KENNESAW STATE AT GEORGIA & GEORGIA TECH FEB. 28 & MARCH 1 FOLEY FIELD & RUSS CHANDLER

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1 @KSUOWLSBASEBALL GAME NOTES 2016 ASUN Champions 2014 ASUN Tournament Champs 2014 Regional Champs 2014 Super Regional 5 All-Americans 62 ASUN Honorees 62 MLB Selections KENNESAW STATE AT GEORGIA & GEORGIA TECH FEB. 28 & MARCH 1 FOLEY FIELD & RUSS CHANDLER KSU at Georgia TV: SEC Network + February 28 at 5 p.m. Foley Field Pitching Matchup All-Time Series: All-Time Series: Head Coach: Head Coach: Overall Record: Overall Record: (5th Season) Quick Hitters: All-time record: NCAA Tournament Appearances: 11 Colors: Red & Black Nickname: Bulldogs 2016 Overall Record: #20 Austin Upshaw RBI 2B Pitching Matchup RHP Ben Schniederjans vs. TBD Scott Stricklin HITS TV: ACC Network Extra March 1 at 6 p.m. Russ Chandler RHP Christian Ryder vs. TBD 8-12, 21st meeting BA KSU at Georgia Tech 6-19, 26th meeting Danny Hall (24th season) Quick Hitters: All-time record: NCAA Tournament Appearances: 31 Colors: Old Gold & White Nickname: Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck 2016 Overall Record: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 23/10 Newcomers: 12 #34 Griffin Helms BA.318 HITS 7 RBI /KSUOWLSBASEBALL NEXT SERIES March 3-5 TV: CUSA.TV Murfreesboro, TN HR

2 2017 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FEBRUARY 17 Fri. Western Michigan W, Sat. BYU L, Sun. Marshall L, Tue. Georgia State CANCELLED 22 Wed. Savannah State W, Fri. Winthrop L, Sat. Winthrop W, Sun. Winthrop W, Tue. at Georgia 5 P.M. MARCH 1 Wed. at Georgia Tech 6 P.M. 3 Fri. at Middle Tennessee 3 P.M. 4 Sat. at Middle Tennessee 2 P.M. 5 Sun. at Middle Tennessee 1 P.M. 7 Tue. Georgia Tech 5 P.M. 8 Wed. at Auburn 5 P.M. 10 Fri. High Point 6 P.M. 11 Sat. High Point 2 P.M. 12 Sun. High Point 1 P.M. 15 Wed. at Western Carolina 5 P.M. 17 Fri. Oklahoma 6 P.M. 18 Sat. Oklahoma 2 P.M. 19 Sun. OKlahoma 1 P.M. 21 Tue. Georgia 5 P.M. 24 Fri. Canisius 3 P.M. 25 Sat. Canisius 1 P.M. 25 Sat. Canisius 4:30 P.M. 26 Sun. Canisius 12 P.M. 29 Wed. at Georgia State 6 P.M. 31 Fri. at North Florida* 6 P.M. APRIL 1 Sat. at North Florida* 1 P.M. 2 Sun. at North Florida* 1 P.M. 4 Tue. Mercer 5 P.M. 5 Wed. Western Carolina 5 P.M. 7 Fri. USC Upstate* 6 P.M. 8 Sat. USC Upstate* 2 P.M. 9 Sun. USC Upstate* 1 P.M. 11 Tue. at Georgia Southern 6 P.M. 13 Thurs. at Stetson* 6:30 P.M. 14 Fri. at Stetson* 6:30 P.M. 15 Sat. at Stetson* 1 P.M. 18 Tues. Auburn 6 P.M. 21 Fri. Jacksonville* 6 P.M. 22 Sat. Jacksonville* 2 P.M. 23 Sun. Jacksonville* 1 P.M. 25 Tues. at Charlotte 5 P.M. 28 Fri. at Lipscomb 6 P.M. 29 Sat. at Lipscomb 2 P.M. 30 Sun. at Lipscomb 1 P.M. MAY 10 Wed. Georgia Southern 6 P.M. 12 Fri. at NJIT* 6 P.M. 13 Sat. at NJIT* 1 P.M. 14 Sun. at NJIT 12 P.M. 16 Tues. at Mercer 6 P.M. 18 Thurs. FGCU* 6 P.M. 19 Fri. FGCU* 6 P.M. 20 Sat. FGCU* 1 P.M ASun Conference Tournament TBD *ASun Conference Games KENNESAW STATE READY TO TAKE ON IN-STATE SEC AND ACC OPPONENTS ON THE ROAD The Owls begin their five-game road trip with a pair of non-conference midweek tilts against in-state Power 5 opponents Georgia and Georgia Tech. Kennesaw State plays Georgia on SEC Network Plus Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Foley Field, before taking on the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech on ACC Network Extra for a 6 p.m. contest at Russ Chandler. ON DECK 1. After falling to a 1-2 overall mark after opening weekend, Kennesaw State rebounded with a 3-1 week with wins over Savannah State and taking two of three from Winthrop to put its overall record at The Owls batted.338 (50-for-148) over the four games, totaling 14 doubles, one triple and two home runs to outscore opponents by a commanding 33-9 advantage. Kennesaw State slugged.486 as a team and totaled an on-base percentage of KSU s pitching staff was excellent last week, holding The Owls pitching staff totaled a 2.00 ERA and held oppoents to a.185 batting average last week, helping KSU go 3-1 over four games. opponents to a.185 batting average over four games, allowing just nine runs (eight earned) and totaled a 2.00 ERA for the week. Mason Ward, AJ Moor and Gabe Friese earned wins on the mound, while senior Brock Turner picked up his first career save over the weekend. 4. Kennesaw State travels to Georgia and Georgia Tech for a pair on non-conference midweek trips against in-state Power 5 opponents. The Owls and Bulldogs kick off the week with a 5 p.m. contest on SEC Network Plus at Foley Field, before KSU travels to Atlanta to take on the Yellow Jackets for a 6 p.m. game at Russ Chandler Stadium. 5. The Owls have played both Georgia and Georgia Tech in every season since joining the ASUN Conference and D-I ranks in 2006, and has defeated both opponents on the road with a 4-2 win over UGA in 2016 and an 11-6 victory over GT in 2015 in recent years. 6. Kennesaw State will showcase its talents on the field as the Owl Network will air each home game on either ESPN3 or ASUN.TV. The Owl Network will stream 11 home games on ESPN3 and 22 tilts on ASUN.TV. 7. KSU plays a total of 56 games in the regular season, 33 of them coming at home and 23 on the road. The Owls take on 16 (eight home, eight away) midweek tilts and opens ASUN action on the road at North Florida on March The Owls return 26 members from 2016, a team that won 17 games in the ASUN and became the first team since 2010 (FGCU) to win each regular-season conference series. 9. Head Coach Mike Sansing is back for his 26th season with the Black and Gold. He is the second-youngest coach on the 1,000-win list, and is one of 13 active coaches with 1,000 victories who have coaches at least 10 seasons of D-I Quick Facts BASEBALL COACHING STAFF BASEBALL HISTORY Head Coach... Mike Sansing Alma Mater...West Georgia, 1985 Record at KSU/Years (.631)/25 years Overall Record... 1, (.656)/ 28 yrs. Office Phone Assistant Head Coach...Kevin Erminio Alma Mater...Tusculum, 1991 Office Phone kerminio@kennesaw.edu Assistant Coach...Trey Fowler ...sfowler31@kennesaw.edu Alma Mater...Piedmont, 2004 Office Phone Volunteer Assistant Coach...Clint Harrison Athletic Trainer...Chris Archabeault First Year of Baseball All-Time Record...1, (.623)/33 yrs All-Time NCAA D-I (.532)/11 years All-Time NCAA D-II (.735)/11 years All-Time NAIA Record (.595)/11 years NCAA Appearances/Record...11/39-22 (.639) Years in CWS/Last... 6/2003 (NCAA DII) Years in NCAA D-II Regionals/Last...10/2005 D-II Postseason Record (.654) Years in NCAA D-I Regionals/Last...1/2014 D-I Postseason Record (.375) NCAA Division I Regional Record/Titles...3-1/1 Super Regional Appearances/Record... 1/0-2 /KSUOWLSBASEBALL

3 2017 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL FOR THE MEDIA First reference: Kennesaw State or Kennesaw State University Second reference: KSU, the Owls Not acceptable: Kennesaw, any other variation of abbreviations INTERVIEWS Interview requests should be made to Jake Dorow in the Athletics Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. Accommodations will be made for interview requests throughout the week. Head Coach Mike Sansing and players will be available after practice throughout the week at requests through the Athletic Communications Office. CREDENTIALS Credentials for Kennesaw State home games are issued for working media only. Because of space limitations, seating will be based on a priority system. Individual game credentials must be requested to Jake Dorow via (JDorow@kennesaw.edu) or by phone (440) a week prior to the game. MEDIA PARKING Media parking will be located across the street in student campus housing lots from Stillwell Stadium off of Kennesaw State Universiy Road. Please check with Jake Dorow for instuctions leading up to the game. STILLWELL STADIUM Stillwell Stadium is located at 220 Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA The media and visitng radio/sid entrance is located just off of University RD. at the main gate and will be open two hours prior to first pitch. RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN STAT YEAR Team Average Team Runs Scored Team Doubles Team Triples Team Home Runs Team RBI Team ERA Team Wins Team Saves Team Shutouts , 13 Team Strikeouts Fewest Home Runs Allowed Single-Game Hits Single-Game Doubles Single-Game Triples Single-Game Home Runs Single-Game RBI Single-Game Innings Single-Game Strikeouts Single-Game Double Plays Turned D-1 CURRENT RECORDS WATCH Player Current Stat Leader Record Austin Upshaw.344 BA Justin Freeman.363 ( 10-12) Chris Erwin.328 BA Justin Freeman.363 ( 10-12) Gabe Friese 3.71 ERA Justin McCalvin 2.44 ( 11-14) Gabe Friese 13 Wins Josh Carr 17 ( 10-12) Gabe Friese IP Josh Carr IP ( 10-12) Erich Stahl 8 SV Justin McCalvin 20 SV ( 11-14) Gabe Friese 32 GS Josh Carr 38 GS ( 10-12) Gabe Friese 58 K-Look Ryan Rodebaugh 74 ( 08-10) HISTORY WITH THE BULLDOGS Kennesaw State s meeting with Georgia will be their 21st meeting all-time since the Owls joined the D-I ranks in 2006, with the Bulldogs holding a 12-8 series lead. In fact, Kennesaw State and Georgia have played at least once every season since 2006, and this will mark the 12th straight season in which the Owls and Bulldogs have squared off. KSU returns to Foley Field in a stadium that it has won three of its past four meetings against UGA. The Owls defeated the Bulldogs 4-2 at Foley Field on March 29, 2016 behind a career-high 6.0 innings from LHP Mason Ward. The Owls defeated Georgia 2-1 in 2013 at UGA and 10-7 in 2014 in Athens, outscoring the Bulldogs in those three games. HISTORY WITH THE YELLOW JACKETS Kennesaw State s meeting with Georgia Tech will be their 26th meeting all-time since the Owls joined the D-I ranks in 2006, with the Yellow Jackets holding a 19-6 series lead. Junior 1B Austin Upshaw hit.500 (7-for-14) with three doubles, five RBI and a.714 slugging% over his last four games. GT and the Owls have played at least once every season since 2006, and this will mark the 12th straight season the two teams have squared off. The Owls last win over Georgia Tech came on April 21, 2015 at Russ Chandler Stadium in an 11-6 victory. The Owls used a seven-run sixth inning to propel KSU past GT. The win marked the first time in program history the Owls defeated the Yellow Jackets in back-to-back seasons on the road, as Kennesaw State defeated Georgia Tech on 5-3 (12) in extra innings on February 25, Kennesaw State has never swept the Yellow Jackets in a home-and-home series since joining the D-I ranks and the ASUN Conference in THINGS TO KNOW Senior Erich Stahl was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List, which the award is given to the top reliever in all of D-I Collegiate Baseball. Stahl totaled eight saves and a 3.67 ERA in his first season with the Owls. Senior Jeremy Worm Howell has started 125 games and played in 161 games in the Black and Gold uniform. If he continues his pace for games played, the senior should end his career in the Top 10 for games played and started. Grant Williams provided consistency in the lineup in 2016 and totaled 17 multihit games and will enter 2017 on a 13-game hitting streak. Williams hitting streak of 15 regular season games ended on Wednesday (Feb. 22), going 0-for-4 at the dish. Williams has two multi-hit games in 2017, with a two-hit game and a three-hit game and is batting.308 over his last three games (Wintrhop series). The Owls seven-run second inning explosion Sunday afternoon versus Winthrop marked the first time since March 24, 2013 KSU plated seven in a single game at Stillwell Stadium The seven-run inning marked the fifth time since 2013 the Owls scored seven runs in a single inning 200 plus games over that span, including putting up seven in one inning against Georgia Tech at Russ Chandler Stadium on April 21, UP, UP AND AWAY Austin Upshaw was a unanimous ASUN Preseason All-Conference selection after totaling a.344 BA and led the team with 72 hits, 13 doubles, seven HR and ranked second on the club with 39 RBI. Upshaw batted.500 (7-for-14) at the plate, totaled three doubles, five RBI and a.714 slugging percentage and.611 on-base percentage last week, helping the Owls go 3-1. The Buford, Ga., native, scored five runs on Opening Day versus Western Michigan, which tied a single-game record in KSU history. He also drove in four RBI Sunday afternoon versus Winthrop, which tied his single-game career high. The junior ranks second on the team (Jeremey Howell, four) with three multi-hit games, including a team-leading two three-hit games to boost his.423 (11-for-26) batting average. Upshaw leads the team with 11 hits, five doubles and ranks second (Taylor Allum, nine) with seven RBI.

4 2017 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL KENNESAW S RECORD WHEN... Playing at Stillwell Stadium Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site vs. A-Sun overall vs. A-Sun home vs. A-Sun away vs. Non-conference vs. Non-conference home vs. Non-conference away vs. Non-conference neutral Playing a day game (4pm or before) Playing a night game (5pm or after) In one-run games In two-run games In three-run games In four-run games In five+ run games In extra-innings games In shutouts In doubleheaders When scoring first When opponent scores first When scoring 10 or more runs When scoring 6 runs or more When allowing 6 runs or more When hitting at least 1 HR When allowing at least 1 HR When out-hitting opponent When out-hit by opponent When matching opponents hits When facing starting RHP When facing starting LHP When leading after 7th inning When trailing after 7th inning When tied after 7th inning When leading after 8th inning When trailing after 8th inning When tied after 8th inning Record in walkoffs When not committing an error When committing 2+ errors vs. top 25-ranked opponents On Sundays On Mondays On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Saturdays In February In March In April In May On Natural grass On artificial/field turf VS UGA *as of 2/28 THE TALE OF THE TAPE *as of 2/27 KSU Batting Average Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Extra Base Hits Per Game Slugging Percentage On-Base Percentage Earned Run Average Runs Per Game Allowed Hits Per Game Allowed Strikeouts Per Game Walks Allowed Per Game Errors Per Game GT *as of 3/1 THE TALE OF THE TAPE *as of 2/27 KSU Batting Average Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Extra Base Hits Per Game Slugging Percentage On-Base Percentage Earned Run Average Runs Per Game Allowed Hits Per Game Allowed Strikeouts Per Game Walks Allowed Per Game Errors Per Game HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING SANSING ERA Head Coach Mike Sansing enters his 26th season as the acting manager for the Black and Gold, compiling a overall record at Kennesaw State. The skipper is 54 wins away from winning his 1,000th game as the head coach at Kennesaw State, adding on to his resume of the winningest coach of all-time at KSU. Sansing won his 1,000th game overall as a head coach on March 27, 2015, when the Owls defeated USC Upstate in a 5-0 shutout at Stillwell Stadium. Coach Sansing is the second youngest coach on the 1,000-win list. Tony Robichaux of Louisiana is also 55 but was born Sept. 10, 1961 There are 13 active coaches with 1,000, who have coached at least 10 seasons of D-1.

5 HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING ince being hired in Sthe fall of 1991 on the campus of Kennesaw State University, Mike Sansing has been nothing short of remarkable. The winningest head coach in the school s rich baseball history, Sansing has led the Owls to seven national tournaments, including a pair of national titles, winning the NAIA title in 1994 and earning the 1996 NCAA Division II crown. The skipper added another memorable season to the record books in 2016, leading the Owls to their first regular season championship in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Sansing guided KSU to a 17-4 mark in the ASUN, winning every series in the regular season the first team to do that since 2010 in the ASUN. His guidance helped land his first ASUN Coach of the Year honors in 2016, and helped guide five players to the All-Conference Second Team and David Chabut to the All-Freshmen ASUN Team as part of the remarkable 2016 run. Sansing continued his storied career in 2015, winning his 1,000th career game on March 27 against USC Upstate in a 5-0 triumph, lifting Sansing to the prestigious milestone. Sansing was a finalist at the Atlanta Sports Awards for Coach of the Year honors and led several players to postseason awards, including Jordan Hillyer and Travis Bergen to First Team All-Conference selections, and Taylor Allum named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team. After 25 seasons at Kennesaw State, Sansing s career record now stands at 1, for a.656 winning percentage in 28 years of collegiate coaching, which included a three-year stint as the head coach at Shorter College from where he won 102 games. He also has compiled a (.644) overall record at Kennesaw State since his arrival in 1992, MIKE SANSING Head Coach 26th Year West Georgia 1984 winning his 900th game at KSU s skipper on March 31, 2015 against Western Carolina in a 9-2 victory. In the historic 2014 season, Sansing led the Owls to a slew of firsts, bringing home the first Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in program history with a 7-1 victory over Lipscomb, taking the school s first ever NCAA Division I Regional title and a trip to the Super Regional round in Louisville. The program s longest tenured head coach, Sansing has guided the Owls move in the NCAA from Division II to Division I and has successfully moved Kennesaw State into a full-fledged DI member with relative ease. During the mandatory four-year reclassification period, Sansing s squads have produced 116 wins, two second-place conference finishes and has had eight players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, while coaching 24 A-Sun All-Conference selections. In 1994, as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sansing s Owls defeated Southeastern Oklahoma for the institution s first ever team national championship. In 1996, as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sansing s Owls defeated St. Joseph s (Ind.) for the Division II crown. Under Sansing s leadership, the Owls were named as the Best Division II Program of the 1990 s by Baseball America. In addition to the two national championships, Sansing has also led the Owls to a pair of national runner-up finishes, five regional titles, four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament championships, one district regular season title and one district championship. A plethora of accolades have been bestowed upon Sansing since his arrival at Kennesaw State in THE SANSING FILE Birthdate June 30, 1961 Hometown Atlanta, Ga. High School Bainbridge HS College West Georgia, 85 Family Wife, Barbara Sons, Kyle & Brad COACHING CAREER 1989 Shorter Shorter Shorter seasons Shorter (.650) 1992 Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Kennesaw State seasons (.645) YEAR-BY-YEAR A-SUN RESULTS (T-8th) (T-5th) (2nd) (2nd) (8th) (3rd) (3rd) (T-6th) (3rd) (6th) (1st) A-SUN POSTSEASON HISTORY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ASUN Tournament ASUN Tournament ASUN Tournament ASUN Champions ASUN Tournament ASUN Tournament

6 HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING In January of 2009, Sansing earned a prestigious honor of being inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Baseball Hall of Fame. After the championship season of 1996, he was named the NCAA Division II National Coach-Of-The-Year. The 1994 crown earned Sansing the NAIA National Coach-Of-The-Year Award and the Georgia Dugout Club Coach-of-the-Year honor. Sansing has also won the South Atlantic Regional Coach-of-the-Year award three consecutive years from 1996 through He was named Peach Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 1995 and again in Sansing s knowledge of the game and former success as a player has helped him mentor a slew of All-America selections and major league baseball draftees. Under Sansing s nurture, the Owls have had the Small College Player-of-the-Year in pitcher Donnie Thomas, who was also named NCAA Division II Pitcher-of-the- Year. In 1999, Sansing coached Jason Jones to the NCAA Division II Position Playerof-the-Year award. Also, Sansing has coached 16 All-Americans and has seen 35 of his players drafted by major league baseball teams and a total of 49 sign MLB contracts. In 2009, Sansing and his staff had six players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including the program s highest draft pick in right-handed pitcher Chad Jenkins, who was selected as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round by the Toronto Blue Jays. In addition, in the same draft, pitcher Kyle Heckathorn was selected as a supplemental first round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Owls were one of only two programs including the University of North Carolina to have two players selected in the first round. Since making the move to DI, there have been 28 players drafted under the tutelage of Sansing including four in In 2012, the Owls saw Ronnie Freeman selected in the fifth round (183 overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks, followed by Will Howard (22nd 672), Travis Dean (22nd 696) and Josh Carr (28th 874). Others to be selected since the becoming a NCAA Division I member are pitchers Bryan Blough, Ryan Rodebaugh, Justin Edwards, Kenny Faulk, Jason Freeman, Mike Bohan, catcher Jace Whitmer, infielder Tyler Stubblefield (twice) and outfielder Josh Whitaker. In 2014, Sansing guided the school s highest draft pick in Max Pentecost, who went with the No. 11 overall pick to the Toronto Blue Jays. Sansing s history of getting Owls drafted continued in 2015, as Travis Bergen (212 overall), Kal Simmons (226 overall), Jordan Hillyer (416 overall) and Will Lowman (586 overall) marked the eighth consecutive season at least one Owl got drafted in the annual event under Sansing. Sansing has produced eight major league players during his illustrious coaching career. In 2001, Sansing saw his first former player make it to the big leagues when Willie Harris (KSU-1999) made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles. Harris, currently playing for the New York Mets, he has played for the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves during his 10-year major league career. Since then, pitcher Brian Mallette (Milwaukee Brewers), outfielder Jason Jones (Texas Rangers), pitcher Brett Campbell (Washington Nationals) and pitchers Jason Childers (Tampa Bay Rays) and Jenkins have all made it to the big leagues. Most recently was Jenkins in 2012 when he made his debut, hurling three innings of shutout ball in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Prior to arriving at Kennesaw State, Sansing was the head coach at Shorter College in Rome, Ga. where he led the Hawks to the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title in Over his three years at Shorter, Sansing had a.648 winning mark while compiling a record. Sansing began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the State University of West Georgia from before moving to Southern Polytechnic University in Marietta from Before stepping into the coaching realm, Sansing had a stellar career as a player for both Gordon Junior College and West Georgia. He garnered all-conference honors in each of his four seasons as well as being named a three-time team Most Valuable Player. In his senior season at West Georgia, Sansing had a career year while being the Braves Triple Crown leader. Sansing finished his final year with a.406 batting average, eight home runs and 34 runs batted in. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Sansing and his wife Barbara make their home in Woodstock with their two sons, Kyle and Brad. THE SANSING FILE HONORS PEACH BELT COACH OF THE YEAR 1995 Mike Sansing 1998 Mike Sansing 2002 Mike Sansing ASUN COACH OF THE YEAR 2016 Mike Sansing 1,000TH CAREER WIN March 27, 2015 W, 5-0 vs. USC Upstate BASEBALL AMERICA 2014 Max Pentecost (C) 1st Team COLLEGIATE BASEBALL 2009 Chad Jenkins (P)...3rd Team 2014 Max Pentecost (C)... 1st Team JOHNNY BENCH AWARD 2014 Max Pentecost (C) LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICAN 2015 Taylor Allum (DH) A-SUN CONFERENCE HONORS 2007 Jacob Robbins (SS)...Second Team 2008 Jacob Robbuns (2B)...First Team Jay Morrow (OF)...Second Team 2009 Chad Jenkins (P)...First Team Kenny Faulk (RP)...First Team Kyle Heckathorn (P)...Second Team Jace Whitmer (C)...Second Team 2010 Ronnie Freeman (C)...Second Team 2011 Aaron Dobbs (OF)...First Team Ronnie Freeman (C)...Second Team Andy Chriscaden (1B)...Second Team 2012 Josh Carr (P)...First Team Ronnie Freeman (C)...First Team Aaron Dobbs (3B)...First Team Andy Chriscaden (1B)...Second Team Will Howard (OF...Second Team 2013 Stephen Janas (P)...First Team Kal Simmons (SS)...First Team Max Pentecost (C)...Second Team Peyton Hart (3B)...Second Team 2014 Justin McCalvin (P)...First Team Max Pentecost (C)...First Team Jordan Hillyer (P)...Second Team Kal Simmons (SS)...Second Team Bo Way (OF)...Second Team Alex Liquori (OF)...Second Team 2015 Travis Bergen (P)...First Team Jordan Hillyer (P)...First Team Kal Simmons (SS)...Second Team Chris Erwin (OF)...Second Team Taylor Allum (DH)...Second Team 2016 Gabe Friese (P)...Second Team Brennan Morgan...Second Team Austin Upshaw...Second Team Corey Greeson (OF)...Second Team Griffin Helms (DH)...Second Team A-SUN ALL-FRESHMEN 2006 Justin Freeman (P) 2007 Kyle Heckathorn (P) Jace Whitmer (C) 2008 Ryan Rodebaugh (P) 2010 Ronnie Freeman (C) Peyton Hart (INF) 2012 Max Pentecost (C) Justin McCalvin (RP) 2013 Kal Simmons (SS) Alex Liquori (OF) 2014 Gabe Friese (P) Chris Erwin (P) 2015 Taylor Allum (OF) Grant Williams (2B) 2016 David Chabut (SS)

7 2017 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS B/T HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Tony Dibrell Pitcher R/R Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. / Chattahoochee HS 2 Trevor Brown Infield R/R So. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS 3 Corey Greeson Outfield S/R Sr. Calhoun, Ga. / Walters State CC 4 Matt Mixon Inf/Out R/R Jr. Acworth, Ga. / North Paulding HS 5 Brock Turner Pitcher R/R R-Sr. Colbert, Ga. / Middle Georgia College 6 Terence Norman Outfield R/R Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain HS 7 Jeremy Howell Infield R/R Sr. Dallas, Ga. / East Paulding HS 9 Jake Franklin Inf/Out L/R So. Homer, Ga. / Jefferson HS 10 Forrest Bramlett Infield R/R R-Jr. Ellijay, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 11 Grant Williams Infield L/R Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic HS 13 Will Bice Pitcher R/R Jr. Fortson, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 14 LaDonis Bryant Outfield R/R R-Jr. Blakely, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter 15 Chris Erwin Pitcher L/L Sr. Grayson, Ga. / Grayson HS 16 Joe Taylor Pitcher L/L Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Marist HS 17 Taylor Wilkes Pitcher R/R Fr. Jefferson, Ga. / Jefferson HS 18 David Chabut Infield R/R So. Loganville, Ga. / Loganville HS 19 Brian Exley Pitcher R/L R-So. Woodstock, Ga. / Sequoyah HS 20 Austin Upshaw Infield L/R Jr. Buford, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 21 Rhian Mann Pitcher R/R Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS 22 Austin Pharr Infield L/R So. Canton, Ga. / Cherokee HS 23 AJ Moore Pitcher R/R Jr. Dacula, Ga. / Mountain View HS 24 Mason Ward Pitcher L/L Sr. Canton, Ga. / Cherokee HS 25 Daniel Seres Catcher R/R Fr. Canton, Ga. / Sequoyah HS 26 Taylor Allum Inf/Out L/R R-Jr. Grayson, Ga. / Grayson HS 27 Drew Reeves Pitcher R/R So. Harris County, Ga. / Harris County 29 Gabe Friese Pitcher L/R Sr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Marietta HS 31 Jordan Versteeg Pitcher R/R R-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Mount Paran Christian 32 Turner Watkins Infield R/R Sr. Roswell, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 34 Griffin Helms Catcher R/R Jr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 35 Jordan Krueger Pitcher R/R Fr. Acworth, Ga. / North Paulding HS 41 Nathan Dupree Pitcher L/L R-Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS 42 Garrett Hodges Outfield L/L Fr. Guytown, Ga. / Effingham HS 46 Erich Stahl Pitcher R/R Sr. Sautee, Ga / Georgia Perimeter No. Name Pos. 26 Allum, Taylor Inf/Out 13 Bice, Will Pitcher 10 Bramlett, Forrest Infield 2 Brown, Trevor Infield 14 Bryant, LaDonis Outfield 18 Chabut, David Infield 1 Dibrell, Tony Pitcher 41 Dupree, Nathan Pitcher 15 Erwin, Chris Pitcher 19 Exley, Brian Pitcher 9 Franklin, Jake Inf/Out 29 Friese, Gabe Pitcher 3 Greeson, Corey Outfield 34 Helms, Griffin Catcher 42 Hodges, Garrett Outfield 7 Howell, Jeremy Infield 35 Krueger, Jordan Pitcher 21 Mann, Rhian Pitcher 4 Mixon, Matt Inf/Out 23 Moore, AJ Pitcher 6 Norman, Terence Outfield 22 Pharr, Austin Infield 27 Reeves, Drew Pitcher 25 Seres, Daniel Catcher 46 Stahl, Erich Pitcher 16 Taylor, Joe Pitcher 5 Turner, Brock Pitcher 20 Upshaw, Austin Infield 31 Versteeg, Jordan Pitcher 24 Ward, Mason Pitcher 32 Watkins, Turner Infield 17 Wilkes, Taylor Pitcher 11 Williams, Grant Infield COACHING STAFF Head Coach: #44 Mike Sansing (26th season) Assistant Coaches: #12 Kevin Erminio (11th season), #33 Trey Fowler (5th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: #36 Clint Harrison (1st season)

8 RADIO/TV ROSTER/PRONUNCIATION 1 Tony Dibrell Jr. 9 Jake Franklin So. 17 Taylor Wilkes Fr. 24 #24 Mason Ward Sr. 34 Griffin Helms Jr. 2 Trevor Brown So. 10 Forrest Bramlett R-So. 18 David Chabut So. Sha-BOOT 25 Daniel Seres Fr. SERIES 35 Jordan Krueger Fr. 3 Corey Greeson Sr. GREESE-son 11 Grant Williams Jr Matt Mixon Jr. 13 Will Bice Jr. 20 Brian Exley R-So. Austin Upshaw Jr Taylor Allum R-Jr. AL-UMM Drew Reeves So Nathan Dupree R-Fr. DOO-pree Garrett Hodges Fr. 5 Brock Turner Sr. 14 LaDonis Bryant R-Jr. 21 Rhian Mann Fr. RYAN 29 Gabe Friese Sr. FREEZE 46 Erich Stahl Sr. ERIC-STALL 6 7 Terence Norman Fr. Jeremy Howell Sr Chris Erwin Sr. 22 Austin Pharr So. FAR Joe Taylor Fr. 23 AJ Moore Jr Jordan Versteeg R-Jr. Turner Watkins Sr.

9 2017 STATISTICS 2017 Kennesaw State Baseball Overall Statistics for Kennesaw State (as of Feb 21, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-3 Home: 4-3 Away: 0-0 Atlantic Sun: 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% 42 Hodges, Garrett Erwin, Chris Norman, Terence Upshaw, Austin Howell, Jeremy Chabut, David Franklin, Jake Helms, Griffin Allum, Taylor Greeson, Corey Williams, Grant Bramlett, Forrest Bryant, LaDonis Pharr, Austin Brown, Trevor Mixon, Matt Totals Opponents LOB - Team (66), Opp (58). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (4). (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 1 Dibrell, Tony / Ward, Mason / Bice, Will / Watkins, Turner / Exley, Brian / Wilkes, Taylor / Krueger, Jordan / Versteeg, Jordan / Friese, Gabe / Turner, Brock / Moore, AJ / Reeves, Drew / Stahl, Erich / Dupree, Nathan / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), HELMS 2, BRAMLETT 2, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - HELMS (3-4), MOORE (2-3), BRAMLETT (2-3), DIBRELL (2-2), TURNER (0-1), FRIESE (1-1).

10 2017 STATISTICS 2017 Kennesaw State Baseball Batting Leaders for Kennesaw State (as of Feb 21, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 20 Games 25% of Games 50 AB 50 TPA Pitching minimums - 10 Games 10 IP Batting avg Slugging pct On base pct Runs scored Upshaw, Austin Bramlett, Forrest tied at... 5 Doubles Upshaw, Austin Chabut, David 3 7 Howell, Jeremy tied at... 2 Hits Upshaw, Austin Chabut, David 9 7 Howell, Jeremy tied at... 7 Triples 1. 6 Norman, Terence 1 Runs batted in Allum, Taylor Upshaw, Austin Williams, Grant 5 7 Howell, Jeremy tied at... 4 Home runs Allum, Taylor Upshaw, Austin 1 10 Bramlett, Forrest 1 34 Helms, Griffin 1 Total bases Upshaw, Austin Allum, Taylor Chabut, David 12 7 Howell, Jeremy Helms, Griffin 11 Sac bunts Allum, Taylor 1 Walks Upshaw, Austin Howell, Jeremy Helms, Griffin 4 3 Greeson, Corey tied at... 3 Sac flies 1. 9 Franklin, Jake 1 Hit by pitch 1. 3 Greeson, Corey 1 26 Allum, Taylor 1 11 Williams, Grant 1 10 Bramlett, Forrest 1 9 Franklin, Jake 1 Stolen bases 1. 3 Greeson, Corey 1 9 Franklin, Jake 1 15 Erwin, Chris 1 34 Helms, Griffin 1 Caught stealing Allum, Taylor 1 Strikeouts Bramlett, Forrest Chabut, David Franklin, Jake 5 20 Upshaw, Austin 5 34 Helms, Griffin 5 At bats Williams, Grant Chabut, David Upshaw, Austin Howell, Jeremy Allum, Taylor 23 Steal attempts Allum, Taylor 1 9 Franklin, Jake 1 15 Erwin, Chris 1 34 Helms, Griffin 1 3 Greeson, Corey 1 Grounded into DP 1. 2 Brown, Trevor 1 42 Hodges, Garrett 1 Games played Upshaw, Austin 7 18 Chabut, David 7 26 Allum, Taylor tied at... 6 Stolen base pct Total plate appearances Upshaw, Austin Williams, Grant Chabut, David Howell, Jeremy tied at Game starts Chabut, David 7 20 Upshaw, Austin Williams, Grant 6 7 Howell, Jeremy 6 26 Allum, Taylor 6

11 2017 STATISTICS Score by innings Total Kennesaw State Opponents Record when... Overall 4-3 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 4-3 Home games 4-3 Away games 0-0 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 4-3 Night games 0-0 vs Left starter 2-1 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 4-1 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 0-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 2-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 3-1 Opp. scored in 1st 1-0 Scores first 2-1 Opp. scores first 2-2 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-1 Made 0 errors error errors 1-0 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 2-2 Out-hit opponent 4-0 Out-hit by opponent 0-2 Hits are tied 0-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 2 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : 4157 ( 7 dates avg = 593 ) Away attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Total attendance: 4157 ( 7 dates avg = 593 )