2012 Tennessee Tech Baseball Guide

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Feb. 17 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 at Texas Tech 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Texas Tech 10 a.m.Feb. 22 at East Tennessee 2:05 p.m.Feb. 24 Illinois State 3 p.m.Feb. 25 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 26 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 28 Lipscomb 3 p.m.March 2 Dayton 3 p.m.March 3 Dayton 2 p.m.March 4 Dayton 1 p.m.March 6 at Kentucky 3 p.m.March 9 Evansville 3 p.m.March 10 Evansville 2 p.m.March 11 Evansville 1 p.m.March 13 at Tennessee 6 p.m.March 16 Central Michigan 3 p.m.March 17 Central Michigan 1:30 p.m.March 18 Central Michigan 12 p.m.March 20 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.March 23 at UT Martin (OVC) 6 p.m.March 24 at UT Martin (OVC) 2 p.m.March 25 at UT Martin (OVC) 1 p.m.March 27 at Vanderbilt 6 p.m.March 30 Murray State (OVC) 6 p.m.March 31 Murray State (OVC) 1:30 p.m.April 1 Murray State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 5 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.April 6 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.

April 7 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 10 at Belmont 5:30 p.m.April 11 Alabama A&M 6 p.m.April 13 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 6 p.m.April 14 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 2 p.m.April 15 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 1 p.m.April 18 Belmont 6 p.m.April 20 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 3 p.m.April 21 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 22 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 24 Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.April 27 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 6 p.m.April 28 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 2 p.m.April 29 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 1 p.m.May 4 Morehead State (OVC) 6 p.m.May 5 Morehead State (OVC) 2 p.m.May 6 Morehead State (OVC) 1 p.m.May 8 at Clemson 5:30 p.m.May 11 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 2 p.m.May 12 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 1 p.m.May 13 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 12 p.m.May 15 at Lipscomb 6 p.m.May 17 Austin Peay (OVC) 6 p.m.May 18 Austin Peay (OVC) 2 p.m.May 19 Austin Peay (OVC) 1 p.m.May 23-27 OVC Tournament June 1-4 NCAA Regionals June 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals June 16-27 NCAA College World Series

All times Central / Dates and times subject to change# Denotes games at Texas Tech

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Chad HayesIF • Sr. • 5-11 • 182

Springfield, Ill.

1Zephan GuyearIF • Jr. • 6-4 • 210Tracy City, Tenn.

2Michael Morris

OF • Jr. • 5-10 • 190Cincinnati, Ohio

3Seth Lucio

RHP • Fr. • 5-10 • 180Locust Grove, Ga.

5David Allen

OF • Fr. • 5-11 • 175Knoxville, Tenn.

6Tevis Sherfield

OF • So. • 5-11 • 165Cookeville, Tenn.

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Evan Frazier IF/C • Jr. • 5-10 • 205

Collierville, Tenn.

8Cullen Park

RHP • Sr. • 6-3 • 195Forest City, N.C.

9Garrett Baugh

RHP • So. • 6-1 • 200Ooltewah, Tenn.

11Justin Alexander

RHP • So. • 5-9 • 175Knoxville, Tenn.

12Tristan Archer

RHP • Jr. • 6-3 • 195Kingsport, Tenn.

13Jordan HopkinsC • Fr. • 5-10 • 170

Knoxville, Tenn.

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Austin WulfOF • Jr. • 5-10 • 175

Beaver Falls, Pa.

17Tanner Williams

LHP • Fr. • 6-2 • 190Caryville, Tenn.

19Nick Price

RHP • Jr. • 6-5 • 195Clinton, Tenn.

22James Abraham

OF • Jr. • 5-11 • 185Diamondhead, Miss.

23Ben Burgess

C • Sr. • 6-0 • 195Brentwood, Tenn.

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Josh BryantLHP • Jr. • 6-2 • 200

Tullahoma, Tenn.

26David Hess

RHP • Fr. • 6-1 • 200Tullahoma, Tenn.

28Tyler Wilson

RHP • So. • 6-3 • 210Lumberton, Texas

29Zane Morton

RHP • Fr. • 5-11 • 195Midland, Texas

30Jacob McWhirterLHP • So. • 6-2 • 181Goodlettsville, Tenn.

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Andy WilliamsRHP • So. • 6-0 • 195

Franklin, Tenn.

32Zach Stephens

IF • So. • 5-11 • 230Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

33Bobby Roach

RHP • Fr. • 6-3 • 185Erie, Pa.

34Byron Skinner

RHP • So. • 6-2 • 235Palatine, Ill.

35Aaron WhittenC • Fr. • 6-0 • 170Portland, Tenn.

37Albert DelGaiccoIF • Fr. • 6-2 • 220

Biloxi, Miss.

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Matt BraggaHead Coach9th season

Larry BraggaDirector of Operations

6th season

Donnie SuttlesAssistant Coach

2nd season

Matt MihociAssistant Coach

1st season

Brandon TurnerAssistant Coach

1st season

Dylan BosheersIF • Fr. • 6-0 • 180

Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

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Matthew ShepherdRHP • Sr. • 6-3 • 210

Bluff City, Tenn.

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Bush Stadium ...................................... 2-32012 Season Outlook ......................... 4-52012 Roster .............................................62012 Schedule ........................................7Golden Eagle Coaching Staff ........... 8-152012 Golden Eagles ........................ 16-512011 Season in Review ................... 52-532011 Statistics ................................. 54-55Academic Honors ............................ 56-57

Inside The GuideOVC Honors ...........................................58The Last Time it Happened ..................59The Record Book ............................. 60-67All-Time Participation .................... 68-69Major League Connections ............ 70-712012 Opponents ............................. 72-74All-Time Records vs. Opponents ..........75University Pages ............................. 76-922012 OVC Tournament .........................93

Head Coach: Matt Bragga (Kentucky, 1994) Assistant Coaches / Assignments: Larry Bragga / Director of Operations (Ohio State University, 1967) Donnie Suttles / Pitching staff / Recruiting (Western Carolina) Matt Mihoci / (Tennessee Tech) Brandon Turner / (Mississippi State)2011 Record: 25-29 2011 OVC Record: 12-12 (1st)Lettermen Returning: 15 Lettermen Lost: 9Affiliation: NCAA Division I

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Offices: Eblen Center (Sports Information Suite) Rob Schabert: Asst. A.D. - 931-372-3088, [email protected] Burns: Baseball Contact - 931-372-6139, [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505Overnight Address: 1100 McGee BlvdSID FAX: 931-372-3114Press Box Phones: 931-372-6032

Sports Information

Location: Cookeville, Tenn.Founded: 1915Enrollment: 10,769Nickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldConference: Ohio ValleyPresident: Dr. Robert BellFaculty Representative: Dr. Jeff RobertsDirector of Athletics: Mark WilsonAthletic Trainer: Joe ErdeljacAssistant A.D. for Sports Information: Rob Schabert

The University

Key Telephone NumbersThe 2012 Golden Eagle Baseball Guide was produced by the Tennessee Tech Sports Information Office. Writing and layout design by Nick Burns and Rob Schabert. Special thanks to Tony Marable. Cover production by Roman Stone of WD Stone and Associates. Photography by Tony Marable, Dean Carothers and John Lucas. Tennessee Tech University: A constituent university of the Tennessee Board of Regents / # R067-000-10 An AA/EEO/Title IX/Section 504/ADA University.

Area Code is 931 Matt Bragga - Head Coach ................................................................ 372-3925Mark Wilson - Director of Athletics................................................. 372-3961 Frank Harrell - Compliance ................................................................ 372-3939Ben Shannon - Facilities ..................................................................... 372-3945Joe Erdeljac - Trainer ............................................................................ 372-3934Ticket Office ............................................................................................ 372-3940

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Built in 1978, Bush Stadium has been the home of Tennessee Tech baseball for more than 40 years. The Golden Eagles moved into the stadium at the start of the 1978 season, and won the first game ever played there, a 7-6 win over Eastern Kentucky. But Bush Stadium hasn’t always looked the way it does today. Over the past 15 years the facil-ity has seen tremendous upgrades. In 1995 Bush Stadium saw the addition of its 3,240 square-foot clubhouse. Among the features of the clubhouse are player and coaches’ locker rooms, coaches’ offices, team weight room and a team lounge area. In 1997 lights were added to the facility and the Golden Eagles played their first night game at home on March 25, 1997, a 9-6 loss to Tennessee. At the time, Tech was only the fourth school in the Ohio Valley Conference to

have a lighted baseball field. The facil-ity was dedicated as “Bush Stadium” in 1997 in honor of Howell W. Bush, who donated the funds needed to bring lights to the facility. The next addition to the facility came only a year later, in 1998, when a new press box was added to the top of the stands at Bush Stadium. The 460 square foot press box features three separate rooms to house game man-agement, home and visiting media. In 2000 the team added a batting cage to the facility. The cage is inside a 3,600 square foot covered building adjacent to the clubhouse. With all the additions over the years, Bush Stadium has transformed into a first-class baseball facility, and is truly a home field advantage to Tech baseball players.

• Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex •

First game: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

First win: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

Home record under Bragga: 108-88-1 (.549)

Dedicated: Howell W. Bush Stadium (1997)

Seating capacity: 1,100

Dimensions: Left Field: 329 ft. Left Center: 365 ft. Center Field: 405 ft. Right Center: 360 ft. Right Field: 330 ft.

Howell W. Bush(1915-2010)

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PITCHING An experienced pitching staff is set to return for the Golden Eagles in the 2012 season, just two seasons removed from winning the 2010 OVC regular season championship. As-sistant coach Don Suttles returns for his sophomore season at the helm of the pitching staff and will continue to mold the returning pitchers and several new faces that will ascend the mound this season. TTU fans will see some familiar faces at the front end of the rotation as both senior Matthew Shepherd and junior Tristan Archer will resume their roles from a season ago. Archer and Shepherd each made 14 starts last season, and combined for 10 wins and two complete games. Archer, who garnered an OVC Pitcher of the Week honor last season, saved his best performance for last as he kept a powerful Eastern Kentucky lineup at bay as he pitched 7.1 innings and six strikeouts to give Tech the win in the opening round of the OVC Tour-nament. His seven wins and 88.2 in-nings pitched were the most among TTU pitchers, while his 67 strikeouts tied for the team lead. Shepherd finished his season with three wins in 17 appearances over 74.2 innings. His 64 strikeouts ranked third on the team last season com-pared to 31 walks. Golden Eagle newcomer David Hess is also expected to be one of TTU’s weekend starters. The right-handed freshman finished his senior season at Tullahoma High School with

an 8-1 record and a 1.91 ERA. Several Gold-en Eagle pitch-ers should com-pete for weekday starts including a pair of return-ees in junior Nick Price and sopho-more southpaw Jake McWhirter. Price and Mc-Whirter each made eight starts last season, in a combined 34 ap-pearances. Price finished his season with four wins in 58.2 innings pitched, to go along with 38 strikeouts. His per-formance against Austin Peay in the second round of the OVC Tournament was one of his best of the season as he threw 3.1 shutout innings in relief, giving up just one hit while blanking three. McWhirter finished his rookie campaign with 33 strikeouts as he threw 39.2 innings. The Golden Eagles also have four experienced arms returning to shore up the bullpen, including senior Cul-len Park, and sophomores Garrett Baugh, Justin Alexander and Andy Williams. Park made an immediate impact in the late innings, accounting for four saves, as he made a team-high 27 appearances. His 67 strikeouts tied for the team lead as he posted a 3-3

record and a 4.27 ERA. Baugh, who finished with a team-best 4.05 ERA, won three games in 18 ap-pearances as he gave up just eight extra base hits. Eight new faces will join the Golden Eagle pitching staff, in-cluding lefties Tanner Williams and Josh Bryant and righties Seth Lucio, Zane Mor-

ton, Bobby Roach, Byron Skinner and Tyler Wilson. Roach and Lucio will serve dual roles both on the mound and in the field, while Williams and Bryant will be good matchup options for the Golden Eagles down the stretch.

CATCHER The Golden Eagles will have sev-eral options catcher this season, but none stands out more than senior Ben Burgess. Burgess has been the mainstay battery mate for the last two seasons that included an OVC championship. During his junior campaign he start-ed in all 54 games drove in 21 runs and scored 35 runs. He also threw out 14 base stealers and picked off four runners. Joining Burgess behind the plate this season are junior Evan Frazier and newcomers Jordan Hopkins and Aaron Whitten. Frazier batted .309 in 41 games last season and tallied six home runs and 29 RBI. Hopkins and Whitten should compete for playing time this season as well. Hopkins will be relied upon for his defensive abilities be-hind the plate.

INFIELD The Tech infield should feature plenty of familiar faces as senior Chad Hayes, junior Zephan Guyear, and sophomore Zach Stephens re-turn with a combined total of 146 games played last season. At first base, Stephens provided some of the biggest offensive pops

Tech’s 2012 Senior Class: (left to right) Cullen Park, Ben Burgess, Chad Hayes, Matthew Shepherd

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Tech’s 2012 Junior Class: (front row, left to right): James Abraham, Austin Wulf, Michael Morris, Evan Frazier. (second row, left to right):

Byron Skinner, Zephan Guyear, Nick Price, Tristan Archer, Josh Bryant

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last season as he tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10, while driv-ing in a team-high 49 RBI. A member of the OVC all-Freshman Team, Ste-phens began his career at Tech with hits in his first 10 games, and put to-gether 18 multi-hit games through-out the season. Stephens was also named Freshman All-American. Hayes made 53 starts at shortstop last season, where he hit .297, which included one home run and a club-high four triples. On the base paths, Hayes posted three steals in as many attempts. He remained equally as ef-fective in the field as he posted 70 putouts and a team-leading 140 as-sists. Guyear split time at second base and third base in 2011. Guyear put together a nine-game hitting streak last season as he drove in 15 runs and scored 19. Newcomers Dylan Bosheers and Lucio will also see some time in the infield and could become regular contributors before the sea-son is done. Albert DelGaicco could also see playing time and provide some solid power from the left side of the plate.

OUTFIELDWith two of Tech’s mainstays from the outfield last season departing, Tech fans can expect to see some new fac-es roam around the outfield, but there will be one familiar face in junior Aus-tin Wulf. Last season, Wulf served as Tech’s left fielder and leadoff hitter as he recorded a .284 batting average and scored 41 runs. In 55 starts, Wulf re-

corded just one error in the field. His .410 on-base percentage ranked near the top of the team last season as he tallied 61 hits and 30 walks. Five other players could see some time in the outfield this season includ-ing returnees Mi-chael Morris and sophomore Te-vis Sherfield and three newcomers including David Allen and Hess, and junior transfer James Abraham. Morris hit .288 in 29 games last season, which included a home run and a double. Abraham and Sherfield are the prototypical scrappy Golden Eagle outfielders who are not afraid to get dirty. Michael Morris will also com-pete for playing time in the outfield as well.

SCHEDULE The 2012 schedule should prove interesting as the Golden Eagles will host 30 games at home and take on some of the best teams the NCAA has to offer. Nine of Tech’s 2012 opponents are either ranked in the preseason poll or are listed among teams receiving votes for the poll. The poll includes Vanderbilt (ranked 23rd), Clemson

(25th) and Mis-souri State (31st). The opponents who have re-ceived enough attention to be earning votes in-clude Texas Tech, Illinois State, Ken-tucky, Tennessee, Central Michigan and Austin Peay. One of the biggest changes Tech baseball fans will notice with this upcoming

season is the switch in the OVC sched-ule format. For a quarter of a century, a three-game OVC series featured a doubleheader one day and a single game the next. Now a three-game series will take place over a three-day stretch, with all three games sched-uled for nine innings. After opening with four games in Texas and a road game at East Ten-nessee (Feb. 22), the Golden Eagles will host a remarkable stretch with 13 of the next 15 games at home in the Averitt Express Baseball Com-plex, including four non-conference three-game sets. The home schedule begins Feb. 24-26 with a visit from Illi-nois State, one of those teams receiv-ing votes. Tech will also host Dayton (March 2-4), Evansville (March 9-11) and Central Michigan (March 16-18). Also in the midst of that stretch is a single home game with Lipscomb. TTU’s non-conference schedule will also have a little regional flair to it as it takes on several different oppo-nents in and around Tennessee. Middle Tennessee, Lipscomb and Belmont are each slated for a pair of games against the Golden Eagles this season, in addition to four single games at Vanderbilt (March 27), East Tennessee State (Feb. 22), Tennessee (March 13) and Bragga’s alma mater, Kentucky (March 6). The OVC Tournament, which will be held in Pringles Park in Jackson, Tenn., is scheduled for May 23-27 for the top six teams in the OVC stand-ings.

Tech’s 2012 Freshman Class (front row, left to right): Jor-dan Hopkins, Seth Lucio, Dylan Bosheers, Aaron Whitten.

(back row, left to right): David Allen, Albert Del Gaicco, Bobby Roach, Tanner Williams, David Hess.

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Tech’s 2012 Sophomore Class: (front row, left to right): Will Thomas, Justin Alexander, Tevis Sherfield, Garrett Baugh (second row, left to right): Andy

Williams, Tyler Wilson, Byron Skinner, Zach Stephens, Tristan Archer.

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NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School1 Chad Hayes 2B/SS Sr. R/R 5-11 182 Springfield, Ill./Lanphier2 Zephan Guyear IF/OF Jr. R/R 6-4 210 Tracy City, Tenn./Tracy City3 Michael Morris OF/IF Jr. L/R 5-10 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore5 Seth Lucio RHP/IF Fr. R/R 5-10 180 Locust Grove, Ga./Locust Grove6 David Allen OF Fr. R/R 5-11 175 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut7 Tevis Sherfield OF So. L/R 5-11 165 Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville8 Evan Frazier IF/C Jr. R/R 5-10 205 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville9 Cullen Park RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 195 Forest City, N.C./East Rutherford11 Garrett Baugh RHP So. R/R 6-1 200 Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah12 Justin Alexander RHP So. R/R 5-9 175 Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville13 Tristan Archer RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 195 Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan South14 Jordan Hopkins C Fr. R/R 5-10 170 Knoxville, Tenn./Grace Christian Academy15 Matthew Shepherd RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 210 Bluff City, Tenn./Sullivan East17 Austin Wulf OF Jr. L/R 5-10 175 Beaver Falls, Penn./Blackhawk19 Tanner Williams LHP Fr. L/L 6-2 190 Caryville, Tenn./Anderson County20 Will Thomas OF So. R/R 6-0 200 Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville22 Nick Price RHP Jr. R/R 6-5 195 Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County23 James Abraham OF Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Diamondhead, Miss./St. Stanislav24 Ben Burgess C/OF Sr. R/R 6-0 195 Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood25 Dylan Bosheers IF Fr. R/R 6-0 180 Lawrenceburg, Tenn./Lawrence County26 Josh Bryant LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 200 Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma28 David Hess RHP/OF Fr. R/R 6-1 200 Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma29 Tyler Wilson RHP So. R/R 6-3 210 Lumberton, Texas/Lumberton30 Zane Morton RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 195 Midland, Texas/Midland Lee31 Jacob McWhirter LHP So. L/L 6-2 181 Goodlettsville, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian32 Andy Williams RHP So. R/R 6-0 195 Franklin, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy33 Zach Stephens 1B/DH So. R/R 5-11 230 Soddy-Daisy, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy34 Robert Roach RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 185 Erie, Pa./McDowell35 Byron Skinner RHP So. L/R 6-2 235 Palatine, Ill./Palatine37 Aaron Whitten C Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Portland, Tenn./Portland44 Albert DelGaicco 1B Fr. R/R 6-2 220 Biloxi, Miss./Science HIll

Head Coach: Matt Bragga, (Kentucky 1994), 9th seasonAssistant Coaches: Donnie Suttles, Matt Mihoci, Brandon TurnerDirector of Operations: Larry Bragga BY POSITION

Pitchers9 Cullen Park5 Seth Lucio11 Garret Baugh12 Justin Alexander13 Tristan Archer15 Matt Shepherd19 Tanner Williams22 Nick Price26 Josh Bryant28 David Hess29 Tyler Wilson30 Zane Morton31 Jake McWhirter32 Andy Williams34 Bobby Roach35 Byron Skinner

Catchers8 Evan Frazier14 Jordan Hopkins

24 Ben Burgess37 Aaron Whitten

Infielders1 Chad Hayes2 Zephan Guyear3 Michael Morris5 Seth Lucio8 Evan Frazier25 Dylan Bosheers33 Zach Stephens44 Albert DelGaicco

Outfielders3 Michael Morris6 David Allen7 Tevis Sherfield17 Austin Wulf23 James Abraham28 David Hess

ALPHABETICALNo. Name 23 - James Abraham 12 - Justin Alexander 6 - David Allen 13 - Tristan Archer 11 - Garrett Baugh 25 - Dylan Bosheers 26 - Josh Bryant 24 - Ben Burgess 44 - Albert DelGaicco 8 - Evan Frazier 2 - Zephan Guyear 1 - Chad Hayes 28 - David Hess 14 - Jordan Hopkins 5 - Seth Lucio

31 - Jacob McWhirter 3 - Michael Morris 30 - Zane Morton 9 - Cullen Park 22 - Nick Price 34 - Bobby Roach 15 - Matthew Shepherd 7 - Tevis Sherfield 35 - Byron Skinner 33 - Zach Stephens 37 - Aaron Whitten 32 - Andy Williams 19 - Tanner Williams 29 - Tyler Wilson 17 - Austin Wulf

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Date Opponent Site TimeFeb. 17 vs. Missouri State Lubbock, Texas. 12 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State Lubbock, Texas 12 p.m. Feb. 18 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 10 a.m. Feb. 22 at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 2:05 p.m. Feb. 24 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. Feb. 25 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. Feb. 26 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. Feb. 28 Lipscomb COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 2 Dayton COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 3 Dayton COOKEVILLE 2 p.m. March 4 Dayton COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. March 6 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m. March 9 Evansville COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 10 Evansville COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.March 11 Evansville COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. March 13 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 16 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 3 p.m.March 17 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 1:30 p.m.March 18 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 12 p.m. March 20 at Middle Tennessee State Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 23 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 6 p.m.March 24 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. March 25 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 1 p.m.March 27 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 30 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.March 31 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1:30 p.m. April 1 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.April 5 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 6:30 p.m.April 6 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 6:30 p.m.April 7 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 2 p.m.April 10 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 5:30 p.m. April 11 Alabama A&M COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 13 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 14 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m. April 15 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. April 18 Belmont COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 20 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3 p.m. April 21 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m. April 22 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m. April 24 Middle Tennessee State COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 27 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.April 28 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.April 29 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 4 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.May 5 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.May 6 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 8 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 5:30 p.m. May 11 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. May 12 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m.May 13 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 12 p.m. May 15 at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m.May 17 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. May 18 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. May 19 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 23-27 at OVC Tournament Jackson, Tenn. TBAJune 1-4 at NCAA Regionals TBA TBAJune 8-11 at NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBAJune 16-27 at NCAA College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBA

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Head Coach Matt Bragga

Director of OperationsLarry Bragga

Assistant Coach Donnie Suttles

Assistant Coach Matt Mihoci

Assistant Coach Brandon Turner

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given to the team that outwardly upholds the principles and sportsmanship guidelines outlined by the Ohio Valley Confer-ence. The award-winners are voted upon by head coaches and sports information directors from around the league. Oberacker and Kirby-Jones combined to be named to nine All-American teams between the two of them, marking 2010 as the first year (and first decade) in history that Tech’s baseball program has put out more than one player who was named to an All-American team, and the first time that a sin-gle player was named to multiple teams. The pair, also named TTU’s Co-Male Athlete’s of the Year, were also joined by two of their teammates in Adam Libera-tore and Stephen Pryor as professional ball-players after being drafted in the top 25 rounds of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft. In 2009, Bragga led the Golden Eagles to a 31-24-1 re-cord, making it the first back-to-back 30 win seasons in Tech history. The Golden Eagles carried their momentum into the OVC Tournament where they swept away the competition, going 4-0 including a pair of extra inning wins over Jackson-ville State to clinch the OVC title. The Golden Eagles then went on to the NCAA regional in Clemson, S.C., where they eliminated No. 14 Alabama before being eliminated by eventual regional-champion Clemson. The Golden Eagles had two all-conference team members, six all-tournament team members, the OVC tournament MVP in A.J. Kirby-Jones and the all-Regional Performer Alex Henry. The veteran coach continues his work toward redefining the program with high ideals and even greater expectations. Taking over the head coaching reins in January 2004, Bragga has shown the dedication needed to win an OVC championship, and his players exhibit that same down-to-earth determination, day-in and day-out. His plan has brought about marked improvements in the team’s on-field perfor-mance, academic performance, alumni support and program facilities.

2004 - Present:Tennessee Tech University

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1995-1997Cincinnati Reds Organization

1991-1994University of Kentucky (outfielder)

THE BRAGGA FILE27 9th Season F Kentucky, 1994 2009 OVC Tournament Champion

2010 OVC Regular Season Champion2010 OVC Coach of the Year

2009 TBCA Coach of the Year

HEAD COACHMATT BRAGGA

After eight seasons at the helm of the Tennessee Tech baseball program, head coach Matt Bragga continues to raise the bar for the Golden Eagles. The 2009 TBCA Coach of the Year and 2010 OVC Coach of the Year, Bragga continues to have great expectations for his Golden Eagle baseball team. The 2011 season saw yet another trip to the OVC Tourna-ment for the Golden Eagles where they were bounced out in the semi finals after finishing fourth place in the regular season standings. He also saw his 10th player in the last five seasons drafted to a Major League Baseball team as the Oakland A’s drafted Chad Oberacker. Along with their success on the field, Bragga’s players have been just as successful in the classroom as the baseball team fin-ished with a 967 APR in 2011. During the last three seasons, at least 75 percent of the Golden Eagles roster has been on the TTU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, posting at least a 3.0 GPA. In 2010 Bragga guided the Golden Eagles to their third straight 30-win season - a feat that has never before been ac-complished in Tech program history - and subsequently being named the 2010 OVC Coach of the Year, Bragga’s seventh season in Cookeville can only be labeled as one of his most successful as his team took home the 2010 OVC Regular Season Champion-ship. Under Bragga’s direction, the Golden Eagles capped off their 2010 season with a 31-25 overall record, finishing 14-6 in regular season conference play to clinch the No. 1 seed headed into post season play. The team went 2-2 in the OVC Tournament to claim the runner-up spot in Jackson to finish out their post-season. The team had five named to the OVC All-Tournament Team in AJ Kirby-Jones, Chad Oberacker, Frankie Beech, Ben Bur-gess and Lee Henry. Henry was also named the 2010 OVC Pitcher of the Year. The team also collected the OVC Sportsmanship Award,

Tech Players Drafted Under BraggaZac Cole — Baltimore Orioles, 2007

Bubbie Buzachero — Toronto Blue Jays, 2007, 14th RoundScott Dunham — Witchita Wingnuts, 2007

Jake New — Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008, 15th RoundRyan Dennick — Kansas City Royals, 2009, 22nd Round

AJ Kirby-Jones — Oakland A’s, 2010, 9th RoundStephen Pryor — Seattle Mariners, 2010, 5th Round

Lee Henry — Pensacola Pelicans, 2010Adam Liberatore —Tampa Bay Rays, 2010, 21st Round

Chad Oberacker — Oakland A’s, 2011, 25th Round

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Matt Bragga in the UK Record Book(Where he ranked at the conclusion of his career)

T-3rd ....... Games played in a season (1993) ..............62 T-4th ....... Games started in a season (1993)..............61 6th .......... At bats in a season (1993) ........................240 T-8th ....... Runs scored in a season (1994) ..................64 8th .......... Triples in a season (1994) ............................. 5 8th .......... Career batting average ............................338 10th ........ Hits in a season (1994) ................................83

On the field, Bragga’s silent resolve has taken the program from a 13-42 record in his first full year in 2005, improving 5.5 games in 2006 with a record of 18-36, making an eight game improvement in 2007 with a record of 26-28, and another seven game improvement in 2008 as the Golden Eagles went 35-23-1, leading to the OVC championship, an NCAA Regional berth in 2009, and an OVC regular season championship in 2010. With success on the recruiting trails, Bragga continues to take the TTU Baseball program to a new level. Before taking the head coaching post at Tech, Bragga spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Birmingham South-ern College under head coach Brian Shoop. He spent the major-ity of his time at BSC working as the hitting and outfielder coach as well as recruiting for the Panthers. Under Bragga’s direction, BSC hitters batted a combined .316 during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, 10 Panthers hit over .300 for a team batting aver-age of .318 overall. The Panthers scored 7.9 runs per game which ranked 15th in NCAA Division I. Before moving to the NCAA Divi-sion I for the 2002 season, the Panthers won the NAIA National Championship in 2001 as 11 Panthers hit .300 or better and av-eraged 8.5 runs per game. In 2001, the Panthers set a school re-cord for most wins in a season, going 55-11. Bragga also owned some head coaching experience be-fore coming to Tech. At the age of 25, prior to his role at Birming-ham Southern, Bragga served as the head coach at Bevill State (Ala.) Community College for four seasons. Bragga took over a Bevill State baseball program that, pri-or to his arrival, had an all time record of 175-350 (.343), and was considered by many one of the worst programs in the state of Alabama. With the Bears going 39-20 in 1998, Bragga’s second season at Bevill State resulted in a school record for most wins in one season. That team also participated in the schools first-ever postseason tournament. In 1999, Bragga led his squad to a 40-19 record, surpassing his previous record and taking the team to another regional tournament. During his time at Bevill, his teams compiled a 148-86 re-cord and BSCC went from a .343 winning percentage prior to Bragga’s arrival, to one of Alabama’s best Community/Junior College programs, amassing a remarkable .630 winning per-centage during his time. Before jumping into the college ranks, Bragga served as head coach for the Junior American Legion Baseball Team Post 208 that won the Alabama state championship in 1996. That same year, he also took on the role as assistant coach for the

Tuscaloosa County High School baseball squad. One aspect that makes Bragga such an influential coach, and what some describe as a player’s coach, is that he has coached and played at nearly every level of baseball. Bragga played his collegiate career for the University of Kentucky Wild-cats, earning four letters from 1991 to 1994. He played multiple positions at Kentucky, including out-field, catcher, first base and designated hitter, and also excelled at the plate. Bragga earned multiple honors including second-team All-Southeast region and Southeastern Conference all-tournament first-team in 1993. In his senior season Bragga fin-ished with a .408 batting average in SEC play, which ranked him second in the league. He also etched his name in the Kentucky baseball record books, ranking among UK’s all-time best in multiple season and career categories. During Bragga’s four-year career with UK, the baseball team compiled the most wins in any four-year period of UK baseball, a record which was recently broken by the 2005-2008 Kentucky squads. After graduating from Kentucky with a degree in com-munications, Bragga signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1994. He played one season in the Pioneer League with the Butte (Montana) Copper Kings, where he fin-ished eighth in the league in with a .338 batting average, before moving to Charleston, W.Va., to play with the Cincinnati Reds’ Single A affiliate the following season. Bragga earned his mas-ter’s degree from the University of Alabama. Matt is married to the former Elisa Currins, a 1997 graduate of the University of Alabama. The couple are the proud parents of two children — Luke and Emerson.

Matt and Elisa with Luke and Emerson

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Larry Bragga begins his sixth season as a mem-ber of the Golden Eagle staff, handling a variety of duties to help build the program directed by his son, Matt. Larry graduated from The Ohio State University in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in speech and theatre. He earned his master’s degree in educational administration from Kent State in 1969. Larry was a teacher, baseball and basketball coach at Harbor High School in Ashtabula, Ohio for six years. He became a high school principal and served in that capacity for 26 years. After retiring in 1997 he was elected as Mayor of Jefferson, Ohio, and served in that capacity for seven years before joining Matt’s staff and the Golden Eagle baseball team. He has coached baseball and recruited qual-ity baseball players for 40 years. He has coached major league players Mark Wagner and Brian Anderson and several minor leaguers including Matt Bragga. He assist-ed Matt at Bevil State Community College in Alabama in turning BSCC into a 40-plus win team. Since Larry joined Matt at TTU the academic standing of the team has continued to be close to a 3.0 grade point average. Coach “B” monitors the academic progress of the team and works closely with Dr. Jasitt in the TTU WIN (Work Intensely Now) program. Coach “B” has created a great connection with major league scouts, high school and junior college coaches throughout the mid-west and southeast. The communication and recruiting efforts of the baseball staff have created a solid talent pool for TTU now and in the future. Larry contributes to the program as he handles administrative duties, manages Golden Eagle Baseball school events. He is an avid student of sport psychology, mental toughness, visualization and imagery. Coach “B” loves our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that faith guides and direct’s him everyday.

Carol and Larry

Larry and his wife, Carol, are the proud grandpar-ents of Luke, Elle and Emerson.

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2009 OVC Tournament Champion2010 OVC Regular Season Champions

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSLARRY BRAGGA

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Donnie Suttles begins his second season as the Golden Eagles Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Under Suttles the 2011 pitching staff lowered its stats in five major pitching categories from 2010 including team ERA, Runs, Walks, and Opponent Batting Average. Prior to taking the position at Tennessee Tech, Suttles was the Head Coach at the North Carolina powerhouse TC Roberson High school were he produced five MLB baseball draft picks in four years. This included 1st round draft picks through the 28th round. TC Roberson was ranked within the top five programs in North Carolina by Baseball Amer-ica from 2007-2010 reaching number two in 2007 with a record of 23-4. Suttles holds a career record of 92-21. Hailing from Marion, N.C., Suttles is a member of the Professional Baseball Representatives (PBR), acted as the N.C. State Games Coach and developed the North Carolina Pro Player Clinic for players and coaches. Prior to his time at TCR, Suttles helped out his high school alma mater, McDowell High School, from 2004-2006 and served as the American Legion Coach during the same time. He also spent a year helping Gardner-Webb make the transition to Division I baseball in 2004. His coaching experienced commenced with his role as a player instruc-

tor for the Cleveland Indians’ Class A af-filiate, the Columbus Redstixx. Suttles’ experi-ence on the dia-mond goes far be-yond coaching. He was drafted in the 12th round of the 1998 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indi-ans after his junior year at Western Carolina. Suttles was named the most athletic player in the draft for the Cleve-land Indians. He was named Pitcher of the Year and Top Pros-pect in the Appala-

chian League in 1998 where he teamed up with future teammate/roommate Cy Young winner CC Sabathia for a combined no hitter. That Burlington Indians team won the regular season with players such as Sabathia, Victor Martinez, Johnny Peralta, Macier Icturiz, and Willy Taveras all fu-ture MLB All-Stars. Suttles posted ERA and strikeout stats that rank fourth and fifth in the minors. In 1999, Suttles pitched the Columbus Redstixx (South Atlantic League) to the first half championship. Suttles spent time at every level before finally retiring from profes-sional baseball in 2003 due to injury. Western Carolina was where Suttles spent his college career becoming the 1997 Southern Conference regular and post season champions under Coach Keith LeClair. He was named SoCon Pitcher of the week three times, and honored as Pitcher of the Year for the Rocky Moun-tain Rockfish in the Coastal Plains summer league. Sut-tles graduated from Western Carolina University with a double Major in Physical Education and Sociology. Suttles is married to Amy Suttles of Marion, N.C. They reside in Cookeville, with their two children, son Jayden “J.T.” (10) and Maris (5).

16 2nd season F Western Carolina, 2000

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PITCHING COACHDONNIE SUTTLES

Donnie with his wife Amy and their children Jayden (10) and Maris (5)

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A native of Jefferson, Ohio, Mihoci is no stranger to the Tech baseball program, as he played four seasons in the infield from 2005-08. Mihoci will coach the outfielders and assist coach Bragga with the hitters and with recruiting. “Matt was the very first recruit of mine at Tennes-see Tech, and he’ll always hold a special place in my heart,” Bragga said. “He knows our program inside and out and he will be charismatic coach for our team.” During his four-year career as a Golden Eagle, Mi-hoci played in 185 games, including 154 starts. He finished with a .299 batting average, 74 RBI and 77 runs scored. He was also named second-team all-OVC as a second base-man in 2008. Mihoci graduated in 2008 with a degree in busi-ness finance and earned his MBA in finance in 2009. “It’s great to be back, having spent the last few years away,” Mihoci said. “Being away from Tennessee

4 1st Season F Tennessee Tech, 2008Outfield Coach/Recruiting

ASSISTANT COACHMATT MIHOCI

Tech made me re-alize how much I missed it here.” In the summer of 2010, Mihoci took on a coaching role for the Alabama Post 34 team that advanced to the state champion-ship game. “Coaching was initially what I wanted to do when I first started at Tech,” Mihoci said, “I quickly re-alized that this is what I love to do.” He then moved on to Western Texas College in the fall of 2010 where he sereved as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. During his tenure at WTC, Mihoci helped guide the Westerners to a 37-17 record, which broke the previous record of 25 wins in a season. The Westerners sported a 4.28 team ERA as a pair of pitchers were named to the Texas Juco All Star Game and two were named first-team all-conference. Mihoci’s last stop before returning to Tech came last summer as he served as an assistant coach for the Florence Redwolves of the Coastal Plain League. “As a member of coach Bragga’s staff you learn something new every day and I am looking forward to getting everything I can out of this experience,” Mihoci said.

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A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week out of Mis-sissippi State, Turner brings a wealth of experience as a player and as the infield coach to the Golden Eagles. He will also assist coach Bragga with the hitters. “I have a great relationship with Brandon that dates back to when I was recruiting him,” Bragga said. “I was thrilled when he decided to join our staff and now that he is here I can see why he comes so highly recom-mended by everyone he’s worked with.” “I am glad to be here,” Turner said. “It’s great work-ing for a great coach like coach Bragga and what he has done at Tennessee Tech over the last few years is phenom-enal.” Recruited by Bragga out of Walker Valley High School, Turner eventually joined to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he quickly made a name for himself. Named second-team NCBWA All-American in 2007, Turner participated in the 2007 College World Series. During his freshman season, he finished second in the SEC in batting average with a mark of .399.

After a distin-guished career at Mississippi State, Turner was select-ed by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round of the 2008 MLB draft. As a member of the Jamestown Jam-mers, Turner finished third in the New York-Penn. League in batting average in 2008, en route to a being named to the NYPL All-Star Game. In 2009, he was pro-moted to the Single-A Greensboro Grass-

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VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHBRANDON TURNER

hoppers. Before, during and after his playing career, Turn-er has also distinguished himself as a coach. “While I was in the minors I always wanted to coach,” Turner said. “My dad coached for 38 years and it has always intrigued me.” Turner began his coaching career as a member of the Chattanooga Traveling team in 2009, before serv-ing as the advanced scout and infield coach for Lee Uni-versity Flames. In 2010, Turner helped guide the Flames to an NAIA National runner-up. Turner then moved on to Carson-Newman, where he took on several responsibilities including the infield, hitting and recruiting. In 2011, Turner got his first taste as a head coach as he helped guide the Tennessee Styx to the regular season co-Championship in the Great South league. He has also helped out at several baseball camps including Wes Hodge’s Real Sports Academy Hitting Camp and the Bobby Valentine All-American Baseball Camp. Brandon and his wife Morgan (Lyle) currently re-side in Cookeville.

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Career BestsHits: 4, 5x vs. Jacksonville State, 5/29/10RBI: 5, 2x vs. Middle Tennessee, 2/25/09Runs: 3, 3x vs. Lipscomb, 4/6/10Hitting Streak: 10, 2/20/09 - 3/7/09SB: 1 2x vs. Bradley, 3/6/10

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2009 54-54 215 28 68 9 0 4 45 1 .3162010 55-49 198 39 58 9 0 5 40 1 .2932011 54-54 210 35 57 13 0 3 21 0 .271Total 163-157 623 102 183 31 0 12 106 2 .294

In 2011 (Junior): Ben started in all 54 games last season, serving as TTU’s primary catcher…at the plate, he drove in 21 runs in 210 at bats for a .271 batting average…coaxed 21 walks and scored 35 runs…tied for the team-lead in doubles with 13…hit three home runs on the season…had 18 multi-hit games, including three games in which he recorded three hits…in the field he posted 297 putouts and maintained a .988 fielding percent-age…he also made three appearances on the mound in relief, recording one win against Lipscomb.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Burgess started 49 games of 55 for the Golden Eagles, primarily behind the plate...at the plate, he finished with a .293 av-erage (58-198), his highest of the year...went 4-for-5 against SIUE and an-other time during the OVC tournament against Jacksonville State...named to the OVC all-tournament team, Burgess upped his average by 27 points, going 11-21 during the tournament with six RBI...Burgess notched 58 hits including nine doubles and five home runs, two of which came against Murray State to help Tech sweep the Racers and earn the regular season no. 1 spot...defensively, Burgess led the team in put-outs with 392 and re-corded a .979 fielding percentage...batted in a total of 58 runs and scored 39 himself, and maintained a .414 slugging percentage.

In 2009 (Freshman): Ben started 54 games for the Golden Eagles in the outfield and behind the dish in 2009…named to the OVC all-newcomer team after batting .316 with a .414 slugging percentage…led the team in at-bats (215) and was second in hits (68) and RBIs (45)…tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games, including three four-hit games and two three-hit games…had 12 multi-RBI games including a career-high five RBIs against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 25 after going 4-for-5 with a double and a home run…hit four home runs and nine doubles on the season…had the second-longest hit-streak of any Golden Eagle during the 2009 season with nine consecutive games with a hit…started two games on the mound for the Golden Eagles and pitched in eight for a total of 22.1 innings pitched…was named to the OVC all-tournament team.

Brentwood High School: Was named team MVP, and an all-district, all-region and all-State selection...set single season records with 57 hits, 46 RBIs and 19 doubles his senior season with a .479 batting average...had a .390 batting average and 37 RBIs his sophomore season…was named Rookie of the Year after his freshman campaign…finished his career with 170 hits, 123 runs scored and 119 RBIs...also excelled in the classroom, with a 3.8 GPA, and earned TSSAA Academic Award.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Davis Burgess…son of Barry and Dee Bur-gess…born Aug. 7, 1989…grandfather Kenneth Redmond played football and basketball at Tech in 1945-46…majoring in mechanical engineering.

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Career BestsHits: 3 13x vs. Alabama A&M, 5/6/11RBI: 6 vs. Southeast Missouri, 4/11/10Runs: 3 3x vs. Alabama A&M, 5/6/11Hitting Streak: 9, 2/19/10 - 3/6/10SB: 1 7x vs. Eastern Illinois, 4/17/11

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2009 35-30 100 11 22 4 0 0 11 0 .2202010 56-55 222 39 70 9 0 4 39 4 .3152011 53-53 192 24 57 7 4 1 29 3 .297Total 144-138 514 74 149 20 4 5 79 7 .290

In 2011 (Junior): Chad made 53 starts at shortstop during his junior sea-son…hit .297 on the season, as he posted 57 hits including seven dou-bles, one home run and a team-leading four triples…drove in 29 runs and crossed the plate 24 times…recorded a team-leading 140 assists in the field and tallied 70 putouts…posted 18 multi-hit games including two games in which he tallied three hits…put together a pair of seven game hitting streaks and one eight game hitting streak…made five appearanc-es on the mound…went 3-3 in stolen base attempts.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Chad appeared in 55 games last season, serving as the team’s primary starting shortstop. In 222 at-bats, he logged 70 hits - 13 for extra bases, including four homers - and 39 RBI. He maintained a .315 overall batting average, setting the tone early on in the season with a 7-12 performance over a three-game series against Georgia Southern to kick off the season. Hayes rounded the bases 39 times and also chipped in with six walks and four stolen bases on the season.

In 2009 (Freshman): Chad played 35 games in the infield for Tech as a true freshman, including 30 starts, becoming the starting second base-man about a month into the season…hit .220 on the season with four doubles and 11 RBIs…had seven multi-hit games including a three-hit performance against UT Martin when he had two doubles and two RBIs…Chad also pitched in 10 games for the Golden Eagles, and made two starts on the mound…pitched a complete-game two hit shutout against Cov-enant in his only win of the season…finished with a 1-1 record and a 7.27 ERA…struck out 15 batters and walked 10 in 26 innings of work.

Lanphier High School: Chad finished his senior season hitting a school record .519, making him league batting champion...hit five home runs, four triples and 19 doubles...had 40 RBIs...earned all-conference recog-nition three times in his career...Chad also played in a traveling summer baseball league with the Springfield Statesmen...finished his junior sea-son hitting .486 with five home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 36 RBIs...hit .382 his sophomore season with four home runs, four triples 10 dou-bles and 28 RBIs.

Personal: Full name is Chad Russell Hayes...son of Russ and the late Vicki Hayes...born June 16, 1990...majoring in business.


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Career BestsInnings: 5.2 at Morehead State, 4/23/11Strikeouts: 8 at Morehead State, 4/23/11Pitches: 83 vs. Jacksonville State, 4/3/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 27-1 0 59.0 54 33 28 25 67 4 3-3 4.27Total 27-1 0 59.0 54 33 28 25 67 4 3-3 4.27

In 2011 (Junior): Cullen made a team-leading 28 appearance for the Gold-en Eagle pitching staff, which included one start…fanned a team-leading 69 batters, while giving up just 27 walks…earned a team-high four saves and recorded a 3-3 record, with a 4.30 ERA…struck out eight batters in 5.1 innings against Morehead State…tallied at least one strikeout in all but five of his 28 appearances…kept the opposing team off the scoreboard in 15 of his outings, including seven instances when he held the opposing team hitless…named the OVC Pitcher of the Week (March 16).

At Walter State CC: A righty at WSC, Park went 4-1, finishing with a 4.38 ERA in 10 appearances in 37 innings pitched...struck out 29 and allowed only 11 extra base hits, holding opponents to a .275 average.

East Rutherford High School: Park earned three varsity letters from East Rutherford High School as a pitcher under Bobby Dale Reynolds...main-tained a 0.76 ERA his junior year with a .420 batting average, and a 1.96 ERA his senior year, fanning 116 batters in 69 innings pitched...contributed offensively with a .386 average at the plate.

Personal: Full name is Cullen Christopher Park...son of Greg and Karen Park...born November 16, 1989...intends to pursue a career in turf business.


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Senior / RHP / 6-3 / 210 / R/R

Bluff City, Tenn. / Sullivan East

matthew shepherd

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Career BestsInnings: 7.0, 6x Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Strikeouts: 9 vs. Ohio, 3/4/11Pitches: 114 at Austin Peay, 5/7/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2009 12-8 0 36.2 62 48 38 23 20 3 3-3 9.332010 15-8 0 45.1 82 58 48 28 38 1 1-1 9.532011 17-14 1 74.2 88 63 47 31 64 0 3-7 5.58Total 44-30 1 156.2 232 169 133 82 122 4 7-11 7.64

In 2011 (Junior): Matthew made a team-high 14 starts and three relief appearances…struck out 64 batters and recorded three wins…named the OVC Pitcher of the Week (March 14)…threw six innings or more in five contests including a seven-inning victory against Youngstown State as he struck six batters, while giving up just one hit.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Shepherd appeared in 15 games for Tech, start-ing on the mound in eight of them...in a total of 45.1 innings pitched, he logged 38 strikeouts en route to a 1-1 record and a 9.53 ERA.

In 2009 (Freshman): Matthew started eight games for the Golden Eagles and made 12 appearances his freshman season…had 20 strikeouts and 23 walks in 36.2 innings pitched …finished with a 3-3 record and 9.33 ERA…struck out five batters in five innings pitched in his first career start against St. Peters on Feb. 21, earning the win.

Sullivan East High School: Finished his senior campaign with a 2.21 ERA, earning all-conference and all-region recognition...won team’s top pitcher award after his junior year…posted a 6-2 record with a 1.93 ERA through-out his junior season…a versatile athlete who played third base, short-stop, and second base in addition to pitching for coach Mike Breuninger.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Keith Shepherd…son of Eddie and Tam-my Shepherd…born May 2, 1990 in Bristol, Tenn…majoring in exercise science.


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Junior / RHP / 6-3 / 195 / R/R

Kingsport, Tenn. / Sullivan South

tristan archer

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Career BestsInnings: 9 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Strikeouts: 10 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Pitches: 118 at Murray State, 5/20/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2010 13-12 0 49.0 81 54 43 19 33 0 3-2 7.902011 16-14 1 88.2 114 66 56 22 67 1 7-4 5.68Total 29-26 1 137.2 195 120 99 41 100 1 10-6 6.47

In 2011 (Sophomore): Tristan appeared in 16 games last season, of which 14 he started in…he recorded a team-high seven wins, while striking out 67 batters…against Morehead State, Tristan threw his first complete game, as he struck out a career-high 10 batters…pitched at least six innings in 10 of his appearances, including four straight games when he threw seven innings or more…named the OVC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25).

In 2010 (Freshman): One of Tech’s starting pitchers, Archer appeared in 13 games last season, starting 12 of them and accumulating 49 innings pitched...posted a 3-2 record...tallied 33 strikeouts including a season-high six at Jacksonville State...only 23 of 81 hits were for extra bases.

Sullivan South High School: A two-time first-team all-conference selec-tion, and 2009 Big 9 conference Player of the Year...was named all-region, All-Northeast Tennessee and Johnson City Press Super 22 after 2008 and 2009 seasons, was a second-team All-State selection in 2009…had an 8-1 record and 0.69 ERA as a senior...went 8-3 in 2009 with a 1.82 ERA, and hit .358 from the plate as a junior…drafted by the Oakland Athletics after his senior campaign.

Personal: Full name is Tristan James Archer…son of Roger and Theresa Archer…born Oct. 18, 1990…majoring in turf grass management.

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Junior / IF/OF/C / 5-10 / 205 / R/R

Collierville, Tenn. / Collierville

evan frazier

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Career BestsHits: 4 vs. Jacksonville State, 4/3/11RBI: 4 at Alabama A&M, 4/6/11Runs: 3 vs. Youngstown State, 3/12/11Hitting Streak: 9, 3/16/11 - 4/3/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2010 12-2 16 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .1882011 41-38 136 31 42 9 0 6 29 0 .309Total 53-40 152 34 45 11 0 6 29 0 .296

In 2011 (Sophomore): Evan appeared in 41 games, while making 38 starts, primarily as the designated hitter…he hit .309 during the season as he recorded 42 hits, including nine doubles and six home runs…posted a slugging percentage of .507 and an on-base percentage of .414…drove in 29 runs and scored 31 runs…drove in four runs against Alabama A&M…tallied at least three hits in four games, including one three-hit perfor-mance against Kentucky…scored at least two runs in eight games, includ-ing three against Youngstown State…against Lipscomb, he coaxed four walks and tallied one hit, a 3-run double.

In 2010 (Freshman): Frazier appeared in 12 games for Tech, with his top performance coming against South Alabama when he went 2-for-4 with two doubles...finished the season with a .188 average (3-16) with two dou-bles and three runs scored.

Collierville High School: Evan hit .335 with six home runs and 53 RBIs his senior season for coach Jeff Hopkins…helped his team to the state semi-finals that season and was team MVP…hit .301 with 27 RBIs as a junior and .315 with 23 RBIs as a sophomore...earned Commercial Appeal Best of Preps honors…named TBCA region 7-8 team...his team compiled a 63-12 record during his junior and senior seasons...also played football for three years.

Personal: Full name is Evan Clay Frazier…son of Todd Frazier and Rene Conner…born Jan. 22, 1991…majoring in agribusiness management.


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Tracy City, Tenn. / Tracy City

zephan guyear

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Career BestsHits: 4 at Lipscomb, 4/6/10RBI: 4 at South Alabama, 3/10/10Runs: 3, 3x vs. Buffalo, 3/13/10Hitting Streak: 9, 3/12/11 - 3/29/11SB: 1, 9x Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11


In 2011 (Sophomore): Zephan made 32 starts in 36 appearances in his sophomore season, making most of his starts at second base…he drove in 15 runs and scored 19 times, while hitting .267…went 4-4 in stolen base attempts and recorded 95 putouts in the field…tallied two walks in two separate games, and recorded three hits against Purdue…put together a nine-game hitting streak, which included four multi-hit games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Stepping in to fill the third base position for an in-jured Devin Rivers mid-season, Guyear stepped up to the challenge of switching starting roles and hit .333 from April 13 through the end of the season...started a total of 31 games for Tech, mainly at the second and third base positions, recording .320 average overall...went 41-128 with six doubles, two triples and three home runs, batting in 28 runs and accu-mulating 60 total bases...maintained a .469 slugging percentage over the course of the season and a .396 on-base percentage...his first 50 at-bats, Guyear held his average about .400.

Tracy City High School: Earned four letters in baseball playing in the in-field, outfield and pitching…named 2009 6AA Player of the Year, 2008 6AA All-District, 2008 and 2009 Chattanooga Times Best of Preps…led his team to four consecutive district 6AA championships, and regional champion-ships in 2007 and 2008…in 2009 hit 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, with 46 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and a .429 batting average…hit .403 for his career.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Zephaniah Guyear…son of David and Sherry Guyear…born Aug. 9, 1991…major is general education.


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Junior / OF/IF / 5-10 / 190 / L/R

Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore

michael morris

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Career BestsHits: 3 vs. Southeast Missouri, 4/9/11RBI: 3 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Runs: 2 3x, at MTSU, 4/13/11Hitting Streak: 6, 4/16/11 - 4/23/11SB: 1 at Alabama A&M, 4/6/11


In 2011 (Sophomore): Michael made 16 starts, primarily at second base, in 29 games played…batted .288 on the season while notching 21 hits, in-cluding a double and a home run…drove in three runs against Morehead State…tallied at least two hits in seven games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Morris started five games for Tech, appearing in 16 for the Golden Eagles...in 23 at-bats, he logged four RBIs on five hits, two of which were doubles...earned four walks, and recorded an overall average of .217 at the plate on the season.

Sycamore High School: Earned three varsity letters in baseball playing shortstop and catcher for coach Chris Shrimpton...finished his career with 122 hits...batted .467 as a senior, .425 as a junior and .356 as a sophomore...was named All-Cincinnati his senior year...earned high academic honors on three occasions...was rated as a top 50 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rise Magazine.

Personal: Full name is Michael Thomas Morris...son of Thomas and Lori Morris...born May 30, 1991...enrolled in general studies.


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Clinton, Tenn. / Anderson County

nick price

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Career BestsInnings: 8.0 at Eastern Illinois, 4/17/11Strikeouts: 7 at Lipscomb, 4/5/11Pitches: 97 at Lipscomb, 4/5/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2010 18-4 0 40.0 40 29 24 25 32 0 2-0 5.402011 19-8 0 58.2 65 48 40 33 38 0 4-4 6.14Total 37-12 0 98.2 105 77 64 58 70 0 6-4 5.83

In 2011 (Sophomore): Nick made eight starts in 19 appearances for the Golden Eagles and posted a 4-4 record on the season…threw 58.2 innings, while striking out 38 batters…against Eastern Illinois, he threw eight in-nings, giving up just two runs on three hits, while striking out two bat-ters…threw at least four innings in seven of his appearances.

In 2010 (Freshman): Price finished his freshman season with 18 appear-ances on the mound as he threw 40 innings...he struck out 32 batters and recorded two wins...allowed just 24 earned runs and walked just 25 bat-ters.

Anderson County High School: Nick lettered in varsity baseball all four years, and was selected to the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association team after his junior and senior years…had a 10-1 record with a 1.17 ERA during his senior season and was named District 4-AA Co-Pitcher of the Year…was also an all-district and all-region selection and named to the Tennessee baseball report all-region team…went 8-3 as a junior with a 3.08 ERA…struck out 60 batters in 50 innings pitched, and walked just 25…allowed 41 hits and recorded one save…led his team to three consec-utive district championships, and also won regional and sectional champi-onships in 2006 and 2008…finished third in state in 2006…was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Kurt Price…son of Tony and Jane Price…born March 23, 1991 in Knoxville, Tenn…majoring in physical therapy.


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Junior / OF / 5-10 / 175 / L/R

Beaver Falls, Penn. / Blackhawk

austin wulf

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Career BestsHits: 3, 7x vs. Lipscomb, 5/10/11RBI: 4 vs. Murray State, 5/21/10Runs: 3, 3x vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Hitting Streak: 12, 2/20/11 - 3/12/11SB: 3 at Alabama, 4/6/11


In 2011 (Sophomore): Austin was on of Tech’s mainstays in the outfield as he started in all 54 games…batted .284 as TTU’s primary leadoff hitter…finished second on the team in runs scored with 41, while driving in 21 runs himself...recorded eight stolen bases in 11 attempts, and maintained a .990 fielding percentage…had 16 multi-hit games, including a trio of three hit games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Wulf startetd 35 of 47 games as the Golden Eagles’ primary left-fielder...maintained a .340 batting average on the year, go-ing 53-156 at the plate including eight doubles, two triples and two long balls...earned 14 walks and stole four bases on the season...peaked at the end of the 2010 season, getting hits in 12 of his last 14 games in the lead off position and raising his batting average from a .309 to a .340.

Blackhawk High School: Austin was a Louisville Slugger High School All-American, and a two-time first-team all-section and first-team all-state se-lection at Blackhawk High School…also named P6 West and Beaver Coun-ty Times all star…hit .508 his senior season with 29 RBIs, 32 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, nine doubles and two triples…hit .533 (40-for-75) his junior season with 40 hits including 14 doubles, two triples and two home runs…had 23 RBIs, scored 33 runs and stole 10 bases…led his team to a section championship and final four appearance his junior season, and a league runner-up finish during his freshman and sophomore campaigns…played for coach Bob Amalia…also earned three letters in football playing wide receiver and strong safety for coach Joe Hamilton…was named on the academic honor roll.

Personal: Full name is Austin James Wulf…son of Tony Wulf and Beth Wulf…born Nov. 11, 1990…majoring in business.


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Knoxville, Tenn. / Webb School

justin alexander

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Career BestsInnings: 4.1 vs. UT Martin, 5/14/11Strikeouts: 7 vs. UT Martin, 5/14/11Pitches: 73 at Murray State, 5/21/11


In 2011 (Freshman): Justin made 16 appearances on the mound in his freshman season, throwing 26.1 innings…against Alabama A&M he struck out four batters in 2.2 innings pitched…against UT Martin he threw 4.1 in-nings while striking out seven batters…struck out a total of 21 batters and recorded one save against Murray State.

Webb School of Knoxville: A four-year letterwinner out of Webb School of Knoxville, Alexander was named first-team all-state and all-region with an 11-1 pitching record and .397 batting average...he helped his team to the 2010 Region and State Championships.

Personal: Full name is Justin Ryan Alexander...son of Roy and Ella Alexan-der...born February 18, 1992 in Saipan...majoring in civil engineering.


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Ooltewah, Tenn. / Ooltewah

garrett baugh

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Career BestsInnings: 7 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11Strikeouts: 4 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11Pitches: 77 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11


In 2011 (Freshman): Garrett took the hill 18 times during his freshman sea-son, which included his only start against Berea College where he earned his first career-win as he threw seven innings…he struck out 18 batters and maintained a 4.05 ERA…named to the OVC all-Freshman Team.

Ooltewah High School: Hailing from Ooltewah, Tenn., Baugh batted .432 his senior year, chipping in with four home runs, 14 doubles and one tri-ple. He scored 32 runs and batted in 28...on defense he was perfect on the mound with a 5-0 record in five appearances...contributed 39 strike-outs and allowed only 12 hits, none of them resulting in an earned run...received honors on the TSWA 1st team All-State, 2009 & 2010 Best of Preps teams, 2008 super sophomore team and 2009 TBCA All-Region Team...in-dividual awards include the 2010 Best of Preps Player of the Year and 2006 Freshman MVP of his team.

Personal: Full name is Garrett Allen Baugh...son of Allen and Morgan Baugh...born January 15, 1992...majoring in expw.


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Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Goodpasture Christian

jacob mcwhirter

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Career BestsInnings: 6 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11Strikeouts: 5 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11Pitches: 107 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11


In 2011 (Freshman): Jake made 11 appearances on the mound during his freshman season, including four starts…threw a career-high six innings against East Tennessee State, as he struck out five batters, while giving up four hits…recorded 22 strikeouts on the season.

Goodpasture Christian: A versatile player out of Goodlettsville, Tenn., McWhirter filled roles as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder for high school coach Richie Estep...over the course of his high school career, he was named 1st team All-District, Disctrict MVP, 2nd team Mid-State, 2nd team All-State and 1st team All-State according to TBCA...recorded 109 strikeouts with a 1.69 ERA during his senior season, notching of 225 K’s in his high school career...high school team held the district championship title from 2007-2010, claimed the regional championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and the state championship in 2007 and 2008.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Cole McWhirter...son of Steve and Janet Mc-Whirter...born May 11, 1992 in Nashville, Tenn...majoring in civil engineer-ing.


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Sophomore / OF / 5-11 / 165 / L/R

Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville

tevis sherfield

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Career BestsHits: 3, 2x at Murray State, 5/20/11RBI: 1, 4x at Murray State, 5/20/11Runs: 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Hitting Streak: 3, 5/15/11 - 5/20/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2011 24-9 43 9 15 1 0 0 4 0 .349Total 24-9 43 9 15 1 0 0 4 0 .349

In 2011 (Freshman): Tevis appeared in 24 games for the Golden Eagles, including nine starts…tallied 15 hits in 43 at bats for a .349 batting aver-age…scored nine runs and drove in four…posted three hits against East-ern Kentucky and Murray State.

In 2010: Sherfield redshirted his first season with the Golden Eagles.

Cookeville High School: Earned four letters in baseball playing second base for coach Brent Chaffin…during his career Tevis earned Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Hard 90 awards…was a team captain and a three-time all-district selection…earned one all-state selec-tion…helped Cookeville High to one district championship…over his four seasons Tevis hit .500, .469, .339 and .336.

Personal: Full name is Tevis Wade Sherfield…son of Roger and Michelle Sherfield…father Roger played baseball at Tech for two years…born May 7, 1991…majoring in pre-physical therapy.


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Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. / Soddy-Daisy

zach stephens

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Career BestsHits: 3, 5x vs. UT Martin, 3/14/11RBI: 4, 2x vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/27/11Runs: 3 vs. Ohio, 3/4/11Hitting Streak: 10, 2/19/11 - 3/4/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2011 53-52 207 33 64 13 2 10 49 0 .309Total 53-52 207 33 64 13 2 10 49 0 .309

In 2011 (Freshman): Zach made 52 starts at first base and as the desig-nated hitter…drove in a team-leading 49 RBIs and tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10…hit .309 on the season and posted a .536 slug-ging percentage…walked 21 times and tied for the team-lead in doubles with 13…started his career at Tech recording at least one hit in his first 10 games…had 18 multi-hit games and posted three hits in five games…drove in four runs against Virginia Tech and Eastern Michigan…named to the OVC all-Freshman Team.

Soddy-Daisy High School: Stephens earned four letters from Soddy-Dai-sy High School, and was named all-state, Best of Preps, all-district and all-region after batting .450 with 63 RBI, 17 home runs and 13 doubles during his senior season, helping his team to the district title.

Personal: Full name is Zachary Lewis Stephens...born December 13, 1991 in Nashville, Tenn...son of Dan and Beverly Stephens...majoring business.


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Career BestsInnings: 6.1 at Belmont, 3/1/11Strikeouts: 7 at Belmont, 3/1/11Pitches: 105 at Belmont, 3/1/11


In 2011 (Freshman): Andy made five starts in 11 appearances for the Golden Eagles…in 26.2 innings, he recorded 22 strikeouts.

In 2010: Williams redshirted his first season with the Golden Eagles.

Franklin Road Academy: Andy earned four letters playing shortstop and pitcher for coach George Weicker…was an all-district selection his sopho-more, junior and senior seasons…as a junior Andy was also an all-state and all-region selection, and defensive MVP…hit .436 with six home runs at the plate and posted a 9-1 record with a 1.47 ERA and one no-hitter on the mound…was named the Yellow Jacket Classic Tournament MVP dur-ing his senior season…off the field Andy earned the Alumni Award, was a member of the Deans list from 2007-09 and was a student ambassador from 2006-09.

Personal: Full name is Andrew Edward Williams…son of Tony and Christy Williams…born December 17, 1990…majoring in exercise science.


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Diamondhead, Miss. / St. Stanislav

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Pearl River CC: James was one of three players to start in all 48 games last season at Pearl River CC...hit nine doubles and four triples, while maintaining a .319 batting average...drove in 30 runs and scored 42...coaxed a team-leading 28 walks...committed just two errors, while maintaining a .974 fielding percentage.

St. Stanislav: James earned four letters at St. Stanislav High School as a centerfielder, where he earned a pair of Mississippi 4A all-State and all-Gulf Coast nods...finished his career at St. Stanislaus with a .400 batting average while hitting 18 home runs and stealing 60 bases.

Personal: James is the son of Joey and Anita Abraham...full name James Kenneth Abraham...born February 15, 1991...ma-joring in criminal justice.

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Freshman / OF / 5-11 / 175 / R/R

Knoxville, Tenn. / Farragut

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In 2011: Redshirted.

Farragut High School: Allen was a three-year letter winner and member of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 State Championship teams and second-team prep-extra at Farragut High School in Knoxville.

Personal: Full name is David Michael Allen...born December 28, 1991... son of Mike and Tammy Allen...majoring in me-chanical engineering


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Freshman / IF / 6-0 / 180 / R/R

Lawrenceburg, Tenn. / Lawrence County

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Lawrence County High School: Dylan played four seasons on the Lawrence County High baseball team and was named all-district three times...he batted .630 with nine home runs during his senior season and was named to the Honor Roll.

Personal: Dylan is the son of Chris and Amy Bosheers...born May 5, 1992...full name Dylan Shawn Bosheers...majoring in coaching and sports administration.


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Junior / LHP / 6-2 / 200 / L/L

Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma

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Walters State CC: Josh made seven appearances, striking out nine batters.

Tullahoma High School: Josh was a four-year letter winner out of Tullahoma, Tenn...played multiple positions while en-rolled at Tullahoma including first base, outfield and pitcher...earned all-district and all-region nods in 2009...graduated from Tullahoma as an Honor Scholar, sporting a 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Josh is the son of Ray and Sonya Bryant...born No-vember 3, 1990...full name Joshua Ray Bryant...majoring in mechanical engineering.


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Science Hill High School: Bo earned four varsity letters in baseball his freshman year as a first baseman and southpaw pitcher under coach Ryan Edwards...also played three years of football at the linebacker, tight end and long snapper posi-tions...helped his team to conference and district titles during his junior and conference, district, region and sub-state titles during his senior year...named all-conference during his se-nior year of baseball and all-conference and “all-tough guy” following his senior year of football...graduated valedictorian of his class.

Personal: Bo is the son of Sandra and Albert DelGaicco Sr... born on July 20, 1992....full name Albert Dwane DelGaicco Jr...also goes by the name of Bo...majoring in electrical engineer-ing.


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Freshman / RHP/OF / 6-1 / 200 / R/R

Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma

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Tullahoma High School: A three-position player out of Tulla-homa High School, Hess earned three letters in baseball while playing as a pitcher, outfielder and shortstop...earned several awards including two all-district nods and one all-state award. He was also named the District Pitcher of the Year...finished his senior seasons with .393 batting average, while hitting eight home runs and driving in 41 RBI...on the mound, he posted an 8-1 record, with a 1.91 ERA and 102 strikeouts. Hess was named to the National Honor Society and graduated with honors.

Personal: David is the son of Jim and Charlotte Hess...born July 10, 1993...full name David James Hess...majoring in chem-ical engineering.


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Knoxville, Tenn. / Grace Christian Academy

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Grace Christian Academy: Hopkins earned five letters in baseball at Grace Christian Academy...during his senior sea-son, he batted .495 with five home runs and 23 RBI...named to the all-region team his junior and senior seasons and was named all-state during his final season...helped his team to three straight district championships and one regional cham-pionship in 2011....earned three letters in basketball and two in football...also named to the National Honor Society.

Personal: Jordan is the son of Mark and Karla Hopkins...born October 18, 1992...full name Jordan Taylor Hopkins...majoring in pre-physical therapy.


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Locust Grove, Ga. / Locust Grove

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Locust Grove High School: A native of Locust Grove, Ga., Lu-cio was named to the first-team all-region as both a pitcher and as a shortstop...named the Pitcher and Hitter of the Year, Lucio finished his senior season with an 8-1 record and a 0.83 ERA with 98 strikeouts...also batted .450.

Personal: Seth is the son of Abel and Tonja Lucio...born April 30, 1993...full name Seth Abel Ray Lucio...majoring in physical education.


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Junior / RHP / 5-11 / 195 / R/R

Midland, Texas / Midland Lee

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Western Texas College: In 2011, Zane earned a 5-2 record throwing 34.2 innings, while maintaining a 2.08 ERA...held op-posing batters to a .254 batting average, while striking out 26.

Midland Lee High School: In 2008, Zane helped Midland Lee to the Tournament of Champions and was named to the all-tournament team...named to the National Honor Society.

Personal: Zane is the son of Brett and Lynn Morton...born No-vember 11, 1990...full name Zane Morton...majoring in busi-ness finance.


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Freshman / RHP / 6-3 / 185 / R/R

Erie, Pa. / McDowell

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McDowell High School: A pitcher and shortstop out of Erie, Pa., Roach excelled both on the field and in the classroom...a multi-sport athlete at McDowell Senior High, he earned three letters in both baseball and basketball...during his junior and senior seasons, he drove in 42 RBI, while scoring 40 runs...on the mound, he tallied a 4-2 mark during his final two seasons, while throwing 38 innings and striking out 32...in the class-room, Roach was named a Scholar-Athlete every year and was awarded the Kiwanis Citizenship Award.

Personal: Bobby is the son of Robert and Terese Roach...born December 15, 1992...full name Robert James Roach...majoring in environmental engineering.


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Sophomore / RHP / 6-2 / 235 / L/R

Palatine, Ill. / Palatine

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Palm Beach Atlantic: Skinner has spent two seasons as a member of the Palm Beach Atlantic baseball team...during his second season he three 27 innings in 16 appearances, while maintaining a 3.29 ERA...he also struck out 17 batters.

Palatine High School: Skinner played four seasons of var-sity ball at Palatine High School...during his four seasons he received several awards including all-conference and all-area awards, along with the Under Armor All-American award...during his senior season, he went 6-5, with a 2.20 ERA.

Personal: Byron is the son of Byron and Sandi Skinner...born September 12, 1991...full name Byron William Skinner...major-ing in business management.


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Freshman / C / 6-0 / 170 / R/R

Portland, Tenn. / Portland

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Portland High School: Aaron played as a catcher, picther and first baseman during his high school career at Portland High School...he was named the team’s Defensive MVP his junior and senior seasons...put together a record of 4-3 as a pitcher and a .279 batting average during his senior season.

Personal: Aaron is the son of Robb and Mika Whitten...born June 9, 1992...full name Robert Aaron Whitten...majoring is business finance.


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Freshman / LHP / 6-2 / 190 / L/L

Caryville, Tenn. / Anderson County

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Anderson County High School: A native of Caryville, Tenn., Williams earned four letters as a pitcher and outfielder at An-derson County High...during his junior season, Williams went 7-1 with a 1.75 ERA, while striking out 20 batters in 40 innings pitched...earned three letters in football...named to the An-derson County High Honor Roll and was named the Student of the Month.

Personal: Tanner is the son of Ron and Connie Williams...born February 8, 1993...full name Zachary Williams...majoring in Ex-ercise Science.


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Sophomore (RS) / RHP / 6-3 / 210 / R/R

Lumberton, Texas / Lumberton

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Lon Morris College: Wilson excelled both on the field and in the classroom...while enrolled at Lon Morris, Wilson threw 65 innings, posting a 9-4 record, with a 3.50 ERA....in 2010, he struck out 22 batters in 30 innings pitched and threw one complete game.

Lumberton High School: While attending Lumberton (Tex.) High School, Wilson earned four letters in baseball and two in football and was named to the National Honor Society.

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senior Chad Oberacker driving in seven runs on eight hits. Oberacker, the OVC Preseason Player of the Year, was one of the main sparks on the team, as he con-tributed on the mound, in the field and at the plate. Oberacker finished his season near the top of several offensive categories, which included a .325 batting average, 10 home runs and 48 RBI. On the mound, he made five starts and boasted a 4.08 ERA as he struck out 47 batters and held op-

where the Golden Eagles fought it out in a trio of competitive games. Sophomore Tristan Archer, who finished the season with a team-high seven wins, saved his best performance for last as he threw 7.1 strong innings, notching six strikeouts, as held Eastern Ken-tucky to three runs, two earned. Junior Cullen Park came on in re-lief and shut the door for his fourth save on the season to give Tech the 6-5 victory. TTU’s second round game proved even more competitive as junior Nick Price and junior Mat-thew Shepherd combined for eight strikeouts, while giving up just two runs in TTU’s 2-1 loss to Austin Peay. Southeast Missouri then end-ed the Golden Eagle season with a 6-1 victory in Tech’s third game of the tournament. TTU opened the season going against some of the best teams the NCAA has to offer, but things be-gan to take off for the Golden Ea-gles as they swept former OVC foe Youngstown State in a three game series. The Golden Eagle bats came alive against the Penguins as TTU tallied 28 runs in three games, with

The 2011 season saw a solid Golden Eagle team do what they’ve done over the last two seasons — compete near the top of the Ohio Valley Conference standings. The season may not have gone exactly the way TTU would have liked, but 25 wins is by no means a bad show-ing for a team that was picked to finish third in the OVC before the season began.

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posing hitters to a .267 batting av-erage. For his efforts, Oberacker was named to the all-OVC First Team and was drafted by the Oakland A’s. The Golden Eagles continued to gain ground in the standings as they recorded eight wins in 11 games against the likes of Lip-scomb, Alabama A&M, Eastern Illi-nois, Belmont and Morehead State. Also earning several accolades in 2011 was freshman first baseman Zach Stephens. Making 52 starts, Stephens began his career at Tech recording at least one hit in his first 10 games as a Golden Eagle. He also provided some solid pop off his bat as he knocked 10 dingers and drove in a team-leading 49 RBI. His .309 batting average ranked third on the team, while his slugging percentage of .536 ranked second on the team. Stephens was named to the OVC all-Freshman Team for his ef-forts, but the accolades would continue during the summer as he was named the Coastal League All-Star Game MVP for his two-run

home run in the top of the ninth that gave the National All-Stars the victory. He also garnered Freshman All-American honors.

The Golden Eagles got a sig-nificant boost from another new-comer in relief pitcher Cullen Park. Park, who made a team-high 27 ap-pearances on the mound, threw 59 innings and struck out 47 batters as he recorded three wins and four saves. He garnered OVC Pitcher of the Week honors and became one of the go-to relievers for TTU in the late innings down the stretch. Tech won four OVC series in 2011 against Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin, posting a record of 9-3 in the process. Six different Golden Eagle pitchers recorded at least one win during that stretch including Park, who tallied three wins, and Archer, who posted two wins. At the plate, senior Casanova Donaldson put up some impressive numbers during that stretch, ac-counting for 18 hits and six walks, while scoring 15 runs and driving

in eight. He also maintained a .391 batting average and struck out just six times in 12 games. On the season, Donaldson fin-ished with a team-best .327 batting average, scored a team-high 42 runs. His 70 hits also led the team, as 18 went for extra bases including five home runs. For his efforts throughout the season, Donaldson was named to the all-OVC Second Team. Other fixtures in the infield in-cluded juniors Chad Hayes and Ben Burgess. Hayes finished his season mak-ing 53 starts at shortstop. His four triples led the team in 2011 and his 140 assists in the field also led the team.

Burgess, who served as TTU’s main catcher the season before, resumed his role as Tech primary catcher starting in all 54 games in 2011. Burgess put up 18 multi-hit games during the 2011 season and his 13 doubles tied for the team lead. During the OVC Tournament, Burgess drove in three runs for the Golden Eagles, as he notched a pair of doubles.

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Game Results for Tennessee Tech (as of Jan 20, 2012)(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Ohio Valley Pitcher of record Attend Time% Feb 19, 2011 at #18 Coastal Carolina L 2-6 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (L 0-1) 1 1 3 9 2:32% Feb 19, 2011 vs Virginia Tech L 9-11 9 0-2-0 0-0-0 DOBBS (L) 5 2 3 3:09

Feb 20, 2011 vs Boston College L 1-6 9 0-3-0 0-0-0 PRICE (L 0-1) 2 1 2 3:01Feb 23, 2011 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 6-10 9 0-4-0 0-0-0 BILBREY (L 0-1) 2 1 7 3:04Feb 25, 2011 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 7-1 9 1-4-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (W 1-0) 1 7 6 2:34Feb 26, 2011 EASTERN MICHIGAN L 1-5 9 1-5-0 0-0-0 SHEPHERD (L 0-1) 2 0 3 3:00Feb 27, 2011 EASTERN MICHIGAN L 8-9 (11) 1-6-0 0-0-0 PARK (L 0-1) 1 6 7 4:003/1/11 at Belmont W 9-7 9 2-6-0 0-0-0 HAYES (W 1-0) 1 1 7 2:52Mar 02, 2011 BEREA COLLEGE W 8-5 9 3-6-0 0-0-0 BAUGH (W 1-0) 8 9 2:48Mar 04, 2011 OHIO UNIVERSITY-1 W 8-5 9 4-6-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (W 2-1) 9 6 2:51Mar 04, 2011 OHIO UNIVERSITY-2 L 4-8 9 4-7-0 0-0-0 SHEPHERD (L 0-2) 4 7 2:53Mar 06, 2011 OHIO UNIVERSITY L 0-4 9 4-8-0 0-0-0 OBERACKER (L 0-1) 3 7 2:433/8/11 at Charlotte L 1-8 9 4-9-0 0-0-0 McWHIRTER (L 0-1) 8 2 0 2:47Mar 12, 2011 YOUNGSTOWN STATE-1 W 10-6 9 5-9-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (W 3-1) 2 6 0 3:00Mar 12, 2011 YOUNGSTOWN STATE-2 W 13-7 9 6-9-0 0-0-0 SHEPHERD (W 1-2) 8 1 3:00Mar 13, 2011 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 5-4 (11) 7-9-0 0-0-0 BAUGH (W 2-0) 1 4 0 3:16Mar 16, 2011 EAST TENNESSEE STATE L 5-6 9 7-10-0 0-0-0 SHEPHERD (L 1-3) 2 3 4 2:37Mar 18, 2011 PURDUE L 3-13 9 7-11-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (L 3-2) 2 0 7 2:44Mar 19, 2011 PURDUE W 8-3 9 8-11-0 0-0-0 SHEPHERD (W 2-3) 2 3 8 2:24Mar 20, 2011 PURDUE L 4-12 9 8-12-0 0-0-0 BAUGH (L 2-1) 1 9 7 3:07Mar 22, 2011 at #2 Vanderbilt L 2-11 9 8-13-0 0-0-0 McWHIRTER (L 0-2) 2 3 9 8 2:42Mar 29, 2011 at Kentucky L 8-11 9 8-14-0 0-0-0 ARCHER (L 3-3) 1 3 7 4 3:15

* Apr 02, 2011 JACKSONVILLE STATE-1 L 2-8 9 8-15-0 0-1-0 WILLIAMS (L 0-3) 2 0 7 2:20* Apr 02, 2011 JACKSONVILLE STATE-2 W 8-4 7 9-15-0 1-1-0 PRICE (W 1-0) - 2:10* Apr 03, 2011 JACKSONVILLE STATE L 7-9 9 9-16-0 1-2-0 OBERACKER (L 0-1) 4 3 7 3:20

Apr 05, 2011 at Lipscomb W 6-5 9 10-16-0 1-2-0 PRICE (W 2-1) 2 8 6 2:45Apr 06, 2011 at Alabama A&M W 12-0 9 11-16-0 1-2-0 DOBBS (W) 7 8 6:00

* Apr 09, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI-1 W 9-5 9 12-16-0 2-2-0 ARCHER (W 4-3) 2 0 7 2:25* Apr 09, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI-2 W 5-4 7 13-16-0 3-2-0 PARK (W 1-1) 2 3 2 2:25* Apr 10, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 7-13 9 13-17-0 3-3-0 PRICE (L 2-2) 1 4 7 3:35

Apr 13, 2011 at Middle Tennessee L 5-6 9 13-18-0 3-3-0 DOBBS (L 1-2) 8 1 3 2:47* Apr 16, 2011 at Eastern Illinois-1 L 1-8 9 13-19-0 3-4-0 ARCHER (L 4-4) - 2:35* Apr 16, 2011 at Eastern Illinois-2 W 3-2 7 14-19-0 4-4-0 PARK (W 2-1) 1 6 8 2:06* Apr 17, 2011 at Eastern Illinois W 3-2 9 15-19-0 5-4-0 PRICE (W 3-2) 2 8 1 2:46

Apr 19, 2011 BELMONT W 9-8 9 16-19-0 5-4-0 OBERACKER (W 1-2) 5 3 7 2:50* Apr 22, 2011 at Morehead State-1 W 10-5 9 17-19-0 6-4-0 ARCHER (W 5-4) 1 0 2 2:18* Apr 22, 2011 at Morehead State-2 L 3-7 7 17-20-0 6-5-0 SHEPHERD (L 2-4) - 2:05* Apr 23, 2011 at Morehead State L 4-11 9 17-21-0 6-6-0 PRICE (L 3-3) 2 0 3 2:45* Apr 30, 2011 EASTEN KENTUCKY-1 W 10-3 9 18-21-0 7-6-0 BAUGH (W 3-1) 1 5 8 3:07* Apr 30, 2011 EASTEN KENTUCKY-2 W 10-4 7 19-21-0 8-6-0 SHEPHERD (W) 1 2 9 1:56* May 01, 2011 EASTEN KENTUCKY L 3-7 9 19-22-0 8-7-0 PRICE (L 3-4) 1 0 4 2:36* May 07, 2011 at Austin Peay-1 L 7-8 (10) 19-23-0 8-8-0 PARK (L 2-2) - 3:54* May 07, 2011 at Austin Peay-2 L 4-5 7 19-24-0 8-9-0 SHEPHERD (L 3-5) 3 4 2 2:42* May 08, 2011 at Austin Peay L 4-10 9 19-25-0 8-10-0 WILLIAMS (L 0-4) 4 1 2 3:15

May 10, 2011 LIPSCOMB W 12-9 9 20-25-0 8-10-0 BURGESS (W 1-0) 2 1 2 3:10* May 14, 2011 UT MARTIN-1 W 11-5 9 21-25-0 9-10-0 ARCHER (W 6-4) 1 8 3 4:16* May 14, 2011 UT MARTIN-2 W 8-7 (12) 22-25-0 10-10-0 PARK (W 3-2) - 3:40* May 15, 2011 UT MARTIN W 8-7 (11) 23-25-0 11-10-0 OBERACKER (W 2-2) 1 4 6 3:05* May 20, 2011 at Murray State-1 L 5-6 (11) 23-26-0 11-11-0 PARK (L 3-3) - 3:15* May 20, 2011 at Murray State-2 L 7-8 7 23-27-0 11-12-0 SHEPHERD (L 3-6) 1 4 1 2:09* May 21, 2011 at Murray State W 10-8 9 24-27-0 12-12-0 PRICE (W 4-4) 1 6 7 2:50

May 25, 2011 vs Easten Kentucky W 6-5 9 25-27-0 12-12-0 ARCHER (W 7-4) 0 2:38May 26, 2011 vs Austin Peay L 1-2 9 25-28-0 12-12-0 SHEPHERD (L 3-7) 7 4 0 2:57May 27, 2011 vs Southeast Missouri L 1-6 9 25-29-0 12-12-0 McWHIRTER (L 0-2) 0 3:07

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Overall Statistics for Tennessee Tech (as of Dec 14, 2011)(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 25-30 Home: 17-13 Away: 7-13 Neutral: 1-4 Ohio Valley: 12-12

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

SHERFIELD, Tevis . 3 4 9 25-9 43 9 15 1 0 0 4 16 . 3 7 2 2 3 5 0 . 4 1 7 0 2 0-0 9 1 0 1.000

DONALDSON, Cassanova . 3 2 7 55-55 217 42 71 10 3 5 36 102 . 4 7 0 24 7 50 2 . 4 0 8 2 5 10-15 110 4 1 . 9 9 1

OBERACKER, Chad . 3 1 9 53-53 204 39 65 10 2 10 48 109 . 5 3 4 33 6 33 3 . 4 2 6 1 5 14-16 119 11 0 1.000

STEPHENS, Zach . 3 1 0 54-53 210 34 65 13 2 10 49 112 . 5 3 3 22 5 59 8 . 3 8 7 1 0 0-1 401 14 5 . 9 8 8

FRAZIER, Evan . 3 0 9 41-38 136 31 42 9 0 6 29 69 . 5 0 7 21 4 36 1 . 4 1 4 1 0 0-0 103 12 0 1.000

HAYES, Chad . 2 9 7 54-54 195 24 58 7 4 1 30 76 . 3 9 0 7 3 33 2 . 3 2 7 3 4 4-4 70 145 16 . 9 3 1

WULF, Austin . 2 8 4 55-55 215 41 61 7 0 1 21 71 . 3 3 0 30 16 23 1 . 4 1 0 0 5 8-11 94 6 1 . 9 9 0

MORRIS, Michael . 2 8 0 30-17 75 10 21 1 0 1 6 25 . 3 3 3 8 1 16 1 . 3 5 7 0 2 1-1 36 45 8 . 9 1 0

BURGESS, Ben . 2 6 6 55-55 214 35 57 13 0 3 21 79 . 3 6 9 21 10 29 6 . 3 5 6 2 3 0-1 306 38 4 . 9 8 9

GUYEAR, Zephen . 2 6 3 37-33 118 19 31 5 3 0 15 42 . 3 5 6 16 8 21 2 . 3 8 5 1 8 4-4 105 71 11 . 9 4 1

RIVERS, Devin . 2 3 5 54-51 166 28 39 7 0 5 35 61 . 3 6 7 28 10 48 3 . 3 7 0 4 8 2-3 25 96 12 . 9 1 0

BEECH, Frankie . 2 0 0 28-16 55 6 11 2 0 0 6 13 . 2 3 6 8 1 13 0 . 3 0 8 1 2 0-0 25 35 4 . 9 3 8

FLYNN, Zach . 1 3 6 13-4 22 5 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 1 3 6 0 1 5 1 . 1 7 4 0 0 1-1 7 0 0 1.000

POWERS, Trice . 1 0 0 14-2 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 . 2 0 0 6 0 4 1 . 4 3 8 0 3 0-0 7 10 1 . 9 4 4

THOMAS, Will . 0 0 0 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 8 7 55 1882 324 540 86 14 42 302 780 . 4 1 4 227 75 377 31 . 3 8 3 16 47 44-57 1437 538 70 . 9 6 6

Opponents . 2 8 6 55 1910 360 546 97 9 38 337 775 . 4 0 6 240 68 396 16 . 3 8 2 19 34 48-68 1431 535 65 . 9 6 8

LOB - Team (492), Opp (474). DPs turned - Team (25), Opp (43). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (8), OBERACKER 4,STEPHENS 2, DONALDSON 1, GUYEAR 1, Opp (3). Picked off - DONALDSON 3, WULF 2, OBERACKER 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

BURGESS, Ben 0 . 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 2.2 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 . 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0BAUGH, Garrett 4 . 0 5 3-1 18 1 0 0/1 0 33.1 38 18 15 24 18 5 1 2 . 2 9 2 2 4 1 0 3OBERACKER, Chad 4 . 0 8 2-2 13 5 0 0/0 0 46.1 47 25 21 26 47 7 1 0 . 2 6 7 1 3 0 2 5PARK, Cullen 4 . 2 0 3-3 28 1 0 0/1 4 60.0 54 33 28 27 69 14 1 3 . 2 3 7 4 4 6 1 4DOBBS, Jared 5 . 4 0 1-2 10 1 0 0/1 0 18.1 23 12 11 8 13 5 0 1 . 3 0 7 1 2 0 0 1SHEPHERD, Matthew 5 . 5 8 3-8 18 15 1 0/0 0 80.2 96 68 50 33 70 17 3 8 . 2 8 7 9 20 2 2 4ARCHER, Tristan 5 . 6 8 7-4 16 14 1 0/0 1 88.2 114 66 56 22 67 22 1 11 . 3 1 8 1 14 2 4 6BILBREY, Wade 6 . 0 0 0-1 7 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 5 5 4 9 4 0 0 1 . 2 3 8 0 0 0 1 1PRICE, Nick 6 . 1 4 4-4 19 8 0 0/0 0 58.2 65 48 40 33 38 12 0 5 . 2 7 5 5 4 1 3 3ALEXANDER, Justin 6 . 4 3 0-0 17 1 0 0/1 1 28.0 22 20 20 15 23 3 0 1 . 2 1 6 7 9 0 0 4WILLIAMS, Andy 7 . 4 3 0-2 11 5 0 0/0 0 26.2 37 31 22 22 22 7 0 3 . 3 2 2 6 2 1 4 1McWHIRTER, Jake 7 . 4 6 0-3 11 4 0 0/0 0 25.1 34 23 21 15 22 4 2 3 . 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 2HAYES, Chad 21.60 1-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 7 8 8 2 2 0 0 0 . 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 0Totals 5 . 5 7 25-30 55 55 2 1/1 6 478.0 544 359 296 240 396 96 9 38 . 2 8 6 39 68 15 19 34

Opponents 5 . 4 2 30-25 55 55 1 1/1 10 477.0 540 324 287 227 377 86 14 42 . 2 8 7 37 75 9 16 47

PB - Team (15), BURGESS 9, FRAZIER 6, Opp (19). Pickoffs - Team (11), ARCHER 4, BAUGH 4, BURGESS 3, Opp (4). SBA/ATT -BURGESS (27-42), FRAZIER (21-27), McWHIRTER (7-11), SHEPHERD (8-9), ARCHER (5-8), PARK (7-8), DOBBS (6-7), OBERACKER (3-6),WILLIAMS (4-4), ALEXANDER, J (2-4), PRICE (1-4), BAUGH (2-3), BILBREY (3-3).

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2010-11Justin AlexanderFrankie BeechJared DobbsZach FlynnEvan FrazierTrice PowersNick PriceTevis SherfieldWill ThomasAndy Williams

2009-10Frankie BeechZephan GuyearLee HenryTate McMillanChad OberackerTrice PowersDevin Rivers

2008-09Jared DobbsChad OberackerTrice PowersRichard RauschCory Wright

2007-08Michael AlcornWade Bilbrey

Jared DobbsEvan DyerThomas GrayTate McMillanThomas NelsonTrice Powers

2006-07Michael AlcornWade BilbreyZac ColeJared DobbsJustin FieldsBrantley KilgoreTate McMillanThomas NelsonJake NewJosh RiderMatt SmithRyan WardlowCory Wright

2005-06Charlie BoltonMatt KearneyBrantley KilgoreStuart MeinhartDaniel OwensMatt SmithRyan Wardlow

2004-05Michael AlcornPhillip HatchKenny Stiles

2003-04Robby AdamsKenny Stiles 2002-03Joshua EyeKenny Stiles

2001-02Joshua EyeKenny Stiles

2000-01David OttGrant SwallowsJim Ed Warden

1999-2000Brad KleemanDavid Ott

1998-99Grant Swallows

1997-98Clint HollowayAaron Nix

1996-97Matt FreyBrian LeeJeff Matukewicz 1995-96Rob BrownMike HurstBrian LeeLynus MartinAaron OlitaTrey OndrussTaylor Ralph

GOLDEN EAGLES ON OVC COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

OVC Scholar-AthleteAndy Williams, 2010Thomas Nelson, 2008Thomas Nelson, 2007 Steve Arnette, 1990Kevin Kalen, 1987Derek Lane, 1986

OVC Academic Medal of HonorSteve Arnette, 1988

Academic All-AmericaThomas Nelson, 2008Taylor Ralph, 1998Derek Lane, 1987Donley Canary, 1975Bill Bray, 1974

Academic All-DistrictChad Oberacker, 2010Lee Henry, 2010Thomas Nelson, 2008Taylor Ralph, 1998Ben Holt, 1993Ben Holt, 1991Steve Arnette, 1990

CoSIDA Academic All-Americaand Academic All-District IV

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1994-95Jon CaseyDerek HurleyMike HurstCraig MullinsTaylor RalphJamie Tucker

1993-94Derek HunleyBrian OwensGreg Stallcup

1992-93Brent FrazierCraig Humberd

1991-92Jon AdcockMatt BallardBrent FrazierScott Hampton

Ben HoltJohnny OrrRyan Smith

1990-91Craig HumberdDerek HunleyDavid JacksonCarter McCamyTodd WatkinsDavid West

1989-90Steve ArnetteDavid JacksonJ.C. SwaffordDavid WestDavid Wykle

Andy Williams was awarded the OVC Scholar Athlete award following his Fall 2010 semester.

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The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 grade-point average or higher for the semester. Num-bers in parentheses indicate the number of semesters each athlete has placed on the Honor Roll through 2011 fall semester:

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

James Abraham (1)Kevin Adams (2)Neale Adams (1)Robby Adams (3)Jon Adcock (2) Michael Alcorn (7)Justin Alexander (3)

David Allen (2)Tristan Archer (4)Steve Arnette (3)Matt Attaway (3)Matt Ballard (3)Garrett Baugh (1)Frankie Beech (3)Casey Benjamin (1)Wade Bilbrey (7)James Blevins (1)Charlie Bolton (1) Brandon Bornstein (3)Casey Bough (2)David Brinkley (1)Jason Brooker (3)Jason Brown (1)Rob Brown (4)Ryan Browning (2)Ben Burgess (3)Tim Burnette (1)Jason Burns (1)Brent Carrier (1)Jon Casey (2)Heath Cheverton (2)Matt Chodak (1) Kevin Cizmarik (2)Steve Clapp (1)

Britt Clubb (2)Zac Cole (3)Ron Coleman (1)Chris Combs (1)Brandon Crossman (2)Albert DelGaicco (1)Ryan Dennick (3)

Jason Dillon (1)Jared Dobbs (8)Casanova Donaldson (1)Ben Downs (4)Brian Driskell (2)Brian Dudney (2) J.D. Druckenmiller(1)Scott Dulworth (1)Scott Dunham (2)Wes Dunn (3)Evan Dyer (2)Aaron Elmore (1)Josh Eye (3)Justin Fields (5)Mike Fessler (1)Zachary Flynn (2)Steve Folkers (1)Blake Forst (4)Brent Frazier (5)Evan Frazier (2)Matt Frey (4)Grant French (2)Chris Gant (4)Greg Glaser (3)Zephan Guyear (4)Thomas Gray (2)Jamie Greene (1)

Steve Haggard (2)Mike Hall (1)Scott Hampton (4)Philip Hatch (5)Ryan Hay (4)Chad Hayes (3)Chad Heminover (1)Alex Henry (2)Lee Henry (3)David Hess (1)Clint Holloway (4)Ben Holt (5)Jordan Hopkins (1)Tim Horn (1)L. Huffstetler (2)Craig Humberd (4)Derek Hunley (6)Mike Hurst (2)Robert Hyder (1)David Jackson (7)Scott James (1)Jesse Johnson (1)Kurt Kalen (3)Matt Kearney (1) Corey Kemp (1)Brad Kleeman (2)Brantley Kilgore (3)Chris King (1)Mike Kinney (2)A.J. Kirby-Jones (3)Jason Kuhn (1)Brian Lee (4)Adam Liberatore (2)Jeremy Linville (1)Seth Lucio (1)Mark Maberry (1)Lynus Martin (4)Nathan Marty (1)Troy Martin (1)Kevin Mason (1)Jeff Matukewicz (4)Trey McCalla (1)Carter McCamy (1)Tate McMillan (7)Michael Meihls (2)Stuart Meinhart (2) Matt Mihoci (2)Adam Miller (1)Hunter Mize (1)B. Montgomery (1)Mike Moore (1)Bobby Morgan (4)Josh Mosser (1)

Craig Mullins (3)Thomas Nelson (5)Jake New (2)Aaron Nix (2)Chad Oberacker (5)Aaron Olita (5)Trey Ondruss (2)Johnny Orr (2)David Ott (4)Brian Owens (1)Daniel Owens (3)Dustin Page (1)Cullen Park (1)David Peters (1)Kevin Peterson (2)Ben Pincus (3)Trice Powers (8)Nick Price (4)Taylor Ralph (5)Richard Rausch (3)Sean Reilly (3)Josh Rider (1)Devin Rivers (2)Kendale Roach (1)Robert Roach (1)Michael Roeder (1)Jamie Ruehling (3)Mike Schmittou (1)Brandon Selvog (1)Matthew Shepherd (2)Tevis Sherfield (4)Harold Smith (1)Matt Smith (4)Ryan Smith (2)Shane Smith (1)Tyler Smith (1)

Steve Soper (2)Brian Sprowl (2)Greg Stallcup (3)Jonathan Stepp (2)Barrett Steakley (1)Kenny Stiles (6)Russell Stoops (2)Adam Sullivan (1)J.C. Swafford (3)Scott Terry (1)William Thomas (4)Jamie Tucker (5)Doug Vincent (1)Jim Ed Warden (3)Ryan Wardlow (4)Todd Watkins (1)Kayce Weakley (3)Ray Wear (1)Evan Webb (2)Jason Weekly (1) Billy Welsh (2)Chris West (4)David West (1)Jody Wheeler (2)Andrew Williams (3)Josh Wilson (1)Tyler Wilson (1)Cory Wright (6)Jason Wright (4)Austin Wulf (1)David Wykle (3)Jody Zimmerle (1)Gabe Zook (2)

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All-AmericaChad Oberacker, 2010 (4)AJ Kirby-Jones, 2010 (5)Cole Helms, 2002Mark Maberry, 1997Scott Baerns, 1988Mike Winchester, 1975

All-RegionCole Helms, 2002Matt Curtis, 2001Jake Allen, 2001Doug Vincent, 2001Jeremy Bonczynski, 1997Mark Maberry, 1997Scott Baerns, 1988Todd Kemp, 1988Donley Canary, 1976Mike Winchester, 1975

OVC Player of the YearMark Maberry, 1997Todd Kemp, 1988*Dave Pratt, 1966

OVC Pitcher of the YearLee Henry, 2010Mark Maberry, 1997

OVC Rookie of the YearCole Helms, 2002

OVC All-FreshmanZach Stephens, 2011Jared Dobbs, 2011Tristan Archer, 2010Austin Wulf, 2010

* Southern Division

OVC Coach of the YearMatt Bragga, 2010David Mays, 1997David Mays, 1996David Mays, 1993David Mays, 1988*David Mays, 1986*

1976Terry Smith (C)Donley Canary (OF)Mike Tipton (1B)

1977Ralph Mallicoat (LHP)David Grooms (OF)Mike Tipton (1B)

1980Joe Fisher (LHP)

1981Greg Thomas (3B)

1982Tim Taylor (2B)Joe Fisher (3B)

1983Paul Lane (RF)Howard Aiello (2B)

1984Howard Aiello (2B)

1985Derek Lane (OF)

1986Greg Maysonet (OF/RHP)Derek Lane (OF)Steve Hawkins (SS) Todd Kemp (LHP)

1987Derek Lane (OF)Steve Hawkins (3B)Troy Martin (RF)

1988Todd Kemp (LHP)David Dillon (C) Scott Baerns (2B)Greg Bennett (LF) Troy Martin (RF)Brent Carrier (3B)

1989Brent Carrier (3B)

1990Kevin Caroland (OF)

1992Matt Ballard (C)Kurt Kalen (2B)David Wykle (3B)

1993Mike Kinney (C)Russell Stoops (RHP)

1994Adam Sullivan (OF)Mike Kinney (C)

1995Billy Pride (CF)Brian Dudney (1B)

Craig Mullins (SS)Erik Sabel (RHP)

1996Jeremy Bonczynski (LF)Brian Dudney (DHJeff Matukewicz (RF)Craig Mullins (SS)Eric Sabel (RHP)

1997Jeremy Bonczynski (3B)Mike Moore (LHP)Mark Maberry (RHP/DH)Taylor Ralph (SS)Chad Malone (OF)Brian Lee (C)Ryan Browning (OF)

1998Ryan Browning (OF)Neale Adams (C)Matt Attaway (1B)Bobby Morgan (3B)Taylor Ralph (UTIL)Jody Wheeler (OF)Kevin Peterson (P)1999Gabe Zook (SS)Michael Meihls (UTIL)

2000Matt Curtis (OF)Ben Cunningham (UTL)Chad Rogers (OF)

2001Matt Curtis (OF)Ben Cunningham (UTIL)Bubbie Buzachero (SP)Mark Gilliam (DH)

2002Jake Allen (2B)Casey Benjamin (SS)Doug Vincent (RHP)Ben Downs (RHP)Cole Helms (OF/RHP)Ryan Hay (1B)

2003Casey Benjamin (SS)Cole Helms (UTIL)Scott Terry (DH)Ben Downs (RHP)Carlos Martin (OF)Ben Shannon (OF)Ryan Hay (1B)Britt Clubb (C)Dusty Eubanks (RHP)

2004Brandon Selvog (SS)

2007Steve Soper (C) Jake New (OF)Jared Dobbs (P)

2008Matt Mihoci (2B)Jake New (OF)Thomas Nelson (SS)

2009A.J. Kirby-Jones (UTIL)Lee Henry (P)

2010Lee Henry (P)A.J. Kirby-Jones (UTIL)Chad Oberacker (OF)

2010Lee Henry (P)A.J. Kirby-Jones (UTIL)Chad Oberacker (OF)

2011Chad Oberacker (OF)Casanova Donaldson (OF)

Tim Taylor

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE (SINCE 1976)

Tennessee Tech’s OVC Stats Leaders 1981Tim Taylor ................... Steals (41)

1982Mark Fontenot ........... Saves (7)

1983Tim Hill....................... Steals (31)

1985Mike Jones ................. ERA (1.96)

1986Steve Hawkins ............ Triples (4)Todd Kemp ................ Strikeouts (125)

1987Steve Hawkins ............ Home runs (12)Derek Lane ................. Home runs (12)

1988Scott Baerns ............... Batting (.476)Scott Baerns ............... Steals (33)Troy Martin................. Doubles (18)Todd Kemp ................. ERA (2.58)Todd Kemp ................. Strikeouts (13.7)

1989Tim Horn .................... Saves (4)

1994Adam Sullivan ............ Batting (.385)

1997Jeremy Bonczynski ..... Home runs (20)Mark Maberry ............ RBI (74)

Chad Malone ............. Run scored (77)Mark Maberry ............ ERA (2.34)Mark Maberry ............ Wins (12)

1998Ryan Browning........... Doubles (0.43)

1999Matt Curtis ................. Doubles (24)Jesse Johnson ............. Triples (5)

2001Ben Cunningham ....... Batting (.388)

2002Doug Vincent...Complete Games (4)

2009A.J. Kirby Jones .......... Home runs (20)A.J. Kirby-Jones .......... Walks (42)

2010Chad Oberacker .......... Batting (.452)Chad Oberacker .......... Doubles (29)Chad Oberacker .......... Hits (108)A.J. Kirby-Jones .......... Home Runs (26)A.J. Kirby-Jones .......... Slugging (.859)A.J. Kirby-Jones .......... Walks (58)

2011Cullen Park ................. Opp. Batting (.240)

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A No-hitter was pitched by Tech:March 10, 1999 - by Casey Bough vs. Valparaiso (7 innings) (Tech 4, Valparaiso 0)

A No-hitter was pitched against Tech:March 16, 1997 - by Brad Howard, Middle Tennessee (9 innings) (Middle Tennessee 12, Tech. 0)

A One-hitter was pitched by Tech:May 15, 2009 by Ryan Dennick and A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Southern Miss. (7 innings) (Tech 7, Southern Miss. 1)

A One hitter was pitched against Tech:May 22, 1997 - by Kris Wilson, Georgia Tech, at the NCAA Mideast Re-gional Tournament, Starksville, Mississippi (9 innings) (Georgia Tech 5, Tech 0)

A Two-hitter was pitched by Tech:March 12, 2011 vs. Youngstown State - by Matthew Shepherd, Andy Williams, Wade Bilbrey, Jake McWhirter and Garrett Baugh (Tech 13, Youngstown 7)

A Two-hitter was pitched against Tech:March 29, 2009 vs. Eastern Illinois (9 innings) (EIU 2, Tech 0)

The Tech pitching staff recorded a shutout:April 6, 2011 by Lee Henry vs. Alabama A&M - by Jared Dobbs, Justin Alexander, Garrett Baugh, Benn Burgess and Cullen Park (Tech 12, Alabama A&M 0)

Tech was shutout:March 6, 2011 vs. Ohio University - by Choban, Larger and Paliotto (Ohio 4, Tech 0)

A Tech pitcher struck out 10 or more batters:March 13, 2011 - Chad Oberacker, 12 strikeouts vs. Youngstown State (Tech 5, Youngstown State 4)

A Tech player homered in consecutive at-bats:April 7, 2002 - Ben Shannon homered to lead off the game in the first inning against Austin Peay, and then hit a grand slam in the top of the third inning. (Tech 8, Austin Peay 5)

A Tech Player homered in five or more consecutive games:Matt Ballard hit six home runs in five consecutive games between April 16 and April 21, 1992.

A Tech Player hit a grand slam home run:April 19, 2011 - Casanova Donaldson vs. Belmont (Tech 9, Belmont 8)

A Tech player had five or more hits in a game:April 1, 2009 - Casanova Donaldson vs. East Tennessee State (5-for-5) (Tech 15, East Tennessee State 7)

A Tech player batted in six runs or more:March 11, 2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones had six RBIs against Belmont (Tech 8, Belmont 6)

Tech scored 20 runs or more:May 3, 2001 - Tech beat Tennessee Temple 20-2

Tech had 20 hits or more:March 25, 2008 - Tech had 20 hits against Middle Tennessee State (Tech 15, Middle Tennessee 11)

Tech and an opponent combined for 30 or more hits:April 3, 2011 - vs. Jacksonville State, Tech had 14, JSU had 18 (Jacksonville State 9, Tech 7)

A Tech opponent scored 20 or more runs:March 29, 2009 vs. Eastern Illinois scored 25 runs on 20 hits (Eastern Illinois 25, Tech 5)

Tech allowed more than 10 runs and won:May 22, 2009 - vs. Jacksonville State in the OVC tournament (10 in-nings) (Tech 13, Jacksonville State 12)

A Tech game went 15 or more innings:February 28, 2009 - vs. The Citadel, the game went 15 innings and is the longest in Tech history. (Tech 7, The Citadel 6)

Tech committed five or more errors:March 30, 2010 - Tech committed five errors against Tennessee (Morehead State 9, Tech 3)

Tech committed five or more errors and won:March 7, 2000 - Tech committed six errors against Lipscomb, but won 11-10.

A triple play was turned against Tech:April 27, 1997 - Eastern Illinois turned a 4-6-3 triple play against Tech in the seventh inning. A line drive by Tech’s Chad Malone was caught by EIU’s Justin Stone, who started the triple play. (Tech 15, Eastern Illinois 9)

Tech won a game on an offensive strikeout:May 15, 1997 - Jeff Matukewicz struck out for the third out in the bot-tom of the ninth inning against Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament. The ball was a wild pitch and Mark Maberry scored the winning run. (Tech 5, Austin Peay 4)

Back-to-Back balks were called:May 16, 1997 - Tech pitcher Mike Moore was charged with a balk against consecutive batters to allow Southeast Missouri runners to score in the first inning of the OVC Tournament second-round. (Southeast Missouri 9, Tech 5)

Tech batted around in an inning:March 12, 2011 - 10 batters went to the plate in the sixth inning against Youngstown State. (Tech 13, Youngstown 7)

A Tech opponent batted around in an inning:March 12, 2011 - 12 batters went to the plate for Youngstown State in the eighth inning. (Tech 13, Youngstown 7)

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Year Average Runs Hits Doubles Home Runs RBI Stolen Bases2011 Donaldson, .327 Donaldson, 42 Donaldson, 70 Burgess, 13 Oberacker, 10 Stephens, 49 Oberacker, 14 Stephens, 10 2010 Oberacker, .452 Oberacker, 67 Oberacker, 108 Oberacker, 29 Kirby-Jones, 26 Kirby-Jones, 71 Oberacker, 14 2009 Oberacker, .354 A. Henry, 54 Oberacker, 69 Kirby-Jones, 15 Kirby-Jones, 20 Kirby-Jones, 68 Oberacker, 11 Webb, 15 2008 King, .389 Nelson, 60 King, 88 Nelson, 21 Reilly, 7 Kirby-Jones, 51 Nelson,192007 Soper, .373 Sprowl, 48 Soper, 75 Soper, 18 Soper, 10 Soper, 59 Dunham, 72006 New, .319 Sprowl, 38 New, 61 New, 15 Soper, 8 Soper, 33 Dunham, 82005 Selvog, .328 Selvog, 35 Selvog, 66 Selvog, 17 Marty, 12 Marty, 43 Selvog, 8 Marty, 35 Dunham, 82004 Selvog, .339 Selvog, 34 Selvog, 62 Selvog, 18 Druckenmiller, 7 Selvog, 30 Six players, 3 2003 Benjamin, .418 Benjamin, 54 Benjamin, 82 Benjamin, 17 Martin, 10 Martin, 49 Mundt, 7 Shannon, 17 Terry, 10 2002 Allen, .385 Allen, 51 Helms, 80 Helms, 17 Meihls, 10 Hay, 46 Allen, 12 Meihls, 46 2001 Cunningham, ..388 Curtis, 58 Cunningham, 92 Cunningham, 25 Curtis, 10 Gilliam, 59 Curtis, 132000 Curtis, .382 Rogers, 47 Curtis, 65 Curtis, 24 Curtis, 12 Curtis, 49 Rogers, 211999 Zook, .364 Zook, 43 Zook, 71 Zook, 18 Morgan, 9 Meihls, 39 Rogers, 101998 Browning, .408 Morgan, 58 Attaway, 72 Browning, 20 Morgan, 15 Attaway, 58 Malone, 15 Attaway, 15 1997 Malone, .363 Malone, 77 Bonczynski, 84 Malone, 16 Bonczynski, 20 Maberry, 74 Matukewicz, 10 Bonczysnki, 101996 Bonczynski, .385 Bonczynski, 48 Mullins, 72 Mullins, 22 Bonczynski, 12 Bonczynski, 48 Matukewicz, 15 1995 Pride, .345 Burnette, 33 Pride, 59 Pride, 15 Pride, 8 Stoops, 33 Pride, 91994 Sullivan, .385 Sullivan, 32 Sullivan, 65 Sullivan, 15 Kinney, 4 Kinney, 40 Sullivan, 9 Guinn, 4 1993 Kinney, .303 Patterson, 35 Wykle, 49 Wykle, 13 Holt, 5 Holt, 30 Patterson, 91992 Wykle, .327 Ballard, 36 Ballard, 56 Ballard, 14 Ballard, 11 Ballard, 44 Roberts, 81991 Kalen, .315 Ballard, 35 Ballard, 53 Kalen, 18 Ballard, 5 Ballard, 23 Adams, 8 Orr, 23 1990 Caroland, .367 Lavender, 48 Caroland, 65 Caroland, 14 Ballard, 6 Caroland, 48 Caroland, 12 Ballard, 14 1989 Mason, .345 Caroland, 40 Carrier, 51 Carrrier, 10 Ballard, 10 Ballard, 39 Caroland, 151988 Baerns, .476 Baerns, 76 Baerns, 89 Martin, 18 Bennett, 9 Carrier, 60 Baerns, 331987 Martin, .397 Lane, 40 Hawkins, 60 Hawkins, 12 Hawkins, 12 Hawkins, 45 Lane, 16 Martin, 40 Lane, 12 1986 Hawkins, .348 Hawkins, 46 Hawkins, 57 Hawkins, 14 Hawkins, 14 Hawkins, 45 Hawkins, 181985 Way, .362 Lane, 48 Lane, 52 Maysonet, 12 Walls, 12 Walls, 41 Lane, 231984 Stewart, .359 Hill, 46 Hill, 49 Stewart, 12 Larison, 8 Stewart, 44 Hill, 471983 Stewart, .367 Aiello, 33 Hill, 39 Horner, 11 Stewart, 9 Stewart, 38 Hill, 311982 Horner, .375 Taylor, 46 Horner, 54 P. Lane, 9 Horner, 8 Horner, 50 Taylor, 221981 Taylor, .438 Taylor, 50 Taylor, 54 Taylor, 12 Thomas, 7 Thomas, 43 Taylor, 411980 Howell, .406 Schubert, 24 Schubert, 53 Rowden, 10 Parham, 5 Parham, 25 Rowden, 13 Thomas, 24 1979 Turpin, .305 James, 23 Turpin, 29 Howell, 7 Parham, 3 Parham, 24 Schubert, 111978 Grooms, .311 Hoskins, 33 Grooms, 37 Grooms, 7 Tipton, 5 Tipton, 29 Grooms, 161977 Glover, .389 Glover, 36 Glover, 51 Canary, 11 Grooms, 6 Tipton, 36 Grooms, 14 Warren, 141976 Canary, .429 Canary, 34 Tipton, 45 Tipton, 8 Tipton, 3 Tipton, 42 Joiner, 151975 Winchester, .413 Winchester, 48 Winchester, 71 Winchester, 9 Winchester, 4 Tipton, 31 Winchester, 40 Bailey, 9 1974 Canary, .327 Wilson, 36 Winchester, 46 Colllins, 8 Wilson, 9 Wilson, 34 Wilson, 201973 Hall, .396 Midgett, 19 Winchester, 35 Richardson, 8 Richardson, 3 Richardson, 22 Winchester, 10 Midgett, 101972 Richardson, .340 Winchester, 18 Richardson, 36 Strickland, 10 Brown, 2 Strickland, 18 Richardson, 61971 Maclin, .351 Maclin, 44 Maclin, 47 Three w/ 6 Two w/ 4 Gentry, 29 Irby, 171970 Maclin, .394 Irby, 39 Maclin, 43 Maclin, 8 Irby, 5 Wesche, 30 Irby, 211969 Reasonover, .368 Smith, 20 Reasonover, 35 Two w/ 5 Field, 3 Turner, 17 Smith, 101968 Smith, .400 Smith, 20 Smith, 28 Turner, 6 Three w/ 3 Field, 17 Smith, 131967 Dickey, .381 Dickey, 27 Dickey, 48 Dickey, 7 Dickey, 6 Dickey, 15 Koslick, 131966 Rader, .386 Muniz, 13 Waley, 19 Waley, 5 Whaley, 3 Whaley, 15 Waley, 7 Whaley, 13 1965 Barr, .397 Little, 12 Wilbourn, 17 Woodall, 9

Did You Know...Since 1975, Tech hitters have blasted 35 grand slams: 1. Mike Winchester vs. Trevecca College, 4/23/75 2. Jim Wilhoite vs. David Lipscomb University, 4/29/75 3. David Grooms vs. Tennessee State, 3/19/77 4. Jim Wilhoite vs. Eastern Kentucky, 3/26/77 5. Mike Tipton vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/9/77 6. David Wilkinson vs. Murray State, 4/24/80 7. Greg Thomas vs. Lincoln Memorial, 4/12/81 8. Herb Horner vs. Milliken, 4/7/82 9. Scott Walls vs. East Tennessee, 3/27/8310. Derek Lane vs. Trevecca College, 3/1/8611. Steve Hawkins vs. Marietta College, 3/15/86

12. Layton Way vs. Otterbein, 3/21/8613. Scott Baerns vs. North Alabama, 4/5/8814. David Dillon vs. Carson-Newman, 4/21/8815. Matt Ballard vs. University of Tennessee, 3/28/8916. Matt Ballard vs. Cumberland College, 4/9/8917. Bo Spears vs. College of Charleston, 3/13/9018. Matt Ballard vs. Western Kentucky, 4/12/9019. Matt Ballard vs. Tennessee Wesleyan, 3/28/9120. Kurt Kalen vs. Austin Peay, 4/27/9121. Matt Ballard vs. Morehead State, 4/18/9222. Mike Hurst vs. Carson-Newman, 4/27/9523. Brian Dudney vs. Appalachian State, 4/3/96

24. Brad Kleeman vs. Morehead State, 4/2/9925. Tony Suber vs. Akron, 2/4/0226. Ben Shannon vs. Austin Peay, 4/7/0227. Corey Kemp vs. Morehead State, 4/3/0528. Jake New vs. King College, 3/3/0829. Chad Oberacker vs. Alabama A&M, 4/20/0830. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. St. Peters, 2/21/0931. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Belmont, 3/11/0932. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Covenant, 4/11/0933. Ben Burgess vs. SE Missouri St., 5/20/0934. Chad Hayes vs. SEMO, 4/11/1035. Casanova Donaldson vs. Belmont, 4/19/11

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Year Victories ERA Innings Strikeouts2011 Archer, 7 Baugh, 4.05 Archer, 88.2 Park, 67 Archer, 672010 Henry, 7 Henry, 2.69 Henry, 80.2 Henry, 852009 Henry, 9 Henry, 3.43 Henry, 78.2 Henry, 802008 Alcorn,7 Kirby-Jones,2.92 Alcorn,77.2 Edwards,692007 Dobbs, 5 Dobbs, 4.18 Smith, 78.0 Smith, 63 Edwards, 5 Smith, 5 2006 Smith, 4 Cole, 3.68 Fields, 66.1 Fields, 442005 Alcorn, 3 Alcorn, 3.99 Ashman, 71.1 Ashman, 412004 Ashman, 7 Ashman, 5.06 Hughes, 61.2 Hughes, 66 2003 Downs, 9 Helms, 2.05 Downs, 92.1 Downs, 812002 Vincent, 12 Vincent, 3.40 Downs, 82.2 Downs, 782001 Long, 7 Buzachero, 3.30 Long, 97.1 Long, 972000 Long, 5 Grigsby, 2.73 Bough, 74.1 Bough, 701999 Bough, 7 Bough, 4.27 Bough, 77 Fellers, 63 Bough, 631998 Peterson, 6 Olita, 3.68 Fellers, 68 Fellers, 631997 Maberry, 12 Maberry, 2.34 Maberry, 104.0 Maberry, 1081996 Sabel, 7 Hedrick, 3.90 Sabel, 93.2 Hedrick, 721995 Sabel, 6 Hedrick, 3.65 Sabel, 93.1 Sabel, 751994 Hunley, 3 Vogt, 4.01 Vogt, 67.1 Vogt, 43 Vogt, 3 1993 Stoops, 6 Stoops, 3.03 West, 76.0 West, 541992 Humberd, 4 Humberd, 3.68 Humberd, 85.2 Humberd, 57 Stoops, 4 Gilliam, 4 1991 Hunley, 4 Hunley, 4.14 West, 80.2 West, 741990 Stallcup, 6 Stallcup, 3.38 Stallcup, 85.0 Caroland, 651989 Horn, 4 Horn, 3.68 Stallcup, 65 Stallcup, 401988 Claudio, 9 Kemp, 2.58 Kemp, 87 Kemp, 132 Kemp, 9 1987 Claudio, 5 Claudio, 3.59 Claudio, 62.2 Kemp, 74 Stallcup, 5 Kalen, 5 1986 Kalen, 5 Kemp, 2.98 Kemp, 90.2 Kemp, 133 Kemp, 5 Maysonet, 5 1985 Kemp, 5 Jones, 1.96 Kalen, 61.1 Kemp, 691984 Schoenrock, 6 Ridge, 4.39 Kalen, 51.1 Kalen, 311983 Fontenot, 4 Fontenot, 3.49 Fontenot, 46.1 Walker, 28 Behrend, 4 1982 Fisher, 8 Walker, 3.28 Fisher, 74 Fisher, 581981 Callis, 7 Callis, 3.14 Zenner, 74.2 Zenner, 511980 Three w/ 3 Watson, 2.18 Fisher, 47.1 Fisher, 351979 Gordon, 3 Gordon, 6.88 Evins, 59.3 Evins, 421978 Gordon, 3 Gordon, 5.50 Gordon, 51.2 Mallicoat, 39 Mallicoat, 3 1977 Mallicoat, 6 Eble, 4.48 Mallicoat, 74 Mallicoat, 481976 Grimes, 6 Eble, 3.88 Eble, 68.1 Grimes, 401975 Moore, 5 Griffin, 2.22 Moore, 79.2 Moore, 531974 Moore, 9 Sullivan, 2.49 Moore, 69 Sullivan, 531973 Sullivan, 5 Ayer, 1.44 Sullivan, 72 Sullivan, 681972 Sullivan, 6 Sullivan, 1.94 N/A N/A1971 Bosse, 6 Price, 1.63 Bosse, 65.2 Bosse, 691970 Bishop, 6 Denham, 2.19 Powell, 49 Huffines, 35 Noffsinger, 351969 Malcolm, 6 Dickerson, 1.73 Malcolm, 54.1 Malcolm, 741968 Huffines, 3 Huffines, 1.03 Dickerson, 34.3 Dickerson, 31 Powell, 3 1967 Dickerson, 8 Dickerson, 1.45 Dickerson, 62 Dickerson, 661966 Pratt, 6 Pratt, 1.52 Pratt, 53.1 Pratt, 52

Did You Know...Since 1975, Tennessee Tech pitchers have recorded six no-hit games, five one-hitters and 38 two-hitters. In addition to the no-hitters listed below, Kevin Kalen also pitched a no-hitter against Edinborough College. Tech won 23-0 in a game called after three innings, so Kalen’s third “gem” is not listed with the official no-hitters below.

NO-HITTERS - Six timesGarrett Gordon vs. Wisconsin, 3/17/79 (7 innings)Joe Kelly vs. Lincoln Memorial, 4/28/85 (7 innings)Kevin Kalen vs. Cumberland University, 2/28/86 (7 innings)Kevin Kalen vs. West Florida, 3/20/87 (6 innings)Craig Humberd vs. Tennessee State, 3/28/92 (7 innings) Casey Bough vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/99 (7 innings)

ONE-HITTERS - Five timesRalph Mallicoat vs. Milligan College, 4/21/75David Wilkinson vs. Tennessee State, 3/29/79 (7 innings)David Ridge vs. Austin Peay, 4/16/83 (7 innings)Jeff Stallcup vs. Tennessee State, 4/28/90 (7 innings) Ryan Dennick and A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Southern Miss, 5/15/09 (7 Innings)

TWO-HITTERS — 38 times

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Batting AverageMinimum 200 at bats 1) Jim Whaley .3912) Chris King .3893) Ben Cunningham .388 4) Tim Taylor .383 5) Brent Carrier .381 6) Ryan Browning .376 7) Chad Oberacker .3748) Jeremy Bonczynski .369 9) Greg Stewart .363 10) Troy Martin .361

Games Played1) Mike Meihls 216 2) Jesse Johnson 208 3) Chad Malone 204 4) Matt Ballard 198 Russ Stoops 198 6) Mark Maberry 190 7) Johnny Orr 189 8) Bobby Roberts 188 9) Scott Baerns 184 10) Steve Hawkins 182

Times At Bat1) Mike Meihls 724 2) Chad Oberacker 6763) Chad Malone 667 4) Jesse Johnson 658 5) Matt Ballard 6526) Ben Burgess 6237) Jake New 620 8) A.J. Kirby-Jones 596 9) Casey Benjamin 591 10) Mike Winchester 559

Runs Scored1) Chad Malone 1832) Chad Oberacker 1693) Scott Baerns 1614) Jesse Johnson 1485) Derek Lane 144 6) A.J. Kirby-Jones 143 Casey Benjamin 1438) Kevin Caroland 1419) Mike Meihls 13110) Matt Ballard 129

Hits1) Chad Oberacker 2532) Chad Malone 213 3) Casey Benjamin 2094) A.J. Kirby-Jones 207 5) Mike Meihls 204 Jake New 2047) Matt Ballard 1998) Jesse Johnson 1939) Scott Baerns 18910) Russell Stoops 188

Total Bases1) A.J. Kirby-Jones 409 2) Chad Oberacker 390 3) Matt Ballard 3464) Mike Meihls 3275) Steve Hawkins 316 6) Casey Benjamin 3047) Chad Malone 3018) Jake New 2969) Mark Maberry 29410) Jeremy Bonczynski 286

Slugging Pct. Minimum 150 at bats1) A.J. Kirby-Jones .686 Jeremy Bonczyski .6863) Greg Stewart .6594) Matt Curtis .6475) Jim Whaley .6186) Greg Bennett .589 Troy Martin .5898) Matt Curtis .581 9) Steve Hawkins .58010) Chad Oberacker .577

Doubles1) Mike Meihls 542) A.J. Kirby-Jones 49 Chad Oberacker 494) Matt Ballard 47 Matt Curtis 47 6) Casey Benjamin 447) Jake New 418) Taylor Ralph 40 Chad Malone 4010) Mark Gilliam 38 Triples 1) Bill Maclin 162) Jesse Johnson 11 Chad Oberacker 114) Mike Tipton 10 Scott Baerns 9 Jake New 97) Barney Dickey 7 Rick Schubert 79) Taylor Ralph 6 Larry Smith 6 Steve Hawkins 6 Casey Benjamin 6 Josh Goodwin 6 Thomas Nelson 6

Home Runs1) A.J. Kirby-Jones 512) Jeremy Bonczynski 32 Matt Ballard 32 Steve Hawkins 325) Bobby Morgan 28 Mark Maberry 287) Matt Attaway 248) Matt Curtis 22 Chad Oberacker 2210) Scott Walls 21 Derek Lane 21 Mike Meihls 21

Runs Batted In1) A.J. Kiby-Jones 190 2) Chad Oberacker 1583) Mark Maberry 1534) Matt Ballard 1495) Mike Meihls 1486) Mike Tipton 1387) Steve Hawkins 1328) Bobby Morgan 1169) Jeremy Bonczynski 112 Derek Lane 112

Toughest to K Minimum 150 at bats/Numbers indicate at bats per strikeout1) Jeff Lavender 26.52) Tim Taylor 25.93) Greg Thomas 24.84) Brent Carrier 22.15) Mike Winchester 18.66) Scott Hampton 16.37) Lowell Joiner 14.2 Mike Lewis 14.29) Chris Pickett 12.710) Michael Roeder 11.6 Stolen Bases 1) Tim Hill 78 Derek Lane 783) Mike Winchester 734) Tim Taylor 635) Scott Baerns 596) Kevin Caroland 577) Chad Oberacker 428) Morris Irby 409) Lowell Joiner 38 Harold Smith 38

Walks 1) Donley Canary 1342) A.J. Kirby-Jones 128 3) Chad Malone 1044) Derek Lane 97 Chad Oberacker 976) Matt Ballard 96 Casey Benjamin 968) Kurt Kalen 909) Tate McMillan 86 10) Kevin Caroland 85

(Left) Life in the fast lane: Derek Lane is tied with 1984 teammate Tim Hill for the record of most stolen bases in a career with 78.


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Appearances1) Matt Kearney 782) David Grigsby 70 Doug Vincent 70 4) Mike Jones 675) Justin Fields 666) Matt Chodak 657) Seth Edwards 64 8) Craig Humberd 619) Meachum Evins 5910) Todd Kemp 56

Starts1) Craig Humberd 482) Todd Kemp 453) Kevin Kalen 414) Mike Claudio 395) Jeff Stallcup 386) Derek Hunley 357) Chris West 34 Joe Fisher 34 Ralph Mallicoat 3410) Erik Sabel 33

Complete Games1) Todd Kemp 212) Erik Sabel 203) Craig Humberd 194) Jeff Stallcup 15 Joe Fisher 156) Derek Hunley 147) Kevin Kalen 13 Keith Hedrick 139) Chris West 12 Ron Dickerson 12

Innings Pitched1) Craig Humberd 304.02) Todd Kemp 296.03) Erik Sabel 246.2 Jeff Stallcup 246.25) Mike Claudio 238.16) Kevin Kalen 234.07) Joe Fisher 228.08) Ralph Mallicoat 227.19) Chris West 220.010) Jake Edwards 215.1

Lowest ERA Minimum 50 innings pitched1) Jerry Heard 60.1 1.792) Doris Sullivan 187.0 2.113) Randy Ayer 111.0 2.514) Dave Pratt 159.1 2.435) David Bosse 124.2 2.606) Ron Dickerson 138.2 2.667) Lee Henry 80.1 2.698) Rob Malcolm 88.0 2.869) Frank Cardwell 155.0 2.9010) Don Gorin 83.1 3.13 Strikeouts1) Todd Kemp 4082) Craig Humberd 2153) Dave Pratt 2104) Chris West 1875) Erik Sabel 1796) Jake Edwards 178 7) Doug Vincent 1778) Bubbie Buzachero 1759) Doris Sullivan 16910) Joe Fisher 166

Most Strikeouts per 9 innings Minimum 50 strikeouts1) Todd Kemp 12.402) Rab Malcolm 10.633) David Quay 10.094) Mike Moore 9.605) Lee Henry 9.326) David Bosse 9.247) Ron Dickerson 9.168) Dave Pratt 9.049) Jim Ed Warden 8.9710) A.J. Kirby-Jones 8.69

Highest K/Walk Ratio1) Doris Sullivan 3.382) David Bosse 2.983) Doug Vincent 2.654) Kevin Peterson 2.645) Matt Smith 2.586) Mark Maberry 2.417) Adam Liberatore 2.398) Michael Alcorn 2.389) Donnie Long 2.3710) Ron Dickerson 2.31

Most Innings per HR allowed Since 19821) Michael Alcorn 19.032) Steve Haggard 19.003) Brantley Kilgore 17.004) Darryl Shockley 16.435) Adam Liberatore 15.476) Keith Hedrick 15.437) Zac Cole 15.008) Matt Smith 14.789) Jared Dobbs 14.3510) Rodney Przbylinski 14.10

Most HR allowed Since 19821) Craig Humberd 312) Don Maness 303) Kevin Kalen 294) Derek Hunley 265) Mike Claudio 25 Chris West 25 Jeff Stallcup 25 Justin Fields 25

PITCHING LEADERS

Ralph Mallicoat

Mike Claudio

Mark Maberry

Michael Alcorn

W-L Pct./Career Minimum 10 decisions1) Danny Huffines 11-0 1.0002) Buck Jones 10-1 .9093) Dean Nichols 11-2 .846 Mike Moore 11-2 .8465) Don Cook 9-2 .8186) Doug Vincent 12-3 .800 Ryan Dennick 8-2 .8008) Lee Henry 9-3 .7509) Mark Maberry 14-5 .73610) Ron Dickerson 13-5 .722

Victories1) Todd Kemp 22 Dave Pratt 223) Mike Claudio 204) Kevin Kalen 185) Jeff Stallcup 17 Joe Fisher 177) Ben Downs 15 Craig Humberd 15 Ralph Mallicoat 15 Mike Moore 15

Saves1) Mike Jones 122) Mark Fontenat 93) Ryan Dennick 6 Tim Horn 6 Ryan Dennick 66) A.J. Kirby-Jones 5 Mark Maberry 5 Phil Dane 5 Meachum Evins 5 Joe Fisher 5

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Triples 1) Bill Maclin (1971) 102) Larry Smith (1968) 5 Bill Maclin (1970) 5 Mike Tipton (1975) 5 Rick Schubert (1980) 5 Aaron Leber (1999) 5 Jesse Johnson (2000) 5 Chad Oberacker (2010) 58) Earl Allen (1964) 4 Barney Dickey (1967) 4 Morris Irby (1970) 4 Tim Taylor (1981) 4 Scott Baerns (1985) 4 Steve Hawkins (1986) 4 Jake Allen (2001) 4 Ben Shannon (2003) 4 Jake New (2007, 2008) 4 Thomas Nelson (2008) 4 Chris King (2008) 4 Alex Henry (2008) 4 Chad Oberacker (2009) 4 Chad Hayes (2011) 4

Walks 1) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 582) Chad Malone (1997) 513) Tate McMIllan (2010) 44 4) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) 42 Howard Aiello (1984) 426) Tim Taylor (1981) 407) Donley Canary (1974) 39 Tim Taylor (1982) 399) Troy Martin (1988) 38 Jeff Lavender (19) 38

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Matt Attaway

Greg Stewart

Ray Wear

Ben Cunningham

High Average Minimum 60 at bats 1) Scott Baerns (1988) .476 2) Chad Oberacker (2010) .4523) Tim Taylor (1981) .4384) Donley Canary (1976) .4295) Casey Benjamin (2003) .4186) Brent Carrier (1988) .4147) Mike Winchester (1975) .4138) Ryan Browning (1998) .4089) Troy Martin (1987) .39710) Bill Maclin (1970) .394

Times At Bat1) Chad Oberacker (2010) 2392) Ben Cunningham (2001) 2373) Jeremy Boncynski (1997) 235 Travis Adams (1997) 2355) Jesse Johnson (2001) 2316) Jake New (2008) 229 7) Matt Curtis (2001) 227 Mark Gilliam (2001) 2279) Cole Helms (2002) 226 Chris King (2008) 226

Runs Scored1) Chad Malone (1997) 772) Scott Baerns (1998) 76 3) Chad Oberacker (2010) 67 4) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 645) Thomas Nelson (2008) 60 Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) 607) Troy Martin (1988) 59 Thomas Nelson (2008) 599) Bobby Morgan (1998) 58 Matt Curtis (2001) 58

Hits1) Chad Oberacker (2010) 108 2) Ben Cunningham (2001) 923) Scott Baerns (1988) 894) Chris King (2008) 885) Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) 846) Casey Benjamin (2003) 827) Jake New (2008) 81 8) Cole Helms (2002) 809) Chad Malone (1997) 7810) Matt Curtis (2001) 77

Total Bases1) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 177 2) Chad Oberacker (2010) 165 3) Jeremy Bonczyski (1997) 1614) Mark Maberry (1997) 1435) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) 1396) Matt Attaway (1998) 1377) Ben Cunningham (2001) 1368) Scott Baerns (1998) 132 Matt Curtis (2001) 13210) Casey Benjamin (2003) 128

Slugging Pct. Minimum 60 at bats1) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) .859 2) Greg Stewart (1983) .7553) Steve Hawkins (1986) .7384) Matt Curtis (2000) .7355) Jim Whaley (1963) .7306) Matt Attaway (1998) .7177) Larry Smith (1968) .7148) Derek Lane (1987) .7079) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) .706 Scott Baerns (1988) .706

Doubles1) Chad Oberacker (2010) 292) Ben Cunningham (2001) 253) Matt Curtis (2000) 244) Matt Curtis (2001) 235) Craig Mullins (1996) 22 Mark Gilliam (2001) 227) Thomas Nelson (2008) 218) Ryan Browning (1998) 209) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 19 10) Gabe Zook (1999) 18 Troy Martin (1988) 18 Kurt Kalen (1991) 18 Matt Attaway (1998) 18

Home Runs1) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 26 2) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) 20 Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) 204) Mark Maberry (1997) 175) Matt Attaway 156) Steve Hawkins (1986) 147) Nathan Marty (2005) 12 Matt Curtis (2000) 12 Jeremy Bonczynski (1996) 12 Scott Walls (1985) 12 Steve Hawkins (1987) 12 Derek Lane (1987) 12

Runs Batted In1) Mark Maberry (1997) 742) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 713) Chad Oberacker (2010) 704) A.J. Kirby -Jones (2009) 685) Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) 646) Brent Carrier (1998) 607) Mark Gilliam (2001) 59 Steve Soper (2007) 599) Matt Attaway (1994) 5810) Bobby Morgan (1997) 57

Toughest to KMinimum 75 at bats (at bats/stikeout)1) Scott Hampton (1990) 50.42) Jeff Lavender (1989) 33.53) Greg Thomas (1981) 33.04) Tim Taylor (1981) 30.65) Brent Carrier (1988) 30.26) Donley Canary (1977) 27.27) Scott Wiles (1969) 25.4 Jerry Blevins (1964) 25.49) Mike Winchester (1975) 24.510) Jeff Lavender (1988) 22.5

Stolen Bases 1) Tim Hill (1984) 472) Tim Taylor (1981) 413) Mike Winchester (1975) 404) Scott Baerns (1988) 355) Tim Hill (1983) 316) Lowell Joiner (1975) 23 Howard Aiello (1984) 23 Derek Lane (1984) 239) Tim Taylor (1982) 2210) Chad Rogers (2000) 21 Morris Irby (1970) 21 Derek Lane (1984) 21 Kevin Caroland (1988) 21

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Most HR allowed(Since 1982)1) Joe Fellers (1999) 20 2) Aaron Olita (1999) 14 Chris West (1991) 14 Cole Helms (2002) 14 5) Erik Sabel (1994) 13 6) Clint Holloway (1998) 12 Donnie Long (2001) 12 Doug Vincent (2002) 12 Dusty Eubanks (2002) 12 10) Craig Humberd (1993) 11 Don Maness (1989) 11 Jeff Stallcup (1989) 11 Ben Downs (2002) 11 Tristan Archer (2011) 11

Strikeouts1) Todd Kemp (1986) 133 2) Todd Kemp (1988) 132 3) Mark Maberry (1997) 108 4) Donnie Long (2001) 975) Lee Henry (2010) 85 6) Bubbie Buzachero (2001) 81 Ben Downs (2003) 818) Lee Henry (2009) 80 9) Mike Moore (1997) 79 Jim Ed Warden (2001) 79 Most Strikeouts per 9 innings (Minimum 30 innings pitched)1) Stephen Pryor (2010) 16.46 2) Todd Kemp (1988) 13.65 3) Todd Kemp (1986) 13.21 4) Rab Malcolm (1969) 12.26 5) Todd Kemp (1987) 11.29 6) Todd Kemp (1985) 10.35 7) Mike Moore (1997) 9.60 8) Ron Dickerson (1967) 9.589) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) 9.55 10) Ron Dickerson (1969) 9.52

Highest K/Walk Ratio(Minimum 30 innings pitched)1) Matt Kearney (2008) 5.002) Doris Sullivan (1972) 4.00 Doris Sullivan (1973) 4.00 4) Ron Dickerson (1967) 3.88 5) Todd Kemp (1988) 3.77 6) Dusty Eubanks (2003) 3.69 7) David Bosse (1971) 3.45 8) Mark Maberry (1997) 3.08 9) Ben Downs (2003) 3.0010) Michael Alcorn (2008) 2.76

Most Innings per HR allowed (Since 1982/Minimum 30 innings)1) Matt Smith (2007) 78.02) Dusty Eubanks (2003) 75.2 3) Chad Oberacker (2011) 46.14) Jim Brown (1992) 45.2 5) Craig Humberd (1992) 42.86) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2008) 40.0 7) Matt Chodak (1994) 39.3 8) Chris West (1993) 38.09) Adam Liberatore (2008) 37.1 10) Keith Hedsdrick (1995) 33.1

W-L Pct. (Minimum five wins) 1) Buck Jones 1.000 (8-0 in 1955) Charles Kinnamon 1.000 (5-0 in 1948) Danny Huffines 1.000 (5-0 in 1970) Jeff Stallcup 1.000 (5-0 in 1987) 5) Mike Moore .889 (8-1 in 1997) Dave Pratt .889 (8-1 in 1964) Ron Dickerson .889 (8-1 in 1967) 8) Dean Nichols .875 (7-1 in 1955) Don Gorin .875 (7-1 in 1961) 10) Mark Maberry .857 (12-2 in 1997) Don Cook .857 (6-1 in 1949) Doris Sullivan .857 (6-1 in 1972) Elmer Grimer .857 (6-1 in 1976)

Victories1) Mark Maberry (1997) 12 2) Doug Vincent (2002) 103) Mike Moore (1974) 9 Todd Kemp (1988) 9 Mike Cladio (1988) 9 Ben Downs (2003) 9 Lee Henry (2009) 9 Lee Henry (2010) 9 9) Mike Moore (1997) 8 Buck Jones (1955) 8 Dave Pratt (1964) 8 Ron Dickerson (1967) 8

Saves1) Mark Fontenot (1982) 7 2) Mike Jones (1985) 5 3) Ralph Mallicoat (1976) 4 Tim Horn (1989) 4 Chad Heminover (1998) 4 Ryan Dennick (2008) 4 Stephen Pryor (2010) 4 Cullen Park (2011) 48) Rick Griffin (1975) 3 Hugh Travis (1975) 3 Don Grimes (1976) 3 Joe Fisher (1980) 3 Meachum Evins (1981) 3 Mike Jones (1984) 3 Mike Jones (1986) 3 Mark Maberry (1995) 3 Clint Holloway (1997) 3 A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) 3

Appearances1) Cullen Park (2011) 272) Doug Vincent (2001) 24 Stephen Pryor (2010) 24 4) David Grigsby (2001) 23 David Jackson (2003) 23 Justin Fields (2005) 237) Matt Kearney (2008) 22 Mike Macchiaverna (1999) 22 Mike Jones (1985) 22 Bubbie Buzachero (2001) 22 Mike Fessler (2001) 22 Doug Vincent (2002) 22 Dusty Eubanks (2002) 22 Starts1) Matt Frey (1997) 15 Donnie Long (2001) 15 3) Mark Maberry (1997) 14 Todd Kemp (1986) 14 Craig Humberd (1991) 14 Donnie Long (2001) 14 Ben Downs (2002) 14 Tristan Archer (2011) 14 Matthew Shepherd (2011) 14 8) Erik Sabel (1995) 13 Erik Sabel (1996) 13 Keith Hedrick (1996) 13 Jim Ed Warden (2001) 13 Matt Smith (2007) 13 Michael Alcorn (2008) 13 Adam Liberatore (2010) 13

Complete Games1) Mark Maberry (1997) 10 2) Erik Sabel (1995) 9 3) Erik Sabel (1996) 8 Todd Kemp (1988) 8 Joe Fisher (1982) 8 Craig Humberd (1992) 8 Dave Pratt (1974) 8 8) Keith Hedrick (1996) 7 Todd Kemp (1986) 7 Jeff Stallcup (1990) 7 Kevin Caroland (1990) 7 Chris West (1993) 7

Innings Pitched1) Mark Maberry (1997) 104.0 2) Donnie Long (2001) 97.1 3) Matt Frey (1997) 96.24) Erik Sabel (1996) 93.2 5) Erik Sabel (1995) 93.1 6) Ben Downs (2003) 92.1 7) Todd Kemp (1988) 90.2 8) Donnie Long (2001) 90.1 9) Tristan Archer (2011) 88.210) Todd Kemp (1988) 87.0

PITCHING

Don Cook

Bubbie Buzachero

Lowest ERA (Minimum 30 innings pitched)1) Danny Huffines (1968) 1.03 2) Ron Dickerson (1967) 1.31 3) Randy Ayer (1973) 1.44 4) Dave Pratt (1966) 1.52 5) Tom Price (1971) 1.63 6) Ron Dickerson (1967) 1.73 7) Morris Irby (1969) 1.74 8) Jerrry Heard (1964) 1.79 9) Doris Sullivan (1973) 1.89 10) Jerry Gregg (1967) 1.90


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Most Runs 34 (vs. Cumberland, 1949) 26 (vs. Tennessee State, 1988) Most Runs, Both Teams 39 (Tech 21, Trevecca 18, 1988) 39 (Tech 28, Austin Peay 11, 1951) Widest Margin of Victory 31 (Tech 34, Cumberland 3, 1949) 24 (Tech 26, Tenn. State 2, 1988) Most Hits 24 (vs. Carson-Newman, 4/20/89) 24 (vs. Western Carolina, 3/24/04) Most Doubles 9 (vs. Trevecca, 1982) 9 (vs. Georgia State, 4/18/01) Most Triples 3 (vs. Eastern Ky., 1968) 3 (vs. Austin Peay, 1970) Most Home Runs 7 (vs. Carson-Newman, 1989) Most Home Runs, Both Teams 10 (Tech 5, East Tennessee 5, 1983) Most Stolen Bases 11 (vs. Fisk, 1974)

Most Runs Allowed 27 (vs. Trevecca, 1982)Most Hits Allowed 25 (vs. Trevecca, 1982)Most Strikeouts 19 (vs. Tennessee State, 1988)Most Walks 15 (vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/30/05) 15 (at Kentucky, 5/18/05)Most Home Runs Allowed 7 (vs. Morehead State, 1979)Widest Margin of Defeat 25 (vs. Carson-Newman (26-1), 1989)Most Runners Picked Off 3 (vs. Southeast Missouri (11-15), 2000)Most Wild Pitches 6 (vs. Jacksonville, 2000) 6 (vs. Murray State, 2005)Most Hit Batters 5 (vs. Western Kentucky, 2000) 5 (vs. Southeast Missouri, 2002) 5 (at Belmont, 2011) 5 (vs. Purdue, 2011)

Lowest Earned Run Avg. 2.54 (1967)Highest Earned Run Avg. 7.99 (2005)Most Saves 14 (1976)Fewest Saves 0 (1992)Most Complete Games 23 (three)Most Innings Pitched 519.1 (2001)Fewest Innings Pitched 96.2 (1962)Most Hits Allowed 639 (2005)Most Runs Allowed 478 (1999)Most Earned Runs Allowed 397 (2005)Most Home Runs Allowed 83 (1999)Most Walks Issued 275 (2005)Fewest Walks Issued 73 (1961)Most Strikeouts 462 (2010, 2001)Fewest Strikeouts 50 (1962)Most Hit Batters 83 (2006)Fewest Hit Batters 4 (1973)Most Wild Pitches 78 (2007)Fewest Wild Pitches 6 (1983)Most Pickoffs 26 (2000)

Highest Fielding Pct. .969 (2008)Lowest Fielding Pct. .913 (63, 72)Most Fielding Chances 2240 (1997)Most Putouts 1527 (1997)Most Assists 613 (1996)Most Errors 109 (1986)Most Double Plays 54 (1991)

Most Games 63 (2001)Fewest Games 13 (1950)Most Games Won 39 (1997)Fewest Games Won 3 (1962)Most Games Lost 42 (2005)Fewest Games Lost 2 (1955)Most Consecutive Wins 9 (88, 96)Most Consecutive Losses 15 (1979)Highest Winning Pct. .895 (1955)Lowest Winning Pct. .135 (1979)Most One-Run Games 18 (1990)Most One-Run Victories 9 (84, 90)Most Shutout Victories 6 (1969)Most Shutout Losses 8 (1991)Most Shutouts, Both Teams 12 (1991)

Highest Batting Average .337 (1998)Lowest Batting Average .222 (1979)Most At Bats 2081 (1997)Fewest At Bats 410 (1962)Most Runs 459 (2010)Fewest Runs 44 (1962)Most Hits 674 (1997)Fewest Hits 101 (1962)Most Extra-Base Hits 223 (1998)Fewest Extra-Base Hits 16 (1962)Most Total Bases 1067 (1997)Fewest Total Bases 127 (1962)Highest Slugging Pct. .546 (1998)Lowest Slugging Pct. .300 (1972)Most Singles 457 (1997)Fewest Singles 85 (1962)Most Doubles 153 (2001)Fewest Doubles 7 (1962)Most Triples 19 (1981)Fewest Triples 1 (1973)Most Home Runs 83 (1997)Fewest Home Runs 1 (1962)Most Runs Batted In 420 (2010)Fewest Runs Batted In 61 (1962)Most Walks 291 (1963)Fewest Walks 64 (1962)Most Strikeouts 480 (2001)Fewest Strikeouts 62 (1962)Most Times Hit By Pitch 89 (2001)Fewest Times Hit By Pitch 5 (1968)Most Stolen Bases 123 (1974)Fewest Stolen Bases 1 (1962)Highest Stolen Base Pct. .925 (1979)Lowest Stolen Base Pct. .583 (2002)

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Highest Batting Average .527 by Ryan Shumate, 1961 Most Games Played 63 by Wes Dunn, 2001 63 by Mark Gilliam, 2001 Most At Bats 237 by Ben Cunningham, 2001 Most Extra Base Hits 77 by Chad Malone, 2000 Most Doubles 25 by Ben Cunningham, 2001Most Triples 10 by Bill Maclin, 1971Most Home Runs 26 by A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2010Most Runs Batted In 74 by Mark Maberry, 1997Most Stolen Bases 47 by Tim Hill, 1984Most Walks 58 by A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2010Most Strikeouts 63 by Matt Curtis, 2001Fewest Strikeouts (minimum 75 at bats) 3 by Emerson Wiles, 1969Most Sacrifices 13 by Craig Mullins, 1996Most Times Hit by Pitch 19 by Jesse Johnson, 2001Toughest to Strikeout 50.4 by Scott Hampton, 1990 (one K per 50.4 times at bat)

Ben Shannon tied a school record by going the entire 2002 season without an error.

Bill Maclin holds the school record for most triples in a season, hitting 10 in 1971.

Individual/SeasonLowest ERA 1.28 by Dave Pratt, 1964Most Games 27 by Cullen Park, 2011Most Games Started 15 by Matt Frey, 1997 15 by Donnie Long, 2001Most Complete Games 10 by Mark Maberry, 1997Most Wins 12 by Mark Maberry, 1997Most Losses 9 by Craig Humberd, 1991 9 by Justin Fields, 2005Most Saves 7 by Mark Fontenot, 1984Most Innings Pitched 104.0 by Mark Maberry, 1997Most Hits Allowed 119 by Matt Frey, 1997Most Home Runs Allowed 20 by Joe Fellers, 1999Most Strikeouts 133 by Todd Kemp, 1986Most Pickoffs 18 by Mike Fessler, 2001Most Wild Pitches 16 by Jim Ed Warden, 2001 16 by Blake Forst, 2007Most Hit Batters 18 by Justin Fields, 2006

Most Chances 484 by Ben Cunningham, 2001Most Putouts 458 by Ben Cunningham, 2001Most Assists 178 by Craig Mullins, 1996 165 by Craig Mullins, 1995Most Errors 26 by Taylor Ralph, 1997 26 by Mark Gilliam, 2000Fewest Errors (min. 100 chances) 0 by Ron Shumate, 1961 0 by Ben Shannon, 2002 0 by Scott Dunham, 2006 0 by Chad Oberacker, 2011 0 by Evan Frazier, 2011

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Most At Bats 8 by Alex Henry/Ben Burgess vs. The Citadel, Feb. 28, 2009/Austin Wulf at UTM, May 15, 2010Most Runs Scored 6 by Chad Rogers vs. Appy State, 2000Most Hits 5 by 14 players * Last by Casanova Donaldson (5-for-5) vs. East Tennessee State, 4/1/09Most Runs Batted In 7 by Scott Baerns vs. No. Alabama, 1988 7 by Matt Ballard vs. Tennessee, 1988 7 by Carlos Martin vs. Morehead, 2003 6 by A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Belmont, 3/11/09 6 by Ryan Hay vs. EKU, 2002 6 by Ben Shannon vs. Austin Peay, 2002Most Walks 4 by Tom Turner vs. Morehead, 1970 4 by Tim Taylor vs. St. Louis, 1981 4 by Jake Allen vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 2002 4 by Chad Langston vs. Ga. So., 2001 4 by Evan Frazier vs. Lipscomb, 2011Most Strikeouts 5 by Michael Meihls vs. Miss. St., 2001 4 by Phil Wilbourn vs. Murray, 1963 4 by Chad Rogers vs. Jacksonville, 2000 4 by Ben Shannon vs. Vanderbilt, 2002 4 by Corey Kemp vs. Samford, 2005

Most Pickoffs 3 by Mike Fessler vs. SEMO, 2000Most Innings Pitched 11.2 by Mike Moore vs. Austin Peay, 1975 11.0 by Matt Smith vs. SEMO, 2007Most Strikeouts 19 by Todd Kemp vs. Tennessee St., 1988Most Consecutive Strikeouts 8 by Jerry Heard vs. Middle Tenn., 1964Most Walks Issued 10 by Rab Malcolm vs. Morehead, 1970Most Wild Pitches 6 by B. Buzachero vs. Jacksonville, 2000Most Home Runs Allowed 5 by Ronnie Kelly vs. Tennessee St., 1978

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AJames Abraham, 2012-Joe Adams, 1967-69Kevin Adams, 1991Neale Adams, 1998-99 Robby Adams, 2004-05Terry Adams, 1972-74Travis Adams, 1997Jonathan Adcock, 1992Howard Aiello, 1983-84Michael Alcorn, 2005-09Justin Alexander, 2011-Clint Alexander, 2005-06Lynn Alexander, 1961David Allen, 2011-Earl Allen, 1964Jake Allen, 2000-02John Allen, 1977Honey Allmon, 1948-49Tristan Archer, 2010-Bill Armstrong, 1963-64Steve Arnette, 1987-90 Colt Ashman, 2004-05Greg Askins, 1974, 76Matt Attaway, 1997-98Ron Aydelott, 1980-81Randy Ayer, 1970-73

BScott Baerns, 1985-88J.C. Bagley, 1970Matt Bailey, 1973-76Larry Bain, 1961-62Matt Ballard, 1989-92Steve Barr, 1965Don Bateman, 1981Alan Bates, 1982-83Rusty Bates, 1986-87Garret Baugh, 2011-Richard Baughner, 1961-64Sam Beatty, 1961-63Brad Beck, 2000John Beckman, 1974-76Rick Beddingfield, 1977Frankie Beech, 2010-11Micheal Behrend, 1983Casey Benjamin, 2001-03Greg Bennett, 1985-88Nelson Bennett, 1961-63Tony Bertolino, 1964-67Wade Bilbrey, 2009-11Brett Bilodeau, 2003-04Jim Bishop, 1970Adam Black, 2005-06Nick Bledsoe, 1981-83Jerry Blevins, 1961-65Charlie Bolton, 2006Jer. Bonczynski, 1996-97Brandon Bornstein, 2005-06Dylan Bosheers, 2012-David Bosse, 1968-70Casey Bough, 1999

David Bradley, 1985-87Ray Brake, 1984 Brian Brauss, 2004Billie Bray, 1972-76 Eric Brewer, 2004Steve Briley, 1963David Brinkley, 1994-95Jason Brooker, 1997-98Eric Brown, 1970-73Jim Brown, 1990-92Randall Brown, 2002Rob Brown, 1995-96Ryan Browning, 1997-98Bill Brunson, 1974Josh Bryant, 2012-Terry Bryant, 1967-69Randy Buckner, 1980Ray Buice, 1961Ben Burgess, 2009-Barry Burnett, 1984-85Tim Burnette, 1994-95Terry Burton, 1989Bubbie Buzachero, 2000-02

CAndre Caballero, 1998Chris Cady, 1991Randy Callis, 1980-81Dirk Calvin, 1979-80Gary Campbell, 1962Greg Canada, 2003Donley Canary, 1974-77David Cantrell, 1979Frank Cardwell, 1961-63Kevin Caroland, 1987-90Larry Carr, 1973David Carrick, 1974Brent Carrier, 1988-89Eddie Carroll, 1972Dudley Carter, 1965Jonathan Casey, 1994Brent Chaffin, 1984-86Randy Chaffin, 1984-86Scott Chaffin, 1973Bill Cherry, 1961-62Heath Cheverton, 2009Chason Choate, 2007-10Matt Chodak, 1994-97 Todd Christiansen, 1971-72Kevin Cizmarik, 2004-06Steve Clapp, 1987-89Mike Claudio, 1985-88 Adam Cloar, 2004-06Britt Clubb, 2002-05Ed Clymore, 1961Daniel Cole, 2001Zac Cole, 2006-07Ron Coleman, 1992-94Wayne Coleman, 1965-66Mac Coley, 1974-75Cliff Collins, 1972-75Chris Combs, 1992

Don Cook, 1948-49Marty Cook, 1974-75 Kyle Copeland, 2004Ricky Cox, 1984Mike Creech, 1988John Crook, 1967Brandon Crossman, 2008-10David Crutcher, 1970-71Ben Cunningham, 2000-01Matt Curtis, 2000-01

DPhil Dane, 1976-78Mike Davidson, 1985-86Darren Davis, 1984Mark Davis, 1999Steve Davis, 1978Peewee Day, 1948John Deaton, 1964, 66Thomas DeBow, 1990Wayne Dedman, 1963Albert DelGaicco, 2011-Barry Denham, 1970-73Jeff Denney, 1994-96Ryan Dennick, 2008-09Chris Dennis, 2000Ron Dickerson, 1967-69Barney Dickey, 1966-69David Dillon, 1985-88Jared Dobbs, 2007-11Casanova Donaldson, 2008-11Ben Downs, 2002-03Terry Doyle, 1978-79Brian Driskell, 2003 J.D. Druckenmiller, 2004Buddy Duckett, 1962-63Brian Dudney, 1993-96Stan Duke, 1979Scott Dullworth, 1991Bill Dunaway, 1968Scott Dunham, 2005-07Paul Dunlap, 1971Wes Dunn, 1998-01Evan Dyer, 2008John Dykstra, 1993

EJay Eble, 1976-77Ray Eble, 1949Cooper Eddy, 2003Jake Edwards, 2007-08 Matt Edwards, 2004-05Seth Edwards, 2010-11Bob Elkins, 1956Don Elkins, 1961Mark Elkins, 1985-88Darryl Eppley, 1985Dusty Eubanks, 2002-03Terry Evans, 1962Meachum Evins, 1978-81Josh Eye, 2003-04

FRoger Farley, 1976Joe Fellers, 1998-99Mike Fessler, 2000-01Billy Field, 1967-69 Justin Fields, 2004-07Joe Fisher, 1979-82Zach Flynn, 2011Steve Folkers, 2000-01Mark Fontenot, 1980-83Blake Forst, 2005-09Brent Frazier, 1992-93Evan Frazier, 2010-Grant French, 2003-04Matt Frey, 1996-97Terry Frye, 1970-73

GBubba Gamble, 1978-79Chris Gant, 2003-05Red Gaylor, 1956John Geary, 1976Butch Gentry, 1971Dave Gibson, 1991Mark Gilliam, 2000-01Marshall Gilliam, 1992-93Jimmy Gipson, 1967Greg Glaser, 2010-11Mike Glover, 1974-77Alex Gonzalez, 1996Josh Goodwin, 2006-07Garrett Gordon, 1977-80Don Gorin, 1961-62Chad Graves, 1992Thomas Gray, 2008Jamey Greene, 1997Jerry Gregg, 1967-68James Griffin, 1972-73Rick Griffin, 1981-82Dusty Griffith, 1993Jerred Griggs, 2009David Grigsby, 1999-02Elmer Grimes, 1976Mike Grooms, 1977-78Mike Guidara, 1970-73Scott Guinn, 1993-94Zephan Guyear, 2010-Ken Gwaltney, 1961-62 HSteve Haggard, 1992-94Marshall Hale, 1993Kent Hall, 1986-88Mickey Hall, 1973-76Mike Hall, 1991-94Doug Hamilton, 1969-70Scott Hampton, 1989-92Joel Hardison, 1963-66Kenny Harper, 1983Gehrig Harris, 1965-66Jim Harris, 1963-64Steve Harris, 1974

Mike Winchester(1972-75)

Derek Lane(1984-87)

Steve Harrison(1962, 1964)

Steve Harrison, 1962, 64Len Hart, 1992-93Larry Harville, 1975Phillip Hatch, 2002-05Steve Hawkins, 1984-87Ryan Hay, 2002-03Chad Hayes, 2009-Jerry Heard, 1964Keith Hedrick, 1995-96Cole Helms, 2002-03Doug Helton, 1976-79Chad Heminover, 1998Tim Henderson, 1980-83Alex Henry, 2008-09Lee Henry, 2009-10Mack Henry, 1962Mike Henson, 1985-86Steve Hertzfeldt, 1975David Hess, 2012-Brian Hicks, 1987Tim Higgs, 1980Tim Hill, 1983-84Clint Holloway, 1996-98Marvin Holloway, 1963Ben Holt, 1992-93Lefty Hooker, 1949Jordan Hopkins, 2012-Tim Horn, 1987-90Herb Horner, 1982-83Travis Horschel, 2001Chuck Hoskins, 1975-78Norman Hoskins, 1979Chris Howell, 1979-80Danny Huffines, 1968-72Collins Hughes, 2003-04Mark Hughes, 1978-81Craig Humberd, 1990-93Derek Hunley, 1991-95Mike Hurst, 1995-96Robert Hyder, 1997

IMorris Irby, 1968-71

JDavid Jackson, 1990-91David Jackson, 1999-03Ronnie James, 1978-79Scott James, 1997Jesse Johnson, 1999-02Lowell Joiner, 1975-76Buck Jones, 1955-56Dewey Jones, 1983Everett Jones, 1964Jimmy Jones, 1982Mike (Gus) Jones, 1983-86

KJeff Kalen, 1983-86Kevin Kalen, 1984-87Kurt Kalen, 1992-93Garry Kanipe, 1972-74

Dusty Eubanks(2002-03)

The Sports Information Office researched the names of all-time baseball participants. Any additions or corrections would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Sports Information at (931) 372-3088 or send an e-mail to [email protected]

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Matt Kearney, 2005-08Joe Kelly, 1985-87Mike Kelly, 1971-73Ronnie Kelly, 1978-79Corey Kemp, 2005Todd Kemp, 1985-88Danny Ketchum, 1980-82Brantley Kilgore, 2006-07Patrick Kimmons, 2006-07Chris King, 2008Richard King, 1965-68Charlie Kinnamon, 1948-49Mike Kinney, 1993-94Mike Kirby, 1991A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2008-09Bennie Kirksey, 1974Brad Kleeman , 1999-00Randy Knight, 1988-89Richard Koslick, 1966-68Jason Kuhn, 1999-00

LBill Landreth, 1961-62Derek Lane, 1984-87Paul Lane, 1982-83Floyd Langford, 1981-82Chad Langston, 2001Scott Larison, 1981-84Jeff Lavender, 1989-90Brad Lay, 1997-99Aaron Leader , 1999Brian Lee, 1996-97Al Leinhart, 1979Ren Lents, 1984-85Mike Lewis, 1972-74Adam Liberatore, 2006-10Greg Lindsey, 1984Jeremy Linville, 1998-99Ronnie Linville, 1982-83David Little, 1964-67Dale Long, 1963Donnie Long, 2000-01Seth Lucio, 2012-Smokey Lusk, 1967

MMark Maberry, 1994-97Mike Macchiaverna, 1997-00Bill Maclin, 1968-71Rab Malcolm, 1966, 69Ralph Mallicoat, 1975-78Chad Malone, 1995-98Joe Malone, 1963-65Don Maness, 1989-92Carlos Martin, 2002-03David Martin, 1991Doug Martin, 2009-11Johnny Martin, 1977Lynus Martin, 1993-96Troy Martin, 1987-88 Nathan Marty, 2004-05Kevin Mason, 1986-89Jeff Matukewicz, 1996-97Larry Maxwell, 1965-66Phillip Mayes, 1993Jimmy Maynord, 1978Greg Maysonet, 1985-86Trey McCalla, 2011Carter McCamy, 1990-91Joe McCarter, 1967-68Aaron McCrosky, 1980-84 Greg McDaniel, 1977Ronnie McGaha, 1965Chris McLain, 2003Tom McMahan, 1968-71Tate McMillian, 2007-10Jake McWhirter, 2011-Monty Meeks, 1991Michael Meihls , 1999-02Stuart Meinhart, 2006-07Lee Midgett, 1972-73Matt Mihoci, 2005-08Adam Miller, 2008Bernie Miller, 1967-69Patrick Miller, 2006-07

Tom Miller, 1971Hunter Mize, 2005Brad Montgomery, 1994Mike Moore, 1972-75Mike Moore, 1997-98Rob Moore, 1992Bobby Morgan, 1997-99Alex Morris, 1965Michael Morris, 2011-Zane Morton, 2012-Josh Mosser, 2002Jay Mullin, 1989Craig Mullins, 1995-96Justin Mundt, 2003Herbie Muniz, 1964-67 Pat Murphy, 1977David Murray, 1977-78Robert Murray, 1962Gary Muskett, 1961

NKarl Napier, 1963-64Terry Neal, 1984-87Thomas Nelson, 2007-08Jake New, 2006-08Dean Nichols, 1955-56Aaron Nix, 1997-98Sam Noffsinger, 1970Brian Nolen, 1886-87Jim Norris, 1969-70

OKenneth Oakley, 1975-76Chad Oberacker, 2008-11Aaron Olita, 1996-99Johnny Orr, 1989-92Gary Osborne, 1966David Ott, 2000-01Brian Owens, 1991, 94 Daniel Owens, 2004-06

PKenny Pack, 1968-69 Dustin Page, 2004-05Charlie Parham, 1978-80Cullen Park, 2011-Johnny Pasker, 1948Phil Pass, 1994John Patterson, 2000-01Johnny Patterson, 1993Noble Patton, 1955Joe Pavlick, 1976, 1978-79David Peters, 1994Kevin Peterson, 1998-00Ron Phelps, 1968Ben Pincus, 2003-04Marty Porter, 1978Chad Potter, 1997-98Thomas Potts, 1948Bob Powell, 1968-70, 72Joe Powers, 1962-63Trice Powers, 2008-11Dave Pratt, 1964-67Nick Price, 2010-Tom Price, 1971-73Tony Price, 1961Billy Pride, 1995Dickie Prince, 1970Tommy Prince, 1967-68Rodney Pryzbylinski, 1989Don Puckett, 1968Glen Puryear, 1994

QDavid Quay, 1973-74, 76

RJoe Rabideau, 1982Butch Rader, 1965-66Taylor Ralph, 1996-98Terry Randolph, 1972Richard Rausch, 2009Jerry Reasoner, 1969Bill Rector, 1967Sean Reilly, 2007-08

Joe Renegar, 1983-85Mike Richardson, 1988Josh Rider, 2007-08David Ridge, 1983-84Doug Rines, 1989-91Devin Rivers, 2010-11Kendale Roach, 2008Bobby Roach, 2012-Bobby Roberts, 1989-92Roger Robinson, 1976Tim Rodgers, 1993Michael Roeder, 2007-08Chad Rogers , 1999Danny Rowden, 1980 Kyle Rowekamp, 2004-06

SEric Sabel, 1994-96Andy Sawyer, 1992Tom Schaffhouse, 1981-82Mike Schmittou, 1987-90Daron Schoenrock,1981-84Rick Schubert, 1979-80Bruce Scroggins, 1986 Brandon Selvog, 2004-05Ben Shannon, 2002-03Shaun Sheehan, 2005Donnie Shell, 1965Ralph Shell, 1965Matthew Shepherd, 2009-Tevis Sherfield, 2010-Darrell Shockley, 1986-87Josh Shoulders, 2001 Justin Showalter, 2004Geoff Shuck, 1973Ron Shumate, 1961Mike Sievers, 1981Roger Simpson, 1964Wayne Singleton, 1971Gerald Sinkfield, 1988Byron Skinner, 2012-Bill Smith, 1961David Smith, 1974-75Harold Smith, 1987-90Kevin Smith, 1979Larry Smith, 1966-69Matt Smith, 2006-07Ryan Smith, 1992Shane Smith, 1993-96Tony Smith, 1971Steve Soper, 2006-07David Spadin, 1971-72Bo Spears, 1990-93Brian Sprowl, 2006-07Greg Stallcup, 1993-95Jeff Stallcup, 1987-90Mickey Stanton, 1963-65Billy Joe Stephens, 1969Zach Stephens, 2011-Jonathan Stepp, 2001-02, 04Greg Stewert, 1983-84Rick Stihel, 1984-85Kenny Stiles, 2002-05Randy Stiltner, 1986-87Adam Stone, 2002Russell Stoops, 1992-93, 95-96Pat Storrie, 1988Bryan Strevel, 1994-97Butch Strickland, 1971-72Jon Swafford, 1988-89Grant Swallows, 1999-2001David Swindell, 1980-81Tony Suber, 2002Adam Sullivan, 1993-94Doris Sullivan, 1972-74

TJohnny Tacker, 1979Harold Taylor, 1972-75Tim Taylor, 1981-82Scott Terry, 2000-03Greg Thomas, 1980-81Will Thomas, 2010-Gene Thompson, 1949Shane Thompson, 1991

Dewayne Tinch, 1998Mike Tipton, 1975-78Hugh Travis, 1974-75Jamie Tucker, 1994-95Richard Turner, 1962-64Steve Turner, 1988Tom Turner, 1970-71Wayne Turner, 1966-69Steve Turpin, 1979-80

VLarry Vanscoe, 1963Tommy Van Tone, 1964Stan Vaughn, 1979Charlie Vesser, 1977Scott Vick, 1989Doug Vincent, 2000-03Jeff Vogt, 1994-96

WKurt Wadell, 1971-72Dennis Waggoner, 1983-86Jerry Waites, 1970Jimmy Walker, 1982-83Henry Walls, 1964Scott Walls, 1982-85Jim Ed Warden, 1999-01Ryan Wardlow, 2006-07Kenny Warren, 1977Buddy Warwick, 1971Todd Watkins, 1991Jere Watson, 1980-83Sanders Watson, 1980Layton Way, 1985-86Kayce Weakley, 1996-97Ray Wear, 1998-99Evan Webb, 2008-09James Webb, 1964Jon Webb, 1991Roger Webb, 1984, 88Billy Welsh, 2005-06Jim Werden, 1971Joe Wesche, 1969-71Chris West, 1989-91, 93Jim Whaley, 1963-66Jody Wheeler, 1998-99Jon White, 1984Tony White, 1968Joe Whitefield, 1984Pete Whitehead, 1961-62Joe Whitson, 1956Aaron Whitten, 2012-Tony Wiggins, 1989Phil Wilbourn, 1961-65

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Phil Wilbourn, Jr., 1990-91Emerson Wiles, 1968-70Jim Wilhoite, 1975-78David Wilkinson, 1979-82Andy WIlliams, 2011-Tanner Williams, 2012-James Wilson, 1971-74Tyler WIlson, 2012-Mike Winchester, 1972-75Earl Winn, 1961-62Barry Wolfenbarger, 1995-96Tim Wolfman, 1982Don Woodall, 1965-67Bill Worley, 1968Brandon Wright, 2011Cory Wright, 2006-09Austin Wulf, 2010-David Wykle, 1989-92

YDonny Yates, 1970Bob Yonker, 1964-65Kris Youngberg, 1999Jim Youngblood, 1972

ZWayne Zenner, 1981-82Jody Zimmerle, 1994-95Gabe Zook, 1998-99

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The following Tennessee Tech baseball players signed contracts with professional baseball teams since 1974:

Player Position Year Signed WithMike Moore Right Handed Pitcher 1974 Chicago CubsMatt Bailey Shortstop 1976 Atlanta BravesMike Behrend Right Handed Pitcher 1983 St. Louis CardinalsMike Jones Right Handed Pitcher 1985 Kansas City RoyalsGreg Maysonet Right Handed Pitcher 1986 Detroit TigersEric Sabel Right Handed Pitcher 1996 Arizona D’BacksShane Smith Catcher 1996 New York MetsCraig Mullins Shortstop 1999 IndependentKeith Hedrick Right Handed Pitcher 1996 IndependentMark Maberry Right Handed Pitcher 1997 New York MetsJeremy Bonczynski Third base 1997 IndependentJim Ed Warden Right Handed Pitcher 2001 Cleveland IndiansBen Cunningham First base 2001 IndependentMike Meihls Catcher 2002 New York YankeesCasey Benjamin Shortstop 2003 Texas RangersZac Cole Right Handed Pitcher 2007 Baltimore OriolesBubbie Buzachero Right Handed Pitcher 2007 Cleveland IndiansScott Dunham Outfielder 2007 Wichita WingnutsJake New Outfielder 2008 LA DodgersRyan Dennick Left Handed Pitcher 2009 Kansas City RoyalsAJ Kirby-Jones Designated Hitter/First Base 2010 Oakland AthleticsStephen Pryor Right Handed Pitcher 2010 Seattle MarinersLee Henry Right Handed Pitcher 2010 Pensacola PelicansAdam Liberatore Left Handed Pitcher 2010 Tampa Bay RaysChad Oberacker Outfielder 2011 Oakland A’s

GOLDEN EAGLES host annual Pro Scout Night

Tennessee Tech’s annual Pro Scout Night, held in September, is a tremen-dous success for the Golden Eagle baseball team. Annually around 20 major league teams are represented, and the Major League Scouting Bureau supervi-sor has been in attendance as well. The scouts enjoy watching and testing the talented players as well as the hospitality of Tennessee Tech University baseball.

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The Golden Eagles have had a base-

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each of the past four seasons, and had a program-record

four players drafted in 2010.

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Jim Ed Warden

Casey Benjamin Bubbie Buzachero

Lee Henry

Ryan Dennick (above) was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2009. By 2011, Dennick had worked his way up the ranks in the Royals system as he earned a call up to the AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals. While with the Wilmington Blue Rocks in A, Dennick won three games, while striking out 51 batters, in 35 games.

Chad Oberacker (above) finished his first season with the Vermont Lake Monsters with a .293 batting average. In 47 games, Oberacker recorded 46 hits and drove in 12 runs. On the base paths, he went 13-15 in stolen base attempts.

Drafting Team: Oakland A’sRound: 9Number: 275 overallPosition: Designated Hitter/Utility PlayerCurrent Team: Burlington Bees (Class A Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics)

With the Burlington Bees, a Class A Affiliate of the Oakland A’s, AJ Kirby-Jones put together a fine summer as he drove in 50 RBI in 94 games. He recorded 78 hits on the season includ-ing 18 doubles and 13 home runs. He also maintained a .415 slugging percentage and finished the season with 10 hits in his last 10 games.

Pryor began his season with the High Desert Mavericks but he wouldn’t stay there for long as he got called up to the Jackson Generals midway through the season. With the Generals, Pryor posted a 2-1 record, with a 1.19 ERA, in 17 games. He also posted 27 strikeouts and six saves.

Adam Liberatore • LHP • Rochester, PA.

Drafting Team: Tampa Bay RaysRound: 21Number: 641 overallPosition: Left-handed pitcherCurrent Team: Charlotte Stone Crabs (Class A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays)

Liberatore put together a 6-5 record as a member of the Charlotte Stone Crabs. In 90.1 innings, Liberatore posted a 3.09 ERA as he struck out 70 batters, while issuing just 31 walks. He held opposing batters to a .266 average and gave up just three home runs.

AJ Kirby-Jones • DH • Knoxville, Tenn.

Drafting Team: Seattle MarinersRound: 5Number: 162 overallPosition: Right-handed pitcherCurrent Team: Jackson Generals(Class AA Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners)

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Drafting Team: Oakland A’sRound: 25Number: 766 overallPosition: OutfieldCurrent Team: Vermont Lake Monsters(Class A Affiliate of the Oakland A’s)

Ryan Dennick • LHP • North Olmsted, Ohio

Drafting Team: Kansas City RoyalsRound: 22Number: 662Position: Left-handed pitcherCurrent Team: Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Class AA Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals)

Stephen Pryor • RHP • Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Chad Oberacker • OF • Erie, Pa.

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AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (APSU leads series 80-68)

EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (Tech leads series 46-41)

May 17-19 in Cookeville — Location: Clarksville, Tenn. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Gary McClure 2011 record: 34-24, 17-6 — SID Contact: Cody Bush — SID Phone: (931) 221-7561 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.apsugovernors.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 10-4)

Feb. 26 in Johnson City — Location: Johnson City, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Tony Skole 2011 record: 36-21, 16-12 — SID Contact: Ryan Dunn — SID Phone: (423) 439-8212 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.etsubucs.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 6-5)

ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS (Tech leads series 3-0)April 11 in Cookeville — Location: Huntsville, Ala. — Conference: Southwestern Atlantic — Head Coach: Preston Potter 2011 record: 10-37, 5-18 — SID Contact: Brandon Willis — SID Phone: (256) 372-4005 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.aamusports.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 12-0)

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (EIU leads series 30-21)April 27-29 in Cookeville — Location: Charleston, Ill. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Jim Schmitz 2011 record: 18-33, 9-12 — SID Contact: Greg Lautzenheiser — SID Phone: (217) 581-7020E-mail: [email protected]— Web: www.eiupanthers.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 3-2)

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BELMONT BRUINS (Tech leads series 31-28)April 10 in Nashville, April 18 in Cookeville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Dave Jarvis 2011 record: 38-26, 17-13 — SID Contact: Dan Forcella — SID Phone: (615) 460-8023 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.belmontbruins.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 9-8)

CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (First meeting)March 16-18 in Cookeville — Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. — Conference: Mid-America — Head Coach: Steve Jaksa 2011 record: 31-27, 17-9 — SID Contact: Kyle Kelley — SID Phone: (989) 774-3277 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.cmuchippewas.com — Last meeting: First Meeting

CLEMSON TIGERS (Clemson leads series 4-0)May 8 in Clemson — Location: Clemson, S.C. — Conference: Atlantic Coast — Head Coach: Jack Leggett 2011 record: 43-20, 17-13 — SID Contact: Brian Hennessy — SID Phone: (864) 656-1921 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.clemsontigers.com — Last meeting: 2009, (L, 10-0)

DAYTON FLYERS (Series tied 1-1)March 2-4 in Cookeville — Location: Dayton, Ohio — Conference: Atlantic 10 — Head Coach: Tony Vittorio 2011 record: 32-27, 15-9 — SID Contact: Brian Karst — SID Phone: (937) 229-4431 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.daytonflyers.com — Last meeting: 2008, (L, 12-1)

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EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (Tech leads series 72-55)May 11-13 in Cookeville — Location: Richmond, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Jason Stein 2011 record: 21-36, 11-13 — SID Contact: Steve Fohl — SID Phone: (859) 622-1253 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.ekusports.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 6-5)

LIPSCOMB BISONS (Tech leads series 35-27)Feb. 28 in Cookeville, May 15 in Nashville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Jeff Forehand 2011 record: 19-36, 10-20 — SID Contact: Jamie Gilliam — SID Phone: (615) 966-5166 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.lipscombsports.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 12-9)

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (Tech leads series 20-18) April 5-7 in Jacksonville — Location: Jacksonville, Ala. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Jim Case 2011 record: 36-23, 14-9 — SID Contact: Greg Seitz — SID Phone: (256) 782-5279 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.jsugamecocksports.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 9-7)

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (MTSU leads series 105-63-1)March 20 in Murfreesboro, April 24 in Cookeville — Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. — Conference: Sun Belt — Head Coach: Steve Peterson 2011 record: 18-37, 9-21 — SID Contact: Leslie Wilhite — SID Phone: (615) 904-8115 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.goblueraiders.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 6-5)

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EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (Tech leads series 4-1)March 9-11 in Cookeville — Location: Evansville, Ind. — Conference: Missouri Valley — Head Coach: Wes Carroll 2011 record: 28-25, 7-13 — SID Contact: Lizzie Barlow — SID Phone: (812) 488-1152 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.gopurpleaces.com — Last meeting:

ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS (Tech leads series 2-1)Feb. 24-26 in Cookeville — Location: Normal, Ill. — Conference: Missouri Valley — Head Coach: Mark Kingston 2011 record: 36-18, 13-8 — SID Contact: John Twork — SID Phone: (309) 438-5746 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.goredbirds.com — Last meeting: 2008, (L, 8-5)

KENTUCKY WILDCATS (Kentucky leads series 8-1)March 6 in Lexington — Location: Lexington, Ky. — Conference: Southeastern — Head Coach: Gary Henderson 2011 record: 25-30, 8-22 — SID Contact: Brent Ingram — SID Phone: (859) 257-3838E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.ukathletics.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 11-8)

MISSOURI STATE BEARS (First meeting)Feb. 17-18 in Lubbock, Texas — Location: Springfield, Mo. — Conference: Missouri Valley — Head Coach: Keith Guttin 2011 record: 33-23, 11-9 — SID Contact: Eric Doennig — SID Phone: (417) 836-4586E-mail: [email protected]— Web: www.missouristatebears.com — Last meeting: First meeting

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VANDERBILT COMMODORES (Vanderbilt leads series 21-18)March 27 in Nashville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Southeastern — Head Coach: Tim Corbin 2011 record: 54-12, 15-11 — SID Contact: Kyle Parkinson — SID Phone: (615) 343-0020E-mail: [email protected]— Web: www.vucommodores.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 11-2)

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TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (Tennessee leads series 63-30-1)March 13 in Knoxville — Location: Knoxville, Tenn. — Conference: Southeastern — Head Coach: Dave Serrano 2011 record: 25-29, 7-23 — SID Contact: Cameron Harris — SID Phone: (865) 974-1212 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.utsports.com — Last meeting: 2010, (L, 9-3)

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (First meeting)Feb. 18-19 in Lubbock — Location: Lubbock, Texas — Conference: Big 12 — Head Coach: Dave Spencer 2011 record: 33-25, 12-15 — SID Contact: Scott Lacefield — SID Phone: (806) 742-2770 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.texastech.com — Last meeting: First meeting

MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (Tech leads series 64-38)

MURRAY STATE RACERS (Tech leads series 68-66-1)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (SEMO leads series 40-20)

May 4-6 in Cookeville — Location: Morehead, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Jay Sorg2011 record: 10-39, 6-16 — SID Contact: Andrew Goetz — SID Phone: (606) 783-5481 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.msueagles.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 11-4)

March 30-April 1 in Cookeville — Location: Murray, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Rob McDonald 2011 record: 19-32, 9-13 — SID Contact: John Brush — SID Phone: (270) 809-7044 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.goracers.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 10-8 )

April 20-22 in Cape Girardeau — Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Mark Hogan 2011 record: 34-22, 14-8 — SID Contact: Nick Seeman — SID Phone: (573) 651-2294 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.gosoutheast.com — Last meeting: 2011, (L, 6-1)

SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS (First meeting)April 13-15 in Cookeville — Location: Edwardsville, Ill. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Amanda Levens 2011 record: 28-24, 0-0 — SID Contact: Joe Pott — SID Phone: (618) 650-2860 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.siuecougars.com — Last meeting: First meeting

UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (Tech leads the series 34-14)March 23-25 in Martin — Location: Martin, Tenn. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Bubba Cates 2010-11 record: 20-36, 10-13 — SID Contact: Ryne Rickman — SID Phone: (731) 881-7632 E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.utmsports.com — Last meeting: 2011, (W, 8-7)

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Adrian ..........................2-0Akron .......................... 4-1Alabama ..................... 2-5Alabama A&M ......... 3-0UAB ........................... 5-21Alabama-Huntsville .... 0-1Albion College ............. 2-0Alma College ................1-3Appalachian State ........5-9Augusta .......................2-2Austin Peay .........68-80Bellarmine ...................1-3Belmont ..............31-28Berea College ...............4-1Berry ............................2-3Birmingham So. ...........2-2Bluffin ..........................2-0Bowling Green .............0-2Boston College .............0-1Bradley .........................3-3Breckenridge ................0-2Brooklyn .......................7-2Brown ..........................2-0Butler ...........................2-3Canisius ........................5-3Carson-Newman ......30-22Castleton State .............7-2Central Florida ..............1-2Charleston ....................4-2Charleston So. ..............1-0Chattanooga ..............12-7Chicago State ...............4-1Chipola JC .....................2-0Christian Brothers ........0-1Cincinnati .....................0-2The Citadel ...................2-1Clemson ................. 0-4Coastal Carolina ............1-2Coll. Of Charleston ........1-1Columbia State .............1-1Columbus .....................1-6Covenant................ ......1-1Creighton .....................0-3Cumberland .............11-15

Dayton...........................1-1Drexel ...........................1-0Eastern Kentucky ..72-55Eastern Illinois.....21-30Eastern Michigan .........2-4East Tennessee ....46-41Edinborough ................1-0Elmhurst ......................1-1Evansville ............... 4-1Faulkner State ..............1-1Fisk ...............................4-2Florida A&M .................1-0Florida State .................0-3Fort Rucker ...................3-0Geneva College ............1-0George Williams ...........3-0Georgia ........................1-4Georgia College ............0-2Georgia Southern .........1-5Ga. Southwestern .........0-1Georgia State ...........12-12Georgia Tech .................1-8Grandview ...................5-0Gulf Coast JC .................0-5Hillsdale .......................0-2Howard ........................0-1Illinois-Chicago ..........13-1Illinois State..................2-1Iowa .............................1-0I.P. Fort Wayne ..............1-2Jacksonville ..................0-1Jacksonville State ..20-18Kent State ....................0-1Kentucky ................ 1-8Kentucky Wesleyan ......3-0Kenyon .........................2-0King College .................2-1Knoxville College ..........2-0Lincoln Memorial .......24-9Lipscomb .............35-27Louisiana State .............0-3Louisville ......................7-6Marietta College ...........4-3Marshall .......................1-2

Maryville ..................24-10McMurray .....................3-0Memphis ....................7-23Mercer ..........................8-8Miami (Ohio) ................7-6Mid-Continent..............2-0Middle Tennessee.. 63-105-1Milligan ......................11-2Millikin .........................8-1Mississippi ....................0-1Mississippi State ...........0-4Missouri-Rolla ..............2-0Morehead State ...64-38Murray State ....68-66-1New Orleans .................0-2Nicholls State ...............0-2North Alabama ............0-8N.C. Asheville .............5-10N.C. Charlotte ...............1-3Northeast Illinois ..........1-0Northern Illinois ...........1-0Oakland........ ................3-0Oglethorpe ...................2-0Ohio .............................1-2Ohio Dominican ...........1-2Ohio State ....................0-1Ohio Wesleyan .............2-0Olivet ...........................1-0Otterbein ...................11-4Pensacola Jc .................1-2Pensacola Navy ............0-1Pittsburgh ....................1-0Principia .......................2-0Purdue .........................1-2Ripon College ...............4-0Saginaw Valley .............2-0St. Joseph’s ...................2-0St. Louis .......................3-1St. Peter’s .....................5-2Samford .....................6-20Shorter .........................0-2Somerset ......................2-0South Alabama ............0-1S.C. Aiken .....................0-2

Southeast Louisiana .....0-1Southeast Missouri ..20-40Southern Illinois ...........0-2Southern Miss. .............1-5Southern Tech ..............3-1Southwestern...............1-0Stetson .........................0-3Tennessee ........30-63-1Tennessee-Martin ..34-14Tennessee State .......35-17Tennessee Temple ........7-0Tennessee Wesleyan ...10-4Toledo ..........................8-5Trevecca .....................22-9Troy State .....................3-6Union ...........................1-3Valdosta State ..............3-1Valparaiso ....................9-7Vanderbilt ...........18-21Virginia ........................0-1Virginia Tech .................0-1Wake Forest..................1-1Wayne State .................5-4West Florida .................2-2West Georgia ................1-4West Virginia Tech ........3-0Western Carolina ........1-10Western Illinois ............2-3Western Kentucky ....42-52Western Michigan ........1-4Winthrop ......................0-2Wisconsin-Eau Claire ....3-0Wisc.-Milwaukee ..........0-1Wisconsin-Parkside ......1-1Wisconsin-Stout ...........2-0Wittenberg ...................3-2Wofford ........................2-0Wooster .......................0-1Wright State .................5-0Yale ..............................3-2Youngstown State ........5-1

The Golden Eagles will face Missouri State, Texas Tech, Central Michigan and SIU Edwards-ville for the first time in the 2012 season. 2012 opponents are in bold.

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Dr. Robert (Bob) BELL v University President

UNIVERSITY OF Florida 1969

Dr. Robert (Bob) Bell, now in his 11th year as President of Tennessee Tech, is an avid supporter of TTU and Ohio Valley Conference sports. He cur-rently chairs the OVC President’s Board

of Directors. Bell became TTU’s President in 2000 after serving as dean, associate dean, assistant dean, and a chairperson in the university’s College of Business. After taking the post, he oversaw the reorgani-zation of the athletics department, bringing in a full-time athletics director for the first time in almost 20 years. He has also been involved in statewide economic develop-ment on behalf of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, working on the THEC master plan focusing on links among higher education and stakeholders in business, health care and state gov-ernment. Bell has served four terms on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award’s Board of Examiners and was appointed a charter member of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence in 1992, serving on the group’s panel of judges from 1994 to 2005. He

represented Tennessee as a state delegate to the White House Confer-ence on North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 and spent two years as an economic development consultant for the nation of Mauritius. Dr. Bell has served on or chaired a variety of professional, regional and national organizations, including the American Associa-tion of Collegiate Schools of Business International, the Southern Business Association, the North American Case Research Associa-tion, the Tennessee College Association, and a number of Tennessee higher education task forces, among others. In 2005, Bell was named the first recipient of the Ned R. McWherter Leadership Award, presented by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence. In the scholarly arena, he has been published extensively in the fields of management, organizational design, computer science and quality/productivity management, authoring two books and more than 70 articles, case studies and papers. Bell is also well known and respected in the Cookeville com-munity. He has chaired the Cookeville-Area Putnam County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, the Regional Quality Council and

the Putnam Tomor-row Task Force for the Putnam County Commis-sion. A past president of the local YMCA, Bell cur-rently chairs the Cooke-ville Industrial Develop-ment Board and is a member of the Board of Directors for CityScape and Blood Assurance Corp. He has been an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America since 1988 and serves on the executive board for the Middle Tennessee Coun-cil of BSA. He is also a member of the Cookev-ille Rotary and Evening Lions Clubs.

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Mark WILSON v Director of Athletics

University of Maine 1991

Mark Wilson’s first six years as Director of Athletics at Tennessee Tech have been highlighted by vision, energy, and enthusiasm. Those factors have facilitated growth and excellence in all areas and have placed the focus

on generating a better student-athlete experience. Wilson is currently serving an appointment on the NCAA Leader-ship Council through April, 2011. It gives the Ohio Valley Conference, TTU and Wilson a voice in a variety of strategic decisions that can affect intercollegiate athletics. Wilson, 41, has led Athletics to several milestone accomplish-ments during his first six years, including enhanced facilities and fund raising, high profile staff additions, and compliance and academic suc-cess. Under Wilson’s guidance, the program has continued to focus on the academic success of its student-athletes, with soaring numbers each semester on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Tech’s student-athletes have achieved their highest overall combined semester GPAs. Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past three years Tech has completed several construction projects to athletic facilities, includ-ing resurfacing the outdoor tennis courts, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the run-ning track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Most recently, Athletics opened a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center and construction is underway on an new Athletic Performance Center on the western edge of campus. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and devel-opment efforts with the goal of providing the necessary resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff.

All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from Ohio University. Since his first day at Tech, Wilson has made rapid and steady progress. He began by restructuring the department and implement-ed plans for a better student-athlete experience. In addition, athletics launched a dynamic new website, gained NCAA certification and was found in complete compliance, created a far-reaching “WIN” program for academic success, opened an entertaining and popular Tailgate Park, and started plans for two capital projects. Before going to Ohio, Mark served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts. He also worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing depart-ments. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the Universi-ty of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (15) and Meaghan (10).

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For More Information Call

800-264-5541or (931) 526-2211

There's no question Tennessee Tech University is a great place to getan education. And Cookeville is a great college town. The largestmicropolitan area in Tennessee and one of the top 40 micropolitan

areas in the nation, Cookeville has consistently been rated among the top 10most affordable regions in the nation.

Cookeville boasts a mild climate, with an average temperature of 57 and fourdistinct seasons. Located within a day's drive of 75 percent of the nation'spopulation, Cookeville is just off Interstate 40, which runs from the east coastto California. City life is easily accessible, as well, because Cookeville is situat-ed within 100 miles of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — three ofTennessee's major metropolitan areas.

The seat of Putnam County, Cookeville is the heart of a three-county allianceknown as the Highlands, which centers Tennessee's 14-county UpperCumberland region. We have hundreds of acres of unspoiled nature —from championship golf courses to natural preserves, state parks andtop-rated lakes — close to home. There's plenty of nature inside the city lim-its, too; the City of Cookeville tends nine parks, including Cane Creek Park, a262-acre natural area with a 56-acre lake.

And while Cookeville is a relatively small town, we have no lack of culture. Weare one of the smallest cities in the U.S. with a full-blown symphonyorchestra, and our area attracts visual artists and craftspeople from acrossthe nation, thanks to the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus ofTTU. Drama also takes center stage here, with the 456-seat CookevillePerforming Arts Center cranking out productions year-round, including theaward-winning Drama Center Backstage series.

Cookeville is home to three museums — the Cookeville Depot Museum, theCookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Children's Museum —and a year-round slate of events, including regular excursion trains and theannual Fall FunFest. A walkable downtown shopping district and animpressive roster of national chain stores give the retail segment a small-townfeel with big-city convenience. Add to that our more than 100 restaurantsand 1,400 hotel rooms, and you'll quickly see that Cookeville offers some-thing for everyone.

To learn more about what Cookeville, Putnam County and the Highlands havein store for you, make your first stop the Highlands Visitor Center, which islocated at 470-A Neal St. in Cookeville and is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Orvisit us online at MustSeeCookeville.com or CookevilleChamber.com.

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Associate A.D.Dr. Lance Jasitt Assistant A.D./ Academics

Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D./ Business

Leveda Birdwell Corporate Sales & Marketing

Dr. Jeff Roberts Faculty Athletics Representative

Rob Schabert Assistant A.D./ Sports Information

Ben Shannon Facilities and Events

Kevin Bostian Associate A.D./ Development

Mandy Thatcher Compliance &Special Events

Soccer Daniel Brizard

Softball Tory Acheson

Tennis (M) Kenny Doyle

Volleyball John Blair

Baseball Matt Bragga

Basketball (M) Steve Payne

Basketball (W) Sytia Messer

CC & Track Tony Cox

Football Watson Brown

Golf (M/W) Polk Brown

Joe Erdeljac Athletics Trainer

Golden Eagle Head Coaches

Robin Burroughs

Cheerleading & DanceClerical Staff

Patrena Hicks

Kim Nash

Debbie Parker

Debbie Turnbow

Jessica Morgan

Chip Pugh

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Sandy Zimmerman

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Matt Dexter

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The “WIN” program: Work Intensely Now

The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional sup-port for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintaining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recom-mend additional participation at any time. All incoming freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time management and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutor-ing, and study skills workshops.

Dr. Lance JASITT v Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare

Penn State University,1978

Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. He has served in compli-ance and administrative operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998. Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and gradu-ate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-athletes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to progress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty. A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the operations of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes. In addition to his administrative role within Athletics, Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 2008-09 president of the TTU Council of the International Reading Association and is still actively involved in that organization. He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years. Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State University in 1987. In 1993, he re-ceived a master’s degree in education from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004. Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy. His wife of 30 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Cap-tain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian recently received his second degree from Tech, this one in Environ-mental Geology. Meagan is a senior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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The success of Tennessee Tech University’s athletic teams is tied closely to the academic progress of each student-athlete, and the academic performance of each Tech student-athlete is closely monitored by the coaching staff as well as an experienced staff in Academic Services. Tech’s student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. Each semester, the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll pays tribute to more than 200 students in athletics, including athletes, trainers, managers and cheerleaders, and the overall GPA of the department has climbed steeply in the past seven semesters. Student-athletes are the most visible component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students, alumni, family and friends. Their athletic abilities and achievements are a focus for national attention, as athletic events not only bring back faithful alumni, but serve as a welcome mat to the university for potential new students. Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training in an effort to be the best they can be. These hours are not required by non-athletes in the student body, and these extra demands can compete with academics for the student-athlete’s time and energy. The Tech Athletics Department works to provide help with course content (through tutors and monitored study hours) as well as with time management and study skills and any other academic support services that will allow student-athletes to maximize their academic potential.

Marilyn Borch-Jensen

Academic Advisement

Secretary

Tennessee Tech’s commitment to its student-athletes is evident.The support personnel and resources available provide Golden Eagle

student-athletes with the tools needed for success.

1985 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1985 .............................Barry Wilmore, Football1985 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 ..............................Joel Chandler, Football1986 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................ Ed deHass, Basketball1987 .................................. Derek Lane, Baseball1987 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1987 .................................Clark Richey, Football1988 ...................................... Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ..............................Steve Arnette, Baseball1990 ..............................Tuesday Frase, Softball1990 ................................ Lisa Johnson, Softball1990 .........................Spencer Hissam, Football1991 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1991 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1991 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1992 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1992 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1994 ....................Mary Beth Coombs, Softball1995 ................................... Scott Trent, Football1995 ...........................................Lisa Phipps, Golf1995 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ................................. Jason Matson, Tennis1996 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ............... Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field1996 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball1996 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ............. Meggan Toohey, Cross Country1997 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1997 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field

Capital One / CoSIDA Academic All-District1997 ...................................... Wade Morrell, Golf1997 ................................ Jeff Norman, Football1997 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1997 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1998 ................................ Taylor Ralph, Baseball1998 .....................................Amy Ayers, Softball1998 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1998 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1999 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball1999 ............................ Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 .......................................Shane Sewell, Golf1999 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 .................Kevin Boucher, Cross Country1999 ............... Steven Gordon, Cross Country2000 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2000 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball2000 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball2000 ............................Mirza Duranovic, Tennis2000 .............................Nick Solomon, Football2001 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2001 .......................... Grant Swallows, Football2001 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2001 .......................................Julie Tryon, Soccer2002 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ................................ Brent Jolly, Basketball2002 ........................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2002 .................Stephanie Ward, Track & Field2002 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2002 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2002 ..................................... Trey Perry, Football2003 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .......................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2004 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track

1976 ...................................... Donley Canary, Baseball1978 ..................................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball1982 ................................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball1985 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1986 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .............................................Derek Lane, Baseball1987 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1988 .................................................Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ...........................................Lisa Johnson, Softball1993 ..........................................Andrea Roark, Softball1996 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ......................................... Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ...............................Dena Adams, Cross Country1997 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 .............................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ................................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1999 .......................................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 ....................................... Wes Gallagher, Football2000 .........................................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 ........................................Nick Solomon, Football2001 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2004 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2005 ..................................... Anne Morrow, Volleyball2007 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .....................................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 ................................. Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2009 ..........................................Taylor Askew, Football 2009 .........................................Teresa Craig, Volleyball2010 ...................................................... Josh Simer, Golf

Capital One / CoSIDA Academic All-America

Tennessee Tech University student-athletes have achieved

Academic All-America honors 36 times since 1976.

2004 ................................... Brett Vavra, Football2004 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005 ..................................... Eric Anderson, Golf2005 .......................... Michelle Brigano, Soccer2005 ...............................Jess Seyfert, Volleyball2005 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball2005 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2006 .......................Leah Watson, Track & Field2006 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2006 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2007 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2007 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2007 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .......................Stephanie Fischer, Softball2008 ..........................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ...........................Keri Coulthard, CC/Track2008 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2008 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Kathryn Lally, Soccer2008 ...................................Taren Brown, Soccer2008 ..............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball2009 ..............................Frank Davis, Basketball2009 .....................................Keri Light, CC/Track2009 ........................Stephanie Place, CC/Track2009 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2009 ..............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football 2010 .....................................Lee Henry, Baseball 2010 .........................Chad Oberacker, Baseball2010 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2010 ............................................Josh Simer, Golf 2011 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2011 ........................... James Norman, Football 2011 ............................. Corey Watson, Football 2012 ............................Molly Heady, Basketball Total honors since1985 ......................110

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Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning program features: u Strength and conditioning coaches u A wide variety of workout stations at the new Athletic Performance Center u A comprehensive obstacle course u Nutrition analysis u Complete conditioning regimen

Chip Pugh is in his fifth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical development of student-ath-letes in all 14 sports, providing

support in building toward championships. Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he created and developed a highly successful strength and conditioning program that helped win 12 conference championships. An alumnus of Ohio University, he was an offensive lineman on the football team while earning a bachelor’s degree in sport industry and a master’s degree in physi-cal education. Pugh believes that the qualities that athletes can develop in strength and conditioning will not only aid in their athletic development, but will also help them build quality character components necessary for life. A native of Parkersburg, W. Va., he began his coach-ing career at his alma mater as an assistant strength and conditioning coach where he primarily worked with men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s swimming,

The Tennessee Tech strength and conditioning program is a blend of science, technology, nutrition and one-on-one attention to each athlete. Golden Eagle student-athletes make a year-round

commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level. At TTU, a program is tailored to match each student-athlete’s individual needs with the sport-specific physical demands. This includes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. This combination allows Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes to better reach their specific goals. Another

major focus of the strength staff is the development of sport-specific speed, agility and conditioning.

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Chip PUGH v Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ohio, 2000

and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve, currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest, with football while at Ohio. After leaving Ohio University he became the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Marietta (Ohio) College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach. Additionally, during his two years at Marietta College he also served as a campus minister to the college. Pugh is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Colle-giate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting. He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and con-ducts personal training classes open to the public using the CrossFit methods. Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were married July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit. The couple has one daughter, Rory Love Pugh, born October 16, 2010.

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under Chip PughAwarded by the National Strength

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2007 Katie Sutherland, Softball Amadi McKenzie, Men’s Basketball2008 Allison Price, Women’s Basketball John Jackson, Football2009 Blair Bowens, Women’s Basketball Kelechi Odu, Football 2010 Kaleigh Gates, Softball Elijah Muhammad, Basketball 2011 Tacarra Hayes, Women’s Basketball Dustin Dillehay, Football

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Rich Froning

By taking advantage of expert instruction, Golden Eagle student-athletes

are afforded every opportunity to maximize their athletic potential

Development of Core StrengthImagine the body is a 3-link chain with the head and arms being one link, the torso/trunk being the second link and the legs being the third link. If the core link (trunk/torso) is weak or inflexible, there is little chance of maximizing potential because all body movement stems from the core. Train using ground-based, multi-joint lifting versus machine lifting Most athletes participate in stand up power sports using many muscle groups at once. The emphasis of training should be on total body athleticism and flexibility rather than having body weight supported by a machine and forcing isolation of just one muscle group. By incorporating ground-based lifts and exercises that focus on the total body, the athlete be-comes more prepared to use their whole body in sport skills.

Train for Power (which results in increased speed)Power = (Mass Moved x Distance)/time. The less time it takes to move a mass a certain distance, the higher the output. As seen in the above formula, an increase in speed of movements results in an increase in power. Train AthleticismMany factors are included in athleticism: strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, coordination, fitness level and mental toughness are just a few. It is the goal to maximize an athlete’s overall athleticism.

Train as a Team When teams train together, it provides another opportunity to develop chemistry, teamwork, leadership skills and a com-petitive environment. Within this competitive environment, teams can work on mental toughness, attacking the weights and maintaining a positive attitude. By enabling athletes to work on these things as a team, it helps to promote a stronger sense of unity, thus making it harder to “fold” under pressure.

Make workouts short and intenseThere are many philosophies on how to get athletes stronger, faster and more flexible. But, when combined, these philoso-phies have the same three underlying principles: a) The workouts should be highly organized b) The workouts should be short in duration c) The workouts should be extremely intense

The following are recommendations for athletes concerning days and times of strength trainig (including warmups): * In-season: 3 days / week; 30-40 minutes/workout * Post-season: 3-4 days / week; 45-60 minutes/workout * Pre-season: 4 days / week; 50-60 minutes/workout

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s p o rt s m e d i c i n eResponsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all

14 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes. Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department provides some of the most complete and advanced care available.

Joe ERDELJAC v Director of Sports Medicine West Virginia, 1988 Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech for seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the

Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to 1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basketball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams. A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac began his career in 1988 while

an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree in 1989. His first full-time position was Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University prior to joining the Tech staff. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the CRMC as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter. Dur-ing his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, working with the basketball teams and other Olympic team members. A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), he is also in the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Associa-tion (SEATA) and is currently serving as president of the Tennes-see Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS). Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, born on December 15, 2008.

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football teams. He holds member-ship in several regional associations, and is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

RANDI KAPLAN-- Building her professional resume with positions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Newberry College and Niagara University, Randi Kaplan joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine staff in January 2012. A native of Salisbury, Md., Ka-plan received her bachelor’s degree

in biology from the University of Albany in 2004 and went to graduate school at the University of Buffalo. She graduated with honors from the combined BS/MS program in June 2007 and was BOC certified in July. She was an Athletic Training Intern at Niagara University for one year, then spent three years For the next three years, from 2007 to 2010, Randi was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Newberry College. In 2010, she was selected as Assistant Athletic Trainer at the Uni-versity of Maryland-Eastern Shore, a position she held until joining the Golden Eagle Sports Medicine staff. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) in addition to the College Athletic Trainer’s Society, the Maryland Athletic Trainer’s Association and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainer’s Association.

JESSICA VAUGHAN -- Jessica Vaughan joined the Tennessee Tech athletic training staff in October 2011. A native of Camano Island, Wash., Vaughan did her undergraduate work at Washington State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Athletic Training. From there, she attended graduate school at Seattle University, where she earned a Master of Sport Administration with a concen-tration in Leadership. While at Seattle, Vaughan served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer working primarily with baseball and men’s and women’s track and cross coun-try. In her summers, Vaughan worked with the Bellingham Bells, a collegiate summer baseball team in Bellingham, Wash., which plays in the West Coast League. Vaughan resides in Cookeville.

JAKE FOX -- Jake Fox, a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for two years, became an assistant athletics trainer at Tennessee Tech University in 2010. Fox earned his masters de-gree in clinical exercise physiology while at Chattanooga, receiving it in May. A native of Canandaigua, N.Y., Fox earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from East Carolina University where he worked with the football, vol-leyball and baseball teams, and also with high school teams in the area. He served as a graduate assistant in athletics at Chattanooga for two years. Prior to begin-ning his collegiate studies, Fox had more than 10 years of service in the U.S. Army, spending his time on active duty as a paratrooper and combat medic. He was in Operation Iraqi Freedom II from 2003 to 2005.

ADAM GRAHAM -- Adam Graham joined the Sports Medicine staff in 2011 as assistant athletic trainer. A graduate of Western Carolina with a master’s degree from West Virginia, Graham is a native of Chapel Hill, N.C., and a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. As a student athletic trainer, he worked with the Catamount football and women’s basketball teams. During his time as an undergraduate, he also spent one summer in an internship position with the Pitts-burgh Pirates organization, working with the Bradenton Pirates in the Gulf Coast League. He also served in volunteer positions at the North Carolina State High School cross country and wrestling championships, and the Kentucky Bluegrass Games. As part of the WCU Athletic Training program, Graham had a stronghold on the department’s annual honors, winning the Outstanding Sophomore, Junior and Senior awards. After graduation, he spent one year in an internship position at Georgia Tech where he worked primarily with the Yellowjacket football team. His coverage also included working with the cross country and track teams, and the cheerleading squad. During 2010-11, Graham worked toward his master’s degree and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at West Virginia University. His coverage with Mountaineer teams was with the baseball, cross country, track and

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Graduate Assistants

Left: Ali Bush

Right: Chuck Cushman

Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech student-athletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.

Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex

Dr. Richard WILLIAMS Team Physician Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olym-pic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexing-ton, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.

Medical Support StaffTTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a conve-nient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Ten-nessee Tech, and is also open to members of the community. Eric Tarsi is the physical therapist for the TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center. Tarsi comes to Cookeville with nearly 10 years experience in sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, most recently having worked for a year in Nashville at Lean Physical Therapy. Prior to that, he spent a year in the Monterey/San Jose region of California as a traveling physical therapist, working

mainly in home health and acute care. A native of Kingsford, Mich., Tarsi graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2002 with his M.S. in Physical Therapy after completing his under-graduate degree at GVSU in Health Sciences. Tarsi is engaged to Katie Reber; the couple resides in Cookeville and plans to marry in June of 2012. To make an appointment, Tarsi will be reached at the center by calling (931) 783-2463.

Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes

Dr. James TALMAGE Consultant Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from The Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.

Dr. Clark Childress Team Dentist

Dr. Mike Huddleston Team Optometrist

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Nick Burns, 26, joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Information staff in July of 2010 and is in his second season on the staff. He is the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball and baseball, and the secondary contact for tennis. A native of Bloomington, Minn., he is a 2007 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a public relations emphasis. As an undergraduate, Burns was a reporter for the campus newspaper covering the men's and women's track and field and golf teams and writing feature stories. He also worked in the school’s athletic communications

office helping with gameday services and writing. From 2007 to 2009, Burns was a graduate assistant in the MSU athletic communications office, serving as the primary contact for the volleyball and women's basketball teams for two seasons, and the softball, men's and women's track and field and tennis teams for one season. He produced publications, was the in-game statisti-cian for all Maverick home events, updated the athletic website and filled in as guest host of the weekly Maverick Magazine radio show. During the 2008-09 women's basketball season, Burns served as the primary contact when the team won the Division II NCAA National Championship in San Antonio. He has also worked at the WCHA Final Five.

Tommy Dillard, 25, joined the Tech Sports Information staff in July after serving as sports editor of the Murray Ledger & Times. Dillard served as the beat writer covering Mur-ray State athletics and coordinated coverage of the university as well as several high schools. He was also responsible for page and section design, photography and web site mainte-nance. At Tech, Dillard will handle several aspects of media relations for the athletics department, including the production of pub-lications, press releases and human interest articles. He will serve as the primary sports in-

formation contact for the soccer and men’s basketball teams, as well as the golf, cross country and track teams. Prior to being named the sports editor of the newspaper in Murray in 2010, Dillard served three years as assistant sports editor covering local high school athletics. He has also worked for the Associated Press, covering Murray State home athletic events as well as non-sports-related work. Dillard has earned numerous awards from the Kentucky Press Association. A native of Germantown, Tenn., Tommy gradu-ated from Murray State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He married the former Elaine Kight on June 11.

Brandon Goodwin, a 2010 graduate of Tennessee Tech, has returned to his alma mater to work with the TTU Sports Information staff. He will work in new media, coordinat-ing social media efforts, blogs, and radio and video broadcasts. A native of Lenoir City, Tenn., Goodwin, 23, earned a Bachelor of Science de-gree in communications and pre-law with an emphasis in sports media. During his tenure at TTU, Goodwin served as sports editor for The Oracle, Tech’s weekly student newspa-per, where he covered each of Tech’s then 16 intercollegiate teams. He also held the title of assistant sports editor of The Eagle, the TTU

yearbook, and was a disc jockey on WTTU 88.5 fm in Cookeville. Goodwin worked as an undergraduate student in the sports information department from 2007-2010 while attending Tech. His responsibilities ranged from writ-ing and designing media guides to public address and radio broadcasts. He serves as one of the voices of the Golden Eagle Sports Network, providing sideline color and information during football broadcasts.

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m e d i a re l a t i o n sRob SCHABERT v Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and BroadcastingSt. Cloud State, 1977

Heading into his 30th year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcast-

ing. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, working not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promotions and marketing for the athlet-ics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University (Mankato). An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual work-shop in 29 of his 35 years in the profession. He has served on numer-ous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee. In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. A tireless worker, Schabert has won dozens of national publica-tions and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. Schabert, 55, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Out-standing Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Amer-icans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus. Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profession at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Texas State and the University of New Mexico. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswriter), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalist. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Com-mittee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -- Matt (Morehead State sports informa-tion) and Kristen (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grand-son, Jacob.

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students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basket-ball game in Memorial Gym. Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot.

Over the years, a wide variety of art-work and drawings have been used to represent the Ten-nessee Tech Golden

Eagles. Some of those include a drawing which appeared in media guides in the mid 1970s, and a cartoon-style mascots in the early 1980s that was dubbed ‘the purple chicken” by Tech students.

u One of the “Top Southern Public Universities” by U.S. News & World Report

u One of the “Best Southeastern Universities” and “America’s Best College Values” by The Princeton Review

u Among “America’s 100 Best College Buys” by Institutional Research and Evaluations, Inc.

WHERE QUALITY COUNTS For nearly 100 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public resource center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students. Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic devel-opment locally, regionally and nationally. Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in educa-tion, business, industry, government and public service. Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality -- an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university’s vision is guided by the “T.E.C.H.” framework — technological leadership, enrollment growth, a caring campus, and high quality. The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering 44 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and 20 pro-grams of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South -- and one of the safest -- the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style of architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character. Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, lo-cated on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university

status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment contin-ues to include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.

CAMPUS LIFE Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends. Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soc-cer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, full-service health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance per-formances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 14 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!

The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an all-new set of logos for the Golden Eagles. The brand is new, but the tradition remains -- the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name? In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soar-ing above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers." On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school news-paper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference. It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech

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Since its creation in 1975, the TTU Sports Hall of Fame has inducted 159 members, whose photos and biographies are featured in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Eblen Center.

1975 InducteesPreston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football, Basketball, Track, BaseballCreed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football, TrackB. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--FootballTom Fann (1950-52)--FootballJames Dearing Miller (1920-25)--Football

1976 InducteesMalcolm P. Quillen (1930-33)--Baseball, FootballRaymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37)--Baseball, Basketball, Football, TrackElwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34)--Baseball, Basketball, FootballSidney McGee (1939-68)--Sports InformationEmmett T. Strickland (1933-36)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1977 InducteesHooper Eblen (1941-74)--Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, GolfKenneth Sidwell (1955-56)--BasketballJoe B. Sills (1927-31)--Football, Baseball, BasketballWilburn Tucker (1941-67)--Baseball, FootballEddie Watson (1922-28)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1978 InducteesBenton Bilbrey (1940-43)--Track, Football, BaseballHuland Draper (1937-40)--Baseball, BasketballJack Van Hooser (1951-54)--Football, BaseballLonnie Warwick (1961-63)--FootballHomer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62)--Football, Track

1979 InducteesCarl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39)--Football, BaseballTom Chilton (1956-57)--TrackWilliam Dupes (1949-51)--Football James S. Hagan (1957-60)--Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52)--Football, Basketball

1980 InducteesAlbert Jobe (1927-30)--Football, Baseball, Basketball, TrackJim Ragland (1960-63)--FootballMarshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football, BasketballDavid C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football, BasketballLarry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football

1981 InducteesFrank R. Adams (1927-31)--FootballLowell Smith (1958-61)--Football James A. Carlen (1924-27)--Athletics

1982 InducteesDavid Baxter (1958-61)--Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53)--Football Bannis Norris (1931-35)--Basketball, BaseballVirgil Rains (1949, 1952-54)--FootballRay Thomas (1957-60)--Football

1983 InducteesEdward Gracey (1939-42)--Golf, Football, TrackGordon Mason (1957-61)--FootballCharles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball, BaseballW. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--FootballJim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football

1984 InducteesEdward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--FootballDon Cook (1948-51)--Baseball, BasketballTommy Hackler (1959-60)--Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48)--Football, Track

1985 InducteesEarl Carrier (1929-34)--Football, Baseball, BasketballRay Carter (1970-73)--Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39)--Football, Baseball, BasketballCharles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72)--Tennis

1986 InducteesGlen (Pete) Davis (1938-42)--Basketball, FootballElois Grooms (1972-75)--FootballMike Hennigan (1971-72)--FootballRon Shumate (1957-61)--Baseball, Basketball

1987 InducteesR.L. Highers (1940-43)--Football, Baseball BasketballFrank Jones (1972-76)--Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42)--Football Baseball

1988 InducteesEverett Derryberry (1940-74)--AdministrationHerbie Merritt (1956-59)--Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75)--Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57)--Football

1989 InducteesNoble Cody (1952-90)--Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57)--Football, BaseballGayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76)--Basketball James G. (Red) Jarell (1944, 46-49)--Football, Basketball

1990 InducteesL.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball, FootballPam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--BasketballBobby Nichols (1960-63)--GolfJohnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball 1991 InducteesRay Drost (1958-64)--Football, BaseballRon Filipek (1964-67)--BasketballRod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleJoseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69)--Football

1992 InducteesRobert Aylward (1970-73)--Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82)--BasketballJim Harrison (1943-49)--Baseball, FootballMarynell Meadors (1970-86)--Basketball, Volleyball

1993 InducteesMarc Burnett (1977-82)--BasketballDr. William Headrick (1941-43)--Basketball, BaseballPam Cassity Smith (1973-77)--Basketball Don Wade (1968-82)--Football

1994 InducteesMurray Cunningham (1973-76)--Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49)--Football, BaseballEd Hooper (1940-98)--AthleticsHubie Smith Jr. (1950-56)--Golf

1995 InducteesEd Burns (1975-79)--Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleRodney Moore (1975-79)--Track

1996 InducteesEldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98)--Broadcasting

A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Nominations are due each year by June 30.

Wayne Pack (1970-73)--Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85)--VolleyballMike Winchester (1972-75)--Baseball

1997 InducteesWayne Anderson (1977-80)--Football Donley Canary (1973-77)--Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89)--RifleCheryl Taylor (1983-87)--Basketball

1998 InducteesJuan Escudero (1986-88)--TennisBruce Harris (1955-57)--BasketballBob Joye (1967-80)--Football Derek Lane (1984-87)--Baseball

1999 InducteesJim Cornelius (1985-88)--GolfJohnny Donnelly (1989-98)--SupporterMelinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90)--BasketballElaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82)--Rifle

2000 InducteesBill Branch (1949-52)--Football, BaseballC. Stephen Lynn (1966-69)--TennisMelanie Marshall (1986-89)--Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, GolfJohn D. Wall (1950-53)--TrackLana Ward (1987-90)--Rifle

2001 InducteesMatt Bulow (1987-90)--Tennis, ParalympicsAngela Moorehead (1988-91)-- BasketballMatt Stark (1977-80)--Rifle

2002 InducteesJohn Fitzpatrick (1969-72)--FootballTodd Kemp (1985-88)--BaseballRoschelle Vaughn (1990-92)--Basketball

2003 InducteesBecky Murray Isom (1982-85)--Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86)--BasketballSteve Moore(1968-83)--Athletics TrainerRaymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84)--RifleBarry Wilmore (1982-85)--Football

2004 InducteesAnthony Avery (1986-90)--Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94)--SoftballAndrea Roark (1990-93)--SoftballDelores Wheatley (1969-04)--Academics

2005 InducteesLeonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54)--Football Scott Baerns (1985-88)--Baseball David Mays (1974-98)--Baseball Coach

2006 InducteesShawn Monday Smith (1986-90)--BasketballCecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91)--BasketballAngelo Volpe (1987-00)--PresidentMelanie Gray Walker (1991-95--GolfBill Worrell (1981-06)--Basketball Coach

2007 InducteesDr. Thurston Banks (1973-06)--Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89)--SoftballDr. David Larimore (1976-06)--AdministratorEddie Scott (1951-54)--Football, TrackRyan Weeks (1986-89)--Football

2008 InducteesChris Hedman (1986-90)--Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97)--BaseballJohn “Shakey” McClellan (1964-07)--SupporterRachel Melchiorre (1994-97)--VolleyballTom Pack (1996-99)--Golf

2009 InducteesDena Adams Fairley (1995-98)--Cross Country, TrackJim Bishop (1967-71)--Football, BaseballJohn Moorhead (1955-59)--Football, TrackTony Stone (1955-59/67-73)--Football/CoachBranon Vaughn (1995-99)--Football

2010 InducteesSteve Hawkins (1984-87)--Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-00)--Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-00)--Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60)--Cross Country, Track

2011 InducteesRalph Broyles (1959-60)--Football Chad Evitts (1997-00)--Football Angie Duncan Hyche (1984-87)--Volleyball James “Red” McMilan (1958-61)--FootballEsra Bayburt Roan (1994-98)--Tennis

Raymond Brown ...................................1933-1937Hooper Eblen ........................................1941-1974Tom Fann ..............................................1950-1952P.V. Overall.............................................1923-1967Emmett Strickland ................................1933-1936Wilburn Tucker ......................................1941-1967Star Wood .............................................1950-1951Jim Youngblood ....................................1968-1972 Bill Dupes ..............................................1954-1962

Dr. Thurston Banks ................................1974-2006Raymond Brown ...................................1933-1937Dr. Everett Derryberry ...........................1943-1974Hooper Eblen ........................................1941-1974David Larimore ......................................1977-2004David Mays ............................................1974-1999 Marynell Meadors .................................1970-1986 Bobby Nichols .......................................1963-2008Johnny Oldham .....................................1955-1964P.V. Overall.............................................1923-1967Malcolm Quillen ....................................1930-1933Dr. Arliss Roaden ...................................1974-1985Wilburn Tucker ......................................1941-1967Angelo Volpe .........................................1987-2000Don Wade..............................................1966-1982Bill Worrell ............................................1980-2006

Jim Youngblood ....................................1968-1972

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Woman of the Year 1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball)1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball)1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB)1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track)1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC)1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball)1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball)2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball)2002- Janet Holt (Basketball)2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball)2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball)2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball)2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball)2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf)2008 - Beth Boden (Softball)2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball)2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer)

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An Honored StaffTory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of the Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994

Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006

Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986

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Man of the Year1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball)1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball)1995 - Willie Queen (Football)1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football)1997 - Robert Taylor (Football)1998 - Jeff Norman (Football)1999 - T.J. Christian (Football)2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football)2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball)2002- Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball)2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis)2005 - Brett Vavra (Football)2006 - David McMahan (Football)2007 - Anthony Ash (Football)2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball)2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football)

Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball)1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball)1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track)1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball)2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis)2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball)2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball)2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball)2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball)2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball)2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball)2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball)

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year 1994 - Mike Jones (Football)1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball)1996 - Michael Penix (Football)1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball)1998 - Andre Caballero (Football)1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2001 - Chad Evitts (Football)2002 - Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball)2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball)2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football)2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2008 - Larry Shipp (Football)2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball)2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball)2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball)

Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000Bill Worrell - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1986

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Building a Better Athlete is the goal of Tech’s new Athletic Performance Center

In the Spring, Tennessee Tech held Grand Opening for its brand new, state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Center for Golden Eagle student-athletes. The 25,000 square-foot facility will benefit every Golden Eagle stu-dent-athlete. Considered as the finest such facility in the Ohio Valley Conference, the APC features 10,000 square-feet for the new strength & conditioning room and 10,000 square-feet for indoor practice facility. At an estimated cost of $2 million, the facility is located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. To help Tech’s student-athletes by providing sup-port for the purchase of equipment, please contact Kevin Bostian, Associate Athletic Director for Development, either by phone (931-372-3929) or email him at: [email protected].

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Section The mission of Tennessee Techno-logical University Intercollegiate Athlet-ics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping student-athletes make appropriate progress to-ward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.

Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Pro-gram focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are pro-

Tennessee Tech University Athletics Mission Statementmoted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution. Intercollegiate Athletics is as sup-portive of women as of men and as sup-portive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations. Inter-collegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)

PICTURESQUE VIEWS: Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be

found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center

Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.

NICE WEATHER: The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate

throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.

January: average high 53F, average low 38F,July: average high 89F, average low 67FAnnual average precipitation: 51 inches

Annual average snowfall: 8 inches

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The 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament will be held at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tenn., home of the Double-A Jackson Generals.

Format: The top six teams from the OVC will compete in a double-elimination tournament beginning May 23.

Tickets: Call the Tennessee Tech Ticket Office at 931-372-3940

t t u i n t h e o v c T o u rn a m e n tOVC Regular Season Championships: 5 -1949, 1955, 1956, 1997, 2010

OVC Tournament Champions: 3 - 1997, 2001, 2009

All-Time Record in the OVC Tournament: 23-20

Tech players named to the all-Tournament Team: 30

Tech players named tournament MVP:

Mark Maberry (1997)

Michael Meihls (2001)

AJ Kirby-Jones (2009)

May 23-27

Follow the Golden Eagles at TTUSports.com

Feb. 17 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 at Texas Tech 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Texas Tech 10 a.m.Feb. 22 at East Tennessee 2:05 p.m.Feb. 24 Illinois State 3 p.m.Feb. 25 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 26 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 28 Lipscomb 3 p.m.March 2 Dayton 3 p.m.March 3 Dayton 2 p.m.March 4 Dayton 1 p.m.March 6 at Kentucky 3 p.m.March 9 Evansville 3 p.m.March 10 Evansville 2 p.m.March 11 Evansville 1 p.m.March 13 at Tennessee 6 p.m.March 16 Central Michigan 3 p.m.March 17 Central Michigan 1:30 p.m.March 18 Central Michigan 12 p.m.March 20 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.March 23 at UT Martin (OVC) 6 p.m.March 24 at UT Martin (OVC) 2 p.m.March 25 at UT Martin (OVC) 1 p.m.March 27 at Vanderbilt 6 p.m.March 30 Murray State (OVC) 6 p.m.March 31 Murray State (OVC) 1:30 p.m.April 1 Murray State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 5 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.April 6 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.

April 7 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 10 at Belmont 5:30 p.m.April 11 Alabama A&M 6 p.m.April 13 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 6 p.m.April 14 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 2 p.m.April 15 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 1 p.m.April 18 Belmont 6 p.m.April 20 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 3 p.m.April 21 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 22 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 24 Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.April 27 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 6 p.m.April 28 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 2 p.m.April 29 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 1 p.m.May 4 Morehead State (OVC) 6 p.m.May 5 Morehead State (OVC) 2 p.m.May 6 Morehead State (OVC) 1 p.m.May 8 at Clemson 5:30 p.m.May 11 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 2 p.m.May 12 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 1 p.m.May 13 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 12 p.m.May 15 at Lipscomb 6 p.m.May 17 Austin Peay (OVC) 6 p.m.May 18 Austin Peay (OVC) 2 p.m.May 19 Austin Peay (OVC) 1 p.m.May 23-27 OVC Tournament June 1-4 NCAA Regionals June 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals June 16-27 NCAA College World Series

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