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2015 Catawba Schedule/Results Overall: 12-4 SAC: 5-3Date Opponent Time/Res.January31 at Belmont Abbey W,27-7

February 1 BELMONT ABBEY L,5-7; W,6-0 6 at Carson-Newman* L,4-5 7 at Carson-Newman* L,0-1;W,6-313 at Stillman W,11-214 at Stillman W,10-1;W,20-523 BREVARD* W,4-0;W,7-025 at Pfeiffer W,8-427 at Newberry* W,12-828 at Newberry* W,6-4;L,0-1

March 2 DAVIS & ELKINS W,11-0 6 LENOIR-RHYNE* 6:00 7 LENOIR-RHYNE* 1:00(DH)11 SHIPPENSBURG 2:0013 LINCOLN MEMORIAL* 6:0014 LINCOLN MEMORIAL* 1:00(DH)17 at Barton 2:0020 at Anderson* 6:0021 at Anderson* 1:00(DH)24 MOUNT OLIVE 4:0025 at Winston-Salem St. 6:0027 at Coker* 2:0028 at Coker* 12:00(DH)31 PFEIFFER 6:00

April 1 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 6:00 3 WINGATE* 6:00 4 WINGATE* 3:00(DH) 7 BARTON 6:00 8 UNC PEMBROKE 6:0010 at Mars Hill* 3:0011 at Mars Hill* 12:00(DH)15 USC AIKEN 6:0017 TUSCULUM* 6:0018 TUSCULUM* 1:00(DH)23-26 SAC Tournament (at Forest City,NC)

May 1 at USC Aiken 7:30 2 at USC Aiken 2:00 4 at Mount Olive 6:0014-17 NCAA II Southeast Regional23-30 NCAA II Championships (at Cary,NC)Home Game in Bold * South Atlantic Conference Games+ SAC Tournament at Forest City,NC

Media Relations ContactsSID ..................................................... Jim LewisPhone ..........................................(704) 637-4720e-mail .................................. [email protected]

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STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Catawba ..................................... 2015 .............................Lenoir-Rhyne.303 .......................................Batting Avg. ...................................... .324137 .............................................Runs ............................................. 138 12 ..........................................Home Runs ......................................... 12 118 .............................................. RBI .............................................. 124 20 .........................................Stolen Bases ........................................ 14 2.83 .............................................ERA ............................................ 5.02 4 ................................................ Saves ................................................ 4 126 ......................................... Strikeouts ......................................... 175

Wharton (.492) ......................Batting Avg. ..................... Rumford (.411)Albertson/Houston (19) ..............Runs .............................. Rumford (18) Albertson (5) .........................Home Runs .......... Newcomer/Venditti (3) Albertson (22) ............................. RBI .......................... Shoemaker (19)Houston (6) ..........................Stolen Bases ........................... Perkins (4) Brooks (1.11) ..............................ERA ............................... Ratliff (0.64) Johnson/Shepard/Brooks (3) ..... Wins ................................. St. Clair (4) McClintock (4) ........................... Saves ................................... Ratliff (2)

INSIDE THE SERIES Catawba and Lenoir-Rhyne have met 227 times on the diamond with the Indians holding a 122-105 edge in the series. The teams have been meeting since 1926. Catawba has dominated the series as of late, winning nine of the last 10 match-ups. The Indians hold a 75-46 edge in games played at Newman Park. Overall: Catawba leads 122-105At Catawba: Catawba leads 75-46At Lenoir-Rhyne: Lenoir-Rhyne leads 59-46At Nuetral Site: Catawba leads 1-0Last 10 Meetings: Catawba 9-1

Last 5 Meetings3/16/13 Salisbury,NC Lenoir-Rhyne 9-53/16/13 Salisbury,NC Catawba 11-12/28/14 Hickory,NC Catawba 2-13/1/14 Hickory,NC Catawba 6-43/1/14 Hickory,NC Catawba 5-1

LENOIR-RHYNE at CATAWBAMarch 7, 2015 - Newman Park - Salisbury, NC - 1:00 pm (DH)

March 8, 2015 - Newman Park - Salisbury, NC - 1:00 pm

CATAWBA 2015 Record: 12-4, 5-3 SACHead Coach: Jim Gantt19th year (648-335 at Catawba)

LENOIR-RHYNE 2015 Record: 12-6, 4-5 SACHead Coach: Tom Fleenor2nd year (32-34 at Lenoir-Rhyne)

HEAD COACH JIM GANTT Jim Gantt is in his 19th season as head coach of the Catawba College baseball program. Under Gantt, Catawba has posted six 40+ win seasons and 15 straight 30+ win seasons. He has guided the Indians to eight regional

appearances with a career record of 636-331. GanttledtheIndianstotheirfirstCollege World Series appearance in 2012 and earned ABCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. Gantt was named South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year for the seventh time in 2014 as he led Catawba to both the SAC regular season and tournament crowns. In 2006, Catawba went 47-14 and won both the SAC regular season and tournament titles. The Indians were ranked as high as #2 in the nation that season. Gantt also earned SAC Coach of the Year honors in 2004 after guid-ingtheIndianstoitsfirst-everberthintheNCAAIIRegionals.HewasnamedSACCoachoftheYearforthefirsttimein1999.

GANTT’S MILESTONE WINS Win Opponent Date1 Pembroke State 2/9/199725 at Francis Marion 4/8/199750 Pfeiffer 4/1/1998100 St. Andrews 3/22/2000150 Shippensburg 2/24/2002200 at Barton 4/15/2003250 Barton 2/6/2005300 Shippensburg 3/8/2006400 Erskine 5/9/2008500 at Anderson 3/18/2011600 Wingate+ 4/19/2013+Forest City,NC (SAC Tournament)

GANTT’S YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALS Year Overall SAC Finish1997 32-19 11-9 4th1998 22-20 9-9 5th1999 28-17 13-8 3rd2000 31-21 15-9 T-3rd2001 31-22 10-10 4th2002 30-21# 11-9 3rd2003 30-25 12-9 5th2004 42-17#+ 17-4 1st2005 35-19 14-6 T-1st2006 47-14#+ 17-4 T-1st2007 32-19 12-10 3rd2008 43-18+ 16-5 1st2009 36-18#+ 16-4 2nd2010 40-13#+ 16-8 2nd2011 41-15+ 23-4 1st2012 45-17+ 23-4 2nd2013 36-16 21-6 1st2014 35-20#+ 20-7 T-1st

Total 636-331 274-127

# - SAC Tournament Champions+ - NCAA II Regional Participant

GANTTQuick Facts

• 7 SAC Titles• 6 SAC Tournament Titles• 1 NCAA Regional Title• 8 NCAA II Regional Appearances• 7-Time SAC Coach of the Year• 2012 Region Coach of the Year• 13 SAC Players/Pitchers of the Year• 7 SAC Freshmen of the Year• 58 First Team All-SAC Selections• 85 All-conference Selections• 55 All-Region Selections• 4 Region Player/Pitcher of Year• 16 All-Americans• 5 Academic All-Americans• 13 Pro Draft Picks

SAC CHAMPIONS - 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014SAC Tournament Champions - 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014NCAA II Regionals - 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20142012 Southeast Region Champions2006 & 2008 South Region Finalist

TYPE OF GAME.................................................................... 2015 ....................Under GanttOverall ..................................................... 12-4 ............................. 648-335Home ...................................................... 4-1 ................................ 336-124 Away ...................................................... 8-3 ................................ 242-179Neutral ................................................... 0-0 ..................................... 70-31Day ........................................................... 9-4 ............................. 374-194*Night ...................................................... 3-0 ................................ 131-52*vs. Left-Hander .................................... 5-1 ................................ 117-55*vs. RIght-Hander ................................. 7-3 ............................. 387-181*vs. Southeast Region (2009) ....... 8-4 ................................... 205-88vs. Nationally Ranked Teams ........ 0-0 ..................................... 72-73One-Run Games ................................ 0-3 ................................ 128-101Extra-Inning Games .......................... 0-0 ..................................... 37-24Wins in Last At Bat ............................ 0 ............................................. 103Come-from-behind Wins in Last At Bat . 1 ................................................ 35Walkoff Wins ....................................... 0 ................................................ 43*Since 2002

BY MONTHJanuary ................................................... 1-0 ............................................1-0February ............................................... 10-4 ................................ 182-94March ..................................................... 1-0 ................................ 252-112April ......................................................... 0-0 ................................ 187-113May ......................................................... 0-0 ..................................... 22-19

BY DAYMonday ................................................ 3-0Tuesday ................................................. 0-0Wednesday .......................................... 1-0Thursday ............................................... 0-0Friday ..................................................... 2-1Saturday ................................................ 5-2Sunday .................................................. 1-1

CATAWBA SCORINGScoring First .......................................... 9-1 ................................ 439-1270-2 Runs ................................................. 0-2 ................................... 24-1153-5 Runs ................................................ 1-2 ................................ 109-1306-9 Runs ................................................ 5-0 ................................... 238-7210+ Runs .............................................. 6-0 ................................... 278-17

OPPONENT SCORINGScoring First .......................................... 3-3 ................................ 208-2060-2 Runs ................................................. 7-1 ................................... 235-143-5 Runs ................................................ 4-1 ................................... 249-866-9 Runs ................................................ 2-1 ................................ 134-13710+ Runs .............................................. 0-0 ..................................... 29-97

CATAWBA HITTING0-5 Hits .................................................... 1-26-10 Hits ................................................ 6-211-14 Hits ............................................. 4-015+ Hits ................................................. 1-0

OPPONENT HITTING0-5 Hits .................................................... 8-26-10 Hits ................................................ 1-211-14 Hits ............................................. 2-015+ Hits ................................................. 1-0

CATAWBA DEFENSENo Errors ............................................... 6-1 .................................... 196-451 Error ..................................................... 5-1 ................................. 215-1112+ Errors................................................. 1-2 ................................. 237-179

OPPONENT DEFENSENo Errors ............................................... 1-2 ...................................... 88-841 Error ..................................................... 5-0 ................................. 183-1232+ Errors................................................. 6-2 ................................. 377-128

INNING-BY-INNINGLeading after 6 .................................... 12-1 ................................ 513-34Leading after 7 .................................... 12-1 ................................ 451-17Leading after 8 .................................... 6-0 ................................... 419-10Trailing after 6 ..................................... 0-2 ................................... 55-260Trailing after 7 ..................................... 0-3 ................................... 34-216Trailing after 8 ..................................... 0-3 ................................... 20-207Tied after 6 ............................................ 0-1 ..................................... 49-40Tied after 7 ............................................ 0-0 ..................................... 36-24Tied after 8 ............................................ 0-0 ..................................... 26-18

CATAWBA BY THE NUMBERS

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GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool: Catawba CollegeLocation: Salisbury, NCEnrollment: 1,300Founded: 1851University President: Brien LewisDirector of Athletics: Larry LeckonbyNickname: Catawba IndiansColors: Blue and WhiteConference: South AtlanticHome Facility: Newman ParkCapacity: 2,500

COACHING INFORMATIONHead Coach: Jim Gantt (Catawba ‘89)Record at Catawba: 636-331Overall: 636-331 (19th year)Assistant Coaches: Michael Lowman Randy Benson Sandy Moore Kevin HamiltonAthletic Trainer: Branden Auten

BASEBALL HISTORYAll-time Record: 1617-1079-6First Season: 1926NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)NCAA Championship Series Appeaerances: 1 (2012)NCAA Tournament Record: 17-17

Collegiate Baseball Poll(Mar. 2, 2015)

Rk Team Record Pts. Prev. 1. Tampa 13-1 420 1 2. Southern Indiana 1-2 400 2 3. Colorado Mesa 10-2 386 3 4. Mount Olive 11-2 376 4 5. Minnesota St. 0-0 372 5 6. UNC Pembroke 13-2 356 7 7. Cal. Poly-Pomona 11-3 320 9 8. Nova Southeastern 12-3 310 8 9. Florida Tech 14-0 290 29 10. Angelo St. 11-1 278 10 11. Alabama-Huntsville 9-1-1 268 15 Lynn 9-3 268 11 13. Franklin Pierce 6-0 266 12 14. Saint Leo 16-1 256 28 Seton Hill 3-2 256 6 16. Flagler 13-2 196 t18 17. Henderson St. 9-3 190 13 18. Armstrong 12-3 182 21 19.AzusaPacific 12-3 176 2220. Chico St. 6-4 154 16 21. Quincy 2-1 150 20 22. Erskine 14-1 120 RV 23. Valdosta St. 9-3 114 23 24. Cal. St.-Monterey Bay 12-3 86 NR 25. Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-2 82 24 26. West Florida 11-5 70 27 27. Arkansas-Ft. Smith 7-0 40 RV 28. U.C. San Diego 13-7 38 17 29. North Georgia 10-4 26 NR 30. Emporia St. 6-3 14 26

Also Receiving Votes: Mercyhurst (0-0), Wingate (12-3), Slippery Rock (3-1), Drury (2-2), Millersville (7-2), St. Cloud St. (5-0), Grand Valley St. (0-0).

Bold Italics denote 2015 opponents.


NCBWA ALL-REGION POLL (3/2/15)School Points 2015 Record Last Week 1. Flagler (7) 79 13-2 12. Mount Olive (1) 69 11-2 23. UNC Pembroke 62 13-2 34. Erskine 56 14-1 55. Wingate 49 12-3 66. Armstrong 42 12-3 97. Catawba 26 11-4 RV8. North Georgia 21 10-4 NR9. Francis Marion 16 9-4 810. Belmont Abbey 12 11-4 10

2015 CATAWBA COLLEGE BASEBALL ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL B/T HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 2 Nick Williams INF 5-8 150 Fr R/R Thomasville,NC/E.Davidson 3 Grayland Fowler INF 5-9 170 Fr R/R Moore,SC/Dorman 4 Luke Setzer OF/INF 6-0 180 Fr R/R Salisbury,NC/E.Rowan 5 Bryce Fowler OF 6-4 215 So R/R Greenwood,SC/Greenwood/Presbyterian 6 Michael Elwell P 6-0 180 Fr L/L Mooresville,NC/Lake Norman 8 Dylan Richardson INF 5-9 160 Jr R/R Randleman,NC/Randleman/Appalachian St. 9 Blake Houston OF 5-11 180 Sr L/R Mt. Ulla,NC/S.Rowan10 Bryan Blanton P 6-0 175 Fr R/R Albemarle,NC/Albemarle 11 Malachi Hanes P/OF 6-0 180 So L/L Charlotte,NC/Butler12 Matt Farmakis P 6-1 170 So R/R Sharpsburg,GA/Northgate13 Russ Weiker P 6-0 200 So L/L Albemarle,NC/S.Stanly/Liberty14 Dalton Bullard C 5-11 160 Fr R/R Pinehurst,NC/Pinecrest15 Chance Bowden 1B 6-1 195 Fr R/L Salisbury,NC/Salisbury16 Sean Grant P 5-9 185 Jr L/L Statesville,NC/W.Iredell17 Will Albertson C/OF 5-11 190 Jr R/R Sophia,NC/Randleman/Campbell19 Jacob Rawson C 5-10 185 So R/R Gold Hill,NC/Mt. Peasant 21 T.J. Wharton C 6-0 215 Sr R/R Lutz,FL/Bishop McLaughlin/Guilford Tech22 Craig Brooks P/INF 6-0 185 Sr R/R Monroe,NC/Parkwood23 Michael Matheis P 6-2 210 So R/R Hialeah,FL/LaSalle24 Kyle Smith INF/OF 6-0 190 Fr L/R Greensboro,NC/Grimsley25 Shaefer Shepard P/INF 6-2 195 So R/R Boca Raton,FL/Boca Raton/Francis Marion26 Avery Bowles P 6-2 190 So R/R Thomasville,NC/E.Davidson27 Zach Roddy P 5-11 165 So R/R Fairview,NC/Asheville Christian Academy28 Ryan Kahny P 6-2 185 Fr R/R High Point,NC/Central29 Ryan McClintock P 6-2 180 Sr R/R Matthews,NC/Providence30 Connor Johnson P 6-0 175 Fr R/L Rockwell,NC/E.Rowan31 Clay Young P 5-11 170 Fr R/R Greensboro,NC/Caldwell Academy32 Emmitt Carden OF 5-10 155 Fr R/R Whispering Pines,NC/Union Pines33 Will Beeson P 5-11 180 Jr R/R Advance,NC/Davie Co.35 R.J. Merli INF 5-7 145 Fr R/R Mint Hill,NC/Independence37 Shaun McConoughey OF 6-1 210 Fr R/R Concord,NC/Providence39 Nick Coble INF 6-0 205 So R/R Concord,NC/Mt. Pleasant/Florence-Darlington Tech40 Austin Stilley OF 5-10 195 Fr L/L Thomasville,NC/Ledford42 Sam Laws P 6-5 215 Jr R/R Stateville,NC/W.Iredell/Surry CC43 Ben Fischer OF 5-10 170 Fr R/R Greensboro,NC/Ragsdale44 Tre Allison P 6-4 205 Fr R/R Lynchburg,VA/Liberty Christian Academy45 Kyle Kelly P 6-3 200 Fr L/L Newton,NC/Maiden

COACHING STAFF GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWNHead Coach: #48 Jim Gantt (19th season) North Carolina - 30Assistant Coach: #1 Michael Lowman (10th season) Florida - 3Assistant Coach: #50 Randy Benson (4th season) South Carolina - 2Assistant Coach: #41 Sandy Moore (5th season) Georgia - 1Assistant Coach: #46 Kevin Hamilton (1st season) Virginia - 1

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE CLASS BREAKDOWN#11 MAL-uh-ki Hanes Seniors - 4#13 RussWI-ker(firstsyllablerhymeswith‘eye’) Juniors-5#23 Michael Muh-THIGH-us Sophomores - 10#28 Ryan CANE-ee Freshmen - 18#37 Shaun Muh-CON-uh-hay


2015 TEAM RANKINGS Category .................... SAC ....... NCAA*Batting Average (.302) ...... 5 ............... -OnBase Pct. (.405) ........... 3 ............... -Slugging Pct. (.432) .......... 5 ............... -Runs/game (9.1) .............. 3 ............... -Home Runs/game (0.8) ..... 3 ............... -Doubles/game (1.8) .......... 8 ............... -Triples/game (0.0) ......... 12 ............... -Stolen Bases/game (1.6) ... 2 ............... -

ERA (2.86) ...................... 1 ............... -WHIP (1.04) ..................... - ............... -Strikeouts/9 inn. (8.8) ...... 3 ............... -Hits/9 inn. (6.2) ................ - ............... -Walks/9 inn. (3.1) ............. - ............... -Strikeout-Walk Ratio (2.0) ... - ............... -

Fielding Pct. (.974) .......... 2 ............... -Double Plays/game (0.8) .. 4 ............... -*243 Ranked

2015 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Individual ............. Avg. .. SAC ... NCAADylan Richardson Batting Avg. .......... .378 .... 16 .......... - Runs ...................... 12 .... 13 .......... - RBIs ....................... 18 ...... 3 .......... - Home Runs ................ 2 ...... 8 .......... - Doubles .................... 5 ...... 5 .......... - OnBase Pct. .......... .465 .... 11 .......... - Slugging Pct. .......... .676 ...... 9 .......... -T.J. Wharton Batting Avg. .......... .512 ...... 2 .......... - RBI ........................ 10 .... 18 .......... - OnBase Pct. .......... .553 ...... 3 .......... - Slugging Pct. .......... .628 .... 10 .......... -Blake Houston Batting Avg. .......... .421 ...... 8 .......... - Runs ...................... 14 ...... 8 .......... - Doubles ..................... 4 .... 11 .......... - OnBase Pct. .......... .551 ...... 4 .......... - Slugging Pct. .......... .605 .... 12 .......... - SBs .......................... 6 ...... 3 .......... -Kyle Smith RBIs ....................... 10 .... 18 .......... -Will Albertson Runs ....................... 15 ...... 6 .......... - RBIs ....................... 11 .... 10 ........... - Home Runs ............... 4 ...... 2 .......... - Slugging Pct. .......... .595 .... 14 .......... -Emmitt Carden SBs .......................... 3 .... 87 .......... -Craig Brooks Runs ...................... 14 ...... 8 .......... - SBs .......................... 3 ...... 8 .......... - Wins ........................ 2 ...... 7 .......... - ERA ..................... 0.74 ...... 2 .......... - Strikeouts/9 inn. .... 12.6 ...... 4 .......... -Shaefer Shepard Wins ........................ 3 ...... 1 .......... - ERA ..................... 3.68 .... 15 .......... -Connor Johnson Wins ........................ 3 ...... 1 .......... - ERA ..................... 1.65 ...... 6 .......... - Strikeouts/9 inn. ..... 9.9 ...... 9 .......... -

CATAWBA’S 2015 RANKINGS


MAKING PRODUCTIVE OUTS In the 11-0 win over Davis & Elkins on Monday, six of Catawba’s runs came on outs. The Indianshitfoursacrificefliesandalsoplatedtworunsongroundouts.

ON TOP EARLY Catawbahasscoredfirst in10of16gamesthisseasonandhavea9-1recordwhenplatingthefirstrun.TheIndianshavealsobeenoutstandingatholdingleads.Catawbais12-1 when leading after six innings, losing only to Carson-Newman after a pair of late inning errors. Under Gantt, Catawba is an amazing 513-34 when holding a lead after six innings.

WHARTON HAS BIG FEBRUARY Senior T.J. Wharton had a huge February at the plate, hitting an even .500. The senior was30-for-60withfivedoubleandtwohomeruns.Heknockedin14runsandscored14.He ranked among league leaders in average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

BROOKS TWIRLS NO-HITTER Catawba senior Craig Brooks threw just the sixth no-hitter in school history against Brevard onMonday.Inthefirstgameofthedoubleheader,Brookswentthecompleteseven-innings,walking three, hitting one and fanning six. Catawba’s last no-hitter was a combined effort in 2003 with the last complete game no-hitter coming in 1988.

ALBERTSON PROVIDING POWER Junior transfer Will Albertson has been the power bat for Catawba early on. He leads the teaminhomerunswithfiveandhasconnectedinback-to-backgamesheadingintotheNewberry series. He also shared the team lead in RBI and runs scored.

STILLMAN SWEEP Catawba swept its three-game series at Stillman on Feb. 13 and 14. The Indians reached doubledigitsinrunsinallthreewinsandreached20runsinthefinale,markingthesecondtime this year Catawba has scored 20+ runs in a game.

JOHNSON CONTINUES TO SHINE Freshman Connor Johnson continues a solid start to his collegiate career, notching his third wininasmanystarts.Hethrewfiveshutoutframesvs.Stillmanandhasa1.65ERAoverhis16andathidinnings.Johnsonhassurrendered10hitsandwalkedfivewhilefanning18.

INDIANS SALVAGE FINAL GAME OF OPENING SAC SERIES ConnorJohnsonimprovedto2-0andRyanMcClintocknotchedhisfirstsaveasCaawbatopped Carson-Newman 6-3 to take game three of the opening league series. Catawba lost two one-run games to start the series.

RICHARDSON GRABS SAC HONORS Shortstop Dylan Richardson grabbed the initial conference Player of the Week honors after he batted .727 with 10 RBI and a pair of home runs in Catawba’s opening series of the year. The junior helped Catawba win two of three games, hitting a grand slam and collecting seven RBI in the 27-7 win to begin the season.

SEASON-OPENING BLOWOUT Catawba tied a school record for runs scored in the season-opening 27-7 thumping of Belmont Abbey. The Indians had back-to-back eight run frames in the sixth and seventh inningswhilescoringineachinningbutthefirst.

JOHNSON POSTS SIX SHUTOUT FRAMES IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT Freshman Connor Johnson won the rubber game of the three-game series with Belmont Abbey, tossing six innings of scoreless ball. The lefty allowed just two singles and walked with eight strikeouts.

NEWCOMERS OFF TO HOT START Catawba had to replace several positions in the starting lineup and several made a quick impact.InfielderKyleSmith,whoplayedbothsecondandthird,droveinninerunsoffofsevenhitsinthefirstweekendseries.FreshmanfirstbasemanChanceBowdendoubledandknocked in four while posting a .500 on-base percentage. Transfer catcher Will Albertson homeredandhadsixRBIinthefirstthreegames.

Name Year Team Rnd No.Mike Dickens 1970 Cincinnati Reds 4 78 (Dickens drafted out of HS in 45th Round by St. Louis)Mike Reynolds 1970 Chicago White Sox 26 605Alan Franklin 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 29 593Kevin Hemphill 1978 NY Yankees 7 182Benny Callahan 1980 NY Yankees 31 741Kris Huffman 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 20 513Brian Boltz 1989 Atlanta Braves 2 57Todd Blake 1992 St. Louis Cardinals 45 1259Heath Bost 1995 Colorado Rockies 18 487Chris Kelly 1998 St. Louis Cardinals 20 588Thomas Wilson 2004 Montreal Expos 16 474David Thomas 2008 Oakland A’s 14 424Jerry Sands 2008 LA Dodgers 25 757Tim Smith 2008 NY Mets 42 1247Chris Ahearn 2009 San Diego Padres 39 1164Wade Moore 2010 Washington Nationals 19 566Craige Lyerly 2010 Tampa Bay Rays 19 581JJ Jankowski 2012 Houston Astros 34 1029 (Jankowski drafted out of HS in 34th Round by the Houston Astros)Chris Dula 2013 Texas Rangers 25 760Nick Lomascolo 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 33 1025Joe Watson 2014 Texas Rangers 12 366Paul Kronenfeld 2014 Cincinnati Reds 25 755


CATAWBA MLB DRAFT PICKSPLAYERS IN THE PROS Catawba has produced 22 MLB Draft picks and 11 since 2008 with at least one players drafted in each year except for 2011.

CURRENT PRO PLAYERS *Jerry Sands (Cleveland Indians) Sands has seen action in the majors with the the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. He broke in with the Dodgers during the 2011 season and played in 70 games over two sea-sons before being traded to the Boston Red Sox. After he just a few months with the Red Sox he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. After being released by the Pirates he signed with Tampa Bay in 2014. Sands appeared in 12 games before a season-ending wrist injury. He was signed this off-season by Cleveland.

LA Stats - 70g, .244 BA, 4 HR, 27 RBITB Stats - 12g, .190 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI

*JJ Jankowski (Houston Astros) Jankowski pitched the 2014 season with the Corpus Cristi Hooks of the AA Midwest League. He went 5-6 with a 3.58 ERA and three saves. Jankowski was an All-Star in 2013 with Quad Cities. In three minor league seasons he is 12-7 with a 3.17 ERA and a dozen saves.

*Nick Lomascolo (St, Louis Cardinals) Lomascolo helped the State College Spikes to the ShortSeason A New York-Penn League championship in 2014. The lefty went 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA and one save over 39 innings. In two seasons, Lomascolo is 3-4 with a 2.83 ERA and two saves. He has 87 strikeouts over 70 innings.

*Chris Dula (Texas Rangers) Dula played with the Spokane Indians of the ShortSeason A Northwest League in 2014, help-ing the squad to the league championship series. Dula appeared in 13 games with 22 strikeouts over 16 and two-thirds innings.

*Joe Watson (Texas Rangers) Watsonspenthisfirstminorleagueseasonwiththe Rookie Arizona Rangers. He appeared in just two games before being sidelined with an injury.

*Paul Kronenfeld (Cincinnati Reds) Kronenfeldplayedin44gamesfortheRookieArizona Reds. He batted .234 with a pair of hom-ers and 21 RBI.

2015 PRE-SEASON ALL-SAC

FIRST TEAMC – Josh Clark, Wingate1B – Steven Cooper, Anderson2B – Brantley Rumford, L-RhyneSS – Craig Brooks, Catawba3B – Albert Baur, NewberryOF – Ivan Vieitez, L-RhyneOF – Bo Ausmus, C-NewmanOF – Thomas Spitz, WingateDH – T.J. Wharton, CatawbaSP – Craig Brooks, CatawbaSP – Wesley Camp, NewberrySP – Shaefer Shepard, CatawbaRP – Ryan McClintock, Catawba

SAC PRESEASON POLLSchool Points 1. Catawba (9) 1192. Wingate (1) 1093. Tusculum (1) 954. Newberry 945. Lincoln Memorial 936. Carson-Newman 727. Anderson 588. Lenoir-Rhyne 579. Mars Hill 4910. Coker 4511. Brevard 34

HITS 1. David Thomas (2005-08) ................344 2. Craige Lyerly (2007-10) ..................336 3. Matt Baker (2002-05) .....................266 ...10. Jerry Sands (2006-08) ....................24111. Ryan Query (2006-09) ....................24012. Nick Lefko (2003-06) ......................224 Blake Houston (2011,13- ............192

RUNS 1. David Thomas (2005-08) ................281 2. Craige Lyerly (2007-10) ..................229 3. Jerry Sands (2006-08) ....................201...10. Blair Reynolds (2000-03) ................16211. Jimbo Davis (2003-06) ...................161 Chris Dula (2011-13) ......................16113. Mark Smith (2002-06) ....................158 Blake Houston (2011,13- ............145

STOLEN BASES 1. Craige Lyerly (2007-10) ................... 96 2. David Thomas (2005-08) ................. 91 3. Spence Southard (2001-04) ............. 81 4. Matthew Poole (1991-93) ................. 60 5. Joe Harbison (1987-90) ................... 506. KaleHuffman(1990-93) .................. 49 Israel Morrow (1999-02) .................. 49 8. Blake Houston (2011,13- ............. 48 9. Ryan Bostian (2010-12) ................... 4610. EthanSatterfield(2010,12-14) ......... 45

SAVES 1. Zach Evans (2004-07) ..................... 26 2. Ryan McClintock (2012- ............... 19 3. Donnell Poole (1992-95) .................. 15 Jason Wilson (1994-97) ................... 15 5. Wil Huneycutt (2008-11) ................. 136. KrisQuillin(1991-94) ...................... 12 Nathan Furr (2008-11) .................... 12 8. Sandy Moore (1996-99) ................... 9 Craig Brooks (2012- ..................... 910. Brian Boltz (1987-89) ....................... 7 Matt Seabolt (2005-08) ................... 7

ERA (min. 80 IP) 1. Jack Taylor (1945-47) ....................1.74 2. Heath Bost (1993-95) ....................1.84 3. Craig Brooks (2012- ..................2.08 4. Brian Boltz (1987-89) ....................2.175. KevinHemphill(1975-79) ..............2.23 6. Bill Frazier (1958-61) ....................2.23 7. Zach Evans (2004-07) ...................2.31 8. Bill Greene (1946-49) ....................2.34 9. Jason Wallace (1991-94) ................2.4910. Thomas Wilson (2004) ...................2.5211. J.W. Lisk (1941-42,46-47) ..............2.6012. Clayton Gaddy (1940-42) ...............2.6313. Jerry Maye (1962-65) ....................2.6314. Harry Miller (1928-32) ...................2.6415. Ray Hardison (1967-70).................2.7816. Ryan McClintock (2012- .............2.8317. Bob Hampton (1935-38) ................2.98

PITCHING APPEARANCES 1. Travis McSweeney (2007-10) ............ 97 2. Ryan McClintock (2012- ............... 92 3. Wil Huneycutt (2008-11) ................. 90 4. Matt Seabolt (2005-08) ................... 84 Clay Watson (2009-12) .................... 84 6. Zach Evans (2004-07) ..................... 83

CAREER RECORD WATCH


SECOND TEAMC – Kyle Floyd, LMU1B – Kelvin Brito, LMU2B – Vinny Ferrara, Tusculum2B – Jean Rodriguez, LMUSS – Evan Rogers, Mars Hill3B – John Topoleski, TusculumOF – Blake Houston, CatawbaOF – Alex Kirby, NewberryOF – Johnathan Lowe, LMUDH – Cody Andreychuck, TusculumSP – Cole Cromer, NewberrySP – Caleb Edwards, Mars HillSP – Brandon Donahue, WingateRP – Daniel Nations, Newberry

SAC STANDINGS(Through games of MAR. 5)

South Atlantic OverallTeams W L Pct. GB W L Pct. StreakWingate 9 3 .750 -- 13 3 .813 W5Lincoln Memorial 6 3 .667 1.5 9 7 .563 W6Tusculum 6 3 .667 1.5 8 6 .571 W4CATAWBA 5 3 .625 2.0 12 4 .750 W1Newberry 5 4 .556 2.5 10 7 .588 W1Anderson 5 4 .556 2.5 7 8 .467 L1Carson-Newman 6 6 .500 3.0 9 7 .563 W1Lenoir-Rhyne 4 5 .444 3.5 12 6 .667 W1Coker 1 5 .167 5.0 5 8 .385 W1Brevard 3 8 .273 5.5 7 10 .412 L8Mars Hill 0 6 .000 6.0 2 8 .200 W1

Upcoming GamesFriday, March 6Mars Hill at Brevard, 2:00Anderson at Coker, 2:00Davis & Elkins at Newberry, 5:00Carson-Newman at Lincoln Memorial, 6:00

Saturday, March 7Anderson at Coker, 12:00 (DH)Mars Hill at Brevard, 12:00 (DH)Lenoir-Rhyne at CATAWBA, 1:00 (DH)Carson-Newman at Lincoln Memorial, 1:00 (DH)Davis & Elkins at Newberry, 1:00Wingate at Tusculum, 2:00 (DH)

Sunday, March 8Lake Erie at Mars Hill, 12:30Lenoir-Rhyne at CATAWBA, 1:00Wingate at Tusculum, 1:00

2015 SuperlativesTeam BattingAt bats: ..................... 51 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Runs scored: ............ 27 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Hits: .......................... 25 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)RBIs: ......................... 23 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Doubles: ................... 4 .................................................................. (4 games )Home runs: ............... 3 .............................. vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Walks: ....................... 11 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Strikeouts:................. 13 ................................................................ (3 games )Sac hits: .................... 2 .....................................vs. Newberry (Feb. 28, 2015)Sacflies: ................... 4 ............................... vs Davis & Elkins (Mar 02, 2015)Stolen bases: ............ 4 .............................. vs Belmont Abbey (Feb 01, 2015).................................. 4 ......................................... vs Stillman (Feb 14, 2015)Hit by pitch: ............... 4 .............................. vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Caught stealing:........ 2 ...........................................vs Pfeiffer (Feb 25, 2015)Runners LOB: ........... 14 ............................ vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Hit into DP: ............... 2 ......................................... vs Stillman (Feb 13, 2015)

Team FieldingErrors: ....................... 4 .............................. vs Belmont Abbey (Feb 01, 2015)DPs turned:............... 3 ......................................... vs Stillman (Feb 13, 2015)

Team PitchingInnings pitched: ........ 9.0 ................................................................ (7 games)Runs allowed: ........... 8 .......................................vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015)Walks allowed: .......... 8 .......................................vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015)Strikeouts:................. 13 ............................ vs. Davis & Elkins (Mar 02, 2015)Hits allowed: ............. 17 .....................................vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015)Homers allowed: ....... 4 .......................................vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015)Hit batters: ................ 2 .................................................................. (5 games )

Individual BattingAt bats: ..................... 8 ............ Kyle Smith vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Runs scored: ............ 5 .... Dylan Richardson vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Hits: .......................... 4 ...... Blake Houston vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015).................................. 4 ............ Kyle Smith vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015).................................. 4 ......... T.J. Wharton vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015).................................. 4 ..................T.J. Wharton vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015)RBIs: ......................... 7 .... Dylan Richardson vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Doubles: ................... 2 ..................T.J. Wharton vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015).................................. 2 ................ Will Albertson vs Newberry (Feb 28, 2015)Triples: ...................... 1 ................. Austin Stilley vs Newberry (Feb 27, 2015) Home runs: ............... 1 ...................................................................(11 times )Total bases: .............. 7 .................................................................... (4 times )Walks: ....................... 3 .........Craig Brooks vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Strikeouts:................. 4 .....................Kyle Smith vs Newberry (Feb 28, 2015)Sac hits: .................... 1 ..................................................................... (8 times)Sacflies: ................... 2 ......Blake Houston vs. Davis & Elkins (Mar 02, 2015)Stolen bases: ............ 2 ....................Craig Brooks vs Stillman (Feb 14, 2015).................................. 2 ................. Blake Houston vs Stillman (Feb 14, 2015)Hit by pitch: ............... 2 ........Will Albertson vs Belmont Abbey (Jan 31, 2015)Caught stealing:........ 2 .......................Luke Setzer vs Pfeiffer (Feb 25, 2015)Runners LOB: ........... 4 ............ Dylan Richardson vs Stillman (Feb 14, 2015)

Individual PitchingInnings pitched: ........ 7.1 .. Craig Brooks vs Carson-Newman (Feb 07, 2015)Strikeouts:................. 11 ...... Craig Brooks vs Belmont Abbey (Feb 01, 2015)

MiscellaneousLongest Winning Streak: ....................................9 games (Feb. 7 to Feb. 28)Longest Losing Streak: .............................................2 games (Feb. 6-Feb. 7)Largest Margin of Victory: ............... 20 runs (27-7 at Belmont Abbey, Jan 31)Largest Margin of Defeat: ................ 2 runs (5-7, vs. Belmont Abbey, Feb. 1 )Most Runs: ............................................ 27 runs (at Belmont Abbey, Jan. 31)Most Runs, Opponents: ...................................8 runs (by Newberry, Feb. 27)Most Runs, Inning:................................... 9 runs (at Stillman, 1st on Feb. 14)Most Runs, Inning, Opponents: ..... 5 runs (by Belmont Abbey, 6th on Jan. 31) Longest Game: ............................................ 3:31 (Jan. 31 at Balmont Abbey)Shortest Game (9 inn.): ..............................2:15 (Feb. 7 at Carson-Newman)Largest Home Crowd:.....................................268 vs. Belmont Abbey, Feb. 1Smallest Home Crowd: ....................................124 vs. Davis & Elkins, Mar. 2Largest Road Crowd:.............................................. 317 at Newberry, Feb. 28Smallest Road Crowd: ................................................ 28 at Stillman, Feb. 13

THE LAST TIME ...a Catawba player had 5 or more hits: Blake Houston (5) vs. Mars Hill, 4-5-14

a Catawba player had 7 or more RBI: Dylan Richardson (7) at Belmont Abbey, 1-31-15

a Catawba player led off the game with a home run: Blake Houston at Tusculum, 4-11-14

a Catawba player had two home runs in the same inning: Spence Southard vs. Wingate, 3-23-02

a Catawba player homered in consecutive at bats: Blake Houston at Wingate, 3-28-14 (2nd and 3rd innings)

a Catawba player homered in consecutive games: Will Albertson vs. Brevard (2-23/15) & Pfeiffer (2-25-15)

a Catawba player homered in three consecutive games: Garrett Furr vs. USC Aiken (4-13-11) & Tusculum (4-15-11 & 4-16-11)

a Catawba player hit a grand slam: Dylan Richardson at Belmont Abbey, 1-31-15

Catawba players hit back-to-back home runs: Keaton Hawks & Greg Lawson vs. Mount Olive, 3-21-12

Catawba players hit back-to-back-to-back home runs: EthanSatterfield,CameronBeard&GregLawsonvs.Anderson3-9-12

a Catawba player hit a walk-off home run: Malichi Hanes (7th inning) vs. Anderson, 3-15-14

a Catawba player hit for the cycle: EthanSatterfieldvs.Anderson,3-9-12

Catawba scored in every inning: vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (6 innings), 4-11-09

Catawba scored 10+ runs in one inning: at UNC Pembroke (13 in 5th inning), 4-2-14

Catawba had zero strikeouts batting in a game: vs. Mount Olive, 3-24-09

a Catawba pitcher threw a complete-game shutout: 9 innings: Matt Farmakis vs. Georgia College (5-0), 5-17-14 7 innings: Craig Brooks vs. Brevard (4-0), 2-23-14 (no hitter)

a Catawba pitcher had 12 or more strikeouts: Craig Brooks (12) vs. Coker, 3-21-14

a Catawba pitcher threw over nine innings: Nick Lomascolo (10.0) vs. Francis Marion, 5-19-11


2015 Miscellaneous Stats

Starting Lineups by Batting OrderGame Date Opponent Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 1/31 at Belmont Abbey W, 27-7 Houston Smith Albertson Hanes Wharton Brooks Richardson Bowden Setzer2 2/1 Belmont Abbey L, 5-7 Houston Smith Albertson Hanes Wharton Richardson Bowden Setzer G.Fowler3 2/1 Belmont Abbey W, 6-0 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Hanes Richardson Bowden Stilley4 2/6 at Carson-Newman* L, 4-5 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Hanes Richardson Bowden Setzer5 2/7 at Carson-Newman* L, 0-1 Houston Brooks Albertson Wharton Bowden Smith Richardson Hanes Setzer6 2/7 at Carson-Newman* W, 6-3 Houston Carden Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Smith Bowden Setzer7 2/13 at Stillman W, 11-2 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Hanes Richardson Bowden Setzer8 2/14 at Stillman W, 10-1 Houston Carden Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Smith Bowden G.Fowler9 2/14 at Stillman W, 20-5 Houston Carden Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Smith Bowden Setzer10 2/23 Brevard* W, 4-0 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Hanes Richardson Bowden G.Fowler11 2/23 Brevard* W, 7-0 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Hanes Richardson Bowden Setzer12 2/25 at Pfeiffer W, 8-4 Houston G.Fowler Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson B.Fowler Setzer Carden13 2/27 at Newberry* W, 12-8 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Stilley Bowden Hanes14 2/28 at Newberry* W, 6-4 Houston G.Fowler Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Bowden Smith Setzer15 2/28 at Newberry* L, 0-1 G.Fowler Carden Albertson Wharton Stilley Richardson Brooks Bowden Setzer16 3/2 Davis & Elkins W, 11-0 Houston Smith Albertson Wharton Brooks Richardson Hanes Bowden G.Fowler

* - South Atlantic Conference game


2015 Miscellaneous Stats

Starting Lineups by PositionGame Date Opponent Result 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF C DH1 1/31 at Belmont Abbey W, 27-7 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton2 2/1 Belmont Abbey L, 5-7 Bowden G.Fowler Smith Richardson Hanes Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton3 2/1 Belmont Abbey W, 6-0 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Albertson Wharton Stilley4 2/6 at Carson-Newman* L, 4-5 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton5 2/7 at Carson-Newman* L, 0-1 Bowden Smith Setzer Richardson Hanes Houston Albertson Wharton Brooks6 2/7 at Carson-Newman* W, 6-3 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Carden Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton7 2/13 at Stillman W, 11-2 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton8 2/14 at Stillman W, 10-1 Bowden G.Fowler Smith Richardson Carden Houston Albertson Wharton Brooks9 2/14 at Stillman W, 20-5 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Carden Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton10 2/23 Brevard* W, 4-0 Bowden G.Fowler Smith Richardson Hanes Houston Albertson Wharton Brooks11 2/23 Brevard* W, 7-0 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton12 2/25 at Pfeiffer W, 8-4 B.Fowler G.Fowler Brooks Richardson Carden Houston Setzer Albertson Wharton13 2/27 at Newberry* W, 12-8 Bowden Smith Brooks Richardson Hanes Houston Stilley Albertson Wharton14 2/28 at Newberry* W, 6-4 Bowden G.Fowler Smith Richardson Albertson Houston Setzer Wharton Brooks15 2/28 at Newberry* L, 0-1 Bowden G.Fowler Brooks Richardson Stilley Carden Setzer Albertson Wharton16 3/2 Davis & Elkins W, 11-0 Bowden G.Fowler Brooks Richardson Smith Houston Albertson Wharton Hanes

* - South Atlantic Conference game


2015 Game Recaps

CAT 023 118 822 27 25 0BAC 100 005 100 7 11 6WP - Shepard (1-0) LP - Clarke (0-1)Records: CAT (1-0), BAC (0-1)Catawba tied a school record for runs scored in the opening win. Dylan Richard-son hit a grand slam, drove in seven runs andscoredfivetimes.KyleSmithhadfourhitsandfiveRBI,whileWillAlbertsonalsoknockedinfiveruns.

1 Jan. 31 - at Belmont AbbeyAbbey Yard

BAC 100 004 110 7 9 2CAT 000 020 111 5 10 4WP - Ferguson (1-0) LP - Weiker (0-1)S - Allen (1)Records: CAT (1-1), BAC (1-1)Belmont Abbey used a pair of Catawba errors to plate four runs in the sixth that keyed the win. Dylan Richardson had three hits and a home run. Kyle Smith had two hits and two RBI. Craig Brooks allowed just a run off one hit with 11 strikeouts over five inningbeforegivingway to the bull pen.

2 Feb. 1 - Belmont Abbey (DH)Newman Park


BAC 000 000 0 0 2 0CAT 100 122 x 6 9 0WP - Johnson (1-0) LP - Davenport (0-1)Records: CAT (2-1), BAC (1-2)Freshman Connor Johnson allowed just two hits with eight strikeouts over six in-nings in his collegiate debut. T.J. Wharton had three hits iwth Dylan Richardson col-lecting two hits and two RBI. Kyle Smith also drove in two runs.

3 Feb. 1 - Belmont Abbey (DH)Newman Park

CAT 200 020 000 4 7 2BAC 000 100 22x 5 8 2WP - Yocom (1-0) LP - Farmakis (0-1)Records: CAT (2-2), CN (1-1)Carson-Newman scored twice in the eighth with two outs, scoring the winning run on a failed pickoff then an overthrow. Will Albertson and TJ Wharton each hit two-run homers.

4 Feb. 6 - at Carson-NewmanSilver Diamond

CAT 000 000 000 0 3 0BAC 000 000 10x 1 5 0WP - Apicella (1-0) LP - Brooks (0-1)Records: CAT (2-3), CN (2-1)Carson-Newman scored the lone run on a solo homer to lead off the seventh. Craig Brooksallowedjustfivehitsandfanned10 over seven and a third innings. T.J. Wharton had two of the three hits.

5 Feb. 7 - at Carson-Newman (DH)Silver Diamond

CAT 100 230 0 6 5 0BAC 001 200 0 3 5 4WP - Johnson (2-0) LP - Cogliano (0-1)Records: CAT (3-3), CN (2-2)TJ Wharton singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth,whileCraigBrooksandKyle Smith followed with RBI doubles. Brooks ahd two hits, while Connor John-son improved to 2-0 on the mound.

6 Feb. 7 - at Carson-Newman (DH)Silver Diamond

CAT 032 200 031 11 12 1SC 000 200 000 2 3 7WP - Shepard (2-0) LP - Todd (0-1)Records: CAT (5-3), SC (1-7)Blake Houston had three hits and three RBI, while TJ Wharton had three htis and two RBI to pace the Indians. Shaefer Shepardtossedfiveinningstonotchhissecond win.

7 Feb. 13 - at StillmanStillman Park

CAT 900 100 0 10 10 1SC 001 000 0 1 4 2WP - Brooks (1-1) LP - Stewart (0-1)Records: CAT (5-3), SC (1-8)A nine-run first was all Craig Brooks needed in surrendering one unearned overfive inningswithsixstrikeouts. TJWharton had three hits and three RBI, while Will Albertson also had three hits. Blake Houston had two hits and two RBI inthefirstinning.

8 Feb. 14 - at Stillman (DH)Stillman Park

CAT 330 026 6 20 15 1SC 000 002 3 5 10 3WP - Johnson (3-0) LP - Hood (0-3)Records: CAT (6-3), SC (1-9)Dylan Richardson drove in six runs on three hits as Catawba swept the series against the Tigers. Connor Johnson threw fiveshutoutinningstoimproveto3-0.

9 Feb. 14 - at Stillman (DH)Stillman Park

BC 000 000 0 0 0 1CAT 000 400 x 4 7 0WP - Brooks (2-1) LP - Chaplain (2-1)Records: CAT (7-3), BC (7-5)Craig Brooks threw Catawba’s first complete game no hitter since 1988 in shutting down Brevard. The Indians got all the runs they needed in the fourth with Brooks doubling home the initial run. Dylan Richardson added a two-run single with two outs

10 Feb. 23 - Brevard (DH)Newman Park

BC 000 000 0 0 2 1CAT 202 300 x 7 6 0WP - Shepard (3-0) LP - Joyce (0-3)Records: CAT (8-3), BC (7-6)ShaeferShepardimprovedto3-0withfiveshutout innings on just two hits. Malaci Hanes singled home two with two outs in the third and Will Alberton connected on a three-run homer in the fourth as the In-dians completed the doubleheader sweep.

Feb. 23 - Brevard (DH)Newman Park 11

CAT 050 020 100 8 10 1PFE 102 001 000 4 11 1WP - Bowles (1-0) LP - Wilson (0-2)Sv - McClintock (2)Records: CAT (9-3), PFE (10-6)Will Albertson and TJ Wharton homered as Catawba won its seventh straight game. Albertson capped the 5-run sec-odn with a three-run shot and Wharton crankeda2-runhomerinthefifth.AveryBowles, Sean Grant and Ryan McClintock each got the Indians out of trouble in the later innings.

Feb. 25 - at PfeifferFerebee Field 12

CAT 021 322 020 12 14 0NBY 200 030 111 8 17 3WP - Grant (1-0) LP - Rosenberger (0-1)Sv - McClintock (3)Records: CAT (10-3), NBY (8-5)TJ Wharton rapped out four hits and collected three RBI to pace the offense. Will Albertson had three hits and scored three runs, while Chance Bowden picked up three RBI. Sean Grant earned his firstcareerwininreliefofMattFarmakis.

Feb. 27 - at NewberrySmith Road Complex 13

CAT 003 012 000 6 10 3NBY 000 000 220 4 5 1WP - Brooks (3-1) LP - Camp (3-1)Sv - McClintock (4)Records: CAT (11-3), NBY (8-6)Will Albertson’s three-run double provided the early offense during his three-hit day. Craig Brooks notched the win with eight innings of three-hit ball. Only two of the four runs allowed were earned and the senior fanned eight.

Feb. 28 - at Newberry (DH)Smith Road Complex 14

CAT 000 000 0 0 4 1NBY 010 000 x 1 5 0WP - Cromer (2-2) LP - Shepard (3-1)Records: CAT (11-4), NBY (9-6)Shaefer Shepard allowed just one un-earned in a tough luck loss. The sopho-moreallowedjustfivehitswalkedtwoandstruck out nine. Emmitt Carden had two ofthefiveCatawbahits.

Feb. 28 - at Newberry (DH)Smith Road Complex 15

D&E 000 000 000 0 3 1CAT 333 010 10x 11 12 1WP - Weiker (1-1) LP - Honeycutt (0-1)Records: CAT (12-4), D&E (0-1)T.J. Wharton homered and had three RBIoverthefirsttwoinningstopacetheTribe offense. Russ Weiker allowed just twohitswithfivestrikeoutsinfiveinningsto post the win.

Mar. 2 - Davis & ElkinsNewman Park 16

Hitting Season & Career Highs#3 Grayland FowlerINF . 5-9 . 170 . R/R . Fr. . Moore, S.C. Season HighAt Bats 4 at Pfeiffer Runs 1, six times Hits 2, twiceRBI 2, twiceDoubles 1, twiceTriples ---Home Runs ---Stolen Bases 1 vs. Davis & Elkins

#4 Luke SetzerOF . 6-0 . 180 . R/R . Fr. . Salisbury, N.C. Season HighAt Bats 4, three times Runs 3 at Belmont Abbey Hits 2, tthree times RBI 1, twiceDoubles 1, twiceTriples ---Home Runs ---Stolen Bases 1 at Belmont Abbey

#5 Bryce FowlerOF . 6-4 . 215 . R/R . So. . Greenwood, S.C. Season HighAt Bats 4 at Pfeiffer Runs 1, twice Hits 2 at StillmanRBI 2 at StillmanDoubles ---Triples ---Home Runs ---Stolen Bases ---

#8 Dylan RichardsonINF . 5-9 . 160 . R/R . Jr. . Randleman, N.C. Season High Career HighAt Bats 5, twice 5, 5 times (2/14/15)Runs 5 at Belmont Abbey 5 at Belmont Abbey (1/31/15)Hits 3, three times 3, 4 times (2/14/15)RBI 7 at Belmont Abbey 7 at Belmont Abbey (1/31/15)Doubles 1, seven times 1, 11 times (2/27/15)Triples --- ---Home Runs 1, twice 1, 5 times (2/1/15)Stolen Bases 1, twice 1, 3 times (3/2/15)

#9 Blake HoustonOF . 5-11 . 180 . L/R . Sr. . Mt. Ulla, N.C. Season High Career HighAt Bats 7 at Belmont Abbey 7, 2 times (1/31/15)Runs 3 , twice 3, 13 times (2/14/15)Hits 4 at Belmont Abbey 5 vs. Mars Hill (4/5/14)RBI 3 at Stillman 5, 2 times (3/28/14)Doubles 1, seven times 2 vs. Barton (4/23/13)Triples --- 1, 4 times (4/22/14)Home Runs 1 at Stillman 2 at Wingate (3/28/14)Stolen Bases 2 at Stillman 3, 2 times (3/1/14)

#11 Malachi HanesOF . 6-0 . 180 . L/L . So. . Charlotte, N.C. Season High Career HighAt Bats 4, four times 6 at Tusculum (4/12/14) Runs 2, twice 2, 5 times (3/2/15) Hits 2 at Belmont Abbey 2, 6 times (1/31/15)RBI 2, twice 2, 4 times (2/23/15)Doubles 1 at Stillman 2 vs. Newberry (4/25/14)Triples --- ---Home Runs --- 1, 2 times (3/22/14)Stolen Bases 1 vs. Belmont Abbey 1, 3 times (2/1/15)

#14 Dalton BullardC . 5-11 . 160 . R/R . Fr. . Pinehurst, N.C. Season High At Bats ---Runs ---Hits ---RBI ---Doubles ---Triples ---Home Runs ---Stolen Bases ---

#15 Chance Bowden1B . 6-1 . 195 . R/L . Fr. . Salisbury, N.C. Season HighAt Bats 5 at NewberryRuns 2 at Belmont AbbeyHits 2 vs. Belmont AbbeyRBI 4 at Belmont AbbeyDoubles 1, three timesTriples ---Home Runs ---Stolen Bases ---

#17 Will AlbertsonC/OF . 5-11 . 190 . R/R . Jr. . Sophia, N.C. Season High At Bats 5, four times Runs 3, three times Hits 3, three times RBI 5 at Belmont Abbey Doubles 2 at Newberry Triples --- Home Runs 1, five times Stolen Bases ---

#19 Jacob RawsonC . 5-10 . 185 . R/R . So. . Gold Hill, N.C. Season High Career HighAt Bats --- ---Runs --- ---Hits --- ---RBI --- ---Doubles --- ---Triples --- ---Home Runs --- ---Stolen Bases --- ---


Hitting Season & Career Highs#21 TJ WhartonC . 6-0 . 215 . R/R . Sr. . Lutz, Fla. Season High Career HighAt Bats 6 at Newberry 6, 3 times (2/27/15)Runs 3 at Belmont Abbey 3, 3 times (1/31/15)Hits 4, twice 4, twice (2/27/15)RBI 3, three times 8 at Pfeiffer (2/18/14)Doubles 2 at Newberry 2 at Newberry (2/27/15)Triples --- ---Home Runs 1, three times 2 at Pfeiffer (2/18/14)Stolen Bases 1 at Carson-Newman 1, 3 times (2/7/15)

#22 Craig BrooksSS/P . 6-0 . 185 . R/R . Sr. . Monroe, N.C. Season High Career HighAt Bats 5 at Stillman 6 vs. Mars Hill (2/17/12)Runs 4 at Belmont Abbey 4 at Belmont Abbey (1/31/15)Hits 2, twice 4 vs. Mars Hill (2/17/12)RBI 1, eight 3, 2 times (4/22/14)Doubles 1, three times 2 vs. Coker (3/22/14)Triples --- 1, 2 times (4/2/14)Home Runs --- 1, 9 times (4/1/14)Stolen Bases 2 at Stillman 3 vs. Anderson (3/2/13)

#24 Kyle SmithINF . 6-0 . 190 . L/R . Fr. . Greensboro, N.C. Season High At Bats 8 at Belmont Abbey Runs 2, five times Hits 4 at Belmont Abbey RBI 5 at Belmont Abbey Doubles 1, twice Triples --- Home Runs 1 at Belmont Abbey Stolen Bases 1 at Carson-Newman

#25 Shaefer ShepardINF/P . 6-2 . 195 . R/R . So. . Boca Raton, Fla. Season High Career HighAt Bats --- 4, 3 times (3/14/14)Runs --- 2 at Mount Olive (3/11/14)Hits --- 2 at Belmont Abbey (3/5/14)RBI --- 2 at Mount Olive (3/11/14)Doubles --- ---Triples --- ---Home Runs --- 1, 2 times (3/11/14)Stolen Bases --- ---

#32 Emmitt CardenOF . 5-10 . 155 . R/R . Fr. . Whispering Pines, N.C. Season High At Bats 5 at Stillman Runs 2, twice Hits 2 at Newberry RBI --- Doubles --- Triples --- Home Runs --- Stolen Bases 1, three times

#40 Austin StilleyOF . 5-10 . 195 . L/L . Fr. . Thomasville, N.C. Season High At Bats 3 at Newberry Runs 1 at Newberry Hits 1 at Newberry RBI 1, twice Doubles --- Triples 1 at Newberry Home Runs --- Stolen Bases ---

#6 Michael Elwell6-0 . 180 . L/L . Fr. . Mooresville, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched ---Strikeouts ---

#10 Bryan Blanton6-0 . 175 . R/R . Fr. . Albemarle, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched 1.0, three timesStrikeouts 3, twice

#12 Matt Farmakis6-1 . 170 . R/R . So. . Sharpesburg, Ga. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 4.1 at Newberry 9.0 vs. Georgia College (5/17/14)Strikeouts 2 at Carson-Newman 6 vs. Georgia College (5/17/14)

#13 Russ Weiker6-0 . 200 . L/L . So. . Albemarle, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched 5.0 vs. Davis & ElkinsStrikeouts 5 vs. Davis & Elkins

#16 Sean Grant5-9 . 185 . L/L . Jr. . Statesville, N.C. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 1.2 at Newberry 6.1 at Lincoln Memorial (3/8/14)Strikeouts 1, six times 7 vs. Anderson (3/15/14)

#22 Craig Brooks6-0 . 185 . R/R . Sr. . Monroe, N.C. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 8.0 at Newberry 8.0, twice (2/28/15)Strikeouts 11 vs. Belmont Abbey 12 vs. Coker (3/21/14)

#25 Shaefer Shepard6-2 . 195 . R/R . So. . Boca Raton, Fla. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 6.2 at Carson-Newman 9.0 at Lincoln Memorial (4/26/14)Strikeouts 9 at Newberry 10 at Tusculum (4/12/14)

#26 Avery Bowles6-2 . 190 . R/R . So. . Thomasville, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched 1.1 at Belmont AbbeyStrikeouts 1, twice

#28 Ryan Kahny6-2 . 185 . R/R . Fr. . High Point, N.C. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 2.0 vs. Davis & ElkinsStrikeouts 2 vs. Davis & Elkins

#29 Ryan McClintock6-2 . 180 . R/R . Sr. . Matthews, N.C. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 1.2 at Carson-Newman 3.0, 2 times (2/18/14)Strikeouts 2, twice 4 at Newberry (2/24/13)

#30 Connor Johnson6-0 . 175 . R/L . Fr. . Rockwell, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched 6.0 vs. Belmont AbbeyStrikeouts 8, twice

#31 Clay Young5-11 . 170 . R/R . Fr. . Greensboro, N.C. Season HighInnings Pitched 0.1 at Belmont AbbeyStrikeouts ---

#33 Will Beeson5-11 . 180 . R/R . Jr. . Advance, N.C. Season High Career HighInnings Pitched 1.0, twice 1.0, twiceStrikeouts 3 vs. Davis & Elkins 3 vs. Davis & Elkins (3/2/15)

Pitching Season & Career Highs



2015 Catawba BaseballOverall Statistics for Catawba (as of Mar 02, 2015)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 12-4 Home: 4-1 Away: 8-3 SAC: 5-3

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

13 Russ Weiker 1.000 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000

21 T.J. Wharton . 4 9 2 16-16 65 15 32 5 0 3 17 46 . 7 0 8 4 1 12 2 . 5 2 9 0 0 1-2 54 2 0 1.000

9 Blake Houston . 4 0 4 15-15 52 19 21 6 0 1 10 30 . 5 7 7 14 0 6 0 . 5 1 5 2 1 6-6 32 0 0 1.000

3 Grayland Fowler . 3 8 1 12-7 21 6 8 2 0 0 7 10 . 4 7 6 8 0 3 0 . 5 5 2 0 1 1-2 15 18 3 . 9 1 7

8 Dylan Richardson . 3 5 8 16-16 53 16 19 7 0 2 20 32 . 6 0 4 8 1 13 0 . 4 5 2 0 3 2-2 27 42 3 . 9 5 8

17 Will Albertson . 3 5 6 16-16 59 19 21 2 0 5 22 38 . 6 4 4 7 6 7 1 . 4 5 3 3 0 0-0 78 8 0 1.000

5 Bryce Fowler . 3 3 3 5-1 9 2 3 0 0 0 3 3 . 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 0 0 1.000

24Kyle Smith . 2 8 8 14-14 52 14 15 2 0 1 12 20 . 3 8 5 5 1 17 0 . 3 5 6 1 0 1-2 14 21 1 . 9 7 2

22 Craig Brooks . 2 4 0 15-15 50 15 12 3 0 0 8 15 . 3 0 0 5 1 13 2 . 3 0 5 3 1 3-3 9 17 2 . 9 2 9

4 Luke Setzer . 2 1 6 15-11 37 8 8 2 0 0 2 10 . 2 7 0 5 1 7 1 . 3 2 6 0 2 2-5 17 3 3 . 8 7 0

15 Chance Bowden . 2 1 3 15-15 47 9 10 3 0 0 11 13 . 2 7 7 6 1 13 0 . 3 0 9 1 0 0-0 101 9 1 . 9 9 1

11 Malachi Hanes . 1 4 7 13-10 34 6 5 1 0 0 4 6 . 1 7 6 8 0 11 0 . 3 1 0 0 0 1-1 6 0 1 . 8 5 7

32 Emmitt Carden . 1 1 5 14-5 26 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 1 1 5 3 1 7 1 . 2 3 3 0 0 3-3 8 0 0 1.000

40 Austin Stilley . 0 7 7 10-3 13 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 . 2 3 1 2 0 6 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

2 Nick Williams . 0 0 0 6-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 . 1 6 7 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000

43 Ben Fischer . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

19 Jacob Rawson . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

Totals . 3 0 3 16 524 137 159 33 1 12 118 230 . 4 3 9 77 13 119 7 . 3 9 9 10 8 20-26 381 136 15 . 9 7 2

Opponents . 2 1 8 16 459 48 100 20 1 10 42 152 . 3 3 1 45 16 126 10 . 3 0 8 2 9 8-15 378 144 34 . 9 3 9

LOB - Team (117), Opp (102). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (8). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - B.Houston 2, D.Richardson1, E.Carden 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

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

33 Will Beeson 0 . 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 2.2 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 . 2 7 3 0 1 1 0 022 Craig Brooks 1 . 1 1 3-1 5 5 1 1/0 0 32.1 12 7 4 8 42 5 0 2 . 1 0 7 1 4 0 0 030 Connor Johnson 2 . 1 8 3-0 4 4 0 0/1 0 20.2 15 6 5 7 21 2 0 1 . 2 1 7 0 5 0 1 425 Shaefer Shepard 2 . 8 9 3-1 5 5 1 0/1 0 28.0 23 10 9 13 25 8 0 1 . 2 2 5 2 3 0 0 013 Russ Weiker 3 . 1 2 1-1 5 1 0 0/1 0 8.2 6 3 3 4 9 0 0 0 . 1 9 4 0 1 0 0 016 Sean Grant 3 . 6 0 1-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 5.0 8 2 2 2 6 0 0 1 . 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 029 Ryan McClintock 3 . 8 6 0-0 9 0 0 0/2 4 9.1 10 4 4 1 7 2 0 0 . 2 8 6 1 1 0 0 226 Avery Bowles 4 . 1 5 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 . 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 128 RyanKahny 4 . 5 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/1 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 012 Matt Farmakis 5 . 0 6 0-1 5 1 0 0/1 0 10.2 14 9 6 3 3 0 1 3 . 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 210 Bryan Blanton 6 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 3.0 2 2 2 2 6 1 0 0 . 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 031 Clay Young 54.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 2 . 8 3 12-4 16 16 2 4/3 4 127.0 100 48 40 45 126 20 1 10 . 2 1 8 5 16 1 2 9

Opponents 7 . 0 7 4-12 16 16 3 2/0 1 126.0 159 137 99 77 119 33 1 12 . 3 0 3 24 13 1 10 8

PB - Team (3), T.J. Wharton 3, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (2), C.Johnson 1, S.Grant 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - C.Johnson (5-9),W.Albertson (4-7), T.J. Wharton (4-6), C.Brooks (1-2), M.Farmakis (1-2), S.Shepard (1-2).

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ATAWBA - ATHLETICSITE.COMgocatawbaindians.athleticsite.net/pdf/BBM515.pdf · Rk Team RecordPts. Prev. 1. Tampa 13-1 420 1 2. Southern Indiana 1-2 400 2 3. Colorado Mesa 10-2 386 3