UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS 2014 BASEBALL 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result Feb. 14 at UAB L 5-0 Feb. 15 at UAB L 3-2 Feb. 16 at UAB L 5-3 Feb. 19 at Ole Miss L 6-0 Feb. 21 vs. Eastern Michigan% L 17-3 Feb. 22 vs. Eastern Michigan% L 18-6 Feb. 23 vs. Eastern Michigan% W 5-3 Feb. 25 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 6-2 Feb. 28 at Stephen F. Austin L 9-4 March 1 at Stephen F. Austin (1) L 10-6 March 1 at Stephen F. Austin (2) L 1-0 March 7 at Jacksonville State* 6 p.m. March 8 at Jacksonville State* 1 p.m. March 9 at Jacksonville State* 1 p.m. March 14 MURRAY STATE* 6 p.m. March 15 MURRAY STATE* 4 p.m. March 16 MURRAY STATE* 1 p.m. March 18 at Evansville 6 p.m. March 21 at Tennessee Tech* 6 p.m. March 22 at Tennessee Tech* 2 p.m. March 23 at Tennessee Tech* 1 p.m. March 25 VICTORY 4 p.m. March 28 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 6 p.m. March 29 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 3 p.m. March 30 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 1 p.m. April 1 at Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. April 4 at Belmont* 4 p.m. April 5 at Belmont* 1 p.m. April 6 at Belmont* 1 p.m. April 8 LIPSCOMB 6 p.m. April 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 6 p.m. April 12 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 3 p.m. April 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 1 p.m. April 15 at Southern Illinois 5 p.m. April 17 at Morehead State* 5 p.m. April 18 at Morehead State* 1 p.m. April 19 at Morehead State* Noon April 22 SAINT LOUIS 3 p.m. April 25 MISSOURI STATE 6 p.m. April 26 MISSOURI STATE 3 p.m. April 27 MISSOURI STATE 1 p.m. May 2 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 6 p.m. May 3 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 3 p.m. May 4 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 1 p.m. May 6 at Lipscomb 6 p.m. May 9 at Austin Peay* 6 p.m. May 10 at Austin Peay* 2 p.m. May 11 at Austin Peay* 1 p.m. May 13 at Memphis 6:30 p.m. May 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 6 p.m. May 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 4 p.m. May 17 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. May 21-25 OVC Tournament$ TBA Home Games in ALL CAPS and Bold * Ohio Valley Conference Game % ES Rose Park - Nashville, Tenn. $ The Ballpark at Jackson - Jackson, Tenn. Baseball SID: Ryne Rickman Email: rrickman@utm.edu Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 Website: www.utmsports.com Facebook: /UTMSports Twitter: @UTMSports SKYHAWKS OPEN OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAY WITH ROAD SERIES AT JACKSONVILLE STATE UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Record: 1-10 Ohio Valley: 0-0 Away: 0-7 Last 5: 1-4 2013: 11-40 Batting Avg:.175 Scoring: 2.8 runs/gm Team ERA: 6.32 Top Hitter #20 Ben Upton.292 AVG, 2 HR, 7 RBI Top Pitcher #4 Alex Martin 0-2, 2.70 ERA, 16.2 IP Interim Head Coach Brad Goss Arkansas Tech, 2004 Overall: 1-10 First Season At UTM: Same First Season JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Record: 6-5 Ohio Valley: 0-0 Home: 6-3 Last 5: 2-3 2013: 32-26 Batting Avg:.248 Scoring: 4.4 runs/gm Team ERA: 4.03 Top Hitter #9 Michael Bishop.316 AVG, 4 2B, 4 RBI Top Pitcher #3 Travis Stout 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 SV Head Coach Jim Case Louisiana Tech, 1983 Overall: 391-329 13th Season At JSU: Same 13th Season UTM ALL-TIME VS. JSU Jacksonville State leads 53-15 Last Meeting...March 9, 2013 Game Result...JSU 20, @UTM 2 Streak... JSU W2 First Meeting...1972 UTM vs. JSU in Jacksonville... 6-16 UTM vs. JSU in Martin... 4-17 PLAYER TO WATCH #20 Ben Upton Freshman DH Kingwood, Texas As a true freshman, Upton has been the Skyhawks best power threat, as he accounts for both of UT Martin s round trippers in 2014. After not seeing any playing time in the season-opening weekend at UAB, Upton has a team-best seven RBI s while starting each of the last six contests. Not only has Upton provided pop but his hits have come in clutch fashion. His RBI single in the eighth inning against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 23 was the goahead run that led to the Skyhawks first win of the year. He also cranked a late go-ahead threerun homer last weekend at Stephen F. Austin. LEADING OFF The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team opens its Ohio Valley Conference slate this weekend when it takes on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Rudy Abbott Field. After Mother Nature has altered the Skyhawks schedule for their last two scheduled series, UT Martin will be taking the field for the first time in six days on Friday. The threat of inclement weather last Sunday forced the Skyhawks to play a doubleheader on March 1 at Stephen F. Austin and UT Martin s scheduled Wednesday doubleheader at Central Arkansas was cancelled because of icy conditions. The forecast in Jacksonville is calling for a 50 percent chance of rain this Friday but the final two days of the series look clear. The Skyhawks have altered their pitching rotation for this weekend. Redshirt senior right-hander Alex Boshers (0-1, 3.00 ERA) was originally listed as a starter for Game 1 of the Central Arkansas series and now is expected to open the series against the Gamecocks. UT Martin will follow with sophomore southpaw Dalton Potts (0-1, 9.22) and junior righty Alex Martin (0-2, 2.70) in Game 2 and Game 3, respectively. Jacksonville State is coming off a 5-2 loss at in-state rival Samford on Wednesday. The Gamecocks has previously taken two of three games in a weekend set against Kennesaw State, including a marathon 9-8 victory in 17 innings last Sunday. The Gamecock lineup features three regulars who hit.300 or better, led by Ryan Sebra (.324). Griff Gordon s nine RBI s lead Jacksonville State while Preseason All-OVC selection Michael Bishop has scored eight runs. Senior righty Taylor Shields (2-1, 4.50) is slated to start Game 1 of the series for the Gamecocks, followed by Zachary Fowler (1-1, 3.86) is the announced starting pitcher for Game 2. The starting pitcher for Game 3 is yet to be determined. Preseason OVC Pitcher of the Year Travis Stout has been automatic out of the bullpen for Jacksonville State, notching four saves in five appearances.
2014 ROSTER / SQUAD BREAKDOWN No. Name Position B/T Height Weight Class Hometown / Previous School 1 Taylor Douglas OF/RHP R/R 5-11 185 Jr. Holladay, Tenn. (Jackson State CC) 2 Drew Erie C R/R 5-9 173 So. Lebanon, Tenn. (Friendship Christian School) 3 Jake Deason INF R/R 5-11 178 R-So. Bartlett, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 4 Alex Martin RHP R/R 6-0 205 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Jackson State CC) 5 Luis Paublini C/OF R/R 6-0 215 So. Miami, Fla. (Ferguson Senior HS) 6 Stu Jones RHP R/R 6-5 225 R-Jr. Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS) 8 Andrew Massey INF R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Palos Park, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) 9 Phil Sorensen INF L/R 6-1 208 Sr. Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Preparatory) 10 Nico Zych INF R/R 6-0 170 Jr. Monee, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) 11 Zack Malone UTIL R/R 6-0 205 Sr. Goodspring, Tenn. (Lyon College) 12 Brent Morris OF L/R 6-1 200 R-Sr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Volunteer State CC) 13 Fletcher Johnson OF R/R 5-9 155 Fr. Helena, Ala. (Pelham HS) 14 Dalton Potts LHP L/L 6-0 185 Jr. Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS) 15 Chris Roe RHP R/R 6-4 195 Fr. Lenoir City, Tenn. (Lenoir City HS) 16 Jacob Gansert RHP R/R 6-0 185 R-Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Highland CC) 17 Quinton Stevens RHP R/R 6-2 182 Jr. Bernie, Mo. (Three Rivers College) 20 Ben Upton INF L/R 6-1 208 Fr. Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park HS) 22 John Skubina RHP R/R 6-1 192 Sr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS) 23 Dillon Symon RHP R/R 6-6 205 Fr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 24 Kenny King OF R/R 6-3 205 R-Fr. Orland Park, Ill. (Providence Catholic HS) 25 Mikey Nantze C R/R 5-11 190 Jr. Carmichael, Calif. (Sierra College) 27 John Houston RHP R/R 6-4 225 Sr. O Fallon, Mo. (Garden City CC) 28 Chris Flores LHP L/L 6-4 205 So. Southwest Ranches, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) 29 Jackson Zarubin RHP R/R 6-2 190 Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. (Ohlone College) 30 Taylor Cox LHP/1B L/L 6-3 210 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Arlington HS) 31 Carter Smith LHP R/L 6-2 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS) 32 Isaac Carrel 1B/OF R/R 6-3 215 Jr. Sheridan, Wyo. (McCook CC) 33 Nick Molina INF R/R 6-0 195 Fr. Santa Clara, Calif. (Adrian Wilcox HS) 34 Chris Ross RHP R/R 6-2 190 Sr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Broward College) 35 Jacob Alexander INF/RHP R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Jackson, Tenn. (Union) 36 Chase Young OF L/R 5-10 170 Fr. Dexter, Mo. (Dexter HS) 39 Cody Miller RHP R/R 6-6 225 R-Jr. Fisherville, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian HS) 41 Alex Boshers RHP R/R 6-4 185 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Donelsen Christian Academy) 42 Max Balter INF R/R 6-0 175 Fr. Davie, Fla. (Western HS) 55 Khalil Kendley RHP R/R 5-10 195 Fr. Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) 26 Brad Goss Interim Head Coach First Season Russellville, Ark. (Arkansas Tech, 2004) 19 Eric Ebers Assistant Coach First Season Steeleville, Ill. (Mississippi State, 2005) 18 Chris Gillies Assistant Coach First Season Wyoming, Mich. (Carson-Newman, 2007) 38 Shawn Yarbrough Volunteer Assistant First Season Paducah, Ky. (McNeese State, 2004) BREAKDOWN BY BATTING HAND Right (28): Alexander, Balter, Boshers, Carrel, Deason, Douglas, Erie, Gansert, Houston, Johnson, Jones, Kendley, King, Malone, Martin, Massey, Miller, Molina, Nantze, Paublini, Roe, Ross, Skubina, Smith, Stevens, Symon, Zarubin, Zych. Left (7): Cox, Flores, Morris, Potts, Sorensen, Upton, Young. BREAKDOWN BY THROWING HAND Right (31): Alexander, Balter, Boshers, Carrel, Deason, Douglas, Erie, Gansert, Houston, Johnson, Jones, Kendley, King, Malone, Martin, Massey, Miller, Molina, Morris, Nantze, Paublini, Roe, Ross, Skubina, Sorensen, Stevens, Symon, Upton, Young, Zarubin, Zych. Left (4): Cox, Flores, Potts, Smith. BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Seniors (7): Boshers, Houston, Malone, Morris, Ross, Skubina, Sorensen. Juniors (14): Alexander, Carrel, Cox, Douglas, Gansert, Jones, Martin, Miller, Nantze, Potts, Smith, Stevens, Zarubin, Zych. Sophomores (4): Deason, Erie, Flores, Paublini. Freshmen (10): Balter, Johnson, Kendley, King, Massey, Molina, Roe, Symon, Upton, Young. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name Pronunciation #5 Luis Paublini...................... Lew-eese Pob-lee-ni #10 Nico Zych............................... Nee-ko Zick #15 Chris Roe.......................................Row #22 John Skubina............................ Skoo-bee-na #23 Dillon Symon..................................Simon #28 Chris Flores.................................Floor-rez #29 Jackson Zarubin...........................Za-roo-ben #32 Isaac Carrel....................................Carol #41 Alex Boshers............................... Bo-shears #55 Khalil Kendley.............................. Kah-leel
INTERIM HEAD COACH BRAD GOSS Brad Goss was appointed UT Martin s interim head baseball coach on Sept. 4, 2013. A nine-year member of the Skyhawk coaching staff, Goss became the university s first-ever full-time assistant baseball coach in 2007-2008, when Cates tabbed him for the job. Goss had spent the previous year as a volunteer assistant at UT Martin and two years before that as a graduate assistant. As the Skyhawks hitting and third base coach, Goss worked to develop the hitters, train the catchers and spent five years as the program s recruiting coordinator. Goss has been an influential member of the resurgence of the Skyhawk baseball program over the last four years. With Goss as an assistant, the Skyhawks have produced either a Major League Baseball draftee or a MLB free agent signee in four straight years. In 2010, Wes Alsup signed with the Atlanta Braves organization after setting the UT Martin single-season record with seven saves. One year later, infielder Trey Karlen was drafted in the 33rd round by the Washington Nationals after becoming the first player in program history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in a career. Then in June 2012, Alec Mills was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round after he ranked amongst the Ohio Valley Conference leaders in innings pitched (6.36 per game), strikeouts (74), least walks (2.63 per game) and ERA (3.94). Dan Tobik was then chosen by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 39th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Despite spending two of his seasons as a full-time starter, the 6-4 right-hander is the Skyhawks all-time saves leader with eight. He also ranks second in UT Martin history in career strikeouts (263) and appearances (80) while ranking third in innings pitched (275.0) and seventh in games started (30). In 2012, Goss coached one of the program s all-time greats in Jordan Owen. He ranked first in UT Martin history in games played (204), second in hits (224), home runs (35) and at-bats (742), third in doubles (43) and runs batted in (134), fourth in triples (seven) and eighth in runs scored (112). Goss also helped mentor Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomers Sonny Mastromatteo and Nico Zych during the 2012 campaign. In 2011, Goss and the Skyhawks broke five team records and made their second-ever appearance in the OVC Tournament, producing their first victory in the event with a 6-2 win over Eastern Kentucky on May 26. He also coached Phil Sorensen, who made the Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team while earning OVC first team and All-Freshman honors. UT Martin produced 24 wins in 2010, its most since joining the Division-I level in 1992-93. His hitters also broke the all-time school record for at-bats (1,901), hits (579), doubles (115), home runs (75), runs batted in (347), total bases (933) and times hitby-pitch (60). The 2010 Skyhawk offense also ranks in the top-five all-time in runs scored (380, second), slugging percentage (.491, fifth), bases on balls (195, fifth), stolen bases (84, fifth), and hits per game (10.53, second). In 2009, Goss helped lead the Skyhawks to their best Division-I regular-season finish (21-30) until the 2010 team broke the wins mark. UT Martin produced its most amount of OVC victories in a single-season (10) since joining the league in 1993. Under his tutelage, the Skyhawks set the all-time benchmark in UT Martin history in hits (572), home runs (57), total bases (865) and hits per game (11.22). The record for hits, home runs and total bases were later wiped out by the 2010 team. Four of Goss hitters were named to the All-OVC postseason team in 2010, a single-season UT Martin record. Ty Nelson, Trey Karlen and Jordan Owen were named to the league s second team, while Brent Morris was a member of the All-OVC freshman squad. With Goss as an assistant coach, the team has produced some of its all-time great hitters. Cody Terry graduated as the program s all-time leader in hits (226), runs scored (145) and doubles (47), while Wes Patterson tallied program highs in home runs (39) and RBI (171) while becoming one of three members in Skyhawk history to collect 200 career hits. A 2011 MLB Draft selection, Karlen became the program s only player to amass 20-plus home runs (23) and 50-plus stolen bases (51), despite only playing two seasons. Goss came to UT Martin from Arkansas Tech, where he earned his bachelor s degree in 2004 and was a three-time All-Gulf South Conference selection for the Wonder Boys. A four-year starting catcher for Arkansas Tech, he played for his father Billy Goss and was named to the South Central All-Region team in 2003 and the GSC All-Tournament team in 2001. He was also a four-year member of the GSC Athletic Honor Roll. At the time of his departure, Goss held eight Arkansas Tech career records, including most hits (220), runs scored (152), runs batted in (169), home runs (29), doubles (58), total bases (373), walks (110) and hit by pitch (39). He sported a.350 career batting average during his days at Tech. In the summer of 2006, Goss coached in the Alaska Baseball League, where he assisted former San Diego Padre slugger and West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (AA) skipper Phil Plantier. As an assistant coach for the Athletes in Action Fire, he had the opportunity to work with some of the nation s top prospects. Goss earned his master s degree in education from UT Martin in the fall of 2006. In July 2009, he married the former Anna Moore of Trezevant, Tenn., a 2007 graduate of UT Martin and second grade teacher. The couple resides in Martin.
2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Opponent P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Feb.14 @UAB Cox Nantze Sorensen Zych Malone Deason King Johnson Douglas Paublini Feb. 15 @UAB Potts Nantze Sorensen Zych Malone Deason King Johnson Douglas Carrel Feb. 16 @UAB Martin Erie Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Douglas King Feb. 19 @Ole Miss Boshers Nantze Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Douglas Cox Feb. 21 E. Michigan Cox Nantze Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Douglas King Feb. 22 E. Michigan Potts Erie Sorensen Deason Zych Balter Young Johnson Carrel Upton Feb. 23 E. Michigan Martin Erie Sorensen Deason Malone Balter Young Johnson Zych Upton Feb. 25 S. Illinois Boshers Erie Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Cox Upton Feb. 28 @SF Austin Cox Nantze Sorensen Deason Malone Balter Young Johnson Douglas Upton March 1 @SF Austin Potts Erie Sorensen Zych Molina Deason King Young Douglas Upton March 1 @SF Austin Martin Nantze Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Douglas Upton March 7 @Jax State March 8 @Jax State March 9 @Jax State March 14 Murray St. March 15 Murray St. March 16 Murray St. March 18 @Evansville March 21 @Tenn. Tech March 22 @Tenn. Tech March 23 @Tenn. Tech March 25 Victory March 28 SE Missouri March 29 SE Missouri March 30 SE Missouri April 1 @Vanderbilt April 4 @Belmont April 5 @Belmont April 6 @Belmont April 8 Lipscomb April 11 E. Kentucky April 12 E. Kentucky April 13 E. Kentucky April 15 @S. Illinois April 17 @Morehead St. April 18 @Morehead St. April 19 @Morehead St. April 22 Saint Louis April 25 Missouri St. April 26 Missouri St. April 27 Missouri St. May 2 SIUE May 3 SIUE May 4 SIUE May 6 @Lipscomb May 9 @Austin Peay May 10 @Austin Peay May 11 @Austin Peay May 13 @Memphis May 15 E. Illinois May 16 E. Illinois May 17 E. Illinois May 21-25 OVC Tourney LEADERS 3 Tied Nantze/Erie Sorensen Zych Malone Deason Young Johnson Douglas Upton (11 games) (3) (6) (11) (8) (9) (8) (8) (10) (8) (6)
UTM PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP #36 LF Chase Young.241 AVG, 29 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.241 SLG,.421 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-3 SS #13 CF Fletcher Johnson.171 AVG, 41 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.171 SLG,.244 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-3, SB 2B #1 RF Taylor Douglas.143 AVG, 28 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.143 SLG,.226 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-2, BB #3 #10 3B Jake Deason.098 AVG, 41 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI,.171 SLG,.178 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-1 Nico Zych.167 AVG, 30 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.167 SLG,.306 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-3 1B PROBABLE SP S LHP #11 #9 #41 #20 DH Ben Upton.292 AVG, 24 AB, 2 HR, 7 RBI,.583 SLG,.346 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-2 Zack Malone.240 AVG, 25 AB, 0 HR, 3 RBI,.320 SLG,.321 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 2-3, 2B #25 C Mikey Nantze.059 AVG, 17 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI,.059 SLG,.059 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-1, SAC Phil Sorensen.175 AVG, 40 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.225 SLG,.267 OBP March 1 at SFA (2) 0-3 Alex Boshers 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 9 IP, 5 H, 3 K, 9 BB,.147 OPP AVG Feb. 25 vs. S. Illinois ND, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 1 K #14 LHP Dalton Potts 0-1, 9.64 ERA, 9.1 IP, 14 H, 10 K, 4 BB,.359 OPP AVG Feb. 22 vs. E. Michigan L, 2.1 IP, 10 H, 10 R, 3 BB, 1 K RHP SKYHAWK COACHING STAFF #4 #26 Brad Goss Interim Head Coach First Season Arkansas Tech 04 #19 Eric Ebers Assistant Coach First Season Mississippi State 05 #18 Chris Gillies Assistant Coach First Season Carson-Newman 07 #38 Shawn Yarbrough Assistant Coach First Season McNeese State 04 Alex Martin 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 10.2 IP, 14 H, 6 K, 9 BB,.311 OPP AVG Feb. 23 vs. E. Michigan ND, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 BB, 4 K
ON THE ROAD AGAIN After unplayable conditions at Skyhawk Field forced its scheduled home series against Eastern Michigan to be moved to Belmont s ES Rose Park, UT Martin now will play 16 of its first 17 games away from home. After the Skyhawks home opener against Southern Illinois on Feb. 25, the team hit the road for eight road games in the span of 10 days. UPTON CRANKING MOON SHOTS Freshman Ben Upton was an unsung hero for the Skyhawks against Eastern Michigan, scoring and driving in at least one run in all three games after not seeing time in the season-opening series at UAB. He clubbed the team s first homer of the year in Game 1 and in the series finale, his RBI single in the eighth led to the go-ahead run in UT Martin s first win of the season. Regularly starting at designated hitter ever since, Upton also launched a threerun homer in Game 2 of the Stephen F. Austin series. He now has both of UT Martin s homers on the season. SKYHAWKS COMPETE EARLY Despite the 0-4 record, the Skyhawks have been very competitive in the first four games of the season. UT Martin either led or trailed by two runs or less after seven innings of play in all four games (three at UAB, one at No. 27 Ole Miss). STARTING PITCHING ON A ROLL EARLY The Skyhawk starting pitchers (Taylor Cox, Dalton Potts, Alex Martin, Alex Boshers) posted a remarkable 1.17 ERA in their first four games (23 innings) in 2014. Cox posted one of the best starts of his career, conceding just one unearned run on only six hits and zero walks over a careerhigh seven innings. Potts was masterful, shutting out the Blazers for seven innings wihle conceding just four hits and one walk. He registered a career-best nine strikeouts and departed the game with a 2-0 lead. Martin also minimized the damage out of the UAB bats, allowing only two earned runs over five frames in his debut. Making his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in March 2013, Boshers retired the first eight batters before allowing one earned run (on a wild pitch) in four innings at No. 27 Ole Miss. ZYCH NAMED PRESEASON ALL-OVC BY COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS Nico Zych was recognized as a Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference second teamer by College Sports Madness. Zych is the only Skyhawk returnee to have started in all 51 games last season. Zych hit.283 in 180 at-bats in 2013, batting primarily out of the No. 6 spot in the lineup. He tallied seven doubles, a triple and two homers, driving in 17 runs DIAMOND CUTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Martin, Tenn. Founded: 1900; Senior College, 1951 Enrollment: 8,400 Nickname: Skyhawks Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley Chancellor: Dr. Tom Rakes Athletics Director: Julio Freire Athletics Office: 731-881-7660 STADIUM INFORMATION Name (Capacity): Skyhawk Field (500) Dimensions: Lines - 330 ft; Alleys - 365 ft; Centerfield - 385 ft Surface: Natural Grass MEDIA INFORMATION Baseball Contact: Ryne Rickman Rickman s E-mail: rrickman@utm.edu Rickman s Cell Phone: 270-703-2601 Rickman s Office Phone: 731-881-7632 Sports Information Fax: 731-881-7624 Sports Information Mailing Address:...1022 Elam Center... 15 Mt. Pelia Road... University of Tennessee at Martin...Martin, TN 38238 Website...www.UTMSports.com while scoring 17 runs himself. He led the team with nine sacrifice hits and was also a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases. He boasted a.952 fielding percentage at shorstop, the toughest defensive position on the diamond. POTTS WINS CAPE COD SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Over the summer, junior southpaw pitcher Dalton Potts helped the Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers to a championship in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. Cotuit finished the 2013 campaign with a 31-20 overall record under head coach Mike Roberts, claiming the 16th championship in franchise history in the nation s premier summer baseball organization. Potts didn t join the Kettleers until July 27 but he was very instrumental in the team s journey to the championship trophy. He allowed just one run over five innings to earn the victory over the same Bourne squad in Game 1 of the Western Division Championship series. That concluded a busy summer for Potts, who had previously earned All-Star status while playing for the Front Royal (Va.) Cardinals in the Valley Baseball League. He pitched well enough to make an appearance in the Valley League All- Star Game, pitching 0.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen for the North squad. Potts accomplishment marked the second straight summer in which a UT Martin baseball player had helped his team to a Cape Cod League title, as Dan Tobik was a valuable member of the Wareham Gatemen, the 2012 champions. SKYHAWK QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Interim Head Coach: Brad Goss Alma Mater: Arkansas Tech, 2004 Career Record: 1-10 (1st year) Record at UT Martin: Same Goss E-mail: bgoss@utm.edu Goss Phone: 731-881-7337 Assistant Coach: Eric Ebers Assistant Coach: Chris Gillies Volunteer Assistant: Shawn Yarbrough Athletic Trainer: Retta Riley TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Overall Record: 11-40 2013 OVC Record (Finish): 4-26 (11th) Home: 9-17 Away: 2-23 Neutral: 0-0 Postseason Play: None 2014 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/12 2014 Newcomers: 17 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Baseball: 1957 All-Time Baseball Record: 975-1173-11 Record at Skyhawk Field: 383-380-3 All-Time OVC Record: 129-380-2 All-Time OVC Tournament Record: 1-4 OVC Tournament Appearances: 2 Last OVC Tournament Appearance: 2011 PITCHING WITH A SPECIAL TALENT Junior left-handed pitcher Carter Smith was born without a right hand and emulates former Major Leaguer Jim Abbott on the mound. He begins his windup with his glove placed on his right arm. After he releases the ball, he quickly switches his glove to his left hand during his followthrough in preparation to field a comeback grounder. After receiving the ball back from the catcher, he holds the ball in his left hand and places the glove back on his right arm. Smith was named a recipient of the second-annual Tom Walter College Baseball Inspiration Award in 2012. SKYHAWKS CHURN OUT YET ANOTHER MLB DRAFTEE Dan Tobik, a four-year member of the UT Martin baseball team from 2010-13, was chosen by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 39th round (1,177th overall) of the 2013 MLB Draft. The Skyhawk baseball program has now produced MLB Draft picks in three straight years. In 2011, Trey Karlen was drafted in the 33rd round by the Washington Nationals, while Alec Mills was picked by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round of the 2012 MLB Draft. ADDITIONS TO COACHING STAFF Eric Ebers, Chris Gillies and Shawn Yarbrough are all in their first seasons as assistant coaches at UT Martin. Ebers serves as pitching coach while Gillies works with strength/conditioning and defense. Yarbrough is a volunteer assistant.
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UT MARTIN SEASON/CAREER STATISTICS
2014 UT MARTIN STATISTICS
2014 JACKSONVILLE STATE STATISTICS Record: 6-5 Home: 6-3 Away: 0-2 Ohio Valley: 0-0 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% Ryan Sebra.324 10-10 34 1 11 0 0 0 5 11.324 2 0 4 0.361 0 2 0-0 4 19 6.793 Michael Bishop.316 10-10 38 8 12 4 0 0 4 16.421 5 0 7 0.395 0 0 2-2 28 0 0 1.000 Andrew Bishop.302 11-11 43 7 13 3 0 0 5 16.372 3 0 7 0.340 1 1 1-1 17 42 1.983 Joe McGuire.286 3-1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.286 5 0 1 0.583 0 0 1-1 3 5 0 1.000 Eddie Mora-Loera.281 9-8 32 4 9 3 0 0 5 12.375 5 2 2 1.400 1 0 0-1 17 13 1.968 Griff Gordon.261 11-11 46 3 12 0 0 1 9 15.326 2 0 4 3.280 2 0 2-2 21 0 1.955 Paschal Petrongolo.257 10-9 35 5 9 2 2 0 4 15.429 6 0 15 0.366 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Tyler Gamble.250 10-9 32 4 8 3 0 1 6 14.438 5 1 6 1.368 0 1 0-0 96 5 1.990 Peyton Williams.200 7-6 20 1 4 2 0 0 1 6.300 1 1 7 0.273 0 1 1-1 11 0 0 1.000 Gavin Golsan.200 10-5 20 3 4 0 0 0 2 4.200 2 0 6 0.273 0 0 4-5 11 5 1.941 Josh Bobo.200 6-3 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 2.200 2 0 1 0.333 0 0 0-0 18 5 3.885 Cal Lambert.160 8-7 25 5 4 1 0 0 1 5.200 5 0 9 0.300 0 0 0-0 41 2 1.977 Daniel Gaither.143 4-4 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.143 1 0 4 0.200 0 1 0-1 24 3 0 1.000 Chase Silvani.091 9-3 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.182 2 0 6 1.231 0 0 2-3 2 0 0 1.000 Ty Pierce.000 7-2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 4 0 4 1.250 0 0 1-1 10 2 0 1.000 -------------------- Stephen Bartlett 1.000 3-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 1.500 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Patrick Fedorko.000 2-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 Totals.248 11 383 48 95 20 2 2 45 125.326 50 4 83 7.338 4 6 14-18 315 123 17.963 Opponents.258 11 399 54 103 16 3 2 50 131.328 40 18 68 3.350 3 17 10-14 305 107 12.972 LOB - Team (94), Opp (108). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (7). IBB - Team (6), McGUIRE,Joe 3, BOBO,Josh 1, GAMBLE,Tyler 1, PETRONGOLO 1, Opp (4). Picked off - SEBRA,Ryan 1. (All games 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 sha Travis Stout 0.00 0-0 5 0 0 0/1 4 6.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.150 1 2 0 0 0 Connor Metcalf 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.231 1 0 0 0 0 Ryan Sebra 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 Michael McCreless 1.04 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 8.2 9 3 1 2 2 1 0 0.243 3 0 0 0 1 Tony Urban 2.45 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 7.1 7 3 2 4 6 2 0 0.269 0 0 0 1 1 Graham Officer 3.12 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 8.2 10 3 3 0 7 2 0 0.294 0 2 0 2 2 Zachary Fowler 3.86 1-1 3 3 0 0/1 0 14.0 11 6 6 7 10 1 0 0.220 0 2 0 0 2 Michael Mason 4.26 1-0 5 0 0 0/1 0 6.1 3 3 3 5 7 0 0 0.167 0 3 0 0 3 Taylor Shields 4.50 2-1 3 3 0 0/1 0 16.0 16 8 8 3 7 1 0 0.254 0 4 0 0 1 Taylor Sparks 4.50 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.357 2 0 0 0 1 Adam Polk 5.56 0-1 4 2 0 0/0 0 11.1 13 10 7 4 11 3 0 0.277 2 2 0 0 3 Casey Antley 5.84 1-2 5 2 0 0/1 1 12.1 14 8 8 6 7 5 3 1.292 2 1 0 0 1 Bradley Raulston 9.95 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 9 8 7 1 6 1 0 1.321 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 4.03 6-5 11 11 0 2/2 5 105.0 103 54 47 40 68 16 3 2.258 12 18 0 3 17 Opponents 3.45 5-6 11 11 0 0/0 3 101.2 95 48 39 50 83 20 2 2.248 5 4 0 4 6 PB - Team (1), LAMBERT,Cal 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (5), SPARKS,Taylo 2, GAITHER,Dani 1, ANTLEY,Casey 1, URBAN,Tony 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - LAMBERT,Cal (6-6), GAITHER,Dani (4-5), SPARKS,Taylo (1-3), URBAN,Tony (1-2), McCRELESS,Mi (2-2), SHIELDS,Tayl (2-2), RAULSTON,Bra (0-1), POLK,Adam (1-1), FOWLER,Zacha (1-1), STOUT,Travis (1-1), OFFICER,Grah (1-1).