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1 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS UNI PANTHERS Upper NW UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Josh Lehman ( ) Colin McDonough ( ) Kara Moran ( ) Fax ( ) 2008 UNI Baseball March 13, 2008; Release # UNI Baseball Schedule/Results Overall: 4-4 MVC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Away: 4-4 Feb. 22 at Centenary L, 6-2 Feb. 23 at Centenary L, 6-4 Feb. 23 at Centenary W, 5-2 Feb. 24 at Centenary L, 4-3 Feb. 28 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 14-1 Feb. 29 at Arkansas-Little Rock L, 6-5 March 1 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1 March 2 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-4 March 7 No. 18 Cal-Berkley! L, 11-3 March 8 New Mexico! L, 10-2 March 9 Minnesota! L, 11-9 March 14 Eastern Illinois# 7 p.m. March 15 Harvard# TBA March 16 Miami (Ohio)# 7:30 p.m. March 17 Ohio State# 7:30 p.m. March 18 Central Connecticut# 3 p.m. March 20 Illinois# 2 p.m. March 21 Northwestern (DH)# 10:30 a.m. March 22 Dartmouth# 3 p.m. March 26 UW-Plattevillw 3 p.m. March 28 Evansville* 3 p.m. March 29 Evansville* 2 p.m. March 30 Evansville* 1 p.m. April 2 Grand View 3 p.m. April 4 at Indiana State* 6 p.m. April 5 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. April 6 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. April 9 at Minnesota 3 p.m. April 11 at Illinois State* 6 p.m. April 12 at Illinois State* 2 p.m. April 13 at Illinois State* 1 p.m. April 16 Minnesota 3 p.m. April 18 Creighton* 6:30 p.m. April 19 Creighton* 2 p.m. April 20 Creighton* 1 p.m. April 23 Iowa 6:30 p.m. April 25 Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. April 26 Southern Illinois* 2 p.m. April 27 Southern Illinois* 1 p.m. April 30 Iowa^ 6:30 p.m. May 2 at Wichita State* 7 p.m. May 3 at Wichita State* 2 p.m. May 4 at Wichita State* 1 p.m. May 7 UW-Milwaukee 6:30 p.m. May 9 at Bradley* 7 p.m. May 10 at Bradley* 7 p.m. May 11 at Bradley* 1 p.m. May 12 at Northern Illinois 2 p.m. May 15 Missouri State* 6:30 p.m. May 16 Missouri State* 6:30 p.m. May 17 Missouri State 2 p.m. * Missouri Valley Conference Game! at the Metrodome -- Minneapolis, Minn. # Bradenton, Fla. ^ Corridor Classic, Cedar Rapids, Iowa THIS WEEK IN PANTHER BASEBALL The University of Northern Iowa baseball team will start a stretch of nine games in nine days when it plays Eastern Illinois on Friday in Bradenton, Fla. The spring break trip also has the Panthers playing Harvard, Illinois, Ohio State, Central Connecticut, Miami (Ohio), Dartmouth and a double-header with Northwestern. The trip is the final leg of a 20-game road swing to open the season. UNI is coming off three straight losses in the Metrodome Tournament in Minneapolis. After struggling at the plate in the first two games, UNI pounded out 16 hits and scored nine runs but dropped an 11-9 contest to host team Minnesota. Cory Ege hit.667 in Minnesota to raise his season average to.429. Brandon Douglas is leading the Panthers with 20 hits and is hitting.426 on the season. Guido Fonseca has earned two of the Panthers wins on the mound this season. The senior has struck out 19 in 15.0 innings of work. Mike O Leary has moved into the starting rotation after pitching 15.1 innings in relief and earning a 2.35 ERA. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Date Opponent Place Time March 14 Eastern Illinois Bradenton, Fla. 1 p.m. (Probable Starter: Nick Kirk) March 15 Harvard Bradenton, Fla. 11 a.m. (Probable Starter: Mike O Leary) March 16 Miami (Ohio) Bradenton, Fla. 6:30 p.m. (Probable Starter: Guido Fonseca) March 17 Ohio State Bradenton, Fla. 6:30 p.m. (Probable Starter: Taylor Sinclair) March 18 Central Connecticut Bradenton, Fla. 6:30 p.m. (Probable Starter: TBA) March 20 Illinois Bradenton, Fla. 1 p.m. (Probable Starter: Nick Kirk) March 21 Northwestern (DH) Bradenton, Fla. 9:30 a.m. (Probable Starter: Mike O Leary/ Guido Fonseca) March 22 Dartmouth Bradenton, Fla. 2 p.m. (Probable Starter: Taylor Sinclair) LEADING OFF... Chris Lopez has recorded a hit in UNI s last eight games. He is 12- of-31 from the plate in that span, including six doubles and three home runs. UNI is still looking for their first late-inning comeback. The Panthers not won a game where they have trailed after the sixth innings. On the bright side, late leads have been safe this season. UNI has not lost a game where the Panthers held a lead after playing six innings. 1 UNI Baseball

2 Head Coach Rick Heller 9th Season UNI Record Career Record Upper Iowa, 1986 Rick Heller is in his ninth season as the head baseball coach at the University of Northern Iowa. During his tenure, he has recorded more than 200 victories, one MVC championship and an NCAA Regional berth. Heller has developed the program into a conference contender while coaching two MVC Most Valuable Players and one MVC Pitcher of the Year. Since Heller s arrival in 2000, the school record books virtually have been rewritten. Fifty team and individual records have been set in the past eight years. The Panthers have accquired a strong tradition as one of the best offensive teams in the conference as well as the country since Heller signed on. In Heller s eight years, UNI has led the league in hitting three times, including being ranked 10th nationally in 2001 with a.333 average. The Panthers were sixth in the nation in stolen bases with 130 in The team has averaged more than seven runs per game in three of the eight years he has been at the helm. In 2003, Adam Boeve led the league in RBI and home runs and finished second in batting en route to becoming the second MVC Player of the Year during Heller s tenure. Team hitting is not the only thing that has improved since Heller s arrival. UNI s earned run average has lowered in five of Heller s years with the 2006 ERA being the best in school history. The club s strikeout to walk ratio has improved nearly every season since The 2003 and 2004 Panther squads also put together the top two defensive teams in school history with an overall fielding percentage of.964 both seasons. Heller s Highlights (9-22) 2-2 against #15 Creighton (17-15) MVC Tournament Champion (14-18) 10-2 record to close the season (16-15) 4-0 against Creighton (12-20) 2-0 against Iowa (9-15) 2-1 series win over #29 Creighton (10-14) Five batters over.300 avg Earned 500th career and 200th UNI victory The Panther coaching staff: Pitching Coach: Scott Brickman (UNI, 1998) Assistant Coach: Marty Sutherland (UNI, 2002) Volunteer Assistant: Brock Sabers (UNI, 2004) 2008 UNI Baseball Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt B/T. Hometown 1 Ben Marshall Jr. C 5-10/190 R/R Sugar Land, Texas/Pagosa Springs/Trinidad State 2 Cory Ege Fr. SS/2B 6-3/175 R/R Cherokee, Iowa/Washington 3 Deric Manrique Jr. OF 5-10/188 R/R Sioux City, Iowa/North/Nebraska 4 Nick Kirk Jr. LHP 6-0/185 L/L Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert 5 Eddie Almonte Sr. C 5-11/220 R/R Santo Domingo, DR/East L.A. 6 Matt Davis Jr 3B/2B 6-0/190 R/R Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West/Kirkwood 7 Jason Smith Jr. RHP/C 6-4/190 R/R Sioux Falls, SD/O Gorman 8 Gabe Schultz So. SS/2B 6-1/150 R/R Lansing, Iowa/Lansing Kee 9 Zach Zirbel Jr. RHP 6-0/190 R/R Ventura, Iowa/Clear Lake 10 Mike O Leary Sr. LHP 6-2/200 L/L Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Coll. of Lake County/ Trinity 11 Brett Douglas Jr. OF 5-11/175 R/R St Charles, Iowa/I Taylor Sinclair Sr. LHP 6-3/180 L/L Indianola, Iowa/Indianola 13 Tim Flattery Sr. RHP 5-11/175 R/R Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmond/Iowa Central 16 Levi Ferguson Fr. OF 6-0/205 R/R Searsboro, Iowa/North Mahaska 17 Travis Hendrix Sr. SS/2B 5-10/175 R/R Sonora, Calif./Sonora/Merced CC 18 Andy Steichen Fr. 3B/1B 6-0/225 R/R Remsen, Iowa/Remsen St. Mary s 19 Corvin Kieger Fr. 1B/3B 6-0/218 R/R Roseville, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall 20 Guido Fonseca Sr. RHP 6-1/250 R/R West Covina, Calif./East L.A. CC 21 Derek Ott So. RHP 6-2/195 R/R Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo East/Kirkwood 22 Keith Worner Fr. RHP 6-6/210 R/R Denver, Iowa/Denver 23 Brandon Douglas Jr. INF 6-0/171 R/R St Charles, Iowa/I Bryant Koval Fr. RHP 6-4/210 R/R Brooklyn Park, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret s 25 Brett Featherston Sr. IF 6-2/250 L/R Epworth, Iowa/West Dubuque 26 Joe Gonzalez Sr. RHP 5-10/165 R/R Montebello, Calif./Montebello/Alcorn St. 28 Chris Macek Fr. LHP 6-0/180 L/L Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East 29 Tyler Marburger Fr. OF 6-1/190 R/R Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk HS 30 Dane Embury Sr. OF 6-3/205 R/R Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna/Porterville 31 Kalvin Johnson So. 1B 6-3/200 L/L Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny/Iowa Western CC 34 Nick Lauver Sr. RHP 6-2/190 R/R Grundy Center, Iowa/NIACC/ Nebraska-Omaha 35 Chris Lopez Sr. OF 6-3/245 R/R West Covina, Calif./East L.A./ Long Beach State 36 Shuhei Fujiya So. RHP 6-3/180 R/R Irvine, Calif./Irvine/Orange Coast College Jeremy Weih So. C 6-0/200 R/R Wilton, Iowa/Wilton HS Will Gleinke Fr. RHP 5-11/180 L/R Spencer/Spencer Scott Airey Jr. RHP 6-2/200 R/L Pierrefonds, Quebec/Riverdale/DMACC PANTHERS ON THE RADIO UNI baseball games can be heard at the home of UNI sports, com. Dallas Kincade and Gary Rima will handle play-by-play duties. PRESS LUNCHEON Each Monday, UNI s in-season coaches speak at noon in the back room of Pepper s Sports Bar and Grill, located on 18th Street in Cedar Falls. The public and media are invited to attend and hear what Rick Heller and the other coaches have to say about their teams. SCOREBOARD PHONE By calling the MVC scoreboard phone at (314) , fans and media can obtain scores from team sports seasons. Audio scores also may be obtained by visiting UNI ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact Kara Moran, Assistant Media Kara.Moran@uni.edu Office (319) Cell (319) Mailing Address NW Upper, UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Press Box Phone: or UNI Baseball

3 UNI BASEBALL QUICKFACTS Location...Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded Enrollment... 12,609 Nickname... Panthers School Colors...Purple and Old Gold President...Dr. Benjamin Allen Conference... Missouri Valley Conference Affiliation...NCAA Division I Interim Athletic Director... Mark Farley First Year of Baseball Overall All-Time Record...1,198-1, No. yrs. in CWS/last... None Yrs. in NCAA Regionals/last...1/2001 Last post-season opponent...missouri State Result... Lost 11-6 in 2003 MVC Tourney WATERLOO RIVERFRONT STADIUM Capacity... 4,277 Surface...Grass Dimension... L-335, LC-360, C-380, RC-360, R-335 Press Box Phone ) TEAM HIGHS Batting At bats: vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Runs scored: vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Hits: vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) RBIs: vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Doubles: 4...vs UALR (Mar 02, 2008) 4...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Triples: 1... vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Home runs: 2... vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) 2...vs UALR (Mar 02, 2008) Total bases: vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Walks: 9...vs UALR (Mar 01, 2008) Strikeouts: 11...vs Centenary College (Feb 23, 2008) vs California (Mar 07, 2008) 11...vs New Mexico (Mar 08, 2008) Sac hits: 1...(6 games ) Sac flies: 2...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Stolen bases: 5...vs UALR (Mar 02, 2008) Hit by pitch: 4... vs UALR (Feb 28, 2008) Caught stealing: 2...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Runners LOB: 13...vs UALR (Mar 01, 2008) Hit into DP: 2...vs Centenary College (Feb 24, 2008) Pitching Runs allowed: vs California (Mar 07, 2008) 11...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Earned runs: 10...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Walks allowed: 7... vs California (Mar 07, 2008) Strikeouts: vs California (Mar 07, 2008) Hits allowed: 12...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Doubles allowed: 4... vs UALR (Feb 29, 2008) 4...vs Minnesota (Mar 09, 2008) Triples allowed: 1... vs Centenary College (Feb 23, 2008) 1...vs New Mexico (Mar 08, 2008) Homers allowed: 1...(5 games ) Wild pitches: 2... vs Centenary College (Feb 22, 2008) 2... vs California (Mar 07, 2008) 2...vs New Mexico (Mar 08, 2008) Hit batters: 5... vs California (Mar 07, 2008) SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS The Panthers got off to a slow start this season, falling to their first seven opponents. EIU finally got into the win column as they defeated Vermont, 9-7, making their current record 1-7. As a team the Panthers have a.265 batting average and an ERA of The batting attack is led by junior outfielder Brett Nommensen who boasts a.500 on base percentage and is batting.333. The Panthers lone winner on the mound is senior Tyler Brandon (1-1). Brandon also has the lowest ERA (1.23) among Panther pitchers who have thrown over two innings. Jim Schmitz is in his 14th year coaching EIU baseball and is currently the program s winningest coach. SCOUTING HARVARD The Crimson are 0-3 on the season. However, all three losses came to a nationally-ranked Wichita State squad with one of those losses occurring in extra innings. In the season-opening series versus the No. 16 Shockers, Crimson junior Harry Douglas hit both a three-run homer and a grand slam, occurring in the first and second games. They story of the series finale for the Crimson was the eleven walks recorded by the pitching staff. Harvard is coached by Joe Walsh who has led the Crimson to five Ivy League titles in his 14 seasons. SCOUTING MIAMI The RedHawks are 1-8 overall but have played a tough schedule, facing nationally-ranked opponents in their first four games. Nearly defeating third-ranked Vanderbilt (4-3) and upsetting No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), the RedHawks have gained the respect of opponents despite their record. The Miami batting arsenal has not been very powerful thus far, as the Redhawks have a team batting average of.232 and only one HR to their name. Junior outfielder Chris Nadeau has done his best to boost the batting average, leading the team at.323. Matt Erwood has had a notable start from the mound although he has yet to mark a win. The 6 7 senior has notched 15 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.95 in his 18 innings. Head coach Dan Simonds is in his third year. SCOUTING OHIO STATE The Buckeyes enter the week 5-4 on the season after finishing 1-2 in a trio of games in West Palm Beach, Fla. Both losses on that trip were by just one run. OSU is averaging.267 as a team and is scoring just under six runs per game. J.B. Shuck is leading OSU with 14 hits and a.438 average. Justin Miller is hitting.351 with six doubles and 10 RBIs on the year. Shuck also holds a 2-1 record in three starts on the mound for the Buckeyes. He has given up 11 hits in 17.0 innings pitched, and holds a 3.18 ERA. Bob Todd is in his 21st season at Ohio State. 3 UNI Baseball

4 SCOUTING CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE The Blue Devils began the 2008 season with a five-game losing streak but have picked up their play as of late winning their last two against Iona and Navy, bringing their record to 2-5. The CCSU bats have done a decent job so far this season with the help of sophomore Tommy Meade and senior Jak Kidd, both boasting batting averages of.333. The Blue Devil pitching staff, however, has been a little shaky with a team ERA of 8.24, which is almost doubles that of their opponents (4.71). Senior Matt Gianini provided some promise for CCSU pitching this week as he recorded a shutout versus Iona and was named the Akadema Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week. Head coach Charlie Hickey has led the Blue Devils to three of the last five Northeast Conference Championships in his eight seasons. SCOUTING ILLINOIS Illinois is 2-4 on the season after dropping its last three contests. The Illini fell 20-6 to #22 Baylor, and then dropped close games to Stephen F. Austin and Illinois-Chicago. Kyle Hudson leads the team with a.421 average. Brandon Wikoff is hitting.333 on the year with 5 RBIs and a double. Mike Stankiewicz, the likely starter against the Panthers, has two no-decisions in his starts this season. He has allowed five earned runs in 13.2 innings of work to hold a 3.29 ERA. Dan Hartleb is in his third season as the head coach for the Illinois. SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN Northwestern enters the week with a 3-4 overall record. The Wildcats are coming off two 9-8 losses, the first on March 1 against South Florida, and the last on Thursday at UIC. The Wildcats are hitting.353 as a team and averaging more than eight runs per game. Their opponents, however, are also finding success at the plate, scoring nearly 10 runs per contest. Mike Kalina is leading Northwestern with a.594 average. He is 19-of-32 from the plate with five extra-base hits and a.844 slugging percentage. He also has 12 RBIs on the year. Nate Roberts is hitting.444 on the season with 12 RBIs. Paul Stevens is in his 20th season at the helm for Northwestern. SCOUTING DARTMOUTH Dartmouth is 2-1 on the year, claiming a series win at Navy in their only action so far this season. The Big Green claimed two one-win victories in that series, including a 1-0 win in the opener. Russell Young pitched seven innings in that game, allowing just two hits. Young was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week for his efforts. Dartmouth hit.267 in that series, collecting five extra-base hits over those three games. Brett Gardner was 4-of-5 with an RBI in the series. Bob Whalen is in his 19th season as the head coach at Dartmouth. 4 UNI Baseball

5 PATIENCE PAYING OFF Dane Embury hit.545 against UALR, collecting six hits in 11 at-bats. The senior also drew seven walks in the four-game series, tallying an. 818 on-base percentage for the weekend. Embury has collected a hit in each of the Panthers last seven games, the longest current hit streak on the team. BREAKING OUT Chris Lopez had a break-out weekend at UALR, tallying seven hits, six of them for extra bases. Lopez hit six doubles in the series and two home runs, finishing the weekend with a slugging percentage. FAST START Brandon Douglas got his junior season off to a blistering start. The preseason All-Valley shortstop went 11-of-16 in the series against Centenary, including four doubles. Douglas collected three three-hit games in that series. PANTHER HITTING STREAKS (as of 3/2/08) Longest Current 35 Lopez, Chris Embury, Dane Douglas, Brandon Ferguson, Levi 5-5 Almonte, Eddie Davis, Matt 5-17 Hendrix, Travis Featherston, Bret Douglas, Brett Ege, Cory Steichen, Andy 1-19 Kieger, Corvin Manrique, Deric 1-1 Marshall, Ben 1 - OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT The first play of the season proved to be a costly one for the Panthers. Preseason All-MVC selection Deric Manrique was able to run out an infield single, but he turned his ankle in the process. Manrique sat out the remainder of the Centenary series and will likely be out of action this weekend. FILLING IN After the injury to Manrique, redshirt freshman Levi Ferguson moved into center field and the leadoff spot for UNI. In his first game as the leadoff man, Ferguson went 3-of-4 from the plate and scored three runs. He hit.375 in the opening series for UNI, and he collected a hit in each of the Panthers four games. WHAT A RELIEF Closer Nick Lauver made a good impression in his first series with the Panthers. The senior transfer from Grundy Center, Iowa, pitched 1.2 innings in two appearances without allowing a hit. He picked up a save in the Panthers win on Feb. 23. ROAD WARRIORS Once again, the Panthers early schedule has them traveling. UNI will play its first 20 games away from Riverfront Stadium. UNI will play in four-game series at Centenary and Arkansas-Little Rock, along with a three-game tournament in the Metrodome and the annual nine-game spring trip to Bradenton, Fla. The Panthers will play its first home game on March 26 when they host UW-Platteville. THE GREAT OUTDOORS The Panthers opening series against Centenary was the first time the team had been able to play or practice outside since October 13. The team has been training in its indoor facility, the UNI-Dome. PRESEASON HONORS UNI s Deric Manrique and Brandon Douglas were each tabbed to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference team. Manrique and Douglas were each named to the All-MVC first team last season. In 2007, Manrique led the Panthers with a.351 average, and he stole a league-high 30 bases. Douglas is a two-time All-Valley first-team selection. He led the Panthers with 19 doubles a year ago. 5 UNI Baseball

6 2008 PRESEASON POLL No. Team (first-place)... Pts. 1. Wichita State (8) Creighton (1) Southern Illinois Missouri State UNI Evansville T-7. Bradley T-7. Indiana State Illinois State First-place votes in parentheses MVC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM C Mark Kelly Southern Illinois 1B Darin Ruf Creighton 2B Ryan Strausborger Indiana State SS Brandon Douglas UNI 3B Conor Gillaspie Wichita State OF Deric Manrique UNI OF Jim Viscomi Evansville OF Aaron Roberts Southern Illinois DH Kevin Dubler Illinois State UT Dan Brewer Bradley SP Aaron Shafer Wichita State SP Ben Mancuso Creighton RP Pat Venditte Creighton RP Anthony Capra Wichita State MVC STANDINGS Team MVC Overall Wichita St Missouri State Creighton Illinois St Bradley Southern Illinois UNI Indiana State Evansville Win-Loss Summary Total Conference Non-Conf Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Left vs Right Run games Run games Run games Extra inns Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Scores first Opp. scores first After 6 leading After 6 trailing After 6 tied After 7 leading After 7 trailing After 7 tied After 8 leading After 8 trailing After 8 tied Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opp. made 0 errors Opp. made 1 error Opp. made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied Record when UNI scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot 23 Douglas, Brandon Lopez, Chris Featherston, Bret Embury, Dane Almonte, Eddie Ferguson, Levi Douglas, Brett Davis, Matt Ege, Cory Hendrix, Travis TEAM UNI Baseball MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot 25 Featherston, Bret Douglas, Brandon Embury, Dane Lopez, Chris Douglas, Brett Davis, Matt TEAM

7 THE LAST TIME... TEAM UNI team turned a triple play 9-6-5, vs. Northern Illinois (3/29/05) UNI beat a top 10 team 10-4 over #7 Wichita State (3/31/02) UNI beat a top 5 team 5-1 over #5 Nebraska (5/10/06) UNI beat a ranked team 9-5 over #29 Creighton (5/7/05) UNI played in a 13 inning or more game Northern Illinois (3/29/05) UNI scored in every inning vs. Clarke College (3/23/05) UNI gave up a run in every inning vs. Wilmington (3/9/01) UNI had 10 or more doubles in a game 11 at Air Force (3/2/01) UNI had 4 or more triples in a game 5 vs. Lehigh (3/11/99) UNI had 5 or more HR in a game 5 vs. Rockhurst (4/29/01) UNI had 25 hits or more in a game 31 vs. Rockhurst (4/29/01) UNI team stole 10 bases in a game 16 vs. Wartburg (4/6/87) UNI team scored 20 runs in a game 24 vs. Rockhurst (4/29/01) UNI team gave up 20 runs in a game 37, vs. New Mexico State (3/4/06) UNI team won 10 straight 10, 1997 UNI team lost 10 straight 10, 1991 UNI team swept an MVC series Bradley (May 13-15, 2005) UNI team scored 9 runs in an inning 9 vs. Eastern Illinois (3/16/06) (8th inning) UNI team got 8 hits in an inning 8 vs. Evansville (5/4/02) (3rd inning) UNI hit back-to-back homers Alex Dvorsky & Gary Lane vs. Evansville (5/5/02) UNI team threw consecutive shutouts 3 in a row, 1964 Both teams combined for 35 runs or more in a game 48, New Mexico State (37), UNI (11), (3/04/06) UNI team won by 20 runs or more in a game 21, UNI vs. Clarke College (3/23/05) UNI team lost by 20 runs or more in a game 26, vs. New Mexico State (3/04/06) UNI team had 15 or more bases on balls 19, vs. New Mexico State (3/04/06) UNI team had 7 or more errors 8, vs. Illinois (3/18/06) Both teams scored in every half inning UNI (20) vs. Wilmington (9) (3/9/01) INDIVIDUAL UNI player hit for the cycle Aaron McEachran at Air Force (3/2/01) UNI player had 5 hits in a game Ryan Norman vs. Creighton (5/07/05) UNI player had 3 doubles in a game 3, Sean LaCoste vs. Vermont (3/14/04) UNI player had 3 triples in a game 3, Kevin Sawatzky vs. Augsburg (3/2/94) UNI player had 2 HR in a game 2, Deric Manrique vs. Bradley (5/19/07) UNI player had 3 HR in a game Ryan Brunner at Air Force (3/2/01) UNI player HR in 3 straight innings Ryan Brunner at Air Force (3/2/01) (6-7-8th inn.) UNI player had 7 or more RBI 7, Aaron McEachran vs. Western Illinois (3/28/01) UNI player stole 5 bases Tom Potts vs. Mt. Mercy (4/17/85) UNI player stole home Adam Boeve vs. Wisconsin-Milwuakee (3/30/03) UNI player had 5 or more runs 5, Ben Fjelland vs. Northern State (2/24/99) UNI player had three errors in a game 3, Brandon Douglas, at Minnesota (3/28/07) UNI player had 8 or more at-bats in a game Tom Owen and Matt Paulsen vs. Bradley (5/1/94) UNI player hit a grand slam Brett Featherston vs. Illinois State (4/7/07) UNI player hit two grand slams in a game Al Kane vs. Truman State (5/10/39) UNI player hit a walk-off home run Armando Lara vs. Evansville (14-3, 7th inning)(5/16/04) UNI player had a pinch-hit home run Jamie Ballesteros at Missouri State (3/25/07) UNI pitcher hit five batters or more in a game 5, Matt Cobb vs. Iowa State (4/11/99) UNI pitcher hit four batters or more in an inning 4, Matt Cobb vs. Iowa State (4/11/99) UNI pitcher threw a 9-inning complete-game shutout Aaron Jenkins vs. Indiana State (4/27/07) UNI pitcher threw a 8-inning complete-game shutout Victor Saldana vs. Bradley (3/31/01) UNI pitcher threw a 7-inning complete-game shutout Scott Miller vs. Bradley (5/12/02) UNI pitcher threw a perfect game Chuck Burns vs. South Dakota (4/14/73) UNI opponent threw a perfect game Frank Overmire, Western Michigan (6/1/40) UNI player threw a no-hitter Jeff Johannsen vs. Missouri Western (3/4/95) UNI opponent threw a no-hitter against UNI Fred Jones vs. Evansville (5/09/05) UNI player threw a one-hitter Aaron Jenkins at Bradley (5/7/06) UNI pitcher threw 11 or more innings in a game 12.0, Duane Usher vs. Augustana (5/15/71) UNI pitcher had 10 or more strikeouts in a game 12, Aaron Jenkins vs. Miami (OH) (3/15/07) UNI pitcher had 15 or more strikeouts in a game 20, Duane Usher vs. Augustana (5/15/71) 7 UNI Baseball