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1 GAME 42 Eastern Kentucky University (21-20, 12-6 OVC) vs. Xavier University (13-26, 3-6 Big East) April 25 3 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio Hayden Field (500) QUICK NOTES Redshirt junior Ryland Kerr is one of 53 Division I baseball players on the 2018 Brooks Wallace Award Watch list. The award honors the nation s top shortstop. Alex Holderbach is second in the conference and ranks fourth in NCAA Division I baseball with 53 RBIs. In his last 10 games, junior catcher Alex Holderbach is hitting.452 with four walks, four doubles, three home runs, 20 RBIs and 10 runs scored. During that time he has a.810 slugging percentage and a.611 on-base percentage. Alex Holderbach has a reached base in 29 straight games. EKU is 11-6 in conference play this season. It s the first time Eastern has been over.500 after more than one league game since the end of the 2013 season. Eastern Kentucky has swept three OVC series this season. The first time the program has done that since EKU swept two straight OVC opponents (UT Martin and SIUE). The last time Eastern swept back-to-back three-game series against conference teams was in EKU beat No. 11 Vanderbilt, 6-5, on March 14. It was the Colonels second win this season against a top-15 team, having beaten No. 15 Virginia, 7-6, on Feb. 23. Eastern Kentucky s 6-5 win at No. 11 Vanderbilt was the program s fourth victory against a top-30 team in Edwin Thompson s three seasons as head coach. EKU beat No. 13 Mississippi State on March 15, The Colonels knocked off No. 28 Kentucky 5-4 on May 3, Eastern downed No. 15 Virginia, 7-6, on Feb. 23, Alex Holderbach went 2-for-4 and drove in five of EKU s six runs in the team s 6-5 win at No. 11 Vanderbilt. Alex Holderbach is on the initial Johnny Bench Award watch list, which was released on March 6. Kaven Brown started and held No. 11 Vanderbilt scoreless in five and one-third innings. He gave up just three hits and struck out a season-best eight batters. Projected Pitching Match-Ups WEDNESDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO EKU Kaven Brown (Jr., RHP) / UD 2018 Schedule FEBRUARY 16 at UNC Wilmington L, vs. Lehigh University L, vs. Butler L, at #13 Louisville L, at #15 Virginia W, at #15 VIrginia L, at #15 Virginia L, BOWLING GREEN W, 9-0 MARCH 2 COPPIN STATE W, COPPIN STATE W, COPPIN STATE W, at #5 Kentucky L, at East Tennessee State L, at BELMONT* L, at BELMONT* L, at BELMONT* L, at Western Kentucky W, at #11 Vanderbilt W, at Mercer L, at Mercer L, at Mercer L, MOREHEAD STATE (DH)* W, MOREHEAD STATE (DH)* L, MOREHEAD STATE* W, WESTERN KENTUCKY L, at Tennessee-Martin* W, at Tennessee-Martin* W, at Tennessee-Martin* W, 7-6 APRIL 3 XAVIER L, SIU EDWARDSVILLE (DH)* W, SIU EDWARDSVILLE (DH)* W, SIU EDWARDSVILLE* W, EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, NORTHERN KENTUCKY L, at Austin Peay (DH)* L, at Austin Peay (DH)* L, at Austin Peay* W, at Dayton W, EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, at Xavier 3 p.m. 27 at Jacksonville State* 7 p.m. 28 at Jacksonville State* 2 p.m. 29 at Jacksonville State* 2 p.m. MAY 1 at Northern Kentucky 3 p.m. 4 MURRAY STATE* 6 p.m. 5 MURRAY STATE* 4 p.m. 6 MURRAY STATE* 1 p.m. 11 at Tennessee Tech* 7 p.m. 12 at Tennessee Tech* 3 p.m. 13 at Tennessee Tech* 2 p.m. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 6 p.m. 19 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 4 p.m. 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 1 p.m OVC Tournament ^ JUNE TBA 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBD NCAA Super Regionals TBD College World Series TBD Home Games In Bold CAPS Games played in Lexington in Italics * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference ^ OVC Tournament (Choccolocco Park, Oxford, Ala.) Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change

2 EKU Preseason Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name... Eastern Kentucky University Location... Richmond, Ky. Founded Enrollment... 17,034 Nickname... Colonels Colors... Maroon (PMS 209) and White Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Ohio Valley Conference President... Dr. Michael T. Benson Director of Athletics... Stephen Lochmueller Senior Woman Administrator... Rachel Park Athletics Dept. Phone Number... (859) EKU Ticket Office Phone Number... (844) 3-GO-BIGE COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Edwin Thompson Alma Mater... Webber University, 2003 Record at EKU (Yrs.) (2) Career Record (Yrs.) (4) Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coord.... Tyler Hanson (3rdseason) Alma Mater... Maine-Farmington, 2009 Assistant Coach... Adam Revelette (3rd season) Alma Mater... Kentucky, 2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach... Julius McDougal (1st season) Alma Mater... Clafflin University, 2012 THE TEAM 2017 Record Home Away Neutral Ohio Valley Conference OVC Finish... 11th Letterwinners R/L... 18/16 Position Starters R/L (includes DH)... 6/3 Pitchers R/L... 6/10 Newcomers HISTORY NCAA Regional Appearances... 4 (Last 1989) Opponent... Loyola-Marymount (L, 9-3) OVC Reg. Season Championships (Last 2012) OVC Tournament Championships... 4 (Last 1989) EARLE COMBS STADIUM Home Field... Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium Record (1 year) Dimensions Surface... Field Turf/Natural Press Box Phone ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Asst. AD for Communications (Baseball)... Kevin Britton Office Phone... (859) Cell Phone... (804) kevin.britton@eku.edu Assoc. Director EKUSports Communications... Steve Fohl Office Phone... (859) Asst. Director EKUSports Communications... Morgan Romans Office Phone... (859) APR Office Fax... (859) Mailing Address Lancaster Ave.... Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY Website... AMONG NATIONS TOP SHORTSTOPS Redshirt junior Ryland Kerr is one of 53 Division I baseball players on the 2018 Brooks Wallace Award Watch list. The award honors the nation s top shortstop. HOT HITTER In his last 10 games, catcher Alex Holderbach is hitting.452 with four walks, four doubles, three home runs, 20 RBIs and 10 runs scored. During that time he has a.810 slugging percentage and a.611 on-base percentage. FIRST COMPLETE GAME SINCE 2013 Junior Logan Teague tossed a complete game against Eastern Illinois (April 20). It was the first complete game by an EKU pitcher since May 3, 2013 when Brent Cobb spun a complete game shutout at Eastern Illinois. Teague allowed one run on five hits, walked three and struck out five. AMAZING PITCHING During its three-game sweep of Eastern Illinois, EKU had a streak not allowing any runs in 18 straight innings. ERROR FREE DEFENSE Eastern Kentucky did not commit an error in its three-game series sweep of Eastern Illinois. FIRST START, FIRST QUALITY START In his first start of the season, Jack Piekos turned in a quality start against Eastern Illinois (April 21). The senior allowed three hits over six shutout innings, walked two and struck out seven. TEAM RANKINGS As a team, EKU leads the OVC and is 12th in the nation with 73 stolen bases. The Colonels are third in the conference and 17th nationally in doubles (83). Eastern is fourth in the OVC and 13th in the country in runs scored (297). Eastern Kentucky is third in the league and 14th nationally in hits (417). INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Alex Holderbach is second in the conference and ranks fourth in NCAA Division I baseball with 53 RBIs. Cornell Nixon is 10th in the nation with 1.24 runs scored per game. He leads the OVC and is second nationally with 0.74 stolen bases per game. Ryland Kerr is fourth in the OVC and ninth in the nation with 17 doubles. 3 OVC SWEEPS IN ONE SEASON Eastern Kentucky has swept three OVC series this season. The first time the program has done that since WINNING RECORD IN OVC GAMES EKU is 11-6 in conference play this season. It s the first time Eastern has been over 2018 OVC Standings Team W-L Pct. GB All Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Jacksonville State Belmont Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee-Martin SIU Edwardsville Quality Starts Date Pitcher (#) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) 3-03 Austin Perry (1) 6.0 (6, 1-1, 3, 8) 3-23 Logan Teague (1) 6.0 (7, 3-3, 3, 5) 3-25 Austin Perry (2) 6.0 (3, 3-0, 4, 3) 3-30 Kaven Brown (1) 7.0 (7, 3-3, 0, 6) 4-6 Logan Teague (2) 6.0 (5, 1-1, 1, 4) 4-20 Logan Teague (3) 9.0 (5, 1-1, 3, 5) 4-21 Jack Piekos (1) 6.0 (3, 0-0, 2, 7) EKU In The OVC Stats Category Stat Rank (11) Batting Average.290 4th Slugging Percentage.435 5th On-Base Percentage.377 6th Runs Scored 297 4th Hits 417 3rd Runs Batted In 258 4th Doubles 83 T-3rd Triples 10 T-2nd Home Runs 35 7th Walks 183 5th Stolen Bases 73 1st Earned Run Avg th Opposing Batting Avg th Strike Outs 316 3rd Runs Allowed th Earned Runs Allowed 245 8th Walks Allowed 184 8th Home Runs Allowed 42 7th (through games played on April 23) Eastern Kentucky University 2

3 .500 after more than one league game since the end of the 2013 season. WINNING AT EARLE COMBS STADIUM In its first season of play at the new Earle Combs Stadium, Eastern posted a record in The Colonels are 13-4 this season and now all-time at Combs Stadium. ALEX LIKES PLAYING TWO Junior catcher Alex Holderbach was 6-for-11 with a home run, three runs scored and six RBIs in both games combined of a doubleheader at Austin Peay (April 13). PERRY COMES BACK STRONG After missing a start due to a minor injury, senior Austin Perry turned in a strong performance at Austin Peay (April 15). After the Governors scored 29 runs combined in the first two games of the series, Perry shut out APSU over five innings, allowing just three hits, and earned the win in game three of the series. 100TH WIN AS A HEAD COACH When the Colonels beat SIU Edwardsville (April 8) to complete a three game sweep, they gave Edwin Thompson his 100th victory as a head coach. Thompson won 37 games as the head coach at Bates College and picked up his 63rd EKU win against SIUE. SEVEN STRAIGHT OVC WINS Eastern s seven-game OVC winning streak from March 25 to April 13 matched the longest conference winning streak for an EKU team since the 1990 Colonels won 15 in a row. Eastern Kentucky also had seven-game OVC winning streaks in 1999, 2000, 2005 and BACK-TO-BACK SWEEPS EKU swept two straight OVC opponents (UT Martin and SIUE). The last time Eastern swept back-to-back three-game series against conference teams was in GRAND SLAM Alex Holderbach hit a grand slam in the sixth inning of EKU s game against SIU Edwardsville (April 8), turning a two-run lead into a six-run advantage and helping Eastern complete the sweep. He finished that game 2-for-5 with two runs and five RBIs. INSIDE THE PARK Daniel Harris IV hit a two-run, inside the park home run in game one of a doubleheader against SIU Edwardsville (April 6). Harris ripped a ball into right field that bounced off the wall and rattled around the visiting bull pen. He finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs. TEAGUE QUALITY AGAIN Against Southern Illinois Edwardsville (April 6), Logan Teague turned in his second quality start over his last three appearances. Teague tossed six innings, allowed one run on five hits, walked one and struck out four. FRESHMAN HOMER Freshman Brandon Dehass hit his first collegiate home run against Xavier (April 3). The 3-run shot got Eastern within four, PLAYER OF THE WEEK Outfielder Nick Howie was chosen as the OVC Player of the Week (April 2) and the College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week (April 2). In four games, the sophomore hit.471 with two runs scored, two home runs and 11 RBIs. Howie posted a.824 slugging percentage and a.526 on-base percentage. Howie was instrumental in EKU s threegame sweep of Tennessee-Martin. He drove in eight runs in the final two games of the series combined. His home run in the eighth inning of the series finale proved to be the game-winning run. FIRST OVC ROAD SWEEP SINCE 2014 The Colonels three-game sweep of Tennessee-Martin was Eastern s first OVC road sweep since taking three at Belmont in RBIs IN TWO GAMES In Eastern s final two games of a series at UT Martin, Nick Howie drove in eight runs. 5 RBI GAME FOR HOWIE Nick Howie drove in five runs in Eastern s 9-4 victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Tennessee-Martin (March 30). He finished 3-for-5 with a run scored. 4 RBI GAME FOR HOLDY Alex Holderbach drove in four of EKU s five runs in a 5-3 victory in game one of a doubleheader at Tennessee-Martin (March 30). He went 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored. THE COLONEL NINE In Eastern s series clinching 4-3 victory over Morehead State, nine different Colonels registered one hit each. ANOTHER QUALITY START FOR PERRY Austin Perry limited the second-best hitting team in the OVC to just three hits in six innings while earning the win over Morehead State (March 25). He allowed three unearned runs and struck out three. QUALITY START FOR TEAGUE Logan Teague turned in his first quality start of the season when he tossed six innings in a win over Morehead State (March 23). He gave up three runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out five. 4-FOR-4 AGAINST THE EAGLES Daniel McFarland went 4-for-4 in EKU s 2018 Awards Johnny Bench Award Watch List Alex Holderbach... March 6 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List Ryland Kerr... April 19 OVC Player of the Week Nick Howie... April 2 College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week Nick Howie... April 2 Eastern Kentucky University 3

4 win over Morehead State (March 23). He scored a run and drove in three. BEATING NO. 11 VANDERBILT Eastern Kentucky jumped out to a 5-0 lead at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14) and then held off a ninth inning Commodore comeback bid for a 6-5 win. TWO TOP-15 WINS EKU s victory at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14) was the Colonels second win this season against a top-15 team. Eastern beat No. 15 Virginia (Feb. 23) by a score of 7-6. FOUR WINS AGAINST TOP-30 TEAMS Eastern Kentucky s 6-5 win at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14) was the program s fourth victory against a top-30 team in Edwin Thompson s three years as head coach. EKU beat No. 13 Mississippi State on March 15, The Colonels knocked off No. 28 Kentucky, 5-4, on May 3, This season, Eastern beat No. 15 Virginia (Feb. 23), 7-6. HOLDERBACH BLASTS THE COMMODORES Alex Holderbach drove in five of EKU s six runs in a 6-5 win at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14). The junior had a RBI ground out in the first (2-0), a two-run single (4-0) in the third, a RBI single (5-0) in the seventh and a sacrifice fly (6-1) in the ninth. BIG START BY BROWN Kaven Brown started in Eastern s win at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14) and held the Commodores scoreless over five and onethird innings. He allowed three hits, walked two and struck out a season-best eight. TABLE SETTERS Cornell Nixon and Ryland Kerr, EKU s No. 1 and No. 2 hitters, scored two runs each in the Colonels 6-5 win at No. 11 Vanderbilt (March 14). The duo combined to go 3-for-6 with three walks. JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST Junior Alex Holderbach was chosen to the Johnny Bench Award watch list on March 6. The junior is one of just four OVC catchers on the list. The award is given annually to the top NCAA Division I catcher. MAC ATTACK Daniel McFarland went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs in EKU s win at Western Kentucky (March 13). SLAMMING THE DOOR In his first appearance in his new role as the team s closer, Aaron Ochsenbein slammed the door shut on Western Kentucky (March 13) to earn his second career save. The junior retired all three batters he faced, on 11 pitches, including two strikeouts. RIVALRY WIN In the first of two games this season between the long-time rivals, Eastern Kentucky beat Western Kentucky, 7-5, on March 13 in Bowling Green. COOKING THE EAGLES In the three-game series against Coppin State, Ryland Kerr was 10-for-13 (.769) with six runs and four RBIs. Among his 10 hits were four doubles and a triple for a total of 16 bases. He posted a slugging percentage. SEASON HIGH STRIKE OUTS Austin Perry struck out a season-best eight batters in a quality start and win over Coppin State (March 3). He allowed one run on six hits and walked three in six innings. CAREER HIGH STRIKE OUTS Aaron Ochsenbein struck out a careerbest eight batters while pitching five scoreless innings against Coppin State (March 2). He allowed just three hits and walked four. SHUTOUT Five Eastern Kentucky pitchers combined to shutout Bowling Green (Feb. 28). Logan Teague started and limited the Falcons to four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out three in five innings. TOUGH AGAINST RANKED TEAMS Redshirt freshman Darren Williams made his first two relief appearances this season against No. 13 Louisville and No. 15 Virginia. He did not allow a run in 5.2 innings, gave up three hits, walked two and struck out three against those ranked opponents. FIRST HOME RUN FOR HARRIS Freshman Daniel Harris IV hit his first collegiate home run at No. 15 Virginia (Feb. 24). He finished 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. STRONG AGAINST NO. 13 Eastern Kentucky fell 4-2 at No. 13 Louisville (Feb. 20). All six runs were scored in the first two innings. EKU allowed just two hits after the second inning. WHAT A RELIEF Three pitchers combined to provide six innings of scoreless relief against No. 13 Louisville (Feb. 20). Darren Williams allowed two hits in four innings of work. Mitch Zamora and Max Ford each pitched one inning without allowing a hit. NOW THAT S A FIRST IMPRESSION Redshirt freshman Darren Williams made his collegiate debut at No. 13 Louisville (Feb. 20). He allowed just two hits while pitching four innings of scoreless relief. He walked one and struck out two PRESEASON ALL-OVC Junior Alex Holderbach was chosen to the 2018 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Team. Holderbach, a utility player from Fairfield, Ohio, hit.355 last season with 11 home runs, 39 runs scored and 49 RBIs. He was second on the team in home runs and RBIs, and third in batting average. SERVING THE COMMUNITY The baseball team served 150 local children by washing their feet and giving them a new pair of shoes on Jan. 15. The event was part of the National Day of Service campaign by Samaritan s Feet. Another 100 local children that could not make it received shoes as well. After washing each child s feet and fitting them with a new pair of shoes, the children, grades K-5, were able to test out their new shoes by playing games with the team. WATCH OUT FOR THESE FRESHMEN The baseball team has two of the top freshmen in the Ohio Valley Conference, according to Perfect Game. Daniel Harris IV was ranked as the number one freshman in the OVC coming into the season. He is a 5-foot-11, 152-pound shortstop from Stone Mountain, Georgia. As a senior at Miller Grove High, Harris had a batting average of.492 with two home runs. He was named to the Perfect Game Top-500 his senior year. He was also named a Rawlings Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American. Eddie Satisky was ranked as the 11th-best freshman in the OVC. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Satisky is a right-handed pitcher from Lexington, Kentucky. He helped Lafayette High School win back-to-back districts titles. THREE DRAFTED IN LAST TWO YEARS EKU has had three players drafted in the last two seasons, which is also Edwin Thompson s first two seasons as head coach. RETURNING PLAYERS Eastern Kentucky returns six starters, including the designated hitter, and has six pitchers returning from last season s team. The returning starters are Cornell Nixon (2B), Brenden Overton (3B), Ryland Kerr (SS), Daniel McFarland (CF), Nick Howie (RF) and Alex Holderbach (UTL/DH). Eastern Kentucky University 4

5 2018 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Will Johnson OF R/R R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State) 2 Jaxson Blair UTL R/R So. Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy) 3 Cornell Nixon INF R/R R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Kennesaw State) 4 Nick Laster RHP R/R So. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 5 Daniel McFarland OF L/L Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Male HS) 6 Bryan Quillens RHP R/R Sr. Austell, Ga. (Georgia Highlands College) 7 Ryland Kerr INF R/R R-Jr. Bellevue, Wash. (Edmonds CC) 8 Corey Conklin INF L/R R-Jr. Corvallis, Ore. (Lower Columbia CC) 9 Jake Lewis LHP/1B L/L Fr. New Albany, Ind. (Providence HS) 10 Casey Collins LHP L/L Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Georgia Highlands College) 11 Ryan Bramlett LHP L/L Sr. Buford, Ga. (Georgia Highlands College) 12 Alex Holderbach OF/INF R/R Jr. Fairfield, Ohio (Stephen T. Badin HS) 13 Brenden Overton INF R/R Sr. Clearwater, Fla. (Hillsborough College) 14 Logan Stephens OF L/R So. Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta HS) 15 Chance Bodine C R/R Fr. Bardstown, Ky. (Vincennes University) 16 Grant Martin C R/R So. Prestonsburg, Ky. (Prestonsburg HS) 17 Eddie Satisky RHP R/R Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 19 Will Brian LHP L/L Fr. Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County HS) 21 Jack Piekos LHP L/L Sr. Blue Point, N.Y. (Florida Southwestern St. Col.) 22 Mitch Zamora RHP R/R Jr. Brentwood, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 23 Nick Howie OF R/R So. Oakville, Ontario (Garth Webb HS) 24 Chris Botsoe OF R/R R-So. Hinsdale, Ill. (Iowa Western CC) 25 Aaron Ochsenbein RHP R/R R-Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar HS) 27 Daniel Harris IV INF R/R Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Miller Grove HS) 28 Darren Williams RHP R/R R-Fr. Maysville, Ky. (Mason County HS) 29 Kaven Brown RHP R/R Jr. Paris, Ky. (Pensacola State College) 30 Logan Teague RHP R/R Jr. Lancaster, Ky. (Lincoln Trail College) 31 Tyler Romanik C/1B R/R Jr. Columbia, S.C. (State College of Florida) 32 Austin Perry RHP R/R R-Sr. Shelbyville, Ky. (Milligan College) 33 Eli Crall RHP R/R Fr. Mount Orab, Ohio. (Western Brown HS) 37 Austin Shepherd RHP R/R Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar HS) 38 Andrew McWhorter RHP R/R Sr. Hebron, Ky. (Walton-Verona HS) 41 Brandon Dehass C R/R Fr. Millersburg, Ohio (New Albany HS) 43 Jacob Abbott INF R/R So. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 45 Max Ford RHP R/R Sr. Braselton, Ga. (University of Georgia) Coaching Staff: 26 Head Coach: Edwin Thompson (Webber University, 2003), Third Year 34 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Tyler Hanson (Maine-Farmington, 2009), Third Year 40 Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach: Adam Revelette (Kentucky 2007), Third Year 35 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Julius McDougal (Clafflin University, 2012), First Year Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. 43 Jacob Abbott INF R/R So. 2 Jaxson Blair UTL R/R So. 15 Chance Bodine C R/R Fr. 24 Chris Botsoe OF R/R R-So. 11 Ryan Bramlett LHP L/L Sr. 19 Will Brian LHP L/L Fr. 29 Kaven Brown RHP R/R Jr. 10 Casey Collins LHP L/L Sr. 8 Corey Conklin INF L/R R-Jr. 33 Eli Crall RHP R/R Fr. 41 Brandon Dehass C R/R Fr. 45 Max Ford RHP R/R Sr. 27 Daniel Harris IV INF R/R Fr. 12 Alex Holderbach OF/INF R/R Jr. 23 Nick Howie OF R/R So. 1 Will Johnson OF R/R R-Jr. 7 Ryland Kerr INF R/R R-Jr. 4 Nick Laster RHP R/R So. 9 Jake Lewis LHP/1B L/L Fr. 16 Grant Martin C R/R So. 5 Daniel McFarland OF L/L Sr. 38 Andrew McWhorter RHP R/R Sr. 3 Cornell Nixon INF R/R R-Sr. 25 Aaron Ochsenbein RHP R/R R-Jr. 32 Austin Perry RHP R/R R-Sr. 21 Jack Piekos LHP L/L Sr. 6 Bryan Quillens RHP R/R Sr. 31 Tyler Romanik C/1B R/R Jr. 17 Eddie Satisky RHP R/R Fr. 37 Austin Shepherd RHP R/R Fr. 14 Logan Stephens OF L/R So. 30 Logan Teague RHP R/R Jr. 28 Darren Williams RHP R/R R-Fr. 22 Mitch Zamora RHP R/R Jr. Pronunciation Guide Chris Botsoe... BOT-sway Brandon Dehass... De-HAHSS (rhymes with bass) Nick Howie... How-EEE Aaron Ochsenbein... Ocean-BINE Jack Piekos... PEE-kos Bryan Quillens... Quill-INS Eastern Kentucky University 5

6 Series-By-Series Breakdown - HITTING/FIELDING Series W/L Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP K OB% PO A E FLD% at Virginia vs. Coppin State at Belmont at Mercer vs. Morehead State vs. Western Kentucky at Tennessee-Martin vs. SIU Edwardsville vs. East Tennessee at Austin Peay vs. Eastern Illinois at Xavier at Jacksonville State at Northern Kentucky vs. Murray State at Tennessee Tech vs. Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky University 6

7 Series-By-Series Breakdown - PITCHING Series W/L ERA CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG at Virginia vs. Coppin State at Belmont at Mercer vs. Morehead State vs. Western Kentucky at Tennessee-Martin vs. SIU Edwardsville vs. East Tennessee at Austin Peay vs. Eastern Illinois at Xavier at Jacksonville State at Northern Kentucky vs. Murray State at Tennessee Tech vs. Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky University 7

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13 #2 Jaxson Blair - So., RHP at #15 Virginia at East Tennessee at Belmont at Mercer at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) WESTERN KENTUCKY at UT Martin (1) XAVIER EAST TENNESSEE at Austin Peay (2) at Austin Peay #11 Ryan Bramlett - Sr., LHP at #5 Kentucky WESTERN KENTUCKY XAVIER NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Austin Peay (1) #19 Will Brian - Fr., LHP vs. Butler at #13 Louisville at #15 Virginia BOWLING GREEN COPPIN STATE at Belmont at Western Kentucky at Mercer WESTERN KENTUCKY #29 Kaven Brown - Jr., RHP vs. Butler at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) at UT Martin (2) SIU EDWARDSVILLE (2) at Austin Peay (2) #10 Casey Collins - Sr., LHP 2017 Season at #7 Arizona WESTERN KENTUCKY ALABAMA A&M NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Marshall at Northern Kentucky AUSTIN PEAY at Eastern Illinois JACKSONVILLE STATE at Murray State TENNESSEE TECH at Southeast Missouri at UNC Wilmington at #15 Virginia at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE at East Tennessee at Belmont at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) at UT Martin (2) SIU EDWARDSVILLE (2) at Austin Peay (1) EASTERN ILLINOIS #45 Max Ford - Sr., RHP 2017 Season at #7 Arizona at #6 Louisville OAKLAND YOUNGSTOWN STATE WESTERN KENTUCKY ALABAMA A&M NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Morehead State (2) at Northern Kentucky AUSTIN PEAY at Eastern Illinois at Eastern Illinois #2 LOUISVILLE JACKSONVILLE STATE JACKSONVILLE STATE at Murray State TENNESSEE at Missouri vs. Lehigh at #13 Louisville at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE at Western Kentucky at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) at UT Martin XAVIER SIU EDWARDSVILLE NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Dayton EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS Eastern Kentucky University 13

14 #4 Nick Laster - So., RHP 2017 Season at #7 Arizona at #6 Louisville at Kentucky ALABAMA A&M CHICAGO STATE at Morehead State (1) UT MARTIN at SIU Edwardsville AUSTIN PEAY AUSTIN PEAY at Eastern Illinois JACKSONVILLE STATE JACKSONVILLE STATE at Western Kentucky at Murray State TENNESSEE TECH at Southeast Missouri vs. Butler at #15 Virginia at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE at #5 Kentucky at Belmont at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (1) WESTERN KENTUCKY at UT Martin (1) at UT Martin XAVIER SIU EDWARDSVILLE (1) NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Austin Peay (1) #9 Jake Lewis - Fr., LHP at #5 Kentucky at Belmont NORTHERN KENTUCKY #38 Andrew McWhorter - Sr., RHP COPPIN STATE at #5 Kentucky at East Tennessee at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (1) WESTERN KENTUCKY at UT Martin (1) XAVIER SIU EDWARDSVILLE EAST TENNESSEE at Austin Peay (2) EASTERN ILLINOIS #25 Aaron Ochsenbein - R-Jr., RHP 2015 Season at East Tennessee vs. Southern Illinois vs. Southern Illinois vs. Bowling Green at #11 Louisville vs. Southeast Missouri Belmont at Illinois State Season at #7 Arizona OAKLAND YOUNGSTOWN STATE BELMONT (1) CHICAGO STATE at Morehead State (1) UT MARTIN at SIU Edwardsville AUSTIN PEAY at Western Kentucky at Murray State TENNESSEE TENNESSEE TECH at Southeast Missouri at UNC Wilmington at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE at Belmont at Western Kentucky at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE at UT Martin (1) at UT Martin SIU EDWARDSVILLE (2) EAST TENNESSEE at Austin Peay EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS #32 Austin Perry - Sr., RHP vs. Lehigh at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE at Belmont at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE at UT Martin at Austin Peay EASTERN ILLINOIS Eastern Kentucky University 14

15 #21 Jack Piekos - Sr., LHP 2017 Season at #7 Arizona OAKLAND YOUNGSTOWN STATE BELMONT CHICAGO STATE at Morehead State UT MARTIN at SIU Edwardsville AUSTIN PEAY DAYTON at Eastern Illinois #2 LOUISVILLE JACKSONVILLE STATE at Western Kentucky TENNESSEE at Southeast Missouri BOWLING GREEN COPPIN STATE at #5 Kentucky at Belmont at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (1) WESTERN KENTUCKY at UT Martin XAVIER SIU EDWARDSVILLE at Austin Peay (2) EASTERN ILLINOIS #6 Bryan Quillens - Sr., RHP 2017 Season at #7 Arizona at #6 Louisville at Kentucky YOUNGSTOWN STATE BELMONT (2) CHICAGO STATE at Morehead State (2) at Marshall at Northern Kentucky at SIU Edwardsville AUSTIN PEAY DAYTON at Eastern Illinois #2 LOUISVILLE JACKSONVILLE STATE at Murray State TENNESSEE TECH at Southeast Missouri at UNC Wilmington vs. Butler at #15 Virginia at #15 Virginia COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE at East Tennessee at Western Kentucky at #11 Vanderbilt at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) WESTERN KENTUCKY XAVIER EAST TENNESSEE at Dayton #30 Logan Teague - Jr., RHP vs. Lehigh at #15 Virginia at #15 Virginia BOWLING GREEN at #5 Kentucky at Belmont at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (1) at UT Martin (1) SIU EDWARDSVILLE (1) at Austin Peay (1) EASTERN ILLINOIS #28 Darren Williams - R-Fr., RHP at #13 Louisville at #15 Virginia BOWLING GREEN COPPIN STATE at East Tennessee at Western Kentucky at Mercer MOREHEAD STATE (2) WESTERN KENTUCKY XAVIER SIU EDWARDSVILLE at Austin Peay at Dayton #22 Mitch Zamora - Jr., RHP at #13 Louisville at #15 Virginia BOWLING GREEN COPPIN STATE at #5 Kentucky at Belmont XAVIER NORTHERN KENTUCKY Eastern Kentucky University 15