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1 2011 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL Seattle University (7-4) vs. San Jose State University (12-5) Bannerwood Park - Bellevue, Washington March 18-4:00 p.m., March 19 (DH) - 1:00 p.m., March 20-12:00 p.m Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 2/18 at Cal State Northridge L, 0-2 2/19 at Cal State Northridge (Game 1) W, 9-0 2/19 at Cal State Northridge (Game 2) L, /20 at Cal State Northridge W, 4-3 2/25 NOTRE DAME@ L, 0-5 2/26 NOTRE DAME (Game 1)@ W, 1-0 2/26 NOTRE DAME (Game 2)@ W, 7-2 3/5 PORTLAND (Game 1) L, 1-2 (13) 3/5 PORTLAND (Game 2) W, 4-3 3/6 PORTLAND W, /8 at Washington W, 4-2 3/18 SAN JOSE STATE 4:00 p.m. 3/19 SAN JOSE STATE (DH) 1:00 p.m. 3/20 SAN JOSE STATE 12:00 p.m. 3/22 at Oregon State 5:00 p.m. 3/23 at Oregon State 5:00 p.m. 3/25 at Portland 3:00 p.m. 3/26 at Portland 1:00 p.m. 3/28 NEVADA 12:30 p.m. 4/1 SACRAMENTO STATE 6:00 p.m. 4/2 SACRAMENTO STATE (DH) 1:00 p.m. 4/3 SACRAMENTO STATE 12:00 p.m. 4/5 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m. 4/8 at Nevada 6:00 p.m. 4/9 at Nevada 1:00 p.m. 4/10 at Nevada 12:00 p.m. 4/12 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m. 4/14 SAINT MARTIN S 6:00 p.m. 4/15 CENTRAL WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m. 4/16 CENTRAL WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. 4/19 at Washington 5:00 p.m. 4/21 at Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. 4/22 at Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. 4/23 at Dallas Baptist 12:00 p.m. 4/28 NEW MEXICO STATE 6:00 p.m. 4/29 NEW MEXICO STATE (DH) 2:00 p.m. 4/30 NEW MEXICO STATE 10:00 a.m. 5/4 at Utah Valley 6:00 p.m. 5/5 at BYU 6:00 p.m. 5/6 at BYU 6:00 p.m. 5/7 at BYU 1:00 p.m. 5/10 OREGON# 6:00 p.m. 5/11 OREGON 12:00 p.m. 5/13 PACIFIC 12:00 p.m. 5/14 PACIFIC 7:00 p.m. 5/15 PACIFIC 12:00 p.m. 5/17 LEWIS-CLARK STATE 3:00 p.m. 5/20 at Saint Mary s (DH) 11:00 a.m. 5/22 at Saint Mary s (DH) 10:00 = Home Game at Husky Ballpark (Seattle, Wash.) # = Home Game at Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Wash.) All times local to site Home games in BOLD, unless otherwise noted, played at Bannerwood Park ( th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98005) STUDY BREAK: After a week of finals, the Seattle University baseball team is ready to hit the field for a four-game series against San Jose State this weekend. Because of inclement weather, the Redhawks have not played since March 8, a span of ten days which can seem like an eternity during the season. Meanwhile, the Spartans have gotten off to a good start this season after going in THE WASHINGTON GAME: A bases-clearing double by Doug Kincaid in the third inning and solid relief pitching led to a historic win for the Seattle University baseball team, as it defeated the University of Washington, 4-2, March 8 at Husky Ballpark. The win was the first by Seattle University over Washington in baseball since May 9, 1979, snapping a 19-game winning streak by the Huskies over Seattle U. It was also the first victory by any Redhawk team over a Washington squad since Seattle U started the Division I reclassification process in Husky starter Jacob Clem set down the first eight Redhawk batters in order before Bryndon Ecklund broke through with a single to left-center field. Trent Oleszczuk followed with a single through the left side, and Cullen Hendrickson was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Kincaid laced a ball past the right fielder into the corner, clearing the bases and giving the Redhawks a 3-2 lead. Washington threatened again in the bottom of the third, as Joe Meggs singled and Chase Anselment walked. After a sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third base, Conor Spink came on in relief of Dalton and notched a strikeout and a groundout to leave those runners stranded. Spink went on to pitch 3 2/3 innings of relief, allowing only a walk while striking out two Husky batters. However, the bullpen for Washington shut down the Seattle U offense, as Tyler Kane and Adam Cimber each pitched two innings of scoreless relief to keep the Huskies within one run. After the Redhawks added an insurance run in the top of the ninth, Seattle U closer Blaine Jones came on and retired the first two batters before singles by Willy Reel and Ryan Wiggins put runners on first and third. Jones was able to punch out Rogers on a called third strike for his third save of the season, clinching Seattle U s first three-game winning streak since baseball came back last year.

2 2011 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Cory Mack LHP L/L Fr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS 2 Blaine Jones RHP R/R RSo. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Saddleback JC 6 Matt Comer OF R/R Jr. Bozeman, Mont./Treasure Valley CC 7 Evan Ewing RHP R/R So. Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS 8 Nick Latta INF R/R So. Tacoma, Wash./Fife HS 9 Jace Sloan INF L/R Jr. Puyallup, Wash./Everett CC 10 Bryndon Ecklund OF R/R So. Elma, Wash./Univ. of Washington 12 Trent Oleszczuk INF R/R Jr. Beaverton, Ore./Chemeketa CC 13 Riley Tompkins INF L/R Jr. Lynnwood, Wash./Bellevue College 14 Cullen Hendrickson INF L/R So. Auburn, Wash./Bellarmine Prep 16 Michael Tevlin C/OF L/R Jr. Billings, Mont./Treasure Valley CC 17 Josh Kalalau INF R/R Sr. University Place, Wash./Treasure Valley CC 18 Nate Roberts INF R/R So. Silverdale, Wash./Central Kitsap HS 19 Conor Spink LHP L/L Sr. Eagle River, Alaska/Lower Columbia CC 20 Joey Pulitano LHP L/L So. Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS 21 Cam Christian UTL L/L Jr. Auburn, Wash./Spokane CC 22 Tyler Sustare C L/R RSo. Bend, Ore./Olympic CC 23 Brandon Kizer RHP R/R Jr. Marysville, Wash./Edmonds CC 24 Ryan Somers UTL L/R RFr. Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS 26 Marcelino Morales OF S/R Jr. Pasco, Wash./Columbia Basin CC 27 Sean Narby OF R/R So. Auburn, Wash./Kennedy HS 28 Steve Kirbach C/OF L/R So. Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS 29 Eric Yardley UTL R/R So. Richland, Wash./Richland HS 30 Seafth Howe RHP R/R Jr. Seattle, Wash./Bellevue CC 31 Josh Kutz C/1B R/R So. Seattle, Wash./Kennedy HS 32 Arlo Evasick RHP R/R Sr. Port Ludlow, Wash./Everett CC 35 Doug Kincaid OF L/L Jr. Portland, Ore./Lower Columbia CC 40 Bryan Dalton RHP R/R Jr. Vancouver, Wash./Columbia Basin CC 45 Nick Sours LHP L/L So. San Carlos, Calif./Bellarmine Prep 55 Max Whieldon RHP R/R Sr. Trabuco Hills, Calif./Saddleback JC Coaching Staff #15 Donny Harrel Head Coach #11 Casey Powell Assistant Coach #44 Dave Wainhouse Pitching Coach #36 Donegal Fergus Volunteer Coach THIS WEEK S PROBABLE MATCHUPS Friday, March 18-4:00 p.m. start: Seattle U: #55 RHP Max Whieldon - 0-2, 1.59 ERA, 22.2 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 9 SO San Jose State: #26 RHP Blake McFarland - 3-0, 2.66 ERA, 23.2 IP, 21 H, 7 ER, 7 BB, 20 SO Saturday, March 19-1:00 p.m. start (Game One): Seattle U: #23 RHP Brandon Kizer - 3-0, 1.35 ERA, 20.0 IP, 13 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 SO San Jose State: #34 LHP Roberto Padilla - 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 29.1 IP, 22 H, 8 ER, 10 BB, 22 SO Saturday, March 19 - TBA start (Game Two): Seattle U: TBA San Jose State: #17 RHP Andy Hennessey - 1-1, 4.08 ERA, 17.2 IP, 21 H, 8 ER, 13 BB, 15 SO Sunday, March 20-12:00 p.m. start: Seattle U: #30 RHP Seafth Howe - 2-0, 2.45 ERA, 18.1 IP, 13 H, 5 ER, 6 BB, 6 SO San Jose State: #23 RHP Sean Martin - 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 13.1 IP, 19 H, 10 ER, 6 BB, 10 SO

3 SCOUTING SAN JOSE STATE: The Spartans come into the weekend with a 12-5 record after Tuesday s 10-0 loss to San Francisco at AT&T Park. That snapped a fourgame winning streak as San Jose State won the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament with two victories over Wisconsin-Milwaukee as well as wins over UC Davis and Utah. The Spartans also won two of three at UCLA and has three victories over Saint Mary s. As a team, San Jose State has posted a.262 batting average, a.980 fielding percentage, and a 3.90 earned run average. Jacob Valdez leads the team with a.408 batting average. Zach Jones is batting.383 with two home runs and 10 RBI. Danny Stienstra, the only Spartan to start every game so far this season, has 24 hits, including five doubles, and 17 runs batted in. Roberto Padilla has earned two complete games, while Jones leads the team with two saves and 23 strikeouts. SERIES HISTORY: These will be the first games between Seattle University and San Jose State in the history of the two programs. BROADCASTING LIVE: Dan Giuliani will broadcast all home games and selected road contests on GoSeattleU.com, with a pregame show commencing about minutes before the scheduled first pitch. Seattle U director of baseball operations Drew Samuelson will join Giuliani on most broadcasts. Giuliani and Samuelson will also put together a weekly podcast that accompanies the weekly preview on GoSeattleU.com. THE LEADER OF THE REDHAWKS: Donny Harrel begins his second season as the head coach of the Seattle University baseball program. At the University of Washington as an assistant coach for four seasons, Harrel was not only responsible for assisting in on-field coaching, but he also was responsible for the Huskies schedule and assisted with travel issues, budgeting, and helping student-athletes through the admissions process. He also oversaw the team s academic performance and was named Academic Coach of the Quarter in Winter 2007 when the team broke a 14-year record for highest cumulative grade point average. His head coaching experience comes from seven seasons at Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore., where he compiled a record and led the team to the NWAACC championship in Named NWAACC Southern Division Coach of the Year four times, he also led fundraising efforts to build a field, improve other facilities, buy equipment, and increase scholarship opportunities. WEATHER FORECAST: As of Wednesday, March 16, the weather should improve as the weekend goes along. There is a 60% chance of rain Friday, with a forecast of showers and highs in the mid-50s. A few scattered showers may remain Saturday, with highs in the low- 50s. Sunday calls for scattered showers and temperatures in the mid-50s. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS: The roster of the Seattle University baseball program is not the only thing being improved for Thanks to generous donors and volunteers, as well as the work of the coaches and players, improvements have been made to several areas within Bannerwood Park. Work has been done on the bullpens, the dugouts, and the pitching mound to make the facility worthy of Division I baseball. Seattle University has received the cooperation of the city of Bellevue to make these projects possible. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: The improvement of the Seattle University baseball team has been immediate as the 2011 season enters its second month. The Redhawks never had a winning record at any time last season, but this year they are three games over.500 after 11 games. Seattle U only won a two-game set over BYU last season and split a four-game series against Saint Mary s at the end of the year, losing all other three- and four-game series it played. This year, the Redhawks split a four-game series with Cal State Northridge and won two of three games over both Notre Dame and Portland. The improvement can been seen mostly in the pitching and defense, two areas the coaching staff emphasized since the end of the 2010 campaign. Last season the Redhawks finished with a.956 fielding percentage and a 6.80 earned run average. So far this season, Seattle U has earned a.982 fielding percentage and a 2.64 earned run average. Seattle University Sports Information Director...Jason Behenna Office Phone...(206) Cell Phone...(206) behennaj@seattleu.edu Fax Number...(206) Website...

4 Overall Home Road Neutral Extra-Innings Shutouts Day Night Vs. Left-Handed Starter Vs. Right-Handed Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games Seattle U Scores First Opponent Scores First Leading After 6 Innings Trailing After 6 Innings Tied After 6 Innings Leading After 7 Innings Trailing After 7 Innings Tied After 7 Innings Leading After 8 Innings Trailing After 8 Innings Tied After 8 Innings Outhit Opponent Outhit by Opponent Equal Number of Hits Season Summary February March April May Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Vs. Big East Vs. Big West Vs, Great West Vs. Independents Vs. Mountain West Vs. Pac Vs. WAC Vs. WCC Vs. Non-Division I Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Last 15 Games Last 20 Games Current Overall Streak... Won 3 (3/5 - present) Current Home Streak... Won 2 (3/5 - present) Current Road Streak... Won 2 (2/20 - present) Longest Winning Streak...3 Longest Losing Streak...1 Largest Margin of Victory (3/6 vs. UP) Largest Margin of Defeat... 7 (2/19 at CSUN) Fewer Errors Than Opponent More Errors Than Opponent Equal Number of Errors Weekend Series Series Sweeps/Been Swept...0/0 Longest Game (TIme)... 3:20 (3/5 vs. UP) Longest Game (Innings) (3/5 vs. UP) Shortest Game...1:52 (2/26 vs. Notre Dame) Largest Home Crowd (3/5 vs. UP) Largest Road Crowd (3/8 at UW)

5 2010 Seattle University Baseball Overall Statistics for Seattle University (as of Mar 09, 2011) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 7-4 Home: 4-2 Away: 3-2 : 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% 12 Trent Oleszczuk Doug Kincaid Bryndon Ecklund Nick Latta Josh Kalalau Steve Kirbach Marcelino Morales Riley Tompkins Josh Kutz Matt Comer Jace Sloan Michael Tevlin Sean Narby Nate Roberts Ryan Somers Cullen Hendrickson Cam Christian Tyler Sustare Totals Opponents LOB - Team (83), Opp (65). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (5). IBB - Team (3), J. Kalalau 3, Opp (1). Picked off - N. Latta 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 23 Brandon Kizer / Max Whieldon / Seafth Howe / Blaine Jones / Evan Ewing / Cory Mack / Bryan Dalton / Conor Spink / Eric Yardley / Arlo Evasick / Nick Sours / Cam Christian / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), M. Tevlin 2, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (1), M. Tevlin 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - M. Tevlin (4-6), S. Howe (4-5), J. Kutz (4-4), M. Whieldon (2-3), E. Ewing (2-2), R. Somers (1-2), C. Christian (1-1), B. Dalton (0-1).

6 2010 Seattle University Baseball Game Results for Seattle University (as of Mar 14, 2011) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 18, 2011 at Cal State Northridge L M. Whieldon (L 0-1) 270 1:58 Feb 19, 2011 at Cal State Northridge-1 W B. Kizer (W 1-0) 308 2:06 Feb 19, 2011 at Cal State Northridge-2 L C. Christian (L 0-1) 314 2:27 Feb 20, 2011 at Cal State Northridge W C. Spink (W 1-0) 358 2:45 Feb 25, 2011 NOTRE DAME L M. Whieldon (L 0-2) 150 2:19 Feb 26, 2011 NOTRE DAME-1 W B. Kizer (W 2-0) - 1:52 Feb 26, 2011 NOTRE DAME-2 W S. Howe (W 1-0) 183 2:01 Mar 05, 2011 PORTLAND-1 L 1-2 (13) A. Evasick (L 0-1) - 3:20 Mar 05, 2011 PORTLAND-2 W B. Kizer (W 3-0) 236 2:20 Mar 06, 2011 PORTLAND W S. Howe (W 2-0) 193 2:35 Mar 08, 2011 at Washington W C. Spink (W 2-0) 363 2:30 () extra inning game

Seattle University (2-2) vs. Notre Dame (2-1) - Bannerwood Park - Bellevue, Wash. Feb. 26 (DH): 12 p.m. Feb. 27: 12 p.m.

Seattle University (2-2) vs. Notre Dame (2-1) - Bannerwood Park - Bellevue, Wash. Feb. 26 (DH): 12 p.m. Feb. 27: 12 p.m. 2011 Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 2/18 at Cal State Northridge L,