#25 Steve Antoniotti steve antoniotti ANTONIOTTI S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 5, twice... last at Wright State, 5/18/05 Walks:... 3... vs. Rhode Island, 3/18/05 Innings Pitched:... 4.0, twice... last vs. Muskingum, 3/30/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : So./So Bats/Throws: R/R #25 Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich. High School: Brother Rice Appeared in seven games and started two... his first collegiate outing came in a scoreless inning of relief versus Xavier (March 4)... tossed 4.0 innings versus Rhode Island in his first start, allowing just two hits (March 18)... fanned a season-high five batters versus Muskingum in his second start (March 30)... tied a season high, striking out five in 3.0 innings, versus Wright State (May 18)... tossed a perfect inning of relief versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament. Compiled a 12-2 record with a 1.52 earned run average at Brother Rice High School... struck out 84 batters in 97 innings pitched... batted.430 with eight home runs and 54 RBIs... a first-team all-state selection as a senior... as a junior, his team finished 36-4 and was the top-ranked team in the state of Michigan. Born February 23, 1986... son of Alice and Steve Antoniotti... is undecided on a major. ANTONIOTTI S CAREER STATISTICS 4.20 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 15.0 15 9 7 5 15 TOTAL 4.20 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 15.0 15 9 7 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 < 20 > www.muredhawks.com
#6 Evan Armitage evan armitage < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: L/R #6 Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Hometown: Milford, Ohio High School: Milford High School ARMITAGE S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 3... at Dayton, 4/6/05 Runs:... 3... at Dayton, 4/6/05 RBI:... 2... vs. Xavier, 5/18/05 Stolen Bases:... 1, three times... last vs. Toledo, 4/29/05 Appeared in 36 games and started 16... recorded his first collegiate hit and RBI versus Marist (Feb. 27)... hit the first home run of his career versus Louisville (March 6)... had a career-high two hits on three occasions, including in the NCAA Tournament versus Quinnipiac (June 4)... went 1-for-2 with an RBI versus Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 26)... drove in a career-high two runs versus Xavier (May 18). As a junior, batted.455 with 31 RBIs at Milford High School and earned all-conference first-team honors... hit.424 as a senior and was again a first-team all-conference selection... played for the 2004 Midland Redskins and helped them capture the Connie Mack AABC National Championship in Farmington, N.M. Born October 27, 1985... son of Beth and Jeff Armitage... is undecided on a major. ARMITAGE S CAREER STATISTICS.265 36 16 68 17 18 3 0 2 12 8 3 3 5 TOTAL.265 36 16 68 17 18 3 0 2 12 8 3 3 5.227 12 6 22 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 TOTAL.227 12 6 22 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 www.muredhawks.com < 21 >
#1 Jason Brown jason brown < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: R/R #1 Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Hometown: Fairfield, Ohio High School: Fairfield High School Appeared in 45 games and started 34... tied a career high with four hits and four runs batted in versus Butler (April 25)... tied for second on the team with 16 stolen bases... had a four-game hitting streak from March 27-April 1, during which he hit.538 (7-for-13) with six runs scored and five RBIs... stole two bases in a game on three different occasions. 2004 Finished fourth among Miami regulars with a.347 batting average (77-of- 222) in 55 games... started in 53 games in the outfield... led the RedHawks with 19 stolen bases in 22 attempts and was tied for the lead with three triples... fourth on the squad with 21 multiple-hit games... opened the season on a 16-game hitting streak, hitting at a.429 clip (30-for-70) with 22 runs scored and a.461 on-base percentage... recorded a then career-best four hits in four at-bats against Xavier (March 3), as well as a career-high three thefts... plated a career-high five runs against Northern Iowa (March 13) by going 3-for-4 with a triple... went 4-for-4 from the plate for the second time against Wright State (April 14)... recorded his third four-hit game of the season at the MAC Tournament against Central Michigan (May 27)... was 9-for-17 (.529) in four games at the MAC Tournament en route to being named to the all-tournament team. 2003 Started 21 of 44 games played for the RedHawks... led the team with 23 appearances as a sub... recorded seven multi-hit and four multi-rbi games... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored vs. Ohio (May 22)... hit his first career triple against Rhode Island (March 15)... his first career home run was one of the grand slam variety at home against Wright State (April 1)... stole two bases and was 2-for-4 with two RBI s and a run scored against Marshall (May 4)... was a perfect 2-for-2 at the dish against Akron (May 18). BROWN S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 4, four times... last at Butler, 4/25/05 Runs:... 3, six times... last vs. Muskingum, 3/30/05 RBI:... 4, three times... last at Butler, 4/25/05 Stolen Bases:... 3... vs. Xavier, 3/3/04 Won three varsity letters with the Fairfield High School baseball team... was the Greater Miami Conference batting champion with a.467 average in 2002... a three-time member of the all-gmc Academic team, and all-gmc First Team selection in center field... played in the 2002 Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association East/West All-Star game. GENERAL Mother, Karen, and brother, David, both graduated from Miami... father, Tom, played football at Kent State. Born February 8, 1984... son of Karen and Tom Brown... majoring in business. BROWN S CAREER STATISTICS 2003.310 44 21 84 15 26 4 2 1 18 9 19 8 9 2004.347 55 53 222 48 77 13 3 1 30 17 25 19 22.238 45 34 122 25 29 5 1 1 18 13 18 16 19 TOTAL.308 144 108 428 88 132 22 6 3 66 39 62 43 50 2003.327 22 13 49 10 16 1 1 0 10 4 8 5 5 2004.235 21 20 85 16 20 4 0 0 4 7 10 5 5.180 19 14 50 7 9 2 0 0 9 4 6 7 8 TOTAL.245 62 47 184 33 45 7 1 0 23 15 24 17 18 < 22 > www.muredhawks.com
#26 Jeff Day jeff day DAY S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 10... vs. Dayton, 4/5/05 Walks:... 4... vs. Northern Illinois, 5/16/04 Innings Pitched:... 9.0, twice... last vs. Ball State, 5/27/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : Jr./Jr. Bats/Throws: R/R #26 Height: 6-5 Weight: 215 Hometown: West Chester, Ohio High School: Lakota East Tied for the team lead with 26 appearances and started six games... picked up a save versus Fairleigh Dickinson with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief (March 16)... fanned a career-high 10 batters in a 6.0-inning outing versus Dayton (April 5)... notched complete-game victory over Ball State in the MAC Tournament (May 27) allowing just three earned runs and sending Miami to the championship game... tossed 5.0 innings and allowed just one run versus Ohio State (May 17)... his 26 appearances tie for sixth on the single-season list at Miami. Born on July 25, 1984... son of Maureen and Timothy Day... sister, Laura, graduated from Miami in 2003... brother, Tim, plays baseball at Michigan State and cousin, Zach Day, plays for the Washington Nationals... majoring in business. 2004 Second on the RedHawk pitching staff with a 7-2 record in 15 appearances and 11 starts... named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America squad... his first two collegiate appearances were in relief against nationally-ranked Florida on Feb. 21-22... collected a win in his first start at Dayton (March 10) by allowing only one earned run in six innings with five strikeouts... recorded his first complete-game shutout against Xavier (March 30), allowing eight hits and one walk while striking out two... won his next six decisions to improve to 7-1 on the season... struck out a season-high seven batters in a no decision at Toledo (May 1)... whiffed seven batters for the second time in another no decision against Northern Illinois (May 16)... made his final start in the MAC Tournament against Eastern Michigan (May 29), holding the Eagles to only two runs in seven innings despite suffering the loss. Lettered three years on the baseball team and was team captain as a senior... despite being a pitcher, led his team in both RBI s and walks... batted.375 over three years... selected twice to the all-city team... also an all-city selection on the golf team... two-year first-team all-league selection. DAY S CAREER STATISTICS 2004 4.58 7 2 15 11 1 1 0 0 76.2 88 45 39 20 50 3.23 3 4 26 6 1 0 3 1 64.0 69 32 23 22 52 TOTAL 3.97 10 6 41 17 2 1 3 1 140.2 157 77 62 42 102 2004 5.40 2 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 35.0 48 24 21 11 26 5.23 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 13 7 6 5 8 TOTAL 5.36 2 1 12 5 0 0 0 0 45.1 61 31 27 16 34 www.muredhawks.com < 23 >
#38 Jeff Deighton jeff deighton < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: R/R #38 Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Broadview Heights, Ohio High School: St. Ignatius DEIGHTON S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 1, twice... last at Butler, 4/25/05 Runs:... 1, twice... last at Butler, 4/25/05 RBI:... 1... vs. Rio Grande, 3/29/05 Made five appearances, all off the bench... picked up a hit and RBI in his first collegiate at-bat versus Rio Grande (March 29)... went 1-for-2 with a run scored versus Butler (April 25). Attended St. Ignatius High School and earned three letters in baseball and two in football... baseball team won state championship in 2002... was a team captain as a junior and senior... earned all-cuyahoga County honors as a junior. Born September 17, 1985... son of Janie and Jim Deighton... majoring in early childhood education. DEIGHTON S CAREER STATISTICS.333 5 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL.333 5 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 < 24 > www.muredhawks.com
#23 John Ely john ely ELY S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 12, twice... last vs. Toledo, 5/1/05 Walks:... 2, four times... last at Butler, 4/25/05 Innings Pitched:... 9.0, six times... vs. Central Michigan, 5/28/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: R/R #23 Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Hometown: Homewood, Ill. High School: Flossmoor Appeared in 18 games and started 12... named to the All-MAC Second Team... tied for the team and conference lead with 10 wins... led Miami and the MAC with 108 strikeouts... second on the team with 103.1 innings pitched and third with a 2.87 earned run average... made his collegiate debut with 2.2 innings of relief versus Marist College (Feb. 27)... picked up the first win of his career, in his first start, throwing 7.0 innings versus Fairleigh Dickinson (March 16)... won seven straight decisions from April 3-May 28... tossed a league-high six complete games including four consecutive starts from March 23-April 17... set a career high with 12 strikeouts versus Birmingham-Southern (April 10) and matched that mark versus Toledo (May 1)... selected to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team... one of only two Miami hurlers to strike out more than one batter per inning... had a team and MAC-best.216 opponent batting average... allowed just three hits and fanned seven in a complete game versus Xavier (March 23)... struck out nine and allowed two runs on five hits versus Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 28)... also earned the win versus Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 26)... named to the All-MAC Tournament Team... walked just 20 batters. Compiled a 27-5 career record at Flossmoor High School, including one perfect game... earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior... as a senior, was a first-team all-state selection... also lettered in crosscountry. Born May 13, 1986... son of Laura and Jack Ely... majoring in physical education. ELY S CAREER STATISTICS 2.87 10 2 18 12 6 1 2 1 103.1 82 43 33 20 108 TOTAL 2.87 10 2 18 12 6 1 2 1 103.1 82 43 33 20 108 2.98 4 1 7 6 3 0 0 0 51.1 41 21 17 7 57 TOTAL 2.98 4 1 7 6 3 0 0 0 51.1 41 21 17 7 57 www.muredhawks.com < 25 >
#30 Matt Erwood matt erwood ERWOOD S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 4... vs. Illinois State, 3/16/05 Walks:... 2, twice... last at Wright State, 5/18/05 Innings Pitched:... 6.0, three times... last at Wright State, 5/18/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: L/L #30 Height: 6-7 Weight: 232 Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Marist School Made 15 appearances and started six times... his six victories were the second-most on the team, and his 3.19 ERA was the fourth-best mark on the staff... picked up the first win of his career by tossing 2.2 innings of relief versus Alabama (March 13)... finished the season with wins in six straight decisions... allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his final 12 appearances... twice defeated Cincinnati, allowing a combined five hits in 11.1 innings... fanned a season-high four batters versus Illinois State (March 16). Earned three varsity letters in baseball at the Marist School in Atlanta... compiled a 15-6 career record, including an 8-0 mark during his junior year... team won the 2002 and 2003 Georgia High School Class 4A State Championship. GENERAL Pitching coach in high school was former major leaguer, Charlie Leibrandt. Born March 5, 1986... son of Margaret and Scott Erwood... majoring in microbiology. ERWOOD S CAREER STATISTICS 3.19 6 2 15 6 0 0 0 0 42.1 41 20 15 10 22 TOTAL 3.19 6 2 15 6 0 0 0 0 42.1 41 20 15 10 22 9.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 TOTAL 9.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 < 26 > www.muredhawks.com
#35 Jon Franzese jon franzese < < < Catcher Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: R/R #35 Height: 6-1 Weight: 235 Hometown: Barrington, Ill. High School: Barrington High School Appeared in 37 games and started 22... batted a career-best.310 and also set single-season career highs in RBIs (17), hits (28), doubles (7) and runs scored (14)... drove in three runs with a home run versus Bowling Green (May 6)... put together a seven-game hitting streak from April 20-May 10... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4)... was 4-for-8 as a pinch hitter... went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the season finale versus Texas (June 5). FRANZESE S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 3... vs. Bucknell. 3/14/03 Runs:... 2, four times... last at Cincinnati, 5/10/05 RBI:... 5... vs. Akron, 4/24/04 Home Runs:... 2... vs. Akron, 4/24/04 GENERAL Sister, Jenny, played softball at Harvard, and brother, Nick, played baseball at Northwestern. Born February 22, 1984... son of Peggy and James Franzese... majoring in engineering. 2004 Played in 34 games for the Red and White and made 13 starts... hit an average of one home run every 9.63 at-bats over the past two years for Miami s best home run:at-bats ratio... hit six home runs and knocked in 13 RBIs... hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the top of the ninth inning at Indiana (April 21) to start a seven-run rally... went 2-for-5 from the plate in his next game against Akron (April 24) with a career-high five RBIs and two home runs... ended an 11-game home run drought with a solo shot against Butler (May 19) for his sixth home run of the season. 2003 Played in 18 games and made six starts behind the plate... had one multihit and one multi-rbi game... was a perfect 2-for-2 from the plate against Bucknell (March 14)... hit his first career home run at Ohio (March 30) as a pinch-hitter... went 1-for-3 with his second home run and two runs scored at Wright State (May 6). Served as a team captain at Barrington High School and lettered four times... set the school home run record with 18 his senior year... hit.465 with 41 hits and 50 RBI in 2002... was an all-conference, all-area, and allstate selection his senior year. FRANZESE S CAREER STATISTICS 2003.263 18 6 19 9 5 1 0 2 3 7 8 0 0 2004.224 34 13 58 11 13 0 0 6 13 8 22 0 0.310 37 22 100 17 31 9 1 4 17 13 22 1 4 TOTAL.277 89 41 177 37 49 10 1 12 33 28 52 1 4 2003.111 9 3 9 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 2004.152 16 8 33 7 5 0 0 2 8 6 16 0 0.250 12 9 36 6 9 1 0 3 7 6 6 0 1 TOTAL.192 37 20 78 16 15 1 0 6 17 14 25 0 1 www.muredhawks.com < 27 >
#36 Connor Graham connor graham GRAHAM S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 4, twice... last vs. Marshall, 4/3/05 Walks:... 2, twice... last vs. Western Michigan, 5/26/05 Innings Pitched:... 3.2... vs. Marist, 2/27/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: R/R #36 Height: 6-7 Weight: 235 Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio High School: St. John s Jesuit Tied for the team lead with 26 appearances... started versus Marist in his first collegiate outing and went 3.2 innings while fanning three... picked up his first victory in a relief outing versus Louisville (March 5) and fanned a season-high four batters in 2.2 innings of work... led the team with three saves... struck out 42 batters in 32.0 innings giving him the best strikeout-to-innings pitched ratio on the staff... 22 of his 26 appearances were 2.0 innings or less... picked up a win with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief at Alabama (March 11)... recorded the final out of the MAC Tournament championship game via strikeout... fanned at least one batter in 22 of his 26 appearances. Went 9-0 with a 1.03 earned run average and 108 strikeouts as a senior at St. John s Jesuit High School... was 4-2 with a 2.14 earned run average as a junior... was a first-team all-city selection after junior and senior years... pitched for the Midland Redskins during the summer of 2004. Born December 30, 1985... son of Pat and Bob Graham... majoring in business. GRAHAM S CAREER STATISTICS 4.50 5 5 26 1 0 0 1 4 32.0 37 20 16 16 42 TOTAL 4.50 5 5 26 1 0 0 1 4 32.0 37 20 16 16 42 6.48 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 8.1 7 6 6 4 11 TOTAL 6.48 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 8.1 7 6 6 4 11 < 28 > www.muredhawks.com
#3 Brandon Hillier brandon hillier < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : Jr./Jr. Bats/Throws: L/L #3 Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Hinsdale, Ill. High School: Hinsdale Central Started 51 games and appeared in 58... hit a career-best.344... tied for third on the team with a career-best 72 hits... also set single-season career highs in runs (40), triples (4), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (11)... made just one error in 139 chances... hit a team-best.417 in the MAC Tournament and belted his first home run of the season versus Ball State (May 27)... had a 15-game hitting streak, the second longest of any RedHawk in, from April 10-May 10 and batted.429 (24-for-56) over that stretch... had 21 multi-hit games including five three-hit contests... went 5-for-8 with five RBIs and five runs scored versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4)... batted.353 in the NCAA Tournament with six runs scored and six RBIs and was named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team. HILLIER S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 5... vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Runs:... 5... vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 RBI:... 5... vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Stolen Bases:... 2... at Cincinnati, 4/27/05 Born on September 12, 1984... son of Paula and Chuck Hillier... majoring in business. 2004 Played in 15 of Miami s first 16 games as a substitute before starting in 27 of the season s final games... tied for the team lead with three triples... posted 11 multiple-hit and three multiple RBI games... recorded his first career hit on a single against Fairfield (March 15)... was 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Wright State (April 14), which marked the beginning of his first six-game hitting streak... during his first six-game hit streak was 12-for-26 with three stolen bases and five runs... an 0-for-5 day against Akron (April 25) ended the hitting stretch... then a career day against Cincinnati (April 28), 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs, commenced another six-game stretch... his second six-game streak from April 28-May 8 saw him go 12-for-30 from the plate six doubles, one triple and one home run... swatted his first career home run at Toledo (May 2). Earned two varsity letters on the Hinsdale Central baseball team... recorded a career batting average of.385... ranked fourth all-time at Hinsdale in doubles... twice named all-conference and also a two-time All-Area selection by Suburban Life... also lettered four times on the diving team. HILLIER S CAREER STATISTICS 2004.286 44 28 126 23 36 10 3 1 14 7 15 5 7.344 58 51 209 40 72 7 4 1 30 23 23 11 16 TOTAL.322 102 79 335 63 108 17 7 2 44 30 38 16 23 2004.276 20 17 76 13 21 7 2 1 9 4 10 3 5.351 20 17 74 12 26 1 1 0 11 10 5 2 5 TOTAL.313 40 34 150 25 47 8 3 1 20 14 15 5 10 www.muredhawks.com < 29 >
#4 Dan Leonard dan leonard LEONARD S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 2... vs. Rio Grande, 3/29/05 RBI:... 1, twice... last vs. Rio Grande, 3/29/05 < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : Jr./Jr. Bats/Throws: R/R #4 Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 Hometown: Canfield, Ohio High School: Canfield, Ohio Appeared in six games and started one... in his lone start of the season, went 2-for-5 with one RBI versus Rio Grande (March 29)... went 1-for-2 at Butler (April 25). 2004 Suited up for six games with the RedHawks before undergoing shoulder surgery and missing the rest of the season... recorded his first career hit with an RBI single against Northwestern (March 19). Lettered three years on the Canfield baseball team... notched a.476 batting average with 38 RBI s, 39 hits and six home runs as a senior... set a single-season school record with a.506 batting average as a junior... earned all-conference accolades two straight years... named an Academic All-American. Born on February 20, 1985... son of Diane and Ken Leonard... majoring in sports medicine. LEONARD S CAREER STATISTICS 2004.143 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.273 6 1 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 TOTAL.222 12 1 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 2004.000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL.000 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 < 30 > www.muredhawks.com
#27 Matt Long matt long < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: R/R #27 Height: 6-6 Weight: 220 Hometown: Granville, Ohio High School: Granville High School Made 10 appearances and started two games... pitched a scoreless inning of relief versus Illinois State (March 16) in his first outing back from Tommy John surgery... did not allow an earned run in his first three outings of the year... fanned a season-high four batters in 5.0 innings of relief versus Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 27)... went 5.0 innings versus Xavier in his second start of the season and allowed just one earned run... earned the victory in Miami s recordsetting 35-8 win over Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4)... drafted in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the San Francisco Giants. 2004 Pitched in 13 games as the Red and White closer before undergoing Tommy John surgery to officially end his season... second on Miami with three saves... recorded his first save of the season by holding the lead against Iowa (March 18)... notched his second save with 1.2 innings of scoreless work against Massachusetts (March 20)... earned his third save against Ohio (March 27)... won his second game by working 2.2 innings in an extra-inning game at Marshall (April 4), which also would be his final outing of the season. 2003 Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team after shutting out Ohio (May 24) in the semifinal of the MAC Tournament... it was his first career shutout and complete game... led the Miami pitching staff with 12 starts... waited nine starts before finally recording his first career victory with a 5.0 inning outing at Buffalo (April 19)... three times this season he has struck out five batters... recorded his first career save the old-fashioned way by throwing 4.0 innings of relief in a 8-5 win against Marshall (May 4)... notched his second win of the season by working 6.0 innings of six-hit, two-run ball in a 15-3 win against Akron (May 18). LONG S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 5, three times... last vs. Ball State, 5/11/03 Walks:... 3, six times... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Innings Pitched:... 9.0... vs. Easterm Michigan, 5/2403 Recorded 300 career strikeouts, a.442 batting average and 27 home runs in four years on the Granville High School baseball team... holds the school record for career wins and starts... a first-team all-league selection and co-player of the year... named to the All-Ohio second team. GENERAL Ranked No. 33 nationally among incoming freshman in the Baseball America Top 50 College Prospects for 2003... drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 35th round of the 2002 MLB Amateur Draft. Born February 23, 1984... son of Lori and Steve Long... majoring in business. LONG S CAREER STATISTICS 2003 6.46 3 4 16 12 1 1 0 1 71.0 88 57 51 30 46 2004 3.55 2 1 13 1 0 0 0 3 25.1 32 17 10 9 20 2.73 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 26.1 38 11 8 7 13 TOTAL 5.06 6 6 39 15 1 1 0 4 122.2 158 85 69 46 79 2003 6.90 2 1 7 5 0 0 0 1 30.0 44 27 23 11 16 2004 0.00 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5.2 8 3 0 0 3 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 5.59 3 1 11 5 0 0 0 2 37.0 54 30 23 11 21 www.muredhawks.com < 31 >
#32 Chris Niro chris niro < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : So./So. Bats/Throws: R/R #32 Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Walton Hills, Ohio High School: Walsh Jesuit NIRO S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 1, four times... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Runs:... 1, four times... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 RBI:... 2... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Strikeouts:... 1, three times... last vs. Massachusetts, 3/14/05 Walks:... 6... vs. Massachusetts, 3/14/05 Innings Pitched:... 2.2... vs. Massachusetts, 3/14/05 Appeared in 14 games and started three... made four appearances on the mound... made his collegiate debut tossing 0.2 innings versus Texas State (Feb. 25) and recorded his first strikeout in that outing... collected his first collegiate hit and RBI versus Dayton (April 5)... drove in a seasonhigh two runs versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4)... made his first start on the mound versus Massachusetts (March 14) and made his first start as a position player versus Wright State (April 20). Served as a team captain and earned three letters in baseball at Walsh Jesuit High School... batted.426 as a senior with four home runs... set a school record with nine triples... was an all-state first-team selection as a senior... named by Collegiate Baseball Magazine to its preseason all- America team... selected by the Akron Beacon-Journal as its male athlete of the year in 2004. Born March 10, 1986... son of Valerie and Tony Niro... majoring in business. NIRO S CAREER STATISTICS.227 12 6 22 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 TOTAL.227 12 6 22 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 10.80 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 7 6 8 3 TOTAL 10.80 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 7 6 8 3.364 12 3 11 4 4 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 02 TOTAL.364 16 3 11 4 4 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 < 32 > www.muredhawks.com
#28 Bobby Oberschlake bobby oberschlake OBERSCHLAKE S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 5, twice... last at Dayton, 4/6/05 Walks:... 2, twice... last vs. Rhode Island, 3/18/05 Innings Pitched:... 5.1, twice... last vs. Rhode Island, 3/18/05 < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : So./So Bats/Throws: R/L #28 Height: 6-1 Weight: 197 Hometown: Felicity, Ohio High School: Western Brown Appeared in 10 games and started three... went 2-0 with a 4.00 ERA... picked up the win in his first collegiate start, going 5.1 innings against Rhode Island (March 18)... fanned a season-high five batters three times including versus Dayton (April 6)... fanned 20 batters and walked just seven in 27.0 innings of work. Earned four letters in baseball at Western Brown High School... holds six school career records, including strikeouts and earned run average... earned all-conference honors three times and was a Cincinnati Fall League all-star in 2003. Born July 11, 1986... son of Dawn and James Oberschlake... majoring in psychology. OBERSCHLAKE S CAREER STATISTICS 4.00 2 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 27.0 32 14 12 7 20 TOTAL 4.00 2 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 27.0 32 14 12 7 20 3.60 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 2 0 TOTAL 3.60 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 2 0 www.muredhawks.com < 33 >
#18 Geoff Orr geoff orr < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: R/R #18 Height: 6-0 Weight: 1990 Hometown: Orland Park, Ill. High School: Carl Sandburg Appeared in 59 games and started 57, both career highs... was named to the All-MAC Second Team... was fourth on the team with a.332 average and second with a career-best 59 RBIs... also second on the team in hits (73), total bases (121) and slugging percentage (.550)... ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in RBIs (59)... set single-season career highs in at-bats (220), runs scored (46), hits (73), triples (3), home runs (9) and stolen bases (16)... his nine home runs were second-most on the team... had a career day at the plate versus Wright State (April 20), going 4-for-5 with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored... went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in the MAC Tournament championship game versus Central Michigan (May 28)... was 6-for-11 with seven RBIs in a three-game series with nationally-ranked Alabama (March 11-13)... hit a three-run home run in the NCAA Tournament versus Texas (June 5). 2004 Finished fourth on the team with 49 RBIs and was one of four players with 100-plus total bases... named to the All-MAC First Team at second base... made 43 starts at second base and 11 at shortstop... batted.347 overall and was third on the team in MAC-only contests with a.395 clip (34-of-86)... recorded a team-high 11 doubles in 22 MAC games... had 20 multiple-hit and 11 multiple-rbi games... hit his first career home run at No. 20 Florida (Feb. 22)... notched a team-high seven assists at Western Carolina (March 7)... recorded his first of two 4-for-4 contests at Marshall (April 4), hitting a home run and plating four runs... named MAC East Division Player of the Week after batting.556 at Marshall (April 4)... swiped a career-high two stolen bases to go along with four RBIs on a 3-for-5 day at Buffalo (April 16)... in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak from April 24-May 11, hit four home runs in three consecutive games... set a career-high for RBIs at four, four separate times... tied his single-game best with two stolen bases against Ball State (May 28) in the MAC Tournament. 2003 Played in 33 games and started in 16 for the Red and White... recorded two multi-hit and two multi-rbi games... notched four-straight hits before recording an out in a 4-for-5 outing at Wright State (May 6), recording a career-high three RBI s and two runs scored. ORR S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 4, four times... last vs. Wright State, 4/20/05 Runs:... 3, six times... last at Butler, 4/25/05 RBI:... 6...vs. Wright State, 4/20/05 Stolen Bases:... 2, four times... last at Kent State, 5/20/05 A four-year letterwinner at shortstop for the Carl Sandburg HIgh School baseball team... his 24 stolen bases in 2002 set the school single-season record, and he led the team in hits (57), RBI (29), batting average (.449) and home runs (5)... an all-conference, all-area, and all-state selection his senior year... his team won the 2002 state championship... selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 42nd round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. Born February 18, 1984... son of Gail and Richard Orr... majoring in business. ORR S CAREER STATISTICS 2003.164 33 16 67 9 11 0 0 0 6 4 10 3 3 2004.341 55 54 205 41 70 16 1 8 49 15 18 9 16.332 59 57 220 46 73 15 3 9 59 7 26 16 21 TOTAL.313 147 127 492 96 154 31 4 17 114 26 54 28 40 2003.136 12 6 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2004.395 21 21 86 18 34 11 1 5 33 2 4 5 6.325 21 21 83 14 27 6 2 1 18 2 7 7 9 TOTAL.335 54 48 191 34 64 17 3 6 51 6 13 12 15 < 34 > www.muredhawks.com
#22 Eric Radley eric radley < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: R/R #22 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Hometown: Hermitage, Tenn. Previous School: Volunteer State C.C. RADLEY S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 3, twice... last vs. Xavier, 3/4/05 Runs:... 2... vs. Bowling Green, 5/6/05 RBI:... 3... vs. Birmingham-Southern, 4/9/05 Stolen Bases:... 1, six times... last at Kent State, 5/21/05 Appeared in all 63 games and started 61, all at shortstop... was hit by a team-leading 17 pitches, which ranked second in the MAC... collected three hits versus Texas State in his first game as a RedHawk (Feb. 27)... drove in a season-best three runs versus Birmingham-Southern (April 9)... led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts... hit.278 with four RBIs in the MAC Tournament... hit his only home run of the season versus Muskingum (March 30)... went 2-for-4 versus Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (June 3). PRIOR TO MIAMI (Volunteer State C.C.) Played for two years at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn.... started every game of his career at shortstop... team went 42-16 in 2003 and won a conference championship. GENERAL Father, Steve, played baseball at Vanderbilt. Born April 26, 1983... son of Charlie and Steve Radley and Brenda Radley... is majoring in sports studies. RADLEY S CAREER STATISTICS.250 63 61 188 27 47 10 0 1 28 18 38 6 11 TOTAL.250 63 61 188 27 47 10 0 1 28 18 38 6 11.268 21 21 56 11 15 2 0 0 6 8 10 2 5 TOTAL.268 21 21 56 11 15 2 0 0 6 8 10 2 5 www.muredhawks.com < 35 >
#24 Will Reynolds will reynolds < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: S/R #24 Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 Hometown: Brownsburg, Ind. High School: Brownsburg High School REYNOLDS INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 3, twice... last at Ohio, 3/29/03 Runs:... 3, twice... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 RBI:... 4, twice... last at Ohio, 3/30/03 Doubles:... 2... at Ohio, 3/30/03 Appeared in 27 games and started 10... set a career high with three runs scored versus Butler (April 25)... drove in the game-winning run as a pinch-hitter versus Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 26)... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored versus Ohio (March 26)... went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and three runs scored, including his lone home run of the season, versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4). 2004 Played in only three games for the RedHawks... recorded an RBI at No. 20 Florida (Feb. 22) but suffered a season-ending wrist injury on that very atbat. 2003 Started 18 of 31 games played... was the RedHawks starting second baseman before sitting out with a leg injury after the Ohio series (March 28-30)... had four multi-hit and two multi-rbi games... opened his career with a 3-for-5 game at Georgia State (Feb. 22)... hit his first career home run at Ohio (March 29), along with two doubles in a 3-for-4, four-rbi contest... notched another four-rbi game in the same weekend against Ohio (March 30), hitting 2-of-6 with his second home run. A four-year letterwinner for the Brownsburg High School baseball team... batted.385 with two home runs and 20 RBI his senior year... named to the 2002 All-Metro West and all-county teams... also played in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif.... his junior year batted.445 with seven home runs and 43 RBI... named the Hammer Strength National Player of the Year in 2002. Born July 24, 1983... son of Barbara and Jack Reynolds... majoring in sport studies. REYNOLDS CAREER STATISTICS 2003.239 31 18 88 14 21 3 0 2 10 5 15 3 4 2004.000 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.234 27 10 64 11 15 2 0 1 10 7 12 1 2 TOTAL.232 61 28 155 25 36 5 0 3 21 12 27 4 6 2003.300 15 4 30 6 9 2 0 2 8 1 3 1 2.278 8 2 18 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 TOTAL.292 23 6 48 8 14 3 0 2 9 2 6 1 2 < 36 > www.muredhawks.com
#2 Ryne Robinson ryne robinson < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : Jr./Jr. Bats/Throws: S/R #2 Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Hometown: Toledo, Ohio High School: Central Catholic Appeared in and started 60 games... named to All-MAC Second Team... set the Miami single-season record for triples (8) and stolen bases (34)... led the Mid-American Conference in both categories... scored a careerhigh three runs in the MAC Tournament championship game versus Central Michigan (May 28) and then equaled the feat in the NCAA Tournament versus Quinnipiac (June 4)... set single-season career highs in runs (47), hits (71), doubles (10), triples (8), RBIs (34) and stolen bases (34)... tied a career high with three hits versus Marshall (April 1)... had a team-best 23 multi-hit games... ranks eighth all-time at Miami with 52 stolen bases... only the second student-athlete in Miami history to make postseason appearances in both football and baseball in the same season (Joe Spicer 73-74). ROBINSON S INDIVIDUAL Hits:... 3, twice... last vs. Marshall, 4/1/05 Runs:... 3, twice... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 RBI:... 3, three times... last vs. Marshall, 4/1/05 Stolen Bases:... 2, 13 times... last vs. Quinnipiac, 6/4/05 Mizuno All-Ohio Series in Columbus, Ohio during the Summer of 2002... two-time All-District First Team selection as well as All-City League... also lettered three years on both the football and basketball teams. GENERAL Sister, Breanna, plays softball at Miami University. Born on November 4, 1984... son of Diane and Brian Robinson... relative, JoJuan Armour, played football at Miami... majoring in computer science. 2004 Splitting time between the baseball team and spring football, managed to play in 46 games for the RedHawks... second on the team with 18 stolen bases in 22 chances... made 22 starts in the outfield and 13 at second base... four times stole two bases in a single game... recorded a season-best seven-game hitting streak from March 13-19, going 10-for-24 with four stolen bases and four doubles... went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored at Toledo (May 2), setting a career mark for hits... hit his first career home run against Northern Illinois (May 26) in the MAC Tournament. FOOTBALL AT MIAMI Has earned three letters as a member of the Miami football team... is the NCAA s active leader in both career punt return yardage (1,502) and punt return touchdowns (6)... ranked eighth nationally in receiving yards per game in at 101.7... named 2004 MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and Second-Team All-MAC in. Lettered three years on the baseball team... stole 33 bases, batted.381 and notched a.622 on-base percentage as a senior... selected to the ROBINSON S CAREER STATISTICS 2004.316 46 35 114 25 36 7 1 1 9 6 24 18 22.293 60 60 242 47 71 10 8 1 34 19 16 34 44 TOTAL.301 106 95 356 72 107 17 9 2 43 25 40 52 66 2004.356 17 13 45 8 16 2 0 0 2 4 11 9 11.299 20 20 87 15 26 2 5 0 13 9 6 10 14 TOTAL.318 37 33 132 23 42 4 5 0 15 13 17 19 25 www.muredhawks.com < 37 >
#17 Sam Shorts sam shorts < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: L/L #17 Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Hometown: Lombard, Ill. High School: Glenbard East Made 16 appearances and started one game on the mound... also made one appearance as a pinch-hitter... fanned a season-high five batters, just one shy of his career high, versus Rhode Island (March 18)... walked just one batter in 19.1 innings of work while striking out 18... collected a pinch-hit, two-rbi double in his first collegiate at-bat, versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4)... has 55 career appearances on the mound and is just five from cracking the career top-ten at Miami. SHORTS INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 6... vs. Bucknell, 3/14/03 Walks:... 4, four times... last vs. Columbia, 3/18/04 Innings Pitched:... 9.0... vs. Ohio, 4/28/03 Posted a 10-3 record and 1.57 earned run average in four years with the Glenbard East High School baseball team... struck out 126 batters in 89 career innings pitched... selected by the Illinois Coaches Association to the 2002 Allstate team... also an all-conference and all-area selection... competed in the all-state Game in 2002, and the all-star game at Comiskey Park in 2001. Born September 26, 1983... son of Sheila Shorts... majoring in business. 2004 One of the Red and White s most flexible pitchers, making 12 appearances out of the bullpen and 11 starts... struck out six batters to every base on balls (18:3) as a reliever compared to a 2.2 K:BB ratio (33:15) as a starter... recorded a 2.25 earned run average and 1-0 record in 12 relief appearances... had his best start against Army (March 14), throwing seven innings of one-run ball while striking out four to record his first win... allowed zero runs for a stretch of seven innings from May 21-May 26, making four appearances and striking out eight... finished with a 6.75 ERA and 2-3 record in 11 starts. 2003 Led the Miami pitching staff with two pickoffs... made 11 starts and recorded a 5-3 record and 4.11 earned run average, both were second on the staff... struck out a career-high six batters against Bucknell (March 14)... tossed his first career victory by working 7.2 innings of two-hit ball in a 7-2 win against Purdue (March 21)... threw his first career complete-game victory at Ohio (March 28) to improve to 2-1... recorded his first career shutout, striking out four and allowing only two hits in a 2-0 win against Northern Illinoios (April 26)... named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week after his shutout against Northern Illinois... helped Miami clinch the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament by tossing 5.0 innings of five-hit, one-run ball in a 8-3 win against Akron (May 18). SHORTS CAREER STATISTICS 2003 4.12 6 3 16 11 2 1 0 0 78.2 99 46 36 24 42 2004 5.69 3 3 23 11 0 0 0 0 68.0 91 48 43 18 51 6.52 0 1 16 1 0 0 2 2 19.1 30 16 14 1 18 TOTAL 5.04 9 7 55 23 2 1 2 2 166.0 220 110 93 43 111 2003 3.49 4 2 7 7 2 1 0 0 49.0 56 23 19 12 25 2004 4.50 1 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 18.0 25 11 9 3 18 10.12 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 4 3 0 5 TOTAL 4.00 5 4 21 9 2 1 0 0 69.2 87 38 31 15 48 < 38 > www.muredhawks.com
#34 Graham Taylor graham taylor < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : Sr./Sr. Bats/Throws: L/L #34 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Hometown: Villa Hills, Ky. High School: Dixie Heights Made 15 appearances and 14 starts... compiled a 6-1 record with a teambest 2.71 ERA... was named to the All-MAC Second Team... twice named the MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week... finished the season ranked third in the MAC in ERA (2.71) and fifth in opponent batting average (.235)... went 8.1 innings versus Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 26) and allowed just one earned run... set a career high with 11 strikeouts versus Louisville (March 6)... tossed three complete games in a row from May 7-21... walked two or fewer batters in 14 of his 15 appearances and allowed two or fewer earned runs in five of his final six starts... set single-season career high in strikeouts (73)... ranks fourth on Miami s career innings pitched list (304.1) and is ninth in strikeouts (212). 2004 Led the Miami pitching staff with 15 starts and 106 innings pitched... his 106 innings pitched are the third highest in single-season history at Miami... also led all Red and White pitchers with five complete games, 3.57 earned run average and 72 strikeouts... won his first game of the season with a then career-high seven-strikeout outing at Furman (Feb. 28)... named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week after his Furman outing... set a career-high for strikeouts with nine in a 3-2 loss against Akron (April 23)... notched his second career shutout by blanking Central Michigan (May 27) on eight strikeouts at the MAC Tournament. 2003 Selected as the MAC Rookie of the Year, and also named to the All-MAC Second Team... only the third Miami player ever to earn MAC Freshman of the Year honors... emerged as Miami s ace, pitching in 22 games and making 12 starts... led the staff with a 3.83 earned run average, four complete games, 98.2 innings pitched and 67 strike outs... earned his first career save by working 4.0 innings of relief in a 5-2 win at Georgia State (Feb. 23)... struck out a career-high six batters in a 10-4 loss to Lehigh (March 10)... responded in his next start with a 5.0 inning gem against Rhode Island (March 15) that yielded zero earned runs and six strike outs to give him his first career win... improved to 2-2 with a 9-4, 7.0-inning win at Ohio (March 29), scattering eight hits and two runs for the victory... TAYLOR S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 11... at Louisv9ille, 3/6/05 Walks:... 5... vs. Illinois, 3/19/05 Innings Pitched:... 9.0, ninetimes... last at Kent State, 5/21/05 named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week after recording a 1.80 earned run average in two outings against Xavier (March 25) and Ohio... won his third straight start at No. 21 Arizona (April 5)... credited with his second save after working 2.2 innings in a 10-6 win against Ball State (April 11)... tossed a 7.0 inning shutout against Northern Illinois (April 26), allowing only three hits while striking out four batters... recorded his fifth-straight win with a complete-game 12-6 victory at Kent State (May 10). Played five years and earned three letters for the Dixie Heights High School baseball team... posted a 1.73 career earned run average, and 236 strikeouts in 195 innings... has a 19-8 career record... named to the Cincinnati Enquirer All- City team, and the Kentucky State All-Star team in 2002... also was an all-region selection as a senior. Born May 25, 1984... son of Susan and Gary Taylor... majoring in education. TAYLOR S CAREER STATISTICS 2003 3.83 7 4 22 12 4 1 0 2 98.2 106 50 42 28 67 2004 3.57 7 6 17 15 5 1 0 0 106.0 128 69 42 24 72 2.71 6 1 15 14 3 1 2 0 99.2 89 37 30 17 73 TOTAL 3.37 20 11 54 41 12 3 2 2 304.1 323 156 114 69 212 2003 3.78 4 1 10 7 3 1 0 1 50.0 48 22 21 13 32 2004 3.71 4 3 8 8 4 0 0 0 60.2 66 35 25 10 40 2.25 5 0 7 7 3 1 0 0 52.0 45 16 13 5 32 TOTAL 3.26 13 4 25 22 10 2 0 1 162.2 159 73 59 28 104 www.muredhawks.com < 39 >
#12 Keith Weiser keith weiser < < < Pitcher Yr./Elig. : Jr./Jr. Bats/Throws: R/L #12 Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio High School: Talawanda Made 18 appearances and started 16 games... was named to the All-MAC First Team for the second year in a row... his 10 wins tied him for the team and conference lead and are the second-best single-season total in school history... his 2.73 earned run average was the fourth-best mark in the MAC and his 105.1 innings were second... set career highs in wins (10), starts (15), complete games (2), innings pitched (105.1) and strikeouts (85)... led the team in innings pitched (105.1) and starts (15) and was second in ERA (2.73) and strikeouts (85)... picked up a pair of victories in the MAC Tournament (vs. Akron and vs. Central Michigan) and was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team... fanned a career-high 10 batters versus Birmingham-Southern (April 8) and matched the feat versus Buffalo in his next outing (April 8)... limited the opposition to a.243 average... became the first Miami player to be invited to the Team USA Baseball Trials... struck out in his first collegiate at-bat versus Alabama (March 11)... his 105.1 innings pitched rank fourth on the single-season list at Miami. 2004 Became the fourth player from Miami to be named the MAC Freshman of the Year... also named to the All-MAC First Team and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America pick... second on Miami with a 4.30 earned run average in 12 starts with an 8-3 record... compiled a perfect 4-0 record in seven MAC appearances with a 4.00 ERA... held MAC opponents to a staffbest.239 batting average... allowed a staff-high 10 home runs... named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week after three relief appearances at No. 20 Florida (Feb. 20-22)... recorded his first career win with a three-strikeout performance in 1.2 innings at Florida (Feb. 20)... recorded his first career save with one scoreless inning of relief against Xavier (March 3)... threw his only complete game of the season at Western Carolina (March 7), striking out seven and allowing five earned runs for his second win... won his second MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week award after getting two wins against Cincinnati (March 23) and Ohio (March 24)... starting on a pitch count, held Toledo (May 2) to zero hits in five innings while striking out a career-high nine, but left the game after five innings to improve to 7-2... won his final start of the season against Northern Illinois (May 26) to finish at 8-3. WEISER S INDIVIDUAL Strikeouts:... 10, twice... last vs. Buffalo, 4/15/05 Walks:... 4... at Bowling Green, 5/7/04 Innings Pitched:... 9.0, three times... last vs. Birmingham-Southern, 4/8/05 Lettered four years on the Talawanda baseball team... selected by Baseball America to its Fab-50 Freshman at No. 18 after senior year... drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 2003 Draft... notched a perfect 0.00 earned run average and 8-0 record as a senior... struck out 92 batters and walked only three... was his league s MVP as both a junior and senior... an All-Ohio and All- Butler County Second-Team selection... named a high school All-American... named his team s MVP three straight years. Born on September 21, 1984... son of Patty and Tom Weiser... major is undecided. WEISER S CAREER STATISTICS 2004 4.30 8 3 19 12 1 0 0 1 83.2 89 50 40 29 63 2.73 10 0 17 15 2 0 2 0 105.1 99 40 32 20 85 TOTAL 3.43 18 3 36 27 3 0 2 1 189.0 188 90 72 49 148 2004 4.00 4 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 36.0 33 18 16 11 35 3.24 6 0 7 7 1 0 0 0 50.0 47 22 18 8 40 TOTAL 3.56 10 0 14 13 1 0 0 0 86.0 80 40 34 19 75 < 40 > www.muredhawks.com
Returners ryan bennett < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : So./Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Height: 5-7 Weight: 154 11 Hometown: Kansas City, Mo. High School: Rockhurst Redshirted the season. Batted.478 with 26 stolen bases as a senior at Rockhurst High School... team finished 2004 season with a 29-3 record and was ranked nationally by USA Today... earned first-team all-state honors as a senior... was coached at Rockhurst by Jim DeGraw Born July 15, 1985... son of Doreen and Keith Bennett... majoring in business. j.d. mynhier < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : So./Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Height: 5-10 Weight: 178 Hometown: Lake Forest, Ill. High School: Lake Forest Redshirted the season. 29 Batted.390 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs as a senior at Lake Forest High School... was an all-conference and all-county firstteam selection following both junior and senior years... team finished third in the state as a junior. Born December 14, 1985... full name is James David Mynhier... son of Beth and Jim Mynhier... majoring in marketing. dante disabato < < < Outfield Yr./Elig. : So./Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 13 Hometown: New Albany, Ohio High School: Columbus Academy Redshirted the season. Earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in football at Columbus Academy... baseball team was state runner-up as a junior and finished fourth in the state as a senior... football team won a state championship during his junior year. GENERAL Sister, Natalie, plays field hockey at Boston University. Born February 8, 1986... son of Jennifer and Mark DiSabato... majoring in business. brett ett roberts < < < Infield Yr./Elig. : So./Fr. Bats/Throws: S/R Height: 6-0 Weight: 176 16 Hometown: Hershey, Pa. High School: Hershey Redshirted the season. Earned two letters in baseball and was a team captain at Hershey High School... batted.328 as a senior and was named the team s most improved player... high school coach was Al Fricke. GENERAL Father, Steve, played baseball at the University of Kentucky and in the Oakland A s organization. Born January 21, 1986... son of Janet and Steve Roberts... is undecided on a major. www.muredhawks.com < 41 >
Newcomers Eric Darlage 20 C Fr./Fr. 5-11 200 R/R Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Olentangy Liberty High School... batted.375 with two home runs and 18 runs batted in as a senior... team went 24-5 as a senior, including a 10-0 mark in league play, and advanced to the regional semifinals... was an all-district first-team selection as a senior in addition to being an all-league pick. Born October 6, 1986... son of Donna and William Darlage... is undecided on a major. John Ely went 10-2 as a freshman for Miami in and was a Baseball America Freshman All-American. Jeff Carroll 19 INF/P Jr./Jr. 6-2 182 L/L Columbus, Ohio Bishop Waterson PRIOR TO MIAMI Earned two letters at Ohio State... posted a combined 7-2 record in two seasons, including a 5-2 mark and a 3.16 earned-run average as a freshman... named to the 2004 All-Big Ten Tournament Team after tossing 12.2 innings and allowing just three runs and striking out seven. Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Bishop Waterson High School... was twice named First-Team All-Ohio and was a threetime All-Central Catholic League first-team selection. Ben Eubank 42 OF Fr./Fr. 5-8 145 R/R Lexington, Ky. Henry Clay Earned four letters in baseball and three in golf at Henry Clay High School... batted.418 as a junior and.402 as a senior, while stealing a combined 31 bases in those two seasons... was a firstteam all-city selection as a senior in addition to being an allregion pick... participated in the Kentucky East-West All-Star Game following his senior season. Born February 27, 1987... son of Laura and Ben Eubank... majoring in sports studies. Born November 6, 1984... son of Jill and Jeff Carroll... majoring in psychology. Blake Chaffee 8 INF Defensive Fr./Fr. Line 6-1 Fr./Fr. 170 6-4 R/R 220 Ft. Hudson, Wayne, Ohio IN Snider Walsh Jesuit Earned four letters in both baseball and basketball at Walsh Jesuit High School... won a state championship in baseball as a junior... batted.405 with four home runs as a senior. GENERAL Father, Roger, played baseball at Ohio Wesleyan. Born September 23, 1986... son of Thelma and Roger Chaffee... is undecided on a major. Jeff Day earned Freshman All-America honors in 2004 as he went 7-2 for the RedHawks. < 42 > www.muredhawks.com