HILLTOPPERS 29 ALL-AMERICANS 105 PLAYERS SIGNED PROFESSIONALLY 2016 GAME NOTES 135 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 18 MLB DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2009

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1 29 ALL-AMERICANS 105 PLAYERS SIGNED PROFESSIONALLY HILLTOPPERS Media Contact: Brett Pund Office: Cell: GAME NOTES 135 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 18 MLB DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2009 WKU SCHEDULE FEBRUARY (2-1) Fri. 19 Youngstown State W, 5-3 Sat. 20 Youngstown State-1 L, 7-8 (10) Youngstown State-2 W, 11-1 Fri. 26 vs. Cincinnati (1) 12 p.m. Sat. 27 vs. (RV) South Alabama (1) 11 a.m. Sun. 28 at (RV) Georgia (1) 2 p.m. MARCH (0-0) Tue. 1 at Belmont 4 p.m. Wed. 2 Lipscomb 3 p.m. Fri. 4 at Jacksonville State 3 p.m. Sat. 5 at Jacksonville State 1 p.m. Sun. 6 at Jacksonville State 1 p.m. Tue. 8 at Tennessee 5 p.m. Fri. 11 Albany 3 p.m. Sat. 12 Albany 1 p.m. Sun. 13 Albany 12 p.m. Tue. 15 at Kentucky 3 p.m. Fri. 18 at Old Dominion* 5 p.m. Sat. 19 at Old Dominion* 2 p.m. Sun. 20 at Old Dominion* 11 a.m. Tue. 22 Austin Peay 6 p.m. Thu. 24 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. Fri. 25 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. Sat. 26 Middle Tennessee* 1 p.m. Tue. 29 #2 Louisville 6 p.m. APRIL (0-0) Fri. 1 at UAB* 6:30 p.m. Sat. 2 at UAB* 2 p.m. Sun. 3 at UAB* 1 p.m. Tue. 5 Evansville 6 p.m. Wed. 6 at Austin Peay 6 p.m. Fri. 8 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. Sat. 9 Louisiana Tech* 2 p.m. Sun. 10 Louisiana Tech* 1 p.m. Tue. 12 at #2 Louisville 5 p.m. Fri. 15 at #24 Rice* 6:30 p.m. Sat. 16 at #24 Rice* 2 p.m. Sun. 17 at #24 Rice* 1 p.m. Tue. 19 Belmont 6 p.m. Wed. 20 at Evansville 6 p.m. Fri. 22 UTSA* 6 p.m. Sat. 23 UTSA* 3 p.m. Sun. 24 UTSA* 12 p.m. Tue. 26 at Lipscomb 6 p.m. Fri. 29 FIU* 6 p.m. Sat. 30 FIU* 2 p.m. MAY (0-0) Sun. 1 FIU* 12 p.m. Tue. 3 at #3 Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. Fri. 6 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. Sat. 7 at Southern Miss* 2 p.m. Sun. 8 at Southern Miss* 1 p.m. Fri. 13 Marshall* 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Marshall* 2 p.m. Sun. 15 Marshall* 1 p.m. Thu. 19 at Florida Atlantic* 5:30 p.m. Fri. 20 at Florida Atlantic* 5:30 p.m. Sat. 21 at Florida Atlantic* 12 p.m. W-S C-USA Championship TBA JUNE (0-0) F-M 3-6 NCAA Regionals TBA F-M NCAA Super Regionals TBA S-W College World Series TBA Home Games in BOLD (*) C-USA Game (1) Bulldog Invitational hosted by Georgia WKU (2-1) vs. Cincinnati (0-3) Friday, noon CT Bulldog Invitational Head Coaches John Pawlowski... Ty Neal (15)...Career... (3) (1)...School...Same Pitching Match Up WKU: LHP Austin King (0-0, 3.38 ERA) UC: RHP Andrew Zellner (4.2 IP, 0 ER) WKU (2-1) vs. RV South Alabama (4-0) Saturday, 11 a.m. CT Bulldog Invitational Head Coaches John Pawlowski... Mark Calvi (15)...Career... (4) (1)...School...Same Pitching Match Up WKU: RHP Cody Coll (3.2 IP, 0.00 ERA) USA: LHP Thomas Huston (1-0, 0.00 ERA) WKU (2-1) vs. RV Georgia (3-1) Sunday, 2 p.m. CT Bulldog Invitational Head Coaches John Pawlowski... Scott Stricklin (15)...Career...(12) (1)...School... (3) Pitching Match Up WKU: LHP Ryan Thurston (1-0, 0.00 ERA) UGA: LHP Kevin Smith (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Team Stats Batting Avg:.165 Hits: 17 Runs: 9 HR: 2 ERA: 6.51 K: 11 Opening Weekend L 6-5 (12), 4-0 and 12-4 at #5 LSU Team Stats Batting Avg:.324 Hits: 45 Runs: 38 HR: 2 ERA: 2.19 K: 35 Opening Week W 5-4, 11-0 and 18-5 vs. Evansville W 4-3 (10) vs. Alabama St. Team Stats Batting Avg:.211 Hits: 27 Runs: 19 HR: 4 ERA: 2.61 K: 46 Opening Week W 4-1, 5-1 and L 5-3 (10) vs. GA Southern and W 7-6 (10) at Mercer GENERAL INFORMATION TV:...SEC Network+ ESPN3 (Sun.) Radio:... Hilltopper IMG Radio Network 1450 AM FM TuneIn App Live Stream:... Watch ESPN ESPN3 (Sun.) Location:...Athens, Ga. Stadium:...Foley Field Friday Forecast:... High 56, Low 30 Sunny No Chance of Rain Saturday Forecast:... High 59, Low 35 Sunny No Chance of Rain Sunday Forecast:... High 68, Low 44 Sunny No Chance of Rain NOTING THE GAME - The Hilltoppers will enter the Bulldog Invitational after claiming a 2-1 series win over Youngstown State and their first win on Opening Day since the 2011 season. - This will be the fifth tournament in the last seven seasons WKU has played in, including the third straight year. The Tops have a combined 6-5 record in those games, with wins over No. 29 Texas A&M ( 10), Baylor ( 10) and Pittsburgh ( 14). - WKU has a combined record against the three schools, including a perfect 5-0 mark against Cincinnati. More on the match ups on Page The Hilltoppers began the John Pawlowski era with a win as he came to The Hill with 14 years of head-coaching experience and 505 career wins. More on JP on Page WKU returns a veteran pitching staff from a year ago, while welcoming 13 newcomers overall. Roster breakdown on Page 2...

2 Roster Breakdown Pitchers: 16 (11 RHP, 5 LHP) 10 Ben Morrison RHP 11 Josh Bartley RHP 15 Cody Coll RHP 18 Austin King LHP 19 Sam Higgs RHP 20 Ryan Thurston LHP 25 Caleb Bruner RHP 26 Connor McHugh RHP 28 John Harman LHP 29 Jackson Sowell RHP 30 Jake Griffin RHP 31 Evan Acosta LHP 38 Kevin Elder RHP 41 Logan Weins LHP 43 Cameron Shryock RHP 45 Micach Kaczor RHP Outfielders: 8 B/T 1 Steven Kraft R/R 5 Marquis Webb R/R 6 Paul Murray R/R 13 Kaleb Duckworth R/R 16 Grant Malott R/R 21 Chris Rogers R/R 32 Harrison Scanlon L/R 40 Zach Janes L/L Infielders: 9 B/T 1 Steven Kraft R/R 2 Leiff Clarkson R/R 3 Danny Hudzina R/R 7 Thomas Peter R/R 22 Grayson Ivey R/R 24 Brandon Pollock R/R 27 Steven DiPuglia R/R 32 Harrison Scanlon L/R 37 Cole Womack R/R Catchers: 4 B/T 9 Hunter Wood S/R 17 Ty Hogan R/R 23 Ty Downing R/R 34 Jacob Lewis R/R Batting Hand Right 26 Left 8 Switch 1 Throwing Hand Right 28 Left 7 No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Steven Kraft INF/OF So. R/R Gainesville, Va. (Battlefield HS) 2 Leiff Clarkson INF R-Jr. R/R Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) 3 Danny Hudzina INF Sr. R/R Palm City, Fla. (Palm Beach State College) 5 Marquis Webb OF Gr. R/R Atlanta, Ga. (Texas Southern) 6 Paul Murray OF Jr. R/R San Bruno, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 7 Thomas Peter INF R-Jr. R/R San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) 9 Hunter Wood C Jr. S/R Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS) 10 Ben Morrison RHP Jr. R/R Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 11 Josh Bartley RHP Sr. L/R Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) 13 Kaleb Duckworth OF So. R/R Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 15 Cody Coll RHP Jr. R/R Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS) 16 Grant Malott OF So. R/R New Castle, Ind. (New Castle HS) 17 Ty Hogan C R-Jr. R/R Lisle, Ill. (Naperville North HS) 18 Austin King LHP Sr. L/L Canyon, Texas (Seward County CC) 19 Sam Higgs RHP Jr. R/R Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 20 Ryan Thurston LHP So. L/L Madison, Ind. (Madison HS) 21 Chris Rogers OF Jr. R/R Issaquah, Wash. (Lower Columbia CC) 22 Grayson Ivey INF Jr. R/R Winder, Ga. (Chattahoochee Valley CC) 23 Ty Downing C Gr. R/R Bowling Green, Ky. (Gulf Coast State CC) 24 Brandon Pollock INF Fr. R/R Gilbert, Ariz. (Campo Verde HS) 25 Caleb Bruner RHP Fr. R/R Russellville, Ky. (Logan County HS) 26 Connor McHugh RHP So. R/R Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) 27 Steven DiPuglia INF Fr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Cooper City HS) 28 John Harman LHP Sr. L/L Carrollton, Ga. (Darton State College) 29 Jackson Sowell RHP R-Jr. R/R Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 30 Jake Griffin RHP Fr. R/R McHenry, Ky. (Ohio County HS) 31 Evan Acosta LHP Fr. L/L Batavia, Ill. (Batavia HS) 32 Harrison Scanlon INF/OF R-So. L/R Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 34 Jacob Lewis C Fr. R/R Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) 37 Cole Womack INF Fr. R/R Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS) 38 Kevin Elder RHP R-Jr. R/R Hampshire, Ill. (Iowa Western CC) 40 Zach Janes OF R-Jr. L/L Louisville, Ky. (Cleveland State College) 41 Logan Weins LHP So. L/L Frankton, Ind. (Frankton HS) 43 Cameron Shryock RHP Fr. R/R Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) 45 Micah Kaczor RHP Fr. R/R Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) Coaching Staff Head Coach: 8 - John Pawlowski (1st season) PAUL-ow-ski Assistant Coach: 4 - Ty Megahee (1st season) Muh-gay-he Assistant Coach: 12 - Rob Reinstetle (1st season) RINE-stet-el Volunteer Assistant: 33 - Devin Kelly (2nd season) Director of Baseball Operations - Gaston Glasscock (1st season) WKU Start Chart (2016/Career) Left Field Kaleb Duckworth (3/17) Paul Murray (0/33) Harrison Scanlon (0/1) Grant Malott (0/1) Centerfield Zach Janes (2/3) Grant Malott (1/2) Pronunciation Guide 2 Leiff Clarkson LAY-phh (rhymes with safe ) 15 Cody Coll CALL 16 Grant Malott MUH-lot 27 Steven DiPuglia Duh-poo-glee-uh 41 Logan Weins WINES 43 Cameron Shryock Shuh-rock 45 Micah Kaczor KACK-zer (rhymes with tack ) Right Field Paul Murray (3/3) Kaleb Duckworth (0/10) Harrison Scanlon (0/8) Grant Malott (0/2) State Arizona 1 California 2 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Illinois 4 Indiana 3 Kentucky 16 Tennessee 1 Texas 1 Virginia 1 Washington 1 Class Seniors 6 Juniors 14 Sophomores 6 Freshmen 9 Third Base Danny Hudzina (3/55) Thomas Peter (0/59) Leiff Clarkson (0/20) Designated Hitter Steven Kraft (3/7) Hunter Wood (0/34) Thomas Peter (0/8) Paul Murray (0/3) Harrison Scanlon (0/3) Kaleb Duckworth (0/1) Shortstop Steven DiPuglia (3/3) Leiff Clarkson (0/18) Pitcher Austin King (1/12) Ryan Thurston (1/11) Cody Coll (1/2) Josh Bartley (0/23) John Harman (0/10) Logan Weins (0/8) Sam Higgs (0/4) Catcher Ty Downing (2/16) Hunter Wood (1/10) Ty Hogan (0/10) Second Base Leiff Clarkson (3/46) Thomas Peter (0/5) Steven Kraft (0/4) First Base Thomas Peter (3/3) Harrison Scanlon (0/0) 29 All-Americans 2

3 History vs. Cincinnati Series Record In Bowling Green In Cincinnati Neutral Sites...none 1-Run Games Run Games...none Shutouts...WKU 1, 2/26/99 Most Runs, WKU... 13, 2/28/99 Most Runs, Cincinnati... 10, 2/28/99 Margin, WKU... 10, 2/26/99 Margin, Youngstown State...none Longest Win Streak, WKU...5, 1937-present Longest Win Streak, Youngstown State...none Current Streak... WKU, 5 games Last Meeting...WKU 13, UC 10, 2/28/99 in BG Quick Facts WKU CATEGORY UC Bowling Green, Ky... Location... Cincinnati, Ohio Founded ,178...Enrollment...44,251 Hilltoppers...Nickname...Bearcats Red & White...Colors... Red & Black C-USA... Conference... American Nick Denes Field... Stadium...Marge Schott Stadium 22/9...Lettermen Ret/Lost... 20/ Record Conf. Record th Conf. Finish...8th History vs. South Alabama Series Record In Bowling Green In Mobile Neutral Sites Run Games Run Games Shutouts... WKU 2 last 4/18/98 USA 4 last 5/14/11 Most Runs, WKU... 17, 4/29/88 Most Runs, South Alabama...17, 3x last 5/13/07 Margin, WKU... 15, 3/15/85 Margin, South Alabama...17, 3/14/92 (Game 2 of DH) Longest Win Streak, WKU...7, 3/15/08-4/10/10 Longest Win Streak, South Alabama... 10, 3/27/83-4/15/84 Current Streak... WKU, 2 games Last Meeting... WKU 6, USA 3, 4/20/14 in Mobile Quick Facts WKU CATEGORY USA Bowling Green, Ky... Location... Mobile, Ala Founded ,178...Enrollment...16,055 Hilltoppers...Nickname... Jaguars Red & White...Colors... Blue, Red & White C-USA... Conference...Sun Belt Nick Denes Field... Stadium... Stanky Field 22/9...Lettermen Ret/Lost...24/ Record Conf. Record th Conf. Finish... 1st History vs. Georgia Series Record In Bowling Green...none In Athens Neutral Sites...none 1-Run Games Run Games Shutouts...none Most Runs, WKU...9, 2/24/85 Most Runs, Georgia... 26, 3/11/14 Margin, WKU...5, 2/24/85 Margin, Georgia... 19, 3/11/14 Longest Win Streak, WKU...2, 2/23/85-2/24/85 Longest Win Streak, Georgia... 2, 3/11/14-present Current Streak...Georgia 2 Last Meeting... UGA 8, WKU 6, 3/13/14 in Athens Quick Facts WKU CATEGORY UGA Bowling Green, Ky... Location...Athens, Ga Founded ,178...Enrollment...35,197 Hilltoppers...Nickname...Bulldogs Red & White...Colors... Red & Black C-USA... Conference...SEC Nick Denes Field... Stadium... Foley Field 22/9...Lettermen Ret/Lost...15/ Record Conf. Record th Conf. Finish... 7th East 29 All-Americans 3

4 C-USA Standings Overall C-USA #18 Florida Atlantic (RV) Old Dominion Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee UTSA WKU #24 Rice Charlotte Marshall UAB RV FIU WEEKEND SERIES Charlotte hosts Toledo FIU at Seton Hall Florida Atlantic hosts LIU Brooklyn LA Tech hosts UT Arlington Marshall plays Liberty, Coastal Carolina MTSU hosts Army, Western Michigan, Miami (Oh.) ODU hosts Manhattan, VA Tech, Delaware Rice vs. Arkansas, TCU, Louisiana-Lafayette Southern Miss hosts Northwestern State UAB hosts Ohio UTSA hosts McNeese State 2016 C-USA PRESEASON POLL 1. Rice (12) 2. Florida Atlantic 3. Southern Miss 4. FIU 5. Old Dominion 6. UTSA 7. Middle Tennessee 8. UAB 9. WKU 10. Charlotte 11. Louisiana Tech 12. Marshall C-USA Players of the Week Feb. 22 H: Esteban Puerta, FAU P: Sam Sinnen, ODU Feb. 29 H: P: March 7 H: P: March 14 H: P: March 21 H: P: March 28 H: P: April 4 H: P: April 11 H: P: April 18 H: P: April 25 H: P: May 2 H: P: May 9 H: P: May 16 H: P: May 23 H: P: Pitching Staff Returns In his first season on The Hill, Pawlowski will have a plethora of veteran arms at his disposal that will give him a wide range of options for the 2015 season. The pitching staff returns all of its primary starters and a bulk of its bullpen to mix with the newcomers of the freshman class. HILLTOPPER PITCHING Returning Numbers for WKU Wins...21 (87.5 %) Innings Pitched (77.4%) Strikeouts (73.5%) Commonwealth Success Since 2009, WKU has had great success against other schools from the Commonwealth State. The Hilltoppers have been especially dominant at home against in-state competition, holding a 10-3 record in games played at either Nick Denes Field and Bowling Green Ballpark. In the last 26 games against teams from the state of Kentucky, WKU is an impressive 14-12, including a 7-2 mark against the Wildcats. The Tops will play Louisville home and away this season and have a trip to Lexington on March 15. vs. Kentucky vs. Louisville vs. EKU/KWC Date H/A/N Result Score 4/8/09 H W /31/10 A W 6-3 4/19/11 H W /27/12 A L 7-4 3/19/13 A W 6-3 4/23/13 H W 3-2 3/18/14 A L /24/15 H W /14/15 A W 5-3 3/15/16 A - - Date H/A/N Result Score 3/25/09 A L 7-6 5/12/09 H L /14/10 A L 7-4 3/29/11 A L 3-1 4/5/11 H W /3/12 A L 9-2 5/1/12 H W 8-1 4/9/13 H W 6-5 4/30/13 A L 6-2 3/26/14 H L 5-3 4/22/14 A L 3-1 4/22/15 A W 7-3 3/29/16 H - - 4/12/16 A - - Date H/A/N Result Score 3/17/09 A L 8-7, EKU 3/31/09 H W 15-0, KWC 4/22/09 H W 11-9, EKU 5/4/11 H L 5-4, EKU 5/15/12 H W 11-7, EKU Cardiac Tops The Hilltoppers have had a habit of taking things down to the wire in the past four seasons, playing in 73 games decided by one run. WKU s 20 games decided by one run in both 2013 and 2014 tied a program record for most one-run decisions in a single season. In 93 seasons of baseball prior to 2012, the Tops had played just one season (1991) with more than 18 one-run decisions and did that in three-straight seasons from Most One-Run Games in a Single Season All-Americans 4

5 Taking Down The Ranks The Hilltoppers have developed a habit of taking down the nation s top teams over the years, defeating 11 teams ranked in the Top 25 since March 2008 and multiple ranked teams in last three seasons. Seven of those 11 wins have come against teams ranked Top 10, including a win at No. 3 Louisville last season. WKU s 2014 win over Vanderbilt, the eventual College World Series Champions, marked the first time in WKU Athletics history that any Hilltopper team defeated the eventual national champion in the same season as their title. The Tops will have the opportunity this season as both (2) Louisville and (3) Vanderbilt are ranked in multiple polls. Multi-Hit Games (2016) Player Total D. Hudzina S. Kraft G. Malott T. Peter P. Murray K. Duckworth T. Downing Wins Over Top 25 Opponents Since March /11/08... WKU 8, #5 Ole Miss - Oxford, Miss. 5/31/09... WKU 10, #8 Ole Miss - Oxford, Miss. (Regional) 3/16/10...WKU 17, #18 Vanderbilt 2 - Nashville, Tenn. 5/1/12...WKU 8, #18 Louisville 1 - Bowling Green, Ky. 3/19/13...WKU 6, #8 Kentucky 3 - Lexington, Ky. 4/09/13... WKU 6, #8 Louisville 5 - Bowling Green, Ky. 4/23/13...WKU 3, #24 Kentucky 2 - Bowling Green, Ky. 2/25/14...WKU 3, #4 Vanderbilt 2 - Nashville, Tenn. 3/29/14...WKU 14, #1 UL Lafayette 3 - Lafayette, La. 3/11/15...WKU 3, #13 Mississippi State 1 - Starkville, Miss. 4/22/15... WKU 7, #3 Louisville 3 - Louisville, Ky. Replacing The Power WKU showcased big-time power last season as it finished third in C-USA with 47 home runs, which were the most since cracking 58 bombs in Unlike the many returners with the pitching staff, the Hilltoppers will have to replace the power in the lineup, losing Anderson Miller (12 HR s) and Philip Diedrick (8) to the MLB Draft and Ryan Church (6) as a senior. The trio also combined for 102 RBI in 2015, with Church s 45 leading the Tops. WKU did tally 28 hits and 18 runs in the Saturday doubleheader against YSU in the opening weekend. HILLTOPPER HITTING Numbers to Replace for WKU Home Runs...30 (63.8%) RBI (59.3%) Hits (52.1%) Runs (51.8%) Hudzina s Impressive Debut Season One player that the the Tops will look to for offense in 2016 will be 2015 All-Conference USA second team selection Danny Hudzina. In his first season on The Hill last year, Hudzina lead the team with 66 hits and 22 multi-hit games, while tying for the best batting average at.327. He was one of two Hilltoppers to start all 52 games in 2015 and ranked among Conference USA s best in six offensive categories: home runs (9 6th), RBI (43 8th), hits (66 9th), total bases (104 9th), slugging percentage ( th), and batting average ( th). He became WKU s most consistent bat last season, tallying a hit in 41 of 52 contests and never going back-to-back games without a hit. In the opening weekend against Youngstown State, Hudzina went 6-for-13 (.462), including a three-hit game, and scored five runs while driving in another Honoring the Li s Blake Li was a catcher at Jonathan Alder High School, a baseball powerhouse in Ohio. He had attended a camp at WKU and told his parents he hoped to play for the Tops someday. On January 26, 2015, he took his life in the family home for reasons his parents did not know. Pawlowski and the coaching staff continued to send recruiting letters to the family s home unaware of what had happened. Once the coaches found out what happened, they surprised the Li s by sending them a national letter of intent off for their son, a Hilltoppers jersey with his No. 10 and a hat. It was more than just being a baseball coach for Pawlowski. It was about impacting people s live and having a positive influence on people. The Li s were estatic by the surprise and plan to attend a few WKU baseball games this season, hoping to create a scholarship in their son s name. Story by Kevin Landers, WBNS-10TV. Multi-Hit Games (Career) Player Total L. Clarkson D. Hudzina T. Peter K. Duckworth H. Wood P. Murray T. Downing H. Scanlon T. Hogan S. Kraft G. Malott Multi-RBI Games (2016) Player Total P. Murray S. Kraft T. Peter K. Duckworth Multi-RBI Games (Career) Player Total D. Hudzina T. Peter H. Wood K. Duckworth P. Murray L. Clarkson S. Kraft T. Downing H. Scanlon All-Americans 5

6 PERSONAL Hometown... Johnson City, N.Y. College...Clemson 1985 Children... Christine, Mary Louise and Jenny Caroline PLAYING CAREER Clemson Chicago White Sox Organization Major League Stints California Angels Organization Baltimore Orioles Organization COACHING CAREER Assistant Coach, Clemson Assistant Coach, Arizona State Head Coach, College of Charleston Head Coach, Auburn Associate HC, San Diego State Head Coach, WKU BY THE NUMBERS Wins as a head coach at College of Charleston and Auburn Wins in his nine years as head coach at College of Charleston Wins from , most wins by a SoCon school in a four-year span Players coached that have been selected in the MLB Draft Pitchers coached that have been selected in the MLB Draft NCAA Regional Appearances NCAA College World Series appearances NCAA Super Regional Appearance with the College of Charleston in 2006 HEAD COACH JOHN PAWLOWSKI A 14-year head coaching veteran with 505 wins under his belt and 11 NCAA Tournament trips in his 22-year collegiate coaching career, John Pawlowski was officially introduced as WKU s head baseball coach on June 4, 2015 by Director of Athletics Todd Stewart. Pawlowski, who won over 60 percent of his games in 14 seasons as head coach at College of Charleston ( ) and Auburn ( ), has developed 80 MLB Draft selections (50 pitchers) during his 22-year coaching tenure at the collegiate level, won 505 games ( overall) and appeared in 11 NCAA Regionals. Pawlowski turned College of Charleston into a Southern Conference powerhouse during his nine seasons as the Cougars skipper, which included six seasons with at least 36 wins, three NCAA Regional appearances along with a Super Regional appearance in The three-time SoCon Coach of the Year finished his tenure in Charleston with a record of , including a window in which the Cougars established a SoCon record for most wins in a four-year span (180-67;.729). He was named the head coach at Auburn in 2009 after his run of dominance at CofC, and he guided the Tigers to a ( ) record in five seasons of competition in the nation s toughest league, the Southeastern Conference. Auburn won at least 31 games in four of Pawlowski s five seasons, which was highlighted by a campaign in 2010 where the Tigers hosted a NCAA Regional. The Tigers won the SEC West in 2010, marking their first division title since Most recently, the former Chicago White Sox pitcher served as the associate head coach and pitching coach at San Diego State ( ), helping guide the Aztecs to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances while developing one of the finest pitching staffs in the Mountain West Conference. Under Pawlowski s tutelage, the 2014 Aztec pitching staff boasted its lowest ERA (3.71) since 1995 while the 2015 SDSU starting rotation sported an ERA of 3.38 with 266 strikeouts in innings pitched. In five seasons at Auburn, the 14-year head-coaching veteran guided the team to a (.568) record ( overall) and took the program from six consecutive fifth- or sixth-place finishes in the Southeastern Conference s Western Division to a 2010 Division Championship, its first since 1995, and a 2010 NCAA Regional Host, winning 43 games during the remarkable and memorable 2010 campaign. In addition, Pawlowski s ability to guide the team to four consecutive SEC Tournament appearances from 2010 through 2013 marked the first time Auburn had appeared in the conference tournament in consecutive seasons since it went for seven straight years from It also moved Auburn into a rare category among SEC teams as it was one of only five Southeastern Conference programs to play in the conference tournament in each season from and one of just two from the SEC West. Auburn s 43 wins in 2010 were the seventh-most in school history and along with the wins came numerous accolades for the program, including the SEC Player of the Year (Hunter Morris), six All-SEC selections, four of which were on the First Team (Morris, Brian Fletcher, Trent Mummey and Kevin Patterson), and two All- America choices (Morris and Fletcher). At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Pawlowski s group saw a nationalbest and SEC and school record-tying 11 players get drafted, including nine in the first 18 rounds. A three-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year (2004, 2005 & 2007), Pawlowski turned a regionally successful program at the College of Charleston into a nationally recognized program to be feared as the Cougars twice established school records for wins in a season and advanced into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in CofC history in 2004, an accomplishment that the Cougars repeated in 2005 and By the end of the 2006 season the College of Charleston was clearly on the map as it went to SEC Champion Kentucky s home field and went 3-0 to win the NCAA Regional and advance to the Atlanta Super Regional. The Cougars finished the year ranked as high as 12th nationally. In nine years at the College of Charleston, Pawlowski guided the Cougars to a mark overall and a (.663) record in Southern Conference play. He also helped develop his players into 42 all-conference honors, four academic All-America honors, three SoCon Pitchers of the Year and two SoCon Players of the Year accolades. Additionally, he had 17 all-america honors bestowed upon his players since Pawlowski s run of success at Charleston can be aptly defined by his (.729) record from , which established school and conference records for most wins in a four-year span, which includes a 53-year history of the Southern Conference, and three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament along with two regular-season conference championships. Year-By-Year Coaching Record Year School Position Record Championships/Postseason 1994 Clemson Assistant Coach ACC Reg. Season & Tourny Champ Clemson Assistant Coach ACC Reg. Season/CWS 1996 Clemson Assistant Coach College World Series 1997 Clemson Assistant Coach NCAA Regional 1998 Clemson Assistant Coach NCAA Regional 1999 Arizona State Assistant Coach CofC Head Coach CofC Head Coach CofC Head Coach CofC Head Coach CofC Head Coach* SoCon Champ/NCAA Regional 2005 CofC Head Coach* SoCon Champ/NCAA Regional 2006 CofC Head Coach SoCon Tourny Champ/Super Regional 2007 CofC Head Coach* Southern Conference Champion 2008 CofC Head Coach Auburn Head Coach Auburn Head Coach SEC West Champ/NCAA Regional 2011 Auburn Head Coach Auburn Head Coach Auburn Head Coach San Diego St. Associate HC MWC Tourny Champ/NCAA Regional 2015 San Diego St. Associate HC MWC Tourny Champ/NCAA Regional 2016 WKU Head Coach All-Time Head Coaching Record (15 Seasons) All-Time WKU Head Coaching Record (1st Season) 2-1 * Conference Coach of the Year 29 All-Americans 6

7 Striking Gold With Gardner Notable Players Drafted Under JP Year Rd. Team Name College Yankees Brett Gardner CofC Mariners W. Bloomquist ASU Twins M. LeCroy Clemson Coach Pawlowski really took our program to new heights during my four years in school. His leadership and knowledge of the game helped me achieve my dream of playing in the Major Leagues, and he s sure to be an asset to the baseball program and the athletes that are going to be under his guidance at Western Kentucky University. I couldn t be happier for Coach Pawlowski. - Brett Gardner (New York Yankees outfielder, 3rd round pick out of CofC in 2005) College of Charleston Hall of Fame Pawlowski was named to the 2016 College of Charleston Hall of Fame Induction Class after tuning CofC into a national and Southern Conference powerhouse during his nine seasons as the Cougars skipper, which included six seasons with at least 36 wins, three NCAA Regional appearances along with a Super Regional appearance in The three-time SoCon Coach of the Year finished his tenure at CofC as the all-time winningest coach in school history with 338 career victories. In a four-year stretch beginning in 2004, the Cougars earned a No. 12 final national ranking and established a SoCon record for most wins in a four-year span winning 73 percent of their games (180-67). Clemson Success Coach Pawlowski pictured with Clemson s 1996 CWS aces Billy Koch (Left), Ken Vining (Middle) and Kris Benson (Right). Benson was selected No. 1 overall in the 1996 MLB Draft, followed by Koch as the No. 4 pick. Marathon Man Known as being a pitching guru, Pawlowski is also known in the marthon circles. He recently completed his 15th marathon in the last 15 years back in November in Charlotte. Pawlowski has completed those 15 races in 11 different states. He has been known to be spotted around Bowling Green running up the famous Hill on WKU s campus and finishing bleachers in the WKU football stadium on a daily basis. Pitchers Drafted Under JP Year Rd. Team Name College A s B. Derby SDSU 19 Yankees M. Seyler SDSU Twins M. Cederoth SDSU 24 Royals B. Thomas SDSU 36 Marlins J. Hepner SDSU Yankees C. Kendrick Auburn 30 Pirates W. Kendall Auburn Yankees D. Vernadore Auburn Tigers S. Smith Auburn 17 Marlins D. Vernadore Auburn 22 Rays B. Hendrix Auburn Tigers C. Nelson Auburn 11 Marlins G. Dayton Auburn 14 Rays A. Hubbard Auburn 30 Reds B. Hendrix Auburn 45 Marlins S. Kohlscheen Auburn CHW T. Thompson Auburn 39 CHW P. Burnside Auburn 44 Rays S. Shuman Auburn Angels M. Kohn CofC 25 Nats A. Garrett CofC 30 Mets M. Lynn CofC 36 Mets J. Goldberg CofC 38 Yankees C. Caulfield CofC 48 Astros D. Meszaros CofC Yankees N. Chigges CofC 16 Phillies B. Schlitter CofC 20 A s J. McLaughlin CofC 26 Cubs M. Bunton CofC A s J. McLaughlin CofC 34 Blue Jays G. Godfrey CofC Phillies B. Harker CofC 8 Indians R. Edell CofC 25 Royals K. Bulger CofC 29 Cardinals R. Price CofC Expos C. Crumpton ASU 25 Brewers D. Friedberg ASU Indians M. White Clemson (1) Pirates K. Benson Clemson 1 (4) TOR B. Koch Clemson 3 Reds D. Sheppard Clemson 4 Giants K. Vining Clemson 9 Expos B. Matz Clemson Marlins M. Watson Clemson 10 Brewers J. Dawsey Clemson 11 Red Sox J. Sauve Clemson 14 Indians S. Winchester Clemson Giants A. Taulbee Clemson 16 Tigers S. Winchester Clemson 17 Angels M. Holtz Clemson Bold Progressed to MLB (1) No. 1 Overall Selection (4) No. 4 Overall Selection 29 All-Americans 7

8 Home Runs Tracker Player Solo 2R 3R GS 16/Career D. Hudzina 0/7 0/ /9 K. Duckworth 0/3-0/2-0/5 H. Wood 0/1-0/1 0/1 0/3 P. Murray 0/ /1 H. Scanlon 0/ /1 Hitting Streaks Player Current 2016 Career D. Hudzina P. Murray K. Duckworth L. Clarkson G. Malott T. Peter T. Downing H. Wood S. Kraft T. Hogan H. Scanlon Reached Base Streaks Player Current 2016 Career P. Murray D. Hudzina K. Duckworth L. Clarkson G. Malott H. Wood T. Peter T. Downing S. Kraft H. Scanlon T. Hogan Starting Pitching Numbers Player (Starts) WKU Record Quality Starts ERA R. Thurston (1) A. King (1) C. Coll (1) NATIONAL POLLS D1Baseball.com 1. Florida Louisville Vanderbilt Texas A&M Oregon State Miami (Fla.) LSU NC State Oregon North Carolina Virginia Oklahoma State California UCLA South Carolina Louisiana-Lafayette TCU Florida State Coastal Carolina Mississippi State USC Houston Texas Arkansas Cal State Fullerton 1-2 Collegiate Baseball 1. Florida Louisville Vanderbilt Miami (Fla.) Texas A&M Louisiana-Lafayette LSU Oregon State Virginia Oregon Florida State Missouri State North Carolina UCLA TCU Houston Georgia Tech Florida Atlantic Michigan Tulane Stanford Cal State Fullerton Arizona Arkansas Rice California Arizona State Dallas Baptist Mississippi Alabama 2-1 USA Today Coaches Poll (Preseason) 1. Florida 2. Louisville 3. Vanderbilt 4. Texas A&M 5. LSU 6. Miami 7. Virginia 8. Oregon State 9. UCLA 10. Oklahoma State 11. TCU 12. California 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 14. Florida State 15. Oregon 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Mississippi State 18. Houston 19. NC State 20. USC 21. North Carolina 22. Arkansas 23. South Carolina 24. Rice 25. Missouri State NCBWA 1. Florida Louisville Vanderbilt Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) LSU Oregon State Virginia Louisiana-Lafayette Florida State Oregon Houston TCU North Carolina UCLA Oklahoma State California Arkansas NC State South Carolina Michigan Coastal Carolina Cal State Fullerton Mississippi State Missouri State Dallas Baptist Florida Atlantic Mississippi USC Stanford 2-1 RV FIU, Georgia, Kentucky, Old Dominion, Rice, South Alabama 2016 Opponents 29 All-Americans 8

9 2016 STARTS BY POSITION/BATTING ORDER Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Steven DiPuglia Steven Kraft Leiff Clarkson Paul Murray Kaleb Duckworth Danny Hudzina Thomas Peter Ty Downing Zach Janes Austin King Grant Malott Cody Coll Ryan Thurston Hunter Wood TEAM W/L RECORD WHEN STARTER Pitcher Austin King Ryan Thurston Cody Coll Catcher Ty Downing Hunter Wood First Base Thomas Peter Second Base Leiff Clarkson Third Base Danny Hudzina Shortstop Steven DiPuglia Left Field Kaleb Duckworth Center Field Zach Janes Grant Malott Right Field Paul Murray Designated Hitter Steven Kraft TEAM W/L RECORD BY BATTING ORDER Leadoff Steven Kraft nd Spot Thomas Peter rd Spot Danny Hudzina Cleanup Kaleb Duckworth th Spot Paul Murray th Spot Leiff Clarkson Hunter Wood th Spot Ty Downing Leiff Clarkson th Spot Steven DiPuglia th Spot Zach Janes Grant Malott All-Americans 9

10 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER Date Record Opponent Feb Youngstown St. Kraft Peter Hudzina Duckworth Murray Clarkson Downing DiPuglia Janes Feb Youngstown St.-1 Kraft Peter Hudzina Duckworth Murray Wood Clarkson DiPuglia Janes 1-0 Youngstown St.-2 Kraft Peter Hudzina Duckworth Murray Clarkson Downing DiPuglia Malott Feb Cincinnati Feb South Alabama Feb Georgia March 1 - Belmont March 2 - Lipscomb March 4 - Jacksonville St. March 5 - Jacksonville St. March 6 - Jacksonville St. March 8 - Tennessee March 11 - Albany March 12 - Albany March 13 - Albany March 15 - Kentucky March 18 - Old Dominion March 19 - Old Dominion March 20 - Old Dominion March 22 - Austin Peay March 24 - Middle Tennessee March 25 - Middle Tennessee March 26 - Middle Tennessee March 29 - Louisville April 1 - UAB April 2 - UAB April 3 - UAB April 5 - Evansville April 6 - Austin Peay April 8 - LA Tech April 9 - LA Tech April 10 - LA Tech April 12 - Louisville April 15 - Rice April 16 - Rice April 17 - Rice April 19 - Belmont April 20 - Evansville April 22 - UTSA April 23 - UTSA April 24 - UTSA April 26 - Lipscomb April 29 - FIU April 30 - FIU May 1 - FIU May 3 - Vanderbilt May 6 - Southern Miss May 7 - Southern Miss May 8 - Southern Miss May 13 - Marshall May 14 - Marshall May 15 - Marshall May 19 - Florida Atlantic May 20 - Florida Atlantic May 21 - Florida Atlantic 29 All-Americans 10

11 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS BY POSITION Date Record Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Feb Youngstown St. Downing Peter Clarkson Hudzina DiPuglia Duckworth Janes Murray Kraft Feb Youngstown St.-1 Wood Peter Clarkson Hudzina DiPuglia Duckworth Janes Murray Kraft 1-0 Youngstown St.-2 Downing Peter Clarkson Hudzina DiPuglia Duckworth Malott Murray Kraft Feb Cincinnati Feb South Alabama Feb Georgia March 1 - Belmont March 2 - Lipscomb March 4 - Jacksonville St. March 5 - Jacksonville St. March 6 - Jacksonville St. March 8 - Tennessee March 11 - Albany March 12 - Albany March 13 - Albany March 15 - Kentucky March 18 - Old Dominion March 19 - Old Dominion March 20 - Old Dominion March 22 - Austin Peay March 24 - Middle Tennessee March 25 - Middle Tennessee March 26 - Middle Tennessee March 29 - Louisville April 1 - UAB April 2 - UAB April 3 - UAB April 5 - Evansville April 6 - Austin Peay April 8 - LA Tech April 9 - LA Tech April 10 - LA Tech April 12 - Louisville April 15 - Rice April 16 - Rice April 17 - Rice April 19 - Belmont April 20 - Evansville April 22 - UTSA April 23 - UTSA April 24 - UTSA April 26 - Lipscomb April 29 - FIU April 30 - FIU May 1 - FIU May 3 - Vanderbilt May 6 - Southern Miss May 7 - Southern Miss May 8 - Southern Miss May 13 - Marshall May 14 - Marshall May 15 - Marshall May 19 - Florida Atlantic May 20 - Florida Atlantic May 21 - Florida Atlantic 29 All-Americans 11

12 2016 BULLPEN GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Pitchers IP HITS RUNS ER BB K AB AVG. ERA Feb. 19 Youngstown State Bartley, Elder Feb. 20 Youngstown State-1 Sowell, Higgs, Elder, Bruner, Harman, Weins Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 March 1 March 2 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 8 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 15 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 22 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 29 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 5 April 6 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 12 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 19 April 20 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 26 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 19 May 20 May 21 Youngstown State-2 Higgs, Acosta Cincinnati South Alabama Georgia Belmont Lipscomb Jacksonville St. Jacksonville St. Jacksonville St. Tennessee Albany Albany Albany Kentucky Old Dominion Old Dominion Old Dominion Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Louisville UAB UAB UAB Evansville Austin Peay Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisville Rice Rice Rice Belmont Evansville UTSA UTSA UTSA Lipscomb FIU FIU FIU Vanderbilt Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Marshall Marshall Marshall Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic 29 All-Americans 12

13 WKU TEAM/INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Team At bats vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Runs scored vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Hits x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) RBI vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Doubles vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Total bases vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Walks x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Strikeouts vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Sac hits x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Stolen bases vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Hit by pitch vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Runners LOB vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Hit into DP x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Fielding Putouts vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Assists x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Errors x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Passed balls x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20) DPs turned vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Pitching Innings pitched vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Runs allowed vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Earned runs vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Walks allowed vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Strikeouts vs. Youngstown St. (2/19) Hits allowed vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Homers allowed vs. Youngstown St. (2/19) Wild pitches vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Hit batters vs. Youngstown St.- (2/20) Individual At bats Duckworth, Murray, Kraft vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Runs scored five times Hits Peter vs. YSU-2 (2/20) RBI Peter vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Doubles Malott YSU-1, Downing YSU-2 Total bases Malott YSU-1, Peter & Downing YSU-2 Walks Wood YSU-1, Kraft YSU-2 Strikeouts Clarkson YSU (2/19), YSU-2 Sac hits Janes YSU (2/19) Stolen bases four times Hit by pitch Peter vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Runners LOB Clarkson vs. YSU (2/19) Fielding Putouts Downing vs. YSU (2/19), Peter vs. YSU-1(2/20) Assists Clarkson vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Errors five times Passed balls Wood vs. YSU-1, Downing vs. YSU-2 (2/20) Pitching Innings pitched King vs. YSU (2/19) Runs allowed Higgs vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Earned runs Higgs vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Walks allowed Sowell vs. YSU-1 (2/20) Strikeouts King & Elder vs. YSU (2/19), Thurston YSU-2 Hits allowed King vs. YSU (2/19) Homers allowed King vs. YSU (2/19) Wild pitches Bartley vs. YSU (2/19, Weins & Bruner YSU-1 Hit batters Thurston & Acosta YSU-2, Sowell YSU-1 OPPONENT TEAM/INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Team At bats Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Runs scored youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Hits Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) RBI Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Home runs youngstown St. (2/19) Total bases Youngstown St. (2/19) Walks Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Strikeouts Youngstown St. (2/19) Sac hits youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Stolen bases YSU (2/19), YSU-1 (2/20) Hit by pitch youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Caught stealing youngstown St. (2/19) Runners LOB Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Hit into DP Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Fielding Putouts Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Assists Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Errors Youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Passed balls YSU (2/19), YSU-2 (2/20) DPs turned ysu-1 & YSU-2 (2/20) Pitching Innings pitched youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Runs allowed Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Earned runs ysu-1 & YSU-2 (2/20) Walks allowed YSU (2/19), YSU-1 & YSU-2 (2/20) Strikeouts Youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Hits allowed YSU-1 & YSU-2 (2/20) Doubles allowed youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Wild pitches youngstown St.-2 (2/20) Hit batters youngstown St.-1 (2/20) Individual At bats Rohan, G, YSU-1 (2/20) Runs scored Salem, Rohan, G., Arcuri, YSU-1 (2/20) Hits Salem (2/19) & Rohan, G. (2/20) YSU RBI Rohan, G., Kendrick, Padovan, YSU-1 (2/20) Home runs Kendrick, YSU (2/19) Total bases Kendrick, YSU (2/19) Walks Arcuri, Willoughby, YSU-1 (2/20) Strikeouts Kendrick, YSU (2/19) Sac hits Kendrick, Brown, YSU-1 (2/20) Stolen bases Larivee (2/19), Padovan, YSU-1 (2/20) Hit by pitch Miller & Cordova (2/20), Rohan (2/19) YSU Caught stealing Miller, Willoughby, YSU (2/19) Runners LOB Arcuri, Charles, YSU (2/20) Fielding Putouts Kendrick, YSU-1 (2/20) Assists Willoughby, YSU-1 (2/20) Errors Larivee, YSU-1 (2/20) Passed balls Miller (2/19), Farina, YSU-2 (2/20) Pitching Innings pitched King, YSU (2/19) Runs allowed Floyd, YSU-2 (2/20) Earned runs Floyd, YSU-2 (2/20) Walks allowed King, YSU (2/19) Strikeouts three times Hits allowed Floyd, YSU-2 (2/20) Doubles allowed Semonsen, YSU-1 (2/20) Wild pitches Willoughby & Jamieson, YSU-2 (2/20) Hit batters four times 29 All-Americans 13

14 WKU Record When Non-Conference Conference Home Away Neutral Day Night vs. Left Starter vs. Right Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts When Scoring 0-2 Runs When Scoring 3-5 Runs When Scoring 6-9 Runs When Scoring 10+ Runs When Opponent Scores 0-2 Runs When Opponent Scores 3-5 Runs When Opponent Scores 6-9 Runs When Opponent Scores 10+ Runs When Scoring In 1st Inning When Opponent Scored In 1st Inning When Scoring First When Opponent Scores First When Leading After 6 Innings When Leading After 7 Innings When Leading After 8 Innings When Trailing After 6 Innings When Trailing After 7 Innings When Trailing After 8 Innings When Tied After 6 Innings When Tied After 7 Innings When Tied After 8 Innings When Making 0 Errors When Making 1 Error When Making 2+ Errors When Out-Hitting Opponent When Out-Hit By Opponent When Hits Are Tied When Hitting 0 Home Runs When Hitting 1 Home Run When Hitting 2+ Home Runs When Opponent Hit 0 Home Runs When Opponent Hit 1 Home Run When Opponent Hit 2+ Home Runs When WKU Scores 1 Run When WKU Scores 2 Runs When WKU Scores 3 Runs When WKU Scores 4 Runs When WKU Scores 5 Runs When WKU Scores 6 Runs When WKU Scores 7 Runs When WKU Scores 8 Runs When WKU Scores 9 Runs When WKU Scores 10+ Runs THE LAST TIME... A WKU Team... Scored 30 or more runs in a game... March 13, 2001 vs. Kentucky State (31) Scored 20 or more runs in a game...april 20, 2010 vs. Kentucky (24) Had 30 or more hits in a game...n/a Had 20 or more hits in a game...april 20, 2010 vs. Kentucky (21) Hit 2-straight home runs...april 19, 2015 at FIU (Hudzina-Church; 4th inn.) Hit 3-straight home runs...n/a Hit two grand slams in a game... March 16, 2010 at Vanderbilt (K. Carter, Rice) Hit five triples in a game...march 19, 2011 vs. MTSU (5) Hit six home runs in a game... March 12, 2005 at Wofford Shut out an opponent... April 10, 2015 (5-0 vs. Southern Miss) Was shutout by an opponent...march 22, 2015 (12-0 at UTSA) Shut out a conference opponent... April 10, 2015 (5-0 vs. Southern Miss) Was shutout by a conference opponent...march 22, 2015 (12-0 at UTSA) Shutout a league opponent in consecutive games... April 10-11, 1999 (5-0, 6-0 vs. UNO) Won a game on a walk-off hit... April 28, 2015 (Anderson Miller vs. APSU) Won a game on a walk-off HR...April 23, 2013 (Trevor Lowe vs. UK - 1) Won a game on a walk-off grand slam... April 25, 2010 (Monte Ketchum vs. FIU - 1) Swept a conference series at home...march 15-17, 2014 vs. MTSU; SBC Swept a conference series on the road... May 16-18, 2013 at MTSU; SBC Was swept in a conference series at home...april 24-26, 2015 vs. No. 16 Rice; C-USA Beat a ranked opponent... April 22, 2015 at #3 Louisville (7-3) Won a series against a ranked team...may 21-22, 2005 vs. #19 UL-Lafayette Hosted a ranked team...may 14-15, 2015 vs. #19 Florida Atlantic Won 10-straight games... March 31-April 13, 2002 Won 10-straight conference games...never Won 10-straight games at home... March 6-29, 2009 Won 10-straight games on the road...march 12-April 2, 2010 Won 40 games in a season (42) Won a regular season conference championship (Sun Belt) Won the conference tournament (Sun Belt at Lafayette, La.) Competed in the NCAA Regionals (Oxford Regional) Ended a game in a tie...april 11, 1991 (6-6, at Cumberland) Turned a triple play...april 14, 2009 at Austin Peay A WKU Player... Hit for the cycle...n/a Hit three doubles in a game...april 1, 2011 (Kes Carter at UALR) Hit two triples in one game...march 18, 2014 (Anderson Miller at Kentucky) Hit three home runs in one game...march 19, 2006 (Jordan Newton vs. Wisc.-Mil.) Hit two home runs in one game... March 10, 2015 (Danny Hudzina at #13 Mississippi State) Hit a grand slam...april 17, 2015 (Anderson Miller at FIU) Hit two grand slams in one day... April 5, 2008 (Chad Cregar vs. FIU - DH) Hit an inside-the-park home run... April 10, 2009 (Matt Payton vs. New Orleans) Hit safely in 20-straight games...march 1-April 17, 2009 (Matt Rice; 31 games) Hit safely in 30-straight games...march 1-April 17, 2009 (Matt Rice; 31 games) Hit 20 home runs in one season (Wade Gaynor; 25) Hit.400 for the season (Josh Patton;.419) A WKU Pitcher... Won 10 games (Matt Ridings) Defeated a Top-5 ranked team...april 22, 2015 (Josh Bartley at #3 Louisville) Defeated a ranked team...april 22, 2015 (Josh Bartley at #3 Louisville) Threw a no-hitter...march 31, 2009 (7 inn.) (four combined vs. Kentucky Wesleyan) Threw a one-hitter...april 10, 2015 (John Harman/Kevin Elder vs. USM) Threw a two-hitter... February 17, 2013 (three combined vs. BGSU) Threw a comple game (Win)...March 21, 2014 (Justin Hageman vs. Texas State) Struck out 10 or more...april 27, 2014 (Jake Thompson vs. UALR, 10) Shut out a conference opponent...april 10, 2015 (John Harman/Kevin Elder vs. USM) Started a game as a true freshman...may 3, 2015 (Logan Weins at MTSU) Started a conference game as a true freshman...may 3, 2015 (Logan Weins at MTSU) 29 All-Americans 14

15 #1 STEVEN KRAFT So. INF 5-10 R/R Gainesville, Va. Battlefield HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats... 6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs...1, 3x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Hits...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) RBI...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Total Bases... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts... none Assists... none Career Highs At-Bats...6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16 Runs...2, at Marshall (5/10/15) Hits... 3, vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) RBI...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) 2B...1, 5x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) Walks...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) SB...1, 2x, last at Marshall (5/10/15) Putouts... 2, at Marshall (5/9/15) Assists...3, at FIU (4/19/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 0 Career Hitting... 3 Current Reached Base... 4 Career Reached Base... 7 Current Without Error... 4 Career Without Error...13 Multi-Hit Games Career... 5 Multi-RBI Games Career... 2 Noting Kraft Batted leadoff as the DH for WKU in the opening weekend and went 4-for-12 (.333) and drove in four runs and scored three himself Has doubled his amount of RBI from last season (2) with four in the first three games Knocked in the tying run and later scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh to help WKU claim its first win on Opening Day since the 2011 season Produced two multi-hit and two multi-rbi games in the Hilltoppers first three, which he only had 3 multiple-hit and didn t have any multiple-rbi contests in 2015 Started in seven of WKU s final 10 games in 2015 and finished his debut season with eight starts Posted a.316 batting average in 18 games with 12 hits, eight runs scored and four doubles Primarily used as a pitch runner and defensive substitute last season #1 Steven Kraft - 3 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *dh Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *dh Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *dh Totals 3gs On base pct..429 Slugging pct..417 KRAFT S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 15

16 #2 LEIFF CLARKSON R-Jr. INF 5-11 R/R Union, Ky. Ryle HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...5, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Hits...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) RBI... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) 2B... none Total Bases...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Walks... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists... 5, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Noting Clarkson Started the first three games of 2016 at second base and had two hits and two runs while also driving in another score His next game played will be his 100th in a WKU uniform, with his first AB being his 300th Tied with Danny Hudzina for the best batting average on the team in 2015 with a.327 average Made 43 starts as WKU s primary second baseman and played in 47 games total last year The Hilltoppers best hitter in non-conference (.339) and Conference USA games (.319) last season Ranked fifth on the team with 50 hits and third with 15 multiple-hit games Made 20 starts at third base and 18 at shortstop in 2014 while batting.316 with 11 RBI Has gone 38-for-112 (.339) in his career while at the plate with two outs Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *2b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *2b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *2b Totals 3gs On base pct..214 Slugging pct..154 Career Highs At-Bats...5, 4x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs... 4, at Louisiana-Laf. (3/29/14) Hits... 4, vs. Texas State (3/23/14) RBI... 2, vs. Texas State (3/23/14) 2B...2, at UT-Arlington (5/10/14) 3B... 1, 1x, last vs. Rice (4/24/15) Total Bases...7, 2x, last vs. Murray St. (4/15/15) Walks... 2, 3x, last at FIU (4/18/15) SB...2, vs. Belmont (3/3/15) Putouts...5, vs. South Alabama (4/19/14) Assists...6, vs. Ohio State (3/8/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 2 Career Hitting... 8 Current Reached Base... 2 Career Reached Base...11 Current Without Error... 0 Career Without Error...15 Multi-Hit Games none Career... 3 Multi-RBI Games none Career... 2 CLARKSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 16

17 #3 DANNY HUDZINA Sr. INF 5-11 R/R Palm City, Fla. Palm Beach State CC 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...5, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Hits... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) RBI... 1, vs. Younstown St.-2 (2/20/16) 2B... none Total Bases... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Assists...4, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Noting Hudzina Went 6-for-13 (.462) in the opening weekend, scoring five runs, drawing two walks and knocking in a run Produced two multi-hit games in WKU s first three, including a three-hit game Currently has an eight-game hitting streak dating back to last season Tabbed Preseason All-Conference USA and also rated the Best Defensive 3B and No. 4 overall C-USA prospect for the 2016 MLB Draft by Baseball America Recently rated as the 19th-best prospect among all collegiate seniors by Baseball America Named All-Conference USA second team in 2015 after leading WKU in hits (66) and multiple-hit games (22), while tying for the best batting average (.327) and most multiple-rbi games (10) Tallied a hit in 41 of 52 games and never went back-to-back games without a hit in 2015 Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *3b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *3b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *3b Totals 3gs On base pct..533 Slugging pct..462 Career Highs At-Bats... 5, 12x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs...4, at LA Tech (4/4/15) Hits...3, 4x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) RBI...5, at Marshall (5/10/15) 2B... 2, at Marshall (5/8/15) 3B...1, at Marshall (5/10/15) HR...2, at Mississippi State (3/10/15) Total Bases...8, at Mississippi State (3/10/15) Walks...2, at LA Tech (4/4/15) SB...1, 3x, last at LA Tech (4/3/15) Putouts... 3, 5x, last vs. Rice (4/24/15) Assists... 6, vs. Maryland (2/13/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 8 Career Hitting...10 Current Reached Base... 8 Career Reached Base...12 Current Without Error... 8 Career Without Error...10 Multi-Hit Games Career...24 Multi-RBI Games none Career...10 HUDZINA S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 17

18 #6 PAUL MURRAY Jr. OF 6-0 R/R San Bruno, Calif. Junipero Serra HS 2015 Season Highs At-Bats...6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs...1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits...2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) RBI...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Total Bases...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Walks...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists... none Career Highs At-Bats...6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, 2x, last at FIU (4/19/15) Hits...4, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) RBI...2, 5x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, 11x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) 3B...1, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) HR... 1, at MTSU (5/2/15) Total Bases...7, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) Walks...2, 3x, last at MTSU (5/3/15) SB...1, 5x, last at MTSU (5/3/15) Putouts...4, 4x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) Assists...1, 8x, last vs. FAU (5/14/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 6 Career Hitting... 7 Current Reached Base...11 Career Reached Base...14 Current Without Error... 4 Career Without Error...49 Multi-Hit Games Career... 6 Multi-RBI Games Career... 5 Noting Murray Started all three games against the Penguins in right field, going 4-for-13 (.308) from the plate with five RBI, two walks and a double His five RBI in the first three contests are almost half the amount he had all of last season (11) Registered a hit in every game of the opening weekend, pushing his hitting streak to six games as he has now reached base safely in 11 consecutive games Made 33 starts and appeared in 42 games in 2015 after emerging as the primary left fielder Finished the season tied for seventh nationally with seven outfield assists last year Hit.265 with 31 hits, 10 doubles, a triple, a homer and 11 RBI Racked up a career-high four hits against Southern Miss on April 11, 2015 and was a home run shy of the cycle Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Totals 3gs On base pct..400 Slugging pct..385 MURRAY S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 18

19 #7 THOMAS PETER R-Jr. INF 6-2 R/R San Ramon, Calif. California HS 2014 Season Highs At-Bats... 5, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Hits... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) RBI... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Walks... none SB... none Putouts...11, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Career Highs At-Bats... 6, 3x, last at MTSU (5/17/13) Runs...3, 2x, last at Louisiana-Laf. (3/29/14) Hits... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) RBI...3, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, 13x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16 Walks...3, at FIU (3/23/13) SB...1, 5x, last vs. Arkansas State (4/5/14) Putouts...11, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists... 5, 2x, last vs. Ohio State (3/1/14) Streaks Current Hitting... 1 Career Hitting... 6 Current Reached Base... 4 Career Reached Base...21 Current Without Error... 4 Career Without Error...15 Multi-Hit Games Career...11 Multi-RBI Games Career... 7 Noting Peter Finished opening weekend with a.385 batting average after going 5-for-13 from the plate with four runs scored and four RBI Smacked a career-high four hits in the series-clinching win over Youngstown State and matched his career-best with three RBI Doubled down the left-field line to score Steven Kraft in go-ahead fashion in the bottom of the seventh to help WKU claim its first win on Opening Day since the 2011 campaign Made his first start since starting against Southern Illinois on Feb. 28, 2015, where he drew starts at first base for the first time in his career in the opening three contests Was in competition for the 2015 starting second baseman job before a hand injury cut his season short after playing seven games Entered the 2014 campaign with a seven-game reached base streak and extended it to 21 after reaching base safely in each of WKU s first 14 games Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *1b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *1b Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *1b Totals 3gs On base pct..467 Slugging pct..462 PETER S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 19

20 #9 HUNTER WOOD Jr. C 6-1 S/R Mt. Washington Ky. Bullitt East HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs... none Hits...none RBI... none 2B... none Total Bases... none Walks...2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts...4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists...1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Career Highs At-Bats...5, vs. UAB (3/28/15) Runs... 2, 4x, last at Marshall (5/9/15) Hits...2, 6x, last at Mississippi State (3/11/15) RBI...4, vs. South Alabama (4/19/14) 2B...1, 12x, last vs. FAU (5/15/15 HR...1, 3x, last at LA Tech (4/4/15) Total Bases...1, 3x, last at LA Tech (4/4/15) Walks...2, 3x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) SB... none Putouts...7, at Mississippi State (3/11/15) Assists...2, 2x, last at Belmont (2/24/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 0 Career Hitting... 4 Current Reached Base... 2 Career Reached Base... 5 Current Without Error...11 Career Without Error...37 Multi-Hit Games none Career... 6 Multi-RBI Games none Career... 5 Noting Wood Started at catcher in the first game of the doubleheader against Youngstown State, drawing two walks Played in 41 games, starting 29, as WKU s primary designated hitter in 2015 The switch-hitting catcher racked up eight doubles, 10 RBI and 14 runs Smacked his first-career homer in the win over Louisiana Tech (4/4/15) Made starts in 14 of his 33 games played in 2014 Smacked a grand slam for his first-career home run in the eighth inning in a win over South Alabama on April 19, 2014 Tallied 14 hits and 15 RBI while drawing nine walks in just 57 at bats his freshman season Capped off the 2014 campaign with a.421 slugging percentage and.348 on-base percentage Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *c Totals 1gs On base pct..667 Slugging pct..000 WOOD S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 20

21 #10 BEN MORRISON Jr. RHP 5-10 R/R Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green HS 2015 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R) , 2x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) K... 6, vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) H (S)... none H (R)...0, 9x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) BB... 0, 11x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) NP...39, at Lipscomb (5/5/15) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 0, 14x, last at MTSU (5/1/15) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 0, 14x, last at MTSU (5/1/15) 2015 Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Noting Morrison DNP in the opening series against Youngstown State Rated as the fifth-best prospect in C-USA for the 2016 MLB Draft by Baseball America Led WKU with strikeouts per nine inngs and six saves in his first season as primary closer last year Finished seventh in C-USA with six saves and ranked third on the team with 20 appearances, going 2-1 with a 4.79 ERA Picked up first-career win at Louisiana Tech with 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up his other victory by retiring six of seven Austin Peay batters he faced via the strikeout Named to the 2015 Conference USA All-Academic team Appeared in three games as a freshman to combine for three innings of work 2015 Game-by-Game Stats #10 Ben Morrison - 2 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 21 vs Evansville-1 p Mar 03 BELMONT p Totals 0gs Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 14 at Coastal Carolina Feb 21 vs Evansville Feb 25 at Vanderbilt Feb 28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Mar 03 BELMONT Mar 09 OHIO STATE Mar 10 at Mississippi State Mar 14 OLD DOMINION Mar 15 OLD DOMINION Mar 20 at UTSA Mar 29 UAB Apr 04 at Louisiana Tech Apr 12 SOUTHERN MISS Apr 15 MURRAY STATE Apr 17 at FIU Apr 22 at Louisville Apr 28 AUSTIN PEAY May 01 at Middle Tennessee May 05 at Lipscomb May 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Totals Career Bests IP (S)... none IP (R) , 3x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) K... 6, vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) H (S)... none H (R)... 0, 11x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) BB... 0, 12x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/28/15) NP...39, at Lipscomb (5/5/15) HR...1, at Georgia (3/11/14) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 0, 16x, last at MTSU (5/1/15) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 0, 16x, last at MTSU (5/1/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief MORRISON S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / Totals / All-Americans 21

22 #11 JOSH BARTLEY Sr. RHP 5-9 R/R Bowling Green, Ky. South Warren HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...1.2, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) K... 2, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) H (S)... none H (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) BB... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) NP...37, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) HR... 0, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Noting Bartley Earned the win on Opening Day after throwing 1.2 innings of relief and recording two K s Most veteran pitcher on WKU s staff with most career innings pitched (157.1), appearances (53), starts (23) and wins (14) Led the Hilltopper pitching staff with six victories and 59.1 innings in 2015 as WKU s primary Saturday starter WKU went 8-3 in the 11 games he started last year Picked up wins in his career over No. 3 Louisville (4/22/15), the eventual national champion No. 4 Vanderbilt (2/25/14), No. 8 Kentucky (3/19/13) and No. 8 Louisville (4/9/13) Started the 2014 season as WKU s primary midweek starter but worked his way into a No. 2 starting role halfway through conference play Posted a 2-0 mark his freshman season while making 19 appearances Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left... none vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S)...8.0, 2x, last at ULM (5/3/14) IP (R) , 3x, last at MTSU (5/3/15) K...6, at UTSA (3/22/15) H (S)... 3, 3x, last at Louisville (4/22/15) H (R)...0, 2x, last vs. Murray State (4/15/15) BB...5, 3x, last at LA Tech (4/4/15) NP...111, 2x, last vs. ODU (3/14/15) HR...2 at UT-Arlington (5/10/14) Runs (S)... 1, 2x, last at Louisville (4/22/15) Runs (R)... 0, 6x, last at FIU (4/19/15) ER (S)... 0, 2x, last vs. USM (4/11/15) ER (R)...0, 9x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief BARTLEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / / / Totals / All-Americans 22

23 #13 KALEB DUCKWORTH So. OF 6-4 R/R Henderson, Ky. Henderson County HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats... 6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) RBI... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) 2B... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Total Bases... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks... 1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) SB... none Putouts... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Assists... none Career Highs At-Bats... 6, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs...2, 4x, last vs. Kentucky (3/24/15) Hits...3, 3x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) RBI...4, vs. Kentucky (3/24/15) 2B...1, 5x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) HR... 1, 5x, last vs. UAB (3/28/15) Total Bases...6, vs. Kentucky (3/24/15) Walks...1, 7x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) SB... 1, 6x, last vs. USM (4/10/15) Putouts...7, at LA Tech (4/3/15) Assists...1, vs. Old Dominion (3/14/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 4 Career Hitting... 5 Current Reached Base... 4 Career Reached Base... 8 Current Without Error... 8 Career Without Error...24 Multi-Hit Games Career... 7 Multi-RBI Games Career... 5 Noting Duckworth Went 5-for-13 (.385), including a three-hit performance, and knocked in two runs in the three games against Youngstown State Reached base safely and recorded at least one hit in every game so far this season Listed as the No. 6 prospect in C-USA for the 2017 MLB Draft by Baseball America Started in left field on Opening Day for WKU in 2015 and was putting together an impressive freshman season before a shoulder injury held him out the final month of the year Batted.295 with five homers, four doubles and a.512 slugging percentage in 30 games (25 starts), while also stealing six bases Was dominant against SEC opposition, smacking a three-run bomb in a win over Kentucky and another in go-ahead fashion in the ninth inning at No. 13 Mississippi State Was named Kentucky Mr. Baseball and the 2014 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Totals 3gs On base pct..467 Slugging pct..462 DUCKWORTH S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 23

24 #15 CODY COLL Jr. RHP 6-3 R/R Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)...3.2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) IP (R)... none K...3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) H (S)...3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) H (R)... none BB...2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) NP...58, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (S)...2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (R)... none ER (S)...0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) ER (R)... none Noting Coll Drew the start in the second game against Youngstown State, going 3.2 innings and striking out three without allowing an earned run The start was his longest-ever outing and he gave up the fewest amount of runs in a start individually, while also recording a career-high three strikeouts Made six appearances out of the bullpen and his first-career start at Belmont last season Claimed victories in back-to-back relief appearances against Southern Illinois and No. 13 Mississippi State For the year, he struck out five batters in 9.1 innings of work Tossed 10.2 innings in seven relief appearnces his freshman campaign Combined to allow one run on three hits in his final 4.2 innings pitched in 2014 Registered a strikeout in every appearance as a freshman, including two strikeouts in his first four outings Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT * Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S)...3.2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) IP (R) , 3x, last vs. Evansville (2/22/15) K...3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) H (S)...6, at Belmont (2/24/15) H (R)...0, 2x, last vs. Evansville (2/22/15) BB...2, 5x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) NP...66, at Belmont (2/24/15) HR...1, 2x, last at Belmont (2/24/15) Runs (S)...2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (R)...0, 5x, last at MSU (3/11/15) ER (S)...0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) ER (R)...0, 5x, last at MSU (3/11/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief COLL S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / / Totals / All-Americans 24

25 #16 GRANT MALOTT So. OF 6-0 R/R New Castle, Ind. New Castle HS 2015 Season Highs At-Bats... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) RBI... none 2B... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks... none SB...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Putouts... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Assists... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Noting Malott Off to a great start in 2016, going 4-for-7 (.571) with three runs scored, two doubles, two stolen bases and a pair of multi-hit games in the opening weekend Already has double the amount of hits and doubles as he did all of last season Showcased his arm as he gunned down a runner at the plate in the top of the ninth, which at the time was a tied game in game one of the doubleheader against YSU Appeared in 17 games and made four outfield starts in his debut season in 2015 Recorded his two hits against Murray State and FIU as he finished the year.118 from the plate with a.318 on-base percentage in 17 at-bats Honorable mention preseason Perfect Game All-American heading into his senior season in high school Ranked as one of the top players in Indiana by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Totals 1gs On base pct..571 Slugging pct..857 Career Highs At-Bats... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) RBI... none 2B... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks... 2, at Austin Peay (4/29/15) SB... 1, 5x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Putouts...3, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) Assists... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Streaks Current Hitting... 2 Career Hitting... 2 Current Reached Base... 2 Career Reached Base... 2 Current Without Error...10 Career Without Error...10 Multi-Hit Games Career... 2 Multi-RBI Games Career... 0 MALOTT S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 25

26 #18 AUSTIN KING Sr. LHP 6-0 L/L Canyon, Texas Seward County CC 2016 Season Bests IP (S)...5.1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) IP (R)... none K... 5, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) H (S)... 6, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) H (R)... none BB... 0, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) NP...71, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) HR...1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16)) Runs (S)... 2, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Runs (R)... none ER (S)... 2, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) ER (R)... none Noting King Was the Hilltoppers starter on Opening Day, tossing 5.1 innings of two-run ball on six hits and registering five strikeouts in the WKU win Became WKU s primary Sunday starter during his debut season on The Hill in 2015 Struck out 39 batters compared to 12 walks in 57.2 innings of work and registered a team-high four quality starts Held Old Dominion hitless in the first four innings on March 15 to secure his first-career win Was a workhorse his his sophomore season at Seward County CC, striking out 78 batters compared to just four walks in 77 innings pitched Recorded a 7-3 record that season and earned NJCAA Academic All-American honors Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT * Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S)...7.2, at Lipscomb (5/5/15) IP (R)...3.1, vs. Florida Atlantic (5/14/15) K...6, vs. Evansville (2/22/15) H (S)...2, at Lipscomb (5/5/15) H (R)...2, 2x, last at Austin Peay (4/29/15) BB...2, 3x, last at Lipscomb (5/5/15) NP...109, at Lipscomb (5/5/15) HR...1, 4x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) Runs (S)...0, at LA Tech (4/4/15) Runs (R)... 0, at Coastal Carolina (2/14/15) ER (S)...0, 2x, last at Lipscomb (5/5/15) ER (R)... 0, at Coastal Carolina (2/14/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief KING S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / Totals / All-Americans 26

27 #19 SAM HIGGS Jr. RHP 6-0 R/R Henderson, Ky. Henderson County HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...3.0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) K... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) H (S)... none H (R)... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) BB... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) NP...32, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) HR...0, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Noting Higgs Pitched in relief duty in both games of the Saturday doubleheader, combining for 4.1 innings pitched and three strikeouts, while allowing six hits and three earned runs Bounced back from a rough first outing in 2016 to hold the Penguins scoreless over three innings of work in the series-clinching win Made 10 appearances and two starts for the Hilltoppers in 2015, striking out nine batters in 20 innings of work Had his best outings of the year against in-state rival Kentucky, picking up his lone win with 2.1 perfect relief innings in the win over the Wildcats on March 24 Threw more innings (43.2) than any Hilltopper reliever in 2014 and ranked second on the team with 25 appearances as the team s primary setup man Held opponents scoreless in 11 of his 23 relief outings, threw at least 2.0 innings in 10 games and longer than 3.0 innings in seven appearances Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S) , 2x, last at Kentucky (4/14/15) IP (R) , vs. UNC-Asheville (2/21/14) K... 4, 2x, last vs. Georgia State (5/15/14) H (S)...4, vs. Austin Peay (4/1/14) H (R)...0, 4x, last vs. Kentucky (3/24/15) BB... 3, vs. Texas State (3/22/14) NP... 66, vs. Austin Peay (4/1/14) HR...1, 4x, last vs. FAU (5/14/15) Runs (S)...1, vs. Austin Peay (4/1/14) Runs (R)... 0, 15x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) ER (S)...1, vs. Austin Peay (4/1/14) ER (R)... 0, 18x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief HIGGS CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / / Totals / All-Americans 27

28 #20 RYAN THURSTON Jr. LHP 6-2 L/L Madison, Ind. Madison HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)...5.0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) IP (R)... none K... 5, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) H (S)... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) H (R)... none BB... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) NP...81, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) HR... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs (S)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Runs (R)... none ER (S)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) ER (R)... none Noting Thurston Tossed five shutout innings, allowing only one hit and striking out five, to lead WKU to a series-clinching win in the final game of the Youngstown State series Began the 2015 season as WKU s midweek starter, but became the Friday night ace after strong outings against No. 1 Vanderbilt, Belmont and No. 13 Mississippi State Injured in the Louisiana Tech start and was shut down for the season Excluding the injured start, Thurston is 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA n 10 career starts Finished the 2014 campaign with the lowest ERA on the team at 2.16, while striking out 21 batters and allowing just eight runs in 33.1 innings of work Surrendered only three runs over final 28.2 innings of work that season, which included four starts against Lipscomb, No. 18 Indiana, at No. 12 Louisville and at Austin Peay Took a no-hitter into the 9th inning at No. 18 Indiana before giving up a hit to All-American and No. 4 overall pick Kyle Schwarber Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT * Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S) , at Indiana (4/16/14) IP (R) , at UT-Arlington (5/10/14) K...7, at Indiana (4/16/14) H (S)...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) H (R)... 0, 3x, last vs. Texas State (3/22/14) BB...0, 4x, last vs. Georgia State (5/16/14) NP...112, at Indiana (4/16/14) HR...1, 5x, last at LA Tech (4/3/15) Runs (S)...0, 4x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs (R)...0, 7x, last vs. ODU (3/15/15) ER (S)...0, 4x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) ER (R)...0, 7x, last vs. ODU (3/15/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief THURSTON S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / / Totals / All-Americans 28

29 #23 TY DOWNING Gr. C 6-1 R/R Bowling Green, Ky. Gulf Coast State CC 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...4, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs... 1, last vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Hits...2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) RBI...1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) 2B...2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Total Bases... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Walks... none SB... none Putouts...11, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Assists... 3, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Career Highs At-Bats... 5, 2x, last at Georgia St. (3/15/14) Runs...2, vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (2/25/11) Hits... 3, 2x, last vs. Pittsburgh (3/2/14) RBI... 3, vs. UNC Asheville (2/23/14) 2B...2, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) HR...1, vs. Louisville (5/17/11) Total Bases... 4, 3x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Walks... 1, 2x, last at ULM (5/3/14) SB... none Putouts...12, vs. Coastal Carolina (2/20/11) Assists...3, 3x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) Streaks Current Hitting... 1 Career Hitting... 2 Current Reached Base... 1 Career Reached Base... 2 Current Without Error... 4 Career Without Error...10 Multi-Hit Games Career... 4 Multi-RBI Games Career... 1 Noting Downing Started in Games 1 and 3 of the opening series, which he mashed two doubles and drove in a run in the series finale Did not play in 2015 for personal reasons, but was recruited by Pawlowski while he was at Auburn and decided to come back to the team Started in 14 games and played in 23 as WKU s backup catcher Caught nine runners stealing and picked off two others in limited action behind the plate Played for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2011 before moving to Gulf Coast State CC for a year in 2013 Made 15 starts for the Hoosiers and appeared in 19 total games Gunned down five attempted stolen base runners and hit the lone homer of his collegiate career against Louisville Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *c Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT c Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *c Totals 2gs On base pct..222 Slugging pct..444 DOWNING S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 29

30 #27 STEVEN DIPUGLIA Fr. INF 6-1 R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. Cooper City HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits...1, 2x, last vs. YSU.-2 (2/20/16) RBI... none 2B... none Total Bases...1, 2x, last vs. YSU.-2 (2/20/16) Walks... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) SB... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16 Putouts... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16 Assists... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16 Career Highs At-Bats... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) Hits...1, 2x, last vs. YSU.-2 (2/20/16) RBI... none 2B... none Total Bases...1, 2x, last vs. YSU.-2 (2/20/16) Walks... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16) SB... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-2 (2/20/16 Putouts... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16 Assists... 3, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16 Streaks Current Hitting... 2 Career Hitting... 2 Current Reached Base... 3 Career Reached Base... 3 Current Without Error... 3 Career Without Error... 3 Multi-Hit Games Career... 0 Multi-RBI Games Career... 0 Noting DiPuglia Finished his debut weekend with three runs scored, two hits and a stolen base, while also committing no errors and reaching base in every game Game 3 of the YSU was his best yet as he scored a pair of runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3 from the plate Started all three games in the opening weekend, becoming the first true freshman to start at shortstop on Opening Day for WKU since Brian Houdek did so in 1998 Tabbed the Preseason C-USA Freshman of the Year by Baseball America Boasted a.397 batting average with 18 RBI and 12 stolen bases in his final year at Cooper City Voted Player of the Year by his teammates and earned spots on the All-County second team and All-District team Selected in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals, but decided to continue his career at WKU Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *ss Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *ss Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *ss Totals 3gs On base pct..333 Slugging pct..200 DIPUGLIA S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 30

31 #28 JOHN HARMAN Sr. LHP 6-2 L/L Carrollton, Ga. Darton State College 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...1.0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) K... none H (S)... none H (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) BB... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) NP...13, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)...0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Noting Harman Threw a scoreless ninth inning in relief in what was a tied game in the first game of the doubleheader against Youngstown State Became first newcomer to start Opening Day for WKU since 2006 when he took the mound against No. 14 Maryland last season Limited opposition to a.241 batting average, including righties to.181, and led the Hilltoppers with 43 strikeouts in 56.2 innings in 2015 Tossed six shutout innings while striking out eight Southern Illinois batters in first start at The Nick Pitched three quality starts against Old Dominion, at FIU and at Marshall Threw 5.1 shutout innings against Southern Miss where he only allowed one hit Held a 2.33 ERA in his sophomore year at Darton State College and picked up a combined 15 wins and 129 strikeouts in his two seasons there Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S)...7.1, at Marshall (5/8/15) IP (R) , vs. Kentucky (3/24/15) K...8, vs. Southern Illinois (2/28/15) H (S)...1, vs. Southern Miss (4/10/15) H (R)...0, 4x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) BB... 0, 10x, last vs. FAU (5/14/15) NP , at MTSU (5/1/15) HR...1, 3x, last vs. FAU (5/14/15) Runs (S)... 0, 2x, last vs. USM (4/10/15) Runs (R)...0, 7x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)... 0, 2x, last vs. USM (4/10/15) ER (R)...0, 7x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief HARMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / Totals / All-Americans 31

32 #29 JACKSON SOWELL R-Jr. RHP 6-0 R/R Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...1.2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) K... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) H (S)... none H (R)... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) BB... 4, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) NP...52, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Noting Sowell Made his first relief appearance of 2016 in game one of the Saturday doubleheader against Youngstown State Returned from Tommy John surgery in terrific fashion in 2015 as he sported the lowest ERA and WHIP (.89) of any Hilltopper pitcher Only allowed one run in nine relief appearances which came against No. 3 Louisville Over the last two seasons, he has only allowed one run in 16 relief appearances Made two starts in his freshman season, including at Lipscomb where he struck out a careerr-high five batters and didn t surrender a run Lettered all four years in football at Bowling Green High School, helping the Purples to a state title in 2011 from his safety position Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S) , vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) IP (R) , 3x, last at Lipscomb (3/5/14) K...5, vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) H (S)...3, vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) H (R)... 0, 11x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) BB... 0, 11x, last at Marshall (5/10/15) NP... 68, vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) HR... 1, 2x, last vs. Troy (4/12/13) Runs (S)...0, vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) Runs (R)...0, 16x, last at Marshall (5/10/15) ER (S)...0, vs. Lipscomb (3/20/13) ER (R)...0, 17x, last at Marshall (5/10/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief SOWELL S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / / / Totals / All-Americans 32

33 #32 HARRISON SCANLON R-So. INF/OF 6-4 L/R Louisville, Ky. Dupont Manual HS 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-2 (2/20/16) Runs... none Hits... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) RBI... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) 2B... none Total Bases... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Walks... none SB... none Putouts... none Assists... none Career Highs At-Bats...5, vs. Evansville (2/22/15) Runs...2, at Kentucky (4/14/15) Hits... 3, at Coastal Carolina (2/14/15) RBI...2, at Kentucky (4/14/15) 2B... none 3B...1, at Kentucky (4/14/15) HR...1, at Kentucky (4/14/15) Total Bases...7, at Kentucky (4/14/15) Walks... 2, vs. Rice (4/24/15) SB... none Putouts... 3, 2x, last vs. Ohio State (3/9/15) Assists...1, 3x, last vs. Belmont (3/3/15) Streaks Current Hitting... 0 Career Hitting... 2 Current Reached Base... 0 Career Reached Base... 4 Current Without Error...11 Career Without Error...13 Multi-Hit Games Career... 3 Multi-RBI Games Career... 1 Noting Scanlon Smacked an RBI single as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie Game 2 against Youngstown State, while also making another appearance in the series finale Made 12 starts and appeared in 22 games in 2015, primarily as a corner outfielder Batted.234 in 47 at-bats with 11 hits, a triple and a homer and recorded three outfield assists defensively Key performer in WKU s win at Kentucky as he hit a solo homer and a triple off the wall to score the game-winning run in the 10th inning A shoulder injury in the contest limited him down the stretch Hit.410 with 30 RBI as an All-State selection his senior season in high school Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT c Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT dh Totals 0gs On base pct..500 Slugging pct..500 SCANLON S CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 33

34 #38 KEVIN ELDER R-Jr. RHP 6-0 R/R Hampshire, Ill. Iowa Western CC 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...2.0, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) K... 5, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) H (S)... none H (R)...1, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) BB...0, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) NP...30, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) HR...0, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)...0, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)...0, 2x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) Noting Elder Made two appearances on opening weekend, including a near-perfect 2.0 innings to earn the save in the win on Opening Day In the season opener, he struck out five of seven hitters he faced, with the strikeouts matching his career-high, and only allowed one of those to get on base (with a hit) Led all WKU pitchers with at least 10 appearances with a 1.87 ERA and a.211 batting average for opposing batters in 43.1 inninigs of work spanned over 23 appearances Ranked third on the team with 41 strikeouts and held opposition scoreless in 16 of his 23 appearances Picked up first win of his career at Louisiana Tech with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief and followed that with 3.2 of hitless, scoreless work against Southern Miss to earn the save Worked 25.2 innings for the 2014 NJCAA National Champions, striking out 39 batters and picking up two saves Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...3.2, 3x, last vs. USM (4/10/15) K...5, 2x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) H (S)... none H (R)...0, 6x, last at Lipscomb (5/5/15) BB... 0, 14x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) NP... 61, at Louisiana Tech (4/4/15) HR... 1, 2x, last at FIU (4/17/15) Runs (S)... none Runs (R)... 0, 14x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)... none ER (R)... 0, 18x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief ELDER S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / Totals / All-Americans 34

35 #40 ZACH JANES R-Jr. OF 5-8 L/L Louisville, Ky. Cleveland State CC 2016 Season Highs At-Bats...2, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Runs... none Hits...none RBI...none 2B... none Total Bases...none Walks...1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) SB...1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Putouts...4, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Assists... none Career Highs At-Bats...2, 2x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) Runs... none Hits...none RBI...none 2B... none Total Bases...none Walks...1, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) SB...1, 2x, last vs. YSU (2/19/16) Putouts...4, vs. Youngstown St. (2/19/16) Assists... none Streaks Current Hitting... 0 Career Hitting... 0 Current Reached Base... 0 Career Reached Base... 1 Current Without Error... 2 Career Without Error... 2 Multi-Hit Games Career... 0 Multi-RBI Games Career... 0 Noting Janes Made two starts in center field in the opening series against Youngstown State, stealing a base on Opening Day Appeared in two games as a pinch runner and started in centerfield in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Evansville in 2015 Led Cleveland State CC with a.383 batting average, 51 hits, 30 walks, 17 stolen bases and a.509 on-base percentage during his sophomore season Finished his JUCO career as a.330 hitter with 35 stolen bases, 43 walks and 53 runs scored Earned letters in football and track at Male HS Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 19 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT *of Totals 2gs On base pct..250 Slugging pct..000 JANES CAREER STATISTICS Year avg. gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Totals All-Americans 35

36 Noting Weins Entered the game in the 10th in the second game against Youngstown State, which he would take the loss for after almost getting out of a jam in the frame In his eight starts his freshman season, WKU posted a 6-2 record Finished the year with a 3-1 record in 11 appearances, which included wins over Lipscomb, Murray State and C-USA Tournament Champion FIU Made first-career start at No. 13 Mississippi State and the Hilltoppers won that game Named the Herald Bulletion Pitcher of the Year after registering a 5-2 record with a 2.47 ERA as a senior at Frankton HS #41 LOGAN WEINS So. LHP 6-1 L/L Frankton, Ind. Frankton HS 2016 Season Bests IP (S)... none IP (R)...1.0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) K... none H (S)... none H (R)... 2, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) BB... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) NP... 24, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) HR... 0, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Runs (S)...none Runs (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) ER (S)...none ER (R)... 1, vs. Youngstown St.-1 (2/20/16) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 20 YOUNGSTOWN STAT Totals Breakdown Opp. Avg vs. Left vs. Right WHIP K/IP Career Bests IP (S) , vs. Lipscomb (3/17/15) IP (R) , at Belmontn (2/24/15) K...3, 2x, last at LA Tech (4/3/15) H (S)...1, vs. Murray State (4/15/15) H (R)...1, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) BB...0, 3x, last vs. YSU-1 (2/20/16) NP...73, 2x, last vs. Lipscomb (3/17/15) HR...1, 2x, last at MTSU (5/3/15) Runs (S)... 0, 2x, last vs. Murray State (4/15/15) Runs (R)...0, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) ER (S)... 0, 2x, last vs. Murray State (4/15/15) ER (R)...0, vs. Southern Miss (4/11/15) (S) - Starts (R) - Relief WEINS CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha / / Totals / All-Americans 36

37 2016 RESULTS Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 C-USA: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L SCORE INNINGS WKU R-H-E OPP. R-H-E OVERALL C-USA PITCHER ATT TIME Feb. 19 Youngstown State W J. Bartley (W, 1-0) 586 2:29 Feb. 20 Youngstown State-1 L L. Weins (L, 0-1) - 3:47 Youngstown State-2 W R. Thurston (W, 1-0) 661 3:16 Feb. 26 Cincinnati Feb. 27 South Alabama Feb. 28 Georgia March 1 Belmont March 2 Lipscomb March 4 Jacksonville St. March 5 Jacksonville St. March 6 Jacksonville St. March 8 Tennessee March 11 Albany March 12 Albany March 13 Albany March 15 Kentucky March 18 Old Dominion March 19 Old Dominion March 20 Old Dominion March 22 Austin Peay March 24 Middle Tennessee March 25 Middle Tennessee March 26 Middle Tennessee March 29 Louisville April 1 UAB April 2 UAB April 3 UAB April 5 Evansville April 6 Austin Peay April 8 Louisiana Tech April 9 Louisiana Tech April 10 Louisiana Tech April 12 Louisville April 15 Rice April 16 Rice April 17 Rice April 19 Belmont April 20 Evansville April 22 UTSA April 23 UTSA April 24 UTSA April 26 Lipscomb April 29 FIU April 30 FIU May 1 FIU May 3 Vanderbilt May 6 Southern Miss May 7 Southern Miss May 8 Southern Miss May 13 Marshall May 14 Marshall May 15 Marshall May 19 Florida Atlantic May 20 Florida Atlantic May 21 Florida Atlantic 29 All-Americans 37

38 2016 STATISTICS 2016 WKU Baseball Overall Statistics for WKU (as of Feb 23, 2016) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 C-USA: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 16 Grant Malott Danny Hudzina Thomas Peter Kaleb Duckworth Steven Kraft Paul Murray Ty Downing Steven DiPuglia Leiff Clarkson Harrison Scanlon Zach Janes Ty Hogan Cole Womack Chris Rogers Hunter Wood Marquis Webb Totals Opponents LOB - Team (31), Opp (24). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (2). Picked off - S. DiPuglia 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 20 Ryan Thurston / Cody Coll / Austin King / Sam Higgs / Kevin Elder / Josh Bartley / John Harman / Evan Acosta / Jackson Sowell / Logan Weins / Caleb Bruner / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), T. Downing 1, H. Wood 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), R. Thurston 1. SBA/ATT - T. Downing (2-4), A. King (1-2), S. Higgs (1-1), J. Bartley (0-1). 29 All-Americans 38