Baseball 2009

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGEALL-SPORTS SCORECARD

26 NCAA National Championships 11 Men’s Golf 9 Baseball 4 Women’s Golf 1 Men’s Basketball 1 Softball 16 NCAA National Runner-Up Finishes 13 NCAA National Third-Place Finishes 7 NCAA National Fourth-Place Finishes 52 NCAA Regional Championships 213 NCAA Post-Season Appearances 12 NCAA Individual National Champions 11 NCAA Individual Post-Season Appearances 119 Sunshine St. Conf. Regular Season Titles 30 Sunshine St. Conf. Postseason Titles 11 National Players of the Year 436 All-Americans 174 1st Team All-Americans 89 2nd Team All-Americans 47 3rd Team All-Americans 49 Honorable Mention All-Americans 5 Freshman All-Americans 33 Academic All-Americans 39 All-American Scholars 6 SSC Female Athletes of the Year 10 SSC Male Athletes of the Year 1036 All-Sunshine State Conference honorees

The Frank Lloyd Wright designed Water Dome

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT

Florida Southern College is committed to educational excellence and is a selective, comprehensive, private, United Methodist college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. The College enrolls a talented student body and includes an accomplished faculty who are dedicated to teaching excellence. Outstanding opportunities for engaged learning, student-faculty collaborative research and performance, service learning, study abroad, and honors study are distinctive features of the academic program at Florida Southern. The College offers exceptional student life programs, including a championship athletic program.

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Founded by the United Methodist Church in 1883, Florida Southern College is one of the oldest private colleges in the state of Florida. With an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students, Florida Southern offers 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern is listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide To Colleges, the nation’s top-selling college guide, and is annually ranked high in U.S. News & World Report’s list-ing of the best comprehensive colleges in the South. Studies show that approximately 90 percent of Florida Southern graduates are working full-time or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation. Some of Florida Southern’s prominent alumni include professional golfers Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate; current Major League Baseball player Matt Joyce (Tampa Bay); Jim France, Chairman and CEO of International Speedway Corp.; Publix Super Markets, Inc. Vice Chairman Barney Barnett; and Florida Supreme Court Justice Fred Lewis. Situated on the north shore of scenic Lake Hollings-worth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of architecture by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, including the recently refurbished Water Dome. The 100-acre campus also features a number of other outstanding facilities - the 2,500-seat George W. Jenkins Field House; Barnett Field (for softball and soccer); the 1,800-seat Branscomb Auditorium; 13 residence halls (all wired to the Internet); the Robert A. Davis Performing Arts Center; the Roux Library; and the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center, which includes a state-of-the art fitness center, rec-reational facilities, and an NCAA competition-sized outdoor swimming pool. Located in Lakeland (pop. 90,000), Florida Southern is in the heart of dynamic and growing central Florida and is only about an hour’s drive from the major metropolitan areas of Tampa and Orlando. Such well-known attractions as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Epcot Center, Sea World, and Busch Gardens are only a short drive from the campus. Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers make Lakeland their annual spring training home, while several other major league teams train nearby. Money Magazine has ranked Lakeland among the top ten “Best Places to Live in America” for medium-sized southern cities.

Florida Southern College 2009 Baseball

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LOCATION .................................................................. Lakeland, FloridaFOUNDED ....................................................................................... 1883ENROLLMENT................................................................................ 1997TYPE ......................................................... Liberal Arts, Co-EducationalNICKNAME ........................................................................... MoccasinsCOLORS ...................................................................... Scarlet and WhiteHOME FIELD ......................................... Henley Field (Capacity 1,000)MEMBERSHIP ........................................................... NCAA Division IICONFERENCE ................................................................ Sunshine StatePRESIDENT ................................................................. Dr. Anne B. KerrDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ............................................... Pete MeyerASSOC. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR / SWA ........................ Marie ScovronASST. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ................................................ Al GreenFACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE ............ Malcolm MannersEQUIPMENT MANAGER ................................................ Ronnie AkinsATHLETIC TRAINERS .............. Al Green, Kelly Cox,, Brian Simerville, Lindsay Williams SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR .............................. Bill TurnageASST. SPORTS INFO. DIRECTOR ................................ Tim Carpenter

TEAM INFORMATIONHEAD COACH ..................................................Jim Tyrrell (Marist, ‘03) RECORD AT FSC .................................................................1st Year CAREER RECORD................................................ 33-20-1 (1 year)ASSISTANT COACHES ...................................... Al Corbeil, Brad Cook2008 RECORD ............................................................. 29-21 (15-8 SSC)2008 FINISH ....................................................................SSC Runner-Up LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST.....................................15 / 11 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ..................................................... 5 / 4ALL-TIME RECORD ...................................... 1,801-599-6 (since 1958) NCAA POST-SEASON APPEARANCES ..................... 38 (last in 2007)NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ......................... 9 (last in 2005)NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ....................... 20 (last in 2005)CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS ............................. 17 (last in 2005)2008 MVP ........................................................................ David Golliner

PHONE DIRECTORYATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ......................................... (863) 680-4244HEAD COACH ............................................................... (863) 680-4264ASSISTANT COACHES ..................................................(863) 680-4960SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE ................................ (863) 680-4256ASSISTANT SPORTS INFO. DIRECTOR ......................(863) 680-3955SPORTS SCORELINE .....................................................(863) 680-3954SPORTS SCORELINE (TOLL-FREE) ..................... (800) 825-MOCSSID FAX MACHINE ........................................................(863) 680-3953SID HOME PHONE .........................................................(863) 701-8437ASST. SID HOME PHONE..............................................(863) 853-7030 FSC ATHLETIC WEB-SITE ...................................... www.fscmocs.comCONFERENCE WEB-SITE ............. www.sunshinestateconference.com

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGEBASEBALL QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

FSC Scorecard ....................................Inside Front CoverFSC Quick Facts ............................................................... 1Florida Southern College ..............................................2-3FSC President Dr. Anne B. Kerr ..................................... 4FSC Director of Athletics Pete Meyer ............................ 4FSC Athletics Staff ........................................................... 5Head Coach Jim Tyrrell................................................... 6Assistant Coaches ............................................................. 7Player Profiles ..............................................................8-24Pronounication Guide ...................................................... 9Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll ................................ 15Sunshine State Conference Preseason Poll .................. 16Athletic Training Services ............................................. 25FSC Celebrity Golf Tournament................................... 26FSC Retired Numbers .................................................... 27FSC All-Americans/MVPs ............................................. 28FSC All-Conference Selections ...................................... 29Moccasins in the Pros ................................................30-31FSC in NCAA Postseason .........................................32-39FSC Season Team Records ............................................ 41FSC Single Game Records........................................42-43FSC Individual Season Records ...............................44-45FSC Career Records .................................................46-47FSC Year-by-Year ........................................................... 48Last Time It Happened .................................................. 49FSC Coaching Honors ................................................... 492008 Stats ........................................................................ 502008 SSC Standings/All-SSC/Stats ............................... 51FSC vs. All Opponents ..............................................52-53SSC Opponents ............................................................... 54FSC All-Sports Scorecard .............................................. 55SSC Hall of Fame ........................................................... 56FSC Hall of Fame ........................................................... 57FSC Athletic Scholarships ............................................. 58Baseball Scholarship Recipients ................................... 59Henley Field ...............................................................60-612009 Roster ..................................................................... 62Team Photo ..........................................Inside Back Cover2009 Schedule ................................................. Back Cover

Credits ... The 2009 FSC Baseball Guide was edited by FSC Sports Information Director, Bill Turnage and designed by Wayne Koehler, FSC Information Services. Player/coach photos by Andy Meng. Action photos by Wayne Koehler and Andy Meng. 2009 Team Photo by Matt Nessif.

2009 Baseball Florida Southern College

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Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, completed in 1941, was the first of Wright’s designs at Florida Southern College.

Florida Southern is home to the world’s only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed planetarium.

Founded by the United Methodist Church, Florida Southern College is one of the oldest private colleges in the state, tracing its beginnings to a small seminary in Orlando in 1883. The tie to its founding church has remained constant and is today, a proud part of the College’s heritage and a bright beacon for the future. Florida Southern moved to Lakeland in the heart of Florida’s citrus belt in 1922 and began the construction of a campus that would eventually become a national landmark. The beautiful 100-acre campus, on the north shore of Lake Hollingsworth, includes the world’s largest collection of buildings by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Florida Southern’s West Campus, now known throughout the world, actually had its inception in the mind of Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, president of the college from 1925-1957.

In 1935 he conceived the idea of an ultra-modern campus, designed by the world’s leading architect. Ground was broken two years later for the first building in the Wright collection, the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. What Frank Lloyd Wright created on the campus is amaz-ing. His original work is still as modern and exciting as the newest buildings still on many architect’s drawing boards. It is, perhaps, symbolic that the greatest concentration of his genius should be located at a small, private institution of higher learning. Perhaps he describes it best, “...out of the ground and into the light, a child of the sun...the college of tomorrow.”

Florida Southern CollegeFrank Lloyd Wright’s

“Child of the Sun”

The Danforth Chapel is one of two chapels on campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright often visited Florida Southern College dur-ing his 20-year relationship with the college.

The Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center houses a full-sized basketball court, weight and aerobic rooms, and a student lounge and is adjacent to an NCAA regulation size swimming pool.

The Thad Buckner Building is home to the Frank Lloyd Wright “Child of the Sun” Visitor Center.


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(From Top Right, clockwise): Florida Southern College is the land of palm trees and sunshine; The college offers students a chance to get involved in music and the performing arts. FSC also holds its annual Festival of Fine Arts, bringing in internationally-known performers, as well as nu-merous FSC productions; FSC’s southern boundary is the beautiful Lake Hollingsworth with a shore-line of nearly three miles; Students

can gather together in TûTû’s Cyber Café which offer Starbucks products and has a full computer lab area; As part of FSC’s Welcome Back Week, stu-dents volunteered at the local food bank, as well as other charitable orga-nizations in the Lakeland community; Students dine in the newly-remodeled Wynee’s Bistro.


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Dr. Anne B. KerrCollege President

S i n c e h e r u n a n i m o u s appointment as its 17th president in 2004, Dr. Kerr has provided Florida Southern College with extraordinary vision and leadership that is enhancing the student experience and increasing the College’s national prominence. Under her guidance, the institution has renewed its commitment to

educating the whole person-academically, socially, spiritually, and physically-so that students leave prepared to make a positive and consequential impact on our world. Early in her tenure, Dr. Kerr led a comprehensive Strategic Plan designed to enrich all facets of the College’s student-centered culture. She is dedicated to enhancing a student life culture that provides opportunities for active learning and leadership; promoting a scholarly environment where professors have outstanding records of achievement that support innovative, engaged, and personalized instruction; and to strengthening further the College’s outstanding

scholar-athlete program that models the highest standards of NCAA Division II athletics. As part of her quest for excellence, Dr. Kerr commissioned a master plan that outlines the College’s vision for the campus and includes numerous facility transformations. These include a soon-to-be completed residential life facility designed by world-renowned architect Robert Stern; a state-of-the-art center for the study of languages and literatures; an Internet café in the library and an addition to the library; the expansion of wireless Internet access and campus-wide technology upgrades; renovations to the student dining facility and residence halls; as well as a restoration of our world renowned Frank Lloyd Wright campus. Prior to assuming the presidency at Florida Southern, Dr. Kerr was Vice President for Advancement at both Rollins College and the University of Richmond. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Mercer University and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Florida State University. She has held a number of community volunteer leadership roles and currently serves on the boards of SunTrust Bank Central Florida, The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, The Polk Museum of Art and the Polk Arts Alliance. She and her husband Dr. Roy Kerr have a thirteen-year-old son Eddie. Roy Kerr is the author of a recently-published book about baseball entitled “The Loving of the Game.”

Pete MeyerDirector of Athletics

Pete Meyer is in his first year as the Director of Athletics at Florida Southern College. Named to the position Feb. 21, 2008, he officially assumed his duties July 1, when Lois Webb retired. Since 1972, he is just the fourth person to occupy the position of athletics director at Florida Southern – following Hal Smeltzly (1972-2000), Mike Roberts (2000-01) and Webb (2001-08). In the fall of 2008, Meyer was

given the additional title of Dean of Wellness, as the operation of the Hollis Wellness Center as well as the the water ski program and campus intramurals also fall under his direction. Meyer, who has been at Florida Southern since 1998, had served as assistant athletics director for Webb since February of 2006, in addition to maintaining his baseball coaching duties. In his position as assistant athletics director, he was responsible for acquiring major gifts for the athletic department that included fund-ing and equipment for the athletics weight room and upgrading the baseball and men’s basketball locker rooms. He coordinated all of the athletic department’s fundraising efforts, coordinated athletic facilities and served as game administrator for various home events. He also served as Florida Southern’s representative on the Sunshine

State Conference Marketing Committee. As baseball coach, Meyer spent six full seasons as head coach, keeping the Moccasin program among the elite in NCAA Division II. In 2005, he guided the Moccasins to their ninth NCAA Division II national title with a 51-11 record and was the American Baseball Coaches Association Division II Coach-of-the-Year. In addition to his national coaching honors from the ABCA, Meyer also was South Region, Sunshine State Conference and Florida Diamond Club (scouting organization) Coach-of-the-Year. His head coaching record at Florida Southern was 257-111-1, while his overall record as a head coach was 296-141-1. Thirty-four Moccasin baseball players were drafted or signed professional contracts during Meyer’s tenure at FSC. Before officially assuming the reigns of head coach, Meyer had served for over three years as Florida Southern’s top assistant coach. He also was the program’s recruiting coordinator. Prior to joining the FSC coaching staff, Meyer spent five seasons at Valdosta State, working under the legendary head coach, Tommy Thomas. Before his stint at Valdosta State, Meyer was head baseball coach at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where he coordinated the start of the school’s Division III baseball program in 1991. He served as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State from 1988-90, while earning his M. Ed. in physical education. A four-year baseball letterman at the College of Wooster in Ohio, Meyer graduated in 1987 with a B.A. in speech communication. Meyer is married to the former Julie Newnum. The couple has three children, 20-year-old Ross, 18-year old Mitchell and 17-year-old Megan.


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Al GreenAsst. Athletic Dir.

Head Athletic Trainer

Ben StrawbridgeWomen’s Soccer

Tim CarpenterAsst. Sports Info.

Director

Chris BellottoSoftball

Doug GordinMen’s Golf

Trey HeathMen’s Tennis

Trish RiddellWomen’s Tennis

MOCCASIN HEAD COACHING STAFF

MOCCASIN SUPPORT STAFF

Jill StephensVolleyball

Marie ScovronAssoc. Athletic Dir.

Senior WomanAdministrator

NCAA Compliance

Bill TurnageSports Information

Director

Lindsey WilliamsAthletic Trainer

Cornelius JacksonGrounds

Susan SargeantAdministrative

Assistant

Ronnie AkinsEquipment Manager

Malcolm MannersFaculty AthleticRepresentative

Hugh SeyfarthMen’s Soccer

Duncan Sherrard Swimming

Micki WatsonAthletic Business

Manager

Linc DarnerMen’s Basketball

Jarrod OlsonWomen’s Basketball

Brian SimervilleAthletic Trainer

Jamie MorenoCross Country Track & Field

Robbie DavisWomen’s Golf

Rory WhippleMen’s Lacrosse

Jim TyrrellBaseball

Kelly CoxAthletic Trainer


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HEAD COACH JIM TYRRELL

THE JIM TYRRELL FILESeasons School, Position1999-02 Marist College, Assistant Coach2003 Marist College, Head Coach2004 Old Dominion Univ., Assistant Coach2005-08 Florida Southern College, Assistant Coach

JIM TYRRELL HEAD COACHING RECORD 2003 Marist College 33-20-1

Jim Tyrrell is in his first sea-son as head coach of the Mocca-sins’ baseball program. He offi-cially assumed his duties on July 1, 2008. He had been named to the position Feb. 21 in conjunc-tion with the announcement that former head coach Pete Meyer was relinquishing his coach-ing duties to become director of athletics. After serving four seasons as Meyer’s top assis-tant, Tyrrell is just the fifth head baseball coach in 50 years at FSC, following Meyer (2002-08), Chuck Anderson (1984-2002), Joe Arnold (1977-83) and Hal Smeltzly (1958-76). “To be selected to take over a program with the pres-tige of this one and to follow the caliber of men who have preceded me in this position is truly an honor,” Tyrrell said at the time of his appointment. “I’m excited to accept the challenge of keeping Florida Southern’s baseball program at the very top level of Division II.” He joined the Moccasin staff after serving as pitching coach at Old Dominion University in 2004. In his first FSC

season in 2005, the Moccasin pitching staff led the Sun-shine State Conference in ERA (3.46) and strikeouts (426), as FSC won the NCAA Division II championship. In charge of the Moccasin pitching staff in his four years as an assistant, Tyrrell has seen five of his Moccasin pitchers drafted. Kyle DeYoung, the MVP of the 2005 Divi-sion II Championship, was drafted by the Houston Astros’ organization. Dan Albritton and Brett Robinson, seniors on the 2007 squad, were drafted by the White Sox and Astros, respectively. Jeremy Thorne and Ryan Koch, seniors on the 2008 team, were selected by the Angels and Blue Jays, re-spectively, and currently are in those clubs’ minor league organizations. Tyrrell has a strong history of developing pitchers. One of his pitchers at Old Dominion was Justin Verlander, who now is a star with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander was the second player chosen in the 2004 Major League Draft and the 2006 American League Rookie of the Year. Under Tyr-rell, the Old Dominion pitching staff set school records for strikeouts (471) and fewest walks (168) in a season. In ad-dition to being the pitching coach at Old Dominion, Tyrrell also was the recruiting coordinator, the same duties he had as an assistant at Florida Southern. His appointment as the Moccasins’ head coach is his second head coaching position. Before going to Old Do-minion, he was head baseball coach at Marist College in New York for the 2003 season, after serving three seasons there as the pitching coach. He led Marist to a 33-20-1 re-cord and the pitching staff ranked 10th in earned run aver-age in NCAA Division I. Four Marist players were drafted from that team. Overall, Marist won three conference cham-pionships and made three NCAA tournament appearances during Tyrrell’s tenure on the coaching staff. Tyrrell’s collegiate playing career began at Old Domin-ion, where he was 4-0 as a freshman pitcher. He spent his sophomore season at Dutchess Community College (N.Y.), before the Boston Red Sox drafted him in the 14th round of the 1992 free agent draft. He played for six seasons in the Red Sox’ organization before starting his coaching career.

Jim Tyrrell takes over the reigns of the Moccasins in 2009 becoming just the fifth head coach of the Florida Southern baseball program since 1957.


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WINNINGEST BASEBALL COACHES - ALL DIVISIONSMinimum 10 years as a NCAA head coach;

Includes record at four-year colleges only. (* = Active Coach)

BY PERCENTAGE

Coach, Team Yrs Record Pct.

1. Robert Henry Lee (Southern U.) 12 172-35 .831

2. Don Schaly (Marietta) 40 1,438-329-13 .812

3. John Barry (Holy Cross) 40 619-146-4 .807

4. Cliff Gustafson (Texas) 29 1,427-373-2 .792

5. Mark Walsh (Aurora) 10 320-85-2 .789

6. Mike Kinnison* (Delta State) 12 552-150 .786

7. Russ Tiedmann (Wisc.-Oshkosh) 14 366-105-2 .776

8. Frank Vieira (New Haven) 44 1,127-324-6 .776

9. Chuck Anderson (Fla. Southern) 20 843-251-1 .770

10. Dennis Denning* (St. Thomas-Mn.) 14 481-144-1 .769

WINNINGEST ALL-TIME DIV. II BASEBALL COACHESMinimum ten years as a NCAA Division II head coach;

Includes record at four-year colleges only. (* = Active Coach)

BY PERCENTAGE

Coach, Team Yrs Record Pct.

1. Robert Henry Lee (Southern U.) 12 172-35 .831

2. Mike Kinnison* (Delta State) 12 552-150 .786

3. Frank Vieira (New Haven) 44 1,127-324-6 .776

4. Chuck Anderson (Fla. Southern) 20 843-251-1 .770

5. Chase Riddle (Troy St.) 12 435-149-2 .744

6. William Lai (Long Island) 12 140-50-3 .733

7. Jim Peele (Buffalo) 17 177-66-0 .728

8. Bob Fornelli* (Ft. Hayes/Emporia St) 12 522-202 .721

9. Bucky Freeman (St. John’s/Ithaca) 38 364-144-2 .716

10. Dick Rockwell (LeMoyne) 26 602-231-2 .722

14. Hal Smetzly (Fla. Southern) 18 376-165-4 .694

ASSISTANT COACHBRAD COOK

Brad Cook is in his first season on the Moccasin base-ball staff. Cook was the base-ball coach at Johnson City (N.Y.) High School for the past two seasons, leading his team to the Class A state champion-ship game in 2007. He had the Class A Player of the Year and a first-team all-state pitcher on his team. Cook was a junior college All-American as an outfielder at Keystone Junior College before transferring to Marist Col-lege, where Jim Tyrrell was his pitching coach. Cook led the team in ERA in 2002 and Marist’s team ERA was fourth in the nation. Following his collegiate career, he played two seasons with the Elmira Pioneers of the Independent Northeast League. He received his bachelor’s degree in special edu-cation from Marist in 2003 and earned his master’s degree in middle school mathematics from Walden University in 2007. He was a special education teacher for four years be-fore coming to Florida Southern.

ASSISTANT COACHAL CORBEIL

Former Moc Al Corbeil re-turns to FSC an assistant coach. Corbeil played just one sea-son for FSC starting all 53 games in 2001. He hit .399 and led the team with 15 home runs and 62 RBI. A first-team All-SSC and All-South Region selection, he was a second-team All-Ameri-can. He was drafted in the 16th round by the Anaheim Angels and played seven seasons of professional baseball. Corbeil came to FSC after playing one season at Florida International, where he was a first-team All-American and the 2000 Sun Belt Conference Player and Newcomer of the Year, hitting .399 with 13 home runs and 73 RBI. Prior to his one season at FIU, he played two seasons at Manatee Community College, earning first-team all-state and all-conference recognition both years. He hit .427 for his career with 159 RBI. Corbeil has been an assistant coach at Manatee CC the past three seasons. He and his wife, Whitney, reside in Lakeland.


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MEET THE MOCS - THE SENIORS

#9 – WILL CHERRYOutfielder, r-r, 6-1, 210, Sr lakeland, flOrida

AS A JUNIOR (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... SSC Player of the Week (3/10) ... started all 50 games, 49 in RF, 1 in CF ... led team in batting for second straight year (.355) ... tied for third on team in hits (65) ... third on team in runs scored (42) ... led team in dou-bles (16) ... had 16 multi-hit games ... had 6 multi-RBI games ... had team’s longest hitting streak of the season - 18 games (3/23 through 4/25) ... was 6-11 with 2 RBI vs. Nova South-eastern on 2/22-24 ... went 3-5 with 5 RBI, double, home run and 2 runs scored vs. Saint Anselm on 3/5 ... was 8-12 with double, home run, RBI and 3 runs scored vs. Tampa on 3/8-9 ... was 4-6 with 3 RBI and tied school record with 3 doubles vs. Rollins on 3/30 ... hit safely in 19 of last 21 games of the season (.383, 28-73) ... AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): HONORS - Dak-tronics South Region First Team ... All-SSC Second Team ... NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team ... SSC Player of the Week (2/5 and 3/5) ... SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Team MVP ... Started all 60 games (57 in RF, 3 in CF) ... led team in batting average (.386), runs (60), hits (91), doubles (19) and stolen bases (14) ... shared team lead with 24 multi-hit games ... had 10 three-hit games, four four-hit games, one five-hit game ... had 10 multi-RBI games ... never went more than two straight games without a hit ... hit .472 (25-53) vs. lefthanders ... hit .461 (35-76) with runners in scoring position ... hit .571 (8-14) with bases loaded ... went 9-13

with seven RBI, six runs, two doubles, triple and home run in season-opening series vs. West Fla. to earn SSC Player of the Week Award ... went 5-5 with three runs, seven RBI, three doubles (tied school record) and home run vs. Palm Beach Atlantic on 2/24 ... went 4-5 with two runs, four RBI, triple and home run vs. N. Ky. on 3/4 ... went 7-10 with five runs, four RBI in three-game series vs. Eckerd on 4/20-21 ... went 10-16 with seven runs, six RBI, two doubles and home run in three-game series vs. Lynn on 5/4-5 ... in 24 SSC games, hit .385 ... went 12-26 with three runs, five RBI, two doubles in NCAA South Regional ... AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Appeared in 35 games, started 27 (23 in RF, 4 as DH) ... had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... first two collegiate hits were home runs vs. Catawba (2/5/06) ... had two hits, two RBI vs. Presbyterian (2/12/06) ... had two hits, two RBI and scored twice in 11-8 win vs. Saint Leo (2/28/06) ... went 3-3 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Lynn (3/11/06) ... went 2-5 with double and two RBI in NCAA regional vs. Catawba (5/18/06) ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 graduate of Lakeland’s George Jenkins High School ... third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior ... hit .378 with seven home runs and 38 RBI ... four-year baseball letterman at George Jenkins ... played on four different national championship summer league teams ... member of school’s honor roll all four years ... PERSONAL: son of Bill and Kim Cherry ... majoring in criminology ... born 1/29/87.

Will CHerrY’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘06 35 27 .221 95 21 21 16 6 0 2 33 .347 14 2 25 .327 2 2 1 1 .939‘07 60 60 .386 236 60 91 54 19 3 5 131 .555 25 3 41 .447 2 1 14 15 .933 ‘08 50 50 .355 183 42 65 29 16 1 5 98 .536 19 7 40 .429 3 0 5 9 .980 145 137 .344 514 123 177 99 41 4 12 229 .509 58 12 106 .417 7 3 20 25 .951


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#18 – NICK STANLEYCatCHer/firSt BaSe, l-r, 6-2, 195, SrlarGO, fl

Transferred to FSC from North Carolina State ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played last season at North Caroli-na State ... appeared in 51 games, started 30 for the 42-22 Wolfpack (23 at catcher, 7 as DH) ... hit .305 with 2 HR, 22 RBI ... had 9 multi-hit games and 6 multi-RBI games ... appeared in 28 ACC games, started 16 ... hit .348 with 2 HR, 14 RBI ... went 6-9 with 6 RBI and a home run in three-game series vs. Mary-land ... appeared in two of three Super Regional games vs. Georgia, went 1-2 ... played two seasons at South Florida CC ... hit .491 with 7 HR, 36 RBI in 2007 ... first-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection ... hit .339 with 1 HR, 15 RBI in 2006 ... second-team all-conference selection ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 graduate of Seminole High School ... two-year team captain in baseball ... hit .404 with 4 HR as a senior ... PERSONAL: Son of David and Lucy Stanley ... majoring in English ... born 5/12/87.

Photo courtesy of North Carolina State Sports Information Office

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#33 – KEN WADSWORTHPitCHer, r-r, 6-0, 205, Sr-rStamPa, fl

AS A JUNIOR (2008): Ap-peared in 11 games, started 10 ... was team’s #3 starter ... best outing was 5.2 innings vs. Nova Southeastern on 2/22, allowed 1 run, struck out 6, walked 1 in 15-4 win ... pitched 5 innings to get win over Tampa on 3/8, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits in 7-5 win ... pitched 3 pre-determined innings to get combined shutout win vs. Saint Leo, allowed no runs, 1 hit ... won final start of season with 5 innings vs. Florida Tech on 4/23, allowed 1 run, 1 hit ... longest outing was 6.2 innings in no decision vs. Valdosta State on 3/1 ... only relief appearance was 2 innings vs. Warner on 4/8 ... 2007 SEASON: Missed entire season due to injury and received medical hardship ruling ... AS A SOPHOMORE (2006): Arm problems limited his effectiveness ... appeared in 12 games, started 11 ... matched career-high in strike-outs with 10 in first start of the season vs. Catawba (2/5/06) ... lon-gest outing of the season was eight innings vs. Bryant (2/18/06), allowed two runs, struck out seven, walked none in 12-2 win ... pitched complete-game shutout vs. Rollins (4/14/06), worked seven innings, scattered three hits, struck out eight, walked two ... recorded save vs. Nova Southeastern (4/1/06) with two score-less, hitless innings ... AS A FRESHMAN (2005): SSC Freshman of the Year; First-Team All-SSC; SSC Pitcher of the Week (3/6); SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Shared team lead and tied for

second in SSC in wins with nine ... led team and third in SSC in strikeouts with 87 in 81 innings ... had at least one strikeout in all 17 appearances ... third on team in starts (14) and innings pitched ... opponents hit just .223 against him ... first collegiate appearance came in relief, pitched two scoreless innings vs. Wingate (2/6), struck out three, allowed just one hit ... first collegiate start was against Eckerd (2/23), pitched six innings, struck out eight, allowed three hits and two runs in 14-3 win ... longest pitching stint was seven innings three times ... allowed no runs, one hit and struck out eight in seven innings of 5-1 win over Rollins (3/1) ... had season-high 10 strikeouts in six innings, gave up no runs and three hits in 5-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast (4/15) ... started one game at Division II Championship vs. Central Missouri (6/3) ... pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs and six hits, and did not get decision in 8-5 FSC win ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2004 graduate from H.B. Plant HS ... was 6-0 with five saves and a 1.02 ERA at Plant HS as a senior ... team’s pitcher of the year and reliever of the year in 2004 ... PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Linda Wadsworth ... majoring in criminology ... born 8/16/86.

ken WadSWOrtH’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘05 9-0 3.78 17 14 0 0 0 81.0 67 38 34 34 87 7 5 2 1 300 .223‘06 3-3 4.75 12 11 1 1 1 55.0 60 39 29 19 42 4 4 4 0 218 .275‘07 (Did not pitch - injury)‘08 4-3 4.73 11 10 0 0 0 45.2 42 28 24 34 36 4 6 7 0 172 .244 16-6 4.32 40 35 1 1 1 181.2 169 105 87 87 165 15 15 13 1 690 .244


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#19 – STEPHEN BATMANPitcher, r-r, 6-4, 190, Jr • clermont, Florida

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... appeared in 13 games, 12 as a starter ... was team’s #2 starter ... led team in complete games with 3 ... second in starts ... third in innings pitched (62.2) ... second in strikeouts (43) ... pitched seven-inning complete game for win vs. Valdosta State on 3/2 ... suffered tough-luck loss of the season vs. Tampa on 3/9, pitched 8.2 innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, struck out 9, walked 0, lost 2-1 on run in bottom of ninth ... went 6 innings to get win in 27-3 blowout of Eckerd ... went 5 innings or more in 7 of 12 starts ... AS A FRESHMAN (2007): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Appeared in 16 games, 10 as a starter ... was team’s #4 starter ... went 4-1 with 3.57 ERA ... had team’s second-best ERA ... second on team in strikeouts (56 in 53 IP) ... made first start

vs. Bentley on 2/20, worked three innings, no decision ... earned first win with five-inning start vs. Flagler on 3/21, allowed one run, three hits, struck out seven ... pitched five scoreless innings vs. Rollins on 3/27 for second win, allowed four hits, one walk, struck out seven ... pitched nine-inning complete game vs. Fla. Gulf Coast in NCAA South Regional, allowed one run, six hits, struck out seven in 4-1 win ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of East Ridge High School ... four-year player in baseball ... third-team 5A all-state selection in 2005 ... named 2005 Player of the Year by the Leesburg Daily Commercial ... all-area selection football as a junior and a senior ... graduated with high honors ... PERSONAL: son of Dave Batman and Debbie Miley ... father, mother and stepfather all attended FSC ... majoring in sports management ... hopes to play pro baseball or find a position in sports management ... born 6/4/88.

StePHen Batman’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘07 4-1 3.57 16 10 1 0 0 53.0 49 24 21 22 26 2 6 5 1 201 .244 ‘08 2-3 5.46 13 12 3 0 0 62.2 69 46 38 28 43 8 11 7 1 250 .276 6-4 4.61 29 22 4 0 0 115.2 118 70 59 50 69 10 17 12 2 451 .261

#27 – BRAXTON CHISHOLMcatcher/dh, r-r, 6-1, 210, Jr • St. cloUd, Florida

Transferred to FSC from Polk Community College ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played two seasons at Polk Community College for former Moccasin head coach Joe Arnold ... hit .283 with 5 HR, 37 RBI and 9 SB as a sophomore ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of St. Cloud High School ... team MVP in baseball as a senior ... also played football ... PERSONAL: Son of Lamar and Donna Chisholm ... majoring criminolgy ... born 4/1/88.


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#28 – TRAE GOREoUtFielder, l-l, 6-0, 205, Jr • dUrham, north carolina

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Appeared in 35 games, started 29, all in CF ... second on team in stolen bases (8) ... had 7 multi-hit games and 7 multi-RBI games ... had 10-game hitting streak from 3/5 through 3/22 ... was 5-8 with 4 RBI, 4 runs, double and triple in DH vs. Wisconsin-Parkside ... in 27-3 win over Eckerd on 4/11, was 3-8 with 7 RBI, 2 HR, 3 runs ... played in 19 SSC games, started 17 ... was 5-5 in SB in SSC games ... committed just one error in 52 chances ... AS A RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN (2007): Appeared in 18 games, started 3 ... hit .400 (2-5) as pinch-hitter ... singled in first FSC at-bat as pinch hitter vs. Bentley on 2/20 ... made first start vs. N. Ky. on 3/4 ... started vs. Stillman in NCAA South Regional, went 2-3 with double, run scored & RBI in 8-7 FSC win ... 2006 SEASON: Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 graduate of

Southern Durham High School ... all-state baseball selection as a senior ... hit .490 with 25 stolen bases, 39 RBI, and eight outfield assists ... two-year all-conference selection in baseball ... played baseball and basketball all four years at Southern Durham ... PERSONAL: son of Liston and Brenda Gore ... majoring in sports management ... born 10/30/86.

trae GOre’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘07 18 3 .313 16 7 5 2 3 0 0 8 .500 3 0 4 .421 0 0 0 0 .846 ‘08 35 29 .280 125 28 35 25 4 1 3 50 .400 9 3 22 .338 2 2 8 9 .981 53 32 .283 141 35 40 27 7 1 3 58 .411 12 3 26 .341 2 2 8 9 .953

#29 – TROY GRAYBILLPitcher, l-l, 5-11, 185, Jr • SaraSota, Florida

Transferred to FSC from Manatee Community College ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played two seasons at Manatee CC ... was 4-1 with a 2.40 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 50 innings in 2008 ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Sarasota High School ... four-year baseball performer ... third-team all-state selection as a junior with a 0.47 ERA ... second-team all-state selection as a senior with a 1.00 ERA ... had 95 career strikeouts in 55 innings ... PERSONAL: Son of Doug and Michelle Graybill ... major not yet declared ... born 5/6/88.

Mocs have made 37 appearances in NCAA-II postseason play - 11 more than the second place team ... FSC has won 138 NCAA postseason games - 57 more than the next highest team ... FSC’s 38 overall postseason appearances is tied for fourth most among all divisions, while the Mocs’ 138 postseason wins ranks sixth overall.

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#29 – ANDREW GRUTKAinFielder, r-r, 6-2, 205, Jr • SkaneateleS, new York

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Appeared in 34 games, started 14 (9 at 1B, 5 at DH) ... was 3-4 with 3 RBI, double, home run and 3 runs vs. Nova Southeastern on 2/22 ... was 5-11 with 3 runs, RBI and double in three-game series vs. Rollins 3/28-30 ... played in 16 SSC games, started 6 ... hit .393 ... AS A RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN (2007): Appeared in 29 games, started 8 (5 at 3B, 3 at DH) ... had three multi-hit games ... had five multi-RBI games ... shared team lead in pinch hits with four ... hit .400 (4-10) as pinch-hitter ... had pinch-hit double in first FSC at-bat vs. War-ner Southern on 2/6 ... made first start vs. Fla. Gulf Coast on 2/16, drove in run in 3-2 FSC win ... went 2-4 with double & three RBI vs. Saint Leo on 4/3 ... went 2-3 with two RBI vs. Rollins on 4/7 ... 2006 SEASON: Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 graduate of Skaneateles High

School ... third-team all-state selection and first-team all-conference selection as a senior ... hit .579 with four home runs and 40 RBI ... named team’s offensive player of the year ... played baseball all four years ... member of National Honor Society ... also played viola in school orchestra ... PERSONAL: son of Rick and Connie Grutka ... majoring in sports management ... youngest of six children ... can play classical music ... born 4/11/87.

andreW Grutka’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘07 21 8 .279 43 5 12 14 2 0 3 23 .535 2 1 5 .326 0 2 0 0 .789 ‘08 34 14 .323 65 12 21 6 2 0 2 29 .446 7 7 9 .443 0 0 0 0 .980 55 22 .305 108 17 33 20 4 0 5 52 /481 9 8 14 .400 0 2 0 0 .950

#34 – DUSTIN MERRELLPitcher, r-r, 6-0, 205, Jr • tamPa, Florida

Transferred to FSC from Polk Community College ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played two seasons at Polk Community College for former Moccasin coach Joe Arnold ... was 0-5 in 35.2 innings in 2008 ... was 4-2 with a 2.00 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 48 innings in 2007 ... second-team all-conference selection ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of King High School in Tampa ... four-year baseball performer ... was 8-1 with 1.80 ERA as a senior ... PERSONAL: Son of Don and Michele Merrell ... majoring in criminology ... born 8/16/88.

Ten FSC athletes have been named the SSC Male Athlete of the Year, while five others have been named Female Athlete of the Year. Among the male winners are baseball’s Nick Diyorio (2005), B.J. Leach (1999), Brett Tomko (1995) and James Vida (1994).

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#4 – ROBBIE SHIELDSinFielder, r-r, 6-1, 200, Jr • dade citY, Florida

2009 Preseason Player of the Year by Baseball America ... AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): HON-ORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... second-team All-SSC ... started all 50 games at short-stop ... led team in hits (69) ... third on team in batting average (.348) ... tied for third in home runs (9) ... fourth in RBI (36) ... second in doubles (15) ... led team in multi-hit games (22) ... third in multi-RBI games (10) ... had team’s second-longest hitting streak of the season (14 games, 2/8 through 3/5) ... in three-game sweep of West Florida on 2/8-9, went 5-13 with 5 RBI, 4 runs, 2 doubles and a home run ... went 7-16 with 5 RBI, 3 runs, 2 doubles, a triple and a home run vs. Nova Southeastern on 2/22-24 ... went 7-12 with 5 RBI, 3 runs, 3 doubles and a home run vs. Rollins on 3/28-30 ... in three-game sweep of Eckerd on 4/11-12, went 10-16 with 5 RBI, 8

runs, 2 home runs and a double ... went 6-13 with 3 RBI, 4 runs and 2 doubles vs. Lynn on 4/25-26 ... had multi-hit games in 12 of the last 18 ... hit .442 (23-52) over last 12 games of season ... AS A FRESHMAN (2007): HONORS - NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team ... Started all 60 games (40 at 2B, then 20 at SS) ... third on team in runs scored ... went 1-5 with double & three RBI in FSC debut vs. West. Fla. on 2/2 ... hit safely in seven of first eight games ... had 19 multi-hit games ... had 11 multi-RBI games ... was 3-6 with three runs, three RBI, double & HR vs. Bentley on 2/20 ... was 3-6 with four RBI vs. Eckerd on 2/28 ... was 3-7 with HR & six RBI vs. Warner Southern on 4/17 ... went 8-13 with six runs, six RBI, double & HR in three-game sweep of Lynn on 5/4-5 ... went 8-19 with seven runs, four RBI, HR in NCAA South Regional ... finished season with 11-game hitting streak ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Pasco High School ... four-year player in baseball ... first-team all-conference selection as a junior and senior ... Pasco County Player of the Year as a senior ... hit .553 with 18 home runs and 40 RBI ... named to school’s academic honor roll every year ... PERSONAL: son of John and Pam Shields ... majoring in finance ... was hitting .349 with 2 HR and 11 RBI in 12 games for Cotuit in last summer’s Cape Cod League before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the summer ... born 12/7/87.

rOBBie SHieldS’ fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘07 60 60 .298 235 56 70 49 15 2 8 113 .481 19 10 48 .365 7 10 5 6 .950 ‘08 50 50 .348 198 43 69 36 15 1 9 113 .571 25 3 28 .424 3 2 6 8 .936 110 110 .298 433 99 139 85 17 3 17 226 .521 44 13 76 .392 10 12 11 14 .943

BASEBALL AMERICANCAA DIVISION II TOP 5 HOW THEY’LL FINISH

Team 2008 Record 1. Tampa 42-11 2. UC San Diego 43-18 3. Mount Olive (N.C.) 58-6 4. Central Missouri 47-17 5. Florida Southern 29-21

Player of the Year: Robbie Shields, ss/2b, Florida Southern.

Pitcher of the Year: Mike Adams, rhp, Franklin Pierce, N.H.

BASEBALL AMERICATOP DIV. II PROSPECTS, 2009 DRAFT

1. Robbie Shields, 2b/ss, Florida Southern 2. Carmine Giardina, lhp,Tampa 3. Steve Grife, rhp, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 4. Darin Gorski, lhp, Kutztown (Pa.) 5. Eric Stephens, 1b, Chico (Calif.) State 6. Yan Gomes, c/1b, Barry (Fla.) 7. Travis Tartamella, c, Cal State Los Angeles 8. Alex Koronis, rhp, Tampa 9. Matt Speake, rhp, Southern Arkansas10. J .D. Martinez, of, Nova Southeastern (Fla.)


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#21 – RYAN WOLFEPitcher, l-l, 6-5, 215, Jr • winter Park, Fl Transferred to FSC from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played two seasons at Santa Fe CC ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Winter Park High School ... as a senior, struck out 65 in 60 innings with 3.30 ERA, had 18 pickoffs ... graduated with honors ... attended Timber Creek High School as a freshman and sophomore ... PER-SONAL: Son of Sonny and Lynn Wolfe ... father is a college baseball umpire ... majoring in international business ... born 3/26/88.

#14 – MATT ZOLTAKPitcher, l-l, 6-0, 190, Jr • PhiladelPhia. Pa

Transferred to FSC from Clemson University ... PRIOR TO FSC: Played two seasons at Clem-son ... in 2008, appeared in 20 games, made 2 starts ... was 4-0 with a 6.50 ERA ... pitched 30 innings, struck out 22, walked 15 ... wins came against Furman, Elon, UNC-Greensboro and Wofford, all in relief ... did not allow a run in three of four wins ... in 2007, appeared in 17 games, made 2 starts ... was 1-3 with a 5.66 ERA ... pitched 20.2 innings, struck out 16, walked 12 ... made one NCAA tournament appearance, pitching one perfect inning in relief vs. #10 Coastal Carolina ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Plymouth Whitemarsh High School ... first-team all-state selection as a senior ... ranked as #171 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game ... second-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania and first-team all-conference selection as a junior ...

PERSONAL: Son of Chet Zoltak and Monique Seyler ... majoring in sports management ... born 6/27/88.

COLLEGIATE BASEBALL TOP 30 PRESEASON POLL# Team ‘08 Record Points 1. Mount Olive 58-6 640 2. Tampa 42-11-1 618 3. Central Missouri 47-17 604 4. UC San Diego 43-18 590 5. Columbus State 43-19 576 6. Southern Arkansas 46-12 540 7. Cal State Chico 42-17 536 8. Emporia State 50-10 534 9. Ouachita Baptist 51-16 52210. USC Aiken 47-17 49811. Abilene Christian 44-17 49012. Delta State 48-11 45213. Ashland 40-18 44814. Franklin Pierce 43-15 44015. West Chester 45-16 41016. Florida Southern 29-21 388

# Team ‘08 Record Points 17. North Georgia 41-21 37218. Angelo State 39-19 36019. Grand Valley State 34-13 33820. Wayne State (Neb.) 40-13 32821. Valdosta State 36-18-1 32022. Tusculum 41-15 30023. Shippensburg 39-26 29824. Cal State Stanislaus 37-23 23825. West Alabama 45-13 23226. Northern Kentucky 38-24 22827. Mesa State 42-17 21828. St. Mary’s (Texas) 39-17 21229. Catawba 43-18 20830. Western Oregon 39-19 18431. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 46-16 16832. West Virginia State 36-14 134

# Team ‘08 Record Points 33. Francis Marion 34-20 11434. Florida Tech 35-20 86 Carson Newman 43-18 8636. Erskine 44-13 60 Lynn 33-19 6038. Minn. St. - Mankato 28-25 5639. Mansfield 31-20 5440. Bellarmine 36-22 40 Cal State Los Angeles 29-22 40

Also Receiving Votes: Indiana (Pa.) 32, South-eastern Oklahoma 28, Slippery Rock 28, Southern Indiana 22, Kutztown 22, Indianapolis 18, Belmont Abbey 16, GCSU 16, California (Pa.) 10, Wayne

State (Mich.) 4, Concordia (S.D.) 4, Nebraska Kearney 4, Nova Southeastern 4, UMass-Lowell 4, North Alabama 2, West Florida 2, Winona State 2.


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2009 SSC PRESEASON BASEBALL POLL School (1st Place Votes) Pts 1 - Tampa (15) ................................................ 1272 - Florida Southern (2) ................................ 1123 - Lynn ............................................................. 874 - Florida Tech ................................................. 825 - Barry (1) ...................................................... 816 - Nova Southeastern ..................................... 657 - Saint Leo ..................................................... 448 - Rollins ......................................................... 349 - Eckerd ......................................................... 16

#55 – JOEL FRAZERinFielder/oUtFielder, r-r, 6-3, 205, So • riVerView, Flori-da

Transferred to FSC from Stillman College ... PRIOR TO FSC: Was red-shirted at Stillman for the 2006-07 year ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Riverview High School ... four-year baseball performer ... PERSONAL: Son of James and Dawn Frazer ... majoring in sports man-agement ... born 12/13/88.

#3 – COLIN KALINE inFielder, B-r, 5-10, 175, So • BeVerlY hillS, michigan

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... played in 30 games, started 21 ... started at 2B in season-opener vs. Armstrong Atlantic on 2/1, went 1-3 with RBI ... went 3-4 with 2 doubles and run scored vs. Armstrong Atlantic on 2/2 ... had triple and 3 RBI in 17-11 win over West Florida on 2/9 ... had 2 hits, 3 walks, 3 runs scored vs. Nova Southeastern on 2/24 ... was 2-2 vs. Saint Anselm on 3/5 ... went 4-8 with 2 RBI and run scored in series vs. Nova Southeastern on 3/15-16 ... went 2-4 with RBI and run scored vs. Wisconsin-Parkside on 3/18 ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Groves High School ... all-state baseball selection as a senior, hit .535 with 18 stolen bases, 29 runs, 27 RBI ... struck out only three times in 187

at-bats over last two seasons ... also pitched in relief and had eight saves in eight chances last season ... four-year starter with career batting average over .400 ... member of National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: son of Michael and Marcia Kaline ... grandfather is Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline ... majoring in physical education ... born 4/26/89.

COln kaline’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘08 30 21 .250 80 15 20 12 3 1 0 25 .313 13 1 13 .362 0 2 0 0 .951 30 21 .250 80 15 20 12 3 1 0 25 .313 13 1 13 .362 0 2 0 0 .951


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#6 – WADE KIRKLANDinFielder, r-r, 5-10, 180, So • lakeland, Florida

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... appeared in 41 games, started 39 (29 at 2B, 6 at 3B, 4 in LF) ... hit .309 with 2 home runs, 25 RBI ... 17 strike-outs in 123 at-bats were fewest among regular starters ... played in 22 of 23 SSC games, started 21 ... hit .406 in SSC games, second on team ... first hit was vs. Valdosta State on 3/1 ... had eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... went 3-5 with 3 RBI, double, 3 runs vs. Rollins on 3/30 ... in four-game series vs. Eckerd on 4/11-14, went 10-15 with 6 RBI, double, triple, home run and 8 runs scored ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of McKeel Academy ... hit .391 as a senior for McKeel’s 20-8 team ... second on team in stolen bases with 16 in 16 attempts ... second on team in runs (24) and hits (36) ... also was 1-1 with 2.42 ERA and eight

strikeouts in 8.2 innings ... PERSONAL: son of Dale and Patti Kirkland ... majoring in recreational turfgrass management ... born 4/4/89.

Wade kirkland’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘08 41 39 .309 123 27 38 25 12 2 2 60 .488 15 7 17 .405 3 2 2 5 .963 41 39 .309 123 27 38 25 12 2 2 60 .488 15 7 17 .405 3 2 2 5 .963

#30 – ZACH MAGGARDcatcher, 6-0, 190, So • dade citY, Florida

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... appeared in 32 games, started 31, all at catcher ... made first appearance and start vs. Armstrong Atlantic on 2/2 ... collected first hit vs. Delta State on 2/16 ... had 9 multi-hit games, 6 multi-RBI games ... started 19 SSC games ... hit 5 HR with 16 RBI in SSC games ... hit .611 in final five games of season (11-18), with 5 RBI, 2 HR and at least 2 hits in each of the five games ... made just one error all season ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Pasco High School ... two-time first-team all-conference selection ... hit .537 with six home runs and 32 RBI ... hit safety in 23 of Pasco’s 25 games last season ... had two or more hits in 14 games ... named to three different all-star teams ... PERSONAL: son of Dale and Ann Maggard ... major not yet declared ... born 8/2/88.

ZaCH maGGard’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘08 32 31 .276 105 20 29 23 6 0 6 53 .505 5 7 18 .347 1 4 0 0 .995 32 31 .276 105 20 29 23 6 0 6 53 .505 5 7 18 .347 1 4 0 0 .995


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#1 – ADAM MILLERoUtFielder, r-r, 5-10, 170, So • groSSe Pointe, michigan

2008 SEASON: HONORS - NCAA D-II Academic Achievement Award ... SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... FSC Scholar-Athlete Award for baseball ... appeared in eight games ... used pri-marily as a pinch-runner ... made first appearance as a pinch-hitter vs. Saint Anselm on 3/5 ... scored first run in five-run eighth inning that gave FSC 6-4 win vs. Saint Leo on 4/5 ... first hit was RBI-single vs. Eckerd on 4/11 ... scored go-ahead run in ninth of 10-8 FSC win at Barry on 4/18 ... 2007 SEASON: HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School ... four-year player in baseball, soccer and basketball ... three-time all-conference selection in baseball ... first-team all-state se-lection and team captain as a senior ... hit .481 with five home runs, 50 RBI and 44 stolen bases

as a senior ... two-time all-conference selection and team captain as a senior in soccer ... all-conference selection and team captain as a senior in basketball ... academic all-state selection in baseball as a junior and senior ... PERSONAL: son of Mark and Lisa Miller ... majoring in sports management ... hopes to become a sports agent ... born 12/28/87.

adam miller’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘08 8 0 .200 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 .200 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 0 1.000

#10 - JARED REYNOLDSoUtFielder, r-r, 6-1, 180, So • riVerSide, caliFornia

Transferred to FSC from Oral Roberts ... 2008 SEASON: did not play ... 2007 SEASON: Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of J.W. North High School in Riverside ... three-time all-conference selection in baseball ... graduated with honors ... PERSONAL: Son of Larry and Vanessa Reynolds ... nephew of former major leaguer and TV analyst Harold Reynolds ... major not yet declared ... born 6/29/88.


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#16 – MAX RUSSELLPitcher, l-l, 6-2, 200, So • orange, connecticUt

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in seven games, started six ... was 3-0 with a 6.55 ERA ... pitched 22 innings, struck out 21, walked 16 ... missed first part of season due to in-jury ... made first appearance on Mar. 18, pitched one scoreless inning in relief vs. Wisconsin-Parkside ... made first start vs. Lincoln Memorial on Mar. 23 ... pitched pre-determined three innings, allowed one run, to get first win ... allowed one run in four innings of seven-inning game to get win vs. Rollins on Mar. 30 ... best outing was vs. Eckerd on 4/11 ... pitched five innings, allowed one run, three hits, struck out 10, walked three to get third win ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Amity Regional High School ... first-team all-state selec-tion as a junior and senior ... pitched Amity to back-to-back class LL state championships ...

career pitching record of 29-1 ... pitched complete-game three-hitter with 13 strikeouts in 2007 state title game ... also played hockey at Amity ... PERSONAL: son of Carl and Marla Russell ... majoring in criminal justice ... born 9/21/88.

maX ruSSell’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘08 3-0 6.55 7 6 0 0 0 22.0 28 17 16 16 21 3 0 2 0 86 .326 3-0 6.55 7 6 0 0 0 22.0 28 17 16 16 21 3 0 2 0 86 .326

#23 – EDDIE SIPPLEPitcher, l-l, 6-0, 180, So • lUtz, Florida

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in 15 games, all but one in relief ... made first appearance vs. Armstrong Atlantic on 2/3 ... made first start vs. Wisconsin-Parkside on 3/18, pitched three inings (longest outing of season), no decision ... pitched in three SSC games ... did not allow a run in nine appearances ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Berkeley Prep in Tampa ... four-year player in baseball ... was 3-4 with one save and 2.70 ERA as a senior ... struck out 64, walked 19 in 46.2 innings ... led team in innings pitched and complete games (3) ... second on team in strikeouts ... all-county selection and team MVP as a junior and senior ... dean’s list all four years ... PERSONAL: son of Eddie and Pattee Sipple ... majoring in international business ... born 12/27/88.

eddie SiPPle’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘08 0-0 7.62 15 1 0 0 0 13.0 18 11 7 12 1 1 1 0 1 55 .327 0-0 7.62 15 1 0 0 0 13.0 18 11 7 12 1 1 1 0 1 55 .327


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#28 – A.J. SZATKOWSKIcatcher, r-r, 5-9, 170, So • SoUth amBoY, n.J.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in seven games, started one ... made start vs. Valdosta State on 3/2, scored 2 runs ... did not make an error in 19 chances behind the plate ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J. ... PERSONAL: son of Steven and Susan Szatkowski ... majoring in athletic training ... born 2/27/89.

a.J. SzatkowSki’S FSc career StatiSticSYR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT FLD%‘08 7 1 .000 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 .000 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 1.000

#8 – PATRICK SZCZERBAPitcher, r-r, 5-9, 175, So • titUSVille, Florida

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... appeared in four games, all in relief ... pitched 3.2 innings, walked 2, struck out 2 ... made first appearance on 2/22 vs. Nova Southeastern, pitched one innning ... 2007 SEASON: HONORS - SSC Com-missioner’s Honor Roll ... Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Titusville High School ... four-year player in baseball and football ... hit .370 and had a 1.50 ERA on the baseball as a senior ... quarterbacked the football team and passed for 1,000 yards with 12 touchdowns ... member of school’s academic honor society ... graduated with honors ... PERSONAL: son of Alexander and Patricia Szczerba ... has six brothers and sisters ... majoring in communications ... born 4/14/88.

PatriCk SZCZerBa’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘08 0-0 14.73 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 8 7 6 2 2 0 5 4 2 20 .400 0-0 14.73 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 8 7 6 2 2 0 5 4 2 20 .400

New head coach Jim Tyrell has some big shoes to fill. His four predecessors have all won NCAA national championships. Hal Smeltzly (1957-76) won three titles in 1971, 1972 and 1975. Joe Arnold (1977-83) followed with NCAA champi-onships in 1978 and 1981. Chuck Anderson (1984-2002) who was an assistant coach under Smelztly and Arnold and part of five previous championships, won three titles of his own in 1985 and 1995. Finally, Pete Meyer (2002-2008), now the Moccasins’ Director of Athletics, won a national championship in 2005.

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#24 – DANIEL TILLMANPitcher, r-r, 6-1, 195, So • liVe oak, Florida

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): HONORS - Second-team All-South Region ... second-team All-SSC ... SSC Commisioner’s Honor Roll ... appeared in 20 games, all but one in relief ... became team’s closer in latter part of season ... led team in ERA (1.80) ... second on team in saves (5) ... only start was vs. Saint Anselm on 3/5, pitched pre-determined three innings, allowed no runs, 1 hit, struck out 5, walked 1 to get first win ... earned first save vs. Tampa on 3/8, retired side in bot-tom of seventh to preserve 4-3 win ... longest outing was 3 innings vs. Eckerd, allowed 2 hits, no runs, struck out 3 ... did not allow an earned run in last 12 appearances, covering 14.2 innings with 17 strikeouts, 8 walks ... did not allow a home run all season ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Suwannee High School ... third-team all-state selection as a junior and a senior ...

had ERA of 0.67 in 62 innings as a junior ... had ERA of 1.05 in 72 innings as a senior ... PERSONAL: son of Bruce and Suzanne Tillman ... majoring in business administration ... born 3/14/89.

daniel tillman’S fSC Career StatiStiCSYR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP BK AB OBA‘08 3-1 1.80 20 1 0 0 5 25.0 26 11 5 11 29 0 4 1 0 100 .260 3-1 1.80 20 1 0 0 5 25.0 26 11 5 11 29 0 4 1 0 100 .260

* Now NCAA Division I ** Now NAIA

WINNINGEST NCAA DIVISION II TEAMS OF THE 2000sMinimum seven years as a NCAA Division II member

BY VICTORIES Yrs W L T Pct. 1. Central Missouri 9 464 101 0 .821 2. Delta State 9 436 106 0 .804 3. Tampa 9 405 121 1 .769 4. Cal State Chico 9 390 146 2 .727 5. Grand Valley State 9 345 131 1 .724 6. Florida Southern 9 366 149 1 .710 7. Abilene Christian 9 383 157 1 .708 8. Ashland 9 368 154 1 .705 9. Central Oklahoma 9 350 148 1 .70210. Southern Arkansas 9 350 149 2 .701

SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE BASEBALLALL-TIME COMPOSITE STANDINGS

SSC national(Since 1981) w l Pct. champ. champ.

Florida Southern 459 160 .742 17 9

Tampa 422 182 .699 11 5

North Florida * 53 31 .631 1 -

Nova Southeastern 51 42 .548 - -

Saint Thomas ** 77 77 .500 - -

Rollins 289 330 .467 1 -

Lynn 103 117 .468 - -

Saint Leo 268 347 .436 - -

Eckerd 239 380 .386 2 -

Barry 175 267 .396 - -

Central Florida * 30 55 .353 1 -

Florida Tech 211 390 .351 - -


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MEET THE MOCS - THE FRESHMEN

#13 – TOM COLLINSPitcher • l-l, 6-5, 175, Fr • Venice, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Venice High School ... four-year performer in baseball, two-year performer in basketball ... member of 2007 5A state baseball championship team ... member of National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Lisa Collins ... majoring in biology ... born 1/16/90.

#40 – COLBY FAIRFAXPitcher, r-r, 6-4, 160, Fr • riVerView, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Riverview High School in Tampa ... played baseball, foot-ball and basketball ... PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Nanci Fairfax ... major not yet declared ... has played on 3 national championship teams in summer leagues ... born 11/26/89.

#26 – JAKE GUENGERICHPitcher, r-r, 6-1, 175, Fr • SaraSota, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Sarasota High School ... had 19 strikeouts in 16 with a 1.61 ERA as a senior ... graduated in top 10% of his class ... PERSONAL: Son of Duane and Sherry Guengerich ... major not yet declared ... member of FCA ... born 5/11/90.


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#45 – JORDAN GUIDAcatcher, r-r, 5-10, 180, Fr • glendale lakeS, arizona

2008 SEASON: Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Brophy College Prep in Phoenix ... four-year player in baseball ... honorable mention all-region selection as a senior ... PERSONAL: son of David and Frances Guida ... majoring in mathematics ... born 9/22/88.

#37 – VINCE KEENPitcher, r-r, 6-0, 160, Fr • Bradenton, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Braden River High School ... four-year performer in base-ball ... struck out 89 in 79 innings with 2.80 ERA as a senior ... all-area selection ... received aca-demic excellence award ... PERSONAL: Son of James and Tracey Keen ... majoring in nursing ... played on state runner-up America Legion team in summer of 2008 ... born 6/12/90.

#2 – COLIN KISHPitcher/oUtFielder, l-l, 6-1, 190, Fr • worceSter, PennSYl-Vania

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Germantown Academy in Ft. Washington, PA ... four-year varsity performer in baseball ... two-time Under Armour HS All-America selection ... as a senior, went 8-0 on the mound and hit .400 ... first-team all-area selection by Philadelphia Inquirer ... first-team All-Southeast Pennsylvania selection ... listed in nation’s top 500 prospects ... PER-SONAL: Son of Charlie and Kathryn Kish ... both parents are physicians ... majoring in com-munications ... born 5/16/90.


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#42 – TYLER LACERTOSAinFielder, r-r, 5-8, 150, Fr • SaraSota, Florida

2008 SEASON: HONORS - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Red-shirted ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Sarasota High School ... four-year baseball performer ... graduated with high honors ... PERSONAL: Son of Gerard and Ellen Lacertosa ... majoring in biology ... born 12/30/88.

#39 – JARED SIMMONScatcher, r-r, 6-2, 220, Fr • winter haVen, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of All Saints Academy ... four-year peformer in baseball ... team captain as a junior and senior ... named to school’s honor roll ... member of National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Paula Simmons ... majoring in nursing ... born 11/16/89.

#31 – BRANDEN WEBERPitcher, l-l, 6-2, 190, Fr • orlando, Florida

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Timber Creek High School ... four-year performer in base-ball ... graduated with honors ... PERSONAL: Son of Edward and Janet Weber ... majoring in finance ... played on two 18 and under national championship teams in summer of 2007 ... born 1/27/90.


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MOCCASIN ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES

Al Green, MA, ATC, LAT, EMTAl Green was named assistant athletic director and head athletic trainer in July 2007. Prior to joining Florida Southern College, Green was the general manager and athletic trainer for the Lakeland Thunderbolts, an indoor professional football team. He served as the director of marketing and business development and coordinator of athletic training services for Healthcare Management Systems (HMS), a Lakeland-based company. The former head athletic trainer and athletic administrator at the University of Kentucky, he has served in various capacities for the athletic training profession at the state, district and national levels. Green serves as the chairperson for the National Athletic Trainers Association Public Relations Committee. He was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of

Fame in 2004. He also serves the community as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Polk County Fire Department. Green is mar-ried to Sue Stanley-Green, FSC athletic training educational program director and also an NATA Hall of Fame member. They have one daughter, Logan. Green has three older children, Douglas, Jennifer and Tracy.

Kelly Cox, MA, ATC, LATKelly Cox came to Florida Southern College from the University of South Florida where she served as a graduate as-sistant athletic trainer for the Big East Champion women’s softball team and the football team. She also completed an internship with the University of South Florida’s football team in the fall of 2005 after graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology with a specialization in Athletic Training and a minor in Health Science Education. While at the University of Florida she worked with the football, women’s soccer, and swimming and diving teams, as well as with local high school teams and at Shands Orthopedic Institute. During her time at USF she received her Master’s degree in Exercise Science through the Physical Education Depart-

ment. Cox is a certified clinical instructor and teaches in the FSC physical education department.

Lindsey Williams, MS, ATC, LAT, EMTLindsey Williams graduated from Florida Southern College in 2002 with a degree in athletic training. She served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at The Ohio State University for two years, covering a variety of sports. She also worked in a physical therapy clinic and in orthopedic sales. Williams is an EMT and worked in the Columbus, Ohio, area prior to moving back to Florida in 2006. She now serves as a volunteer EMT with Polk County EMS. Williams is a certified clinical instructor and teaches in the FSC athletic training education and physical education programs. She has an English bulldog named Peanut.

Brian Simerville, MA, ATC, LATBrian Simerville came to Florida Southern College from the University of South Florida, where he served as a gradu-ate assistant athletic trainer for the men’s soccer team. While at USF, he earned his master of arts degree in physical education: exercise science. He earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine: athletic training from East-ern Michigan University. Simerville is a certified clinical instructor and teaches in the FSC athletic training education and physical education programs.

Every student-athlete at Florida Southern College is entitled to quality medical care while participating as a member of an athletic team. The athletic training/medical staff coordinates and delivers professional and comprehensive preventive care, treatment, rehabilitation and counseling services to all FSC student-athletes. The goal of athletic training services is to keep each student-athlete healthy and injury free. In the case of injury or illness, the staff will provide quality medical care enabling the student-athlete to return to participation both as a student and an athlete. The athletic training staff is comprised of four full-time nationally-certified and state-licensed athletic trainers. Florida Southern College also has an athletic training education program. Athletic training students from the program assist the staff athletic trainers in daily operations of the athletic training facility. The athletic training facility is located in Jenkins Field House. The facility is well equipped to provide treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The FSC sports medicine team is comprised of two orthopedic team physicians and consulting physicians in several specialties. All of these professionals work together to meet the student-athlete’s health care needs.


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The Mocs were honored to have four Major League Hall of Famers again par-ticipate in the tournament (Above, L-R: Robin Roberts, Al Kaline, Phil Niekro, and Bill Mazeroski).

Former Moc Mike Culumber watches his drive “straight down the fairway.”

Andy McGaffigan, former Moccasinand a veteran of 10 years in the

Major Leagues, delivered the invocation at the Awards Banquet.

Former Moccasin Lance Niekro flexed his muscles and won the Long Drive Competition. Lance has signed with the Atlanta Braves organization for the 2009 season.

Brant Martin (left) was presented this year’s

Chuck Anderson Service to FSC Award by Pete

Meyer, current Moccasin Director of Athletics.

JOE NIEKRO PRO-CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT


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20SMITH

For three straight seasons, Jay Smith led the Mocs in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched. For his brilliant career, Smith totaled 43 wins, 471 strike-outs and 413 innings pitched - all school records. Twice, in 1971 and 1972, he led the Mocs in earned run average. 22

McGAFFIGANAndy McGaffigan played for the Mocs in 1977 and ‘78 and posted a career record of 16-2, a 2.79 earned run average, and 177 strikoeuts in 174 innings. A 1977 First Team All-American, McGaffigan spent 10 seasons pitching in the major leagues.

17PRYOR

A two-fisted threat as a hitter and an infielder, Greg Pryor had a .333 batting average with 118 RBI and a .504 slugging percentage. In 1970, he led the Mocs with a .415 average with 54 RBI and a .609 slugging percentage. Pryor played 11 seasons in the major leagues.1211ARNOLD

As the Moccasins’ head coach from 1977 to 1983, Joe Arnold led Florida Southern College to a 316-69 record for an .821 winning percentage Arnold’s Moccasins won Regional titles in six of his seven years and NCAA Division II National Championships in 1978 and 1981.7

MOCCASIN RETIRED BASEBALL NUMBERSMany players have excelled at Florida Southern College, many have gone on to play in the professional ranks, and many more have been successful in the business world. Eight Moccasins excelled to such an extent as members of the Florida Southern baseball team that their uniform numbers have been retired in their honor. The eight retired numbers are: #7 - Hal Smeltzly; #11 - Joe Arnold; #12 - Chuck Anderson; #17 - Greg Pryor; #20 - Jay Smith; #22 - Andy McGaffigan; #35 - Brett Tomko; and #43 - Ken Huebner.

SMELTZLYAs the Mocs’ head coach from 1959 to 1976, Hal Smeltzly guided the Mocs to a 391-166 record for a .702 winning percentage including three NCAA Division II National Championships (1971, 1972, 1975). From 1972 to 2000, he served as the col-lege’s Director of Athletics.

35TOMKO

The 1995 National Player and Pitcher of the Year, Brett Tomko led the Mocs to the NCAA National Tomko tossed 21.1 shutout innings at the nation-al tournament in recording two wins and a save. He was the Cincinnati Reds’ top pick in the 1995 draft and has pitched in the majors since 1997.

ANDERSONA two-time MVP for the Mocs in 1961 and ‘62, Anderson served as an assistant coach at FSC for 20 years and head coach from 1984 to 2002. He led the program to National Titles in 1985, ‘88, and ‘95, won 843 games and ranks second in D-II history with a .770 winning percentage.

43HUEBNER

Three-time Moc MVP Ken Huebner posted an in-credible 0.90 ERA in 1964, the second lowest ERA ever for any Moccasin player. As a hitter, Ken led the Mocs three years running in batting average. For his career he was 15-5 with a 1.45 ERA on the mound and a .376 hitter at the plate.


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ALL-AMERICANS AT FSC1964 - Ken Huebner**1965 - Bruce Aitken* Ken Huebner*1968 - Jeff Pryor*1969 - Mike Dwyer**1970 - Greg Pryor*1971 - Greg Pryor*1972 - Kevin Bryant* Jay Smith*1973 - Jay Smith*1975 - Mark Daly* Frank Cacciatore**1976 - Wayne Kessler** 1977 - Andy McGaffigan* Bill Tullish**1978 - Mike Schoeller**1979 - Mike Schoeller*1980 - David Bailey* Dennis Valdes* Bob Sadd** Al Delano*** 1981 - Mike Tanzi* Mark Angelo** Bill Ligato** Joe Sickles**1982 - Bob Gendron* Nelson Rood* Joe Sickles* Mark Dougherty** Glenn Scarpa***

1983 - Joe Clouse* Nelson Rood* Glenn Scarpa* Joe Sickles* Mark Dougherty** Paul Imig***1984 - Jim Bridges*** Don Samra***1985 - Bobby Green* Dave McCorkle* Johnnie Pleicones* Terry Gilmore** Don Burke***1986 - Drew Miller+1987 - Terry Gilmore* Cris Allen**1988 - Billy Kull* Dino Ebel*** Chris Leach*** Billy Miller+1989 - Jeff Kilpatrick** Joe Logan***1990 - Tim Zimmerman***1991 - Chad Frick** Todd Taylor**1992 - Rich Townsend* Todd Taylor** Ken Chapman*** Joe DeClue***1993 - Eddy Gaillard* David Harris***

1994 - James Vida* David Harris * Tom Szimanski* Donny Scolaro***1995 - Brett Tomko* (Pitcher/Player of Year) James Vida* Brian Bridges** Ryan McHugh** Danny Greene***1997 - Shawn Austin** Luis Rivera**1998 - Scott Bikowski***1999 - B.J. Leach* (pitcher) (Pitcher/Player of Year) B.J. Leach** (second base) Scott Bikowski***2000 - Jeremy Ward* - Lance Niekro***2001 - Azarias Corbeil** - Michael Tucker*** - Justin Hancock***2002 - Justin Hancock** - Dan Chamberlain***2005 - Kyle DeYoung** - Nick Diyorio****

*First Team All-American**Second Team All-American***Third Team All-American****Honorable Mention+CoSIDA Academic All-American

1957-58 Brad Dinsmore P1958-59 Ken Hallenborg P1959-60 Brad Dinsmore P1960-61 Jack Garrison OF Chuck Anderson 1B/P1961-62 Chuck Anderson 1B/P1962-63 Ken Huebner P/OF1963-64 Ken Huebner P/OF1964-65 Ken Huebner P/OF1965-66 Charlie Simmons P1966-67 Bruce Aitken P1967-68 Jeff Pryor P1968-69 Gary Morgan OF1969-70 Greg Pryor SS Mike Dwyer P1970-71 John Carroll 1B1971-72 Jay Smith P1972-73 Jack Rhine C1973-74 Chuck Smith OF Mark Hopper OF

MOCCASIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS1974-75 Frank Cacciatore OF1975-76 Bill Tullish OF1976-77 Eddie Bahns 1B1977-78 Glenn Rogers OF1978-79 Mike Schoeller OF/C/1B1979-80 David Bailey 1B1980-81 Mike Tanzi P1981-82 Joe Sickles OF1982-83 Joe Sickles OF1983-84 Jim Bridges P1984-85 Johnnie Pleicones SS1985-86 Donny Burke OF1986-87 Terry Gilmore P1987-88 Dino Ebel SS1988-89 Jac Gelb P1989-90 Jimmy Andrychuk OF1990-91 Tod Frick C Chad Frick OF1991-92 Mark Sobolewski 3B1992-93 Eddie Gaillard P

1993-94 James Vida 1B1994-95 Brett Tomko P1995-96 Jamie Ebling SS1996-97 Luis Rivera 1B/C1997-98 Mike Christensen 3B1998-99 B.J. Leach 2B/P1999-00 Jeremy Ward P2000-01 Azarias Corbeil C/OF2001-02 Jeff Lucas 3B2002-03 Matt Mercurio 2B2003-04 Geoff Strickland 3B2004-05 Jeff Howell C2005-06 Nick Diyorio OF 2006-07 Will Cherry OF2007-08 David Golliner C/1B


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ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES1980 - First Team: Dave Bailey (lB), Jimmy Jones (SS), Bob Sadd

(P), Dennis Valdes (OF), John Weller (OF). Alternates: Al Delano (OF), Donn Koch (C).

1981 - First Team: Mark Angelo (lB), Mike Tanzi (P), John Weller (OF). Alternates: Jimmy Jones (SS), Bill Ligato (OF), Donn Koch (C).

1982 - First Team: Mark Dougherty (2B), Bob Gen dron (P), Nelson Rood (SS), Glenn Scarpa (3B), Joe Sickles (OF). Second Team: Joe Clouse (P), Rich DeVincenzo (P), Dave Dyrek (OF), Davey Lowe (OF). Third Team: Mark Angelo (lB), Chris Patsos (C).

1983 - First Team: Joe Clouse (P), Mark Dougherty (2B), Paul Imig (P), Nelson Rood (SS), Glenn Scarpa (3B), Joe Sickles (OF). Second Team: Mark Angelo (lB), Dave Minotti (DH).

1984 - First Team: Glen Fernandez (DH), Don Samra (2B). Second Team: Jim Bridges (P), Johnnie Pleicones (SS), Carl Wilbanks (P). Honorable Mention: Jim Roberts (OF).

1985 - First Team: Bobby Green (OF), Dave McCorkle (P), Johnnie Pleicones (SS), Hector Villanueva (3B). Se cond Team: Don Burke (OF), John Cedarburg (C), Mike Workman (OF). Honorable Mention: Terry Gilmore (P), Ken Kranick (3B), Tom Temrowski (lB). Coach of the Year: Chuck Anderson.

1986 - First Team: Cris Allen (3B), Terry Gilmore (P), Drew Miller (DH). Second Team: Don Burke (OF), Jimmy Hitt (OF), Tom Temrowski (lB).

1987 - First Team: Cris Allen (3B), Dino Ebel (SS), Terry Gilmore (P). Second Team: Glen Fernandez (OF), Fernando Arguelles (C).

1988 - First Team: Cris Allen (3B), Dino Ebel (SS), Billy Kull (OF), Chris Leach (OF), Bob LeFebre (OF), Bryan Arnold (DH). Honorable Mention: Fernando Arguelles. Coach of the Year: Chuck Anderson.

1989 - First Team: Jeff Kilpatrick (OF). Second Team: Cris Allen (lB), Rayner Manso (2B), Jeff Fortune (C) Honorable Mention: Joe Logan (P). Coach of the Year: Chuck Anderson.

1990 - First Team: Tim Zimmerman (SS). Second Team: Tom Drell (P), Mark Sobolewski (3B), Jim An drychuk (OF), Chad Frick (OF), Todd Taylor (DH). Honorable Mention: Tod Frick (C), Ken Chapman (lB), Carlos Reyes (P), Rayner Manso (2B). Coach of the Year: Chuck Anderson.

1991 - First Team: Mark Sobolewski (SS), Chad Frick (OF), Todd Taylor (DH), Jon DeClue (P). Second Team: Ken Chapman (lB). Honorable Mention: Tim Leto (2B), Jeff Marchitto (P), Rich Townsend (P). Coach of the Year: Chuck Anderson.

1992 - First Team: Ken Chapman (lB), Todd Taylor (DH), Rich Townsend (P), Jeff Marchitto (P). Second Team: Mark Sobolewski (3B). Honorable Mention: Jon DeClue (P), Tim Leto (2B), Tommy Taylor (OF), Todd Hudson (OF).

1993 - First Team: David Harris (P), Eddy Gaillard (P), Jason Leto (OF). Second Team: Tommy Taylor (OF). Honorable Mention: Tim Hardee (OF), Mike Pratt (OF).

1994 - First Team: James Vida (lB), David Harris (P), Donny Scolaro (2B), Ryan McHugh (DH), David Burke (SS). Second Team: Rick Mariucci (OF). Honorable Mention: Brian Bridges (C). SSC Player-of-the-Year: James Vida. SSC Male Athlete of the Year: James Vida.

1995 - First Team: James Vida (lB), Brett Tomko (P), Brian Bridges (C), Ryan McHugh (OF). Second Team: Danny Greene (P), Aaron Highsmith (3B). Honorable Mention: Jamie Ebling (3B). SSC Pitcher-of-the-Year: Brett Tomko. SSC Male Athlete of the Year: Brett Tomko.

1996 - First Team: Jamie Ebling (SS), Luis Rivera (C). Second Team: Aaron Highsmith (2B), Kevin Walton (OF), Shawn Austin (SP), Danny Greene (SP). Honorable Mention: Jady Hill (DH), Brent Wagler (SP).

1997 - First Team: Tom Reidy (lB), Luis Rivera (C), Shawn Austin (SP). Honorable Mention: Scott Bikowski (OF), Brent Wagler (P).

1998 - First Team: Mike Christensen (3B), B.J. Leach (SP), Kyle Sheldon (RP). Second Team: Scott Bikowski (OF). Honorable Mention: Ralph Albanese (DH).

1999 - First Team: B.J. Leach (2B), B.J. Garrison (OF), Ralph Albanese (DH), B.J. Leach (SP), Tim Stanton (SP), Matt Faas (RP). Second Team: Craig Lariz (1B), Dennis Gay (SS), Lance Niekro (3B), Jeremy Ward (SP). Honorable Mention: Scott Bikowski (OF), Clay Maurer (OF). Freshman of the Year: Lance Niekro. SSC Player-of-the-Year: B.J. Leach. SSC Pitcher-of-the-Year: B.J. Leach. SSC Male Athlete of the Year: B.J. Leach

2000 - First Team: Lance Niekro (3B), Jeremy Ward (SP). Second Team: Michael Tucker (1B), Brent Franklin (SP). Honorable Mention: B.J. Garrison (OF). Freshman of the Year: John Connally Barnett (OF/SP). SSC Pitcher-of-the-Year: Jeremy Ward.

2001 - First Team: Azarias Corbeil (C), Mark Furbush (OF). Second Team: Michael Tucker (1B), Justin Hancock (3B), John Connally Barnett (SP). Honorable Mention: Nick Lee (SP).

2002 - First Team: Justin Hancock (OF), Dan Chamberlain (DH). Second Team: Matt Mercurio (2B), Paul Ryan (OF), John Connally Barnett (SP), Jesse Moody (SP). SSC Player-of-the-Year: Justin Hancock.

2003 - First Team: Ryan Thompson (P), Jeff Lucas (3B). Second Team: Geoff Strickland (OF). Honorable Mention: Matt Mercurio (2B), Gabe Rio (P), Logan Roberts (DH). Freshman of the Year: Geoff Strickland (OF).

2004 - First Team: Fred Popp (1B), Geoff Strickland (3B), Matt Joyce (OF), Jeff Howell (C). Second Team: Ryan Thompson (SP). Honorable Mention: Nick Dyorio (OF), Paul Ryan (DH).

2005 - First Team: Nick Diyorio (OF), Fred Popp (1B), Geoff Strickland (3B); Ken Wadsowrth (P). Second Team: Kyle DeYoung (P); Jeff Howell (C); Matt Mercurio (IF). Freshman of the Year: Ken Wadsworth. Coach of the Year: Pete Meyer. SSC Male Athlete of the Year: Nick Diyorio.

2006 - Second Team: Mike Grace (1B), Nick Diyorio (OF), Dan Albritton (SP), Brian Schultz (UT).

2007 - First Team: Arden McWilliams (3B), Tristan Rainone (DH). Second Team: Dan Albritton (SP), Will Cherry (OF), Brad Davidson (RP), Brian Schultz (OF).

2008 - First Team: David Golliner (UT). Second Team: Arden McWilliams (3B), Robbie Shields (SS), Daniel Tillman (RP).


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MOCCASINS SIGNED WITH THE PROS(Years listed are years played at FSC; team listed is team player originally signed with)

Dan Albritton (2005-07) ...........................White SoxCris Allen (1986-89) ...................................... AngelsLeroy Andrea (1989-90) ............................ BrewersMark Angelo (1980-83) ............................. CardinalsFernando Arguelles (1985-88) ...................... PiratesBryan Arnold (1987-88) ................................ PiratesShawn Austin (1996-97) ................................GiantsEd Bahns (1975-77) ................................White SoxDave Bailey (1979-80) ................................YankeesJohn Connally Barnett (2000-02) ................RangersSteve Baumiller (1971-74) ............................IndiansScott Bikowski (1996-99) .............................. AngelsJim Bridges (1983-84) ................................RangersBryan Brown (2006-07) ................................. AstrosDon Burke (1985-86) ..................................... ExposBrianButterfield(1978-79) .........................YankeesKevin Bryant (1971-72) .................................PhilliesFrank Cacciatore (1974-75) ........................... TigersAdam Calderone (2005-06) ......................Blue JaysEddie Cardieri (1976-77) ..........................Blue JaysKen Chapman (1989-92) ............................DodgersMark Chasey (1986-88) ...........................White SoxMike Christensen (1997-98) ......................... AngelsRalph Citarella (1977-79) ......................... CardinalsMike Coombs (1973-74) ................................ TigersAzarias Corbeil (2001) .................................. AngelsTerry Corn (1997-2000) .................................. TwinsBobby Cuff (1986-87) ...............................Blue JaysBrian Dalton (1993-94) ............................... BrewersMark Daly (1973-76) ..................................... RoyalsBill Dancy (1972-73) .....................................PhilliesMickey Dearstone (1974-75) ........................ BravesJon DeClue (1991-93) .................................. AngelsAl Delano (1980) ...............................................MetsRich DeVincenzo (1981-82) ....................White Sox Kyle DeYoung (2005-06) ............................... AstrosPhil Dillmore (1986) ......................................Indians Nick Diyorio (2003-06) ................................YankeesMark Dougherty (1982-83) ....................... CardinalsTom Drell (1988-90) ....................................... TigersMike Dwyer (1969-70) ................................... TigersDave Dyrek (1982-83) ................................... AstrosDino Ebel (1987-88) ...................................DodgersJamie Ebling (1993, 1996) ...................... Devil RaysAl Ervey (1977-78) ......................................YankeesMatt Faas (1999-00) ......................................GiantsCarl Ferraro (1984-85) ..................................PadresJeff Fortune (1989) ..................................... BrewersJason Fox (1996-98) .................................. BrewersBrent Franklin (1998-2001) ...........................MarlinsTod Frick (1990-91) ....................................AthleticsMark Furbush (1998-2001) ...............................MetsEddie Gaillard (1992-93) ............................... TigersMatt Gaglione (1978-79) .............................Red SoxB.J. Garrison (1997-2000) ................... IndependentDennis Gay (1998-99) .................................. AngelsJack Gelb (1988-89) ........................................CubsBob Gendron (1981-82) .................................GiantsSteve George (1982) ..................................YankeesTerry Gilmore (1984-87) ...............................PadresDan Girata (1977-79) ..................................Yankees

Bob Glass (1973) ........................................DodgersChris Gompper (1980-81) ............................. Royals Mike Grace (2006) ...................................White SoxDewayne Gray (1976-77) ...........................YankeesBobby Green (1984-85) ..............................YankeesDanny Greene (1993, 1996) ......................... AngelsJeff Haag (1992-93) ......................................IndiansDavid Harris (1993-94) ........................ IndependentJustin Hancock (2001-02) ............................. AngelsChad Helmer (1996-97) .............................. BrewersJimmy Hitt (1986, 1988) ................................ TigersMark Hopper (1974-75) ...................................RedsJeff Howell (2004-05) ................................... RoyalsJohn Hudek (1987-88) .............................White SoxKen Huebner (1963-65) ................................ RoyalsJames Hurst (1988-89) .................................IndiansPaul Imig (1982-83) .................................White SoxMatt Joyce (2003-05) ..................................... TigersJeff Kilpatrick (1989) ..................................... AngelsDonn Koch (1980-81) ..............................White SoxRyan Koch (2007-08) ...............................Blue JaysBilly Kull (1987-88) .......................................IndiansJohn Lackey (1978-79) .................................. TigersB.J. Leach (1998-99) ..................................Red SoxChris Leach (1987-88) ................................Red SoxMike Leach (1997-98) ................................... AngelsBob Lee (1962-65) ........................................ BravesJohn Lee (1980) ........................................... BravesTommy Locke (1981- 82) .............................. BravesJoe Logan (1988-89) ..................................... ExposRick Lombardo (1976-77) ................................RedsChuck Lavrusky (1987) ................................. Braves Jeff Marchitto (1992) ............................ Independent Gil Martinez (2001-04) ..................................OriolesShane McCawley (1994-96) ................ IndependentDave McCorkle (1987-88) ......................... MarinersAndyMcGaffigan(1977-78) .......................YankeesRyan McHugh (1995) ............................... CardinalsMatt Mercurio (2002-05) .............................Red SoxBilly Miller (1987-88) ...................................DodgersMark Mitchelson (1990) ..............................Red SoxMichael Morales (2000-01) ........................... BravesKen Murphy (1963-64) .............................White SoxLance Niekro (1999-00) .................................GiantsFrank Oktavec (1963-66) ............................... TigersBrian Osinski (1988) ...................................... ExposMike Piatnik (1978-81) .................................... TwinsGary Pipik (1987-89) ..................................... ExposJohnnie Pleicones (1984-85) ......................YankeesGreg Pryor (1968-71) .................................RangersJeff Pryor (1967-68) ...................................... AngelsCarlos Reyes (1990-91) ............................... BravesJack Rhine (1970-73) .................................... ExposGabe Rio (2000-03) ..........................DiamondbacksLuis Rivera (1994-97) .................................... ExposBob Roadarmel (1964-65) ............................ PiratesScott Robillard (1991-93) ..................... IndependentBrett Robinson (2004-07) .............................. AstrosGlen Rogers (1977-78) ...............................YankeesNelson Rood (1982-83) ................................. AstrosBob Sadd (1980) .......................................... Angels

Mike Schoeller (1978-79) .............................. TigersBrian Schultz (2006-08) ................................MarlinsDonny Scolaro (1993-94) .............................. AstrosKyle Sheldon (1998) ...................................... ExposJoe Sickles (1981-83) ................................... AngelsJay Smith (1970-73) ..................................... AngelsMark Sobolewski (1989-92) ........................AthleticsTim Stanton (1997-99) ......................DiamondbacksGeoff Strickland (2003-05) ..........................RockiesTom Szimanski (1993-94) .......................... MarinersMike Tanzi (1980-81) ...............................White SoxTodd Taylor (1990-92) ..................................... TwinsTom Taylor (1992-93) ........................... IndependentTom Temrowski (1985-86) ............................. AstrosJJ Thomas (1993, 1996) ...................... IndependentRyan Thompson (2001-04) ............................ AstrosJeremy Thorne (2007-08) ............................. AngelsBrett Tomko (1995) ..........................................RedsRich Townsend (1991-92) ............................. PiratesTracy Toy (1983-86) ...................................... PiratesMichael Tucker (1999-2001) .........................MarlinsDennis Valdes (1979-80) .............................. AngelsJames Vida (1994-95) .................................. RoyalsKevin Walton (1996-97) ....................... IndependentJeremy Ward (1999-20 00) ........................... AngelsSteve Watson (1978-81) .............................RangersFred Williams (1980) ....................................PadresMike Workman (1984-85) .............................Indians

MOCS DRAFTED IN TOP 10 ROUNDS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT DRAFTRnd. Sel. Player Team Year 1 12 Ralph Citarella Cardinals 1979 2 31 Bill Dancy Phillies 1971 2 40 Bobby Cuff Tigers 1986 2 44 Mark Daly Royals 1977 2 54 Brett Tomko Reds 1995 2 61 Lance Niekro Giants 2000 5 129 Bobby Green Yankees 1985 5 133 Tom Szimanski Mariners 1994 6 112 Matt Gaglione Red Sox 1976 6 125 Greg Pryor Rangers 1971 6 145 Mark Chasey White Sox 1998 6 156 Mark Dougherty Cardinals 1983 6 156 AndyMcGaffigan Yankees 1978 6 172 John C. Barnett Rangers 2002 7 160 Fred Williams Padres 1981 7 206 Jason Fox Brewers 1998 7 207 Geoff Strickland Rockies 2005 9 221 Mike Schoeller Tigers 1979 9 239 Ryan McHugh Cardinals 1995 10 240 Mike Tanzi White Sox 1981 10 249 John Hudek White Sox 1988 10 253 Paul Imig White Sox 1983 10 292 Jeff Howell Royals 2005


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Ralph Citarella (1979 at FSC)The Moc’s only 1st round draft pick ... 12th overall selection by Cardinals in 1979 ... Played parts of two seasons with the Cardinals (1983-84) and one with the White Sox (1987) ... appeared in 21 games in his career with a record of 0-1 and a 4.06 ERA.

Eddie Gaillard (1992-93 at FSC)13th round pick by Detroit in 1993 ... Pitched in 30 games with the Tigers in 1997, was 2-0 with a 4.66 ERA ... spent parts of 1998-99 seasons with the Devil Rays ... has pitched in Japan since 2000 season ... had 34 saves and 1.52 ERA with Chunichi Dragons in 2002 ... had 14 saves for Chunichi and 8 saves for Yokohama in 2003.

John Hudek (1987-88 at FSC)10th round draft pick by the White Sox in 1988 ... played six seasons (1994-99) with Astros, Mets, Reds, Braves and Blue Jays ... beat year was 1994, when he made NL All-Star Team as a rookie and had 16 saves with a 2.97 ERA with the Astros ... career record was 10-15 with 29 saves.

James Hurst (1988-89 at FSC)32nd round draft pick by the Indians in 1989 ... appeared in eight games in relief in 1994 with the Rangers.

Matt Joyce (2003-05 at FSC)12th round draft pick by Detroit in 2005 ... Made ML debut in May 2008 ... hit 12 HR with 33 RBI over 92 games for the Tigers in 2008 ... traded to Tampa Bay for 2009 season.

Andy McGaffigan (1977-78 at FSC)6th round draft pick by Yankees in 1978 ... Played 11 seasons (1981-91) with the Yankees, Giants, Expos, Reds and Royals ... best year was 1986, when he was 10-5 with 2 saves and a 2.65 ERA with the Expos ... career record was 38-33 with 34 saves and a 3.38 ERA

Lance Niekro (1999-2000 at FSC)2nd round pick by Giants in 2000 (61st pick overall) ... Made his major league debut with San Francisco in September, 2003 ... hit .252 with 12 home runs (5th on the team), 16 doubles, three triples and 46 RBI in 113 games in 2005 ... hit .246 with 17 HR and 79 RBI over four ML seasons.

Greg Pryor (1968-71 at FSC)6th round pick by Rangers in 1971 ... Played 10 years (1976-86) in the American League with the Rangers, White Sox and Royals ... best year was 1979, when he hit .275 in 143 games with the White Sox ... key reserve on the Royals’ 1985 World Series Championship team ... hit .250 with 14 home runs and 146 RBI in his career.

Carlos Reyes (1990-91 at FSC)Undrafted out of college ... last played in the majors in 2003 with Tampa Bay ... has also played with A’s, Red Sox, Padres and Phillies ... appeared in 65 games in relief in 1999 with Padres ... was 7-10 as a starter in 1996 for the A’s ... career record 20-36 with a 4.66 ERA.

Brett Tomko (1995 at FSC)2nd round pick by the Red in 1995 (54th overall selection) ... finished 2008 season with San Diego Padres ... spent 12 seasons in the majors with the Reds, Mariners, Padres, Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers and Royals ... career record is 95-99 with a 4.68 ERA.

MOCS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

MOCS IN THE PROS IN 2008(Teamslistedareplayer’sfinalclubin2008)

Matt Joyce (OF) ..........................................................Detroit (MLB - Tigers) .252, 12 HR, 33 RBI

Brett Tomko (P) .................................................Kansas City (MLB - Royals)2-7, 6.30 ERA, 2 SV

Ryan Thompson (RP) .......................................Corpus Christi (AA - Astros)1-3, 5.65 ERA, 0 SV

Bryan Brown (SS) .......................................................Lexington (A - Astros).159, 0 HR, 12 RBI

Adam Calderone (OF) ............................................ Dunedin (A - Blue Jays).267, 9 HR, 40 RBI

Mike Grace (C) .................................................. Great Falls (A - White Sox).270, 13 HR, 59 RBI

Jeff Howell (C) ..........................................................Burlington (A - Royals).259, 6 HR, 44 RBI

Ryan Koch (RP).......................................................Lansing (A - Blue Jays)1-2, 1.13, 5 SV

Lance Niekro (1B) .......................................................... Rome (A - Braves).212, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Brett Robinson (RP) ...................................................Lexington (A - Astros)4-1, 6.02 ERA, 0 SV

Brian Schultz (OF) ................................................. Jamestown (A - Marlins).214, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Dan Albritton (RP)..............................................Great Falls (R - White Sox)2-2, 4.60 ERA, 1 SV

David Golliner (C) ...................................................AZL Angels (R - Angels).237, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Jeremy Thorne (RP) ........................................................Orem (R - Angels)0-0, 0.89, 8 SV

BRETT TOMKO2008 Kansas City

2-7, 6.97 ERACareer: 95-99, 4.68 ERA

(12 seasons)

DINO EBELL.A. Angels of Anaheim

Third Base Coach

BRIAN BUTTERFIELDToronto Blue Jays

Bench Coach

MATT JOYCE2008 Detroit

.252, 12 HR, 33 RBICareer: Same

(1 season)


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NCAA NATIONAL TITLE #1 TID-BITS

Smeltzly’s Mocs Win The First One - 1971FSC 4, Central Michigan 0 at Springfield, Mo.

Mocs came through the loser’s bracket to beat Central Michigan twice ... Central Michigan had beaten the Mocs 14-4 during the regular season ... Greg Pryor and Kevin Bryant were co-MVPs of the championship tournament ... Pryor had 10 hits in the tournament ... Bryant had five RBI in the Mocs’ 9-6 win over Central Michigan to stay alive ... Jay Smith threw a complete-game six-hit shutout in the title game, after pitching a complete-game four-hit shutout earlier in the tournament to beat Mankato State 6-0 ... first NCAA Division II title in any sport for FSC ... first of three titles for coach Hal SmeltzlyCoach Hal Smeltzly with

the 1971 NCAA Trophy


FSC Becomes First to Win Back-To-Back Titles - 1972FSC 5, Cal State-Northridge 1 at Springfield, Ill.

Mocs became the first school to win back-to-back Division II baseball titles ... Cal State-Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State in 1972 ... for the second straight year, Jay Smith was the winning pitcher in the title game, toss-ing a complete game, allowing just four hits, with 13 strikeouts after winning the Mocs’ opening game in the tournament as well ... that performance (two wins, two complete games, 1.00 ERA) earned him the tournament MVP award.Tourney MVP Jay Smith

posted two wins including the championship game for a second straight season.


Inside-The-Park HR Highlights Third Title - 1975FSC 10, Marietta 7 at Springfield, Ill.

After winning their opening game, a rain interruption forced the Mocs to play two games in one day in the next round ... Mark Daly’s five-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts against Montclair State got the Mocs to the title game ... Mocs scored five runs in the sixth inning to rally from a 4-2 deficit in the final game .. Frank Cacciatore had an inside-the-park home run off the centerfield flag pole in title game ... Rick Tomlin pitched four innings in relief to get the championship game win.

Frank Cacciatore hit a flag pole in centerfield for an inside-the-park home run helping the Mocs to the championsip win.


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New Coach, Same Championship Feeling - 1978FSC 7, Delta State 2 at Springfield, Ill.

Head Coach Joe Arnold (right) and Assistant Coach ChuckAnderson pose with the 1978 National Championship trophy.

The Mocs rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat New Haven in their opening game ... a rainout allowed John Lackey to pitch the championship game, his only tournament appearance ... he pitched a complete game, striking out five and walking none ... Mike Schoeller hit .571 with nine RBI in the championship tournament ... Mocs score in double digits in each of the previous four tournament ganes ... senior shortstop Jeff Hart homered in his final FSC at-bat in the title game ... Joe Arnold wins the first of two NCAA championships in just his second year as Mocs’ head coach.


Four Complete Games Propel FSC to 5th Title - 1981 FSC 9, Eastern Illinois 0 at Riverside, Calif.

Rich DeVincenzo pitched a four-hit shutout in the title game, the fourth of four straight complete games by FSC pitchers ... Mike Tanzi, Joe Clouse, and Bob Gendron pitched the other three ... Mocs’ team ERA in the championship tour-nament was 1.25 ... Joe Sickles was tournament MVP, hitting .500 (8-16) in the four games ... the championship caps the “Triple Crown” year at FSC as men’s basketball and men’s golf also won NCAA national championships.

Mike Tanzi tossed one of FSC’s 4 complete games.


Moccasin Powerhouse Wins 6th Title - 1985 FSC 15, Cal Poly-Pomona 5 at Montgomery, Ala.

Catcher John Cedarburg celebrates NCAA championship.

Mocs outscored their opponents 47-18 in the four games at Montgomery (after winning regional title game 29-11) ... tournament MVP Tom Temrowski hit .588 with 14 RBI in the championship tournament and hit for the cycle with six RBI in the title game ... Temrowski, Johnny Pleicones, and Bobby Green each had 10 hits and hit .500 or better in the championship tournament ... Tracy Toy started and pitched eight innings to get the win in the title game ... first of three titles for coach Chuck Anderson.


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FSC Goes The Extra Mile To Take 7th Title - 1988FSC 5, Cal State-Sacramento 4 at Montgomery, Ala.

Fernando Arguelles singled home Bob LeFebre with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning ... this was the first Division II title game to go extra innings ... Chris Leach was the tournament MVP, hitting .688 (11-16) in the four championship tournament games ... John Hudek was the winning pitcher in relief in the title game.

Bob LeFebre (right) cele-brates with Head Coach Chuck Anderson after scoring the winning run in the 12th inning of the title game.


Tomko KO’s Opponents as FSC wins 8th - 1995FSC 15, Georgia College 0 at Montgomery, Ala

Championship tournament MVP Brett Tomko recorded two complete-game wins and a save, while allowing no earned runs in 19.1 innings, including an 11-strikeout, seven-hit shutout in the title game ... 15-run margin was largest shutout win in championship-game history ... Mocs won regional by taking opening game 19-17 in ten innings and then winning championship by a 20-1 score with both wins coming over Tampa.

The Mocs celebrate their 8th NCAA Championship


Mocs Rally and Rally Some More for #9 - 2005FSC 12, North Florida 9 at Montgomery, Ala

After losing their opening game, the Mocs win five straight to capture the 2005 NCAA championship ... FSC comes back from a 5-1 deficit after six to defeat Central Missouri State, 8-5, to advance to title game ... In the title game, the Mocs rally from 8-3 deficit after just two innings to defeat North Florida, 12-9 ... FSC raps out 20 hits behind a 5-for-5 afternoon by senior catcher Jeff Howell for the win ... Tournament MVP Kyle DeYoung notches three saves, but ironically, does not appear in the championship game.

Jeff Howell went 5-for-5 to spark a 20-hit FSC attack in the championship game.


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ALL-TIME DIVISION II NCAA POST-SEASON TEAMS

BY APPEARANCES Team Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Florida Southern 37 138 70 .663 2. New Haven (CT) 26 81 62 .566 Minnesota St.-Mankato 26 43 53 .447 4. Delta State (MS) 25 76 53 .589 5. Tampa 23 84 42 .667 6. So. Illinois-Edwardsville 22 51 47 .520 Central Missouri State 22 77 44 .636 8. Columbus State (GA) 21 53 42 .558 9. Shippensburg 20 32 43 .43710. Massachussetts-Lowell 17 28 35 .444

BY VICTORIES Team Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Florida Southern 37 138 70 .663 2. Tampa 23 84 42 .667 3. New Haven (CT) 26 81 62 .566 4. Central Missouri State 22 77 44 .636 5. Delta State (MS) 25 76 53 .589 6. Columbus State (GA) 21 53 42 .558 7. So. Illinois-Edwardsville 22 51 47 .520 8. California St.-Northridge* 13 46 28 .622 Valdosta St. 16 46 36 .56110 . Troy St. (AL)* 14 44 26 .629

* Now Division I programs

ALL-TIME NCAA POST-SEASON TEAMS (ALL DIVISIONS)

BY APPEARANCES Team Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Texas 52 206 102 .669 2. Florida State 46 155 104 .598 3. Ithaca (NY)* 42 109 81 .574 4. Florida Southern# 38 138 72 .657 5. Miami (FL) 37 169 80 .679 6. Southern California 36 171 68 .715 Oklahoma State 36 131 79 .624 8. Marietta (OH)$ 33 143 69 .678 Clemson 33 94 69 .57610. Arizona State 32 139 64 .685

BY VICTORIES Team Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Texas 52 206 102 .669 2. Southern California 36 171 67 .713 3. Miami (FL) 37 169 80 .679 4. Florida State 46 155 104 .598 5. Marietta (OH)$ 33 143 69 .678 6. Florida Southern# 38 138 72 .657 7. Arizona State 31 135 62 .685 8. Oklahoma State 36 131 79 .624 9. Cal State - Fullerton 29 125 62 .668 10. Stanford 27 120 60 .675

#Fla. Southern has played in 37 Division II Regionals and one D-I Regional.* Ithaca has played in 32 Division III Regionals, five D-II, and five D-I Regionals

$ Marietta has played in 29 Division III and four D-II Regionals.All others listed have played exclusively in Division I Regionals.

MOCS RECORD IN NCAA POST-SEASON

MOCS VS. ALL-OPPONENTS IN POSTSEASONAmerican Int’l (MA) ................ 1-0Armstrong Atlantic (GA) ......... 1-0Baltimore (MD) ...................... 1-0Barry (FL) .............................. 1-0Bloomsburg (PA) ................... 1-0Cal Poly-Pomona................... 3-2Cal-Riverside ......................... 1-2Cal State-Chico ..................... 1-0Cal State-Northridge .............. 5-3Cal State-Sacramento ........... 2-0Carson-Newman (TN) ........... 1-1Catawba ................................ 1-1Central Florida ....................... 1-0Central Michigan ................... 2-0Central Missouri .................... 3-2Columbus State (GA) ............ 3-0Delta State (MS) .................... 4-0

Eastern Illinois ...................... 1-1Eckerd (FL) ........................... 8-5Florida.................................... 0-1Florida Atlantic ....................... 3-0Florida Int’l ............................. 6-2Florida Gulf Coast.................. 1-0Florida Tech ........................... 1-0Gardner-Webb (NC) .............. 0-2Georgia College & State ....... 1-0Ithaca (NY) ............................ 3-1Jacksonville State (AL) .......... 1-1Kutztown (PA) ....................... 0-1LeMoyne (NY) ....................... 1-0Lewis (IL) ............................... 1-1Longwood (VA) ...................... 1-1Madison (VA) ......................... 2-0Mankato State (MN) .............. 1-1

Mansfield (PA) ....................... 1-0Massachusetts-Lowell ........... 0-1Marietta (OH) ......................... 1-0Missouri-St. Louis .................. 1-0Missouri Southern.................. 0-1Montclair State (NJ) ............... 2-0New Haven (CT) .................... 4-1North Carolina ....................... 0-1North Florida .......................... 5-0Northwest Missouri ................ 1-0Old Dominion (VA) ................. 2-0Quinnipiac (CT) ..................... 1-0Presbyterian (SC) .................. 1-0Puget Sound (WA) ................. 1-0Rollins (FL) ............................10-5Saint Leo (FL) ........................ 3-1San Diego (CA) ..................... 1-1

Savannah State (GA) ............ 1-0Southeast Missouri ................ 1-0Southeastern Louisiana ......... 0-1SIU-Edwardsville ................... 1-1Southwest Missouri ............... 0-2Springfield (MA) ..................... 4-2Stetson (FL) ........................... 1-0Stillman .................................. 1-0Tampa (FL) ............................20-21Troy State (AL) ...................... 4-1Tusculum (TN) ....................... 3-1Upsala (NJ)............................ 1-0Valdosta State (GA) ............... 4-3West Virginia State ................ 1-0


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MOCCASIN NCAA POST-SEASON RESULTS1960 - District (0-2) - Gastonia, NC North Carolina 2, Florida Southern 1 Florida 5, Florida Southern 0

1969 - East Regional (3-0, Champions) - Fort Eustis, VA Florida Southern 7, Upsala 3 Florida Southern 14, Ithaca 4 Florida Southern 9, Springfield 3

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (1-2, Third Place) 1

Southwest Missouri 6, Florida Southern 3 Florida Southern 13, Puget Sound 10 Southwest Missouri 11, Florida Southern 5

1970 - EAST REGIONAL (3-2, Second) - Fort Eustis, VA Springfield 5, Florida Southern 1 Florida Southern 5, Stetson 4 Florida Southern 3, Ithaca 2 Florida Southern 7, Springfield 6 Springfield 5, Florida Southern 2

1971 NCAA CHAMPIONS - Coach Hal Smeltzly

1972 - EAST REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Norfolk, VA Florida Southern 6, Old Dominion 0 Florida Southern 1, Montclair State 0 Florida Southern 7, New Haven 4

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (3-1, NATIONAL CHAMPIONS) 2

Florida Southern 10, Missouri-St. Louis 4 Florida Southern 10, Cal State-Northridge 3 Cal State-Northridge 3, Florida Southern 0 Florida Southern 5, Cal State-Northridge 1

1973 - SO. ATLANTIC REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 8, Baltimore 0 Florida Southern 4, Rollins 0 Florida Southern 18, Rollins 3

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (0-2) 2

Eastern Illinois 9, Florida Southern 1 Ithaca 4, Florida Southern 1

1974 - SO. ATLANTIC REGIONAL (0-2, Fourth) - Lakeland, FL Eckerd 6, Florida Southern 4 Rollins 8, Florida Southern 7

1971 - EAST REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Norfolk, VA Florida Southern 4, Ithaca 3 Florida Southern 4, Springfield 0 Florida Southern 9, Old Dominion 1


San Diego 5, Florida Southern 4 Florida Southern 6, Mankato State 0 Florida Southern 11, San Diego 4 Florida Southern 9, Central Michigan 6 Florida Southern 4, Central Michigan 0



1975 - SO.ATLANTIC REGIONAL (4-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 6, Valdosta State 0 Florida Southern 11, Rollins 4 Florida Southern 5, Columbus 3 Florida Southern 6, Rollins 3


Florida Southern 4, Cal State-Northridge 3 Florida Southern 2, Northwest Missouri 1 Southeastern Louisiana 5, Florida Southern 0 Florida Southern 2, Montclair State 0 Florida Southern 10, Marietta 7


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1976 - SO. ATLANTIC REGIONAL (4-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 8, Columbus 1 Florida Southern 3, Rollins 2 Florida Southern 7, Madison 6 Florida Southern 7, Madison 1


SIU-Edwardsville 9, Florida Southern 5 Florida Southern 5, Southeast Missouri 3 Cal Poly-Pomona 5, Florida Southern 1

1977 - SOUTH REGIONAL (2-2, Second) - Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 9, Florida Southern 8 Florida Southern 3, Troy State 2 Florida Southern 12, Jacksonville State 10 Eckerd 11, Florida Southern 6

1980 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-2, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 7, Eckerd 2 Florida Southern 6, Eckerd 5 Eckerd 9, Florida Southern 8 Eckerd 6, Florida Southern 5 Florida Southern 7, Eckerd 5


Mankato State 12, Florida Southern 9 Troy State 6, Florida Southern 3

1978 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 4, Florida International 3 Florida Southern 4, Saint Leo 2 Florida Southern 7, Florida International 6


Florida Southern 14, New Haven 9 Florida Southern 13, Valdosta State 7 Florida Southern 13, Delta State 8 New Haven 14, Florida Southern 8 Florida Southern 7, Delta State 2

1979 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 6, Central Florida 0 Florida Southern 3, Florida International 1 Florida Southern 9, Eckerd 6

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (3-2, Second Place) 2

Florida Southern 4, Cal Poly-Pomona 3 Florida Southern 15, LeMoyne 3 Florida Southern 4, New Haven 3 Valdosta State 11, Florida Southern 3 Valdosta State 3, Florida Southern 2

1981 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-1, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 4, Eckerd 3 Eckerd 10, Florida Southern 3 Florida Southern 7, Eckerd 6 Florida Southern 7, Eckerd 6


Florida Southern 6, Cal-Riverside 4 Florida Southern 5, Troy State 1 Florida Southern 6, Cal State-Northridge 1 Florida Southern 9, Eastern Illinois 0

1982 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-2, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida International 8, Florida Southern 1 Florida Southern 11, Florida International 8 Florida Southern 10, Florida International 5 Florida International 6, Florida Southern 2 Florida Southern 5, Florida International 2


Florida Southern 18, Delta State 2 Florida Southern 11, Longwood 0 Cal-Riverside 8, Florida Southern 7 Florida Southern 13, Delta State 9 Cal-Riverside 10, Florida Southern 1

1983 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 10, Rollins 6 Florida Southern 10, Rollins 0 Florida Southern 11, Rollins 10

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (1-2, Fifth Place) 3

Florida Southern 13, Quinnipiac 1 Cal Poly-Pomona 11, Florida Southern 10 Valdosta State 8, Florida Southern 1

1978 NCAA CHAMPIONS - Coach Joe Arnold

1981 NCAA CHAMPIONS - Coach Joe Arnold


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1988 NCAA CHAMPIONS - Coach Chuck Anderson


1984 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 9, Tampa 4 Florida Southern 4, Tampa 3 Florida Southern 6, Tampa 1


Florida Southern 17, Columbus 5 Florida Southern 7, Cal State-Northridge 6 Florida Southern 12, Troy State 3 Cal State-Northridge 10, Florida Southern 0 Cal State-Northridge 10, Florida Southern 5

1988 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-2, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Tampa 4, Florida Southern 0 Florida Southern 11, Tampa 3 Florida Southern 9, Tampa 8 Tampa 4, Florida Southern 3 Florida Southern 8, Tampa 2


Florida Southern 5, New Haven 2 Florida Southern 11, Armstrong State 9 Florida Southern 9, Cal State-Sacramento 2 Florida Southern 5, Cal State-Sacramento 4 (12 inn.)

1989 - SOUTH REGIONAL (0-2, Third) - Tampa, FL Rollins 3, Florida Southern 2 Tampa 10, Florida Southern 1

1990 - SOUTH REGIONAL (0-2, Third) - Tampa, FL Rollins 6, Florida Southern 1 Tampa 14, Florida Southern 1

1991 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 6, Florida Tech 3 Florida Southern 10, Tampa 1 Florida Southern 5, Tampa 4

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (1-2, Fifth) 4

Florida Southern 5, American International 4 Missouri Southern 5, Florida Southern 4 Longwood 11, Florida Southern 6

1992 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Runner-Up) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 5, Valdosta State 1 Tampa 12, Florida Southern 1 Tampa 2, Florida Southern 1

1994 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Plant City, FL Florida Southern 5, Tampa 4 Florida Southern 15, North Florida 9 Florida Southern 7, North Florida 1

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (3-2, Second) 4

Florida Southern 8, Springfield 7 (11 innings) Florida Southern 9, Mansfield 6 Lewis 4, Florida Southern 3 Florida Southern 8, Lewis 0 Central Missouri 14, Florida Southern 9

1985 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 8, Florida Atlantic 2 Florida Southern 11, Florida Atlantic 10 Florida Southern 29, Florida Atlantic 11


Florida Southern 12, SIU-Edwardsville 5 Florida Southern 10, Troy State 5 Florida Southern 10, Cal Poly-Pomona 3 Florida Southern 15, Cal Poly-Pomona 5

1986 - SOUTH REGIONAL (2-3, Second) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 8, Tampa 5 Tampa 13, Florida Southern 10 Tampa 9, Florida Southern 6 Florida Southern 9, Tampa 5 Tampa 7, Florida Southern 5

1987 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Second) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 5, Eckerd 4 Tampa 3, Florida Southern 2 Tampa 5, Florida Southern 4


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1995 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Plant City, FL Florida Southern 19, Tampa 17 (10 innings) Florida Southern 6, North Florida 2 Florida Southern 20, Tampa 1


Florida Southern 7, Bloomsburg 0 Florida Southern 9, Valdosta State 5 Florida Southern 9, Central Missouri 7 Florida Southern 15, Georgia College 0

1996 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Runner-Up) - Plant City, FL Florida Southern 5, Saint Leo 4 Tampa 8, Florida Southern 6 Tampa 2, Florida Southern 0

1997 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Runner-Up) - Plant City, FL Florida Southern 11, North Florida 1 Tampa 4, Florida Southern 2 Tampa 3, Florida Southern 1

1998 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Third) - St. Petersburg, FL Tampa 4, Florida Southern 2 Florida Southern 7, Presbyterian 5 Barry 7, Florida Southern 5 (10 innings)

1999 - SOUTH REGIONAL (1-2, Third) - St. Petersburg, FL Florida Southern 6, Savannah State 5 Carson-Newman 4, Florida Southern 3 (11 innings) Saint Leo 7, Florida Southern 3

2000 - SOUTH REGIONAL (2-2, Runner-Up) - Davenport, FL Gardner-Webb 5, Florida Southern 1 Florida Southern 7, Saint Leo 5 Florida Southern 7, Tampa 1 Gardner-Webb 14, Florida Southern 1

2002 - SOUTH REGIONAL (4-1, Champs) - Tampa, FL Florida Southern 5, Carson-Newman 3 (11 innings) Tampa 13, Florida Southern 4 Florida Southern 13, Rollins 1 Florida Southern 4, Tampa 3 Florida Southern 3, Tampa 1


Kutztown 11, Florida Southern 7 Massachusetts-Lowell 7, Florida Southern 2

2003 - SOUTH REGIONAL (2-2, Runner-Up) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 8, Tusculum 5 Florida Southern 6, Tampa 5 Tampa 6, Florida Southern 0 Tampa 10, Florida Southern 4

2004 - SOUTH REGIONAL (2-2, Runner-Up) - Winter Park, FL Florida Southern 6, Tampa 1 Florida Southern 9, Catawba 0 Rollins 6, Florida Southern 5 (13 innings) Rollins 4, Florida Southern 3


2005 - SOUTH REGIONAL (3-0, Champions) - Lakeland, FL Florida Southern 10, Rollins 1 Florida Southern 9, Tusculum 8 Florida Southern 10, Tampa 7


Central Missouri State 5, Florida Southern 2 Florida Southern 4, Cal State-Chico 0 Florida Southern 6, West Virginia State 5 Florida Southern 5, Central Missouri State 3 Florida Southern 8, Central Missouri State 5 Florida Southern 12, North Florida 9

2006 - SOUTH REGIONAL (0-2, Fifth) - Lakeland, FL Catawba 9, Florida Southern 8 (10 inn.) Tampa 8, Florida Southern 3

2007 - SOUTH REGIONAL (4-2, Runner-Up) - Tampa, FL Tusculum 4, Florida Southern 1 Florida Southern 8, Stillman 7 Florida Southern 4, Florida Gulf Coast 1 Florida Southern 15, Tusculum 7 Florida Southern 7, Tampa 0 Tampa 8, Florida Southern 5 (10 inn.)

KEY TO NATIONAL SITES: 1 - Springfield, MO 2 - Springfield, IL 3 - Riverside, CA 4 - Montgomery, AL (1985-2004 at Paterson Field; 2005 at Riverwalk Stadium)

2005 NCAA CHAMPIONS - Coach Pete Meyer


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Baseball Lockerroom

The Florida Southern baseball locker room underwent a renovation in 2008 which features individual wooden lockers with secure lock boxes for each player. The renovation were made possible, in part, by the generous donations of alumni and proceeds from the Joe Niekro Pro-Celebrity Golf Tournament.

All of Florida Southern College’s residence halls offer wire-less access in the common lobby areas and every room offers cable TV and is wired for internet access. In addtion, wireless hotspots on campus include the Roux Lbrary, TûTû’s Cyber Cafe (which offers Starbucks products, by the way), Wynee’s Bistro (our newly remodeled cafeteria), the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center and pool area.

Florida Southern offers numer-ous opportunities for fitness and relaxation, whether it’s lounging around the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool, or jogging the 2.8 miles around Lake Hollingsworth. By the way, you can join Matt Thompson, Dean of Student Development, (pictured at right) on any of his regularly scheduled “Dash with the Dean” morning runs.

INSIDE THE MOCCASINS

INSIDE THE MOCCASINS


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FSC BASEBALL RECORDSTEAM RECORDS - BATTING

HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE: .361 - (1985)MOST VICTORIES: 55 - (1981)MOST GAMES PLAYED: 64 - (1985)MOST AT BATS: 2379 - (1985)MOST RUNS SCORED: 717* - (1985)MOST HITS: 860 - (1985)MOST DOUBLES: 146 - (1995)MOST TRIPLES: 49 - (1985)MOST HOME RUNS: 76 - (1999)MOST RUNS BATTED IN: *630 - (1985)MOST TOTAL BASES: 1300 - (1985)HIGHEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: .546 - (1985)MOST STOLEN BASES: 167 - (1998)MOST STRIKEOUTS: 414 - (2002)ON BASE PERCENTAGE: .456 - (1985)MOST BASE ON BALLS: 460* - (1986)MOST SACRIFICES (SH + SF): 86 - (1995)

TEAM RECORDS - FIELDINGMOST PUTOUTS: 1706 - (1985)MOST ASSISTS: 745 - (1985)MOST ERRORS: 110 - (1985)MOST TOTAL CHANCES: 2561 - (1985)HIGHEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE: .973 - (1988)

TEAM RECORDS - PITCHING LOWEST EARNED RUN AVERAGE: 1.69 - (1972)MOST APPEARANCES: 234 - (2002)MOST COMPLETE GAMES: 34 - (1981)MOST SAVES: 19 - (1999, 2005)MOST SHUTOUTS: 11 - (1973, 1975)MOST INNINGS PITCHED: 572.0 - (1985)MOST RUNS GIVEN UP: 307 - (1987)MOST EARNED RUNS GIVEN UP: 261 - (1987)MOST HITS GIVEN UP: 584 - (1985)MOST WALKS: 292 - (1982)MOST STRIKEOUTS: 584 - (1985)MOST WILD PITCHES: 75 - (2000)MOST HIT BATSMEN: 75 - (2002)

MISCELLANEOUS NOTESOPENING DAY RECORD (since 1958): 34-14HOME OPENERS RECORD (since 1958): 35-13CONSECUTIVE WINS TO OPEN SEASON: 16, 2005MOST CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS: 3, 1975 vs. Penn State; 3, 1973 vs. Florida, Baltimore and Rollins; 3, 1960 vs. Rollins and MiamiMOST CONSEC.GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUTOUT: 230, 1984 NCAA National Championships to May 12, 1988 vs. Tampa in NCAA RegionalMOST CONSECUTIVE WINS: 18, Dave McCorkle, 1984-85MOST CONSECUTIVE BATTERS TO REACH BASE: 11, vs. Portland State, 3/23/95 (2nd inning) 11, vs. Flagler, 2/27/90 11, vs. George Washington, 3/20/87MOST CONSECUTIVE BASE HITS, PLAYER: 10, James Vida, vs. Merrimack, 1995LONGEST INDIVIDUAL HITTING STREAKS: 49 games* - Nick Diyorio (2005-06) 33 games - Bobby Green (1985) 28 games - Luis Rivera (1997) 26 games - James Vida (1995) 25 games - Brian Bridges (1995)

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDSMOST FLORIDA SOUTHERN RUNS - GAME: 38 - (March 7, 1992) FSC 38, St. Joseph’s (IN) 4LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 34 runs - (March 7, 1992) FSC 38, St. Joseph’s (IN) 4LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: 21 runs - (1958) Miami (FL) 21, FSC 0LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 28 games - (1981) MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS: 41 games - (3/11/85 to 3/16/86)MOST CONSECUTIVE ROAD WINS: 18 games, including neutral sites - (1999) 16 games, not including neutral sites - (1999)MOST CONSECUTIVE SSC WINS: 12 gamesLONGEST LOSING STREAK: 6 games - (1958)BEST WIN/LOST PERCENTAGE: .895 (34-4) - (1971)BEST FSC-OPP RUN DIFFERENTIAL: +426 runs - (1985) FSC 717, OPP 291WORST FSC-OPP RUN DIFFERENTIAL: -49 runs - (1958) FSC 83, OPP 132BEST POST-SEASON RECORD: 7-0 - (1985, 1995)WORST POST-SEASON RECORD: 0-2 - (1960, 1974, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2006)

James Vida set an NCAA record in 1995 with 120

base hits. Earlier that season, he had collected 10 hits in 10 consecutive at bats. During the 1995 season, he also had the third longest hit streak at

FSC at 26 games.

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGAT BATS: 9, Dusty Rhodes, at Jacksonville, 4/6/68 (18 innings)RUNS: 6, Bobby Green at Tampa, 5/5/85HITS: 6, Scott Bikowski vs. Philadelphia Textile, 3/3/98 (6-6) 6, Cris Allen vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 3/3/87 (6-6)DOUBLES: 3, most recently by Will Cherry at Rollins (3/30/08)TRIPLES: 3, Mark Dougherty vs. Florida A&M, 2/23/83HOME RUNS: 3, Matt Joyce at Lynn, 4/11/03 3, Michael Tucker vs. Army, 3/21/01 3, Craig Lariz at Tampa, 3/26/99TOTAL BASES: 16, Scott Bikowski vs. Philadelphia Textile, 3/3/98 (single, 2 2Bs, triple, 2 HRs)RUNS BATTED IN: 9, Fernando Arguelles vs. Boca Raton, 2/21/87RUNS BATTED IN, INNING: 6, Dino Ebel vs. Catawba, 3/8/87 (6th inning, grand slam, 2-run homer) 6, Justin Hancock at Barry, 5/4/02 (1st game) (3rd inning, pair of 3-run homers)WALKS: 5, Chris Leach vs. Boston College, 2/28/87 5, Davey Lowe vs. Eckerd, 5/2/82STRIKEOUTS: 5, Alexy Hernandez vs. Barry, 3/12/05STOLEN BASES: 5, Nelson Rood vs. Florida A&M, 2/24/83STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: 5, Nelson Rood vs. Florida A&M, 2/24/83HIT BY PITCH: 3, Matt Mercurio vs. Flagler, 4/19/05 3, Michael Morales vs. Valdosta St., 2/20/00, at Montgomery 3, Glen Fernandez vs. Palm Beach Atlantic, 2/25/87TIMES REACHED BASE: 7, Rick Mariucci vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 (3-for-5, 4 walks) 7, Chris Leach vs. Boston College, 2/28/87 (2-for-2, 5 walks)HOME RUNS, SAME INNING: 2, Fernando Arguelles vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2/22/86 (6th inning, two 2-run) 2, Dino Ebel vs. Catawba, 3/8/87 (6th inning, grand slam and 2-run) 2, Billy Kull vs. Ohio State, 3/21/87 (6th inning, solo and 2-run) 2, Craig Lariz at Tampa, 3/26/99 (3rd inning, solo and 3-run) 2, Justin Hancock at Barry, 5/4/02 (1st game) (3rd inning, two 3-run)HITTING EOR THE CYCLE: Most recently by Mike Grace vs Mass.-Lowell (3/15/06) (4-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBI)

INDIVIDUAL FIELDINGPUTOUTS: 19, Luis Rivera (1B) vs. Lynn, 2/6/97, (14 innings) 18, Everett Jones (C) vs. IUPU-Fort Wayne, 3/5/01 18, Bryan Arnold (1B) vs. Tampa, 4/21/87 (10 innings) 18, Andy Hill (C) vs. Williams, 3/28/76 17, Josh Hollingsworth (1B) vs. Nova Southeastern, 2/13/03 17, Josh Hollingsworth (1B) vs. Saint Leo, 5/09/03 17, Tom Temrowski (1B) at St. Thomas, 4/16/86ASSISTS: 10, Geoff Strickland (SS) vs. Bryant, 2/20/05 9, Several, most recently by Matt Mercurio (2B) vs. St. Anselm, 3/1/04 9, Mike Christensen (3B), at Georgia Southwestern, 2/13/98 7, Paul Imig (P) vs. Purdue, 3/12/83 5, Logan Roberts (1B) at Webber International, 2/20/02TOTAL CHANCES: 20, Jeff Howell (C) vs. Barry, 3/12/05 (16 P0, 4 AST - 15 inn.) 19, Everett Jones (C) vs. IUPU-Fort Wayne, 3/5/01 (18 PO, 1 E) 19, Bryan Arnold (1B) vs. Tampa, 4/21/87 (18 P0, 1 AST - 10 inn.) 19, Luis Rivera (1B) vs. Lynn, 2/6/97 (19 P0 - 14 innings) 18, Andy Hill (C), vs. Williams, 3/28/76 (18 P0) 18, Tom Temrowski (1B) at St. Thomas, 4/16/86 (17 P0, 1 AST)DOUBLE PLAYS: 6, B.J. Leach (2B), at Eckerd, 4/3/98ERRORS: 4, Russ Hedgecock at Barry, 3/21/92 4, Nelson Rood at Valdosta State, 4/18/82

INDIVIDUAL PITCHINGINNINGS PITCHED: 14, Tom Drell vs. South Carolina - Aiken, 3/4/90STRIKEOUTS: 19, David Harris vs. Assumption, 3/09/94NO-HITTERS: 0, John Connally Barnett at Florida Tech, 4/7/01 (9 innings) 0, Shawn Austin vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 3/10/97 (9 innings)# 0, Phil Harris vs. Merrimack, 3/19/95 (9 innings) 0, Jim Bridges at Florida Memorial, 2/14/83 (6 innings) 0, Terry Kassien vs. Providence, 3/28/81(7 innings) 0, Ken Huebner vs. Miami (FL), 4/18/64 (7 innings)PERFECT GAMES: 1, John Connally Barnett at Florida Tech, 4/7/01 (9 innings)MOST HITS: 14, Terry Gilmore (8.2 innings) vs. Rollins, 3/18/87MOST WALKS: 9, Jim Bridges at St. Leo, 4/29/83MOST RUNS: 10, Brent Wagler (6 innings) at Florida Tech, 5/3/97MOST EARNED RUNS: 9, Brent Wagler (6 innings) at Florida Tech, 5/3/97HIT BATTERS: 5, John Connally Barnett at Massachusetts-Lowell, 5/4/00WILD PITCHES: 6, Terry Corn, vs. Tampa, 2/21/99 *NCAA Record #Played in Ft. Myers

(Editor’s Note - These records are since 1977 unless research has led to a record set before 1977. This is not meant to slight anyone who played before 1977. It is hoped that with the listing of these records that if someone reading this knows of a better performance and can document it, then it will be placed in the record book.)


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TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORDSTEAM BATTING

AT BATS: 59, vs. Jacksonville, 4/6/68 (18 innings) 53, vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 (9 innings)AT BATS, INNING: 15, vs. North Dakota State, 3/10/95 (1st inning)RUNS: 38, vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 RUNS, INNING: 17, vs. Portland State, 3/23/95 (2nd inning)RUNS BOTH TEAMS: 43, vs. Nova Southeastern 2/4/95 (FSC 17, NSU 26)HITS: 32, at Lynn, 5/5/07 (Gm. 2)HITS, INNING: 12, vs. Portland State, 3/23/95 (2nd inning) 12, vs. North Dakota State, 3/10/95 (1st inning) 12, vs. Palm Beach Atlantic, 2/13/88 HITS, BOTH TEAMS: 41, vs. Bryant, 3/11/99 41, vs. Nova Southeastern, 2/4/95 41, vs. Florida Atlantic, 5/16/85 (NCAA Regional)DOUBLES: 9, at Warner Southern, 4/17/01 9, vs. Boca Raton, 2/20/88 DOUBLES, INNING: 6, vs. Rollins, 4/8/82TRIPLES: 10, vs St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 TRIPLES, INNING: 3, vs. Portland State, 3/23/95 (2nd inning) 3, vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/07/92 (4th and 8th innings)HOME RUNS: 7, at Lynn, 5/5/07 (Gm. 1) 7, at Armstrong State, 5/5/88 HOME RUNS, INNING: 4, at Armstrong State, 5/5/88 (6th inning)HOME RUNS, BOTH TEAMS: 10, at Armstrong State, 5/5/88 TOTAL BASES: 53, vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 (13-lb, 3-2b, 10-3b, HR)TOTAL BASES, INNING: 24, vs. Portland St., 3/23/95 (2nd inn., 5-lb, 3-2b, 3-3b, HR)RUNS BATTED IN: 31, vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), 3/7/92 RUNS BATTED IN, INNING: 14, vs. Portland State, 3/23/95 (2nd inning) 14, vs. Richmond, 3/13/85STRIKEOUTS: 16, vs. Shippensburg, 3/11/98 16, vs. Kutztown, 5/25/02 (National Tournament)WALKS: 19, at Bethune-Cookman, 2/22/86WALKS, INNING: 7, vs. Catawba, 3/8/87 WALKS, BOTH TEAMS: *32, at Eckerd, 5/1/82 (game took 4:33 to play)

*NCAA Record

STOLEN BASES: 11, at Florida Tech, (11 ATT), 3/24/91STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: 11, at Webber (8 SB), 4/4/00 11, vs. Shippensburg (9 SB), 3/8/97 11, at Florida Tech, (11 SB), 3/24/91 11, at Flagler, 2/25/89EXTRA BASE HITS: 15, at Warner Southern, 4/17/01 (9-2b, 1-3b, 5-HR)HIT BATTERS: 6, vs. St. Leo, 5/2/90LEFT ON BASE: 21 vs. Toledo, 3/25/97 (13 innings) 20, vs. Boston College, 2/28/87LEFT ON BASE, BOTH TEAMS: 36, at Eckerd, 5/1/82 (11 innings)

TEAM FIELDINGPUTOUTS: 54, vs. Jacksonville, 4/6/68 (18 innings)ASSISTS: 23, vs. Nova Southeastern, 2/09/03 21, vs. Jacksonville, 5/12/89 (12 innings) 21, vs. Ohio State, 3/22/87 21, vs. Purdue, 3/12/83TOTAL CHANCES: 73, vs. South Carolina - Aiken, 3/4/90 (17 innings) (51 P0, 20 AST, 2E) 65, vs. Barry, 3/12/05 (15 innings) -- (45 PO, 15 A, 5 E) 50, vs. Ohio State, 3/22/87 (9 innings) -- (27 P0, 21 AST, 2E)DOUBLE PLAYS: *6, at Eckerd, 4/3/98ERRORS: 7, vs. Central Florida, 4/7/84

TEAM PITCHINGLONGEST GAME: 18 innings, at Jacksonville, 4/6/68 (FSC 3, JU 3)STRIKEOUTS: 19, vs. Lynn, 2/6/97 (14 innings) 19, vs. Assumption, 3/9/94 (all by David Harris) 19, vs. St. Leo, 3/25/92FEWEST HITS: 0, at Florida Tech, 4/7/01, 1st game of DH (9 inn., perfect) 0, vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 3/10/97 (9 innings) 0, vs. Merrimack, 3/19/95 (9 innings) 0, at Florida Memorial (6 innings), 2/14/83 0, vs. Providence (7 innings), 3/28/81 0, vs. Miami, FL (7 innings), 4/18/64MOST RUNS: 26, vs. Nova Southeastern, 2/4/95 (FSC 17, NSU 26)MOST EARNED RUNS: 21, vs. Lynn 2/11/96 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 25, vs. Lynn 2/11/96 MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED: 8, at Florida Tech 5/3/97 MOST WALKS: 17, vs. Eckerd, 5/1/82 MOST PITCHERS USED: 8, vs. Concordia (NY), 4/17/87


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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON HITTING & FIELDING RECORDSBATTING AVERAGE .463 - James Vida, 1994 .452 - Joe Sickles, 1981 .445 - Mike Schoeller, 1978 .427 - Brian Bridges, 1995 .424 - Bobby Green, 1985

GAMES PLAYED 64 - Johnnie Pleicones, 1985 63 - Several, most recently, Russ Hedgecock, 1994 Rick Mariucci, 1994 Donny Scolaro, 1994

AT BATS 276 - Donny Scolaro, 1994 273 - Nick Diyorio, 2005 259 - James Vida, 1994 257 - Don Burke, 1986 256 - Jamie Ebling, 1995 256 - Johnnie Pleicones, 1985

RUNS 94 - Don Burke, 1985 86 - Bobby Green, 1985 83 - Nelson Rood, 1983 81 - Chris Leach, 1988 81 - Cris Allen, 1988 81 - Cris Allen, 1987 80 - Jamie Ebling, 1995

HITS* 120 - James Vida, 1994 110 - Nick Diyorio, 2005 102 - Nick Diyorio, 2006 101 - Mike Workman, 1985 98 - Bobby Green, 1985

DOUBLES 29 - Brian Bridges, 1995 27 - Bobby Green, 1985 24 - James Vida, 1995 23 - Fred Popp, 2004 22 - Jeff Howell, 2005 22 - Justin Hancock, 2001 22 - Cris Allen, 1986

TRIPLES 14 - Joe Sickles, 1982 10 - Jason Fox, 1998 10 - Chris Leach, 1988 9 - Mark Sobolewski, 1992 9 - Bobby Green, 1985 9 - B.J. Garrison, 1999 8 - Several, most recently, Craig DeWerff, 1995

HOME RUNS 16 - Justin Hancock, 2002 16 - Ryan McHugh, 1995 15 - Azarias Corbeil, 2001 15 - Bobby Green, 1985 15 - Glenn Scarpa, 1982 15 - Mike Christensen, 1997 14 - Clay Maurer, 1999 14 - James Vida, 1994 14 - Todd Taylor, 1992 14 - Billy Kull, 1987 14 - Tom Temrowski, 1985 14 - Dennis Valdes, 1980 13 - Justin Hancock, 2001 13 - Mike Christensen, 1998 13 - James Vida, 1995 13 - David Bailey, 1980 12 - David Golliner, 2008 12 - Brian Schultz, 2007 12 - Mike Grace, 2006

EXTRA BASE HITS 51 - Bobby Green, 1985 42 - James Vida, 1995 39 - Ryan McHugh, 1995 38 - Mike Christensen, 1997 38 - Cris Allen, 1986 37 - Jeff Howell, 2005 37 - Matt Mercurio, 2004 37 - B.J. Leach, 1999

RUNS BATTED IN 96 - Bobby Green, 1985 92 - James Vida, 1995 89 - James Vida, 1994 83 - Tom Temrowski, 1985 76 - Cris Allen, 1988

TOTAL BASES 188 - Bobby Green, 1985 186 - James Vida, 1994 170 - James Vida, 1995 152 - Mike Workman, 1985 151 - B.J. Garrison, 1999 151 - Ryan McHugh, 1995

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .814 - Bobby Green, 1985 .788 - B.J. Leach, 1999 .737 - Azarias Corbeil, 2001 .718 - James Vida, 1994 .716 - Ryan McHugh, 1995

BASE ON BALLS 73 - John Weller, 1981 62 - Glen Rogers, 1978 61 - Chris Leach, 1987 60 - Todd Taylor, 1991 57 - Cris Allen, 1987 57 - Bobby Green, 1985

STRIKEOUTS 60 - Jared Powers, 2002 53 - Brian Schultz, 2007 51 - Alexy Hernandez, 2006 50 - Ryan McHugh, 1995 49 - Billy Kull, 1987

STOLEN BASES 49 - Nelson Rood, 1983 46 - Nelson Rood, 1982 41 - Mark Dougherty, 1983 34 - Jeff Lucas, 2002 34 - John Weller, 1981 33 - Rick Mariucci, 1994 33 - Mark Dougherty, 1982

HIT BY PITCH 27 - John Thresher, 1998 21 - Brian Bridges, 1994 17 - Brian Bridges, 1995 16 - Michael Morales, 2000 15 - Michael Morales, 2001

*NCAA Record

Johnnie Pleicones holds the NCAA Division II record with 237 assists from his short-stop position in 1985. PUTOUTS 599 - Fred Popp, 2007 580 - Fred Popp, 2005 526 - Fred Popp, 2004 523 - Mark Angelo, 1981 492 - Ken Chapman, 1992 492 - Tom Reidy, 1997

ASSISTS* 237 - Johnnie Pleicones, 1985 218 - Jimmy Jones, 1981 212 - Nelson Rood, 1982 206 - Robbie Shields, 2007 205 - Geoff Strickland, 2005

ERRORS 31 - Russ Hedgecock, 1992 29 - David Burke, 1995 29 - Mike Christensen, 1997 28 - Nelson Rood, 1982 26 - Bryan Brown, 2007 26 - Russ Hedgecock, 1994 26 - Jimmy Jones, 1981 25 - Mike Piatnik, 1980

.400 CLUB In 2006, Nick Diyorio hit .408 to become just the third FSC player since 1957 to hit .400 or better in back-to-back seasons after having posted a .403 mark in 2005. Diyori joins Joe Sickles (1982 and1983) and Mike Schoeller (1978 and 1979) in this exclusive club. James Vida’s .463 average in 1994 is the FSC record, which was also good for sixth in the nation that year, the highest finish ever for a Moccasin hitter. In 2006, Diyorio set an NCAA record by hitting in 49 consecutive games.

James Vida (‘94) ..................... .463Joe Sickles (‘83) ..................... .452Mike Schoeller (‘78) ................ .445Brian Bridges (‘95) .................. .427Bobby Green (‘85) .................. .424Joe Sickles (‘82) ..................... .423Mike Workman (‘85)................ .419B.J. Leach (‘99) ...................... .418Greg Pryor (‘70) ...................... .418Scott Bikowski (‘98) ................ .409Nick Diyorio (‘06) .................... .406Glen Rogers (‘78) ................... .407Mike Schoeller (‘79) ................ .407Ken Huebner (‘65) .................. .406Dave Dyrek (‘83) ..................... .403Nick Diyorio (‘05) .................... .403

Bobby Green holds single sea-son records with 51 extra base hits, 188 total bases and an .814 slugging percentage in 1985.


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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON PITCHING RECORDS

Dave McCorkle was a remark-able 17-0 in 1985 and was joined by Terry Gilmore (11-0) to form a formidable 1-2 punch.

WINS 17 - Dave McCorkle, 1985 15 - Brett Tomko, 1995 15 - Jay Smith, 1971 14 - Danny Greene, 1995 13 - David Harris, 1994 13 - Rich Townsend, 1992 13 - Jim Bridges, 1984 13 - Bob Gendron, 1982 12 - (by several)

APPEARANCES 37 - Kyle DeYoung, 2005 33 - Ryan Cahalan, 2004 32 - James Gelb, 1987 29 - Brett Robinson, 2005 29 - Tom Szimanski, 1994 28 - Brian Reves, 2002 28 - Corey Perkins, 2002 28 - Kyle Sheldon, 1998

GAMES STARTED 19 - David Harris, 1994 17 - Dan Albritton, 2007 17 - Joe Walczak, 2005 17 - Ryan Thompson, 2003 17 - John C. Barnett, 2001 17 - Dave McCorkle, 1985 16 - Several, most recently: Brian Reves, 2003

COMPLETE GAMES (since ‘77) 11 - Bob Gendron, 1981 10 - Bob Gendron, 1982 10 - Mike Tanzi, 1981 9 - (three tied) 8 - Several, most recently, B.J. Leach, 1999) INNINGS PITCHED 138.1 - Jay Smith, 1971 136.1 - David Harris, 1994 130.1 - Dave McCorkle, 1985 130.1 - Mike Dwyer, 1970 128.2 - Tom Drell, 1990 128.0 - Jay Smith, 1973

STRIKEOUTS 155 - David Harris, 1994 154 - Brett Tomko, 1995 149 - Jay Smith, 1971 145 - B.J. Leach, 1999 143 - David Harris, 1993

EARNED RUN AVERAGE 0.63 - Bruce Aitken, 1965 0.90 - Ken Huebner, 1963 0.95 - Bruce Aitken, 1967 1.07 - Kyle DeYoung, 2005 1.10 - Steve Tsitouris, 1963

SHUTOUTS (since 1982) 3 - Brett Tomko, 1995 3 - Jeff Marchitto, 1992 3 - Terry Gilmore, 1985 2 - (by several)

SAVES (since 1977) 17 - Kyle DeYoung, 2005 11 - James Gelb, 1987 8 - William Nelson, 1978 7 - Tom Szimanski, 1994 7 - Howard Guard, 1980 7 - Kyle Sheldon, 1998 6 - Kyle DeYoung, 2006 6 - Ryan Cahalan, 2004 6 - Gabe Rio, 2003 6 - Steve Marchitto, 1992 6 - Joe Carpenter, 1986

WinsWilliam Nelson (10) ............. ‘78Bob Sadd (11) ..................... ‘80Mike Tanzi (11) .................... ‘81Bob Gendron (13) ............... ‘82Paul Imig (12) ...................... ‘83Jim Bridges* (13) ................. ‘84Dave McCorkle (17) ............ ‘85Terry Gilmore* (9) ................ ‘86Terry Gilmore (11) ............... ‘87John Hudek (12) .................. ‘88Carlos Reyes* (11) .............. ‘91Rich Townsend (13) ............ ‘92Brett Tomko (15) .................. ‘95B.J. Leach (11) .................... ‘99

Earned Run AverageDave McCorkle (2.28) ......... ‘85Terry Gilmore* (3.04) ........... ‘87Mike Pogue (1.76) ............... ‘89Jon DeClue (1.92) ............... ‘91David Harris (1.85) .............. ‘94Brett Tomko (1.35) ............... ‘95Shawn Austin (2.06) ............ ‘97B.J. Leach (2.02) ................. ‘98B.J. Leach (2.05) ................. ‘99Kyle DeYoung (1.07) ........... ‘05

StrikeoutsAndyMcGaffigan(101) ....... ‘78Mike Tanzi (107) .................. ‘81David Harris (143) ............... ‘93Brett Tomko (154) ................ ‘95B.J. Leach (145) .................. ‘99John C. Barnett (126) .......... ‘01John C. Barnett (118) .......... ‘02

SavesJames Gelb (11) .................. ‘87Steve Marchitto (6) .............. ‘92Kyle Sheldon (7) .................. ‘98Kyle DeYoung (17) .............. ‘05

Only major categories listed.*-Tied for the SSC lead

Since the Sunshine State Con-ference added baseball in 1978, a Moccasin pitcher has led the league in a statistical category 48 times. That includes Brett Tomko (1995) and B.J. Leach (1999) who each won the pitcher’s triple crown, leading in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

Bruce Aitken set the Florida Southern standard with a sparkling 0.63 earned run average in 1965. He also was below 1.00 in 1967 with a 0.95 ERA.

Kyle DeYoung set the FSC career saves record in just one season, recording 17 saves in 2005. He also set the FSC single season mark with 37 appearances.


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INDIVIDUAL CAREER HITTING AND DEFENSIVE RECORDSBATTING AVERAGE .426 - Mike Schoeller, 1978-79 .424 - James Vida, 1994-95 .414 - Brian Bridges, 1994-95 .414 - Joe Sickles, 1981-83 .393 - Nick Diyorio, 2003-06 .376 - Ken Huebner, 1963-65

GAMES PLAYED 231 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 219 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 213 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 213 - Glen Fernandez, 1984-87 202 - Mark Angelo, 1980-83 200 - Jeff Lucas, 2000-03

AT BATS 896 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 809 - Cris Allen, 1986-88 746 - Glen Fernandez, 1984-87 713 - Fred Popp, 2003-07 685 - Mark Angelo, 1980-83

RUNS 258 - Cris Allen, 1986-88 226 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 215 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 207 - Glen Fernandez, 1984-87 169 - Jeff Lucas, 2000-03 169 - Don Burke, 1985-86

HITS 284 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 282 - Cris Allen, 1986-88 279 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 268 - Joe Sickles, 1982-83 255 - Fred Popp, 2003-07

DOUBLES 67 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 55 - Luis Rivera, 1994-97 53 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 53 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 49 - Fred Popp, 2003-07 48 - Geoff Strickland, 2003-05

TRIPLES 25 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 25 - Glen Fernandez, 1984-87 24 - Joe Sickles, 1981-83 17 - Mark Sobolewski, 1989-92 16 - Craig DeWerff, 1994-95 15 - Mark Angelo, 1980-83

HOME RUNS 35 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 35 - Todd Taylor, 1990-92 29 - Justin Hancock, 2001-02 28 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 28 - Tom Temrowski, 1984-86 28 - Mike Christensen, 1997-98 27 - James Vida, 1994-95 24 - Billy Kull, 1987-88

RUNS BATTED IN 245 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 199 - Joe Sickles, 1981-83 185 - Todd Taylor, 1990-92 181 - James Vida, 1994-95 170 - Fred Popp, 2003-07 170 - Tom Temrowski, 1984-86

TOTAL BASES 483 - Cris Allen, 1986-89 466 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 428 - Joe Sickles, 1981-83 406 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 376 - Todd Taylor, 1990-92

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .6953 - James Vida, 1994-95 .6948 - B.J. Leach, 1998-99 .6622 - Mike Schoeller, 1978-79 .6615 - Joe Sickles, 1981-83 .6608 - Billy Kull, 1987-88

BASE ON BALLS 200* - Cris Allen, 1986-89 160 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 142 - Glen Fernandez, 1984-87 128 - Todd Taylor, 1990-92 116 - Tom Temrowski, 1984-86

STRIKEOUTS 155 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 123 - Cris Allen, 1986-88 119 - Jeff Lucas, 2000-03 114 - Ryan McHugh, 1993-95 111 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99

STOLEN BASES 101 - Scott Bikowski, 1996-99 95 - Nelson Rood, 1982-83 79 - Geoff Strickland, 2002-05 79 - Jeff Lucas, 2000-03 74 - Mark Dougherty, 1982-83 65 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 65 - B.J. Garrison, 1997-2000

HIT BY PITCH 43 - John Thresher, 1994-98 40 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 38 - Brian Bridges, 1994-95 31 - Michael Morales, 2000-01 23 - B.J. Garrison, 1997-2000 PUTOUTS 1392 - Ken Chapman, 1989-92 1359 - Mark Angelo, 1980-83 1115 - Fred Popp, 2003-07 1068 - Tom Temrowski, 1984-86 1049 - Tom Reidy, 1994-97

ASSISTS 551 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 526 - Kyle Kelley, 2001-04 408 - Russ Hedgecock, 1991-94 402 - Mark Sobolewski, 1989-92 399 - Johnnie Pleicones, 1984-85

ERRORS 88 - Russ Hedgecock, 1991-94 74 - Matt Mercurio, 2002-05 72 - Kyle Kelley, 2001-04 62 - Jeff Hart, 1975-78 58 - John Pavlus, 1959-61

Cris Allen holds nine FSC records including his 200 walks in a career, a mark that is also an NCAA Division II record.

Nelson Rood holds the FSC season record with 49 stolen bases in 1983 and his 95 ca-reer thefts in only two seasons are second in FSC history.

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER PITCHING RECORDS

WINS 43 - Jay Smith, 1970-73 32 - Terry Gilmore, 1984-87 31 - Joe Clouse, 1981-83 29 - Brent Wagler, 1994-97 27 - Jon DeClue 1991-93

Jay Smith set FSC career records with 43 wins, 412.2 innings pitched, and 471 strikeouts in his brilliant career from 1970 to 1973.

APPEARANCES 99 - Ryan Cahalan, 2002-05 97 - Brett Robinson, 2004-07 80 - Brian Reves, 2002-05 70 - Ryan Thompson, 2001-04 64 - Jason Mack, 2001-04

GAMES STARTED* 47 - Dan Albritton, 2005-07 43 - John C. Barnett, 2000-02 42 - Tracy Toy, 1983-86 40 - Brian Reves, 2002-05 40 - Terry Gilmore, 1984-87 39 - Jon DeClue, 1991-93 *(note: Jay Smith likely had more than 50 starts in his career, but records are incomplete from that era)

COMPLETE GAMES 21 - Bob Gendron, 1981-82 17 - Joe Clouse, 1981-83 15 - John Lackey, 1978-79 14 - Tom Drell, 1988-90 14 - Brent Wagler, 1994-97 13 - B.J. Leach, 1998-99 INNINGS PITCHED 412.2 - Jay Smith, 1970-73 323.0 - Terry Gilmore, 1984-87 306.2 - Dan Albritton, 2005-07 301.2 - Mark Daly, 1973-76 299.1 - Jon DeClue, 1991-93

STRIKEOUTS 471 - Jay Smith, 1970-73 311 - John C. Barnett, 2000-02 298 - David Harris, 1993-94 289 - Brent Wagler, 1994-97 276 - Steve Baumiller, 1971-73

EARNED RUN AVERAGE 0.95 - Bruce Aitken, 1964-65 1.37 - Jeff Pryor, 1967-68 1.45 - Ken Huebner, 1963-65 1.50 - Jay Smith, 1970-73 1.57 - Steve Baumiller, 1971-73

SAVES (since 1977) 23 - Kyle DeYoung, 2005-06 13 - James Gelb, 1986-87 12 - Tom Szimanski, 1993-94 11 - Steve Marchitto, 1991-93 9 - Gabe Rio, 2000-03 9 - Howard Guard, 1980-81

SHUTOUTS (since 1982) 6 - Jeff Marchitto, 1990-92 4 - Terry Gilmore, 1984-87 3 - Ryan Thompson, 2001-04 3 - Brett Tomko, 1995 3 - Joe Clouse, 1981-83 2 - (by several)

PitcherPerfectOn April 7, 2001, Moccasin pitcher John Connally Barnett threw the first perfect game in team history. The sophomore righthander retired all 27 bat-ters he faced, striking out 17, in a 6-0 win at Florida Tech in Melbourne.


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THE MOCS - YEAR-BY-YEAR SEASON ALL PCT. SSC NCAA MVP COACH 1958 9-12 .429 Brad Dinsmore Hal Smeltzly 1959 10-12 .455 Ken Hallenborg Hal Smeltzly 1960 21-7 .750 0-2 Brad Dinsmore Hal Smeltzly 1961 14-9 .609 Chuck Anderson Hal Smeltzly Jack Garrison 1962 13-12 .520 Chuck Anderson Hal Smeltzly 1963 15-8 .652 Ken Huebner Hal Smeltzly 1964 16-9 .640 Ken Huebner Hal Smeltzly 1965 20-7 .741 Ken Huebner Hal Smeltzly 1966 16-12 .571 Charlie Simmons Hal Smeltzly 1967 17-10 .629 Bruce Aitken Chuck Anderson 1968 17-9-2 .642 Jeff Pryor Hal Smeltzly 1969 28-6-2 .806 4-2 Gary Morgan Hal Smeltzly 1970 26-9 .743 3-2 Mike Dwyer Hal Smeltzly Greg Pryor * 1971 * 34-4 .895 7-1 John Carroll Hal Smeltzly * 1972 * 31-6 .838 6-1 Jay Smith Hal Smeltzly 1973 27-8 .771 3-2 Jack Rhine Hal Smeltzly 1974 23-15 .605 0-2 Mark Hopper Hal Smeltzly Chuck Smith * 1975 * 35-10 .778 8-1 Frank Cacciatore Hal Smeltzly 1976 31-13 .705 5-2 Bill Tullish Hal Smeltzly 1977 34-11 .755 2-2 Ed Bahns Joe Arnold * 1978 * 41-8 .837 7-1 Glen Rogers Joe Arnold 1979 40-12 .769 10-5 6-2 Mike Schoeller Joe Arnold 1980 45-11 .804 11-4 3-4 David Bailey Joe Arnold * 1981 * 55-8 .873 10-5 7-1 Mike Tanzi Joe Arnold 1982 50-11 .820 19-2 6-4 Joe Sickles Joe Arnold 1983 51-8 .864 14-3 4-2 Joe Sickles Joe Arnold 1984 47-15 .758 21-7 6-2 Jim Bridges Chuck Anderson * 1985 * 54-10 .844 21-3 7-0 Johnnie Pleicones Chuck Anderson 1986 45-15 .750 17-7 2-3 Don Burke Chuck Anderson 1987 44-12 .786 18-6 1-2 Terry Gilmore Chuck Anderson * 1988 * 48-10 .828 16-4 7-2 Dino Ebel Chuck Anderson 1989 37-10 .787 18-6 0-2 Jack Gelb Chuck Anderson 1990 40-12 .769 17-7 0-2 Jim Andrychuk Chuck Anderson 1991 45-13-1 .771 19-5 4-2 Tod Frick Chuck Anderson 1992 46-11 .807 19-5 1-2 Mark Sobolewski Chuck Anderson 1993 38-15 .717 16-8 Eddie Gaillard Chuck Anderson 1994 51-12 .810 17-4 6-2 James Vida Chuck Anderson * 1995 * 51-10 .836 15-6 7-0 Brett Tomko Chuck Anderson 1996 44-14 .759 18-3 1-2 Jamie Ebling Chuck Anderson 1997 44-12 .786 15-6 1-2 Luis Rivera Chuck Anderson 1998 37-21 .638 12-6 1-2 Mike Christensen Chuck Anderson 1999 46-11 .807 19-2 1-2 B.J. Leach Chuck Anderson 2000 47-13 .783 17-4 2-2 Jeremy Ward Chuck Anderson 2001 35-18 .660 13-8 Azarias Corbeil Chuck Anderson 2002 43-16 .729 14-7 4-3 Jeff Lucas Chuck Anderson/Pete Meyer 2003 44-13 .772 15-6 2-2 Matt Merurio Pete Meyer 2004 35-22-1 .612 12-8 2-2 Geoff Strickland Pete Meyer * 2005 * 51-11 .823 16-8 8-1 Jeff Howell Pete Meyer 2006 38-19 .666 17-7 0-2 Nick Diyorio Pete Meyer 2007 44-16 .733 15-9 4-2 Will Cherry Pete Meyer 2008 29-21 .580 15-8 - David Golliner Pete Meyer

* NCAA DIV. II CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS IN RED*

COACH GM OVERALL PCT. HOME* AWAY* NCAA SSCHal Smeltzly 558 386-168-4 .695 280-85-1 106-83-3 36-15Joe Arnold 385 316-69 .821 241-35 75-34 35-16 68-18Chuck Anderson 1,095 843-251-1 .770 549-124-1 294-127 47-29 312-99Pete Meyer 369 257-111-1 .698 156-61-1 99-50 20-12 100-51 COMBINED 2,407 1,803-599-6 .750 1,226-305-3 574-294-3 138-72 480-168

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COACHING HONORS1972 - Hal Smeltzly, National Coach-of-the-Year1978 - Joe Arnold, National Coach-of-the-Year1980 - Hal Smeltzly, Inducted into the American Association of

College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame1981 - Joe Arnold, National Coach-of-the-Year1984 - Chuck Anderson, South Region Coach-of-the-Year and

Florida Diamond Club Coach-of-the-Year1985 - Chuck Anderson, National Coach-of-the-Year, South

Region Coach-of-the-Year, SSC Coach-of-the-Year, and Florida Diamond Club Coach-of-the-Year

1988 - Chuck Anderson, National Coach-of-the-Year, South Region Coach-of-the-Year, SSC Coach-of-the-Year, and Florida Diamond Club Coach-of-the-Year

1989 - Chuck Anderson, SSC co-Coach-of-the-Year1990 - Chuck Anderson, SSC co-Coach-of-the-Year1991 - Chuck Anderson, South Region Coach-of-the-Year, SSC

Coach-of-the-Year and Florida Diamond Club Coach-of-the-Year

1992 - Chuck Anderson, SSC Coach-of-the-Year1994 - Chuck Anderson, South Region Coach-of-the-Year and

SSC Coach-of-the-Year1995 - Chuck Anderson, National Coach-of-the-Year, South

Region Coach-of-the-Year, and SSC Coach-of-the-Year1996 - Chuck Anderson, Inducted into the Sunshine State Con-

ference Hall of Fame1999 - Chuck Anderson, Inducted into the American Baseball

Coaches Association Hall of Fame; uniform #12 retired by Florida Southern College

2001 - Chuck Anderson, Inducted into the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame

2002 - Chuck Anderson, Inducted into the Florida Southern College Sports Hall of Fame

Pete Meyer, South Region Coach-of-the-Year2005 - Pete Meyer, National Coach-of -the-Year; South Re-

gional Coach-of-the-Year; SSC Coach-of-the-Year, and Florida Diamond Club Coach-of-the-Year

FSC pitcher threw a no-hitter: April 7, 2001 - John Connally Barnett at Florida Tech (1st gm.)FSC pitcher threw a perfect game: April 7, 2001 - John Connally Barnett at Florida Tech (1st gm.)FSC pitcher threw a one-hitter (complete game): March 15, 2002 - Trey Ennis vs. American Inter’l (7 innings)FSC pitcher threw a shutout (complete game): February 9, 2008 – Brad Davidson vs. West Florida (7 innings)FSC pitcher struck out the side on nine pitches: Feb. 24, 2007 - Jeremy Thorne vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (6th inn.)FSC pitcher struck out four batters in an inning: April 17, 2001 - Lex Redding at Warner Southern (6th inn.)FSC pitcher pitched more than 9 innings: May 14, 1999 - B.J. Leach vs. Carson-Newman, 11.0 innings in a

4-3, 11-inning loss at the South RegionalFSC turned a triple play: March 27, 1984 - vs. Tampa(Inthe3rdinningwithrunnersonfirst

andsecondFSCleftfielderJimmyRobertscaughtalinedriveandrelayed the ball to second baseman Donn Samra for the second out. SamrathenthrewtofirstbasemanDaveMinottiforthethirdout.)

FSC player had five hits in a game: May 5, 2007 - Bryan Brown vs. Lynn (5x7, 4 singles, HR) May 5, 2007 - Fred Popp vs. Lynn (5x6, 5 singles)FSC player hit for the cycle: March 15, 2006 - Mike Grace, vs. Massachusetts-LowellFSC player led off a game with a home run: April 11, 2003 - Geoff Strickland at LynnFSC player ended a game with a home run: May 10, 2006 - Paul Ryan vs. RollinsFSC player hit an inside-the-park home run: March 18, 2006 - Bryan Brown vs. PaceFSC player hit a grand slam: April 5, 2008 – Brian Schultz vs. Saint Leo (8th inn.)FSC player hit an inside-the-park grand slam: March 11, 1985 - Bobby Green vs. RichmondFSC player homered twice in same game: April 25, 2008 – David Golliner vs. Lynn (3R in 1st, 2R in 7th)FSC player homered twice in back to back games: Billy Kull vs. Ohio State - March 21 & 22, 1987 FSC player homered three times in same game: April 11, 2003 - Matt Joyce at Rollins May 5 2007 - Kyle Patrick vs. LynnFSC players hit back-to-back home runs: April 12, 2008 – Robbie Shields and Brian Schultz at EckerdFSC players hit three consecutive home runs: February 17, 2002 - Justin Hancock, Paul Ryan and Ryan Anderson, vs. Limestone (8th inning, none out)FSC hit five or more home runs in a game: May 5, 2007 - 7 HRs vs. Lynn (ties school record)FSC scored 20 or more runs in a game: April 11, 2008 – 27 at Eckerd (3), G1 of DHFSC had 20 or more hits in a game: April 11, 2008 – 26 at Eckerd (3), G1 of DH

FSC scored 10 or more runs in a single inning: April 11, 2008 – 11 in 5th at Eckerd – G1 of DH (27-3 win)FSC player stole home (straight steal): April 21, 1983 - Nelson Rood vs. Eckerd (6th inning) February 22, 1983 - Nelson Rood vs. Fla. Memorial (5th inn.)FSC was no-hit: March 11, 1973 - at Univ. of Florida (UF 1, FSC 0)FSC was one-hit: April 4, 1992 - by Univ. of Tampa (UT 5, FSC 0) March 6, 1995 - by William Carey (WCC 4, FSC 0, 5 inn)FSC was shutout: March 4, 2008 - by Winona State (WSU 2, FSC 0 – 10 inn.)

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PLAYER AVG. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD. Cherry, Will .355 50 50 183 42 65 16 1 5 29 98 .536 19 7 40 .429 3 0 5 9 93 4 2 .980Golliner, David .351 48 48 185 33 65 9 0 12 51 110 .595 15 5 27 .413 1 1 0 2 331 32 5 .986Shields, Robbie .348 50 50 198 43 69 15 1 9 36 113 .571 25 3 28 .424 3 2 6 9 85 178 18 .936McWilliams, Arden .338 50 50 195 51 66 11 3 9 45 110 .564 31 3 38 .435 1 3 5 7 96 89 15 .925Theisen, Spencer .333 47 45 174 37 58 8 1 6 30 86 .494 13 8 27 .395 5 6 10 14 45 3 2 .960Schultz, Brian .310 45 44 171 39 53 6 0 11 44 92 .538 22 2 32 .395 0 1 1 2 130 8 5 .965Kirkland, Wade .309 41 39 123 27 38 12 2 2 25 60 .488 15 7 17 .405 3 2 2 5 64 91 6 .963Gore, Trae .280 35 29 125 28 35 4 1 3 25 50 .400 9 3 22 .338 2 2 8 9 47 4 1 .981Maggard, Zach .276 32 31 105 20 29 6 0 6 23 53 .505 5 7 18 .347 1 4 0 0 193 19 1 .995

LESS THAN 2.0 AT BATS PER TEAM’S GAMES PLAYEDGrutka, Andrew .323 34 14 65 12 21 2 0 2 6 29 .446 7 7 9 .443 0 0 0 0 96 4 2 .980Oyer, Jeremiah .300 5 1 10 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 .400 2 1 2 .462 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Rainone, Tristian .269 31 27 93 17 25 7 0 4 15 44 .473 13 8 15 .404 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 1.000Kaline, Colin .250 30 21 80 15 20 3 1 0 12 25 .313 13 1 13 .362 0 2 0 0 48 68 6 .951Miller, Adam .200 8 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000Szatkowski, A.J. .000 7 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 1.000Potucek, Billy .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000MOCCASINS .319 50 50 1719 372 548 100 10 69 343 875 .509 191 62 292 .403 19 25 39 59 1265 567 74 .961 OPPONENTS .264 50 50 1619 254 427 64 5 34 214 603 .372 213 49 339 .364 14 26 34 57 1246 500 75 .959

LOB - FSC 401, Opp 404. DPs turned - FSC 47, Opp 47. CI - FSC 2 (Golliner 2), Opp 2. IBB - FSC 6 (Shields 2, Schultz 2, Gore 1, Golliner 1), Opp 7. Picked off - Golliner 2, Shields 1, Grutka 1, Gore 1, Kaline 1, Theisen 1

PLAYER ERA W L APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAVG WP HB BK SFA SHADavidson, Brad 3.58 5 4 14 13 2 1 0 73.0 66 38 29 31 60 5 0 6 266 .248 5 9 1 6 7Cseh, Randy 3.78 2 0 19 4 0 0 2 64.1 54 31 27 30 38 11 0 8 240 .225 6 12 3 0 3Batman, Stephen 5.46 2 3 13 12 3 0 0 62.2 69 46 38 28 43 10 0 8 250 .276 11 7 1 1 3

LESS THAN 1.0 INNING PITCHED PER TEAM’S GAMES PLAYEDTillman, Daniel 1.80 3 1 20 1 0 0 5 25.0 26 11 5 11 29 6 0 0 100 .260 4 1 0 1 1Koch, Ryan 2.84 3 1 19 0 0 0 0 25.1 28 13 8 7 18 1 0 0 102 .275 14 1 1 0 3Baust, Adam 3.27 4 3 16 0 0 0 0 33.0 29 18 12 21 36 9 1 0 124 .234 3 2 0 0 1Wadsworth, Ken 4.73 4 3 11 10 0 0 0 45.2 42 28 24 34 36 5 1 4 172 .244 6 7 0 2 5Thorne, Jeremy 5.00 2 6 24 1 0 0 7 45.0 48 28 25 20 33 6 1 4 167 .287 6 4 0 1 1Schultz, Brian 5.00 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 6 11 0 2 0 37 .297 2 0 0 0 1Russell, Max 6.55 3 0 7 6 0 0 0 22.0 28 17 16 16 21 7 0 3 86 .326 0 2 0 1 0Sipple, Eddie 7.62 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 13.0 18 12 11 7 12 3 0 1 55 .327 1 0 1 2 1Szczerba, Patrick 14.73 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 8 7 6 2 2 1 0 0 20 .400 5 4 0 0 0MOCCASINS 4.40 29 21 50 50 5 2 14 421.2 427 254 206 213 339 64 5 34 1619 .264 63 49 7 14 26OPPONENTS 6.57 21 29 50 50 3 1 9 415.1 548 372 303 191 292 100 10 69 1719 .319 40 63 4 19 25

PB - FSC 14 (Maggard 9, Golliner 3, Szatkowski 2), Opp 16. Pickoffs - FSC 9 (Schultz 2, Baust 2, Szatkowski 1, Thorne 1, Russell 1, Batman 1, Cseh 1), Opp 7. SBA/ATT - Maggard 21-30, Golliner 13-21, Cseh 9-14, Batman 3-8, Davidson 5-8, Russell 4-7, Wadsworth 5-7, Baust 4-5, Thorne 2-5, Koch 2-3.

2/01 at Armstrong Atlantic .......... L ...... 3-62/02 at Armstrong Atlantic .......... L ...... 6-7 (11)2/03 at Armstrong Atlantic .......... L ...... 7-82/05 Warner Southern ........... W .....12-32/08 West Florida .................. W ..... 7-52/09 West Florida .................. W .....17-112/09 West Florida .................. W ..... 9-0 (7)2/15 Delta State ...................... L ...... 6-112/16 Delta State ...................... L ...... 7-92/17 Delta State ...................... L ...... 6-152/22 at Nova Southeastern ........ W .....15-42/23 at Nova Southeastern ......... L ...... 4-52/24 at Nova Southeastern ......... L ......11-123/01 Valdosta State ................ L ...... 4-53/02 Valdosta State ................ L ...... 2-3 (10)3/02 Valdosta State ............... W .....10-3 (7)3/04 Winona State .................. L ...... 0-2 (10)3/05 Saint Anselm.................. W .....18-1

FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2008 STATISTICS (29-21, 15-8 SSC)

2008 RESULTS3/08 at Tampa* .......................... W ..... 7-53/08 at Tampa* .......................... W ..... 4-3 (7)3/09 at Tampa* ........................... L ...... 1-23/11 at Flagler ............................. L ...... 3-53/15 Nova Southeastern* ....... L ...... 9-113/15 Nova Southeastern* ....... L ...... 3-4 (7)3/16 Nova Southeastern* ...... W ..... 4-33/18 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside# ..... W ..... 9-3 (7)3/18 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside# ..... W ..... 4-2 (7)3/21 Florida Tech* ................... L ...... 4-53/22 Florida Tech* ................... L ...... 3-153/22 Florida Tech* ................... L ...... 2-4 (7)3/23 Lincoln Memorial ........... W ..... 7-33/25 at Saint Leo ....................... W ..... 5-03/28 at Rollins* ........................... L ...... 4-73/30 at Rollins* .......................... W .....17-43/30 at Rollins* .......................... W ..... 5-1 (7)4/05 Saint Leo* ...................... W ..... 6-4

4/05 Saint Leo* ...................... W ..... 5-2 (7)4/08 at Warner Southern ........... W ..... 3-24/11 at Eckerd* .......................... W .....27-3 4/11 at Eckerd* .......................... W .....11-1 (7)4/12 at Eckerd* .......................... W .....15-2 4/14 Eckerd ............................ L ...... 9-114/18 at Barry* ............................. W .....10-84/19 at Barry* ............................. W ..... 8-44/19 at Barry* ............................. W ..... 6-5 (7)4/23 at Florida Tech ................... W ..... 7-24/25 Lynn* ............................. W .....11-64/26 Lynn* ............................. W ..... 7-4 4/26 Lynn* .............................. L ...... 6-10 (7)5/02 Embry-Riddle ................. W ..... 6-3

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2008 FINAL SSC STATISTICSTeam AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB ATTBarry .338 51 1758 418 595 107 11 48 375 868 .494 254 58 265 .431 34 22 79 107Eckerd .304 50 1623 280 494 75 9 30 233 677 .417 165 37 294 .377 20 24 93 121Florida Southern .319 50 1719 372 548 100 10 69 343 875 .509 191 63 292 .403 19 25 39 59Florida Tech .289 56 1840 383 531 93 12 33 335 747 .406 248 69 343 .388 29 1 104 133Lynn .309 52 1775 425 549 120 11 83 383 940 .530 236 69 340 .405 27 13 80 93Nova Southeastern .324 52 1773 378 575 101 9 55 330 859 .484 210 42 282 .404 24 48 70 90Rollins .331 54 1871 416 620 107 15 46 372 895 .478 224 66 268 .415 30 23 95 112Saint Leo .321 52 1784 453 573 99 12 76 411 924 .518 232 77 345 .417 22 24 62 75Tampa .325 54 1812 446 589 117 14 48 406 878 .485 265 53 229 .418 41 29 54 68

Team ERA W-L G CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA WP HBBarry ............................ 5.65 32-19 51 5 2 9 428.1 487 325 269 223 313 .290 43 37Eckerd ......................... 8.82 16-34 50 5 0 7 404.0 595 466 396 257 214 .348 65 88Florida Southern ....... 4.40 29-21 50 5 2 14 421.2 427 254 206 213 339 .264 63 49Florida Tech ................. 4.53 35-20 56 3 3 15 476.2 520 291 240 169 370 .279 36 56Lynn ............................. 4.45 33-19 52 3 1 7 441.1 499 268 218 195 314 .291 43 45Nova Southeastern ...... 5.40 31-21 52 3 0 13 443.0 491 313 266 211 337 .282 36 69 Rollins .......................... 5.31 29-24 54 4 1 11 456.0 525 350 269 224 300 .289 36 60Saint Leo ..................... 5.56 30-22 52 4 4 7 435.1 511 320 269 201 340 .291 37 28Tampa .......................... 4.04 42-11 54 4 1 19 455.0 512 254 204 156 395 .284 21 34

Team PO A E FAVG DP SBA CSBBarry ............................... 1285 520 67 .964 50 50 19Eckerd ............................. 1212 488 90 .950 55 92 14Florida Southern .......... 1265 567 74 .961 47 34 23Florida Tech .................... 1430 602 71 .966 51 72 17Lynn ................................ 1324 538 78 .960 60 27 35Nova Southeastern ......... 1329 505 81 .958 50 45 16Rollins ............................. 1368 603 104 .950 55 50 23Saint Leo ......................... 1306 535 81 .958 36 37 18Tampa ............................. 1365 520 61 .969 45 63 16

2008 FINAL SSC STANDINGSTeam ALL SSCTampa 42-11-1 17-7Florida Southern 29-21 15-8Nova Southeastern 31-21 14-8Lynn 33-19 12-10Florida Tech 35-20-1 13-11Barry 32-19 11-13Saint Leo 30-22 9-13Rollins 29-24-1 9-14Eckerd 16-34 4-20

2007 SSC LEADERSBatting .............Gene Howard (RC) ............. .426Runs Scored ....Gabe McDougall (BU) ............ 65Hits ..................Gene Howard (RC) ................ 95Doubles ...........Daniel Flores (LU) .................. 28Triples ..............Corey Whiting (RC) .................. 5Home Runs......Gabe McDougall (BU) ............ 21Total Bases ......Gabe McDougall (BU) .......... 120SLG% ..............Gabe McDougall (BU) ......... .829RBI................... Joe Arminio (LU) .................... 75Stolen Bases ...Corey Whiting (RC) ................ 39Wins .................Ruddy Garcia (NSU) ................ 8 Jake Koch (FT) ........................ 8 Mario Lombardo (RC) .............. 8E.R.A. ..............Bobby Hernandez (BU) ....... 1.58Strikeouts.........Kevin Ferguson (UT) .............. 85 Mario Lombardo (RC) ............ 85Saves...............Anthony Perez (UT) ............... 17Inn. Pitched......Mario Lombardo (RC) ....... 101.0

2008 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE TEAMS First Team Second Team1B - Bryan Cook ............. Nova So’eastern 1B - Joe Arminio ................................. Lynn2B - Jonathan Duncan ................Saint Leo 2B - Jesus Barroso .......................... Tampa3B - Gene Howard ..........................Rollins 3B - Arden McWilliams ...... Fla. SouthernSS - Nick Shaw................................. Barry SS - Robbie Sheilds .......... Fla. SouthernOF - T.J. Alonzo ..........................Saint Leo OF - Andrew Frezza ...........................BarryOF - Gabe McDougall........................ Lynn OF - John Servidio .............................BarryOF - J.D. Martinez .......... Nova So’eastern OF - Corey Whiting .......................... RollinsC - Braulio Pardo ......................Saint Leo C - Kyle Holloway ............................. LynnDH - Cory Clark .............. Nova So’eastern DH - Joel Keefe ..................................BarryUT - David Golliner ...........Fla. Southern UT - Nolan Brannon ........................ TampaSP - Ruddy Garcia .......... Nova So’eastern SP - Josh Bowman .......................... TampaSP - Bobby Hernandez ..................... Barry SP - Kevin Ferguson ....................... TampaSP - Mario Lombardo .....................Rollins SP - Matt Schurig .........................Fla. TechRP - Anthony Perez ........................Tampa RP - Daniel Tillman ............ Fla. Southern

Honorable MentionCraig Sheets (Lynn); Bryan Bennett (Rollins): Nicholas Bleau (Lynn)

Player-Of-The-Year: Bryan Cook .......................Nova SoutheasternPitcher-Of-The-Year: Bobby Hernandez ................................... BarryFreshman-Of-The-Year: Matt Schurig ................................ Florida TechCoach-Of-The-Year: Joe Urso ...............................................Tampa

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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCEOPPONENT FSC-OPPBarry .......................................... 53-14Eckerd........................................117-31Florida Tech .............................. 81-20Lynn ........................................... 43-14Nova Southeastern ................... 31-14Rollins ........................................128-62Saint Leo ...................................113-31-1Tampa ........................................ 96-81

NON-CONFERENCEOPPONENT FSC-OPPAir Force (CO) .............................. 2-0Alabama-Huntsville....................... 1-0American International (MA) ......... 9-0Amherst (MA) .............................. 13-4Arkansas....................................... 1-2Armstrong Atlantic (GA) ................ 4-4Army (NY) ..................................... 3-4Ashland (OH) ................................ 2-0Assumption (MA) .......................... 2-0Auburn-Montgomery (AL) ............. 1-0Baltimore (MD) ............................. 3-0Bellarmine (KY) ............................ 3-1Bentley (MA) ................................ 3-1Bethel (TN) .................................. 1-0Bethune-Cookman (FL) ................ 6-0Bloomsburg (PA) .......................... 1-0Boston College (MA) .................... 2-0Bowling Green (OH) ..................... 5-1Bradley (IL) ................................... 1-0Brewton-Parker (GA) .................... 2-0Bridgewater (VA) .......................... 2-0Brown (RI) .................................... 3-0Bryant (RI) .................................... 9-0Buffalo (NY) .................................. 1-0Cal Poly-Pomona.......................... 4-2Cal-Riverside ................................ 1-2Cal State-Chico ............................ 1-0Cal State-Northridge ..................... 5-3Cal State-Sacramento .................. 2-0Calvin (MI) .................................... 2-0Campbell (NC) .............................. 1-0Capital (OH).................................. 1-0Carson-Newman (TN) .................. 5-1-1Catawba (NC) ............................... 6-3Central Florida .............................. 30-4Central Michigan........................... 2-2Central Missouri ........................... 4-2Chicago State (IL)......................... 3-0Cincinnati (OH) ............................. 0-2

Clemson (SC) ............................... 2-2Cleveland State (OH) ................... 1-0Coast Guard Acad. (CT) ............... 6-1Coker (SC) .................................... 0-1Colby (ME) .................................... 1-0Colgate (NY) ................................. 1-0Columbia (NY) .............................. 7-2Columbus State (GA) ................... 8-5Concordia (NY) ............................ 5-1Connecticut................................... 5-2Cornell (NY) .................................. 3-0Cumberland (TN) .......................... 1-1Dartmouth (NH) ............................ 7-0Davidson (NC) .............................. 4-0Delaware ...................................... 0-1Delta State (MS) .......................... 5-3Dowling (NY) ................................ 2-1Duke (NC) ..................................... 5-2Eastern Illinois ............................. 1-1Eastern Michigan ......................... 16-3Embry-Riddle (FL) ...................... 6-1Erskine (SC) ................................. 6-0Evansville (IN) .............................. 7-1Findlay (OH) ................................. 1-0Flagler (FL) .................................. 13-2Florida........................................... 14-21Florida A&M .................................. 15-1Florida Atlantic .............................. 27-6Florida Gulf Coast......................... 7-6Florida International ..................... 12-3Florida Memorial .......................... 5-0Florida State ................................ 7-13-1Fordham (NY) ............................... 7-0Furman (SC) ................................. 5-3Gardner-Webb (NC) ..................... 0-2George Washington (DC) ............. 5-0Georgetown (DC) ......................... 0-1Georgia College & State ............... 2-1Georgia Southwestern ............... 6-2Georgia State .............................. 1-0Georgia Tech ................................ 4-1Grand Valley State (MI) ................ 3-0Hampden-Sydney (VA) ................. 1-0Hartwick (NY) ............................... 1-0Harvard (MA) ................................ 4-3Hillsdale (MI) ................................. 18-0Houston Baptist (TX) .................... 1-0Huntington (IN) ............................. 3-2Ind. Purdue-Ft. Wayne ................. 3-0Ind. Purdue-Indianpolis................. 1-0Indianapolis (IN) ........................... 3-0

Iowa .............................................. 0-1Iowa State .................................... 8-1Ithaca (NY) ................................... 5-2Jackson State (MS) ...................... 3-0Jacksonville State (AL) ................. 1-1Jacksonville (FL)........................... 29-8-2Keene State (NH) ......................... 1-0Kentucky ....................................... 3-2Kentucky Wesleyan ...................... 1-0King College (TN) ......................... 2-0Lafayette (PA) ............................... 7-0LeMoyne (NY) .............................. 1-0Lenoir Rhyne (NC)........................ 1-0Lewis (IL) ...................................... 10-1Liberty Baptist (VA) ....................... 1-0Limestone (SC)............................. 3-0Lincoln Memorial (TN) .................. 3-1Lipscomb (TN) .............................. 2-0LIU-CW Post (NY) ........................ 4-0Longwood (VA) ............................. 1-1Lynchburg (VA) ............................. 1-0Madison (VA) ................................ 2-0Madonna (MI) ............................... 3-0Maine ............................................ 2-0Mansfield (PA) .............................. 1-0Marian (IN) .................................... 3-0Marietta (OH) ................................ 1-0Maryland-Baltimore (MD) ............. 1-0Massachusetts.............................. 1-0Massachusetts-Lowell .................. 5-0McMurray (TX) ............................. 3-0Mercer (GA) .................................. 8-1Mercy (NY) ................................... 2-0Mercyhurst (PA) ............................ 1-0Merrimack (MA) ............................ 7-1Miami (FL) .................................... 18-33Michigan ....................................... 7-3Michigan State .............................. 0-0-1Minn. State-Mankato .................... 1-1Missouri ........................................ 4-4Missouri-St. Louis ......................... 2-2Missouri Southern ........................ 0-1Montclair State (NJ) ...................... 4-0Newberry (SC) .............................. 0-1New Haven (CT) ........................... 4-1New Hampshire ............................ 2-1New York-Brockport ...................... 1-0North Alabama .............................. 2-0North Carolina .............................. 8-4North Dakota State ....................... 1-0North Florida ................................. 24-13

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Northeastern Illinois ...................... 2-0Northern State (SD) ...................... 1-0Northern Illinois............................. 1-0Northern Kentucky ........................ 4-1Northwest Missouri ....................... 3-0Northwood (FL)............................. 1-0Notre Dame (IN) ........................... 1-0Oakland (MI) ................................. 2-0Oglethorpe (GA) ........................... 2-0Ohio Dominican ............................ 1-0Ohio State .................................... 5-2Oklahoma City ............................. 2-0Oklahoma State ........................... 1-1Oklahoma ..................................... 0-1Old Dominion (VA) ........................ 11-2Pace (NY) ..................................... 4-1Palm Beach Atlantic (FL) ........... 5-0Penn State ................................... 5-1Pennsylvania ................................ 10-1Philadelphia-Textile (PA) ............... 2-0Portland State (OR) ...................... 2-0Presbyterian (SC) ......................... 6-2Princeton (NJ)............................... 4-0Providence (RI)............................. 6-0Puget Sound (WA) ........................ 1-0Purdue (IN) ................................... 13-2Quinnipiac (CT) ............................ 1-0Rensselaer Polytech Inst. (NY) .... 5-2Regis (CO) .................................... 4-0Rhode Island ................................ 4-0Richmond (VA) ............................. 3-1Rider (NJ) ..................................... 2-0Robert Morris (IL) ......................... 5-0Sacred Heart (CT) ........................ 1-1Saginaw Valley State (MI)........... 1-0Saint Andrew’s (NC) ..................... 4-0Saint Anselm (NH) ........................ 7-0Saint Joseph’s (IN) ....................... 3-1Saint Joseph’s (PA) ...................... 1-0Saint Mary’s (MN) ......................... 1-0Saint Rose (NY)............................ 4-0Saint Thomas (FL) ........................ 32-10Saint Thomas Aquinas (NY) ......... 1-0Samford (AL) ................................ 1-0San Diego State (CA) ................... 1-1Savannah State (GA) ................... 1-0Shippensburg (PA) .......................15-3Shorter (GA) ................................. 2-0Siena (NY) .................................... 2-0South Carolina .............................. 1-0South Carolina-Aiken.................... 3-0

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South Florida ................................ 20-13Southeast Louisiana ..................... 0-1Southeast Missouri ...................... 2-0Southern Connecticut St. .......... 2-1Southern Illinois-Carbondale ........ 2-1Southern Illinois-Edwardsville....... 3-2Southern Maine ............................ 1-0Southwest Missouri ...................... 0-2Springfield (MA) ............................ 4-4Stetson (FL) .................................. 41-14 Stillman (AL) ................................. 1-0Stonehill (MA) ............................... 1-0Taylor (IN) ..................................... 2-0Temple (PA) .................................. 7-0Tennessee .................................... 2-1Toledo (OH) .................................. 5-1Troy State (AL) ............................. 7-3Tusculum (TN) .............................. 6-1Union (TN) .................................... 3-0Upsala (NJ)................................... 1-0Ursinus (PA) ................................. 1-1Valdosta State (GA) ...................... 44-19Vanderbilt (TN) ............................. 1-0Villanova (PA) ............................... 4-1Wagner (NY) ................................. 4-0Warner (FL) ................................. 34-2Webber International (FL) ............. 15-2West Chester (PA) ...................... 1-0West Florida ................................ 12-2West Liberty (WV) ....................... 2-0West Virginia State ....................... 1-0Western Michigan ......................... 23-7Westminster (PA) .......................... 1-0Wheaton (IL) ................................. 1-0William & Mary (VA) ...................... 2-0William Carey (MS) ....................... 1-1Williams (MA) ............................... 21-0Wilmington (OH) ........................... 1-0Wingate (NC) ................................ 6-1Winona State (MN) ...................... 0-1Wisconsin ..................................... 2-0Wisconsin-Eau Claire ................... 2-0Wisconsin-Parkside ................... 2-0Worcester State (MA) ................... 2-0Xavier (OH) ................................... 5-0Yale (CT) ...................................... 15-0

2009 Opponents in RED

OPPOnent fSC-OPP OPPOnent fSC-OPPOPPONENT TRIVIA

• Florida Southern has played teams from 39 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

• Outside of the state of Florida, the Mocs have faced the most opponents from New York - playing 20 different teams from the Empire State. Fourteen opponents have come from Pennsylvania while Massachusetts ranks third, providing 13 foes for the Mocs.

• Of the 246 opponents the Mocs have faced, Florida Southern has winning records in 216 of those series. Fifteen of the non-winning series are tied. FSC has losing records against only 15 schools it has played and six of those times the Mocs lost the only game they played against that opponent.

• FSC is undefeated against 131 opponents.

• Florida Southern has a winning record against against every team in the Sunshine State Conference.

• The Mocs have played the most games against Rollins College, facing the Tars 190 times entering the 2009 season. FSC leads the series 128-62.

• FSC has reached the century mark in victories against two other SSC schools with a 117-31 mark vs. Eckerd and a 113-31-1 record vs. Saint Leo.


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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Founded in 1975, the Sunshine State Conference has risen from a single sport organization to the Division II “Conference of Champions.” Since its inception, the conference has grown steadily in sports played, membership and national prominence. Sunshine State Conference mem-ber schools have won recent NCAA national titles (69 total) in baseball, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s ten-nis, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball and are nationally recognized in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s rowing and women’s basketball. The SSC sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basket-ball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, softball and women’s rowing. SSC members are: Barry University (Miami Shores); Eckerd College (St. Petersburg); Florida Southern College (Lakeland); Florida Tech (Melbourne); Lynn University (Boca Raton); Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauder-dale), Rollins College (Winter Park); Saint Leo University (Saint Leo); and the University of Tampa (Tampa). For more information, please con-tact:

Mike Marcil, CommissionerNoel Beauliew, Asst. CommissionerKelly Harrison, Asst. Commissioner

7061 Grand National Drive, Suite 140 Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 248-8460www.sunshinestateconference.com

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIV.SSC GAME DATES: (A) - May 7-8NICKNAME: SharksLOCATION: Ft. Lauderdale, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 5,413COLORS: Navy & GrayHEAD COACH: Mike MomineyRECORD AT NSU: 230-188 (8 years)2008 RECORD: 31-21; 14-8 (3rd)SERIES: FSC leads 31-14SID: Jeff Kelley ([email protected])SID PHONE: 954-262-8261WEB SITE: www.nsuathletics.nova.edu/

ROLLINS COLLEGESSC GAME DATES: (H) - Mar. 20-21NICKNAME: TarsLOCATION: Winter Park, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 1,759COLORS: Royal Blue & GoldHEAD COACH: Jon SjogrenRECORD AT RC: 83-81 (3 years)2008 RECORD: 29-24-1; 9-14 SSC (8th)SERIES: FSC leads 128-62SID: Nate Weyant ([email protected])SID PHONE: 407-646-2661WEB SITE: www.rollins.edu/athletics

SAINT LEO UNIV.SSC GAME DATES: (A) - Mar. 27-28NICKNAME: LionsLOCATION: Saint Leo, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 1,000COLORS: Green & GoldHEAD COACH: Russ McNickleRECORD AT SLU: (1st year) 2008 RECORD: 30-22; 9-13 SSC (7th)SERIES: FSC leads 113-31-1SID: Evan Ortiz ([email protected])SID PHONE: 352-588-8506WEB SITE: www.saintleo.edu/athletics

UNIV. OF TAMPASSC GAME DATES: (A) May 1, 3NICKNAME: SpartansLOCATION: Tampa, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 5,500COLORS: Scarlet, Black & GoldHEAD COACH: Joe UrsoRECORD AT UT: 360-109-1 (8 years)2008 RECORD: 42-11-1; 17-7 SSC (1st)SERIES: FSC leads 96-81SID: Tom Kolbe ([email protected])SID PHONE: 813-253-6241WEB SITE: www.ut.edu/athletics

CommissionerMike Marcil

BARRY UNIV.SSC GAME DATES: (H) - Apr. 9-10NICKNAME: BuccaneersLOCATION: Miami Shores, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 8,246COLORS: Red, Black & SilverHEAD COACH: Marc PavaoRECORD AT BU: 87-63-2 (3 years)2008 RECORD: 32-19; 11-13 SSC (6th)SERIES: FSC leads 53-14SID: Dennis Jezek ([email protected])SID PHONE: 305-899-3553WEB SITE: www.GoBarryBucs.com

ECKERD COLLEGESSC GAME DATES: (H) - Apr. 3-4NICKNAME: TritonsLOCATION: St. Petersburg, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 1,680 COLORS: Teal, Navy & BlackHEAD COACH: Bill MathewsRECORD AT EC: 383-520-2 (18 years)2008 RECORD: 16-34; 4-20 SSC (9th)SERIES: FSC leads 117-31SID: Guy Harrison ([email protected])SID PHONE: 727-864-8242WEB SITE: www.eckerd.edu/athletic

FLORIDA TECHSSC GAME DATES: (A) - Mar. 13-14NICKNAME: PanthersLOCATION: Melbourne, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 5,118COLORS: Crimson & GrayHEAD COACH: Greg BerkemeierRECORD AT FIT: 35-20-1 (1 year)2008 RECORD: 35-30-1; 13-11 SSC (5th)SERIES: FSC leads 81-20SID: Rebecca Vick ([email protected]) SID PHONE: 321-674-7484WEB SITE: www.fit.edu/campuslife/athletics

LYNN UNIV.SSC GAME DATES: (A) - Apr. 17-18NICKNAME: Fighting KnightsLOCATION: Boca Raton, FLAFFILIATION: NCAA IIENROLLMENT: 2,700COLORS: Royal Blue & WhiteHEAD COACH: Rudy GarbalosaRECORD AT LU: 250-187 (8 years)2008 RECORD: 33-19; 12-10 SSC (4th)SERIES: FSC leads 43-14SID: Chad Beattie ([email protected])SID PHONE: 561-237-7431WEB SITE: www.lynn.edu/athletics


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TEAM TOTALS BB MB WB MXC WXC MG WG MS WS SB MSw WSw MT WT VB ALL

NCAA National Championships 9 1 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26

NCAA National Runner-Up 4 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16

NCAA National Third Place 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13

NCAA National Fourth Place 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7

NCAA Regional Championships 20 8 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 1 4 52

NCAA Post-Season Appearances 38 22 8 14 16 36 12 1 0 18 0 0 15 11 22 213

SSC Regular Season Championships 17 17 9 12 6 15 3 0 0 19 - - 2 10 7 117

SSC Post-Season Tournament Titles - 18 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 30

BB - Baseball; MB - Men’s Basketball; WB - Women’s Basketball; MXC - Men’s Cross Country; WXC - Women’s Cross Country; MG - Men’s Golf; WG - Women’s Golf; MS - Men’s Soccer; WS - Women’s Soccer; SB - Softball (Fast-pitch only); MSw - Men’s Swimming;

WSw - Women’s Swimming; MT - Men’s Tennis; WT - Women’s Tennis; VB - Women’s Volleyball: ALL - Combined Total for All-Sports

Florida Southern has had 436 All-Americans (174 first-team; 89 second-team; 47 third-team; 49 honorable mention).In addition, Florida Southern has had 33 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 39 All-American Scholars.

Ten FSC male student-athletes and six female student-athletes have been honored as SSC Athlete of the Year.Florida Southern has had 1,036 student-athletes named to various All-Sunshine State Conference Teams.

FSC ALL-SPORTS NCAA/SSC SCORECARD (through 2007-08)

MOCCASIN BASEBALL SCORECARDSSC MAYOR’S CUP For the last 22 years, the members of the Sunshine State Confer-ence have competed for the Mayor’s Cup Trophy, given annually to the school with the best overall athletic program in the conference. One trophy is awarded to the best men’s program, while another is awarded to the best women’s. Competition for the men last year was conducted in cross-country, soccer, basketball, tennis, golf, and baseball; the women competed in cross-country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, crew, tennis, golf and softball. Points are awarded in descending order of a team’s finish in the SSC standings.

Men School1986-87 Tampa1987-88 Florida Southern1988-89 Florida Southern1989-90 Tampa1990-91 Tampa1991-92 Florida Tech1992-93 Tampa1993-94 North Florida1994-95 North Florida1995-96 Florida Southern1996-97 Florida Southern1997-98 Florida Southern1998-99 Florida Southern1999-00 Florida Southern2000-01 Florida Southern2001-02 Florida Southern2002-03 Rollins2003-04 Rollins2004-05 Lynn2005-06 Lynn 2006-07 Barry2007-08 Florida Southern

Women School1986-87 Florida Southern1987-88 Florida Southern1988-89 Florida Southern1989-90 Florida Southern1990-91 Barry1991-92 Tampa1992-93 Tampa1993-94 North Florida1994-95 Florida Southern1995-96 North Florida1996-97 Barry1997-98 Florida Southern1998-99 Florida Southern1999-00 Barry2000-01 Florida Southern2001-02 Barry2002-03 Rollins2003-04 Rollins2004-05 Florida Southern2005-06 Barry2006-07 Florida Southern2007-08 Nova Southeastern

“THE CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION”NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981,

1985, 1988, 1995, 2005

NCAA NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP1979, 1982, 1984, 1994

NCAA NATIONAL THIRD PLACE1969

NCAA NATIONAL FOURTH PLACE1976

NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978,1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985,

1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005

SUNSHINE STATE CONF. CHAMPIONS1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995,

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Julianne Coleman (softball), Buck Dawson (cross country coach) and Jana Peterkova (women’s golf) were inducted into the SSC Hall of Fame in 2008 bringing the number of inductees from Florida Southern College to 39. Nine Moccasin representatives were inducted into the inaugural class in 1991-92 and FSC has had at least one inductee in 14 of the 17 classes since the Hall’s inception. Of the 39 inductees, 25 have been student-athletes, while 10 have come from the coaching ranks and four from administrative and staff positions.

SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME

CLASS OF 1991-92Dana Cozine - Volleyball

John Ebeling - Men’s BasketballJohn Edwards - Men’s Basketball

Tom Gleeton - Men’s GolfSandy Hudson - Volleyball

Charley Matlock - Men’s Golf CoachTom Patri - Men’s Golf

Hal Smeltzly - Baseball Coach / Athletic DirectorLois Webb - Volleyball Coach

CLASS OF 1992-93Joe Arnold - Baseball Coach

Lee Janzen - Men’s Golf

CLASS OF 1993-94Ed Jeffries - Women’s Tennis CoachJerry Johnson - Men’s Basketball

Dori Stankewitz - Softball

CLASS OF 1994-95Bill “Doc” Connors - Trainer

Kris Kearney - Men’s Basketball

CLASS OF 1995-96Chuck Anderson - Baseball Coach

Terry Gilmore - BaseballMissey Crain - Volleyball

CLASS OF 1996-97Hal Wissel - Men’s Basketball Coach

CLASS OF 1998-99Kellie Robinson - Softball

FSC’S SSC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEESCLASS OF 1999-00

Chris Bellotto - Softball CoachJohn Hudek - Baseball

CLASS OF 2002-03Becky Thyhsen - Volleyball

Norm Benn - Women’s Basketball CoachRocco Mediate - Men’s Golf

CLASS OF 2003-04Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball

CLASS OF 2004-05Shelly Davis - Softball

Wayne Koehler - Sports Information DirectorShanna Nagy - Women’s Golf

CLASS OF 2005-06Lisa Cave - Women’s GolfJeff Klauk - Men’s GolfJames Vida - Baseball

CLASS OF 2006-07Duane Hopkins - Faculty Athletics representative

B.J. Leach - BaseballTraci Wood - Softball

CLASS OF 2007-08Julianne Coleman - Softball

A.L. “Buck” Dawson - Cross Country CoachJana Peterkova - Women’s Golf

JULIANNE COLEMANSoftball1996-99

A.L. “BUCK” DAWSONCross Country Coach

1995-2007

JANA PETERKOVAWomen’s Golf

2001-02


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FLORIDA SOUTHERNATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

CLASS OF 2002 Chuck Anderson - Baseball (1959-62)/Baseball Coach (1984-2002); Chris Bellotto - Softball Coach (1982-present); John Ebeling - Men’s Basketball (1979-82); Ken Huebner - Baseball (1962-65); Lee Janzen - Men’s Golf (1983-86); Jerry Johnson - Men’s Basketball (1985-88); Floyd E. Lay - Men’s Basketball (1938-41); Charley Matlock - Men’s Golf Coach (1972-95); Greg Pryor - Baseball (1968-71); Kellie Robinson - Softball (1989-92); Charles Senger - Baseball/Basketball (1954-57); Hal Smeltzly - Baseball Coach (1958-1976)/Athletics Director (1977-2000); Lois Webb - Volleyball Coach (1977-2000); George Jenkins - Honorary Member

CLASS OF 2003 Joe Arnold - Baseball Coach (1977-83); Kim Disbro - Women’s Basketball (1984-87); Fred Lapper - Men’s Bas-ketball (1950-53); Justice Fred R. Lewis - Men’s Basketball (1965-69); Andy McGaffigan - Baseball (1977-78); Rocco Mediate - Men’s Golf (1983-84); Jay Smith - Baseball (1971-73); Dori Stankewitz - Softball (1985-88); Dr. Hal Wissel - Men’s Basketball Coach (1977-82); Jimmie Sikes - Honorary Member

CLASS OF 2004 Norm Benn - Women’s Basketball Coach (1985-97); Rodney Butcher - Men’s Golf (1989-92); Katy Cortelyou - Soft-ball (1992-95); Terry Gilmore - Baseball (1984-87); Kris Kearney - Men’s Basketball (1985-89); Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball (1995-98); Tom Patri - Men’s Golf (1980-81); Becky Thyhsen - Volleyball (1989-91); Clarence “Blade” Kelley - Honorary Member

CLASS OF 2005Bob Bowman - Men’s Basketball (1963-67); Jim Bush - Men’s Soccer Coach (1957-80)/Men’s Tennis Coach (1959-85)/Women’s Tennis Coach (1979-80); Missey Crain - Volley-ball (1988-90); Shelly Davis - Softball (1993-96); John Ed-wards - Men’s Basketball (1973-76); Tom Gleeton - Men’s Golf (1977-79); Shanna Nagy - Women’s Golf (1996-99); Basil “Rocky” Pegg - Men’s Basketball (1949-51); Marcus “Joker” Marchant - Honorary Member

CLASS OF 2006Cris Allen - Baseball (1986-89); Frank Cacciatore - Base-ball (1974-75); Lisa Cave - Women’s Golf (1997-2000); A.L. “Buck” Dawson - Cross Country Coach (1995-2006); Alan Grossman - Men’s Soccer (1971-74); Sandy Hudson - Vol-leyball (1981-82); Dr. Ed Jeffries - Women’s Tennis Coach (1981-99); Jeff Klauk - Men’s Golf (1997-2000); Frank Szabo - Administrator; James Vida - Baseball (1994-95)

THE CLASS OF 2008The seventh class of the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame was enshrined on March 29, 2008. Pictured are - Front (L-R): Jana Peterkova, Julianne Coleman Dunham, Kelly Charron Lopez. Back Row (L-R): George Hudson, Wayne Raath, Frank DeSavino, Alberto Bonfil. Unable to attend the ceremonies were Steve Sokol and Brett Tomko.

CLASS OF 2007Allison Avey - Women’s Tennis (1982-85); Robbie Davis - Women’s Golf Coach (1997-present); Doug Gordin - Men’s Golf Coach (1996-present); Simon Harper - Men’s Bas-ketball (1971-72); Wayne Koehler - Sports Info. Director (1983-95, 1999-2002); B.J. Leach - Baseball (1998-99); Mohammed Sabie - Men’s Soccer (1954); Traci Wood - Softball (1992-96); Jack Slayton - Honorary Member

CLASS OF 2008Alberto Bonfil (Men’s Tennis, 1997-00); Kelly Charron (Women’s Basketball, 1992-95); Julianne Coleman (Soft-ball, 1996-99); Frank DeSavino (Men’s Basketball/Base-ball, 1953-56); Jana Peterkova (Women’s Golf, 2001-02); Wayne Raath (Men’s Golf, 1997-00); Steve Sokol (Men’s Golf, 2001-02); Brett Tomko (Baseball, 1995); George Hudson (Honorary)

CLASS OF 2009 (To Be Inducted March 21, 2009)

Lisa Ball (Women’s Golf, 2000-02); Kim Crawford (Vol-leyball, 1993-94); Bob Gendron (Baseball, 1981-82); Wanda Graham (Softball, 1990-93); Joe Sickles (Baseball, 1981-83); Jill Stephens (Volleyball, 1991-94); Chrissy Teresi (Softball, 1991-92); Stacey Ungashick (Women’s Basketball, 1990-93); Jack Varasse (Honorary)


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BASEBALL • Jim & Phyllis Adams Scholarship • Chuck Anderson Scholarship • Fernando Arguelles Family Scholarship • John Cedarburg Scholarship • John & Rebecca Rodda Scholarship • Hal Smeltzly Scholarship

MEN’S BASKETBALL • The Blade and The Blu Scholarship • Scott Kelly Scholarship • John P. & William P. Buckley Scholarship

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • Dick Goding Scholarship

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz

Scholarship

MEN’S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Conner Janzen Scholarship • George Jenkins Scholarship • James “Jimmie” Sikes Scholarship • Leon “Pop” Sikes, Sr. Scholarship • Hal Sherron Fund

WOMEN’S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Nell W. Phelps Scholarship

MEN’S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz

Scholarship • Dick Wells Fund

Florida Southern College Athletic Scholarships Florida Southern College is proud to be able to provide distinct scholarships for most of its varsity sports. Established by gifts from many generous donors, these named scholarships were created to recognize and honor an individual or were created as memorials. All of them reflect a donor’s love of sports, a desire to assist exceptional student-athletes, and a commitment to higher education. Florida Southern’s Athletic Department is extremely grateful for the support from these outstanding individuals. If you are interested in contributing to a current scholarship or establishing a new one, please call Florida Southern Athletic Director Pete Meyer at 863-680-4264.

WOMEN’S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz

Scholarship • Taylor Greene Memorial Scholarship

SOFTBALL • Chris Bellotto Scholarship • Stanley Gaines Scholarship • Mary Meloy Scholarship

MEN’S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship

WOMEN’S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship

MEN’S TENNIS • David & Carol Walters Scholarship • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz

Scholarship

WOMEN’S TENNIS • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz

Scholarship

VOLLEYBALL • Ruby Adams - Ellene Szabo Scholarship • Dorothy Cofrin Scholarship • Herman & Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Stephens Family Scholarship • Irene Wagner Scholarship • Lois Webb Scholarship

GENERAL • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family Scholarship


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2009 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Jim Adams Family PartnershipScholarship Recipients

1997 - J.J. Smith 2004 - Ryan Thompson1998 - Kyle Sheldon 2005 - Adam Calderone1999 - Mike Leach 2006 - Adam Calderone2000 - Dennis Gay 2007 - Robbie Shields2001 - Ryan Thompson 2008 - Robbie Shields 2002 - Ryan Thompson 2009 - Stephen Batman2003 - Ryan Thompson

Chuck AndersonScholarship Recipients

2006 - Bryan Brown 2008 - Colin Kaline2007 - Bryan Brown 2009 - Max Russell

Fernando Arguelles FamilyScholarship Recipient

2009 - Eddie Sipple

John O. Cedarburg MemorialScholarship Recipients

1999 - Gene Richardson 2005 - Matt Joyce2000 - Terry Corn 2006 - Raul Rodriguez2001 - Michael Tucker 2007 - Brett Robinson2002 - Everett Jones 2008 - Spencer Theisen2003 - Everett Jones 2009 - Daniel Tillman2004 - Matt Joyce

John & Rebecca RoddaScholarship Recipients

1997 - Terry Corn 2004 - Geoff Strickland1998 - Sammy Small 2005 - Geoff Strickland1999 - Scott Bikowski 2006 - Will Cherry2000 - Jeremy Ward 2007 - Will Cherry2001 - Azarias Corbeil 2008 - Wade Kirkland2002 - Ryan Anderson 2009 - Robbie Shields 2003 - Ryan Anderson

Hal Smeltzly BaseballScholarship Recipients

1999 - B.J. Garrison 2005 - Matt Mercurio2000 - B.J. Garrison 2006 - Mike Grace 2001 - Brent Franklin 2007 - Dan Albritton 2002 - John C. Barnett 2008 - Will Cherry2003 - Matt Mercurio 2009 - Will Cherry/Trae Gore2004 - Matt Mercurio

StephenBatmanJim Adams ScholarshipRecipient

MaxRussell

Chuck Anderson ScholarshipRecipient

DanielTillman

John O. CedarburgScholarshipRecipient

RobbieShields

John & Rebecca Rodda

ScholarshipRecipient

WillCherry

Hal Smeltzly ScholarshipRecipient

TraeGore

Hal Smeltzly ScholarshipRecipient

EddieSipple

Fernando ArguellesFamily

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Clare “Doc” Henley Ball Park (aka Henley Field) The Mocs play their home games at historic Henley Field, a 1,000-seat lighted ball park located a few blocks north of downtown Lakeland. Its cozy atmosphere makes it fun to attend a game, but it is tough on opponents. Combined with nearby Joker Marchant Stadium (which served as the Mocs’ home park for several games in past seasons) FSC has a winning percentage at home of better than 80%. Henley Field’s dimensions are 420 to straight-away center, 325 down the left field line, 330 down the right field line, 365 to left center and 385 to right center.

THE HISTORY OF HENLEY FIELD Named for Clare “Doc” Henley, Henley Field, the home of the Moccasins, has been a Lakeland fixture since the 1920’s when it was known as Adair Field. In 1922, Clare Henley, president of the Lakeland Base-ball Club, joined efforts with T.J. Appleyard and approached the Cleveland Indians about moving their Spring Training to Lakeland. In 1923 the Indians set up shop in Lakeland and played here for two seasons. Henley, owner of a series of Lakeland area pharmacies, would sell tickets at his stores and also charge for parking next to the park. On March 17, 1925 the dedication of “Athletic Park” took place with Major League Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as guest speaker. With attendance dwindling to just an average of just 110 fans in 1927, the Indians packed their bags and left Lake-land without a professional team Athletic Field originally was an open field, but in 1927

a wall encircled the 510’ by 440’ field. In 1933 Henley joined with the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce and approached the Detroit Tigers about setting up camp at Athletic Field. In 1934, the Tigers began what today is the longest relationship between a major league team and a host spring training city. The Lakeland Chamber decided to honor Henley by naming the park in his honor and on March 29, 1952, Ath-letic Field was renamed Clare “Doc” Henley Ball Park. A writer for the Detroit News said of Henley, “He is the man who has done the most for the national sport of base-ball in Lakeland.” Futhermore, the writer called Henley, the “Virtual Father of Lakeland Baseball.” During its spring training days Henley Field saw the likes of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, as well as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, play here, in addition to Hall of Famer Al Kaline, whose grandson, Colin, is a current member of the Moccasin baseball team.

In 1987, Henley Field was the fictional home to the Tampico Stogies semi-pro-fessional team in the HBO movie “Long Gone” star-ring William Peterson and Virginia Madsen. Former FSC athletics director Hal Smeltzly served as baseball advisor during the filming.

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Home of the Nine-Time National Champion MoccasinsWHO WAS CLARE HENLEY? Clare Henley was born in 1888 in Lake-land. After graduating from Lakeland High School, Henley attended Stetson Univer-sity and later studied at Atlanta College of Pharmacy. While in Atlanta, Henley played baseball at Georgia Tech although not a stu-dent at the school. Henley later took over his father’s phar-macy business and eventually sold spring training tickets in his five stores. His love for baseball inspired him to convince the City of Lakeland to purchase 70 acres of land from Dr. Pike Adair. Adair Park was the site of Athletic Field, a neigh-borhood pool and a football stadium. The stadium exists today as Bryant Stadium, the home of Lakeland High School football. Having recruited the area’s first professional baseball team - the Louisville Colonels - to Lakeland in 1915, Hen-ley started his own pro team - the Lakeland Highlanders - to compete in newly formed Florida State League. In seven seasons, Henley’s teams captured three penants and finished in the top three six teams. Ten of his players advanced to play in the Major Leagues. Henley died in 1955 at the age of 69.

HENLEY FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Originally Athletic Field was an open park. In 1927 a wall was erected to enclose the park. Original dimensions would have had dead center at over 500-feet. In 1940 a press box was added to the top of the grand-stands, but was destroyed by a hurricane in 1945. A 24-foot press box was erected in 1946 and remained until it was declared unsafe in 1985. Originally, the dugouts were built as part of the main

grandstands, but current dugouts were constructed for safety reasons and the old dugouts filled in. The Detroit Tigers trained at Hen-ley Field from 1934 until 1966 when the club moved to Joker March-ant Stadium. In 2002, the Tigers Class-A affiliate in the Florida State League used Henley Field while Joker Marchant Stadium underwent a renovation. The $250,000 up-grade to Henley Field brought metal stands and bleachers to replace the original wooden seats. New lights and a scoreboard were added along with an enhanced fan area behind the third base dugouts.

Fans packed Henley Field to watch the Detroit Tigers in a Spring Training Game in this 1962 photograph.

Henley Field, identified as League Field in this undated postcard, is depict-ed in this postcard during a Detroit Tigers game. Reprinted with permission. (Courtesy Special Collections, Lakeland Public Library)

CREDIT: Information for this story was obtained from a Feb. 1995 report by Historical Preservation Board, “Henley Field Ball Park Survey” by Lisa L. Parks, AICP, Management Consultant, courtesy of Special Collections, Lakeland Public Library.


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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE2009 BASEBALL ROSTER

NO NAME POS HT. WT. CL B/T HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL19 Stephen Batman P 6-4 190 Jr. R/R Clermont, FL East Ridge HS 9 Will Cherry OF 6-1 210 Sr. R/R Lakeland, FL George Jenkins HS27 Braxton Chisholm C/DH 6-1 210 Jr. R/R St. Cloud, FL Polk CC13 Tom Collins P 6-5 175 Fr. L/L Venice, FL Venice HS40 Colby Fairfax P 6-4 160 Fr. R/R Riverview, FL Riverview HS55 Joel Frazer IF/OF 6-3 205 So. R/R Riverview, FL Stillman College28 Trae Gore OF 6-0 205 Jr. L/L Durham, NC Southern Durham HS15 Troy Graybill P 5-11 185 Jr. L/L Sarasota, FL Manatee CC29 Andrew Grutka IF 6-2 205 Jr. R/R Skaneateles, NY Skaneateles HS26 Jake Guengerich P 6-1 175 Fr. R/R Sarasota, FL Sarasota HS44 Jordan Guida C 5-10 180 Fr. R/R Glendale, AZ Brophy College Prep 3 Colin Kaline IF 5-10 175 So. B/R Beverly Hills, MI Groves HS37 Vince Keen P 6-0 160 Fr. R/R Bradenton, FL Braden River HS 6 Wade Kirkland IF 5-10 180 So. R/R Lakeland, FL McKeel Acad. 2 Colin Kish P/OF 6-1 190 Fr. L/L Worcester, PA Germantown Academy42 Tyler Lacertosa IF 5-8 150 Fr. R/R Sarasota, FL Sarasota HS30 Zach Maggard C 6-0 190 So. R/R Dade City, FL Pasco HS34 Dustin Merrell P 6-0 205 Jr. R/R Tampa, FL Polk CC 1 Adam Miller OF 5-9 170 So. R/R Grosse Pointe, MI Grosse Pointe North HS10 Jared Reynolds OF 6-1 180 So. R/R Riverside, CA Oral Roberts Univ.16 Max Russell P 6-2 200 So. L/L Orange, CT Amity HS 4 Robbie Shields IF 6-0 200 Jr. R/R Dade City, FL Pasco HS39 Jared Simmons C 6-2 220 Fr. R/R Winter Haven, FL All Saints Acad.23 Eddie Sipple P 6-0 180 So. L/L Lutz, FL Berkeley Prep18 Nick Stanley C/IF 6-2 195 Sr. L/R Largo, FL N.C. State Univ. 5 A.J. Szatkowski C 5-9 170 So. R/R South Amboy, NJ Christian Brothers Acad. 8 Patrick Szczerba P 5-9 175 So. R/R Titusville, FL Titusville HS24 Daniel Tillman P 6-1 195 So. R/R Live Oak, FL Suwannee HS33 Ken Wadsworth P 6-2 215 Sr. R/R Tampa, FL H. B. Plant HS31 Branden Weber P 6-2 190 Fr. L/L Orlando, FL Timber Creek HS21 Ryan Wolfe P 6-5 215 Jr. L/L Winter Park, FL Santa Fe CC14 Matt Zoltak P 6-0 190 Jr. L/L Philadelphia, PA Clemson Univ.

32 - Jim Tyrrell - Head Coach Al Corbeil - Assistant Coach Brad Cook - Assistant Coach

Lindsey Williams - Athletic Trainer

2009 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MOCCASINSFront Row (L-R): Front (l-r): Wade Kirkland, Jordan Guida, Colin Kaline,

Patrick Szczerba, A.J.Szatkowski, Tyler Lacertosa, Adam Miller.Row 2 (L-R): Troy Graybill, Daniel Tillman, Braxton Chisholm, Matt Zoltak,

Zach Maggard,Jared Reynolds, Eddie Sipple, Jake Guengerich.Row 3 (L-R): Head coach Jim Tyrrell, Branden Weber, Jared Simmons, Trae Gore, Robbie Shields,

Nick Stanley, Vince Keen, assistant coach Al Corbeil, assistant coach Brad Cook.Back row (L-R): Andrew Grutka, Ken Wadsworth, Stephen Batman, Colin Kish, Tom Collins,

Ryan Wolfe, Colby Fairfax, Joel Frazer, Max Russell, Will Cherry.

flOrida SOutHern COlleGe 2009 BaSeBall SCHedule

daY date OPPOnent Site time

Fri. Feb. 3 Warner Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 7 West Florida St. Augustine 3:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 7 Flagler St. Augustine 7:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 8 West Florida St. Augustine 11:00 am

Sun. Feb. 8 Flagler St. Augustine 3:00 pm

Tue. Feb. 10 Saint Leo Henley Field 7:00 pm

Fri. Feb. 13 Palm Beach Atlantic Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 14 Palm Beach Atlantic (DH) Henley Field 1:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 16 Eckerd St. Petersburg 7:00 pm

Wed. Feb. 18 West Florida Pensacola 7:00 pm

Fri. Feb. 20 Delta State Cleveland, MS 4:00 pm

Sat, Feb. 21 Delta State (DH) Cleveland, MS 2:00 pm

Fri. Feb. 27 Georgia Southwestern Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 28 Georgia Southwestern (DH) Henley Field 2:00 pm

Mon. Mar. 2 Detroit Tigers (Exh.) Marchant Stadium 1:00 pm

Tue. Mar. 3 Winona State Henley Field 7:00 pm

Fri. Mar. 6 West Chester Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 7 West Chester Henley Field 1:00 pm

Mon. Mar. 9 Saginaw Valley Henley Field 3:00 pm

Fri. Mar. 13 Florida Tech* Melbourne 3:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 14 Florida Tech (DH)* Melbourne 1:00 pm

Mon. Mar. 16 St. Michael’s (VT) Henley Field 7:00 pm

Tue. Mar. 17 Wisconsin-Parkside (DH) Henley Field 4:00 pm

Fri. Mar. 20 Rollins * Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 21 Rollins (DH)* Henley Field 1:00 pm

Tue. Mar. 24 Southern Connecticut Henley Field 7:00 pm

Wed. Mar. 25 Southern Connecticut Henley Field 7:00 pm

Fri. Mar. 27 Saint Leo* Saint Leo 7:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 28 Saint Leo (DH)* Saint Leo 1:00 pm

Fri. Apr. 3 Eckerd* Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Apr. 4 Eckerd (DH)* Henley Field 1:00 pm

Tue. Apr. 7 Warner Lake Wales 3:30 pm

Thu. Apr. 9 Barry * Henley Field 7:00 pm

Fri. Apr. 10 Barry (DH)* Henley Field 1:00 pm

Tue. Apr. 14 Embry-Riddle Henley Field 7:00 pm

Fri. Apr. 17 Lynn* Boca Raton 3:00 pm

Sat. Apr. 18 Lynn (DH)* Boca Raton 12 p.m.

Fri. Apr. 24 Flagler Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sat. Apr. 25 Flagler Henley Field 2:00 pm

Sun. Apr. 26 Flagler Henley Field 1:00 pm

Fri. May 1 Tampa* Henley Field 7:00 pm

Sun. May 3 Tampa (DH)* Henley Field 1:00 pm

Thu. May 7 Nova Southeastern* Ft. Lauderdale 7:00 pm

Fri. May 8 Nova Southeastern (DH)* Ft. Lauderdale 1:00 pm

May 14-17 - NCAA South Regional

May 23-30, 2009 - NCAA Division II Championship (Cary, NC)

* SSC Games • All Times Eastern Time

Home Games (in Red) played at Henley Field

A NEW TRADITIONJim Tyrrell Takes OverAs Mocs’ Head Coach

9-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPS1971 • 1972 • 19751978 • 1981 • 19851988 • 1995 • 2005

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