SLU vs. Eastern Illinois

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1 Saint Louis University Billikens 09 BASEBALL 2009 Schedule/Results SLU vs. Eastern Illinois SLU vs. Evansville FEBRUARY Fri. 20 at CSU Bakersfield W, 8-7 Sat. 21 at CSU Bakersfield L, 2-4 Sat. 21 at CSU Bakersfield L, 4-8 Sun. 22 UC Santa Barbara W, 8-7 Tue. 24 at Indiana State L, 5-7 Fri. 27 Eastern Illinois (Evansville, Ind.) 1 p.m. Sat. 28 at Evansville 11 a.m. MARCH Sun. 1 Butler (Evansville, Ind.) 3 p.m. Tue. 3 Southeast Missouri State # 2 p.m. Fri. 6 Chicago State 3 p.m. Sat. 7 Chicago State 1 p.m. Sun. 8 Chicago State Noon Tue. 10 Northern Illinois 3 p.m. Wed. 11 Northern Illinois 3 p.m. Fri. 13 Murray State 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Murray State 1 p.m. Sun. 15 Murray State Noon Tue. 17 North Dakota 3 p.m. Wed. 18 North Dakota 3 p.m. Fri. 20 at Xavier* 2 p.m. Sat. 21 at Xavier* Noon Sun. 22 at Xavier* 11 a.m. Tue. 24 at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. Wed. 25 SIU Edwardsville # 3 p.m. Fri. 27 Duquesne* 7 p.m. Sat. 28 Duquesne* 1 p.m. Sun. 29 Duquesne* Noon Tue. 31 Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. APRIL Wed. 1 Missouri $ 7:15 p.m. Fri. 3 Richmond* 7 p.m. Sat. 4 Richmond* 1 p.m. Sun. 5 Richmond* Noon Tue. 7 at SIU Edwardsville 6 p.m. Wed. 8 SIU Edwardsville 6 p.m. Thu. 9 UMass* 7 p.m. Fri. 10 UMass* 6 p.m. Sat. 11 UMass* 1 p.m. Tue. 14 at UT Martin 3 p.m. Fri. 17 at Dayton* 2 p.m. Sat. 18 at Dayton* Noon Sun. 19 at Dayton* 11 a.m. Tue. 21 at Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. Wed. 22 Illinois 6:30 p.m. Fri. 24 Charlotte* 7 p.m. Sat. 25 Charlotte* 1 p.m. Sun. 26 Charlotte* Noon Tue. 28 at Missouri State 7 p.m. MAY Fri. 1 at George Washington* 3 p.m. Sat. 2 at George Washington* Noon Sun. 3 at George Washington* 11 a.m. Fri. 8 at Temple* 2 p.m. Sat. 9 at Temple* Noon Sun. 10 at Temple* Noon Tue. 12 SIU Carbondale # 7 p.m. Wed. 13 SIU Edwardsville # 7 p.m. Thu. 14 Rhode Island* 7 p.m. Fri. 15 Rhode Island* 3 p.m. Sat. 16 Rhode Island* # 11 a.m. Wed.-Sat A-10 Championship TBA *A-10 Game # at GCS Ballpark (Sauget, Ill.) $ at Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Mo.) Home games in Bold are played at The Billiken Sports Center on the University campus unless otherwise noted VS. VS Record: 2-3 (0-0 A-10) Projected starting pitcher: RHP Scott Turmail (1 APP, 1-0, 4.76 ERA) Head coach: Darin Hendrickson Series Record: Record: 2-1 (0-0 OVC) Projected starting pitcher: Josh Mueller (1 APP, 0-0, 4.91 ERA) Head coach: Jim Schmitz Series Record: SLU vs. Butler 2009 Record: 2-3 (0-0 A-10)* Projected starting pitcher: LHP Andrew Buckham (1 APP, 0-1, ERA) Head coach: Darin Hendrickson Series Record: Record: 1-0 (0-0 Horizon) Projected starting pitcher: Josh Mueller (1 APP, 0-0, 4.91 ERA) Head coach: Steve Farley Series Record: Record: 2-3 (0-0 A-10) Projected starting pitcher: RHP Dave Sever (1 APP, 0-0, 2.57 ERA) Head coach: Darin Hendrickson Series Record: Record: 0-3 (0-0 MVC) Projected starting pitcher: Josh Mueller (1 APP, 0-0, 4.91 ERA) Head coach: Wes Carroll Series Record: Complete Tourney Schedule Friday, Feb. 27 Saint Louis vs. Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. Evansville vs. Butler, 5:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Butler vs. Eastern Illinois, 11:00 a.m. Evansville vs. Saint Louis, 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 1 Butler vs. Saint Louis, 11:00 a.m. Evansville vs. Eastern Illinois, 3:00 p.m. (all times Central) On Deck Saint Louis continues its busy start to the baseball season when it travels to Evansville, Ind., this weekend for the Dunn Hospitality Classic. The Billikens face Eastern Illinois at 1 p.m. Friday, Evansville at 3 p.m. Saturday and Butler in the tournament finale at 11 a.m. Sunday. About the Billikens Saint Louis is 2-3 on the season and is coming off a 7-5 defeat at Indiana State on Tuesday. The Billikens, who have 20 newcomers on the 2009 roster, opened the season last weekend in California and came away with wins against CSU Bakersfield and then-nationally ranked UC Santa Barbara. Senior Ryan Bennett, who will not play this weekend due to an injury, leads the team in hitting with a.421 average. Junior college transfer Danny Brock is hitting.385, while junior catcher Ben Braaten has a.364 average with a team-leading eight RBIs. Junior J.D. Dunn hits.353 and leads the team with four doubles. The Billikens starting rotation for the weekend is senior right-handers Scott Turmail and Dave Sever on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and sophomore left-hander Andrew Buckham on Sunday. All will be making their second starts of the season. Right-hander Chaz Salembier, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week, is 1-0 with a save in 2-2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Recapping the Indiana State Game The Billikens rallied late but were unable to overcome Indiana State in the Sycamores home opener. Down 5-2 heading into the eighth, freshman Lucas Calderon lifted a two-run home run to pull the Billikens to within one. However, ISU notched two runs in the bottom half of the eighth, and a Ben Braaten solo shot in the top of the ninth was all the Bills could muster as they fell 7-5. Scouting the Panthers Eastern Illinois (2-1) participated in the NCAA Tournament a season ago after winning the Ohio Valley Conference. It returns eight position starters and three starting pitchers from that club. EIU hasn t played since last weekend when it took two of three games at Southeastern Louisiana. Brett Nommensen, a first-team All-Conference selection last season, leads the team with a.625 average, which includes a pair of home runs. Jordan Tokarz, the MVP of last season s OVC Tournament, hits.385 with two homers and a team-best seven RBIs. Sophomore righthander Josh Mueller is the scheduled starter for Friday s game against the Billikens. He earned a no-decision

2 Billiken Baseball Game Notes in the first game of the Southeastern Louisiana series after throwing 3-2/3 innings and allowing two runs on six hits. Eastern Illinois holds a series advantage. Scouting the Purple Aces Evansville (0-3) is in search of its first win of the year after dropping a pair of games at East Tennessee State last weekend and a 13-2 decision at UT Martin Wednesday. The Aces, who went overall last season, are beginning a new era in 2009 with former player Wes Carroll taking over the coaching reins. The Aces have four players hitting at or above the.400 mark, including Alex Acheson who boasts a.556 average. Cody Fick posts a.455 average and leads the team in homers (2) and RBIs (5). Evansville s pitching staff has run into trouble early on, yielding an average of 12.7 runs per game. The Billikens are slated to face John Foley on Saturday. Against East Tennessee State, he allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits in three innings of work. Evansville leads the all-time series against the Billikens Scouting the Bulldogs Butler (1-0) kicked off its 2009 campaign Wednesday with a 12-2 victory over Marian College. Last season, the Bulldogs registered a overall record and a Horizon League mark of 7-17.Six starters return from last year s team, including Colin Ziegel who smashed a grand slam against Marian. Butler is scheduled to throw right-hander Jeff Sinkiewicz against the Bills on Sunday. Last year, he led all Butler starters with a 4.95 ERA and 63.2 innings pitched. The Bills and Bulldogs have met on the diamond 20 times, with Butler holding a 12-8 series lead. SLU Skipper Saint Louis head coach Darin Hendrickson is in his second season as the Billikens skipper. Last year, he led SLU to 24 victories, the most ever by a firstyear head coach in program history. In addition, the Billikens had two players Casey Moore and Dave Sever selected in Major League Baseball s First-Year Player Draft, marking the first time since 1997 that two Billikens were drafted in the same year. Hendrickson, who picked up his 500th career victory last season in a home win against Fordham, has a 13-year career record of with stints at Central Missouri, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park and Fontbonne. Also in their second seasons are assistant coaches Kevin Moulder and Will Bradley and volunteer assistant Danny Jackson. Venue Change Due to continued facility enhancements at The Billiken Sports Center, next Tuesday s game against Southeast Missouri State will be played at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill., the home of the Frontier League s Gateway Grizzlies. First pitch is still slated for 2 p.m. Admission into GCS Ballpark is $5, and tickets will be available at the gate. New Look Billikens Saint Louis has had nine field players and six pitchers make their debuts in a Billiken uniform this season. Two of the Bills top three hitters, junior college transfers Danny Brock and Ben Braaten, are newcomers. Sophomore lefthander Andrew Buckham, who his penciled in to start Sunday s contest against Butler, and junior right-hander Bryant Cotton have already earned starts on the mound this season. Making it Count A pair of Billikens have posted home runs for their first career hits. Freshman Zach Miller homered in his first collegiate at-bat last weekend at CSU Bakersfield, while Lucas Calderon hit a two-run shot against Indiana State for his first hit. Outfield Patrol The Billikens have found early consistency in their outfield, fielding the same trio in all five games. Junior Cody Cotter drew the starts in left, junior J.D. Dunn started all four games in center and junior Andrew Guerra earned starting nods in right field. Climbing the Charts Senior right-hander Dave Sever, who is scheduled to start Saturday against Evansville, is moving up the career strikeout chart in the Billiken record book. He drew the start in the first game of last Saturday s doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield and proceeded to fan eight batters in seven innings of work. Sever became the sixth pitcher in SLU history to record 200 strikeouts in a career and is sixth on SLU s all-time chart with 207 career Ks, 30 away from taking over fourth place. The program s all-time leader in strikeouts is Ryan Bird ( ), a current member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization who fanned 286 batters in his SLU career. Picking Up Where He Left Off Senior shortstop Ryan Bennett, who hit a team-best.357 last season, leads the team in hitting through the first four games at.421. He hit safely in all four games last weekend, including a career-high tying four hits in the second game of the CSU Bakersfield doubleheader. Be the Ball, Danny Junior first baseman Danny Brock had an impressive first weekend in a Billiken uniform. The Northeastern (Colo.) Community College transfer went 3-for-4 in his debut in helping the Bills to an 8-7 win in their opener, then recorded hits in both games of Saturday s doubleheader against CSUB. He leads all newcomers with a.385 average. Been There, Done That Junior catcher Ben Braaten was the hero of last Sunday s come-from-behind win against UC Santa Barbara after recording four RBIs in the final two innings. A junior college transfer from Iowa Western, he has started and hit safely in all five games this season. He is third on the team with a.364 average and leads the team with eight RBIs. Power Numbers Junior right fielder Andrew Guerra hit two home runs in a game for the first time in his career last Friday at CSU Bakersfield. His solo shots in the fourth and eighth innings helped propel the Bills to an 8-7 victory over the Roadrunners. Guerra, who last season established a school record with 21 doubles, is hitting.263 with four runs scored and three RBIs. Double Trouble Junior center fielder J.D. Dunn is hitting.353 and leads the team with four doubles. For the season, he is tied with Ryan Bennett with five runs scored to lead the team. All that Chaz Senior right-hander Chaz Salembier was effective in his 2-2/3 innings of work last weekend and drew A-10 Pitcher of the Week accolades for the first time in his career. Against CSU Bakersfield, he was faced with a precarious situation when he entered in the bottom of the ninth with the potential winning run at the plate and just one out, but he proceeded to strike out the next two hitters to earn the save. Against UC Santa Barbara, Salembier worked two scoreless innings and allowed just two hits to help the Bills to their 8-7 victory. Great Scott Senior right-hander Scott Turmail, who is slated to work the tournament opener Friday against Eastern Illinois, started the season opener against CSU Bakersfield and worked 5-2/3 innings allowing three runs on eight hits. He walked just one and fanned two. His two-year career record stands at 8-6. He has struck out 64 batters in his career and walked 12. Down the Road Saint Louis opens an 11-game home stand next weekend, beginning with a Tuesday matchup at GCS Ballpark (Sauget, Ill.) against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. The Billikens then welcome Chicago State to The Billiken Sports Center for a three-game set beginning Friday, March 6.

3 Billiken Baseball 2009 Roster Numerical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/Last School 1 Jim Foster FR LHP L/L Wentzville, Mo./Holt 2 Ryan Bennett SR IF R/R Kansas City, Mo./Miami (Ohio) 4 Jerry Mancuso FR IF/RHP R/R Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst 5 Bryant Cotton JR RHP R/R Omaha, Neb./Butler County (Kan.) CC 6 Connor Gandossy FR C R/R Redding, Conn./St. Luke s School 7 Cody Cotter SO OF L/R St. Joseph, Mo./Iowa Western CC 9 Zach Outman JR RHP/OF R/R St. Louis, Mo./Forest Park CC 10 Andrew Buckham SO LHP L/L Abbotsford, BC (Canada)/Galveston (TX) CC 11 Tom Pinnell SR IF R/R Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville 12 Andrew Guerra JR OF/IF R/R Dallas, Texas/Rice 13 Ben Braaten JR C L/R Savage, Minn./Iowa Western CC 15 Danny Brock JR 1B/RHP R/R Loveland, Colo./Northeastern (Colo.) CC 16 Scott Turmail SR RHP R/R Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central 17 Mike Carroll FR RHP R/R Erdenheim, Pa./Penn Charter 18 Steve Fernandez FR C/IF R/R St. Louis, Mo./Parkway Central 21 Jon Myers JR IF R/R O Fallon, Mo./Meramec (St. Louis) CC 23 Ryan Johnson SR IF R/R Creve Couer, Mo./SLUH 25 J.D. Dunn JR OF R/R Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 26 Zach Miller FR IF R/R O Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West 27 David Blackwell JR OF R/R Shaker Heights, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit 28 Alex Alemann FR RHP R/R Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 29 Lucas Calderon FR IF R/R Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit 30 Garrett Cooper FR RHP R/R Southington, Conn./Southington 31 Marco Mejia FR RHP R/R Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit 33 Chaz Salembier JR RHP R/R Ann Arbor, Mich./Ithaca College 35 Andrew Meister FR RHP R/R Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson 42 Dave Sever SR RHP R/R Burr Ridge, Ill./Benet Academy RS Ben Zupan FR OF L/R Haddam, Conn./Xavier RS Nate Young FR OF R/R Lee s Summit, Mo./Lee s Summit North Alphabetical No. Name Pos. 28 Alex Alemann RHP 2 Ryan Bennett IF 27 David Blackwell OF 13 Ben Braaten C 15 Danny Brock 1B/RHP 10 Andrew Buckham LHP 29 Lucas Calderon IF 17 Mike Carroll RHP 30 Garrett Cooper RHP 7 Cody Cotter OF 5 Bryant Cotton RHP 25 J.D. Dunn OF 18 Steve Fernandez C/IF 1 Jim Foster LHP 6 Connor Gandossy C 12 Andrew Guerra OF/IF 23 Ryan Johnson IF 4 Jerry Mancuso IF/RHP 35 Andrew Meister RHP 31 Marco Mejia RHP 26 Zach Miller IF 21 Jon Myers IF 9 Zach Outman RHP/OF 11 Tom Pinnell IF 33 Chaz Salembier RHP 42 Dave Sever RHP 16 Scott Turmail RHP Nate Young OF Ben Zupan OF Head Coach: 24 Darin Hendrickson Assistant Coaches: 20 Kevin Moulder, 3 Will Bradley, 22 Danny Jackson By Class Freshmen (13): Alex Alemann, Lucas Calderon, Mike Carroll, Garrett Cooper, Steve Fernandez, Jim Foster, Connor Gandossy, Jerry Mancuso, Andrew Meister, Marco Mejia, Zach Miller, Nate Young, Ben Zupan. Sophomores (2): Andrew Buckham, Cody Cotter. Juniors (8): David Blackwell, Ben Braaten, Danny Brock, Bryant Cotton, J.D. Dunn, Andrew Guerra, Zach Outman, Chaz Salembier. Seniors (5): Ryan Bennett, Ryan Johnson, Tom Pinnell, Dave Sever, Scott Turmail. By Position Infield (11): Ryan Bennett, Danny Brock, Lucas Calderon, Steve Fernandez, Andrew Guerra, Ryan Johnson, Jerry Mancuso, Zach Miller, Jon Myers, Zach Outman, Tom Pinnell. Outfield (7): David Blackwell, Cody Cotter, J.D. Dunn, Andrew Guerra, Zach Outman, Nate Young, Ben Zupan. Catcher (3): Ben Braaten, Steve Fernandez, Connor Gandossy. Pitcher (13): Alex Alemann, Danny Brock, Andrew Buckham, Mike Carroll, Garrett Cooper, Bryant Cotton, Jim Foster, Jerry Mancuso, Andrew Meister, Marco Mejia, Chaz Salembier, Dave Sever, Scott Turmail. Pronunciations 11 Tom puh-nel 12 Andrew GAIR-uh 13 Ben BRAH-tin 16 Scott Tur-MAIL 33 Chazz Salaam-be-A 35 Andrew MY-ster 42 Dave SEE-ver

4 Billiken Baseball Game Notes MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot Ben Braaten Andrew Guerra Ryan Bennett J.D. Dunn Zach Miller Danny Brock Cody Cotter Jerry Mancuso TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot Ben Braaten Ryan Bennett Zach Miller Andrew Guerra Lucas Calderon TEAM Team Batting At bats at CSUB (2/20) Runs scored at CSUB (2/20) vs UCSB (2/22) Hits at CSUB (2/20) at Ind. St. (2/24) RBIs at CSUB (2/20) vs UCSB (2/22) Doubles at CSUB (2/20) vs UCSB (2/22) Home runs at CSUB (2/20) Total bases at CSUB (2/20) Walks at CSUB (2/21) Strikeouts at CSUB (2/20) Stolen bases at CSUB (2/21) Runners LOB at CSUB (2/21 Team Fielding Assists at Ind. St. (2/24) Errors at CSUB (2/21) DPs turned at CSUB (2/20) Team Pitching Runs allowed at CSUB (2/21) Earned runs at CSUB (2/21) Walks allowed at CSUB (2/21) Strikeouts at CSUB (2/21) Hits allowed at CSUB (2/21) Doubles allowed at CSUB (2/20) at CSUB (2/21) Triples allowed at CSUB (2/21) vs UCSB (2/22) Homers allowed at CSUB (2/20) at CSUB (2/21) Miscellaneous Stats HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Ben Braaten 5 5 Ryan Bennett 4 4 Jerry Mancuso 2 2 Zach Miller 2 2 BILLIKENS VS. THE CONFERENCES Big West (1-0) UC Santa Barbara Independent (1-2) CSU Bakersfield Missouri Valley (0-1) Indiana State Season Team/Individual Highs Individual Batting Runs scored (eight times) Hits Ryan Bennett (2/21) RBIs Ben Braaten ( 2/21) Doubles J.D. Dunn (2/20) Ben Braaten (2/22) Home runs Andrew Guerra (2/20) Total bases Andrew Guerra (2/20) Walks (three times) Strikeouts (three times) Sac hits (four times) Sac flies (three times) Stolen bases Ryan Bennett (2/21) Hit by pitch (three times) Individual Fielding Putouts Danny Brock (2/20) Assists Zach Miller (2/24) Errors Ryan Bennett (2/21) Passed balls (4 times) Individual Pitching Innings pitched dave Sever (2/21) Runs allowed Andrew Buckham (2/21) Bryant Cotton (2/22) Earned runs Andrew Buckham (2/21) Walks allowed (three times) Strikeouts Dave Sever (2/21) Hits allowed Bryant Cotton (2/22) Homers allowed Scott Turmail (2/20) SLU s Record Win-Loss Record When... Overall Atlantic 10 Conference Non-conference Home games Road games Neutral site Day games Night games vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter run games run games run games Extra Innings Shutouts When SLU scores runs runs runs runs When Opponent scores runs runs runs runs Inning breakdown SLU scored in 1st inning SLU scored first Opp. scored first After 6 leading After 6 trailing After 6 tied After 7 leading After 7 trailing After 7 tied After 8 leading After 8 trailing After 8 tied Miscellaneous statistics SLU hit 0 home runs SLU hit 1 home run SLU hit 2+ home runs Opponent hit 0 home runs Opponent hit 1 home run Opponent hit 2+ HRs SLU made 0 errors SLU made 1 error SLU made 2+ errors Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors SLU out-hit opponent SLU out-hit by opponent Hits are tied SLU s Record in February March April May SLU s Record on Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays SLU s Record when Scott Turmail starts Dave Sever starts Andrew Buckham starts Bryant Cotton starts Zach Outman starts...0-1

5 Billiken Baseball Game Notes Saint Louis Game-by-Game Batting Lineup Game CSUB Cotter Bennett Brock Braaten Myers Guerra Miller Mancuso Dunn 2 - CSUB Cotter Bennett Brock Braaten Guerra Myers Miller Calderon Dunn 3 - CSUB Cotter Bennett Brock Braaten Guerra Myers Miller Gandossy Dunn 4 - UCSB Cotter Bennett Guerra Braaten Myers Dunn Miller Mancuso Calderon 5 - Ind. State Cotter Dunn Guerra Braaten Pinnell Miller Mancuso Johnson Calderon 2009 Saint Louis Game-by-Game Position Lineup Game C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH SP 1 - CSUB Bratten Brock Miller Bennett Mancuso Cotter Dunn Guerra Myers Turmail 2 - CSUB Bratten Brock Calderon Bennett Miller Cotter Dunn Guerra Myers Sever 3 - CSUB Gandossy Myers Miller Bennett Brock Cotter Dunn Guerra Braaten Buckham 4 - UCSB Braaten Mancuso Calderon Bennett Miller Cotter Dunn Guerra Myers Cotton 5 - Ind. State Braaten Johnson Calderon Miller Mancuso Cotter Dunn Guerra Pinnell Outman SLU Home Runs No. Name Opp.-Date Inn. Direction RBIs 1 Zach Miller CSUB-2/20 2 Left CF 1 2 Andrew Guerra CSUB-2/20 4 LF 1 3 Andrew Guerra CSUB-2/20 8 LF Line 1 4 Lucas Calderon ISU-2/24 8 LF 2 5 Ben Braaten ISU-2/24 9 LF Line 1

6 Billiken Baseball Season/Career Single-Game Highs #1 Jim Foster Fr. LHP Wentzville, Mo. 1.0 (2/24 v. ISU))... Innings (2/24 v. ISU) 1 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits Allowed...1 (2/21 v. CSUB) 1 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Runs Allowed...1 (2/21 v. CSUB) ER Allowed Walks Issued Strikeouts #2 Ryan Bennett Sr. SS Kansas City, Mo. 5 (3 times)... At Bats...5 (14 times) 2 (twice)...runs...3 (twice) 4 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits...4 (twice) 2 (2/20 v. CSUB)...RBIs... 3 (5/16/08) 1 (twice)...doubles... 2 (2/25/07) --...Home Runs...1 (7 times) 3 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Stolen Bases...3 (2/21 v. CSUB) #6 Connor Gandossy Fr. C Redding, Conn. 4 (2/21 v. UCSB)... At Bats...4 (2/21 v. UCSB) --...Runs (2/21 v. UCSB)... Hits...1 (2/21 v. UCSB) --...RBIs #7 Cody Cotter So. LF St. Joseph, Mo. 4 (3 times)... At Bats...4 (3 times) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Runs...2 (2/22 v. UCSB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) 1 (2/21 v. CSUB)...RBIs...1 (2/21 v. CSUB) #12 Andrew Guerra Jr. RF Dallas, Texas 4 (4 times)... At Bats...5 (6 times) 2 (twice)...runs...3 (3 times) 2 (twice)...hits... 4 (5/4/08) 2 (2/20 v. CSUB)...RBIs... 5 (5/3/08) --...Doubles...2 (twice) Triples... 1 (2/20/08) 2 (2/20 v. CSUB)...Home Runs... 2 (2/20/09) Stolen Bases...1 (9 times) #13 Ben Braaten Jr. C Savage, Minn. 5 (3 times)... At Bats...5 (3 times) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)...Runs...1 (2/24 v. ISU) 2 (3 times)... Hits...2 (3 times) 4 (2/22 v. UCSB)...RBIs...4 (2/22 v. UCSB) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Doubles...2 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)...Home Runs...1 (2/24 v. ISU) #4 Jerry Mancuso Sr. SS Kansas City, Mo. 4 (2/20 v. CSUB)... At Bats...4 (2/20 v. CSUB) --...Runs (2/24 v. ISU)... Hits...2 (2/24 v. ISU) --...RBIs (2/21 v. CSUB)... Innings (2/21 v. CSUB) 4 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits Allowed...4 (2/21 v. CSUB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Runs Allowed...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)... ER Allowed...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Walks Issued...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Strikeouts...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) #5 Bryant Cotton Jr. RHP Omaha, Neb. 5.2 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Innings (2/22 v. UCSB) 10 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Hits Allowed...10 (2/22 v. UCSB) 6 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Runs Allowed...6 (2/22 v. UCSB) 5 (2/22 v. UCSB)... ER Allowed...5 (2/22 v. UCSB) --...Walks Issued (2/22 v. UCSB)...Strikeouts...4 (2/22 v. UCSB) #9 Zach Outman Jr. RHP St. Louis, Mo. 6.0 (2/24 v. ISU)... Innings (twice) 6 (twice)... Hits Allowed...9 (twice) 4 (twice)... Runs Allowed...7 (twice) 4 (2/24 v. ISU)... ER Allowed... 7 (4/26/08) 3 (2/24 v. ISU)...Walks Issued... 5 (5/4/08) 5 (2/24 v. ISU)...Strikeouts...6 (twice) #10 Andrew Buckham So. LHP Abbotsford, British Columbia 3.0 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Innings (2/21 v. CSUB) 9 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits Allowed...9 (2/21 v. CSUB) 6 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Runs Allowed...6 (2/21 v. CSUB) 6 (2/21 v. CSUB)... ER Allowed...6 (2/21 v. CSUB) 3 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Walks Issued...3 (2/21 v. CSUB) 3 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Strikeouts...3 (2/21 v. CSUB) #11 Tom Pinnell Sr. SS Kansas City, Mo. 4 (2/24 v. ISU)... At Bats... 7 (5/12/07) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)...Runs... 3 (5/9/08) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)... Hits... 4 (3/13/07) --...RBIs...4 (twice) --...Doubles... 2 (4/27/07) --...Triples... 1 (2/29/08) --...Home Runs...1 (5 times) Stolen Bases... 2 (3/11/08) #15 Danny Brock Jr. IF Loveland, Colo. 5 (2/21 v. CSUB)... At Bats...5 (2/21 v. CSUB) 1 (twice)...runs...1 (twice) 3 (2/20 v. CSUB)... Hits...3 (2/20 v. CSUB) 1 (2/20 v. CSUB)...RBIs...1 (2/20 v. CSUB) 1 (twice)...doubles...1 (twice) #16 Scott Turmail Sr. RHP Florissant, Mo. 5.2 (2/20 v. CSUB)... Innings (four times) 8 (2/20 v. CSUB)... Hits Allowed...10 (twice) 3 (2/20 v. CSUB)... Runs Allowed... 8 (3/28/08) 3 (2/20 v. CSUB)... ER Allowed... 6 (3/22/08) 1 (2/20 v. CSUB)...Walks Issued...2 (3 times) 3 (2/20 v. CSUB)...Strikeouts... 8 (4/11/08)

7 Billiken Baseball Season/Career Single-Game Highs #18 Steve Fernandez Fr. C/IF St. Louis, Mo.... Innings Hits Allowed Runs Allowed ER Allowed Walks Issued Strikeouts #21 Jon Myers Jr. IF O Fallon, Mo. 4 (2/22 v. UCSB)... At Bats...4 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Runs...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Hits...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)...RBIs...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) #23 Ryan Johnson Sr. IF Creve Couer, Mo. 2 (2/24 v. ISU)... At Bats... 5 (4/11/08) --...Runs... 2 (4/29/08) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)... Hits...2 (3 times) --...RBIs...1 (6 times) --...Doubles...1 (5 times) #25 J.D. Dunn Jr. CF Franklin, Tenn. 5 (2/24 v. ISU)... At Bats... 7 (5/12/07) 2 (twice)...runs... 3 (five times) 3 (2/20)... Hits...3 (6 times) --...RBIs... 3 (3/29/08) 2 (2/20)...Doubles...2 (3 times) --...Triples...1 (twice) --...Home Runs...1 (5 times) Stolen Bases... 3 (3/7/08) #26 Zach Miller Fr. IF O Fallon, Mo. 4 (3 times)... At Bats...4 (3 times) 1 (twice)...runs...1 (twice) 2 (twice)... Hits...2 (twice) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)...RBIs...2 (2/22 v. UCSB) --...Triples... 1 (2/20 v. CSUB)...Home Runs...1 (2/20 v. CSUB) #27 David Blackwell Jr. OF Shaker Heights, Ohio 2 (2/21 v, CSUB)... At Bats...5 (3 times) --...Runs...2 (3 times) Hits... 3 (3/1/08) --...RBIs... 2 (4/18/07) --...Doubles...1 (6 times) --...Triples... 1 (2/22/08) Stolen Bases...1 (4 times) #28 Alex Alemann Fr. RHP Weston, Fla At Bats Runs Hits RBIs #29 Lucas Calderon Fr. IF Miami, Fla. 3 (2/24 v. ISU)... At Bats...3 (2/24 v. ISU) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)...Runs...1 (2/24 v. ISU) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)... Hits...1 (2/24 v. ISU) 3 (2/24 v. ISU)...RBIs...3 (2/24 v. ISU) 1 (2/24 v. ISU)...Home Runs...1 (2/24 v. ISU) #31 Marco Mejia Fr. RHP Miami, Fla. 1.1 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Innings (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Hits Allowed...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Runs Allowed...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)... ER Allowed...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 1 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Walks Issued...1 (2/22 v. UCSB) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Strikeouts...2 (2/22 v. UCSB) #33 Chaz Salembier Jr. RHP Ann Arbor, Mich. 2.0 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Innings (twice) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)... Hits Allowed...3 (3 times) Runs Allowed... 4 (3/9/08) ER Allowed... 4 (3/9/08) --...Walks Issued... 3 (3/9/08) 2 (2/22 v. UCSB)...Strikeouts... 4 (4/29/08) #35 Andrew Meister Fr. RHP Lincolnshire, Ill. 1.0 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Innings (2/21 v. CSUB) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB))... Hits Allowed...2 (2/21 v. CSUB) Runs Allowed ER Allowed Walks Issued Strikeouts #42 Dave Sever Sr. RHP Burr Ridge, Ill. 7.0 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Innings...9 (5 times) 4 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Hits Allowed (4/11/08) 3 (2/21 v. CSUB)... Runs Allowed... 8 (3/9/08) 2 (2/21 v. CSUB)... ER Allowed...7 (twice) 3 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Walks Issued... 7 (3/2/07 8 (2/21 v. CSUB)...Strikeouts (5/16/08)

8 Billiken Baseball Coaching Staff Darin Hendrickson Head Coach Darin Hendrickson is in his second season as head coach of the Saint Louis University baseball program. Named SLU s skipper in July 2007, he has delivered success at every level during his 13-year career. Hendrickson s presence in the Saint Louis dugout paid immediate dividends in The Billikens registered 20-plus wins for just the fourth time in the last 10 years. It is also just the second time since 1996 that the Bills posted at least 24 victories. In addition, Hendrickson s 24 wins in his initial season are the highest in school history for a firstyear head coach. Two Billikens were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft, marking the first time two Bills were taken in the same draft since That is a continuation of a consistent trend for Hendrickson, who has coached 23 players who have been selected in the MLB draft. Last season, Hendrickson achieved his 500th career victory with a 10-8 win against Fordham. Combining his one season at SLU and four years each at Central Missouri, Forest Park CC and Fontbonne, Hendrickson has a 13-year career coaching record of Throughout his career, Hendrickson has attained seven regional Coach of the Year titles and five conference Coach of the Year honors. His teams have missed the national tournament just four times in 13 years and have collected the conference regular-season and/or tournament championship five times. Prior to coming to SLU, Hendrickson led Central Missouri to three conference regular-season and tournament championships and twice had his team reach the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. In 2004, the Mules posted a school-record 57 wins, won a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship semifinals. Hendrickson s club duplicated its effort in 2005, with a 57-9 record, its sixth regional championship and a return trip to the NCAA semifinals. In 2006, Hendrickson earned MIAA Coach of the Year honors for his club s record and the conference regular-season title. During his four seasons at the reins, the Mules posted a record (.820). Prior to taking over at Central Missouri, Hendrickson guided St. Louis Community College Forest Park to four NJCAA Super Regional championship games. His 2001 club advanced to the NJCAA World Series and finished the year with a slate, earning Hendrickson Midwest Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) and District Coach of the Year honors. A record in 2003, including a 14-4 league mark, was good enough to earn the Highlanders the No. 1 ranking in NJCAA D-II the final five weeks of the season. In four seasons at Forest Park, Hendrickson compiled a record (.677). In addition to his coaching duties at Forest Park, he also served as the athletics director. Hendrickson got his first head coaching experience at Fontbonne University, starting that program in In just the program s third season, the 1998 Griffins went 41-7, won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) title with a 16-1 record and advanced to the NCAA Division III Central Regional. Hendrickson was named SLIAC and Region Coach of the Year. He left Fontbonne with a record (.700) over four seasons. Hendrickson served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, following his graduation in As a player, he earned first-team All-Region status both seasons on the mound for the Cougars and ranks second in school history with 10 wins and 111-1/3 innings pitched in With a career 18-5 record, he is fourth in school history in career winning percentage (.783) and 12th in career victories. Hendrickson, a native of Granite City, Ill., earned both his bachelor s and master s degrees from SIUE. His master s in sociology was conferred in 1995, following his bachelor s in political science in He and his wife, Laura, have three children, Reid, Paige and Andrew. Assistant coach Kevin Moulder #20 Assistant coach Will Bradley #3 Assistant coach Danny Jackson #22

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