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1 ESTERN CAROINA UNIVERSITY CATAMOUNT BASEBA GAME NOTES CU ATHETICS MEDIA REATIONS /// RAMSEY CENTER /// CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS F E B R U A R Y PURDUE SDN CUOHEE PURDUE (GM ) CUOHEE PURDUE (GM ) CUOHEE UNC ASHEVIE SDN CUOHEE PPD at UNC ilmington $ ilmington, NC vs ake Forest $ ilmington, NC vs George Mason $ ilmington, NC at UNC Asheville Asheville, NC PPD YOUNGSTON STATE SDN CUOHEE CANCEED YOUNGSTON STATE SDN CUOHEE CANCEED M A R C H YOUNGSTON STATE SDN CUOHEE CANCEED VAPARAISO CUOHEE VAPARAISO CUOHEE HOY CROSS CUOHEE HOY CROSS (GM ) CUOHEE HOY CROSS (GM ) CUOHEE HOY CROSS CUOHEE at Presbyterian CSN Clinton, SC vs Penn State (Gm ) CSN ynchburg, Va at iberty (Gm ) CSN & ESPN ynchburg, Va at iberty CSN & ESPN ynchburg, Va KENNESA STATE CSN CUOHEE at UNCG * CSN Greensboro, NC at UNCG * CSN Greensboro, NC at UNCG * CSN Greensboro, NC CEMSON SDN CUOHEE THE CITADE * SDN CUOHEE THE CITADE * SDN CUOHEE THE CITADE * SDN CUOHEE at Kennesaw State CSN Kennesaw, Ga A P R I OFFORD * SDN CUOHEE OFFORD * SDN CUOHEE OFFORD * ASN CUOHEE TENNESSEE SDN CUOHEE PPD at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga at Clemson CSN Clemson, SC : pm TENNESSEE TECH SDN CUOHEE : PM FURMAN * SDN CUOHEE : PM FURMAN * SDN CUOHEE : PM FURMAN * SDN CUOHEE : PM APPAACHIAN STATE SDN CUOHEE : PM at Appalachian State CSN Boone, NC : pm at East Tennessee * CSN Johnson City, Tenn : pm at East Tennessee * CSN Johnson City, Tenn : pm at East Tennessee * CSN Johnson City, Tenn : pm M A Y at UNC Asheville Asheville, NC : pm UNC ASHEVIE SDN CUOHEE : PM at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm at Tennessee Tech * CSN Cookeville, Tenn : pm VMI * SDN CUOHEE : PM VMI * (GM ) SDN CUOHEE : PM VMI * (GM ) SDN CUOHEE : PM - SoCon Championship % Charleston, SC TBA All times are listed as OCA * Southern Conference Game CSN Denotes the game will be broadcast with streaming audio from the Catamount Sports Network SDN Denotes the game will be video streamed online through the SoCon Digital Network A CAPS indicates home games at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium $ Hughes Bros Challenge hosted by UNC in ilmington, NC % Denotes the Southern Conference Baseball Championship at Riley Park in Charleston, SC GAME #: ESTERN CAROINA (-) at CEMSON (-) Tues, April, : pm Clemson, SC Doug Kingsmore Stadium (,) GAME COVERAGE: BROADCAST: ONINE AUDIO: IVE STATS: TITTER: SERIES: In Cullowhee: In Clemson: Neutral CatamountSportscom CU trails - ( ) CU trails - ( ) CU trails - ( ) n/a EADING OFF FOR THE CATAMOUNTS: >>> estern Carolina plays the back-end of a midweek nonconference home-and-home on Tuesday night, visiting the Clemson Tigers at Doug Kingsmore Stadium CU dropped the first meeting with the Tigers, -, as Clemson avenged an - defeat in its previous visit to Childress Field / Hennon Stadium ; >>> Tuesday s road date with Clemson ends a fourgame road swing for CU, dropping -of- at SoCon-leading Mercer over the weekend After Tuesday night, CU opens a five-game home stand beginning ednesday night vs Tennessee Tech; TUESDAY S PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: : pm CU: Fr, RHP Brendan Nail (-, ) CEM: R-Sr, RHP Jake ong (-, ) NOTING CU S STARTING PITCHER: >> Nail opened the season as a weekend starter as a true freshman Has since moved into the bullpen as a middle-to-long relief role ast start came on March at UNCG, only lasting innings with five runs on five hits; >> Career-long outing came on March vs Holy Cross limited the Crusaders to one run on five hits Has career-high three strikeouts twice >>> Injuries have plagued the Catamounts in, losing starting shortstop JD ong for the season with starting center fielder Matt Smith relegated to the designated hitter role with a throwing arm injury This week, Smith has started a throwing plan to try and work his way back into the outfield CU is likely without preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year and preseason All-America first baseman Jacob Hoyle for the next month; >>> Of estern Carolina s victories this season, have come within the friendly confines of Childress Field/Hennon Stadium CU is - at home this year, having won five of its last six home games the Catamounts are just - on the road this season and - in games away from Cullowhee (- on neutral fields) CU has been outscored on the road, -to-, this year; >>> ith career Southern Conference victories, CU head coach Bobby Moranda ranks second in CU history behind Todd Raleigh (-) who won SoCon games at the head of the CU program All told, Moranda has wins at CU, just shy of second-place Todd Raleigh s in Cullowhee CU PROJECTED STARTING PITCHER: # PAYER /R C ERA - IP BB K NOTES Brendan Nail HP Fr - Opened season as weekend starter; th start CU PROJECTED STARTING INE-UP: ESTERN CAROINA (RPI ): Head Coach: Bobby Moranda Record at CU: -- Career Record: same CEMSON (RPI ): Head Coach: Jack eggett Record at CEM: -- Career Record: -- POS # PAYER B-T C GP-S AVG HR RBI INDIVIDUA QUICK NOTES DH Matt Smith - So - multi-hit gms; gm hit strk, -strght reachd C Danny Bermudez R-R Jr - -gm hit strk; eggett No egacy recipient B Caleb Robinson R-R Fr - games played at B; just for last () B Bradley Strong - Sr - -time Pre All-America; hits in of gms SS Brett Pope -R Fr - Started career -for- w/ B; started every gm B Reece Strong - Jr - Just hits last gms; -for- () F Austin Atwell R-R R-Jr - Batting (-for-) during -gm hit streak CF Matthew Koehler -R Fr - st multi-hit game, st extra base hit vs OF RF Kramer Ferrell R-R Jr - Has just hits last gms; -for- () CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

2 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES AT CEMSON ESTERN CAROINA CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICA EADERS VERSUS CEMSON: # NAME GP-GS AVG AB R H B B HR RBI BB K SB-ATT Garrett Brown - - Reece Strong - - Bradley Strong - - Matt Smith - - Danny Bermudez - - Brett Pope - - Jason Smith - - Kramer Ferrell - - Caleb Robinson - - Matthew Koehler - - Spencer Holcomb - - ESTERN CAROINA CAREER PITCHING STATISTICA EADERS VERSUS CEMSON: # NAME ERA - APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB K Taylor Durand - Korey Anderson - Jonathan aszak - Corey Sikes - Colton Davis - Nate illiams - Tyler Powell - ESTERN CAROINA VS CEMSON THE SERIES: estern Carolina and Clemson meet for the th time in the back-end of a regular season, mid-week home-andhome CU trails in the all-time series, -; CU and Clemson split the two seasonal meetings a year ago with the Catamounts winning in Cullowhee, -, on March before falling at the then th-ranked Tigers, -, on April CU trails in games played in Clemson; In, estern Carolina took both ends of the twogame, home-and-home series for the first time ever CU won in Cullowhee, -, before pounding out hits in a - road win at Doug Kingsmore Stadium the two teams have met at least once every year since FAMIIAR FEINE FACES CATAMOUNTS & TIGERS: Clemson head coach Jack eggett and assistant head coach Bradley ecroy both have ties to estern Carolina as former coaches with the Catamount Baseball program: eggett coached the Catamounts from until and remains CU s all-time winningest head coach with victories He guided CU to five-straight Southern Conference Championships and five-consecutive NCAA Regional berths He started a coaching tree at CU that spanned years and included his former players Keith eclair, Rodney Hennon and Todd Raleigh; Bradley ecroy, a Clemson graduate, was a member of former head coach Todd Raleigh s coaching staff from - His wife, Meredith, served as CU s Director of Athletic Marketing during that time CU VS CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ACC: estern Carolina is - () all-time record against teams currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) CU has faced every team currently in the league except Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Syracuse; The Catamounts and Clemson Tigers have met times to represent the most head-to-head meetings between CU and an ACC foe, followed by Georgia Tech () and North Carolina State (); estern Carolina vs current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference: Clemson (-); Duke (-); Florida State (-); Georgia Tech (-); Miami (Fla) (-); North Carolina (-); NC State (-); Virginia (-); (Virginia Tech (-); ake Forest (-) CU vs CEMSON SERIES MORANDA ERA CU trails - // Clemson - Cullowhee // # Clemson - Clemson // estern Carolina - Cullowhee // # Clemson - Clemson // # Clemson - Cullowhee // estern Carolina - Clemson // estern Carolina - Cullowhee // # Clemson - Cullowhee // Clemson - Clemson // estern Carolina - Clemson // # Clemson - Clemson // # Clemson - Cullowhee // Clemson - Cullowhee // estern Carolina - Clemson CATAMOUNT ROAD OES IN : estern Carolina is just - in true road games on the season CU has lost four of its last five road games; The Catamounts are averaging just runs per game away from home while surrendering an average of having been outscored in road contests, -to- CU has just one regular batting over in games played on the road Matt Smith, (-of- with three doubles and a home run, four RBI); This season, CU is hitting just in true road games vs overall in all games the Catamounts slugging percentage is also down in road games with just extra base hits ( doubles, triples, home runs) and a slugging percentage ON-DECK FOR ESTERN CAROINA: estern Carolina opens a five-game home stand on ednesday night by hosting Tennessee Tech in the front-end of a nonconference home-and-home (CU visits Cookeville on Monday, May ) the Catamounts then welcome Furman to Cullowhee for a three-game Southern Conference series this weekend before capping the home-stretch by hosting arch-rival Appalachian State in the frontend of a home-and-home on back-to-back days on Tues, April QUICK FACTS ocation: Cullowhee, NC Pronounced KU - uh - whee Founded: Enrollment:, Nickname: Catamounts Colors: Purple and Gold Facility: Ronnie G Childress Field at Hennon Stadium Seating Capacity:, Field Dimensions: (F) (C) (CF) (RC) (RF) THE PURPE MONSTER Sec I: tall & long Sec II: tall & long CENTERFIED BATTER S EYE tall & long Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Southern Chancellor: Dr David O Belcher (Furman ) Athletics Director: Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio ) Ticket Office Phone: () -GOCU Official ebsite: wwwcatamountsportscom BASEBA HISTORY: SoCon Championships: ( regular season; tournament) NCAA Appearances: (- overall record),,,,,,,,,, ast Appearance: CU COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: Bobby Moranda (Eastern Kentucky, ) Head Coaching Record at CU: -- (th season) SoCon Record at CU: -- (th season) Overall Record: Same Best Time to Interview Coach: Contact SID ASSISTANT COACHES Alan Beck (rd base) estern Carolina, Bruce Johnson (st base)estern Carolina, Dykota Spiess estern Carolina, Baseball Athletic Trainer: David Pryor (Slippery Rock, ) MEDIA REATIONS INFORMATION: Asst AD/Media Relations (BASE Contact): Daniel Hooker Alma Mater, Year: estern Carolina, Address:dhooker@ wcuedu Office Phone: () - Cell Phone: () - Director of Media Relations: Sean Forrester Address:stforrester@ wcuedu Director of Media Relations: Denise Gideon Address: dgideon@ wcuedu Director of Video Operations: ill Adams Address: rwadams@ wcuedu Athletics Fax: () - Baseball Press Box Phone: () - Online Streaming Audio: wwwcatamountsportscom Online Stream Video: wwwsocondigitalnetworkcom/wcu Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: CU Athletics Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC Southern Conference Contact: Phil Perry Address:pperry@soconorg eb Address: wwwsoconsportscom CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

3 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES AT CEMSON HEAD COACH BOBBY MORANDA FU NAME: Robert Steven Moranda BIRTHDATE: August, EDUCATION: Bachelor s degree in Broadcast Management with a minor in Marketing from Eastern Kentucky in ; Master s degree in Recreation Administration from Eastern Kentucky in PAYING EXPERIENCE: Harper Community College, in Palatine, Ill (-); Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, Ky (-) COACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant at Eastern Kentucky (-) Head Assistant/ Recruiting Coordinator at Virginia (-) Associate Head/ Recruiting Coordinator at ake Forest (-) Associate Head at Georgia Tech (-) Head Coach at estern Carolina (-present) FAMIY: ife, Pamela daughter, Taylor Jade son, Breyson Kade MORANDA S CU HEAD COACHING RECORD YEAR OVERA SOCON FINISH NCAA - - th-t - - th ^ th -- - th - - th - - ST - - ST - - TOTA ^ Advanced to SoCon Tourney Championship MORANDA VS SoCon AS CU HEAD COACH TEAM OVERA HOME AAY NEUTRA The Citadel East Tennessee State Furman Mercer UNCG Samford VMI offord CU S A-TIME HEAD COACHES HEAD COACH YRS SEASONS OVERA SOCON Jim Gudger -, - -- Charles Seeger Ron Blackburn Bill Haywood David right - - Jack eggett Keith eclair Rodney Hennon Todd Raleigh Bobby Moranda -pres MATT SMITH NAMED SOCON PAYER OF THE EEK: Designated hitter Matt Smith was named the Southern Conference Player of the eek on Monday for all games April - the honor is the first in the two-year career for Smith, and the first for a Catamount this season He joins classmate RHP BJ Nobles who was named SoCon Pitcher of the eek back on Feb ; Smith hit a staggering in the Catamounts threegame series at first-place Mercer over the weekend, going -for- with a double and a home run He scored four runs and had three RBIs, two stolen bases and three walks, one of which was intentional All told, Smith slugged on the week; Smith ranks second on the team with multiple hit games in including two-hit games, two three-hit games and one four-plus hit outing Is currently riding both a season and career-long, eight-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in -consecutive games, also a career and season high SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SUCCESS FOR CU: Over the past three seasons, the Catamounts have won of their last regular season Southern Conference games; CU has claimed at least two wins in the trio of weekend against league foes in of the last conference series dating back to ; estern Carolina has regular season titles including back-to-back titles in and with nine tournament crowns CU has also advanced to the SoCon Championship game times CATAMOUNT BASEBA CAREER CHARTS ATCH: ith two triples in Sunday s finale against offord, CU senior Bradley Strong became CU s all-time career triples leader with triples Strong moved from eighth into a tie for fourth with former offord Terrier Konstantine Diamaduros (, -) on the SoCon s career triples chart He is just three shy of all-time record holder, ee Curtis from the College of Charleston who had from -; Including a single-game, career-high six stolen bases in the neutral field victory over George Mason, Strong now has career stolen bases moving him into FIFTH in school history Strong has career stolen base attempts, THIRDmost in program history ayne Tolleson (-of-, -) holds CU s school benchmarks; Closer Tyler Powell has SIX saves this year to give the senior career saves to give him sole possession of THIRD in program history, breaking the tie with former CU relievers Mike Manning (-) and David Ray Robinson (- ) Former teammate Preston Hatcher (, -) holds the school record All told, Powell ranks fourth in career appearances with Ryan Foster ( appearances, -) has the school record; Jacob Hoyle became CU s all-time sacrifice flies leader with one at Mercer, by-passing Chris Moore (-) with sac flies Hoyle also has career homers in this his fourth season, moving into sole possession of th in program history CATAMOUNTS CONTINUE TO BATTE THROUGH INJURIES: estern Carolina was without the services of preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year, first baseman Jacob Hoyle due to a hand injury for games He left the lineup in the early season tournament in ilmington Hoyle returned on March He has only played in games with eight starts, leaving the lineup on Feb making a defensive substitution against Penn State on March ; Jacob Hoyle had a Southern Conference-leading home runs a season ago Of those, were solo shots he hit a two-run home run at Samford and at home against Appalachian State Of his, came away from home his three homers at home came against Rider (March ), Presbyterian (April ) and App State (May ); Starting centerfielder Matt Smith is out of the field due to a throwing arm injury He has continued to contribute as the starting DH over the past four games entering UNCG in that time, has reached base times with five walks, three HBPs and three base hits; Starting infielder JD ong is sidelined with a throwing arm / shoulder injury that will keep him sidelined for the foreseeable future He did have surgery that will keep him out of the lineup NOTING THE CATAMOUNT BASEBA TEAM: Bradley Strong had his career-long, -game streak of reaching base safely which that dated back to last spring snapped at UNCG Strong saw his career-long hitting streak end at Presbyterian at -straight games that included games dating back to last year; estern Carolina plated a SCHOO-RECORD runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of the - home win over Holy Cross the previous school benchmark was accomplished a year ago against Rider at home; ith the season-opening victory over Purdue, estern Carolina has won its season opener for SEVEN consecutive seasons all but ONE under Moranda, who dropped his first-ever game to Marshall, -, back in before rallying to claim the series, two games to one; Including three games in Cullowhee against Purdue to open the season, estern Carolina played nine of its first games inside the friendly confines of Childress Field / Hennon Stadium; CU is the preseason favorite to win a third Southern Conference regular season championship, chosen by both the league s head coaches and the media; CU appeared in the Others Receiving Votes portion of the Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason poll; Freshman infielder Brett Pope had a tremendous start to his CU career, posting a -for- showing at the plate with four singles and a double in his collegiate debut; Sophomore OF Matt Smith belted his first career home run in the season-opening win over Purdue He hit his second round-tripper against Holy Cross Both of his long balls have come at home; Fourth-year starters Jacob Hoyle and Bradley Strong, as well as classmate closer Tyler Powell are joined by junior catcher Danny Bermudez as team captains for the Catamounts Bermudez is just the second underclassmen in recent years to be voted a team captain by his teammates, following two-time captain Cody Jones who also earned the honor as a junior DANNY BERMUDEZ NAMED TO BENCH AARD ATCH IST: estern Carolina junior catcher Danny Bermudez appeared on the initial watch list for the Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavingscom and announced by the Greater ichita Area Sports Commission; Bermudez was one catchers nationally and of three catchers from the Southern Conference to grace the initial watch list He was flanked by sophomore Charlie Madden of Mercer and senior Matt inn of VMI BJ NOBES NAMED SoCon PITCHER OF THE EEK: estern Carolina sophomore right-hander BJ Nobles was named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the eek (Feb ) for games played on the opening weekend The weekly honor is the first in Nobles career and the first for a Catamount this season ast year, CU pitching scored three weekly awards, the most by the staff since earning four in ; 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4 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES AT CEMSON Nobles tossed a career-long innings in relief in CU s - victory in Saturday s game one of the doubleheader against Big Ten foe, Purdue the Raleigh, NC, product struck out a career-high batters including the first four hitters he faced after coming on in relief Nobles entered the game with a runner at second base and no outs, but managed to strikeout the side to limit Purdue s rally to just one run that was scored prior to him entering the game, stranding the other base runner; All told, Nobles scattered three base hits to earn the victory, his first of the season and just the second of his CU career The win gave CU the series victory over Purdue ABOUT THE ESTERN CAROINA CATAMOUNTS: estern Carolina s roster features three seniors including two preseason All-America selections including Bradley Strong at second base and the league s defending home run champion, preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year, first baseman Jacob Hoyle That senior duo is joined by junior SS JD ong, junior C Danny Bermudez and sophomore OF Matt Smith as returning starters; On the mound, CU returns a weekend starter in sophomore Bryan Sammons, who was named a Freshman All- America selection last season On the back end, the Catamount pitching staff, which returns nine letter winners from a year ago, has junior set-up men, Colton Davis and Jona- than aszak, and senior closer Tyler Powell, who is coming off a -save season in and was named to the NCBA Stopper of the Year atch ist HOYE HEADINES TRIO OF CU A-SoCon SEECTIONS: estern Carolina senior first baseman Jacob Hoyle headlined three Catamounts named preseason All-Southern Conference first team Hoyle was dubbed the league s preseason Player of the Year, the second-straight season a CU player has garnered that honor; Hoyle, a two-time All-SoCon selection and a ouisville Slugger Preseason All-American this year, shared the So- Con lead with home runs last season The Hickory, NC, product started all games last year as the Catamounts won their second straight regular-season title, hitting with RBIs and a slugging percentage He also hit a team-best in league play a year ago; Strong, a two-time preseason All-America selection entering, hit a career-best last spring including career-bests with doubles, six triples and six home runs among his team-leading base hits The Richlands, Va, native drove home a career-high RBI, swiped his singleseason best stolen bases and led the SoCon with runs scored, garnering post-season ouisville Slugger All- America third team plaudits in addition to first team All- SoCon from the coaches; HONORING THE EGGETT NUMBER EGACY : estern Carolina junior catcher Danny Bermudez enters the season in select company as he has been chosen to wear the coveted No jersey as this season s eggett No egacy recipient, as chosen by head coach Bobby Moranda and the Catamount baseball coaching staff Bermudez is the fifth CU player to wear the legacy honor all-time, but the first underclassman as the four previous honorees were all in their senior seasons Bermudez will wear the No jersey which was made famous at CU by former coaching great, Jack eggett Bermudez joins another former Catamount catcher in Stephen Notaro who was the first recipient of the honor in its inaugural year in eft-handed pitchers Vance Chavis () and Morgan McKinney () also wore the No jersey in their final seasons A year ago, senior utility player uke Gragg had the honor bestowed upon him to continue the tradition Entering his third season on the diamond for the Purple & Gold, Bermudez is a solid career hitter which includes a career-best average as a sophomore in In two seasons, he has appeared in games with career starts including as a true freshman when he filled in for injured starter, Adam Martin He has career extra base hits including doubles, and has driven in runs over his first two years Bermudez is also just the second junior team captain, following in the footsteps of former teammate Cody Jones who was a two-year captain Coming off of his career-best season in, Bermudez was named to the Cal Ripken Collegiate eague All-Star game last summer while playing for the Alexandria (Va) Aces The annual eggett No egacy program was introduced by Moranda at the first Celebration of Catamount Baseball banquet held in conjunction with the season-opening weekend The CU coaching staff selects one player each year that is committed to keeping with the principles and integrity established by the former Catamount skipper during his tenure To earn the honor of the eggett No egacy, a Catamount baseball player must have a passion for the game of baseball; show total intensity daily; do more with less; use adversity as preparation for greatness; and be committed to the ideals of TEAM by displaying: T-Toughness, E-Effort, A-Approach to find a way to M-Make it Happen eggett, who is entering his nd season on the bench with the Clemson Tigers, spent nine seasons in the dugout in Cullowhee, amassing a program-best career victories from through He guided the Catamounts to combined Southern Conference championships and five NCAA tournament appearances He also helped shape the future of CU baseball by recruiting and coaching his three successors in Keith eclair (-), Rodney Hennon (-) and Todd Raleigh (-) eggett s three protégés combined to win games and a combined eight SoCon titles in seasons, while also capturing five SoCon Coach of the Year honors It is an honor to continue to be remembered in such a manner at estern Carolina, eggett was quoted as saying about the creation of the No egacy CU and Catamount baseball is a big part of my life and coaching career I am privileged to have that number hanging on the fence at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium, and honored to have a deserving student-athlete wear the number during the season During his tenure as an assistant coach at ake Forest, Virginia and Georgia Tech, Moranda coached against eggett s Clemson Tiger teams CHIDRESS FIED / HENNON STADIUM Ronnie G Childress Field at Hennon Stadium has been the home of estern Carolina Catamount baseball for the past years, moving to its present site prior to the season CU has won -percent of its game at home; The facility was officially renamed Childress Field at Hennon Stadium in a dedication ceremony on April, ; Prior to first pitch in, the facility received one of its most dramatic face lifts Off-season improvements in included such as the addition of a new brick back stop, lower level field seating, brick facade down both foul lines including bullpen benches, center field batter s eye and the construction of a courtyard plaza; The Catamounts moved approximately yards to the east from Haywood Field early in the season Bill Haywood, head baseball coach from through, and Mr EJ hitmire, longtime supporter and benefactor from Franklin, were the driving forces behind the building of the facility; CU hosted the SoCon Baseball Tournament in Cullowhee at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium in and, win- ning the title in the latter Year Overall SoCon TOTAS -- - () () CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

5 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES AT CEMSON CU S A-TIME MB DRAFT PICKS YEAR NAME TEAM RD PICK Adam Martin Seattle Mariners Jeremy Null Chicago Cubs Aaron Attaway Toronto Blue Jays Julian Ridings Tampa Bay Rays Tyler hite Houston Astros Ross Heffley Atlanta Braves Kyle Deese St ouis Cardinals Matt Benedict Pittsburgh Pirates Daniel Ottone San Diego Padres Nick iles San Francisco Giants Chris Masters Atlanta Braves Brent Greer Arizona Diamondbacks Corey Martin Chicago Cubs Tyler Sexton Baltimore Orioles Blake Murphy St ouis Cardinals Jonathan Greene Texas Rangers Greg Holland $ Kansas City Royals Kenny Smith Texas Rangers Steven Strausbaugh New York Yankees Blake Murphy Chicago Cubs Brian McCullen Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan Basner Atlanta Braves Todd Buchanan Arizona Diamondbacks Alan Beck Baltimore Orioles Jared Burton $ Oakland A s Charles Thomas $ Atlanta Braves Eric Johnson Cleveland Indians David Pember $ Milwaukee Brewers Chris Moore Colorado Rockies Chris Davidson Baltimore Orioles Mark DiFelice $ Colorado Rockies Donnie Suttles Cleveland Indians Jeff Sziksai New York Yankees Brian Hutchinson Toronto Blue Jays Alex Tolbert Pittsburgh Pirates Jason Beverlin $ Oakland Athletics Stephen Pritchard Milwaukee Brewers Mike Tidick Chicago hite Sox Brad Tweedlie Cincinnati Reds Phillip Grundy Kansas City Royals Dan Kyslinger Milwaukee Brewers Matt Raleigh Montreal Expos Jack Kimel Texas Rangers Kevin Bellomo San Francisco Giants Paul Menhart $ Toronto Blue Jays Tom Malchesky St ouis Cardinals Skip Nelloms New York Yankees Dave Piela Atlanta Braves Freddie Hailey New York Yankees Ron Huntington Atlanta Braves Scott Gay New York Yankees Charlie Fonville Seattle Mariners John Pust Cleveland Indians Rick Adair Seattle Mariners ayne Tolleson $ Texas Rangers ayne Tolleson Pittsburgh Pirates Jerry Reed $ Philadelphia Phillies $ denotes played on a Major eague club FORMER CATAMOUNTS IN PROFESSIONA BASEBA GREG HOAND, Kansas City Royals: Avoided salary arbitration and agreed to an $ million, one-year contract Recorded saves and a ERA for the A champions, striking out and walking in innings Holland had seven saves and a ERA in the postseason, helping the Royals reach Game of the orld Series last year; TYER HITE, Corpus Christi Hooks Double A: Played in Panama during the off-season Enters third full professional season with a career batting average Drafted by Houston in the rd round of the draft ADAM MARTIN, Clinton umberkings Class A: Assigned to the Class A, Midwest eague Clinton umberkings after spring training Dressed with the Seattle Mariners a few games during spring training Enters his second year first full season as a professional with a batting average with doubles and five home runs JEREMY NU, South Bend Cubs Class A: Assigned to the Class A Midwest eague club Pitched in the Arizona Rookie eague and with the Boise Hawks of the Northwest Class A short-season squad a year ago Enters his second season as a professional with a career ERA including in five appearances in Class A short-season MATT BENEDICT, Altoona Curve Double A: Reassigned to the Curver Fifth season as a professional, has a career ERA in over innings pitched Has career strikeouts AARON ATTAAY, Bluefield Blue Jays Rookie: Hit in games with Bluefield a season ago JORDAN SMITH, GC Tigers Rookie: Pitched in four games last season without allowing a run, securing two saves Bermudez earned the first all-conference recognition of any kind of his career ast spring, the catcher batted a career-best with hits, six going for extra bases including his first collegiate home run at Georgia Southern POE NAMED TO STOPPER OF THE YEAR ATCH IST: For a second-straight season, CU closer Tyler Powell was listed on the initial watch list for the th annual National Collegiate Baseball riters Association (NCBA) Stopper of the Year Award The national honor is given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball annually; Powell secured a career-best saves in, third in estern Carolina s single-season record books, to give him career saves entering his final season on the diamond The Charlotte, NC, product only allowed four runs a year ago, closing the season with a career-low ERA of and a - record The hard-throwing right-hander struck out batters against just walks, making appearances out of the bullpen He surrendered just base hits with a mere three going for extra bases; All told, pitchers nation-wide appeared on the initial watch list with Powell joined by two other SoCon hurlers Samford senior reliever Andres Gracia and junior Skylar Hunter from The Citadel The trio of SoCon pitchers were among of the pitchers on the watch list that notched double-digit saves last season NOTING CU HEAD COACH, BOBBY MORANDA: estern Carolina head coach Bobby Moranda eclipsed the -win mark for his career, reaching the milestone with the Friday home win over a Salle in Moranda () is the fifth CU head coach to win -or-more games in Cullowhee Jack eggett (, -), Todd Raleigh (, -), Keith eclair (, -), Bill Haywood (, -); CU s eighth-year head coach Bobby Moranda has career victories to rank third all-time in program history Moranda by-passed former Catamount great, Keith eclair, who won games in six seasons in Cullowhee (-- ) ith career Southern Conference wins, Moranda ranks second in CU history behind Todd Raleigh (- ) who won SoCon games at the head of the Catamount program; Including two wins last year, estern Carolina has won games against teams ranked in the national Top under head coach Bobby Moranda Mississippi State s No ranking was the highest squad defeated by CU under Moranda, eclipsing fourth-ranked Georgia Tech in CU most recently beat No Clemson at home, - RECAPPING CU S SoCon CHAMPIONSHIP IN : estern Carolina claimed the Southern Conference regular season baseball championship, taking the seasonal crown for a second-consecutive season and a conferenceleading th time in program history CU matched The Citadel for the most seasonal titles in leagues history while moving ahead of the Bulldogs with combined baseball championships ( regular season, nine tournament); CU claimed back-to-back regular season championships for the first time since the late s a span of fourstraight from - the Catamounts accomplished the back-to-back feat for the first time in the SoCon since Elon won back-to-back seasonal titles in and ; estern Carolina secured victories in a season for the th time since and the th + win season since the Catamounts posted a stellar - () home record inside the friendly confines of Childress Field / Hennon Stadium, winning nine-straight games at home to conclude the season It is the th time in facility history that CU has recorded -or-more home wins; CU claimed victory in of its last games on the regular season All told, including a -game win streak along the way, the Catamounts won of their last games (-) dating back to March at Elon; estern Carolina was ranked nd in RPI according to Boydsorldcom and rd in RPI according to arren- Nolancom on Selection Monday, It is a secondstraight year the Catamounts have factored into the at-large consideration into the NCAA Field of ; At the conclusion of and including the season the Catamounts have won of their last regular season Southern Conference games The losses have come to Furman (), Georgia Southern (), Elon () and Appalachian State (), Samford () CU has also claimed at least two wins in the trio of weekend against league foes in of the last conference series dating back to CATAMOUNT BASEBA HISTORY & TRADITION: estern Carolina has only missed one SoCon tournament since the event s inception in, missing the tournament under then first-year head coach Todd Raleigh Since Bobby Moranda came to Cullowhee, the Catamounts have had players drafted Since, different CU players have been drafted by Major eague Baseball clubs The Catamounts finished the season with victories, recording the program s th -win season since (, -win seasons over the past years) CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

6 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES SERIES NOTES PURDUE CUOHEE FEB -: estern Carolina took -of- in its season-opening series the Catamounts won the season-opener, -, thanks to a -for-, four runs scored performance by freshman Brett Pope and a -for- showing by junior JD ong who drove in two in addition to matching his career-best hit tally Danny Bermudez drove home three on a -for- showing while Matt Smith doubled and homered in the win which was earned by starter Bryan Sammons (-); CU split a Saturday double-header, cruising to a - win in game one before falling in game two, - Bradley Strong went -for- in the twin bill with four extra base hits including a pair of two-rbi doubles and two triples RHP BJ Nobles struck out a career-high in six relief innings to earn the victory in game one; The loss in game two snapped an -game home winning streak for estern Carolina UNC ASHEVIE CUOHEE FEB : Game postponed due to unfavorable playing conditions and frigid temperatures ill be made up with a third series game added May - at UNCA with a home date the following evening HUGHES BROS CHAENGE IMINGTON, NC F -: CU went - at the Hughes Bros Challenge, falling to the tournament host UNC ilmington and ake Forest before defeating George Mason in the tourney finale; Errors plagued CU in the - loss to the tournament host, UNC ilmington Two, three-run innings by the Seahawks that were spurred by the four miscues erased CU s early, -, advantage Starting in his hometown of ilmington, Bryan Sammons was saddled with the loss; estern Carolina was silenced by ake Forest in a - loss as the Demon Deacons scored all of its runs in a four-inning span CU salvaged a victory in the finale, powering past George Mason, -, as Bradley Strong drove home four runs in a -for- outing UNC ASHEVIE AT ASHEVIE FEB : eather again forced the postponement of the mountainrivalry ill be made up May - at UNCA with a home date the following day YUNGSTON STATE CUOHEE F M: The pattern of wintry weather and unfavorable field conditions continued, forcing the cancellation of the nonconference series between the Catamounts and Penguins the series will not be made up VAPARAISO CUOHEE MARCH -: CU dropped two nonconference games to the Crusaders in the first series meetings Valpo escaped with a one-run, -, victory in game one before taking an - victory in a game started on Tuesday and completed on ednesday due to rain; A middle inning rally by Valpo allowed the Crusaders to erase CU s - lead and pull out the - victory the Catamounts committed five errors in the loss Danny Bermudez drove in three runs on a -for- showing at the plate; In the finale, Valpo took advantage of two CU errors, walks issued and four hit batters by Catamount pitching, using two, five-run innings to pull away for the -run, -, victory Bradley Strong drove in two runs on three hits in the loss HOY CROSS CUOHEE MARCH -: CU claimed three of the four games in the nonconference series with Holy Cross, the first-ever meeting between the two schools in baseball; The Catamounts outscored Holy Cross, -to-, in the four games, using a school single-game inning record runs to win a - affair in game two; CU at Clemson Matt Smith led the squad with a -for- () showing at the dish with a double, triple and home run in the series Danny Bermudez, Reece Strong and Smith led the team with five RBI apiece; Fr HP Brendan Nail scored his first career win in the series finale, tossing innings with only one run allowed at PRESBYTERIAN CINTON, SC MARCH : estern Carolina dropped its first-ever game in the series with Presbyterian (-) and first road meeting in Clinton, SC, falling to the Blue Hose, -, on Tuesday CU was limited to one run on just five hits; Matt Smith reached base all four times he stepped to the plate, finishing -for- with two walks Smith had CU s only extra base hit with a double, scoring the team s only run in the road loss; Reliever Korey Anderson struck out a career-best eight in innings of work out of the bullpen as saddled with the loss after allowing two unearned runs on two hits and four walks issued at IBERTY INVITATIONA YNCHBURG, VA MARCH -: estern Carolina went - at the iberty Baseball Invitational, defeating Penn State before dropping two against the host Flames CU only managed to score seven runs in three games, collecting just hits including three for extra bases on just a batting average; Danny Bermudez led the Catamounts in the tournament going -for- () with a double and a RBI Sophomore Bryan Sammons scored the lone victory on the mound, allowing one run on six hits in six innings of work Freshman Corey Sikes struck out seven in two appearances KENNESA STATE CUOHEE MARCH : estern Carolina claimed the front-end of a midweek, nonconference home-and-home, rallying in the eighth inning to defeat Atlantic Sun preseason favorite, Kennesaw State Teams will meet again on March ; Four Catamounts recorded two-hit games including Danny Bermudez who belted his team-leading fourth home run of the season CU s only extra base hit in the victory CU stole six bases in the victory; Freshman Corey Sikes struck out a career-high tying four in a career-long innings in the start Sophomore Korey Anderson secured the victory on the mound for CU while Tyler Powell earned his fourth save of the season at UNCG GREENSBORO, NC MARCH -: estern Carolina dropped two of its three games in its Southern Conference-opening series at UNCG the Catamounts dropped their opener, -, before bouncing back with a - win in game two UNCG took the final, -, on Sunday afternoon Soph Korey Anderson picked up CU s lone victory on the mound as the Catamount pitching staff struggled with a ERA, allowing runs of which were earned; Junior Reece Strong paced the Catamounts with a batting average with two doubles R-junior Kramer Ferrell hit with six hits including a double, triple and a home run, driving home a team-high tying five R-sophomore Jason Smith collected three doubles among his four hits, matching Ferrell with five RBI CEMSON CUOHEE MARCH : Clemson broke-open a - game with an eight-run top of the fifth inning to cruise to a - victory over CU in the front-end of a nonconference home-and-home the Tigers had three innings of four-or-more runs in the win; Reece Strong continued to swing a solid bat, collecting CU s only multi-hit game with a -for-, one RBI performance in the loss Jason Smith drove home CU s only other run on a bases loaded walk PAGE CU SERIES BY SERIES STATISTICS HITTING - Avg R H B B HR RBI BB K SB Purdue - UNC Trny - Yngstwn St CANCEED Valpo - Holy Cross - Presby - Penn St - iberty - Kenn St - UNCG - Clemson - The Citadel - offord - Tennessee POSTPONED Mercer - Tenn Tech Furman App St ETSU UNCA Samford VMI PITCHING - ERA IP H R ER BB K OppAvg Purdue - UNC Trny - Yngstwn St CANCEED Valpo - Holy Cross - Presby - Penn St - iberty - Kenn St - UNCG - Clemson - The Citadel - offord - Tennessee POSTPONED Mercer - Tenn Tech Furman App St ETSU UNCA Samford VMI CU SEASON HIGHS At Bats, PURDUE (//) Runs Scored, HOY CROSS (//) Hits, twice - MR: PURDUE (//) RBIs, HOY CROSS (// Doubles, at UNCG (//) Triples, OFFORD (//) Home Runs, four times alks Drawn, HOY CROSS (//) Stolen Bases, vs George Mason (//) Double Plays Turned, OFFORD (//) Errors, VAPARAISO (//) Runs Allowed, CEMSON (//) Earned Runs Allowed, twice - MR: CEMSON (//) Hits Allowed, CEMSON (//) alks Issued, VAPARAISO (//) Hit Batters, VAPARAISO (//) Strikeouts by, PURDUE (//) Homers Allowed, at UNCG (//) CATAMOUNT BASEBA

7 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES SERIES NOTES ESTERN CAROINA IN MISC STATISTICS HITTING STREAK: PAYER CURRENT ONG CAREER Bradley Strong Brett Pope Danny Bermudez Austin Atwell Matt Smith Reece Strong Jacob Hoyle Caleb Robinson Kramer Ferrell JD ong Matthew Koehler Pierce Suttles Garrett Brown Jason Smith Spencer Holcomb REACHED BASE SAFEY STREAKS: PAYER CURRENT ONG Bradley Strong Danny Bermudez Kramer Ferrell Matt Smith Brett Pope Austin Atwell Reece Strong Jacob Hoyle Jason Smith Caleb Robinson Matthew Koehler Pierce Suttles JD ong Spencer Holcomb MUTIPE HIT GAMES ( / CAREER): PAYER + TOTA Bradley Strong / / / / / Jacob Hoyle / / / - / Danny Bermudez / / - - / Matt Smith / / / - / Kramer Ferrell / / - - / Brett Pope / - - / / Reece Strong / / - - / JD ong / / / - / Jason Smith / / Austin Atwell / / - - / Garrett Brown / / Matthew Koehler / / Pierce Suttles / / MUTIPE RBI GAMES ( / CAREER): PAYER + TOTA Bradley Strong / / / / / Jacob Hoyle / / / / / Danny Bermudez / / / - / JD ong / / - / / Matt Smith / / - - / Reece Strong / / - - / Kramer Ferrell / / - / / Jason Smith / / Austin Atwell / - / - / Garrett Brown / / Spencer Holcomb / / Brett Pope / / Caleb Robinson / / THE CITADE CUOHEE MARCH -: estern Carolina hosted The Citadel for a third-straight season at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium, sweeping the Bulldogs in the three-game SoCon series the first time since ith the sweep, CU has won seven of the last eight series games held in Cullowhee; CU outscored The Citadel, -to-, over the threegame series; Bradley Strong led CU on the week with a batting average, going -for- with a double and a home run and a slugging percentage Outfielder Austin Atwell hit with a double and two home runs for a slugging percentage in the series; On the mound, BJ Nobles, Tyler Powell and Colton Davis earned victories Nobles struck out eight in a starting role while Korey Anderson fanned nine in a start at KENNESA STATE KENNESA, GA MARCH : estern Carolina dropped the backend of the midweek, nonconference home-and-home with Kennesaw State, -, at Stillwell Stadium the Owls used four, multi-run innings including three, two-run frames and a decisive three-run fifth Down -, CU pulled back to within two, -, in the top of the fifth inning only to see KSU stretch the lead back out to five in the bottom of the frame; Only two Catamounts finished with multiple hits as Jacob Hoyle drove in both CU runs with a fifth-inning, two-run homer run Danny Bermudez reached twice with an infield bunt single and a triple; OFFORD CUOHEE, NC APRI -: estern Carolina rallied to take -of- from offord, dropping the series-opener on Friday night, - the Catamounts managed to win Saturday, -, before an eight-run sixth inning led to a - victory in Sunday s finale live on the American Sports Network; Bradley Strong led the Catamounts in the weekend series, batting with seven hits including two doubles and a pair of triples breaking the school career record in the latter category CU hit collectively as a team; CU outscored offord, -to-, on the weekend with both squads collecting hits apiece CU had nine doubles and a pair of triples while offord had five doubles, a triple and two home runs TENNESSEE CUOHEE, NC APRI : eather claimed another Catamount baseball game as rain and foul forecasts forced the postponement of the nonconference meeting between CU and Tennessee at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium No make-up date has currently been set However, information on rescheduling the game will be announced as soon as details are available at MERCER MACON, GA APRI -: estern Carolina dropped -of- at Mercer over the weekend, falling in the first game, -, and dropping the series finale rubber match, - the Catamounts scored a shutout victory on Saturday, - it was CU s first shutout win in over a year, last blanking Presbyterian, -, on April, ; CU out-hit Mercer for average at -to- on the weekend but could only pick-up one victory; Sophomore Matt Smith led CU with a batting average (-for-) in the three-game series with a double and a home run Reached base -percent of the time, also drawing three walks, one intentionally; Bryan Sammons started in CU s combined five-hit shutout victory over Mercer in Saturday s - win, tossing innings with five strikeouts and seven walks the Bears offense batted just against the sophomore southpaw CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

8 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES PRESEASON INFO / CU RECORDS SOCON BASEBA PRESEASON POS COACHES PO MEDIA PO School (First) Points School (First) Points estern Carolina () estern Carolina () Samford () Mercer () Mercer () Samford () UNCG () East Tennessee State East Tennessee State UNCG Furman The Citadel The Citadel Furman offord offord VMI VMI SOCON BASEBA PRESEASON A-CONFERENCE TEAM FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM SP Eric Nyquist, Mercer Alex edford, Samford SP Ryan Clark, UNCG Andrew oods, VMI RP Andres Gracia, Samford Skylar Hunter, The Citadel C Danny Bermudez, estern Carolina Charlie Madden, Mercer B Jacob Hoyle, estern Carolina Howard Joe, Mercer B Bradley Strong, estern Carolina Hunter King, UNCG SS Frankie Navarrete, Samford Johnathan Stokes, The Citadel B Chris Ohmstede, Furman Chris Cook, ETSU OF Eric Kalbfleisch, UNCG Jake Jones, Furman OF Zac MacAneney, UNCG Brandon Angus, VMI OF Heath Quinn, Samford James Plaisted, offord DH Jared atson, Samford Jarrod Rickman, Furman SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON PAYER OF THE YEAR: Jacob Hoyle, Sr, B, estern Carolina SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Clark, Jr, RHP, UNCG OUISVIE SUGGER PRESEASON A-AMERICA: Jacob Hoyle, estern Carolina (Second Team) Bradley Strong, estern Carolina (Second Team) NCBA PRESEASON A-AMERICA: Bradley Strong, estern Carolina (Second Team) STOPPER OF THE YEAR AARD ATCH IST: Tyler Powell, Sr, RHP, estern Carolina Andres Gracia, Sr, RHP, Samford Skylar Hunter, Jr, RHP, The Citadel ESTERN CAROINA MISC RECORDS, STATS INDIVIDUA GAME RECORDS CATEGORY RECORD PAYER OPPONENT, YEAR Hits Mitchell Hatley Eastern Kentucky, Tyler hite Elon (SoCon), Danny Sells Guilford, Bob Ballance North Georgia, Doubles Aaron Attaway Iona, Triples Achieved times MR: Bradley Strong, vs offord, Home Runs Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, RBI Donovan Minero NC A&T, Total Bases Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, ast Time Hit for the Cycle Aaron Attaway a Salle, Bradley Strong a Salle, INDIVIDUA GAME RECORDS PITCHING CATEGORY RECORD PAYER OPPONENT, YEAR Strikeouts ayne McCauley Allen, Innings Pitched Don Bright VMI, No Hitters Greg Moore Appalachian St, Jeff Mashburn Appalachian St, Rick Adair The Citadel, Jerry Reedest Virginia St, TEAM GAME RECORDS CATEGORY RECORD OPPONENT, YEAR Hits Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Hits in an Inning * VMI, Runs Hartford, Runs in an Inning Holy Cross, Rider, VMI, VMI, Home Runs * UNC Asheville, Stolen Bases Catawba, Strikeouts Pitching Elon (SoCon), Allen, argest in Margin Allen, in Margin in a Shutout Allen, Consecutive Seasonal ins During the season Double-digit in Streaks MR: games in Consecutive Home ins April, through March, CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA

9 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CU GAME NOTES CATAMOUNT AARD INNERS CU S SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EEKY & MONTHY AARD INNERS PITCHER Phillip Grundy eek PAYER Kevin Bellomo eek Todd Raleigh eek PAYER Joey Cox eek PAYER Phillip Grundy eek Rodney Hennon eek Phillip Grundy eek Mike Tidick eek PITCHER Jason Beverlin eek Jason Beverlin eek PAYER Roy Hurst eek Mike Tidick eek PITCHER Dale Pilgrim eek Clark Maxwell eek Clark Maxwell eek Mark DiFelice eek PAYER Jody Henson eek Jody Henson eek PITCHER Clark Maxwell eek Brian Bain eek PAYER Alex Tolbert eek PITCHER Mark DiFelice eek PAYER Jeremy Barrow eek Martin Barrow eek PAYER Chuck Koone eek Charles Thomas eek PAYER Charles Thomas eek Eric Johnson eek PITCHER Jared Burton eek PITCHER Ryan Basner eek Dan Foley eek Players Alan Beck eek Donovan Minero eek PITCHER Jared Burton eek PAYER Ryan Schade eek Donovan Minero eek Todd Roper eek Donovan Minero eek Donovan Minero eek PITCHER Ryan Basner eek PAYER Todd Buchanan co-eek Alan Beck co-eek Rod Goldston eek Alan Beck eek PITCHER Brian McCullen eek PAYER Alex Gary eek PITCHER Brian Barnes eek PITCHER Tyler Sexton eek Greg Holland eek PAYER Steven Strausbaugh eek Trey McDaniel eek Jonathan Greene eek PITCHER Greg Holland eek Chris Masters eek Tyler Sexton eek PAYER Kenny Smith eek John Ingram eek Barrett Shaft eek Kenny Smith eek PITCHER Chris Masters eek Chris Masters eek Chris Masters eek PITCHER Daniel Ottone March Chris Masters March Corey Martin April Chris Masters May PAYER Stephen Notaro March PITCHER Jason Sullivan March PAYER Tyler Kirkpatrick April PAYER Ross Heffley February Stephen Notaro April Ross Heffley May PAYER Ross Heffley March PITCHER Jordan Smith May PAYER Adam Martin April PITCHER Adam Curtis February Jeremy Null April PITCHER Jeremy Null February Jeremy Null March PAYER Adam Martin March Bradley Strong April Jacob Hoyle May PITCHER BJ Nobles February PAYER Matt Smith April SoCon PAYER/PITCHER OF THE MONTH PAYER Blake Murphy March PAYER Kenny Smith March PITCHER Drew Saberhagen May PITCHER Garrett Ozar February PITCHER Jeremy Null February Jordan Smith April ESTERN CAROINA S NATIONA EEKY AARD INNERS: Feb, : RYAN SCHADE National Collegiate Baseball riters Association (NCBA) National Hitter of the eek: Hit (-for-) in a three-game series sweep of right State Finished with four doubles and six RBI; March, : TREY MCDANIE Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Finished -for- in five games with three HRs, runs scored and RBI; March, : BAKE MURPHY Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Posted an -for- () performance with three home runs, three doubles and collected a staggering RBI; March, : TREY MCDANIE National Collegiate Baseball riters Association (NCBA) National Hitter of the eek; May, : JONATHAN GREENE Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Hit five home runs and two doubles in four games, finishing -for- with nine RBI, seven runs scored March, : JOHN INGRAM College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the eek: Hit (-for-) in five games with five extra base hits including three HRs, RBI and runs scored March, : JOHN INGRAM College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the eek: Batted -for- () with a pair of home runs and two doubles April, : BARRETT SHAFT College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the eek: Finished the week -for- (), accounting for total runs, scoring five and driving in seven May, : BAKE MURPHY Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Belted six home runs over a five-game span, finishing -for- () with seven extra base hits during a - week for CU Finished with RBI and scored runs February, : JEREMY NU Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Struck out a then career-high in seven innings of work in an - home win over ashington State April, : JEREMY NU Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek: Fanned a career-high batters in eight innings of work in Friday s series-opening victory over GSU CU went on to sweep the Eagles for the first time since ; February, : JEREMY NU Collegiate Baseball s ouisville Slugger National Player of the eek and National Collegiate Baseball riters Association (NCBA) National Pitcher of the eek: Struck out batters in eight innings of work against second-ranked Mississippi State, scattering three hits while keeping the Bulldogs scoreless ESTERN CAROINA S ACADEMIC HONOREES Academic All-District Selections: : Jacob Hoyle, Infield : Tyler Kirkpatrick, Infield : Tyler Sexton, Pitcher : Tyler Sexton, Pitcher : Ryan Schade, Infield Academic All-America Selections: : Ryan Schade, st team : Rodney Hennon, st team : Rodney Hennon, st team : Jack Kimel, nd team : David Hyatt, rd team : Greg Johnson, st team : David Hill, st team CU at Clemson PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBA