2010 Youngstown State Baseball Media Guide

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Th e 2010 Youngstown State University baseball media guide is a publication of the YSU Sports Information Offi ce. It was writt en and designed by Assistant SID John Vogel. Assistance provided by Trevor Parks and Jamie Hall. Photography by Ron Stevens, Carl Leet and Bruce Palmer. Cover design by John Vogel. Printed by YSU Printing Services.

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2010 QUICK FACTSLocation: _____________ Youngstown, OhioFounded: ______________________ 1908Enrollment: ____________________ 14,682President: _____________Dr. David C. SweetExecutive Director of Athletics: ___ Ron StrolloNCAA Faculty Representative: _ Dr. Chet CooperSenior Woman Administrator: ___Elaine JacobsNickname: __________________ PenguinsColors: _________________ Red and WhiteAffiliation: _____________NCAA Division IConference: ______________Horizon LeagueHome Field (Capacity): Eastwood Field (6,000) Surface: ______________________ Grass Dimensions: ______ 335-380-405-380-335 Press Box Phone: __ (330) 505-0000 ext. 229Second Home Field (Capacity): Cene Park (500) Surface: ______________________ Grass Press Box Phone: _________ (330) 750-1818

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: _____ Rich Pasquale (Third Year) Alma Mater: _______ Francis Marion, 1991 Record at YSU: _________________ 39-68 Career Record: ______ 123-140-1 (Six Years) Office Phone: ___________ (330) 941-3485 Office Fax: _____________ (330) 941-3191Email: [email protected] Coaches: __ Tom Lipari (Second Year) Craig Antush (11th Year), Dan Lipari (First Year)

TEAM INFORMATION2009 Overall Record: ______________ 16-35Horizon League Record ________10-14 (Sixth)Horizon League Tournament ___________0-1Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ________21/5Position Starters Returning/Lost _______ 6/2Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost _______ 4/1Newcomers: ______________________ 13

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: ____ Trevor ParksAssistant Director: ____________ Jamie HallAssistant SID/Baseball Contact: ___ John Vogel Vogel’s Office:___________ (330) 941-1480 Vogel’s Cell: ____________ (330) 647-1150 Vogel’s Email: _________ [email protected] Interns: Todd Mounce, Zach HumphriesSports Information Fax: _____ (330) 941-3191Mailing Address: ______ One University Plaza

Youngstown, OH 44555YSU Athletics Web Site: _ www.YSUsports.comHorizon League Contact: _______ Matt Segal Segal’s Email: ___ [email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS2010 Preview

Quick Facts ______________________ Page 1Season Preview ____________________ Page 2Roster __________________________

Meet the Penguins

Head Coach Rich Pasquale __________ Pages 4-5Assistant Coach Tom Lipari ___________ Page 5Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ________ Page 6Aquadro, Banks, Carr _______________ Page 7Clayton, Crist _____________________ Page 8Dearth, Dissinger, Frey, Goubeaux ______ Page 9Healey, Holland __________________ Page 10Hymel, Iacobucci, Johnson ___________ Page 11Kinnick, Klein ___________________ Page 12Marzec, McCulloh ________________ Page 13McFarland, Messmer, Morris _________ Page 14Munoz, Okleson, Oles ______________ Page 15Porter, Schroth, Turosky ____________ Page 16Swenson _______________________ Page 17Vukovic, Williams, Wood ____________ Page 18

Gameday

Horizon League __________________ Page 19Eastwood Field ___________________ Page 20Cene Park/Indoor Practice Facilities ____ Page 212009 Opponents _______________ Pages 22-23

History

2009 Recap _____________________ Page 242009 Stats ______________________ Page 252009 Results/All-Horizon League Teams _ Page 26Year-By-Year Batt ing _______________ Page 27Year-By-Year Pitching ______________ Page 28Yearly Statistical Leaders _________ Pages 29-32MLB Draft Picks/All-League Honors ____ Page 33Team Records ___________________ Page 34Individual Batt ing Records ___________ Page 35Individual Pitching Records __________ Page 36All-Time Roster/Coaches______________37-39

Youngstown State University ___________ 41-52

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Midway through the summer of 2008, Youngstown State head coach Rich Pasquale had an optimistic feeling

about the upcoming 2009 campaign. He brought in a large infl ux of touted position players for his second year on campus to join with the solid core he had remaining. Before the start of fall ball, four pitchers – two talented JUCO transfers, a possible starter and a primary bullpen option – did not meet academic requirements, and another left y departed the program because of personal reasons. Th at left the Penguins with a very thin pitching staff , and a 6.62 ERA was a contributing factor to a 16-35 re-cord.

In a complete turnaround, pitching should ac-tually be a strong suit in 2010 as seven new hurlers join all-league starters Aaron Swenson (2008) and Phil Klein (2009). Add in six returning position starters, all of whom batt ed higher than .275, and the Penguins and their third-year skipper have high hopes of returning to the top tier of the Horizon League in 2010.

“I think this team has high expectations and a bad taste in its mouth from last year with the num-ber of one-run losses (13) we had and the other close games that didn’t go our way,” Pasquale said. “Our 12 seniors realize that this is their last year, and they want to bring back a conference title to Youngstown. It’s going to take running everything out, backing each other up, defense, solid pitching and being able to execute off ensively. More impor-tantly, we just need to be together, have fun and stick to our goals.”

Klein was arguably the most-improved player in the Horizon League last season and became a major bright spot for the Penguins’ future. Th e 6-foot-7 right-hander went 5-1 with a 4.19 ERA during the regular season before a rough outing in the Horizon League Tournament upped his ERA to 4.62. He was dominant against conference foes during the regular season, turning in a 4-0 record to go along with his 3.83 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 56.1 innings. With his frame and 9.5 strikeout rate per nine innings, Klein has developed into a profes-sional prospect entering his junior year.

Th at said, Klein may not even be YSU’s No. 1 when the 2010 season commences because of Swenson. Swenson was the Horizon League Pitch-er of the Year as a sophomore before a lingering back injury resulted in a disappointing 2009 campaign. He still threw 90 innings and struck out a career-high 70 batt ers, but his injured back contributed to leaving pitches up, and his batt ing average against rose from .258 to .325. In 2008, Swenson was 6-3 with fi ve complete-game wins and a 3.55 ERA . Th is past summer, he went 5-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 65.1 innings in the Valley League. He ranked second in the league in strikeouts and third in ERA , and he was chosen as the league’s starting pitcher in the Mid-Atlantic Summer Classic.

Penguins Hope Pitching Can Carry Th em in 2010“We think that we have a chance to win each

game [Klein and Swenson] are on the mound, and that’s a great feeling,” Pasquale said. “It certainly sets up prett y good if Aaron can give us a good out-ing in game one because Phil can go out and help us win the series right there in game two. If something happens in game one, we feel good that Phil can go out and get us to even.”

Junior left -hander Cody Dearth returns as the preseason favorite for the fi nal weekend spot in the rotation aft er going 2-5 with a 4.96 ERA in 13 ap-pearances, 10 of which were starts. He’ll get compe-tition from seniors Alex Oles and Corey Vukovic and freshmen Blake Aquadro and Bill Turosky for the fi nal spot. Oles signed with Pitt sburgh out of high school prior to 2006, but Tommy John surgery and transfer issues have limited him to one colle-giate game. Vukovic is a breaking ball pitcher who has started 16 times in his career.

Th e bullpen will be anchored by arguably YSU’s most valuable player, Eric Marzec. Th e senior can hit the mid 90s with his fastball and the mid-to-upper 80s with his slider, and he will anchor the middle of the batt ing order as a starting outfi elder. He missed a month with a wrist injury to his glove hand last year, but he still managed to drive in 27 runs and hit six home runs. On the mound, Marzec had a batt ing average against of .242, and he struck out 20 batt ers compared to six walks. He earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors as a util-ity player for the second time in 2009, and Baseball America recognized him as the Horizon League’s top prospect for 2010.

“Eric brings a fi re to the park and hard-nosed play,” Pasquale said. “His bat speed has increased, and he’s done a very good job of making himself bett er. When I fi rst met him, he was already a good player, but he’s continued to work and make himself a top player in this league and a pro prospect.”

Also in the bullpen, senior Anthony Munoz

gained valuable experience in his fi rst year on the mound last season by throwing in 27 games, and se-nior Trent Wood pitched in 21. Th e relieving corps will also get a lift from the group who loses the bat-tle for the fi nal spot in the weekend rotation, along with sophomores Jim Kinnick and Ryan Messmer and freshmen Alex Frey, Kevin McCulloh and Erik Okleson.

“With the depth we have on the mound, we’ll be able to have defi ned roles, which is something we weren’t able to do last year,” Pasquale said. “It won’t be a matt er of piecing things together anymore. We’ll expect our weekday starters to go fi ve or six innings, and we’ll have specialists in the bullpen.”

Returning First-Team All-Horizon League shortstop Jacke Healey will compliment Marzec in the middle of the order. Healey, a senior, led YSU in homers (eight), runs (37), RBIs (36) and doubles (17) last season in his fi rst year of Division I base-ball. He also had just 10 errors in 197 chances at

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shortstop. Senior C.J. Morris was a full-time start-er for the fi rst time in 2009, and he’ll likely see most of his time at second base this year instead of third.

“Jacke brings power and some versatility in the fi eld,” Pasquale said. “He brings a certain swagger to the ball park that he knows he’s a good player. He makes some fabulous plays, and he’s a hard worker. He and C.J. should be one of the best double-play combinations in the conference.”

With Morris sliding to his natural position at second, freshmen Zac McFarland and Neil

Schroth will batt le for the starting third base job. Padraic Williams is athletic and a solid fi elder who could be used in late-game situations or step in to spell others. Jeremy Banks emerged late in 2009 to show fl ashes of a star-in-the-making at fi rst base. He batt ed .302 with four home runs and 30 RBIs, and he hit .439 with 18 RBIs over the fi nal 11 con-tests. Junior Greg Dissinger, who has power from the right side, could also see time at fi rst or at des-ignated hitt er.

Senior Anthony Porter headlines a deep and talented group at catcher. Porter has hit at least .316 in both of his seasons at YSU, and he upped his home run total to four last season. Porter also has one of the league’s best arms behind the plate. Sophomore Jonathan Crist is a stalwart defender who hit .278 last season, and senior Casey Holland batt ed .243 in 43 games mainly at catcher and des-ignated hitt er.

With Marzec the likely starter in right, sopho-more Derek Carr will enter the spring as the prob-able starter in center. Carr batt ed .250 in 39 games last season, and his team-best .469 average with runners in scoring position helped him knock in 16 runs. Junior Joe Iacobucci batt ed .287 last season and .369 as a freshman, and he will start in left or at designated hitt er. Junior walk-on Armani Johnson had a strong enough fall to enter into the competi-tion to start in left , and senior Eric Hymel will com-pete for a spot aft er playing in 42 games last year. Senior Tom Clayton has also put together a solid off season and could return to the success he had as a freshman when he hit .308 with 20 doubles.

“Derek Carr will be a bona fi de leadoff guy, and the addition of Armani Johnson’s speed in the out-fi eld and at the top of the line-up will give us a diff er-ent look,” Pasquale said.

“Th ere’s competition throughout the line-up, and our depth will allow us to have a lot of options in late-game situations. It will all come down to who is going to hit. We have options both on the mound and at the plate.”

Th e Penguins open the season with 20 consec-utive games on the road, but they’ll play 20 out of their next 23 at home. Th e Guins close out the regu-lar season with 13 straight contests on the road. Th e top six teams qualify for the Horizon League Tour-nament, which will take place May 26-30 at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind.


Numerical Roster

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous

1 Jacke Healey Sr. IF 6-2 185 R/R Tunkhannock, Pa./Lackawanna Trail/Potomac State2 Anthony Munoz Sr. RHP 5-11 180 R/R Fostoria, Ohio/Fostoria3 Jeremy Banks So. 1B 6-1 200 L/R Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville4 Jonathan Crist So. C 5-11 175 R/R Scott sdale, Ariz./Pinnacle5 Eric Hymel Sr. OF 5-11 175 R/R Madisonville, La./Jesuit/Southwest Mississippi JC6 Eric Marzec Sr. OF/P 5-11 210 R/R Canton, Ohio/Central Catholic8 Trent Wood Sr. RHP 6-0 185 R/R Cassville, Wis./Cassville Senior/Marshalltown CC9 Armani Johnson Jr. OF 5-11 205 R/R Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman/Oakland10 Zac McFarland Fr. IF 6-0 205 R/R Cincinnati, Ohio/Milford11 C.J. Morris Sr. IF 5-7 145 R/R Canfi eld, Ohio/Canfi eld12 Cody Dearth Jr. LHP 6-0 180 L/L Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue13 Ryan Messmer So. RHP 6-2 200 R/R Parsippany, N.J./Seton Hall Prep14 Alex Frey Fr. LHP 5-9 165 L/L Washington, Pa./Trinity15 Corey Vukovic Sr. RHP 6-2 195 R/R McDonald, Ohio/McDonald16 Kevin McCulloh Fr. RHP 6-0 200 R/R Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman17 Alex Oles Sr. LHP 6-1 170 L/L Austintown, Ohio/Fitch/Pitt sburgh18 Joe Iacobucci Jr. OF 5-11 210 L/R Boardman, Ohio/Boardman19 Neil Schroth Fr. IF 5-8 150 R/R Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area20 Jim Kinnick So. RHP 6-0 180 R/R Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch22 Tom Clayton Sr. OF 6-3 215 L/L Poland, Ohio/Poland23 Erik Okleson Fr. RHP 6-3 170 R/R Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin24 Anthony Porter Sr. C 6-1 215 L/R Boardman, Ohio/Boardman/Okaloosa-Walton25 Derek Carr So. OF 6-2 180 L/R Titusville, Pa./Titusville26 Aaron Swenson Sr. RHP 6-0 195 R/R Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg27 Bill Turosky Fr. LHP 6-2 185 L/L Cleveland, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin28 Blake Aquadro Fr. LHP 6-1 200 L/L Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian29 Craig Goubeaux Fr. C 5-10 180 R/R Springboro, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick30 Padraic Williams Fr. IF 5-9 180 R/R Yorktown, Va./York31 Phil Klein Jr. RHP 6-7 230 R/R Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln35 Greg Dissinger Jr. 1B 6-2 220 R/R Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley/Lenoir CC36 Casey Holland Sr. C 5-10 205 L/R Earleville, Md./Bohemia Manor/Cecil College Nick Sutherland $ Fr. RHP 6-1 200 R/R Eden Prairie, Minn./Viterbo Joel Williams & Fr. C 6-2 215 R/R Circleville, Ohio/Circleville/Michigan State

Head Coach: 7 Rich Pasquale, Th ird Season (Francis Marion, 1991)Assistant Coach: 32 Tom Lipari, Second Season (New Orleans, 2007)Assistant Coach: 21 Craig Antush, 11th Season (Alabama, 1983)Volunteer Assistant Coach: 33 Dan Lipari, First Season (Morningside, 2008)

$ - Must redshirt to fulfi ll NCAA transfer requirements. Will have two years of eligibility remaining& - Must redshirt to fulfi ll NCAA transfer requirements. Will have four years of eligibility remaining

Alphabetical Roster

Name No. Pos. Yr.

Blake Aquadro 28 LHP Fr.Jeremy Banks 3 1B So.Derek Carr 25 OF So.Tom Clayton 22 OF/P Sr.Jonathan Crist 4 C So.Cody Dearth 12 LHP Jr.Greg Dissinger 35 1B Jr.Alex Frey 14 LHP Fr.Craig Goubeaux 29 C Fr.Jacke Healey 1 IF Sr.Casey Holland 36 C Sr.Eric Hymel 5 OF Sr.Joe Iacobucci 18 OF Jr.Armani Johnson 40 OF Jr.Jimmy Kinnick 20 RHP So.Phil Klein 31 RHP Jr.Eric Marzec 6 OF/P Sr.Kevin McCulloh 19 RHP Fr.Zac McFarland 10 IF Fr.Ryan Messmer 13 RHP So.C.J. Morris 11 IF Sr.Anthony Munoz 2 RHP Sr.Erik Okleson 23 RHP Fr.Alex Oles 17 LHP Sr.Anthony Porter 24 C Jr.Neil Schroth 16 IF Fr.Nick Sutherland 34 RHP Jr.Aaron Swenson 26 RHP Sr.Bill Turosky 27 LHP Fr.Corey Vukovic 15 RHP Sr.Joel Williams 40 C Fr.Padraic Williams 30 IF Fr.Trent Wood 8 RHP Sr.

Hometown Breakdown

Ohio (20): Jeremy Banks, Tom Clayton, Cody Dearth, Craig Goubeaux, Joe Iacobucci, Armani Johnson, Jim Kinnick, Phil Klein, Eric Marzec, Kevin McCulloh, Zac McFarland, C.J. Morris, Anthony Munoz, Erik Okleson, Alex Oles, Anthony Porter, Aaron Swenson, Bill Turosky, Corey Vukovic, Joel WilliamsPennsylvania (5): Derek Carr, Greg Dissinger, Alex Frey, Jacke Healey, Neil SchrothArizona (1): Jonathan CristLouisiana (1): Eric HymelMaryland (1): Casey HollandMinnesota (1): Nick SutherlandNew Jersey (1): Ryan MessmerTennessee (1): Blake AquadroVirginia (1): Padraic WilliamsWisconsin (1): Trent Wood

Class Breakdown

Freshmen: 11 • Sophomores: 5Juniors: 5 • Seniors: 12

Position Breakdown

Pronunciations

DEARTH • Dearth | DISSINGER • DISS-in-gur | FREY • Fry | GOUBEAUX • GOO-bo | IACOBUCCI • YAWK-ah-Boo-cheeJACKE • JACK-ee | OKLESON • O-kuhl-son | OLES • rhymes with coals | PADRA IC • PAD-rick | VUKOVIC • VOO-ko-vick

Catcher (5)

4 Jonathan Crist24 Anthony Porter 29 Craig Goubeaux36 Casey Holland40 Joel Williams &

First Base (2)

17 Jeremy Banks35 Greg Dissinger

Infi eld (5)

1 Jacke Healey10 Zac McFarland11 C.J. Morris 19 Neil Schroth 30 Padraic Williams

Outfi eld (7)

5 Eric Hymel6 Eric Marzec9 Armani Johnson18 Joe Iacobucci22 Tom Clayton25 Derek Carr

Pitcher (16)

2 Anthony Munoz6 Eric Marzec8 Trent Wood12 Cody Dearth13 Ryan Messmer14 Alex Frey15 Corey Vukovic16 Kevin McCulloh17 Alex Oles

20 Jim Kinnick23 Erik Okleson26 Aaron Swenson27 Bill Turosky28 Blake Aquadro31 Phil Klein34 Nick Sutherland $

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When Rich Pasquale took over as Youngstown State’s head basebal l coach in October 2007, he brought a great sense

of energy and an unmatched passion for the game.Pasquale came to YSU with three primary goals: att ract

the best players from the Youngstown area, annually fi nish toward the top of the Horizon League and become a nationally-respected program.

Now entering his third season, Pasquale has helped the Penguins’ program make signifi cant progress toward reach-ing those goals.

Th e improvement was obvious to his coaching peers in just his fi rst year as Pasquale was voted the Horizon League Co-Coach of the Year in 2008. Th at season Pasquale led YSU to a third-place fi nish in the Horizon League standings, a four-win improvement in league games and a winning percentage increase of .199 in conference contests. YSU defeated six teams that fi nished with at least 30 wins - Cincinnati (39), Kent State (36), West Virginia (35), UIC (35), Bowling Green (32) and Wright State (30), and it dropped one-run contests to Georgia Tech and Penn State.

Pasquale also helped the Penguins collect an impressive list of individual accomplishments. Aaron Swenson was named

the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore aft er going 6-3 and leading the league in strikeouts and innings pitched. Joe Iacobucci, Eric Marzec and Sean Lucas earned second-team all-league honors, and Iacobucci was recognized nationally as an honorable mention pick on the All-Ping! Freshman team. Lucas set career-highs in every off ensive category and batt ed 36 points bett er than he did as a junior. Marzec batt ed an outstanding 84 points higher than he did in 2007. Josh Page was named First-Team Academic All-District aft er being a second-team selection the previous two years.

As a squad, six starters hit bett er than .300 and the pitching staff lowered its ERA by 0.63 from the previous season.

Th e 2009 season saw an infl ux of talent from four junior college stars and seven high school standouts. JUCO trans-fer Jacke Healey made an immediate impact in the Horizon League, earning fi rst-team all-conference honors at shortstop. Jeremy Banks also had a very productive fi rst season by hitt ing .302 with four home runs and 30 RBIs.

Sophomore pitcher Phil Klein joined Healey on the Hori-zon League First Team aft er having a breakout season. Klein went 5-2 with a 4.62 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 76 innings as he developed into a premier power pitcher in the conference. Marzec was named second-team all-conference for the second straight season at utility, and David Leon earned second-team honors at second base.

Eight starters hit at least .280, and John Koehnlein fi nished third in the Horizon League with a .385 batt ing average.

Th e program has also seen a big improvement off the fi eld under Pasquale. A new baseball locker room and lounge area was opened in 2009. Th ree new sets of uniforms and a vast selection of apparel have been ordered since Pasquale’s arrival, and the coach has helped increase community connections and relations.

Pasquale has also been integral in developing plans for the Watson and Tressel Training Site, an indoor facility that will allow the baseball team and other Penguins squads to practice year round.

THE BUZZ ON

COACH

PASQUALE

“I think Rich truly cares about his players, both on and off the fi eld. He has a genuine passion and respect for the people in the game and how it should be played.”

~ Terry FranconaBoston Red Sox Manager

“Coach Pasqua le is a qua l it y individual with enthusiasm for the game of baseball. His willingness to spend extra time on the details of the game helped me excel during my career at the University of Pitt sburgh.”

~ Brad ReaPitt sburgh Pirates Free Agent Signee

“In my eyes, Coach Pasquale is a fi rst class gentleman both on and off the fi eld. His blue-collar work ethic along with his commitment to his players and staff made it a pleasure to play for him. He was always available when needed and still is available for me today.”

~ Brant Colamarino7th Round Selection

Oakland A’s, 2002

“Rich Pasquale is one of the up-and-coming promising new coaches in Division I baseball. His insight for fi nding and developing talent at the college level is fi nally being recognized nationally. He brings fresh ideas and a renewed sense of energy to whatever program he is in charge of. Youngstown State’s baseball program will be better with him at the helm.”~ Bobby Mayer, Cleveland Indians

Area Scout Supervisor

“Rich Pasquale is a good, young, energetic coach who players will love playing for. YSU made an excellent choice, and I see great things happening with the YSU baseball program with R ich at the helm.”

~ Ed Santa, Colorado Rockies Area Scout Supervisor

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Th ird Season

Francis Marion (1991)

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Q & A WITH COACH PASQUALEQ & A WITH COACH PASQUALE


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Second Season

New Orleans (2007)

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F o r m e r p r o f e s s i o n a l p i t c h e r a n d Michigan State assistant Tom

Lipari is entering his second season as Youngstown State’s top assistant coach.

He oversees development of the Penguins’ pitching staff and serves as the recruiting coordinator. He’s been very successful in both realms in his short stint on campus.

Lipari helped develop Phil Klein into a premier power pitcher in the Horizon League as the right-hander was arguably the conference’s most-improved player. Klein went 5-2 with a 4.62 ER A with 80 strikeouts in 76 innings in his sophomore campaign aft er going 1-1 with an 11.09 ERA as a freshman. He was even bett er in Horizon League games in 2009, going 4-0 with a 3.83 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 56.1 innings. Klein’s 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings led all league starters.

Lipari also groomed two young pitchers into bull-pen staples by the end of the season. Freshman Jim Kinnick did not allow an earned run in his fi nal 9.1 in-nings to close out the regular season. Junior Anthony Munoz, in his fi rst season on the mound as a converted

shortstop, was not scored upon in any of his last seven appearances that spanned 7.2 innings.

Lipari’s work has not gone unnoticed in the profes-sional ranks. Major League Baseball scouts have said as many as four YSU pitchers could be draft ed fol-lowing the 2010 season. Eight pitchers under Lipari’s tutelage have gone on to play professionally.

On the recruiting trail, Lipari has helped reshape the Penguins’ roster. Twenty-two of YSU’s 33 players have come in on Lipari’s watch. Lipari also helped head coach Rich Pasquale sign a promising group of seven players to the 2011 squad.

Before coming to YSU, Lipari was a volunteer as-sistant at Michigan State during the 2008 season. For the Spartans, he was charged with handling the day-to-day development of the pitching staff both on and off the fi eld. He also served as the camp coordinator.

Under Lipari’s leadership, Spartans junior Chris Cullen was recognized as a Th ird-Team All-Big Ten selection aft er ranking sixth in the conference with a 3.95 ERA .

Prior to his stint at Michigan State, Lipari was the pitching coach for the St. Cloud Riverbats, who won the Northwoods Collegiate Summer League championship. He also spent two seasons as a pitch-ing coach and recruiter for Morningside College in

Sioux City, Iowa.Lipari also helped establish and was an

instructor with Total Baseball Development, a fall baseball league for high school players in Sioux City.

Lipari, a native of Omaha, Neb., also en-joyed a prolifi c playing career. Aft er leading Indian Hills Junior College (Centerville, Iowa) to a third-place fi nish in the NJCAA World Series, he was drafted by the Chi-cago Cubs in the 14th round of the amateur player draft in 1998. Opting not to sign, he att ended the University of New Orleans for two seasons, during which he became the only pitcher in Privateers history to throw a nine inning no-hitt er and the fourth pitcher in school history to record more than 100 strikeouts in a season.

Lipari signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres in 2002 and spent two seasons in their farm system. He later signed with the Houston Astros in 2004 and the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association Independent Baseball League.

Lipari earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies from UNO in 2007. He mar-ried the former Rebecca Blackman, a native of Omaha, Neb., in 2006.

Pasquale, the seventh coach in YSU history, came to Penguin Country aft er spending a season as the top assistant coach at Division II Slippery Rock. Prior to that he led a drastic turnaround at Division III La Roche College in Pitt sburgh, Pa., and he was an assistant for three seasons at the University of Pitt sburgh.

At Slippery Rock, Pasquale helped veteran head coach Jeff Messer lead Th e Rock to a 35-17 record. A coach recognized for his hitt ing and fi elding instruc-tion, Pasquale helped SRU to a .322 batt ing average. Four players hit over .360, including Third-Team All-America selection Matt Adams and Honorable Mention All-America pick M.J. Parsons.

At La Roche, Pasquale led a complete rebirth for a Redhawks team that had won just 24 games in the fi ve years prior to his arrival. In four years (2003-06) he led the program to 84 wins and three straight berths in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference playoff s. He was named the AMCC Coach of the Year in his second season, and his teams set school records for conference wins and overall wins.

Pasquale also served as the sports information director and a physical education instructor at La Roche.

During his fi rst year at Pitt sburgh in 2000, the Panthers went 31-24 and had two players draft ed in the fi rst 20 rounds. In his fi nal year in 2002, two more players were draft ed in the fi rst 16 rounds, and the Panthers fi nished with a record of 36-16-1 and won what was then a school-record 14 Big East games.

Pasquale got his coaching start at Penn State Beaver in 1995 and stayed there until 1999. As an infi eld and hitt ing coach, PSU Beaver appeared in the NJCAA Division III World Series in 1997 and 1999, and the team was the Region 20 Champions four times in his fi ve years. Pasquale served as the acting athletic director, director of intramural and recreation sports and facilities coordinator at PSU Beaver.

Pasquale has also worked camps as an infi eld and hitt ing instructor at Clemson and Slippery Rock.

Pasquale has vast experience as an administrator. He was an Assistant to the Athletic Director and Compliance Offi cer at Slippery Rock, and he was the Facilities Manager of Jack Critchfi eld Park for the Slippery Rock Sliders of the Frontier League.

Pasquale has also served as a scout for the Cleve-land Indians since November 2005.

After playing at PSU Beaver for two seasons, Pasquale had a heralded playing career at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. As a senior he batt ed .322 with 52 runs scored in 47 games to earn NAIA Honorable Mention All-America honors. He was also a unanimous selection to the NAIA All-District and an All-Area honoree covering seven states as a senior.

Pasquale earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from Francis Marion in 1991 and his mas-ter’s in health and physical education from Madison University in 2006.

Pasquale and his wife, Mindy, have three children – 9-year-old Dominic, 7-year-old Maura and 3-year-old Kara. He is the nephew of former Cleveland Indians fi rst baseman Tito Francona and cousin of Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

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Veteran coach Craig A ntush is entering his 11th season as an assis-tant coach at Youngstown State.

During his 10 seasons at YSU, Antush has helped develop four pitchers who were taken in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and three others who signed professional contracts.

In 2005, Justin Th omas was selected as the third pick in the fourth round by the Seatt le Mariners aft er being named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year. Prior to Th omas, Brad Hennessey became the fi rst Penguin to be draft ed in the fi rst round when San Francisco selected him with the 21st overall pick in 2001. Mike Abdalla was chosen by Kansas City in the 40th round, and Matt Brumit was taken in the 44th round by the New York Yankees in 2002.

At the end of 2006, Kevin Libeg signed an undraft ed free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians, and Eric Shaff er signed with the Evansville Ott ers of the Frontier League. Corey Ohalek also signed with the Florida Marlins at the end of the 2003 season.

Antush has coached two Horizon League pitchers of the year - Th omas in 2005 and Aaron Swenson in 2008 - and another fi rst-team all-Horizon League hurler in Phil Klein (2009). Hennessey was the Mid-Continent Conference Pitcher of the Year in Antush’s fi rst season on campus.

Antush has also been active in non-collegiate instruction in his career. He served as pitching coach for the Staunton Braves of the Shenandoah Valley Baseball League during the summers of 1999, 2000, 2002, and he coached the Wyo-

missing American Legion squad and the freshman team at Muhlenberg High School in his hometown of Reading, Pa. In the summer of 1993, Antush coached a team of Athletes In Action in a four-week tour of Alphen, Holland; Czech Republic and Montpellier.

Prior to his arrival at YSU, Antush was the head coach at Marshal l Univer-sity from 1996-98 and s e r ve d a s pit c h i n g coach for the Th under-ing Herd for five sea-sons from 1991-1995.

A ntush had a no-table career as a player at the collegiate level as a relief pitcher for the University of Ala-bama. He compiled a career record of 9-3 and recorded seven saves for the Crimson Tide. His senior season, the Crimson Tide reached the College World Se-ries title game but fell to Texas.

He earned his Bachelors Degree from the University of Alabama in 1983 and his Master’s Degree in health and physi-cal education at Marshall in 1995.

Antush is a teacher at Hickory High School in Hermit-age, Pa.

Dan Lipari is in his fi rst season as a volunteer assistant coach on the Youngstown State base-ball staff .

Lipari, the younger brother of current pitching coach Tom Lipari, comes to YSU with plenty accomplishments and experience on the diamond. His duties at YSU will consist of assisting with the pitching staff , daily operations of the program, and the Youngstown State Baseball School.

Lipari was a three-year lett erwinner at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, from 2006-08. As a senior, he appeared

in 22 games, which ranked second on the team, and helped lead Morningside to the GPAC Tournament Championship. His 22 outings in 2008 also ranks as the third most in school history for a single season. He played under his brother in 2006 and 2007.

Aft er his playing days, Lipari was named the pitching coach for Omaha Creighton Prep Junior Varsity Legion Team in the summer of 2009. Along with becoming a college coach, he also assisted in youth baseball development in Sioux City.

Lipari, an Omaha, Neb., native who prepped at Westside High School, earned his bachelor’s degree in business admin-istration from Morningside.

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JOHN PATRICKStrength & Conditioning

TERRY SAMUELSAcademic Counseling

JOHN VOGELSports Information

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High School: Earned two lett ers for the Eagles... Went 5-3 on the mound with three saves... Also hit .375 while playing fi rst base... Earned a Hope

Scholarship for the state of Tennessee... Pitched for the World Yacht Clippers Baseball Club in Jupiter, Fla., when he was recruited by YSU... Was previously playing for the East Coast Grays.

Personal: Parents are Bill and Cheryl Aquadro... Has two sisters (Kelsey and Megan)... Born Jan. 11, 1991... Major is exercise science.

2009: Played in 39 games and started 25... Batt ed .250 with 15 runs scored and 16 RBIs... Hit .296 against right handers and a team-best .469 with

runners in scoring position... Had two hits nine times, scored twice four times and had four multi-RBI games... Knocked in three runs three times, including a three-run triple against Milwaukee (4/18)...Also scored the winning run against the Panthers in the bott om of the ninth... Added three RBIs against Butler (4/4) and Valparaiso (5/9)... All of his three-RBI games were at Eastwood Field... Only Jeremy Banks drove in at least three runs in more games... Doubled in back-to-back games at VMI and at Towson... Walked three times against Marshall... Had two hits fi ve times in his fi nal eight games and scored in seven of his last 10... Stole three bases in four att empts.

High School: Batt ed .479 with six home runs, 29 RBIs, 14 doubles and stole 21 bases during the summer 2007 season... Hit above .500 his senior year aft er eclipsing the .400 mark in his sophomore and junior seasons... Committ ed only one error in center fi eld in his high school career... Earned fi rst-team all-region honors his fi nal two seasons and second-team all-region accolades as a sophomore... Named to the All-District 10 team... Ranked fi rst in the 60-yard dash, fi elding ability, hitt ing ability and raw power and second in arm strength at the Baseball Factory showcase at Slippery Rock in June 2007... Also named Region 5 Player of the Year and all-state in football... Ran for 1,103 yards and 23 touchdowns on 10.4 yards per carry his senior year.

Personal: Son of Victor and Debbra Carr... Has one sister (Britt any)... Major is environmental studies... Born April 17, 1989.

2009: Played in 45 games and started 33... Batt ed .302 with four home runs, 29 runs scored and 30 RBIs... His home run and RBI totals were the

highest by a freshman since YSU career record holder Erich Diedrich hit six homers and drove in 33 in 2005... Was even bett er against Horizon League competition, batt ing .324 with three homers, a .465 slugging percentage and a team-best 15 RBIs... Hit safely in the fi nal 11 games of the season and in 14 of the fi nal 15... Batt ed .439 with 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored over the fi nal 11 games... Increased his batt ing average 67 points over that span... Also batt ed .323 against righties, .348 with runners in scoring position and .395 with two outs... His 17 two-out RBIs were a team-high... Finished with eight multi-R BI games, which ranked second on the team, eight multi-hit games and fi ve multi-run games... Homered three times in a four-game span from May 2-8, including both games of a doubleheader on May 8 against Wright State.... Hit a three-run homer and matched a career high with four R BIs at Valpo (5/2)... A lso drove in four against Buffalo in the regular season finale (5/13)... Scored a career-high three runs at Valpo (5/2)... Had a career-high four hits - three singles and a double - against Butler in the Horizon League Tournament... Hit a walk-off, game-winning single in the bott om of the ninth against Cleveland State (4/11)... Scored the winning run in the seventh at Marshall (3/15)...

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blakeAQUADROP • Fr. • Ht: 6-1 • Wt: 200 • B/T: L/L

Memphis, Tenn.

Evangelical Christian

derekCARROF • So. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 180 • B/T: L/R

Titusville, Pa.

Titusville

jeremyBANKS1B • So. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 200 • B/T: L/R

Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville

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Homered for the fi rst time in his career at Akron (3/18)... Drew three walks twice and two walks three times.

High School: Earned three lett ers... Named First-Team All-Ohio in Division II at fi rst base and member of the Mizuno All-Ohio Series his senior year... Also named the Division II Eastern District Player of the Year and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class AAAA Player of the Year as a senior... Hit .590 with 35 RBIs, four homers and 38 runs scored to go along with a 7-2 record on the mound... Drew 29 walks and struck out only four times... Named to the OVAC all-star team... As a junior he batt ed .359 with three home runs and 23 RBIs for the Big Red... Hit .373 with four homers, 14 doubles and eight triples in 66 games for American Legion Post 33 in the 2007 summer... Was also a standout football player for the Big Red, who won the Division III state title his freshman and sophomore seasons... Was an All-OVAC selection as a tight end and linebacker.

Personal: Son of Joel and Joyce Banks... has four brothers (Joel Jr., Justin, Joshua and James) and one sister (Jamie)... Justin played baseball for the Penguins from 2003-06 and ranks among YSU’s top fi ve career-best hitt ers in hits, RBIs, doubles, at bats and total bases... Major is accounting... Born June 7, 1990.

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A2009 .302 45-33 126 29 38 6 0 4 30 56 .444 19 .405 5-6

Career .302 45-33 126 29 38 6 0 4 30 56 .444 19 .405 5-6


Career .250 39-25 96 15 24 3 2 0 16 31 .323 9 .314 3-4


2009: Played in 27 games and started 15 - 14 at catcher and one at DH... Batt ed .278 with six runs scored, seven RBIs and a home run... His home run

came on an inside-the-park grand slam at Valparaiso (5/2)... Had a career-best three hits in four at bats at Butler (4/22)... Also had two hits, including a double, against Cleveland State (4/12)... Had hits in eight of his fi nal 11 games.

High School: Earned three lett ers and was a team captain one year... Named First-Team All Pima Region as a senior... Ranked second in the 5A Pima League in home runs with six and RBIs with 29... Was also a standout wide receiver and defensive back for Pinnacle, earning fi rst-team all-region accolades... Retired as the school’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions and kick return yards.

Personal: Son of Richard Crist and Lyn White... Is an only child... Major is fi nance... Born Jan. 5, 1990.

2009: Played in 26 games and started twice, including the season opener at Georgia (2/20)... Had two hits in pinch-hitt ing duties... Doubled

and scored a run at Towson (3/7)... Singled at UIC (3/27)... Also made his fi rst collegiate appearance on the mound at Akron.

2008: Batt ed .250 with three home runs and 12 RBIs... Played in 39 games and started 22 - 16 at DH, four in right fi eld and two in left ... Hit .265 and had two of his homers in league competition... Did not play aft er May 10 because of a torn MCL that he suff ered exercising outside of baseball activities... Had started four straight games prior the injury... Did most of his damage at the plate coming off the bench... Was 8-for-19 (.421) with seven RBIs and seven runs in 17 games as a substitute... Hit .438 and had two home runs as a pinch hitt er... Both of his pinch-hit home runs came in the ninth inning, including one on April 20 against Milwaukee that sent the game into extra innings... Hit . 348 over his last 21 games aft er being held to a .160 clip in his fi rst 18... Had two hits on six different occasions... Was 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs at Toledo (April 8)... Hit in six straight contests from April 8 to April 16... Was 8-for-16 with six runs scored in the stretch... Scored a season-high three runs against Niagara (Nov. 15).

2007: Named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team aft er leading all league freshmen with a .308 batting average... Was one of two league players to earn Freshman A ll-Ping! honors by pingbaseball.com, which recognized the nation’s top freshman players... Ranked fifth in the league in doubles with 20, which is the fourth-most in YSU history and most ever by a freshman... His 0.38 doubles per game ranked as the 53rd-best in the country... Also blasted four home runs, scored 31 runs and drove in 35 runners... His four home runs tied for the most by a freshman in the league... Had a 10-game hitt ing streak from March 24 to April 8 and hit safely in 13 of the fi nal 15 games... Had 15 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games... Batt ed .336 against right-handers... Hit his fi rst career grand slam and had a career-high fi ve RBIs against Butler in the Horizon League Tournament (5/24)... Posted two or more hits in three tournament games, including his third three-hit game of the season against Milwaukee (5/23)... Overall, he hit .350 with seven RBIs and seven runs scored in the tournament...


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Scott sdale, Ariz.

Pinnacle

tomCLAYTONOF • Sr. • Ht: 6-3 • Wt: 215 • B/T: L/L

Poland, Ohio

Poland Seminary

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Career .278 27-15 54 6 15 4 0 1 7 22 .407 3 .339 0-0

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A2007 .308 53-49 195 31 60 20 0 4 35 92 .472 15 .373 3-62008 .250 39-22 96 13 24 3 0 3 12 36 .375 7 .305 1-12009 .087 26-2 23 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 .130 3 .250 0-0

Career .274 118-73 314 47 86 24 0 7 47 131 .417 25 .343 4-7

had six doubles over a six-game span from May 18 to May 24... Scored more than once eight times, including a career-high three runs at Morehead State (3/17)... Recovered from a 2-for-16 slide to start the season to bat .324 in his fi nal 47 games... homered against Morehead State (3/17), Notre Dame College (5/2), Cleveland State (5/19) and Milwaukee (5/25)... Had doubles in 18 diff erent games, and ripped two doubles against Milwaukee twice (5/11, 5/23).

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Was a two-time lett erwinner and team captain once... Hit a team-high .516 with 34 RBIs, 12 doubles and two home runs as a senior... Named First-Team All-Metro Athletic Conference as a senior... Helped lead the Bulldogs to a district championship and a runner-up fi nish at regionals... Was also a two-year lett erwinner and one-time captain in football.

Personal: Awarded the Coach Steve J. Barbato Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of Tim and Viive Clayton... Has two brothers (Sean and Tim)... Major is civil engineering... Born Jan. 15, 1987.



2009: Went 2-5 with a 4.96 ERA over 13 appearances, 10 of which were starts... Earned his fi rst collegiate win against Marshall, allowing one run on four

hits and a walk in six innings (3/15)... Improved to 2-0 when he held Butler to one earned on six hits while striking out four in a complete-game eff ort (4/4)... Worked around a season-high fi ve walks by not surrendering an extra-base hit and matching his season high with four strikeouts... Was the Horizon League ERA leader at 2.31 aft er his win over the Bulldogs... Struck out four batt ers two other times... Was on the short end in each of his fi nal fi ve starts... Allowed only one home run and one triple in his fi rst 50 innings... Did not allow more than two earned runs in each of his fi rst fi ve starts... Also went at least six innings in his fi rst fi ve starts.

2008: Went 0-1 with a 7.66 ERA over 10 appearances... Struck out nine and walked 13 batt ers in 22.1 innings... Made his debut at Alabama (3/8) and his fi rst of two starts on April 8 at Toledo... Th rew 4.1 scoreless innings of relief at Xavier, surrendering one hit, walking two and striking out four (3/15)... Also threw a scoreless inning his next outing at Akron (3/26)... Tossed three shutout innings of relief against Milwaukee, allowing two hits and two walks (4/20)... Allowed four runs on six hits in 3.2 innings in start at Toledo (4/8)... Suff ered the loss against Ohio, allowing six runs (two earned) on 10 hits in 3.0 innings (4/16).

High School: Earned four lett ers and was a team captain one year... Set the school record for doubles in a season... Was an all-district selection... Also earned First-Team and Second-Team All-Northern Ohio League honors... Was an Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Academic All-Ohioan as a senior... Also played football.

Personal: Son of Tom and Cathy Dearth... Has two brothers (Chad and Dustin)... Major is fi nance... Born July 6, 1988.

2009: Played in 22 games and started 18 before missing the final month with Mononucleosis... Batt ed .218 with a double, three runs scored and 22

RBIs... Hit .346 over his last 10 games... Had a season-high three hits, scored a run and drove in another against Butler (4/4)... Scored a run in the nightcap against the Bulldogs... Drove in a run in the season opener at Georgia (2/20)... Did not commit an error in 125 chances as a fi rst baseman.

High School: Earned four lett ers and was team captain one year... Earned First-Team Greater Catholic League honors his final three years...

Was a four-year varsity starter for the Falcons... Named First-Team Middletown Journal his fi nal three seasons... Helped lead Fenwick to GCL North titles as a sophomore and junior.... Fenwick advanced to the regional fi nals his sophomore year... Batt ed .395 as a sophomore, .406 as a junior and .400 as a senior... Ranked No. 93 on Th e Buckeye Scout Top 100 list for the class of 2009... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Kim Goubeaux... Has a brother (Chad)... Major is civil engineering... Born Sept. 27, 1990.

codyDEARTHP • Jr. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 180 • B/T: L/L

Bellevue, Ohio

Bellevue

gregDISSINGER1B • Jr. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 220 • B/T: R/R

Lancaster, Pa.

Lenoir CC / Conestoga Valley HS

craigGOUBEAUXC • Fr. • Ht: 5-10 • Wt: 180 • B/T: R/R

Springboro, Ohio

Bishop Fenwick

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2008 7.66 0-1 10 2 0 0 0 22.1 32 24 19 13 9 .3562009 4.96 2-5 13 10 1 0 0 52.2 67 40 29 22 25 .315

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Career .218 22-18 55 3 12 1 0 0 2 13 .236 5 .306 0-0

High School: Earned three lett ers and was a one-time team captain... Went 6-1 with 91 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA as a senior... Posted a career 17-4

record, 205 strikeouts and 1.14 ERA ... Set school career and season records for strikeouts and ERA ... Helped lead the Hillers to a section title his senior year... Earned fi rst-team all-district honors as a junior and senior... Earned the MVP pitching award in the WPIAL Class AAA vs. AAAA All-Star game aft er striking out eight batt ers in four innings... Also played basketball and football, earning three lett ers in each.

Personal: Parents are Patrick and Caroline Frey... Has a brother (Patrick) and a sister (Carly)... Major is education... Born May 22, 1991.

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Washington, Pa.

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Lenoir Community College: Earned All-Region X honors in helping the Lancers to a runner-up fi nish in the NJCAA World Series... LCC won the conference, regional tournament and set a school record with 54 wins... Batt ed .431 with 29 RBIs and four homers in 35 games.

High School: Was a four-year lett erwinner for the Buckskins... Set the school record for career home runs (12) and RBIs (66)... Hit .441 as a senior and had seven homers as a junior... Was a three-time all-section team selection and was named all-region once... Also played soccer... Appeared on the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Son of Rick and Deb Dissinger... Has a sister (Lindsay)... Major is general studies... Born Sept. 8, 1988.

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2009: Played in 50 games, all of which he started at shortstop... Named First-Team All-Horizon League at shortstop and to the all-newcomer team... Became

the only fi rst-team all-conference shortstop in school history, and his eight homers were the most ever by a YSU shortstop... Ranked fi ft h in the Horizon League in doubles (17), fi ft h in home runs (eight), seventh in hit by pitch (10) and ninth in slugging percentage (.521)... Had team-high totals in runs scored (37), RBIs (36), doubles, homers, total bases (98), at bats (188), games started (50) and assists (125)... Finished with 12 multi-RBI games, 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-run games... Also batt ed .370 with runners in scoring position and .380 aft er the fi ft h inning... 23 of his 36 R BIs also came after the fi ft h, and 14 came with two outs... Batt ed .370 against left -handers... Got off to a torrid start, batting .425 with eight doubles in his fi rst 11 Division I games... Gave YSU the lead in the ninth inning on back-to-back days at VMI during t he st retch . . . Doubled twice in both games against VMI, and homered against the Keydets in the first... Hit home runs on back-to-back days at Valparaiso o n M a y 1 - 2 . . . A l s o homered against Buffalo in the regular season fi nale, highlighting a game when he a lso doubled t w ice, scored three t imes and drove in a career-best four runs... Held hitless in back-to-back games only twice... Scored a career-high three runs three diff erent times... Had three hits twice, and drove in at least three twice... Five of his stolen bases came in his fi nal 11 games... Was also solid in the fi eld, turning in a .952 fi elding percentage to compliment a team-best 125 assists... Was part of 27 double plays.

Potomac State College: Named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-America second team... Hit .456 with 11 home runs and 15 doubles while slugging .823... Scored 52 times, 28 of his 67 hits went for extra bases and had an on-base percentage of .526... Was named the Eastern District Rawlings Big Stick award winner by fi nishing with the district’s top batt ing average... Also stole nine bases and had 67 hits... Started all 45 games at shortstop where he posted a .935 fi elding percentage... Helped lead Potomac State to the Region XX fi nals.

High School: Was a four-year lett erwinner and team captain two years... Was a three-time all-conference selection and team MVP twice... Played in the senior all-star game... Was also the team MVP of his legion team and a legion all-star...

2009: Played in 43 games and started 30 – 11 at catcher, 11 at DH, seven at third base and one at fi rst... Batt ed .243 with three home runs, 16 RBIs

and 13 runs scored... Hit .255 against Horizon League opponents... Had eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games... Hit safely in nine straight games from March 8 to March 21, which boosted his average from .133 to .319... Four of his multi-hit games came during that span... Drove in seven runs in six games from April 18-27, including two on a game-winning double vs. Milwaukee (4/18)... Had his fi rst three-hit game – two were doubles - and drove in a career-high four runs vs. U WM... Also went 3-for-5 with two RBIs at Butler (4/26)... Homered twice in a four-game span from March 20-24... Hit his fi rst dinger at Towson... Scored in 13 diff erent games.

Cecil College: Named First-Tea m A l l -M a r y l a nd Ju n ior College Conference, First-Team All-Region XX and all-district as a sophomore... Hit .390 with f ive home r uns, 38 R BIs, 36 runs scored and 13 steals as a sophomore for the Seahawks... Na med to t he reg iona l a l l -tournament team as a freshman... Helped lead the squad its first Maryland JUCO championship since 1984.

High School: Was a three-time letterwinner and team captain one year... Was a two-time all-county selection... Helped lead the Eagles to a regional championship and a state runner-up fi nish in 2006... Was also a member of Cecil Legion’s back-to-back state championships in 2006-07... Was all-county and honorable-mention all-state in football... Graduated ranked eighth in his class.

Personal: Awarded the Steve Bartolin Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of George and Joyce Holland... Has two brothers (Shane and Mike) and a sister (Kim)... Major is general studies... Born Sept. 17, 1988.

jackeHEALEYIF • Sr. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 185 • B/T: R/R

Tunkhannock, Pa.

Potomac State / Lackawanna Trail HS

caseyHOLLANDC • Sr. • Ht: 5-10 • Wt: 205 • B/T: L/R

Earleville, Md.

Cecil College / Bohemia Manor HS

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Helped lead the Lions to a conference and district championship and a berth in the state quarterfi nals... Also played golf and basketball... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Who’s Who Among American High School.

Personal: Awarded the Richard M. Mayberry Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of Michael and Rhonda Healey... Has a brother (Kelley)... Major is general studies... Born June 26, 1988.

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2009: Started 29 games and played in 42... Batt ed .219 with 13 runs scored, 11 R BIs and three steals... Hit .297 (11-for-37) in April aft er entering

the month with a .191 average... Drove in the winning run in the 10th at Butler (4/26)... Also drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Toledo (5/12)... Had a career-best three RBIs at VMI (2/27)... Scored four runs in the fi nal three games... Scored a career-high two runs in back-to-back games to close out the regular season... Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI in the season opener at Georgia (2/20)... Had two hits three more times, including a 2-for-2 game against Cleveland State (4/11).

Southwest Mississippi Community College: Named First-Team All-Mississippi Association of Community-Junior Colleges as a sophomore... Hit .385 and scored 25 runs in 39 games his sophomore year.

High School: Was a three-year lett erwinner... Rated a high-level 2006 prospect by Perfect Game... Originally signed with Southeastern Louisiana University... Earned all-state honors... Helped the Blue Jays to a state title in 2005.

Personal: Son of Tim and Wendy Hymel... Has two sisters (Caroline and Mayme)... Major is general studies... Born Oct. 28, 1986.

2009: Played in 43 games and started 41 – 35 in left fi eld and six at DH... Had a strong close to the year to up his average to .287 with 21 runs scored and 20

RBIs... Added nine doubles, two home runs and a career-high fi ve steals in seven att empts... Batt ed .293 against Horizon League opponents during the regular season... Had 11 multi-hit games, fi ve multi-RBI games and four multi-run games... Closed the season on a six-game hitt ing streak over which he batt ed .429 with four runs scored, fi ve RBIs, four doubles and a homer... Had an RBI in fi ve of those six games... Batt ed .314 and posted 19 of his 20 RBIs from March 17 to the end of the season... Had three hits three times... Went 3-for-5 and scored the winning run in the 10th at Butler (4/26)... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and doubled against Toledo (5/12)... Had three hits and homered at Akron (3/18)... Drove in a season-best three runs at Wright State (3/21)... Also homered against Valparaiso (5/9)... Stole a career-best two bases and walked three times at UIC (3/27).

2008: Earned Second-Team All-Horizon League and all-newcomer team honors... Hit a team-high .369, becoming the fi rst freshman to lead the Penguins in hitt ing since 2003 (Charles Schultz)... His average was also the highest by a freshman since Kendall Schlabach hit .406 in 2001... Also led YSU in slugging (.500), on-base percentage (.440) and RBIs (33)... Ranked seventh in the Horizon League

2009: Was enrolled at YSU but was not on the team... Will count as his redshirt season.

Oakland: Played in four games in 2008 for the Grizzlies.

Brescia: Played in 47 games and started 42 at Brescia in the 2007 season... Belted four homers and had three doubles... Had 31 hits, 21 runs scored and 20 RBIs.

High School: Earned three lett ers and was named team captain one year... Batt ed .390 as a senior and hit three home runs for the Spartans... Hit .320 as a junior... Named All-Federal League as a junior and senior... Helped lead the Spartans to a sectional titles as a junior and senior... Was rated as one of the top 100 players in Ohio in both baseball and football... Played for the Babe Ruth World Series Championship team as a member of the Youngstown All-Stars... Also played in the Mickey Mantle World Series as a member of the Midland (Texas) Braves and the NABF World Series as a member of Line Drive Academy... Earned the Del Lowery Sportsmanship Award at the Babe Ruth World Series... Also earned three lett ers and was a team captain in football... Named 97th-best senior in the state in football as a wide receiver... Set the school record for most receiving yards in a game... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Sidney and Sara Johnson... Has a sister (Ashia)... Born Aug. 16, 1988... Major is marketing management.

ericHYMELOF • Sr. • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 175 • B/T: R/R

Madisonville, La.

Southwest Mississippi JC / Jesuit HS

joeIACOBUCCIOF • Jr. • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 210 • B/T: L/R

Boardman, Ohio

Boardman

armaniJOHNSONOF • Jr. • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 205 • B/T: R/R

Youngstown, Ohio

Oakland / Boardman HS

5

18

40AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A2009 .219 42-29 105 13 23 1 1 0 11 26 .248 6 .268 3-3

Career .219 42-29 105 13 23 1 1 0 11 26 .248 6 .268 3-3

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A2008 .369 52-49 176 29 65 12 1 3 33 88 .500 18 .440 1-52009 .287 43-41 143 21 41 9 0 2 20 56 .392 12 .358 5-7

Career .332 95-90 319 50 106 21 1 5 53 144 .451 30 .403 6-12

in batt ing average... Played in 52 games and started 49 - 46 in left fi eld and three at designated hitt er... Hit .375 and slugged .525 in Horizon League contests... Batt ed .358 against left ies, .376 against right-handers and .450 at home... Had 17 multi-hit contests... Hit safely in 16 straight games from April 25 to May 21... Batt ed .460 (29-for-63) with eight doubles, 14 runs scored and 11 RBIs over the span... Had four hits on two occasions - March 25 against IUP and May 13 against Kent State... Also drove in a career-best four runs against IUP... Scored a career-high four runs against the Golden Flashes... Tied the school record for walks in a game with four at Milwaukee on May 16... Was also 1-for-1 in the game to reach in all fi ve plate appearances... Hit his fi rst home run at Xavier on March 15... Also homered against UIC (April 12) and Wright State (May 4)... Doubled twice in a contest four diff erent times... Had three assists in the outfi eld, all of which came over a three-game span... Th rew out a runner at the plate and another at second base in YSU’s 5-4 win over Milwaukee at Miller Park (May 15)... Also threw out a runner at third against Valparaiso in the Horizon League Tournament (May 21).

High School: Earned three lett ers for the Spartans... Named First-Team All-Federal League and honorable mention Division I All-Ohio as a senior... Participated in the National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series... Helped lead Boardman to sectional and district titles.

Personal: Son of Bob and Shirley Iacobucci... Has one sister (Janine)... Major is general studies... Born July 21, 1988.



2009: Made nine appearances on the mound, eight of which were out of the bullpen... Went 2-1 with a 5.79 ERA and 12 strikeouts... Did not allow a run in

the fi nal 5.1 innings of the regular season, and he went 9.1 innings to close out the regular season without allowing an earned run... Allowed fi ve runs in two innings in his lone start against Kent State (4/22)... From that point, did not allow an earned run until a two-run home run in the Horizon League Tournament (5/19)... Th at was the only hit he allowed in 2.2 innings... Struck out three batt ers around three walks in the game... Th rew 3.1 scoreless innings of relief against Marshall to earn his fi rst win in what was YSU’s 2,000th game as a program... Also got the win in relief against Toledo by throwing two scoreless innings (5/12)... Held Valparaiso scoreless in 3.1 innings, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out a career-high four (5/9).

High School: Was a three-year lett erwinner... Earned awards for team MVP and pitcher of the year... Was the Youngstown Class B Summer League ERA Champion for Rondinelli Tuxedo in 2007 when he went 4-1 with four shutouts, struck out 40 batt ers and allowed only two earned runs in 33 innings... Also pitched in the Connie Mack State Tournament and the NABF World Series... Held Lakewood St. Edward scoreless for fi ve innings in the district fi nals of the state tournament in 2007... Was rated the 87th-best player in the 2008 graduating class by Th e Buckeye Scout... Also earned three lett ers in golf at Fitch... Was a member of the National Honor Society and earned an honors diploma.

Personal: Awarded the Ice Castle “Fun” Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of Jim and Tina Kinnick... Has a sister (Emily)... Both of his parents att ended YSU... Major is general studies... Born Oct. 10, 1989.

2009: Made 11 starts and made six appearances out of the bullpen... Named First-Team All-Horizon League, joining Aaron Swenson as back-to-back

Penguin hurlers to earn fi rst-team honors... Went 5-2 with a 4.62 ERA overall... Was 5-1 with a save and a 4.19 ERA during the regular season... Finished 4-0 with a 3.83 ERA in Horizon League regular season contests... Developed into a power pitcher, striking out 80 batt ers in 76 innings... Fanned 61 in 56.1 innings in conference games... Struck out 38 in his fi nal 29 innings... His 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings led all Horizon League starters... Won fi ve consecutive decisions from April 5 to May 13, including earning the win each of the last three times he took the mound in the regular season... Struck out 22 batt ers in 13.2 innings in his fi nal two regular season starts - both came against Valparaiso... Fanned 10 in 6.2 innings at Valpo on May 2... Struck out 12 and allowed two runs on two hits - one a wind-aided homer that broke up his shutout in the fi ft h - against Valpo on

jimKINNICKP • So. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 180 • B/T: R/R

Austintown, Ohio

Austintown Fitch

philKLEINP • Jr. • Ht: 6-7 • Wt: 230 • B/T: R/R

Gahanna, Ohio

Gahanna Lincoln

20

31

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG2009 5.79 2-1 9 1 0 0 0 18.2 15 15 12 19 12 .205

Career 5.79 2-1 9 1 0 0 0 18.2 15 15 12 19 12 .205

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG2008 11.09 1-1 9 3 0 0 0 18.2 22 24 23 19 16 .2972009 4.62 5-2 17 11 0 0 1 76.0 71 41 39 33 80 .247

Career 5.89 6-3 26 14 0 0 1 94.2 93 65 62 52 96 .258

May 9... Th e other hit was a soft single to right... More Crusaders struck out in his seven innings than put the ball in play... Th rew 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to beat Buff alo in the regular season fi nale (5/13)... Went at least six innings in each of his last seven starts of the regular season... Held Butler to one run on six hits in six innings on April 5 to earn his fi rst win... Th rew seven scoreless innings and allowed fi ve hits in a combined 1-0 shutout against Cleveland State (4/12)... Was the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month for April, posting a 3.81 GPA to go with his talent on the mound... Had a 1.00 ERA in nine innings out of the bullpen... Earned his save at Marshall (3/15).

2008: Went 1-1 with an 11.09 ERA in 18.2 innings... Made nine appearances, three of which were starts... Surrendered just three extra-base hits but walked 19... Th e Penguins went 2-1 in his three starts... Made his collegiate debut at Georgia Tech, allowing fi ve runs in 1.2 innings (Feb. 22)... Rebounded to throw a scoreless inning at Alabama (March 9)... Made his fi rst start against Xavier and earned his fi rst career victory... Allowed one run on four hits and struck out a season-high fi ve batt ers in 6.1 innings (March 13)... Also started at Akron, allowing four runs in 3.2 innings in a losing eff ort (March 26)... Allowed two runs and struck out four in three innings against Duquesne (April 2)... Did not take the mound aft er May 9.

High School: Was a two-year lett erwinner for the Golden Lions... Was Lincoln’s ace his senior year, going 4-2 with a 1.92 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched... Had a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.91:1... Went 6-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 62 innings during the summer... Earned honorable mention all-district honors... Was on the merit roll or honor roll every year.

Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of Brian and Cindi Klein... Has one brother (Mitchell)... Major is fi nance... Born May 30, 1989.

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2009: Played in 31 games and started 30 – 29 in the outfi eld and one at DH... Also started a game on the mound and made nine relief appearances...

Named Second-Team All-Horizon League as a utility player for the second straight year despite missing more than a month with an injury to his glove hand... Prior to his injury, he was an everyday outfi elder, starting 15 times in right because of his arm strength and 14 games in center because of his range... Hit third or fourth in the order in 27 of his starts... Batt ed .289 with six home runs, 27 RBIs and 22 runs scored... Led the team in slugging at .547... Was leading the team in triples and homers before the injury... Hit in 10 straight games from March 21 to April 11 and hit safely in 21 of the fi rst 24 games... Went 4-for-5 with a double, two steals and two RBIs at Wright State (3/20)... Th at was in the middle of a six-game span in which he drove in nine runs and had 11 hits... Was a single from hitt ing for the cycle against Butler (4/4)... Scored three times and drove in a season-best four runs in the game... Homered in back-to-back games twice – in both games of a doubleheader at Towson on March 7 and against Pitt sburgh and Akron on March 17-18.. . Went 2-for- 4 w ith a home run and three RBIs in the Horizon League Tournament in his fi rst game back from the injury... ON THE MOUND - did not pitch aft er April 18 because of the injury... Had a 2.40 ERA with two saves in 15.0 relief innings... Walked six and struck out 20 in 17 innings for 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings... Fanned at least two batt ers in seven of his 10 appearances... Picked up saves against Butler (4/5) and Cleveland State (4/12)... Struck out three and retired all six batt ers he faced against Cleveland State... Th ree of the six extra-base hits he allowed came in his lone start, which was his fi rst appearance of the season... Showed the ability to go longer in relief, striking out a season-high fi ve in 3.1 innings at Wright State (3/21).

2008: Named Second-Team All-Horizon League as a utility player... Appeared in 45 games and made 43 starts - 36 in right fi eld and seven at designated hitt er... Also made 12 appearances out of the bullpen. AT THE PLATE - Batt ed .304 with a team-high fi ve home runs... Also scored 32 runs, drove in 29 and was 6-for-6 on stolen base att empts... Ranked tied for sixth in the Horizon League in triples (3)... Upped his average 84 points from his freshman year... Had 13 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games... Tied the school record (Jim Lipinski) for home runs in a game with three against West Virginia on May 12... Went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, six RBIs and a steal against the Mountaineers to also set the YSU’s single game total bases record (13)... Hit a walk-off home run in the bott om of the 10th inning to give the Penguins a 6-5 victory over UIC (April 11)... Had another walk-off hit in YSU’s 8-7 victory in 14 innings over Duquesne (April 2)... Also homered at Cleveland State (April 25)... Batt ed .375 in April with 21 runs, 18 RBIs, eight doubles and two homers in 22 games... Was hitt ing .114 on March 30 before hitt ing .353 the rest of the way... Had four assists in the outfi eld, two of which came on gunning runners at home at Georgia Tech (Feb. 22) and versus Tiffi n (April 3).

High School: Earned four lett ers and was team captain one year... Pitched on the varsity squad for the Division I Spartans all four seasons... Twice

earned All-Federal League honors... Played in the Northeast Ohio Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game at Progressive Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians... Went 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA in four starts for Rondinelli Tuxedos in the Youngstown Class B league during the 2008 summer.

Personal: Parents are Tom McCulloh and Paula Hanahan... Has a sister (Eilis)... Major is fi nance... Born April 26, 1991.

ericMARZECOF/P • Sr. • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 210 • B/T: R/R

Canton, Ohio

Central Catholic

kevinMcCULLOHP • Fr. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 200 • B/T: R/R

Youngstown, Ohio

Boardman

6

16

ON THE MOUND - Made 12 appearances, eight of which came aft er he played in the fi eld... Was 2-1 with a 2.82 ERA , two saves and 18 strikeouts in 22.1 innings... Did not allow a run in eight of his outings... Held hitt ers to a .198 average... 12 of his 17 walks came in four outings... Did not yield a run in seven straight innings from April 1 to April 8... held Xavier scoreless and struck out six in fi ve innings to pick up his fi rst win (March 15)... Grabbed his fi rst save against Bowling Green, tossing 1.2 scoreless frames (April 1)... Th rew three scoreless innings the night aft er against Duquesne... Earned his second save against UIC, yielding one run in two innings (April12)... Also beat Milwaukee by throwing two scoreless innings (April 20)... Did not pitch aft er April 23 at Penn State.

2007: Played in 45 games and started 26 in right fi eld and one as the designated hitt er... Hit .220, scored seven runs and drove in six... Had fi ve multi-hit games, including three in his fi rst six games... Doubled twice and scored at Missouri (3/2)... Also had back-to-back two-hit games against Akron (5/15) and Cleveland State (5/18). ON THE MOUND - Started four games and made one relief appearance... Struck out 20 batt ers in 18 innings... Allowed only one run in his fi rst fi ve innings... Earned his fi rst win at Ohio despite allowing fi ve runs in fi ve innings (3/27)... Allowed one run on two hits in four innings at Marshall (3/14)... Struck out a career-high seven batt ers in four innings against Duquesne (4/3).

High School: Was a three-year lett erwinner and team captain one year... Named Ohio Division III Player of the Year by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior... Also named First-Team All-Ohio... Went 10-1 as a senior at Central Catholic... Won his fi rst 10 decisions in 10 complete games before losing to Youngstown Ursuline in the State seminal game... Allowed 16 earned runs in 70 innings his senior year and just eight earned runs in his fi rst 68 innings... Also hit .371 with four home runs and 30 RBIs as a senior... Went 6-1 with an ERA of 1.28 as a junior... Set the school record for strikeouts in a game with 18.

Personal: Awarded the Dover Club Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of William and Diane Marzec... Has a brother (Michael)... Major is fi nance... born Jan. 13, 1988.


Career .277 121-100 405 61 112 25 6 11 62 182 .449 17 .314 12-15ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG

2007 9.00 1-1 5 4 0 0 0 18.0 25 18 18 15 20 .3252008 2.82 2-1 12 0 0 0 2 22.1 16 9 7 17 18 .1982009 5.29 1-4 10 1 0 0 2 17.0 16 11 10 9 20 .242

Career 5.49 4-6 27 5 0 0 4 57.1 57 38 35 38 58 .254


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2009: Made seven appearances on the mound, two of which were starts... Went 0-2 with a 10.12 ERA and six strikeouts in 13.1 innings... Made his

fi rst start at Akron, allowing four runs in three innings on a very windy aft ernoon (3/18)... Did not allow a run in the fi rst two innings against the Zips... Also started at Kent State, but lasted 1.2 innings when he suff ered a season-ending injury (4/14)... Did not allow a hit against the Golden Flashes, but two of his walks came around to score once he exited... Th rew scoreless innings of relief at Towson (3/7) and at Pitt sburgh (3/25)... Struck out a career-high three batt ers in 5.1 innings of relief at James Madison (3/11)... Made his debut in the season opener at Georgia (2/20).

High School: Was a two-year lett erwinner for the nationally-competitive Pirates... helped lead Seton Hall Prep to three straight Non-Public A state championships... his junior year, the team went 32-1 and was ranked fi rst nationally by USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Collegiate Baseball... Th e 2007 squad also won the Iron Hills Conference title, the Newark Tournament and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association title... Pitched with Rick Porcello, the 27th overall pick by the Detroit Tigers who was rated the top high school pitcher in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft .

Personal: Son of Roy Messmer and Barbara Kasper... Is an only child... Major is environmental studies... Born Dec. 20, 1989.

High School: Earned three lett ers... Batt ed .463 with 14 doubles, a triple and two home runs in 24 games as a senior... Was named Milford’s Off ensive

Player of the Year... Finished second in the FAVC Player-of-the-Year voting... Th e 14 doubles were a single-season school record... Named to the 2009 East-West All-Star Series... Helped lead the Eagles to the Fort Ancient Valley Conference title as a junior... Ranked No. 46 on Th e Buckeye Scout Top 100 list for the 2009 graduating class... As a junior, he led the team in home runs, RBIs, batt ing average and slugging percentage as Milford won the FAVC title, fi nished 22-5 and ranked 12th in Ohio... Was judged as the top-rated hitt er at the Buckeye Elite Showcase among 86 of the best players from the Midwest... In 2007, earned a “Professional Ability Level” rating at the plate at the University of Kentucky Labor Day Showcase... Th at same year he was also invited to play on the 17-and-under Ohio Heat at the U.S. All Star World Series, where he helped win the national tournament by hitt ing .714 with a 1.429 slugging percentage.

Personal: Parents are Michael and Lois McFarland... Has three brothers (Nate, Mark and Aaron) and two sisters (Katelyn and Rebekah)... Major is industrial and systems engineering... Born April 11, 1991.

ryanMESSMERP • So. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 200 • B/T: R/R

Parsippany, N.J.

Seton Hall Prep

zacMcFARLANDIF • Fr. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 205 • B/T: R/R

Cincinnati, Ohio

Milford

13

10


Career 10.12 0-2 7 2 0 0 0 13.1 16 16 15 11 6 .308


2009: Was one of two players to play in all 51 games and started 45... 44 of the starts came at third base and one came at shortstop... Batt ed .281 with 24

runs scored, two home runs and 21 RBIs... Did not have his average below .267 all year, and it stood at .364 through the fi rst month... Notched 10 multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and four multi-run games... Matched his career high with three hits four times... Hit safely in 12 of the fi rst 14 games, including the fi rst 10... Also had hits in nine of the fi nal 11 contests... Doubled in back-to-back games against Butler on April 4-5... Four of his nine doubles came in the fi nal eight games... Hit a three-run homer against Wright State (5/8)... Also homered at Akron as part

of a 3-for-5 aft ernoon... Had two hits in three out of four games from May 2-9... Went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored against Butler.... Went 3-for-3 twice - at Towson (3/7) and against Milwaukee (4/17).

2008: Played in 42 games and started 27 - three at second base, four at third, four at shortstop, 12 in right fi eld and four at DH... Batt ed .282 with 16 runs scored, two homers and 17 RBIs... Hit .308 on the road, .341 against left ies and .324 with runners in scoring position... Had seven multi-hit games... Average was below .280 for only four games aft er batt ing .053 as a freshman... Had a career-high three hits and three R BIs at Cleveland State (April 26)... Also had three RBIs against Niagara (April 15) and

Butler (April 19)... Doubled and hit his fi rst career home run at Xavier (March 15)... Also homered and doubled against Butler (April 19).

2007: Appeared in 25 games and made three starts... Had his fi rst career hit in his lone plate appearance at Wright State (4/8)... Scored in six games... Saw a large amount of time as a pinch runner and defensive substitute at shortstop.

High School: Was a two-time lett erwinner for the Cardinals... Earned First-Team All-Metro Athletic Conference honors... Helped guide Canfi eld to two state titles.

Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of John and Darlene Morris... Has one sister (Aimee)... Major is accounting... Born Nov. 11, 1987.

c.j.MORRISIF • Sr. • Ht: 5-7 • Wt: 145 • B/T: R/R

Canfi eld, Ohio

Canfi eld

11


Career .265 118-75 275 46 73 15 1 4 39 102 .371 25 .349 6-11

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2009: Pitched in a team-high 27 contests, which is the third most for a single season in YSU history... Went 1-5 with one save, a 5.58 ERA and 25 strikeouts

in 40.1 innings... Was not scored upon in any of his fi nal seven outings, which spanned 7.2 innings... Struck out seven batt ers, did not issue a walk and allowed just fi ve hits during the span... Did not allow an earned run in 17 of his outings... Walked just three batt ers in his fi nal 17.2 innings compared to 15 in his fi rst 22.2... Had 18 strikeouts compared to his three walks in that span... Posted his fi rst collegiate win at Butler, striking out the side in the 10th (4/26)... Earned his save by throwing a scoreless inning at VMI (2/27)... His fi rst four losses all came in one-run contests... Struck out a career-best four batt ers in 2.2 innings at Kent State... Th rew a career-long 3.1 innings at Duquesne... Went at least 2.2 innings six times... Went three innings in back-to-back out i ngs at Marshall (3/15) and against Pitt sburgh (3/17) and didn’t allow a run in either.

2008: Played in 38 games and started 22 at f irst base... Hit .227 with 11 runs scored, a homer and 11 RBIs... Went 2-for-4 with four R BIs and hit his fi rst career home run against IUP (March 25)... Doubled twice in a 3-for-4 performance at Akron a day later... Also had three hits and scored t w ice against UIC (April 11)... Scored two runs three diff erent times.

2 0 0 7: Na med to t he Hor i zon L eag ue A l l-Newcomer Team after hitt ing .247 with 18 RBIs and 19 runs scored in 48 games... Started 43 games with 30 coming at shortstop and 13 at second base... Batt ed .281 over his fi nal 36 games... Was a clutch hitt er, batt ing .328 with runners on base and .341 with runners in scoring position... 10 of his 18 RBIs came with two outs, including a game-winning two-run single in the ninth at Bowling Green (3/20)... Ranked second on the team in walks (15), third in sacrifi ce bunts (5) and fourth in steals (4)... Posted three hits on three occasions and a total of seven multi-hit games... Drove in two runs fi ve times... Had an eight-game hitt ing streak from March 17 to March 30 over which he batt ed .393 with eight RBIs and six runs... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs against Notre Dame College (5/2)... Also had three hits and scored twice at Pitt sburgh (4/4), and had three hits against Cleveland State six days later (4/10).

High School: Earned two lett ers for the Lions... Went 17-0 in his two-year NDCL varsity career and had a 1.37 ERA as a senior... Pitched in the

2009 Mizuno All-Ohio Series... Earned the win in the 2009 Division II state title game against nationally-ranked Walsh Jesuit... Allowed a one-out homer in the top of the fi rst and a single in the second but did not allow another hit the rest of the game... Walked four and struck out six in the complete-game win... Was a teammate of Penguin Bill Turosky.... Th e pair went a combined 38-1 during their varsity careers.

Personal: Parents are Michael and Dorothie Okleson... Is an only child... Major is fi nance... Born Jan. 25, 1991.

High School: Was a two-year lett erwinner and team captain one year... Earned First-Team All-Federal League honors and fi rst-team academic

all-conference accolades... Was the team MVP his senior year when he went 6-2 with a 1.73 ERA and struck out 65 batt ers in 43 innings... Th rew a no-hitt er against North Canton Hoover his senior year in 2005... Led the Falcons to sectional titles his junior and senior years and a district title... Played in one game at Pitt sburgh in 2006 before having Tommy John surgery... Has not pitched in a college game since.

Personal: Son of Matt and Lisa Oles... Has three brothers (Matt , Zack and Shane)... Major is applied mathematics... Born July 20, 1987.

anthonyMUNOZP • Sr. • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 180 • B/T: R/R

Fostoria, Ohio

Fostoria

erikOKLESONP • Fr. • Ht: 6-3 • Wt: 170 • B/T: R/R

Painesville, Ohio

Notre Dame Cathedral Latin

alexOLESP • Sr. • Ht: 6-1 • Wt: 170 • B/T: L/L

Austintown, Ohio

Pitt sburgh / Fitch HS

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23

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Career 5.58 1-5 27 0 0 0 1 40.1 50 32 25 18 25 .303AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A

2007 .247 48-43 146 19 36 4 0 0 18 40 .274 15 .325 4-62008 .227 38-22 75 11 17 2 0 1 11 22 .293 6 .277 4-5

Career .240 86-65 221 30 53 6 0 1 29 62 .281 21 .309 8-11

High School: Was a four-time lett erwinner and team captain three years... Earned all-league, all-district and state honors... Named First-Team All-Northern Ohio League and all-district as a junior... Earned Fostoria’s Golden Glove award... Set the school record for stolen bases... Helped lead Fostoria to a Northern Ohio League title... Also participated in football and basketball... Was an All-Ohio selection as a wide receiver.

Personal: Son of Joe and Amy Munoz... Has two brothers (Joey and Chase)... Major is management... Born Jan. 28, 1988.

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2009: Played in 42 games and started 35 - 26 at catcher and nine at DH... Batt ed .316 with 24 RBIs, a career-high four home runs, and 16 runs scored...

Hit safely in the fi nal eight games of the year and in 12 of the fi nal 13... Batt ed .457 with seven RBIs and six runs scored over the fi nal eight games... Hit .382 and drove in 16 runs in his last 18 games... Had 14 multi-hit games, six multi-RBI games and one multi-run game... Hit solo home runs in each of the last two games of the season against Buff alo (5/13) and Butler in the Horizon League Tournament (5/19)... Also hit a solo homer at Towson (3/7) and a three-run shot against Kent State (4/22)... His three RBIs against the Golden Flashes were a season high... Hit three doubles in three games from April 5-14... doubled twice at Kent State (4/14) as part of a 3-for-4 day... Scored twice and knocked in two against Buff alo... Went 3-for-5 against Butler in the league tournament.

2 0 08: Bat ted . 323 w it h 13 doubles, a home run and 32 RBIs... Was hit by a pitch a team-high 13 times... Batt ed .361 with eight doubles against Horizon League opponents... His 35 hits in league games ranked sixth in the circuit... Played in all but one game (55) and started 49 - 22 at catcher, fi ve at fi rst base and 22 at designated hitter... Hit .315 against left ies, .327 against right-handers, .333 with runners in scoring position and .429 at home... Had 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-R BI games... Had a nine-game hitt ing streak from April 25 to May 10... Also hit safely in six straight from April 1 to April 5... Batt ed .500 over the stretch... Had a career-high four hits in f ive at bats against Milwaukee (April 20)... Had three hits four different times, including back-to-back games against Kent State and Milwaukee (May 13 and 15)... hit his fi rst career home run at West Virginia (May 12)... Scored two runs in four games... Registered three RBIs against UIC (April 12) and at Milwaukee (May 16)... Doubled twice against UIC (April 12) and Kent State (May 13)... Had doubles in three-straight games on April 19 and 20.

Okaloosa Walton College: Hit .275 with 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored in 31 games for the Raiders.

anthonyPORTERC • Sr. • Ht: 6-1 • Wt: 215 • B/T: L/R

Boardman, Ohio

Okaloosa-Walton / Boardman HS

24

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB OBP SB-A2008 .323 55-49 186 18 60 13 0 1 32 76 .409 17 .411 0-22009 .316 42-35 136 16 43 7 0 4 24 62 .456 6 .343 0-0

Career .320 97-84 322 34 103 20 0 5 56 138 .429 23 .384 0-2

High School: Earned two lett ers for the Golden Tigers... Batt ed .425 as a senior with six triples... Named first-team all-area and to the A ltoona

Mirror fi rst-team all stars... Helped lead Hollidaysburg to its fi rst District 6 title as a senior... During the 2008 summer, he played for Hollidaysburg’s Central Pennsylvania Legion team that won the Region 7 title and advanced to the state tournament... Batt ed .383 with a homer, fi ve triples and 10 doubles for the team... Last fall, he batt ed .483 with 23 steals for the Johnstown Jaysox traveling team... Honor roll student.

Personal: Parents are John and Lori Schroth... Has four sisters (Erica, Kacie, Jen and Jess)... Major is psychology... Born March 11, 1991.

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High School: Earned three lett ers for the Lions... Went 21-1 with a 1.96 ERA and 126 strikeouts in his varsity career... Teamed up with current Penguin

Erik Okleson to lead NDCL to the Division II state crown as a senior... Th e pair went a combined 38-1 during their varsity careers... Th rew a fi ve-inning, complete-game shutout in the state semifi nals against Canal Winchester... Allowed three hits and struck out fi ve... Named the News Herald Player of the Year, team MVP, First-Team North Coast League and honorable mention All-Ohio as a senior... Set the NDCL record for most playoff games played in during a career... Led NDCL to the state semifi nals as a junior when he went 8-1... Th e Lions won three NCL championships during his career... Ranked 70th on the Buckeye Scout Top 100 list for the 2009 graduating class.

Personal: Parents are Bill Turosky and Deanna Westfall... Has a sister (Kennedy)... Major is marketing... Born Sept. 20, 1990.

billTUROSKYP • Fr. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 185 • B/T: L/L

Cleveland, Ohio

Notre Dame Cathedral Latin

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High School: Was a three-year lett erwinner and team captain two years for the Spartans... Was a First-Team All-Federal League selection as a senior and honorable mention pick as a junior... Earned the Courageous Athlete Award... Also played football... Played summer baseball for the Youngstown Metros along with current teammates Tom Clayton, Corey Vukovic and C.J. Morris... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Awarded the Judith Ann Ritz Memorial Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year... Son of Doug and Karen Porter... Has one sister (Adrienne)... Is the grandson of YSU Hall of Fame member and former women’s basketball coach Ed DiGregorio... Major is advertising/public relations... Born June 18, 1987.



2009: A true workhorse, hit the 90-inning mark for the second straight season... Is only the second pitcher in school history to pitch 90 innings in two

diff erent seasons... Started 13 games for the second straight season... Averaged just over 6.2 innings per start, including going eight-or-more six times... A lingering back injury contributed to a 6.10 ERA and a 3-6 record... Struck out a career-high 70 batt ers, an average of 7.0 per nine innings... Fanned a career-best 11 hitt ers in a complete-game victory over Cleveland State on April 11... Struck out 10 a week earlier to defeat Butler... Struck out six-or-more hitt ers in seven of his 13 starts... Was back to his dominant self in April, going 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA in fi ve appearances... Made four starts and went the distance three times... A l lowed 13 runs, 10 of which were earned, on 31 hits and nine walks in 34 innings... Struck out 34 batters in the span, and opposing batters hit just .248 against him... Walked t wo batters or fewer in eight of his starts... Earned his f i rst w in at Wr ight State, holding the Raiders to four runs on 11 hits in nine innings on March 20. . . Str uck out seven, and battled the Horizon League’s top hitt ing team (.318 AVG) while allowing the Penguins to win the league opener... Earned his other two wins in back-to-back starts against Butler a nd C levela nd State . . . Surrendered just fi ve hits and struck out 10 in nine innings against Butler in YSU’s 6-1 victory... Did not allow a hit and struck out nine through the fi rst fi ve innings... Held Cleveland State to three earned runs on 11 hits while striking out his career-high 11. Su m mer: Wa s ra n ked a s h a v i n g t h e n i n t h -most significant summer season in the country by PGCrosschecker.com... When the list was posted, Swenson was 4-0 with a 0.96 ERA and 33 strikeouts in fi ve starts for the Staunton Braves of the Valley League... Was chosen as the Valley League’s starting pitcher in the Mid-Atlantic Summer

aaronSWENSONP • Sr. • Ht: 6-0 • Wt: 195 • B/T: R/R

Twinsburg, Ohio

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ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG2007 6.48 3-2 22 6 0 0 0 58.1 76 45 42 30 36 .3232008 3.55 6-3 15 13 5 0 0 99.0 97 46 39 14 65 .2582009 6.10 3-6 15 13 6 0 0 90.0 120 68 61 26 70 .325

Career 5.17 12-11 52 32 11 0 0 247.1 293 159 142 70 171 .299

Classic, an all-star game against the top players of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate League... Finished 5-2 with a 2.20 ERA in nine starts... Struck out 63 batt ers in 65.1 innings and held batt ers to a .203 average.... Ranked second in the league in strikeouts and third in ERA .

2008: Named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and fi rst-team all-league... Joined former Major League Baseball fourth-round draft choice Justin Th omas (2005) and fi rst-round pick Brad Hennessey (2001) as the only Penguins in school history to be named conference pitcher of the year... Also earned Academic All-Horizon League honors... Went 6-1 with fi ve complete-games in seven starts against Horizon League opponents during the regular season... Went the distance in fi ve of those wins... Struck out a league-high 65 batt ers and walked just 14 in 99.0 innings... Tied YSU’s single season record and led the league in innings pitched... Was 6-3 overall with a 3.55 ERA ... Pitched in 15 games, starting 13 and coming out of the bullpen twice in midweek contests... Walked two or fewer batt ers in 12 of his starts... ranked 16th nationally in fewest walks per nine innings (1.27)... Ranked second in the Horizon League in ERA , third in opposing batt ing average (.258) and sixth in starts... Defeated Butler and Valparaiso twice, Wright State and Cleveland State... Earned the win in four straight starts from April 19 to May 10 in which he was on the mound for all but two of the 36 outs recorded... Allowed one run on eight hits and struck out four to earn his fi rst win against Butler (3/22)... Also went 1-for-4 at the plate against the Bulldogs en route to being named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week... Held Valparaiso to one run on seven hits and struck out 10 to earn his second win (4/5)... Defeated Butler again despite allowing fi ve funs on nine hits (4/19)... Earned his fourth complete-game victory over Cleveland State, allowing seven runs - six of which came in the third and fourth innings - and striking out 10... earned the win against Wright State, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits and struck out 10 for the second consecutive start (5/4)... Earned his fi nal win against Valparaiso, holding the Crusaders to one run on fi ve hits while striking out seven in a complete game victory... Named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for his eff ort... Left with a 2-1 lead in the seventh innings of the fi rst round of the Horizon League Tournament but did not factor in the decision... Also held Georgia tech to one run on fi ve hits in seven innings in his fi rst start (2/24).

2007: Appeared in 22 games and started six... Was the team’s only pitcher to fi nish with a winning record (3-2)... Was third on the team in appearances and wins and fourth in strikeouts (36), innings (58.1) and starts... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 16 of his outings... Struck out fi ve batt ers in 4.2 innings at Bowling Green (3/20) and against Cleveland State (4/10)... Earned his fi rst win against BGSU, holding them to one run on two hits... Earned the win against Wright State despite allowing six runs in six innings (4/21)... Also defeated Cleveland State, throwing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief... Th rew three scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Milwaukee (5/12).

High School: Was a two-time lett erwinner... Played in the Northeast Ohio Coaches Association All-Star Game... Earned honorable mention All-Western Reserve Conference honors... Started the regional championship game for Twinsburg, throwing 4.2 scoreless innings... Picked up the victory over North Royalton in the regional semifi nal a day earlier... Was also Twinsburg’s starter in the State semifi nal game against Lewis Center Olentangy.

Personal: Son of David and Linda Swenson... Has two sisters (Molly and Kari)... Major is marketing... Born March 25, 1987.

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Career 6.86 4-11 43 16 1 0 0 126.0 193 118 96 23 52 .353

2009: Made 12 appearances, eight of which were in relief... Made his fi rst start at James Madison, allowing three earned runs on nine hits in seven

innings in a no decision (3/10)... Also made starts against Pitt sburgh (3/17), at Duquesne (3/24) and at West Virginia (5/11)... Allowed three earned runs in fi ve innings against the Mountaineers... Th rew two innings of scoreless relief at UIC (3/27)... Also had a scoreless inning out of the bullpen against Marshall (4/29)... Walked just seven batt ers in 31 innings, including three in the fi nal 18.3.

2008: Made 15 appearances, eight of which were starts... Finished 2-3 with a 5.59 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 58 innings... Ranked 45th nationally in walks a l lowed per nine innings (1.55)... Did not walk more than two batt ers in any appearance... Named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on April 7 following his seven shutout innings against Valparaiso... Allowed only six hits and did not walk a batt er while striking out seven against the Crusaders (April 5)... Combined with Adam Kalafos for the Penguins’ only shutout of the season... Also defeated UIC, allowing two runs on fi ve hits in six innings (April 12)... Retired the fi rst eight Flames he faced and allowed only two runners to reach scoring position through the fi rst fi ve innings... Also struck out seven in his fi rst outing of the season at Xavier, allowing two runs in fi ve innings (March 12)... Had his ERA at 3.15 aft er April 12.

2007: Made 12 appearances out of the bullpen and four starts... Showed tremendous control, walking only three hitt ers over his fi nal 35.1 innings and six total... Had a 4.50 ERA in his fi nal 10 appearances... Had a 3.86 ERA over 16.1 innings against Horizon League opponents... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 12 outings... Struck out a career-high four batt ers in two innings against Cleveland State (4/10)... Earned his fi rst win in his fi rst start at Pitt sburgh, allowing four runs in six innings (4/4)... Also defeated Milwaukee, allowing three runs on fi ve hits in 5.1 innings (5/12)... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his losses, including not allowing a single earned run in two of them.

High School: Was a four-year lett erwinner and team captain one year... Earned First-Team All-Inter County League honors as a junior and senior... Th rew a no-hitt er as a junior... Went 5-1 with a 0.45 ERA , giving up four earned runs in 62 innings as a Senior... Also struck out 114 batt ers while only walking 11.

Personal: Son of Richard and Lydia Vukovic... Has three brothers (Richard, Adam and Matt ) who all att ended YSU... Major is exercise science / physical therapy... Born March 15, 1988.

coreyVUKOVICP • Sr. • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 195 • B/T: R/R

McDonald, Ohio

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High School: Earned three lett ers and was team captain one year for the Falcons... Batt ed .380 as a senior infi elder... Also went 4-1 with a 2.65 ERA on

the mound... Was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Gary and Marsha Williams... Has two brothers (Shamus and Jay) and two sisters (Megan and Kelcey)... Major is education... Born July 13, 1991.

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Yorktown, Va.

York

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2009: Made 21 appearances, 19 of which were in relief... Finished 2-2 with a 6.70 ERA while striking out 31 batt ers in 43 innings... Allowed one earned

run in 11 innings as a starter... Earned both of his wins pitching in relief on back-to-back days at VMI... Allowed a run in one inning against the Keydets on Feb. 27 as YSU rallied to win... Th rew three scoreless innings and struck out a career-high fi ve the next day... Did not allow an earned run in eight of his appearances... Did not allow an earned run in six innings in his fi rst start against Marshall in a no decision (4/29)... Allowed one earned run in fi ve innings against Toledo in his second start (5/12)... Struck out 17 and walked fi ve in his last eight appearances aft er walking 20 and striking out 14 in his fi rst 13... Did not allow an earned run in a 10.2-inning span from April 22-May 2, which dropped his ERA from 10.89 to 6.98... Pitched at least two innings in eight of his relief appearances.

Marshalltown Community College: Compiled a 1.96 ERA and struck out 35 batt ers in 36 innings as a sophomore for the Tigers... Picked up two wins and saved two games.

High School: Was a two-time team captain... Earned fi rst-team all-conference honors as a pitcher and named the conference player of the year as a senior... Also a second-team all-league outfi elder... Helped lead the Comets to two conference titles... Was also a fi rst-team all-conference strong safety in football... Earned an academics lett er.

Personal: Son of Stan and Kathy Wood... Has two brothers (Jordan and Aaron)... major is criminal justice... Born March 24, 1988.

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Cassville, Wis.

Marshalltown CC / Cassville HS

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Entering its 31st season of operation in the 2009-10 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models.

Th e Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impres-sive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State Univer-sity, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State Uni-versity.

Th e Horizon League’s primary focus is on add-ing value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. Th e Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affi liation of insti-tutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth.

Th e Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, soft ball, swimming and diving, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, tennis and volley-ball).

Th e League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s bas-ketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, soft ball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball and for the fi rst time in League history, women’s golf.

Th e Horizon League is headquartered in India-napolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offi ces in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capi-tol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the India-napolis Indians) and the NCAA national offi ce.

A PROUD HISTORY

Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Colle-giate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Mil-waukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joining in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007.

On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic di-rection that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten colle-giate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS

In the past few years, the Horizon League has en-joyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteen appearances (Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and nine wins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past seven seasons.

In other sports, League teams have won at least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last seven seasons in men’s soccer (Mil-waukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In soft ball, League teams won a game in the national tourna-ment four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last fi ve seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06).

Green Bay’s women’s basketball team added to that résumé with a victory in the 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. Butler’s Vic-toria Mitchell became the League’s fi rst NCAA in-dividual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

“Raise Your Sights”Aspiring to teach young people, through athletic competition, the value of learning, service to others and personal responsibility

Institution City Population

Butler Indianapolis 785,597Cleveland State Cleveland 444,313Detroit Detroit 871,121Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 100,353Loyola Chicago 2,833,321Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 573,358UIC Chicago, Ill. 2,833,321Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 26,519Wright State Dayton, Ohio 156,771Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 81,520

HORIZON LEAGUE CITIES

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Youngstown State enjoys playing its home games at one of the fi nest baseball facilities for a college program in the midwest in Eastwood Field.

Located in Niles, Ohio, in the back of the Eastwood Mall Complex, Eastwood Field also serves as the home of the Mahoning Valley Scrap-pers of the New York-Penn League.

A 6,300-seat open-air stadium, Eastwood Field was completed in 1999 and was originally named Cafaro Field in honor of the late Cafaro Company Founder, William Cafaro. With furnished locker rooms, sheltered batt ing cages, luxury suites a full concourse and a new state-of-the-art Daktronics ProStar LED video board, the facility ranks among the best in the region.

In May 2004, Eastwood Field served as the venue for the Horizon League Baseball Championship. YSU swept through the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record to earn its fi rst ever conference championship and trip to the Division I NCAA Regional. It also served as the home of the Horizon League Championship in 2008.

While the Penguins call the fi eld home from March through May, the Scrappers, who are the short-season minor-league affi liate for the Cleveland Indians, play 38 home games each summer from mid-June through early September.

Eastwood Field is no stranger to postseason play as the Scrappers played host to playoff games in 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2009.

Th e Scrappers will be playing their 12th season in the stadium this summer while YSU is playing its 11th this spring.

In addition, Eastwood Field has played host to musical performances featuring Nelly, Kenny Rogers, Nickelodeon’s Musical Fest, Ja Rule, Th e Village People, Kool and the Gang, LFO, B*WITCHED, Th e Kinley’s and 98 Degrees.

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Th e Youngstown State baseball team also calls beautiful Bob Cene Park in Struthers, Ohio, home. Th e Penguins resumed playing games at Cene Park in 2005 aft er a six-year absence that started in 1998. Prior to the 2005 campaign, the last YSU contest at the facility was a May 3, 1998, doubleheader against Central Connecticut State.

A three-fi eld complex that serves as the home of the Youngstown Class “B” Baseball League, Cene Park is noted as one of the top amateur facilities in the region. Established in 1995, the park has also been the site of collegiate tournaments, re-gional championships and countless high school contests.

Since YSU resumed playing at Cene in 2005, the main fi eld received a new scoreboard, and the press box was renovated. Th e park also features an indoor practice facility, wireless Internet access, batt ing cages, tarp and concession stand.

Th e park is located just off of Routes 289 and 616 in Struthers just 10 minutes from campus.

Th e Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATT S) is a $10 million indoor practice facility that will be constructed in the heart of Youngstown State’s athletic facilities complex in the immediate future. Construction is planned to start this spring, and the state-of-the-art structure should be completed before the 2011 baseball season.

Named aft er former YSU football coach Jim Tressel and the Watson family, the completion of this indoor facility is vital to the future success of the entire Penguins athletic department. In addition, the WATT S will serve as a com-munity resource - providing a large, climate-protected venue for local youth organizations and high schools.

When constructed, the seasonal facility will accommodate athletic team practices, intramural sports, campus-wide activities and special events ben-efi ting students, faculty, staff and the community - especially during the fall, spring and harsh winter months. It will off er new and expanded opportunities to numerous groups.

Soccer, men’s and women’s track and fi eld, baseball, soft ball and football will have the ability to practice in a safer, more comfortable environment right on campus. Th e facility will also provide a signifi cantly prolonged practice season to meet the challenge of the elevated level of competition YSU seeks to embrace.

Th is project is seen as a public/private partnership in that the construction costs would be sought through private philanthropy. Once built, the operating costs would be absorbed by the University. Working together, we can continue to make YSU the center of the community and provide an environment that will aid in recruiting, retention and graduation of tomorrow’s leaders.

Th e WATT S is part of an overall capital improvement plan on the Youngstown State campus surrounding the university’s centennial campaign.

Th e Bob Cene Park complex features three lit fi elds for major amateur tour-naments. Th e Penguins play at Cene #1, the main jewel of the complex. An in-door hitt ing and training facility is also located on the complex’s grounds.

Th e Penguins also practice indoors at the Valley Sports Ltd complex minutes away from Cene Park. Th e large facility allows the team to take full infi eld and off ers open space for batt ing cages and pitching mounds.

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KENT STATE

March 24 • Kent, OhioApril 27 • Eastwood Field

Location ___________ Kent, OhioEnrollment ____________ 34,000Colors ___________Navy and GoldNickname _______ Golden FlashesConference _______Mid-AmericanHome Field __ Schoonover Stadium2009 Record (MAC) ___43-17 (17-9)Position Starters R/L_________6/2Lett erwinners R/L _________ 19/9Head Coach Scott Stricklin (Sixth Yr)Record at School ________ 183-103Baseball SID _____Matt hew Loft onPhone __________ (330) 672-2254Email ________ mloft [email protected] ______ kentstatesports.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 14-47

BUTLER

March 26-27 • Indianapolis, Ind.April 25 • Eastwood Field

Location _______Indianapolis, Ind.Enrollment _____________ 4,200Colors __________ Blue and WhiteNickname ____________ BulldogsConference ______Horizon LeagueHome Field ____Bulldog Park (500)2009 Record (Horizon) 13-41 (7-13)Position Starters R/L_________6/5Lett erwinners R/L ________ 23/11Head Coach __ Steve Farley (19th Yr)Record at School _______440-536-1Baseball SID ________Josh Ratt rayPhone __________ (317) 940-9994Email _______ jratt [email protected] ________ butlersports.comSeries Record ____ YSU leads, 20-19

DUQUESNE

March 30 • Pitt sburgh, Pa.April 7 • Eastwood Field

Location _________ Pitt sburgh, PaEnrollment ____________ 10,160Colors ____________ Red and BlueNickname ______________DukesConference _________ Atlantic 10Home Field ______ Duquesne Field2009 Record (A-10) __ 14-41 (7-19)Starters R/L _______________5/4Lett erwinners R/L _________ 20/8Head Coach _ Mike Wilson (17th Yr)Record at School _______ 329-499-2Baseball SID _____ George NiemanPhone __________ (412) 396-5376Email [email protected] _______ GoDuquesne.comSeries Record ____ YSU leads, 26-11

CANISIUS

March 31 • Cene Park

Location __________ Buff alo, N.Y.Enrollment _____________ 3,490Colors ___________ Blue and GoldNickname _______ Golden Griffi nsConference Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC)Home Field ______ Duquesne Field2009 Record (MAAC) _ 36-22 (16-8)Starters R/L _______________6/3Lett erwinners R/L __________ n/aHead Coach _ Mike McRae (Sixth Year)Record at School ________ 124-144Baseball SID ________ Matt LozarPhone __________ (412) 396-5376Email ______ [email protected] ___________ gogriff s.comSeries Record _____YSU leads, 7-4-1

PITT SBURGH

March 16 • Pitt sburgh, Pa.April 21 • Eastwood Field

Location _________ Pitt sburgh, PaEnrollment ____________ 33,574Colors ___________ Blue and GoldNickname ____________ PanthersConference ___________ Big EastHome Field _________ Trees Field 2009 Record (Big East) 28-21 (13-13)Position Starters R/L_________ 7/3Lett erwinners R/L _________ 19/8Head Coach __ Joe Jordano (13th Yr)Record at School _______ 328-292-2Baseball SID ______ Mendy NestorPhone __________ (412) 648-8240Email __ [email protected] .eduWebsite ___ pitt sburghpanthers.comSeries Record ____YSU trails, 6-18-1

SAINT JOSEPH’S

March 20 • Camden, N.J.

Location _______ Philadelphia, Pa.Enrollment _____________ 4,550Colors ________ Crimson and GrayNickname _____________ HawksConference _________ Atlantic 10Home Field _____ Campbell’s Field2009 Record (A10) __ 16-30-1 (9-17)Position Starters R/L_________8/1Lett erwinners R/L _________ 22/8Head Coach Fritz Hamburg (2nd Year)Record at School _________16-30-1Baseball SID ______ Joe GreenwichPhone __________ (610) 660-1738Email ________ [email protected] __________ sjuhawks.comSeries Record _______First Meeting

LA SALLE

March 19 • Philadelphia, Pa.

Location _______ Philadelphia, Pa.Enrollment _____________ 7,554Colors ___________ Blue and GoldNickname ___________ ExplorersConference _________ Atlantic 10Home Field _ Hank DeVincent Field2009 Record (A10) ___ 19-30 (8-18)Position Starters R/L_________6/2Lett erwinners R/L _________ 15/4Head Coach _Mike Lake (Th ird Year)Record at School __________ 35-66Baseball SID _______ Marc MullenPhone ___________(215) 951-1633Email ______ [email protected] ________ goexplorers.comSeries Record _______First Meeting

VILLANOVA

March 21 • Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Location _______ Philadelphia, Pa.Enrollment _____________ 6,240Colors __________ Blue and WhiteNickname ____________ WildcatsConference ___________ Big EastHome Field Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth2009 Record (Big East) 22-28 (6-20)Position Players R/L ________ 13/9Lett erwinners R/L ________ 24/11Head Coach __________ Joe GodriRecord at School _______ 211-204-3Baseball SID ______ David BermanPhone __________ (610) 519-4122Email [email protected] __________ villanova.comSeries Record _______First Meeting

NEW ORLEANS

Feb. 26-28 • New Orleans, La.

Location _______ New Orleans, La.Enrollment ____________ 12,100Colors ______ Royal Blue and SilverNickname ___________ PrivateersConference ___________ Sun BeltHome Field ________ Maestri Field 2009 Record (Sun Belt) 22-33 (12-18)Position Starters R/L_________7/2Lett erwinners R/L _________ 22/6Head Coach Bruce Peddie (First Year)Record at School ____________0-0Baseball SID ______ Rob BroussardPhone __________ (504) 280-7027Email ________ [email protected] _______ unoprivateers.comSeries Record _______First Meeting

LIPSCOMB

March 9-10 • Nashville, Tenn.

Location ________Nashville, Tenn.Enrollment _____________ 3,418Colors __________Purple and GoldNickname _____________ BisonsConference ________ Atlantic SunHome Field Stephen L. Marsh Stadium2009 Record (A-Sun) _24-32 (17-13)Position Starters R/L_________ 7/5Lett erwinners R/L ________ 14/17Head Coach Jeff Forehand (Fourth Yr)Record at School __________ 85-92Baseball SID ______ Trevor Garrett Phone __________ (615) 966-5990Email _ garrett [email protected] ______ lipscombsports.comSeries Record _______First Meeting

WALSH

March 12-14 • Chillicothe, Ohio

Location _____North Canton, OhioEnrollment _____________ 3,000Colors _________Maroon and GoldNickname ____________CavaliersConference ____ American MideastHome Field _ Cavalier Baseball Field2009 Record (AMC) _ 20-26 (14-18)Position Starters R/L_________7/2Lett erwinners R/L _________ 19/9Head Coach ___ Tim Mead (26th Yr)Record at School _______ 557-603-6Baseball SID _________ Jim ClarkPhone __________ (330) 490-7017Email [email protected] _ www.walsh.edu/baseball.htmSeries Record __________ Tied, 1-1

CINCINNATI

March 5-7 • Cincinnati, Ohio

Location _______ Cincinnati, OhioEnrollment ____________ 39,667Colors ___________ Red and BlackNickname ____________ BearcatsConference ___________ Big EastHome Field _ Marge Schott Stadium2009 Record (Big East) 29-29 (13-14)Position Starters R/L_________5/3Lett erwinners R/L _________ 21/7Head Coach _ Brian Cleary (14th Yr)Record at School _______ 335-403-1Baseball SID ________ John BerryPhone __________ (513) 556-0618Email _______ [email protected] _________ gobearcats.comSeries Record ______ YSU trails, 5-9

OPPONENTSOPPONENTS


OHIO

May 12 • Athens, Ohio

Location __________Athens, OhioEnrollment ____________ 28,751Colors ____Hunter Green and WhiteNickname ____________ BobcatsConference _______Mid-AmericanHome Field ____ Bob Wren Stadium2009 Record (MAC) __ 29-24 (18-9)Position Starters R/L_________5/4Lett erwinners R/L __________ n/aHead Coach __ Joe Carbone (21st Yr)Record at School _______ 614-520-2Baseball SID ______ Jason CorriherPhone __________ (740) 593-1298Email [email protected] ________ ohiobobcats.comSeries Record _____ YSU trails, 9-20

TOLEDO

May 11 • Toledo, Ohio

Location __________ Toledo, OhioEnrollment ____________ 23,064Colors ____ Midnight Blue and GoldNickname ____________ RocketsConference _______Mid-AmericanHome Field __________ Scott Park2009 Record (MAC) _ 24-30 (14-12)Position Starters R/L_________8/1Lett erwinners R/L _________ 25/5Head Coach _Cory Mee (Seventh Year)Record at School ________ 129-189Baseball SID __ Brian DeBenedictisPhone __________ (419) 530-4919Email __ [email protected] __________ utrockets.comSeries Record _____ YSU leads, 12-5

BOWLING GREEN

May 18 • Bowling Green, Ohio

Location ____ Bowling Green, OhioEnrollment ____________ 15,356Colors ________ Orange and BrownNickname _____________FalconsConference _______Mid-AmericanHome Field _ Warren E. Steller Field2009 Record (MAC) __ 28-22 (18-8)Position Starters R/L________ 12/5Lett erwinners R/L ________ 20/10Head Coach Danny Schmitz (20th Yr)Record at School _______ 517-463-4Baseball SID _______ Ryan GasserPhone __________ (419) 372-7105Email ________ [email protected] ________ bgsufalcons.comSeries Record ______ YSU leads, 4-3

MILWAUKEE

April 23 • Eastwood FieldMay 20-21 • Milwaukee, Wis.

Location _______ Milwaukee, Wis.Enrollment ____________ 29,265Colors __________ Black and GoldNickname ____________ PanthersConference ______Horizon LeagueHome Field ____ Henry Aaron Field 2009 Record (HL) ___ 28-17 (14-9)Position Starters R/L_________6/3Lett erwinners R/L _________ 20/9Head Coach Scott Doff ek (Fourth Year)Record at School __________ 78-95Baseball SID _________Chris ZillsPhone __________ (414) 229-4593Email _________ [email protected] _______ uwmpanthers.comSeries Record ____ YSU leads, 19-18

LE MOYNE

April 17-18 • Eastwood Field

Location _________ Syracuse, N.Y.Enrollment _____________ 2,300Colors __________ Green and GoldNickname ____________DolphinsConference ________ IndependentHome Field ___ Dick Rockwell Field2009 Record ____________ 24-23Position Starters R/L_________6/3Lett erwinners R/L _________ 21/7Head Coach Steve Owens (11th Year)Record at School ________ 314-190Baseball SID ________ Craig LanePhone __________ (315) 445-4412Email ______ [email protected] ____ lemoynedolphins.comSeries Record ______ YSU leads, 3-0

CLEVELAND STATE

May 7-8 • Avon, Ohio

Location ________Cleveland, OhioEnrollment ____________ 16,245Colors ____ Forest Green and WhiteNickname _____________VikingsConference ______Horizon LeagueHome Field ___All Pro Freight Stadium2009 Record (HL) ___ 21-31 (12-13)Position Starters R/L_________5/3Lett erwinners R/L ________ 10/11Head Coach Kevin Kocks (Fourth Yr)Record at School _________ 57-106Baseball SID _______ Renee AdamPhone __________ (216) 687-4818Email ______ [email protected] _________ csuvikings.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 69-71

WRIGHT STATE

April 30-May 1 • Eastwood FieldMay 16 • Dayton, Ohio

Location _________ Dayton, OhioEnrollment ____________ 17,662Colors ____ Hunter Green and GoldNickname _____________ RaidersConference ______Horizon LeagueHome Field ____ Nischwitz Stadium 2009 Record (HL) __ 33-30 (14-12)Starters R/L _______________ 7/4Lett erwinners R/L ________ 19/11Head Coach _ Rob Cooper (Sixth Yr)Record at School _________157-135Baseball SID _____ Greg CampbellPhone __________ (937) 775-2687Email __ [email protected] _________ wsuraiders.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 23-32

VALPARA ISO

April 9-10 • Eastwood FieldMay 14 • Valparaiso, Ind.

Location ________ Valparaiso, Ind.Enrollment _____________ 3,980Colors __________Brown and GoldNickname ___________ CrusadersConference ______Horizon League Home Field _Emory G. Bauer Field2009 Record (HL) ___28-24 (12-11)Position Starters R/L_________5/4Lett erwinners R/L _________ 21/9Head Coach Tracy Woodson (Fourth Year)Record at School __________ 71-93Baseball SID ___ Ryan WronkowiczPhone __________ (219) 464-5232Email [email protected] ___ www.valpoathletics.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 12-25

NIAGARA

April 13 • Niagara University, N.Y.

Location __ Niagara University, N.Y.Enrollment _____________ 3,853Colors _________Purple and WhiteNickname _________Purple EaglesConference _Metro Atlantic AthleticHome Field __ Sal Maglie Stadium2009 Record (MAAC) 20-35 (14-10)Position Starters R/L_________6/3Lett erwinners R/L __________ n/aHead Coach _ Rob McCoy (Second Year)Record at School __________ 20-35Baseball SID _______Kevin CarverPhone __________ (716) 286-8586Email ______ [email protected] ____ www.purpleeagles.comSeries Record __________ Tied, 2-2

UIC

April 2-3 • Eastwood Field

Location __________ Chicago, Ill.Enrollment ____________ 24,541Colors __ Navy Blue and Fire Engine RedNickname _____________ FlamesConference ______Horizon LeagueHome Field ______ Les Miller Field2009 Record (HL) ___ 29-23 (17-6)Position Starters R/L_________6/2Lett erwinners R/L _________ 15/9Head Coach ___ Mike Dee (12th Yr)Record at School _______368-246-9Baseball SID ______ John JaramilloPhone __________ (312) 996-5880Email ____________ [email protected] __________ uicfl ames.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 14-34

AKRON

April 14 • Eastwood FieldApril 28 • Akron, Ohio

Location __________ Akron, OhioEnrollment _____________27,911Colors ___________ Blue and GoldNickname _______________ ZipsConference _______Mid-AmericanHome Field _____ Lee Jackson Field2009 Record (MAC) __19-33 (12-15)Position Starters R/L_________6/4Lett erwinners R/L _________ 22/8Head Coach _ Pat Bangtson (Fift h Yr)Record at School _________ 82-117Baseball SID ______ Rita ChinyerePhone __________ (330) 972-7171Email ________ [email protected] ___________ GoZips.comSeries Record ____ YSU trails, 54-83

May 26-30

U.S. Steel Yard

Gary, Ind.

Hosted by Valparaiso

OPPONENTSOPPONENTS


• Junior shortstop Jacke Healey and sophomore pitcher Phil Klein were voted First-Team All-Horizon League by the conference’s coaches. Healey became the only fi rst-team all-conference shortstop in school history, and his eight homers were the most ever by a YSU shortstop. He led the Guins in home runs, doubles, runs, RBIs and total bases. Klein went 5-2 with a 4.62 ERA , which included a 4-0 record and a 3.83 ERA in league contests. He led Horizon League starters with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

• Eric Marzec and David Leon were named second-team all-league. Marzec was the second-team utility player for the second straight season despite missing more than a month. He still batted .289 with six home runs, 27 RBIs and a team-best .547 slugging percentage. Leon batt ed .282 with 25 runs scored.

• John Koehnlein closed out his career with another solid campaign. He batt ed .385 and posted 65 hits, bringing his career totals to .376 and 245. He retired ranking third in school history in career batting average and fi ft h in career hits.

• Th e Penguins closed out the campaign on a tear at the plate, batt ing .330 over their fi nal 14 contests. Eight starters batt ed at least .306, and Koehnlein batt ed an outlandish .542.

• Jeremy Banks had a monster freshman campaign, which was highlighted by a hot streak to end the year. He hit safely in the fi nal 11 games of the season,

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batt ing .439 with 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored over that stretch. His four home runs and 30 RBIs for the year were the most by a freshman since YSU career record holder Erich Diedrich hit six homers and drove in 33 in 2005.

• Anthony Munoz and Jim Kinnick developed into solid relievers as the season wound down. Munoz, in his fi rst season on the mound aft er playing infi eld his fi rst two seasons at YSU, did not allow a run in his fi nal 7.2 innings. Kinnick did not allow an earned run in the fi nal 9.1 innings of the regular season.

• Th e Penguins were successful on their fi nal 13 stolen base att empts, and they swiped 28 bases in their fi nal

22 games. YSU was caught just four times during that span. Th e Penguins fi nished with 50 steals in 70 att empts, which followed 67 steals in 2008. Th e last time that YSU had at least 50 steals in back-to-back seasons was 1998-99.

• YSU celebrated two major milestones in 2009. Th e Penguins played in the 2,000th game in program history on April 29 against Marshall at Cene Park. Kinnick allowed two base runners in 3.1 innings of relief to earn his fi rst collegiate win in the contest. Th e Penguins also earned the program’s 1,000th victory in 2009 with a win at VMI on Feb. 27. Healey hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift YSU to a 7-6 win.

C.J. Morris, Anthony Porter and Trent Wood celebrated with Joe Iacobucci and Eric Marzec aft er Marzec scored the winning run on a walk-off single by Jeremy Banks against Cleveland State on April 11.


FINAL HITT ING TOTALS

FINAL PITCHING TOTALS

FINAL FIELDING TOTALS

Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK

KLEIN, Phil 4.62 5-2 17-11 0 0/1 1 76.0 71 41 39 33 80 15 2 4 287 .247 9 6 1 DEARTH, Cody 4.96 2-5 13-10 1 0/0 0 52.2 67 40 29 22 25 11 1 4 213 .315 7 4 2 SWENSON, Aaron 6.10 3-6 15-13 6 0/0 0 90.0 120 68 61 26 70 26 5 9 369 .325 9 4 0 ----------MARZEC, Eric 5.29 1-4 10-1 0 0/1 2 17.0 16 11 10 6 20 3 1 2 66 .242 4 2 1 MUNOZ, Anthony 5.58 1-5 27-0 0 0/0 1 40.1 50 32 25 18 25 7 1 6 165 .303 5 5 0 KINNICK, Jim 5.79 2-1 9-1 0 0/0 0 18.2 15 15 12 19 12 2 1 3 73 .205 2 4 0WOOD, Trent 6.70 2-2 21-2 0 0/0 0 43.0 61 41 32 25 31 11 0 9 188 .324 8 5 0VUKOVIC, Corey 9.87 0-4 12-4 1 0/0 0 31.0 57 38 34 7 8 12 0 6 136 .419 2 4 1MESSMER, Ryan 10.12 0-2 7-2 0 0/0 0 13.1 16 16 15 11 6 4 0 1 52 .308 2 4 1x-TUCKER, Matt 10.70 0-4 11-7 0 0/0 0 35.1 59 48 42 35 18 14 0 6 149 .396 9 6 1x-BOWER, Chas 10.80 0-0 2-0 0 0/0 0 1.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 9 .556 1 0 0 x-HORNYAK, Cory 23.14 0-0 3-0 0 0/0 0 2.1 3 6 6 4 3 0 0 2 9 .333 0 1 0CLAYTON, Tom 81.00 0-0 1-0 0 0/0 0 0.1 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 0 0Totals 6.62 16-35 51-51 8 1/1 4 421.2 540 362 310 210 300 105 11 53 1718 .314 59 45 7

Opponents 4.51 35-16 51-51 4 3/3 15 433.1 477 274 217 139 303 84 12 32 1712 .279 30 46 9

Player C PO A E FLD% DP

DISSINGER, Greg 125 120 5 0 1.000 12SWENSON, Aaron 18 5 13 0 1.000 0KLEIN, Phil 12 4 8 0 1.000 0VUKOVIC, Corey 9 3 6 0 1.000 0MUNOZ, Anthony 7 1 6 0 1.000 0CLAYTON, Tom 5 5 0 0 1.000 0BANKS, Jeremy 313 296 11 6 .981 25PORTER, Anthony 168 148 16 4 .976 1IACOBUCCI, Joe 72 66 4 2 .972 0MARZEC, Eric 71 63 6 2 .972 1x-LEON, David 230 99 123 8 .965 26HEALEY, Jacke 207 72 125 10 .952 27HOLLAND, Casey 73 59 10 4 .945 3x-SOLITARIO, Brian 17 7 9 1 .941 4

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT

x-KOEHNLEIN, John .385 50-47 169 34 65 5 4 1 18 81 .479 20 3 12 0 .456 1 5 11-16PORTER, Anthony .316 42-35 136 16 43 7 0 4 24 62 .456 6 0 20 5 .343 1 0 0-0BANKS, Jeremy .302 45-33 126 29 38 6 0 4 30 56 .444 19 3 17 3 .405 0 0 5-6HEALEY, Jacke .293 50-50 188 37 55 17 1 8 36 98 .521 15 10 53 5 .376 0 5 7-12MARZEC, Eric .289 31-30 128 22 37 9 3 6 27 70 .547 2 3 17 1 .313 1 0 5-7IACOBUCCI, Joe .287 43-41 143 21 41 9 0 2 20 56 .392 12 6 16 2 .358 4 0 5-7x-LEON, David .282 51-49 163 25 46 8 0 1 15 57 .350 16 4 21 2 .359 1 2 5-7MORRIS, C.J. .281 51-45 153 24 43 9 1 2 21 60 .392 12 6 31 2 .353 2 7 4-6----------CRIST, Jonathan .278 27-15 54 6 15 4 0 1 7 22 .407 3 2 12 0 .339 0 3 0-0CARR, Derek .250 39-25 96 15 24 3 2 0 16 31 .323 9 0 20 1 .314 0 0 3-4HOLLAND, Casey .243 43-30 115 13 28 4 0 3 16 41 .357 6 1 21 1 .287 0 0 0-0HYMEL, Eric .219 42-29 105 13 23 1 1 0 11 26 .248 6 1 24 2 .268 0 5 3-3DISSINGER, Greg .218 22-18 55 3 12 1 0 0 2 13 .236 5 2 15 3 .306 0 0 0-0x-SOLITARIO, Brian .188 14-2 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .188 2 0 2 1 .278 0 0 1-1CLAYTON, Tom .087 26-2 23 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 .130 3 2 8 0 .250 0 1 0-0x-REITENBACH, Jason .050 27-8 40 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 .050 3 3 13 0 .174 0 0 1-1x-HORNYAK, Cory .000 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0Totals .279 51-51 1712 274 477 84 12 32 245 681 .398 139 46 303 28 .347 10 28 50-70

Opponents .314 51-51 1718 362 540 105 11 53 327 826 .481 210 45 300 33 .398 23 39 78-97

x-REITENBACH, Jason 16 15 0 1 .938 0CRIST, Jonathan 130 108 13 9 .931 0CARR, Derek 50 44 2 4 .920 2MORRIS, C.J. 164 42 108 14 .915 11HYMEL, Eric 80 70 3 7 .913 1x-KOEHNLEIN, John 41 35 2 4 .902 0DEARTH, Cody 15 1 12 2 .867 0x-TUCKER, Matt 5 0 4 1 .800 0WOOD, Trent 8 2 3 3 .625 0x-HORNYAK, Cory 2 0 1 1 .500 0MESSMER, Ryan 1 0 0 1 .000 0KINNICK, Jim 0 0 0 0 .000 0x-BOWER, Chas 0 0 0 0 .000 0Totals 1839 1265 490 84 .954 43

Opponents 1968 1300 586 82 .958 45

x - non-returning player

2009 FINAL STATISTICS2009 FINAL STATISTICS


Date Opponent Score RHE/RHE Inn. Record Pitcher

Feb. 20 at #14 Georgia 2-15 L 2-8-7 / 15-17-1 9 0-1 SWENSON, A. (L 0-1)Feb. 21 at #14 Georgia 0-14 L 0-5-0 / 14-15-1 9 0-2 TUCKER, M. (L 0-1)Feb. 22 at #14 Georgia 8-12 L 8-7-3 / 12-15-5 9 0-3 VUKOVIC, C. (L 0-1)Feb. 27 at VMI W 7-6 7-9-1 / 6-8-3 9 1-3 WOOD, T. (W 1-0) Feb. 28 at VMI W 9-4 9-14-0 / 4-9-2 9 2-3 WOOD, T. (W 2-0)March 7 at Towson-1 5-6 L 5-9-0 / 6-5-2 9 2-4 KLEIN, P. (L 0-1) March 7 at Towson-2 7-8 L 7-9-0 / 8-12-0 7 2-5 MUNOZ, A. (L 0-1) March 8 at Towson 5-7 L 5-12-0 / 7-10-0 9 2-6 MESSMER, R. (L 0-1)March 9 at Longwood 4-11 L 4-10-1 / 11-16-2 9 2-7 WOOD, T. (L 2-1) March 10 at James Madison 5-6 L 5-11-1 / 6-10-2 9 2-8 MUNOZ, A. (L 0-2)March 11 at James Madison 7-11 L 7-9-0 / 11-11-0 9 2-9 MARZEC, E. (L 0-1)March 13 at Marshall 0-4 L 0-5-0 / 4-7-1 9 2-10 SWENSON, A. (L 0-2)March 15 at Marshall-1 2-15 L 2-5-1 / 15-14-4 9 2-11 TUCKER, M. (L 0-2)March 15 at Marshall-2 W 2-1 2-6-0 / 1-4-0 7 3-11 DEARTH, C. (W 1-0)March 17 PITT SBURGH 6-7 L 6-8-1 / 7-12-1 9 3-12 VUKOVIC, C. (L 0-2)March 18 at Akron 11-18 L 11-13-4 / 18-13-1 9 3-13 MESSMER, R. (L 0-2)March 20 at Wright State* W 7-4 7-12-2 / 4-11-2 9 4-13 (1-0) SWENSON, A. (W 1-2)March 21 at Wright State*-1 4-5 L 4-11-2 / 5-11-0 9 4-14 (1-1) MUNOZ, A. (L 0-3)March 21 at Wright State*-2 6-7 L 6-16-1 / 7-13-0 (10) 4-15 (1-2) MARZEC, E. (L 0-2)March 24 at Duquesne 7-12 L 7-5-0 / 12-17-1 9 4-16 VUKOVIC, C. (L 0-3)March 25 at Pitt sburgh 4-7 L 4-9-1 / 7-9-0 5 4-17 TUCKER, M. (L 0-3)March 27 at UIC*-1 2-3 L 2-6-3 / 3-9-1 (10) 4-18 (1-3) MARZEC, E. (L 0-3)March 27 at UIC*-2 1-6 L 1-10-2 / 6-12-0 9 4-19 (1-4) SWENSON, A. (L 1-3)March 28 at UIC* 2-3 L 2-5-3 / 3-5-0 9 4-20 (1-5) MUNOZ, A. (L 0-4)April 4 BUTLER*-1 W 6-1 6-13-0 / 1-5-3 9 5-20 (2-5) SWENSON, A. (W 2-3)April 4 BUTLER*-2 W 12-2 12-14-0 / 2-6-3 9 6-20 (3-5) DEARTH, C. (W 2-0)April 5 BUTLER* W 8-4 8-11-1 / 4-9-2 9 7-20 (4-5) KLEIN, P. (W 1-1)April 11 CLEVELAND STATE*-1 W 6-5 6-10-2 / 5-11-3 9 8-20 (5-5) SWENSON, A. (W 3-3) April 11 CLEVELAND STATE*-2 3-6 L 3-5-2 / 6-13-2 9 8-21 (5-6) DEARTH, C. (L 2-1)April 12 CLEVELAND STATE* W 1-0 1-6-0 / 0-5-0 9 9-21 (6-6) KLEIN, P. (W 2-1)April 14 at #24 Kent State 3-5 L 3-8-0 / 5-7-0 9 9-22 WOOD, T. (L 2-2)April 17 MILWAUKEE* 3-4 L 3-9-5 / 4-7-3 9 9-23 (6-7) MARZEC, E. (L 0-4)April 18 MILWAUKEE*-1 3-12 L 3-3-2 / 12-20-1 9 9-24 (6-8) DEARTH, C. (L 2-2)April 18 MILWAUKEE*-2 W 8-7 8-10-3 / 7-15-2 9 10-24 (7-8) MARZEC, E. (W 1-4)April 22 #25 KENT STATE-1 0-12 L 0-1-3 / 12-13-1 7 10-25 KINNICK, J. (L 0-1)April 22 #25 KENT STATE-2 3-6 L 3-7-0 / 6-7-1 7 10-26 DEARTH, C. (L 2-3)April 26 at Butler*-1 1-4 L 1-8-1 / 4-7-1 9 10-27 (7-9) SWENSON, A. (L 3-4)April 26 at Butler*-2 W 6-5 6-13-1 / 5-8-2 (10) 11-27 (8-9) MUNOZ, A. (W 1-4)April 29 MARSHALL-1 6-8 L 6-13-4 / 8-15-3 (10) 11-28 MUNOZ, A. (L 1-5)April 29 MARSHALL-2 W 8-5 8-8-1 / 5-8-2 7 12-28 KINNICK, J. (W 1-1)May 1 at Valparaiso* 4-6 L 4-9-1 / 6-11-3 9 12-29 (8-10) SWENSON, A. (L 3-5)May 2 at Valparaiso*-1 7-8 L 7-10-1 / 8-10-2 9 12-30 (8-11) DEARTH, C. (L 2-4)May 2 at Valparaiso*-2 W 13-4 13-13-1 / 4-6-6 9 13-30 (9-11) KLEIN, P. (W 3-1)May 8 WRIGHT STATE*-1 6-13 L 6-10-4 / 13-18-1 9 13-31 (9-12) SWENSON, A. (L 3-6)May 8 WRIGHT STATE*-2 4-13 L 4-9-1 / 13-15-1 6 13-32 (9-13) DEARTH, C. (L 2-5)May 9 VALPARA ISO*-1 W 8-4 8-11-2 / 4-5-3 9 14-32 (10-13) KLEIN, P. (W 4-1)May 9 VALPARA ISO*-2 5-6 L 5-9-4 / 6-11-1 9 14-33 (10-14) TUCKER, M. (L 0-4)May 11 at West Virginia 2-6 L 2-7-2 / 6-10-0 5 14-34 VUKOVIC, C. (L 0-4)May 12 TOLEDO W 12-7 12-14-5 / 7-11-4 9 15-34 KINNICK, J. (W 2-1)May 13 BUFFALO W 17-10 17-19-2 / 10-14-2 9 16-34 KLEIN, P. (W 5-1)May 19 vs. Butler ^ 6-7 L 6-13-3 / 7-8-1 9 16-35 KLEIN, P. (L 5-2)

* - Horizon League game^ - Horizon League Tournament, Lorain, Ohio

2009 All-Horizon League

First Team All-Horizon LeagueP Phil Klein So. YSU

P Adam Worthington Sr. UICC Matt Lenski Sr. Valparaiso1B Jeff Mercer Sr. Wright State2B Andy Gerhartz Sr. Milwaukee3B Quentin Cate Jr. Wright StateSS Jacke Healey Jr. YSU

OF Doug Dekoning So. MilwaukeeOF Casey McGrew Jr. Wright StateOF Tim Patzman Jr. MilwaukeeDH Josh Hungerman Sr. Cleveland StateUT Shawn Wozniak Sr. Milwaukee

Second Team All-Horizon LeagueP Chris Kovacevich Jr. UICP Michael Schum Fr. Wright StateC Nathan Orf Fr. UIC1B Brandon Harwell Sr. UIC2B David Leon So. YSU

3B Jason Ganek So. UICSS R.J. Gundolff Jr. Wright StateOF Brad Buell Sr. Cleveland StateOF Jake Carr Sr. UICOF Dan DeBruin Sr. ValparaisoDH Josh Groves Sr. MilwaukeeUT Eric Marzec Jr. YSU

Horizon League All-Newcomer TeamP Mike Hernandez Fr. ButlerP Michael Schum Fr. Wright StateC Nathan Orf Fr. UIC1B Tyler Wynn Fr. Cleveland StateSS Jacke Healey Jr. YSU

3B Quentin Cate Jr. Wright State3B Paul Hoenecke Fr. MilwaukeeOF Ryan Ashe Fr. Wright StateOF Ryan Franks Jr. Cleveland StateOF Kyle Gaedele Fr. ValparaisoOF Steven Scoby Fr. ValparaisoUT Jake Hibberd Fr. Wright State

Horizon League All-Tournament TeamP Alex Kaminsky Jr. Wright StateP Mike Kool Sr. UICC Garrett Gray Fr. Wright State1B Jeff Mercer Sr. Wright State2B Tony Altavilla Sr. UIC3B Andy Leonard So. UICSS R.J. Gundolff Jr. Wright StateOF Ryan Ashe Fr. Wright StateOF John Rosinski So. UICOF Kory Twede Sr. Wright StateDH Brett Schaefer Sr. UIC

Player of the Year - Jeff Mercer, Wright StatePitcher of the Year - Adam Worthington, UICNewcomer of the Year - Quentin Cate, Wright StateRelief Pitcher of the Year - Michael Schum, Wright StateCoach of the Year - Scott Doff ek, MilwaukeeTournament MVP - Kory Twede, Wright State

2009 IN REVIEW2009 IN REVIEW

2009 ResultsOverall: 16-35 • Home: 10-10 • Away: 6-24 • Neutral: 0-1 • Horizon: 10-14


Year G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA

1948 12 NO STATS AVAILABLE1949 13 NO STATS AVAILABLE1950 10 NO STATS AVAILABLE1958 17 NO STATS AVAILABLE1959 16 NO STATS AVAILABLE1960 13 NO STATS AVAILABLE1961 12 NO STATS AVAILABLE1962 18 NO STATS AVAILABLE1963 15 441 73 134 .304 22 8 8 60 45 77 301964 20 611 170 204 .334 28 10 8 148 111 98 30-1965 20 609 135 183 .305 19 10 7 85 95 121 59-1966 21 622 142 203 .326 24 9 10 108 N/A N/A 40-1967 22 595 120 176 .296 21 7 10 93 90 98 32-1968 24 659 129 191 .291 17 14 6 102 96 126 63-1969 31 923 178 276 .299 46 8 8 130 103 106 77-961970 39 1068 183 310 .290 43 11 11 153 126 158 104-1971 33 923 208 293 .317 41 9 23 183 117 126 46-1972 34 943 154 250 .265 42 3 15 125 134 174 45-1973 32 828 146 205 .248 32 3 8 113 135 168 61-1974 28 757 151 231 .305 36 5 9 117 N/A N/A 66-741975 35 872 155 237 .272 46 6 14 140 147 142 49-541976 34 951 152 249 .262 32 10 20 130 111 196 46-511977 34 926 173 238 .257 32 8 10 134 143 206 66-731978 24 662 128 211 .319 31 7 9 104 116 98 24-271979 26 730 118 203 .278 30 7 10 103 97 107 44-501980 31 926 149 272 .293 42 8 17 129 86 137 30-451981 29 278 130 230 .290 31 9 13 108 92 125 20-261982 37 1,047 224 324 .309 42 15 16 192 160 167 48-631983 37 994 171 264 .266 47 9 10 150 155 153 31-461984 38 1,106 176 301 .272 49 5 24 140 136 169 25-411985 46 1,341 231 366 .273 75 6 24 165 180 240 30-421986 46 1,350 203 359 .266 50 11 26 185 165 217 20-301987 42 1,253 208 342 .273 59 7 33 180 161 220 43-481988 49 1,429 229 372 .260 59 9 26 202 173 262 70-851989 39 1,049 194 254 .242 45 9 7 167 176 230 53-721990 50 1,493 230 356 .239 64 10 14 174 206 287 38-601991 50 1,451 317 430 .296 85 7 26 276 212 218 50-631992 42 1,246 192 340 .273 62 3 24 165 161 187 19-341993 46 1,381 195 362 .262 69 7 12 176 158 212 42-611994 49 1,513 301 456 .302 89 21 29 251 175 260 41-621995 54 1,621 339 477 .294 98 10 43 283 227 270 57-701996 47 1,337 232 348 .260 54 17 22 208 157 261 48-681997 50 1,643 353 529 .322 85 25 23 324 192 246 86-1111998 48 1,525 266 431 .283 93 16 32 233 153 326 85-1021999 56 1,724 322 511 .296 103 12 33 276 186 344 50-712000 55 1,698 319 505 .297 82 18 38 285 192 306 44-632001 55 1,804 401 585 .324 114 12 31 355 207 265 79-1052002 44 1,381 203 377 .273 62 4 18 181 101 217 37-522003 55 1,784 313 500 .280 91 17 32 274 191 317 51-732004 54 1,694 259 451 .266 81 5 28 227 162 282 34-552005 56 1,815 290 544 .300 97 16 23 264 128 249 37-542006 55 1,951 342 592 .303 108 10 36 310 168 242 45-792007 56 2,016 323 589 .292 94 9 27 274 152 289 37-632008 56 1,985 313 578 .291 104 8 29 279 166 327 67-932009 51 1,712 274 477 .279 84 12 32 245 139 300 50-70

Brandon Caipen had a team-high 76 hits out of YSU’s school-record 592 during the 2006 season.

Todd Santore ripped 21 doubles during YSU’s record-sett ing 2001 season in which the squad had 114.

In 2005-06, Justin Banks helped the Guins hit .300 in back-to-back seasons for the fi rst time in 40 years.

YEAR-BY-YEAR BATT ING STATISTICSYEAR-BY-YEAR BATT ING STATISTICS


Year G W-L CG IP H R ER ERA BB SO SHO SV

1948 12 NO STATS AVAILABLE1949 13 NO STATS AVAILABLE1950 10 NO STATS AVAILABLE1958 17 NO STATS AVAILABLE1959 16 NO STATS AVAILABLE1960 13 NO STATS AVAILABLE1961 12 NO STATS AVAILABLE1962 18 NO STATS AVAILABLE1963 15 11-4 -- 118 92 52 3.97 40 111 --1964 20 19-1 -- 155 104 46 29 1.68 58 141 6

1965 40 16-6 12 172 130 81 47 2.45 74 193 41966 21 16-5 13 158 91 56 42 2.15 77 155 51967 22 16-6 14 162 100 47 27 1.53 79 194 21968 34 19-5 15 176 115 60 42 2.45 77 205 51969 31 21-10 18 236 186 99 55 2.10 97 186 21970 39 24-15 24 289 224 115 88 2.74 101 204 51971 33 24-9 19 232 212 117 103 4.00 122 181 31972 34 20-14 18 261 205 116 85 2.93 126 220 31973 32 21-11 13 236 192 134 104 3.97 124 205 6 1974 28 22-6 16 194.6 162 85 57 2.63 83 161 6 1975 35 20-15 -- 224 211 118 70 2.81 117 187 5 21976 34 20-14 21 255 176 131 105 3.71 125 264 5 N/A1977 34 26-8 29 333 186 104 67 1.81 135 284 6 N/A1978 24 15-9 20 176 111 65 50 2.56 90 188 6 N/A1979 26 21-5 15 192 128 70 44 2.06 91 169 4 N/A1980 31 13-18 -- 228 249 155 120 4.72 101 176 1 21981 41 11-18 16 197 211 130 98 4.48 86 131 3 N/A1982 37 23-14 20 255 271 181 120 4.24 137 171 5 31983 37 17-20 15 258.3 265 197 156 5.43 185 159 4 N/A1984 38 15-23 13 276 349 264 214 6.98 176 166 3 11985 46 17-29 13 346.1 446 353 299 7.78 195 185 2 01986 46 17-29 17 321.1 422 311 254 7.12 212 195 2 21987 42 10-32 11 303 396 341 268 7.96 164 197 2 21988 49 24-25 19 359 424 299 236 5.92 202 242 2 61989 39 19-20 18 281 302 213 170 5.43 147 195 4 21990 50 20-29 13 381 432 299 266 5.33 204 242 2 61991 50 27-23 18 352 359 225 189 4.83 165 237 5 11992 42 13-29 7 250 367 282 166 5.98 165 126 0 21993 46 20-26 11 354 359 238 194 4.92 159 207 6 41994 49 26-23 15 363 480 326 274 6.78 165 245 2 51995 54 37-17 14 406 438 258 202 4.47 207 253 3 14

1996 42 20-25 19 337.2 350 206 166 4.42 153 219 5 61997 50 29-21 11 387 469 302 237 4.29 187 298 1 71998 48 17-31 7 364 452 301 230 5.68 186 274 1 71999 56 20-36 15 408 587 438 354 6.07 196 207 0 32000 55 24-31 16 412 553 391 323 7.05 210 345 0 42001 55 24-30-1 9 429.2 533 378 307 6.43 252 424 3 62002 44 18-26 6 351.1 401 261 206 5.28 174 301 2 82003 55 27-28 14 448.2 528 349 268 5.38 197 431 2 52004 54 22-32 10 430.1 490 330 260 5.44 225 332 1 102005 56 29-27 7 445.2 494 325 264 5.33 198 333 6 102006 55 26-29 1 480.1 551 334 255 4.78 179 360 0 92007 56 19-37 3 483.2 600 394 327 6.08 197 300 0 92008 56 23-33 7 495.1 578 374 300 5.45 214 301 1 62009 51 16-35 8 421.2 540 362 310 6.62 210 300 1 4

Andy Svitak pitched in three shutouts to help the 2005 squad to a school-record six white-washes.

Justin Th omas collected 80 of YSU’s school record 431 strikeouts as a freshman in 2003.

Bill Satt ler threw eight of Youngstown State’s school-record 29 complete games in 1977.

YEAR-BY-YEAR PITCHING STATSYEAR-BY-YEAR PITCHING STATS


BATT ING AVERA GE1963 _ Larry Seneta ________ .4341964 _ Tom Santore ________ .3801965 _ Tom Santore ________ .4221966 _ Roy Myers _________ .456

1967 _ Tony DelBene _______ .3701968 _ Tony DelBene _______ .4191969 _ Nick Gesacion _______ .3621970 _ Bill Kozak __________ .3691971 _ Bill Kozak __________ .4171972 _ Lou Zitello _________ .3371973 _ Gregg Merrill _______ .3751974 _ Mike Zaluski________ .4151975 _ Mike Szenborn ______ .3681976 _ Mike Zaluski________ .3361977 _ Wayne Zett s ________ .3371978 _ Dave DelBene _______ .3651979 _ Joe Iacobucci _______ .3331980 _ Bill Hardy _________ .4151981 _ Scott Bass __________ .3951982 _ Tom Abbas _________ .3791983 _ Dennis Krancevich ___ .3811984 _ Dennis Krancevich ___ .4241985 _ Jeff Stofk o __________ .3921987 _ Vic Kuchmaner ______ .3601988 _ Bob Janeda _________ .3331989 _ Chris Durkin _______ .3411990 _ Chris Durkin _______ .3091991 _ Chris Durkin _______ .4321992 _ Joe Ayett e __________ .4051993 _ Brian Myers ________ .3131994 _ Lou Vassalott i _______ .4121995 _ Jamie Palumbo ______ .3401996 _ Jason Billig _________ .3231997 _ Chad Shultz ________ .4061998 _ Chad Shultz ________ .3761999 _ Mark Th omas _______ .4062000 _ Kellen Dixon________ .3972001 _ Kendall Schlabach ____ .4062002 _ Kendall Schlabach ____ .3672003 _ Charles Schultz ______ .3562004 _ Kendall Schlabach ____ .3132005 _ Justin Banks ________ .3562006 _ Erich Diedrich ______ .3572007 _ John Koehnlein ______ .4342008 _ Joe Iacobucci _______ .3692009 _ John Koehnlein ______ .385

HITS1963 _ Larry Seneta _________ 231964 __ Larry Seneta/Art Rickett s __ 261965 _ Tom Santore _________ 291966 _ Roy Myers __________ 311967 _ Jim Ferraro __________ 231968 _ Brad Lawson _________ 291969 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 381970 _ Lou Zitello __________ 431971 _ Bill Kozak ___________ 431972 _ Lou Zitello __________ 341973 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 401974 _ Mike Zaluski_________ 391975 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 391976 _ Mike Zaluski_________ 381977 _ Wayne Zett s _________ 351978 _ Dave DelBene ________ 271979 _ Joe Iacobucci ________ 31

1980 _ Mike Nitt oli _________ 381981 _ Bob Haseley _________ 331982 _ John McAbier ________ 451983 _ Eric Hovanec ________ 451984 _ Dennis Krancevich ____ 561985 _ Dennis Krancevich ____ 611987 _ Vic Kuchmaner _______ 541988 _ Bob Janeda __________ 511989 _ Chris Durkin ________ 421990 _ Chris Durkin ________ 551991 __Chris Durkin/Joe Roscoe _ 521992 _ Joe Roscoe __________ 461993 _ Joe Ayett e/Brian Myers _ 411994 _ Lou Vassalott i ________ 681995 _ Jamie Palumbo _______ 641996 _ Jamie Palumbo _______ 441997 _ Chad Shultz _________ 671998 _ Chad Shultz _________ 681999 _ Mark Th omas ________ 802000 _ Steve Meff erd ________ 672001 _ K. Schlabach/Kellen Dixon 802002 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 612003 _ Charles Schultz _______ 672004 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 622005 _ Justin Banks _________ 672006 _ Brandon Caipen ______ 762007 _ John Koehnlein ______ 108

2008 _ Sean Lucas __________ 712009 _ John Koehnlein _______ 65

HOME RUNS1963 _ Larry Seneta __________ 41964 _ Larry Seneta/Jack Elliott _ 21965 _ Tom Santore __________ 31966 _ Roy Myers/Jim Ferraro __ 41967 _ Jim Ferraro ___________ 31968 _ Alex Herman _________ 21969 _ Allen Lisko ___________ 41970 _ Th ree Players _________ 21971 _ Steve Rector __________ 51972 _ Lou Zitello ___________ 51973 _ Gregg Merrill _________ 31974 _ Th ree Players _________ 21975 _ Mike Szenborn ________ 41976 _ Fred Dellarco _________ 91977 _ Wayne Zett s/Dino Balkan 21978 _ Dino Balkan __________ 31979 _ Dave Zeigler __________ 51980 _ Dave Zeigler __________ 51981 _ Bob Gardner __________ 51982 _ Mike Nitt oli __________ 71983 _ Dennis Krancevich _____ 41984 _ Dennis Krancevich _____ 71985 _ Jeff Stofk o ____________ 81987 _ Jeff Stofk o ____________ 91988 _ Th ree Players _________ 51989 _ Th ree Players _________ 21990 _ Chris Durkin _________ 71991 _ Chris Durkin _________ 91992 _ Joe Roscoe ___________ 81993 _ Tim Birkmeier ________ 51994 _ Joe Ayett e ____________ 11

1995 _ John Silvey ___________ 81996 _ Jamie Palumbo ________ 61997 _ Jason Triveri __________ 71998 _ Chad Shultz __________ 7

1999 _ Mark Th omas _________ 92000 _ Andrew Clough ________ 92001 _ Jim Lipinski _________ 102002 _ Adam Cox/Jim Lipinski __ 42003 _ Adam Cox ____________ 11

2004 _ Adam Cox ___________ 72005 _ Erich Diedrich ________ 62006 _ Erich Diedrich ________ 92007 _ Erich Diedrich ________ 82008 _ Eric Marzec __________ 52009 _ Jacke Healey __________ 8

RUNS BATT ED IN1963 _ Larry Seneta _________ 151964 _ Larry Seneta _________ 231965 _ Tom Santore _________ 231966 _ Roy Myers __________ 191967 _ Tony DelBene ________ 131968 _ Brad Lawson _________ 171969 _ Allen Lisko __________ 191970 _ Lou Zitello __________ 291971 _ Steve Rector _________ 241972 _ Lou Zitello/Steve Rector _ 181973 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 201974 _ Bob Gardner _________ 201975 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 311976 _ Fred Dellarco ________ 271977 _ Wayne Zett s _________ 231978 _ Dino Balkan/Andy Saxon _ 131979 _ Dave Zeigler _________ 191980 _ Dave Zeigler _________ 261981 _ Scott Bass/Bob Gardner _ 171982 _ Mike Nitt oli _________ 411983 _ Bob Gardner _________ 291984 _ Dennis Krancevich ____ 291985 _ Jeff Stofk o ___________ 421987 _ Vic Kuchmaner _______ 401988 _ Bob Janeda __________ 271989 _ Jim Sotlar ___________ 221990 _ Brian Funge _________ 291991 _ Chris Durkin ________ 361992 _ Joseph Roscoe _______ 301993 _ Tim Birkmeier _______ 271994 _ John Silvey __________ 311995 _ John Silvey __________ 401996 _ Jason Triveri _________ 251997 _ Jason Triveri _________ 511998 _ Ray Farcas __________ 421999 _ Ray Farcas __________ 452000 _ Andrew Clough _______ 502001 _ Todd Santore/Joe Marzano __ 502002 _ Adam Cox __________ 302003 _ Adam Cox __________ 372004 _ Adam Cox __________ 36

2005 _ Charles Schultz _______ 382006 _ Erich Diedrich ________ 58

2007 _ Erich Diedrich _______ 442008 _ Th ree Players ________ 332009 _ Jacke Healey _________ 36

RUNS SCORED1963 _ Larry Seneta _________ 131964 _ Paul Rein ___________ 261965 _ Tom Santore _________ 291966 _ Jim Ferraro __________ 211967 _ Jim Ferraro/Bob Laylock _ 141968 _ Brad Lawson _________ 191969 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 221970 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 281971 _ Brad Lawson _________ 301972 _ Lou Zitello __________ 251973 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 251974 _ Mike Zaluski_________ 241975 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 391976 _ Mike Zaluski_________ 221977 _ Dave DelBene ________ 231978 _ Dino Balkan _________ 191979 _ Andy Saxon/Dave Zeigler _ 181980 _ Dave Zeigler _________ 261981 _ Bob Gardner _________ 191982 _ Mark Snoddy ________ 351983 _ Phil Panno __________ 311984 _ Dennis Krancevich ____ 301985 _ D. Krancevich/Rob Luklan _ 291987 _ Vic Kuchmaner _______ 331988 _ Rob Armstrong _______ 381989 _ Rob Armstrong _______ 241990 _ Chris Durkin ________ 421991 _ Chris Durkin ________ 451992 _ Joseph Roscoe _______ 271993 _ Nick Meiring ________ 211994 _ Joe Ayett e ___________ 481995 _ Jason Triveri ________ 421996 _ Jamie Palumbo _______ 291997 _ Mark Th omas ________ 491998 _ Chad Shultz _________ 461999 _ Mark Th omas _________ 54

2000 _ Steve Meff erd ________ 452001 _ Kellen Dixon_________ 522002 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 332003 _ Adam Cox __________ 442004 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 412005 _ J.D. Hannan/Justin Banks _ 372006 _ Brandon Caipen ______ 472007 _ John Koehnlein _______ 512008 _ Sean Lucas __________ 402009 _ Jacke Healey _________ 37

Roy Myers’ .456 average in 1966 is still the school record.

Dennis Krancevich was the fi rst to post 60 hits in a year in 1985.

Joe Ayett e hit a school-record 11 round-trippers in 1994.

YEARLY STATISTICAL LEADERSYEARLY STATISTICAL LEADERS


Adam Cox led the Guins in RBIs and home runs fr om 2002-04.

DOUBLES1963 _ Art Rickett s __________ 51964 _ Tom Santore/Art Rickett s _ 51965 _ Jim Ferraro ___________ 61966 _ Roy Myers ___________ 41967 _ Th ree Players _________ 31968 _ Tony DelBene _________ 61969 _ Bob Laylock _________ 101970 _ Bill Kozak/Lou Zitello __ 101971 _ Brad lawson/Steve Rector __ 81972 _ Steve Rector __________ 71973 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 111974 _ Th ree Players _________ 51975 _ Mike Szenborn _______ 131976 _ Fred Dellarco ________ 121977 _ Wayne Zett s __________ 51978 _ Joe Iacobucci _________ 61979 _ Joe Iacobucci _________ 51980 _ Mike Nitt oli _________ 101981 _ Jeff Weiland __________ 61982 _ Mike Nitt oli/Dave Baker _ 71983 _ Rich Jovanovich ______ 111984 _ Todd Nicolas ________ 161985 _ Dennis Krancevich/Rob Luklan _ 151987 _ John DePiore ________ 101988 _ Bob Janeda __________ 121989 _ Bob Janeda ___________ 91990 _ Chris Durkin ________ 131991 _ Brian Myers _________ 151992 _ Joseph Roscoe ________ 111993 _ Brian Myers _________ 101994 _ Brad Heller __________ 151995 _ Jamie Palumbo _______ 171996 _ Jason Triveri __________ 81997 _ Tom Harbold ________ 141998 _ Chad Shultz __________ 23

1999 _ Mark Th omas ________ 222000 _ Todd Santore ________ 112001 _ Todd Santore ________ 212002 _ Adam Cox/Jim Lipinski _ 122003 _ Justin Banks _________ 142004 _ Jim Lipinski _________ 152005 _ Justin Banks _________ 182006 _ Brent Parks __________ 202007 _ Tom Clayton _________ 202008 _ Sean Lucas __________ 152009 _ Jacke Healey _________ 17

TRIPLES1963 _ Al Conti/Jack Elliott ____ 21964 _ Art Rickett s __________ 31965 _ Tom Santore __________ 31966 _ Bob Laylock __________ 31967 _ Seven Players _________ 11968 _ Tony DelBene/Brad Lawson __ 41969 _ Bob Belich ___________ 21970 _ Nick Gesacion _________ 31971 _ Th ree Players _________ 21972 _ Th ree Players _________ 11973 _ Th ree Players _________ 11974 _ Greg Balakoff /Neil Guerrieri _ 21975 _ Six Players ___________ 11976 _ Th ree Players _________ 11977 _ Mike Zaluski/Wayne Zett s _ 31978 _ Al DiRienzo __________ 21979 _ Seven Players _________ 11980 _ Th ree Players _________ 21981 _ Mike Nitt oli __________ 31982 _ Bob Gardner __________ 51983 _ Four Players __________ 21984 _ Rob Luklan ___________ 21985 _ Robert Armeni ________ 21987 _ Vic Kuchmaner ________ 21988 _ Rob Armstrong ________ 5 1989 _ Chris Durkin _________ 31990 _ Chris Durkin _________ 41991 _ Chris Durkin _________ 21992 _ Torry Zerilla __________ 21993 _ Jamie Palumbo ________ 31994 _ Lou Vassalott i _________ 7

1995 _ Jamie Palumbo ________ 31996 _ Monte Morris _________ 31997 _ Chad Shultz/Jason Triveri _ 41998 _ Mark Th omas/Sean Wardle _ 31999 _ Mark Th omas _________ 42000 _ Steve Meff erd/Clint Ford __ 42001 _ Kellen Dixon__________ 32002 _ Kendall Schlabach ______ 32003 _ Th ree Players _________ 42004 _ Charles Schultz ________ 32005 _ Six Players ___________ 22006 _ Th ree Players _________ 22007 _ Four Players __________ 22008 _ Eric Marzec/Sean Lucas __ 32009 _ John Koehnlein ________ 4

STOLEN BASES1963 _ Art Rickett s __________ 81964 _ Art Rickett s __________ 81965 _ Ron Aulet ___________ 141966 _ Jim Ferraro ___________ 91967 _ Tony DelBene ________ 141968 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 211969 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 301970 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 33

1971 _ Brad Lawson/N. Gesacion __ 111972 _ Jim Hamrock ________ 111973 _ Gregg Merrill ________ 211974 _ Mike Zaluski_________ 241975 _ Ron Kohl ___________ 131976 _ Mike Zaluski/Ed Kohl __ 151977 _ Dave DelBene/Ed Kohl _ 141978 _ Al DiRienzo/Bill Hardy __ 61979 _ Bill Hardy __________ 10

1980 _ Bob Gardner __________ 71981 _ Bob Gardner __________ 41982 _ Bob Gardner _________ 101983 _ Bob Gardner __________ 91984 _ Jeff McNeely _________ 101985 _ Jeff McNeely __________ 91987 _ Vic Kuchmaner/Mike Murberger _ 71988 _ Jerry Dennis _________ 271989 _ Rob Armstrong _______ 121990 _ Chris Durkin _________ 91991 _ Chris Durkin ________ 161992 _ Torry Zerilla __________ 61993 _ Nick Meiring ________ 161994 _ Joe Ayett e ___________ 131995 _ Th ree Players ________ 111996 _ Scott Arkwright ________ 81997 _ Ray Farcas __________ 221998 _ Mark Th omas ________ 201999 _ Mark Th omas ________ 122000 _ Kellen Dixon_________ 112001 _ Kendall Schlabach/K. Dixon _ 192002 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 122003 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 132004 _ Kendall Schlabach ______ 92005 _ J.D. Hannan __________ 72006 _ J.D. Hannan _________ 112007 _ John Koehnlein ________ 82008 _ Sean Lucas __________ 122009 _ John Koehnlein _______ 11

WALKS1963 _ Don Nogay __________ 111964 _ Paul Rein ___________ 171965 _ Tom Santore _________ 131966 _ No stats ______________1967 _ Jim Reesh ___________ 111968 _ Alex Herman ________ 201969 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 161970 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 221971 _ Nick Gesacion ________ 161972 _ Jim Hamrock ________ 251973 _ Gregg Merrill ________ 211974 _ No stats ______________1975 _ Al Bleggi ___________ 281976 _ Andy Saxson _________ 151977 _ Dave DelBene ________ 281978 _ Dave DelBene ________ 221979 _ Andy Saxson _________ 171980 _ Scott Bass ___________ 21

1981 _ John Luklan _________ 101982 _ Mark Snoddy ________ 231983 _ Phil Panno __________ 241984 _ Mark Snoddy ________ 24 1985 _ Jeff Misko ___________ 291987 _ Jeff Stofk o ___________ 221988 _ R. Armstrong/Shawn McCart _ 231989 _ Rob Armstrong/Jim Sotlar _ 241990 _ Bob Janeda __________ 271991 _ Chris Durkin/Joe Roscoe _ 231992 _ Torry Zerilla _________ 261993 _ Brian Myers _________ 301994 _ Joe Ayett e ___________ 321995 _ Jamie Palumbo _______ 311996 _ Jake Corbett _________ 191997 _ Mark Th omas ________ 261998 _ Mark Th omas ________ 251999 _ Mark Th omas ________ 312000 _ Steve Meff erd ________ 392001 _ Steve Meff erd _________ 52

2002 _ Adam Cox __________ 182003 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 332004 _ Kendall Schlabach _____ 332005 _ Justin Banks _________ 242006 _ Erich Diedrich _______ 232007 _ Erich Diedrich _______ 202008 _ David Leon __________ 192009 _ John Koehnlein _______ 20

VICTORIES1963 _ Ed Hughes ___________ 41964 _ John Pierog ___________ 41965 _ Donald Ross/Donald Rembold __ 41966 _ Don Leshnock _________ 41967 _ Mike Malley/Donald Ross 41968 _ Don Leshnock _________ 71969 _ Jim Criscione _________ 71970 _ Gary Balakoff _________ 71971 _ Rich Hanuschak/Gary Balakoff _ 51972 _ Th ree Players _________ 41973 _ Th ree Players _________ 51974 _ Jeff Maley/Rick Beck ____ 41975 _ Rick Beck/Dave Dravecky 61976 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 51977 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 71978 _ Four Players __________ 31979 _ Dave Smercansky /Bill Satt ler __ 41980 _ Glenn Head __________ 41981 _ Glenn Head/Randy Cameron __ 3

Nick Gesacion swiped 30 bases in 1969 and 33 in 1970.

YSU Hall-of-Famer Dave Smercansky had a 0.36 ERA in 1978.



1982 _ Mark Schlarb/Mike Anderson _ 51983 _ Jim Tinkey ___________ 51984 _ Th ree Players _________ 31985 _ Scott Baird/Mark Carlson 31987 _ Joe Marasti/Greg Solarz __ 41988 _ Joe Herubin/Jim Timko __ 51989 _ Joe Herubin ___________ 9

1990 _ Avery Krych __________ 61991 _ Brian Wisnewski _______ 61992 _ John Nurczyk _________ 61993 _ Ron Kitchen __________ 51994 _ Jeff Santa _____________ 9

1995 _ Th ree Players _________ 61996 _ Scott Hitchcock ________ 71997 _ Barry Daggett _________ 61998 _ Derek Nelson _________ 41999 _ Brian McFarland _______ 62000 _ Kyle Sobecki __________ 82001 _ Brad Hennessey/Jon Smart __ 62002 _ Matt Brumit __________ 42003 _ Kyle Sobecki/Corey Ohalek _ 62004 _ Justin Th omas _________ 72005 _ Justin Th omas _________ 72006 _ Ryan Sellman _________ 62007 _ Lucas Engle/Adam Kalafos _ 42008 _ Aaron Swenson ________ 62009 _ Phil Klein ____________ 5

GAMES STARTED1963 _ No stats ______________-1964 _ No stats ______________-1965 _ Donald Rembold/Ronald Sabatino __ 41966 _ Don Leshnock _________ 51967 _ Mike Malley/Don Leshnock _ 51968 _ Don Leshnock _________ 81969 _ Mike Malley/Jim Criscione _ 71970 _ Gary Balakoff _________ 81971 _ Steve Bartolin ________ 101972 _ Steve Bartolin _________ 81973 _ Bruce Donahue ________ 81974 _ Jeff Maley ____________ 61975 _ No stats ______________-1976 _ Bill Satt ler ___________ 81977 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 91978 _ Bill Satt ler/Dave Dravecky __ 51979 _ Bill Satt ler ___________ 51980 _ Glenn Head __________ 61981 _ Joe Sekora/Glenn Head __ 7

1982 _ Mike Anderson ________ 71983 _ Jim Tinkey ___________ 81984 _ Rich Jovanovich/Ken George _ 81985 _ Dave Zelasco ________ 101987 _ Greg Solarz __________ 101988 _ Jerry Dennis _________ 101989 _ Joe Herubin/Jim Timko _ 111990 _ Joe Herubin/Ron Kitchen _ 111991 _ Brian Wisnewski ______ 111992 _ Ron Kitchen _________ 101993 _ Ron Kitchen _________ 111994 _ Scott Hitchcock _______ 121995 _ Jeff Santa ___________ 131996 _ John Caldwell/Gary Gubanich __ 81997 _ Th ree Players _________ 81998 _ Sean Wardle __________ 91999 _ Derek Nelson _________ 14

2000 _ Andrew Clough _______ 132001 _ Matt Brumit _________ 132002 _ Matt Brumit _________ 112003 _ Corey Ohalek ________ 132004 _ Justin Th omas ________ 14

2005 _ Justin Th omas ________ 14

2006 _ Lucas Engle __________ 14

2007 _ Engle/Adam Kalafos ___ 14

2008 _ Aaron Swenson _______ 132009 _ Aaron Swenson _______ 13

APPEARA NCES1963 _ No stats ______________-1964 _ Five Players___________ 51965 _ Donald Ross __________ 71966 _ Don Leshnock/Donald Rembold _ 61967 _ Donald Ross __________ 71968 _ Don Leshnock ________ 111969 _ Gary Balakoff ________ 111970 _ Steve Bartolin ________ 121971 _ Gary Balakoff ________ 121972 _ Rich Hanuschak ______ 111973 _ Darl Smith __________ 141974 _ Mike Glinatsis ________ 81975 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 91976 _ Mike Glinatsis ________ 9 1977 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 91978 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 61979 _ Bill Satt ler ___________ 71980 _ Bob Haseley __________ 91981 _ Joe Sekora/Glenn Head __ 7

1982 _ Mark Schlarb _________ 91983 _ Eric Hovanec/Dave Moore _ 101984 _ Dave Moore _________ 121985 _ Scott Baird/Dave Zelasco _ 121987 _ Joe Kocsis ___________ 141988 _ Doug Harrah ________ 191989 _ Andrew Kortyna ______ 161990 _ Matt Nurczyk ________ 251991 _ Matt Nurczyk/Paul Totani _ 151992 _ John Nurczyk ________ 221993 _ Matt Nurczyk ________ 171994 _ Marc Morgan ________ 181995 _ Scott Hitchcock/Marc Morgan _ 161996 _ Gary Gubanich _______ 141997 _ Matt Murphy; Caldwell _ 171998 _ Shaun Robinson ______ 151999 _ John Jones __________ 152000 _ Kyle Sobecki _________ 222001 _ Mike Abdalla ________ 242002 _ Mike Abdalla ________ 202003 _ Josh Wells/Paul Yates ___ 182004 _ Andy Svitak _________ 202005 _ Kevin Libeg/Ryan Sellman _ 262006 _ Ryan Sellman _________ 30

2007 _ Andy Svitak _________ 292008 _ Joe Antinone _________ 192009 _ Anthony Munoz ______ 27

STRIKEOUTS1963 _ Ed Hughes __________ 351964 _ Dan McAllister _______ 331965 _ Donald Rembold ______ 431966 _ Don Leshnock ________ 601967 _ Mike Malley _________ 571968 _ Don Leshnock ________ 871969 _ Mike Malley _________ 591970 _ Steve Bartolin ________ 441971 _ Steve Bartolin ________ 591972 _ Steve Bartolin ________ 481973 _ Ed Knaus ___________ 501974 _ Rick Beck/Mike Glinatsis _ 301975 _ Dave Dravecky _______ 511976 _ Dave Dravecky _______ 771977 _ Bill Satt ler __________ 891978 _ Bill Satt ler __________ 481979 _ Bill Satt ler __________ 391980 _ Glenn Head _________ 35 1981 _ Joe Sekora __________ 371982 _ Mike Anderson _______ 331983 _ Jim Tinkey __________ 511984 _ Ken George _________ 471985 _ Dave Zelasco ________ 361987 _ Greg Solarz __________ 531988 _ Doug Harrah ________ 481989 _ Doug Harrah ________ 481990 _ Doug Harrah ________ 661991 _ Brian Wisnewski ______ 711992 _ Ron Kitchen _________ 341993 _ Ron Kitchen _________ 481994 _ Jeff Santa ___________ 511995 _ Jeff Santa ___________ 481996 _ Shane Mead _________ 561997 _ Shane Mead _________ 54 1998 _ Sean Wardle _________ 511999 _ Brian McFarland ______ 552000 _ Kyle Sobecki _________ 66

2001 _ Brad Hennessey ______ 126

2002 _ Matt Brumit _________ 602003 _ Justin Th omas ________ 802004 _ Justin Th omas ________ 822005 _ Justin Th omas ________ 882006 _ Lucas Engle _________ 722007 _ Lucas Engle _________ 562008 _ Aaron Swenson _______ 652009 _ Phil Klein ___________ 80

ERA (MIN. 20 INN.)1963 _ Ed Hughes _________ 1.401964 _ John Pierog _________ 2.011965 _ Donald Ross ________ 0.521966 _ Don Leshnock _______ 1.751967 _ Mike Malley ________ 1.531968 _ Mike Ceremuga ______ 1.381969 _ Gary Balakoff _______ 1.201970 _ Dan Barker _________ 1.271971 _ Rich Hanuschak _____ 2.881972 _ Gary Balakoff _______ 1.261973 _ Darl Smith _________ 1.711974 _ Jeff Maley __________ 0.621975 _ Rick Beck __________ 1.251976 _ Dave Dravecky ______ 0.511977 _ Bill Satt ler _________ 1.701978 _ Dave Smercansky ____ 0.36

1979 _ Dave Baker _________ 0.441980 _ George Vukovich _____ 1.721981 _ Joe Sekora _________ 1.861982 _ Mark Schlarb/Dave Moore _ 2.821983 _ Jim Tinkey _________ 3.291984 _ Eric Hovanec _______ 4.631985 _ Dave Moore ________ 5.021987 _ Greg Solarz _________ 5.711988 _ Bob Susa __________ 4.921989 _ Sean Price _________ 4.071990 _ Avery Krych ________ 3.881991 _ Bill Whitacre _______ 2.761992 _ John Nurczyk _______ 4.711993 _ Marc Morgan _______ 2.09 1994 _ Jim Mims __________ 3.811995 _ Marc Morgan _______ 1.351996 _ Gary Gubanich ______ 2.91 1997 _ John Murphy _______ 2.861998 _ Brad Habuda ________ 3.051999 _ Brian McFarland _____ 4.142000 _ Kyle Sobecki ________ 2.962001 _ Brad Hennessey _____ 4.062002 _ Chris Dennis _______ 3.092003 _ Josh Wells __________ 2.862004 _ Chris Dennis _______ 3.612005 _ Justin Th omas _______ 3.422006 _ Ryan Sellman _______ 2.622007 _ Joe Antinone ________ 5.042008 _ Eric Marzec ________ 2.822009 _ Phil Klein __________ 4.62

INNINGS PITCHED1963 _ Ed Hughes _________ 25.61964 _ John Pierog _________ 31.31965 _ Donald Ross ________ 33.61966 _ Don Leshnock ________ 411967 _ Mike Malley _________ 391968 _ Don Leshnock ________ 631969 _ Mike Malley ________ 59.6

Kyle Sobecki won eight games in 2000 and six more in 2003.

Brad Hennessey struck out a school-record 126 batt ers in 2001.



1970 _ Gary Balakoff _______ 59.61971 _ Steve Bartolin _______ 52.31972 _ Gary Balakoff ________ 561973 _ Ed Knaus ___________ 511974 _ Mike Glinatsis ______ 35.31975 _ Mike Glinatsis ______ 49.71976 _ Dave Dravecky ______ 53.31977 _ Dave Dravecky ______ 61.01978 _ Dave Dravecky ______ 36.71979 _ Dave Smercansky ____ 30.01980 _ Bob Hasseley _______ 35.71981 _ Joe Sekora _________ 38.71982 _ Rich Jovanovich _____ 39.61983 _ Jim Tinkey _________ 52.01984 _ Rich Jovanovich _____ 44.21985 _ Dave Zelasco _______ 63.21987 _ Joe Marasti _________ 55.71988 _ Jim Timko _________ 71.71989 _ Joe Herubin ________ 75.71990 _ Doug Harrah _______ 78.01991 _ Brian Wisnewski _____ 71.31992 _ John Nurczyk ________ 631993 _ Ron Kitchen ________ 74.71994 _ Scott Hitchcock ______ 71.71995 _ Scott Hitchcock ______ 73.71996 _ Gary Gubanich/Shane Mead _ 55.71997 _ John Caldwell _______ 60.21998 _ John Scudder _______ 53.11999 _ Brian McFarland _____ 76.02000 _ Kyle Sobecki ________ 70.02001 _ Brad Hennessey _____ 88.2

2002 _ Corey Ohalek _______ 67.12003 _ Corey Ohalek _______ 83.12004 _ Justin Th omas _______ 93.12005 _ Justin Th omas _______ 84.12006 _ Lucas Engle ________ 99.0

2007 _ Lucas Engle ________ 91.02008 _ Aaron Swenson _____ 99.0

2009 _ Aaron Swenson ______ 90.0

COMPLETE GAMES1963 _ No stats ______________1964 _ No stats ______________1965 _ Donald Ross/Donald Rembold _ 31966 _ Don Leshnock _________ 41967 _ Mike Malley __________ 51968 _ Don Leshnock _________ 81969 _ Mike Malley __________ 61970 _ Gary Balakoff _________ 51971 _ Rich Hanuschak _______ 51972 _ Ed Knaus ____________ 51973 _ Darl Smith ___________ 51974 _ No stats ______________1975 _ No stats ______________1976 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 61977 _ Dave Dravecky ________ 81978 _ Bill Satt ler ___________ 51979 _ Dave Smercansky ______ 41980 _ No stats ______________1981 _ Joe Sekora ___________ 5 1982 _ Mike Anderson ________ 61983 _ Jim Tinkey ___________ 6

1984 _ Rich Jovanovich _______ 41985 _ Dave Zelasco _________ 61987 _ Joe Marasti/Greg Solarz __ 41988 _ Jerry Dennis __________ 71989 _ Joe Herubin ___________ 9

1990 _ Ron Kitchen __________ 41991 _ Brian Wisnewski _______ 51992 _ John Nurczyk _________ 41993 _ Ron Kitchen __________ 61994 _ Scott Hitchcock/Jeff Santa__ 41995 _ Scott Hitchcock ________ 31996 _ Shane Mead __________ 51997 _ Shane Mead __________ 41998 _ Barry Daggett _________ 21999 _ Brian McFarland _______ 72000 _ Kyle Sobecki __________ 52001 _ Brad Hennessey _______ 52002 _ Corey Ohalek _________ 32003 _ Corey Ohalek _________ 72004 _ Chris Dennis/Justin Th omas __ 42005 _ Justin Th omas _________ 42006 _ Lucas Engle __________ 12007 _ Lucas Engle __________ 22008 _ Aaron Swenson ________ 52009 _ Aaron Swenson ________ 6

SAVES1980 _ George Vukovich _______ 11980 _ Glenn Head __________ 11981 _ None _______________ 01982 _ Th ree Players _________ 1

1984 _ Todd Nicolas _________ 11985 _ None _______________ 01987 _ Jim Dennison/Joe Kocsis _ 11988 _ Doug Harrah _________ 41989 _ Andrew Kortyna _______ 21990 _ Doug Harrah _________ 31991 _ Ray Ellington _________ 11992 _ Jon Crays/John Nurczyk __ 11993 _ Marc Morgan _________ 11994 _ Marc Morgan _________ 41995 _ Marc Morgan _________ 10

1996 _ Rick Havrilla/John Murphy _ 21997 _ Shane Mead/Rick Havrilla _ 21998 _ Andrew Clough ________ 41999 _ Andrew Clough ________ 32000 _ Mike Abdalla/Kyle Sobecki _ 22001 _ Mike Abdalla _________ 32002 _ Mike Abdalla/Paul Yates _ 32003 _ Josh Wells ____________ 22004 _ Paul Yates ____________ 52005 _ Ryan Sellman _________ 62006 _ Ryan Sellman _________ 62007 _ Andy Svitak __________ 92008 _ Craig Gillet ___________ 32009 _ Eric Marzec __________ 2



MAJOR LEAGUE

DRA FT SELECTIONS2006 - Brandon Caipen, 28th Round Houston Astros (849 Overall)2005 - Justin Th omas, 4th Round Seatt le Mariners (113 Overall)2002 - Matt Brumit, 44th Round New York Yankees (1,323 Overall)2001 - Brad Hennessey, 1st Round San Francisco Giants (21 Overall)2000 - Mike Abdalla, 40th Round Kansas City Royals (1,184 Overall)1999 - Mark Th omas, 21st Round Montreal Expos (630 Overall)1992 - Torry Zerilla, 50th Round Colorado Rockies (1,411 Overall)1991 - Chris Durkin, 3rd Round Houston Astros (79 Overall)1983 - Don Tinkey, 12th Round California Angels (311 Overall)1979 - Bill Satt ler, 29th Round Montreal Expos (717 Overall)1978 - Dave Dravecky, 21st Round Pitt sburgh Pirates (531 Overall)1976 - Mike Glinatsis, 31st Round San Francisco Giants (662 Overall)1972 - Steve Bartolin, 22nd Round Detroit Tigers (521 Overall)1968 - Don Leshnock, 23rd Round Detroit Tigers (527 Overall)1967 - Roy Myers, 48th Round New York Mets (833 Overall)

ALL-AMERICANSHonorable Mention

Jim Lipinski (1B) 2001Kellen Dixon (2B) 2000

“Louisville Slugger”

First-Team Freshman All-American

Charles Schultz (IF) 2003Kendall Schlabach (OF) 2001

Justin Th omas, the 2005 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year, was a fourth-round pick by Seatt le in 2005. He made his Major League debut on Sept. 2, 2008, at Texas. Th omas was signed by the Pitt sburgh Pirates in 2009.

CONFERENCE

AWARDSPitcher of the Year

Aaron Swenson 2008Justin Th omas 2005Brad Hennessey 2001

Newcomer of the Year

Mark Th omas (1B) 1995

Coach of the Year

Rich Pasquale 2008Dan Kubacki 1995

First Team

Jacke Healey (SS) 2009Phil Klein (P) 2009Aaron Swenson (P) 2008John Koehnlein (3B) 2007Erich Diedrich (DH) 2006Brandon Caipen (UT) 2005, 2006Justin Banks (3B) 2005Justin Th omas (P) 2005Adam Cox (C) 2003Kendall Schlabach (OF) 2002, 2001Todd Santore (C) 2001Brad Hennessey (P) 2001Chad Schultz (C) 1998, 1997Shane Mead (P) 1997Jamie Palumbo (OF) 1996Gary Gubanich (P) 1996Jamie Palumbo (OF) 1995Lou Vassalott i (OF) 1994Randy Ryan (DH) 1988Vic Kuchmaner (CF) 1987Jeff Stofk o (1B) 1987Dennis Krancevich (IF) 1985

Second Team

David Leon (2B) 2009Eric Marzec (UT) 2009Joe Iacobucci (OF) 2008Sean Lucas (3B) 2008

Eric Marzec (UT) 2008Erich Diedrich (DH) 2007Josh Page (UT) 2007Justin Banks (1B) 2006John Koehnlein (3B) 2006Jim Phillips (OF) 2005Justin Th omas (P) 2004Kendall Schlabach (OF) 2004, 2003Kellen Dixon (2B) 2000Kyle Sobecki (P) 2000Mark Th omas (1B) 1998Ray Farcas (OF) 1998, 1997Sean Wardle (P/2B) 1998Brian Kyle (OF) 1997Jake Corbett (SS) 1996Scott Hitchcock (P) 1996Mike Caggiano (OF) 1995Jason Triveri (DH) 1995Joe Ayett e (2B) 1994Brad Heller (SS) 1994Jeff Santa (P) 1994Joe Ayett e (2B) 1993Joe Roscoe (3B) 1992

Newcomer Team

Jacke Healey (POS) 2009Joe Iacobucci (POS) 2008Lee Bainbridge (POS) 2007Tom Clayton (POS) 2007Ryan Dunlap (POS) 2007Anthony Munoz (POS) 2007John Koehnlein (POS) 2006Erich Diedrich (POS) 2005Justin Banks (IF) 2003Brandon Caipen (OF) 2003Charles Schultz (IF) 2003Jim Phillips (OF) 2002

All-Tournament Team

John Koehnlein 2007Justin Banks (IF) 2004 (MVP), 2005Charles Schultz (IF) 2005Kevin Libeg (P) 2004Eric Shaff er (P) 2004

Kendall Schlabach (OF) 2001Kyle Sobecki (P) 2000Todd Santore (C) 2000Ray Farcas (OF) 1999Scott Hitchcock (P) 1995

YSU HALL OF FAMERon Allen 1990Gary Balakoff 1989Steve Bartolin 1987Tony DelBene 1990Dave Dravecky 1988Jim Ferraro 1999Nick Gesacion 1993Mike Glinatsis 1993Jim Hamrock 2000Bill Kozak 1992Dennis Krancevich 1996Brad Lawson 1994Don Leshnock 1986Gregg Merrill 1997Roy Myers 1991Mike Nitt oli 2001Steve Rector 1995Dom Rosselli (Coach) 1985Tom Santore 1998Bill Satt ler 1991Dave Smercansky 1995Jeff Stofk o 2008Mike Szenborn 1992Mike Zaluski 2002Lou “Chip” Zitello 1994

Brad Hennessey, a fi rst-round draft choice in 2001, made his major league debut on Aug. 7, 2004, against the Cubs in Greg Maddux’s 300th career victory. Hennessey has appeared in 148 games, made 44 starts, earned 17 wins and saved 20 games in his Major League career.

HONORING PENGUIN GREATSHONORING PENGUIN GREATS


4. 33 ________________________ 1987 33 ________________________ 1999

Fewest Home Runs1. 6 ________________________ 19682. 7 _________________________ 1989 7 _________________________ 1965

Most RBIs1. 355 _______________________ 20012. 324 _______________________ 19973. 310 _______________________ 20064. 285 _______________________ 20005. 283 _______________________ 1995

Most Runs Scored1. 401 _______________________ 20012. 353 _______________________ 19973. 342 _______________________ 20064. 339 _______________________ 19955. 323 _______________________ 2007

Runs Per Game 1. 7.5 (165 in 22 games) ___________ 19642. 7.2 (401 in 55 games) ___________ 20013. 7.1 (353 in 50 games) ___________ 1997 4. 6.8 (142 in 21 games) ___________ 1966 5. 6.3 (317 in 50 games) ___________ 1991 6.3 (208 in 33 games) __________ 1971

Most At Bats1. 2,016 ______________________ 20072. 1,985 ______________________ 20083. 1,951 ______________________ 20064. 1,815 ______________________ 20055. 1,804 ______________________ 2001

Most Doubles1. 114 _______________________ 20012. 108 _______________________ 20063. 104 _______________________ 20084. 103 _______________________ 19995. 98 ________________________ 1995

Most Triples1. 25 ________________________ 19972. 21 ________________________ 19943. 18 ________________________ 20004. 17 ________________________ 2003 17 ________________________ 1996

Most Stolen Bases1. 104 _______________________ 1970 2. 86 ________________________ 19973. 85 ________________________ 19984. 79 ________________________ 20015. 77 ________________________ 1969

Most Walks1. 227 _______________________ 19952. 212 _______________________ 19913. 207 _______________________ 20014. 206 _______________________ 19905. 192 ___________________ 2000, 1997

Fewest Walks1. 45 ________________________ 19632. 81 ________________________ 19663. 86 ________________________ 19804. 90 ________________________ 19675. 92 _________________________1981 Most Times Shutout1. 8 _________________________ 19912. 7 _________________________ 20073. 6 _____________________ 2005, 19884. 5 _____________________ 2004, 19835. 4 _________________ 1992, 1973, 2008

SEASON PITCHINGLowest ERA 1. 1.53 ______________________ 19672. 1.68 ______________________ 19643. 1.81 _______________________ 19774. 2.06 ______________________ 19795. 2.10 _______________________ 1969

Most Innings Pitched1. 495.1 ______________________ 20082. 483.2______________________ 20073. 480.1 ______________________ 20064. 448.2 _____________________ 20035. 445.2______________________ 2005

Most Strikeouts1. 431 _______________________ 20032. 424 _______________________ 20013. 360 _______________________ 20064. 345 _______________________ 20005. 333 _______________________ 2005

Most Complete Games1. 29 ________________________ 19772. 24 ________________________ 19703. 21 ________________________ 19764. 20 ________________________ 1978 20 ________________________ 1982

Most Saves1. 14 ________________________ 19952. 10 ________________________ 20053. 9 _________________________ 2006 9 _________________________ 20075. 8 _________________________ 2002

Most Runs Allowed1. 438 _______________________ 19992. 394 _______________________ 20073. 391 _______________________ 20004. 378 _______________________ 20015. 374 _______________________ 2008

GAME RECORDSMost Hits1. 24 vs. California (Pa.) _______ 5/3/19882. 23 vs. Butler _____________ 5/24/20073. 22 vs. Cleveland State _______ 5/8/2000 22 at Butler _____________ 3/26/20065. 21 at UIC _______________ 5/14/2005 21 vs. West Liberty ________ 3/23/2006 21 vs. Bowling Green ________ 4/1/20088. 20 vs. Notre Dame College ____ 5/2/2007 20 at Morehead State _______ 3/15/2006 20 at IPFW ______________ 4/3/2005

Most RBIs1. 29 at Oakland _____________ 5/9/20012. 20 vs. Butler _____________ 5/24/2007

3. 19 vs. Notre Dame College ____ 5/2/2007 19 at Western Illinois ________ 4/7/2001 19 vs. California (Pa.) _______ 5/3/1988 6. 17 vs. Drexel _____________ 3/28/19917. 16, 4x - m.r. vs Bowling Green __ 4/1/2008

Most Home Runs1. 6 at Oakland ______________ 5/6/2001 6 at Cleveland State _________ 5/8/20003. 5 vs. Butler ______________ 5/24/20074. 4 at Akron ______________ 3/18/2009 4 at Towson ______________ 3/7/2009 4 vs. West Virginia ________ 5/12/2008

Most Grand Slams1. 3 at Oakland ______________ 5/6/2001

Most Triples1. 5 vs. Steubenville _____________ 19692. 4 vs. West Liberty _________ 3/23/2006 4 vs. Milwaukee __________ 5/20/2005

Most Doubles1. 8 at Toledo _______________ 4/8/2008 8 at Kent State ____________ 5/7/20053. 7 vs. Morehead State _______ 3/11/2001 7 vs. California (Pa.) _______ 4/23/19985. 6 at VMI _______________ 2/28/2009 6 vs. Butler ______________ 5/24/2007

Most Stolen Bases1. 9 vs. Steubenville _____________ 19702. 8 vs. St. Th omas ______________ 1986

Most Walks1. 16 at Oakland _____________ 5/6/2001

Most Runs Scored1. 29 at Oakland _____________ 5/9/20012. 25 vs. Geneva ____________ 4/29/19653. 22 vs. Hiram ______________ 4/3/1991 22 vs. Drexel _____________ 3/28/19915. 21 at N.C. A&T___________ 3/29/1997

Most Runs Allowed1. 32 vs. Kent State __________ 4/29/19922. 28 vs. Cleveland State _______ 4/6/19993. 26 vs. Wright State _________ 4/5/19973. 26 vs. Oral Roberts ________ 5/19/20005. 25 at Western Illinois________ 4/7/2001

Biggest Margin of Victory1. 27; YSU 29-Oakland 2 _______ 5/6/20012. 22; YSU-22; Alliance-0 ______ 5/7/19663. 21; YSU-25; Geneva-4 ______ 4/29/19654. 18, Th ree Times

SEASON VICTORIESOverall Victories1. 37 ________________________ 19952. 29 ________________________ 2005 29 ________________________ 19964. 27 ________________________ 2003 27 ________________________ 1991

Best Winning Percentage1. .864 (19-3) __________________ 19642. .808 (21-5) __________________ 19793. .792 (19-5) __________________ 19684. .786 (22-6) __________________ 19745 .765 (26-8) __________________ 1977

Home Wins1. 18 (18-3) ___________________ 19772. 16 (16-11) __________________ 2003 16 (16-1) ___________________ 1979 16 (16-7) ___________________ 19705. 15 (15-6) ___________________ 1991 15 (15-7) ___________________ 1989

Best Home Record1. .941 (16-1) __________________ 19792. .857 (18-3) __________________ 19773. .778 (14-4) __________________ 19724. .778 (7-2) ___________________ 1998

Best Road Record1. .833 (10-2) __________________ 19682. .818 (9-2) ___________________ 19713. .800 (4-1)___________________ 19634. .750 (6-2) ___________________ 19675. .727 (8-3) ___________________ 1977

Longest Winning Streak1. 19 ________________________ 19642. 13 ________________________ 19793. 11 ________________________ 19894. 9 _____________ 1988, 1977, 1970, 1969

Most Losses1. 37 ________________________ 20072. 36 ________________________ 19993. 35 ________________________ 20094. 33 ________________________ 20085. 32 ____________________ 1987, 2004

Longest Losing Streak1. 18 ________________________ 19842. 12 ________________________ 1999 12 ________________________ 20004. 11 ________________________ 20045. 10 ________________________ 2005

SEASON BATT INGHighest Batt ing Ave.1. .334 (204-611) _______________ 1964 2 .326 (203-622) _______________ 1966 3. .324 (585-1,804) ______________ 2001 4. .322 (529-1,643) ______________ 1997 5. .319 (211-662) _______________ 1978

Lowest Batt ing Ave.1. .239 (356-1,493) ______________ 1990 2. .242 (254-1,049) ______________ 1989 3. .248 (205-828) _______________ 1973 4. .257 (372-1,429) ______________ 1988 .257 (238-926) _______________ 1977

Most Hits1. 592 _______________________ 20062. 589 _______________________ 20073. 585 _______________________ 20014. 578 _______________________ 20085. 544 _______________________ 2005

Most Home Runs1. 43 ________________________ 19952. 38 ________________________ 20003. 36 ________________________ 2006

Jim Phillips helped lead the 2005 squad to 29 victories as a senior, which was the second-most in school history.

TEAM RECORDSTEAM RECORDS


GAMES PLAYEDCareer Games Played1. 218 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-062. 213 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-063. 208 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-044. 206 _Charles Schultz ________ 2003-065. 201 _Jim Lipinski ___________ 2001-04

Season Games Played1. 56 __Sean Lucas _____________ 2008 56 __John Koehnlein __________ 2007 56 __Justin Banks ____________ 2005 56 __Jim Phillips _____________ 2005 56 __Mark Th omas ____________ 19992. 55 __10 Players

BATT ING AVERA GECareer Batt ing Average1. .383 Dennis Krancevich ______ 1983-852. .378 Kellen Dixon __________ 2000-013. .376 _John Koehnlein ________ 2006-094. .372 Mark Th omas __________ 1997-995. .367 Roy Myers ____________ 1965-67

Season Batt ing Average1. .456 Roy Myers ______________ 19662. .434 John Koehnlein __________ 2007 .434 Larry Seneta ____________ 19634. .426 Tom Santore ____________ 19655. .424 Dennis Krancevich ________ 1984

HITSCareer Most Hits1. 265 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-042. 252 _Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-083. 249 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-064. 247 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-065. 245 _John Koehnlein ________ 2006-09

Season Most Hits1. 108 _John Koehnlein __________ 20072. 80 __Mark Th omas ____________ 1999 80 __Kendall Schlabach ________ 2001 80 __Kellen Dixon ____________ 20015. 76 __Brandon Caipen __________ 20066. 75 __Erich Diedrich _______ 2006, 2007

Game Most Hits1. 6 ___John Koehnlein vs. Butler ____ 5/24/072. 5 ___John Koehnlein vs. Butler ____ 4/28/07 5 ___Brandon Caipen vs. UWM __ 5/14/06 5 ___ Brandon Caipen vs. UWM __ 4/16/06 5 ___Kellen Dixon vs. W. Illinois _ 4/7/01 5 ___Jerry Dennis vs. Clev. St. __ 5/21/88 5 ___Rob Armstrong vs. Cal. (Pa.) 5/13/88 5 ___Bill Kozak vs. Gannon ____ 5/11/71 5 ___Roy Myers vs. Steubenville 5/17/66 5 ___Bob Laylock vs. Clarion ___ 4/14/69

HOME RUNSCareer Most Home Runs1. 27 __Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-082. 26 __Adam Cox ____________ 2001-043. 23 __Andrew Clough ______ 1997-20004. 22 __Jeff Stofk o ____________ 1984-875. 21 __Jim Lipinski ___________ 2001-04

Season Most Home Runs1. 11 __Adam Cox ______________ 2003 11 __Joe Ayett e ______________ 19943. 10 __Jim Lipinski _____________ 20014. 9 ___Erich Diedrich ___________ 2006 9 ___Andrew Clough __________ 2000 9 ___Mark Th omas ____________ 1999 9 ___Chris Durkin ____________ 1991 9 ___Vic Kuchmaner __________ 1987 9 ___Jeff Stofk o ______________ 1987 9 ___Fred Dellarco ____________ 1976

Game Most Home Runs1. 3 ___Eric Marzec at West Virginia __5/12/08 3 ___Jim Lipinski at Oakland ____ 5/6/012. 2 ___22 times m.r. Mike Turjanica vs. Butler ___ 5/24/07

RUNS BATT ED INCareer Runs Batt ed In1. 168 _Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-082. 138 _Jim Lipinski ___________ 2001-043. 125 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-06 125 _Adam Cox ____________ 2001-045. 122 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-06

Season Runs Batt ed In1. 58 __Erich Diedrich ___________ 20062. 51 __Jason Triveri ____________ 19973. 50 __Todd Santore ____________ 2001 50 __Joe Marzano ____________ 2001 50 __Andrew Clough __________ 2000

Game Runs Batt ed In1. 9 ___Erich Diedrich vs. Butler __ 3/24/072. 8 ___Jim Lipinski vs. Oakland ___ 5/6/013. 7 ___Adam Cox vs. Oakland ____ 5/6/014. 6 ___Nine times (m.r. Eric Marzec at W VU, 2008)

RUNS SCOREDCareer Runs Scored1. 161 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-042. 146 _Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-083. 140 _Steve Meff erd ________ 1998-20014. 139 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-065. 131 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-06

Season Runs Scored1. 54 __Mark Th omas ____________ 19992. 52 __Kellen Dixon ____________ 20013. 51 __John Koehnlein __________ 2007 51 __Steve Meff erd ____________ 20015. 50 __Kendall Schlabach ________ 2001

Game Runs Scored1. 5 ___Joe Roscoe, vs. Hiram _____ 4/3/91 5 ___Jim Lipinski vs. Oakland ___ 5/6/01 5 ___Joe Marzano vs. Oakland ___ 5/6/01

AT BATSCareer Most At Bats1. 785 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-062. 778 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-063. 763 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-044. 742 _Josh Page _____________ 2005-085. 728 _Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-08

Season Most At Bats1. 249 _John Koehnlein __________ 20072. 230 _Sean Lucas _____________ 20083. 229 _Brandon Caipen __________ 20064. 219 _Kellen Dixon ____________ 20015. 215 _Joe Marzano ____________ 2001

DOUBLESCareer Most Doubles1. 52 __Justin Banks __________ 2003-062. 47 __Jim Lipinski ___________ 2001-04 47 __Todd Santore ________ 1998-20014. 45 __Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-06 45 __Mark Th omas __________ 1997-99

Season Most Doubles1. 23 __Chad Schultz ____________ 19982. 22 __Mark Th omas ____________ 19993 21 __Todd Santore ____________ 20014. 20 __Tom Clayton ____________ 2007 20 __Brent Parks _____________ 2006

Game Most Doubles1. 3 ___Brent Parks vs. Ohio _____ 3/29/06 3 ___Charles Schultz vs. ETSU _ 2/25/06 3 ___Justin Banks vs. Kent St. ___ 5/7/05 3 ___Charles Schultz vs. Cleve. St. 4/8/05 3 ___Jim Lipinski at Akron ____ 4/10/01 3 ___Todd Santore at Morehead St. _ 3/10/01 3 __Steve Rector vs. Gannon ___ 4/2/69 3 __Jerry Dennis vs. Morehead St. 3/26/88

TRIPLESCareer Most Triples1. 9 ___Mark Th omas __________ 1997-99 9 ___Chris Durkin __________ 1989-913. 8 ___Charles Schultz ________ 2003-06 8 ___Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-06 8 ___Steve Meff erd ________ 1998-2001 8 ___Jamie Palumbo _________ 1993-96 8 ___Lou Vassalott i _________ 1991-94

Season Most Triples1. 7 ___Lou Vassalott i ___________ 19942. 5 ___Rob Gardner ____________ 1982 5 ___Rob Armstrong __________ 19884. 4 ___12x (m.r. John Koehnlein, 2009)

Game Most Triples1. 2 ___Eight times (m.r. Rob Armstrong vs. California (Pa.), 1988)

STOLEN BASESCareer Most Stolen Bases1. 97 __Nick Gesacion _________ 1968-71 2. 73 __Brad Lawson __________ 1968-713. 59 __Mike Zaluski __________ 1974-774. 53 __Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-045. 48 __Ray Farcas ____________ 1996-99

Season Most Stolen Bases1. 35 __Nick Gesacion ___________ 19702. 30 __Nick Gesacion ___________ 19693. 27 __Jerry Dennis ____________ 19884. 24 __Mike Zaluski ____________ 19745. 22 __Th ree Players

Game Most Stolen Bases1. 5 __Ron Aulet vs. Alliance ____ 5/18/642. 4 __Nick Gesacion vs. Alliance _ 5/16/68

WALKSCareer Most Walks1. 138 _Steve Meff erd ________ 1998-20012. 104 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-043. 100 _Brian Myers ___________ 1990-934. 87 __Torry Zerilla __________ 1990-925. 82 __Mark Th omas __________ 1997-99

Outfi elder Kendall Schlabach (2001-2004) is the school record holder in career hits and runs scored.

Season Most Walks1. 52 __Steve Meff erd ____________ 20012. 39 __Steve Meff erd ____________ 20003. 35 __Torry Zerilla ____________ 19914. 33 __Kendall Schlabach ____ 2003, 2004

Game Most Walks1. 4 ___Joe Iacobucci at Milwaukee___5/16/08 4 ___ R. Robinson vs. Notre Dame College __ 5/2/07 4 ___Steve Meff erd at Akron ___ 4/26/01 4 ___Al Bleggi vs. PSU-Behrend _ 5/13/75 4 ___M. Szenborn vs. PSU-Behrend 5/13/75

TOTAL BASESCareer Most Total Bases1. 390 _Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-082. 363 _Justin Banks __________ 2003-063. 338 _Brandon Caipen ________ 2003-063. 328 _Kendall Schlabach ______ 2001-045. 301 _Jim Lipinski ___________ 2001-04

Season Most Total Bases1. 137 _Mark Th omas ____________ 19992. 121 _John Koehnlein __________ 20073. 120 _Erich Diedrich ___________ 20064. 115 _Erich Diedrich ___________ 20075. 113 _Joe Marzano ____________ 2001

Game Most Total Bases1. 13 __Eric Marzec at W VU _____ 5/12/082. 12 __Jim Lipinski vs. Oakland ___ 5/6/013. 10 __Erich Diedrich vs. Butler __ 3/24/07

SLUGGING PERCENTAGECareer Best Slugging Pct.1. .578 Dennis Krancevich ______ 1983-852. .573 Chris Durkin __________ 1989-913. .557 Mark Th omas __________ 1997-994. .536 Erich Diedrich _________ 2005-085. .516 _Roy Myers ____________ 1964-67

Season Best Slugging Pct.1. .764 _Chris Durkin ____________ 19912. .755 _Larry Seneta ____________ 19633. .721 _Roy Myers ______________ 19664. .706 _Tom Santore ____________ 19655. .697 Dennis Krancevich ________ 1984

HITT ING STREAKConsecutive Games1. 29 __John Koehnlein __________ 20072. 24 __Kellen Dixon ____________ 2001 24 __Lou Vassalott i ___________ 19944. 22 __Joe Marzano ____________ 20015. 20 __John McAbier ___________ 19826. 19 __Erich Diedrich ___________ 2007

INDIVIDUAL BATT ING RECORDSINDIVIDUAL BATT ING RECORDS


GAMES STARTEDCareer Most Games Started1. 48 __Corey Ohalek ________ 1999-20032. 44 __Lucas Engle ___________ 2005-083. 43 __Ron Kitchen __________ 1990-934. 42 __Eric Shaff er ___________ 2003-065. 37 __Justin Th omas _________ 2002-05 37 __Scott Hitchcock ________ 1993-96

Season Most Games Started1. 14 __Lucas Engle _________ 2006, 2007 14 __Adam Kalafos ___________ 2007 14 __Justin Th omas _______ 2004, 2005 14 __Derek Nelson ____________ 19997. 13 __Aaron Swenson ______ 2008, 2009 13 __Corey Ohalek ____________ 2003 13 __Matt Brumit _____________ 2001 13 __Andrew Clough __________ 2000 13 __Bobby Simock ___________ 1999 13 __Jeff Santa _______________ 1995

EARNED RUN AVERA GECareer Best ERA 1. 1.07 Dave Smercansky _______ 1976-792. 1.61 _Don Leshnock _________ 1966-683. 1.85 Dave Dravecky _________ 1975-784. 1.92 _Bill Satt ler ____________ 1976-795. 2.01 Tom Ciccolelli _________ 1972-78

Season Best ERA 1. 0.36 Dave Smercansky _________ 19782. 0.41 _Don Spice ______________ 19643. 0.44 Dave Baker _____________ 19794. 0.51 Dave Dravecky ___________ 19765. 0.53 Don Ross _______________ 1965

APPEARA NCESCareer Most Appearances1. 85 __Ryan Sellman __________ 2005-082. 82 __Kevin Libeg ___________ 2003-063. 81 __Andy Svitak ___________ 2004-074. 79 __Matt Nurczyk __________ 1990-935. 70 __Paul Yates ____________ 2001-04

Season Most Appearances1. 30 __Ryan Sellman ____________ 20062. 29 __Andy Svitak _____________ 20073. 27 __Anthony Munoz __________ 20093. 26 __Kevin Libeg _____________ 2005 26 __Ryan Sellman ____________ 20055. 25 __Matt Nurczyk ____________ 1990

COMPLETE GAMESCareer Most Complete Games1. 21 __Bill Satt ler ____________ 1976-792. 20 __Dave Dravecky _________ 1975-783. 19 __Mike Malley __________ 1967-704. 18 __Corey Ohalek ________ 1999-20035. 17 __Ron Kitchen __________ 1990-93

Season Complete Games1. 9 ___Joe Herubin _____________ 19892. 8 ___Bill Satt ler ______________ 19773. 7 ___Don Leshnock ___________ 1968 7 ___Dave Dravecky ___________ 1977 7 ___Jerry Dennis ____________ 1988 7 ___Brian McFarland _________ 1999 7 ___Corey Ohalek ____________ 2003

INNINGS PITCHEDCareer Most Innings Pitched1. 320.0 _ Corey Ohalek ______ 1999-20032. 277.0 _ Lucas Engle __________ 2005-083. 271.1 _ Eric Shaff er __________ 2003-064. 254.0 _ Scott Hitchcock _______ 1993-965. 253.1 _ Justin Th omas ________ 2003-05

Season Most Innings Pitched1. 99.0 Aaron Swenson __________ 2008 99.0 Lucas Engle _____________ 20063. 93.1 _Justin Th omas ___________ 20044. 91.0 _Lucas Engle _____________ 20075. 90.0 Aaron Swenson __________ 2009

VICTORIESCareer Most Victories1. 22 __Corey Ohalek ________ 1999-20032. 21 __Dave Smercansky _______ 1976-79 21 __Dave Dravecky _________ 1975-78 21 __Gary Balakoff __________ 1969-725. 20 __Scott Hitchcock ________ 1993-96

Season Most Victories1. 9 ___Joe Herubin _____________ 19892. 8 ___Scott Hitchcock __________ 1996 8 ___Kyle Sobecki ____________ 2000 8 ___Jeff Santa _______________ 19945. 7 ___Six Times m.r. Justin Th omas, 2005

STRIKEOUTSCareer Most Strikeouts1. 251 _Dave Dravecky _________ 1975-782. 250 _Justin Th omas _________ 2003-053. 224 _Bill Satt ler ____________ 1976-794. 208 _Corey Ohalek ________ 1999-20035. 200 _Don Leshnock _________ 1966-68

Season Most Strikeouts1. 126 _Brad Hennessey __________ 20012. 89 __Bill Satt ler ______________ 19773. 88 __Justin Th omas ___________ 20054. 87 __Don Leshnock ___________ 1968 5. 82 __Justin Th omas ___________ 2004

Game Most Strikeouts1. 21 __ M. Malley vs. Point Park ____4/17/672. 15 __ J. Th omas vs. Cleveland State 4/10/053. 14 __ B. Hennessey vs. S. Utah ___ 5/12/014. 13 __ C. Dennis vs. UIC _______ 5/15/045. 12 __ Phil Klein vs. Valpo ________ 5/9/09

SHUTOUTSCareer Shutouts1. 5 ___Dave Dravecky _________ 1975-782. 4 ___Scott Hitchcock ________ 1993-96 4 ___Glenn Head ___________ 1979-82 4. 3 ___Ron Kitchen __________ 1990-93 3 ___Rich Jovanich _________ 1981-84 3 ___Joe Herubin ___________ 1988-90

Season Most Shutouts1. 4 ___Dave Dravecky ___________ 1976

SAVESCareer Most Saves1. 15 __Marc Morgan __________ 1993-952 13 __Andy Svitak ___________ 2004-073. 12 __Ryan Sellman __________ 2005-084. 10 __Paul Yates ____________ 2001-045. 8 ___Mike Abdalla __________ 2000-02

Season Most Saves1. 10 __Marc Morgan ____________ 19952. 9 ___Andy Svitak _____________ 20073. 6 ___Ryan Sellman ____________ 2006 6 ___Ryan Sellman ____________ 20055. 5 ___Paul Yates ______________ 2004

Corey Ohalek was a four-year starter from 1999 to 2003 for the Penguins. He fi nished his career as the school-record holder in career games started, career innings pitched and career victories. Ohalek signed with the Florida Marlins as an undraft ed free agent in June 2003.

No-Hitt ers in School History

Pitcher Opponent Innings Date

Scott Hitchcock Akron 7 April 28, 1993Brian Wisnewski Cleveland State 7 May 16, 1991Dave Dravecky Akron 7 May 7, 1977Steve Bartolin Case Western 7 April 5, 1972Ray Baldelli Cleveland State 7 May 25, 1971Donald Ross Steubenville 7 May 17, 1966Don Leshnock Cleveland State 7 May 14, 1966Dave Shaner Alliance 7 May 7, 1966Don Rembold Alliance 7 May 7, 1966

One-Hitt ers Since 1970

Pitcher Opponent Innings Date

Kevin Libeg Austin Peay 6 March 21, 2003Matt Brumit Cleveland State 7 April 20, 2002Scott Hitchcock Eastern Illinois 7 May 14, 1994Bill Whitacre Hiram 5 April 3, 1991Brian Wisnewski Eastern Illinois 7 March 17, 1991Jerry Dennis Eastern Kentucky 6 April 9, 1988Rich Jovanovich Dayton 7 May 3, 1984Jim Tinky Wright State 7 May 5, 1983Jim Tinky Akron 7 April 16, 1983Ken George/David Moore Baptist 7 March 21, 1983Scott Bass/Bob Gardner Akron 6 May 9, 1981Joe Sekora Mercyhurst 7 May 14, 1981Bill Satt ler Kent State 7 May 1, 1979Lee Rudibaugh Alliance 7 April 30, 1977Dave Dravecky Akron 7 May 21, 1976Dave Dravecky Akron 7 May 8, 1976Jeff Maley Case Western 7 April 20, 1974Jeff Maley Geneva 7 April 12, 1974Darl Smith Case Western 7 April 20, 1973Bruce Donahue John Carroll 7 April 16, 1973Greg Balakoff Wooster 7 May 27, 1972Darl Smith Steubenville 7 April 23, 1971

In three seasons Justin Th omas fi nished just one strikeout shy of Dave Dravecky’s school-record total of 251. Th omas owns of two of the top fi ve single season totals in innings pitched and strikeouts.

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING RECORDSINDIVIDUAL PITCHING RECORDS


AAbbas, Tom ________ 1981-84Abdalla, Mike ______2000-02Aguilar, Ken _________ 1982Albanese, Anthony ____ 1995-96Ambrose, Angelo ____ 1958-59Anderson, John________ 1995Anderson, Mike _______ 1982Andrish, Paul _______ 1949-50Anness, Tom _____ 1963, 1968Antinone, Joe _______ 2005-08Arkwright, Scott ____ 1994-95Armaline, Jim ______ 1965-68Armeni, Rob _______ 1985-86Armstrong, Rob _____ 1988-89Auer, Anthony ________ 1969Aulet, Ron _________ 1964-65Ayett e, Joe _________ 1991-94

BBada, Jim __________ 1969-71Bainbridge, Lee _______ 2007Baird, Scott ________ 1985-88Bakalar, James ________ 1978Baker, Clarence _______ 1948Baker, Dave ________ 1979-82Balakoff , Gary ______ 1969-72Balakoff , Greg ______ 1971-74Baldelli, Ray __________ 1971Baldwin, Rick _________ 1976Balkan, Dino _______ 1977-78Banks, Jeremy ________ 2009Banks, Justin _______2003-06Barker, Dan ________ 1967-70Baronyak, Mike _____ 1990-91Barthold, Stephen ___ 1967-68Bartholomew, Dennis _____ 1969Bartolin, Steve ______ 1969-72Bass, Scott _________ 1979-81Batt isti _____________ 1948Baxter, Bob __________ 1981Beck, Rick _________ 1974-75Becker, Robert ________ 1967Belich, Robert ______ 1968-70Beltempo, Guy ________ 1949Bender, Scott _______2005-06Bendle, Rusty _____ 1998-2001Benson, Don _________ 1964Benton, Jim __________ 1962Berardinelli, Gary ______ 1970Bernard, John ________ 1958Bethany, Mike ______2000-02Bevilacqua, Paul _______ 1970Billeter, Roger ________ 1967Billig, Jason ________ 1993-97Billy, Mark __________ 1980Birkmeier, Mark _____ 1992-95Birkmeier, Tim _____ 1992-93Birtalan, Jim _________ 1966Bleggi, Al _________ 1974-75Block, Tim _________ 1970-71Bochenik, Mike _____ 1964-65Bock, Brian __________ 1984Boggia, Al ___________ 1950Bone, George _______ 1980-81Boone, Brian _______2003-06Bosick, Doug _________ 72-73Bostic, Beau _________ 2000Bova, Jim _________ 1965-66Bower, Chas _________ 2009Boyle, Jim _________ 1965-67Bragg, Andy ________ 1996-99

Brahney, Jim _______ 1958-60Bratz, Dean ________ 1980-81Braydich, Ron ________ 1963Braydich, Rudy ______ 1948-49Brennan, Joel ______ 1987-89*Brentar, Tony _______ 1981-82Brickle, Shawn ________ 1985Brown, Travis ________ 2008Brumit, Matt _____ 1999-2002Budd, Andrew ______ 1967-68Buff ano, Frank ________ 1985Buff o, John __________ 1963Bullano, Joe ________ 1961-62Burke, Ryan __________ 1999Burnett , Gary ________ 1981Burton, Larry ________ 1972Bush, Charlie _________ 1970Bushman, Charles ___ 1958-59Butch, Mike __________ 1959Butt le, Ross ________ 2001-03

CCaggiano, Mike _____ 1991-95Caggiano, Vincent _____ 1965Caglie, Len __________ 1959Caipen, Brandon ____2003-06Caldwell, John ______ 1994-97Cameron, Randy ____ 1980-81Campana, Al _________ 1949Campbell, Dale _______ 1978Campbell, Matt _______ 2000Campbell, Rex ______ 1969-70Canavan, Tom ________ 1961Cappuzuello, Joe ____ 1969-70Carlson, Mark ______ 1984-86Carnevale, Vincent ___ 1971-72Carr, Derek __________ 2009Carroll, Robert _______ 1958Carter, Troy _________ 1987Casal, Brad ________ 1995-96Castrilla, Michael ____ 1966-67Ceremuga, Mike ____ 1966-68Chamberlain, Robert __ 1966-68Chaney, Doug ________ 1978Cheredar, Steve _____ 1973-74Cherol, Mark _________ 1976Choppa, Bob _______ 1974-77Chrisholm, Jeremy _____ 1996Chuey, Robert ______ 1959-61Ciambott i, Jim ______ 1987-90Ciccolelli, Tom _____ 1977-78Cicorett i, Dean _____ 1989-92Cirka, Ron ______ 1967, 1969Clair, James __________ 1967Clapp, Steve _______ 1959-60Clark, Curt __________ 1980Clark, Ken ___________ 1978Clayton, Tom ______2006-09Clontz, James __________‘68Clough, Andrew ___ 1997-2000Clunk, David _________ 1994 Coff ey, Jason _______2005-06Colafella, Rick ______ 1959-60Coles, Rick ________ 1979-80Conti, Al __________ 1962-64Corbett , Jake _________ 1993Corrott o, Joe _______ 1973-74Corseta _____________ 1950Cox, Adam ________ 2001-04Cox, Jim ____________ 1973Coyle, Terry _________ 1974Crays, Jon _________ 1989-92

Crea, James __________ 1968Criscione, James _ 1969-70, 1972Crist, Jonathan _______ 2009Cubellis, Robert _______ 1966Cusick, Paul _________ 1989Cvelbar, Lou _______ 1976-77

DDaggett , Barry ______ 1995-98Daly, Andrew _________ 2002Dankworth, Gary ______ 1987Daugherty, Jim _____ 1974-75Davenport, Jeff ______ 1974-75Davenport, Jeff ________ 1993Davidson, Jerry _____ 1988-91Davis, Sam ______ 1966, 1968Davison, Fran ______ 1971-73Dearth, Cody ______2008-09DeFelice, Tony “A.D.” ___ 1980Delaney, Mike ________ 2002DelBene, Dave ______ 1975-78DelBene, Tony ______ 1965-68Dellarco, Fred ______ 1976-77Demechko, Dave ______ 1986DeMarte, Dom _____ 1963-64DeMont, Paul ________ 1948Dennis, Chris ______2002-06Dennis, Jerry _________ 1988Dennis, John _______ 1989-90Dennison, Jim ________ 1987DePiore, John ______ 1985-88Derr, Charles _________ 1977Derthick, Mark _____ 1984-85Despetorich, George ____ 1977DeToro, Joe __________ 1999Deusing ____________ 1949DeVail, Ken __________ 1968DeVor, Mike _______ 1968-69DiCioccio, Jim ________ 1979Diedrich, Erich _____2004-08Dill, Brian _________2005-06DiMuzzio, Rick _______ 2006DiRienzo, Al _______ 1977-78DiRienzo, John _______ 1959Dissinger, Greg _______ 2009Dixon, Kellen ______ 2000-01Dochenck, Mike ______ 1963Donahue, Bruce _____ 1972-74Doyle, Eric __________ 2008Dravecky, Dave _____ 1975-78Duff , Tom ___________ 1970Duff ett , Cecil _________ 1950Dunbar, Rick _________ 1998Dunlap, Ryan ________ 2008Durkin, Bill __________ 1984Durkin, Chris ______ 1989-91

EEarley, Alex ________ 2007-08Easterling, Travis __ 1997-2000Edmonds, Larry _______ 1979Elisco, Mark _____ 1976, 1978Ellcessor, Bob ________ 1985Ellington, Ray ________ 1991Elliot, Jack _________ 1963-65Ellsworth, Jim ________ 1950Engle, Lucas _______ 2005-08Exposite, Gary ________ 1966Eynon, Tom __________ 1992

FFabian, Jeff ________ 1977-78Fabis, Andy __________ 1975Fabrizzi, Bill _________ 1997Farcas, Ray ________ 1995-99Farina, Dan __________ 1993Fedorchak, Brad _____ 1981-82Ferrara, Tom _________ 1992Ferraro, James ______ 1965-68Ferris, Todd _________ 1993Folweiler, Wayne ____ 1968-69Foor, Mike __________ 1988Ford, Clint ________2000-04Frank, Don __________ 1985Franklin, Mark _______ 1984Freisen, Ed ________ 1970-73Funge, Brian _______ 1988-91Furino, Ty _________ 2001-03Fusco, Jim _________ 1958-61

GGallagher, Don _____ 1979-82Games, Gary _________ 1965Gardner, Bob _______ 1973-75Gardner, Bob _______ 1980-83Gatt ozzi, Lou _______2006-07Gavula, Mike _________ 1983Gee, Dave _________ 1973-75George, Ken _______ 1983-86Gesacion, Nick _____ 1968-71Gesacion, Robert __ 1971, 1973Giancola, Mark _______ 1979Gibson, Bob _________ 1948Gilchrist ____________ 1950Gillet, Craig _________ 2008Glinatsis, Mike _____ 1974-76Gnacinski, Matt _____2002-06Gott hard, Ray ________ 1975Gozur, Rick __________ 2001Granitt o, John ________ 1950Grant, Kim __________ 1973Grazier, Michael ____ 1986-87Gregory, William ______ 1966Green, Charles ________ 1959Griffi th, Brett _________ 1997Grohovsky, Dave ____ 1986-87Grosso, Clarence ____ 1960-62Gruber, Jeff ________ 1992-94Gubanich, Gary _____ 1993-96Guerrieri, Neil ______ 1972-75Guesman, Ben ________ 1970Gulas, Gregory _____ 1973-76Guliano, Phil _______ 1958-60Gump, Bryan _______ 1986-87

HHabuda, Brad ______ 1996-98Hall, Jesse _________ 1991-93Halls, Mickey ________ 1975Hamrick, Bryan _______ 2007Hamrock, Jim ______ 1969-72Hannan, J.D. __ 2003, 2005-06Hanuschak, Richard “Chip” 1971-73Harbold, Tom ______ 1994-97Hardy, Bill _________ 1977-80Harrah, Doug ______ 1988-90Haseley, Bob _______ 1979-82Hass, Randy _______ 1983-85Hatchett , Vincent ______ 2000Haught, Jeff ________ 1996-97Hawkins, Randy ____ 1979-80Havlin, Kevin ________ 1993

Head, Glenn _______ 1979-82Healey, Jacke _________ 2009Heatherington, Glenn ___ 1948Heller, Brad __________ 1993Hendricks, Tim _______ 1984Hennessey, Brad __ 1999-2001Hepp, Ronald ______ 1978-79Herman, Alex ______ 1966-69Hermsdorfer, Adam ____ 2000Herring, Archie _______ 1987Herubin, Joe _______ 1988-90Hey, Greg ___________ 1973Higgenbotham, Justin __ 2004Hitchcock, Scott _____ 1993-96Hlebak, Robert _______ 1961Hoagland, Brad _____ 1972-73Hogan, John _______ 1978-80Holland, Casey _______ 2009Homsen, Frank _____ 1948-49Hoover, Rick _______ 1973-74Hornyak, Cory _____ 2007-09Hostal, Mike _______ 1974-77Hosterman, Joe _______ 1998Hosterman, Mike ____ 2001-04Housteau, Bob ________ 1959Hovan, Ron __________ 1991Hovanec, Eric ______ 1983-85Hudzik, John _________ 1948Hughes, Ed __________ 1963Hulchan, Duane _______ 1966Hunley, Doug __1979-80, 1982Hunt, James _______ 1985-87Hurt, Charles ______ 1963-64

IIacobucci, Joe ______ 1978-80Iacobucci, Joe ______ 2007-09Ifft , Dave __________ 1988-91Istnick, Richard _______ 1967

JJacobs, Terry _________ 1987Janeda, Bob ________ 1988-90Jankovich, Sam _____ 1949-50Jennings, Gary ________ 1975Johnson, Joe _______2005-06Jones, Eric _______ 1997-2000Jones, John ________ 1998-99Jones, Mark __________ 1985Jovanovich, Richard __ 1981-84Judy, Scott _________ 1993-96Juliano, Chuck ______ 1990-93

ALL-TIME ROSTERALL-TIME ROSTER

Dave Dravecky was a National League All-Star in 1983 and

pitched for the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series.


KKaiser, Charles _______ 1978Kalafos, Adam ______ 2007-08Kalentz, Richard ______ 1963Kalmbach, Matt _____ 1993-95Kanaic, Tom _________ 1959Kanieski, Bill _________ 1974Karaff a, John _________ 1948Kavinski, Ray _________ 1964Keggs, Terry _________ 1967Kendall, Steve __ 1991, 1993-95Kennedy, Ryan ______ 2000-01Keshock, Charles ______ 1958Kinnick, Jim __________ 2009Kirlangitis, K.C. _____ 1996-97Kish, John ___________ 1986Kish, Mike __________ 1963Kitchen, Ron _______ 1990-93Klein, Phil _________2008-09Klempay, Ray ________ 1985Klinger, Mel _________ 1958Knaus, Ed _________ 1972-75Kocsis, Joe ___________ 1987Koehnlein, John _____2006-09Kohl, Ed __________ 1976-77Kohl, Ron _______ 1975, 1977Konik, Dave _____ 1976, 1978Kook, John ________ 1961-62Koroczynski, Pete ___ 1970-71Kortyna, Drew ______ 1988-89Kosco, Bob __________ 1982Kowalczik, Frank ______ 1948Kozak, William _____ 1968-71Kozarich, Gary _1965, 1968-69Kozarich, Steve _______ 1961Krancevich, Dennis __ 1983-85Kreshock, Robert ____ 1962-64Kroll, Roy _________ 1972-74Kromer, Ron _________ 1958Krych, Avery _______ 1990-91Kuchmaner, Vic _______ 1987Kussic, Tom _____ 1960, 1962Kutchel, Jim _________ 2002Kyle, Brian ________ 1996-97

LLane, Roland _________ 1961Lanzi, Pete __________ 1984Lasko, Don __________ 1977Laverty, Brian ________ 1963Lawhorn, John ________ 1948Lawson, Brad _______ 1968-71Laylock, Robert _____ 1966-69Leal, Adam ________ 1998-99Leon, David ________2008-09Leonard, Pete ______ 1958-61Leshnock, Donald ___ 1966-68Less, Loren __________ 1958Lessick, Jim ________ 1975-76Lewis, Carter _________ 1972Lewis, Howard _______ 1962Libeg, Kevin _______2003-06Lipinski, Jim _______ 2001-04Lisko, Al __________ 1968-71Litt ler, Harvey ________ 1963Litwalk, Paul ___1964, 1966-67Logan, Brian _________ 1994Lopuchovsky, George _ 1980-81Lopuchovsky, Greg _____ 1987Lordi, Anthony ______ 1998-99Lowman, Jason ____ 1999-2000Lucas, Jeff rey _________ 1965

Lucas, George ________ 1950Lucas, Sean ________2004-08Luckacs, Regis ________ 1968Lukes, Craig __________ 1978Lucki, Matt __________ 2000Luklan, John _______ 1978-81Luklan, Rob ________ 1983-86

MMachaskee, George __ 1964-67Magula, Mike ______ 1949-50Magulik, John ______ 1975-76Malacky, Mark ________ 1986Maley, Jeff _________ 1974-77Maley, Tom __________ 1970Malley, Michael _____ 1968-70Malley, Ronald _______ 1967Mancini, Dave ______ 1975-76Marasti, Joe ________ 1986-87Marian, Ronald _____ 1961-62Mariani, Andy ________ 1970Marinelli, Nick _______ 1973Marino, Joe __________ 1972Markowicz, Jeff _______ 1992Marks, Steve _________ 1970Marsick, Jack _________ 1963Martin, Dean _________ 1988Marzano, Joe _______ 2000-01Marzec, Eric _______ 2007-09Matosky, John ________ 1949Matyas, James ________ 1969Matzye, Larry ________ 1986McAbier, John ______ 1979-82McAllister, Dan _______ 1964McCabe, Randy _______ 1965McCart, Shawn _____ 1986-88McCleskey, Tim ___ 1998-2000McClure, Mark _______ 1977McDew, Jerome _______ 1979McFarland, Brian __ 1999-2000McGaha, Willie _______ 1966McGann, Th omas ______ 1963McGinnis, Donald _____ 1963McGraw, Mike ________ 1978McGraw, Josh ______ 1996-97McHenry, Joe ____ 1976, 1978McIntyre, John _______ 1983McKinney, Jerry ______ 1959McNally, Michael ______ 1961McNeely, Jeff _______ 1983-85McRuvie, James _______ 1993Mead, Shane _______ 1995-98Medallis, Mark _______ 1976Medwick, Steve _______ 1967Meek, William ________ 1962Meenachan, Brian ___ 1977-79Meff erd, Steve ____ 1998-2001Meiring, Nick ______ 1993-95Melek, Steve _______ 1977-79Melnick, John ______ 1987-88Mercer, Gary _________ 1972Merrill, Gregg ______ 1971-73Meuhlbauer, Lou ______ 1948Micco, Willie _______ 1983-84Mikulan, Paul ________ 1971Miller, Ben __________ 2007Miller, Chester _______ 1958Miller, Dennis ________ 1992Milliken, Jack ______ 1961-62Mims, Jim _________ 1993-94Mincher, Brian ______ 1984-87Misko, Jeff _________ 1982-85

Mitcheltree, Robert __ 1967-68Mochanack, Ed _______ 1962Moliterno, Bob _____ 1978-80Monoco, Dom ________ 1969Montgomery, Randy ____ 1974Moore, David ______ 1982-85Moore, Darrin ________ 1993Moore, Ed ___________ 1961Moore, Terry _________ 1974Moorehead, Mike ____ 1980-81Morella, Chris ________ 1981Morgan, Marc ______ 1993-95Morris, C.J. ________ 2007-09Morris, Monte ______ 1994-96Morris, Roger ________ 1976Mott er, John _________ 1965Mozinski, Mike _______ 1980Mulinix, Rick ________ 1998Munoz, Anthony ____ 2007-09Muntean, Rick ________ 1975Murberger, Mike ______ 1987Murphy, John ______ 1995-98Murphy, Matt ______ 1996-98Myers, Brian _______ 1990-93Myers, Harry _________ 1949Myers, Roy ________ 1964-67

NNaples, Roger ________ 1959Nelson, Derek ______ 1998-99Newman, J.J. _______2003-04Niemi, Paul __________ 1969Nightingale, Mark ___ 2002-03Nitt oli, Mike _______ 1979-82Nicolas, Todd ______ 1982-85Nogay, Don ________ 1961-64Nott man, Russell ______ 1948Nurczyk, Matt ________ 1961Nurczyk, John ______ 1990-92Nurczyk, Matt ________ 1993Nutt , Tommy _________ 2005

OO’Brien, Tom ________ 1993Ohalek, Corey ____ 1999-2003Ohalek, Derek ________ 1985Olenych, Chuck _____ 1972-75Opsitnik, Denny ______ 1993Orenic, Michael _______ 1961

PPage, Josh _________2004-08Pallante, Jim _______ 1980-81Palumbo, Jamie _____ 1993-96Pannell, Tom _______ 1972-73Panno, Phil ______ 1979, 1983Parks, Brent ________2004-07Parlontieri, Kris _______ 1981Parm, Donald ______ 1958-60Pateas, George ________ 1978Patellis, Pete _________ 1988Patulea, Gregory ______ 1962Peduzzi, David ________ 1992Penrod, Kyle _______2002-04Perler, Julian _______2004-05Perry, Frank _________ 1999Petkovich, Joel ______ 1971-72Philibin, Rick ______ 1975-78Phillips, Jim ________ 2002-05Pierog, John _______ 1962-65Pishko, Robert ________ 1963Plizga, Jim ___________ 1966

Poholsky, Robert ______ 1969Pontius, Zack _________ 1996Popio, Mike ________ 1979-81Popovec, Mickey ______ 1973Porter, Anthony _____2008-09Price, Sean ________ 1989-90Prox, David __________ 1962Puskar, Tom _________ 2002

QQuerra, Fabian ______ 1963-64

RRaffl e, Robert ______ 1962-63Ramon, Joe __________ 1961Ranells, Rich _________ 2003Raphtis, Tom _______ 1958-59Rechedy, Cy _______ 1949-50Rector, Steve _______ 1969-72Reesh, James _________ 1967Rein, Paul _________ 1963-64Reitenbach, Jason ____2008-09Rembold, Donald ____ 1965-67Remias, Ron _________ 1988Repasky, Michael ____ 1961-62Richards, Mark _____ 1993-95Rickert, Dave _________ 1970Rickett s, Art _________ 1963Robinson, Rayce ____2005-07Robinson, Shaun ____ 1997-98Roch, Tom ________ 1974-75Rohan, George ______ 1973-75Rohan, Ray ________ 1964-66Romeo, Mark _______ 1982-83Romeo, Tony _______ 1982-85Root, Kevin __________ 1998Roscoe, Joe ________ 1991-92Ross, Donald _______ 1965-68Rovnak, Mark ______ 1978-79Rozzo, John ________ 1961-62Rudibaugh, Lee _____ 1977-80Rushen, Paul _______ 1986-87Ryan, Randy _________ 1988Rzasa, Frank _________ 1950

SSabatino, Ronald ______ 1965Salo, Arne ___________ 1971Salomone, Dan _____ 1995-98Salomone, Mark _____ 1993-94Salreno, Lou _________ 1948Salta, John ___________ 1968Sanden, Jason ________ 2001Santa, Jeff _________ 1994-95Santangelo, Vince ___ 1982-85Santor, Mike _______ 1958-59Santore, Frank ______2000-04Santore, Todd ____ 1998-2001Santore, Tom _______ 1961-65Satt ler, Bill ________ 1976-79Savage, Brett _________ 2005Savich, Gary _______ 1969-70Saxon, Andy _______ 1976-79Scanlon, Tim _______ 1966-67Scavelli, Joe __________ 1980Schabb, Todd _______ 1998-99Schiffh auer, Chuck ___ 2005-08Schlabach, Kendall ___ 2001-04Schlarb, Mark ______ 1979-82Schultz, Charles _____2003-06Scott , Th omas ________ 1958Scudder, John ______ 1997-98

Sekora, Joe ________ 1977-80Selby, Dick __________ 1950Sellman, Ryan ______ 2005-08Seneta, Larry _______ 1961-63Serendensky, Charles ___ 1966Serenko, Gene ________ 1975Sermansky, Andy ______ 1948Severino, Carl ______ 1965-68Shaff er, Eric ________2003-06Shaner, Dave _________ 1966Sharek, Gerald ______ 1968-71Shialda, Lind _________ 1959Shoff , David __________ 1983Shultz, Chad _______ 1995-98Shutt leworth, Tim _____ 1988Silvey, John ________ 1994-95Simock, Bobby ______ 1997-99Simpson, Jeff _________ 1979Skebo, Bob ________ 1985-86Skolmowski, Mike ___ 1998-99Smart, Jonathan _____2000-03Smercansky, Dave ____ 1977-79Smiley, Tom _________ 1992Smith, Darl ________ 1971-74Smith, Kevin _______ 1995-99Smith, Kyle __________ 2002Smith, Lindsay ________ 1974Smith, Robert ______ 1963-65Smolko, George _______ 1959Snoddy, Mark ______ 1981-84Sobecki, Kyle _____ 1999-2003Solarz, Greg _______ 1986-87Solitario, Brian _______ 2009Solt, Jeff ____________ 2004Sostaric, Nick ______ 1948-50Sotlar, Jim _________ 1986-89Spain, Joe ___________ 1996Spala, John __________ 1948Spargal, Mike ________ 1998Speas, Matt ________ 2002-03Spencer, Randy _____ 1988-89Spice, Don _________ 1963-66St. Clair, Ronald _______ 1966Stankewich, Robert __ 1968-69Stein, Charles ________ 1958Stiles, Tony __________ 1978Stofk o, Jeff _________ 1984-87Stoops, Ronald _______ 1958Suchora, Richard ____ 1958-60Sudzina, Bob _________ 1974Sullivan, Rob _________ 2007

Mark Th omas batt ed .372 and scored 127 runs in his three

seasons fr om 1997-99.



Susa, Bob _________ 1988-89Sutman, Bill _________ 1974Aaron Swenson ______ 2007-09Svitak, Andy ________2004-07Szabo, Ed _________ 1993-94Szalankiewicz, Dylan ___ 2009Szenborn, Mike _____ 1972-75

TTabachino, Tony ______ 1949Talachini, Carl ______ 1961-62Tate, Richard _________ 1964Terry, Paul _________ 1985-86Tesyk, John “Tex” ______ 1983Th omas, Dustin _____2005-06Th omas, Justin ______ 2003-05Th omas, Mark ______ 1997-99Th ompson, “Zeke” _____ 1976Timko, Bruce _________ 1986Timko, Jim ________ 1987-90Tinkey, Donald “Jim” ___ 1983Tkac, Gary ___________ 1981Todor, Andy __________ 2007Totani, Paul ________ 1989-92Triveri, Jason _______ 1994-97Tscherne, Todd _______ 2002Tucker, Matt ________2008-09Tumbri, John _________ 1948Turjanica, Mike _____2004-08Tyndall, Jim ________ 1963-64Tyndall, Robert _____ 1961-62

UUjvari, Nate ________ 1993-95

VValentine, Dan ______ 1977-78Vassalott i, Lou ______ 1991-94Vaughn, Ryan _________ 2003Vinopal, Chuck _____ 1974-75Virag, Darin __________ 1990Vivolo, Charles ______ 1963-64Vosovic, Nick _______ 1964-66Vukovic, Corey ______ 2007-09Vukovich, George ________‘80

WWachter, Dustin _____2006-08Wacker, Carl _________ 1964Wackerman, Ryan ____2006-08Warden, Cecil “Cy” _____ 1950Wardle, Sean _______ 1997-98Weaver, Rick _______ 1963-64Webber, Alan _________ 1950Weiland, Jeff “Grundy” __ 1980-81, 1983Wells, Josh _________2003-06Whitacre, Bill _________ 1991Williams, Dick ________ 1950Williams, Jerry ______ 1980-83Williams, John ______ 1973-76Williams, Ryan ________ 1991Williamson, Th omas ____ 1958Wills, Jon ____________ 1999Wisnewski, Brian ____ 1991-94Wolf, Chad___________ 2000Wollitz, Charles _______ 1958Wood, Jim _________ 1948-49Wood, Trent __________ 2009

Dom Rosselli

1948-85

Dan Kubacki

1992-98Rich Pasquale

2008-Present

Greg Gulas

1986-87

Mike Florak

1999-2007

Scott Knox/John Zizzo

1988-89John Zizzo

1990-91

All-Time Coaches


Woytek, Mike _______ 1978-79Wratcher, Rob ________ 2009

YYanero, Chris _______ 1991-94Yaniglos, Marty _______ 1968Yardas, Douglas _______ 1958Yates, Paul _________ 2001-04Yazbek, Dominic ______ 1997Young, Mike _________ 1979Yovich, George ________ 1965

ZZaluski, Mike _______ 1974-77Zang, Joe ____________ 1989Zeigler, Brad _______ 1994-95Zeigler, Dave _______ 1979-80Zelasco, Dave ______ 1985-87Zellers, Robert ______ 1962-63Zerilla, Torry _______ 1990-92Zett s, Tom ___________ 2003 Zett s, Wayne _______ 1977-78

Zinz, Jim __________ 1964-65Zitello, Lou “Chip” ___ 1969-71Zorio, Robert _______ 1965-66Zuzik, Rick ________ 1976-79

* - Denotes redshirt season

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Seven Academic CollegesSchool of Graduate Studies & ResearchBeeghly College of EducationWilliamson College of Business AdministrationCollege of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesBitonte College of Health & Human ServicesCollege of Fine & Performing ArtsCollege of Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsFor a complete list of majors, visit www.ysu.edu/majors

University Support Areas• The Center for Student Progress features special mentoring

The recent academic success of YSU’s student-athletes is unprecedented. During the 2008-09 academic year, 88 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. More than fi fty percent of YSU’s student-athletes achieved at least a 3.0 GPA. Eleven of the 16 sponsored teams achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in either the spring or fall semesters. Most notably, 424 student-athletes have earned their degree since the Spring 2001 semester.

Eleven YSU Student-Athletes have earned Academic All-America accolades, including seven since 2001. A Penguin has been named

Academic All-District 46 times, and there have been 252 academic all-league honorees.

Jermaine Hopkins Academics CenterThe Jermaine Hopkins Academics Center is a state-of-the-art

learning area located in Stambaugh Stadium in Room 1099 on the fi rst fl oor. The Academics Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday though Friday.

The Center has been completely refurbished and is one of the best learning facilities in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference.

The center features 19 private study cubicles, four study tables and 20 computer terminals. Student-athletes have access to the Internet as well as several other resources and multiple software packages on all systems within the lab.

With the help of the Jermaine Hopkins Academics Center, 90 percent or more of YSU’s student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility have graduated with a

four-year degree every year since 2002.

and support for fi rst-year students, multicultural students and students with disabilities.• The Reading and Study Skills Center provides helpin reading, studying, test-taking and time management.• The Writing Center and Mathematics Center off ers tutorial assistance.• The Language Learning and Resource Center supportsforeign-language learning.• Career and Counseling Services assists students and alumni in exploring career and future employment possibilities and developing plans to achieve academic and career goals.

Athletic Academic Advising Coordinator Marilyn O’Bruba

oversees a talented and dedicated fi ve-person staff .

Former Penguin diver and Female Athlete of Former Penguin diver and Female Athlete of the Year Kalyn Leveto accepting her degree at the Year Kalyn Leveto accepting her degree at graduation.graduation.

YSU has strength and YSU has strength and conditioning as well as Athletic conditioning as well as Athletic Training facilities in both Training facilities in both Stambaugh Stadium and the Stambaugh Stadium and the Beeghly Center.Beeghly Center.

Strength and ConditioningThe Penguin Advantage Program is

designed to promote student-athlete development in physical fi tness and athletic ability. This comprehensive program incorporates some of the latest and basic methods to train the university’s full complement of athletic teams.

The emphasis of the Advantage Program is on total physical development to improve performance and reduce the likelihood of injury. A variety of weight-training styles consistently challenges athletes to perform better as well as understand how the body adapts to training. Combined with nutritional education and consultation, the Advantage Program strives to prepare YSU athletes for success in and out of the sports arena.

The Stambaugh Stadium Weight Room, which continues to be one of the best facilities in the FCS and Horizon League, features 28,000 pounds of free weights, 8,000 pounds of dumbbells, 14,000 pounds of machine weights and a number of cardiovascular machines.

Strength and conditioning coach John Patrick is entering his second year overseeing the program. A Youngstown native, he is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association and is certifi ed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Science Association and the United States Weightlifting Association. He is assisted by Liz Vlad along with undergraduate and graduate assistants.

In addition, Dr. Mohammed Shayesteh, a licensed sports nutritionist, provides advice and counseling to athletes in conjunction with their training programs.

Sports MedicineYSU student-athletes have two recently

upgraded sports medicine centers at their disposal to treat and prevent injuries.

The Willard Webster Sports Medicine Center inside of Stambaugh Stadium is the main hub and serves the majority of YSU’s athletic teams. There is also a training and rehabilitation room in Beeghly Center that caters to the needs of the volleyball, swimming and diving and men’s and women’s basketball squads. The centers is well equipped to handle any needs with the latest available and innovative equipment for the care and prevention of injuries.

John Doneyko was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 2008 after serving in the department for 22 years. A licensed athletic trainer in Ohio and a nationally-certifi ed Athletic Trainer, Doneyko is assisted by Erica Chung, Jenna Lesko, Jeff Wills, Todd Burkey and Kenny Layman. Also, numerous student assistants are on hand throughout the year and work closely with all teams attending games (home and away) and practices.

The Penguins staff is assisted by a host of health care professionals in the Youngstown area, providing state-of-the-art care in prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. Dr. Ray Duff ett, Dr. James Shina and Dr. Mike Miladore are on hand for all home football and basketball contests and work with all sports throughout the year.

Veteran John Doneyko has worked with student-athletes

for more than 20 years.

John Patrick returned to YSU in Spring 2008 to run the strength

program.

The Beeghly Center weight room opened in 2008.

Few areas play a role as essential to the continued success of Youngstown State athletics as the athletic training staff .

Stambaugh StadiumIs the home venue for Youngstown State’s soccer program and four-

time NCAA Football Championship Subdivision football team, is one of the top facilities in the entire Northeast. Nicknamed the “Ice Castle,” the stadium celebrated its 25th anniversary during the 2007 season. The tallest building in the city, Stambaugh Stadium has been defended well by the Penguins. The football team has won nearly 75 percent of its games at Stambaugh, including 14 straight playoff contests. The stadium seats 20,630 Penguins fans, and nine of the 10 all-time largest Missouri Valley Football Conference crowds have been at Stambaugh. Renovations since in recent years include a new concourse-level elevator, a new scoreboard and Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard and a state-of-the-art SprinTurf playing surface. Improvements have also been made to the football and administrative offi ces, locker rooms, athletic training room, weight room and seating areas.

Beeghly CenterServes as the home for the Youngstown State University men's

and women's basketball, volleyball and swimming and diving teams. Opened in the 1972-73 school year, the arena has seen a major facelift totaling more than $4 million this decade. The last two years have been especially busy as new basketball hoops were acquired, locker rooms were refurbished, a new basketball fl oor and weight room were installed. Since 2000, signifi cant improvements have been made to lobbies, hallways, locker rooms, the sound system, scoreboards and press row seating. The Beeghly Natatorium, which is in the north end of the building, has received $300,000 in improvements since 2005. Beeghly Center has also served as a venue for presidential campaign rallies, World Wide Wrestling (WWE) events, the Harlem Globetrotters and concerts.

Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS)Is set to break ground within the coming year, will provide a

competitive advantage to YSU’s student-athletes, particularly those participating in baseball, football, soccer, softball and track programs. The indoor facility will also serve as a university and community resource, providing a large, climate–protected venue for events and a training facility for local youth organizations and high schools.

Vytas Sulskis and the Penguins’ faithful Vytas Sulskis and the Penguins’ faithful celebrate a 64-60 win over Cleveland State in celebrate a 64-60 win over Cleveland State in front of a nationally-televised crowd on ESPNU.front of a nationally-televised crowd on ESPNU.

Samantha Formeck led the Youngstown State Samantha Formeck led the Youngstown State women’s golf team to the 2009 Horizon League women’s golf team to the 2009 Horizon League Championship and was named the Golfer and Championship and was named the Golfer and Newcomer of the Year.Newcomer of the Year.

““ The experience at Youngstown State was The experience at Youngstown State was great for me. I would recommend Youngstown great for me. I would recommend Youngstown

State to any player with pro aspirations, but more State to any player with pro aspirations, but more importantly, to get importantly, to get your education.your education.””Ron Jaworski - ESPN AnalystRon Jaworski - ESPN Analyst

Former YSU Student-AthleteFormer YSU Student-Athlete

2008-09 Athletic Highlights• The women’s outdoor track and fi eld team and the women’s golf

team each won the 2009 Horizon League Championship.• Football player Brad Samsa was named AFCA All-American.• Women’s golfer Samantha Formeck won both the Newcomer- and

Player-of-the-Year Awards after earning medalist honors at the 2009 Horizon League Women’s Golf Championship.

• Five student-athletes were CoSIDA Academic All-District selections.

• Eighteen student-athletes were named academic all-league during the fall and winter seasons.

• Quarterback Brandon Summers was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year.

• YSU coaches were recognized as Coach of the Year twice.• Kiplangat Tisia fi nished the season as the top-ranked freshman in

the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 NCAA Mideast Regional.

Competing Against the Nation’s Elite• The Youngstown State football team played at Ohio State in 2008

and 2007. It opens the 2009 season at Pittsburgh, playing the Panthers at Heinz Field for the second time in fi ve years. YSU has also played at Penn State (2006) and returns to Beaver Stadium in 2010.

• In the last three years the men’s basketball team has played at Maryland, Charlotte, UCLA, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State while the women’s squad has played at Cincinnati, Ohio State and Pittsburgh.

• Since 2005, the baseball team has scheduled games at Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Cincinnati, Penn State and West Virginia.

• The softball team has played against Michigan State, Penn State, George Mason, Purdue, Michigan and Kentucky since 2006.

• The track and fi eld teams have routinely competed at the Penn Relays and Sea Ray Relays, and in 2008-09 they traveled to New York City, Virginia Tech, Florida, Louisville and Arkansas.

Playing and Working Professionally• A large number of Penguins have gone on to play professionally in

the United States or overseas in recent years.• Notable past YSU student-athletes who have played professionally

are Ron Jaworski (current ESPN Analyst), Jeff Wilkins (NFL Pro Bowl kicker), Paul McFadden (NFL Rookie of the Year), Dave Dravecky (MLB all-star and World Series participant) and Brad Hennessey (current San Francisco Giants pitcher)

• Football players are frequently invited to tryouts for NFL teams. Running back Marcus Mason made the Washington Redskins’ roster in 2006, and wide receiver Kyle Smith was in camp with the Minnesota Vikings in 2005. Other recent football players have played overseas or gone on to play in the Arena Football League.

• Quin Humphrey played professional basketball in Europe and the NBDL after a successful playing career that ended in 2006.

• YSU student-athletes have also gone on to work in athletic administration and in the front offi ce of professional sports teams.

• Outside of athletics, YSU student-athletes have been admitted to top-level medical and graduate schools, become police offi cers, engineers, teachers, coaches, fi nancial planners, broadcasters, university developers, hotel executives and much more.

In 2009, the Youngstown State women’s outdoor track and fi eld team won its fi fth Horizon League title in the last six seasons.

Your Success is Our StoryYou have a story. Everyone does. It’s about where you come from,

what you think about, what you value. It’s about your friends, your family, your language, your music, your school. It’s about your particular skills and interests, what you’ve learned so far in life, how you relate to the world and other people. Right now, you’re about to start a whole new chapter in your story. In the book called My Life—by you, of course—the theme of this chapter is “Where do I want to go, and who do I want to become?”

You have options you want to explore, places you want to see, things you want to do, ideas you want to propose, a career you want to pursue. That’s one reason you’re planning to go to college—to get going on that next chapter of your life, to become who you want to be.

Colleges and universities have stories, too. How they started, what traditions they maintain, the way they look, the students they serve, the things they off er academically and socially, the role they play in their communities, and the role they play in the generation of new knowledge.

Youngstown State University’s story is all those things. YSU is about outstanding academic quality, diversity of people and programs, and broad access to opportunity. But it is, overall, a culmination of the stories of all the students who in the past 100 years graduated and went on to make a diff erence. Our students - while they are here and after they graduate - are what YSU is all about.

Campus Overview• Opened in 1908, YSU celebrated its centennial during the 2007-

08 academic year. As part of the celebration, the university launched a $44 million campaign for campus improvements. In addition to endowments for students and colleges, the centennial plan calls for a new $34.3 million business building, improved engineering and science labs and an indoor athletics practice facility.

• With enrollment at its highest in the last 13 years, the student population is 13,497, more than 12,000 of which are undergraduate students. Based on demographics, 44 percent are male, 56 percent are female; 17 percent are minority students and 1 percent are international students. 218 current YSU students were high school valedictorians, and there are more than 85,000 alumni.

• YSU’s 145-acre urban campus is one of the nation’s most attractive and among Ohio’s safest.

• The new $30-million Williamson College of Business Administration building broke ground in the spring of 2009.

Library Resources• Six-story Maag Library on campus features 700,000 bound volumes,

300,000 government documents and 800,000 microforms.• A member of OhioLink research consortium, which provides access

to over 39 million items.• The Youngstown Public Library is located across the street from the

South end of campus.

Campus Housing• Four university residence halls house 1,000 students in comfortable,

spacious rooms.• The $22 million University Courtyard Apartments, operated by the

Ambling Corporation exclusively for YSU students, is one of the fi nest facilities of its kind in Ohio. Opened in 2003, Courtyard Apartments off er singles, doubles, and quads for 408 students.

• Buechner Hall, a privately-run residence, accommodates 72 women on campus and includes a meal plan, weekly room-cleaning services and a stately European ambience.

• All university-operated residence halls, as well as University Courtyard Apartments, have in-room high-speed Internet connections, cable and telephone terminals.

The University Courtyard Apartments on the West end of campus houses many student-athletes.

Campus Recreation and Student Programming is the central hub for student life on campus. There are more than 40 intramural sports programs, fi tness classes and workshops that are taught by certifi ed student staff . The department organizes the Penguin Pre-Party every other Thursday, which features live entertainment on campus. The department also oversees Greek life and more than 120 student organizations ranging from the American Marketing Association to Fellowship of Christian Athletes to the Ski and Snowboarding Club.

The 70,000 square foot Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center opened in 2005 and features the latest in recreation, fi tness and wellness space. In the “rec” are more than 70 pieces of cardio equipment, 24 weight-training pieces and a combination of 40 plate-loaded and free-weight stations. There are four multi-purpose courts to play basketball, volleyball, badminton and many other activities; an aerobics studio; a meditation center and a fi ve-story climbing wall. There is also a wellness resource center that off ers comprehensive programming in areas of fi tness, nutrition, mental and spiritual health and personal safety.

Penguin Productions, a group of motivated students and advisers from campus, has helped bring popular musical artists such as Ludacris, Korn, Sugarland, Puddle of Mudd and Saliva to the area.

The Kilcawley Student Center features amenities for student entertainment and academic wellness. The KC Food Court, Arby’s, candy counter, Peaberry’s Cafe and lounge areas are ideal places to mingle with friends. Kilcawley also has full copy and graphic centers, wireless hotspots, computer labs and ample meeting space. The YSU Bookstore and Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center are connected.

The College of Fine & Performing Arts Series features talented YSU students in events ranging from art shows to plays to dance ensembles. The Dana School of Music is nationally renowned, and its students are showcased in weekly concerts at the Butler Institute of American Art and major performances both on and just off campus. The YSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2005.

The Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center is a popular spot for students.

The Youngstown State student section at Stambaugh Stadium is a popular spot during Penguins’ football games.

Off -campus venues within walking distance also provide students with a wide variety of entertainment choices. The DeYor Performing Arts Center houses the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and popular performances such as Beauty and the Beast, Rent and High School Musical. Jerry Seinfeld and other comedians have performed at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Covelli Centre has been the venue for events ranging from boxing to 3 Doors Down and Carrie Underwood concerts to Disney on Ice to USHL hockey and arena football.

When David C. Sweet became Youngstown State University’s sixth president in July 2000, he mapped out a course that included three priorities: enrollment, partnerships, and diversity. Now in his tenth year, the University has made great strides in all three areas. Enrollment has jumped more than 16 percent since fall 2000 and is now at its highest level in 14 years. Over the last nine years, the number of minority students has increased more than 60 percent. And the

University has initiated partnerships with the city of Youngstown, the Youngstown city school district, business, government, and non-profi t organizations throughout the region. The University has also expanded academic programs at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels, including a new doctor of physical therapy degree. YSU reorganized its academic structure to better address the growing importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the state and national levels. As a result, two new colleges were created: the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In partnership with the Youngstown city schools, the University opened Youngstown Early College, a high school on the YSU campus aimed at helping city school students earn college credit and a high school degree at the same time. YSU has worked in collaboration with the city of Youngstown to complete a nationally-recognized urban development plan, Youngstown 2010, in conjunction with the Centennial Campus Master Plan. In addition, the University has been a leader in the development of Wick Neighbors, a non-profi t community organization that is spearheading a major redevelopment project on the 70 acres of land that comprises the Smoky Hollow neighborhood. Since 2000, the University has opened the $22 million University Courtyard Apartments and the $12.1 million Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The campus has recently completed the YSU Centennial Capital Campaign that has raised more than $50 million, exceeding the original goal by 14 percent. It is the largest fund-raising eff ort in YSU’s history. A centerpiece of the campaign is the construction of the new $34.3 million building for the Williamson College of Business Administration, which is now underway. In partnership with federal, state and local agencies, major improvements have been made to corridors leading to the campus. Prior to coming to YSU, Dr. Sweet was dean and professor of the Levin College of Urban Aff airs at Cleveland State from 1978 to 2000. His leadership resulted in national recognition for the college’s graduate studies and its city’s management/urban policy program. Prior to joining Cleveland State, Dr. Sweet held a number of state cabinet posts, including the director of the State Department of Development. He also served as commissioner of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and head of the state’s fi rst energy agency. Prior to state service, he was director of regional economic research at the Battelle Institute in Columbus.

He previously served as the chairman of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington, D.C. policy research institute, president of the American Economic Development Council; and has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Dr. Sweet holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, an M.A.from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and a B.A. from the University of Rochester. He and his wife, Pat, live in Liberty, Ohio, and have two daughters, two sons and seven grandchildren. After a decade of success and service, Dr. Sweet will retire from the presidency on June 30, 2010, and the Board of Trustees is undertaking a search for his replacement.

Millicent S. Counts Larry D. DeJane

YOUNGSTOWN STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dr. Sudershan Garg

Daniel J. DeMaioloStudent Trustee

Carol S. WeimerScott R. Schulick

Dr. John R. Jakubek John L. PogueHarry Meshel

Lyndsie HallStudent Trustee

operates in substantial conformity with the operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership.

More than half of the current 300-plus student-athletes have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher while nine teams have an overall GPA of at least 3.0. YSU’s Academic Progress Rate is well above the national average for public institutions, and its 93 percent graduation rate is at an all-time high.

Eleven student-athletes have captured Academic All-America accolades while a total of 46 have been named to Academic All-District teams.

YSU has won 13 Horizon League titles, and it won back-to-back Gateway Football Conference (now the Missouri Valley Football Conference) championships in 2005 and 2006. Most recently, YSU added the 2009 Horizon League Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Golf Championships to its trophy cases.

In Strollo’s role as the Executive Director of the Penguin Club, the organization has increased athletic endowed scholarship contributions annually. Annual events keep improving every year, and the growth of the Football Alumni Club has had a positive impact on the department.

Strollo returned to his alma mater in 1996 as athletic business manager. In March 2000, he was named the school’s Associate Executive Director of Athletics. In his short time in that capacity, he helped spearhead the transition into the Horizon League.

He has strong ties to the local community and to the athletic department. He grew up in nearby Austintown and attended Fitch High School. He played football for YSU from 1988 through 1991 for Coach Jim Tressel and was named captain of the fi rst Division I-AA National Championship team in 1991. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Youngstown State in June, 1993.

Ron and his wife, Nicole, reside in Austintown with their two children, Ryan and Rachel. Nicole is a former YSU student-athlete who competed in track and cross country from 1989 through 1993.

Emily HaynamAssistant A.D.

Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo, a former Penguin student-athlete, has worked diligently to ensure that today’s student-athletes have the support system in place to succeed not only at Youngstown State, but also in their future.

Now in his ninth year as Athletics Director and 14th as a member of the department, his vision for successful broad-based programs and providing student-athletes tools to succeed on and off the playing fi elds is coming to fruition.

Strollo has concentrated his priorities on facility improvements; full compliance of NCAA regulations; fi scal management and budgetary maintenance; streamlining department organization; increasing visibility and fundraising eff orts of the Penguin Club; and enhancing the overall experience and competitiveness of student-athletes and programs.

Outside of YSU, Strollo is also very involved on the regional and national level serving on several prominent committees. He is in his fi rst of four years on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Selection Committee; is on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee; serves as the Central Region Chair of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee; is on the Executive Committee of the FCS Athletic Directors Association; and serves as the Chair of the Horizon League Executive Committee.

During his tenure, Strollo has placed a priority on the construction and enhancements of athletic venues. Currently, he is leading the fi nal phases of a capital campaign to construct the Watson and Tressel Training Site, a $10 million indoor athletic practice facility which will include an indoor track and football practice fi eld.

The Beeghly Center has undergone more than $4 million in renovations. In the past year, Youngstown State acquired the 2009 Men’s Final Four basketball hoops, new strobe lighting was installed and the volleyball and men’s basketball locker rooms were refurbished. Last year, a new Dom Rosselli Court was installed and a weight room was built for the men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and swimming and diving programs.

Within the past two years in Stambaugh Stadium, offi ce space in the athletic marketing and ticket offi ces and football suite received an enhancement, the weight room and athletic training offi ces were renovated, and upgrades were made to the baseball, soccer and softball locker rooms. Other recent upgrades include new chair-back seating (2009), a new south-stadium scoreboard (2009), a concourse-level elevator (2005), a scoreboard and a Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard (2004) and a state-of-the-art SprinTurf playing surface (2002).

He has also secured agreements for Eastwood Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians’ Class-A affi liate, and Cene Park to be the baseball team’s home fi elds and McCune Park to serve as the softball team’s home venue.

Thanks to the benevolence of the Andrews Trust and the priority Strollo places on academics, the academic counseling center underwent a signifi cant renovation and expansion and continues to receive technology upgrades.

In the past eight years, the department, which has been recognized as a national leader for its graduation rates, has had many successes on and off the playing fi eld.

Under his leadership, Youngstown State earned full NCAA certifi cation in 2007. This review of governance and commitment to rules, academic integrity, and equity and student-athlete well-being showed YSU athletics

Dr. Chet CooperNCAA Faculty Rep.

Elaine JacobsAssociate A.D./SWA

Rick LoveAssociate A.D.

Tom MorellaAssistant A.D.

Robb SchmidtAssistant A.D.

Penguin Nickname LegendPrior to 1933, Youngstown College had been referred to as "Y" College, YoCo, Wye Collegians and

many times, simply the "Locals."There are two accounts of how the Penguin nickname came to be, and interestingly enough they

come from the same evening on Jan. 30, 1933. But throughout the season prior to that contest, many of the members of the 1932-33 varsity men’s basketball team and their friends on campus spent idle moments in the cafeteria discussing suitable new names for our school sports combines, basketball, and fencing that year.

The names considered covered every conceivable spectrum of animals, birds, and things associated with the steel city, but none seemed to fi t. There was always someone who pointed out an inadequacy of some sort.

The fi rst account states that on a cold, freezing night at a men’s basketball game at West Liberty State Teachers College, in West Liberty, W. Va., a spectator watching the members of the team stomp on the fl oor and swing their arms made them look like Penguins and without a nickname, the fans took a liking to the word.

The second account comes from the trip to West Liberty in which the road that evening had been hit by a snowfall between one and two feet deep. The passengers in two of the cars found it necessary on several occasions to get out and help push their vehicles out of snow drifts or road area with snow ruts, diffi cult to drive through.

During the trip, Bennett Kunicki recalls, the discussion of a nickname for the school was the hot topic of conversation. In Kunicki’s car, the name Penguins came up and was well received by everyone in the car. Upon arrival at the West Liberty gym, the name was mentioned to the members of the team, who thought it was perfect.

By the end of that school year, the nickname was unanimously accepted by the student body without the necessity of a formal polling vote. Plans were then made to introduce the new name during the 1933-34 basketball season.

The nickname Penguins was formally introduced to the school in the "Jambar" (Vol. IV, No. 3) at the beginning of the 1933-34 basketball season. Page three of that issue was set up to cover YSU’s fi rst game to introduce the members of that season’s team and to give the schedule for the season. The date of the "Jambar" issue was Dec. 15, 1933. Within the next fi ve or six weeks, Penguins became our newly accepted nickname both in the Jambar and on the sports pages of the then two local newspapers.

The name was introduced after the fi rst game with Slippery Rock in the Dec. 15, 1933 issue of the "Jambar". The Youngstown Telegram fi rst used the nickname in a headline on Dec. 29, 1933 while The Vindicator fi rst acknowledged the nickname in its Jan. 27, 1934 edition.

YSU Alma MaterAll hail to thee O Youngstown, Our Alma Mater fair; In sunlight and starshine We see thee in all thy glory. The Red and White, thy glorious colors, Ever we praise and hold them High to the breeze as the symbol of our Most loyal allegiance. This anthem, O Youngstown, Our pledge of trust shall be That thy sons and daughters Shall keep faith with thee forever

YSU’s Fight SongThe Red and White are wavingOver the fi eld Our teams are fi ghting With a spirit that will not yield Rah-Rah-Rah Hail to thee O’Youngstown We’ll fi ght for you Once again the Penguins Will win for YSU

The City of Youngstown was incorporated in 1867 and named for John Young, who purchased approximately 15,000 acres (the entire township) for slightly more than $16,000 in 1797 from the United States Government.

With its setting in the Mahoning Valley along the Mahoning River, Youngstown quickly grew to become a thriving city in the 1920s as part of the industrial belt that stretched from Massachusetts to the Mississippi River. The iron and steel industry created a strong blue-collar work ethic in the city and surrounding areas that is still very evident, even decades after the closing of the mills. At its peak, Youngstown was the third-largest steel producing city in the country.

Today, with a new citywide revitalization plan coordinated between the city, Youngstown State University and nearly 200 volunteers, neighborhood organizations and businesses, a new vision for Youngstown exists. The award-winning plan, Youngstown 2010, calls for a more diverse and vibrant economy founded on the current strengths with the city and region, such as YSU, the health care sector and the arts community.

Wick Neighbors, Inc., was created from a broad-based group of leaders from YSU and religious and cultural institutions along Wick Avenue, which borders campus to the East. Its mission is to redevelop the historically rich Smoky Hollow neighborhood just off campus and promote a place for creative living and working in the city.

Youngstown is very well-known for its dedication to the arts. The Butler Institute of American Art, located within the confi nes of campus, is one of the most unique and respected museums in the nation. There are also two auditoriums in the city, several museums and the Covelli Centre, a modern arena opened in 2005.

Youngstown is also a hotbed for football. In addition to YSU’s four national championships in the 1990s, many coaches have ties to the city. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel is formerly the head coach at YSU, and current college head coaches Bo Pelini (Nebraska), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mike Stoops (Arizona) and Mark Mangino (Kansas) are all from the Valley.

Five boxing champions have their roots in Youngstown. The Five boxing champions have their roots in Youngstown. The most recent champion, middleweight Kelly Pavlik, wore the most recent champion, middleweight Kelly Pavlik, wore the Youngstown State “Y” and Pete the Penguin on his trunks when Youngstown State “Y” and Pete the Penguin on his trunks when he beat Jermaine Taylor on HBO in 2008.he beat Jermaine Taylor on HBO in 2008.

Built in 2005, the 5,700-seat Covelli Centre is a large Built in 2005, the 5,700-seat Covelli Centre is a large part of the downtown revitalization project. It houses part of the downtown revitalization project. It houses minor league hockey and arena football, concerts, ice minor league hockey and arena football, concerts, ice shows and much more.shows and much more.

Quick FactsPopulation: 83,906Area: 34.2 square milesMetropolitan: 586,939

Attractions• More than 50 area golf courses• The 2,537 acre Mill Creek Park situated within miles of downtown• Two large malls and shopping districts within 20 minutes of campus• USHL hockey and arena football franchises downtown and a nearby minor league baseball team• Several museums and auditoriums

Within 100 Miles• The bright lights of both Pittsburgh and Cleveland• Lake Erie• 24 state parks and three national parks• Pro Football Hall of Fame• Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame and Museum• Numerous professional sports franchises

The view of Lake Glacier from Fellows Riverside The view of Lake Glacier from Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park is one of the most scenic Gardens in Mill Creek Park is one of the most scenic areas in the Mahoning Valley.areas in the Mahoning Valley.

The amount of local media coverage dedicated to Youngstown State athletics ranks near the top in both the Horizon League and the Missouri Valley Football Conference. As the main sports attraction in the Mahoning Valley, the Penguins receive daily coverage from fi ve television stations, two major newspapers and several radio stations. Regional media coverage extends to Akron, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Missouri Valley Football Conference contests are frequently featured as nationally televised games of the week, and the Horizon League has a partnership with ESPN and its stations to broadcast men’s and women’s basketball games. Football and basketball games are broadcast locally on tape-delay.

Live Internet CoverageIn addition to coverage provided by traditional

media, the successes of Youngstown State student-athletes are regularly broadcast live across the world over the Internet.

The Horizon League is a recognized leader in video streaming through the Horizon League Network (HLN) and produced more than 300 free, live events during the 2008-09 academic year. In addition to live games, HLN includes highlight vignettes of all-19 League championships, weekly highlight videos during the men’s and women’s basketball season and other special programming covering Horizon League institutions, coaches and student-athletes. Nearly every one of YSU’s home men’s and women’s basketball games and all league road contests are broadcast over the HLN. Video of several home volleyball and soccer games and audio of several baseball and softball games are streamed live over the Internet.

Broadcasts of Youngstown State’s home football games are also available over the Internet via paid subscriptions.

Weekly Coaches ShowsYoungstown State head football coach Jon Heacock, head men’s

basketball coach Jerry Slocum and head women’s basketball coach Cindy Martin are featured weekly on both radio and television coaches shows. Penguin Gameday, a production of the local NBC affi liate, showcases upcoming opponents, reviews past contests and provides an avenue for fans to become familiar with student-athletes. Penguin Playbook is an hour-long radio show broadcast on the high-power AM station 570 WKBN.

When Cindy Martin (left) was named YSU’s women’s basketball coach, the news conference was When Cindy Martin (left) was named YSU’s women’s basketball coach, the news conference was broadcast live on AM 570 WKBN and the Horizon League Network. The hiring was also featured broadcast live on AM 570 WKBN and the Horizon League Network. The hiring was also featured as the top sports story on every local media outlet.as the top sports story on every local media outlet.

Local exposure is also extended to Olympic sports. Local exposure is also extended to Olympic sports.

YSU received front-page YSU received front-page coverage of its Horizon coverage of its Horizon League track title in the League track title in the Youngstown Vindicator.Youngstown Vindicator.

2010 Youngstown State Baseball Media Guide

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