 0 11 20 .313 13 14 .413 2/3 0 1.000
Career .281 27/20 64 27 28 2 0 0 11 20 .313 13 14 .413 2/3 0 1.000
BIO: Ryan Hathaway had a terrific first year in
2009. He came onto the team as an invited walk-on
and waited his turn to play behind other outfielders.
Ryan got his chance after the midpoint of the season,
and made an impressive showing. Only playing in
27 games he had a respectable batting average of
.281, mainly by using his natural speed.
Ryan had a very decorated high school career.
As a three-sport athlete he earned four All-League
honors, three All-District, and was named two All-
State in Ohio. The former Area Player of the Year
was also recently inducted into his High School‟s
Hall of Fame.
Ryan‟s parents are Dan and Deb Hathaway, and
Maurine Hathaway. He also has a brother Tyler and
a sister Sydney.
Ryan Hathaway
1SOPHOMORE Height: 5’10 Weight: 185
OF Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: Fredericktown, OH
Major: Sport Admin – Minor: Business Admin.
BIO: Josh Lewis is one of Charleston's most
experienced pitcher‟s in the staff. In each season
of his career he has been called to the mound. Last
year in a weekend series Josh had torn a ligament
in his knee covering first base on a groundball.
Lewis will be fit come spring and the coaching
staff will call upon him to make an appearance
with confidence.
Josh played his high school ball for St.
Alban‟s Red Dragons. There he was building a
solid tennis career but Coach Nozica brought him
back to the diamond to pitch for the Eagles.
His parents are Dave and Judy Lewis and he
also has a younger sister Emily Lewis.
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2007 18.00 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 19 12 12 5 2 1 .559 2 1
2008 19.89 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 23 22 14 5 3 0 .605 2 2
2009 7.24 1-0 9 1 0 0/0 0 13.2 21 16 11 10 8 1 .333 1 1
Career 15.04 1-0 20 1 0 0/0 0 25.3 63 50 37 20 13 2 .499 4 4
36SENIOR Height: 6’0 Weight: 210
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: St. Albans, WV
Major: Business Admin./Accounting
Josh Lewis
17
BIO: In between the semester break last year Shane
Masters arrived on the Charleston campus ready to
meet with his new team. Shane had transferred in
from a Junior College in Florida.
Masters only made one mound appearance last
season for the Eagles in their trip to his home state.
However, with Shane‟s hard work towards the
program he will be called upon more often in the
2010 season.
Shane is a former All-County team pitcher in
high school and was noted as one of the most
improved players before her earned his scholarship.
Shane‟s parents are Brad and Kim Masters and
Ryan Masters.
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 13.50 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 4 5 2 2 1 0 .500 0 0
Career 13.50 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 4 5 2 2 1 0 .500 0 0
24SOPHOMORE Height: 6’2 Weight: 185
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Major: Physical Education
Shane Masters
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2008 6.75 3/4 10 9 3 0/0 0 52.0 67 50 39 27 27 6 .315 2 7
Career 6.75 3/4 10 9 3 0/0 0 52.0 67 50 39 27 27 6 .315 2 7
BIO: Michael Morency is a left handed pitcher for
the UC ball club. He took a red-shirt his Freshman
year and gained a lot from his year off. He came
back the next season making nine starts out of ten
appearances. He had a successful season and looked
like a future phenome for the University.
However, Mike had an Ulnar ligament tear in
his throwing elbow. He had to undergo a pitcher‟s
nightmare, Tommy John‟s surgery. Morency had to
sit out all of last season as he underwent his year long
rehabilitation. Mike is now healthy again and will
make his way back to the mound.
Mike is the son of Bob and Victoria Morency
and he has a bother, Garrit and a sister, Meggan. 23
Mike Morency
SENIOR Height: 6’2 Weight: 195
P Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: Parkland, FL
Major: Business Administration
18
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 27.00 0/0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 28 35 33 9 5 3 .560 3 8
Career 27.00 0/0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 28 35 33 9 5 3 .560 3 8
BIO: Davey Moreton will be in his second season
for the University of Charleston this spring. Last
year he made nine trips to the mound, his first career
appearance against California Pa. Moreton was one
of several incoming Freshman last season that were
called upon to step up and throw strikes for the
young pitching staff. The 2010 season will be no
different as Davey and the others will be expected to
get the job done again this season.
Davey is the son of Dave and Pam Moreton,
and he has two sisters Emily and Abby.
32SOPHOMORE Height: 6’3 Weight: 180
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major: Communication
Davey Moreton
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .000 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0/0 0 1.000
Career .000 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0/0 0 1.000
BIO: Going into second season for the Golden
Eagles Alex Oldham will be making a
transformation to the pitching staff. However, he
will still be responsible for his catching duties.
With a long career ahead of him Al has
worked hard and will make his way into the pitching
rotation or into the lineup this season.
In high school all was a two year All-County
player in eastern Pennsylvania. His successful
seasons in his 11th and 12th grade years leads the
coaching staff to believe Oldham has much
potential for the future of the program.
Al is one of two children of Paul and Deb
Oldham, and his sister is Becky Oldham.
Alex Oldham
34SOPHMORE Height: 5’10 Weight: 165
P/C Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Mohnton, PA
Major: Elementary Education
19
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .250 3/1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2 .250 0/0 3 .571
Career .250 3/1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2 .250 0/0 3 .571
BIO: Will Pak is a Charleston native who actually
spent his high school ball playing on UC‟s Triana
Field. In his first year Pak slowly made his
transformation from his playing days at Charleston
Catholic High School to the highly competitive
college season.
Will saw very little action in the field last spring
but was called upon in the route versus West Virginia
State to make a pitching appearance. A freshman
being asked to help get his team out of the inning in
Institute, West Virginia is not an easy task but the
former two time high school All-State player was
able to hold his own. Pak will continue mold into a
complete player in his days at UC.
His parents are Kathy and Dave Pak.
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV
IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 4.50 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
Career 4.50 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
Pitching
BIO: Anthony Pagano came to the University of
Charleston in the fall of 2007 as a transfer from a
Junior College in southern Florida. He burst onto the
scene as he became a regular starter in the middle
infield .
With the holes in the pitching staff last season
Pagano was called upon to help bring what he had to
the table. He statistically had the best year among
the UC pitchers with a 2.55 ERA. and an opponents
batting average of .226.
In high school Anthony was one of Ft.
Lauderdale's top players and a recipient of the
SACHS MVP.
His parents are Sam and Karen Pagano, and
he has two younger sisters Gabrielle and Danielle.
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 2.55 3/1 11 0 0 0/0 4 17.2 14 8 5 4 12 0 .226 4 2
Career 2.55 3/1 11 0 0 0/0 4 17.2 14 8 5 4 12 0 .226 4 2
Pitching
20
21SENIOR Height: 5’7 Weight: 175
P/IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Plantation, FL
Major: Psychology
Anthony Pagano
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2008 .269 35/34 93 23 25 8 0 2 27 39 .419 15 21 .395 4/6 19 .865
2009 .233 12/9 30 6 7 2 0 0 5 9 .300 2 4 .324 1/2 5 .896
Career .251 47/43 123 29 32 10 0 2 32 48 .360 17 25 .360 5/8 24 .881
6SOPHOMORE Height: 5’11 Weight: 150
IF /P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Major: Accounting
Will Pak
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .000 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0/0 0 .000
Career .000 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0/0 0 .000
BIO: In the Fall ball season of 2007 Garrett Proctor
was not able to participate in the baseball activities
with the rest of the team. He was out on the turf of
Laidley Field in pads. When he came to the
University Garrett was a two sport athlete, not an
easy task. Garrett eventually chose baseball as his
predominate sport.
He did not see much action in his first two
seasons but showed some great ability in the few
scheduled J.V. games. Procter has great potential
and he will be seen on the diamond very soon.
As a high school player Garrett earned First
Team All-League and All-District as the Vincent
Warren team captain his 11th and 12th grade seasons.
Garrett‟s parents are Nathan and Andrea Proctor
and he has a brother Bradley.
12SENIOR Height: 5’9 Weight: 155
P Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: Amanda, OH
Major: Biology/Chemistry
Blake RetaBIO: Blake Reta did not see much action in his
first two seasons at UC. However, under last
season‟s circumstances the team needed him. Reta
rose to the challenge and became very productive
for the Eagles.
Blake saw some bad luck games as he
pitched over 34 innings in 8 appearances, he had
an ERA of 4.98 but only managed to come away
with one win. He kept the team close in all of his
appearances but did not get the run support he had
hoped.
This season Blake Reta will make his way to
the mound for his senior season with more
expectation behind him.
Blake is the son of ………
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2008 8.31 0/0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 10 10 4 6 2 1 .400 0 2
2009 4.98 1/4 8 6 2 0/0 0 34.1 45 27 19 17 10 3 .319 0 2
Career 6.65 1/4 11 6 2 0/0 0 38.2 55 37 23 23 12 4 .360 0 4
21
8JUNIOR Height: 6’0 Weight: 180
IF /C Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Fleming, OH
Major:
Garrett Procter
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .298 32/31 94 15 28 3 0 2 14 37 .394 6 13 .356 0/1 8 .938
Career .298 32/31 94 15 28 3 0 2 14 37 .394 6 13 .356 0/1 8 .938
BIO: One of the freshmen in 2009 that made a big
impact on the team was Andrew Stichter. He made his
first career start in the season opener at Lenoir-Rhyne.
During the weekend series Stichter proved he belonged in
the lineup and he stayed there for the majority of the
season.
He has proven to make impact plays and has been
able to jump start the team. In a crucial division game
versus Bluefield State Stichter socked two homeruns and
helped UC push towards a play-off picture.
When recruiting Andrew Stichter Coach Nozica
saw accolades such as voted team MVP, Leadership
Award, and a former Rookie of the Year in his 9th grade
season. All were qualities Coach Nozica wanted for his
team.
Andrew‟s parents are Lori and Gordan Stichter,
and they also have another son named Matthew.
SOPHOMORE Height: 5’11 Weight: 183
IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Inglis, FL
Major: Radiology
Andrew Stichter
4
BIO: The Eagles pitching staff has one young
pitcher looking for his break out season and may
very well achieve it in 2010. Matt Thompson made
ten appearances last year as a starter, a reliever, and
on one occasion a closer. This is a young man who
loves to compete and loves the power of the ball in
his hand. He earned his first college win against
Ohio Valley and is set for many more . Thompson
will be making more starts for the Eagles but will
most likely be called upon to relieve an inning or
two.
As a four year letterman in Fariview High
School out of Ashland, Kentucky Matt earned four
All-District selections and was also named All-Area.
Matt‟s parents are Terry and Joyce Thompson.
He also has two sisters Danielle and Rebecca.
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2009 14.37 1/4 10 2 0 0/0 0 20.2 42 35 33 13 11 6 .424 2 6
Career 14.37 1/4 10 2 0 0/0 0 20.2 42 35 33 13 11 6 .424 2 6
22
16SOPHOMORE Height: 6’2 Weight: 210
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Ashland, KY
Major: History Education
Matt Thompson
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2008 .000 17/0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 1/1 0 1.000
2009 .176 18/10 34 7 6 0 0 0 2 6 .176 4 12 .263 1/1 1 .971
Career .158 35/10 38 10 6 0 0 0 2 6 .088 4 15 .132 2/2 1 .986
Lance Thurston
7SENIOR Height: 5’10 Weight: 180
OF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: South Dayton, NY
Major: Business Adm./Sport Admin.
BIO: One of two senior outfielders Lance Thurston
has taken over a role of emotional leadership. He is a
guy that has seen an extent of playing time over the
past two seasons and cares greatly about the
improvement of not only himself but of the team as a
whole.
Lance has flagged his share of fly balls in
centerfield and has also been the first man called
upon for pinch running. He will have to fill in both
roles this season but his leadership around the rest of
the team is his most important aspect he brings to the
program.
Lance is the son of Donald Thurston and
Sharon Cortright, and he has two siblings Aaron and
Alex Thurston.
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2007 .275 15/13 40 5 11 0 0 1 7 14 .350 8 12 .400 1/1 4 .929
2008 .277 20/12 47 5 13 0 0 1 10 16 .340 4 8 .321 0/0 1 .900
2009 .250 18/13 52 6 13 6 0 0 10 19 .365 2 17 .278 0/0 1 .941
Career .266 53/38 139 16 37 6 0 2 27 49 .352 14 37 .333 1/1 5 .923
BIO: Ryan Toler this season is one of the seasoned
veterans the Eagles ball club will be looking up to.
Ryan has been a trusted plate minder and designated
hitter for UC. He will be called upon quite often in
the 2010 season to perform in both roles.
Toler met all graduation requirements for the
previous spring but elected to come back and spend
another season for Charleston.
In his high school career Ryan played for the
Capital High School Cougars right here in
Charleston. He was a great leader in all sports
lettering in football, basketball, and baseball.
His parents are Cindy and David Toler and he
has a younger sister Lauren Toler.
Ryan Toler
11SENIOR Height: 6’0 Weight: 210
C Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Major: Pre-Pharmacy
23
Year ERA. W/L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP
2007 0.00 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 5 0 4 4 0 .200 0 0
2008 16.71 0/0 7 2 0 0/0 0 14.0 29 29 26 12 9 3 .420 2 1
2009 13.09 0/5 12 7 0 0/0 0 33.0 68 60 48 24 14 10 .430 4 4
Career 9.93 0/5 20 9 0 0/0 0 50.0 100
94 74 40 27 13 .350 6 5
BIO: Miles Yong is another St. Alban‟s pitcher for
the Charleston ball club. After his Sophomore year
many pitchers graduated, transferred, or became
injured. This left Miles as the “Go-To-Guy” for the
Golden Eagles. Miles again will be only returning
weekend starter this year.
Miles is a senior looked up to by his fellow
pitchers and is anticipated to have a great season by
the whole team.
In Young‟s high school career he was a very well
rounded ball player. Although it was his dependable
arm and his savvy on the mound that gravitated the
attention of Coach Nozica to St. Albans for another
local area pitcher.
He is the son of Kyle and Kelly Young and has a
sister McKenzie.
Year AVG. GP/GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB/ATT E FLDG%
2009 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0/0 0 .000
Career .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0/0 0 .000
BIO: Matt Zak is one of three Juniors on the Eagles
roster. Over the past two seasons Matt has moved
around almost all the positions of the infield, trying
to work his way into the lineup.
This past fall Matt has shown he has stayed
dedicated and was ready to prove he ready for the
2010 season. He has kept coaches watching him
with some impressive plays in the field and his
improved plate presence.
In high school he played for Nottingham High
School and was named to New Jerseys Colonial
Valley Conference team.
Matt is an only child and his parents are
Elizabeth and Greg Zak. 18JUNIOR Height: 5’10 Weight: 170
IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Hamilton, NJ
Major: Business Admin./Sport Admin.
Matt Zak
24
37SENIOR Height: 5’11 Weight: 220
P Bats: Left Throws: Left
Hometown: St. Albans, WV
Major:
Miles Young
BIO: Marshall Banks is a young newcomer for
the University of Charleston. Marshall is one of
many players on the Eagles roster that hails from
Ohio.
He has worked around a couple different
positions in the off-season looking for a way to
make it into the lineup. Marshall is a catcher and
can play second base or third base.
Marshall is the son of Joe and Rene Banks.
BIO: A promising young talent from Greenbrier
West Virginia has arrived on the campus of UC this
year. Garrett Bostic is a right handed pitcher who
proved himself this past Fall. With his strong arm
and his head on straight, come February he will be
expected to begin his potentially long career on the
mound.
Garrett is the son of Rob Bostic.
BIO: Doug Chance was a team leader and
captain in Coral Springs High School. He has a
good bat and can play a variety of different
positions on the ball field.
He had a successful Fall ball season and
shows a promising future ahead in the program.
Doug is the son of Diana and Doug
Chance, and his brother‟s name is Nick.
BIO: Ross Easterling is a talented young Freshman
from Logan, West Virginia and a member of the
2009 West Virginia State Champions. He was a
selected All-Conference and All-State shortstop his
Junior and Senior years. All of his skills on the
diamond have led the UC coaching staff with high
expectation.
Ross‟ parents are Nora and SJ Easterling and
has five siblings Blake and Amber Adams, Si and
Scott Easterling, and Kristi Trout.
FRESHMAN Height: 5’10 Weight: 190
C/IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Hillsboro, OH
Major: Athletic Training
FRESHMAN Height: 6’3 Weight: 240
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Greenbrier, WV
Major: Education
Garrett Bostic
FRESHMAN Height: 5’10 Weight: 185
IF/OF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Major: Undecided
Doug Chance
FRESHMAN Height: 5’10 Weight: 175
IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Logan, WV
Major: Business Administration
Ross Easterling
Marshall Banks
25
BIO: Joey Fisher from Brunswick, MD is a great
young man, easily coachable, and very
determined. Even though he did not get to see
any competitive action this past Fall due to injury
he continued to work hard and tried to maintain a
role in the pitching staff.
Joeys parents are JoEllen and Fisher Carroll
and he has four brothers and sisters, Jimmy,
Jennifer, Jackie, and John Fisher.
BIO: Sage is a former two sport athlete from
Cincinnati's Archbishop Moeller High School. There
he was an All-City and All-Conference player and
helped his team win the Ohio State Championship.
Sage will be finding his way through the
program predominately as a catcher. With his pure
athleticism he is also a very capable third and first
baseman.
He is the son of Dominick and Lisa Iacovone,
and has two brothers Spencer and UC football‟s,
Dominick Iacovone.
BIO: During the Fall season the coaches saw one
of their freshman time and time again come up
with clutch hits. David Kerr was simply one of
the toughest batters to get out this offseason and it
will be exciting to see how he develops in his
college career. Along with his hitting, Kerr will
be positioned at the corners of the infield.
His parents are Tim and Andrea Kerr, and
his brother is Patrick.
Joey Fisher
FRESHMAN Height: 5’11 Weight: 190
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Brunswick, MD
Major: Sport Administration
David Kerr
FRESHMAN Height: 6’2 Weight: 210
IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Brooke Park, OH
Major: Accounting
Sage Iacovone
SOPHOMORE Height: 6’2 Weight: 210
C/IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major: Business Administration
26
BIO: This season the Eagles pitching staff picked
up a fresh arm from an unlikely place, the Golf
Team. Matt Maus has been golfing for the
University for two years now and was unable to
stay away from the game of baseball.
Maus decided try out this past fall and had an
exceptional fall and will be used mainly as a
reliever but could see some starting appearances.
Matt is the son of Mark and Susan Maus, and
has an older brother Drew, a younger sister Katie,
and a younger brother Reid.
Matt Maus
JUNIOR Height: 6’1 Weight: 185
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Hamilton, OH
Major: Sports Administration
BIO: Another Freshman hailing from Cincinnati is
John Schraer. John is a middle infielder who has
the potential to make a great career in the program.
He had a solid Fall season and showed solid
consistency in the field.
In his high school career John was a an All-
City selection giving UC another player the best
Cincinnati has to offer.
His parents are John and Lisa Schraer, and his
three siblings, Jessica, Jacob, and Joel.
FRESHMAN Height: 5’11 Weight: 165
IF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major: Sport Administration
John Schraer
BIO: Andy Pagan comes to UC as the only true
outfielder in the new freshmen class. He comes from
central New York where he was an All-League and
All-State selection.
Pagan will be seen mainly as a center fielder
with his speed and quick step to the ball. However,
the coaching staff has moved him around the outfield
to create some versatility.
Andy is the son of Mary and Edgar Pagan, and
has a sister Kristen.
FRESHMAN Height: 5’10 Weight: 160
OF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Tully, NY
Major: Athletic Training
Andy Pagan
27
BIO: Over the summer Coach Nozica made a key
pick up in Connor Shehan. Connor transferred into
the UC campus this past fall from Kansas
University
Shehan is a former All-Conference player
and State Honorable Mention player from
Colorado. He will be a middle infielder this
season and has great potential to be an everyday
starter for the Eagles.
Connor is the son of Dave and Sue Shehan.
SOPHOMORE Height: 6’0 Weight: 180
IF Bats: Left Throws: Right
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Major: Business Administration
Connor Shehan
BIO: This recruiting class brought in two highly
talented young athletes from Florida, one of
which is Igor Molina. In his high school career
Molina was a All-Region and All-State selection.
Igor is a threat from all across the field. He
is will be listed as a catcher and an outfielder but
is quite able to handle himself in the infield.
The Molina family consists of his father
Igor Molina Sr., his mother Veronica Molina Sr.,
and his sister Veronica Jr.
Igor Molina
FRESHMAN Height: 6’0 Weight: 180
C/OF Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Major: Undecided
BIO: Travis Zimmerman is one of the few Freshmen
pitchers that will be expected to produce for the
Eagles. After a successful Fall season and shown
dedication to the program, Travis can make a name for
himself early in his career. He has a strong arm and a
strong competitive nature. Zimmerman was a for All-
Conference and All-District player from Chesapeake,
Ohio.
He is the son of John and Brenda Zimmerman
and he has a younger brother Steven.
FRESHMAN Height: 6’2 Weight: 230
P Bats: Right Throws: Right
Hometown: Chesapeake, OH
Major: Athletic Training
Travis Zimmerman
28
BIO: Tyler Thaxton is a tall, big framed Freshman
out of Proctorville OH. He will be working in way
into the lineup as a First Baseman or as a Pitcher for
the Eagles. Thaxton has a strong bat and a potential
to be a solid hitter in the future.
In high school he was named as an All-
Conference player four times and named All-District
twice.
Tyler‟s parents are Pete and Tammy Thaxton.
He has two brother‟s Peter and Alex and one sister J
FRESHMAN Height: 6’3 Weight: 220
IF Bats: Left Throws: Right
Hometown: Proctorville, OH
Major: Business Administration
Tyler Thaxton
29
Sabrina Pletz MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer & Instructor
Sabrina Pletz is the Assistant Athletic Trainer and
Instructor for the University of Charleston
providing athletic training services for men's soccer
and women's softball and teaching in the
Department of Athletic Training. She received her
bachelor's degree from Cumberland College (KY)
and her master's degree from Fort Hays State University (KS). Prior
to coming to the University of Charleston, she served as the athletic
trainer at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. Sabrina's
interests include on-field emergency care and triage. She also has a
passion for educating everyone about basic first aid and CPR.
Student Athletic Trainers
Lane Catlett Micki Murzynski
Cory Rueckert Amanda Anderson
Logan Tretick Lindsey Martin
30
The WVIAC at one time included schools such
as West Virginia University, Marshall
University, and Morehead State.
31
Name Title Email
Blizzard, Barry Commissioner [email protected]
Prewitt, Will Associate Commissioner [email protected]
Prewitt, Stephanie Assistant Commissioner/Senior
Woman Administrator
Brownlee, Ben NCAA Compliance Coordinator [email protected]
King, Karen Supervisor of Softball &
Volleyball Officials
Holt, John Supervisor of Basketball Officials [email protected]
Merendino, Joe Supervisor of Baseball Officials
Brown, Don Supervisor of Soccer Officials [email protected]
Alton, Billy Supervisor of Football Officials [email protected]
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) is a collegiate athletic
conference that has historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but has now
expanded into Pennsylvania. It currently participates in NCAA‟s Division II after making its move
from the NAIA in 1994.
The WVIAC currently has 16 members. Founded in 1924 the original members still remaining
include, Alderson-Broaddus, Charleston, Concord, Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, Glenville State,
Salem International, Shepherd, West Liberty, and West Virginia Wesleyan. The Conference
continued to expand later picking up Bluefield State and West Virginia State in 1955, and Ohio Valley
in 1999. Then in 2006 Seton Hill University and the University of Pitt-Johnstown became the first out
of state schools to be a part of the WVIAC since 1933.
The Conference participates in championships in 16 different sports, men‟s and women‟s cross
country, football, men‟s and women‟s golf, men‟s and women‟s soccer, men‟s and women‟s tennis,
volleyball, men‟s and women‟s basketball, baseball, softball, and men‟s and women‟s track and field.
With the prestige of the WVIAC some of the championships are hosted in some top facilities
including Johnstown‟s Point Park is the host of the baseball tournament and the basketball
tournaments are held in the Charleston Civic Center.
The Presidents' Cup is awarded to the school that has the highest average score for sports
sponsored within the WVIAC. Points are awarded based on finishes in the regular season of each
sport. The number of schools participating for each championship also factors into the rating.
The Commissioner's Cup is awarded to the institution with the highest cumulative score as
determined by a scoring method used by the league. Points are awarded based on the school„s finish
after completion of each of the sports sponsored by the WVIAC.
The WVIAC holds it‟s present headquartered in Princeton, West Virginia.
32
Commissioner Barry Blizzard has been at the helm of the West Virginia Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference since his appointment in November, 1987. Through his very able leadership as
the conference's fourth commissioner, the WVIAC continues to enjoy national respectability and
competiveness among the 16 member schools and 17 sponsored sports.
One of the major accomplishments during Blizzard's tenure as WVIAC Commissioner has been
managing the conference's transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II, which occurred in the fall
of 1995. He also oversaw the move of the conference headquarters to Princeton in 1987. Prior to
NCAA affiliation, Barry held, at various times, a number of NAIA-related national and regional
offices. One in particular was a term as president of the NAIA National Athletic Directors
Association.
Once in the NCAA, Commissioner Blizzard has become involved with its administrative
matters and presently serves as the chairman of the Division II Awards Commissioners' Association.
He also has served as the regional chair of the selection committee for the Disney Wide World of
Sports Basketball Tip-off Tournament. In addition, Blizzard has helped structure a model conference
format for Division II league offices. He currently is the chair of the NCAA Division II Nominating
Committee.
Barry's work in the field of intercollegiate athletics has not gone unnoticed by peers. He has
received a number of awards including the NAIA's National Award of Merit for work as president of
the Athletic Directors Association and the seventh annual Mike McLaughlin Memorial Administrative
Award which is the WVIAC award recognizing persons who have made outstanding contributions to
the conference for a period of years. Additionally, a report he authored, NAIA Eligibility Rules, Time
for a Change, was published in the spring 1986 edition of The Athletic Administrator, a publication of
the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Blizzard's background in intercollegiate sports and sports management has served him well to
deal with the tasks of overseeing this league. Before taking on his present position, he was the athletic
director and sports information director at Bluefield State College, for 11 years beginning in 1976. A
two-year period as assistant athletic director and SID, preceded this.
The Commissioner is a native of Bramwell, WV, and received his undergraduate degree at
Bluefield State College. He earned a Masters in American History at Radford (VA) University.
Barry lives in Princeton with his wife Vicki. They have two daughters. Amie Bolton is a
resident of Pearisburg, Virginia, while younger daughter Emilie resides in Princeton.
Contact InfoWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1422 Main Street
Princeton, WV 24740
304/487-6298 phone
304/487-6299 fax
33
Batting Average (min. 80 AB & 75% of team games)
Year AB H BA
Jeff Davenport (Tech) 1983 102 52 .510
Joey Besl (Concord) 2005 144 72 .500
T.J. Shimizu (Salem International) 2003 144 72 .500
Bill Johnson (Fairmont State) 1994 82 41 .500
Rusty Clark (West Virginia State) 1986 100 49 .490
Jeff Miller (West Virginia State) 2006 195 95 .487
Bill Beattie (West Liberty State) 1987 107 52 .486
Zach Solly (Fairmont State) 2009 126 61 .484
Justin Rozich (West Virginia Wesleyan) 2004 133 64 .481
Perry Estep (West Virginia State) 1979 102 49 .480
Bobby Stewart (Alderson-Broaddus) 1989 84 40 .476
Chuck Mullins (West Virginia State) 1990 125 59 .472
Collin Brown (Shepherd) 2005 136 64 .471
Matt Kuntz (Concord) 2008 174 81 .466
Collin Brown (Shepherd) 2006 185 86 .465
Tobi Stoner (Davis & Elkins) 2006 127 59 .465
Mark Moore (Charleston) 1986 123 57 .463
John Nunziato (West Virginia Wesleyan) 1993 104 48 .462
Derek Bowen (West Virginia Wesleyan) 2008 167 77 .461
Jimmy Tribble (West Virginia State) 1982 87 40 .460
Earned Run Average
(min. 1 IP per team game)Year IP ER ERA
Ben Watkins (Pitt Johnstown) 2009 53.1 5 0.84
Mark Grimmett (West Virginia State) 1979 41.0 4 0.88
Phil MacLaine (West Liberty State) 1978 40.4 4 0.90
Joe Maskivish (West Liberty State) 1994 50.0 6 1.08
Mickey McCoy (West Virginia Wesleyan) 1990 48.2 6 1.12
Lance Daniels (West Virginia State) 1992 43.1 6 1.25
Joe Maskivish (West Liberty State) 1992 40.0 6 1.35
Dave Pyc (Charleston) 1992 59.0 9 1.37
John Alexander (West Virginia State) 1990 50.1 8 1.43
William Woolwine (Morris Harvey) 1977 48.2 8 1.48
Shane Glass (West Liberty State) 1989 46.1 8 1.56
Mark Deutsch (Davis & Elkins) 1978 40.0 7 1.58
Chad Ward (West Virginia Wesleyan) 1993 50.2 9 1.60
Ron Kaufman (Davis & Elkins) 1981 65.0 12 1.66
Ken Golden (West Virginia State) 1985 48.0 9 1.69
Jim LeMasters (West Liberty State) 1986 67.0 13 1.75
Joe Kaiser (Davis & Elkins) 1989 51.1 10 1.75
Jason Pollock (West Liberty State) 1996 46.0 9 1.76
Jerry Warner (Bluefield State) 1990 61.1 12 1.76
Jeff Droll (Davis & Elkins) 1991 41.0 8 1.76
Jason Taylor (West Liberty State) 2001 76.1 15 1.77
Kevin McClung (Concord) 2000 56.0 11 1.77
Home RunsYear HR
Kyle Jones (West Virginia State) 2006 25
Jerred Novotny (Alderson-Broaddus 2005 21
Bo Darby (West Virginia State) 2009 20
Charlie Drummond (Shepherd) 2004 19
Jeff Miller (West Virginia State) 2006 19
Chuck Carr (West Virginia State) 1982 18
Barry Shelton (West Virginia State) 1995 18
Jon McDowell (West Virginia State) 2005 18
Mike Spry (Shepherd) 2002 17
Ryan Taylor (West Virginia State) 2006 17
Jeff Miller (West Virginia State) 2007 17
Bo Darby (West Virginia State) 2008 17
Justin Graham (West Virginia State) 1999 16
Ronnie Palmer (Davis & Elkins) 1998 16
Ryan Taylor (West Virginia State) 2005 16
Dirk Webb (Shepherd) 2006 16
Josh Miller (West Virginia State) 2007 16
Greyson Schram (Concord) 2008 16
Brian Collins (Shepherd) 2009 16
Phil Pratt (Concord) 2003 15
Mark Ruscello (Davis & Elkins) 2006 15
Brandon Halstead (West Virginia State) 2006 15
Pat Trettel (Seton Hill) 2009 15
Runs Batted InYear RBI
Kyle Jones (West Virginia State) 2006 82
Jon McDowell (West Virginia State) 2005 79
Joey Besl (Concord) 2006 76
Ryan Taylor (West Virginia State) 2006 75
Barry Shelton (West Virginia State) 1995 72
Josh Miller (West Virginia State) 2005 69
Jeff Miller (West Virginia State) 2006 69
Bo Darby (West Virginia State) 2008 69
Ryan Taylor (West Virginia State) 2005 68
Kyle Jones (West Virginia State) 2005 67
Brandon Halstead (West Virginia State) 2006 67
Russ Faden (Salem-Teikyo) 1999 66
Jason Sharp (Concord) 2000 65
Dirk Webb (Shepherd) 2006 65
Greyson Schram (Concord) 2008 64
Josh Miller (West Virginia State) 2007 63
Jeff Miller (West Virginia State) 2007 63
Bo Darby (West Virginia State0 2009 63
Andy Maught (West Virginia State) 2004 62
Brandon Halstead (West Virginia State) 2007 62
Scott Jones (Concord) 2000 61
Ben Gerkin (West Virginia Wesleyan) 2000 60
Paul Day (Alderson-Broaddus 2008 60
1
Point stadium has hosted baseball
greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,
and Jackie Robinson. The stadium
was built in 1926 and features a
Fenway Park-like wall in Left Field
that stands at 30-feet high.
34
35
The post-season tournament for WVIAC baseball is hosted at Johnstown, Pennsylvania‟s Point
Stadium. The stadium is the home to the Professional Independent team the Johnstown Johnnies.
Point Stadium has the ability to gather large crowds with its ability to hold a capacity of 10,000,
and offers an enjoyable atmosphere for players and fans alike.
The tournament structure is comprised of a 6 team double elimination system. The top two
teams in each of the WVIAC‟s three divisions earn the trip to Johnstown.
Last season the Southern Division‟s five year reign of victory came to an end as the Shepherd
Rams defeated West Virginia State to claim the title. The 2010 will once again be a tough season
and any team can make it their way to Johnstown in search for the WVIAC Championship.
1947: West Virginia Tech
1948: Salem
1949: Morris Harvey/Salem
1950: Morris Harvey
1951: Morris Harvey
1952: Morris Harvey
1953: Fairmont State
1954: Concord
1955: West Virginia Wesleyan
1956: West Virginia Wesleyan
1957: Fairmont State
1958: Fairmont State
1959: West Virginia State
1960: Fairmont State
1961: Concord
1962: Salem
1963: West Liberty State
1964: West Liberty State
1965: West Liberty State
1966: Salem
1967: Fairmont State
WVIAC Baseball
Champions
1968: Fairmont State
1969: West Liberty State
1970: Fairmont State
1971: Salem
1972: Morris Harvey
1973: West Liberty State
1974: West Liberty State
1975: West Liberty State
1976: West Liberty State
1977: West Liberty State
1978: West Virginia State
1979: West Virginia State
1980: Davis & Elkins
1981: Charleston
1982: West Virginia State
1983: Shepherd
1984: Shepherd
1985: West Liberty State
1986: West Virginia State
1987: West Liberty State
1988: West Liberty State
1989: West Liberty State
1990: Charleston
1991: West Virginia Wesleyan
1992: West Virginia Wesleyan
1993: West Virginia State
1994: West Virginia State
1995: West Virginia Wesleyan
1996: West Virginia Wesleyan
1997: West Virginia State
1998: West Liberty State
1999: West Virginia State
2000: West Virginia State
2001: Concord
2002: West Virginia State
2003: West Virginia State
2004: Shepherd
2005: West Virginia State
2006: Ohio Valley
2007: West Virginia State
2008: West Virginia State
2009: Shepherd
DAY 1
G1: North #1 vs. Central #2 9:30 a.m.
G2: South #1 vs. North #2 9:30 a.m.
G3: Central #1 vs. South #2 1:00 p.m.
G4: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 2:00 p.m.
G5: Winner G1 vs. Loser G3 4:30 p.m.
G6: Winner G2 vs. Winner G3 8:00 p.m.
DAY3
G7: Loser G5 vs. Loser G6 12:30 p.m.
G8: Winner G4 vs. Winner G5 4:00 p.m.
G9: Winner G7 vs. Winner G6 7:30 p.m.
DAY2
G7: Winner G4 vs. Loser G6 12:30 p.m.
G8: Winner G5 vs. Winner G6 4:00 p.m.
G9: Winner G7 vs. Loser G8 7:30 p.m.
DAY 4 : Championship
G10: Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 1:00 p.m.
1
36
James Clarke entering
his Senior season has
made 125 starting
appearances in his 127
games played, which is
the most on the team.
37
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME PLACEFeb. 20 Sat. Cal-PA 1:00 Charleston, WV
21 Sun. Cal-PA 1:00 Charleston, WV
24 Wed. Fairmont St. 1:00 Charleston, WV
27 Sat. West Liberty 1:00 Charleston, WV
28 Sun. West Liberty 1:00 Charleston, WV
Mar. 5 Fri. Lake Erie (1 - 9) 3:30 Charleston, WV
6 Sat. Lake Erie 1:00 Charleston, WV
7 - 12 SPRING BREAK TBA Winter Haven, FL
20 Sat. Bluefield St.* 1:00 Bluefield, WV
21 Sun. Bluefield St.* 1:00 Bluefield, WV
23 Tues. WV. Wesleyan 1:00 Charleston, WV
24 Wed. Davis & Elkins 1:00 Charleston, WV
27 Sat. WV State* 1:00 Charleston, WV
29 Sun. WV State* 1:00 Charleston, WV
30 Tues. Fairmont St. 1:00 Fairmont, WV
Apr. 2 Fri. Ohio Valley* 1:00 Charleston, WV
3 Sat. Ohio Valley* 1:00 Charleston, WV
5 Mon. Bluefield St.* 1:00 Charleston, WV
7 Wed. Wheeling Jesuit 2:00 Wheeling, WV
10 Sat. Columbia Union (1-9) 7:30 Charleston, WV
11 Sun. Columbia Union 1:00 Charleston, WV
13 Tues. Alderson Broaddus 1:00 Phillipi, WV
17 Sat. Concord* 1:00 Athens, WV
18 Sun. Concord* 1:00 Athens, WV
21 Wed. WV Wesleyan 4:00 Buckhannon, WV
24 - 25 WVIAC Make Up Weekend
May WVIAC Tournament TBA Johnstown, PA
North Atlantic Regionals TBA West Lawn, PA
NCAA DII World Series TBA Montgomery, AL
* Denotes WVIAC Southern Division Conference Games
Unless noted all games are played as doubleheaders
All Home games are played at Appalachian Power Park
38
Miles Young will leads the pitching staff in 20 appearances,
and has the second most innings pitched with 50.
1
39
40
California University
of Pennsylvania Feb. 20 – 21, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: California, PA
Nickname: Vulcans
Colors: Black & Red
Founded: 1852
Enrollment: 8,200
President: Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.
Athletic Director: Dr. Thomas Pucci
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Mike Conte
Asst Coaches: Chris Bunson, Chris Squeguila
Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic
Years In Conference: 58
Home Field: Consol Energy Park
2009 Record: 32-15
2009 PSAC Record/Finish: 16-8/4th
School Website: www.cup.edu
Athletic Website: www.calvulcans.com
Fairmont State University Feb. 24, Charleston, WV
Mar. 30, Fairmont WV
GeneralLocation: Fairmont, WV
Nickname: Fighting Falcons
Colors: Maroon & White
Founded: 1865
Enrollment: 7,000
President: Dr. Thomas Krepel
Athletic Director: Rusty Elliot
Baseball InformationHead Coach: George Yanchak
Asst Coaches: Joe Price, Bryan Spitzer
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field: Mary Lou Retton Park
2009 Record: 15-23
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 12-13/
School Website: www.fairmontstate.edu
Athletic Website: www.fightingfalcons.com
2009 ResultsFebruary
26 at Charleston ……….……..W 12-0, W 12-3
28 Findlay (Ohio)………….W 8-7
March
2 Kutztown…………….....W 9-5
3 Kutztown………………..L 8-9
4 at Bellarmine (Ky.)………...L 1-9
5 Kutztown………………..L 2-4
6 at Findlay (Ohio)…...………W 11-3
6 at Bellarmine (Ky.)………...W 8-3
7 at Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.)…L 1-9
11 at West Virginia State………W 5-4, W 9-7
13 SLIPPERY ROCK……..W 6-5, W 4-0
14 at Slippery Rock……………W 8-3, L 2-12
16 WHEELING JESUIT…..W 15-2
18 at Salem International………W 11-6, W 10-1
20 at Clarion……………………W 9-6, W 7-5
21 Clarion…………………...W 3-2, L 2-10
27 at Davis & Elkins……………W 10-3, L 7-8
31 OHIO VALLEY (WV)….W 7-1, W 11-5
April
1 DAVIS & ELKINS……...W 22-9
4 GANNON ……………….W 8-1, W 4-2
5 GANNON………………..W 11-5, W 5-2
8 at Seton Hill………………….L 7-11
11 INDIANA (PA)……….…W 13-12, W 7-6
13 at Indiana (Pa.)……………….L 6-23, L 4-5
17 LOCK HAVEN…………. L 4-5, W 6-4
18 at Lock Haven………………W 4-3, W 8-6
24 at Mercyhurst………………..L 9-10 (8), W 4-3 (8)
25 MERCYHURST ……...... L 5-9, L 1-10
May
5 Shippensburg* …………..W 6-2
7 West Chester* …………...L 11-12 (11)
* Denotes PSAC Tournament
2009 Results
February
21 at Chowan (NC)…….….…………L 0 -7, W 1-0
22 at Chowan (NC)……..……………L 14-17
March
3 at Seton Hill ...…………................L 5-11, W 1-0
6 at Concord ….……………………W 16-13
6 at Concord……….………..............L 6-12, L 7-15
14 at Hillsdale (MI).………………….L 3-4 , W 7-5
15 at Hillsdale (MI) .....………………L 2-5, L 1-7
16 at Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.)……… L 3-4, L 1-12
18 at Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.)……… L 1- 12
21 SALEM INTERNATIONAL…L 3-6, W 18-3
22 SALEM INTERNATIONAL…W 8-7, W 10-1
31 CHARLESTON.………............W 6-1, L 11-14
April
2 at Shepherd…………………. ……..L 3-9, L 0-6
9 at Charleston……………....………..L 8-9, L 4 -10
10 WV WESLEYAN………………W 5-3, L 5-9
18 at Davis & Elkins ..…….................. W 7-6, L 5-9
19 at Davis & Elkins ..………………...W 17-7, W 5-4
25 at Alderson Broaddus….………….. W 10-8, L 2-14
26 WV WESLEYAN ...……........... W 6-2, L 4-18
27 OHIO VALLEY………………. L 7-11
30 Seton Hill*……………..……… W 5-3
May
1 Concord* ……..………………... W 6-2
2 Shepherd*………………………..L 4-8
3 WV State* ……………............... L 5-15
* Denotes WVIAC Tournament
41
West Liberty State College Feb. 27 – 28, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: West Liberty, WV
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Black & Gold
Founded: 1837
Enrollment: 2,400
President: Robert C. Capehart
Athletic Director: James W. Watson
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Bo McConnaughy
Asst Coaches: Eric Burkle, Tyson Gardner
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field: Kovalick Field
2009 Record: 9 – 32
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 4-12/ 12th
School Website: www.westliberty.edu
Athletic Website: www.hilltoppersports.com
Lake Erie CollegeMar. 5-6, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Painsville, OH
Nickname: Storm
Colors: Forest Green & White
Founded:
Enrollment:
President: Michael T. Victor
Athletic Director: Griz Zimmerman
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Brian McGee
Asst Coaches: Kyle Sheppard, John Quartieri,
Anthony Hayes
Conference: Independent
Years In Conference:
Home Field: Classic Park
2009 Record: 16-35
2009 AMCC Record/Finish: 10-8/ 3rd
School Website: www.lec.edu
Athletic Website: www.lec.edu/athletics2009 ResultsMarch
3 at Charleston...……………........L 0-5, W 7-5
7 at Lander (SC)……….................L 5-6, 5-11
8 at Lander (SC)…………….........L 3- 15
9 Concord …..……………........L 6 – 15
9 at Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.)….....L 1-17
10 at Augusta State (Ga.)…….….. ..L 2- 6, L 1 – 4
11 Wayne State (NE)………........L 4- 17
12 Wayne State (NE)...……..…...L 3- 11
14 at Shepherd……………….….....L 2 – 5, 7 - 14
17 WV WESLEYAN….……..... L 7 -9, W 7- 3
23 BLUEFIELD STATE…….. ..W 11 – 8
27 OHIO VALLEY…………… W 11-0, L 1- 4
28 OHIO VALLEY …………….L 6 – 7
31 at Davis & Elkins…………...…..W 5 – 2, L 1 – 3
April
1 SLIPPERY ROCK…………..L 3 – 6. L 8 – 10
4 SETON HILL ………..………L 5 – 17, L 3 – 8
5 SETON HILL…………..........L 0 – 4, L 7 – 10
11 at Pitt-Johnstown.……………….. L 1 – 20, L 0 – 7
16 ALDERSON BROADDUS …..L 0- 5, L 3 – 5
18 WHEELING JESUIT …......... ..L 2- 7, L 0 – 3
19 WHEELING JESUIT ………...W 10- 2, W 13 – 3
23 at WV State ………….…………..L 5 – 18, L 4 – 7
25 at Shepherd ...………………….... L 3 -16 , W 8-2
26 at Pitt-Johnstown…...……..........L 5-9, L 1-10
2009 ResultsMarch
3 Pfeiffer....………………..…………L 8-9
4 at Mars Hill………………..................L 3-6, W 10-6
5 at Catawba...…………………………L 3 –12
5 at Lenoir-Rhyne.…...………………... L 1-20
6 at Charleston…….………................... L 4-7
10 at Davis & Elkins………..................... L 8-9 (13), L 5-6
14 Findlay….……………… ………....L 3-9
14 Grand Valley State………………... L 4-15
15 Grand Valley State…………………L 0-6
15 Findlay…………..……… ………...L 10-17
18 Indiana (PA) ……………. ……….. L 7-8
18 at Seton Hill…………………………. L 7-9
19 CASE WESTERN RESERVE …..W 7-1, W 11-5
24 NOTRE DAME (OH)……………L 4-11, W 7-5
25 at Baldwin-Wallace………………… L 8-12
31 MANSFIELD…………………… L 4-19, L 3-4
April
2 CLARION………….…..................W 12-2, W 6-3
4 at Mercyhurst………..……………….L 0-6, L 5-8
5 MERCYHURST…..……………..L 0-18, L 5-10
10 GANNON…………………..….…L 2-9, W 9-3
11 GANNON…………………..…….L 4-5, W 6-4
14 at Clarion…………….………………W 3-2, W 6-2
15 SALEM INTERNATIONAL..…..L 5-9, W 10-3
17 at Case Western Reserve…... …….....W 9-4
18 at Slippery Rock……………………..W 6-5, L 4-14
19 at Slippery Rock…………………….. L 2-5, L 4-11
21 at Mercyhurst………………………... L 0-10, L 3-5
23 TIFFIN............................................L 5-8, L 3-13
25 URBANA…………………………W 9-7, W 14- 3
26 URBANA………………………… L 5-7, L 2- 3
May
3 COLUMBIA UNION….………..L 0-5, L 3-6
4 COLUMBIA UNION …………...L 2-5, W 8-1
42
Bluefield State College Mar. 20 – 21, Bluefield, WV
Apr.5, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Bluefield, WV
Nickname: Big Blue
Colors: Blue & Gold
Founded: 1895
Enrollment: 1,800
President: Albert L. Walker
Athletic Director: Terry Brown
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Geoff Hunter
Asst Coaches: Chris Black, Mark Oblinger,
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 54
Home Field: Bowen Field
2009 Record: 12-32
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 7-9/ 10th
School Website: www.bluefieldstate.edu
Athletic Website: www.bluefieldstate.edu/athletics
2009 ResultsFebruary
1 at Paine (GA)……………..W 7 -2, W 12 – 4
13 Benedict (SC)…………..W 10 – 9
22 at Limestone (SC)………...L 3 – 10
28 at Montevallo (AL)………..L 1 – 8, L 1 – 11
March
7 at Charleston...……………..W 11 – 10, W 6 – 1
8 at Charleston………………..L 9 – 10, W 11 – 5
15 at WV Wesleyan …………...L 3 – 7, W 6 – 4
20 Elizabeth City State (NC)..W 5 – 4
22 at Slippery Rock…………….L 0 –10, L 4 –14
23 at West Liberty……..…….….L 8 -11
24 at Columbia Union ..…….…..L 1-2, L 6-7
25 at Pitt-Johnstown..…………...L 1-11, L 3 -7
29 at CONCORD ……………..W 5-4, L 1-11
April
2 ALDERSON BROADDUS…L 3-8, L 5-20
4 at WV State….………………….L 1 – 2, L 3-7
5 at WV State….………………….L 6– 9, L 3-12
10 OHIO VALLEY………….…W 4-2, W 7-4
11 OHIO VALLEY………….…W 4-2, W 7-4
16 Mars Hill (NC)………………..L 2-9
17 at Alderson-Broaddus…………....L 5-9, L 8-10
18 Pitt Johnstown .……………… L 2-7, L 2-10
21 at Guilford (NC) .………………..L 2-8
22 at Davis & Elkins……………….. L 5-6, L 3-4
25 CONCORD…………………... L 6-7, L 3-13
27 at King (TN)……………………..L 6-11, L 2-12
RussMatt Baseball
Central Florida Invitational Mar. 7 – 12, Winterhaven, Fl
GeneralLocation: Winterhaven, Fl
Tournament Director: Dave Barnard
Phone Number: 207-899-3516
Email: [email protected]
Fields & Complex: Chain of Lakes Park
Tournament Dates: Feb. 20 – Apr. 24
Website: www.russmattbaseball.com
43
Davis & Elkins College March 24, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Elkins, WV
Nickname: Senators
Colors: Red & Black
Founded: 1904
Enrollment: 700
President: Dr. G.T. “Buck” Smith
Athletic Director: Dr. Greg Myers
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Ronnie Palmer
Asst Coaches: Ben Grimm
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field: Harpertown Field
2009 Record: 24-31
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 24-31/ 4th
School Website: www.davisandelkins.edu
Athletic Website: www.godandesenators.com
West Virginia
Wesleyan College Mar. 23, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Buckhannon, WV
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Black & Orange
Founded: 1890
Enrollment: 1,400
President: Dr. Pamela Balch
Athletic Director: Ken Taylor
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Randy Tenney
Asst Coaches: Mike, Honce, Eric, Lassiter,
Christian Rosado
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 83
Home Field: Ellis Baseball Field
2009 Record: 21-21
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 9-7/ 8th
School Website: www.wvwc.edu
Athletic Website: www.bobcats.wvwc.edu
2009 Results
February
7 at Chowan (NC)……………..L 0-6, L 3-11
8 at Chowan (NC)……………..L 5- 10
14 at Francis Marion (SC)………L 1-10, L 0-5
15 at Francis Marion (SC)………L 4-5
21 at St. Augustine (NC)………..W 7-5
22 at St. Augustine (NC)………..L 8-9, L 4-11
March
5 at Brevard (NC)..………….....L 2-7
6 at North Greenville…………..W 7-5, W 4-3
7 at North Greenville…………..L 6-8, W 10-5
10 LAKE ERIE………………W 9-8 (12), W 6-5
13 COLUMBIA UNION….…L 2-3, L 4-7
18 at Concord……………………….W 7-6, L 5-16
21 ALDERSON-BROADDUS….W 4-2, W 7-3
22 ALDERSON-BROADDUS…. L 9-17, L 3-4
25 CALIFORNIA (PA)………….L 3-10, W 8-7
28 at WV Wesleyan…………………W 8-3, W 21-3
31 WEST LIBERTY……………. L 2-5, W 3-1
April
1 at California (PA)……………….. L 9- 22
4 at Salem International…………... W 14-12, W 9-5
5 at Salem International……………L 1-2, W 4-1
7 at Ohio Valley..…………………. L 8-19
11 SETON HILL …………….…W 4-3, L 4-6
13 at Virginia State....………………W 9-7, W 6-3
16 CHARLESTON…………….. L 1-4, L 16-17 (8)
18 FAIRMONT STATE…..…… L 6-7, W 8-4
19 FAIRMONT STATE……….. L 7-17, L 4-5
21 at WV STATE………………….. L 2-9, L 5-13
22 BLUEFIELD STATE……......W 6-5, W 4-3
25 at WV Wesleyan…………………W 8-6, L 1-2
30 WV State*…………………….L 5-21
May
1 Seton Hill* …………………..W 8-3
2 WV State* …………............. L 9-15
* Denotes WVIAC Tournament
2009 ResultsFebruary
28 Lock Haven……….……… .W 13-5, W 17-3
March
1 Grand Valley State ..…...........L 10 -15
2 Saint Josephs .……………... L 8-9
2 Kentucky Wesleyan .….........L 10-11
3 Nebraska-Omaha………. …. L 0-13
4 Saint Joseph .......…………. L 6-9
4 Grand Valley State.……........ W 8-3
5 Valdosta State………………. L 5-13
6 Missouri-St. Louis ...……….W 5-4, W 9-7
7 C.W. Post (NY)……………. W 13-12
11 at Shepherd……………..…. ….L 4-5, L 4-5
15 BLUEFIELD………………..W 7-3. L 4-6
17 at West Liberty ……..………….W 9-7, L 3-7
21 Charleston ………………….W 6-4, W 2-1
22 at Charleston ….………………..W 5-2, W 8-4
28 Davis & Elkins……………... L 3-8, L 3-21
31 at WV State………………….… L 0-5, W 1-0
April
4 ALDERSON-BROADDUS …W 7-6, L 4-10
5 ALDERSON-BROADDUS.... W 9-1, W 6-5
10 at Fairmont State.………………. L 3-5, W 9-5
16 at Concord……………………….L 7-9, L 0-6
18 at Salem International...…………W 16-1, W 7-4
24 at Salem International..…………..L 3-5, W 12-3
25 Davis & Elkins………………. L 6-8, W 2-1
26 at Fairmont State…………………L 2-6, W 18 -4
44
West Virginia State University Mar. 27 – 28, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Institute, WV
Nickname: Yellow Jackets
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 5,000
President: Hazo W. Carter Jr.
Athletic Director: Sean Lloyd
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Calvin Bailey
Asst Coaches: Sean Lloyd, Marc Atkins
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 54
Home Field: Calvin Bailey Field
2009 Record: 33-15
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 14-2/ 2nd
School Website: www.wvtateu.edu
Athletic Website: www.wvsuyellowjackets.com
Ohio Valley University Apr. 2-3, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Vienna, WV
Nickname: Fighting Scots
Colors: Royal & Red
Founded: 1960
Enrollment: 512
President: Dr. E. Keith Stotts
Athletic Director: Larry Lyons
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Bob Crawford
Asst Coaches:
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 10
Home Field: City Park Field
2009 Record: 14 – 33
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 3-13/ 13th
School Website: www.ovu.edu
Athletic Website: www.ovu.edu/athletics
2009 Results
February
7 at Brevard (NC) ……….…………..L 1-0, L 0-3
8 at Brevard (NC)……………..……..L 6-14
14 at Chowan (NC)……………………L 2-5, L 7-11
15 at Chowan (NC)………….……...... L 4-11
28 at PITT-Johnstown……………..…..L 2-3, L 0-8
March
3 SALEM INTERNATIONAL ….W 9-8, W 2-1
4 at Bellarmine (Ky.)………...L 1-9
5 Kutztown………………..L 2-4
6 at Findlay (Ohio)…...………W 11-3
6 at Bellarmine (Ky.)………...W 8-3
7 at Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.)…L 1-9
11 at West Virginia State………W 5-4, W 9-7
13 SLIPPERY ROCK……..W 6-5, W 4-0
14 at Slippery Rock……………W 8-3, L 2-12
16 WHEELING JESUIT…..W 15-2
18 at Salem International………W 11-6, W 10-1
20 at Clarion……………………W 9-6, W 7-5
21 Clarion…………………...W 3-2, L 2-10
27 at Davis & Elkins……………W 10-3, L 7-8
31 OHIO VALLEY (WV)….W 7-1, W 11-5
April
1 DAVIS & ELKINS……...W 22-9
4 GANNON ……………….W 8-1, W 4-2
5 GANNON………………..W 11-5, W 5-2
8 at Seton Hill………………….L 7-11
11 INDIANA (PA)……….…W 13-12, W 7-6
13 at Indiana (Pa.)……………….L 6-23, L 4-5
17 LOCK HAVEN………….L 4-5, W 6-4
18 at Lock Haven………………W 4-3, W 8-6
24 at Mercyhurst………………..L 9-10 (8), W 4-3 (8)
25 MERCYHURST ……......L 5-9, L 1-10
May
5 Shippensburg* …………..W 6-2
7 West Chester* …………...L 11-12 (11)
* Denotes PSAC Tournament
2009 Results
February
13 at PITT-Johnstown…..………...…..L 3-8, L 4-6
26 ALDERSON-BROADDUS ….. L 6-7, W 17-1
March
11 CALIFORNIA…….…………...L 4-5, L 7-9
18 at Marshall………………………... L 4-6
20 at North Greenville (SC)………….. W 13-10
21 at North Greenville (SC)…...………W 13-2, W 6-1
23 at Erskine…………………………...L 3-17
24 at Wingate (NC) ……………………W 7-6, L 6-13
27 at Charleston………………..………W 7-0, W 6-2
31 WV WESLEYAN……………… W 5-0, L 0-1
April
2 PITT-JOHNSTOWN ………….W 8-2, W 2-1 (11)
4 BLUEFIELD STATE …………. W 2-1, W 7-3
5 BLUEFIELD STATE………….. W 9-6, W 12-3
10 at Concord……….…………………..W 4-2, L 4-11
17 at Concord………………………….. W 4-3, W 4-2
18 at Ohio Valley……………………….W 18-2, W 8-1
17 at Ohio Valley………………………W 6-5, W 10-1
21 DAVIS & ELKINS………………W 9-2, W 13-5
23 WEST LIBERTY……………….. W 18-5, W 7-4
25 at Charleston…………………………L 4-6, W 22-2
27 SALEM INTERNATIONAL…...W 25-0, W 14-0
30 Davis & Elkins*…………………. W 15-9
May
1 Shepherd* …………………….….. L 3-6
2 Davis & Elkins*…………….…......W 15-9
2 Fairmont State*……………………W 15-5
3 Shepherd*…………………………. L 5-12
15 Kutztown (PA) #.....………………..W 4-1
15 Mercyhurst #………………………..L 1-4
16 Kutztown (PA) #...............................W 6-1
16 Mercyhurst #..................................... L 7-8
* Denotes WVIAC Tournament
# Denotes North Atlantic Regionals
45
Wheeling Jesuit University Apr. 7, Wheeling, WV
GeneralLocation: Wheeling, WV
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Black & Red
Founded: 1954
Enrollment: 1,232
President: J. Davitt McAteer
Athletic Director:
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Terry Edwards
Asst Coaches: Brian Denison, Greg Bamburger,
Justin Edwards
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 52
Home Field: J B Chambers Sports Complex
2009 Record: 9-32
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 3-13/ 14th
School Website: www.wju.edu
Athletic Website: www.wju.edu/athletics
Columbia Union College Apr. 10-11, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Takoma Park, MD
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Blue & Gold
Founded:
Enrollment:
President: Weymouth Spence
Athletic Director: Bruce Peifer
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Michael Ricucci
Asst Coaches: Kendall Hurst, Nathan Heggestead
Conference: United States Collegiate Athletic Assoc.
Years In Conference:
Home Field:
2009 Record:
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish:
School Website: www.cuc.edu
Athletic Website: www.cuc.edu/athletics
2009 ResultsMarch
8 Grand Valley St………………..L 1-9, L 2-7
9 Rockhurst (MO) ………............ L 4-16, L 7-13
10 Quincy (IL)…………………….L 2-8
10 Ashland (OH)…...…………….. L 1-10
12 Assumption (MA) ……………. L 3-16, L 1-13
13 Saginaw Valley State (MI)….…L 1-6, L 1-2
14 Ashland (OH)…………………. L 12-16
16 at California (PA) ……………….. L 2-15
14 at Charleston………..……………W 14-2, L 4-6
21 COLUMBIA UNION ……...... L 4-6
22 COLUMIBA UNION…...…… L 0-7, W 6-1
27 SETON HILL ………………...L 6-12, L 5-8 (10)
28 SETON HILL……...………… L 1-3, L 0-4
31 MERCYHURST ……………..L 4-7, W 7-5
April
4 at PITT-Johnstown……………….L 6-7, L 1-7
5 PITT-Johnstown …………….W 6-3. L 2-7
10 at Shepherd……………………… L 0-5, L 3-6
11 at Shepherd……………………… L 2-15, L 3-12
13 at Alderson-Broaddus…………… L 1-10, L 9-13
18 at West Liberty…..…………….…W 7-2, W 3-0
19 at West Liberty ………………….. L 2-10, L 3-13
24 OHIO VALLEY ……...............L 3-4, L 5-6
2009 Results
February
17 at Georgia College & State……….. L 2-4, L 2-22
24 at St. Augustine‟s………...……….W 4-1, W 4-3
March
5 at Shepherd………….………….....W 12-9, L 4-7
9 at West Alabama…………………..L 9-15
10 at Montevallo……………………...L 3-5, L 0-6
11 at Montevallo……….……………..L 6-17
13 at Davis & Elkins…............………W 3-2, W 7-4
18 EAST STROUSBURG…...….. L 6-14, W 6-5
21 at Wheeling Jesuit…………………W 6-4
22 at Wheeling Jesuit…………………W 7-0, L 1-6
24 BLUEFIELD STATE………….W 2-1, W 7-6
April
1 at Virginia State……………………W 2-0, W 9-4
2 at Virginia State…………………....W 8-6
5 at Penn Sate Beaver………………. L 2-3, L 2-4
7 St. Josephs-Brooklyn………… .W 9-2
17 at Lincoln……..……………………W 11-3, W 13-2
19 at East Stroudsburg………………... W 4-3 (13), L 7-12
21 at West Chester……..……………….L 4-11, L 5-13
24 at Indiana (PA)……………………..W 9-8, L 2-4
May
3 at Lake Erie…………………………W 5-0, W 6-3
4 at Lake Erie…………………………W 5-2, L 1-8
7 at Rollins……………………………L 1-8
12 UC Clermont……………………..W 6-2
12 Apprentice School……………..... L 0-1
13 Penn College……………………. W 7-0
13 UC Clermont……………………. W 8-3
14 Apprentice School………………. W 4-3
14 St. Catherine‟s
* Denotes USCAA Tournament
46
Alderson Broaddus University Apr. 13, Phillipi, WV
GeneralLocation: Phillipi, WV
Nickname: Battlers
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Founded: 1871
Enrollment: 800
President: J. Michael Clyburn
Athletic Director: J.D. Long
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Bill Bar
Asst Coaches:
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field: Jack Funk Field
2009 Record: 29-11
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 8-6/ 9th
School Website: www.ab.edu
Athletic Website: www.ab.edu/athletics
Concord University Apr. 17-18, Charleston, WV
GeneralLocation: Athens, WV
Nickname: Mt. Lions
Colors: Maroon, Black, & Grey
Founded: 1872
Enrollment: 3,000
President: Gregary F. Aloia
Athletic Director: Kevin Garrett
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Kevin Garrett
Asst Coaches: Andrew Wright
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field:
2009 Record: 35-15
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 9-5/ 5th
School Website: www.concord.edu
Athletic Website: www.cumountainlions.com
2009 ResultsFebruary
6 at Claflin (SC)……………….…. W 17-5, L 8-9
7 at Paine (GA) ……..………….…W 8-0, W 16-4
26 at WV State…….…………….… W 7-6, L 1-17
March
7 at St. Augustine‟s (NC) ................ W 6-2, W 19-5
8 at Shaw (NC)...………………… W 15-3
9 at Benedict (SC)………................ W 13-5
10 at Brevard (NC)……………...….. W 8-6
11 at Mars Hill (NC).…...……………L 6-7
12 at Coker (SC)…………...……...… W 6-4
17 OHIO VALLEY…………….... L 6-14
18 at Ohio Valley….………………… L 8-9
21 at Davis & Elkins………………… L2-4, L 3-7
22 at Davis & Elkins……………….... W 17-9, W 4-3
April
2 at Bluefield State………………... W 8-3, W 20-5
4 at WV Wesleyan ………………… L 6-7 (8), W 10- 4
5 at WV Wesleyan ………………… L 1-9, L 5-6
8 at Charleston………………………W 8-7
10 SALEM INTERNATIONAL….W 10-7, W 4-2
13 WHEELING JESUIT………… W 10-1, W 13-9
16 at West Liberty…………………… W 5-0, W 5-3
17 BLUEFIELD STAE…...………W 9-5, W 10-8
19 PITT-JOHNSTOWN…………. W 10-8, W 6-4
25 FAIRMONT STATE..................L 8-10 , W 14-2
26 SALEM INTERNATIONAL….W 1-0, W 13-8
2009 Results
February
13 MANSFIELD…………..…….. W 7-5, L 4-7
14 MANSFIELD….……….….…. W 9-7, W 12-1
March
6 FAIRMONT STATE................. L 13-16
7 FAIRMONT STATE…...……..W 12-6. W 15-7
9 West Liberty…………….............W 15-6
9 Wayne State..……………………W 9-5
11 at Armstrong Atlantic (GA)……… L 3-8
12 at Armstrong Atlantic (GA)……….L 0-10
13 Wayne State (NE)………………L 8-9
18 DAVIS & ELKINS…………… L 6-7, W 16-5
21 OHIO VALLEY……………...W 6-2, W 8-6
22 OHIO VALLEY………...…… L 3-8, W 10-4
29 at Bluefield State………………… L 4-5 (10), W 11-1
31 SALEM INTERNATIONAL…W 16-2, W 8-1
April
4 at Shepherd………………………..W 6-5, W 7-6
5 at Shepherd………………………..W 5-4
10 WV STATE…………………….L 2-4, W 11-4
11 WV STATE ……………………L 3-4, L 2-4
16 WV WESLEYAN…………..….L 6-23, L 4-5
18 at Charleston……………………... W 15-0, W 8-0
21 KING (TN)…………….………W 10-7
25 at Bluefield State…………………..W 7-6, W 13-3
26 SETON HILL ………………….W 9-8, W 17-8
30 Shepherd……………………….. L 1-5
May
1 Fairmont State* ………..……….. L 2-6
14 West Chester#................................L 3-5
15 Kutztown# …………...................L 4-9
* Denotes WVIAC Tournament
# Dentoes North Atlantic Regionals
47
Due to the length of the schedule and size of the
Conference, UC is not able to find meeting among all
WVIAC teams. Until they meet in the post-season.
48
University of PITT
Johnstown
GeneralLocation: Johnstown, PA
Nickname: Mountain Cats
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Founded: 1927
Enrollment: 3,029
President: Jem Spectar
Athletic Director: Pat Pecora
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Todd Williams
Asst Coaches: Rick Roberts
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 3
Home Field: Point Stadium
2009 Record: 29-15
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 9-7/7th
School Website: www.upj.pitt.edu
Athletic Website: www.upj.pitt.edu/71/
Salem International
University
GeneralLocation: Clarksburg, WV
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green & Black
Founded: 1888
Enrollment: 1,000
President: Dr. C. Eric Kirkland
Athletic Director: Keith Bullion
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Tanner Hill
Asst Coaches: Nate Younglove
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field:
2009 Record: 4-41
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 3-13/ 15th
School Website: www.salemu.edu
Athletic Website: athletics.salemu.edu
2009 ResultsFebruary
7 at Mars Hill (NC)……………….…. L 6-10, L 3-8
8 at Mars Hill (NC) ……..……………L 0-18
14 at Wingate (NC)…….……………... L 6-15, L 6-13
15 at Wingate (NC)…………………… L 2-15
21 at Montreat (NC)……………………L 0-2, L 0-14
22 at Montreat (NC)……………..……..L 5-8
March
3 at Ohio Valley……………............... L 7-8, L 1-2
8 at Rio Grande (OH) ……………… L 8-9, L 3-13
14 PITT-JOHNSTOWN.................. L 3-5, L 1-15
15 at PITT-Johnstown..………...………L 1-5, L 1-9
18 CALIFORNIA (PA).…………... L 5-11, L 1-10
21 at Fairmont State…………...……… W 6-3, L 3-18
22 at Fairmont State……...………….... L 7-8, L 1-10
28 LAKE ERIE (OH)……………....W 9-5, L 3-10
31 at Concord………….……………… L 2-16, L 1-8
April
2 at Seton Hill………..……………... L 0-1, L 2-5
4 DAVIS & ELKINS……………. L 12-14, L 5-9
5 DAVIS & ELKINS……………. W 2-1, L 1-4
10 at Alderson-Broaddus……………... L 7-10, L 2-4
18 WV WESLEYAN………………L 1-16, L 4-7
19 WV WESLEYAN…………..…..W 5-3, L 3-12
22 at West Virginia Tech………………L 3-5, 3-9
26 at Alderson-Broaddus……...……… L 0-1, L 8-13
27 at WV State……………….………. L 0-25, L 0-14
2009 ResultsFebruary
13 WV STATE…...………..…………..W 8-3, W 6-4
28 OHIO VALLEY….……….…......... W 8-0, W 3-2
March
7 Northwood (MI)…….................. ……L 2-7, W 13-4
8 Mansfield.............................................W 5-1, L 8-9
9 Penn State-Beaver.......….....................W 7-6 (9), W 16-3
11 American International (MA)...........…W 6-5, W 7-6 (9)
14 at Salem International……..…………… W 5-3, W 15-1
15 SALEM INTERNATIONAL………W 5-1, W 9-1
18 CLARION……………………………L 5-10, W 3-2
21 at Seton Hill…………………..………… L 4-5, W 7-0
22 at Seton Hill……………………………...L 4-3, W 8-6
25 BLUE FIELD STATE………...…… W 11-1, W 7-3
27 SHEPHERD………...……………….W 2-0, L 1-4
28 SHEPHERD………………………… L 1-3, L 1-3
April
2 at WV State……………………………..W 6-5, W 7-6
4 WHEELING JESUIT…..…………. W 7-6, W 7-1
5 at Wheeling Jesuit……………………….L 3-6, W 7-2
7 SHIPPENSBURG …..……………...W 9-3, L 6-11
11 WEST LIBERTY ………………..…W 20-1, W 7-0
18 at Bluefield State..……………………... W 7-2, W 10-2
19 at Alderson-Broaddus….……….………L 8-10, L 4-6
26 WEST LIBERTY ………………….W 7-3, L 5-10
49
Seton Hill University
GeneralLocation: Greensburg, PA
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Founded: 1883
Enrollment: 1,860
President: Dr. JoAnne Boyle
Athletic Director: Chris Snyder
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Marc Marizzaldi
Asst Coaches: Bob Stokes, Brandon Whitfield
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 3
Home Field: Seton Hill Baseball Field
2009 Record: 30-17
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 11-5/ 6th
School Website: www.setonhill.edu
Athletic Website: www.setonhill.edu/athletics
Shepherd University
GeneralLocation: Shepherdstown, WV
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Founded: 1871
Enrollment: 3,900
President: Dr. Suzanne Shipley
Athletic Director: Karl L. Wolf
Baseball InformationHead Coach: Wayne Riser
Asst Coaches: Kris Kann, Mike Spry
Conference: West Virginia Interscholastic Athletic
Years In Conference: 85
Home Field: Fairfax Field
2009 Record: 33-18
2009 WVIAC Record/Finish: 13-3/1st
School Website: www.shepherd.edu
Athletic Website: www.shepherdrams.com
2009 Results
March
3 FAIRMONT STATE…....…..................W 11-5, L 0-1
6 Flagler (FL)…………..….………………L 3-7
7 Flagler (FL)…………………...................W 4-3, W 4-2
9 at Tampa (FL)................................................L 6-12
10 Saginaw Valley State (MI).….…………..W 9-8
10 Minnesota State-Mankato.…...……...…..L 5-8
11 Saginaw Valley State (MI)………..….... W 11-2
12 Stonehill (MA)….……………………….W 11-4
13 Ashland (OH)……………………………L 0-6, L 1-4
18 INDIANA (PA)………..…………….... W 9-0
18 LAKE ERIE (OH)……………………..W 9-7
21 PITT-JOHNSTOWN…………………..W 5-4, L 0-7
22 PITT-JOHNSTOWN…………………..W 4-3, L 6-8
27 at Wheeling Jesuit………………………….W 12-6, W 8-5 (10)
28 at Wheeling Jesuit……………………….....W 3-1, W 4-0
31 at Shippensburg (PA)….…………………...W 3-2, W 4-1
April
2 SALEM INTERNATIONAL…..…... W 1-0, W 5-2
4 at West Liberty ………..………………… W 17-5, W 8-3
5 at West Liberty…………...……………… W 4-0, 10-7 (8)
8 CALIFORNIA (PA)…………………. W 11-7
9 INDIANA (PA)…................................. W 7-5, W 10-3
11 at Davis & Elkins……...………………… L 3-4, W 6-4
14 INDIANA (PA)………………...………W 7-3, W 12-5
18 SHEPHERD…………………………. L 2-19, L 5-8
19 SHEPHERD………………....................L 1-3, W 9-1
25 at Belmont Abbey (NC)………………..…..L 6-10, W 4-3
26 at Concord………………………………….L 8-9, L 8-17
30 Fairmont State*……………………….....L 3-5
May
1 Davis & Elkins…………………………..L 3-8
*Denotes WVIAC Tournament
2009 ResultsFebruary
13 at Armstrong Atlantic (GA)...…….....…....L 1-14, L 3-13
15 at Armstrong Atlantic (GA).….…………..L 2-5
20 at Elizabeth City (NC)…………….....…...W 15-0, W 25-9
21 at Elizabeth City(NC)……….....................W 18-2
27 SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE….W 13-5
28 SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE….W 7-0, L 3-4
March
5 COLUMBIA UNION.......................... L 12-9, W 7-4
8 BLOOMSBURG…………….....……...L 9-11
11 WV WESLEYAN….………….............W 5-4, W 5-4
14 WEST LIBERTY………….……….....W 14-7, W 5-3
18 at Barton (NC)……………………..…… L 3-8
19 at Barton (NC)…………………..……….W 9-7
21 at Mount Olive (NC)……………………...L 4-18, L 5-17
22 at Mount Olive (NC)……….……………..L 4-5
25 SHIPPENSBURG…..………………...W 8-3
27 at PITT-Johnstown………….……...…… L 0-2, W 4-1
28 at PITT-Johnstown…...………………… W 3-1, W 3-1
April
2 FAIRMONT STATE…………………W 9-3, W 6-0
4 CONCORD……..……………………..L 6-7, L 5-6
5 CONCORD…........……………………L 4-5
10 WHEELING JESUIT…...…………...W 6-3, W 5-0
11 WHEELING JESUIT……………..…W 15-2, 12- 3
13 CHARLESTON………………………W 10-8, W 25-7
18 at Seton Hill……………………….……...W 19-2, W 8-5
19 at Seton Hill………………………………W 3-1, L 1-9
22 OHIO VALLEY …..………………….W 12-8, W 17-1
25 WEST LIBERTY……………………..W 16-3, L 2-8
30 Concord*……………………………….W 5-1
May
1 WV State*…………… ………..…………W 12-5
2 Fairmont State*………...............................W 8-4
3 WV State*…………….………..................W 12-5
14 Mercyhurst………………………………...L 1-3
15 West Chester………………………………L 1-10
* Denotes WVIAC Tournament
# Dentoes North Atlantic Regionals
2850
In 2009 the UC ball club spent
more time on the road than
usually is scheduled. The team
made trips to Hickory, NC, Ft.
Myers, FL, Port Charlotte FL,
and as far north as
Shepherdstown, WV.
51
The 2009 baseball season began on Valentine‟s Day weekend as the team traveled to
face a very strong Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina. However it became a
tough season for the Golden Eagles long before the season started. UC had lost 6 starting
pitchers.
The team saw the graduation of Eric Sehnal and Alex Shaw, UC‟s number one and two
pitchers. Also departing from UC was Donnie Platt and Jeff Reed two starters who were
expected to take the helm for the pitching staff. At this point the Eagles still had
experience and capable pitching, but due to injury Michael Morency and Tony Musante
were unable to participate.
Charleston would have to expect a lot from its freshmen pitching
and their ability to put up runs. The incoming class brought in a
few talented pitchers and they were able to hold their own
throughout the season.
In regard for the other eight players on the field, the Eagles
returned 6 starters and 10 lettermen. With the experience in the
lineup the offense for the Eagles really came alive as the team was
able to put up 247 Runs on 395 Hits. The teams fielding improved
only slightly compared to the year before but became more reliable overall.
With the new season there was a new group of players who would step in and help the
ball club. From the first series Andrew Stitcher an infielder out of Inglis, Florida made his
presence known. He had four hits against the nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne team and
was turning double plays regularly. Ryan Hathaway was a walk-on at the beginning of the
season but waited patiently for his time to shine. When he finally got his shot he took it
and never looked back, earning himself not only a spot in the lineup but a scholarship by
season‟s end. The pitching staff was going to be tested in every fashion and newcomer
Matt Thompson rose to the challenge. Thompson was called upon often and will make
more appearances in seasons to come. Along with Thompson in the pitching staff was
veteran Anthony Pagano, who made a switch from the infield to the Bull Pen. Pagano
surprised everyone as he took the mound and led the Eagles pitchers in several categories
including Wins and Saves.
The schedule for the Eagles was going to be tough, as they
compete in the toughest division among the WVIAC (West
Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Conference). The Eagles
competed against six teams who made their way into the
National Rankings. A few of these teams are Shepherd
University, who later went on to win the WVIAC tournament
in Johnstown, PA. The other top team the Eagles competed
with was The College of Wooster. UC met with the Fighting
Scots in Ft. Myers, Florida. The College of Wooster would
later make their way to the Division III National Championship game in June.
The team played hard and fought every step of the way. Returning starters took over
new roles, players found new positions, and new players began new careers. The 2009
season did not end in a playoff birth for the Golden Eagles but it was not unsuccessful. A
young team with it‟s new found knowledge and experience can now turn that into
confidence and success in 2010!
52
2009 Overall StatisticsPlayer AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
Tilche...... .364 36-35 110 24 40 8 0 2 20 54 .491 14 3 16 3 .442 2 1 6-7 22 49 11 .866
Armstrong…… .345 43-43 142 31 49 14 0 1 25 66 .465 15 16 20 2 .455 3 0 2-4 91 10 6 .944
O'Connell…. .344 42-42 151 28 52 14 1 3 28 77 .510 17 1 25 1 .414 0 4 0-1 78 112 11 .945
Root....... .322 35-34 118 18 38 11 0 1 20 52 .441 9 2 11 4 .377 1 0 0-0 99 18 1 .992
Clarke..... .265 39-39 113 18 30 8 0 2 17 44 .389 32 0 29 1 .428 0 0 0-0 237 11 6 .976
Boshart.... .373 29-29 102 23 38 8 1 7 27 69 .676 7 1 12 1 .411 2 0 1-2 15 3 2 .900
Watts...... .321 22-19 56 11 18 1 0 0 11 19 .339 5 0 7 1 .365 2 2 1-2 46 1 4 .922
Barnes..... .319 26-21 72 18 23 4 0 2 17 33 .458 4 4 11 1 .378 2 1 0-3 44 19 15 .808
Dahl....... .307 35-32 88 19 27 9 0 1 15 39 .443 16 1 34 0 .419 0 1 3-3 54 2 5 .918
Stichter….. .298 32-31 94 15 28 3 0 2 14 37 .394 6 3 13 1 .356 1 1 0-1 57 64 8 .938
Hathaway….. .281 27-20 64 17 18 2 0 0 11 20 .313 13 2 14 0 .413 1 1 2-3 52 3 0 1.000
Toler...... .250 18-13 52 6 13 6 0 0 10 19 .365 2 0 17 0 .278 0 0 0-0 16 0 1 .941
Chacanias.. .250 11-3 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 .333 0 0 4 0 .250 0 0 0-0 20 1 0 1.000
Pack....... .250 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0 0-0 1 3 3 .571
Pagano..... .233 12-9 30 6 7 2 0 0 5 9 .300 2 2 4 0 .324 0 1 1-2 20 23 5 .896
Houser..... .211 8-5 19 4 4 0 0 0 2 4 .211 1 0 7 0 .250 0 0 1-1 11 0 1 .917
Thurston….. .176 18-10 34 7 6 0 0 0 2 6 .176 4 0 12 1 .263 0 1 1-1 33 1 1 .971
Weinberg….. .000 3-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0-0 15 7 0 1.000
Oldham..... .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000
Proctor…... .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Zak........ .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals...... .311 43-43 1269 247 395 91 2 21 226 553 .436 148 35 241 16 .394 14 13 18-30 916 363 82 .940
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
Weinberg….. 7.42 3-5 12 10 3 1/0 0 57.0 93 60 47 21 43 19 6 13 253 .368 4 2 1 9 2
Brzezicki.. 10.10 3-7 13 11 0 0/0 0 54.1 99 70 61 16 20 18 3 13 259 .382 2 4 3 2 3
Pagano..... 2.55 3-1 11 0 0 0/0 4 17.2 14 8 5 4 12 3 0 0 62 .226 4 2 0 0 4
Pack....... 4.50 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .375 0 1 0 0 0
Reta....... 4.98 1-4 8 6 2 0/0 0 34.1 45 27 19 17 10 12 1 3 141 .319 0 2 1 0 2
Morissette…. 6.33 3-0 7 5 1 1/0 0 27.0 39 23 19 14 9 6 2 3 116 .336 2 0 0 4 2
Hamrick…... 7.20 0-1 14 0 0 0/0 0 20.0 34 23 16 16 10 7 1 3 89 .382 1 2 0 0 2
Lewis....... 7.24 1-0 9 1 0 0/0 0 13.2 21 16 11 10 8 3 0 1 63 .333 1 1 0 2 0
Dixon...... 8.31 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 8 7 4 4 2 2 0 0 21 .381 3 1 0 1 0
Houser..... 13.00 0-0 8 0 0 0/0 1 9.0 12 13 13 15 2 0 0 4 33 .364 2 1 0 1 0
Young...... 13.09 0-5 12 7 0 0/0 0 33.0 68 60 48 24 14 6 4 10 158 .430 4 4 2 4 4
Masters.... 13.50 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 8 .500 0 0 0 1 0
Thompson….. 14.37 1-4 10 2 0 0/0 0 20.2 42 35 33 13 11 9 0 6 99 .424 2 6 0 4 1
O'Connell…. 18.00 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 3.0 6 10 6 4 1 0 2 1 18 .333 0 1 0 0 0
Moreton.... 27.00 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 28 35 22 9 5 5 1 3 50 .560 3 8 0 2 0
Hadden......54.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 7 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 .700 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 9.17 15-28 43 43 6 2/0 5 05.1 523 402 311 170 149 92 21 61 1388 .377 28 35 7 30 20
Charleston 2009 Schedule & ResultsRecord: 16-29 WVIAC: 5-9 Home: 7-15 Road: 6-9 Neutral: 3-5
Date Opponent Location Result
2/14/2009 at Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) Hickory, NC L 7-20, L 3-10
2/15/2009 at Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) Hickory, NC L 8-16
2/26/2009 California (PA) Charleston, W.Va. L 0-12, L 3-12
3/3/2009 West Liberty State Charleston, W.Va. W 5-0, L 5-7
3/6/2009 Lake Erie (OH) Charleston, W.Va. W 7-4
3/7/2009 BLUEFIELD STATE* Charleston, W.Va. L 10-11, L 1-6
3/8/2009 BLUEFIELD STATE* Charleston, W.Va. W 10-9, L 5-11
3/10/2009 at Wooster (OH) Punta Gorda, Fla. L 5-19
3/11/2009 at Wilmington (OH) Punta Gorda, Fla. W 6-4
3/12/2009 vs. Ohio Wesleyan Punta Gorda, Fla. L 3-4, W 7-0
3/13/2009 vs. Minnesota-Duluth Fort Myers, Florida W 14-8
3/13/2009 at Minnesota-Crookston Fort Myers, Florida L 8-15
3/14/2009 vs. Southwestern Minnesota State Fort Myers, Florida L 2-6, L 1-21
3/18/2009 Wheeling Jesuit Charleston, W.Va. L 2-14, W 6-4
3/21/2009 at WV Wesleyan Buckhannon, W.Va. L 4-6, L 1-2
3/22/2009 WV Wesleyan Charleston, W.Va. L 2-5, L 4-8
3/27/2009 *WV State Charleston, WV L 0-7, L 2-6
3/31/2009 at Fairmont State Fairmont, W.Va. L 1-6, W 14-11
4/3/2009 *at Ohio Valley Parkersburg, W.Va. Cancelled
4/4/2009 *at Ohio Valley Parkersburg, W.Va. W 16-7, W 15-10
4/8/2009 Alderson-Broaddus Charleston, W.Va. L 7-8
4/9/2009 Fairmont State Charleston, W.Va. W 9-8, W 10-4
4/13/2009 at Shepherd Shepherdstown, W.Va. L 8-10, L 7-25
4/16/2009 at Davis & Elkins Elkins, W.Va. W 4-1, W 17-16
4/18/2009 *Concord Charleston, W.Va. L 0-15, L 0-8
4/25/2009 *at WV State Institute, W.Va. W 6-4, L 2-22
4/26/2009 *Ohio Valley Charleston, W.Va. W 24-6, L 1-9
44
The biggest rivalry for the University of Charleston is West Virginia State.
The two schools are separated by 12 miles of distance and the Kanawha River.
Charleston and State teams have been competing against each other for over
50 years! Coach Nozica of the Eagles and Cal Bailey of the Yellow Jackets first
met in 1978 creating a strong familiarity between the ball clubs.
After seasons of falling short in close games the Eagles were able to defeat the
Yellow Jackets for the first time in over 8 years! Look for the Eagles to build
upon last years series as they turn around the rivalry.
53
54
2008 Statistics Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
O'Connell... .394 43-43 137 36 54 12 2 4 37 82 .599 21 5 24 0 .485 2 2 3-4 74 97 16 .914
Daily....... .381 45-45 155 44 59 12 5 4 24 93 .600 25 7 14 1 .484 1 1 5-6 85 1 3 .966
Clarke...... .358 48-47 148 34 53 12 1 5 33 82 .554 32 4 27 1 .478 2 1 0-0 296 19 6 .981
McGuire..... .356 47-46 160 37 57 14 1 4 30 85 .531 12 7 14 1 .415 4 0 5-7 106 10 7 .943
Root........ .295 38-38 112 21 33 7 0 2 28 46 .411 15 4 11 1 .382 5 0 1-1 116 15 0 1.000
Boshart..... .217 36-36 115 13 25 2 1 5 19 44 .383 7 4 25 1 .286 0 1 2-4 62 7 1 .986
Dahl........ .327 27-16 49 15 16 3 0 0 8 19 .388 11 4 17 1 .484 0 1 1-2 27 0 1 .964
Lutsy....... .318 11-6 22 5 7 0 0 0 3 7 .318 5 0 7 0 .444 0 1 0-0 34 2 0 1.000
Toler....... .277 20-12 47 5 13 0 0 1 10 16 .340 4 0 8 3 .321 2 0 0-0 9 0 1 .900
Steinberger. .272 31-28 92 25 25 5 2 0 18 34 .370 14 3 16 1 .382 1 1 2-3 47 50 11 .898
Pagano...... .269 35-34 93 23 25 8 0 2 27 39 .419 15 5 21 2 .395 1 0 4-6 42 80 19 .865
Ervin....... .245 35-33 102 15 25 3 0 0 20 28 .275 7 1 14 0 .297 1 1 0-1 45 3 2 .960
Ward........ .235 15-3 17 3 4 0 0 0 5 4 .235 3 0 7 0 .350 0 0 0-0 23 1 0 1.000
C. Shaw..... .234 16-14 47 4 11 1 1 0 4 14 .298 2 2 12 0 .294 0 0 0-0 6 22 5 .848
Tilche...... .232 32-32 99 17 23 7 0 1 16 33 .333 9 8 14 1 .342 1 2 5-5 22 61 17 .830
Armstrong... .220 18-13 41 8 9 3 0 3 6 21 .512 4 2 7 0 .319 0 2 1-1 27 1 2 .933
Finch....... .167 3-2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 0 1 0 .286 0 0 0-0 3 3 1 .857
Thurston.... .000 17-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 1-1 5 0 0 1.000
Burdette.... .000 7-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 1 0 1.000
Adkins...... .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Moore....... .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000
Totals...... .304 50-50 1448 309 440 89 13 31 288 648 .448 187 56 242 13 .399 20 13 30-41 1049 428 97 .938
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
A. Shaw..... 5.96 4-6 13 8 3 0/0 0 51.1 67 63 34 22 43 8 1 9 222 .302 2 5 0 2 4
Musante..... 6.52 3-6 13 9 1 0/0 0 59.1 97 64 43 20 38 12 3 12 272 .357 2 6 0 2 5
Sehnal...... 6.67 4-5 11 10 4 1/0 0 54.0 75 55 40 15 23 16 0 10 233 .322 2 6 0 3 3
Morency..... 6.75 3-4 10 9 3 0/0 0 52.0 67 50 39 27 27 11 2 6 213 .315 2 7 1 3 3
Burke....... 4.50 0-1 11 0 0 0/0 3 10.0 9 6 5 7 10 1 0 0 38 .237 2 3 0 0 0
Platt....... 4.85 3-2 13 5 0 0/0 0 39.0 55 35 21 22 26 10 1 1 165 .333 2 11 0 2 6
Moore....... 7.13 1-1 12 0 0 0/0 0 17.2 30 21 14 4 7 8 1 2 81 .370 2 4 0 3 0
Reta........ 8.31 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 10 10 4 6 2 4 0 1 25 .400 0 2 0 0 0
Reed........ 8.89 0-5 6 6 0 0/0 0 26.1 41 28 26 12 22 6 0 2 116 .353 3 5 0 1 1
Finch....... 10.95 0-1 9 1 0 0/0 1 12.1 21 18 15 13 8 6 0 0 55 .382 1 4 0 3 1
Hamrick..... 12.00 1-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 6 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 .400 0 0 0 0 0
Young....... 16.71 0-0 7 2 0 0/0 0 14.0 29 29 26 12 9 7 0 3 69 .420 2 1 0 1 0
Lewis....... 19.89 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 23 22 14 5 3 7 1 0 38 .605 2 2 0 1 2
Totals...... 7.34 19-31 50 50 11 1/0 4 349.2 530 405 285 166 220 97 9 46 1542 .344 22 56 1 21 25
Opponents... 6.35 31-19 50 50 10 4/1 5 347.0 440 309 245 187 242 89 13 31 1448 .304 17 56 2 20 13
Charleston 2008 Schedule & ResultsRecord: 13-39 WVIAC: 3-17
Date Opponent Location Result2/24/2008 West Liberty State Charleston, W.Va. L 8-12, L 0-5
3/2/2008 Davis & Elkins Charleston, W.Va. L 4-18, W 18-2
3/3/2008 Davis & Elkins Charleston, W.Va. W 10-9, L 6-10
3/5/2008 Wheeling Jesuit Charleston, W.Va. L 3-5, W 9-7
3/8/2008 vs. Saginaw Valley State (MI) Fort Myers, FL W 11-6, L 1-4
3/9/2008 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Fort Myers, FL L 3-16, L 3-4
3/10/2008 vs. Lock Haven (PA) Fort Myers, FL L 3-22
3/11/2008 vs. East Stroudsburg (PA) Fort Myers, FL L 2-4, W 6-2
3/12/2008 vs. Lock Haven (PA) Fort Myers, FL L 9-11
3/16/2008 Seton Hill Charleston, W.Va. L 1-7, L 5-8
3/17/2008 Seton Hill Charleston, W.Va. W 2-1, L 2-5
3/18/2008 at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, W.Va. L 0-8
3/21/2008 * at Concord Athens, W.Va. W 12-6,L 8-9
3/22/2008 * at Concord Athens, W.Va. L 3-8, L 6-20
3/24/2008 West Virginia Wesleyan Charleston, W.Va. L 1-2, L 3-12
3/26/2008 Pitt Johnstown Charleston, W.Va. L 4-18, L 4-8
3/29/2008 Columbia Union (MD) Charleston, W.Va. L 7-11
3/30/2008 Columbia Union (MD) Charleston, W.Va. L 3-6, W 15-4
4/5/2008 * Ohio Valley Charleston, W.Va. W 4-0, W 6-2
4/6/2008 * Ohio Valley Charleston, W.Va. W 5-4, W 11-7
4/9/2008 Salem International Charleston, W.Va. W 11-10, L 5-12
4/12/2008 * at West Virginia State Institute, W.Va. L 3-6, L 0-21
4/15/2008 at Alderson-Broaddus Philippi, W.Va. W 19-7, L 8-13
4/19/2008 * Bluefield State Charleston, W.Va. W 9-2, W 18-2
4/20/2008 * Bluefield State Charleston, W.Va. W 9-8, L 0-5
4/23/2008 California (PA) Charleston, WV W 8-7,W 15-14
4/27/2008 * at West Virginia State Institute, W.Va. L 4-8, L 2-7
55
2007 Overall StatisticsPlayer AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
Daily...... .430 52-52 193 46 83 12 0 0 14 95 .492 13 5 16 .474 2 0 9-11 62 3 5 .929
Findley.... .375 6-5 16 2 6 0 0 1 5 9 .563 3 0 5 .474 0 0 0-0 16 0 2 .889
Root....... .333 46-46 141 19 47 11 1 0 32 60 .426 21 3 13 .423 3 4 1-2 129 20 2 .987
O'Connell.. .309 27-27 81 17 25 3 0 1 9 31 .383 11 1 13 .394 1 3 1-1 25 48 9 .890
Tilche..... .287 36-34 108 16 31 6 2 0 15 41 .380 12 7 24 .394 0 4 2-4 32 64 12 .889
Clarke..... .287 40-39 108 14 31 7 0 0 16 38 .352 21 2 25 .409 1 1 0-1 249 18 6 .978
Toler...... .275 15-13 40 56 11 0 0 1 7 14 .350 8 1 12 .400 1 1 1-1 46 6 4 .929
McGuire.... .253 52-52 162 34 12 2 2 28 63 .389 25 10 22 .382 2 0 9-11 100 2 2 .981
Crivello... .224 44-44 116 21 26 1 0 0 10 27 .233 30 9 26 .419 0 8 2-3 100 101 7 .966
Adkins..... .220 20-16 50 8 11 3 0 0 6 14 .280 4 1 10 .286 1 1 1-2 97 5 4 .962
Klingaman.. .219 42-42 114 17 25 1 0 1 12 29 .254 12 3 15 .310 0 4 4-4 52 108 21 .884
Ervin...... .219 43-43 114 10 25 2 0 0 15 27 .237 15 11 35 .364 0 3 1-2 76 4 6 .930
Steinberger .203 38-36 118 11 24 1 2 0 16 29 .246 7 6 23 .282 0 1 3-5 11 18 7 .806
Dahl....... .200 15-7 25 4 5 2 0 0 3 7 .280 2 1 9 .276 1 0 2-3 7 1 1 .889
Finch...... .167 4-1 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333 0 0 2 .167 0 0 0-0 5 2 1 .875
Nicosia.... .143 7-7 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0 4 .143 0 0 1-2 26 6 1 .970
Ward....... .111 8-3 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .111 2 1 3 .333 0 0 0-0 9 1 0 1.000
Enslow..... .000 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 3 .250 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000
Lutsy...... .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000
Shaw, C.... .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals..... .278 52-52 1427 227 396 62 7 6 191 490 .343 187 61 261 .382 12 30 37-52 1058 454 96 .940
Opponents.. .332 52-52 1529 368 508 106 13 30 323 730 .477 215 47 200 .427 13 27 55-70 1085 490 76 .954
Pitchers(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
Young...... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 15 .200 0 0 0 0 0
Burke...... 3.38 0-3 12 0 0 0/0 0 10.2 14 13 4 9 8 3 0 0 45 .311 5 0 1 0 1
Shaw, A.... 4.84 2-8 10 10 4 0/0 0 57.2 63 47 31 29 38 14 3 5 229 .275 2 6 0 0 7
Fisher..... 5.44 1-4 12 7 0 0/0 0 41.1 48 34 25 28 36 3 0 1 167 .287 10 13 0 1 1
Musante.... 6.13 3-4 11 7 2 0/0 1 39.2 63 46 27 20 27 13 1 3 181 .348 6 2 0 2 4
Moore...... 6.17 0-2 11 0 0 0/0 0 11.2 24 13 8 4 2 7 0 1 57 .421 0 1 0 2 0
Meyers..... 6.38 1-3 16 1 1 0/0 4 24.0 37 23 17 20 18 5 1 0 106 .349 5 3 0 2 0
Palazzo.... 6.40 2-2 8 8 0 0/0 0 32.1 40 30 23 30 8 11 4 1 132 .303 2 6 0 1 3
Sehnal..... 6.75 2-4 9 9 3 1/0 0 48.0 61 45 36 25 22 7 2 4 194 .314 5 3 1 4 3
Dicks...... 7.78 2-7 9 9 1 1/0 0 41.2 67 52 36 20 20 23 1 3 196 .342 3 5 1 0 3
Reed....... 9.42 0-1 8 0 0 0/0 0 14.1 32 24 15 12 5 5 0 6 72 .444 1 4 0 0 2
Finch...... 9.53 0-1 10 1 0 0/0 0 22.2 37 24 24 9 10 11 1 5 101 .366 2 3 0 1 3
Lewis...... 18.00 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 19 12 12 5 2 4 0 1 34 .559 2 1 0 0 0
Totals..... 6.58 13-39 52 52 11 2/0 5 353.0 508 368 258 215 200 106 13 30 1529 .332 43 47 3 13 27
Opponents.. 4.69 39-13 52 52 16 7/5 10 360.2 396 227 188 186 261 62 7 6 1424 .278 21 61 4 12 30
56
The University of Charleston
hosted their home games at Watt
Powell Park until 2005. In that
year came the new downtown
facility, Appalachian Power Park.
57
Field Dimensions
Left Field: 330 ft (101 m)
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Field: 320 ft (98 m)
Appalachian Power Park is nearly
brand new ball park, opening its gates
on April 14, 2005. The park is located
on 601 Morris Street in Charleston‟s
East End on the city. APP was
constructed at a cost of 23 million
dollars and holds a capacity of 6,200
Spectators. The park is the current home
field for the West Virginia Power, a minor
league baseball team in the South Atlantic League. As the field is owned by the
city of Charleston the Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates open their gates to
The University of Charleston and Marshall University for their use.
The University of Charleston for many years has played their games on the
grass of the local Professional teams. Before APP was built Watt Powell Park was
host to the Charleston Alley Cats and the University of Charleston. The state of
the art field and its stadium surrounds offer a tremendous game experience for
players at the University. The only other school in the West Virginia Athletic
Conference to play in a professional team‟s park is PITT-Johnstown. UPJ
currently plays their games at Point
Stadium, which is home to the
Johnstown Johnnies and the
WVIAC Tournament.
58
A luxury not every team in the conference is able to have is two home
fields. The University of Charleston will play their home games at
Appalachian Power Park but throughout the course of the season, due to
weather or other complications can rely on Triana Field.
Triana Field, formerly called Blackwell Field is located only in short
walking distance from the center of UC‟s campus on 19th Street SE. The team
uses this facility for all of the practices but even for a secondary field it is still
is superior to many of the other conference schools‟ every day facilities.
Triana Field is a multisport complex with the school‟s soccer field
running from the left to centerfield side in the outfield. The UC Men's and
Women's Soccer will use Triana for their home field, but due to renovations to
the grass there has been a limit to the activity allowed on the field.
The field is also used to conduct local area senior league competitions,
youth soccer tournaments, and Charleston Catholic High Schools regular
season games.
In 2007 the University opened their
newest building, the Morrison Fitness
Center. The fitness center is located on the
river bank behind Eddie King Gym. Inside
there is several lifting and cardio machines
and free weight racks. The gym contains
treadmills, exercise bikes, and a cardio room
for any specific workout. As students
workout there are flat screen televisions and music for their entertainment.
The University baseball team will utilize the Morrison Center as they
train in the off-season. Having a state of the art gym will help stay ahead
of the competition this season.
59
Dr. Edwin H. WelchPresident
B.A., Western Maryland College; S.T.B.,
Boston University School of Theology;
Ph.D., Boston University Graduate School
(1989-present)
Dr. Charles StebbinsProvost and Dean of Faculty
B.S., United States Air Force Academy;
M.S.and Ae.E., California Institute of Technology;
Diploma, Northwestern University‟s Kellogg
Graduate School of Management;
Ph.D., Colorado University.
(2005-present)
Cleta M. HarlessVice President for Administration and Finance
B.A.,B.S.,Marshall University;
M.B.A., West Virginia University.
(2001-present)
Jennie O. FerrettiVice President for Advancement
B.A., University of Virginia
J.D., University of Virginia
(2004 – present)
Alan LiebrechtVice President for Enrollment
B.A., Roanoke College
(1993-97, 2008-present)
Ben BeakesDirector of Development
B.A., University of Charleston
(2009 – present)[email protected]
60
Thomas Nozica Athletic Director/
Head Baseball Coach
(304) 357-4823 (Office)
(304) 357-4989 (Fax)
Bren Stevens Assitant Athletic Director/
Head Volleyball Coach
(304) 357-4911
Georgeann Lilly-BarkerAdministrative Assistant
(304) 357-4820
Sherry WinnCompliance Coordinator /
Head Women's Basketball Coach
(304) 357-4821
Andy SpradlingSports Information Director
& Director Of Communications
(304) 357-4717
Amanda PrittAssociate Director of Admissions
304.357.4757
Beth Nease-CrinerAdmissions Representative
304.357.4751
Meghann SlavenAdmissions Representative
304.357.4867
Kerri DennisAdmissions Representative
304.357.4975
Chris RotellaAdmissions Representative
304.357.4894
Amber Cline Visitation Coordinator
304.357.4750
Rosamary KincaidData Manager
304.357.4785
61
Visit The University of Charleston’s athletic homepage
at ucwv.edu/athletics. Keep up with all of the scores and
headlines around campus with the click of a button.
1
The Eagles personal single
season high consists of 29
wins. This was accomplished
in 2000. The following year
the team finished with 22
wins marking the first
consecutive 20 win seasons.
63
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UC Baseball Continues to have a Geographical Diverse Roster
September 6, 2009
Andrew Armstrong
CHARLESTON, WV This fall the baseball program at the University of
Charleston is excited to bring in a new group of talented student-athletes. These
young men have been drawn to University from all over the country but will now
call Charleston home. Coach Lee Bradley and head coach Tom Nozica have always
seemed to have a roster filled with geographical diversity and this year is no
different.
Some of the new incoming freshmen consist of Sage Iacovone from
Hamilton, OH; Igor Molina from Coral Springs, FL; Ross Easterling from Logan,
WV; Tyler Thaxton from Proctorville, OH; Andy Pagan of Syracuse, NY; and
finally Connor Shehan a Colorado native who has just transferred from Kansas
University. With this incoming class the baseball team will have a total of ten
different states represented. In the past four years there have been over fifteen states
represented by former team members. This is a credited to the time spent by the
coaching staff in recruiting outside the area for talent.
Speaking with Coach Lee Bradley over the summer about recruiting
outside of West Virginia he said “we always like to bring in local guys but we have
other sources outside of the state that we listen to very carefully as well.” He went
on to say, “it is always good to find kids from other regions and bring them in to
experience a school and town such as this.”
###
64
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UC Baseball 100 Inning Game
Sept. 6, 2009
Matt Zak
CHARLESTON, WV - The University of Charleston baseball team will be
having a 100 inning fundraiser at Triana Field. It will be held Saturday September 12
at 1 pm. Money received from the event will go to field maintenance, hats, uniform,
balls, and whatever else is left is put into the UC baseball fund for the program.
Family, friends, and students are welcome to come and watch. Admission is free.
UC baseball players were asked to mail 35 letters to family and friends. The letters
asked for donations to the baseball team. The donation amounts go by innings played
so it would be 100 times the number donated.
Coach Tom Nozica says “Its tough fundraising in today‟s economy but it needs
to be done.” There are a few rules, you are allowed 2 strikes. You are not allowed to
walk, you either hit the ball or strike out. There are four separate teams, from the UC
baseball squad. There will be two teams in the field and two teams at bat. The teams
will be announced before the beginning of play. After teams are announced play will
begin. The game is continuous, there will not be any stoppages of play. The 100
innings will be played in its entity. Pitching for the game will be a pitching
machine, because of all the throws made it would be impossible for one or two
players to be expected to perform that duty.
Here‟s a little bit of history of the 100 inning event. This will be the third time
in four years the UC baseball team has organized this event. This is a common main
stay fundraiser used by the baseball program to raise money. The baseball team has
received generous amounts of money from donators the past few years will continue
this year. Mr. Nozica says “I am thankful to have wonderful players and families.”
“Family is a important part of our team.”
###
65
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UC Baseball Fall Classic
Matthew Zak
October 4, 2009
CHARLESTON WV- The University of Charleston baseball has announced
October tenth, and eleventh the dates for the Fall Ball Classic. The games will be
played at Triana Field There will be three games. There will be one game Friday
night, followed by two games on Sunday.
The first game on Sunday will be at 1pm and the second at four pm. There will
be umpires and will be treated like real games. The games will be seven innings.
The Fall Classic was created for the purpose of simulating game situations for
the evaluation of the team roster. The Fall Baseball Classic is a inter-squad game,
the two teams are decided at random and told the week before. There is a lot of
pride involved and the games are very competitive.
Mr. Nozica says “The fall baseball classic will be a comination of the fall
practices”. These games are an intense ending to the baseball teams fall season. The
second weekend of October marks the end to the available amount of practice days.
“This is a showcase of live game situations and shows what players can do in
situations.” Mr. Nozica says.
This is a yearly tradition that has continued the last five years. The baseball
team encourages everyone to come out and watch.
###
66
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Opening Day Announced for Baseball
November 19, 2009
Contact: Andrew Armstrong
CHARLESTON, WV The schedule for the 2010 baseball has finally been
completed. This upcoming season will once again start well before the arrival of
spring. The Golden Eagles will open their season on February 20, in a three game
series as they host California University of Pennsylvania. Speaking with Coach
Nozica he believes “the matchup will be expected to be as bitter and cold as the
weather."
Last season the Eagles had opened their season on Valentine's Day in
Hickory, North Carolina. The extra week should help the Eagles prepare more for
the immediate tough task put in front of them come the 20th.
The matchup between the California Vulcans and the Golden Eagles has
always been one-sided in favor of Cal-U. However, in the 2008 season the Eagles
swept the two-game set versus Cal U and kept them from making the regional
play-offs. The dominating performance by the Eagles that day had been the first
time a team from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference had come to
Charleston and left without a victory in nearly ten seasons. In their return to
Charleston the next season they came to make a statement, as they ran up the
scores on UC in their weekend doubleheader.
California has lost some significant players and major roles players in their
starting lineup. UC's team feels they are at the best they have been in recent years,
and looks to make this series a tremendous test for both sides.
The venue for the game is currently set at the city's Appalachian Power
Park. If there are any weather complications that do not permit the games to be
played downtown they will be moved to Triana Field on campus at the University.
# # #
67
Andrew Armstrong
October 18, 2009
UC Baseball Alum Back to Coach for Former Team
After the 2008 season the Eagles saw the departure of long time coach Glen
Wilson. Brought in to fill in the opening assistant coaching spot was a former catcher
at UC, Matt Bradley. There were several coaching duties he was responsible for right
from the start. During games he was asked to coach at first base, and in practices he
was to instruct the outfielders and catchers. However, Coach Bradley now runs the
strength and conditioning program for the team and able to share his knowledge with
the players because he graduated with a degree in Athletic Training and later became a
personal physical trainer.
Going into his second season as coach the fall offseason has been
harder and more intense. Coach Matt Bradley is determined to take the talent
gathered by head coach Tom Nozica and make them stronger and faster. “We have
talent, we have potential, but we need to bring all of that potential out and get over the
hump we face during the spring” said Coach Bradley. As a former alumnus of the
University Coach Bradley wants to strive hard to bring success to the institution by
using the knowledge he gained during his tenure. As the brother of the Assistant Head
Coach Lee Bradley he is familiar with the program and the conference it‟s competing
in.
With the lack of success seen in the baseball program Coach Matt saw
some changes and corrective action that needed to be made. Already some of his
modifications have been put into motion. The team has recently established a strict
offseason strength program. Early mornings the team is in the Morrison Center
lifting, in Eddie King Gym running, or out on the riverbank doing boot camp-like
work outs. These work outs are all designed by him and designed specifically for the
baseball player. “A guy‟s got to do the right lift. Just because you can bench press
400 pounds, doesn‟t mean you can hit a ball 400 feet” said Coach Matt when asked
about proper baseball-specific lifting.
Despite becoming the drill sergeant of the team the players have taken
a liking towards their newest coach. The players feel they can relate to Coach Matt
Bradley more because he once was where they are now, which is going to class in
Riggleman Hall and playing games at Triana Field. “He offers good advice and
constructive criticisms when needed, and he still will have fun with the guys” said
Lance Thurston, a senior outfielder at UC.
As a coach it is important to help the team find success. As a coach for
a former Alma Mater then it becomes crucial to strive harder for that success. Coach
Matt Bradley is doing just that. He takes pride in his job and works hard to make the
team work hard.
68
Andrew Armstrong
November 7, 2009
Two UC Pitchers Overcoming Injuries
and Make Their Way Back to the Mound
Last season the University of Charleston baseball team, lost two
pitchers to injury, and now they have worked hard to make it back to the mound.
Michael Morency, a senior left-handed pitcher missed out on the entire 2009 season
due to an elbow injury which required a very serious surgery on the ulnar collateral
ligament. The local senior pitcher, Josh Lewis suffered a knee tear when making a
play during an early April game, ultimately resulting in reconstructive surgery. Now
they have gone through their respective surgeries and have successfully completed
their rehabilitation, and will be back in uniform this spring.
Josh Lewis‟s injury came in the late innings of a doubleheader versus
Concord University. He was making his way over to cover first base as James
Clarke was fielding a ground ball. Speaking with him over the course of his
rehabilitation Josh seemed very optimistic at all times. “The surgery and everything
went really well, and the „rehab‟ was simple. The doctors all said that everything
was gaining strength better than schedule,” Josh told his concerned teammates this
fall. Recently Josh has made it to a team work out in the Morrison Center weight
room for the first time this season. Lewis took his medical red-shirt last year so he
could come back this season and finish off his career.
The injury sustained by Michael Morency was not as direct and abrupt as that
of Josh Lewis. Michael pitched his sophomore and did very well. However, he later
began experiencing a chronic pain in his throwing elbow. After seeing a specialist he
got the worst news a pitcher could receive, a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Baseball
players know this surgery as “Tommy John”, named after the famed major league
pitcher. His surgery kept him out over two hundred days of baseball activity. “Even
though it‟s the worst scenario for a pitcher, I‟ll be one hundred percent when we get
back to school and one hundred and ten percent when I‟m back in the spring!” Mike
proudly said as he spoke on his current progress last season. The rehabilitation for
Tommy John is very difficult because patience is the best remedy and slowly
building back strength is the only method. Morency took all of the doctors advise
and took it day by day, and no is practicing every day and starting to once again
work in the bull pen. “The goal was become a starter, it always has been. Then once
I‟m out there again, I‟m there to win some games.” He said in a recent interview
with his coaches. Mike has his head in the right place and is trying his hardest to get
his left arm to back as well.
Both of these young men‟s presences on the mound were deeply missed,
because in their absence left only Miles Young as the sole pitcher with significant
experience. The season however did not turn into a complete disaster as the
incoming freshmen on the pitching staff were able arise to the challenge.
69
Matthew Zak
10/9/09
University of Charleston Website
The University of Charleston baseball team has created an online store
for UC baseball apparel. This site was created for fans and family to buy UC
merchandise. Dixiesport is the domain to type in. From there the person needs a
password to access the merchandise. This site is running from Nov. Ninth to Nov.
Twenty-third. These deadlines are to make sure that they are received by Christmas.
Their once was a time when family would not have the opportunity to wear UC
merchandise unless given by the athlete himself.. That has changed with recent
technology and this site offers a variety of options for a buyer. The site offers shorts,
compression shorts, long sleeve t-shirts, short sleeve t-shirts, polos, hoodies, and shoes.
The prices range from $9.99 to $52.00. Most of the clothes are made by Nike except for
the compression shorts by Mizuno. These brands are top notice quality of clothing
David Moreton says “I‟ve looked everywhere to find prices this good. I am definitely
going to buy a few items on the site.” These clothes are the same quality as in major
sporting goods stores, expect the UC store gets a great price from the manufacturers.
This site is set up for temporary use to examine if people will use it. If the site
succeeds, the team will add more merchandise to the current site. Coach Nozica says
“If the site fails, we will discontinue the site.” This is the first online store the baseball
team has ever had. Coach Nozica is looking forward to the response it gets from friends
and family.
Coach Nozica says “we would like to expand and make a bigger store, to create
a place for all UC baseball fans to go and get UC gear.” The reason for this site is to
create an awareness for the University of Charleston baseball team. Most parents of the
players want to buy shirts from their kids to show their support. Until now the
university never had anything like this until now. The UC baseball team might want to
create a link from their official site to their merchandise site. All is dependent on the
developments of the next to weeks. The UC baseball team is on the move and hopefully
this site will catapult this athletic team to greater ideas in the future.
70
West Virginia State vs. UC rivalry
Over the years West Virginia State has produced year after year of victories
and championships for their baseball team, no matter who they faced in the WVIAC
they would win and in most cases win by a lot. However slowly over the years a lot
of teams have recruited well and raised the intensity of games. Including one team in
the same city, the University of Charleston Golden Eagles. For the last nice years the
University of Charleston haven‟t won a game against West Virginia State for nine
long years. For the last few years, the scores have been a combined scored of forty to
two.
With the scores very lopsided some might ask why this would be considered a
rivalry? Well for one, recruiting has been an issue for the hot talent to find in the
surrounding area and out of state talent.
There are many stereotypes about both universities‟ that evoke a lot of anger.
One stereotype for West Virginia State is that they aren‟t as committed to academics
as they should, while focusing more on athletics and winning. The University of
Charleston has a stereotype of rich preppy boys that are stuck up and have
everything handed to them.
Either way there is a distinct tension between both schools that is creating a
great rivalry. Both campuses are separated only by a few miles. So it would be an
understatement to say that both university‟s are close buddies. The West Virginia
State campus is in a bad part of Charleston next to a power plant and correction
facility. The University of Charleston campus is in a totally opposite part of the city.
It is on the river bank, over looking the beautiful state capital building. Thus
producing the rich kids vs. the poor kids and the state players seem to feed off of that
stereotype while making their play better. So it wouldn‟t be much of a surprise to say
the state baseball team has won for the last nice years, except for last year, when the
UC team won.
The UC team ended the year on a high note and are looking to build off of
their recent success. While the state team is looking to continue their dominance. We
will see what happens in the 2010 season.