2015 Gopher Baseball Schedule

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1 2015 Gopher Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time 2.13 at Houston 6:30 p.m at Houston 6:30 p.m at Houston 1:00 p.m at Texas 6:00 p.m at Texas (2) 3:00 p.m at Texas 1:00 p.m at Florida Gulf Coast 5:30 p.m at Florida Gulf Coast 1:00 p.m. 3.1 at Florida Gulf Coast 12:00 p.m. 3.4 at Minnesota Twins (exh.)* 6:05 p.m. 3.6 at Creighton 3:00 p.m. 3.7 at Creighton 3:30 p.m. 3.8 at Creighton 1:00 p.m. VCU Tournament 3.13 James Madison 1:00 p.m Monmouth 12:00 p.m VCU 1:30 p.m at Richmond 2:00 p.m at Richmond 2:00 p.m at Maryland 5:30 p.m at Maryland 1:00 p.m at Maryland 12:00 p.m AUGSBURG 3:05 p.m NORTHweSTeRN 3:05 p.m NORTHweSTeRN 3:05 p.m NORTHweSTeRN 1:05 p.m. 4.3 at Rutgers 2:00 p.m. 4.4 at Rutgers 12:00 p.m. 4.5 at Rutgers 12:00 p.m. 4.8 ST. THOMAS 3:05 p.m at Nebraska 6:35 p.m at Nebraska 6:05 p.m at Nebraska 1:05 p.m NORTH DAkOTA STATe 3:05 p.m PeNN STATe 6:05 p.m PeNN STATe 2:05 p.m PeNN STATe 1:05 p.m SOUTH DAkOTA STATe 3:05 p.m MICHIGAN 6:35 p.m MICHIGAN 6:05 p.m MICHIGAN 1:05 p.m kansas STATe 6:35 p.m kansas STATe 1:05 p.m. 5.1 UC IRVINe 6:35 p.m. 5.2 UC IRVINe 6:05 p.m. 5.3 UC IRVINe 1:05 p.m. 5.5 at North Dakota State 6:30 p.m. 5.8 at Iowa 6:05 p.m. 5.9 at Iowa 2:00 p.m at Iowa 1:00 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 6:35 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 6:05 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 1:05 p.m Big Ten Tournament% TBA NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA Super Regionals TBA College world Series TBA All times Central Big Ten game * In Fort Myers, Fla. % At Target Field Minnesota 2014 record: 27-24, Big Ten GOPHeRS AT A GLANCe Minnesota baseball is entering its 127th season of competition, its 34th under head coach John Anderson and its third playing home games at new Siebert Field. The Gophers finished in a tie for fourth in the Big Ten last season. Two of Minnesota s three main starters--ben Meyer and Neal kunik--return from last year s rotation, while Friday starter Alec Crawford graduated. The Gophers lost only one other pitcher, reliever kevin kray, to graduation. Regular position starters returning are 2B Connor Schaefbauer, 3B Tony Skjefte, SS Michael Handel, LF Jordan Smith and CF Dan Motl. Catchers Matt Halloran (missed most of 2014 with an injury) and Austin Athmann (also injured for part of 2014) return behind the dish. Minnesota added eight freshmen and a transfer during the fall. In their second post-metrodome season, the Gophers will again play their first six weeks of games on the road. They will play in nine different states throughout the season, including four during the non-conference portion of the schedule. GOPHeRS PROBABLe STARTeRS Minnesota at No. Houston Cougar Field - Houston, Texas Friday, Feb. 13-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15-1:00 p.m. Coverage: GameTracker & Live Blog (GopherSports.com) All-Access Video & Audio (UHCougars.com) SeRIeS NOTABLeS Minnesota is overall against the Cougars, and under John Anderson. The Gophers last faced the Cougars on March 23, 1987, a matchup Minnesota won This will be the Gophers second consecutive series against a ranked team, as they finished the 2014 regular season at No. 8/18 Indiana. ABOUT THe COUGARS Projected rotation: RHP Andrew Lantrip, RHP Jake Lemoine, RHP Aaron Garza. Lemoine, a junior, was named a Preseason All-American. Houston enters 2015 ranked as high as third in national polls. In 2014, Houston had its most successful season in recent years. The Cougars tied a school record with 48 wins, winning the Baton Rouge Regional to advance to the Austin Super Regional. Todd whitting is in his fifth year at the helm for the Cougars. Houston returns six of its starting batters from last year, including some of its top batting averages in 3B Connor Hollis (.321) and RF kyle Survance (.308). Pos.No. Name Yr Stats Notes C 6 Matt Halloran R-Sr. 6 GP-5 GS Granted a fifth year after an injury in OR- 19 Austin Athmann So..277, 7 RBI Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team 1B 15 Tyler Hanson So..184, 3 RBI Also made six pitching appearances -OR- 20 Toby Hanson Fr. N/A MN HS coaches association 2A player of the year 2B 4 Connor Schaefbauer Jr..287, 30 R, 13 SB Gophers 2014 batting champion; started 48 games 3B 1 Tony Skjefte Sr..272, 30 RBI, 15 2B Named team MVP last year SS 9 Michael Handel R-Sr..261,.405 SLG, 3 HR Drove in 21 runs last year LF 36 Jordan Smith R-So..241, 19 R, 24 BB Started in all three outfield positions CF 30 Dan Motl So..283, 14 R Named team s most improved in 2014 RF 3 Matt Fiedler So..304, 21 GP-12 GS Also pitched in eight games -OR- 2 Alex Boxwell Fr. N/A Along with Toby Hanson, was a Mr. Baseball finalist DH 10 Jake Bergren Sr..309, 21 R Played 42 games, starting 27 GOPHeRS PROJeCTeD ROTATION Houston 2014 record: 48-18, 14-9 American No. Name Yr. T 2014 Stats Notes 28 Ben Meyer Sr. R 4-5, 2.52 era, 67 k Led team with 98.0 IP and two complete games 37 Dalton Sawyer Jr. L 6-4, 2.62 era, 42 k Pitched 44.2 innings; recorded a team-high six saves 44 Neal kunik Sr. R 2-2, 2.84 era, 23 k Made 11 appearances, including five weekend starts

2 2014 BIg TEN STANdINgS Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Indiana Nebraska Illinois Minnesota Michigan Michigan State Iowa Ohio State Northwestern Purdue Penn State BIg TEN WEEKENd SCHEdULE FeB. 13 Northwestern vs. Oregon State 12 p.m. Maryland vs. western kentucky 12:30 p.m. Illinois vs. New Mexico State 2 p.m. Iowa vs. kansas State 2 p.m. Penn State at elon 3 p.m. Purdue at western Carolina 3 p.m. Indiana at Stanford 5 p.m. Ohio State vs. George Mason 5 p.m. Michigan State vs. New Mexico 6 p.m. Rutgers at Miami 6 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 6:30 p.m. Michigan at Long Beach State 8 p.m. Nebraska at UNLV 8:05 p.m. FeB. 14 Iowa vs. Saint Louis 9:30 a.m. Maryland vs. Old Dominion 10 a. m. Illinois vs. New Mexico State 11 a.m. Penn State at elon 1 p.m. Purdue at western Carolina 1 p.m. Rutgers at Miami (DH) 1 p.m. Ohio State vs. Saint Louis 1:30 p.m. Illinois at Lamar 2 p.m. Maryland vs. Coastal Carolina 2 p.m. Michigan State vs. Oregon State 2 p.m. Michigan at Long Beach State 4 p.m. Northwestern vs. New Mexico 4 p.m. Nebraska at UNLV 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 6:30 p.m. Indiana at Stanford 8 p.m. FeB. 15 Iowa vs. George Mason 10 a.m. Maryland vs. Richmond 10 a.m. Ohio State vs. Pitt 10 a.m. Illinois at Lamar 11 a.m. Penn State at elon 11 a.m. Purdue at western Carolina 11 a.m. Michigan State vs. Northwestern 12 p.m. Rutgers at Miami 12 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 1 p.m. Indiana at Stanford 3 p.m. Michigan at Long Beach State 3 p.m. Nebraska at UNLV 3:05 p.m. All times Central MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gopher Baseball Contact: Justine Buerkle jbuerkle@umn.edu office phone: Follow Gopher Baseball on: Facebook: facebook.com/gopherbaseball Instagram: mngopherbaseball Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) for Minnesota home games must be made through Justine Buerkle. Media are also requested to contact athletic communications for interviews. TOUGH SCHeDULe The Gophers will face a challenging lineup of teams during the 2015 season. Below is a look at where some of Minnesota s opponents rank in preseason polls. D1Baseball Baseball NCBwA USA Collegiate Perfect America Today Baseball Game Houston Texas Maryland Nebraska RV UC-Irvine RV In addition, Florida Gulf Coast and Michigan received votes in the NCBwA poll. MATYAS CALLeD FROM THe BULLPeN Former Gophers closer Scott Matyas is serving as interim pitching coach until Todd Oakes is ready to come back on a full-time basis. Oakes leukemia is in remission after his second bout with the disease. Matyas, who pitched under Oakes tutelage from , set a Big Ten record with 36 career saves. He holds the Minnesota record for appearances with 94, and the top two single-season save totals with 15 in 2009 and 11 in 2011 (tied for second). ANDeRSON LeGACY Since John Anderson s first season as head coach, there have been 27 coaching changes in the Big Ten. Michigan has had the most coaching changes at five, while Michigan State has had four. Between Anderson and his legendary coach, Dick Siebert, the duo has coached in more than 3,000 Gopher games. Anderson coached his 1,900th game at Michigan last year. Anderson is in his 34th year as the Gophers head coach and 37th year overall at the University of Minnesota. Anderson currently holds an all-time record of 1, (.598), including a (.628) mark in Big Ten play. He is the conference's all-time wins leader. The current full-time coaching staff has been together for 17 years. Assistant head coach Rob Fornasiere is in his 30th year and pitching coach Todd Oakes is in his 17th year. Volunteer assistant coach Patrick Casey is in his second year. Interim pitching coach Scott Matyas is in his first season working with the program. MeYeR AND SONS Bob Meyer pitched for John Anderson s Gophers from Now his sons, Ben and Reggie, are both on the team. Ben, a senior, has been in the starting rotation since his sophomore year. He enters the season with career innings pitched. Bob finished his career with 257 innings. Ben is 49.2 innings away from the Gophers top 10 career list. He is 49 strikeouts away from the career top 10, with 148 entering the season. Reggie is a freshman, the third right-handed pitcher in the family to put on the Maroon and Gold. SAMe FACeS, DIFFeReNT PLACeS Multiple injuries in 2014 led to much reshuffling of the Gophers lineup during the year. Tony Skjefte filled in wherever the Gophers needed him. He made 42 starts at four different positions: 30 at third base, seven at second base, four in left field and one in center field. Skjefte also moved between positions during games based on other substitutions the Gophers made. Jordan Smith made his 40 starts at all three spots in the outfield: 18 in center, 16 in left and six in right. BY THe NUMBeRS (2014 Stats) Minnesota Houston Overall Record (Big Ten) Conference Record 14-9 (American).256 Batting Average.278 Schaefbauer.287 Top Returning Batting Average Hollis Runs Hits walks Home Runs Stolen Bases-Attempts era Innings Pitched earned Runs Strikeouts walks Hits 504 Meyer 2.39 Top Returning Starter era Lemoine 2.87

3 MINNESOTA IN w L Overall Home 10 6 Away Neutral 4 6 Big Ten Conference play Home 7 5 Away 6 6 Neutral 0 0 Non-conference Home 3 1 Away 7 6 Neutral 4 6 Day games Night games 7 5 with left-handed starters 2 7 with right-handed starters Against left-handed starters 9 9 Against right-handed starters One-run games 10 9 Two-run games 6 1 when leading after: Six innings: 22 3 Seven innings: 20 0 eight innings: 19 0 when trailing after: Six innings: 1 19 Seven innings: 1 19 eight innings: 1 22 when tied after: Six innings: 4 2 Seven innings: 6 4 eight innings: 7 2 extra-inning games 6 1 Shutouts 3 4 Scoring first Scoring in the first inning 9 6 Ahead going into final inning of regulation 18 0 Trailing going into final regulation inning 1 22 Tied heading to final inning of regulation 7 2 Doubleheaders 5 7 Teams combine for less than 10 runs Teams combine for runs 9 7 Teams combine for 20 or more runs 1 0 Scoring five or more runs 14 3 Scoring four or fewer runs Allowing five or more runs 6 16 Allowing four or fewer runs 21 8 February 4 2 March 10 7 April 8 7 May 5 8 Sunday 6 7 Monday 0 0 Tuesday 3 0 wednesday 2 3 Thursday 1 1 Friday 7 2 Saturday 8 11 A.M. starts 1 3 P.M. starts Against ranked teams 1 5 Against top-25 teams 1 5 Against top-20 teams 1 5 Against top-15 teams 1 5 Against top-10 teams 1 5 Against top-5 teams 0 3 VeTeRAN INFIeLD Junior 2B Connor Schaefbauer, senior 3B Tony Skjefte and redshirt senior SS Michael Handel have started a combined 307 career games, mainly in the infield. Handel has been the starting shortshop since his redshirt freshman season. Schaefbauer started at second for most of 2013, with Skjefte starting the other games. In 2014, Skjefte made most of his starts at third while also filling in when needed in the outfield. when Handel was injured, Schaefbauer played shortstop for a few games and Skjefte played second. MANAGeR MOLITOR The Minnesota Twins hired Paul Molitor as their manager in November. He is the first former Gopher baseball player to become an MLB manager. Molitor, a National Baseball Hall of Famer, was an All-American for the Maroon & Gold before going on to the pros. He has remained in contact with his college teammate, head coach John Anderson, and served as chairman of the Siebert Field campaign to fundraise for the new field that opened in Molitor will make his managerial debut in an exhibition game against his old school March 4 in Fort Myers. GOPHeRS IN THe MAJORS Three former Gophers played in Major League Baseball games during the 2014 season. Glen Perkins ( ), the Minnesota Twins closer, earned a save for the America League in the All- Star Game. Seth Rosin ( ) made his major league debut for the Texas Rangers. Jack Hannahan ( ) came off the disabled list to play in several games for the Cincinnati Reds. Perkins will see his former team when the Gophers play the Twins during spring training. Rosin is now part of the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, and Hannahan signed to play in South korea. GOPHeRS IN MLB S MINOR LeAGUe SYSTeM Mike kvasnicka ( ), Nate Hanson ( ) and kyle knudson ( ) are all part of the Twins minor league system. The trio played together with the New Britain Rock Cats (Double-A) for much of the 2014 season, and Hanson spent part of the summer with the Triple-A Rochester Red wings. Tom windle ( ) has been rated one of the top Philadelphia Phillies prospects. Seth Rosin ( ) is also in the Phillies system. DJ Snelten ( ) is in the San Francisco Giants system, and Alec Crawford ( ) spent last summer with the Colorado Rockies Rookie team. welcoming New GOPHeRS Minnesota has announced seven members of the signing class for the 2016 season. eddie estrada (Litchfield, Minn.), Ben Humbert (International Falls, Minn.), Nick Lackney (whitefish Bay, wis.), Cole McDevitt (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Ben Mezzenga (Shoreview, Minn.) signed National Letters of Intent, while Jordan kozicky (Minneapolis) and Jake Stevenson (waconia, Minn.) each signed an Acceptance of Admission. Batting avg Bergren, Jake.312 Motl, Dan.296 Schaefbauer, Connor.293 Skjefte, Tony.272 Handel, Michael.262 On base pct Bergren, Jake.387 Schaefbauer, Connor.379 Smith, Jordan.368 Tatera, Mark.356 Handel, Michael.349 Slugging pct Handel, Michael.407 Skjefte, Tony.401 Schaefbauer, Connor.383 Tatera, Mark.366 Juan, Bobby.363 Hits Schaefbauer, Connor 55 Skjefte, Tony 44 Olinger, Dan 42 Tatera, Mark 41 Handel, Michael CATeGORY LeADeRS Batting avg. min.: 85 AB Pitching era/avg. min.: 25.0 IP Runs scored Schaefbauer, Connor 30 Bergren, Jake 21 Tatera, Mark 21 Skjefte, Tony 20 walks Tatera, Mark 26 Schaefbauer, Connor 24 Smith, Jordan 23 Handel, Michael 18 Skjefte, Tony 16 Runs batted in Skjefte, Tony 30 Tatera, Mark 25 Olinger, Dan 21 Handel, Michael 20 Innings pitched Meyer, Ben 91.0 Crawford, Alec 90.0 kunik, Neal 44.1 Sawyer, Dalton 42.0 Jess, Jordan 39.2 era Meyer, Ben 2.50 Sawyer, Dalton 2.79 kunik, Neal 2.84 Anderson, Toby 3.33 Crawford, Alec 3.76 Relief appearances Sawyer, Dalton 20 kray, kevin 15 Thonvold, Lance 13 Anderson, Toby 11 Glowicki, Brian 10 Opposing bat avg kunik, Neal.231 Meyer, Ben.234 Sawyer, Dalton.238 Jess, Jordan.265 Crawford, Alec.271 Batters struck out Crawford, Alec 65 Meyer, Ben 61 Sawyer, Dalton 39 Jess, Jordan 23 kunik, Neal 23

4 THE LAST TIME IT HAppENEd TeAM MISCeLLANeOUS Turned a triple play Feb. 22, 1992 vs. Ole Miss ( ) Had a triple play turned against Apr. 16, 2005 by Penn State (5-4-3) Allowed a straight steal of home Mar. 5, 2006 by Nebraska (Bryce Nimmo) Had a straight steal of home Michael kvasnicka vs. Illinois State (3/6/2009) Had any steal of home Jake Bergren at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/19/2014) Beat a top-5 team vs. No. 2 UCLA (2/15/2013) Beat a top-10 team at. No. 8 Indiana (5/15/14) Beat a top-25 team at. No. 8 Indiana (5/15/14) Swept a series from a ranked team vs. No. 19 Michigan (4/1-3/2005) Beat ranked teams in consecutive games.. 3/6-7/04 (#14 Nebraska & #22 Florida St.) won a series from a ranked team vs. #18 Ohio State (4/3-5/2009) won on a walk-off home run vs. Purdue (5/10-11/2014) won on a walk-off hit vs. Purdue (5/10-11/2014) Lost on a walk-off home run vs. Louisville (2/28/2010) Lost on a walk-off hit at Florida State (5/3/2014) Swept a Big Ten team at home (3 games) vs. Purdue (5/9-11/2014) Swept a Big Ten team on the road (3 games) Northwestern (4/12-14/2013) Swept a Big Ten team on the road (4 games) Purdue (5/4-6/2002) Swept a non-conference home series (3 games) western Illinois (3/8-10/2013) Swept a non-conference road series (3 games) at Dallas Baptist (3/19-21/2009) Swept a non-conference neutral site series (3 games). vs. Northern Illinois (2/14-16/14) Got swept in a non-conference series on the road (3 games)at Florida State(5/2-4/2014) Got swept in a non-conference series at home (3 games)..... Rutgers (3/18-20/2005) Got swept by a Big Ten team at home (3 games) Nebraska (4/11-13/2014) Got swept by a Big Ten team on the road (4 games) Purdue (4/25-27/2008) Got swept by a Big Ten team on the road (3 games) Nebraska (5/11-13/2012) Lost a three-game Big Ten Series at ndiana (5/15-17/2014) won a three-game Big Ten Series vs. Purdue (5/9-11/2014) Shut out a non-conference opponent w, 10-0 vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Shut out a conference opponent in a nine-inning game.. Penn State, 12-0 (4/26/2014) Shut out a conference opponent in a seven-inning game..... at Ohio State (4/5/2008) Shut out an opponent in the Big Ten Tournament Purdue, 1-0 (5/27/2011) Shut out opponent in back-to-back games... vs. Penn State, 4-0 and 12-0 (4/26/2014) Got shut out in back-to-back games vs. Michigan State (3/29-30/2014) Committed 4 errors at Indiana (5/15/2014) Committed 5 or more errors vs. Michigan (5/11/2008) Got shut out by a non-conference team vs. Creighton (2/23/2014) Got shut out by a conference team in a seven-inning game. at Northwestern (5/6/2006) Got shut out by a conference team in a nine-inning game..... at Indiana (8-0, 5/17/14) won in extra innings (in nine inning game) (10) at Indiana (5/15/2014) won in extra innings (in seven inning game) w, 6-5 (8) vs. Michigan (4/7/2006) Lost in extra innings (in nine inning game) L, 3-2 (10) vs. Nebraska (4/13/2014) Lost in extra innings (in seven inning game).. L, 5-11 (9) vs. #19 Michigan (5/11/2008) Lost after leading by five runs or more L, 11-5 at Iowa (4/19/14) - led 5-0 won after trailing by five runs or more.. w, 11-9 at Dallas Baptist (3/21/09) - trailed 8-3 Both teams combined for 35 runs in a game (Minn 26, Iowa 9, 5/2/09) Both teams combined for 30 runs in a game (Minn 26, Iowa 9, 5/2/09) won by 10 or more runs in a game vs. Augsburg (5/6/14) won by 15 or more runs in a game (26-9) vs. Iowa (5/2/09) won by 20 or more runs in a game (25-4) vs. Hamline (4/30/02) Lost by 10 or more runs in a game (15-0) vs. Michigan State (3/30/14) Lost by 15 or more runs in a game (15-0) vs. Michigan State (3/30/14) Lost by 20 or more runs in a game (32-9) vs. Baylor (3/24/86) HITTING Had 5 or more HR in a game at Ohio State (5/20/10) Had 4 or more HR against at North Dakota State (4/28/10) Had 3 or more HR in a game , vs UNO (3/13/13) Had 8 or more HR in a game vs. Viterbo (4/29/98) Had 15 or more hits in a game vs. Purdue (5/10-11/2014) Had 20 or more hits in a game at Ohio State (5/20/10) Had 25 or more hits in a game vs. Penn State (4/11/03) Stole 5 or more bases in a game vs. The Citadel (3/24/12) Stole 10 or more bases in a game vs. Northern Illinois (3/9/97) Allowed 10 or more stolen bases in a game vs. Indiana (5/21/06) Scored 10-plus runs in four straight gamesmar (Dallas Baptist 3 games, Indiana 1) Scored 10 or more runs in a game vs. Augsburg (5/6/14) Scored 15 or more runs in a game at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/18/14) Scored 20 runs in a game vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Gave up 15 runs in a game vs. Michigan State (3/30/14) Gave up 20 runs in a game at Missouri (4/8/09) won 10 straight April 20-May 6, 2002 (11 games) Lost 10 straight April 28-May 26, 1928 (10 games) Scored five or more runs in an inning vs. Augsburg (5/6/14) Scored eight or more runs in an inning vs Penn State (5/26/11) Scored 10 or more runs in an inning at Purdue (4/3/10) Got 8 or more hits in an inning vs Penn State (5/26/11) Got 8 or more straight hits vs. Penn State (4/11/03) Allowed nine runs in an inning at Missouri (4/8/09) Allowed five or more runs in an inning at Iowa (4/20/14) Turned four or more double plays in a game at North Dakota State (4/28/10) Had four or more double plays turned against at Iowa (5/2/10) PITCHING Threw a shutout vs. Penn State (4/26/2014) Threw consecutive shutouts vs. Penn State (4/26/2014) Threw a no-hitter vs. western Illinois (windle; 3/8/2013) Threw a one-hitter vs. Ohio State (Snelten; 4/7/2013) Had 4 or more pitchers combine for a shutout vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Had 5 or more pitchers combine for a shutout vs. Nebraska-Omaha (4/18/2012) Allowed 20 or more hits in a game vs. Oklahoma State (3/6/2010) Allowed 25 or more hits in a game at Baylor (5/30/1999) Struck out 15 or more batters in a game vs. Northern Illinois (2/14/2014) walked 15 or more batters in a game vs. Michigan State (3/30/2014) INDIVIDUAL HITTING Hit for the cycle Rob LaRue vs. Hamline (4/30/2002) Opponent hit for the cycle Tyler Chism, Gonzaga (3/12/2011) Hit an inside-the-park home run Bobby Juan vs. Michigan (3/30/2012) Had hits in seven or more AB in a row kyle knudson (7) vs. PSU & OSU (5/15-20, 2010) Nate Hanson (7) at Illinois games 1 & 2 (4/28/07) Had RBI in 10 games in a row Derek McCallum (5/1-16/2009) Had 10 or more RBI in two games Derek McCallum, 12 (4/14-15/2009) Matt Scanlon, 11 (4/17/1999) Had 5 hits in a game kyle knudson (5) vs. Penn State (5/16/2010) Had 4 hits in a game Michael Handel (4) vs. Nebraska (4/11/2014) Had 4 doubles in a game Chris Herbert (4) at Michigan State (4/22/2006) Had 3 doubles in a game Michael Handel (3) (4/19/2014) Had 2 triples in a game Mark Tatera vs. kansas State (3/19/2013) Had 2 HR in a game kyle Geason at Ohio State (5/20/2010) Had 3 HR in a game Jason kennedy vs. Ohio State (5/21/1999) Had a home run to lead off a game Matt Fornasiere at Michigan (4/4/2004) Had back-to-back homers Bobby Juan and Michael Handel (5/6/2012) Homered in 3 straight innings Craig Selander vs. Viterbo (4/29/1998) Homered in 3 straight games Nick O Shea at Michigan (5/6-8/2011) Homered in each of the first two games of the year Nate Hanson vs. UNC-Asheville (2/23/07) and vs. The Citadel (2/24/2007) Freshman homered in back-to-back gamesmike kvasnicka (Tulane, 3/1 & Pepperdine, 3/2) Had 5 RBI Mark Tatera vs. Northern Illinois (2/16/14) Had 6 RBI Derek McCallum vs. South Dakota State (4/15/09) Had 7 or more RBI Nick O Shea (7) vs. Penn State (5/16/10) Stole 2 bases in a game Connor Schaefbauer (2) at La. Tech (3/2/14) Stole 3 or more bases Michael Handel (4) vs South Dakota State (3/28/12) Scored 5 or more runs Jack Hannahan (6) vs. Michigan (4/15/01) Scored 4 or more runs Jake Bergren (4) at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/18/14) Had 7 or more at-bats in a game Olinger, Puhl, Halloran (8) vs. Hamline (3/7/12) walked 5 or more times in a game Matt Nohelty (5) vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Reached base 6 or more times in a game Matt Nohelty (6) vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Hit a grand slam Michael Handel vs. Northwestern(3/23/14) Hit a walk-off HR Bobby Juan vs. Purdue (5/10-11/2014) Had a pinch-hit HR Jon Hummel at Indiana (3/27/09) Had a 15-game or more hitting streak AJ Pettersen, 22 games (6/5/10-4/8/11) Had a 20-game or more hitting streak AJ Pettersen, 22 games (6/5/10-4/8/11) Reached base 20 or more straight games.. AJ Pettersen, 33 games (6/5/10-4/29/11) Reached base 30 or more straight games.. AJ Pettersen, 33 games (6/5/10-4/29/11) Reached base 40 or more straight gamesmatt Nohelty, 44 games (Apr. 26, 2008-Apr. 11, 2009) Derek McCallum, 42 games (315/09-5/31/09) Luke Appert, 41 games (2/21-4/27/03) Most consecutive games with a HR Nick O Shea, 3 games (5/6-8, 2011) Derek McCallum, 3 games (4 HR, 4/14-17, 2009) Jake elder, 3 games (4/16-17, 2004) Robb Quinlan, 3 games (6 HR, 5/5-8, 1998) HBP 3 or more times in a game kyle Geason, 3 times vs. Ohio State (4/4/09) Luke MacLean, 3 times vs. Michigan (4/7/06) PITCHING Threw a 7-inning complete game shutout kyle Carr at Ohio State (4/5/08) Threw a 9-inning complete game shutout DJ Snelten vs. Ohio State (4/7/13) Threw a 7-inning complete game kyle Carr at Ohio State (4/5/08) Threw a 9-inning complete game Ben Meyer vs. Northwestern (3/23/14) Threw a 7-inning no-hitter Joe westfall vs. Penn State (4/4/93) Threw a 9-inning no-hitter Tom windle vs. western Illinois (3/8/13) Threw a perfect game Roger Zahn and karl Johnson vs. Macalester (4/14/70) Struck out 15 or more batters , Glen Perkins vs. Purdue (5/27/04) Struck out 10 or more batters , Tom windle vs. Texas (3/22/13)

5 2015 gopher BASEBALL ROSTER NO. NAMe YR POS B-T HGT wt HOMeTOwN (PReVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Tony Skjefte SR IF R-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 2 Alex Boxwell FR OF L-R Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids) 3 Matt Fiedler SO P/IF/OF R-R eagan, Minn. (St. Paul Academy) 4 Connor Schaefbauer JR IF L-R Sioux Falls, S.D. (O Gorman) 6 Matt Halloran R-SR C L-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 7 kyle Crocker R-SR 1B L-R Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd) 8 Micah Coffey FR OF L-R Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 9 Michael Handel R-SR SS R-R Sun Prairie, wis. (Sun Prairie) 10 Jake Bergren SR OF L-L St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) 13 Luke Pettersen FR IF L-R Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) 15 Tyler Hanson SO P/IF R-R Savage, Minn. (Burnsville) 16 Matt Stemper R-SO IF/OF R-R Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville) 17 Brian Glowicki SO RHP R-R Downers Grove, Ill. (South) 18 Chris Schaaf SR IF L-R Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina) 19 Austin Athmann SO C R-R Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori) 20 Toby Hanson FR C L- R Delano, Minn. (Delano) 21 Jordan Jess R-JR LHP L-L Ripon, wis. (Ripon) 22 Tim Shannon R-SO RHP R-R Hopkins, Minn. (Michigan/Hopkins) 23 Troy Traxler R-SO C/OF R-R La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent) 27 Ty McDevitt R-JR RHP R-R Apple Valley, Minn. (eastview) 28 Ben Meyer SR RHP R-R New Brighton, Minn. (Totino-Grace) 29 Joe Martinson R-FR RHP R-R Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) 30 Dan Motl JR OF R-R Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville) 32 Cody Campbell SO RHP R-R Naperville, Ill. (Central) 33 Toby Anderson SO RHP R-R Nampa, Idaho (Skyview) 35 Reggie Meyer FR RHP L-R New Brighton, Minn. (Totino-Grace) 36 Jordan Smith R-SO OF L-L eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 37 Dalton Sawyer JR LHP L-L waconia, Minn. (waconia) 40 Fred Manke FR RHP L-R Lodi, wis. (Lodi) 41 Jeff Fasching FR LHP L-L St. Cloud, Minn. (Cathedral) 42 Lance Thonvold R-JR RHP R-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 43 Lucas Gilbreath FR LHP L-L westminster, Colo. (Legacy) 44 Neal kunik SR RHP L-R eagan, Minn. (eagan) 14 John Anderson Head Coach (34th year) 12 Rob Fornasiere Assistant Head Coach (30th year) 25 Todd Oakes Pitching Coach (17th year) 47 Scott Matyas Interim Pitching Coach 48 Patrick Casey Volunteer Assistant Coach (2nd year) Lee Swenson Director of Baseball Operations pronunciation guide Austin Athmann Jeff Fasching Matt Fiedler Rob Fornasiere Lucas Gilbreath Michael Handel Neal kunik Fred Manke Scott Matyas Dan Motl Chris Schaaf Connor Schaefbauer Tony Skjefte AAHT-man FAAH-shing FeeD-ler for-nah-seer GILL-breth handle CUe-nick MAN-kee MAY-tess MOe-tull SHAwF SHAYF-bauer SHeFF-tee

6 JOHN ANdERSON HEAd COACH 34th YEAR SIX-TIMe BIG TeN COACH OF THe YeAR ALL-TIMe BIG TeN CONFeReNCe LeADeR IN VICTORIeS ABCA HALL OF FAMe INDUCTee In the fall of 1981, John Anderson took over the job of leading the tradition-rich University of Minnesota baseball program, thereby retracing the footsteps of his mentor, legendary Hall of Fame coach Dick Siebert. Thirty-three years later, Anderson continues to uphold the lofty standards of the Golden Gopher baseball program. A HISTORY OF winning On May 14, 2009, a 7-6 win at Penn State gave Anderson his 1,000th career victory. He became the 29th coach to reach 1,000 wins, and the 20th to do so with the same school. He was also the 10th-youngest coach to win 1,000 games. entering the 2015 season, Anderson's career record is 1, (.598). He ranks 29th all-time among Division I coaches in collegiate victories, and 10th among active head coaches. Anderson holds the record for overall wins and conference wins while coaching at a Big Ten university. He earned his 500th Big Ten victory on April 14, 2013, and has a (.628) conference record through while Anderson has been the head coach at Minnesota since the 1982 season, there have been 27 coaching changes in the conference. The Gophers' 8-5 victory against Iowa on May 12, 2002, made Anderson the winningest coach in school history. His 755th win moved him past Siebert, his mentor, in the record books. The Gophers have had winning seasons in 32 of Anderson's 33 years as head coach. Anderson hasput together 28 seasons with at least 30 wins, and nine seasons with at least 40 wins. BIG TeN TITLeS Anderson has guided the Gophers to nine regular season Big Ten titles and a conference-best nine Big Ten Tournament titles. His regular season championships came in 1983, '84, '86, '87, 2000, '02, '03, '04 and '10, and his tournament championships in 1982, '85, '88, '92, '93, '98, 2001, `04 and '10. (The first four regular season titleles were divisional.) Anderson has led Minnesota to 22 finishes of second or better in the conference standings, and 19 tournament championship games. This included seven-straight title game appearances from Overall, the Gophers have played in the tournament in 28 of Anderson's 33 seasons. The Gophers' 2003 and 2004 senior classes graduated with four Big Ten championship rings, from either regular season or conference tournament. The regular season titles were the Gophers' first string of three in a row since Minnesota won or split 38 of its 43 Big Ten series from It also set a conference record with 45 Big Ten wins in two seasons from was the Gophers' first time winning both the regular season and tournament championships. They did the same in NCAA APPeARANCeS Under Anderson, Minnesota has appeared 17 times in the NCAA postseason. The first was during Anderson's inaugural season, 1982, and the most recent back-to-back in 2009 and Twice in Anderson's tenure, the Gophers have put together four-year streaks of NCAA Regional appearances: and In 2009, the Gophers lost to eventual national champion LSU in the title game of the Baton Rouge Regional. At the 2010 Fullerton Regional, they won their first two games against Cal State-Fullerton before being eliminated. HALLS OF FAMe Anderson has been inducted into four different organizations' halls of fame: the American Baseball Coaches Association (2008), the University of Minnesota "M" Club (2002), the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association (2013) and Hibbing Community College. with his induction into the ABCA Hall of Fame on Jan. 4, 2008, Anderson joined his mentor, Siebert, and another former Gophers coach, Frank McCormick. Anderson was the eighth coach from the state of Minnesota and the 15th Big Ten coach to receive that honor. He was inducted into the MHSBCA Hall of Fame despite never having coached at the high school level. Anderson's contributions to high school baseball in the state include organizing camps/clinics and fall leagues and fundraising for Siebert Field, which frequently hosts high school level games. COACHING AwARDS Six times Anderson has been recognized as Big Ten Coach of the Year. He earned the honor as a rookie head coach in 1982, and again in Anderson became the first coach to win the award three times in a row (2002, '03, '04) a few years later. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the sixth time in 2010, a year in which Minnesota won both the regular season and tournament conference titles. Anderson was also named ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year in 2004 and INDIVIDUAL PLAYeR ACCOLADeS All-Americans Six different Gophers have earned seven All-America First Team honors under Anderson. Second baseman Brian Raabe and catcher Dan wilson both earned the award in Shortstop Brent Gates (1991), second baseman Mark Merila ( ), catcher Shane Gunderson (1995) and second baseman Derek McCallum (2009) also received first-team nods. Merila (1992, '94), first baseman Robb Quinlan (1998), second baseman Luke Appert (2003) and pitcher Glen Perkins ( ) were named to All-America Second Teams, and Gunderson (1995), Quinlan ( ), third baseman Jack Hannahan (2001), Appert ( ) and Perkins (2004) to All-America Third Teams. Anderson has coached seven Freshman All-Americans in catcher Darren Grass (1992), outfielder Sam Steidl (2001), Perkins (2003), catcher/dh Andy Hunter (2003), first baseman/dh Mike Mee (2004), outfielder Matt Nohelty (2006) and shortstop AJ Pettersen (2009). Receiving Freshman All-America Honorable Mention were: pitchers James Brower and Mark Vandersall (1992), shortstop Rick Brousseau (1998), Appert (2000), first baseman Nick O'Shea (2009) and outfielder Justin Gominsky (2009). Big Ten Awards Seven different Gophers have won eight Big Ten Player of the Year awards under Anderson's tutelage: catcher Terry Steinbach (1983), shortstop Brent Gates (1991), second baseman Mark Merila (1994), catcher Shane Gunderson (1995), first baseman Robb Quinlan (1999), third baseman Jack Hannahan (2001) and second baseman Luke Appert ( ). C.J. woodrow (2002) and Glen Perkins (2004) have earned Pitcher of the Year accolades, and three Gophers--Dan wilson (1988), Merila (1991) and Perkins (2003)--have been named Freshman of the Year. Minnesota has had 69 All-Big Ten First Team selections with Anderson at the helm. Most recently, pitchers Tom windle and DJ Snelten were both named to the First Team in In 2014, pitcher Alec Crawford was selected to the Third Team and catcher Austin Athmann to the All-Freshman Team. Anderson has also coached several Academic All-Americans, including Troy Larson ( ) and Matt Nohelty (2009), and Academic All-District honorees, including Ben Meyer in ACADeMIC SUCCeSS Developing all-around student-athletes is Anderson's top priority. As well as succeeding on the field, the Golden Gophers have excelled in the classroom. Anderson has coached 244 Academic All-Big Ten selections, including 17 honorees in SIeBeRT FIeLD Thanks to Anderson's fundraising ability, Minnesota was able to build the new Siebert Field, a state-of-the-art facility with a MondoTurf playing surface. Construction was completed in 2012, and the Golden Gophers opened their new home with a game against Ohio State on April 5, The addition of a lighting system brought the first night games to new Siebert in OTHeR COACHING OPPORTUNITIeS AND BASeBALL DeVeLOPMeNT In the summer of 1993, Anderson served as head coach for USA Baseball. He guided Team USA to a record, including a silver medal finish at the Intercontinental Cup in Parna, Italy. The squad also went 8-1 in the world Championships. Anderson had served as an assistant for USA Baseball in Anderson co-authored a book, why Good Coaches Quit--And How You Can Stay in the Game, with sports psychologist Rick Aberman. In the book, Anderson offers practical solutions to the problems that coaches at all levels routinely encounter on and off the field. ANDeRSON S MILeSTONe wins ALL GAMeS No. Date Opponent Place Score 1 March 21, 1982 Texas Lutheran Seguin, Texas April 9, 1985 St. Thomas Minneapolis May 12, 1987 Augsburg Minneapolis May 8, 1990 St. Thomas Minneapolis April 4, 1993 Penn State Minneapolis May 20, 1995 Purdue Columbus, Ohio May 7, 1998 Northwestern evanston, Ill March 24, 2001 Purdue west Lafayette, Ind May 31, 2003 Pepperdine Long Beach, Calif May 20, 2006 Indiana Minneapolis May 14, 2009 Penn State State College, Pa March 8, 2013 western Illinois Minneapolis (Dome) 3-0 BIG TeN GAMeS No. Date Opponent Place Score 1 April 24, 1982 Northwestern Minneapolis May 9, 1987 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa April 22, 1990 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio May 6, 1995 Michigan State Minneapolis May 7, 1998 Northwestern evanston, Ill April 8, 2001 Michigan State Minneapolis May 9, 2003 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Apr. 23, 2006 Michigan State east Lansing, Mich Apr. 14, 2013 Northwestern evanston, Ill. 7-1

7 ANDeRSON AT A GLANCe COACHING ReSUMe 1978 (University of Minnesota),Graduate Assistant (University of Minnesota), Assistant Men's Coach 1981-present (University of Minnesota), Head Coach COACHING ReCORD Overall Record: 1, (.598) * All-time winningest coach in school history * One of 39 Division I coaches to win 1,000 career games, and one of 20 do so with one program * was the 10th-youngest collegiate coach to 1,000 wins Big Ten Record: (.628) * All-time winningest coach in B1G history BIG TeN CHAMPIONSHIPS Nine regular season Big Ten titles:1983, '84, '86, '87, 2000, '02, '03, '04, '10 * First four titles were division (west), and most recent five nondivisional * The titles were Minnesota's first string of three in a row since * Anderson has led Minnesota to 22 finishes of second place or better Nine Big Ten Tournament titles: 1982, '85, '88, '92, '93, '98, 2001, '04, '10 * Minnesota has the most B1G Tournament titles of any school, all under Anderson * In 2004, Minnesota won both the regular season and tournament B1G titles for the first time in program history * The Gophers have played in 19 B1G championship games under Anderson and set a B1G record with seven straight championship appearances from * Anderson has led Minnesota to 27 B1G Tournament appearances in 32 years NCAA TOURNAMeNT APPeARANCeS 17 NCAA postseason appearances * Made NCAA Tournament in Anderson's first year as head coach (1982) * Most recent NCAA berths were back-to-back appearances in 2009 and 2010 AwARDS AND HONORS Six-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year: 1982, 2000, '02, '03, '04, '10 * First coach in B1G history to win the award three years in a row American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2008) * The third Gopher coach to be inducted, joining Frank McCormick and Dick Siebert "M" Club Hall of Fame (2002) Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame (2013) * Inducted despite never coaching at the high school level Hibbing Community College Hall of Fame PLAYING experience - MINNeSOTA Pitcher Student Assistant Team Most Valuable Player in 1977 COLLeGe University of Minnesota (1977) B.S. in education HIGH SCHOOL Nashwauk-keewatin High School (1973) PeRSONAL Born: May 16, 1955 (Hibbing Minnesota) Family: wife, Jan, and daughter, erin elizabeth GOPHeRS IN THe PROS eighteen Gophers who played for Anderson have gone on to play Major League Baseball, with many others continuing their careers in the minor leagues. Current MLB Gophers are 2014 All-Star closer Glen Perkins (Twins) and Jack Hannahan (Reds). Pitcher Seth Rosin made his MLB debut for the Rangers in MLB teams have made 90 draft picks of Gophers since Anderson became head coach. FROM PLAYeR TO COACH After graduating from Nashwauk-keewatin High School in northern Minnesota, Anderson was a pitcher for the Gophers in An injury ended his playing career, but he remained involved as a student coach. He was voted Team MVP of the 1977 Gophers squad which featured Future Hall of Famer Paul Molitor and played in the College world Series. Anderson started his coaching career in 1978 as a graduate assistant under Siebert. After Siebert's death in December 1978, Anderson was elevated to the position of assistant coach under then-head coach George Thomas. Upon Thomas' resignation after the 1981 season, Anderson was named the 13th coach in Gopher baseball history. At the time, at age 26, he was the youngest head baseball coach in Big Ten history. PeRSONAL Anderson and his wife, Jan, have been married for 21 years. Their daughter, erin elizabeth, attends the University of Minnesota. ANDeRSON S ReCORD Overall Record Big Ten Conference Year w L T Pct. w L Pct. Finish Playoffs NCAA nd; west 1st st; west 3rd st; west 3rd nd; west 1st st; west 2nd st; west 4th nd* 1st th nd (tie) 4th nd 2nd nd 1st nd 1st nd 3rd nd 2nd th th nd 1st nd 2nd st 3rd rd 1st st 2nd st 2nd st 1st th 2nd th 2nd t-2nd 2nd th nd 2nd st 1st t-4th 3rd t-6th th # t-4th # Total 1, * Big Ten discontinued use of divisions in 1988 # Played in tournament, but no definitive place

8 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Minnesota (as of May 22, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 10-6 Away: Neutral: 4-6 Big Ten: 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% Schaefbauer, Connor Motl, Dan Skjefte, Tony Handel, Michael Olinger, Dan Tatera, Mark Smith, Jordan Juan, Bobby Traxler, Troy Bergren, Jake Fiedler, Matt Stemper, Matt Athmann, Austin Hanson, Tyler Crocker, Kyle Bettenburg, David Schaaf, Chris Halloran, Matt Brettingen, Joey Anderson, Toby Meyer, Ben Totals Opponents LOB - Team (408), Opp (413). DPs turned - Team (28), Opp (44). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (5), Schaefbauer 3, Handel 1, Smith 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Tatera 3, Skjefte 2, Bergren 1, Handel 1, Stemper 1, Schaefbauer 1, Smith 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 Meyer, Ben / Sawyer, Dalton / Kunik, Neal / Crawford, Alec / Jess, Jordan / Kray, Kevin / McDevitt, Ty / Anderson, Toby / Glowicki, Brian / Hanson, Tyler / Thonvold, Lance / Campbell, Cody / Fiedler, Matt / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (17), Athmann 8, Tatera 4, Stemper 3, Traxler 2, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (8), Tatera 3, Meyer 1, Crawford 1, Sawyer 1, Campbell 1, Jess 1, Opp (10). SBA/ATT - Tatera (30-39), Crawford (14-17), Jess (10-15), Athmann (9-15), Sawyer (5-8), Traxler (7-8), Kunik (5-7), Glowicki (2-5), Meyer (3-5), Thonvold (4-5), Anderson (2-4), Campbell (2-3), Hanson (2-3), Halloran (2-2), Stemper (1-1).

9 The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for Minnesota (as of May 22, 2014) (Big Ten games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 7-5 Away: 6-6 Big Ten: 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% Motl, Dan Schaefbauer, Connor Handel, Michael Smith, Jordan Skjefte, Tony Olinger, Dan Juan, Bobby Tatera, Mark Bergren, Jake Fiedler, Matt Traxler, Troy Stemper, Matt Hanson, Tyler Schaaf, Chris Athmann, Austin Bettenburg, David Crocker, Kyle Totals Opponents LOB - Team (183), Opp (197). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (23). IBB - Team (2), Schaefbauer 2, Opp (3). Picked off - Skjefte 2, Schaefbauer 1, Handel 1. (Big Ten games only 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 Meyer, Ben / Kunik, Neal / Crawford, Alec / Sawyer, Dalton / Jess, Jordan / Anderson, Toby / Thonvold, Lance / Kray, Kevin / Hanson, Tyler / Glowicki, Brian / Fiedler, Matt / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), Tatera 3, Athmann 2, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (3), Jess 1, Sawyer 1, Crawford 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Tatera (21-25), Crawford (9-10), Jess (7-9), Kunik (3-5), Traxler (4-4), Sawyer (2-4), Meyer (3-4), Athmann (2-3), Hanson (2-2), Anderson (1-1).