Cumberland (22-14, 10-2) vs. #18 Trevecca (25-13, 8-1)

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1 1 NAIA National Championship (2004), 2 Runner-up Finishes, 10 World Series Appearances Cumberland Sports Information One Cumberland Square Lebanon, Tenn Fax (615) Jo Jo Freeman, Sports Information Director (615) jfreeman@cumberland.edu 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT (INN) F. 13 at #18 Auburn-Montgomery L, 4-1 (6) F. 14 at Faulkner Univ. W, 6-0 (7) F. 14 at Faulkner Univ. W, 15-0 (5) F. 15 at #18 Auburn-Montgomery L, 12-6 (7) F. 15 at #18 Auburn-Montgomery W, 7-6 (7) F. 21 Iowa Wesleyan W, 14-4 (5) F. 21 Iowa Wesleyan W, 7-3 (7) F. 22 Iowa Wesleyan W, 6-5 (7) F. 22 Iowa Wesleyan L, 4-2 (6) F. 27 Missouri Baptist L, 4-1 (7) F. 27 Missouri Baptist L, 6-0 (7) F. 28 Missouri Baptist canceled M. 2 vs. St. Xavier$ L, 6-2 (7) M. 2 at #13 Embry-Riddle L, 3-1 (7) M. 3 vs. St. Xavier$ W, 3-2 (7) M. 3 at #13 Embry-Riddle L, 6-2 (7) M. 4 vs. #6 Bellevue Univ.$ W, 7-6 (7) M. 5 at #13 Embry-Riddle L, 8-5 (9) M. 13 Bethel College* W, 8-2 (7) M. 13 Bethel College* L, 4-2 (7) M. 14 Bethel College* L, 21-4 (7) M. 15 Lindsey Wilson W, 6-1 (7) M. 15 Lindsey Wilson L, 7-4 (7) M. 18 at Georgetown College L, 5-0 (7) M. 18 at Georgetown College L, 2-1 (7) M. 20 Mid-Continent* W, 5-0 (9) M. 21 Mid-Continent* W, 14-2 (6) M. 21 Mid-Continent* W, 8-0 (7) M. 24 Georgetown College W, 14-0 (7) M. 25 Tennessee Wesleyan canceled M. 28 at Lyon College* W, (10) M. 28 at Lyon College* W, 13-1 (5) M. 29 at Lyon College* W, 6-1 (9) A. 1 at #8 Campbellsville W, 8-3 (9) A. 3 Union Univ.* W, 4-2 (9) A. 4 Union Univ.* W, 5-3 (7) A. 4 Union Univ.* W, 7-1 (7) A. 6 at Lindsey Wilson canceled A. 8 #9 Campbellsville W, 19-8 (7) A. 10 #18 Trevecca* 2 PM A. 11 #18 Trevecca (DH)* Noon A. 14 at Milligan College 4 PM A. 15 at Milligan College Noon A. 18 at Lambuth (DH) Noon A. 19 at Lambuth 1 PM A. 21 at Lee Univ. 5 PM A. 24 at Freed-Hardeman* 5 PM A. 25 at Freed-Hardeman (DH)* 1 PM A. 26 at Campbellsville 1 PM A. 30 Martin Methodist* 2 PM M. 1 Martin Methodist (DH)* 1 PM $ - Games played in Daytona Beach, Fla. * - TranSouth Conference game All game times Central Time Home games in Bold Cumberland (22-14, 10-2) vs. #18 Trevecca (25-13, 8-1) When: April 10-11, 2009 Site: Lebanon, Tenn./Ernest L. Stockton Field, Woody Hunt Stadium Radio 1490 AM WCOR Friday/98.9 FM WANT Saturday -- Mitch Walters, Ben Bowers Notes: Cumberland fi nishes its current seven-game homestand with a weekend series against rival Trevecca Friday and Saturday... The Bulldogs have won 12 consecutive games dating to March 20, including nine-in-a-row in TranSouth Conference action... Cumberland owns a mark against Trevecca since the start of the 2002 season, including 8-4 at Ernest L. Stockton Field... The Trojans won both regular season meetings last season in Nashville but the Bulldogs defeated TNU, 4-0 and 7-5, in the TSAC Championships in Millington, Tenn. Old rivals meet again Cumberland and Trevecca meet on the diamond for the 26th time in the last eight years, with the Bulldogs posting a mark against the Trojans since the start of the 2002 season. Cumberland is 8-4 at Ernest L. Stockton Field against TNU over that span. No team has won more than three games in a row, with CU s streak of three coming in 2007, including a doubleheader on April 28 and a victory in the TranSouth Championships on May 4. Trevecca won the two regular season meetings last season in Nashville, 4-3 and 4-2, but Cumberland came back with a pair of victories in the TSAC Championships, 4-0 and 7-5 in the championship game. 04/23/02 Home W, /27/02 Nashville, Tenn L, /27/02 Home W, /21/03 Nashville, Tenn W, /22/03 Nashville, Tenn L, /22/03 Nashville, Tenn W, /19/04 Home L, /22/05 Home L, /23/05 Home W, /23/05 Home W, /06/05 Nashville, Tenn L, /07/06 Nashville, Tenn W, /08/06 Nashville, Tenn L, /08/06 Nashville, Tenn W, /05/05 Home W, /12/06 Home L, /14/06 Home W, /27/07 Home L, /28/07 Home W, /28/07 Home W, /04/07 Jackson, Tenn W, /01/08 Nashville, Tenn L, /01/08 Nashville, Tenn L, /29/08 Millington, Tenn W, /01/08 Millington, Tenn W, 7-5 Wheeler continues hitting streak Senior Michael Wheeler singled and homered Wednesday in CU s 19-8 victory over ninthranked Campbellsville, pushing his hitting streak to 13 games, tied for tops on the club. The Mt. Juliet, Tenn., native is batting.479 (23-for-48) during the stretch with fi ve doubles, 12 runs scored and 15 RBIs. He has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 outings dating to March 4 versus Bellevue University, a 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBI day against the then sixth-ranked Bruins. He added three hits the next day against Embry-Riddle and has collected three hits three times during his current streak versus Georgetown College, at Campbellsville and against Union University. Wheeler also has two hits in a game four times during the 13-game streak and has driven in multiple runs four times. The Friendship Christian School product leads the club in batting with his.435 average and also is tied for fi rst in hits (40) and doubles (9) while ranking fourth in RBIs (22). Wheeler ranks second in the TranSouth in batting, third in hits and sixth in slugging percentage (.674) and total bases (62). He also ranks 49th nationally in hits per game (1.481). Kikla extends streak to 13 with big day Junior infi elder Sam Kikla extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a big day in CU s 19-8 victory over ninth-ranked Campbellsville Wednesday, hitting a pair of home runs, driving in fi ve runs and scoring three times in the triumph. The Malabar, Fla., native is batting.404 (19-for-47) during the stretch with three doubles, three homers, 14 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has hit safely in 21 of his last 22 contests dating to February 27 with eight multi-hit outings. He collected a pair of hits in two of the three games at Embry-Riddle in March and has hit safely in 10 of the 11 TranSouth contests in which he has played. Kikla ranks third on the club with a.381 average and leads the squad with 25 RBIs, 30

2 2 GENERAL INFORMATION Location Lebanon, Tenn. Enrollment/Founded ,351/1842 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Cardinal and White President Dr. Harvill Easton Director of Athletics Ron Pavan Website Conference TranSouth Home Field Ernest L. Stockton Field (500) Dimensions..... LF - 315, LC - 385, CF - 395, RC - 385, RF MEDIA RELATIONS Director Jo Jo Freeman Freeman s jfreeman@cumberland.edu Freeman s Offi ce Phone / Freeman s Home Phone / Media Relations Fax / Mailing Address One Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN COACHING STAFF Head Coach Wood Hunt Alma Mater/Year Belmont/1980 Career Record /27 Seasons CU as 4-year school /25 Seasons CU as 2-year school /2 Seasons Hunt s Offi ce Phone / Assistant Coach Kevin Hite (Cumberland, 1996) Hite s Offi ce Phone / Assistant Coach Ryan Hunt (Cumberland, 2003) Hunt s Offi ce Phone / Graduate Asst......Bryant Baines (Cumberland, 2007) Graduate Asst..Chuck MacFarlane (Cumberland, 2005) Volunteer Asst......Chris Schrock (Cumberland, 1999) Volunteer Asst Mike Minkel (Cumberland, 2005) Student Assistant Mark Giveden TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record TransSouth Regular Season Finish /3rd 2008 TransSouth Tournament Finish st 2008 National Finish NA 2008 Postseason Super Regional (L, 2-1) Pitchers Returning/Lost /5 Starters Returning/Lost /5 Newcomers runs scored and seven stolen bases. He ranks ninth in the TranSouth in hits (40), 10th in runs scored, 11th in batting average and total bases (64) and 14th in slugging percentage (.610). Greener finds stroke Junior Matt Greener has also been red hot at the plate and had his 10-game hitting streak snapped in last Saturday s second game against Union University. Greener is batting.390 (16-for-41) over his last 12 games with two doubles, three home runs, 12 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He collected three hits in the opener at Lyon College and recorded a pair of hits three other times during the 10-game hitting streak. Greener ranks fourth on the club with a.368 overall average and is second with 38 hits. He is also tied for third on the club with eight doubles. The Jupiter, Fla., 2009 CUMBERLAND ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. B/T Hometown/Previous School 1 Jason Frost IF SR R-R Sanford, Fla./Seminole HS (Seminole CC) 2 Chris Fanning OF r-sr L-L Huntland, Tenn./Huntland HS 3 Will Curry IF SR R-R Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS (Indian River CC) 4 Matt Burton RHP r-sr R-R Lebanon, Tenn./Wilson Central HS 5 Kyle West C r-sr R-R Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS (Oklahoma State) 7 Adam Sprague LHP JR L-L Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS (Seminole CC) 8 Matt Holliman IF JR L-R Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HS (Dyersburg State CC) 10 Matt Greener IF JR R-R Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS (Palm Beach CC) 11 Tyler Fisher OF SO R-R Kokomo, Ind./Taylor HS 13 Clint Alexander 1B r-sr R-R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS (Tennessee Tech) 14 Blake Simmons OF SR L-R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central HS (Dyersburg State CC) 15 Luke Whittaker RHP JR R-R Cottontown, Tenn./White House HS (Cleveland State CC) 16 Shawn Schaefer LHP JR R-L Pitt Meadows, B.C./Pitt Meadows Sec. (Univ. of British Colum.) 17 Max Kautz OF JR R-R Palo Alto, Calif./Florida Air Academy (Canada CC) 18 Sam Kikla IF JR R-R Malabar, Fla./Palm Bay HS (Seminole CC) 19 Matt Vance RHP r-so R-R Castalian Springs, Tenn./Trousdale County HS 20 Babich Cowan RHP SR R-R Fairfi eld, Calif./Vanden HS (Solano CC) 21 Jeremy Malmendier IF JR L-R Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS (Sacramento City CC) 22 Eric Mull 3B r-sr R-R San Jose, Calif./Oak Grove HS (Skyline CC) 23 Richard Timbrook RHP SR R-R Independence, Mo./Truman HS (Emporia State) 24 Zack Diekmann OF SR R-R Niceville, Fla./Niceville HS (Tallahassee CC) 25 Charlie Belote OF r-sr R-R Gallatin, Tenn./Gallatin HS 26 Robert Post RHP r-jr R-R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 27 Taylor Hatfi eld IF r-fr L-R Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 28 Dave Weyer OF JR R-R Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Rita HS (Phoenix College) 29 Evan Sanders C r-so R-R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central HS 30 Jeremy Wilson OF SR R-R Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 31 Eric Spivey RHP r-sr R-R Ocala, Fla./Belleview HS (Central Florida CC) 32 Michael Wheeler C SR R-R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Friendship Christian (Walters State CC) 33 Lee Verwell LHP SO L-L Toronto, Ontario/Malvern Collegiate (Crowder College) 34 Briggs Dixson RHP r-jr R-R Murphy, N.C./Murphy HS 35 Corey Merrill 1B SR R-R Old Hickory, Tenn./Donelson Christian Academy 36 James Parker RHP r-sr R-R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central HS 37 Christian Jennings LHP r-fr L-L Lebanon, Tenn./Lebanon HS (Carson-Newman) 40 Brian Karahalios C JR L-R Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS (Pasco-Hernando CC) 41 Adrian Mull 1B JR L-R San Jose, Calif./Leigh HS (Skyline CC) 44 Ryan Williams IF FR R-R Murfreesboro, Tenn./LaVergne HS COACHING STAFF 6 Woody Hunt, Head Coach, 28th Season (Belmont, 1980) 12 Kevin Hite, Assistant Coach, 9th Season (Cumberland, 1996) 16 Ryan Hunt, Assistant Coach, 7th Season (Cumberland, 2003) Bryant Baines, Graduate Assistant (Cumberland, 2005) Chuck MacFarlane, Graduate Assistant (Cumberland, 2007) Chris Schrock, Volunteer Assistant (Cumberland, 1999) Mike Minkel, Volunteer Assistant (Cumberland, 2005) Mark Gividen, Student Assistant native has played in the most games of anyone on the squad, 33, starting 32 of those contests. Greener ranks 15th in the TranSouth in batting average and hits. Pitching big part of success For a staff that had to replace nearly 90 percent of its innings, the current group of arms, especially the three guys throwing on the weekend for the Bulldogs, have been a major part of the team s current 12-game winning streak and 10-2 mark in TranSouth Conference play. Juniors Shawn Schaefer and Robert Post and senior Richard Timbrook have all pitched very well, posting a 9-1 combined mark with a 1.78 ERA in TSAC action. Schaefer has been the workhorse, tossing a pair of nine-inning affairs and 30.0 total innings in four TSAC starts with a 3.00 ERA and 23 strikeouts. The lefthander has won his last four decisions. Post tossed a fi ve-inning no-hitter at Lyon College and has allowed just four earned runs in four league starts, striking out 31 in 23.1 innings of work. The righthander has allowed only seven hits and opponents are batting just.092. Post ranks fourth nationally in opponent batting average for all games (.163), hits allowed per nine innings (4.97), 31st in ERA (2.16) and 50th in earned runs allowed (1.43). Timbrook has won six consecutive decisions and has given up just one earned run in 22.2 innings of work in conference play. Overall Timbrook ranks 34th in the country in ERA (2.20), 35th in wins (6) and 44th in earned runs allowed (1.38). Spivey slowly working way back Senior Eric Spivey underwent shoulder surgery

3 2009 HITTING BY THE NUMBERS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K SF SH SB-A FLD% Overall Bench TranSouth Home Away Neutral PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS ERA W-L G CG SHO S IP H R-ER BB K 2B 3B HR B/Avg Overall TranSouth Starters Relievers Home Away Neutral RUNS BY INNING Ex Tot Avg Cumberland Opponents HOME RUNS (31) No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Base Inning Outs Pitcher 1 Diekmann (1) at Auburn-Montgomery (2/13) Yates (R) 2 Mull (1) at Faulkner Univ. (2/14) Zenko (R) 3 Kautz (1)* at Faulkner Univ. (2/14) Smith (R) 4 Kikla (1) at Auburn-Montgomery (2/15) Holder (R) 5 Kikla (2) at Auburn-Montgomery (2/15) Holder (R) 6 Diekmann (2)* at Auburn-Montgomery (2/15) Piper (R) 7 Mull (2) at Auburn-Montgomery (2/15) Reid (R) 8 Greener (1) Iowa Wesleyan (2/21) DeVoe (L) 9 Holliman (1)* Iowa Wesleyan (2/21) DeVoe (L) 10 Alexander (1) Iowa Wesleyan (2/21) Christou (R) 11 Mull (3) Iowa Wesleyan (2/21) Christou (R) 12 West (1)* Iowa Wesleyan (2/22) Martinez (L) 13 West (2) vs. Bellevue Univ. (3/04) Wink (R) 14 Wheeler (1) vs. Bellevue Univ. (3/04) Wink (R) 15 Fisher (1) Bethel College (3/13) Fitzpatrick (R) 16 Holliman (2) Lindsey Wilson (3/15) Rhodes (R) 17 Holliman (3) Mid-Continent (3/21) Adler (R) 18 Fisher (2) Mid-Continent (3/21) Bowman (L) 19 Holliman (4) Georgetown College (3/24) Ballinger (L) 20 Kautz (2) at Lyon College (3/28) Salahub (R) 21 Alexander (2) at Lyon College (3/28) Page (L) 22 Mull (4) at Campbellsville (4/01) Tolmachoff (R) 23 Kautz (3) Union Univ. (4/03) Harken (R) 24 Holliman (5) Union Univ. (4/04) Davis (L) 25 Mull (5)* Union Univ. (4/04) Kirksey (R) 26 Kikla (3)* Union Univ. (4/04) Kirksey (R) 27 Wheeler (2) Union Univ. (4/04) Alberty (R) 28 Fisher (3) Campbellsville (4/09) Kutsukos (R) 29 Kikla (4) Campbellsville (4/09) Fisher (R) 30 Kikla (5) Campbellsville (4/09) Payne (R) 31 Wheeler (3)* Campbellsville (4/09) Payne (R) * - Leadoff Home Run Friday PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Saturday - Game 1 Saturday - Game 2 PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Left Field Center Field Right Field Designated Hitter 3 Shawn Schaefer (L) 4-1, 4.79 ERA, 37 K Robert Post (R) 4-2, 1.73 ERA, 43 K Richard Timbrook (R) 6-1, 2.00 ERA, 24 K Kyle West.345, 2 HR, 10 RBI Eric Mull.229, 5 HR, 23 RBI Sam Kikla.381, 5 HR, 25 RBI Matt Greener.368, 1 HR, 18 RBI Matt Holliman.346, 5 HR, 22 RBI Michael Wheeler.435, 3 HR, 22 RBI Tyler Fisher.341, 3 HR 24 RBI Max Kautz.383, 3 HR, 15 RBI Clint Alexander.247, 2 HR, 13 RBI BULLDOGS RECORD... February March April May Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Has Double-Digit Hits Scores Double-Digit Runs Does Not Commit an Error CU Commits More Errors Opponent Commits More Errors Errors Are Even Against Teams With Losing Record Against Teams With Winning Record Against Teams With.500 Record last May and has been on the slow road to recovery both in rehab and with his work on the mound this season. Coach Woody Hunt has brought along the righthander very slowly, one inning at a time. Spivey did not allow a run in his fi rst three outings this season but gave up two runs at Embry-Riddle on March 5. Since then the Ocala, Fla., native has given up just one unearned run in four contests, including a fi ve-inning relief effort in a 10-inning victory at Lyon College on March 28. In that game Spivey allowed just two hits and the one run with three strikeouts, keeping the Scots at bay until Max Kautz s two-run homer in the 10th won it for CU. Spivey owns a 0.82 ERA in 11.0 innings of work this season with 10 strikeouts overall and a 1-0 record. Tidbits Cumberland has used a different starting lineup in each game this season and has used 36 different players in 2009 because of injuries and suspensions Senior Clint Alexander has hit safely in his last six games, raising his season average 58 points to.247 Matt Holliman has hit safely in 15 of his last 18 contests, batting.386 (27-for-70) with six doubles, four home runs and

4 4 WIN-LOSS SUMMARY Total Conference Non-Conf Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Left vs Right Run games Run games Run games Extra inns Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Scores fi rst Opp. scores fi rst 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 Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opp. made 0 errors Opp. made 1 error Opp. made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied RBIs Max Kautz earned his way into the starting lineup by hitting.500 (14-for-28) over his last eight games played with three doubles, 12 runs scored and nine RBIs. Kautz had multiple hits in fi ve consecutive outings (March 21-29) and multiple runs in four of the eight games. Kautz, Post selected TSAC POW Juniors Max Kautz and Robert Post were selected the TranSouth Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, March 29 as named by the conference offi ce. Kautz hit.563 during CU s four victories with nine runs scored, three doubles, one home run and fi ve RBIs. He also drew two walks while posting a.938 slugging percentage. The Palo Alto, Calif., native posted at least two hits in all four games for the week. Kautz hit a game-winning two-run homer in the 10-inning, victory over Lyon College in the fi rst game of a doubleheader. Post posted a fi ve-inning no-hitter in his only appearance of the week. The Mt. Juliet, Tenn., native struck out eight and walked three against Lyon in the no-hitter and allowed just an unearned run on a throwing error in the contest. Sprague voted TSAC Pitcher of the Week Junior Adam Sprague was voted the TranSouth Conference Pitcher of the Week on February 23 after posting his second victory of the season, versus Iowa Wesleyan. The lefthander from Winter Park, Fla., tossed six innings, allowing just two earned runs, striking out six and walking two against the Tigers. CU ranked 11th in preseason The Cumberland baseball team ranked 11th in the 2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll announced in November. The Bulldogs posted a record last season and fi nished the year one win shy of their fi fth straight NAIA World Series appearance. The Bulldogs and 28th-year head coach Woody Hunt returned four starters from last year s club, including catcher Mike Wheeler, who hit 15 home runs and had 64 RBIs, as well as outfi elder/dh Zack Diekmann, who belted eight home runs with 26 RBIs. CU had to replace almost its entire pitching staff that posted a team earned-run-average of 3.74 last season and allowed opponents to bat just.258. Gone from roster are eight pitchers who accounted for 75 percent of last season s innings. Hunt elected to Sports Hall of Fame Cumberland baseball coach Woody Hunt was be one of 11 greats induced into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame on February 20 at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Others who were inducted include Sam Bartholomew, Jr., Philip Hutcheson, Joe Gilliam, Jr. (posthumous), Tommy Owen (posthumous), Andy Nelson, Sarah Ingram, Elliot Perry, Tim Priest, Stan Huntsman and Chip Kell. Hunt has served on the baseball staff at Cumberland for 30 years, three as an assistant in 1978, 79 and 81 and then as the head coach since CU was a two-year school his fi rst two seasons and became a four-year institution beginning with the 1984 baseball season. The Belmont University graduate has compiled 1,193 victories in 27 seasons as head coach at CU and an 1, mark as head coach since He is one of only six coaches to register more than 1,000 career victories in NAIA. It marked the fi fth Hall of Fame in which Hunt was inducted. He had previously been inducted into the NAIA, Cumberland, Boyle County [KY] and Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Halls of Fame. CU picked to win TranSouth Cumberland s baseball team was picked to win the TranSouth Conference in a preseason poll of the league coaches announced in January by the conference offi ce. Cumberland received six of the eight fi rst-place votes in a poll of the league coaches and tallied 62 total points. Trevecca received the other two fi rst-place votes and had 58 total points for second place. Union University, Martin Methodist and Lyon College ranked third, fourth and fi fth, respectively, with Freed- Hardeman, Bethel College and Mid-Continent rounding out the poll. In 2008, Trevecca won the regular season title, with Cumberland taking the TranSouth Tournament championship. The Bulldogs won their fi fth straight Region XI Tournament but fell one game shy of the NAIA World Series, losing in a best-of-three series to Union College (KY) TranSouth Baseball Preseason Poll TEAM POINTS (1st Place Votes) 1. Cumberland 62 (6) 2. Trevecca 58 (2) 3. Union Univ Martin Methodist Lyon College Freed-Hardeman Bethel College Mid-Continent 8

5 2009 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME BURTON, Matt - 3 appearances 2/15 Auburn-Montgomery-1 R ND 3/14 Bethel College R ND TOTALS COWAN, Babich - 6 appearances 2/13 Auburn Montgomery R ND 3/03 Embry-Riddle R ND 3/05 Embry-Riddle R ND 3/14 Bethel College R ND 3/15 Lindsey Wilson-1 R ND 4/08 Campbellsville S W TOTALS JENNINGS, Christian - 5 appearances 2/15 Auburn Montgomery-2 R S 2/22 Iowa Wesleyan-1 R W 3/03 Embry-Riddle S L 3/13 Bethel College-2 R ND 3/15 Lindsey Wilson-2 R ND TOTALS PARKER, James - 6 appearances 2/15 Auburn Montgomery-1 S L 2/22 Iowa Wesleyan-2 S L 3/02 St. Xavier R ND 3/14 Bethel College R ND 3/18 Georgetown College-1 S L 4/01 Campbellsville S W TOTALS POST, Robert - 7 appearances 2/14 Faulkner Univ.-1 S W 2/22 Iowa Wesleyan-1 S ND 3/02 Embry-Riddle S L 3/13 Bethel College-2 S L 3/21 Mid-Continent-1 S W 3/28 Lyon College-2 S W 4/04 Union Univ.-1 S W TOTALS SCHAEFER, Shawn - 8 appearances 2/15 Auburn Montgomery-1 R ND 2/22 Iowa Wesleyan-2 R ND 2/27 Missouri Baptist-1 S L 3/04 Bellevue Univ. S W 3/13 Bethel College-1 S W 3/20 Mid-Continent S W 3/28 Lyon College-1 S ND 4/03 Union Univ. S W TOTALS MISCELLANEOUS STATS HITTING STREAKS Longest Current 32 Michael Wheeler Sam Kikla Matt Greener Max Kautz Matt Holliman Tyler Fisher Clint Alexander David Weyer Kyle West Eric Mull 5-24 Zack Diekmann 4-40 Brian Karahalios 3-14 Blake Simmons Evan Sanders 2-3 Will Curry 2-44 Ryan Williams Jeremy Wilson 1-36 James Parker Jeremy Malmendier 1 - MULTI HIT GAMES Tot 10 Matt Greener Matt Holliman Sam Kikla Michael Wheeler Tyler Fisher Max Kautz Kyle West Eric Mull Clint Alexander Zack Diekmann Brian Karahalios Will Curry David Weyer Jeremy Malmendier TEAM MULTI RBI GAMES Tot 11 Tyler Fisher Max Kautz Eric Mull Michael Wheeler Sam Kikla Matt Holliman Matt Greener Kyle West Clint Alexander Will Curry Brian Karahalios Ryan Williams David Weyer Zack Diekmann TEAM

6 STARTERS BY POSITION C: West (18), Wheeler (9), Greener (3), Karahalios (3), Sanders (3) 1B: Alexander (19), Mull (10), Karahalios (3), Parker (3), Malmendier (1) 2B: Holliman (16), Kikla (12), Greener (4), Malmendier (2), Weyer (1), Curry (1) 3B: Greener (16), Mull (13), Curry (6), Malmendier (1) SS: Holliman (14), Kikla (12), Curry (7), Frost (2), Williams (1) LF: Wheeler (18), Kautz (7), Fisher (3), Wilson (2), Sprague (1), Belote (1), Simmons (1), Malmendier (1), Greener (1), Kikla (1) CF: Fisher (20), Weyer (7), Wilson (3), Kikla (3), Simmons (3) RF: Diekmann (12), Kautz (11), Simmons (4), Greener (3), Kikla (3), Wilson (2), Fisher (1) DH: Diekmann (9), Alexander (6), Greener (5), Mull (5), Karahalios (4), Parker (2), West (2), Merrill (1), Belote (1), Kautz (1) BY BATTING ORDER 1. Kikla (23), Kautz (6), West (4), Weyer (3) 2. Holliman (20), Kikla (7), Greener (4), Kautz (1), Malmendier (1), West (1), Weyer (1), Simmons (1) 3. Mull (15), Wheeler (9), Holliman (7), Greener (4), Fisher (1) 4. Wheeler (18), Fisher (9), Greener (3), Diekmann (2), Alexander (2), Sprague (1), Karahalios (1) 5. Greener (13), Diekmann (8), Mull (7), Fisher (4), Kautz (1), Parker (1), West (1), Karahalios (1) 6. Greener (8), Kautz (6), Diekmann (6), Fisher (6), Mull (3), Alexander (2), West (2), Simmons (1), Karahalios (1), Wilson (1) 7. Alexander (17), Karahalios (5), Holliman (2), Mull (2), Parker (2), Simmons (2), Fisher (2), Sanders (1), Diekmann (1), Curry (1), Kautz (1) 8. Curry (8), Diekmann (4), Wilson (4), Alexander (4), Sanders (2), Simmons (2), Parker (2), Fisher (2), Karahalios (2), Merrill (1), Mull (1), Malmendier (1), Holliman (1), Belote (1) 9. West (11), Curry (5), Kautz (4), Weyer (4), Malmendier (3), Wilson (2), Simmons (2), Frost (2), Belote (1), Williams (1), Kikla (1) 2009 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME SPIVEY, Eric - 8 appearances 2/21 Iowa Wesleyan-2 R ND 2/27 Missouri Baptist-1 R ND 3/02 Embry-Riddle R ND 3/05 Embry-Riddle R ND 3/21 Mid-Continent-2 R ND 3/24 Georgetown College R ND 3/28 Lyon College-1 R W 4/04 Union Univ.-2 R ND TOTALS SPRAGUE, Adam - 7 appearances 2/14 Faulkner Univ.-2 S W 2/21 Iowa Wesleyan-2 S W 2/27 Missouri Baptist-2 S L 3/05 Embry-Riddle S L 3/14 Bethel College S L 3/24 Georgetown College S W 4/01 Campbellsville R ND TOTALS TIMBROOK, Richard - 8 appearances 2/13 Auburn Montgomery S L 2/21 Iowa Wesleyan-1 S W 3/03 St. Xavier S W 3/13 Bethel College-2 R ND 3/15 Lindsey Wilson-1 S W 3/21 Mid-Continent-2 S W 3/29 Lyon College S W 4/04 Union Univ.-2 S W TOTALS VANCE, Matt - 2 appearances 3/20 Georgetown College-2 S L 4/08 Campbellsville R ND TOTALS WHITTAKER, Luke - 5 appearances 2/15 Auburn Montgomery-2 S W 2/27 Missouri Baptist-2 R ND 3/02 St. Xavier S L 3/15 Lindsey Wilson-2 S L 4/08 Campbellsville R ND Totals

7 Overall Statistics for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 13-6 Away: 7-7 Neutral: 2-1 TranSouth: 10-2 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 32 Michael Wheeler Max Kautz Sam Kikla Matt Greener Matt Holliman Kyle West Tyler Fisher Zack Diekmann Clint Alexander Eric Mull David Weyer Ryan Williams Brian Karahalios Evan Sanders Will Curry Blake Simmons Jeremy Wilson Jeremy Malmendier James Parker Chuck Belote Corey Merrill Jason Frost Adrian Mull Chris Fanning Taylor Hatfield Shawn Schaefer David Layne Adam Sprague Totals Opponents LOB - Team (266), Opp (197). DPs turned - Team (23), Opp (27). IBB - Team (5), Diekmann 1, Sanders 1, Wheeler 1, Kikla 1, Simmons 1. Picked off - Weyer 1, Kikla 1, Wilson 1, Wheeler 1, Holliman 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 26 Robert Post / Richard Timbrook / Shawn Schaefer / Adam Sprague / James Parker / Eric Spivey / Matt Vance / Christian Jenning / Babich Cowan / Luke Whittaker / Matt Burton / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (15), Wheeler 9, West 3, Greener 2, Karahalios 1, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (6), Schaefer 3, Post 1, Cowan 1, Sprague 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Wheeler (19-24), West (13-17), Post (7-11), Timbrook (6-8), Parker (5-7), Schaefer (5-7), Sprague (6-6), Jennings (3-5), Sanders (4-5), Whittaker (3-4), Greener (1-4), Vance (1-2), Cowan (1-1), Karahalios (0-1).

8 Overall Statistics for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 40 Brian Karahalios David Weyer James Parker Max Kautz Evan Sanders Shawn Schaefer Blake Simmons Jeremy Wilson Chuck Belote Eric Spivey Matt Burton David Layne Kyle West Eric Mull Clint Alexander Tyler Fisher Matt Greener Michael Wheeler Sam Kikla Will Curry Matt Holliman Jeremy Malmendier Ryan Williams Jason Frost Robert Post Luke Whittaker Corey Merrill Zack Diekmann Richard Timbrook Adam Sprague Babich Cowan Matt Vance Christian Jenning Adrian Mull Taylor Hatfield Chris Fanning Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 1 Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.5 AB/Game 0.5 IP/Game

9 Games Summary for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) (All games) Inning-by-inning EX Total Cumberland Opponents Win-Loss Record When verall After 6 leading onference trailing Non-Conference tied ome games After 7 leading Away games trailing Neutral site tied ay games After 8 leading Night games trailing s Left starter tied s Right starter Run games Hit 0 home runs Run games home run Run games home runs xtra innings hutouts Opponent 0 home runs home run. 2-2 coring 0-2 runs HRs runs runs Made 0 errors runs error errors pponent 0-2 runs runs Opp. made 0 errors runs error runs errors cored in 1st inning 15-4 Out-hit opponent pp. scored in 1st Out-hit by opponent. 2-7 cores first Hits are tied pp. scores first ecord when team scores: uns W-L ecord when opponent scores: uns W-L ecord when leading after: nn W-L ecord when trailing after: nn W-L ecord when tied after: nn W-L urrent winning streak: 12 ongest winning streak: 12 ongest losing streak: 5 ome attendance : 2130 ( 19 dates avg = 112 ) Away attendance : 1654 ( 13 dates avg = 127 ) otal attendance: 3784 ( 32 dates avg = 118 )

10 Game Results for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) (All games) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall TranSouth Pitcher of record Attend Time / Feb 13, 2009 at #18 Auburn Montgomer 1-4 L 1 5 0/ Timbrook (L 0-1) 82 2:01 Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ. W / Post (W 1-0) 313 1:42 Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ. W / Sprague (W 1-0) 313 1:47 Feb 15, 2009 at #18 Auburn Montgomer 6-12 L / Parker (L 0-1) 202 2:23 Feb 15, 2009 at #18 Auburn Montgomer W / Whittaker (W 1-0) 177 2:08 Feb 21, 2009 IOWA WESLEYAN W / Timbrook (W 1-1) 202 1:51 Feb 21, 2009 IOWA WESLEYAN W / Sprague (W 2-0) 61 2:07 Feb 22, 2009 IOWA WESLEYAN W / Jennings (W 1-0) 101 2:36 Feb 22, 2009 IOWA WESLEYAN 2-4 L 2 6 1/ Parker (L 0-2) 87 1:51 Feb 27, 2009 MISSOURI BAPTIST 1-4 L 1 5 1/ Schaefer (L 0-1) 42 1:56 Feb 27, 2009 MISSOURI BAPTIST 0-6 L 0 5 2/ Sprague (L 2-1) 47 1:49 Mar 02, 2009 vs #15 St. Xavier 2-6 L 2 7 2/ Whittaker (L 1-1) 39 1:45 Mar 02, 2009 at #13 Embry-Riddle 1-3 L 1 5 2/ Post (L 1-1) 111 1:46 Mar 03, 2009 vs St. Xavier W / Timbrook (W 2-1) 45 2:00 Mar 03, 2009 at #13 Embry-Riddle 2-6 L 2 6 1/ Jennings (L 1-1) 107 1:52 Mar 04, 2009 vs #6 Bellevue Univ. W / Schaefer (W 1-1) 109 2:10 Mar 05, 2009 at #13 Embry-Riddle 5-8 L / Sprague (L 2-2) 67 3:15 *Mar 13, 2009 BETHEL COLLEGE W / Schaefer (W 2-1) 71 1:57 *Mar 13, 2009 BETHEL COLLEGE 2-4 L 2 4 2/ Post (L 1-2) 48 2:09 *Mar 14, 2009 BETHEL COLLEGE 4-21 L 4 8 4/ Sprague (L 2-3) 51 2:45 Mar 15, 2009 LINDSEY WILSON W / Timbrook (W 3-1) 89 1:44 Mar 15, 2009 LINDSEY WILSON 4-7 L 4 9 2/ Whittaker (L 1-2) 119 2:06 Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College 0-5 L 0 4 1/ Parker (L 0-3) - 1:47 Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College 1-2 L 1 5 3/ Vance (L 0-1) - 1:36 *Mar 20, 2009 MID-CONTINENT W / Schaefer (W 3-1) 133 2:25 *Mar 21, 2009 MID-CONTINENT W / Post (W 2-2) 135 1:59 *Mar 21, 2009 MID-CONTINENT W / Timbrook (W 4-1) 118 1:53 Mar 24, 2009 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE W / Sprague (W 3-3) 167 1:55 *Mar 28, 2009 at Lyon College W / (10) Spivey (W 1-0) - 3:20 *Mar 28, 2009 at Lyon College W / Post (W 3-2) - 1:45 *Mar 29, 2009 at Lyon College W / Timbrook (W 5-1) 89 2:25 Apr 01, 2009 at #8 Campbellsville W / Parker (W 1-3) 0 2:20 *Apr 03, 2009 UNION UNIV. W / Schaefer (W 4-1) 78 1:51 *Apr 04, 2009 UNION UNIV. W / Post (W 4-2) 276 1:57 *Apr 04, 2009 UNION UNIV. W / Timbrook (W 6-1) 212 1:52 Apr 08, 2009 #9 CAMPBELLSVILLE W / Cowan (W 1-0) 93 2:40 * = Conference game () extra inning game

11 Team Game-by-Game for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) Batting (All games) Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 13, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ Feb 15, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 15, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 21, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 21, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 22, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 22, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 27, 2009 Missouri Baptist Feb 27, 2009 Missouri Baptist Mar 02, 2009 vs St. Xavier Mar 02, 2009 Embry-Riddle Mar 03, 2009 vs St. Xavier Mar 03, 2009 at Embry-Riddle Mar 04, 2009 vs Bellevue Univ Mar 05, 2009 at Embry-Riddle Mar 13, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 13, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 14, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 15, 2009 Lindsey Wilson Mar 15, 2009 Lindsey Wilson Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College Mar 20, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 21, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 21, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 24, 2009 Georgetown College Mar 28, 2009 at *Lyon College Mar 28, 2009 at *Lyon College Mar 29, 2009 at *Lyon College Apr 01, 2009 at Campbellsville Apr 03, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 04, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 04, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 08, 2009 Campbellsville otals

12 Team Game-by-Game for Cumberland (as of Apr 09, 2009) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 13, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ Feb 14, 2009 at Faulkner Univ Feb 15, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 15, 2009 at Auburn Montgomery Feb 21, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 21, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 22, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 22, 2009 Iowa Wesleyan Feb 27, 2009 Missouri Baptist Feb 27, 2009 Missouri Baptist Mar 02, 2009 vs St. Xavier Mar 02, 2009 Embry-Riddle Mar 03, 2009 vs St. Xavier Mar 03, 2009 at Embry-Riddle Mar 04, 2009 vs Bellevue Univ Mar 05, 2009 at Embry-Riddle Mar 13, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 13, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 14, 2009 *Bethel College Mar 15, 2009 Lindsey Wilson Mar 15, 2009 Lindsey Wilson Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College Mar 18, 2009 at Georgetown College Mar 20, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 21, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 21, 2009 *Mid-Continent Mar 24, 2009 Georgetown College Mar 28, 2009 at *Lyon College Mar 28, 2009 at *Lyon College Mar 29, 2009 at *Lyon College Apr 01, 2009 at Campbellsville Apr 03, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 04, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 04, 2009 *Union Univ Apr 08, 2009 Campbellsville otals = TranSouth game