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1 Contact: Chris Zills, Assistant SID (C) THIS WEEK IN MILWAUKEE BASEBALL GAME #12 UWM (3-8) vs. Austin Peay (5-6) Raymond Hand Park, Clarksville, Tenn. Fri., March 13 at 3 p.m. APSU leads series, 10-3 GAME #13 UWM (3-8) vs. Austin Peay (5-6) Raymond Hand Park, Clarksville, Tenn. Sat., March 14 at 12 p.m. GAME #14 UWM (3-8) vs. Austin Peay (5-6) Raymond Hand Park, Clarksville, Tenn. Sat., March 14 at 3 p.m. GAME #15 UWM (3-8) vs. Austin Peay (5-6) Raymond Hand Park, Clarksville, Tenn. Sun., March 15 at 12 p.m. Live statistics will be available on APSU s website: AROUND THE HORN... Another road trip awaits the team this weekend, as it heads to Clarksville, Tenn., for a four-game series with Austin Peay State University. The teams will play four games in three days, getting the action underway with a Friday afternoon contest starting at 3 p.m. Saturday brings a noon doubleheader and the series finale has a first pitch slated for noon as well on Sunday. Milwaukee topped then-no. 25 Michigan Feb. 27 by a score of 19-11, its first victory over a ranked foe since beating No. 20 Missouri, 7-2, March 5, Milwaukee was picked for third place in the race for the Horizon League Championship in the preseason coaches poll. This marks the third-straight season that UWM has been pegged for third place. The Feb. 20th start to the season marks the fourth-earliest ever in program history. The record is Feb. 10, set three years ago. For News, Stats, Game Notes, Game Recaps, Player Bios and Player Features visit: Milwaukee Schedule (3-8, 0-0 HL) Date Opponent Time (CST) Feb. 20 at #6 Arizona State...L, 15-3 Feb. 21 at #6 Arizona State...L, 13-5 Feb. 21 at #6 Arizona State...L, 14-1 Feb. 22 at #6 Arizona State...L, 11-0 (Feb. 27-March 1 at Jacksonville Invitational) Feb. 27 vs. #25 Michigan...W, Feb. 28 vs. Akron... W, 9-7 Mar. 1 at Jacksonville... W, 10-9 (7) (March 6-8 at Cardinal Classic) Mar. 6 at #25 Louisville...L, 19-6 Mar. 7 vs. Eastern Illinois...L, 4-3 Mar. 7 at #25 Louisville...L, 8-7 Mar. 8 vs. Eastern Illinois...L, 16-4 Mar. 13 at Austin Peay... 3 p.m. Mar. 14 at Austin Peay (G1)...12 p.m. Mar. 14 at Austin Peay (G2)... 3 p.m. Mar. 15 at Austin Peay...12 p.m. Mar. 18 at Central Michigan...12:05 p.m. Mar. 18 at Central Michigan...3:05 p.m. Mar. 24 at Northern Iowa (G1)... 2 p.m. Mar. 24 at Northern Iowa (G2)... 5 p.m. Mar. 27 at Valparaiso*... 3 p.m. Mar. 28 at Valparaiso* (G1)...12 p.m. Mar. 28 at Valparaiso* (G2)... 3 p.m. Apr. 1 at Northern Illinois...3:05 p.m. Apr. 3 UIC*... 1 p.m. Apr. 4 UIC* (G1) p.m. Apr. 4 UIC* (G2)... 3 p.m. Apr. 7 at Chicago State (G1)... 3 p.m. Apr. 7 at Chicago State (G2)... 6 p.m. Apr. 10 Wright State*... 1 p.m. Apr. 11 Wright State* (G1) p.m. Apr. 11 Wright State* (G2)... 3 p.m. Apr. 14 at Minnesota... 3 p.m. Apr. 17 at Youngstown State*... 2 p.m. Apr. 18 at Youngstown State* (G1) a.m. Apr. 18 at Youngstown State* (G2)... 2 p.m. Apr. 21 Chicago State (G1)... 2 p.m. Apr. 21 Chicago State (G2)... 5 p.m. Apr. 22 Saint Norbert... 4 p.m. Apr. 25 Youngstown State* (G1) p.m. Apr. 25 Youngstown State* (G2)... 3 p.m. Apr. 26 Cleveland State* (G1)... 1 p.m. Apr. 26 Cleveland State* (G2)... 4 p.m. Apr. 28 Northern Illinois... 3 p.m. Apr. 29 at Northwestern... 3 p.m. May 1 at Cleveland State*... 5 p.m. May 2 at Cleveland State* (G1) a.m. May 2 at Cleveland State* (G2)... 2 p.m. May 5 at Iowa... 6 p.m. May 8 at UIC* (G1)...2:05 p.m. May 8 at UIC* (G2)...5:05 p.m. May 9 at Butler* (G1) a.m. May 9 at Butler* (G2)... 2 p.m. May 12 vs. Northern Illinois (Rockford, Ill.)... 7:35 p.m. May 14 Butler* (at Miller Park) 4 p.m. May 14 Butler* (at Miller Park) 7 p.m. May 15 Butler*... 2 p.m. Horizon League Tournament: Hosted by Cleveland State May 19 Horizon League Tournament...TBA May 20 Horizon League Tournament...TBA May 21 Horizon League Tournament...TBA May 22 Horizon League Tournament...TBA May 23 Horizon League Tournament...TBA -- * indicates Horizon League games -- BOLD indicates home games played in Milwaukee, Wis. 1

2 Four-Time Horizon League Champions MILWAUKEE QUICK FACTS General Information Name of School... University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee City/Zip... Milwaukee, Wisconsin Founded Enrollment...28,042 Nickname...Panthers School Colors...Black and Gold Home Field...Henry Aaron Field Capacity Surface... Grass Dimensions... LF - 320, CF - 390, RF Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Horizon League Chancellor... Dr. Carlos Santiago Athletics Director...Bud Haidet Baseball History First Year of Baseball (until 1973) (until pres.) Overall All-Time Record First Year in Division I Division I Record (Years) (17 yrs) All-Time Horizon League Record (13 yrs) Horizon League Championships , 2001 No. Years in CWS/Last... Never Years in NCAA Regional/Last...3/2002 Result:...L, 7-2 at Nebraska; L, 6-1 vs. SW Missouri St. Sports Information Assistant SID/Baseball Contact... Chris Zills Zills Office Phone:... (414) Zills Cell Phone/Press Box Phone:... (414) Zills Address:...czills@uwm.edu Sports Information Director... Kevin O Connor O Connor Office Phone... (414) Assistant SID... Kevin Conway Conway Office Phone... (414) Sports Information Fax... (414) SID Mailing Address...P.O. Box Milwaukee, WI Athletics Website Horizon League Standings MILWAUKEE QUICK FACTS Coaching Staff Head Coach...Scott Doffek Doffek Address...royhobbs@uwm.edu Record at School (Yrs) (2) Overall Record... same Head Assistant Coach...Cory Bigler Bigler Address...cbigler@uwm.edu Assistant Coaches...Dean Haase/Steve Sanfilippo Baseball Office Phone... (414) In Review 2008 Overall Record Home/Away/Neutral Record...8-7/10-26/ League Record/Finish /Fifth 2008 League Tournament , lost in championship Starters Returning/Lost...6/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 19/8 Top Returning Position Players Doug Dekoning (OF) , 31 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 20 RBI Andy Gerhartz (IF/OF) , 43 R, 46 H, 13 RBI, 15 SB Josh Groves (3B) , 27 R, 65 H, 14 2B, 30 RBI Ben Long (C/DH)...292, 23 R, 56 H, 6 HR, 44 RBI Shaun Wegner (C) , 35 R, 49 H, 12 2B, 11 SB Shawn Wozniak (1B)...364, 42 R, 80 H, 26 2B, 6 HR, 51 RBI Top Returning Pitchers Cuyler Franzke W-L, 5.21 ERA, 46.2 IP, 20 K Andy Hetebrueg W-L, 15 GS, 86.1 IP, 50 K Brad Lusti W-L, 4.24 ERA, 97.2 IP, 53 K Craig Meier W-L, 27 App, 2 Sv, 56.0 IP, 47 K Top Newcomers Johann Andes...Outfield, Senior, MATC Nate Caldwell...Pitcher, Junior, Kishwaukee CC Alex Erdmann... Infield, Freshman, Menomonee Falls Paul Hoenecke...Third Base, Freshman, West Bend West Nick Lingvay...Infield, Freshman, Kenosha Tremper Gabe Marshall...Pitcher, Junior, Kishwaukee CC Kyle Schmidt...Pitcher, Freshman, Madison La Follotte Horizon League Overall Team W L T Pct. W L T Pct. H A N L-10 Strk Valparaiso L-5 Milwaukee L-4 Wright State W-2 Youngstown State L-3 Cleveland State W-1 Butler L-8 UIC L-3 THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE CST 03/09/09 Youngstown State at Longwood...2:00 p.m. 03/10/09 Youngstown State at James Madison...2:00 p.m. 03/11/09 Purdue at Butler...2:00 p.m. Youngstown State at James Madison...2:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Mississippi State...2:30 p.m. Wright State at Ohio...3:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Mississippi State...5:30 p.m. 03/12/09 Northwestern at UIC...4:05 p.m. 03/13/09 Valparaiso at Tennessee Tech...2:00 p.m. Youngstown State at Marshall...2:00 p.m. Cleveland State vs. La Salle...2:15 p.m. Butler at Kansas State...3:00 p.m. Milwaukee at Austin Peay...3:00 p.m. Oakland at Wright State...4:00 p.m. Northwestern at UIC...4:05 p.m. Valparaiso at Tennessee Tech...5:00 p.m. THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE CST 03/14/09 Cleveland State at Villanova...11:00 a.m. Eastern Michigan at Wright State...11:00 a.m. Butler at Kansas State...12:00 p.m. Milwaukee at Austin Peay...12:00 p.m. Youngstown State at Marshall...12:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Tennessee Tech...1:00 p.m. Northwestern at UIC...1:05 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Wright State...2:00 p.m. Butler at Kansas State...3:00 p.m. Milwaukee at Austin Peay...3:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Tennessee Tech...1:00 p.m. 03/15/09 Cleveland State at Temple...11:00 a.m. Milwaukee at Austin Peay...12:00 p.m. Wright State at Dayton...12:00 p.m. Youngstown State at Marshall...12:00 p.m. Butler at Kansas State...1:00 p.m. 2

3 HEADING BACK DOWN SOUTH Another road trip awaits the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team this weekend, as it heads to Clarksville, Tenn., for a four-game series with Austin Peay State University. The teams will play four games in three days, getting the action underway with a Friday afternoon contest starting at 3 p.m. Saturday brings a noon doubleheader and the series finale has a first pitch slated for noon as well on Sunday. The all-time series dates back to 1995 with APSU leading, UWM made this same road trip in 2008 during the second week of March, taking two of three in the series a year ago. It won the first two games, 12-7 and 10-5, before falling in the finale by a score of 6-4. The win in the opener snapped what was a nine-game win streak in the series for the Governors. Live statistics will be available for each game in the series through Austin Peay s website: Click the Multimedia tab, then Live stats. Milwaukee assistant SID Chris Zills will also detail the action on the Verizon Wireless Panther Blog Zone each day. The 2009 campaign marks the 45th season of baseball at UWM. It is also the 40th season of varsity play (the program was played at the club level from ) and the 19th in the Panthers NCAA Division I era. SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION Austin Peay is 5-6 on the season and coming off a series win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Governors put on an impressive offensive showing, batting.347 as a team with nine home runs and 50 driven in. Matt Kole and Adam Browett led the way at the plate over the week Kole with four home runs and Browett with a 10-for-17 showing. Greg Bachman is the Govs leading hitter overall with a.359 average and.490 on-base percentage, while four others are currently over the.300 mark. On the mound, the team ERA is in the mid-fives, with Ryne Harper leading the way at He has recorded 13 strikeouts in 16.0 innings this season, going 1-1 in four games, making three starts. The team will play two games before hosting Milwaukee this weekend, taking on No. 21 Mississippi in single games Tuesday and Wednesday. CARDINAL CLASSIC RECAP The Panthers came up 0-4 at the Cardinal Classic, but could have been looking at 2-2 if a few breaks had gone their way, losing two, one-run games Saturday. Included in one of those is the game against Louisville that Milwaukee led, 7-3 in the seventh, only to see the host Cardinals come up with five runs scoring after two were out. The offense continues to be solid, as five different regulars ended the weekend at.333 or better. Senior Josh Groves found his stroke, batting.500 (5-for-10) in three games, while fellow seniors Ben Long (.429/6-for-14), Andy Gerhartz (.389/7-for-18/3 SB) and Shawn Wozniak (.333/5-for-15) also recorded solid efforts. Junior Dan Buchholz (.333/2-for-6) was also over.300 on the weekend. The struggles came on the mound, as just one starter avoided a loss and only two of the four had earned run averages under nine. Overall, the team allowed 54 hits and walked 18 in 33.0 innings. On the bright side, four pitchers did record ERA s of 0.00: junior Lucas Annen (1 K in 3.0 IP), freshman Cameron Amsrud (1.1 IP in 2 games), senior Craig Meier (1.0 IP) and freshman Kaleb Engelke (2 K in 1.0 IP over 2 appearances). TOUGH SCHEDULE TO THIS POINT The Panthers sit at 3-8 on the season, but if you take a look at the schedule, they have played ranked teams in seven of 11 games to this point and currently have the 36th-highest strength of schedule in the country. The teams that UWM has lost to so far have combined for an overall record of Arizona State (11-1) has risen as high as No. 4 in the polls, Louisville (8-4) remains at No. 25 and Eastern Illinois is now 6-3 on the season. SPEED KILLS Milwaukee senior Andy Gerhartz added three more stolen bases in three attempts last week, making him 7-for-7 on the season and 22-for-25 on the Probable Panther Starters Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T Avg. HR RBI 1B 27 Shawn Wozniak Sr. L/L B 1 Andy Gerhartz Sr. R/R SS 3 Cole Kraft So. L/R B 8 Paul Hoenecke Fr. L/R LF 10 Shaun Wegner Jr. R/R CF 18 Doug Dekoning So. L/L RF 34 Tim Patzman Jr. L/R C 31 Josh Groves Sr. L/R DH 28 Ben Long Sr. R/R Off the Bench Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T Avg. HR RBI C 2 Dan Buchholz Jr. R/R SS 6 Wes Munson Jr. R/R OF 11 Johann Andes Sr. L/L IF 14 Alex Erdmann Fr. R/R IF 23 Nick Lingvay Fr. R/R OF 21 Sam Sivilotti So. R/R OF 26 Nino Guerrero Jr. R/R Probable Panther Pitchers Starters L/R No. Name Yr. W-L ERA IP K s R/R 7 Jeff Gordon Jr R/R 9 Jordan Herbert Sr R/R 15 Brad Lusti Sr R/R 30 Andy Hetebrueg Sr R/R 35 Cuyler Franzke So In the Bullpen L/R No. Name Yr. W-L ERA IP K s R/R 0 Greg Blohowiak Fr R/R 2 Dan Buchholz Jr L/L 4 Kaleb Engelke Fr L/L 12 Tim Hoy Sr R/R 13 Kyle Schmidt Fr R/R 16 Cameron Amsrud Fr R/R 17 Craig Meier Sr R/R 19 Lucas Annen Jr L/R 20 Gabe Marshall Jr R/R 24 Nate Caldwell Jr R/R 32 Zach Hoch Jr R/R 33 Jake Long Fr R/R 45 Eric Meeusen Fr

4 Four-Time Horizon League Champions 2009 Roster Breakdown Pitchers (18) No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Greg Blohowiak Fr. P R/R Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay West 2 Dan Buchholz Jr. C/P R/R Racine, Wis./Case 4 Kaleb Engelke Fr. P L/L Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point 7 Jeff Gordon Jr. P R/R Santa Clara, Calif./San Francisco 9 Jordan Herbert Sr. P R/R Glendale, Wis./Miami (OH) 12 Tim Hoy Sr. P L/L Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 13 Kyle Schmidt Fr. P R/R Madison, Wis./Madison La Follette 15 Brad Lusti Sr. P R/R Menahga, Minn./MATC 16 Cameron Amsrud Fr. P R/R Schofield, Wis./D.C. Everest 17 Craig Meier Sr. P R/R Madison, Wis./MATC 19 Lucas Annen Jr. P R/R DeForest, Wis./MATC 20 Gabe Marshall Jr. P L/R Jacksonville, Ill./Kishwaukee CC 24 Nate Caldwell Jr. P R/R Aurora, Ill./Kishwaukee CC 30 Andy Heterbrueg Sr. P/IF R/R West Bend, Wis./West 32 Zach Hoch Jr. P R/R Muskego, Wis./Marquette 33 Jake Long Fr. P R/R Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Wis. Rapids 35 Cuyler Franzke So. P R/R Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran 45 Eric Meeusen Fr. P R/R Racine, Wis./Racine Park Catchers (5) No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 2 Dan Buchholz Jr. C/P R/R Racine, Wis./Case 10 Shaun Wegner Jr. C/OF R/R Watertown, Wis./Watertown 28 Ben Long Sr. C/1B R/R Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./MATC 31 Josh Groves Sr. 3B/C L/R Monona, Wis./Monona Grove 50 Chad Pierce Jr. C R/R Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac Infielders (10) No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Andy Gerhartz Sr. IF R/R Wauwatosa, Wis./Eastern Arizona 3 Cole Kraft So. 2B L/R Menomonie, Wis./Winona State 6 Wes Munson Jr. IF R/R Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac 8 Paul Hoenecke Fr. 3B L/R Kewaskum, Wis./West Bend West 14 Alex Erdmann Fr. IF R/R Menomonee Falls, Wis./Men. Falls 23 Nick Lingvay Fr. IF R/R Kenosha, Wis./Kenosha Tremper 27 Shawn Wozniak Sr. 1B L/L Mayville, Wis./Alabama Southern CC 28 Ben Long Sr. C/1B R/R Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./MATC 30 Andy Hetebrueg Sr. P/IF R/R West Bend, Wis./West 31 Josh Groves Jr. 3B/C L/R Monona, Wis./Monona Grove Outfielders (6) No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 10 Shaun Wegner Jr. C/OF R/R Watertown, Wis./Watertown 11 Johann Andes Sr. OF L/L Racine, Wis./MATC 18 Doug Dekoning So. OF L/L Menomoee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls 21 Sam Sivilotti So. OF R/R Glendale, Wis./Nicolet 26 Nino Guerrero Jr. OF R/R Chicago, Ill./Moraine Valley CC 34 Tim Patzman Jr. OF L/R Waukesha, Wis./West Head Coach: #5 Scott Doffek (3rd year) Head Assistant Coach: #22 Cory Bigler (6th year) Assistant Coaches: Dean Haase (3rd year) & Steve Sanfilippo (1st year) By Class: Seniors (10): Andes, Gerhartz, Groves, Herbert, Heterbrueg, Hoy, B. Long, Lusti, Meier, Wozniak Juniors (11): Annen, Buchholz, Caldwell, Gordon, Guerrero, Hoch, Marshall, Munson, Patzman, Pierce, Wegner Sophomores (4): Dekoning, Franzke, Kraft, Sivilotti Freshmen (9): Amsrud, Blohowiak, Engelke, Erdmann, Hoenecke, Lingvay, J. Long, Meeusen, Schmidt By State: Wisconsin (29): Amsrud, Andes, Annen, Blohowiak, Buchholz, Dekoning, Engelke, Erdmann, Franzke, Gerhartz, Groves, Herbert, Hetebrueg, Hoch, Hoenecke, Hoy, Kraft, Lingvay, B. Long, J. Long, Meeusen, Meier, Munson, Patzman, Pierce, Schmidt, Sivilotti, Wegner, Wozniak Illinois (3): Caldwell, Guerrero, Marshall Minnesota (1): Lusti California (1): Gordon Numerical 0 Greg Blohowiak, Fr., P 1 Andy Gerhartz, Sr., Utl. 2 Dan Buchholz, Jr., C 3 Cole Kraft, So., 2B 4 Kaleb Engelke, Fr., P 6 Wes Munson, Jr., IF 7 Jeff Gordon, Jr., P 8 Paul Hoenecke, Fr., 3B 9 Jordan Herbert, Sr., P 10 Shaun Wegner, Jr., C 11 Johann Andes, Jr., OF 12 Tim Hoy, Sr., P 13 Kyle Schmidt, Fr., P 14 Alex Erdmann, Fr., IF 15 Brad Lusti, Sr., P 16 Cameron Amsrud, Fr., P 17 Craig Meier, Sr., P 18 Doug Dekoning, So., OF 19 Lucas Annen, Fr., P 20 Gabe Marshall, Jr., P 21 Sam Sivilotti, So., OF 23 Nick Lingvay, Fr., IF 24 Nate Caldwell, Jr., P 26 Nino Guerrero, Jr., OF 27 Shawn Wozniak, Sr., 1B 28 Ben Long, Sr., C/1B 30 Andy Hetebrueg, Sr., P/IF 31 Josh Groves, Sr., 3B/C 32 Zach Hoch, Jr., P 33 Jake Long, Fr., P 34 Tim Patzman, Jr., OF 35 Cuyler Franzke, So., P 45 Eric Meeusen, Fr., P 50 Chad Pierce, C, Jr. Alphabetical 16 Cameron Amsrud, Fr., P 11 Johann Andes, Jr., OF 19 Lucas Annen, Fr., P 0 Greg Blohowiak, Fr., P 2 Dan Buchholz, Jr., C 24 Nate Caldwell, Jr., P 18 Doug Dekoning, So., OF 4 Kaleb Engelke, Fr., P 14 Alex Erdmann, Fr., IF 35 Cuyler Franzke, So., P 1 Andy Gerhartz, Sr., Utl. 7 Jeff Gordon, Jr., P 31 Josh Groves, Sr., 3B/C 26 Nino Guerrero, Jr., OF 9 Jordan Herbert, Sr., P 30 Andy Hetebrueg, Sr., P/IF 32 Zach Hoch, Jr., P 8 Paul Hoenecke, Fr., 3B 12 Tim Hoy, Sr., P 3 Cole Kraft, So., 2B 23 Nick Lingvay, Fr., IF 28 Ben Long, Sr., C/1B 33 Jake Long, Fr., P 15 Brad Lusti, Sr., P 20 Gabe Marshall, Jr., P 45 Eric Meeusen, Fr., P 17 Craig Meier, Sr., P 6 Wes Munson, Jr., IF 34 Tim Patzman, Jr., OF 50 Chad Pierce, C, Jr. 13 Kyle Schmidt, Fr., P 21 Sam Sivilotti, So., OF 10 Shaun Wegner, Jr., C 27 Shawn Wozniak, Sr., 1B 4

5 basepaths in his two seasons at UWM. As a team, the Panthers have stolen 13 bases in 15 attempts this year, an 87% ratio of success. In 2008, the team finished 36 of 56 (65%). ARMS RACE Senior Tim Hoy and freshman Cameron Amsrud have been very busy so far this season, with each appearing in seven of the 11 games on the schedule to this point. At this rate, either one could approach the school record of 37 appearances in a season. If you take out a rough outing against Eastern Illinois, Hoy has a 4.15 ERA and has four scoreless outings out of six appearances. Amsrud has been making a great first impression, as he has already recorded two victories and has a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings of work. He has not allowed a run in six-straight appearances after giving up two against No. 6 Arizona State in his debut Feb. 21. NOW THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL A TEAM EFFORT Milwaukee did a lot of things right on offense to record the victory over #25 Michigan Feb. 27, but one look at the box score will show that it was a true team effort. Every starter had at least one hit and scored at least one run, while every spot in the batting order also drove in at least one run. TAKING ON THE BIG TIME UWM has played numerous ranked foes over the years, including its opening series against No. 6 Arizona State this season. However, it was during the 1999 postseason that the team made the biggest splash against a ranked opponent, defeating then-no. 1 Rice at the NCAA Regionals for the program s first-ever victory over a ranked team. Since that time, the Panthers have gone 5-30 against ranked opponents, including a victory over #25 Michigan Friday Feb. 27. UWM vs. Ranked Opponents Since : March 7: L, 8-7 at #25 Louisville 2009: March 6: L, 19-6 at #25 Louisville 2009: Feb. 27: W, vs. #25 Michigan 2009: Feb : L 15-3; L 13-5; L 14-1; L 11-0 at #6 Arizona State 2007: March 2-4: L 16-3; L 7-3; L 18-2 at #21 Kentucky 2007: Feb : L 8-3; L 28-2; L 8-1 at #6 Arkansas 2006: March 3-5: L 14-3; L 9-5; W 7-2 at #20 Missouri 2005: April 20: L 2-3; L 9-1 at #28 Creighton 2004: March 30-31: L 10-0; L 9-0 at #20 Nebraska 2003: March 7: L 8-0; L 9-6 at #12 Nebraska 2002: May 31: L 7-2 at #13 Nebraska 2002: April 2-3: L 10-1; L 16-1 at #13 Nebraska 2001: May 25: L 12-4 at #8 Notre Dame 2001: March 28: L 16-2; L at #8 Nebraska 2000: April 24-25: L 11-0; L 8-5; W 9-7 at #15 Nebraska 2000: March 29: W 14-3 at #21 Notre Dame 1999: May 29: L 8-5 at #21 Texas Tech... L 27-1 vs. #1 Rice 1999: May 28: W 8-4 vs. #1 Rice LONG STREAK COMES TO A CLOSE Milwaukee was shut out Feb. 22 for the first time in nearly two years. The 11-0 loss to ASU marked the first time the UWM offense had been held without a run since a 14-0 loss at Austin Peay on March 11 of a span of 112 games. That established a school record, breaking the former mark of 98 games covering the final 21 games of the 2001 season, all 56 games in 2002 and the first 21 games of the 2003 campaign. FOR OPENERS As a northern team that cannot practice outdoors before the start of the season, it is no surprise that Milwaukee does not have a great record in season openers. It is now 4-15 in such contests at the Division I level after falling to Arizona State Feb. 20. PRESEASON NATIONAL SHOWINGS Rivals.com predicted the Panthers to finish fourth in the league standings, following UIC, Wright State and Youngstown State. However, they then went on to pick UWM as the league Team on the Rise and state that the Panthers could definitely finish third. The site also picked a preseason all-conference squad that included senior Shawn Wozniak. Scott Doffek begins his third year as the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers. A mainstay in the UWM baseball program, Doffek enters his 15th season with the Milwaukee coaching staff after spending the first 12 of those years as the assistant head coach. His squad recorded 25-plus wins for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons in 2008, and has established new marks for most victories by a first-year head coach (25) and most after two seasons (50). A year ago, the season ended just one victory away from the Panthers making their first trip to the NCAA Regionals since 2002, with UWM falling to UIC in a one-game, winner-take-all, title contest. Milwaukee rode three upsets and a potent offense to the title game, batting.347 in the six games, averaging almost nine runs and 14 hits per contest. Eight players earned postseason honors from the Horizon League. Six regulars batted over.300 in 2007, including two finishing in the top 10 in the league. His team also reeled off the longest winning streak since the 2001 season (eight games) and set a program record when it scored more than 10 runs in seven consecutive games in May, breaking the old standard of fivestraight 10-plus run outings. After a slow start where the team played series against nationally-ranked Arkansas and Kentucky and also against eventual NCAA-Tournament participant Austin Peay, the Panthers righted the ship to go the rest of the regular season. After posting two postseason victories, they had their season come to a heartbreaking close in extra innings of the semifinals at the Horizon League Tournament. Doffek was named the seventh head coach in the history of the Milwaukee baseball program on Sept. 25, As the assistant head coach in the past, he worked primarily with the team s hitting and defensive units while also serving as the lead recruiter and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program. The 2006 season - his last as the assistant - will go down as a memorable one, as the Panthers won 30+ games for the sixth time since UWM moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1991, going overall. Doffek led the offense to great heights, with seven regulars batting over.300, paced by All-American outfielder Mike Goetz. Doffek helped guide Goetz to a.493 average on the season - the highest in the nation - in addition to hitting streaks of 32 and 27 games and team records in seven categories. Goetz went on to be drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. As a team, the Panthers batted.324, the 16th-best average in the nation. His squad also ranked in the national leaders in doubles (third at 2.51 per game), slugging percentage (18th at.488), triples (35th), and runs (48th). UWM set a team record in doubles (143) and ended in the top five in the record book in numerous categories: average (third), runs (third), hits (second), triples (second), runs batted in (third), total bases (third) and home runs (fifth). During Doffek s time at UWM, he has been instrumental in the Panthers rise to a league and regional power. Since his first season in 1995, the Panthers have reset every offensive record and set school marks for wins and winning percentage multiple times. He has also coached a list of players nearing 30 that have been either drafted or signed by professional teams. Doffek s influence reached a national level in 1999 when Milwaukee upset No. 1 Rice University during the program s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Doffek, along with Jerry Augustine, was named the 1999 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) Co-Coach of the Year. In 2001, the Panthers offense ranked second in the nation after hitting a school-record.352 as a team. Together, Milwaukee saw all 10 regulars bat above.300 and five hit over.350. The team was led by a pair of players that hit over.420, including Scott Gillitzer s then school-record average of.424. Gillitzer is one of nine drafted players through Doffek s instruction. Before joining the coaching staff, Doffek spent five seasons ( ) in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system, making it to the Triple-A level with the Albuquerque Dukes. Collegiately, Doffek played baseball at Waukesha County Community College, where he won the NJCAA batting title after hitting.539 as a sophomore. He was honored as an all-region and all-conference selection. Doffek lives in Menomonee Falls with his wife, Kara, and two children, daughter Kori and son Ty. 5

6 Four-Time Horizon League Champions Collegebaseballinsider.com did not project an order of finish, but did select the Flames as the team to beat. The website polled the league head coaches in late 2008 and came up with the following spots where UWM was represented: -The hitter you least want to face is: Shawn Wozniak, Milwaukee -The biggest power threats are: Shawn Wozniak, Milwaukee; Jeff Mercer, Wright State and Brett Schaefer, UIC -The best pure hitters are: Shawn Wozniak, Milwaukee; Kyle Schultz, Butler; Casey McGrew, Wright State and Brett Schaefer, UIC -The best base-runner is: Andy Gerhartz, Milwaukee The most recent issue of Baseball America featured its 2009 College Preview as well. The Panthers were slotted for third in its version, behind WSU and, once again, UIC as the top pick. Wozniak appeared on the Preseason All-Conference Team. The website CollegeBaseballToday.com projected UIC and Wright State as the favorites and Milwaukee as a contender. It lists Wozniak, Gerhartz, seniors Ben Long and Brad Lusti and sophomore Doug Dekoning as all-conference candidates. WOZNIAK SERVING NOTICE Senior Shawn Wozniak became the second Panther to ever be named to the College Baseball Foundation Brooks Wallace Award Watch List in December. The Wallace Award is presented annually to the nation s top collegiate baseball player. Wozniak had a breakout season in 2008, setting career-highs in every category while finishing in the top 10 in numerous lists in the Horizon League: doubles (second), walks (third), hits (sixth), total bases (sixth), on-base percentage (sixth), slugging (seventh), runs batted in (eighth) and average (10th). He earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors at first base, leading the team with a.364 batting average, appearing in all 61 games (a school record), while making 58 starts. He scored 42 runs, had 26 doubles, hit six home runs and drove in 51 while leading the team in walks (29) and slugging percentage (.564). He also finished seventh in the NCAA with his 26 doubles. Wozniak is one of six players from the Horizon League to make the list, joining Brett Schafer and Steve McGuiggan of UIC and the Wright State trio of Jeff Mercer, Alex Kaminsky and Quentin Cate. Wozniak is just the second Panther to ever be named to the list, joining Josh Groves, who made the cut in Pingbaseball.com selected its All-Ping! 2009 Preseason Teams in January and Wozniak was an honorable mention selection there as well REWIND Head coach Scott Doffek s squad recorded 25-plus wins for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons in 2008, and he has established new marks for most victories by a first-year head coach (25) and most after his first two seasons (50). The 2008 season ended just one victory away from the Panthers making their first trip to the NCAA Regionals since 2002, with UWM falling to UIC in a onegame, winner-take-all, title contest. Milwaukee rode three upsets and a potent offense to the title game, batting.347 in the six games, averaging almost nine runs and 14 hits per contest. Eight players earned postseason honors from the Horizon League and the offense ended the season ranked 73rd in the NCAA with its.309 batting average. Its 412 runs scored led the Horizon League and ranked 67th in the country. Its 672 hits were second all-time in program history, led the league and ranked 16th in the country. The Panthers were a doubles machine, recording 156 twobaggers to smash the old school record of 143 and end the season ranked No. 2 in the NCAA. HART LEAVES IMPRESSION ON RECORD BOOK Jesse Hart left his name in the UWM record books in numerous spots over the course of his final season a year ago when he became the first-ever Panther to bat over.300 in each of his four seasons in a Milwaukee uniform. The two-time All-Horizon League First Team selection finished his career as the program leader with his 267 hits (old record was 245), 778 at-bats (was 737) and 66 doubles (was 58). He finished second with his 380 total bases (just missing mark of 382) and 149 runs scored. His 66 doubles also tied Adam Casillas of Panthers Record When... At Home On the Road At a Neutral Site In Day Games In Night Games In Extra Inning vs. LH Starter vs. RH Starter Scoring First Opponents Scores First Scoring in the First Inning Opponent Score in the First Inning Ahead After 6 Innings Trailing After 6 Innings Tied After 6 Innings Ahead After 8 Innings Trailing After 8 Innings Tied After 8 Innings In One-Run Games In Two-Run Games In Five+Run Games Scoring 0-2 Runs Scoring 3-5 Runs Scoring 6-9 Runs Scoring 10+ Runs Out-Hitting Opponent Being Out-Hit Tied in Hits On Weekdays On Weekends On Mondays On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Saturdays On Sundays In Four-Game Series In Three-Game Series In Two-Game Series In Single-Game Series In February In March In April In May vs. Horizon vs. Pac 10 (Arizona State) vs. Mid-American (Akron, CMU, NIU) vs. Atlantic 10 (Jacksonville) vs. Big East (Louisville) vs. Ohio Valley (Eastern Illinois, Austin Peay) vs. Missouri Valley (Northern Iowa) vs. Independent (Chicago State) vs. Midwest (Saint Norbert: NCAA D-III) vs. Big Ten (Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa)

7 2008 LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Justin Parker, WSU Kyle Schultz, BU Brett Schaefer, UIC SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Justin Parker, WSU Brett Schaefer, UIC Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Alex Kerins, CSU ON BASE PERCENTAGE Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Justin Parker, WSU Kyle Schultz, BU Shaun Wegner, UWM RUNS SCORED Nick Wichser, UWM...61 Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Jesse Hart, UWM...58 Brad Buell, CSU Zach Rodeghero, Valpo HITS Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Jesse Hart, UWM...89 Steve McGuiggan, UIC Nick Wichser, UWM...84 Brett Schaefer, UIC Shawn Wozniak, UWM...80 RUNS BATTED IN Jesse Hart, UWM...64 Brett Schaefer, UIC Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Nick Wichser, UWM...54 Justin Parker, WSU DOUBLES Jesse Hart, UWM...28 Shawn Wozniak, UWM...26 Nick Wichser, UWM...22 Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Zach Rodeghero, Valpo TRIPLES John Kopilchack, WSU... 6 Dan DeBruin, Valpo... 5 Steve McGuiggan, UIC... 5 Jeremy Hamilton, WSU... 4 HOME RUNS Joe Pauley, BU Alex Kerins, CSU John Kopilchack, WSU Josh Wallace, Valpo Brett Schaefer, UIC TOTAL BASES Jesse Hart, UWM Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Brett Schaefer, UIC Zach Rodeghero, Valpo Nick Wichser, UWM Shawn Wozniak, UWM WALKS Jeremy Hamilton, WSU Jason Brunelli, Valpo Shawn Wozniak, UWM...29 Nick Wichser, UWM...27 HIT BY PITCH Andy Gerhartz, UWM...23 Adam Heideman, CSU Ty Rubio, UIC Shaun Wegner, UWM...14 Nick Wichser, UWM...13 STOLEN BASES Brad Buell, CSU Tony Altavilla, UIC Alex Kerins, CSU Andy Gerhartz, UWM...15 Bobby Cash, CSU STEAL ATTEMPTS Brad Buell, CSU Tony Altavilla, UIC Alex Kerins, CSU Steve McGuiggan, UIC Bobby Cash, CSU TOTAL PLATE APPEARANCES Jesse Hart, UWM Nick Wichser, UWM Steve McGuiggan, UIC Shawn Wozniak, UWM Sean Lucas, YSU AT BATS Jesse Hart, UWM Nick Wichser, UWM Sean Lucas, YSU Steve McGuiggan, UIC Dan DeBriun, Valpo EARNED RUN AVERAGE Jon Durket, WSU Aaron Swenson, YSU Derrick Miramontes, UIC Chuck Schiffhauer, YSU Brian Long, CSU INNINGS PITCHED Aaron Swenson, YSU Brad Lusti, UWM Derrick Miramontes, UIC Mike Kool, UIC Andy Hetebrueg, UWM OPP. BATTING AVERAGE Alex Kaminsky, WSU Jon Durket, WSU Aaron Swenson, YSU Bryce Schaefer, Valpo Ryan Kruszka, BU BATTERS STRUCK OUT Aaron Swenson, YSU Josh Hungerman, CSU Adam Kalafos, YSU Jon Durket, WSU Brad Lusti, UWM...53 WINS Alex Kaminsky, WSU... 8 Jon Durkett, WSU... 7 Don Phillis, UIC... 6 Derrick Miramontes, UIC... 6 Aaron Swenson, YSU... 6 Andy Hetebrueg, UWM...6 SAVES Jared Miller, Valpo... 9 Adam Ferrell, UWM...6 Adam Worthington, UIC... 5 Vasili Pahoulis, CSU... 4 Michael Meintel, WSU... 4 APPEARANCES Adam Worthington, UIC Adam Ferrell, UWM...29 Craig Meier, UWM...27 Steve Godawa, Valpo Don Phillis, UIC GAMES STARTED Andy Hetebrueg, UWM...15 Mike Kool, UIC Derrick Miramontes, UIC Brad Lusti, UWM...13 Aaron Swenson, YSU GAMES FINISHED Adam Worthington, UIC Jared Miller, Valpo Drew Fronczek, CSU Adam Ferrell, UWM...17 GAMES IN RELIEF Adam Worthington, UIC Steve Godawa, Valpo Adam Ferrell, UWM...27 Drew Fronczek, CSU Greg Robinson, WSU Oral Roberts ( ) for the Horizon League career mark in the category. As a senior, Hart led the Horizon League in RBI s, doubles, total bases, at-bats and infield assists and was second in hits and third in runs scored READY FOR BUS RIDES AND MOTEL STOPS... The Panthers will be busy waiting for the snow to melt and Henry Aaron Field to be ready for them to play in Milwaukee. While that happens, they will be playing just 23-straight road games to open the 2009 slate. The previous record for longest season-opening road trip was set at 30 games a year ago. In 2008, UWM was originally scheduled to only play its first 27 games on the road, but the Wisconsin weather moved a three-game series with Cleveland State to UIC s Les Miller Field to extend it to 30. The Panthers will travel close to 10,000 miles (approx. 9,375) over the course of the first six weeks of the season via plane or bus, visiting eight different states (Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois) before playing their home opener April 3 vs. UIC. PROFESSIONAL PANTHERS Another summer of baseball meant another summer of former Panthers playing professionally across the United States. Mike Goetz spent the majority of the season with the Traverse City (Mich.) Beach Bums before having his contract sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in early August. He carried a batting average over.400 into mid-june and posted hits in the first 11 games of the season, ending the season at.301 overall. Goetz had three four-hit games to tie the franchise record and recorded a teamleading 22 multi-hit contests (eight games of three or more hits). He ended the year by playing in 12 games for Lynchburg, recording seven hits and two runs batted in. Ross McCoy started the season with the Lincoln Saltdogs, but was traded to the Reno (Nev.) Silversox of the Golden League in mid-june. He spent the first 16 games with Lincoln before finally getting healthy after the trade, batting.260 with the Silversox, scoring 47 runs in 66 games. He also had 10 home runs and drove in 38 runners. Joe Nowicki spent the entire season with the Delmarva Shorebirds, where he earned South Atlantic League All-Star honors and was also tabbed SAL Player of the Week. He led the team in home runs, triples and RBI while also ranking near the top with 136 hits and 74 runs scored. PRESEASON POLL The Panthers were picked third in the 2009 Horizon League preseason baseball poll. The Panthers, picked third for the third-straight season, will look to improve on their fifth place finish from a year ago, when they had their season come to a close just one game away from their first NCAA Regional appearance since the 2002 season. UIC was the unanimous choice for the top spot after winning its seventh-consecutive regular season title in 2008 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Flames were last season and return eight starters to the diamond this spring. They received six first place votes and 36 points. Wright State was second after going last season. The Raiders finished second a year ago, but did lose three players to the MLB Draft. WSU tallied the other first place vote and garnered 29 points. UWM sits just behind in third with 26 points after a late-season surge took then all the way to the Horizon League Tournament Championship last season. 1. UIC (6) - 36 points 2. Wright State (1) - 29 points 3. Milwaukee - 26 points 4. Youngstown State - 21 points 5. Valparaiso - 15 points 6. Cleveland State - 14 points 7. Butler - 6 points ON TAP Milwaukee plays its first midweek games next, traveling to play a Wednesday doubleheader at Central Michigan. The Panthers will then enjoy a rare weekend off, returning to action March 24 at Northern Iowa. 7

8 Four-Time Horizon League Champions 2009 Overall Statistics (3-8 overall, 0-0 Horizon League, 0-0 home, 1-6 away, 2-2 neutral) Batting Statistics Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB ATT CH E FLD 28 Ben Long Shawn Wozniak Andy Gerhartz Josh Groves Tim Patzman Shaun Wegner Cole Kraft Johann Andes Doug Dekoning Paul Hoenecke Nino Guerrero Dan Buchholz Wes Munson Nick Lingvay Sam Sivilotti Andy Hetebrueg Totals Opponents Pitching Statistics Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 16 Cameron Amsrud Lucas Annen Brad Lusti Cuyler Franzke Andy Hetebrueg Nate Caldwell Jordan Herbert Kyle Schmidt Kaleb Engelke Jeff Gordon Craig Meier Tim Hoy Gabe Marshall Greg Blohowiak Dan Buchholz Totals Opponents Horizon League Statistics (11-15 Horizon League, 5-5 home, 4-9 away, 2-1 neutral) Batting Statistics Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB ATT CH E FLD 27 Shawn Wozniak Shaun Wegner Jesse Hart Nick Wichser Doug Dekoning Ben Long Josh Groves Andy Gerhartz Troy Vesling Sam Sivilotti John Sarcia Dan Buchholz Cole Kraft Andy Hetebrueg Tim Patzman Wes Munson Totals Opponents Pitching Statistics Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SA 15 Brad Lusti Andy Hetebrueg Adam Ferrell Jordan Herbert Ben McClarey Cuyler Franzke Matt Holzheuter Craig Meier Tim Hoy Zach Hoch Brett Proud Totals Opponents

9 2009 Results (3-8 overall, 0-0 Horizon League, 0-0 home, 1-6 away, 2-2 neutral) Game date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Rec. League Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb. 20 at #6 Arizona State L, Lusti (L, 0-1) :50 Feb. 21 at #6 Arizona State L, Hetebrueg (L, 0-1) -- 2:35 Feb. 21 at #6 Arizona State L, Franzke (L, 0-1) :00 Feb. 22 at #6 Arizona State L, Herbert (L, 0-1) :40 Feb. 27 vs. #25 Michigan W, Annen (W, 1-0) 423 3:35 Feb. 28 vs. Akron W, Amsrud (W, 1-0) 304 2:39 Mar. 1 at Jacksonville W, Amsrud (W, 2-0) 421 2:30 Mar. 6 at #25 Louisville L, Caldwell (L, 0-1) :54 Mar. 7 vs. Eastern Illinois L, Schmidt (L, 0-1) 188 2:18 Mar. 7 at #25 Louisville L, Franzke (L, 0-2) :35 Mar. 8 vs. Eastern Illinois L, Hetebrueg (L, 0-2) 133 2:48 Mar. 13 at Austin Peay 3 p.m. Mar. 14 at Austin Peay (G1) 12 p.m. Mar. 14 at Austin Peay (G2) 3 p.m. Mar. 15 at Austin Peay 12 p.m. Mar. 18 at Central Michigan 12:05 p.m. Mar. 18 at Central Michigan 3:05 p.m. Mar. 24 at Northern Iowa (G1) 2 p.m. Mar. 24 at Northern Iowa (G2) 5 p.m. Mar. 27 at Valparaiso* 3 p.m. Mar. 28 at Valparaiso* (G1) 12 p.m. Mar. 28 at Valparaiso* (G2) 3 p.m. Apr. 1 at Northern Illinois 3:05 p.m. Apr. 3 UIC* 1 p.m. Apr. 4 UIC* (G1) 12 p.m. Apr. 4 UIC* (G2) 3 p.m. Apr. 7 at Chicago State (G1) 3 p.m. Apr. 7 at Chicago State (G2) 6 p.m. Apr. 10 Wright State* 1 p.m. Apr. 11 Wright State* (G1) 12 p.m. Apr. 11 Wright State* (G2) 3 p.m. Apr. 14 at Minnesota 3 p.m. Apr. 17 at Youngstown State* 2 p.m. Apr. 18 at Youngstown State* (G1) 11 a.m. Apr. 18 at Youngstown State* (G2) 2 p.m. Apr. 21 Chicago State (G1) 2 p.m. Apr. 21 Chicago State (G2) 5 p.m. Apr. 22 Saint Norbert 4 p.m. Apr. 25 Youngstown State* (G1) 12 p.m. Apr. 25 Youngstown State* (G2) 3 p.m. Apr. 26 Cleveland State* (G1) 1 p.m. Apr. 26 Cleveland State* (G2) 4 p.m. Apr. 28 Northern Illinois 3 p.m. Apr. 29 at Northwestern 3 p.m. May 1 at Cleveland State* 5 p.m. May 2 at Cleveland State* (G1) 11 a.m. May 2 at Cleveland State* (G2) 2 p.m. May 5 at Iowa 6 p.m. May 8 at UIC* (G1) 2:05 p.m. May 8 at UIC* (G2) 5:05 p.m. May 9 at Butler* (G1) 11 a.m. May 9 at Butler* (G2) 2 p.m. May 12 vs. Northern Illinois (Rockford, Ill.) 7:35 p.m. May 14 Butler* (at Miller Park) 4 p.m. May 14 Butler* (at Miller Park) 7 p.m. May 15 Butler* 2 p.m. May 19 Horizon League Tournament May 20 Horizon League Tournament May 21 Horizon League Tournament May 22 Horizon League Tournament May 23 Horizon League Tournament BOLD denotes Horizon League Conference game () denotes extra inning game * denotes Horizon League Tournament game % denotes Jacksonville Invitational $ denotes Cardinal Classic 9