northern illinois baseball 2008 review

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1 v northern illinois baseball 2008 review Pg Section Highlights/A wards and Hon ors Results/Reco rd Breakdow n Overall Sta tistics MAC Statist ics MAC Summ ary

2 2008 highlights MAC Finish: NIU ended the conference season one victory shy of winning the West Division and posted the school s highest MAC winning percentage (.615). The Huskies matched the schoolrecord with 16 MAC wins and equaled their best finish at the MAC Tournament with two wins and a third-place finish. MAC Wins: The Huskies tied for the MAC s highest win total (16) and won series from both division champions (Kent State and Eastern Michigan). NIU s overall finish of fourth was its highest in 31 years. Attendance: The Huskies set the all-time NIU baseball attendance record with 4,600 on April 16 vs. Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. All-MAC: Four Huskies earned All-MAC accolades as Justin Behm garnered the first team honor and Andy Deain, Trevor Feeney and Jeff Thomas made the second team. MAC P.O.W.: Adam Holdenrid earned two MAC West Pitcher of the Week honors in March. For the week of March 4th, he racked up six strikeouts, his highest total since his freshman season in 2005, over six innings of work in NIU s 3-1 triumph over Southern Illinois, yielding just one walk and one earned run. For the week of March 25th, he hurled his first career complete game and limited Buffalo to three hits, one walk and one earned run while registering a career-high nine strikeouts. All-Star: Bobby Stevens was named to the weekly College Baseball Foundation National All-Star team on April 15 as he four straight multi-hit games from April In that span he totaled nine hits for a.642 average with 10 runs, four steals and reached base four times from being hit by a pitch Newcomers: Signed the nation s No. 63 ranked high school recruiting class, best among MAC and Illinois schools. Closer: Andy Deain led the MAC with 10 saves and topped the league with a school-record 35 appearances. Wins: Head coach Ed Mathey became the school s career coaching wins leader on March 22 at Buffalo with his 144th victory in the middle of his sixth season at NIU. Illinois: NIU continued its success against Illinois opposition by ending the year with 24-8 (.750) record against intrastate foes over the past three seasons, including a 3-2 record in Steals and Defense: The Huskies led the MAC with 83 stolen bases and set a school-record with a.963 team fielding percentage. Game Records: Justin Behm tied the school single-game record with eight RBI on three hits, including a pair of homers, vs. Akron on April 13 in the first game of a double header. Joe Etcheverry matched the school-mark with five hits vs. Illinois State on April 23, driving in a run and scoring two. MLB Recognition: NIU was honored prior to a pair of Cactus League openers on Feb. 27 (the Rockies-White Sox game in Tucson and the Royals-Rangers contest in Surprise). National Prescence: The Huskies placed two players on three national preseason watch lists with catcher Matt Behren on the list for the Johnny Bench Award and pitcher Andy Deain for both the Brooks Wallace and Roger Clemens Awards. Awards and Honors Dan Atkenson NIU Baseball Pitcher of the Year Justin Behm First Team All-MAC Matt Behren Johnny Bench Award Watch List Andy Deain Roger Clemens Award Watch List Brooks Wallace Award Watch List Second Team All-MAC Joe Etcheverry NIU Baseball Newcomer of the Year Trevor Feeney Second Team All-MAC Co-NIU Baseball Top Dawg Award Adam Holdenrid MAC West Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 4) MAC West Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 25) Rawlings Gold Glove Award NIU Baseball Most Improved Player Award Dave Reynolds MAC All-Tournament Team Bobby Stevens CBF National All-Star Team Co-NIU Baseball Top Dawg Award Jeff Thomas Second Team All-MAC NIU Baseball Player of the Year Senior Justin Behm earned first team All-MAC recognition by leading the Huskies with 11 homeruns and a.511 slugging percentage. He also tied the NIU single-game record with eight RBI against Akron on April

3 2008 scores Date Game Result Score r-h-e r-h-e Inn Overall MAC Pitcher of record Time Feb. 28 ^ vs. Portland L (16) Badgley (L 0-1) 4:22 ^ vs. Hawaii L Jernstad (L 0-1) 2:53 Mar. 1 at Southern Illinois W Holdenrid (W 1-0) 2:30 at Southern Illinois W Copp (W 1-0) 2:55 Mar. 2 at Southern Illinois L Oates (L 0-1) 3:05 Mar. 7 at Texas State L Feeney (L 0-1) 2:56 Mar. 8 + vs. Texas Tech L Jernstad (L 0-2) 2:03 Mar. 9 + vs. Texas Tech L Holdenrid (L 1-1) 3:07 at Texas State L Copp (L 1-1) 2:58 Mar. 11 at Texas-San Antonio W Reynolds (W 1-0) 2:19 Mar. 12! vs. #25 Oklahoma L Feeney (L 0-2) 3:01 Mar. 13 at Dallas Baptist L Nykiel (L 0-1) 3:00 Mar. 14 at Dallas Baptist L Copp (L 1-2) 2:50 Mar. 15 at Dallas Baptist W Holdenrid (W 2-1) 2:48 Mar. 22 # at Buffalo W Feeney (W 1-2) 2:25 # at Buffalo W Holdenrid (W 3-1) 2:45 Mar. 23 # at Buffalo W Deain (W 1-0) 3:03 Mar. 25 Bradley L Copp (L 1-3) 1:58 Bradley W Atkenson (W 1-0) 1:58 Mar. 26 at Iowa W Reynolds (W 2-0) 2:42 Mar. 28 # at Bowling Green L Feeney (L 1-3) 2:14 Mar. 29 # at Bowling Green L Holdenrid (L 3-2) 2:38 Mar. 30 # at Bowling Green L Jernstad (L 0-3) 2:21 Apr. 2 UW-Milwaukee W (10) Reynolds (W 3-0) 2:47 Apr. 4 # Kent State W Feeney (W 2-3) 2:33 Apr. 5 # Kent State W Deain (W 2-0) 2:55 Apr. 6 # Kent State L Jernstad (L 0-4) 3:30 Apr. 9 at Valparaiso L Zelasko (L 0-1) 2:18 Apr. 11 # Akron W Atkenson (W 2-0) 2:26 Apr. 13 # Akron W Deain (W 3-0) 2:58 # Akron W Reynolds (W 4-0) 2:40 Apr. 16 % vs. #29 Notre Dame L Copp (L 1-4) 3:20 Apr. 18 # at Toledo W Feeney (W 3-3) 2:49 Apr. 19 # at Toledo L Holdenrid (L 3-3) 2:31 Apr. 20 # at Toledo L Copp (L 1-5) 2:15 Apr. 22 * vs. Illinois-Chicago W Jernstad (W 1-4) 2:27 Apr. 23 Illinois State L Deain (L 3-1) 2:55 Apr. 25 #Eastern Michigan L Feeney (L 3-4) 2:24 Apr.. 26 # Eastern Michigan W Atkenson (W 3-0) 2:51 # Eastern Michigan W Holdenrid (W 4-3) 2:59 Apr. 29 at UW-Milwaukee W Jernstad (W 2-4) 2:16 May 2 # Central Michigan W Feeney (W 4-4) 2:47 May 4 # Central Michigan L Copp (L 1-6) 3:16 # Central Mcihigan L Atkenson (L 3-1) 2:44 May 10 # at Ball State W Feeney (W 5-4) 2:16 # at Ball State W Holdenrid (W 5-3) 2:19 May 12 Northern Iowa W Copp (W 2-6) 2:58 May 15 # Western Michigan W Reynolds (W 5-0) 2:36 May 16 # Western Michigan L Holdenrid (L 5-4) 2:40 May 17 # Western Michigan W Jernstad (W 3-4) 2:46 MAC Tournament (Chillicothe, Ohio) May 21 vs. Ball State W Feeney (W 6-4) 2:29 May 22 vs. Kent State L Holdenrid (L 5-5) 2:50 May 23 vs. Ball State W Deain (W 4-1) 2:41 vs. Kent State L Copp (L 2-7) 2:29 () denotes extra inning game * Elfstrom Stadium (Geneva, Ill.) % U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Ill.) ^ Coca-Cola Classic (Surprise, Ariz.) + Bobcat Field (San Marcos, Texas)! Dr. Pepper Ball Park (Frisco, Texas) # denotes Mid-American Conference games Inning-by-Inning Summary Record breakdown Overall Conference Non-Conference Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Ranked Opponents vs Left vs Right Run games Run games Run games Extra innings 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 Scoring first Opponent scores 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 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 Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied Longest winning streak...4 Longest losing streak EX Total Northern Illinois Opponents Record when NIU scored Runs W-L Record when opponent scored Runs W-L Record when NIU led after Inning W-L Record when NIU trailed after Inning W-L Record when tied after Inning W-L

4 2008 stats All Games Record: Home: 13-7 Away: Neutral: 3-8 MAC: Hitting 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% Jeff Thomas Jordin Hood Danny Reed Bobby Stevens Justin Behm Dave Reynolds Pat Minogue Joe Buonavolanto Kevin Smith Joe Etcheverry Tim Kamin Nick Badgley Brian Smith Matt Behren Anthony Maziur Marvin Sanchez Sam Kapacinskas Brad Allen Totals Opponents LOB - Team (446), Opp (415). DPs turned - Team (49), Opp (34). CI - Team (1), Behren 1, Opp (1). Pitching 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 Dan Atkenson Adam Holdenrid Trevor Feeney Andy Deain Dave Reynolds Matt Jernstad Dave Nykiel Brandon Copp Brad Allen Zach Oates Cody Beck Tom Zelasko Nick Badgley Totals Opponents PB - Team (12), Behm 8, Behren 3, Kapacinskas 1, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (9), Feeney 3, Holdenrid 2, Copp 1, Behren 1, Behm 1, Nykiel 1, Opp (13) returnees in bold. MULTI-HIT GAMES Total Bobby Stevens Jordin Hood Jeff Thomas Danny Reed Dave Reynolds Pat Minogue Justin Behm Tim Kamin Matt Behren Joe Buonavolanto Anthony Maziur Nick Badgley Brian Smith Kevin Smith Joe Etcheverry TEAM MULTI-RBI GAMES Total Jordin Hood Danny Reed Dave Reynolds Justin Behm Jeff Thomas Bobby Stevens Tim Kamin Pat Minogue Joe Buonavolanto Matt Behren Nick Badgley TEAM RECORD BY STARTERS GS W-L Pct. Adam Holdenrid Trevor Feeney Matt Jernstad Brandon Copp Dave Reynolds Tom Zelasko Zach Oates

5 2008 stats MAC Games Record: Home: 10-5 Away: 6-5 Hitting 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% Jeff Thomas Jordin Hood Danny Reed Justin Behm Bobby Stevens Dave Reynolds Pat Minogue Matt Behren Joe Buonavolanto Tim Kamin Sam Kapacinskas Marvin Sanchez Brian Smith Joe Etcheverry Nick Badgley Anthony Maziur Kevin Smith Brad Allen Totals Opponents LOB - Team (209), Opp (201). DPs turned - Team (24), Opp (19). CI - Team (1), Behren 1. Pitching 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 Dan Atkenson Andy Deain Trevor Feeney Adam Holdenrid Brandon Copp Matt Jernstad Brad Allen Tom Zelasko Dave Reynolds Dave Nykiel Zach Oates Totals Opponents PB - Team (3), Behm 3, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (7), Feeney 3, Holdenrid 2, Copp 1, Behren 1, Opp (9) returnees in bold. MULTI-HIT GAMES Total Bobby Stevens Jeff Thomas Jordin Hood Danny Reed Justin Behm Pat Minogue Dave Reynolds Matt Behren Tim Kamin Joe Buonavolanto TEAM MULTI-RBI GAMES Total Jordin Hood Justin Behm Dave Reynolds Jeff Thomas Tim Kamin Danny Reed Bobby Stevens Matt Behren TEAM RECORD BY STARTERS GS W-L Pct. Adam Holdenrid Trevor Feeney Matt Jernstad Brandon Copp Dave Reynolds

6 2008 MAC review Final MAC Standings WEST DIVISION MAC overall Team record Pct Record Pct Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Ball State Western Michigan Central Michigan Toledo EAST DIVISION MAC Overall Team record Pct Record Pct Kent State Bowling Green Ohio Akron Miami Buffalo MAC Tournament Results VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe, Ohio May 21 G1: #3 Bowling Green 5, #6 Ohio 4 G2: #2 Eastern Michigan 8, #7 Western Michigan 5 G3: #4 Northern Illinois 13, #5 Ball State 7 G4: #1 Kent State 4, #8 Central Michigan 2 May 22 G5: #6 Ohio 5, #7 Western Michigan 4 (WMU Eliminated) G6: #5 Ball State 7, #8 Central Michigan 5 (CMU Eliminated) G7: #2 Eastern Michigan 11, #3 Bowling Green 4 G8: #1 Kent State 10, #4 Northern Illinois 6 May 23 G9: #6 Ohio 7, #3 Bowling Green 3 (13 inn.) (BGSU Eliminated) G10: #4 Northern Illinois 6, #5 Ball State 5 (BSU Eliminated) G11: #2 Eastern Michigan 9, #6 Ohio 6 (Ohio Eliminated) G12: #1 Kent State 10, #4 Northern Illinois 3 (NIU Eliminated) May 24 G13: #2 Eastern Michigan 12, #1 Kent State 4 (KSU Eliminated) All-Tournament Team Zack Leonard, Eastern Michigan (MVP); Sean Hoffman, Eastern Michigan; Steve Bradshaw, Eastern Michigan; Josh Ivan, Eastern Michigan; Doug Sanders, Kent State; Brad Stillings, Kent State; Greg Rohan, Kent State; Chris Rigo, Ohio; Dave Reynolds, Northern Illinois; Matt Stoeklen, Ball State. MAC Awards All-MAC First Team Pos. Name Class School 1B #Greg Rohan Jr. Kent State 2B Josh Ivan Sr. Eastern Michigan SS Ryan Shay Jr. Bowling Green 3B Derek Spencer So. Bowling Green C Justin Behm Jr. Northern Illinois OF Wayne Bond Sr. Ball State OF Matt Stiffler Sr. Ohio OF Chris Lewis So. Western Michigan SP Chris Carpenter Jr. Kent State SP Kyle Smith So. Kent State SP Ethan Hollingsworth Sr. Western Michigan SP Brian Stroud Fr. Western Michigan RP Kyle Heyne Sr. Ball State DH #Kurt Davidson Sr. Akron Utility *Marc Krauss So. Ohio All-MAC Second Team Pos. Name Class School 1B Tom Nurre Jr. Miami 2B Doug Sanders Sr. Kent State SS Chris Tremblay Jr. Kent State 3B Brandon Besl Jr. Ohio C Zach Dygert So. Ball State OF Tyler Stovall Sr. Central Michigan OF Anthony Gallas So. Kent State OF Jeff Thomas Sr. Northern Illinois SP Mike Stangroom Jr. Buffalo SP Matt Shoemaker Sr. Eastern Michigan SP Billy Morrison So. Western Michigan SP Trevor Feeney Sr. Northern Illinois RP Andy Deain Jr. Northern Illinois DH Pedro Dager Jr. Western Michigan Utility *Jordan Petraitis Jr. Miami * At-Large Selection # Unanimous Selection Player of the Year: Greg Rohan, Kent State Pitcher of the Year: Chris Carpenter, Kent State Freshman of the Year: Brian Stroud, Western Michigan Coach of the Year: Jake Boss, Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois in the MAC Statistical Rankings Individual - All Games HITTING Batting Average Jeff Thomas th Hit By Pitch Bobby Stevens st Stolen Bases Bobby Stevens rd Jeff Thomas th PITCHING Earned Run Average Adam Holdenrid t-14th Trevor Feeney th Wins Trevor Feeney t-5th Innings Pitched Trevor Feeney rd Batters Struck Out Looking Dan Atkenson th Appearances Andy Deain st Dan Atkenson t-2nd Saves Andy Deain st Games Started Trevor Feeney t-3rd Individual - Conference Games HITTING Batting Average Jeff Thomas th Jordin Hood th Runs Batted In Jordin Hood t-3rd Home Runs Justin Behm t-3rd Hit By Pitch Bobby Stevens st Jeff Thomas t-4th Stolen Bases Jeff Thomas st Bobby Stevens t-3rd PITCHING Earned Run Average Trevor Feeney th Adam Holdenrid th Wins Trevor Feeney t-1st Innings Pitched Trevor Feeney st Saves Andy Deain t-2nd Appearances Andy Deain t-1st Dan Atkenson t-3rd TEAM RANKINGS Category All Rank Conf. Rank Batting Batting Average th.288 7th Hit By Pitch 75 3rd 38 1st Stolen Bases 83 1st 44 1st Pitching ERA rd nd Opposing Batting Avg th.282 4th Innings Pitched th th Strikeouts 353 5th 169 t-3rd Saves 11 4th 5 t-3rd Hits Allowed 528 2nd 252 5th Runs Allowed 322 2nd 137 2nd Fielding Fielding Percentage.963 3rd.961 6th Putouts th 687 4th Double Plays 49 t-4th 24 t-3rd 36