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1 ESTERN CAROINA UNIVERSITY ATHETICS MEDIA REATIONS RAMSEY CENTER E CUOHEE, E NC PHONE: FAX: CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM A T O T S C O M F E B R U A R Y GARDNER-EBB CUOHEE at Gardner-ebb Boiling Springs, NC () at Gardner-ebb Boiling Springs, NC at Charlotte Charlotte, NC EASTERN KENTUCKY CUOHEE EASTERN KENTUCKY CUOHEE EASTERN KENTUCKY CUOHEE M A R C H vs est Virginia # Greenville, NC vs Illinois # Greenville, NC at # East Carolina # Greenville, NC SIU-EDARDSVIE CUOHEE SIU-EDARDSVIE CUOHEE at The Citadel Charleston, SC at The Citadel Charleston, SC at The Citadel Charleston, SC UNC ASHEVIE CUOHEE CHAROTTE CUOHEE at Appalachian State * Boone, NC at Appalachian State * Boone, NC at Appalachian State * Boone, NC () T CO OF CHARESTON * CUOHEE CO OF CHARESTON -* CUOHEE CO OF CHARESTON - * CUOHEE () HIGH POINT CUOHEE A P R I NE YORK TECH CUOHEE NE YORK TECH CUOHEE NE YORK TECH CUOHEE at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn OFFORD * CUOHEE OFFORD * CUOHEE OFFORD * CUOHEE at # Clemson Clemson, SC at Elon * Elon, NC at Elon * Elon, NC at Elon * Elon, NC TENNESSEE CUOHEE at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga at Georgia Athens, Ga UNC GREENSBORO * CUOHEE M A Y UNC GREENSBORO * CUOHEE UNC GREENSBORO * CUOHEE FURMAN * CUOHEE FURMAN * CUOHEE FURMAN * CUOHEE at High Point High Point, NC at Samford * Birmingham, Ala at Samford * Birmingham, Ala at Samford * Birmingham, Ala at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn DAVIDSON * CUOHEE () DAVIDSON * CUOHEE DAVIDSON * CUOHEE vs No Ga Southern $ Charleston, SC : pm vs No CofC or No ASU Charleston, SC TBA A CAPS indicates home games * Southern Conference Games # Keith eclair Classic Hosted by East Carolina at Clark-eClair Stadium, Greenville, NC $ Southern Conference Baseball Championship Riley Park, Charleston, SC Southern Conference Baseball Championship No estern Carolina (--, --) ed, May Sun May Charleston, SC Riley Park C A T A M O U N T B A S E B A MAY (EDNESDAY) Gm : # Col of Charleston vs # Appalachian State am Gm : # Georgia Southern vs # estern Carolina pm Gm : # The Citadel vs # Furman pm Gm : # Elon vs # Samford pm MAY (THURSDAY) Gm : oser Game vs oser Game am Gm : oser Game vs oser Game pm Gm : inner Game vs inner Game pm Gm : inner Game vs inner Game pm Southern Conference Baseball Championship Joseph P Riley, Jr Park Charleston, SC ESTERN CAROINA IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BASEBA TOURNAMENT: The Catamounts enter the Southern Conference Baseball Championship as the No seed estern Carolina has won nine Southern Conference Tournament titles all-time the most of any SoCon school including a SoCon-record five-striaght tourney titles from through the Catamounts most recently claimed the tournament title in CU has won games in the SoCon tournament all-time, the most among current conference schools estern s winning percentage (-) in the conference tournament is second only to The Citadel (-, ) CU has won four of its nine SoCon Tournament titles in Charleston NOTING ESTERN CAROINA S SEED: CU finished sixth in the SoCon s final regular season standings a six seed has never won the SoCon Baseball Championship since its inception in Also, there have only been three occasions were a No seed or lower has won the tournament - No The Citadel; - No Furman; No offord MATT BENEDICT NAMED COACHES SECOND TEAM A-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE: Junior right-hander Matt Benedict was named to the second team All-SoCon as a starting pitcher The All-So- Con honor is the first in Benedict s career He is the first Catamount starter to earn eight seasonal victories since Chris Masters posted eight wins in, and the first starter since Drew Saberhagen in to have just one blemish in the loss column A native of St Petersburg, Fla, Benedict led all SoCon pitchers in ERA during the regular season at in appearances including starts His ERA ranks him among the national top in the latest NCAA statistics Benedict currently owns a career-best - overall record with strikeouts in innings pitched on the year He posted a - record in SoCon play while also picking up nonconference wins over top RPI teams Charlotte and Tennessee, the latter of which coming in a relief role TOURNAMENT PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS: # PAYER /R C ERA - IP BB K NOTES Matt Benedict R Jr - eads SoCon in ERA; nd tm All-SoCon SP Taylor Sandefur R Fr - Friday nite starter last six weeks of season Kyle Stewart R So - K s in most recent start vs Davidson PROBABE STARTING INE-UP: MAY (FRIDAY) Gm : inner Game vs oser Game pm Gm : inner Game vs oser Game pm MAY (SATURDAY) Gm : inner Game vs inner Game am Gm : inner Game vs inner Game pm Gm : inner Game vs oser Game ^ pm Gm : inner Game vs oser Game ^ pm MAY (SUNDAY) Southern Conference Championship Game: pm POS # PAYER B-T C GP-S AVG HR RBI NOTES C Ollie Goluder R-R Jr - Has caught games this season B R-R Jr - eads team with doubles B Ross Heffley R-R So - Battled hamstring injury since Apr SS R-R Jr - CU has wins when he leads off B R-R Sr - Named Academic All-District III F R-R Sr - eads team with HRs; Has SBs CF R-R Sr - Team-lead stolen bases RF S-R So - School-record HBPs; Has SBs DH R-R Fr - Solid defensive B; may play B SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

2 -TIME SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REGUAR SEASON CHAMPION TIME SOCON TOURNAMENT CHAMPION NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES:,,,,,,,,,, QUICK FACTS ocation: Cullowhee, NC Pronounced KU - uh - whee Founded: Enrollment:, Nickname: Catamounts Colors: Purple and Gold Facility: Ronnie G Childress Field at Hennon Stadium Seating Capacity:, (F) (C) (CF) (RC) (RF) THE PURPE MONSTER Sec I: tall & long Sec II: tall & long Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Southern Chancellor: Dr John Bardo (Cincinnati ) Athletics Director: Chip Smith (North Carolina ) Ticket Office Phone:() -GOCU BASEBA HISTORY: SoCon Championships: ( regular season; tournament) NCAA Appearances: (- overall record),,,,,,,,,, ast Appearance: CU COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: Bobby Moranda (Eastern Kentucky, ) Head Coaching Record at CU: -- (third season) Overall Record: same Best Time to Interview Coach: Contact SID ASSISTANT COACHES David Haverstick Bethel College, Alan Beck estern Carolina, Bruce Johnson estern Carolina, Baseball Athletic Trainer: ynette Mount (UConn, ) MEDIA REATIONS INFORMATION: Asst AD/Media Relations (BASE Contact): Daniel Hooker Address: dhooker@ wcuedu Office Phone: () - Cell Phone: () - Media Relations Director: Denise Gideon Address:dgideon@ wcuedu Office Phone: () - Media Relations Assistant (BASE Asst): Russell una Address: rdluna@ wcuedu Cell Phone: () - Athletics Fax: () - Baseball Press Box Phone: () - ebsite: wwwcatamountsportscom Online Streaming Audio: CatamountSportscom (road only) Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: CU Athletics Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC Southern Conference Contact: Jonathan Caskey Address:jcaskey@soconorg eb Address: wwwsoconsportscom ESTERN CAROINA CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS in the SoCon TOURNAMENT: # NAME GP-GS AVG AB R H B B HR RBI BB K SB-ATT ESTERN CAROINA CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS in the SoCon TOURNAMENT: # NAME ERA - APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB K Kyle Stewart - Daniel Ottone - Brandon Johnson - Jason Sullivan - Matt Benedict - ESTERN CAROINA VS GEORGIA SOUTHERN THE SERIES: After taking two of the three series meetings in Statesboro, Ga, earlier this year, estern Carolina trails Georgia Southern, -, in the head-to-head series Since first meeting in the SoCon Tournament in, CU is - against GSU in the tournament In, the Catamounts took two-of-three meetings to win the conference tournament title over the Eagles, doing likewise in CU s most recent tournament championship The Catamounts have lost two of the last three head-to-head meetings in the conference tournament since with the most recent meeting coming in OPENING ROUND PITCHING MATCH-UP: The Catamounts will start junior right-hander Matt Benedict (-, ERA), who limited the Eagles to two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts through six innings of work in picking up a Saturday victory as a part of CU winning the series GSU will counter with senior left-hander Jake Brown (-, ERA), who defeated CU by holding the Catamounts to four runs on eight hits while fanning six in seven and a third innings ON DECK POSSIBE SECOND ROUND FOES: estern Carolina will face either second-seeded College of Charleston or seventh-seeded Appalachian State in the second round A CU win would mean either a : pm or : pm game on Thursday night depending upon what The Citadel does in its opening game; a Catamount loss on ednesday would have CU playing at : am on Thursday morning: CU SERIES VS COFC: estern Carolina trails in the all-time series with Charleston, -, despite taking two-of-three at home this season the regular season victory for CU over CofC was its first since the Catamounts are - alltime in the SoCon tournament against Charleston, downing the Cougars, -, in the opening round last year in Greenville CU SERIES VS APPAACHIAN STATE: estern Carolina leads the -game series with arch-rival, Appalachian, --, after the two squads split the three meetings in Boone this year CU snapped ASU s -game home winning streak the Catamounts are - all-time versus the Mountaineers in the SoCon tournament, falling in the last meeting in FAMIIAR FACES CATAMOUNT TIES TO EAGE PROGRAM: Georgia Southern head coach Rodney Hennon () and top assistant, Mike Tidick (), both played for the Catamounts in the early s and coached in Cullowhee until making the move to GSU in Hennon was a GTE Academic All-America selection in and was a two-time All-SoCon selection for the Catamounts as a player before guiding his alma mater to a -win season in in his first year at the helm Tidick continues to rank second on CU s career stolen bases ledger CATAMOUNT BASEBA EADING OFF THE TOP: * estern Carolina comes into the SoCon tournament riding a three-game winning streak and having won eight of its last games on the season; * The Catamounts rank second in the SoCon in batting average at, second only to Charleston () CU also ranks second in team ERA (), second to The Citadel () * Entering the conference tournament, seven of the eight teams have -plus wins with those same squads ranking inside the top in national RPI Charleston is ranked th in RPI, followed by The Citadel in th Elon is as high as th, while Georgia Southern is ranked th with estern Carolina st Appalachian State is as high as th in one ranking while Samford is as high as th in RPI; * estern finished the regular season with a -- record against in-state opponents this season; * CU matched the most wins in a single-season under thirdyear head coach Bobby Moranda (), first accomplishing the wins last year; * ith wins on the season, estern Carolina secured victories in a season for the rd time since and the eighth + win season since MORANDA COSES IN ON CAREER VICTORIES AT CU: After securing wins in his first season and in both of the last two campaigns, estern Carolina third-year head coach Bobby Moranda is just two victories shy of reaching the career win plateau Of the head coaches in CU history, only five previous have reached victories in Cullowhee with Moranda currently ranking sixth in school history CATAMOUNT DIAMOND NOTES: * estern Carolina opened this season with five-straight victories marking the program s first-ever - start to a regular season the Catamounts opened with an - start, the best in program history and won of their first games; * estern Carolina is - against non-conference opponents on the season including sweeping two games from Charlotte and SIU-Edwardsville, nationally-ranked Clemson, UNC Asheville, High Point and at Tennessee; * The Catamounts have been as high as this season in the RPI according to arren Nolan s rankings online; * CU has wins against the RPI Top this season including a win over nationally-ranked Clemson: - Clemson () - - Col of Charleston () - - Tennessee () - - Elon () - - Georgia Southern () - - Appalachian State () -- - Samford () - - Charlotte () - - est Virginia () - DUNIG BREAKS SCHOO RECORD FOR HBP S: Sophomore transfer Cameron Dullnig has been hit by pitches on the season which broke the school benchmark of held by Jonathan Greene from the season Dullnig drew the record-breaking HBP during the second game of the regularseason-ending Davidson series Dullnig ranks second in the Southern Conference in the same category SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

3 CATAMOUNT TRACKS CURRENT CATS ON CU S SINGE-SEASON RECORD BOOKS DOUBES IN A SEASON NAME YEAR NO Rod Goldston Alex Tolbert Kenny Smith Brent Greer Nick iles Jared Greenwood Jody Henson Joey Cox Freddie Hailey Blake Murphy Denver Edick Rod Goldston Alan Beck Roy Hurst Rodney Tesh Mike Carson MATT JOHNS EIGHT ADDITIONA PAYERS TIED ITH HIT-BY-PITCHES IN A SINGE-SEASON NAME YEAR NO CAMERON DUNIG Jonathan Greene Tim Hallam Chris Davis Tim Hallam Mitchell Hatley Scott yman Barrett Shaft Trevor Collias Jason Haynes STOEN BASES IN A SINGE-SEASON NAME YEAR NO Eric Johnson Chuck Koone Trevor Collias Martin Barrow ayne Tolleson ayne Tolleson DYAN de GRAAF Dave McKay JC yons ayne Kilmer Jody Henson Matt Raleigh Nick iles Chuck Koone Mike Tidick David Hill MATT JOHNS Jody Henson Mike Tidick Matt Raleigh SAVES IN A SINGE-SEASON NAME YEAR NO Mike Manning Greg Holland Greg Holland Dan Kyslinger ard ithrow Daniel Ottone David Pember DANIE OTTONE SIX ADDITIONA PAYERS TIED ITH ADDITIONA CATAMOUNT DIAMOND GEMS: * estern Carolina has scored in double figures times this season which marks the third-straight year under Bobby Moranda that the squad has posted double-digit, double-figure scoring games; * CU starting pitcher Matt Benedict has only allowed one earned run in his last two starts over a combined innings pitched He has limited opponents to two-or-fewer earned runs in of his seasonal appearances; * Senior hurlers Jason Sullivan and Daniel Ottone returned to the mound in their final home game on Saturday, May against Davidson Sullivan, who was the early-season Friday starter, missed days on the hill due to an elbow injury Ottone tweaked a triceps muscle at Georgia Southern on April and has only pitched twice since for a combined innings Both are expected to see time during the SoCon tourney CAT BURGARS CU AMONG SOCON EADERS IN STEAS: ith five players in double figures in steals including three inside the top in the SoCon the Catamounts rank second in the SoCon in steals with on the year, just three behind The Citadel which has swiped a conference-leading Dylan de Graaf has a team-leading steals with Matt Johns second with stolen bags For CU, it is the third-straight season the squad has eclipsed stolen bases but just the seventh time in school history that a team has pilfered bags KIRKPATRICK NAMED SOCON PAYER OF THE EEK: Senior third baseman Tyler Kirkpatrick was named the Southern Conference s Baseball Player of the eek on Kirkpatrick led CU with a batting average last week in helping the Catamounts post a - record including a road win over Tennessee It is the first career weekly honor for Kirkpatrick, and the first for CU since Stephen Notaro garnered the accolade on March, Kirkpatrick tallied eight base hits in plate appearances on the week with five hits going for extra bases including three home runs and two doubles to amass a slugging percentage The Charlotte, NC, native also posted seven RBI to lead the Catamounts on the week and scored five runs Against the Volunteers on the road, Kirkpatrick finished -for- with a double and a towering, two-run home run to left center All told, he scored three runs in the - victory He highlighted his weekend against SoCon-foe, offord, by finishing a perfect -for- in the Saturday win over the Terriers, again tallying a double and a home run with four RBI and four runs scored He capped the week off with a -for- performance with his third home run KIRKPATRICK ASO NAMED ACADEMIC A-DISTRICT III: Kirkpatrick was also named to second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District III as selected and announced by CoSIDA Kirkpatrick became the third Catamount student-athlete to garner all-district academic honors from the organization this year, joining men s and women s basketball seniors Jake Robinson and Kristen Feemster Kirkpatrick was among four players from the Southern Conference to earn the honor He was joined on the second team by Elon catcher Mike Melillo, with infielders Matt eeds from Charleston and Appalachian State s David Towernicky garnering first team honors A senior from Charlotte, NC, Kirkpatrick boasts a cumulative grade point average, graduating this May with a BSBA in finance SUIVAN HONORED BY THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE: Senior right-hander Jason Sullivan was named the SoCon s Pitcher of the eek back on March after tossing his first career complete game in the Catamounts - win over est Virginia at the Keith eclair Classic in Greenville, NC Sullivan scattered three base hits, including just one for extra bases, in nine innings to remain perfect on the season, out dueling a pair of Mountaineer hurlers The Shelbyville, Ill, native posted eight strikeouts against just one walk in tallying the victory HEFFEY NAMED PRESEASON A-AMERICA: Reigning consensus SoCon Freshman of the Year, Ross Heffley was named to the ouisville Slugger pre-season All-American baseball teams, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper Heffley was a Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America last season A year ago, Heffley became the fourth different Catamount all-time to garner Freshman All-America honors from baseball publications The Snellville, Ga, native who headlined the SoCon s inaugural All-Freshman team, CATAMOUNT TRACKS CURRENT CATS ON CU S CAREER RECORD BOOKS DOUBES IN A CAREER NAME YEARS NO Rod Goldston - Chris Moore - Nick iles - Todd Buchanan - Todd Roper - Brent Greer - Joey Cox - -- MATT JOHNS -pres -- ROSS HEFFEY -pres STOEN BASES IN A CAREER NAME YEARS NO ayne Tolleson - Mike Tidick - Martin Barrow - Eric Johnson - David Hill - Chuck Koone - DYAN de GRAAF -pres Dave McKay - Nick iles - Jody Henson - TREVOR COIAS -pres Matt Raleigh - SAVES IN A CAREER NAME YEAR NO Ryan Foster - Greg Holland - ard ithrow - DANIE OTTONE -pres Derrick Hawk - ranked seventh in the SoCon in batting average a season ago as a freshman at He posted the highest batting average among the top rookies recognized by Baseball America, while his CU freshman-record base hits ranked second among freshman best CU TABBED TH IN PRESEASON POS; HEFFEY A-SOCON: Coming off a fourth-place regular season finish a season ago and a - overall record, estern Carolina was tabbed fifth in both of the SoCon preseason polls In addition, Ross Heffley, was selected to the preseason second team Elon was picked to finish first in both polls, tied with Georgia Southern in the coaches vote and just ahead of the second-place Eagles in the media tally OTTONE AND DE GRAAF NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS FOR : Senior outfielder Dylan de Graaf and senior right-handed pitcher Daniel Ottone were selected by a team vote and approved by the coaching staff to serve as the team captains for the season Ottone posted a - overall record and a ERA in the closer s role last season for the Catamounts He also struck out batters in innings thrown, all in relief He additionally posted a team-high eight saves, a stat that ranked him third in the SoCon He also ranked third in the league with games finished Dylan de Graaf started of his appearances a season ago, hitting just under for the season with hits in at bats He legged out four doubles and was perfect with eight stolen bases in eight attempts He also hit two home runs with RBI He was very solid in the outfield, posting a perfect fielding percentage with a combined putouts SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

4 ESTERN CAROINA BASEBA RECORD BOOK SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESUTS Year Site Opponent / CU OPP Cullowhee VMI Cullowhee Appalachian State Cullowhee The Citadel Boone Appalachian State Boone Marshall Boone Davidson Boone Marshall Boone Marshall Cullowhee East Tennessee State Cullowhee Appalachian State Cullowhee Appalachian State Asheville VMI Asheville Appalachian State Asheville VMI Asheville Appalachian State Asheville The Citadel Asheville The Citadel Asheville Appalachian State Asheville Marshall Charleston East Tennessee State Charleston Marshall Charleston Appalachian State Charleston Marshall Charleston The Citadel Charleston VMI Charleston East Tennessee State Charleston The Citadel Charleston East Tennessee State Charleston Appalachian State Charleston Furman Charleston VMI Charleston The Citadel Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Georgia Southern Year Site Opponent / CU OPP Charleston Marshall Charleston The Citadel Charleston VMI Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston VMI Charleston VMI Charleston Davidson Charleston East Tennessee State Charleston Marshall Charleston Davidson Charleston VMI Charleston The Citadel Charleston Appalachian State Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Marshall Charleston East Tennessee State l Charleston VMI Charleston Furman Charleston VMI Charleston Furman Charleston The Citadel Charleston Furman () Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston The Citadel Charleston offord Charleston Furman Charleston UNC Greensboro Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston VMI Charleston East Tennessee State Charleston Furman Charleston College of Charleston Charleston The Citadel Charleston UNC Greensboro Charleston College of Charleston Year Site Opponent / CU OPP Charleston offord Charleston College of Charleston Charleston UNC Greensboro () Charleston Davidson Charleston Furman Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Georgia Southern () Charleston College of Charleston Charleston Elon Charleston The Citadel Charleston The Citadel Charleston The Citadel Charleston The Citadel Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston College of Charleston Charleston Furman Charleston College of Charleston Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston The Citadel Charleston The Citadel Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Davidson () Charleston College of Charleston Charleston Appalachian State Greenville College of Charleston Greenville Elon Greenville Furman Charleston Georgia Southern IN THE SOCON TOURNAMENT ESTERN S RECORD VS Appalachian State - The Citadel - College of Charleston - Davidson - East Tennessee State - Elon - Furman - Georgia Southern - Marshall - UNC Greensboro - VMI - offord - ESTERN S RECORD AT Site Record Years Titles Asheville - Boone - Charleston - Cullowhee - Greenville - TOTAS - Team Season Tourney Total estern Carolina The Citadel Georgia Southern Furman Appalachian State SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REGUAR SEASON TITES (South) (South) (South) (South) SoCon CHAMPIONSHIPS ON BY SCHOO (Current Members ONY) western carolina baseball TIME SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES () Team Season Tourney Total Elon Col of Charleston UNC Greensboro Davidson offord SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITES SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

5 ESTERN CAROINA A-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SEECTIONS ayne Tolleson st Keith Ebersole st Keith Ebersole st ayne Tolleson st illie Carpenter st illie Carpenter st Don Ingle st Mel Kinsey st Charlie Fonville st David Hill st Greg Johnson st Brian Tebo, OF nd Mike Carson, OF st Charlie Fonville, B st Scott Gay, P st David Hyatt, OF st Brian Tevo, OF nd John Pust, SS nd Freddie Hailey, OF nd Mike Carson, OF st Scott Gay, P st Freddie Hailey, OF st David Hyatt, OF st Skip Nelloms, DH st Mike Carson, OF st Freddie Hailey, OF st Pat Riley, DH st Clint Fairey, DH st Freddie Hailey, OF st Stewart Keyes, P st Skip Nelloms, OF st Clint Fairey, B st Keith eclair, OF st Tom Malchesky, B st Paul Menhart, P st Skip Nelloms, OF st Clint Fairey, B st Mark Poarch, DH st Matt Raleigh, Bnd Grant Brittain, B st Matt Raleigh, Bst Jack Kimel, P nd Todd Raleigh, C nd Kevin Bellomo, OF nd Kevin Bellomo, OF st Phillip Grundy, P st Matt Raleigh, Bst Todd Raleigh, C st Rodney Tesh, B st Joey Cox, OF st Matt Raleigh, SS st Phillip Grundy, P & DH nd Rodney Hennon, B nd Roy Hurst, C nd Jack Kimel, P nd Scott yman, OF nd Jason Beverlin, P st Phillip Grundy, DH st Rodney Hennon, B st Scott yman, OF st Jason Beverlin, P st Mike Tidick, OF st Mike Manning, P nd Roy Hurst, C nd Jody Henson, OF nd Jody Henson, OF st Alex Tolbert, B st Eric hitson, B st JP Burwell, C nd Brian Bain, P nd Alex Tolbert, B nd Chris Moore, B nd Martin Barrow, OF st Alex Tolbert, B st Mark DiFelice, P nd JP Burwell, C nd Jeff Sziksai, B nd Chris Moore, SS nd Jeremy Bruce, B nd Matt Stillwell, OF nd Martin Barrow, OF st Mark DiFelice, P st Chris Moore, SS st Frankie ard, C nd Chris Moore, SS st Eric Johnson, OF st Charles Thomas, OF st Steve Harris, B nd Charles, Thomas, OF nd Alan Beck, OF st Donovan Minero, OF st Todd Buchanan, B st Donovan Minero, CFst Ryan Schade, SS st Alan Beck, OF nd Chris Davis, DH nd Alan Beck, OF st Rod Goldston, OF st Derrick Hawk, P st Todd Buchanan, B nd ayne Kilmer, SS nd Ryan Basner, P nd Steven Strausbaugh, OF nd Jonathan Greene, B st Steven Strausbaugh, OF st Blake Murphy, C nd Greg Holland, P st Blake Murphy, C st Drew Saberhagen, P st Barrett Shaft, CF st Kenny Smith, B st Jonathan Greene, OF st John Ingram, B nd Steven Strausbaugh, RF nd Blake Murphy, C st Nick iles, Bnd Mike Tavernier, P nd Brent Greer, SS st Matt Benedict nd SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PAYER OF THE YEAR ayne Tolleson Mel Kinsey Scott Gay Clint Fairey Clint Fairey Clint Fairey Grant Brittain Kevin Bellomo Matt Raleigh Mike Tidick Alex Tolbert Martin Barrow Chris Moore Donovan Minero Alan Beck Kenny Smith SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE YEAR Awarded since Jason Beverlin Mark DiFelice SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Brian Tebo Freddie Hailey Matt Raleigh Rob Doherty Phillip Grundy Steven Strausbaugh Ross Heffley CATAMOUNTS NAMED TO THE A-SOCON TOURNAMENT TEAM Grant Brittain Mike Hilton Rodney Tesh Kevin Bellomo Joey Cox Jack Kimel Matt Raleigh Rodney Tesh Joey Cox Scott yman Eric hitson Jason Beverlin Rob Doherty Phillip Grundy Roy Hurst Mike Tidick John Connolly Mike Tidick Marc Striker Eric hitson JP Burwell Jeff Sziksai Ryan Basner Chris Davis Matt Nelson Brian Sigmon Chris Davis Trey McDaniel SOCON TOURNAMENT MOST VAUABE Mike Carson David Hyatt Clint Fairey Keith eclair Paul Menhart Joey Cox Phillip Grundy JP Burwell Brian Sigmon SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

6 ESTERN CAROINA CATAMOUNT BASEBA ROSTER NO NAME POS B/T HT T C HOMETON / PREVIOUS SCHOO / HIGH SCHOO INF/OF S/R - R-So San Antonio, Texas / Navarro College / Tom C Clark HS INF R/R - So Snellville, Ga / Brookwood HS Brandon Johnson RHP R/R - Jr Morehead City, NC / est Carteret HS INF/RHP R/R - Jr Stafford, Va / North Stafford HS Stephen Notaro - INJ C R/R - Sr Thousand Oaks, Calif / Pierce College / estlake HS Russell Robertson C R/R - Sr Eden, NC / Guilford College / Morehead HS INF R/R - Fr Forest City, NC / Chase HS C /R - So Indianapolis, Ind / Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School INF R/R - Jr Alpharetta, Ga / Young Harris College / St Francis HS Vance Chavis HP R/ - R-Fr aurinburg, NC / Scotland County HS Bryant Noteboom OF R/R - Fr Smithfield, NC / Smithfield-Selma HS INF R/R - Sr Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Christian HS TJ Page RHP R/R - Fr Savannah, Ga /HV Jenkins HS OF R/R - Sr Marietta, Ga / Young Harris College / Pope HS Kyle Stewart RHP R/R - So Onalaska, isc / Onalaska HS Jason Sullivan RHP R/R - Sr Shelbyville, Ind / Kaskaskia College / Shelbyville HS Andrew Chilcoat RHP R/R - R-Jr hite Hall, Md / Young Harris College / The Gilman School OF R/R - Sr Cumming, Ga / Pace Academy Andrew Blackwell RHP R/R - So Pisgah Forest, NC / Brevard HS Preston Hatcher RHP R/R - Fr Atlanta, Ga / Roswell HS Daniel Ottone RHP R/R - Sr Cary, NC / Athens Drive HS Matt Benedict RHP R/R - Jr St Petersburg, Fla / St Petersburg HS C R/R - R-Jr Cave Creek, Ariz / Chandler-Gilbert CC / Cactus Shadows HS Jeremy Sluder RHP R/R - Fr Asheville, NC / AC Reynolds HS Adam Curtis HP / - Fr Arden, NC / TC Roberson HS Justin Crawley UT R/R - R-So Bryson City, NC / Swain HS Taylor Sandefur RHP R/R - Fr Mechanicsville, Va / Atlee HS ESTERN CAROINA COACHING STAFF: Bobby Moranda Head Coach Eastern Kentucky, rd Season at CU David Haverstick Associate Head Coach Pitching Coach Bethel (Ind) College, rd Season at CU Alan Beck Asst Coach Recruiting Coordinator estern Carolina, th Season at CU Bruce Johnson Volunteer Assistant Coach estern Carolina, rd season at CU CU BASEBA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cameron DUNIG DU - neg Ross HEFFEY HEFF - lee Stephen NOTARO nuh TAR roh RADEY HADDAD RAD lee Huhd - dad Trevor COIAS co YE - us Dylan DE GRAAF duh Graph Daniel OTTONE OH tone Ollie GOUDER GOA - durr Jeremy SUDER SE - durr Taylor SANDEFUR SAN - duh - fur HC Bobby MORANDA More RAN duh AC David HAVERSTICK HAVE - er - stick SoCon TOURNAMENT PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

7 Overall Statistics for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: -- Home: - Away: -- Neutral: - SoCon: -- Player Bryant Noteboom x-stephen Notaro Russell Robertson Kyle Stewart x-ee Murray Brandon Johnson Vance Chavis avg gp-gs ab r h b b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals - Opponents - OB - Team (), Opp () DPs turned - Team (), Opp () TPs turned - Team () IBB - Team (), Kirkpatrick, Johns, de Graaf, Goulder, Heffley Picked off - Collias, Heffley, Johns, de Graaf, Dullnig, Schultz, hite, Goulder (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player Matt Benedict Brandon Johnson Jason Sullivan x-mat Batts Daniel Ottone Jeremy Sluder TJ Page Taylor Sandefur Kyle Stewart Andrew Blackwell Vance Chavis Preston Hatcher Andrew Chilcoat Adam Curtis x-tyler Brownlow era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so b b hr b/avg - / wp hp bk sfa sha / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Totals - / Opponents - / PB - Team (), Haddad, Goulder, Opp () Pickoffs - Team (), Benedict, Goulder, Sandefur, Chavis, Johnson, Chilcoat, Curtis, Stewart, Opp () SBA/ATT - Goulder (-), Haddad (-), Stewart (-), Batts (-), Blackwell (-), Benedict (-), Sluder (-), Chavis (-), Sullivan (-), Hatcher (-), Johnson (-), Sandefur (-), Ottone (-), Chilcoat (-), Page (-), Brownlow (-)

8 Overall Statistics for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci x-stephen Notaro Brandon Johnson Andrew Chilcoat Taylor Sandefur Daniel Ottone Andrew Blackwell Adam Curtis x-ee Murray Matt Benedict Kyle Stewart Vance Chavis Bryant Noteboom Preston Hatcher Jeremy Sluder Jason Sullivan x-mat Batts x-tyler Brownlow TJ Page Russell Robertson Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - Games % of Games AB AB/Game TPA TPA/Game Pitching minimums - Games IP BF IP/Game

9 Game Results for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) Date Feb, Feb, Feb, Feb, Feb, Feb, Feb, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, * Mar, * Mar, * Mar, Mar, Mar, * Mar, * Mar, * Mar, * Mar, * Mar, * Mar, Mar, Apr, Apr, Apr, Apr, * Apr, * Apr, * Apr, Apr, * Apr, * Apr, * Apr, Apr, * Apr, * Apr, * Apr, Apr, * Apr, * May, * May, * May, * May, * May, May, * May, * May, * May, May, * May, * May, * May, () extra inning game Opponent GARDNER-EBB at Gardner-ebb at Gardner-ebb at Charlotte EASTERN KENTUCKY EASTERN KENTUCKY EASTERN KENTUCKY vs est Virginia vs Illinois at # East Carolina SIU-EDARDSVIE SIU-EDARDSVIE at The Citadel at The Citadel at The Citadel UNC ASHEVIE CHAROTTE at Appalachian State at Appalachian State at Appalachian State CO OF CHARESTON CO OF CHARESTON- CO OF CHARESTON- HIGH POINT NE YORK TECH NE YORK TECH NE YORK TECH at Tennessee OFFORD OFFORD OFFORD at # Clemson at Elon at Elon at Elon TENNESSEE at Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern at Georgia UNC GREENSBORO UNC GREENSBORO UNC GREENSBORO FURMAN FURMAN FURMAN at High Point at Samford at Samford at Samford at Tennessee Tech DAVIDSON DAVIDSON DAVIDSON T Score Inns Overall SoCon () () () Pitcher of record Sullivan ( -) Johnson ( -) Chavis ( -) Benedict ( -) Sullivan ( -) Ottone ( -) Chavis ( -) Sullivan ( -) Stewart ( -) Chavis ( -) Batts ( -) Curtis ( -) Sullivan ( -) Stewart ( -) Chavis ( -) Batts ( -) Johnson ( -) Chavis ( -) Benedict ( -) None Ottone ( -) Johnson ( -) Ottone ( -) Sandefur ( -) Johnson ( -) Batts ( -) Johnson ( -) Benedict ( -) Sullivan ( -) Benedict ( -) Chavis ( -) Chilcoat ( -) Sullivan ( -) Benedict ( -) Batts ( -) Stewart ( -) Sandefur ( -) Benedict ( -) Curtis ( -) Chilcoat ( -) Johnson ( -) Benedict ( -) Hatcher ( -) Johnson ( -) Benedict ( -) Page ( -) Hatcher ( -) Sandefur ( -) Benedict ( -) Page ( -) Hatcher ( -) Johnson ( -) Chavis ( -) Stewart ( -) Attend Time : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

10 Games Summary for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) Score by innings estern Carolina Opponents Record when Overall Conference Non-Conference Home games Away games Neutral site Day games Night games vs eft starter vs Right starter -Run games -Run games +Run games Extra innings Shutouts Scoring - runs - runs - runs + runs Opponent - runs - runs - runs + runs Scored in st inning Opp scored in st Scores first Opp scores first Record when team scores: Runs EX Total After leading trailing tied After leading trailing tied After leading trailing tied Hit home runs home run + home runs Opponent home runs home run + HRs Made errors error + errors Opp made errors error + errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied Record when opponent scores: Runs Record when leading after: Inn Record when trailing after: Inn Record when tied after: Inn Current winning streak: ongest winning streak: ongest losing streak: Home attendance : ( dates avg = ) Away attendance : ( dates avg = ) Total attendance: ( dates avg = )

11 Miscellaneous Stats for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Bryant Noteboom TEAM RT + Total Hitting Streaks Russell Robertson Bryant Noteboom x-stephen Notaro Multiple RBI Games RT Bryant Noteboom x-stephen Notaro R TEAM RT R ongest Current + Total

12 Miscellaneous Stats for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) Starting ineup By Position (Team - record when starter) PITCHER: Matt Benedict Vance Chavis Kyle Stewart Taylor Sandefur Jason Sullivan Preston Hatcher x-mat Batts RT TJ Page CATCHER: x-stephen Notaro FIRST BASE: SECOND BASE: THIRD BASE: SHORTSTOP: EFT FIED: CENTER FIED: RIGHT FIED: Bryant Noteboom R DESIGNATED HITTER: R Russell Robertson Kyle Stewart Starting ineup By ineup Spot (Team - record when starter) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) EADOFF: ND SPOT: RD SPOT: CEANUP: TH SPOT: x-stephen Notaro TH SPOT: TH SPOT: Bryant Noteboom Kyle Stewart TH SPOT: Bryant Noteboom Russell Robertson R R R (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-)

13 Miscellaneous Stats for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) STARTERS SUMMARY Player GS p c b b Position b ss Matt Benedict Kyle Stewart Vance Chavis Bryant Noteboom Taylor Sandefur Jason Sullivan Preston Hatcher Russell Robertson x-mat Batts x-stephen Notaro TJ Page lf cf rf of dh st nd rd Batting Order th th th th th th

14 Season Game Highs for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: Runs scored: Hits: RBIs: Doubles: Triples: Home runs: Total bases: alks: Strikeouts: Sac hits: Sac flies: Stolen bases: Hit by pitch: Caught stealing: Runners OB: Hit into DP: - vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) vs Furman (May, ) vs Furman (May, ) vs Furman (May, ) ( times ) ( times ) at Tennessee (Apr, ) at Elon (Apr, ) at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) at Elon (Apr, ) vs Charlotte (Mar, ) vs Furman (May, ) at The Citadel (Mar, ) at Appalachian State (Mar, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) vs SIU-Edwardsville (Mar, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) at Samford (May, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) at Tennessee (Apr, ) vs Tennessee (Apr, ) at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) at Samford (May, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) vs New York Tech (Apr, ) vs New York Tech (Apr, ) vs UNC Greensboro (May, ) Fielding Putouts: Assists: Errors: Passed balls: DPs turned: - vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) at Charlotte (Feb, ) at High Point (May, ) vs Davidson (May, ) at The Citadel (Mar, ) at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) at Gardner-ebb (Feb, ) vs New York Tech (Apr, ) at Elon (Apr, ) Pitching Innings pitched: Runs allowed: Earned runs: alks allowed: Strikeouts: Hits allowed: Doubles allowed: - vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) vs Tennessee (Apr, ) vs Tennessee (Apr, ) at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) vs Tennessee (Apr, ) vs Gardner-ebb (Feb, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, )

15 Triples allowed: Homers allowed: ild pitches: Hit batters: - vs Tennessee (Apr, ) vs Davidson (May, ) at Elon (Apr, ) vs UNC Greensboro (May, ) vs Col of Charleston (Mar, )

16 Season Game Highs for estern Carolina (as of May, ) (All games) INDIVIDUA GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: Runs scored: Hits: RBIs: Doubles: Triples: Home runs: Total bases: alks: Strikeouts: Sac hits: Sac flies: Stolen bases: Hit by pitch: Caught stealing: Runners OB: - Tyler hite vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Ross Heffley vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) ( times ) ( times ) Trevor Collias vs High Point (Mar, ) Ross Heffley at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) Ross Heffley vs Furman (May, ) ( times ) ( times ) ( times ) Trevor Collias vs High Point (Mar, ) ( times ) ( times ) ( times ) ( times ) Austin Schultz vs Charlotte (Mar, ) Cameron Dullnig at Elon (Apr, ) ( times ) Tyler hite vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Fielding Putouts: Assists: Errors: Passed balls: - Ollie Goulder vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Tyler hite vs UNC Greensboro (May, ) Austin Schultz at Gardner-ebb (Feb, ) Austin Schultz at The Citadel (Mar, ) Ollie Goulder at The Citadel (Mar, ) Radley Haddad at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) Pitching Innings pitched: Runs allowed: Earned runs: alks allowed: Strikeouts: Hits allowed: Doubles allowed: Triples allowed: Homers allowed: - Vance Chavis vs Eastern Kentucky (Feb, ) Jason Sullivan vs est Virginia (Mar, at Greenville, NC) Vance Chavis at The Citadel (Mar, ) Vance Chavis at Appalachian State (Mar, ) Kyle Stewart vs New York Tech (Apr, ) Kyle Stewart at Georgia Southern (Apr, ) Jason Sullivan vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Matt Benedict vs New York Tech (Apr, ) Taylor Sandefur at Elon (Apr, ) Jason Sullivan at The Citadel (Mar, ) Kyle Stewart vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Kyle Stewart vs Davidson (May, ) Vance Chavis at Appalachian State (Mar, ) Taylor Sandefur at Samford (May, ) Taylor Sandefur vs Davidson (May, ) Matt Benedict vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Vance Chavis vs Col of Charleston (Mar, ) Taylor Sandefur vs Davidson (May, ) Jason Sullivan vs Eastern Kentucky (Feb, )

17 ild pitches: Hit batters: - Brandon Johnson at Elon (Apr, ) Vance Chavis at Gardner-ebb (Feb, ) Andrew Chilcoat vs Col of Charleston (Mar, )