2016 Schedule and Results February (6-1) Fri 19 at High Point W, 9-3 Sat 20 High Point W, 13-5 Sun 21 at High Point L, 15-5 Tues 23 Elon W, 7-3 Fri 26 Binghamton W, 10-9 Sat 27 Binghamton W, 5-2 Sun 28 Binghamton W, 19-4 March (14-5) Tues 1 at NC State L, 8-4 Fri 4 Army W, 16-2 Sat 5 Army W, 10-6 Sun 6 Army L, 6-4 Wed 9 at UNCW L, 8-4 Fri 11 vs. Ilinois # W, 20-9 Fri 11 at Coastal Carolina W, 4-2 Sat 12 vs. Illinois # W, 5-4 (10) Sun 13 at Coastal Carolina L, 7-4 Wed 16 UMES W, 8-2 Fri 18 Marist W, 16-3 Sat 19 Marist W, 8-6 Sat 20 Marist W, 16-4 Tues 22 vs. NC A & T ^ L, 9-8 (10) Thurs 24 Georgetown W, 17-9 Fri 25 Georgetown W, 8-4 Sat 26 Georgetown W, 5-4 Tues 29 NC A & T W, 6-2 Wed 30 at Campbell W, 8-2 April (13-7) Fri 1 VMI * W, 10-4 Sat 2 VMI * W, 11-6 Sun 3 VMI * W, 6-1 Tue 5 at Duke L, 7-4 Fri 8 at The Citadel * W, 14-1 Sat 9 at The Citadel * L, 7-5 Sun 10 at The Citadel * W, 7-4 Tue 12 at Wake Forest L, 6-4 Wed 13 Wake Forest W, 18-1 Sat 15 at Furman * L, 9-7 Sat 16 at Furman * W, 18-11 Sun 17 at Furman * W, 14-0 (7) Wed 20 at Elon L, 14-8 Fri 22 ETSU * W, 6-5 Sat 23 ETSU * W, 13-6 Sun 24 ETSU * W, 9-7 Tue 26 Campbell W, 10-2 Fri 29 Samford * W, 10-2 Sat 30 Samford * L, 9-3 Sat. 30 Samford * L, 9-5 May (2-1) Fri 6 at Wofford * L, 12-3 Sat 7 at Wofford * W, 6-1 Sun 8 at Wofford * W, 6-1 Wed 11 at UNC Asheville 6:00 p.m. Fri 13 at Western Carolina * 5:00 p.m. Sat 14 at Western Carolina * 2:00 p.m. Sun 15 at Western Carolina * 1:00 p.m. Thur 19 Mercer * 6:00 p.m. Fri 20 Mercer * 6:00 p.m. Sat 21 Mercer * 1:00 p.m. SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) Tues-Sun 24-29 TBA Home Games In Bold All Times Eastern * SoCon game ^ Game Played at New Bridge Park # Coastal Carolina Invitational UNCG SPARTAN BASEBALL 2016 UNCG Baseball vs. UNC Asheville Greenwood Field 6:00 p.m. UNCG Spartans 35-14 Head Coach: Link Jarrett Career Record: 103-100 (4th Season) Record at UNCG: 103-100 (4th Season) UNC Asheville Bulldogs 15-30 Head Coach: Scott Friedholm Career Record: 15-30 (1st Season) Record at UNC Asheville: 15-30 (1st Season) Live Coverage Live Stats: UNCGSpartans.com Twitter: @UNCGScores, @UNCGBaseball Broadcast: Big South Network Probable Pitching Matchups UNCG Please Wednesday, May 11 UNCG Bryce Hensley (LHP) vs. UNC Asheville TBA Please refer to UNCG just as UNCG or simply the Spartans. Please do not refer to UNCG as UNC Greensboro, North Carolina- Greensboro, North Carolina at Greensboro or any other variation of the University s name. Thank you. Probable Starting Lineup (According to UNCG SID Dan Wacker) Pos. # Player B/T Yr. GP-GS Avg. XBH RBI C 35 Jake Kusz R/R Jr. 49-49.273 20 44 Notes: Has caught all but 19 innings, including starting all 49 games... Seven home runs, 3rd on team 1B 18 Michael Goss R/R Jr. 37-37.338 19 27 Notes: Currently on a nine game hitting streak... scored runs in seven of last nine games 2B 3 Ben Spitznagel L/R Jr. 49-49.406 15 17 Notes 2nd in NCAA Division I with 82 hits... Leads UNCG with 27 multi-hit games, including one five-hit performance 3B 22 Collin Woody R/R Sr. 49-49.359 29 63 Notes: 3rd in NCAA with 63 RBI... 18 Multi-RBI games this season... 15 appearances on the mound with 21 K s SS 24 Cesar Trejo R/R Fr. 41-37.336 14 26 Notes: Finished a double short of the cycle in the midweek game with Campbell (4/26), with 4 RBI, 3 runs scored OF 9 L.J. Kalawaia L/R R-Sr. 47-47.400 18 58 Notes: Multi-hit games in three of last four... 2nd on UNCG in RBI, while leading with 22 stolen bases OF 12 Ryne Sigmon S/R Jr. 49-49.318 18 50 Notes: Five triples is tied for second-most on the team, 50 RBI is in the top 35 in the nation OF 10 Dillon Stewart R/R Jr. 49-49.337 30 50 Notes: Team leader in extra-base hits... Hit his tenth home run of the season against Wofford (5/7) DH 28 Devin Ruiz R/R So. 18-12.346 8 15 Notes: Hit his first and second career home runs against Wofford (May 8)
2016 Quick Facts General Location...Greensboro, N.C. Founded...1891 Enrollment...18,502 Nickname...Spartans Colors...Navy, Gold and White Home Field...UNCG Baseball Stadium Capacity...3,500 Dimensions... LF - 340 / CF - 405 / RF - 340 Affiliation... Division I Conference...Southern Chancellor...Frank W. Gilliam, Jr. Athletics Director...Kim Record Athletics Dept. Phone...(336) 334-5952 Ticket Office Phone...(336) 334-3250 2016 Team Information 2015 Record...23-27 2015 SoCon Record...12-12 (4th) 2015 Home / Away Record...13-8 / 8-14 2015 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...12 / 15 2015 Position Players Returning / Lost...8 / 6 2015 Pitchers Returning / Lost... 11 / 5 Newcomers...18 2016 Coaching / Staff Information Head Coach...Link Jarrett (Florida State, 94) Career Record... 68-86 (3 seasons) Record at UNCG... 68-86 (3 seasons) Assistant Coach...Jerry Edwards Assistant Coach... Joey Holcomb Vol. Assistant Coach...Sean Guite Program History First season...1991 (25th season) All-Time Record... 725-626-1 College World Series Appearances...0 NCAA Regional Appearances...2...1994, 1997 Last Postseason Appearance...1997...L, 14-4 vs. Long Beach State (Baton Rouge, La..) Big South Tournament Championships...1...1997 Big South Regular Season Championships. 2...1994, 1997 SoCon Tournament Championships...0... SoCon Regular Season Championships...1...1998 Probable Rotation Wednesday - UNCG Bryce Hensley (LHP, 5-1, 5.95 ERA, 56.0 IP, 38 K s) vs. UNC Asheville TBA Notes: Hensley will make his 11th start of the season on Wednesday evening. The sophomore lefty worked as the Saturday starter for eight weeks before moving into a midweek role. Hensley has earned six quality starts. In his last appearance against Samford, He worked 4.0 innings, allowing only four hits and one earned run, striking out three batters while not allowing a walk. A Little History -- UNC Asheville UNC Asheville and UNCG have played in 28 games over the years, with the Spartans holding a 20-8 advantage in that time. The last ten games have all been played in Greensboro, with the last contest in Asheville in 1996 when both teams were members of the Big South Conference. The Spartans defeated the Bulldogs in all three games of the 1996 season. Scouting the Bulldogs The Bulldogs enter the midweek game having played a game on three-straight days. UNC Asheville moved their weekend series with Longwood up a day after inclement weather didn t allow the game to be played on Friday night. The Bulldogs wrapped up their Big South series on Monday evening before taking on the Furman Paladins on Tuesday night. Prior to the three games this week, UNC Asheville is 15-30 on the season. In their last ten games, the Bulldogs are 4-6. UNC Asheville enters the week with a 15-30 record. Joe Tietjen leads the Bulldog offense. Tietjen has hit for a.359 average in 44 games. The junior outfielder has hit nine home runs and leads the team with 13 doubles. Tietjen has also driven in a team-high 48 runs on the year, while swiping a team-high nine bases. Lucas Owens has started 40 games this year and has earned a.283 average. The senior utility player has hit 10 doubles and one triple while drivin gin 14 runs. Owens has scored 27 runs. Pete Guy has scored a team high 39 runs while starting in 44 games. Listed as a catcher on the UNC Asheville roster, Guy hit a team-high 10 home runs, and driven in 27. Carmine Pagano has started 40 games this year, while hitting for a.242 average. The freshman infielder has connected for seven extra-base hits, as well as scoring 24 runs. The Bulldogs will start have yet to name a starter for Wednesday s game, as they will play games on Monday and Tuesday of this week leading up to the matchup with UNCG. Eric Whitecavage leads the Bulldogs with 22 appearances. Whitecavage has earned three saves in 21.2 innings this season. The freshman right-hander has struck out 18 batters on the year and has allowed seven earned runs this year. Nick Boyles has been productive in his 13 appearances. Boyles, a sophomore right hander, has earned a 2-0 record with a 1.71 ERA in 21.0 innings. Brett Hyers has appeared in 11 games this year, earning a save in the process. Hyers has worked in 13.0 innings, and has allowed eight earned runs. Last 10 vs. UNC Asheville (6-4) Feb. 19, 2014 vs. UNC Asheville - L, 7-4 Feb. 20, 2013 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 10-9 Feb. 21, 2012 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 13-5 Feb. 22, 2011 vs. UNC Asheville - L, 3-0 April 30, 2008 vs. UNC Asheville - L, 7-3 May 16, 2007 vs. UNC Asheville - L, 12-9 April 5, 2006 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 2-0 April 20, 2005 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 9-4 Mar. 16, 2004 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 5-3 April 30, 2003 vs. UNC Asheville - W, 8-1 Last Time Out The Spartans took two of three games from the Wofford Terriers over the weekend. UNCG dropped the first game 12-3, before taking games two and three, each by a 6-1 tally. Ryne Sigmon, Dillon Stewart, Collin Woody and Devin Ruiz each hit home runs in the three games. With the wins, UNCG remains in first place in the Southern Conference. Bringing out the Brooms UNCG has already swept five different weekend series this year, including two with Southern Conference opponents. The Spartans didn t sweep any series in 2015. The last time UNCG swept five series in the same season was 2008. Born to Run
Diamond Notes UNCG Category OPP.353 Batting Average.250 436 Runs 265 8.90 Runs Per Game 5.41 621 Hits 407 126 Doubles 83 30 Triples 10 48 Home Runs 26 399 Runs Batted In 233 951 Total Bases 588.540 Slugging Percentage.361 228 Walks 239 48 Hit Batters 66 290 Strikeouts 394.433 On-Base Percentage.365 35 Sacrifice Flies 18 25 Sacrifice Hits 36 84-103 Stolen Bases-Attempts 56-67 58 Errors 67.968 Fielding Percentage.964 Active Career Leaders Hits 1. Collin Woody...130 2. L.J. Kalawaia...114 3. Jake Kusz...107 T4. Ben Spitznagel...77 T4. Ryne Sigmon...77 Runs Batted In 1. Collin Woody...102 2. Jake Kusz...74 3. L.J. Kalawaia...73 4. Ryne Sigmon...60 5. Dillon Stewart...52 Runs Scored 1. Collin Woody...81 2. L.J. Kalawaia...77 3. Jake Kusz...67 4. Dillon Stewart...54 5. Ben Spitznagel...53 Innings Pitched 1. Andrew Wantz...111.1 T2. Chad Sykes...68.0 T2. Hunter Smith...68.0 4. Bryce Hensley...56.0 5. Keaton Haack...53.1 Strikeouts 1. Andrew Wantz...110 2. Chad Sykes...74 3. Hunter Smith...51 4. Keaton Haack...42 5. Matt Frisbee...40 UNCG has swiped 84 bases this season, through 49 games. In 2015, the Spartans stole just 32 on the year. The 84 stolen bases are the most since 2003, when UNCG swiped 101 during the year. The school record for stolen bases in a single season was set in 1997 at 169, when the Spartan qualified for the NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge, La. That season UNCG played in 62 games, averaging 2.73 stolen bases per game. On the Brink UNCG has had one of the most productive offensive seasons in school history in 2016. Currently, the 2016 Spartans have set records in triples, having hit 30 aleady this year. The previous record was 27, set in 1999. The program record for doubles in a season is at 131, and this year s team has already racked up 126, most in the nation. The Navy and Gold needs just 32 hits to break the team record for hits in a season, 650, set in 1997 when the Spartans reached the NCAA Regionals in Baton Rouge, La. Spartans Sweep SoCon Awards Redshirt Senior L.J. Kalawaia and Freshman Matt Frisbee swept the Pitcher and Player of the Week awards for their efforts April 11-17. Kalawaia was also named to Collegiate Baseball s National Players of the Week. Kalawaia is the second Spartan to receive Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week Honors after Andrew Wantz (Holly Springs, N.C./Holly Springs) took home the award for the week of Mar. 28th-April 4th. Kalawaia hit.600 and slugged 1.150 with 18 RBI in five games on the week, while Frisbee pitched a complete-game shutout as the Spartans went 3-2, splitting a midweek home-andhome with Wake Forest and taking two of three from Furman on the road. Frisbee turned in the first shutout of his career Sunday, allowing just two hits and four walks as the Spartans cruised to the 14-0 win, which finished in seven innings due to the 10-run rule. The freshman, who struck out five and didn t allow an extra-base hit, settled in after issuing all four walks in the first three innings. SoCon Pitcher of the Month Chad Sykes was named SoCon Pitcher of the Month for the month of March. This is the first time the sophomore right-handed pitcher has earned the honor. UNCG finished March with a league-best 14-5 record. Sykes went 2-1 and recorded a save to go with his 2.20 ERA in 10 appearances during the month. The sophomore right-hander allowed only six hits; one for extra bases and nine walks through 16.1 innings, good for a 0.92 WHIP. Sykes allowed just four earned runs on the month, striking out 17 batters. Six of Sykes appearances went at least two innings, starting with a pair of scoreless frames against Coastal Carolina on Mar. 11 to earn his second save of the season. He noted at least one strikeout in each of his last eight appearances and did not allow a hit in his last seven contests. He also posted six straight scoreless outings, earning wins of Marist and Georgetown with two innings of work against each. Overall, Sykes has worked in 23 games, throwing in 38.0 innings. During his time on the hill, Sykes has earned a 2.61 ERA and has held opponents to a.179 average against him. Sykes has struck out 45 hitters on the year., including one in 18 straight appearances. Pitcher of the Week and National Awards Andrew Wantz earned a multitude of honors for his performance the week of Mar. 28th- Apr. 3rd. Wantz was named SoCon Pitcher of the Week, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pitcher of the Week and was one of Collegiate Baseball s seven National Players of the Week. Wantz finished the weekend 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in nine innings over three appearances on the week. Striking out 17 batters. Wantz opened the week starting against North Carolina A&T, striking out six and earning the win. In two appearances against VMI, Wantz struck out 11 batters in 5.0 innings pitched.
SoCon Standings Conference Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. UNCG 13-5.722 35-14.714 MER 14-7.667 30-18.625 WCU 13-8.619 23-23.500 FUR 10-8.556 22-26.458 WOF 9-9.500 27-23.540 ETSU 9-9.500 22-25.468 SAM 8-10.444 26-22.542 CIT 6-12.333 16-32.332 VMI 2-16.111 18-30.375 2016 Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Samford(4)...60 2. Mercer (4)...59 3. Wofford (1)...45 4. Western Carolina...37 5. UNCG...35 6. Furman...24 T7. The Citadel...21 T7. ETSU...21 9. VMI...17 SP SP RP C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF DH Around The SoCon I 2016 Preseason Coaches First Team All-SoCon Matthew Milburn, Wofford Adam Scott, Wofford Will Stillman, Wofford Danny Bermudez, Western Carolina Alex Lee, Samford Trey York, ETSU Hunter Swilling, Samford Matt Meeder, Mercer Kyle Lewis, Mercer Matt Smith, Western Carolina Heath Quinn, Samford Austin Edens, Samford Wantz leads UNCG with 78 punch outs and is now 30th in the NCAA with a 11.08 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. His 27 appearances leads the team and is 14th in the nation. Early Success 2016 UNCG baseball had one of the best starts in program history with a 20-6 record heading into SoCon play. The 20 wins prior to the conference season is the most-ever for a UNCG squad, and the.769 winning percentage is the highest winning percentage entering conference play since 2003, when the Spartans were 12-0 entering conference. This season, UNCG has earned five series sweeps, while winning ten total series. Those sweeps and series wins don t take into account the Coastal Carolina Invitational in which UNCG defeated Illinois twice, and split a pair of games with the host Chanticleers. With two nonconference games remaining, UNCG has a chance to tie the school-record for nonconference wins in a season with the record being set 1997, with 23 nonconference wins. The Spartans currently have 22 nonconference wins, with one remaining. 10 s the Magic Number In 33 of 49 games this season, UNCG has racked up at least 10 hits. During that time, the Spartans have gone 28-5 in games that they have at least 10 hits. When not reaching the 10 hit plateau, UNCG is 6-10. Eight times UNCG has connected for nine hits. The season-low for hits in a game is six which has occurred only twice. Start Hot, Stay Hot Currently, the UNCG offense currently leads the NCAA with a.353 team batting average. UNCW trails the Spartans by an impressive18 points. UNCG also leads the NCAA in hits, doubles per game, doubles, triples, slugging percentage, sacrifice flies and on-base percentage. The Spartan offense is led by a pair of hitters who are above the.400 mark. L.J. Kalawaia (Wailuku, Hawai i/ohlone College) and Ben Spitznagel (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wabash Valley CC) have hit.400, and.406 respectively. Spitznagel is second in the NCAA with 82 hits, Kalawaia is 11th with 76. Collin Woody (Tampa, Fla./College of Central Florida) is 18th in the nation with 74 hits, but leads the NCAA with 11 sacrifice flies, while placing second in the NCAA with 63 RBI. Kalawaia ranks ninth in the NCAA with 58 RBI, as well as leading UNCG with 22 stolen bases. Four different players rank in the top 20 in runs scored this year. Kalawaia ranks fourth with 58, Spitznagel is ninth at 54, Dillon Stewart (Dunn, N.C./Brunswick CC) and Woody are tied at 19th at 53. Stewart and Woody are tied for the team-lead with ten home runs each. Jake Kusz (Durham, N.C./Riverside) is second on the squad with seven home runs on the year. UNCG has four players in the top 42 of RBI producers, the most of any NCAA Division I institution. UNCG has nine players hitting above the.300 plateau who have played in at least 22 games this season. SP SP RP C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF DH 2016 Preseason Coaches Second Team All-SoCon JP Sears, The Citadel Will Gaddis, Furman Taylor Edens, VMI Richard Greene, Samford Kevin Phillips, ETSU Frankie Navarrete, Samford Collin Woody, UNCG Chris Cook, ETSU Austin Mapes, The Citadel Jackson Ware, Mercer T.J. Dixon, Samford Devin Ruiz, UNCG Around the NCAA (as of May 9th) Category - Amount - Ranking Batting average -.353-1st Runs - 436-2nd Doubles - 126-1st Home Runs - 48-23rd On-base percentage -.433-1st Stolen Bases - 84-11th Scoring - 8.90-2nd Hits - 621-1st Triples - 30-1st Slugging Percentage -.540-1st Sacrifice Flies - 35-1st Walks - 228-22nd Coastal Carolina Invitational UNCG opened the 2016 season with eight of 12 games played at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. The Spartans first games outside of North Carolina were in the Coastal Carolina Invitational, where UNCG finished 3-1. In their first road trip of the year, UNCG went 3-2 with two victories over Illinois and splitting a pair of games with Coastal Carolina. The Spartans also dropped the midweek game at UNCW,
Around the SoCon II 2016 Media Preseason Poll 1. Mercer (7)...119 2. Samford (7)...117 3. Wofford...91 4. Western Carolina...76 5. UNCG...62 6. Furman...50 7. VMI...43 8. The Citadel...39 9. ETSU...33 2016 Preseason All-Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year Kyle Lewis, Jr., OF, Mercer Preseason Pitcher of the Year Matthew Milburn, Sr., RHP, Wofford First Team SP Matthew Milburn, Wofford SP Adam Scott, Wofford RP Will Stillman, Wofford C Danny Bermudez, Western Carolina 1B Alex Lee, Samford 2B Trey York, ETSU SS Matt Meeder, Mercer 3B Hunter Swilling, Samford OF Kyle Lewis, Mercer OF Heath Quinn, Samford OF Matt Smith, Western Carolina DH Austin Edens, Samford an NCAA Regional qualifier a year ago. Illinois was a 2015 Super Regional participant and Coastal Carolina has made the postseason in 12 seasons since 2001. Home Cooking UNCG is currently 24-3 in games played at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. The Spartans will play 30 of the 56 regular season games at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. Last season, UNCG only managed 13 wins in front of the home fans. Johnny Bench Watch List UNCG catcher Jake Kusz was named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List earlier this season. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced the official watch list on March 8th. The watch list will be narrowed down on May 18th before the final vote occurs during the College World Series. 75 players were named to the list, four of which play for SoCon teams. This season, Kusz has hit for a.277 average, with 13 doubles and seven home runs. The junior catcher has driven in 42 runs on the year. Defensively, Kusz has allowed just six passed balls this season, while being able to catch eight runners attempting to steal bases. Kusz has made only two errors this season, and has a team-best.995 fielding percentage for players with over 100 chances. Oh Captain, My Captain Head Coach Link Jarrett announced the captains of the 2016 UNCG Baseball team prior to the start of the season. L.J. Kalawaia, Collin Woody, Hunter Smith and Jake Kusz have earned the right to be called captain this season. The four receive this honor after a vote conducted of the UNCG baseball team. Kalawaia and Woody are each seniors, while Smith and Kusz are juniors. Kalawaia received a redshirt after suffering a preseason injury in 2015. Smith is a redshirt junior, having sat out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Return to Action The Spartans return to action on Friday, May 13th as they travel to Cullowhee, N.C. for a three game Southern Conference series with the Western Carolina Catamounts. Second Team SP JP Sears, The Citadel SP Will Gaddis, Furman RP Taylor Edens, VMI C Richard Greene, Samford 1B Kevin Phillips, ETSU 2B Frankie Navarrete, Samford SS Chris Cook, ETSU 3B Collin Woody, UNCG OF Austin Mapes, The Citadel OF Jackson Ware, Mercer OF T.J. Dixon, Samford DH Devin Ruiz, UNCG
Spartans In The Draft Year Name, Pos. Round Organization 2015 Ryan Clark, RHP 5th Atlanta Braves 2014 Max Povse, RHP 3rd Atlanta Braves 2014 Dylan Thompson, RHP 31st Colorado Rockies 2013 Cambric Moye,C 30th Los Angeles Angels 2013 Dominique Vattuone, RHP 32nd Oakland Athletics 2012 Tyler Holstegge, RHP 21st Oakland Athletics 2011 Jarrett Miller, RHP 21st Atlanta Braves 2010 Blake Hassebrock, RHP 8th Oakland Athletics 2009 Rob Gilliam, RHP 8th Oakland Athletics 2008 Ricky Orton, 1B 29th Florida Marlins 2008 Matt Gaski, SS 34th San Diego Padres 2007 Guy Welsh, 3B 18th Seattle Mariners 2007 Lee Land, RHP 28th Oakland Athletics 2007 Ryan Falcon, LHP 29th Texas Rangers 2006 Jermaine Mitchell, OF 5th Oakland Athletics 2006 Patrick Currin, RHP 22nd Oakland Athletics 2005 Chris Mason, RHP 2nd Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004 Jason Metzger, LHP 23rd Colorado Rockies 2004 Jarrett Santos, RHP 34th Florida Marlins 2003 Ryan Gordon, LHP 43rd Toronto Blue Jays 2002 Everett Hancock, LHP 28th Detroit Tigers 2001 Taft Cable, RHP 8th Philadelphia Phillies 1999 Corey McDonald, LHP 21st Detroit Tigers 1998 Lance Surridge, RHP 15th Boston Red Sox 1997 Lance Surridge, RHP 18th Baltimore Orioles 1996 Tim Giles, 1B 20th Toronto Blue Jays 1994 Tonka Maynor, OF/1B 27th Pittsburgh Pirates 1994 Joey DeAngelis, 1B 33rd Colorado Rockies 1994 Dan Schneider, C 36th San Francisco Giants 1993 Brian Moehler, RHP 6th Detroit Tigers 1993 Tonka Maynor, OF/1B 47th Pittsburgh Pirates 2016 UNCG Baseball Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Chris Graham OF R/R 5-7 160 Fr. Lelan, N.C (North Brunswick) 2 Tripp Shelton INF R/R 5-11 160 So. Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth) 3 Ben Spitznagel UT L/R 5-11 170 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Wabash Valley CC) 4 Andrew Moritz OF L/R 5-11 170 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 6 Ben Kerner RHP R/R 6-3 195 Jr. Cary, N.C. (Brunswick CC) 8 Austin Embler INF L/R 5-10 165 So. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest) 9 L.J. Kalawaia OF L/L 6-0 175 R-Sr. Wailuku, Hawai i (Ohlone College) 10 Dillon Stewart INF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Dunn, N.C. (Catawba Valley CC) 11 Michael Bates RHP R/R 6-3 195 So. Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth) 12 Ryne Sigmon UT S/R 6-0 170 Jr. Danville, Va. (Danville CC) 13 Stephen Greene C R/L 5-8 200 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (Reynolds) 14 Cody Fitch RHP R/R 5-11 185 So. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby) 15 Chad Sykes RHP R/R 5-11 165 So. Creedmoor, N.C. (Voyager Academy) 18 Michael Goss INF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Cartersville, Ga. (Chattanooga St. CC) 21 JoJo Underwood INF/C R/R 6-1 200 Jr. Cartersville, Ga. (Chattanooga St. CC) 22 Collin Woody INF/RHP R/R 6-1 210 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (College of Central Florida) 23 Easton Welch RHP R/R 6-1 190 R-So. Randleman, N.C. (Gardner-Webb) 24 Cesar Trejo INF R/R 6-2 195 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Ragsdale) 25 Trey Jacobs INF L/R 6-2 185 Fr. Hope Mills, N.C. (South View) 26 Drew Goodman LHP L/L 6-4 170 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Hopewell) 27 Jake Mayhew RHP R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth) 28 Devin Ruiz OF R/R 6-2 215 So. Pennsauken, N.J. (Paul VI) 29 Zach Kuchmaner LHP L/L 6-1 200 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (North Carolina) 31 Andrew Wantz RHP/1B L/R 6-4 235 So. Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs) 32 Jake Lewis LHP R/L 6-2 205 Fr. Wendell, N.C. (Corinth Holders) 33 Matt Frisbee RHP R/R 6-5 230 Fr. Candler, N.C. (Enka) 34 Jeremiah Triplett RHP R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Wilkesboro, N.C. (West Wilkes) 35 Jake Kusz C R/R 6-2 215 Jr. Durham, N.C. (Riverside) 36 Keaton Haack RHP R/R 6-4 220 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Pitt CC) 37 Bryce Hensley LHP L/L 6-4 220 So. Asheville, N.C. (Catawba Valley CC) 38 Hunter Smith RHP R/R 6-2 210 R-Jr. Whiteville, N.C. (Gardner-Webb) 44 Adam Hutson C R/R 6-2 210 So. Denver, N.C. (Lincoln Chater) Head coach: #5 Link Jarrett -- 4th season (Florida State 96) Assistant coach: #48 Jerry Edwards -- 4th season (North Carolina Wesleyan 99) Assistant coach: #19 Joey Holcomb -- 4th season (Huntingdon, 06) Volunteer assistant coach: #16 Sean Guite -- 1st season (UNCG 14) 2016 UNCG Baseball Roster Breakdown By Class: Senior -- 3 Junior -- 8 Sophomore -- 10 Freshman -- 11 By State / Province: North Carolina - 25 Georgia - 2 Florida - 1 Hawai i - 1 New Jersey - 1 Ohio - 1 Virginia - 1 Pronunciation Spitznagel - Spits-nay-gull Goss - Gahss Kuchmaner - Kooch-manner Kusz - Kush Guite - Gite Kalawaia - Call-uh-why-uh Cesar Trejo - C-zer Tray-ho Wantz - Wance Haack - Hawck
Career Leaders (Min. 300 ABs) Batting Average 1. Ryan Gordon (2000-04)....381 2. Christian Wolfe (2012-13)....367 3. Kenny Vawter (1997-98)....366 4. Tonka Maynor (1991-94)....363 5. Shane Schumaker (2000-01)....357 Hits 1. Dominic Pattie (1995-98)... 299 2. Ryan Gordon(2000-04)... 262 T3. Jeremy Purcell (1997-2000)... 239 T3. Tonka Maynor (1991-94))... 239 5. Nicky Phillips (1994-97)... 237 Home Runs 1. Trevor Edwards (2009-13)... 39 2. Tim Giles (1994-96)... 38 3. Jeremy Purcell (1997-2000)... 37 4. Tonka Maynor (1991-94)... 25 5. Joey DeAngelis (1991-94)... 24 Runs Batted In 1. Tonka Maynor (1991-94)... 171 2. Trevor Edwards (2009-13)... 165 3. Tim Giles (1994-96)... 159 4. Nicky Phillips (1994-97)... 151 5. Ryan Gordon (2000-04)... 150 (Min. 100 IP) Earned Run Average 1. Sean Pick (1991-94)... 3.03 2. Chris Mason (2003-05)... 3.08 3. Patrick Currin (2003-06)... 3.18 4. Jason Parsons (1995-98))... 3.31 5. Ryan Clark (2013-15)... 3.62 Wins 1. Jason Parsons (1995-98)... 34 2. Scooter Michael (2000-04)... 32 3. Jonathon Jackson (1996-99)... 30 4. Anthony Sylvester (1993-96)... 24 T5. Jarrett Santos (2003-04)... 20 T5. Jay Kuykendall (1993-96)... 20 T5. Taft Cable (1998-2001)... 20 Strikeouts 1. Jonathon Jackson (1996-99)... 301 2. Scooter Michael (2001-04)... 297 3. Ryan Falcon (2003-07)... 285 4. Jason Parsons (1995-98)... 265 5. Warren Slack (2008-11)... 251 The Last Time... a player had four hits in a game a player had five hits in a game 4-for-5, Ben Spitznagel 5-for-5, Ben Spitznagel at Wofford -- May 8, 2016 at Furman -- April 16, 2016 a player had six hits in a game UNCG had 20 hits or more in a game 6-for-6, Sean Guite 21 hits (14 1b, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR) vs. Princeton -- Mar. 15, 2014 vs. Furman -- April 17, 2016 a player had 5-8 RBIs in a game a player had 9 RBI in a game (School Record) 5, LJ Kalawaia 9, Steve Mokan at Furman -- April 17, 2016 at Radford -- Mar. 30, 1997 a player had two home runs in a game a player hit three home runs in a game Devin Ruiz Ricky Orton at Wofford -- May 8, 2016 vs. College of Charleston -- May 3, 2008 a player hit a grand slam UNCG led off the game with an HR LJ Kalawaia Zach MacAneney at The Citadel -- April 8, 2016 vs. Princeton -- March 8, 2015 UNCG hit two HRs in a game UNCG hit three HRs in a game Collin Woody / LJ Kalawaia Collin Woody / L.J. Kalawaia (2) at Furman -- April 17, 2016 at Furman - April 17, 2016 a player stole three bases in a game a player stole four bases in a game L.J. Kalawaia / Tripp Shelton Brandon Weber vs. NC A&T -- Mar. 22, 2016 at Duke -- April 20, 1999 a player pitched a complete game a player pitched a complete game shutout Matt Frisbee (7 innings) Matt Frisbee (7 innings) at Furman -- Mar. 17, 2016 vs. Furman -- April 17, 2016 a player stuck out 10-14 batters a player stuck out 15 batters or more 14, Chris Mason 16, Chris Mason at Davidson -- Mar. 18, 2005 vs. East Tennessee State -- March 25, 2005 UNCG shut out an opponent UNCG was shut out 14-0 win (7 innings) 11-0 loss vs. Furman -- April 17, 2016 vs. Furman -- April 11, 2015 UNCG scored 10-14 runs UNCG scored 15-19 runs 10-2 18-11, win vs. Samford -- April 29, 2016 at Furman -- April 16, 2016 UNCG scored 20 runs or more turned a triple play 20-9 win 4-3, LTP vs. Illinois -- March 11, 2016 vs. Georgia Southern -- May 25, 2007 UNCG won on a walk off 5-4 win (9 innings) vs. Georgetown -- March 26, 2016
Stats Central Pitching By Inning Inning ERA IP H R / ER BB / SO B/Avg 1st 5.88 49.0 57 37 / 32 32 / 32.288 2nd 5.33 49.0 41 33 / 29 23 / 42.232 3rd 5.33 49.0 58 34 / 29 18 / 37.304 4th 4.04 49.0 38 26 / 22 28 / 37.211 5th 5.88 49.0 46 32 / 32 23 / 39.253 6th 3.86 49.0 48 28 / 21 23 / 42.255 7th 2.76 49.0 39 23 / 15 29 / 61.213 8th 5.62 48.0 54 37 / 30 37 / 52.281 9th 3.32 38.0 25 14 / 14 23 / 49.191 10th + 4.50 2.0 1 1 / 1 3 / 3.167 Hitting By Inning Inning Avg R H RBI XBH SLG% 1st.338 45 68 40 22.493 2nd.281 29 52 27 20.465 3rd.390 55 83 48 21.540 4th.417 68 88 65 30.649 5th.328 40 64 35 17.467 6th.377 72 83 68 28.600 7th.376 53 80 51 33.638 8th.343 53 73 48 28.545 9th.265 20 27 16 5.353 10th +.286 1 2 1 0.286 Situational Hitting with bases empty....346 (271-783) with runners on....358 (350-978) with bases loaded....362 (25-69) with runners in scoring pos.....356 (231-649) pinch hitting....500 (6-12) with two outs....317 (179-564) two out RBI...137 Situational Pitching with bases empty....243 (192-790) with runners on....257 (215-838) with bases loaded...274 (20-73) with runners in scoring pos.....229 (125-545) pinch hitting....233 (10-43) with two outs....225 (121-537) two-out RBIs...92 game is played at home...24-3 game is played on the road...9-10 game is played at a neutral site... 2-1 game is played during the day...25-8 game is played at night...10-6 opponent s starter is right-handed...27-13 opponent s starter is left-handed... 8-1 game is decided by one or two runs... 7-5 game is decided by three or four runs... 6-5 game is decided by five or more runs...22-4 scoring 0-2 runs... 0-0 scoring 3-5 runs...4-11 scoring 6-9 runs...13-3 scoring 10+ runs...18-0 allowing 0-2 runs...13-0 allowing 3-5 runs...13-0 allowing 6-9 runs...8-11 allowing 10+ runs... 1-3 scoring in the 1st inning...15-6 opponent scores in the 1st inning...14-9 scoring first...20-7 opponent scores first...15-7 leading after the 6th inning...32-1 trailing after the 6th inning...2-12 game is tied after six innings... 1-1 leading after the 7th inning...30-0 trailing after the 7th inning...4-12 game is tied after seven innings... 0-2 leading after the 8th inning...32-0 trailing after the 8th inning...2-13 game is tied after eight innings... 0-1 hitting no home runs...10-8 hitting one home run...13-6 hitting two or more home runs...12-0 opponent hits no home runs...25-5 opponent hits one home run... 8-5 opponent hits two or more home runs.. 2-4 UNCG out-hits their opponent...32-4 opponent out-hits UNCG... 3-7 hits are equal... 0-3 game followed a win...25-10 game followed a loss... 9-4 making no errors...13-3 making one error...10-3 making two errors or more...12-8 opponent makes no errors...10-4 opponent makes one error............. 10-3 opponent makes two errors or more...15-7 The Extra Base UNCG s record when... UNCG s starting pitcher is: Hunter Smith...10-2 Bryce Hensley... 9-1 Matt Frisbee... 8-4 Keaton Haack... 6-3 Jake Lewis... 2-4 Andrew Wantz... 1-0 wearing white jerseys... 8-0 wearing pinstripes... 9-3 wearing gray jerseys... 3-5 wearing gold jerseys...11-3 wearing navy blue jerseys............... 4-3 opponent is from Alabama... 1-2 opponent is from Illinois... 2-0 opponent is from Maryland... 1-0 opponent is from New York... 8-1 opponent is from North Carolina... 7-7 opponent is from South Carolina... 7-4 opponent is from Tennessee... 3-0 opponent is from Virginia... 3-0 opponent is from Washington D.C.... 3-0 game-time temperature is above 70...14-4 game-time temperature is below 69...21-10 opponent s starting pitcher s last name begins with the letter: B... 5-3 C... 4-3 E... 1-0 F... 1-1 G....................................... 2-2 H... 3-0 J... 2-0 K... 1-0 M... 2-1 N... 3-0 Q... 1-0 S... 7-3 T... 1-0 W... 2-1
Starting Lineup by Batting Order Opponent First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Game 1: Feb. 19 at High Point Kalawaia Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Spitznagel Stewart Moritz Game 2: Feb. 20 vs. High Point Kalawaia Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Spitznagel Stewart Moritz Game 3: Feb. 21 at High Point Moritz Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Stewart Ruiz Spitznagel Game 4: Feb. 23 vs. Elon Moritz Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Stewart Ruiz Spitznagel Game 5: Feb. 26 vs. Binghamton Kalawaia Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Spitznagel Stewart Moritz Game 6: Feb. 27 vs. Binghamton Kalawaia Shelton Goss Woody Kusz Sigmon Spitznagel Stewart Moritz Game 7: Feb. 28 vs. Binghamton Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Kusz Sigmon Goss Stewart Moritz Game 8: Mar. 1 at NC State Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Kusz Sigmon Stewart Moritz Trejo Game 9: Mar. 4 vs. Army Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Kusz Sigmon Stewart Moritz Trejo Game 10: Mar. 5 vs. Army Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Moritz Trejo Game 11: Mar. 6 vs. Army Spitznagel Shleton Kalawaia Woody Stweart Sigmon Kusz Ruiz Moritz Game 12: Mar. 9 at UNCW Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Moritz Game 13: Mar. 11 vs. Illinois Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Moritz Game 14: Mar. 11 at Coastal Carolina Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Moritz Game 15: Mar. 12 vs Illinois Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Moritz Game 16: Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Moritz Trejo Game 17: Mar. 16 vs. UMES Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Moritz Trejo Game 18: Mar. 18 vs. Marist Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Moritz Trejo Game 19: Mar. 19 vs. Marist Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Kusz Sigmon Moritz Trejo Game 20: Mar. 20 vs. Marist Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Kusz Sigmon Moritz Trejo Game 21: Mar. 22 at NC A & T Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Moritz Trejo Game 22: Mar. 24 vs. Georgetown Spitznagel Shelton Kalawaia Woody Sigmon Kusz Moritz Stewart Trejo Game 23: Mar. 25 vs. Georgetown Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 24: Mar. 26 vs. Georgetown Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 25: Mar. 29 vs. NC A & T Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Moritz Kusz Sigmon Goss Trejo Game 26: Mar. 30 at Campbell Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Moritz Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 27: April 1 vs. VMI * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 28: April 2 vs. VMI * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 29: April 3 vs. VMI * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 30: April 5 at Duke Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 31: April 8 at The Citadel * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 32: April 9 at The Citadel * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Ruiz Trejo Game 33: April 10 at The Citadel * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 34: April 12 at Wake Forest Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 35: April 13 vs. Wake Forest Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 36: April 15 at Furman * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 37: April 16 at Furman * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 38: April 17 at Furman * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 39: April 20 at Elon Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 40: April 22 vs. ETSU * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 41: April 23 vs. ETSU * Spitznagel Moritz Kalawaia Woody Stewart Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 42: April 24 vs. ETSU * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Sigmon Ruiz Kusz Goss Trejo Game 43: April 26 vs. Campbell Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Kusz Goss Trejo Game 44: April 29 vs. Samford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 45: April 30 vs. Samford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 46: May 1 vs. Samford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 47: May 6 at Wofford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 48: May 7 at Wofford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 49: May 8 at Wofford * Spitznagel Stewart Kalawaia Woody Ruiz Sigmon Goss Kusz Trejo Game 50: May 11 at UNC Asheville Game 51: May 13 at Western Carolina * Game 52: May 14 at Western Carolina * Game 53: May 15 at Western Carolina * Game 54: May 19 vs. Mercer * Game 55: May 20 vs. Mercer * Game 56: May 21 vs. Mercer
Starting Lineup by Position Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Game 1: Feb. 19 at High Point Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 2: Feb. 20 vs. High Point Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 3: Feb. 21 at High Point Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Stewart Moritz Sigmon Ruiz Game 4: Feb. 23 vs. Elon Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Stewart Moritz Sigmon Ruiz Game 5: Feb. 26 vs. Binghamton Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 6: Feb. 27 vs. Binghamton Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 7: Feb. 28 vs. Binghamton Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 8: Mar. 1 at NC State Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 9: Mar. 4 vs. Army Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 10: Mar. 5 vs. Army Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 11: Mar. 6 vs. Army Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Ruiz Game 12: Mar. 9 at UNCW Kusz Goss Spitsnagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 13: Mar. 11 vs. Illinois Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 14: Mar. 11 at Coastal Carolina Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 15: Mar. 12 vs Illinois Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 16: Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 17: Mar. 16 vs. UMES Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 18: Mar. 18 vs. Marist Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 19: Mar. 19 vs. Marist Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 20: Mar. 20 vs. Marist Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 21: Mar. 22 at NC A & T Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 22: Mar. 24 vs. Georgetown Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Shelton Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Trejo Game 23: Mar. 25 vs. Georgetown Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 24: Mar. 26 vs. Georgetown Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 25: Mar. 29 vs. NC A & T Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 26: Mar. 30 at Campbell Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 27: April 1 vs. VMI * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 28: April 2 vs. VMI * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 29: April 3 vs. VMI * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 30: April 5 at Duke Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 31: April 8 at The Citadel * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 32: April 9 at The Citadel * Kusz Stewart Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Ruiz Game 33: April 10 at The Citadel * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 34: April 12 at Wake Forest Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 35: April 13 vs. Wake Forest Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 36: April 15 at Furman * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 37: April 16 at Furman * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 38: April 17 at Furman * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 39: April 20 at Elon Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 40: April 22 vs. ETSU * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 41: April 23 vs. ETSU * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Sigmon Moritz Kalawaia Stewart Game 42: April 24 vs. ETSU * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 43: April 26 vs. Campbell Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 44: April 29 vs. Samford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 45: April 30 vs. Samford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 46: May 1 vs. Samford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 47: May 6 at Wofford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 48: May 7 at Wofford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 49: May 8 at Wofford * Kusz Goss Spitznagel Woody Trejo Stewart Sigmon Kalawaia Ruiz Game 50: May 11 at UNC Asheville Game 51: May 13 at Western Carolina * Game 52: May 14 at Western Carolina * Game 53: May 15 at Western Carolina * Game 54: May 19 vs. Mercer * Game 55: May 20 vs. Mercer * Game 56: May 21 vs. Mercer
Notable Offensive Stats 2016 SPARTAN HOME RUNS Player Opponent (Date) Pitcher Inning Type Woody High Point (2/20) Scrubb 3rd Solo Goss High Point (2/20) Scrubb 4th Two-Run Stewart High Point (2/20) Rogers 6th Two-Run Stewart High Point (2/21) Goodman 4th Solo Stewart Binghamton (2/28) Cryts 2nd Two -Run Trejo Army (3/4) Carte 7th Solo Kusz Army (3/5) Hannan 7th Solo Goss UNCW (3/9) Burke 6th Two-Run Woody Illinois (3/11) Sedlock 1st Two-Run Sigmon Illinois (3/11) Meissner 6th Grand Slam Kusz Illinois (3/12) Blackburn 9th Solo Stewart UMES (3/16) Turley 4th Grand Slam Kusz Marist (3/18) Keenan 2nd Three-Run Kalawaia Marist (3/18) Coss 7th Solo Woody Marist (3/18) Bunting 7th Solo Woody Marist (3/19) Jerla 3rd Grand Slam Woody Marist (3/20) Bunting 5th Two-Run Trejo Marist (3/20) Henderson 8th Solo Shelton NC A&T (3/22) Garrett 6th Two-Run Stewart Georgetown (3/24) Smith 2nd Solo Stewart Georgetown (3/24) Swad 6th Grand Slam Stewart Georgetown (3/25) Mathews 7th Solo Kalawaia North Carolina A&T (3/29) Virgil 7th Two-Run Trejo Campbell (3/30) Messer 6th Two-Run Sigmon VMI (4/1) Eagle 3rd Two-Run Stewart VMI (4/1) Gomersall 4th Two-Run Kusz VMI (4/1) Gomersall 7th Solo Trejo VMI (4/1) Gomersall 7th Solo Goss VMI (4/2) Barbery 4th Three-Run Stewart VMI (4/2) Gorman 6th Two-Run Kalawaia The Citadel (4/8) Sears 6th Grand Slam Moritz Wake Forest (4/12) Supple 3rd Solo Woody Wake Forest (4/13) Fossas 2nd Solo Kusz Furman (4/16) Norman 2nd Solo Trejo Furman (4/16) Hawkins 8th Three-Run Woody Furman (4/17) Quarles 1st Three-Run Kalawaia Furman (4/17) Quarles 5th Solo Kalawaia Furman (4/17) Fondu 6th Three-Run Kusz Elon (4/20) Byrnes 3rd Solo Woody East Tennessee State (4/23) Gentry 5th Two-Run Trejo Campbell (4/26) Stokes 7th Two-Run Kusz Samford (4/29) Shelton 8th Solo Woody Samford (4/29) Shelton 8th Two-Run Sigmon Wofford (5/6) Accetta 8th Two-Run Stewart Wofford (5/7) Condra-Bogan 5th Two-Run Woody Wofford (5/7) Condra-Bogan 5th Solo Ruiz Wofford (5/8) Scott 2nd Solo Ruiz Wofford (5/8) Stillman 9th Solo DOUBLE DIGIT HITS IN 2016 Date Opponent Hits Result 2/19 High Point 15 W, 9-3 2/20 High Point 17 W, 13-5 2/21 High Point 11 L, 15-5 2/23 Elon 10 W, 7-3 2/26 Binghamton 12 W, 10-9 2/27 Binghamton 10 W, 5-2 2/28 Binghamton 23 W, 19-4 3/4 Army 21 W, 16-2 3/5 Army 15 W, 10-6 3/9 UNCW 10 L, 8-4 3/11 Illinois 21 W, 20-9 3.11 Coastal Carolina 13 W, 4-2 3/12 Illinois 10 W, 5-4 3/18 Marist 17 W, 16-3 3/19 Marist 14 W, 8-6 3/20 Marist 22 W, 16-4 3/22 NC A&T 11 L, 9-8 (10) 3/24 Georgetown 16 W, 17-9 3/25 Georgetown 13 W, 8-4 4/1 VMI 14 W, 10-4 4/2 VMI 12 W, 11-6 4/3 VMI 12 W, 6-1 4/8 The Citadel 19 W, 14-1 4/10 The Citadel 14 W, 7-4 4/13 Wake Forest 17 W, 18-3 4/16 Furman 13 L, 9-7 4/17 Furman 16 W, 18-11 4/18 Furman 21 W, 14-0 4/20 Elon 10 L, 14-8 4/23 ETSU 17 W, 13-6 4/24 ETSU 13 W, 9-7 4/26 Campbell 16 W, 10-2 4/29 Samford 15 W, 10-2 DOUBLE DIGIT RUNS IN 2016 Date Opponent Runs Result 2/20 High Point 13 W, 13-5 2/26 Binghamton 10 W, 10-9 2/28 Binghamton 19 W, 19-4 3/4 Army 16 W, 16-2 3/5 Army 10 W, 10-6 3/11 Illinois 20 W, 20-9 3/18 Marist 16 W, 16-3 3/20 Marist 16 W, 16-4 3/24 Georgetown 17 W, 17-9 4/1 VMI 10 W, 10-4 4/2 VMI 11 W, 11-6 4/8 The Citadel 14 W, 14-1 4/13 Wake Forest 18 W, 18-3 4/17 Furman 18 W, 18-11 4/18 Furman 14 W, 14-0 (7) 4/23 ETSU 13 W, 13-6 4/26 Campbell 10 W, 10-2 4/29 Samford 10 W, 10-2
2016 Results Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 19, 2016 at High Point W 9-3 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Wantz (W 1-0) 501 3:08 Feb 20, 2016 HIGH POINT W 13-5 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 Hensley (W 1-0) 462 3:02 Feb 21, 2016 at High Point L 5-15 9 2-1-0 0-0-0 Frisbee (L 0-1) 601 3:41 Feb 23, 2016 ELON W 7-3 9 3-1-0 0-0-0 Kerner (W 1-0) 148 3:15 Feb 26, 2016 BINGHAMTON W 10-9 9 4-1-0 0-0-0 Kuchmaner (W 1-0) 146 3:06 Feb 27, 2016 BINGHAMTON W 5-2 9 5-1-0 0-0-0 Hensley (W 2-0) 260 2:33 Feb 28, 2016 BINGHAMTON W 19-4 9 6-1-0 0-0-0 Kerner (W 2-0) 343 3:32 Mar 01, 2016 at #8 NC State L 4-8 9 6-2-0 0-0-0 Sykes (L 0-1) 1021 3:05 Mar 04, 2016 ARMY W 16-2 9 7-2-0 0-0-0 H. Smith (W 1-0) 194 3:00 Mar 05, 2016 ARMY W 10-6 9 8-2-0 0-0-0 Hensley (W 3-0) 377 2:46 Mar 06, 2016 ARMY L 4-6 9 8-3-0 0-0-0 Welch (L 0-1) 291 2:58 Mar 09, 2016 at UNCW L 4-8 9 8-4-0 0-0-0 Haack (L 0-1) 757 3:42 Mar 11, 2016 vs Illinois W 20-9 9 9-4-0 0-0-0 Wantz (W 2-0) 117 3:32 ^ Mar 11, 2016 at #22 Coastal Carolina W 4-2 9 10-4-0 0-0-0 H. Smith (W 2-0) 1176 2:51 Mar 12, 2016 vs Illinois W 5-4 (10) 11-4-0 0-0-0 Woody (W 1-0) 122 2:46 ^ Mar 13, 2016 at #22 Coastal Carolina L 4-7 9 11-5-0 0-0-0 Frisbee (L 0-2) 1285 3:12 Mar 16, 2016 UMES W 8-2 9 12-5-0 0-0-0 Lewis (W 1-0) 286 2:22 Mar 18, 2016 MARIST W 16-3 9 13-5-0 0-0-0 H. Smith (W 2-0) 304 2:36 Mar 19, 2016 MARIST W 8-6 9 14-5-0 0-0-0 Sykes (W 1-1) 245 2:36 Mar 20, 2016 MARIST W 16-4 9 15-5-0 0-0-0 Frisbee (W 1-2) 184 3:04 Mar 22, 2016 vs North Carolina A&T L 8-9 (10) 15-6-0 0-0-0 Woody (L 1-1) 425 3:58 Mar 24, 2016 GEORGETOWN W 17-9 9 16-6-0 0-0-0 Wantz (W 3-0) 403 3:28 Mar 25, 2016 GEORGETOWN W 8-4 9 17-6-0 0-0-0 Sykes (W 2-1) 374 2:17 Mar 26, 2016 GEORGETOWN W 5-4 9 18-6-0 0-0-0 Woody (W 2-1) 367 3:08 Mar 29, 2016 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 6-2 9 19-6-0 0-0-0 Wantz (W 4-0) 715 2:25 Mar 30, 2016 at Campbell W 8-2 9 20-6-0 0-0-0 Haack (W 1-1) 447 2:57 * Apr 01, 2016 VMI W 10-4 9 21-6-0 1-0-0 H. Smith (W 4-0) 371 3:08 * Apr 02, 2016 VMI W 11-6 9 22-6-0 2-0-0 Hensley (W 4-0) 735 3:23 * Apr 03, 2016 VMI W 6-1 9 23-6-0 3-0-0 Wantz (W 5-0) 463 3:18 Apr 05, 2016 at Duke L 4-7 9 23-7-0 3-0-0 Sykes (L 2-2) 389 3:19 * Apr 08, 2016 at The Citadel W 14-1 9 24-7-0 4-0-0 H. Smith (W 5-0) 949 3:13 * Apr 09, 2016 at The Citadel L 5-7 9 24-8-0 4-1-0 Hensley (L 4-1) 409 2:57 * Apr 10, 2016 at The Citadel W 7-4 9 25-8-0 5-1-0 Frisbee (W 2-2) 411 3:00 Apr 12, 2016 at Wake Forest L 4-6 9 25-9-0 5-1-0 Woody (L 2-2) 447 3:12 Apr 13, 2016 WAKE FOREST W 18-3 9 26-9-0 5-1-0 Haack (W 2-1) 603 3:35 * Apr 15, 2016 at Furman L 7-9 9 26-10-0 5-2-0 H. Smith (L 5-1) 367 2:45 * Apr 16, 2016 at Furman W 18-11 9 27-10-0 6-2-0 Kerner (W 3-0) 447 3:56 * Apr 17, 2016 at Furman W 14-0 7 28-10-0 7-2-0 Frisbee (W 3-2) 296 2:27 Apr 20, 2016 at Elon L 8-14 9 28-11-0 7-2-0 Lewis (L 1-1) 172 3:32 * Apr 22, 2016 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W 6-5 9 29-11-0 8-2-0 Wantz (W 6-0) 209 3:07 * Apr 23, 2016 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W 13-6 9 30-11-0 9-2-0 Haack (W 3-1) 503 3:11 * Apr 24, 2016 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W 9-7 9 31-11-0 10-2-0 Sykes (W 3-2) 412 3:06 Apr 26, 2016 CAMPBELL W 10-2 9 32-11-0 10-2-0 Hensley (W 5-1) 341 2:52 * Apr 29, 2016 SAMFORD W 10-2 9 33-11-0 11-2-0 H. Smith (W 6-1) 563 2:39 * Apr 30, 2016 SAMFORD-1 L 3-9 9 33-12-0 11-3-0 Haack (L 3-2) 315 2:59 * Apr 30, 2016 SAMFORD-2 L 5-9 9 33-13-0 11-4-0 Frisbee (L 3-3) 315 2:46 * May 06, 2016 at Wofford College L 3-12 9 33-14-0 11-5-0 H. Smith (L 6-2) 232 3:05 * May 07, 2016 at Wofford College W 6-1 9 34-14-0 12-5-0 Frisbee (W 4-3) 368 2:39 * May 08, 2016 at Wofford College W 6-1 9 35-14-0 13-5-0 Haack (W 4-2) 153 3:15 () extra inning game
2016 Overall Statistics The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for UNCG (as of May 09, 2016) (Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 13-5 Home: 7-2 Away: 6-3 Conference: 13-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 4 Andrew Moritz.440 11-11 50 14 22 1 3 0 6 29.580 2 0 4 0.462 0 4 2-2 22 0 0 1.00 3 Ben Spitznagel.429 18-18 77 22 33 4 0 0 6 37.481 6 5 9 1.500 0 3 12-14 37 48 4.95 28 Devin Ruiz.387 9-8 31 7 12 3 0 2 7 21.677 2 1 7 1.441 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.00 22 Collin Woody.378 18-18 74 19 28 8 0 4 23 48.649 7 2 12 1.430 3 0 1-1 13 29 2.95 18 Michael Goss.348 17-17 66 13 23 7 1 1 11 35.530 5 4 9 3.427 0 2 2-2 137 5 0 1.00 10 Dillon Stewart.343 18-18 67 17 23 9 1 3 19 43.642 17 2 19 2.483 1 0 2-4 19 0 0 1.00 9 L.J. Kalawaia.342 18-18 73 20 25 4 2 3 25 42.575 10 2 13 2.425 2 0 8-10 35 1 1.97 24 Cesar Trejo.290 18-18 62 16 18 1 1 2 8 27.435 8 2 17 2.378 2 2 0-0 21 41 5.92 35 Jake Kusz.277 18-18 65 13 18 5 0 3 16 32.492 9 2 15 3.377 1 0 0-0 135 11 1.99 12 Ryne Sigmon.260 18-18 73 12 19 5 1 2 19 32.438 9 1 15 1.349 0 0 3-3 41 1 2.95 -------------------- 21 JoJo Underwood.000 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 2 2 0 1.00 14 Cody Fitch.000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.00 Totals.346 18 639 153 221 47 9 20 140 346.541 75 21 120 16.426 9 11 30-36 471 163 17.97 Opponents.264 18 605 95 160 32 5 12 84 238.393 71 21 140 8.356 10 9 22-23 459 183 17.97 LOB - Team (143), Opp (150). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (19). IBB - Team (3), Goss 1, Kalawaia 1, Woody 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Kusz 1, Spitznagel 1, Woody 1. (Conference games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sh 31 Andrew Wantz 1.54 2-0 10 0 0 0/0 2 23.1 18 6 4 9 29 5 1 1.214 3 2 1 0 33 Matt Frisbee 3.86 3-1 6 6 1 1/0 0 32.2 29 16 14 12 27 6 1 1.234 1 5 1 1 38 Hunter Smith 4.91 3-2 6 6 0 0/0 0 36.2 39 25 20 11 29 7 1 4.273 4 6 0 2 -------------------- 6 Ben Kerner 2.79 1-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 9.2 8 3 3 5 11 0 0 1.229 2 0 0 1 36 Keaton Haack 2.87 2-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 15.2 13 8 5 10 7 0 0 1.232 0 0 0 0 15 Chad Sykes 2.87 1-0 8 0 0 0/0 2 15.2 15 6 5 10 19 4 0 0.246 4 2 0 2 22 Collin Woody 5.79 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 1 4.2 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 0.143 0 1 0 1 37 Bryce Hensley 11.40 1-1 4 3 0 0/0 0 15.0 25 20 19 5 11 5 2 3.373 4 2 0 2 32 Jake Lewis 11.57 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 5 3 3 2 3 3 0 0.455 0 2 0 1 26 Drew Goodman 13.50 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 5 2 2 0 3 1 0 1.556 1 1 0 0 23 Easton Welch 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Totals 4.64 13-5 18 18 1 1/0 5 157.0 160 95 81 71 140 32 5 12.264 19 21 2 10 Opponents 8.35 5-13 18 18 1 0/0 0 153.0 221 153 142 75 120 47 9 20.346 31 21 2 9 1 PB - Team (2), Kusz 2, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (6), Kusz 2, Haack 1, Wantz 1, Frisbee 1, H. Smith 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Kusz (22-23), H. Smith (8-8), Hensley (4-4), Frisbee (4-4), Haack (3-4), Woody (2-2), Wantz (1-1).