Weekly Release #13
5/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Big Ten Conference Tournament Schedule
Siebert Field, Minneapolis, Minn. -- All times are CDT
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 -- #4 seed Penn State vs. #5 seed Northwestern -- 12:05 p.m.
Game 2 -- #3 seed Michigan vs. #6 seed Indiana -- 3:35 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
Game 3 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser -- 12:05 p.m.
Game 4 -- #2 seed Ohio State vs. Higher seed of Game 1 and 2 winners -- 3:35 p.m.
Game 5 -- #1 seed Minnesota vs. Lower seed of Game 1 and 2 winners -- 7:05 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Game 6 -- Game 3 winner vs. Lower seed of Game 4 and 5 losers -- 12:05 p.m.
Game 7 -- Higher seed of Game 4 and 5 losers vs. Game 6 winner -- 3:35 p.m.
Game 8 -- Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner -- 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Game 9 -- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser -- 3:35 p.m.
Game 10 -- Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner -- 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 (if necessary)
Game 11 -- Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser -- 12:05 p.m.
Wolverines Make 15th Big Tourney Appearance
One of the goals for first-year University of Michigan baseball coach Rich Maloney has been fulfilled as the Wolverines (29-25, 16-14 Big Ten) are heading to Minnesota this week (May 21-24) for the Big Ten Tournament hosted in Siebert Field. The Wolverines are the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed Indiana (33-20) in first-round action Wednesday (May 21, 3:35 p.m. CDT).
Maloney guided Michigan to a third-place finish in the Big Ten regular-season race, the program's best showing since 1997, when the Wolverines went 17-9 to win the title outright, and U-M's 16-14 league mark this year is its first winning record in conference play since going 15-13 in 1999.
The first game of the tournament will feature No. 4 seed Penn State (26-26) facing No. 5 seed Northwestern (25-23) at 12:05 p.m. CDT. No. 1 seed and host Minnesota (37-18) and No. 2 seed Ohio State (37-18) will open play on Thursday (May 22) facing the day one winners. Top-seeded Minnesota will play the lower-seeded winner from the Wednesday (May 21) games. Thursday's first game will feature the first day losers in an elimination game at 12:05 p.m. CDT.
The Wolverines took one of four games at Purdue last week and remained in third place as Penn State split four games at Michigan State and Indiana took two of three from Northwestern in a rain-shortened series.
Coaching Update
First-year Michigan head coach Rich Maloney, in his eighth season as a head coach, enters the Big Ten Tournament with an overall coaching mark of 285-169-1 (.627), including seven years at Ball State. His Michigan record is 29-25 (16-14 Big Ten). Maloney, who made his Big Ten debut at Iowa, was 141-60 (.701) in seven years in the Mid-American Conference with a pair of championships. Maloney, who spent six seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, has a 2-2 mark vs. Indiana and against the rest of the field is 0-3 vs. Minnesota, 3-1 vs. Ohio Sate, 2-2 vs. Penn State and 3-1 vs. Northwestern.
Coaching Connection
Michigan first-year assistant coach John Lowery pitched at Minnesota under head coach John Anderson, earning four letters (1989-92). The Gophers were 146-94-2 while Lowery was playing, finishing second in the Big Ten in 1990-91-92 and winning the Big Ten Tournament in 1992. Lowery was 3-0 as a starting LHP vs. Michigan, including a one-hitter at Fisher Stadium (April 12, 1992).
Wolverines Head Back to Minnesota
Michigan will be making its third trip to Siebert Field for Big Ten Tournament action as the Wolverines played in the 1984 and 1986 playoff championships and won both times, beating Northwestern in the title game in 1984 and host Minnesota in 1986. The Wolverines have won the tournament title six times, with three of the championships won in Ann Arbor (1981, '83, '87) and the other time (1999) in Columbus, Ohio.qualify.
Final Big Ten Standings
1. Minnesota 24-6 .800 2. Ohio State 20-12 .625 3. MICHIGAN 16-14 .533 4. Penn State 17-15 .531 5. Northwestern 15-14 .517 6. Indiana 16-15 .516 7. Purdue 13-18 .419 8. Illinois 12-19 .387 9. Michigan State 10-19 .345 10. Iowa 10-21 .296
Wolverine Pitching Rotation
The four starting pitchers for the Wolverines in each Big Ten series this season have been the same and in the tournament format only the opener against Indiana (May 21) has been given a probable starter, sophomore LHP Drew Taylor (Toronto, Ontario/Upper Canada College). The other starters will appear as needed, including sophomore RHP Michael Penn (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Christian HS), junior RHP Bobby Garza (Southgate, Mich./Anderson HS) and sophomore RHP Phil Tognetti (Newhall, Calif./Hart HS), however, the order is not set at this time. The Wolverine rotation includes (alphabetical order except for the opener):
Wednesday vs. Indiana -- Drew Taylor (LHP, 8-1, 4.17 ERA) enters the Indiana game with four straight winning starts over Purdue, Northwestern, Ohio State and Notre Dame. He would be making his team-leading 14th start and 16th appearance with Wolverines vs. Indiana. He pitched his fourth complete game of the year as the Wolverines beat Purdue 3-2 in the series opener and he matched his season best with seven strikeouts. Pitched first career shutout vs. Northwestern (May 10), allowing three hits with three strikeouts in seven innings. Pitched 7.2 innings in win at Ohio State (May 4), allowing eight hits and four runs with career-high seven strikeouts for team-leading sixth win. Pitched 5.2 innings and allowed eight hits and three runs in win over Notre Dame (April 29) for fifth win. He pitched 7.1 innings in a no-decision in start vs. Penn State (April 25), allowing 10 hits, no walks and four earned runs in an eventual 6-5 loss. He pitched his second straight complete game in beating Michigan State 2-1 in the second game of the series (April 19), allowing eight hits but no walks while fanning three. He pitched Michigan's first nine-inning complete game in beating Illinois 4-3 on April 13. He allowed Illinois 11 hits but just three runs while striking out six and walking none. He pitched 0.2 innings vs. Minnesota #2 (April 6) in his second bullpen outing at Michigan. In his previous start he went 1.2 innings at Iowa (March 29) and suffered his first loss. Iowa scored seven runs (four earned) in the second inning and won 9-6. Taylor struck out the side in the first inning at Iowa. He went 6.2 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs (two earned) in a win over Butler (March 21). Taylor pitched 6.1 innings in a no-decision vs. Birmingham-Southern (March 15) in a game U-M won 10-6 as he allowed seven hits and four runs before leaving the game with a 6-4 lead in the seventh inning. He worked 4.1 innings in the opener at Oklahoma (March 7), allowing six runs on seven hits and recording two strikeouts in an eventual 16-12 win. Taylor earned his first win with 8.1 innings of work against Bethune-Cookman (March 1), allowing five runs on six hits. He fanned five and did not walk a batter in the win. He made his Michigan debut with a no-decision against Georgia Tech (Feb. 23). He has two of the longest outings of the season -- 8.1 vs. Bethune-Cookman and nine innings vs. Illinois -- and leads the team in innings pitched (86.1). Taylor had one start and closed out a win in a non-save situation vs. Auburn as a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2002, and he gained experience pitching against Clemson, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida State.
U-M at Big Ten Tournament -- Bobby Garza (RHP, 5-2, 4.99 ERA) would be making his 13th start of the season and 14th career start for the Wolverines. He has made 28 career appearances for the Wolverines. He shares the team lead with 50 strikeouts and is third with 70.1 innings. He took the loss in his last start vs. Purdue #2, working 3.2 innings and allowing eight hits and eight runs (five earned) while recording two strikeouts. He lost his previous start vs. Northwestern (May 10), working 7.1 innings and allowing just two earned runs in the 8-3 extra-inning defeat. He pitched 6.1 innings in a no-decision at Ohio State #2 (May 3) allowing six hits and four runs (three earned) in an eventual 5-4 U-M win. He fanned three vs. OSU to move team-leading total to 45 Ks. He pitched his team-leading third complete game of the season vs. Penn State (April 26) in which he allowed seven hits and two runs and retired the last nine in a row. He pitched his first career shutout and second complete game in beating Michigan State 12-0 in the third game of the series (April 19). He allowed six hits and fanned four vs. MSU. He recorded his first career save April 16 vs. Oakland, recording two bases-loaded strikeouts in ninth inning. He suffered his first loss of the year in his start in the series opener vs. Illinois (April 11), working 5.2 innings. He allowed seven hits and just one earned run with five strikeouts in the eventual 5-3 loss. He pitched 0.2 innings out of the bullpen with two strikeouts vs. Minnesota #2 (April 6). He pitched a career-best seven innings in his first career complete game to beat Iowa (March 30) by a 9-5 count, allowing seven hits. He went 4.1 innings vs. Central Michigan (March 23), allowing seven hits and four runs in a no-decision. He went 7.1 innings at Winthrop (March 16) to earn his second win of the season, allowing five hits and five runs and striking out five in the 8-5 win. He collected U-M's first win of the season as he worked then career-best 6.2 innings vs. Rider (Feb. 23), allowing three hits and one run. He worked 2.1 innings at Oklahoma #3 (March 9), allowing four runs in a no-decision. He owns an 8-4 career record with wins over Penn State, MSU, Iowa, Winthrop, Rider, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Detroit Mercy and losses to Northwestern, Illinois, UC-Riverside and WMU. He went three innings in the final game of spring trip in his second start and third appearance of the trip vs. Bethune-Cookman #2 (March 1), leaving with a 4-3 lead.
U-M at Big Ten Tournament -- Michael Penn (RHP, 2-8, 5.18 ERA) would be making make his 13th career start as a Wolverine and 16th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament. He shares the team strikeout lead with 50, is second in innings pitched (74.2) and shares second with 12 starts. He lost his last start at Purdue (May 18), pitching 4.2 innings and allowing nine hits and four runs (two earned). He pitched his first nine-inning complete game in the 9-3 win in the opener vs. Northwestern (May 9) after allowing all three runs and three of the hits in the first five batters of the game. He recorded a strikeout at WMU (May 6), working one-third of an inning. He suffered another hard-luck loss in start vs. hometown Buckeyes (May 2), pitching 6.1 innings and leaving in 1-1 tie but was responsible for a runner that scored in 2-1 loss. He allowed three hits and the two runs vs. OSU and had five strikeouts but took seventh loss of season. Penn pitched 4.2 innings in a no-decision vs. Penn State (April 26), allowing five hits and four earned runs in an eventual 6-5 U-M win. He pitched 3.1 innings in losing the series opener at MSU (April 18), allowing nine hits and eight runs (five earned). He worked 6.2 innings in the second game of the Illinois series (April 12) and took the loss, 8-7. He allowed eight runs (six earned) and had five strikeouts. He retired nine straight before giving up three hits in the seventh inning. He threw the opener of the two-game series vs. Minnesota (April 6), pitching 6.1 innings and taking the loss, allowing nine hits and nine runs. Penn pitched Michigan's first complete game and shutout of the year in his start at Iowa, winning 4-0 (March 30) as he fanned a team-high eight and did not allow a walk. Penn lost to Western Michigan (March 22) in the Butler Classic. He pitched 7.1 innings and allowed three runs (just one earned) and left the game trailing 3-2 in an eventual 6-2 loss as he fanned five while allowing five hits. He took the loss vs. Northern Illinois in the Winthrop Tournament (March 14), allowing six hits in 5.2 innings, but only three of the seven runs he allowed were earned. He suffered his first loss at Oklahoma (March 8), allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out a then Wolverine season-high six. He worked four innings in his first U-M start at Stetson (Feb. 26), leaving with a 3-2 lead. Penn notched his first career save as Wolverine at Bethune-Cookman (March 1), retiring both batters he faced (one strikeout) to close out the 7-5 win. Touted as one of the top newcomers in the Big Ten in 2003 by Baseball America, he was 1-1 at Ball State in 2002 with 16 appearances.
U-M at Big Ten Tournament -- Phil Tognetti (RHP, 6-4, 3.67 ERA) would be making his 10th start of the season and 11th career start in the Big Ten Tournament. He worked 5.1 innings in his start at Purdue (May 17) in his 24th appearance as a Wolverine. He allowed eight hits and seven runs (five earned) at Purdue. He is second on the team lead in wins (6) and has the lowest ERA in the starting rotation (3.67). He worked 8.1 innings in 3-1 win vs. Northwestern (May 11), allowing eight hits and getting five double plays in the win. He allowed four hits and one run (unearned) in 5.2 innings of 3-1 win at Ohio State (May 3). He suffered loss in start vs. Penn State (April 27), allowing two earned runs in 6.2 innings. He earned his second win of the week and pitched his first complete game in the series finale at MSU (April 20). He allowed seven hits and did not allow an earned run until two outs in the ninth inning. He earned his third win of the season by pitching five innings in a win over Hillsdale (April 16), allowing four hits and an unearned run. He lasted less than three innings in his start vs. Illinois (April 12), allowing six runs (three earned) in 2.2 innings. He worked four innings of a no-decision in his start vs. Minnesota #2 (April 6) as he left with a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning in a game won by the Gophers in extra innings. He earned his second win in a week as he pitched then career-best 6.2 innings in his first Big Ten start to beat Iowa (March 31). He allowed nine hits and two runs while striking out seven and allowing no walks vs. the Hawkeyes. He earned his first career win with 5.1 innings of one-hit shutout relief vs. Central Michigan (March 25). He took the loss in the season opener at Armstrong Atlantic (Feb. 21).
Big Ten Pitching Breakdown
The foursome of starting pitchers Michael Penn, Drew Taylor, Bobby Garza and Phil Tognetti combined to make all 30 Big Ten pitching starts for the Wolverines, with Penn leading the way with four starts in openers. Penn (4), Taylor (3) and Garza (1) have started first games and all four have made starts in the second games of the series: Garza (3), Penn (2), Taylor (2) and Tognetti (1).
Garza (3), Tognetti (3) and Penn (1) have made the seven game-three starts and Tognetti (4), Taylor (2) and Penn (1) have the seven fourth-game starts. Weather cut the Minnesota series to two games, a doubleheader played on a Sunday.
Michigan was 2-6 in Big Ten series openers but 14-8 in the other three games, going 5-3 in game two, 4-3 in game three and 5-2 in game four. In conference action U-M was 2-4 on Friday, 7-6 on Saturday, 6-4 on Sunday and 1-0 on Monday.
Taylor Seeks Ninth Win
Sophomore LHP Drew Taylor enters the Big Ten Tournament (May 21-24) as the team leader in wins (8) after collecting his fourth career complete game in the opener at Purdue (May 16), which allowed Michigan to capture third in the Big Ten standings. Taylor has four straight wins as a starter, beating Notre Dame, Ohio State, Northwestern and Purdue. Taylor also leads the Wolverines in starts (13) and innings pitched (86.1) and has the most wins for a Wolverine lefty since Jim Abbott won nine games in 1988. Taylor is 6-0 since beating Illinois on April 13. The Wolverines are 10-3 in games started by Taylor.
Fox Trails Koman in Career Homer Race
Junior catcher Jake Fox (Greenfield, Ind./Indianapolis Cathedral HS) had another power week, going 9-for-20 (.450) in five games and collecting three doubles, a triple and three homers along with 12 RBI and a slugging percentage of 1.150. He opened the week with two homers at Eastern Michigan (May 14), marking his third two-homer game of the season and the fourth of his career.
Fox leads the Wolverines and the Big Ten with 14 homers on the season with 63 RBI and a slugging percentage of .704. The 63 RBI so far this season for Fox tie him for the sixth best RBI season for the Wolverines.
Fox, who enters the Big Ten Tournament with a seven-game hitting streak, had the game-winning single to snap a 2-2 tie in the opener at Purdue that allowed the Wolverines to earn the third seed in the tourney. He stroked his first grand slam as a Wolverine in the Purdue series and had six RBI the Saturday (May 17) doubleheader.
Fox moved from 11th into ninth place on the U-M career homer list, passing both David Parrish (25 homers, 1998-2000) and legendary Barry Larkin (26 homers, 1983-85) during the week, and next in line is current teammate senior 3B Brock Koman (Pueblo, Colo./South HS) at 29. Meanwhile, Koman is just one homer shy of the three-way tie for fifth place with Chris Sabo (30, 1981-83), Mike Cervenak (30, 1996-99) and Bryan Besco (30, 1995-99).
U-M Career Home Run Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | HRs | |
| 1. | Casey Close (1983-86) | 229 | 46 |
| 2. | Phil Price (1987-90) | 229 | 33 |
| | Ken Hayward (1982-85) | 234 | 33 |
| 4. | Jim Paciorek (1979-82) | 197 | 32 |
| 5. | Bryan Besco (1995-99) | 207 | 30 |
| | Mike Cervenak (1996-99) | 214 | 30 |
| | Chris Sabo (1981-83) | 171 | 30 |
| 8. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 211 | 29 |
| 9. | Jake Fox (2001-present) | 149 | 27 |
| 10. | Barry Larkin (1983-85) | 168 | 26 |
Fox Returns to Playoffs
Junior catcher Jake Fox hit .500 (6-for-12) in his three starts as a catcher in the 2001 Big Ten Tournament and he earned all-tournament team honors when the Wolverines finished second in Columbus, Ohio. Fox had two doubles and three RBI and he was 6-for-16 (.375) for the tournament including his DH start vs. Minnesota.
Koman Continues "The Climb"
Senior Brock Koman enters the Big Ten Tournament (May 21-24) continuing his movement up several career offensive charts. Koman collected five hits during the week, including a pair of doubles to push his record-setting total of doubles to 70.
Koman enters the Indiana game in third place on the U-M career hit list with 271, needing one hit to tie Jason Alcaraz (272 hits, 1996-99) for second place. With 184 career RBI heading into the action this week Koman needs one RBI to tie Casey Close (185 RBI, 1983-86) for third on the all-time U-M RBI list, and Mike Cervenak (187 RBI, 1996-99) is nearby in second place.
Koman snapped the third-place tie with Ken Hayward (427 total bases, 1982-85) on the career total bases list and with 434 trails Casey Close (449, 1983-86) by 15 for second place. Koman has scored 159 runs and needs three to tie Jim Paciorek (162 runs, 1979-82) for eighth place.
U-M Career Hit Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | HITS | |
| 1. | Mike Cervenak (1996-99) | 214 | 293 |
| 2. | Jason Alcaraz (1996-99) | 213 | 272 |
| 3. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 211 | 271 |
U-M Career RBI Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | RBIS | |
| 1. | Ken Hayward (1982-85) | 234 | 207 |
| 2. | Mike Cervenak (1996-99) | 214 | 187 |
| 3. | Casey Close (1983-86) | 229 | 185 |
| 4. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 211 | 184 |
U-M Career At-Bat Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | AT-BATS | |
| 1. | Mike Cervenak (1996-99) | 214 | 831 |
| 2. | Jason Alcaraz (1996-99) | 213 | 788 |
| 3. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 206 | 776 |
U-M Career Total Bases Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | TB | |
| 1. | Mike Cervenak (1996-99) | 214 | 456 |
| 2. | Casey Close (1983-86) | 229 | 449 |
| 3. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 211 | 434 |
Rudden Adds "Plunks," Steals and Sacs
Sophomore shortstop Nick Rudden (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek HS) reached base seven times in the Purdue series and was hit by a pitch for the 12th time this season, the third best/worst single season in school history. Rudden grabbed the team stolen base lead (11) and he also leads the team with 13 sacrifice bunts.
Senior 3B Brock Koman has slowed his HBP pace but still holds the season lead (15) and is the career record holder with 45 "plunks." Junior catcher Jake Fox was hit 10 times in 2002 but has been better at "getting missed" in 2003 (three times). However, Fox does rank fifth on the career "plunk" list with 21.
U-M Single Season HBP Leaders
| RANK, PLAYER (Position) | YEAR | HBP | |
| 1. | Brock Koman, 3B | 2003 | 15 |
| | Scott Tousa, 2B | 2001 | 15 |
| 3. | Nick Rudden, IF | 2003 | 12 |
| | Brock Koman, SS | 2002 | 12 |
| 5. | Brock Koman, 3B | 2001 | 11 |
| 6. | Jake Fox, C | 2002 | 10 |
| 7. | Sean Coston, OF | 1995 | 9 |
U-M Career HBP Leaders (since 1980)
| RANK, PLAYER (YEARS) | GAMES | HBP | |
| 1. | Brock Koman (2000-present) | 211 | 45 |
| 2. | Scott Tousa (1998-2001) | 204 | 27 |
| 3. | Jason Alcaraz (1996-99) | 213 | 25 |
| 4. | Phil Price (1987-90) | 222 | 23 |
| 5. | Jake Fox (2001-present) | 149 | 21 |
| 6. | David Parrish (1998-2000) | 138 | 16 |
| 7. | Nick Rudden (2002-present) | 81 | 15 |
| | Bryan Besco (1995-99) | 207 | 15 |
| 9. | Rodney Goble (1992-95) | 203 | 14 |
Sokol Leads U-M in Big Ten
Fifth-year senior Mike Sokol (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle HS) led the Wolverines in conference-only hitting with a .373 batting average (38-for-102) as he edged out his fifth-year partner Nate Wright (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew HS) at .364 for the team lead. Sokol got hits in his final two at-bats to jump from .360 to .373, while Wright finished the conference portion of the schedule near the on-deck circle.
Koman, Fox and Sokol Lead U-M in Hits, Doubles
The Wolverine batting race is interesting heading into the Big Ten Tournament as 3B Brock Koman is hitting .364, catcher Jake Fox is at .362 and 1B Mike Sokol is third at .351. All three have 19 doubles to lead the team, and only the 1999 Wolverine squad had three players with 20 or more doubles, led by Bryan Besco (24), Mike Cervenak (23) and Bobby Scales (20). The 19 doubles represent the sixth best doubles year for the Wolverines.
Michigan Lineup Note Changes Again
The Wolverines feature three players -- seniors Brock Koman, Jordan Cantalamessa and Gino Lollio -- with starts in all 54 games, while fifth-year senior Mike Sokol has played in all 54 games with 53 starts. Koman has been the most steady player in the lineup with 52 of his starts at 3B and 53 of his starts batting third in the lineup, while Lollio has been the leadoff batter 50 times while making 48 of his starts in centerfield. Cantalamessa has 35 starts at 2B and 19 in LF and has batted in four lineup slots.
After 54 games in 2003 the most versatile Wolverines are Sokol (LF, DH and 1B), junior Brandon Roberts (RF, LF and DH), sophomore outfielder Matt Butler (LF, CF and RF), sophomore Nick Rudden (SS, 2B and DH), fifth-year senior Nate Wright (1B, 3B and DH), senior Jason Wuerfel (C, DH and 2B) and freshman A.J. Scheidt (DH, 2B and 3B) with starts at three different positions. Butler is the only three-position player without a DH start. Seven players have starts at two positions. Freshman Jeremy Goldschmeding is the only position player to start at one position, with all 25 starts at shortstop.
Roberts, hitting fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth; Sokol, hitting second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh; and sophomore OF Chris Burhans, hitting fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth, are the three players with starts in five lineup positions. Sophomore Rudden (first, second, eighth and ninth), Cantalamessa (second, fifth, sixth and ninth) and Wuerfel (second, seventh, eighth and ninth) are the players having starts in four different lineup spots. The Wolverines have had eight batters bat seventh, 11 batters bat eighth and eight have hit ninth while eight players have starts at DH.
Wolverine 54-Game Positional Update
The players with the most starts at each position after 54 games in 2003 include (2003 starts at position/total career starts at any position): 1B -- Mike Sokol (28/150), Nate Wright (25/108) and Jeff Kunkel (1/11); 2B -- Jordan Cantalamessa (35/179), A.J. Scheidt (14/17), Nick Rudden (4/63) and Jason Wuerfel (1/21); SS -- Nick Rudden (29/63) and Jeremy Goldschmeding (25/25); 3B -- Brock Koman (52/211), A.J. Scheidt (1/17) and Nate Wright (1/108); LF -- Jordan Cantalamessa (19/179), Brandon Roberts (13/118), Mike Schmidt (8/9), Mike Sokol (7/150) Chris Burhans (5/25) and Matt Butler (2/57); CF -- Gino Lollio (48/155) and Matt Butler (6/57); RF -- Brandon Roberts (20/118), Chris Burhans (14/25), Matt Butler (12/57), Gino Lollio (6/155) and Mike Schmidt (1/9); C -- Jake Fox (42/135), Jeff Kunkel (10/11) and Jason Wuerfel (1/21); DH -- Mike Sokol (18/150), Brandon Roberts (12/118), Jake Fox (10/135), Nick Rudden (7/63), A.J. Scheidt (2/17), Brock Koman (2/211), Jason Wuerfel (2/21) and Nate Wright (1/108). Goldschmeding, Schmidt and Scheidt are the three true freshmen listed.
Contact: Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423
