2012 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 17 @Georgia Southern L 7-5 Feb. 18 @Georgia Southern L 10-1 Feb. 19 @Georgia Southern L 11-2 Feb. 21 Southern Illinois W 9-4 Feb. 22 Union L 9-4 Feb. 25 Butler (1) W 5-0 Feb. 25 Butler (2) W 5-4 Feb. 26 Butler L 13-5 Feb. 29 Evansville L 9-5 March 2 Arkansas-Little Rock L 11-3 March 3 Arkansas-Little Rock L 12-4 March 4 Arkansas-Little Rock L 12-11 (10) March 6 @Ole Miss L 20-4 March 9 @Indiana State L 5-3 March 10 @Indiana State L 7-5 March 11 @Indiana State L 15-4 March 13 @Evansville L 6-5 March 16 Air Force% W 6-2 March 18 @Saint Louis% L 3-2 (10) March 20 Christian Brothers W 10-1 March 23 Tennessee Tech* W 6-5 March 24 Tennessee Tech* L 11-1 March 25 Tennessee Tech* W 13-6 March 27 Lipscomb W 4-3 March 30 @Austin Peay* L 10-2 March 31 @Austin Peay* L 4-0 April 1 @Austin Peay* L 12-8 April 3 @Vanderbilt L 16-2 April 6 @Murray State* (1) L 4-2 April 6 @Murray State* (2) W 4-3 April 7 @Murray State* L 7-0 April 11 @Lipscomb 6 p.m. April 13 Jacksonville State* 4 p.m. April 14 Jacksonville State* 2 p.m. April 15 Jacksonville State* 1 p.m. April 18 @Southern Illinois 3 p.m. April 20 @SIU Edwardsville* 6 p.m. April 21 @SIU Edwardsville* 1 p.m. April 22 @SIU Edwardsville* 1 p.m. April 24 @Belmont 5:30 p.m. April 27 Southeast Missouri* 6 p.m. April 28 Southeast Missouri* 2 p.m. April 29 Southeast Missouri* 1 p.m. May 4 Eastern Kentucky* 6 p.m. May 5 Eastern Kentucky* 2 p.m. May 6 Eastern Kentucky* 1 p.m. May 9 Belmont 6 p.m. May 11 @Eastern Illinois* 3 p.m. May 12 @Eastern Illinois* 1 p.m. May 13 @Eastern Illinois* 1 p.m. May 15 @Memphis 6:30 p.m. May 17 @Morehead State* 4 p.m. May 18 @Morehead State* 1 p.m. May 19 @Morehead State* Noon May 23-27 OVC Tournament$ TBA Home Games in Bold % Saint Louis University Tournament * Ohio Valley Conference Game $ Pringles Park - Jackson, Tenn. Baseball SID: Ryne Rickman Email: rrickman@utm.edu Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 SID Fax: (731) 881-7624 Website: www.utmsports.com SKYHAWKS HEAD TO MUSIC CITY IN PURSUIT OF SEASON SWEEP OVER IN-STATE RIVAL LIPSCOMB UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Record: 9-22 Ohio Valley: 3-6 Away: 1-14 Last 5: 1-4 Last 10: 3-7 Batting Avg:.253 Scoring: 4.5 runs/gm Team ERA: 6.64 Top Hitter #5 Jordan Owen.374 AVG, 7 HR, 19 RBI Top Pitcher #32 Dan Tobik 2-1, 2.86 ERA, 2 SV Head Coach Bubba Cates Delta State, 1982 Overall: 478-658-1 23rd Season At UTM: 222-500-1 14th Season LIPSCOMB BISON Record: 15-17 Atlantic Sun: 8-4 Home: 15-7 Last 5: 4-1 Last 10: 7-3 Batting Avg:.270 Scoring: 5.3 runs/gm Team ERA: 4.15 Top Hitter #12 Zak Messer.333 AVG, 8 HR, 29 RBI Top Pitcher #35 Josh Cotham 3-2, 2.60 ERA, 45 IP Head Coach Jeff Forehand Belmont, 1989 Overall: 359-323-1 12th Season At LU: 138-181 6th Season UTM ALL-TIME VS. LU Lipscomb leads 15-6 Last Meeting... March 27, 2012 Game Result... @UTM 4, LU 3 Streak... UTM W2 First Meeting...April 3, 2001 UTM vs. LU in Nashville... 1-8 UTM vs. LU in Martin... 5-7 PLAYER TO WATCH #32 Dan Tobik Junior RHP Ballwin, Mo. Tobik has been one of the best relievers in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2012, ranking third in the league in strikeouts per nine innings (9.35), fourth in opponent batting average (.212), sixth in ERA (2.86). In 34.2 innings, the 6-4 fireballer has fanned 36 batters. Also speaking to Tobik s dominance has been his opponents lack of extra-base hits, as he has only surrendered a pair of doubles and two triples. Tobik s most impressive performance this season came against these Lipscomb Bison on March 27. In that game, he earned the win with 2.1 perfect innings - including six strikeouts. LEADING OFF The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team closes out an eightgame road swing when it heads to in-state foe Lipscomb to face the Bison at Ken Dugan Field. The Skyhawks are going for their first season sweep over Lipscomb in program history. UT Martin and Lipscomb have played a home-and-home series in eight of the last 11 years. Two weeks ago in Martin, the Skyhawks claimed a 4-3 victory over Lipscomb. Phil Sorensen provided the early offense with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth, but the Bison would come back in tie the game in the top of the seventh. Matt Haynes then came up with a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that was the eventual go-ahead run. On the hill, Brendan Lozupone was superb - tallying a career-best 6.2 innings while allowing just two earned runs on six hits. Dan Tobik picked up the victory after escaping a bases loaded jam in the seventh and striking out the side in both the eighth and ninth innings. The Skyhawks will once again turn to Lozupone (0-3, 9.13 ERA) to start against the Bison. The redshirt junior will be tying a team-high with his eighth start of the season and 32nd start of his career - the most amongst any hurler on the UT Martin pitching staff. Lipscomb has won five of six games on its current homestand, including a 2-1 series victory over Kennesaw State over the weekend. The Bison pitching staff limited the Owls to two total runs on 10 hits in the last two games of the set. Offensively, Zak Messer leads the Bison in nine different statistical categories, including batting average (.333), on-base percentage (.410) and slugging percentage (.635). Will Blalock (0-1, 3.54) is slated to get the start on the mound for Lipscomb. Blalock also got the starting nod on March 27 against UT Martin, fanning six while allowing two earned runs on five hits over six frames.
2012 UT MARTIN ROSTER No. Name Position B/T Height Weight Class Hometown / Previous School 1 Sonny Mastromatteo INF L/R 5-10 185 FR Ortonville, Mich. (Cushing Academy) 2 Jake Deason INF R/R 5-11 150 FR Bartlett, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 3 Ben Campbell INF R/R 6-0 175 JR Manitou, Ky. (Kaskaskia College) 4 Grant Glasser OF L/R 5-9 185 JR Tuttle, Okla. (Cowley CC) 5 Jordan Owen OF R/R 6-0 196 SR Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park HS) 6 Stu Jones RHP R/R 6-5 202 SO Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS) 7 Byron Johann OF R/R 6-3 185 JR Pickerington, Ohio (Sinclair CC) 8 Hagen Nelson C/INF R/R 6-4 188 R-SO Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) 9 Phil Sorensen INF L/R 6-1 208 SO Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Preparatory) 10 Nico Zych UTL/RHP R/R 6-0 170 FR Monee, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) 12 Kyle Bargery OF R/R 6-1 180 R-JR Munford, Tenn. (Munford HS) 13 Chase Okey C/INF S/R 5-9 171 SR Mt. Dora, Fla. (Lake Sumter CC) 14 Dalton Potts LHP L/L 6-0 185 FR Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS) 15 Nick Wilson RHP R/R 6-2 226 R-JR Oviedo, Fla. (Lake Sumter CC) 16 Troy Holland RHP R/R 6-4 170 FR Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 17 Matt Young OF R/R 6-1 177 JR Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS) 18 Jordan Stokes C R/R 6-2 239 R-JR McEwen, Tenn. (McEwen HS) 20 Matt Haynes INF R/R 6-1 192 JR Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech HS) 22 Hunter Britcliffe C R/R 6-1 186 SO Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS) 23 Ben Brewer C R/R 6-2 201 JR Nashville, Tenn. (David Lipscomb HS) 24 Eric Ranson INF L/L 6-5 211 SO Calgary, Alberta, Canada (William Aberhart HS) 25 Wade Collins INF L/R 6-4 215 JR Cookeville, Tenn. (Roane State CC) 27 Matt Milligan OF R/R 6-1 207 R-JR Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS) 28 Danny Kelley RHP L/R 6-1 171 SR Arlington Heights, Ill. (Black Hawk College) 29 Cody Miller RHP R/R 6-6 200 SO Fisherville, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian HS) 30 RC Trussell RHP R/R 6-3 190 JR Auburn, Ala. (Enterprise State CC) 31 Carter Smith LHP R/L 6-2 180 FR St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS) 32 Dan Tobik RHP R/R 6-4 196 JR Ballwin, Mo. (Parkway West HS) 33 Trevor Lundgrin LHP L/L 6-0 190 JR Aurora, Colo. (Scottsdale CC) 35 Taylor Cox LHP L/L 6-3 175 FR Bartlett, Tenn. (Arlington HS) 36 John Skubina RHP R/R 6-1 192 SO Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS) 37 Alec Mills RHP R/R 6-4 169 JR Clarksville, Tenn. (Montgomery Central HS) 41 Alex Boshers RHP R/R 6-4 185 JR Nashville, Tenn. (Donelsen Christian Academy) 42 Brendan Lozupone LHP L/L 6-1 188 R-JR New Carrollton, Md. (DeMatha Catholic HS) 55 Willie Frederick RHP R/R 6-0 193 SR Los Banos, Calif. (Modesto JC) Isaac Armstrong RHP R/R 6-0 185 SR Farmington, Mo. (Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis) 11 Zac Cole Graduate Assistant Coach 1st Season Tennessee Tech, 2007 19 Mark Henkel Assistant Coach 1st Season 21 Bubba Cates Head Coach 14th Season Delta State, 1982 26 Brad Goss Assistant Coach 8th Season Arkansas Tech, 2004 BREAKDOWN BY BATTING HAND Right (25): Armstrong, Bargery, Boshers, Brewer, Britcliffe, Campbell, Deason, Frederick, Haynes, Holland, Johann, Jones, Miller, Milligan, Mills, Nelson, Owen, Skubina, Smith, Stokes, Tobik, Trussell, Wilson, Young, Zych. Left (10): Collins, Cox, Glasser, Kelley, Lozupone, Lundgrin, Mastromatteo, Potts, Ranson, Sorensen. Switch (1): Okey. BREAKDOWN BY THROWING HAND Right (30): Armstrong, Bargery, Boshers, Brewer, Britcliffe, Campbell, Collins, Deason, Frederick, Glasser, Haynes, Holland, Johann, Jones, Kelley, Mastromatteo, Miller, Milligan, Mills, Nelson, Okey, Owen, Skubina, Sorensen, Stokes, Tobik, Trussell, Wilson, Young, Zych. Left (6): Cox, Lozupone, Lundgrin, Potts, Ranson, Smith. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name Pronunciation #1 Sonny Mastromatteo................. Mass-tro-ma-tay-o #7 Byron Johann................................. Yo-honn #8 Hagen Nelson................................ Hey-gen #10 Nico Zych............................... Nee-ko Zick #12 Kyle Bargery...............................Bar-jur-ee #13 Chase Okey.................................. Oak-ee #30 RC Trussell.................................. Trussle #32 Dan Tobik...................................Toe-bik #36 John Skubina............................ Skoo-bee-na #41 Alex Boshers............................... Bo-shears #42 Brendan Lozupone....................... Lows-a-pone
HEAD COACH BUBBA CATES 14TH SEASON AT UTM 23RD OVERALL DELTA STATE, 1982 Victor Bubba Cates begins his 14th season at the helm of the UT Martin baseball program and his 23rd year of college coaching in 2012. The Skyhawks are coming off a historical 2011 campaign under Cates, as the Skyhawks reached the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the first time since 1996 after tying a program-record with 10 wins (including seven of eight during one stretch) in league play. While at the tournament in nearby Jackson, UT Martin produced its first OVC Tournament victory with a 6-2 victory over Eastern Kentucky on May 26. Following the season, UT Martin s Trey Karlen became the first Skyhawk chosen in the MLB Draft since 1998, as the Washington Nationals selected Karlen in the 33rd round. Cates also found a diamond in the rough with Phil Sorensen in 2011. The freshman from Erie, Pa. was named a Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, while also earning All-OVC first team and All-Freshman accolades. The only freshman on the All-OVC first team, Sorensen hit.347 with a.547 slugging percentage in 49 games. Cates also oversaw the finishing touches on the careers of three all-time greats in 2011. Cody Terry ended his career as the program s all-time leader in games played (199), hits (226), at-bats (750), doubles (47), runs scored (145) and assists (555). Wes Patterson finished his career as one of only three players in program history to accumulate 200 career hits, while graduating as the all-time UT Martin leader in home runs (39), runs batted in (171) and putouts (1,293). The aforementioned Karlen also wrapped up his two-year career as the only player in program history to have 20 or more home runs (23) and 50 or more stolen bases (51). It was a big year for Cates on and off the field in 2010. On the field, he posted one of his best seasons at UT Martin, as he willed the Skyhawks to 24 wins - the most the program had tallied since 1992. UT Martin also produced a program-record six All-OVC selections under Cates in 2010, a year in which the Skyhawks shattered 11 team records and produced a Major League Baseball free agent signee (Wes Alsup). Off the field, Cates was the recipient of the 2010 Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). One of the highest honors in the coaching profession, the award is named after Jerry Kindall, the former major league player and retired head coach at the University of Arizona. The success in 2010 was a continuation of 2009, when Cates set a new school record for OVC wins with 10. Overall, Cates has had four 20-win seasons at UT Martin, including three consecutive seasons (21 in 2009, 24 in 2010, 20 in 2011). Widely respected in the baseball circles, Cates is dedicated to sustaining a successful program at the university for many years to come. He came to UT Martin from Jackson State Community College where he built a successful program during a nine-year period. While at Jackson State, Cates developed the Generals into a nationally ranked program. The 1996 team recorded a sixth-place finish in the Junior College World Series and the 1997 and 1998 teams were also ranked nationally in the junior college polls. The team advanced to the Tennessee Junior College playoffs six consecutive seasons. Cates overall record at Jackson State was 255-161. In addition to the FCA award he received in December 2010, Cates has received several coach of the year honors. He was the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VII and Eastern District Coach of the Year in 1996 and the Tennessee Junior College Western Division Coach of the Year in 1997. Cates received his 25-year Coaching Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2009. Under Cates, Jackson State was one of only three junior colleges from across the nation that had an All-American every year from 1993-98. Cates had 52 of his Jackson State players to move on and play in four-year programs. His players also enjoyed academic success with 12 receiving All-TJCCAA academic honors. Before moving to Jackson State, Cates was head baseball coach at Kirby High in Memphis. He also taught mathematics at the school. A native of Cleveland, Miss., Cates played college baseball for former Boston Red Sox pitcher and legendary coach Dave Boo Ferris and the nationally ranked Delta State program. Cates holds both his bachelor s and master s degrees in mathematics from Delta State. He is active in the FCA and is a member of both the Tennessee and American Baseball Coaches Associations and has worked as an associate scout for the Seattle Mariners organization. Cates is married to the former Ann Simmons of Hammond, La., also a Delta State graduate. They are the parents of three sons: Lin, Reid and Cameron. Along with his baseball duties, Cates teaches in the UT Martin mathematics and computer science department.
2012 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Opponent P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Feb. 17 @Ga. Southern Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Glasser Young Owen Johann Feb. 18 @Ga. Southern Lozupone Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Milligan Johann Owen Glasser Feb. 19 @Ga. Southern Kelley Okey Brewer Deason Haynes Zych Johann Young Owen Sorensen Feb. 21 Southern Ill. Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins Feb. 22 Union Lozupone Britcliffe Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Glasser Young Owen Collins Feb. 25 Butler (1) Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins Feb. 25 Butler (2) Trussell Britcliffe Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Johann Young Owen Collins Feb. 26 Butler Kelley Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Deason Glasser Johann Owen Collins Feb. 29 Evansville Lozupone Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 2 UALR Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 3 UALR Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Campbell Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 4 UALR Lozupone Britcliffe Brewer Mastromatteo Okey Zych Milligan Young Owen Collins March 6 @Ole Miss Potts Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Haynes Deason Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 9 @Indiana St. Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Deason Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 10 @Indiana St. Frederick Okey Brewer Mastromatteo Haynes Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 11 @Indiana St. Lozupone Britcliffe Collins Mastromatteo Okey Zych Milligan Johann Owen Glasser March 13 @Evansville Smith Okey Sorensen Campbell Haynes Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 16 Air Force Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 18 @Saint Louis Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 20 Christian Bros. Smith Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 23 *Tenn. Tech Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins March 24 *Tenn. Tech Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 25 *Tenn. Tech Smith Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 27 Lipscomb Lozupone Britcliffe Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Okey March 30 *@Austin Peay Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Collins March 31 *@Austin Peay Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Owen Milligan Haynes April 1 *@Austin Peay Smith Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Johann Young Owen Glasser April 3 @Vanderbilt Lozupone Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Deason Glasser Young Owen Brewer April 6 *@Murray St. (1) Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Milligan Young Owen Glasser April 6 *@Murray St. (2) Frederick Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Milligan Young Owen Glasser April 7 *@Murray St. Smith Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Milligan Young Owen Glasser April 11 @Lipscomb April 13 *Jacksonville St. April 14 *Jacksonville St. April 15 *Jacksonville St. April 18 @Southern Ill. April 20 *@SIUE April 21 *@SIUE April 22 *@SIUE April 24 @Belmont April 27 *SE Missouri April 28 *SE Missouri April 29 *SE Missouri May 4 *Eastern Ky. May 5 *Eastern Ky. May 6 *Eastern Ky. May 9 Belmont May 11 *@Eastern Ill. May 12 *@Eastern Ill. May 13 *@Eastern Ill. May 15 @Memphis May 17 *@Morehead St. May 18 *@Morehead St. May 19 *@Morehead St. May 23-27 OVC Tourney LEADERS Mills Okey Sorensen Mastromatteo Campbell Zych Glasser Johann Owen Collins (31 games) (8) (26) (27) (29) (16) (21) (22) (12) (22) (20)
UTM PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP LF CF RF #27 #17 #5 Matt Milligan.215 AVG, 65 AB, 0 HR, 6 RBI,.246 SLG,.320 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 0-4 SS Matt Young.273 AVG, 44 AB, 0 HR, 6 RBI,.341 SLG,.283 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 1-4 2B Jordan Owen.374 AVG, 115 AB, 7 HR, 19 RBI,.643 SLG,.456 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 0-3, BB #10 #1 Nico Zych.247 AVG, 77 AB, 0 HR, 7 RBI,.286 SLG,.301 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 2-4 Sonny Mastromatteo.255 AVG, 98 AB, 0 HR, 10 RBI,.306 SLG,.291 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 0-4 3B 1B #3 Ben Campbell.298 AVG, 84 AB, 2 HR, 14 RBI,.464 SLG,.352 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 1-4 #9 Phil Sorensen.271 AVG, 96 AB, 2 HR, 19 RBI,.396 SLG,.355 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 1-4 PROBABLE SP LHP #42 #4 DH Grant Glasser.275 AVG, 102 AB, 2 HR, 10 RBI,.353 SLG,.339 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 0-4 #13 C Chase Okey.204 AVG, 113 AB, 3 HR, 9 RBI,.310 SLG,.300 OBP Last Start: April 7 @Murray St. 2-3, BB Brendan Lozupone 0-3, 9.13 ERA, 22.2 IP, 29 H, 9 K, 9 BB,.319 OPP AVG Last Start: April 3 @Vanderbilt L, 0.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 0 K SKYHAWK COACHING STAFF #21 #11 #19 #26 Bubba Cates Head Coach 14th Season Delta State 82 Zac Cole Pitching Coach 1st Season Tennessee Tech 07 Mark Henkel Assistant Coach 1st Season Brad Goss Hitting Coach 8th Season Arkansas Tech 04
DIAMOND CUTS OWEN GUNNING FOR RECORD BOOK Senior outfielder Jordan Owen can become UT Martin s all-time leader in each of the following categories with the appropriate numbers in 2012: games played (50); at-bats (208); hits (69); doubles (16); home runs (13) and RBI (66). Owen is second on the career home run list (34), third on the career RBI list (125) and third in all-time hits (201). He ranks fifth in the OVC in batting average (.374), fourth in slugging percentage (.643) and eighth in on-base percentage (.456). TOBIK ELECTRIC OUT OF BULLPEN After tossing an OVC-best 91 innings last year as a starter, Dan Tobik has been outstanding in relief in 2012, posting a 2.86 ERA in 34.2 innings, allowing only 28 hits with 36 strikeouts. Tobik was lights-out on March 27 against Lipscomb, earning the victory while tallying six strikeouts over 2.1 perfect innings. SORENSEN HEATING UP Phil Sorensen has been an offensive force in the last 15 games, driving in 17 RBI while scoring 15 times over that stretch. LOZUPONE S CAREER-BEST EVENING Redshirt junior Brendan Lozupone threw a career-high 6.2 innings while conceding only three runs (two earned) on six hits on March 27 against Lipscomb. His previous season-high was a five-inning, one-run start against Union on Feb. 22. UTM CLAIMS OVC OPENING SERIES By taking two of three against Tennessee Tech on March 23-25, the Skyhawks won their Ohio Valley Conference opening series for the first time since 2006. CHICKS DIG THE LONG BALL UT Martin trailed 5-0 after the top of the second inning before a 1:56 rain delay on March 23 against Tennessee Tech. After play resumed, the Skyhawks launched a season-high four homers and won 6-5. PRODUCTION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM The Skyhawks tallied a season-high 13 runs against Tennessee Tech on March 25. Each spot in the UT Martin lineup either scored or drove in a run in the victory. EXPLOSIVE THIRD INNING VS. CBU UT Martin sent 15 batters to the plate UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Martin, Tenn. Founded: 1900; Senior College, 1951 Enrollment: 7,913 Nickname: Skyhawks Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley Chancellor: Dr. Tom Rakes Athletics Director: Phil Dane 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 Web site:...www.utmsports.com in a 10-run third inning against Christian Brothers on March 20. The 10 runs wound up being one shy of the program record for runs scored in a single inning (11 runs against Chicago State on Feb. 28, 1997). PITCHING WITH A SPECIAL TALENT Freshman left-handed pitcher Carter Smith (3-1, 5.27 ERA) was born with one hand and emulates former Major Leaguer Jim Abbott on the mound. In his collegiate debut on Feb. 25 against Butler, Smith was flawless - allowing just one hit (a bunt single) and one walk in four shutout innings to earn the mound victory. Smith also earned a mound victory against Christian Brothers on March 20, tallying three scoreless innings while allowing only one hit. Five days later, Smith tossed five innings with a career-best five strikeouts while allowing only two runs to pick up the win over OVC rival Tennessee Tech. MILLS DOMINANT OVER AIR FORCE Alec Mills snapped UT Martin s 10-game losing streak by tossing a season-high eight innings of one-run ball on March 16 against Air Force, conceding just five hits (all singles). FOUR HIT DAYS AT THE DISH After UT Martin did not have a four-hit performance in its first 14 games of the SKYHAWK QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bubba Cates Alma Mater: Delta State, 1982 Career Record: 478-658-1 (22 seasons) Record at UT Martin: 222-500-1 (13 seasons) Cates E-mail: vcates@utm.edu Cates Phone: 731-881-7337 Assistant Coach: Brad Goss Assistant Coach: Zac Cole Assistant Coach: Mark Henkel Athletic Trainer: Retta Riley TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Overall Record: 20-36 2011 Conference Record/Finish: 10-13/6th Home: 14-13 Away: 5-21 Neutral: 1-2 Postseason Play: OVC Tournament 2012 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/13 2012 Newcomers: 14 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Baseball: 1957 All-Time Baseball Record: 959-1107-11 Record at Skyhawk Field: 371-355-3 All-Time OVC Record: 121-340-2 All-Time OVC Tournament Record: 1-4 OVC Tournament Appearances: 2 Last OVC Tournament Appearance: 2011 season, three players accomplished the feat in a span of four games. Nico Zych went 4-for-4 at Indiana State on March 10. Three days later at Evansville, Phil Sorensen also went 4-for-4. Against Air Force on March 16, Jordan Owen went 4-for-5. MULTI-HIT SKYHAWKS AGAINST UALR A total of six Skyhawks recorded multihit outings on March 4 against Arkansas- Little Rock. Jordan Owen, Hunter Britcliffe and Sonny Mastromatteo each had three hits while Matt Young, Wade Collins and Ben Brewer also added two hits apiece. MILLS, OWEN SWEEP OVC AWARDS Junior right-handed pitcher Alec Mills and senior outfielder Jordan Owen were named the OVC Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, on Feb. 27. It was the first time in program history that the Skyhawks had swept the league s weekly accolades. MILLS KEYS A UTM SHUTOUT Alec Mills tallied seven strikeouts while allowing just one extra-base hit over six innings of shutout ball against Butler on Feb. 25. Mills, Taylor Cox (one inning) and Dan Tobik (two) combined for the 5-0 shutout. That was UT Martin s first shutout since a 5-0 win over Tennessee Tech on April 26, 2008 a span of 180 games.
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UTM INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME
2012 UT MARTIN STATS
2012 LIPSCOMB STATS Record: 15-17 Home: 15-7 Away: 0-8 Neutral: 0-2 Atlantic Sun: 8-4 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% MESSER, Zak.333 32-32 126 26 42 12 1 8 29 80.635 16 1 21 3.410 1 0 5-6 139 60 2.990 WILSON, Lee.297 32-32 128 24 38 5 2 2 9 53.414 15 7 18 2.400 0 2 5-7 55 5 0 1.000 LOWERY, Zach.295 32-31 122 26 36 7 3 3 27 58.475 17 2 36 0.387 1 0 10-10 72 3 0 1.000 SANDOVAL, Aaron.292 32-32 120 15 35 3 1 1 14 43.358 4 2 15 0.325 0 4 2-2 40 106 12.924 WILLIAMS, M.L..288 32-32 132 20 38 6 1 3 19 55.417 8 4 21 3.345 1 4 6-8 35 0 1.972 COLEMAN, Ricky.276 21-16 58 11 16 2 1 1 5 23.397 7 1 14 1.364 0 1 1-2 14 1 1.938 STEWART, Taylor.259 22-17 58 7 15 2 0 0 8 17.293 2 1 8 2.290 1 2 0-1 113 23 5.965 MOORE, Griffin.209 26-26 91 14 19 4 0 0 14 23.253 13 2 20 2.315 2 0 1-1 221 11 1.996 HUTCHINSON, Gray.164 26-18 73 5 12 1 0 0 5 13.178 5 2 22 0.235 1 0 0-1 10 37 5.904 -------------------- MEHRING, Shawn.333 23-11 45 7 15 1 1 0 3 18.400 8 1 16 0.444 0 2 1-1 0 0 0.000 CHANDLER, Noah.250 9-6 20 0 5 1 0 0 0 6.300 2 1 3 1.348 0 1 0-0 12 20 0 1.000 ASHCRAFT, Tyson.238 19-14 42 7 10 2 0 1 2 15.357 8 2 17 1.385 0 0 1-1 3 20 3.885 SPRAGG, Aaron.222 5-1 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 2.222 1 0 2 0.300 0 0 0-0 7 7 0 1.000 HOSTETTLER, Logan.200 18-15 45 3 9 3 0 1 5 15.333 4 1 10 1.275 1 2 0-0 106 20 4.969 CRAYCRAFT, Jonathan.200 6-4 15 1 3 2 0 0 2 5.333 0 0 4 0.200 0 0 0-0 7 8 1.938 CECERE, Joey.000 9-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.200 0 0 0-0 1 2 2.600 MARTINEZ, Diego.000 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 DIFELICE, Anthony.000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Totals.270 32 1091 168 295 51 10 20 144 426.390 111 27 230 16.350 8 18 32-40 846 377 41.968 Opponents.263 32 1070 165 281 36 9 23 151 404.378 157 33 233 15.371 9 30 34-45 827 342 44.964 LOB - Team (260), Opp (288). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (20). IBB - Team (2), MESSER 1, ASHCRAFT 1, Opp (5). Picked off - WILLIAMS 1, LOWERY 1, WILSON, L. 1, HOSTETTLER 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 COTHAM, Josh 2.60 3-2 8 8 0 0/0 0 45.0 42 14 13 16 43 2 2 4.258 3 3 0 0 4 BURSTROM, Tyler 2.67 1-0 14 0 0 0/0 2 27.0 30 13 8 7 20 2 0 2.291 1 2 0 2 4 SINCLAIR, Connor 3.35 4-2 8 8 0 0/0 0 51.0 46 19 19 20 37 3 1 5.241 6 5 0 1 3 BLALOCK, Will 3.54 0-1 6 5 0 0/0 0 20.1 23 18 8 12 18 4 0 5.271 2 2 0 0 1 BROTHERS, Hunter 3.57 0-1 13 0 0 0/0 2 17.2 19 8 7 14 20 2 0 0.271 3 3 0 0 2 FONFARA, Blake 4.98 2-3 8 8 0 0/0 0 34.1 34 27 19 20 34 4 3 2.248 6 5 1 1 3 REHWINKEL, Gil 5.29 3-2 14 0 0 0/0 2 17.0 16 10 10 9 18 2 2 1.267 2 1 0 2 4 NUNN, Chris 5.79 0-2 9 2 0 0/0 0 18.2 17 16 12 22 19 3 0 1.243 7 1 0 2 3 STRABLE, Dannie 6.33 1-1 11 0 0 0/0 1 21.1 22 19 15 10 5 8 1 0.272 1 7 0 0 3 -------------------- HWANG, J 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 ZELHART, Jordan 2.35 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.2 7 2 2 6 5 0 0 1.259 1 2 0 0 0 HACKETT, Davey 2.45 1-1 9 0 0 0/0 0 14.2 9 5 4 16 12 1 0 1.188 2 0 0 0 2 NATUSCH, Erik 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0.400 0 0 0 0 0 SCHUBERT, Austin 10.38 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 8 5 5 1 0 3 0 0.400 1 1 0 0 0 JOHNSON, Benjamin 63.00 0-2 3 1 0 0/0 0 1.0 5 7 7 3 0 2 0 1.714 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 4.15 15-17 32 32 0 0/0 7 282.0 281 165 130 157 233 36 9 23.263 36 33 1 9 30 Opponents 4.37 17-15 32 32 2 3/2 7 275.2 295 168 134 111 230 51 10 20.270 33 27 5 8 18 PB - Team (9), STEWART 5, HOSTETTLER 4, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (8), HOSTETTLER 3, SINCLAIR 1, BURSTROM 1, COTHAM 1, HACKETT 1, FONFARA 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - STEWART (21-28), HOSTETTLER (12-16), FONFARA (11-11), COTHAM (3-10), SINCLAIR (5-7), BURSTROM (3-4), ZELHART (3-3), BLALOCK (2-3), STRABLE (3-3), BROTHERS, H (2-2), HACKETT (1-1), NUNN (1-1).