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CRUSADEROATH The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) developed a Student-Athlete Oath for the 2009-2010 academic and athletic year. The oath outlines the expectations accepted by all UMHB Student-Athletes and also details the pride those studentathletes feel to be a part of Cru Athletics. Student-athletes began using the oath for the first time in the fall of 2009 and it became a prominent and permanent part of the UMHB Student- Athlete experience. The Cru Student-Athlete Oath is listed below: The Crusader Oath As Crusader Student-Athletes we pledge to: Pursue excellence in the classroom and in competition; Support our fellow student-athletes and other members of the Crusader student body; Be fair, open, and honest; holding ourselves to highest standards of sportsmanship and integrity; Be positive role models within our community; Glorify Christ through our actions and abilities; Honor and embrace the privilege of wearing Purple, White, and Gold. Wherever we go and forever, we represent the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Go CRU! 2 CRUBASEBALL 2
CRUSADERBASEBALL Table of Contents Student-Athlete Oath... 2 Contents & Quick Facts... 3 Head Coach Ben Shipp... 4 Assistant Coaches... 5 2018 UMHB Roster... 6 Cru Returners... 7 Cru Newcomers...15 UMHB Sports Medicine...26 2017 Stats...27 UMHB Administration...28 This is UMHB...29 2018 UMHB Schedule...30 Credits The 2018 UMHB Baseball Program is a publication of the UMHB Sports Information Office. Photos provided by David Morris, Andrew Zavoina, the NCAA and the UMHB Sports Information Department. You can follow the UMHB Baseball Team on the Internet all season long. Visit www.cruathletics.com and follow our social media accounts. UMHB Quick Facts Location...Belton, Texas Enrollment...3,300 Founded...1845 Nickname... The Cru Colors... Purple, Gold & White President...Dr. Randy O Rear Director of Athletics... Randy Mann Athletics Phone...(254) 295-4618 Head Coach... Ben Shipp Alma Mater... Mary Hardin-Baylor 80 UMHB Record...386-355-1(17th Yr.) Assistant Coach... Nate Shipp Lettermen Ret./Lost...16/14 Starters Ret./Lost...9/0 2017 Record... 22-18 (13-5 ASC) Stadium...Red Murff Field Capacity... 700 Sports Information... Jon Wallin SID Phone...(254) 295-4611 SID Fax...(254) 295-4274 SID Address... UMHB Box 8363...900 College Street...Belton, TX 76513... Sarah Harborth, Asst....(254) 295-5585...(254) 295-4274... UMHB Box 8010...900 College Street...Belton, TX 76513 CruSports @CruBaseball @CruSports @CruSports 3 CRUBASEBALL 3
COACHSHIPP Ben Shipp returned to head baseball coach in May of 2012 after spending the previous 18 years as Vice-President for Athletics and guided the Cru to a 21-21 overall record and the team s first ASC Tournament berth in three years. Shipp has guided the Cru to seven overall conference tournament berths in his career (three HOT Tournaments and four ASC Tournaments). He is 99-106 in five years in his second stint as UMHB s head baseball coach. UMHB has also earned back-to-back Team Academic Excellence Awards from the American Baseball Coaches Association. Shipp became the first full-time athletic director at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in December of 1996. Coach Shipp had been serving as the school s athletic director since June of 1995, while also serving as the head coach of the Cru baseball team. His promotion to full-time athletic director status coincided with the University s decision to make the transition to NCAA Division III status. Not only did Shipp oversee that successful transition, he also saw the UMHB athletic department grow with the addition of football, women s soccer, and women s golf. UMHB now competes in a total of 12 varsity sports. He was promoted to Vice President for Athletics in August of 2002. Shipp served on the NCAA Division III Baseball National Committee from 2010-2014 and was Chairman of that committee from 2013-14. He oversaw the change of the tournament from a traiditional eight-team bracket to pool play leading to a two-of-three Championship Round. Under Shipp s guidance as Vice-President for Athletics, UMHB won 27 conference championships, had 130 All-Americans and 38 Academic All-Americans. Coach Shipp was also the Crusaders head baseball coach from 1986-1996. He coached UMHB to a 277-249-1 record in that time, and Coach Shipp is the winningest head coach in UMHB history, with a current record of 386-355-1. Coach Shipp also coached the Crusaders to a runner-up finish at the 1992 NAIA World Series and coached two NAIA All-Americans in that time as well. UMHB also won the Heart of Texas Conference championship in 1994. Coach Shipp is a 1980 graduate of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, where he was a three-year letterman for the Crusaders baseball team. Coach Shipp coached on the high school level at Cameron Yoe High School and Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca before returning to his alma mater in 1986. Coach Shipp is married to the former Donna Hacker. They have two sons, Kyle, and Nate. Kyle was a four-year letterman and starting catcher for the Cru baseball team and also spent time as an assistant baseball coach at UMHB. Kyle returned to the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in 2017. Nate is a graduate of Southwestern University, where he was a four-year letterman for the Pirates baseball team. He now serves as an assistant coach at UMHB. Ben and Donna also have two grandchildren. 4 CRUBASEBALL 4
ASSISTANTCOACHES Nate Shipp - Assistant Coach Nate Shipp was promoted to full-time assistant coach in June of 2014 after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant at UMHB. The Cru went 47-38 in his two seasons as a graduate assistant and advanced to the ASC Championship Tournament in both of those campaigns. Shipp graduated from Southwestern University with a degree in kinesiology in May of 2012 and was a four-year letterman for the Pirates baseball team. He was a two-time All-SCAC selection at Southwestern University and also earned a spot on the SCAC Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll. Shipp spent one year at Tarleton State University before transferring to Southwestern. Nate is a native of Belton and is the son of Cru head coach Ben Shipp. He and his wife, Taylor, were married in July of 2015. Kyle Shipp - Volunteer Assistant Coach Kyle Shipp returns to the Cru as a volunteer assistant coach after taking a few years off from coaching. This is Shipp s second stint as assistant coach for the Cru. He started his coaching career at Southwestern University in Georgetown where he worked with the Pirate catchers and also served as the team s hitting coach during his last two seasons. Southwestern had catchers lead the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in runners caught stealing twice in the last five years under his direction. Shipp is a 2007 graduate of UMHB and was a four-year letterman for the Cru baseball program. He was a four-year starter at catcher and a three-time American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference selection. Shipp earned UMHB Male Senior Athlete of the Year honors in the spring of 2007 and was voted Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He also won the Fred Jacoby Award, presented by the ASC and representing leadership, sportsmanship and academic excellence. Kyle and his wife, Tiffany, have two children. 5 CRUBASEBALL 5
TEAMROSTER 2018 UMHB MEN S BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B-T Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Riley Davis 1B 6-0 185 Jr.-2L L/L Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 2 Dawson Shibley INF 5-11 160 Fr.-HS R/R Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 3 Dakota Best OF 5-11 175 So.-1L L/R Giddings, Texas (Giddings) 4 Jackson Godoy P 6-2 180 Jr.-2L R/R Crosby, Texas (Crosby) 5 Mitch Patterson INF 5-11 175 Jr.-2L R/R Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia/UMBC) 6 Caleb Davis OF 6-0 195 Sr.-3L R/R N. Richland Hills, Texas (Ft. Worth Chris.) 7 Garrett Gonzales P/INF 6-0 175 Fr.-TR L/R San Antonio, Texas (Madison/Incarnate Word) 8 Mark Frankhouser INF 5-9 175 So.-1L R/R Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 10 Mason Schuh OF/P 5-9 180 Jr.-1L L/L Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia/McLennan) 11 Hunter McQuary C 5-11 195 Fr.-HS R/R Magnolia, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) 12 Austin Blanford OF 5-11 175 So.-1L L/R Boerne, Texas (Champion) 13 Cameron Wachsmann OF 6-0 180 Fr.-HS R/R Roanoke, Texas (Keller) 15 Jack Herbert OF 6-0 175 Fr.-HS R/R Austin, Texas (Bowie) 16 Landon Dieterich INF 6-5 205 So.-1L R/R Riesel, Texas (Riesel) 17 Max Conway C 6-0 200 Jr.-2L R/R Houston, Texas (The Woodlands) 18 Jacob Krzemien P 6-1 195 Sr.-3L L/L The Woodlands, Texas (College Park/Lyon Coll.) 19 Andrew Hutchings P 5-9 150 Fr.-HS R/R Royce City, Texas (Rockwall) 20 Devon Patterson OF/1B 5-11 165 Fr.-HS L/L McGregor, Texas (McGregor) 21 Connor Heussner P 6-2 225 Jr.-2L R/R Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch/Incarnate Word) 22 Casey Frazier P 6-1 190 Sr.-3L R/R Salado, Texas (Salado) 23 Evan Samoff P 6-1 175 So.-1L L/L The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 24 Malek Bolin INF 6-4 200 Fr.-HS R/R Fort Worth, Texas (Chisolm Trail) 25 Jeb Zolman INF 6-2 195 Fr.-TR R/R Humble, Texas (Atascocita) 26 Jake Thomas P 5-10 175 Fr.-HS R/R Seabrook, Texas (Lutheran South Academy) 28 Trevis Green P 6-4 175 Sr.-3L L/L Georgetown, Texas (East View) 30 Braden Letney OF 6-1 215 Fr.-HS R/R Spring, Texas (Oak Ridge) 31 Bailey Whatley P 5-8 165 Fr.-HS R/R Bastrop, Texas (Cedar Creek) 32 Sam Wheatley C 5-9 195 So.-TR R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood (St Marys) 33 Kam Levis P 6-0 185 Fr.-HS R/R New Caney, Texas (Splendora) 34 Josh Horton P 6-3 210 Jr.-2L R/R Tomball, Texas (Tomball/Louisiana Tech) 35 Harrison Sims P 6-2 165 So.-TR R/R Stowell, Texas (Legacy Christian/SAGU) 36 Michael Moya P 5-9 180 Fr.-HS L/L Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart) 37 Kody Ramon OF 5-9 190 So.-TR R/R Floresville, Texas (East Central) 38 Dawson Delks P 6-2 205 Fr.-HS R/R Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park) 39 Hayden Ball P 6-2 225 Fr.-HS L/L Taylor, Texas (Thrall) 40 Larenz McKinney OF 6-0 150 Fr.-HS R/R Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls) 44 Ross Baer P 6-1 190 So.-TR L/R Spring, Texas (Northland Christian/Centenary) 6 CRUBASEBALL 6
CRURETURNERS #6 CALEB DAVIS SENIOR, OUTFIELDER, R/R, N. RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team played in 38 games with 35 starts totaled 20 hits, 13 runs and 12 RBI recorded 52 putouts with one assist.2016: Played in 22 games with 17 starts hit.259 on the year with 15 hits and seven runs scored Drove in four RBI and hit two doubles added 44 putouts and two assists. 2015: Played in 16 games recorded two hits with five runs and one RBI added three putouts. Caleb is studying sport management at UMHB and wants to work for a professional baseball organization. He was an all-district catcher at Fort Worth Christian School, where he was also an all-district selection in football and a state champion in the 4x400. Caleb was also named academic all-state and participated in National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Roddy and Barbara Davis. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2015 16 0 0.222 9 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 2016 22 17 0.259 58 7 15 2 0 0 4 1 2017 38 25 0.196 102 13 20 3 1 0 12 3 Totals 76 42 0.219 169 25 37 6 1 0 17 6 #22 CASEY FRAZIER SENIOR, PITCHER, R/R, SALADO, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team Named ASC All-Conference Third Team missed early part of the season with an injury went 4-0 with a 2.43 ERA struck out 22 and walked just eight. 2016: Made 10 starts for the Cru with 11 mound appearances recorded a 4.22 ERA in 59.2 innings of work struck out a team-high 43 batters allowed just 28 earned runs. 2015: Made 12 appearances with six starts pitched 27.1 innings with a 5.6 ERA allowed 23 runs and 17 earned runs gave up 35 hits to opponents batting.299 against him struck out 27 batters. Casey is a sport management major at UMHB. He was a two-time all-state baseball player at Salado High School, where he was also named Area MVP twice. Casey was also an academic all-state selection and member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Brooke and Vickie Frazier. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2015 12 1 3 5.60 0 27.1 35 23 17 5 27 2016 11 1 2 4.22 0 59.2 81 41 28 10 43 2017 7 4 0 2.43 0 33.1 27 10 9 8 12 Totals 30 6 5 4.05 0 120.1 143 74 54 23 82 7 CRUBASEBALL 7
CRURETURNERS #28 TREVIS GREEN SENIOR, PITCHER, L/L, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team spent the season as a reserve pitcher with nine appearances threw six innings with a 10.50 ERA struck out five. 2016: Pitched in seven contests as a reserve pitcher. 2015: Made 14 appearances pitched 10.2 innings with a 7.59 ERA allowed 10 runs, nine earned runs and 1 hit struck out five batters. Trevis is a pre-physical therapy major at UMHB. He was a two-time all-district baseball player at East View High School, where he was also named Most Valuable Player. Trevis was also a two-time academic all-district selection and golden arm recipient. He is the son of Dee and Donnay Green. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2015 14 0 0 7.59 0 10.2 13 10 10 9 5 2016 7 0 0 23.14 0 2.1 7 13 6 8 1 2017 9 0 0 10.50 0 6.0 12 8 7 2 5 Totals 30 0 0 11.31 0 18.3 32 31 23 19 11 #18 JACOB KRZEMIEN SENIOR, PITCHER, L/L, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team spent the season as a reserve pitcher with five appearances and a 5.4 ERA went 1-0 on the year. 2016: Spent the season as a reserve pitcher made 12 mound appearances. Jacob is a business finance at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at College Park High School, where he was an all-district selection and member of the Interact Club. Jacob played two years of college baseball at Lyon College and is the son of Mark and Sheryl Krzemien. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2016 12 0 1 17.18 0 7.1 19 16 14 10 10 2017 5 1 0 5.40 0 7.0 10 4 3 1 3 Totals 17 1 1 10.85 0 14.1 29 20 17 11 13 8 CRUBASEBALL 8
CRURETURNERS #17 MAX CONWAY JUNIOR, CATCHER, R/R, HOUSTON, TEXAS 2017: Missed the season due to injury. 2016: First Team All-ASC played in 34 games with 28 starts hit.317 on the year with 32 hits and nine extra-base knocks scored 16 runs and drove in 14 more added 187 putouts and 38 assists with just five errors. 2015: Played in 22 games with 16 starts batted.250 with 11 hits added six runs and batted in seven totaled 16 bases with 90 putouts and 19 assists caught 11 base-stealers. Max is a sport management major at UMHB and wants to be a physician s assistant after graduation. He was an all-district baseball player at The Woodlands High School. Max also played with the Challenger Baseball Organization. He is the son of Dan and Laura Conway. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2015 22 16 0.250 44 6 11 2 0 1 7 0 2016 34 28 0.317 101 16 32 9 0 0 14 1 Totals 56 44 0.297 145 22 43 11 0 1 21 1 #1 RILEY DAVIS JUNIOR, INFIELDER, L/L, CONROE, TEXAS 2017: Missed the season due to injury. 2016: Honorable Mention All-ASC ranked third on the team with a.328 batting average recorded 38 hits in 116 at-bats scored 23 runs and drove in 14 more hit eight doubles and totaled 46 bases added 28 putouts and three assists. 2015: Played in 37 games with 30 starts batted.280 on the season slugged 30 hits with 18 runs and 12 RBI added 105 putouts and four assists. Riley is studying accounting at UMHB. He lettered in baseball and golf at Conroe High School, where he was also a member of the Math Honor Society. Riley is the son of Frank and Dawn Davis. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2015 37 30 0.28 107 18 30 2 2 0 12 1 2016 32 32.328 116 23 38 8 0 0 14 2 Totals 69 62 0.305 223 41 68 10 2 0 26 3 9 CRUBASEBALL 9
CRURETURNERS #4 JACKSON GODOY JUNIOR, PITCHER, R/R, CROSBY, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team played in 29 games with 25 starts hit.221 on the season with 21 hits, 21 runs scored and 7 RBI also made three appearances on the mound with three strikeouts. 2016: Pitched in 10 games totaled eight innings with 19 hits and 19 earned runs struck out seven batters. Jackson is majoring in accounting and marketing at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Crosby High School, where he was an academic all-district selection. Jackson also participated in Yearbook, Theater and Loud Crowd. He is the son of Jacob and Jennifer Godoy. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2016 10 0 1 21.38 0 8.0 19 22 19 9 7 2017 3 1 0 9.00 0 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 Totals 13 1 1 18.00 0 11 22 25 22 11 10 #21 CONNOR HEUSSNER JUNIOR, PITCHER, R/R, KATY, TEXAS 2017: Spring Academic All-Conference Team made 14 appearances on the mound with three starts threw 35 innings with a 6.94 ERA recorded 27 strikeouts. 2016: Made 12 mound appearances with 11 starts recorded a 2-6 record and 6.18 ERA allowed just 80 hits and 35 earned runs in 51 innings of work struck out 37 batters. Connor is studying finance at UMHB and wants to be an investment banker. He played baseball at Cinco Ranch High School, where he was an academic all-state selection. Connor opened his collegiate career at Incarnate Word and is the son of John and Julie Heussner. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2016 12 2 6 6.18 0 51.0 80 45 35 18 37 2017 14 1 4 6.94 0 35.0 45 34 27 9 27 Totals 26 3 10 6.49 0 86 125 79 62 27 64 10 CRUBASEBALL 10
CRURETURNERS #34 JOSH HORTON JUNIOR, PITCHER/CATCHER, 6-3, TOMBALL, TEXAS 2017: Played 19 games with 13 starts and five appearances on the mound pitched seven innings with a 5.14 ERA... recorded three hits with one home run and four RBI. Josh is studying accounting at UMHB and wants to own his own business or make senior partner for a big accounting firm. He played baseball and football at Tomball High School where he was a member of the 2013 State Championship Baseball Team. Josh was also an academic all-district selection in both sports and participated in National Honor Society, Student Council, Chorale, Tech Theater and FCA. He played one year of college baseball at Louisiana Tech University and is the son of Kevin and Melissa Horton. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 19 13.075 40 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2017 5 0 0 5.14 0 7 7 6 4 4 3 #5 MITCH PATTERSON JUNIOR, INFIELDER, R/R, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS 2017: Made Spring Academic All-Conference Team Honorable Mention All-Conference Honors Played and started in 37 games led the Cru with 48 hits and a.336 batting average drove in 20 runs and scored 14 more has 29 putouts and 70 assists. 2016: Played in 15 contests with five starts recorded five hits in 31 atbats hit one double and drove in two runs added 16 assists and 11 putouts. Mitch is an economics major at UMHB. He played baseball at Magnolia High School, where he was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta math club. Mitch played one semester of college baseball at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He is the son of Debbie Patterson. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2016 15 5.161 31 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 2017 37 37.336 143 14 48 3 1 0 20 1 Totals 52 42 0.305 174 17 53 4 1 0 22 1 11 CRUBASEBALL 11
CRURETURNERS #10 MASON SCHUH JUNIOR, OUTFIELDER, L/L, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS 2017: Missed majority of the season due to injury. Mason is a business management major at UMHB. He played baseball at Magnolia High School where he was second team all-houston area and second team all-district. He played one year of college baseball at McLennan Community College where he was named to the NJCAA All-Academic Team. Mason is the son of Brett and Nita Schuh. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 7 5.222 18 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 #3 DAKOTA BEST SOPHOMORE, OUTFIELDER, L/R, GIDDINGS, TEXAS 2017: Honorable Mention All-Conference Honors batted 2.89 with 11 RBI and he stole six bases scored a team high of 32 runs had 41 hits and 32 runs scored had four doubles recorded 85 putouts and three assists Dakota is a finance major at UMHB. He played football and baseball at Giddings High School where he was named all-district and all-state. Dakota also earned academic all-district honors and participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, LEO Club and Student Council. He is the son of Dakota Best. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 39 39.289 142 32 41 4 1 0 11 6 12 CRUBASEBALL 12
CRURETURNERS #12 AUSTIN BLANFORD SOPHOMORE, OUTFIELDER, L/R, BOERNE, TEXAS 2017: Played 40 games with 40 starts batted.288 with 38 hits, 18 runs and 14 RBI had four doubles and one triple totaled 62 putouts and five assists. Austin is a pre-physical therapy major at UMHB. He played baseball and ran track at Champion High School where he earned four varsity letters. Austin also earned all-district honors in both sports. He is the son of Craig and Amy Blanford. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 40 40.288 132 18 38 4 1 0 14 2 #16 LANDON DIETERICH SOPHOMORE, INFIELDER, R/R, RIESEL, TEXAS 2017: Started in all 40 games for the Cru batted.261 with 41 hits, 31 runs and 28 RBI had one homerun and 11 doubles recorded 284 putouts with 34 assists Landon is a criminal justice major and wants to run a SWAT team after graduation. He played baseball, basketball, football and track at Riesel High School. Landon earned all-state honors in basketball, all-district honors in football and was a threetime all-district honoree in baseball. He also participated in FCA and FFA. Landon is the son of Chris and Melissa Dieterich. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 40 40.261 157 31 41 11 1 1 28 3 13 CRUBASEBALL 13
CRURETURNERS #8 MARK FRANKHOUSER SOPHOMORE, INFIELDER, R/R, CIBOLO, TEXAS 2017: Honorable Mention All-Conference Honors played 38 games with 37 starts batted.319 with four homeruns and 22 RBI on the season had 89 putouts and 86 assist. Mark is an exercise physiology major at UMHB and wants to be a coach after graduation. He participated in football, baseball and bowling at Steele High School. Mark earned all-state honors in baseball and all-area honors in football. He was also a national qualifier in bowling and earned academic all-district honors in both football and baseball. Mark also participated in Ping Pong Club. He is the son of Thom and Reba Frankhouser. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2017 38 37.319 138 26 44 10 1 4 22 7 #23 EVAN SAMOFF SOPHOMORE, PITCHER, L/L, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 2017: Made 10 starts with 11 appearances for the Cru threw 49 innings with 40 strikeouts and an ERA of 4.96 overall record of 2-5 Evan is studying finance at UMHB. He played baseball and football at The Woodlands High School where he was a two-time all-district selection and earned four academic letters. Evan is the son of Ken and Tammy Samoff. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2017 11 2 5 4.96 0 49 49 40 27 17 40 14 CRUBASEBALL 14
CRUNEWCOMERS #44 ROSS BAER SOPHOMORE, PITCHER, L/R, SPRING, TEXAS Ross is an accounting major at UMHB. He played baseball at Northland Christian School where he was a two-time all-district selection, member of National Honor Society and Presidents All-A Honor Roll. Ross played his first year of collegiate baseball at Centenary. #37 KODY RAMON SOPHOMORE, OUTFIELDER, R/R, FLORESVILLE, TEXAS Kody is a criminal justice major at UMHB and hopes to become a Texas Ranger or United States Marshal. He played football and baseball at East Central High School, where he was twice named Top Outfielder and also earned all-district honors. Kody played one year of collegiate baseball at Richland College and is the son of Bill and Angie Ramon. 15 CRUBASEBALL 15
CRUNEWCOMERS #35 HARRISON SIMS SOPHOMORE, PITCHER, R/R, STOWELL, TEXAS Harrison is studying physical therapy at UMHB. He played baseball, basketball and football at Legacy Christian Academy where he was a three-time baseball all-district selection and two-time basketball all-district honoree. Harrison also earned all-state honors in baseball and participated in FCA. He is the son of Michael and Rebeckah Sims. #32 SAM WHEATLEY SOPHOMORE, CATCHER, R/R, KINGWOOD, TEXAS Sam is an exercise physiology major at UMHB. He played baseball at Kingwood High School, where he was an all-star game participant and academic all-district selection. Sam also participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Gib and Maureen Wheatley. 16 CRUBASEBALL 16
CRUNEWCOMERS #39 HAYDEN BALL FRESHMAN, PITCHER, L/L, TAYLOR, TEXAS Hayden is a nursing major at UMHB. He participated in baseball, basketball, football and track at Thrall High School, where he earned eight varisty letters. Hayden was a three-time all-district selection in baseball and was also named all-state. He was a member of the homecoming court, Junior Class Officer and participated in NHS and FCA. Hayden is the son of Jason and Stephanie Ball. #24 MALEK BOLIN FRESHMAN, INFIELDER, R/R, FORT WORTH, TEXAS Malek is a mechanical engineering major at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Chisholm Trail High School, where he was a two-time all-district selection, two-time academic all-district honoree and academic all-state recipient. Malek was also a member of National Honor Society. He is the son of Chris Bolin and Lesley Barrett. 17 CRUBASEBALL 17
CRUNEWCOMERS #38 DAWSON DELKS FRESHMAN,PITCHER, R/R, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS Dawson is studying physical therapy at UMHB. He played baseball, basketball and football at Cedar Park High School, where he earned six varsity letters. Dawson was an all-conference honoree in baseball. He was also named academic all-state. Dawson was a member of the Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Gary and Monica Delks. #7 GARRETT GONZALES FRESHMAN, PITCHER, L/R, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Garrett is a sport management major at UMHB. He played baseball at James Madison High School, where he was a two-time all-american, three-time San Antonio allstar game participant, all-district pitcher, infielder, and all-area code team selection. Gonzales was also drafted in the 32nd round of the 2016 MLB Draft and played his first year of collegiate baseball at Incarnate Word. 18 CRUBASEBALL 18
CRUNEWCOMERS #15 JACK HERBERT FRESHMAN, OUTFIELDER, R/R, AUSTIN, TEXAS Jack is a business major at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Bowie High School, where he was an all-district outfielder and academic all-district selection. Jack also participated in Fellowship of Christian Athlete. #19 ANDREW HUTCHINGS FRESHMAN, PITCHER, R/R, ROYCE CITY, TEXAS Andrew is studying English at UMHB and hopes to become a teacher and coach after graduation. He played baseball at Rockwall High School and is the son of Robert Hutchings. 19 CRUBASEBALL 19
CRUNEWCOMERS #30 BRADEN LETNEY FRESHMAN, OUTFIELDER, R/R, SPRING, TEXAS Braden is a business major at UMHB. He participated in football, baseball and track at Oak Ridge High School where he was an all-district selection. Braden was also named Newcomer of the Year, Hitman of the Year and named to the Super Sophomore and Region 3 Elite Team. He was also an academic all-state selection and participant in Mu Alpha Theta, Student Council and NHS. Braden is the son of Dewayne and Yvonne Letney. #33 KAM LEVIS FRESHMAN, PITCHER, R/R, NEW CANEY, TEXAS Kam is a political science major at UMHB and wants to go into the military. He played football and baseball at Splendora High School, where he was a four-year starter and four-time all-district selection. Kam was also a member of A/B Honor Roll, NHS, Christian Student Union, Christian Student Athlete, Student Athlete Community Service Network and Student Council. He is the son of Eric and Stacey Levis. 20 CRUBASEBALL 20
CRUNEWCOMERS #40 LARENZ MCKINNEY FRESHMAN, OUTFIELDER, R/R, HOUSTON, TEXAS Larenz is studying mass communication at UMHB and wants to work in public relations. He was an all-district baseball player at Cypress Falls High School and was a member of Hip Hop Club. Larenz is the son of Larry and Tricia McKinney. #11 HUNTER MCQUARY FRESHMAN, CATCHER, R/R, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS Hunter is a biology major at UMHB and hopes to become a teacher. He played baseball, basketball and football at Concordia Lutheran High School, where he earned six varsity letters. Hunter was an all-district and academic all-state selection in both football and baseball. Hunter was also a member of Student Council, NHS and FCA. He is the son of Austin and Jolynn McQuary. 21 CRUBASEBALL 21
CRUNEWCOMERS #36 MICHAEL MOYA FRESHMAN, PITCHER, L/L, LOCKHART, TEXAS Michael is a mechanical engineering major at UMHB. He played baseball at Lockhart High School where he was a two-time all-district selection and three-time academic all-district honoree. Michael is the son of Rudy and Sonya Moya. #20 DEVON PATTERSON FRESHMAN, OUTFIELDER, L/L, MCGREGOR, TEXAS Devon is an exercise physiology major at UMHB. He played baseball, basketball and football at McGregor High School where he was a three-time all-district outfielder and three-time recipient of the McGregor Academic Excellence award. Devon was also a member of Link Crew and is the son of Karen Patterson. 22 CRUBASEBALL 22
CRUNEWCOMERS #2 DAWSON SHIBLEY FRESHMAN, INFIELDER, R/R, CONROE, TEXAS Dawson is a biology major at UMHB and wants to become a surgeon. He was a four-year baseball letter winner at Conroe High School. Dawson was a three-time all-district selection, two-time all-county selection and twice earned the Mr. Hustle award. Dawson was also a member of NHS and served as Secretary for Mu Alpha Thera. Dawson is the son of Misty Shibley. #26 JAKE THOMAS FRESHMAN, PITCHER, R/R, SEABROOK, TEXAS Jake is a computer science major at UMHB and wants to become a computer programmer. He played baseball at Lutheran South Academy. 23 CRUBASEBALL 23
CRUNEWCOMERS #13 CAMERON WACHSMANN FRESHMAN, OUTFIELDER, R/R, ROANOKE, TEXAS Cameron is studying engineering at UMHB. He played baseball at Keller High School where he was also a member of the National Honor Society. Cameron is the son of Jeff and Sandi Wachsmann. #31 BAILEY WHATLEY FRESHMAN, PITCHER, R/R, BASTROP, TEXAS Bailey is a finance major at UMHB and hopes to become a financial advisor. He played baseball at Cedar Creek High School. 24 CRUBASEBALL 24
CRUNEWCOMERS #25 JEB ZOLMAN FRESHMAN, INFIELDER, R/R, HUMBLE, TEXAS Jeb is a biology major at UMHB and hopes to become a doctor. He played baseball at Atascocita High School, where he was also a member of Orchestra and Latin Club. Jeb is the son of Joseph and Marcy Zolman. 25 CRUBASEBALL 25
SPORTSMEDICINE TEAM PHYSICIANS DR. GEORGE BARTELS DR. BILL HAMILTON UMHB ATHLETIC TRAINERS DARYL HAUSAM JERRY PATE EMILY PATRICK CHRISTINA RICKETTS STEPHEN TWILLEAGER 26 CRUBASEBALL 26
2017STATISTICS 2017 BATTING STATISTICS Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb sb-att Mitch Patterson 0.336 37-37 143 14 48 3 1 0 20 53 1-3 Mark Frankhouser 0.319 38-37 138 26 44 10 1 4 22 68 7-8 Ty Johnson 0.316 34-34 114 29 36 4 1 10 33 72 2-2 Dakota Best 0.289 39-39 142 32 41 4 1 0 11 47 6-7 Austin Blanford 0.288 40-40 132 18 38 4 1 0 14 44 2-4 Landon Dieterich 0.261 40-40 157 31 41 11 1 1 28 57 3-5 Casey Gunter 0.25 6-0 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Mason Schuh 0.222 7-5 18 1 4 2 0 0 4 6 0-0 Jackson Godoy 0.221 29-25 95 21 21 1 0 1 7 25 3-6 Caleb Davis 0.196 38-35 102 13 20 3 1 0 12 25 3-5 Emery Atkisson 0.185 21-19 65 3 12 2 2 0 7 18 0-0 Kenny Foster 0.176 18-11 34 4 6 0 0 0 7 6 1-3 Robbie Gillen 0.156 26-22 77 13 12 1 1 0 8 15 0-2 Josh Horton 0.075 19-13 40 4 3 0 0 1 4 6 0-0 Totals 0.258 40-40 1275 212 329 45 10 17 177 445 28-45 Opponents 0.291 40-40 1307 263 380 80 8 18 212 530 76-89 2017 PITCHING STATISTICS Player era w-l app-gs ip h r er bb so ab b/avg Aaron Barteau 2.05 2-1 20-0 26.1 18 6 6 9 44 94 0.191 Casey Frazier 2.43 4-0 7-7 33.1 27 10 9 8 22 122 0.221 Nathan Kent 2.97 5-5 12-12 66.2 75 38 22 19 35 261 0.287 Stuart Hennigar 4.5 0-1 6-2 16 19 10 8 4 12 66 0.288 Evan Samoff 4.96 2-5 11-10 49 49 40 27 17 40 192 0.255 Josh Horton 5.14 0-0 5-0 7 7 6 4 4 3 27 0.259 Jacob Krzemien 5.4 1-0 5-0 5 10 4 3 1 3 22 0.455 Seth Hill 6.16 1-0 14-1 19 21 17 13 11 12 78 0.269 Tyler Nelson 6.17 1-0 15-0 23.1 28 19 16 17 17 90 0.311 Connor Heussner 6.94 1-4 14-3 35 45 34 27 9 27 141 0.319 Ty Johnson 7.16 2-1 7-4 16.1 32 28 13 7 14 80 0.4 Braden McMahan 7.94 2-1 11-1 17 19 19 15 15 14 63 0.302 Jackson Godoy 9 1-0 3-0 3 3 3 3 2 3 11 0.273 Trevis Green 10.5 0-0 9-0 6 12 8 7 2 5 30 0.4 Brett Vautherine 17.36 0-0 7-0 4.2 10 10 9 5 3 23 0.435 Riley Waters 99 0-0 2-0 0.1 4 6 4 3 1 6 0.667 Philip Lawrence 99 0-0 1-0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 Totals 5.13 22-18 40-40 328 380 263 187 137 255 1307 0.291 Opponents 4.02 18-22 40-40 327 329 212 146 166 292 1275 0.258 27 CRUBASEBALL 27
2017STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE R-H-E/R-H-E INN PITCHER OF RECORD Feb.18, 2017 vs Centenary 1-0 1-5-1 / 0-6-0 9 Kent (W 1-0) Feb.18, 2017 at UT Tyler 5-6 5-11-2 / 6-12-2 9 Samoff (L 0-1) Feb.19, 2017 vs Trinity 2-12 2-3-3 / 12-12-0 9 Heussner (L 0-1) Feb.24, 2017 vs Millsaps 4-9 4-8-0 / 9-12-2 9 Kent (L 1-1) Feb.25, 2017 vs DePauw 4-11 4-8-2 / 11-14-0 9 Samoff (L 0-1) Feb.25, 2017 vs Webster 2-14 2-7-1 / 14-15-0 7 Heussner (L 0-2) Feb.28, 2017 Trinity 9-7 9-10-3 / 7-11-5 9 Hill (W 1-0) March 03, 2017 at Hardin-Simmons 9-7 9-15-2 / 7-11-1 (10) Barteau (W 1-0) March 04, 2017 at Hardin-Simmons 4-10 4-5-1 / 10-14-3 7 Samoff (L 0-3) March 04, 2017 at Hardin-Simmons 3-15 3-9-2 / 15-11-0 7 Heussner (L 0-3) March 12, 2017 East Texas Baptist 5-9 5-10-2 / 9-11-0 9 Kent (L 1-2) March 13, 2017 East Texas Baptist 3-2 3-6-2 / 2-3-0 (9) Barteau (W 2-0) March 13, 2017 East Texas Baptist 5-4 5-14-2 / 4-8-1 (13) Krzemien (W 1-0) March 14, 2017 Blackburn 12-8 12-13-3 / 8-11-1 9 McMahan (W 1-0) March 17, 2017 at Concordia Texas 3-1 3-10-1 / 1-6-4 9 Kent (W 2-2) March 18, 2017 at Concordia Texas 5-11 5-5-5 / 11-8-5 7 Samoff (L 0-4) March 18, 2017 at Concordia Texas 1-13 1-3-1 / 13-13-1 7 Hennigar (L 0-1) March 21, 2017 Texas Lutheran 7-4 7-10-3 / 4-7-2 9 Johnson (W 1-0) March 24, 2017 McMurry 4-6 4-4-1 / 6-10-2 9 Kent (L 2-3) March 25, 2017 McMurry 2-0 2-5-1 / 0-4-0 7 Frazier (W 1-0) March 25, 2017 McMurry 8-6 8-11-2 / 6-6-2 7 Nelson (W 1-0) March 28, 2017 at Southwestern 8-11 8-8-7 / 11-12-4 9 Johnson (L 1-1) March 31, 2017 Belhaven 5-3 5-4-2 / 3-5-2 7 Frazier (W 2-0) March 31, 2017 Belhaven 8-5 8-15-1 / 5-11-4 9 Kent (W 3-3) April 01, 2017 Belhaven 9-4 9-13-1 / 4-7-2 9 Samoff (W 1-4) April 04, 2017 at Trinity 4-24 4-7-2 / 24-26-1 9 McMahan (L 1-1) April 07, 2017 Howard Payne 4-1 4-5-2 / 1-3-1 9 Kent (W 4-3) April 08, 2017 Howard Payne 4-5 4-7-2 / 5-12-1 (8) Heussner (L 0-4) April 08, 2017 Howard Payne 6-3 6-7-1 / 3-6-2 7 Johnson (W 2-1) April 13, 2017 at LeTourneau 7-3 7-12-2 / 3-4-4 9 Kent (W 5-3) April 14, 2017 at LeTourneau 12-0 12-11-0 / 0-1-4 7 Frazier (W 3-0) April 14, 2017 at LeTourneau 11-0 11-10-1 / 0-2-1 8 Samoff (W 2-4) April 21, 2017 Texas Dallas 2-6 2-4-1 / 6-14-3 9 Kent (L 5-4) April 22, 2017 Texas Dallas 2-1 2-4-1 / 1-4-1 7 Frazier (W 4-0) April 22, 2017 Texas Dallas 7-16 7-12-1 / 16-20-5 9 Samoff (L 2-5) April 28, 2017 at Louisiana College 5-2 5-5-0 / 2-5-2 7 Godoy (W 1-0) April 28, 2017 at Louisiana College 9-6 9-11-2 / 6-15-5 9 Heussner (W 1-4) April 29, 2017 at Louisiana College 6-3 6-6-0 / 3-8-1 9 McMahan (W 2-1) May 05, 2017 vs Concordia Texas 2-7 2-7-0 / 7-9-0 9 Kent (L 5-5) May 06, 2017 vs Louisiana College 3-8 3-9-5 / 8-11-1 9 Barteau (L 2-1) 28 CRUBASEBALL 28
UMHBADMINISTRATION DR. RANDY O REAR, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Randy O Rear became the 22nd president of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor when he assumed the office on June 1, 2009. O Rear was named President and CEO of the university in a unanimous decision by the school s Board of Trustees in September 2008. Dr. O Rear is the first of president of UMHB who is also an alumnus of the university. He graduated from UMHB with a bachelor s degree in business administration in 1988 and earned an MBA from UMHB in 1997. O Rear earned a doctoral degree in Higher Education from Baylor University in 2004. O Rear has served at UMHB since 1988, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer. For more than 18 years, O Rear has been actively involved in fundraising for the university. Under his leadership, gifts and grants dramatically increased, numerous endowed scholarships were established and major capital projects were completed, including the construction of the Parker Academic Center, the Mayborn Campus Center and the new Meyer Christian Studies Center. O Rear has also strong ties to the UMHB athletic department. He was also a two-year letterman for the UMHB baseball program as a right-handed pitcher. O Rear held the school record for wins in a season for five years before that mark was broken in 1992. He also spent one year as a student assistant coach and two years as a full-time assistant coach for the Cru baseball team. Originally from Waco, O Rear is a graduate of Robinson High School. He and his wife, Julie, have three children, Ryan, Taylor and Reed. They live in Belton and are members of First Baptist Church, Belton, where O Rear serves as deacon. RANDY MANN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ATHLETICS Randy Mann was promoted to Vice President for Athletics in May of 2012 after serving as fulltime Associate Athletic Director for four years. He spent the previous eight years serving as head men s golf coach and associate AD. Coach Mann guided the Cru to the American Southwest Conference championship in 2008 and closed out his coaching career by guiding the Cru to the first NCAA Division III National Tournament berth in the program s history. Mann also led the Cru to ASC championships in 2005 and 2001. The first conference championship was the first conference title in the history of the UMHB men s golf program. The Crusaders never finished lower than fourth in the ASC Tournament during Mann s tenure in Belton. The Crusaders also narrowly missed earning the first NCAA Division III National Championship berth in the program s history in the spring of 2004, although Dillon Gooch qualified as an individual to become the first UMHB men s golfer to compete in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. Coach Mann came to UMHB from Temple High School, where he spent the seven years as head coach of the boys and girls golf teams. Coach Mann spent a total of 19 years teaching and coaching in the Temple Independent School District. He took the Temple boys golf team to 4 district titles and 2 district runner-ups finishes in his 7 years as coach. In that same time, Coach Mann took the girls team to 3 district titles and 3 district runner-up finishes. The teams only missed the regional tournament once each during Coach Mann s tenure. Randy Mann is a 1980 graduate of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, and he received his master s degree from Tarleton in 1998. He and his wife, Caroline, have three sons, Mitchell, Michael, and Marshall. 29 CRUBASEBALL 29
THISISUMHB ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, making UMHB the oldest institution of higher learning offering continuous education in the state. The University has a projected fall enrollment of over 3,492 students. The campus student-toteacher ratio is 17 to 1. Over 60 percent of UMHB s professors have earned doctorates, and all are committed to quality education. Approximately one-half of the University s full-time students live on campus. LOCATION UMHB is located in Belton, a town of 15,000 people in the heart of Central Texas. Belton is on I-35, approximately 150 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and 60 miles north of Austin. UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is a unique and energetic institution with an emphasis on Christian education. The University offers nearly 55 bachelor majors. Fields of study include biology/life science, business administration, chemistry/ physical science, criminal justice, English, history/ political science, mathematics/physics, modern foreign languages, psychology/counseling, religion, social work/sociology, business, computer information sciences, fine arts, nursing, exercise and sports science, communication, mass communication/journalism, performance studies, art, church music, and education. Pre-professional programs include pre-dentistry, pre-law, premedical, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician s assistant, and pre-veterinary. GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The University of Mary Hardin- Baylor offers the following graduate degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Science in Information Systems, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Education and Doctor of Education. UMHB is accredited by The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679- 4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. UMHB is also accredited by the Texas Education Agency, Board of Nurse Examiners of the State of Texas, the National League for Nursing, and the Council of Social Work Education. COSTS Tuition for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is $765 per semester hour. Room and board costs are approximately $3,400 per semester. FINANCIAL AID The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is one of the most affordable private schools in the Southwest. Approximately 90 percent of its students receive some form of financial assistance. HOW TO CONTACT UMHB University Switchboard...(254) 295-8642...1-800-727-8642 Admissions...(254) 295-4520 Athletic Department...(254) 295-4618 Financial Aid...(254) 295-4517 Housing...(254) 295-4592 Recruiting... (254) 295-4514 Registrar...(254) 295-4509... (254) 295-4510 30 CRUBASEBALL 30
2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Feb. 13 at Texas Lutheran Seguin, TX 7:00 PM Feb. 16 Schreiner Belton, TX 6:00 PM Feb. 17 Schreiner Belton, TX 1:00 PM (DH) Feb. 20 Southwestern Belton, TX 6:00 PM Feb. 22 at Howard Payne Brownwood, TX 2:00 PM Feb. 24 Howard Payne Belton, TX 3:00 PM (DH) Feb. 27 Trinity Belton, TX 6:00 PM March 2 at Belhaven Jackson, MS 4:00 PM (DH) March 3 at Belhaven Jackson, MS 1:00 PM March 9 Louisiana College Belton, TX 4:00 PM (DH) March 10 Lousiana College Belton, TX 1:00 PM March 13 at Trinity San Antonio, TX 6:00 PM March 14 Blackburn Belton, TX 6:00 PM March 15 Millikin Belton, TX 6:00 PM March 16 LeTourneau Belton, TX 7:00 PM March 17 LeTourneau Belton, TX 1:00 PM (DH) March 20 Chicago Belton, TX 6:00 PM March 23 at Ozarks Clarksville, AR 1:00 PM (DH) March 24 at Ozarks Clarksville, AR 1:00 PM March 27 Trinity Belton, TX 6:00 PM April 3 Texas Lutheran Belton, TX 6:00 PM April 6 UT Tyler Belton, TX 7:00 PM April 7 UT Tyler Belton, TX 1:00 PM (DH) April 13 at UT Dallas Richardson, TX 2:00 PM April 14 at UT Dallas Richardson, TX 1:00 PM (DH) April 17 at Southwestern Georgetown, TX 6:00 PM April 20 McMurry Belton, TX 7:00 PM April 21 McMurry Belton, TX 1:00 PM (DH) April 27 at Sul Ross State Alpine, TX 7:00 PM April 28 at Sul Ross State Alpine, TX 1:00 PM (DH) 31 CRUBASEBALL 31