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1 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA ATHLETICS For Immediate Release: Monday, March 11, 2013 Contact: Bonnie Ryan Office: (402) Cell: (402) SEASON SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time (Central) March 1 at UTSA L, 5-0 March 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin L, 9-2 March 3 vs. Penn State L, 3-0 March 6 at Wichita State L, 5-3 March 8 North Dakota (Westside) L, 5-3 North Dakota (Westside) L, 2-0 March 9 North Dakota (Westside) W, 13-2 March 12 at Minnesota 6:35 p.m. March 13 at Minnesota 3:05 p.m. March 15 at Iowa 4:05 p.m. March 16 at Iowa 1:05 p.m. March 17 at Iowa 1:05 p.m. March 19 at Air Force 4 p.m. March 20 at Air Force 2 p.m. March 22 Northern Colorado (Werner Park) 2 p.m. March 23 Northern Colorado (Werner Park) 1 p.m. March 24 Northern Colorado (Werner Park) 1 p.m. March 26 at Missouri 2 p.m. March 29 at Creighton (TD Ameritrade Park) 6 p.m. March 30 Creighton (Werner Park) 1 p.m. March 31 at Creighton (TD Ameritrade Park) 1 p.m. April 3 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. April 5 Fort Wayne (DH)* (Boys Town) 1 p.m. April 7 Oakland (DH)* (Boys Town) 1 p.m. April 9 Air Force (Werner Park) 6 p.m. April 10 Kansas State (Werner Park) 6 p.m. April 12 at Western Illinois* 3 p.m. April 13 at Western Illinois (DH)* Noon April 14 at Western Illinois Noon April 16 Iowa (Werner Park) 2 p.m. April 19 at South Dakota State (DH)* 1 p.m. April 21 at North Dakota State (DH)* 1 p.m. April 26 North Dakota State* (Boys Town) 2 p.m. April 27 North Dakota State (DH)* (Boys Town) 1 p.m. April 28 North Dakota State (Boys Town) 1 p.m. May 3 at Fort Wayne* 11 a.m. May 4 at Fort Wayne (DH)* 1 p.m. May 5 at Fort Wayne* 11 a.m. May 7 at Iowa 6:05 p.m. May 10 at Oakland* 2 p.m. May 11 at Oakland (DH)* 11 a.m. May 12 at Oakland* Noon May 14 Western Illinois (DH)* (Boys Town) 1 p.m. May 16 South Dakota State* (Boys Town) 2 p.m. May 17 South Dakota State (DH)* (Boys Town) 1 p.m. May 18 South Dakota State (Boys Town) 1 p.m. *Summit League game All times Central Home games in bold italics and played at Ralston Arena Media Availability UNO student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews after practice or by arrangement through the UNO communications office. All baseball interview requests must go through Assistant Director of Communications Bonnie Ryan at least one day in advance. Follow Omaha Baseball on social media: Twitter -- Twitter.com/uno_baseball Facebook -- Facebook.com/unobaseball OMAHA STARTS BIG TEN ROADTRIP AT MINNESOTA Tuesday, March 12 OMAHA at MINNESOTA 6:35 p.m. Metrodome -- Minneapolis, Minn. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com Live Audio: OMavs.com TV: None Radio: KVNO 90.7 HD2 Wednesday, March 12 OMAHA at MINNESOTA 3:05 p.m. Metrodome -- Minneapolis, Minn. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com Live Audio: OMavs.com TV: None Radio: KVNO 90.7 HD2 OMAHA MAVERICKS Record: 1-6 (0-0 Summit League) Head Coach: Bob Herold (14th Year) Alma Mater: Omaha (1972) Record at School: (13 Years) Career Record: Same Last Game: W, 13-2 vs. North Dakota (3/9/13) Probable Midweek Rotation: TBA TBA MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Record: 10-5 (0-0 Big Ten) Head Coach: John Anderson (32nd Year) Alma Mater: Minnesota (1977) Record at School: 1, Career Record: Same Last Game: W, 5-3 vs. Western Illinois (3/12/13) Probable Weekend Rotation: Ty McDevitt, RHP ( Kyle O Shea, LHP ( Leading Off The Omaha baseball team hits the road for two Big Ten series this week, first traveling to Minnesota for a pair of midweek contests at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Action begins on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:35 p.m., followed by a second game on Wednesday, March 13 at 3:05 p.m. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com, and both games will also be broadcast live on KVNO 90.7 HD2 with student broadcasters Jared Meyer and Paul Dobler on the call. UNO is in its second year as a reclassifying Division I school in and officially joined The Summit League in July 2012 with a full regular-season conference schedule ahead. The Mavericks are led by head coach Bob Herold, who is in his 14th year at the helm of the UNO program with a career record of Quick Hits Minnesota leads the all-time series against UNO, 2-0, after taking a pair of games at the Metrodome last season, 8-4 and 1-0, April The Mavericks have committed just two errors over their first seven games. When leading off an inning, Omaha batters are hitting a combined.484. Junior Brett Bass is 7-for-10 (.700) when leading off. Sophomore Brett Miller has come through when UNO runners are in scoring position, going 3-for-4 (.750), and he is 5-for-7 (.714) when trying to advance runners. Omaha s 13-2 win over North Dakota on Sunday was the Mavericks first of the 2013 season. UNO s run total was its highest since a 13-1 win over Bucknell on March 16, 2012 in Lakeland, Fla. The Mavs return four position starters and 12 total letterwinners from the 2012 squad that went in its first year of reclassifying to Division I. UNO s roster also includes 19 newcomers and three redshirt freshmen. Scouting the Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota is 10-5 (0-0 Big Ten) and carries a four-game win streak into Tuesday, having swept Western Illinois last weekend at home. The Gophers used a three-run fourth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit and defeat the Leathernecks, 5-3, on Sunday. UM had 10 hits and struck out 11 batters for the win. Andy Henkemeyer went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a run batted in. Connor Schaefbauer was 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Michael Handel went 2-for-3 with a walk. Troy Larson also had a multiple-hit game when he went 2-for-4. Lance Thonvold came in relief and picked up his first win of the season. Thonvold went 3.2 innings pitched, did not allow a hit, struck out six and walked two. Head coach John Anderson (Minnesota, 1977) is in his 32nd year at Minnesota and holds a career record of 1,

2 Collegiate Baseball Poll (March 11) School... Record... Last Week 1. North Carolina Oregon State LSU Vanderbilt South Carolina Mississippi Florida State Mississippi State Kentucky UCLA Georgia Tech Virginia Cal State Fullerton Louisville Arizona State Oregon NC State Stanford Oklahoma Cal Poly Notre Dame Arkansas Florida Gulf Coast Arizona UNLV NR 27. Oklahoma State UC Irvine Miami (Fla.) Central Arkansas NR Baseball America Poll (March 11) School... Record... Last Week 1. North Carolina Vanderbilt Oregon State Louisville South Carolina Mississippi LSU Cal State Fullerton Georgia Tech Kentucky UCLA Florida State Mississippi State Arizona State Arkansas Oregon Notre Dame NC State Rice Arizona UNLV NR 22. Virginia Oklahoma Indiana NR 25. Florida Gulf Coast NR 2013 OMAHA BASEBALL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools) 1 Cale Dineen RHP/INF R/R Fr. (Creighton Prep) 2 Chris Mullins LHP L/L Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Carl Albert/Fort Scott CC) 3 Matt Tew RHP R/R Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 4 Dylan Casey LHP/OF L/L Jr. (Omaha Bryan/Cloud County CC) 5 Tyler Splichal INF R/R Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 6 Cole Gruber OF L/L Fr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 7 Caleb Palensky INF S/R Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South) 8 Clayton Taylor INF L/R RFr. (Mount Michael) 9 Andrew Dergan INF R/R RFr. (Millard West) 10 Alex Mortensen C/INF R/R So. (Millard North) 11 Kyler Brady RHP R/R Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Columbine/McCook CC) 12 Ryan Keele OF L/L Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East/Iowa Central CC/Northwestern State) 13 Marcus Ethen INF/RHP R/R Fr. (Millard West) 14 Sam Raetz LHP L/L So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X) 15 Connor McCrite OF L/L Sr. Topeka, Kan. (Hayden/Allen County CC) 17 Sam Murphy LHP L/L Fr. Lake Worth, Fla. (Summit Christian) 18 Dylan McGill RHP R/R Jr. Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann/Southeast CC) 19 Cory Buckley LHP L/L Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East/Iowa Central CC) 20 Brett Bass OF L/R Jr. (Millard West/Iowa Western CC) 21 Derek Landis RHP R/R Sr. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston/Iowa Western CC) 22 Steven Schoonover LHP L/L Jr. Olympia, Wash. (River Ridge/Yakima Valley CC) 23 Anthony Falcone LHP L/L Jr. (Millard West) 24 Connor Messinger INF R/R RFr. Niwot, Colo. (Niwot/Northeastern CC) 26 Josh Bullock RHP L/R Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 27 Danny Suiter OF R/R Fr Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest) 28 Zach Williamsen RHP R/R So. (Millard West) 29 Alex Schultz OF S/R Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln) 30 Collin Leif C R/R Fr. Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji) 31 Brett Miller INF R/R So. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest/Johnson County CC) 32 Jackson Balla C R/R Fr. Del Mar, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian) 33 Cole Volkers LHP R/L So. Alta Loma, Calif. (Alta Loma) 34 Tyler Fox RHP R/R Fr. Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) 35 Mitch Kracl RHP R/R Jr. (Omaha Burke) Daniel Jewett OF/LHP L/L Jr. Poulsbo, Wash. (North Kitsap/Truman) Brett Sasse RHP R/R Fr. Nebraska City, Neb. (Nebraska City) Head Coach: Bob Herold (14th Year) Assistant Coaches: Chris Gadsden (14th Year), Evan Porter (1st Year) Pitching Coach: Dan McGinn (13th Year) Graduate Assistant: Colby McCord (1st Year) Student Assistant: Brady Hohl (1st Year) Director of Baseball Operations: Josh Shirk (1st Year) MAVERICK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jackson Balla: bal-uh (like ballerina) Anthony Falcone: fal-cone-ee Cole Gruber: GROO-ber Mitch Kracl: KROTZ-uhl Caleb Palensky: puh-len-skee Sam Raetz: RATES Steven Schoonover: SKOON-over Collin Leif: LIFE Tyler Splichal: SPLEE-cull Matt Tew: TOO Last Time Out Omaha exploded for 17 hits on Saturday, defeating North Dakota, 13-2, in the weekend series finale at Westside High School. Every position starter tallied at least one hit for the day, led by sophomore Brett Miller s 3-for-4 day with three doubles, three runs scored and two driven in. Sophomore Alex Mortensen also had a pair of doubles to finish 2-for-4 with two runs scored, and freshman Cole Gruber was 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and one run. Junior Caleb Palensky also broke through for two hits with three RBI, and redshirt freshman Connor Messinger was 2-for-4 with a run driven in and another scored. Junior Brett Bass also went 1-for-5 and scored once while driving in three more runs. Freshman Tyler Fox earned his first career win, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits. Fox struck out three and walked two over five innings of work. UND s Ben Clark took the loss in relief, giving up three runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout over 3.2 innings. Rewind with Minnesota UNO last met Minnesota on April 18, 2012, falling in a 1-0 shutout at the Metrodome. Caleb Palensky tallied a

3 Senior lefthander Cory Buckley struck out five North Dakota batters on Friday, which tied his career high set in double on the day, while Colby McCord, Mark Waldron, Connor McCrite and Alex Mortensen each had one single. As a team, UNO outhit UM, 5-4. Minnesota was led by Andy Henkemeyer s 2-for-3 effort at the plate, while Kurt Schlangen was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Ty McDevitt earned the win, limiting UNO to a trio of hits over four innings with three strikeouts and a walk. Cole Volkers took the loss, surrendering one unearned run with three hits over his six-inning outing. Volkers walked three and struck out two. UM s Kevin Kray was credited with the save after giving up two hits in the final two-thirds of the ninth inning. On the Hill True freshman Tyler Fox has served as UNO s game three weekend starter over the first two weekends of play, and he earned his first career win over North Dakota State on Saturday. Fox allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, striking out three and walking two over 5.0 innings of work. He threw an identical 5.0 innings against Penn State the week before, which is the longest outing of any Maverick pitcher this year. Senior lefthanded pitcher Cory Buckley, who has been UNO s game two weekend starter, returns after being granted a medical redshirt in Buckley suffered a season-ending injury in a collision while playing in the outfield at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. On Saturday, Buckley fanned five North Dakota batters, which ties sophomore Zach Williamsen and senior Matt Tew for the most of any pitcher on the UNO staff Tew had the most starting appearances of any pitcher on the 2012 staff. The senior right-hander had 13 starts over 14 appearances in his junior season, and he had a team-leading 38 strikeouts. This season, Tew leads the staff again with nine Ks in two starts. Going Streaking Two Mavericks -- sophomore Alex Mortensen and freshman Alex Schultz -- carry a team-best three-game hitting streak after the weekend series against North Dakota. Mortensen batted.545 (6-for-11) for the weekend with three doubles against UND, scoring three times, driving in another run and drawing three walks. In Friday s opener, he went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, and in Saturday s series finale, he finished 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored twice. Junior Brett Bass and freshman Cole Gruber tie for UNO s longest individual hitting streak this year, as each previously held a five-game stretch. In addition, senior Tyler Splichal has reached base at least once in all seven games this season, the longest streak of any UNO player. Fresh Faces Twenty-nine Mavericks have seen the field in the first two weeks of the season, 16 of whom are newcomers. Six true freshmen were part of the lineup: Cole Gruber, Alex Schultz, Collin Leif, Sam Murphy, Marcus Ethen and Tyler Fox. USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (March 11) School... Record... Last Week 1. North Carolina LSU Vanderbilt Oregon State Florida State South Carolina UCLA Ole Miss Cal State Fullerton Kentucky Mississippi State Georgia Tech Virginia Oregon Arkansas Louisville Oklahoma Arizona State Stanford Arizona NC State Notre Dame NR 23. Cal Poly Oklahoma State NR 25. UC Irvine NCBWA Poll (March 4) School... Record... Last Week 1. North Carolina Vanderbilt LSU Oregon State Florida State Mississippi State UCLA South Carolina Stanford Kentucky Oregon NC State Cal State Fullerton Oklahoma Ole Miss Arkansas Arizona Georgia Tech Virginia Louisville UC Irvine Rice Arizona State Miami (Fla.) Cal Poly Notre Dame NR 27. Oklahoma State NR 28. Mercer NR 29. Florida Gulf Coast Virginia Tech NR

4 UNO s Record Overall Home Away Neutral During the day At night In single games In a series In a home series In an away series In the first game of a series In the rubber match of a series In the last game of a series In a series sweep In a doubleheader In extra innings In a shutout In March In April In May When scoring first When the opponent scores first In 1-run games In 2-run games When scoring 0-2 runs When scoring 3-5 runs When scoring 6-9 runs When scoring 10+ runs Leading after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings When outhitting the opponent When outhit by the opponent When hits are equal With one HR With 2 or more HR When hitting more HR than the opponent When the opponent hits more HRs When not allowing a HR UNO starter goes at least 6 innings pitched UNO starter goes at least 7 innings pitched UNO starter goes at least 8 innings pitched With an errorless game Redshirt freshman Clayton Taylor leads all Maverick hitters with a.444 batting average, three doubles and four walks drawn, as well as a.615 on-base percentage. Sophomore transfer Brett Miller matches Taylor and sophomore Alex Mortensen for the team lead with three doubles on the year. Palensky, Mortensen Earn Preseason Recognition from College Sports Madness Junior Caleb Palensky and sophomore Alex Mortensen earned preseason all-league recognition from College Sports Madness, the online publication announced on Jan. 21. Both players were named to the All-Summit Second Team. In 2012, Mortensen s.292 batting average as a freshman was fourth on the team, and he finished with a squadleading 26 RBI, nine doubles, one triple and a team-best four home runs. Palensky hit.250 in his sophomore year with nine doubles, two triples, two homers and 17 RBI, and he drew a team-leading 19 walks. Herold at the Helm Head Coach Bob Herold is in his 14th year as the skipper of the Nebraska Omaha baseball program in 2013, having compiled a career record of Herold earned his 400th career win on April 22, 2011 against Fort Hays State, becoming the third coach in school history to reach the milestone. He joined Bob Gates ( ) and Virgil Yelkin ( ) in the prestigious club, and Herold needs 44 more wins to pass Gates as the all-time winningest coach in UNO history. Over his Maverick career, Herold has guided Omaha to seven NCAA Division II postseason appearances and three conference championships. Herold s most recent draft pick was righthanded pitcher Joe Holtmeyer, who was taken in the 22nd round (No. 682 overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. Holtmeyer was the fifth Maverick drafted under Herold and the second-highest pick of any player during the Herold era. Herold is assisted by assistant coaches Chris Gadsden, in his 14th year, and Evan Porter, in his first year, as well as volunteer pitching coach Dan McGinn, who is in his 13th year. Home Sweet Home After playing just five games at home last year, the 2013 season will see the Omaha baseball team play 24 home contests, including 14 conference tilts. UNO will play at three different venues around town: Westside High School for its first home series last weekend, followed by time split between Werner Park and the Ballpark at Boys Town. Welcome to The Summit League The 2013 season marks UNO s first year with a full regular-season Summit League schedule. UNO will play all five of its Summit League foes, once in Omaha and once on the road. Although the Mavericks will appear in the Summit League standings, they cannot qualify for the Summit League Championship or the NCAA Tournament until Mixed Schedule Takes Mavericks Around the Nation Omaha s 2013 schedule includes 56 games against 17 different Division I opponents, and the team will play in 12 states across the country. UNO will match up with opponents from eight different conferences: Big 12, Big Ten, Great West, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southland, the Summit League and Western Athletic (WAC). Two foes were 2012 NCAA Tournament qualifiers: Missouri and Creighton. CU played in the Los Angeles Regional, while MU was sent to the Tucson Regional. The Mavericks have never faced three of their 2013 opponents -- UTSA, Penn State and Western Illinois -- and they hold a combined all-time record of over all teams on the slate entering this season. MAVERICKS VS. OTHER CONFERENCES IN 2013 Big Mountain West Big Ten Southland Great West WAC Missouri Valley Summit League Preseason Poll Announced In its first year as a member of the Summit League, Omaha was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll released by the conference office last month. North Dakota State was favored to capture its first Summit League Baseball Tournament title in a preseason vote among the league s six head coaches. The Bison received five first-place votes and a total of 25 points. South Dakota State placed second with 17 points, followed closely by Oakland who received the final first-place vote and 16 points. Western Illinois (15 points), Fort Wayne (nine points) and league newcomer Omaha (eight points) rounded out the poll.

5 Kids Growing Up In the Heartland The 2013 Omaha roster is loaded with local talent. Twenty of the 35 players hailing from 14 high schools in seven Nebraska cities, including five from Millard West High School and four from Bellevue East High School. NEBRASKA NATIVES Omaha (10) Ralston (1) Creighton Prep -- Cale Dineen Ralston -- Derek Landis Bryan -- Dylan Casey Mount Michael -- Clayton Taylor Bellevue (4) Millard West -- Andrew Dergan, Marcus Ethen, Bellevue East -- Matt Tew, Tyler Splichal, Brett Bass, Anthony Falcone, Zach Williamsen Cory Buckley, Ryan Keele Millard North -- Alex Mortensen Burke -- Mitch Kracl Papillion (2) Lincoln (2) Papillion-LaVista -- Cole Gruber Lincoln Pius X -- Sam Raetz Papillion-LaVista South -- Caleb Palensky Lincoln Southwest -- Danny Suiter Wahoo (1) Nebraska City (1) Bishop Neumann -- Dylan McGill Lourdes Central Catholic (Nebraska City) -- Brett Sasse Former Maverick Cloyd Makes MLB Debut With Philadelphia Phillies Former Omaha baseball player Tyler Cloyd made his Major League debut on Aug. 29, as he was called up by the Philadelphia Phillies. Cloyd debuted against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park, giving up three runs on seven hits over six innings of work, striking out five and walking two. Cloyd became just the second Maverick to play in the Majors, joining Bruce Benedict, who played 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. A native of Bellevue, Neb., and the Phillies 18th-round pick in the 2008 Draft, Cloyd also went 15-1 overall in the Minor Leagues last season. His stint with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs resulted in a 12-1 record with a 2.35 earned-run average, which led all pitchers the International League. Cloyd lettered two seasons at UNO ( ), earning third-team All-America honors and first-team all-region recognition in his final season. A two-time All-NCC honoree, he was twice named NCC Most Valuable Pitcher. Summit League Standings School... Conf... Overall South Dakota State North Dakota State Fort Wayne Oakland Western Illinois Omaha Summit League Player of the Week Date... Player (School) Feb Markus Kalber (Fort Wayne) Feb Andrew Melton (South Dakota State) March 4... Andrew Melton (South Dakota State) March Nolan Jacoby (Oakland) Summit League Pitcher of the Week Date... Player (School) Feb John Straka (North Dakota State)...Mason Pingel (Western Illinois) Feb John Straka (North Dakota State) March 4...David Ernst (North Dakota State) Senior Trio Named Independent All-Conference Three former Maverick players were named to the 2012 Independent Baseball All-Conference Teams, College Sports Madness announced last May. Colby McCord was a first-team honoree, while Brady Hohl and Mark Waldron were second-team selections. McCord batted a team-leading.366 with 18 doubles, three home runs, 20 RBI and 27 runs scored. He topped the Mavericks with 18 multi-hit games and finished his career ranked ninth in school history for career games played (163) and 11th in doubles (33). Hohl capped his senior campaign with a.297 batting average, 12 doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI and 24 runs scored, as well as a team-high 14 stolen bases. He also completed his career among the best in school history in multiple categories: third in hits (218) and at-bats (632), fifth in games started (159) and runs scored (140), sixth in games played (181) and seventh in doubles (37). Waldron hit.272 for the season with eight doubles, a home run, 24 runs scored, 21 driven in and 16 walks drawn. On to the Next One Omaha returns to action this weekend, traveling to a second Big Ten foe with Iowa, March 15-17, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa. Friday s game is set for 4:05 p.m., followed by first pitch at 1:05 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com, and the game will also be broadcast live on KVNO 90.7 HD2.

6 2013 OMAHA TV ROSTER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 CALE DINEEN Fr. RHP/INF R/R #6 #7 CHRIS MULLINS Jr. LHP L/L Oklahoma City, Okla. MATT TEW Sr. RHP R/R Bellevue, Neb. #8 DYLAN CASEY Jr. LHP/OF L/L #9 TYLER SPLICHAL Sr. INF R/R Bellevue, Neb. #10 #11 COLE GRUBER Fr. OF L/L Papillion, Neb. #12 CALEB PALENSKY Jr. INF S/R Papillion, Neb. CLAYTON TAYLOR RFr. INF L/R #13 ANDREW DERGAN RFr. INF #14 ALEX MORTENSEN So. C/INF R/R #15 KYLER BRADY Jr. RHP R/R Littleton, Colo. #17 RYAN KEELE Sr. OF L/L Bellevue, Neb. #18 MARCUS ETHEN Fr. INF/RHP R/R #19 SAM RAETZ So. LHP L/L Lincoln, Neb. #20 CONNOR McCRITE Sr. OF L/L Topeka, Kan. #21 SAM MURPHY Fr. LHP L/L Lake Worth, Fla. DYLAN McGILL Jr. RHP R/R Wahoo, Neb. CORY BUCKLEY Sr. LHP L/L Bellevue, Neb. BRETT BASS Jr. OF L/R DEREK LANDIS Sr. RHP R/R Ralston, Neb.

7 2013 OMAHA TV ROSTER #22 #23 #24 # OMAHA BASEBALL #27 STEVEN SCHOONOVER Jr. LHP L/L Olympia, Wash. #28 #29 ANTHONY FALCONE Jr. LHP L/L CONNOR MESSINGER RFr. INF R/R Niwot, Colo. #30 #31 JOSH BULLOCK Jr. RHP L/R Elkhorn, Neb. DANNY SUITER Fr. OF R/R Lincoln, Neb. #32 ZACH WILLIAMSEN So. RHP R/R #33 ALEX SCHULTZ Fr. OF S/R Sioux Falls, S.D. #34 COLLIN LEIF Fr. C R/R Bemidji, Minn. #35 BRETT MILLER So. INF R/R Overland Park, Kan. JACKSON BALLA Fr. C R/R Del Mar, Calif. COLE VOLKERS So. LHP R/L Alta Loma, Calif. TYLER FOX Fr. RHP R/R Thornton, Colo. MITCH KRACL Jr. RHP R/R DANIEL JEWETT Jr. OF/LHP L/L Poulsbo, Wash. BRETT SASSE Fr. RHP R/R Nebraska City, Neb. BOB HEROLD Head Coach 14th Year CHRIS GADSDEN Assistant Coach 14th Year EVAN PORTER Assistant Coach 1st Year DAN McGINN Pitching Coach 13th Year

8 2013 Omaha Baseball Overall Statistics for Omaha (as of Mar 11, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 1-6 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-2 Conf: 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% 8 Clayton Taylor Alex Mortensen Brett Miller Connor Messinger Cole Gruber Brett Bass Tyler Splichal Alex Schultz Connor McCrite Ryan Keele Caleb Palensky Cory Buckley Dylan McGill Sam Murphy Collin Leif Dylan Casey Marcus Ethen Andrew Dergan Totals Opponents LOB - Team (61), Opp (47). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (11). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Mortensen,A 1, Splichal,T 1, Bass,B 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 34 Tyler Fox / Matt Tew / Derek Landis / Zach Williamsen / Dylan Casey / Kyler Brady / Steven Schoonover / Sam Murphy / Mitch Kracl / Anthony Falcone / Marcus Ethen / Cory Buckley / Josh Bullock / Chris Mullins / Cole Volkers / Sam Raetz / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Mortensen,A 1. Pickoffs - Team (2), Falcone,A 1, Landis,D 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Mortensen,A (6-8), Tew,M (1-2), Fox,T (1-2), Murphy,S (1-1), McGill,D (1-1), Volkers,C (1-1), Raetz,S (1-1), Brady,K (1-1), Schoonover,S (1-1).

9 2013 Omaha Baseball Overall Statistics for Omaha (as of Mar 11, 2013) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 10 Alex Mortensen Brett Miller Caleb Palensky Connor Messinger Tyler Splichal Cory Buckley Ryan Keele Collin Leif Cole Gruber Alex Schultz Dylan McGill Brett Bass Tyler Fox Matt Tew Zach Williamsen Marcus Ethen Andrew Dergan Derek Landis Anthony Falcone Clayton Taylor Connor McCrite Sam Murphy Sam Raetz Kyler Brady Dylan Casey Josh Bullock Steven Schoonover Mitch Kracl Cole Volkers Chris Mullins Totals Opponents Hitting minimums TPA/Game Pitching minimums IP/Game