2010 nsu baseball media guide

708 Wins since 1990More than any other SLC team

9 Southland Conference Titles in 18 yearsDemons claimed six in the ‘90s

3 NCAA Division I Regional appearancesMost recently in 2005 at Baton Rouge

.607 2nd highest SLC winning percentage of current teamsDemons are 334-216 since joining the league in 1988

6 40-win seasons since 1991Three times more than any other league team

17 Winning seasons in last 20 yearsIncluding 14 with 30 or more wins

41 First Team All-SLC selections16 with J.P. Davis on the staff

25 Major League Baseball draft selections since 1983Most recently Brandon Richey to the New York Mets in 2007

5 SLC Player of the Year selections since 1991Brian Carlin (‘91), Kyle Shade (‘93), Terry Joseph (‘95), Ryan Anholt (‘98), Blake Jones (‘05)

.651 Home winning percentage since 1981NSU is 507-272 and 179-88 in home SLC games since 1988

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2010 Demon BaseballMedia Guide

Editor:Matthew Bonnette, Associate SID

Layout and Design:Matthew Bonnette, Associate SID

Editorial Assistance:Doug Ireland, SID

Ronnette Pellegrin, Admin. Asst.Fletcher Jonson, SID Graduate Asst.Matthew English, SID Student Asst.Matthew Fowler, SID Student Asst.Hunter Bower, SID Student Asst.

Demon baseball coaches & players

Photography:Gary Hardamon,

NSU Photographic Services

Printing:MultiAd MediaPeoria, Illinois

ON THE COVER:Northwestern State’s 10 seniors.

T h e U n i v e r s i t y

T h e D e m o n s

T h e S t a f f

Name: . . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern State UniversityCall Us: . . Northwestern (La.) State, NorthwesternState, NSU, Northwestern, or even, if you must,Northwestern LouisianaFounded: . . . . . 1884, as Louisiana Normal SchoolLocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natchitoches, LAPresident: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. WebbVice President, External Affairs: . . . Jerry PierceEnrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,247 (Fall 2009)Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SouthlandDirector of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg BurkeAssoc. AD/Development: . . Dr. William BroussardAsst. AD/Compliance: . . . . . . . . . Dustin EubanksAsst. AD/Marketing & Promotions: . . Jason HornAsst. Marketing & Promotions: . . . . . . Alex CookAsst. Marketing/Ticket Manager: . . Adam JonsonSWA/Academic Adivsor: . . . . . . . . Jodie HeinickaAssistant Academic Advisor: . . . . Carrie CrowellFacility Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan PaschEvent Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren CastleFaculty Athletic Representative: . . . Jody Biscoe

Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DemonsColors: . . . . . . Purple and White with Orange TrimBallpark: . . . . . . . . . . . Brown-Stroud Field (1,200)Press Box Telephone: . . . . . . . . . (318) 357-46062009 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-26SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-13/6thPostseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 SLC TournamentPosition Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . .7/2Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 4/3Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Head Coach: . . . . . . . . .J.P. Davis (Memphis, ‘84)Record at Northwestern: . . . .54-54 (3rd season)Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-54 (3rd season)Assistant Coaches: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jeff McCannon (Arizona, ‘97 - 6th season)Philip Miller (NSU, ‘05 - 1st season)Mike Jaworski (NSU, ‘07, 1st season)Marty Dewees (2nd season)

Baseball Secretary: . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth HollowayBaseball Office Phone: . . . . . . . . .(318) 357-5252Best Time to Reach the Staff: . . . . . . . .mornings

2010 Demon BaseballDEMON TRADITION

Demon Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1This is NSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Campus Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4NSU Athletic Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6NSU Baseball Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7CHAMPS/Life Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92010 Demon Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102010 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Head Coach Jon Paul Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Assistant Coach Jeff McCannon . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Assistant Coach Philip Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Assistant Coach Mike Jaworski . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Director of Operations Marty Dewees . . . . . . . . 19NSU Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

THE DEMONSTyler Baisley, Colin Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Eric DeBlanc, Brett Fredieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Josh Gardiner, Trevor Geist, Trent Grondin . . . . 24Trent Grondin, Heath Hennigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Lance Lacoste, Chase Lyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Justin Martinez, Dan Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Dustin Northcott, Michael Ocampo . . . . . . . . . . 28Miles Parsons, Andrew Plotkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Chad Sheppard, Jacob Williford . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Matt Yerby, Ryan Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Andrew Adams, Matt Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Stephen Gandy, Oscar Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Spencer Harrell, Christ Hebert, Luke Irvine . . . . 32Carson Martinez, Mason Melatokis . . . . . . . . . . 33Aaron Munoz, Toby Remedies, Adam Roy . . . . 33Adam Sullivan, Will Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITYDr. Randall Webb, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Jerry Pierce, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Greg Burke, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

NSU RECORDS AND MOREThe Southland Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402010 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412009 Final Season Stats and Results . . . . . . . . .42NSU Baseball History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Brown-Stroud Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Season Results since 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Postseason Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Individual and Team Game Records . . . . . . . . . 50Batting Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Pitching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52All-Time Lettermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a longtradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment.

Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually addedprograms in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degreeprograms.

Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technologyand industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cutting-edge technology that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated honors pro-gram in the arts and sciences.

The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwesternhas taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video.Eighteen degree programs are available completely online.

Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Studentscome primarily from Louisiana.

Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university isentered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit ofthe National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the UnitedStates.

Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. Morethan 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.

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Members of the Northwestern State baseball team do more than excel on the playing field, they also achieve high stan-dard goals in the classroom.

In 2009, 26 players earned NSU honor roll accolades in the spring semester while 24 baseball student-athletes earnedhonors in the fall semester. Three players - Eric DeBlanc, Jordan Nipp, and Miles Parsons - earned perfect 4.0 grade pointaverages in the spring semester while six players - Luke Irvine, Michael Ocampo, Mathia Simmons, Andrew Adams, DeBlanc,and Parsons had a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.

Fifteen Demon baseball players received their bachelor’s degree in 2009, including current Demon starting pitcher HeathHennigan and third baseman Chase Lyles.Perfect 4.0:Spring 2009Spring 2009Eric DeBlancJordan NippMiles Parsons

Fall 2009Luke IrvineAndrew AdamsEric DeBlancMichael OcampoMiles ParsonsMathias Simmons

Honor Roll:Spring 2009J.C. BredengerdRyan CampbellDominic GamboaTrevor GeistJimmy HeardHeath HenniganBrett JohnsonMichael OcampoJustin O'NealBen RodriguezTyler BaisleyBrett FredieuRoberto GallegosJosh GardinerDylan Libadisos

D.D. Lott IIIZach LuevenosJustin MartinezAndrew PlotkinDaniel QuallsJoe UrtuzuasteguiJacob WillifordRyan Zimmerman

Fall 2009Tyler BaisleyMatt DarrMatt FarmerBrett FredieuTrevor GeistTrent GrondinChris Hebert

Heath HenniganLuke IrvineLance LacosteChase LylesJustin MartinezMason MelotakisAndrew PlotkinChad SheppardAdam SullivanWill WatsonRyan Zimmerman

2009 Spring and FallGraduatesKyle BroughtonRyan CampbellRoberto GallegosJimmy HeardHeath HenniganBrett JohnsonAnthony JonesDylan LibadisosChase LylesJordan NippJustin O’NealMichael OcampoBen RodriguezBeau SnodgrassJoe Urtuzuastegui

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Media Information


Northwestern State would like to recognize the following people for their dedication and support to the NSU sports information office and athletics. The father-son combo of David Antilley and Davey Antilleyhave been an integral part of the operations of the SID office. Having volunteered their time for more than 17 years as statisticians for all home basketball and baseball games, the Antilleys also help out withthe radio crew for football. “Pops” as he’s called, played baseball for the Demons in the 1963 and ‘64 seasons. Matthew Fowler is in his second year on the SID staff as a student assistant and helps out atall home athletics events, including being the official statistician for home baseball games. He’s the SID contact for the Lady Demon tennis team and helps produce publications for all sports. He’s also the sta-tisticain for all home Lady Demon basketball and Demon baseball games. Matthew English has been a part of the NSU Sports Information Staff for four years, holding duties during basketball, football, soc-cer, and softball events. He begins his fourth season as the softball student assistant and will handle all in-game statistics. He also served as the official statistician for all Lady Demon home soccer gamesand Demon football and basketball games. Last summer, he was awarded the Ace Higgins Award at the annual Louisiana Sports Writers Association convention. He is the third straight in a line of Northwesternstudent SIDs to receive the Ace Higgins Award, including 2007 winner Adam Jonson and 2006 recipient Brian Seiler. Hunter Bower joined the SID office last fall and has become a valuable asset to the oper-ations. Bower will serve as the public address announcer for all home Demon baseball games this year. Ronnette Pellegrin joined the SID staff in March ‘05 and has taken over the role as the “clean-up hit-ter” of the sports information office. She also helps coordinate and organize the annual Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction event. Her husband, Charles, is a professor at NSU. Harris Wilson, Jr., a.k.a.Coach Black, hasbeen around NSU ath-letics since the SamGoodwin days. CoachBlack is a vital part ofthe stat crew opera-tions during basketballseason, and duringbaseball, he operates“The Black Board”scoreboard for allhome games.

They cover the Lady Demons: primary media outlets

Daily Newspapers-Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306(318-487-6351, fax 487-6315)- Scott Ferrell, Kelly Morris, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301)- Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, BatonRouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371)- Jerry Byrd, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171(318-352-3618, fax 747-5298)- Sports Editor, Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446(318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)- Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140(504-826-3405, fax 826-3401)- Chris Airhart, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (337-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Non-Daily Newspapers- NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564)

Television Stations- Sharief Ishaq, Lizzie Hill, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-483-4226; fax 442-7427)- Mike Dirmann, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705)- Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171)- Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431)- David Antilley II, NSU-22, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417)

Campus Radio Station- KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)

Wire Service- Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices- Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034(972-422-9500, fax 422-9225)- Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets- USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400)- Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541)- Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111)- CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559)- ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777)- ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416)- CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588)- SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

Matthew Bonnette is beginning his seventh season as a memberof the NSU SID staff. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 afterspending a year as sports information director at Henderson State(Ark.) and for former NSU legendary coach Sam Goodwin.

Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all mediaguides and game programs and is the primary media contact for theNSU baseball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is nostranger to the SID field as he is the son of longtime McNeese SID Louis Bonnette, whowas inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and is also a member of the SouthlandConference Hall of Honor, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the McNeese State AthleticHall of Fame. Matthew's older brother, Michael, is the sports information director at LSU.

While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s news-paper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director whilebeing employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won sever-al advertising awards for his work.

He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, NCBWA and USBWA.His 2008 football (3rd place) and 2009 soccer (3rd place) media guides, as well as hiswomen’s basketball notes (2nd place) for the Southland Conference tournament, wererecently awarded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has won six awards bythe LSWA in his career.

He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has twodaughters, 9-year-old Haley and 6-year-old Katelyn, both of whom are students at the NSUElementary Lab School. Colene is the Northwestern State men’s basketball and women’ssoccer administrative assistant.

��Associate Sports Information Director

In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater sinceJanuary of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts forNorthwestern's 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, region-al and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and theinternet.

He also serves in the volunteer role of chariman of the LouisianaSports Hall of Fame, that was once housed in Prather Coliseum atNSU. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991.

In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of theShreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parishregion along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at SouthwesternLouisiana, working with a men's basketball program that made three straight postseasontournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL.Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduateschool at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987.In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writingawards from the Louisiana Sports Writers' Association.

In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contri-butions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in theGraduate N Club at NSU by the university's group of athletic lettermen for his service toNorthwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He wasappointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inauguralUniversity Planning Council in 1997-99.

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��SID Graduate Assistant

Fletcher Jonson is beginning his fifth season as a member of the SID staff and first as a full-time graduate assistant.He’ll take on the duties as the Lady Demon softball SID this season and will be the liaison for all media. He also handled soccer during the fall.

Jonson received his bachelor’s degree last May in journalism and is working towards a master’s degree in sport administration.As a member of the SID department, Jonson has helped out with statistics for volleyball, soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball and football games.He’s also the public address announcer for all home softball games and has volunteered his time in the operation of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction

ceremonies.The son of Bill and Leigh Jonson, Fletch’s older brother, Adam, is NSU’s assistant marketing director in charge of ticket operations.

Matthew EnglishStudent SID

Ronnette PellegrinSID Admin. Asst.

David AntilleyStatistician

Davey AntilleyStatistician

Patrick KornStatistician

Coach BlackScoreboard Operator

Hunter BowerStudent SIDBaseball PA

Matthew FowlerStudent SID

Baseball Official Scorer

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2010 Demon Roster


Head Coach • Pitching Coach:

Hitting Coach • Recruiting Coordinator:

Infield/Defensive Coach:

Corner Infield Coach • Camp Coordinator:

Director of Baseball Operations:

31 J.P. Davis (Memphis, ‘94)10th season • 3rd as Head Coach

24 Jeff McCannon (Arizona, ‘97)6th season

12 Philip Miller (Northwestern State, ‘05)1st season

33 Mike Jaworski (Northwestern State, ‘08)1st season

29 Marty Dewees2nd season

Brett FREDIEU (fray-doo)Joshual GARDINER (GARD-ner)Justin MARTINEZ (mart-N-ez)Mason MELATOKIS (mel-uh-tock-us)MATHIAS Simmons (muh-thy-us)Luke IRVINE (ER-vin)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

No. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

1 Josh Gardiner INF R/R 5-7 190 RFr.-RS Beaumont, TX (Clifton J. Ozen Magnet HS)2 Chase Lyles IF/OF R/R 6-2 210 RSr.-3L Plain Dealing, LA (Benton HS)3 Carson Martinez INF S/R 6-0 175 Jr.-RS Jennings, LA (Jennings HS)4 Dan Meyer INF L/R 5-11 175 Sr.-1L Austin, TX (Round Rock HS/Wharton CC)5 Matt Yerby OF R/R 6-0 200 Sr.-TR Winnfield, LA (Winnfield HS/Hutchinson CC)6 Justin Martinez INF R/R 6-1 185 RJr.-TR Port Allen, LA (Port Allen HS/Baton Rouge CC)7 Aaron Munoz C R/R 5-9 175 Jr.-TR Phoenix, AZ(Alhambra HS/Gateway CC)8 Jacob Williford LHP/OF L/L 6-1 160 RFr.-RS Alexandria, LA (Holy Savior Menard HS)9 Eric DeBlanc OF R/R 6-0 200 Sr.-1L Scott, LA (St. Thomas More HS/Hutchinson CC)10 Lance Lacoste OF R/R 6-1 215 RJr.-2L New Orleans, LA (Holy Cross HS/St Mary's HS)11 Colin Bear P/OF/1B L/L 6-3 210 So.-1L Houston, TX (St. Thomas HS)13 Ryan Zimmerman RHP R/R 6-2 195 Sr.-1L Fremont, CA (American HS/Chabot College)14 Trent Grondin INF S/R 5-6 185 Sr.-1L Round Rock, TX (Stony Point HS/Odessa CC)15 Chris Hebert INF R/R 5-11 185 Jr.-TR Colleyville, TX(Colleyville Heritage HS/Hill College)16 Luke Irvine RHP R/R 6-1 200 Jr.-TR Liberty, MO(Liberty HS/MCC Maple Woods)18 Michael Ocampo LHP L/L 6-2 170 RSr.-1L Sugarland, TX (Kempner HS/Eastfield College)19 Oscar Garcia OF L/R 6-1 185 Jr.-TR El Paso, TX(Americas HS/El Paso CC)20 Heath Hennigan RHP R/R 6-6 195 RSr.-3L Pineville, LA (Pineville HS)21 Tyler Baisley OF R/R 6-6 200 Sr.-1L Gilbert, AZ (Greenway HS/Gateway Community College)22 Trevor Geist RHP/DH R/R 6-4 225 Sr.-1L Loveland, CO (Loveland HS/Fort Scott CC)23 Matthew Farmer C R/R 6-1 210 Fr.-HS Houston, TX (Westfield HS)25 Dustin Northcott RHP R/R 6-1 215 RJr.-2L Alberta, Canada (West Central HS/Indian Hill CC)26 Andrew Adams LHP L/L 5-8 180 Fr.-HS Houston, TX(Cypress Creek HS)27 Chad Sheppard RHP R/R 6-4 210 RSo.-1L Enterprise, LA (Franklin Academy)28 Mason Melatokis LHP L/L 6-2 170 Fr.-TR Grapevine, TX(Grapevine HS)29 Miles Parsons C R/R 5-11 215 RJr.-2L Zachary, LA (Dunham HS)30 Adam Roy INF R/R 6-2 220 Jr.-TR Alexandria, LA (Alexandria Senior HS/Hutchinson CC)32 Stephen Gandy 1B R/R 6-1 200 Fr.-HS Monroe, LA (Sterlington HS)34 Mathias Simmons RHP R/R 6-4 190 Jr.-TR Kearney, MO (Kearney HS/Neosho CC)35 Andrew Plotkin RHP R/R 6-5 205 Sr.-1L Los Angeles, CA (Westchester HS/West Los Angeles College)36 Will Watson 1B L/L 6-1 205 Fr.-HS Dallas, TX(Carrol HS)40 Adam Sullivan RHP R/R 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Natchitoches, LA (St. Mary's HS)41 Toby Remedies RHP R/R 6-1 175 Fr.-HS Zwolle, LA (Zwolle HS)44 Brett Fredieu P L/L 6-0 170 RSo.-1L Clarence, LA (Lakeview HS)47 Spencer Harrell OF R/R 6-0 170 RFr.-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic High School)

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2010 Season Preview


INFIELDChase Lyles - Chase showed last year thathe is one of the top offensive guys in the SLC.He put up tremendous numbers last seasonand we look forward to him to continue to dothat again this season. He has been aroundour program for a long time and we look for himto give us tremendous leadership in his finalseason.

Trent Grondin - Trent had a solid seasonlast year in his first season in the league for us.We really look for him to be a huge factor in oursuccess this season. He has really matured asa player. The key for Trent is to come ready toplay every day… not taking a day off. If hedoes this, he'll make our team a lot better.

Dan Meyer - Dan had a good year for us lastyear, playing at three different infield positions.Unfortunately, Dan was involved in a seriousauto accident in August and suffered severeinjuries. He was out for four months and beganhis rehabbing in December. He will most likelyredshirt this spring. He is a tough kid who hasreally worked hard in his rehab to get back. Wewill definitely miss him this season if not ready.

Justin Martinez - J-Mar has definitelyemerged as a potential starter on the infield forus, most likely at second base. He has goodhands and range, and a very strong throwingarm. Offensively, he has the ability to do a lotof things for us. He's a good runner and hasthe ability to drive the ball.

Chris Hebert - Chris came to us very late inthe recruiting process, almost right beforeschool started, and has been a very pleasantsurprise. He has an excellent work ethic and isvery steady day to day. He'll provide us withvery good depth and will compete for a startingjob in the infield, primarily at second base.

Josh Gardiner - Josh used a redshirt lastseason and was hampered by injuries this past

fall. He is healthy now and figures to factor inthis spring. He has very good hands and astrong throwing arm. At the plate, he has theability to drive the ball.

Adam Roy - Adam is a solid defender with anaccurate throwing arm. He can play either cor-ner position - third or first base. More than any-thing, Adam provides a strong presence in themiddle of the lineup. He is big and strong andhas the ability to split a gap or leave the yard.

Will Watson - Will is a very talented, youngplayer. He had a very good fall in every aspectand figures to be our starting first baseman onopening day. Defensively, he's got very goodhands and feet, and an accurate throwing arm.At the plate, he has a flat stroke and has theability to drive the ball. Above all, Will has atremendous work ethic.

Stephen Gandy - Stephen came to us latein the recruiting process after putting uptremendous numbers at Sterlington HighSchool. He'll provide us with depth at the firstbase position. He has really worked hard toimprove his defensive skills. Offensively, hecan turn a fastball around and has really goodpower.

CATCHERMiles Parsons - Miles had a very good fallafter splitting time behind the plate for us lastyear. He has really worked hard to improve hisdefensive skills. Nobody takes as much pridein his game than Miles. Unfortunately, he suf-fered a severe hip injury early on in the springthat may require surgery. Hopefully he'll beback as he brings so much to the table.

Aaron Munoz - Aaron is a highly skilleddefensive catcher, as good as it gets. He hassoft hands and a very strong, accurate throwingarm. Offensively, he handles the bat really well.

Matt Farmer - Matt has been a very pleas-ant surprise for us so far. He definitely looks tobe a factor for us offensively. He has a niceswing that produces a lot of line drives.Defensively, Matt has really worked hard toimprove his skills. He should give us gooddepth at the position.

Carson Martinez - Carson made the transi-tion over from football this past fall after havingplayed quarterback the last two years. Heplayed in the infield in the fall but made a switchto catcher early this spring. He has showngood hands and good blocking skills behind theplate. His throwing will continue to improvewith time. Offensively, Carson has the ability tobe a good hitter. He's a good athlete that weare looking for and hope to get big things out ofhim in the future.

Colby Arceneaux - Colby is another guythat has come over to us from football. He hasplayed some infield but will primarily workbehind the plate for us. He is a hard workerthat will provide us with depth at the position.

OUTFIELDEric DeBlanc - Eric really came on strong forus late last spring. He went out and had a real-ly good summer as well and he continued toimprove in the fall season. He is a good athletein every aspect. He runs well, has good batspeed, and plays good defense. We'll look forhim to be much more consistent this spring andto provide us with offensive run production.

Tyler Baisley - Tyler has the tools to be oneof the better offensive forces in the league. Heis definitely a big presence when he steps inthe box. He has very good power to all areasof the field. Defensively, he does a good job ofrunning balls down and has a strong and accu-rate throwing arm.

Oscar Garcia - Oscar is an extremely talent-ed player who put up huge numbers at El PasoCommunity College last year. He plays a veryeasy center field. Offensively, Oscar can be agame changer at the plate. He has good powerand hits the ball to all areas of the field.

Colin Bear - Colin really started to emergefor us this fall after a decent freshman seasonlast year. He has really worked hard to refinehis stroke and is driving the ball much morethan last year. We're looking for him to have astrong left-handed hitting presence in the mid-dle of the order.

Matt Yerby - Matt had a very good fall andhas a short swing and does a really good job ofhitting the ball to the opposite field. He is atough guy who grinds it out.

Jacob Williford - Jacob had a good summerout in the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Leagueand has continued to improve this past fall andthe early spring. He is a good runner and con-tact hitter that can be a table setter. He will pro-vide us quality depth in the outfield.

Trent Grondin

Chase Lyles

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2010 Season Preview


Lance Lacoste - Lance did a nice job for usin the latter half of the season last year. He isvery strong and should be a strong presencefor us in the middle of the order again this sea-son.

Spencer Harrell - Spence is another guythat has come over from football this spring.He is a good athlete that runs well and can goget the ball in the outfield and will provide uswith depth.

PITCHINGRyan Zimmerman - Zimm threw in justabout every role last year (setup, closer, mid-week starter) before finally emerging as ourFriday night starter the last three weeks of theseason. He is a strong competitor with verygood stuff. He pitches deep into games andgives us a chance to win every time out.

Luke Irvine - Luke is a junior college trans-fer that we think will have an immediate impacton our pitching staff. Like Zimm, he really likesto compete. He is big, strong, and comes rightat you. He has really worked hard this past fallrefining his delivery and secondary pitches.

Heath Hennigan - I can't say enough aboutHeath's importance to this pitching staff andthis team. His absence due to injury reallyshowed last season. He's back now and mightbe as good as he's ever been. He worked real-ly hard to get back to his previous level. Thevelocity and life are back on his fastball to goalong with his plus secondary stuff.

Trevor Geist - Trevor’s progression as apitcher has really improved this fall and earlyspring. He’s throwing downhill with commandof his fastball and throwing his secondary pitch-es for strikes as well. He is another guy wholikes to compete - he wants the ball. He start-ed for us last year down the stretch on week-ends. He’ll start out as a midweek starter or

come out of the bullpen for us.

Brett Fredieu - Brett is another guy that hasreally continued to progress and mature for us.He finished strong in the fall, especially duringthe fall world series. He has the ability to dom-inate. We expect him to throw a lot of inningsthis spring as a starter and a reliever.

Andrew Plotkin - Andrew is a guy who wethink can be a big contributer this spring. Hecame on for us late last spring and thew somekey innings for us out of the pen. He has con-tinued to progress this fall, making adjustmentsto his game. He throws three quality pitches forstrikes. He’ll give us quality innings out of thebullpen and even spot start if needed.

Chad Sheppard - Chad had a tremendousfreshman year last season and followed that upwith a very good summer in the Cape CodLeague. We look for Chad to continue thatdominance out of the pen again this year. He’sgot big-time finisher stuff.

Michael Ocampo - Michael has reallyworked hard to come back from shoulder sur-gery in 2008. He is a hardworker that has avery good feel for pitching. He should definite-ly give us quality innings in middle relief thisyear.

Mathias Simmons - Mathia comes to usfrom a very good junior college program inNeosho CC in Kansas. He is big and throwsdownhill with good velocity. He also has aquality secondary pitch. We need Mathias tocome in and bridge the gap and shorten thegame. The key for him is trusting his ability. Ifhe does that, he will have a lot of success.

Jacob Williford - Jacob is a guy that I real-ly feel like can factor in on the mound for us thisspring. He has the ability to be a quality left-handed arm in this league. He has showngood velocity and at times, plus secondary

stuff. If he will trust that stuff, go out and com-pete, and command his fastball, he will have alot of success.

Dustin Northcott - Dustin signed with us inthe summer of 2008. He pitched for TeamCanada that same summer and developedsome arm trouble. He ended up having TommyJohn last spring. His rehab has gone extreme-ly well, which is a testament to his work ethic.We are really excited to have him back with us.He is healthy and throwing with very goodvelocity. He is another guy that is big, strongand likes to compete. He will definitely be aforce for us out of the bullpen.

Andrew Adams - Andres signed with us latein the recruiting process last summer. He real-ly came into his own last year as a senior inhigh school. From day one in the fall, heshowed that he can pitch at the Division I level.He has a good fastball and an outstandingbreaking ball.

Mason Melotakis - Mason has a very highceiling as a pitcher. He is tall, lean, very pro-jectable, and has very good arm strength. Hewas hampered by a back injury in the fall,which really limited his progress. He has theability and potential to be as dominant of a left-handed pitcher as there has been here at NSU.He has good command of his fastball on bothsides of the plate. The key for him is the con-tinued development of his secondary pitches.

Toby Remedies - Toby came to us lastspring after having transferred from LSU-Shreveport. He is a strike thrower that willthrow three pitches in the zone. He has theability to throw for us out of the bullpen. If hewill trust his stuff, he could definitely give ussome quality innings.

Chad Sheppard Heath Hennigan

Ryan Zimmerman

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2010 Schedule


FEBRUARY19 Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m.20 Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m.21 Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m.23 Alcorn State Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin Invitational26 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Tex. 3 p.m.27 vs. Creighton Nacogdoches, Tex. 11 a.m.28 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Nacogdoches, Tex. 3 p.m.

MARCH2 Grambling Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.3 Centenary Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.5 Murray State Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.6 Murray State Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.7 Murray State Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.10 LSU Shreveport, La. (Fair Grounds Field) 6 p.m.12 *McNeese State Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.13 *McNeese State Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.14 *McNeese State Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.16 Louisiana-Monroe Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.17 at Grambling Grambling, La. 6:30 p.m.19 *at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Tex. 3:00 p.m.20 *at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Tex. 2 p.m.21 *at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Tex. 1 p.m.23 at Texas A&M College Station, Tex. 6:35 p.m.26 *Texas-Arlington Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.27 *Texas-Arlington Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.28 *Texas-Arlington Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.30 at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6:30 p.m.

APRIL1 *Sam Houston State Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m2 *Sam Houston State Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.3 *Sam Houston State Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.6 Louisiana-Lafayette Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.9 *at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 6 p.m.10 *at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 3 p.m.11 *at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 1 p.m.13 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 6 p.m.16 *Texas-San Antonio Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.17 *Texas-San Antonio Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.18 *Texas-San Antonio Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.21 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 6:30 p.m.23 *at Texas State San Marcos, Tex. 6:30 p.m.24 *at Texas State San Marcos, Tex. 2 p.m.25 *at Texas State San Marcos, Tex. 1 p.m.27 at Centenary Shreveport, La. 6:30 p.m.30 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 6:30 p.m.

MAY1 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 2 p.m.2 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 1 p.m.8 *Lamar Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.8 *Lamar Natchitoches, La. 5 p.m.9 *Lamar Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.12 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 6:30 p.m.14 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Natchitoches, La. 6:30 p.m.15 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.16 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m.18 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 6:30 p.m.20 *at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 6:30 p.m.21 *at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 6:30 p.m.22 *at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 1 p.m.26-29 Southland Conference Tournament Corpus Christi, Tex. TBA

* - indicates Southland Conference games Bold - home games

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Demon Coaching Staff


Jon Paul Davis#31 HEAD COACH3rd Season as Head Coach10th season on the NSU staffCAREER RECORD

RECORD AT NSU54-54 • 3rd Season

54-54 • 3rd Season

302-209 Overall Record • 137-84 SLC Record • 3 SLC Titles • 3 SLC ERA Titles • Averaging 35 wins per year • 19 All-SLC Pitchers

• 3 Freshman All-American pitchers • 10 Players drafted (6 pitchers) • 2001 SLC Pitcher of the Year • 2004 Academic All-American

• 2005 SLC Player of the YearEntering his third season as the skipper of the

Northwestern State Demons, Jon Paul Davis is determinedto get the baseball program back to an elite status in theSouthland Conference - a position where he helped sustainthe team during his seven years as pitching coach prior totaking over in 2008.

Davis, who will continue to oversee the pitching coachduties, helped NSU win three conference championshipswhile coaching 19 All-SLC pitchers and developing 10 MajorLeague Draft picks since 2001.

In his first year at the helm, he guided the Demons to theirbest conference record (17-12) since the 2005 team finished22-5. His team also held the top spot in the East Divisionstandings for much of the season before finishing second.

He succeeded Mitch Gaspard, head coach from 2002-07,who resigned in July of 2007 to become the No. 1 assistantto former NSU head coach Jim Wells at the University ofAlabama.

Davis stepped into a charmed spot in college baseball. Hisimmediate predecessors in the Demons' dugout have carvedprominent identities in the game. Wells coached the Demonsfrom 1990-94 before taking the Alabama job and was suc-ceeded by Dave Van Horn, who headed NSU's program from1995-97 before going to Nebraska and then to his almamater, Arkansas. John Cohen took over in 1998 and depart-ed four seasons later, and is the head coach at Kentucky.

Wells, Van Horn and Cohen all have won national coach

of the year honors in their current positions after each led theDemons to at least two Southland Conference titles.Gaspard, who turned down at least two head coaching offerselsewhere during his six seasons with the Demons, guidedNSU to SLC titles in 2002 and 2005 and was strongly con-sidered for head coaching posts at Oklahoma and Auburnwhile at NSU.

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Since Wells arrived and revitalized Northwestern's pro-gram, the Demons have won nine of the last 17 SLC cham-pionships with 654 wins, a .602 winning percentage, and six40-win seasons since 1990, best by any conference team.

Davis, 38, was hired by Cohen prior to the 2001 season inwhich Northwestern won the SLC title with a 38-17 mark.Gaspard retained him after Cohen's departure following the2001 season, and the Demons immediately won anotherSLC title. The third Southland crown won in his tenure camein 2005, when NSU set a league marks with 22 wins and an.815 winning percentage in league play (22-5) and a recordsix-game margin in the league standings.

“There is no doubt in my mind that J.P. has the baseballknowledge and background to be the next successful headbaseball coach at Northwestern State, said Director ofAthletics Greg Burke of his hiring. “He truly has played amajor role in the high level of success achieved by NSUbaseball over the past seven years. In addition, he knows theDemon baseball program, as well as our university and com-munity, very well and will certainly utilize that knowledge tohis advantage.

“I was impressed with J.P.'s perspective regarding NSU'sbaseball program, both in terms of what has happened in thepast and in terms of the vision he has for the future. He willwork with great passion, an intangible which is always a pos-itive. In fact, I have met very few individuals who were as

eager to 'hitthe groundrunning' as anew headcoach thanJ.P.

“The tran-sition froma s s i s t a n tcoach to headcoach, asalways, will bean adjustmentbut in J.P.'scase, his famil-iarity with NSUwill lessen that

adjustment.”Gaspard, who teamed with Davis to produce a Top 40-

ranked recruiting class at Northwestern in 2006, said thenew head coach earned the opportunity.

“During our six years together, J.P. has definitely been oneof the more respected assistants in the SouthlandConference as both a pitching coach and as a recruiter. Weworked hand-in-hand through the championships and othersuccessful moments enjoyed by the NSU baseball program,”said Gaspard.

Three times, in 2002 (No. 23), 2003 (35th) and 2005 (No.30), Northwestern has earned rankings in national collegiatepolls with Davis handling the pitching staff. The Demonsranked 17th nationally in earned run average (3.85) and ledthe SLC in his first season, 2001, and a year later ranked12th nationally and tops in the league with a 3.54 ERA. NSUalso led the SLC in ERA in 2005 (3.99).

Ten school pitching marks have fallen under Davis' tute-lage while NSU compiled a 276-183 (.601) overall record,including a 137-84 (.620) mark in the Southland. He recruit-ed 20 All-SLC players, including 10 pitchers - notably 2002

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SLC Pitcher of the Year O.J. King and 2005 SLC Player of theYear Blake Jones.

One of his craftiest pitchers, left-hander Zach Sanches(2001-03), was the winning pitcher over third-ranked LSU as asophomore.

“Coach D' was one of the main reasons I was successful atNSU. I had a terrible fall my first year but he stuck with me andturned my career around,” said Sanchez, now district salesmanager for Association Member Benefits Advisors. “He istenacious, he's a winner, and he gets the most out of you.”

Carl Makowsky, who beat No. 21 Arkansas in 2001, his jun-ior year, said: “'Coach D' understands the entire game, not justthe pitching aspect. Any time I was fundamentally unsound, hewould pick up what I was doing wrong. He always got the bestout of our pitching staff and that will carry over to the entireteam as head coach.”

One of his recent pupils was Daniel Lonsberry, a star on the2005 team which reached the NCAA Tournament.

“'Coach D' is an extremely hard worker and a great recruiter.He always had a way of going out and finding the answer to aproblem. He turned my career around and that has given methe chance to play professional baseball,” said Lonsberry.

Davis came to NSU from Neosho County (Kan.) CommunityCollege, where he helped build the 1999 Jayhawk ConferenceEastern Division Sub-Regional championship team. In fourseasons at Neosho, Davis produced 18 all-conference players,including one All-American, and sent 39 student-athletes for-ward to four-year institutions.

Under his direction, Neosho pitchers broke 18 of 31 schoolrecord, while his bullpen posted a 3.58 ERA.

He also served as an associate scout in the ClevelandIndians organization.

The Davis File1985-89 White Station HS

Memphis, Tennessee 1989-90 UUnniioonn UUnniivveerrssiittyy

Jackson, Tennessee 1990-91 Dyersburg State Community College

Dyersburg, Tennessee1992-94 White Station HS

Assistant Coach1995-96 Mayfield American Legion, Post 26

Head Coach1995 Southwest District Champions1995 West Sectional Champions1995 State Runners-up

1994-96 Murray State UniversityGraduate Assistant Coach

1997-00 Cleveland IndiansAssociate Scout

1996-00 Neosho County Community CollegeAssistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator, Pitching Coach1997 Season: 31-27, school record wins1998 Season: 32-22 Overall; 3rd in conference; school

record for wins1999 Season: 29-23 Overall; Jayhawk Conference

Eastern Division, Sub-Regional Champions2000 Season; 40-19 Overall; 1st 40-win season in

NCCC history; 1st national ranking (#20) in school history

Pitching staffs tied or broke 18 of 31 school recordsPlaced 38 student-athletes at 4-year colleges; 20 at

NCAA Division I universities2001-07 Northwestern State University

Pitching Coach2001 Season: 38-17 Overall; 19-8 SLC

SLC regular season champion17th nationally in ERA category

2002 Season: 43-17 Overall; 17-10 SLCSLC regular season championSLC Tournament Runner-upFinished top five nationally in pitching and fieldingRanked 23rd nationally as a team

2003 Season: 35-22 Overall; 16-11 SLC (4th)No. 35 national ranking

2004 Season: 33-23 Overall; 16-9 SLC (2nd)2005 Season: 41-20 Overall; 22-5 SLC (1st)

SLC regular season championsNCAA Baton Rouge Regional at-large bid (1-2)SLC record 22 wins and winning percentage (.815)Ranked in Top 30 nationally for much of season

2006 Season: 33-28 Overall; 15-15 SLC (6th)Nationally recognized recruiting classAdvanced to the SLC tournament title game

2007 Season: 25-28 Overall; 15-14 SLC (9th)2008-Present Northwestern State University

Head Coach2008 Season: 28-28 Overall; 17-12 SLC (2nd East, 5th overall)2009 Season: 26-26 Overall; 18-13 SLC (6th overall)

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Jeff McCannon#24 HITTING COACH • RECRUITING COORDINATOR

18 All-Conference players4 Players drafted2005 SLC Player of the Year

6th Season at NSU • Arizona ‘97

“Mac and I have spent a lot of time on the road together and I feel that he has developed a good under-standing of the type of player it takes to be successful at NSU. He’s got a good eye for talent.”

- Jon Paul Davis

Jeff McCannon is entering his sixth season with the Demons serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator as well as thehitting and catching coach.

During his five seasons at NSU, McCannon, 35, has seen the Demons set new team records for most at-bats in a game(54 vs. Texas State in 2006) and in a season (2,042 in 2006). His five teams have combined to compile a .280 batting aver-age with 158 runs batted in. His teams have also hit a combined 375 doubles and 54 triples.

He also watched two individual records fall in 2005 (Miles Durham with 244 at bats and Michael Palermo with 51 walks)and led the offense to break nine individual career records.

Last season, the Demon offense averaged seven runs a gamewhile hitting .309 as a team. The team also belted 53 home run whichwas just short of tying the school record of 58. The Demons also fin-ished 61st nationally in stolen bases with 79.

“He’s done an outstanding job of running the offense, and as therecruiting coordinator, ” said Demon head coach J.P. Davis. “He hasbeen vital to the continued success for the baseball program here atNSU. Since he’s been here, he’s done an exceptional job of connect-ing with the players. And that in turn shows on the field.”

Since his arrival at NSU, he’s helped coach 18 players to All-SLChonors; seen four players get drafted (Blake Jones and DanielLonsberry in 2005; Miles Durham in 2006, and Brandon Richey in2007); and one, Jones, earned the 2005 league Player of the Yearaward.

A coach with 11 years of college coaching experience, McCannonserved two seasons as the Nicholls State hitting coach before joiningthe Demon staff. Prior to Nicholls, he spent a year at Kansas State asa volunteer assistant, helping the Wildcats to a fourth place finish inthe Big 12 Conference, and, in 2000, helped lead his alma mater,Arizona, to a 33-23 record and a fifth place finish in the rugged Pacific-10 with a 12-12 conference mark.

Prior to his time at Arizona, McCannon spent two years as an assis-tant coach at Butler County Community College in 1999 and 2000.

Before going to Butler County in 1999, McCannon coached the hit-ters and catchers for one year at Division II power Fort Hays Statewhere he helped the Tigers to the 1998 Rocky Mountain AthleticConference title and an overall record of 44-14.

A native of Wichita, Kan., McCannon earned his bachelor’s degreein exercise sports science with a minor in physical education fromArizona in 1997.

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Philip Miller#12 INFIELD & DEFENSIVE COACH

4-year letterman for NSU baseball (2002-05)Member of the 2005 SLC championship team • NCAA Regionals3 NCAA Regionals as a coach

1st Season at NSU • Northwestern State ‘05

I am very excited to have Phil Miller back in a Demon uniform. He was a tough, hard-nosed player here for us from2002-2005, being a part of two Championship Teams. He was a big part of three consecutive SLC conference tourneychampionships and three regional berths at Sam Houston State over the last three years. Phil knows how the game issuppossed to be played and he does a very good job of relating that to the players. From day one in the fall, he has hadan immediate impact on our players. Phil has definitely made us better.

- Jon Paul Davis

Philip Miller returns to his alma mater, serving as the Demons’ infield and defensive coach.Prior to rejoining the Demon family, Miller spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Southland Conference rival Sam

Houston State where he helped lead the Bearkats to three straight SLC tournament championships.At Sam Houston, Miller helped coach eight all-SLC players, four SLC all-tournament players, two all-Americans, the NCAA all-

tournament selections and two players that were drafted in the MLB Draft.Miller, who holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwestern State, played four years for the Demons,

appearing in 65 games and earning 20 starts. Miller hit .240 in his career.He was a member of the 2005 Demon squad that cruised to the SLC championship with a then-record 22 conference wins.

That was also the season NSU earned an at-large bid to the Baton Rouge Regional of the NCAA Tournement. He hit .359 thatseason in 22 games with 10 starts. He had three multi-hit games that season with two multi-RBI contests.

A native of Clinton, La., Miller (24) graduated from University High School where he lettered in baseball, cross country and bas-ketball.

He was a member of the state championship team in cross country as a freshman, sophomore and junior while his basketballteams won district champi-onships his freshman andsophomore seasons. Hehelped his baseball teams tothree district titles and a staterunner-up finish.

Miller was a three-time All-State selection in cross countryand three-time all-district inbaseball as an outfielder whileat Universtiy High in BatonRouge. He also earned all-state in baseball as a senior.

He is married to former NSUsoftball standout, Lyndsey(Gorski) Miller, who is theAssistant Director of AlumniAffairs at NSU.

Coach Philip Miller and wife Lyndsey.Miller during his playing days at NSU.

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Mike Jaworski#33 CORNER INFIELD COACH • CAMP COORDINATOR

2008 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American2008 All-SLC Third Team2008 SLC Student Athlete of the Year • SLC All-Academic

1st Season at NSU • Northwestern State ‘07

Mike Jaworski, a former standout slugger for the Demons, returns to his alma mater asan assistant coach and will work with the corner infield as well as coordinating the Demonbaseball camps.

The 25-year-old earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from NSU in2007. After graduating, he took on the role of a teacher and assistant baseball coach atAbbeville High School in Abbeville, La. where he was the team’s hitting coach. He alsocoached wide receivers on the football team and was the head soccer coach. He is cur-rently working towards obtaining his master’s degree in sport administration at NSU and willgraduate in May.

During his playing days at NSU, Jaworski earned All-Southland Conference honors as asenior and was named an ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American. He wasnamed the 2008 Southland Conference Student Athlete of the Year and earned SLC All-Academic honors as well. He finished his career ranked fourth on the NSU all-time homerun list with 26. The 15 homers he put up in his senior season ranks as the second most ina single season while his 138 total bases ranks fourth.

Jaworski is the Son of Rick and Rosemary Jaworski who live in Canyon Lake, Texas. Hehas one sister, Erin Beckner, who is married to Jordan Beckner.

Marty Dewees is another former Demon player who has taken a position on the Demon staff and will serve as the director of baseball operations. Dewees played two seasons at NSU (2005 and 2006) and was a member of the 2005 Southland Conference championship team that earned

an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals. At the regionals, played at LSU in BatonRouge, Dewees helped NSU go 1-2 in the four-team field, defeating Marist andfalling to Rice and LSU. He earned All-Tournament honors in the regional afterhitting .583 with two doubles and two RBIs.

A career .316 hitter in his two seasons at NSU, Dewees hit seven careerhomers, drove in 52 runs and stole 35 bases. He led the team in 2005 with 20stolen bases, a number that ranks as the 10th most in a single season in schoolhistory. He also hit .339 in ‘05, ranking third on the team.

Prior to NSU, Dewees played two years at San Jacinto Junior College nearHouston, earning All-Conference and All-Region honors as a catcher. His fresh-man team finished 55-11, ranked No. 1 in the nation and placed second in theNJCAA World Series. In high school, he lettered four years in baseball, two infootball and one in basketball for Holy Savior Menard Central High andAlexandria Senior High.

Born on Sept. 25, 1982, Dewees is the son of Jim and Debbie Dewees.

Marty Dewees#29 DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS2nd Season at NSU2005 All-SLC Second Team2005 Baton Rouge Regional All-TournamentMember of the 2005 SLC championship team • NCAA Regionals

Marty Dewees makes a tag against LSU at the 2005 Baton Rouge Regional.

I'm really proud to have Mike back with us this year. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our program. He was a hard-working, hard-nosed player who worked his tail off. He brings that same type of attitude and demeanour to the table now as a coach. Mike is a guythat our players can definitely emulate. He was the model of what a true student-athlete should be.

- Jon Paul Davis

Mike Jaworski celebrates after one of his 14 homeruns hit in 2008.

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NSU Sports Medicine

Now in his 21st season directing the EugeneChristmas Sports Medicine Center at Northwestern State and 27thyear in the profession, Ed Evans has earned the respect of hispeers, along with honors from Northwestern State’s athletic letter-winners and the Louisiana governor’s office for his contributions tothe field of sports medicine and athletic training in general and toNorthwestern State in particular.

Evans was presented honorary membership in the Graduate NClub, the association of athletic letterwinners at NorthwesternState, during 2005 homecoming ceremonies. Only four other indi-viduals have received such an honor from the N Club, which paidtribute to Evans’ dedicated, unselfish service in four decades(counting his time as a graduate student) to student-athletes atNSU.

In 2004, Evans was named the regional “College AthleticTrainer of the Year” by the Southeastern Athletic TrainersAssociation, which includes members who are in the profession inseven states from Louisiana to Georgia and Kentucky.

Evans served six years as president of the Louisiana AthleticTrainers’ Association and six more as secretary/treasurer. He wasenshrined in the LATA Hall of Fame in 2000.

Evans is the chairman of the Advisory Committee on AthleticTraining to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Healso serves on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness,appointed early in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Foster. Evans has beenan instructor at the University of Southern Mississippi StudentTrainer’s Camp for the last 20 years.

Evans worked as a graduate assistant at Northwestern from1979-82. He earned his masters degree in physical education(1980) and completed 30 hours beyond the master’s with anemphasis in guidance and counseling.

Evans served four years in the U.S Navy as a hospital corps-man and physical/occupational therapy technician. He spentseven years as athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central HighSchool, working the Louisiana High School Coaches Association’sAll-Star games two years, before joining the Northwestern staff.

He and his wife Chris have three sons, Jonathan, David andTim. An avid cyclist, he generates donations for the training roomin an annual spring bike-a-thon.

Jason Drury joined the sports medicine staff atNorthwestern State University in the summer of 2005. Drury cameto NSU from Natchitoches Central High School where he was thehead athletic trainer for five years.

A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Druryworked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including foot-ball, men's basketball and track and field. Drury earned his mas-ter’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athlet-ic trainer for the NSU softball team.

Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, havebeen married for five years. They have one son, Maddox.

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his thirdseason on the NSU athletic training staff and first as an assistanttrainer.

Berkeley-Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer andKathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy (28).

Berkeley-Tuchmayer received his master’s degree in sportsadministration last spring.

Samantha Van Slyke is in her second year asa graduate assistant athletic trainer at Northwestern State and isthe primary trainer for the Demon baseball team.

Van Slyke is a native of Fort Worth, Texas and is a graduate ofTCU, having earned her degree in 2008.

At TCU, she worked with football, track, swimming and diving,baseball and men’s basketball.

The daughter of Vaneesa and Sean Van Slyke, Samantha hastwo sisters, Kadee and Savanna, and a brother, Canon.

In 2007, she worked as a student athletic trainer intern for theFort Worth Cats, an independent Minor League Baseball team.

At NSU, she is working towards her master’s degree in sportsadministration. She plans on becoming an athletic trainer for aminor league baseball team.

Ed EvansHead Athletic TrainerGeorgia Southern, 197921st Season at NSU

Jason DruryAssistant Athletic TrainerIdaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 20015th Season at NSU

David Berkeley-TuchmayerAssistant Athletic TrainerAppalachian State, 20063rd Season at NSU

Samantha Van SlykeGraduate Assistant Athletic TrainerTCU, 20081st Season with NSU

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Dr. Chris Rich completed his undergradu-ate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed bya Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU

School of Medicine in New Orleans. He finished hisOrthopaedic Surgery Residency at LSU in 1988.

Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board ofOrthopaedic Surgery, with a successful Recertification with aspecialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellowof the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a mem-ber of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine,a charter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society,and a board member of the Louisiana OrthopaedicAssociation.

Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for theNorthwestern Demons since 1990. His practice specializesin sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee,and knee reconstruction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery,with an incredible rate of return to full sports competition of99%..

A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letter-man in football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference hon-ors in 1977 and 1978.

Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic& Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, alongwith Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, was designatedas #1 in Orthopaedics for the State of Louisiana for 2004 byHEALTHGRADES, "The Healthcare Quality Experts".

He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they havethree children, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbiesinclude spending time with his family, golf, fishing, and duckhunting.

Dr. Mike Leddy is in his second seasonwith Northwestern State serving as a teamphysician.

Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate degree andDoctorate of Medicine from Boston University. He complet-ed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana StateUniversity Medical Center-New Orleans in 2002. He thencompleted a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship withDavid Fischer, MD at TRIA Orthopaedics in Minneapolis,Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to theMinnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and Timberwolves.

After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee,

Florida with Orthopaedic Associates of Osceola. There, hecared for many local high school and collegiate athletes. Hewas head team physician for the Florida Seals ProfessionalHockey Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional IndoorFootball Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeonfor the Capital One Bowl and part of the medical staff for theNBA Combines.

In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return toLouisiana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and SportsMedicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sportsmedicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, andknee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is BoardCertified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In2007, he was part of the inaugural class of orthopaedic sur-geons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in SportsMedicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.He is a fellow of the American Academy of OrthopaedicSurgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Societyfor Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of NorthAmerica, and the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.

A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy ismarried to the forrmer Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse,Louisiana, and they have two children, Anna Clare and MaryCaitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family,golf, hunting, and reading.

Jason Parker joined the staff in the spring of2006 and is a physical therapist with Guidroz PhysicalTherapy.

A Natchitoches native, Parker graduated fromNatchitoches Central High School in the spring of 1992.After high school, Parker attended Louisiana Tech Universitywhere he was a member of the Bulldog baseball team.

After graduating from Louisiana Tech, he recieved hisMasters of Physical Therapy in the spring of 1999 from LSUHealth Science Center in Shreveport, LA.

Parker is married, and he and his wife, Mandy, have 3children, Jay, Jensen and Adam.

Dr. Chris RichTeam Physician

Dr. Mike LeddyTeam Physician

Jason ParkerDirector of RehabilitationLouisiana Tech, 19975th Season with NSU

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2009 SeasonHit .259 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in hisfirst season with the Demons... played in 35

games with 34 starts before being sidelined in late April after suf-fering a broken hand... had a season-best 4 for 5 game with twohome runs, three RBIsand four runs scoredagainst Houston Baptiston Mar. 1... that fourruns scored tied a sin-gle-game schoolrecord... had nine multi-hit and two multi-RBIgames... finished fourthon the team in homersand tied for fourth withfive hit-by-pitches.

Before NSUNamed MVP of his teamand first team all-confer-ence as a sophomore atGateway CC in Phoenixafter hitting .376… hit.291 as a freshman.

High SchoolAt Greenway High for coach Ryan Holtorr, hit .444 his senior sea-son while being named MVP of his team… was named first teamall-region… team won the state title his freshman year.

PersonalSon of Thomas and Lana Baisley… born Mar. 2, 1988… has threesisters - Leona, Erica and Vanessa… wants to have a career inbaseball after NSU.

2009 SeasonBear pulled double duty for the Demons, havingcompiled a .278 batting average with two home

runs and 20 RBIs while hurling a 1-4 record and 6.49 ERA in 10appearances on the mound with four starts... had two 3-hit gamesand two 4-RBI contests... had a four-game streak from Apr. 29 -May 2 where he went 8-for-14 from the plate with a double, threeRBIs and two runs scored... had nine multi-hit and five multi-RBIgames... on the mound, he picked up his win after tossing 3.1relief shutout innings and giving up just one hit with a strikeout.

High SchoolAll-state, all-district andAll-Houston as a juniorand senior… named tothe Houston Junior All-Star team and HoustonSenior All-Star team…guided his team to back-to-back state champi-onships his junior andsenior seasons… staterunner-up as a sopho-more… district champi-onships his sophomoreand senior seasons…graduated with a 3.1gpa… played for KenSchulte.

PersonalSon of Todd and Shawn Bear… born Apr. 17, 1990… three broth-ers - Austin, Devin and Logan… majoring in business.

Outfielder6-6, 200, R-R, Sr.-1LGilbert, ArizonaGreenway HS • Gateway CC

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Baisley’ NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 36-35 135 23 35 .259 3 1 4 18 12 30 2-3

Baisley’s NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 6 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/20/09)Hits: 4 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Runs Scored: 4 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Doubles: 1 (three times; most recently vs. Centenary, 4/21/09)Triples: 1 vs. McNeese State (3/6/09)Home Runs: 2 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)RBI: 3 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Walks: 2 vs. Sam Houston State (3/28/09)Total Bases: 10 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)

Infielder • Left-handed Pitcher 6-2, 210, L-L, So.-1LHouston, TexasSt. Thomas High School

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Bear’s NSU Career Batting StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 34-27 108 15 30 .278 3 1 2 20 6 9 0-0

Bear’s NSU Career Batting HighsAt-Bats: 5 (six times; most recently vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 5/15/09)Hits: 3 (two times; most recently vs. Central Arkansas, 5/1/09)Runs Scored: 2 (two times; most recently vs. Texas State, 4/19/09)Doubles: 1 (three times; most recently vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 5/14/09)Triples: 1 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (5/8/09)Home Runs: 1 (two times; most recently vs. Texas State, 4/10/09)RBI: 4 (two times; most recently vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 5/14/09)Total Bases: 6 vs. Texas State (4/19/09)

Bear’s NSU Career Pitching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 10-4 1-4 6.49 0 0 0 0 26.1 32 22 19 9 24

Bear’s NSU Career Pitching HighsInnings: 6.2 vs. Centenary (3/24/09)Strikeouts: 7 vs. Centenary (3/24/09)Walks: 2 (three times; most recently vs. ULM, 4/22/09)

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2009 SeasonHit .333 with two home runs and four RBIs in 27games played... slugged .500 and had a .382 on-

base percentage... hit. 500 (6 of 12) against left-handed pitchersand had a .429 success rate of advancing runners... season-high4-game hitting streakfrom May 6-10 where hewent 9-for-14 from theplate with two homeruns, two doubles, twoRBIs and five runsscored... hit both of hisHRs in a game againstA&M-Corpus Christi onMay 10... went 5-for-9(.556) with two RBIs,two runs scored and astolen base in two SLCtournament games...had five multi-hit andthree multi-RBI games.

Prior to NSUIn two seasons atHutchinson, earnedAcademic All-Americanand second team all-conference honors as a sophomore whilehelping his teams compile a 69-33 combined record.

High SchoolFirst team all-district and second team all-state honors as a seniorafter hitting .410 with five home runs, helping his team to a 41-7record… earned second team all-district honors as a junior whilehitting .370 with four home runs with team finishing 38-9… hit .320with one home run as a sophomore and picked up all-district hon-orable mention honors with his team finishing 40-7… also letteredthree years in football, helping his team to a combined 35-7record… graduated with a 3.65 gpa… played for Ken Roebuck inbaseball and Jim Hightower in football.

PersonalSon of L. Cyrus and Diane DeBlanc… mother is a registered nurseand father an accountant… two brothers - Chris and Mark, andtwo sisters - Beth and Dawn… NJCAA Academic All-American…Phi Theta Kappa… majoring in psychology… plans to attend med-ical school.

2009 SeasonPitched in 15 games with two starts and threw 22

innings while compiling an 0-2 record and a 10.23 ERA... struckout 14 batters... got his starts against Louisiana-Lafayette (Apr.29) and Louisiana-Monroe (May 1).

2008 SeasonRedshirted

High SchoolAll-State honors anddistrict Most ValuablePlayer for his districtchampionship team asa sophomore... firstteam All-District honorsas a senior helping histeam to a second placefinish in district... let-tered five years in base-ball... graduated withhonors with a 3.0 g.p.a.

PersonalBorn July 9, 1988... sonof Darrell and SueFredieu... one brother,Josh (26)... majoring inengineering.

Outfielder6-0, 200, R-R, Sr.-1LScott, LouisianaSt. Thomas More HS; Hutchinson JC

Eric DeBlanc9DeBlanc’s NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 27-14 60 9 20 .333 4 0 2 12 4 13 4-5

DeBlanc’s NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 5 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/21/09)Hits: 4 vs. AMCC (5/9/09)Runs Scored: 3 vs. AMCC (5/9/09)Doubles: 1 (four times; most recently vs. AMCC, 5/10/09)Home Runs: 2 vs. AMCC (5/10/09)RBI: 2 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/21/09)Walks: 1 (four times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/15/09)Total Bases: 10 vs. AMCC (5/10/09)

Lefthanded Pitcher6-0, 170, L-L, So.-1LClarence, LouisianaLakeview HS

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Fredieu’s NSU Career Pitching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 15-2 0-2 10.23 0 0 0 0 22.0 36 29 25 13 14

Fredieu’s NSU Career Pitching HighsInnings: 6.2 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/29/09)Strikeouts: 7 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/29/09)Walks: 3 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)

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2009 SeasonRedshirted.

High SchoolHit .500 as a senior while compiling a 3-3 record on the mound…hit .412 as a junior, .358 with a 2.58 ERA and 1-3 record as a soph-omore and hit .300 with a 1-1 record and 2.01 mark as a fresh-man… played for coach Royal Thomas… lettered four years inbaseball… graduated Cum Laude and in the top 10 percent of hisclass with a 3.6 gpa… member of the National Honor Society.

PersonalSon of Stefor and Athina Gardiner… born June 7, 1990… twobrothers - Nicholas and Sean, and one sister - Amber… cousin,Jamaal Charles, plays for the Kansas City Royals… majoring inpre-pharmacy and plans to attend graduate school.

2009 SeasonA dual threat for the Demons both at the plate and

on the mound... knocked in two runs in 13 at bats and also scoredtwo runs... on the hill, compiled a 2-0 record with a 6.41 ERA...appeared in 17 gameswith two starts andstruck out 20 batters in26.2 innings pitched...second on the team with15 game appearance inrelief and third with fivegames finished... bestouting came when hethrew 3.0 innings andallowed no earned runsand four hits with astrikeout in a 17-10 winover Sam Houston Stateon March 29... got hiswins against Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 20) andSoutheastern Louisiana(May 16).

Before NSUEarned first team all-conference and all-region honors as a soph-omore at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas… team finished38-15 and advanced to the regional round of the playoffs… as afreshman, team went 32-19 and advanced to the regional round ofthe playoffs… earned second team all-conference honors… a dis-tinguished Academic All-American… graduated with a 3.95 gpa.

High SchoolAll-state honorable mention honors as a junior and senior atLoveland HS… hit .490 while going 3-4 with a 3.70 ERA as a sen-ior… junior season, hit .510 while compiling a 4-4 record with a3.50 ERA… .545 batting average with a 6-5 record and 4.10 ERAhis sophomore season and hit .450 with a 5-2 mark and 3.00 ERAas a freshman… a three-time all-state football player… academicall-state as a junior and senior… lettered four years in baseballand football and one year in basketball… graduated with a 3.5gpa.

PersonalSon of Don and Shelby Geist… born Oct. 24, 1987… three sisters- Ashley, Britt and Miranda… Ashley played catcher at NorthernColorado… Britt won the volleyball state championship as a juniorat Loveland HS… a member SAAC, Distinguished Academic All-American… All-American Qucol… Phi Theta Kappa… majoring ingeneral studies… want to become a game warden.

2010 Preseason All-SLC 1st Team2009 All-SLC 2nd Team

2009 SeasonPlayed two seasons for Odessa Junior College, helping his teamreach the regional tournament as a freshman… hit .377 as a soph-omore with 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 30 runs bat-ted in.

Infielder5-7, 170, R-R, Fr.-RSBeaumont, TexasOzen HS

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Righthanded Pitcher • DH6-4, 225, R-R, Sr.-1LLoveland, ColoradoLoveland HS; Fort Scott CC

Trevor Geist22 Geist’s NSU Career Batting StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 10-2 13 2 1 .077 0 0 0 2 2 7 0-0

Geist’s NSU Career Batting HighsAt-Bats: 4 vs. Tulane (3/3/09)Hits: 1 vs. UTSA (3/20/09)Runs Scored: 2 vs. Houston Baptist (2/27/09)RBI: 1 (two times; most recently vs. Tulane, 3/3/09)Total Bases: 1 vs. UTSA (5/20/09)

Geist’s NSU Career Pitching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 17-2 2-0 6.41 0 0 0 0 26.2 30 25 19 9 24

Bear’s NSU Career Pitching HighsInnings: 5.0 (two times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Strikeouts: 6 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (5/6/09)Walks: 4 vs. SLU (5/16/09)

Infielder5-6, 185, S-R, Sr.-1LRound Rock, TexasStoney Point HS; Odessa CC

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Prior to NSUPlayed two seasons forOdessa Junior College,helping his team reachthe regional tournamentas a freshman… hit .377as a sophomore with 11doubles, a triple, threehome runs and 30 runsbatted in.

High SchoolEarned all-district hon-ors as a junior and sen-ior for head coach TomCollins at Stoney PointHS in Round Rock.

PersonalSon of Terry and SandraGrondin… born Nov. 4,1987… one brother, George, and a sister, Eryca... majoring ingeneral studies.

2009 SeasonReceived a medical redshirt.

2008 SeasonSecond on the team with a 3.98 ERA... compiled a 3-4 record in15 appearances and 15 starts... tossed 83.2 innings and struckout a team-high 81 batters while walking just 23... tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts in 6.1 innings against A&M-CorpusChristi... threw four hitless, shutout innings against Louisiana-Lafayette, helping the Demons to a 3-2 win against their in-staterival.

2007 SeasonLed the Demon starters with a 4.76 ERA to go along with a 4-3record… threw 70.0 innings and had 76 strikeouts to 29 walks…gave up 17 extra-base hits… made 18 appearances and had 10

starts with three com-plete games… was 3-2with a 5.06 ERA in SLCgames… got back-to-back complete gamewins over UTSA (Apr.14) and Nicholls State(Apr. 21)… allowed justtwo runs combined inthose games while strik-ing out a career-best 10batters at UTSA…starter in his last eightappearances, all confer-ence games.

2006 SeasonAppeared in 12 gameswith 6 starts and postinga 3-2 record and a savewith a 7.12 ERA… threw 30.1 innings with 32 strikeouts… startedthe season with a 10.2 consecutive scoreless inning streak, dur-ing which he went 2-0 with a save and wins over Grambling andOakland… struck out a career-best 8 against Grambling on Feb.15.

High SchoolLettered all four years in baseball at Pineville High School...Earned All-District honors as a sophomore; All-District, All-CENLAand All-State as a junior... Had a banner senior season where hewas named the district's most valuable player to go along with hisAll-District, All-CENLA and All-State honors... Played in theLouisiana All-Star game... Graduated with a 3.3 GPA... played forSteve Rachal.

PersonalBorn May 21, 1987… son of Steve and Sonia Hennigan… fatheris a fire fighter and mother a registered nurse... received his bach-elor's degree in information electronic technology in the fall of2009.

Grondin’s NSU Career Batting StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 42-42 185 31 60 .324 11 1 1 14 14 18 7-9

Grondin’s NSU Career Batting HighsAt-Bats: 7 vs. Sam Houston State (3/29/09)Hits: 3 (five times; most recently vs. UCA, 5/2/09)Doubles: 2 vs. UCA (5/2/09)Triples: 1 vs. Tulane (3/3/09)Runs Scored: 3 (two times; most recently vs. UTSA, 4/10/09)RBI: 2 vs. McNeese State (3/7/09)Stolen Bases: 1 (seven times; most recently vs. UCA, 3/24/09)Walks: 3 vs. ULM (2/20/09)Total Bases: 5 vs. UCA (5/2/09)

Righthanded Pitcher6-5, 190, R-R, Sr.-3LPineville, LouisianaPineville HS

Heath Hennigan20Hennigan’s NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2006 12-6 3-2 7.12 1 0 0 0 30.1 32 24 24 16 322007 18-10 4-3 4.76 0 3 0 0 70.0 71 42 37 29 762008 15-15 3-4 3.98 0 0 0 0 83.2 86 53 37 23 812009 RedshirtedTotals 45-31 10-9 4.79 1 3 0 0 184.0 189 119 98 68 189

Hennigan’s NSU Career HighsInnings: 9 (three times; most recently vs. Nicholls State, 4/21/07)Strikeouts: 10 (twice; most recently vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 3/15/08)Walks: 4 at UTSA (4/14/07)

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2009 SeasonPlayed in 28 games with 18 starts and hit .317 onthe season with three home runs and 21 RBIs…

slugged .500 and had a .374 on-base percentage… tied a career-high with three hits against Louisiana-Monroe and SoutheasternLouisiana… went 3 for 5 with two doubles against ULM… went 3for 5 with two RBIs and a run scored against SLU… went 2 for 5with a home run, two runs scored and a career-high five RBIsagainst A&M-Corpus Christi… had seven multi-hit and five multi-RBI games.

2008 SeasonPlayed in 14 games witheight starts and hit .216with three runs battedin... had a double andscored three runs andstole two bases in threeattempts... went 3 for 5with two runs scored atSoutheastern Louisianaand was 2 for 4 with adouble at LSU threedays later.

High SchoolEarned all-state, all-dis-trict, all-parish, and all-metro as a senior, hitting.444 with eight homeruns... also pitched aperfect 5-0 record... a football star, earning All-State, All-District,All-Parish, and All-Metro honors as a wide receiver his sophomoreand junior seasons... Holy Cross' Athlete of the Year as a junior...played his senior season at St. Mary's in Natchitoches after beingrelocated due to Hurricane Katrina... earned all-state, all-district,all-cenla, and district MVP as the team's quarterback.

PersonalBorn Jan. 15, 1988... son of Mike and Shelley Lacoste... one sis-ter, Nicole... mother earned the honor as the Louisiana Teacher ofthe Year in 2008... majoring in exercise science and hopes to oneday open up his own fitness gym... is a member of the Demonfootball team.

2010 Preseason Al l -SLC 2nd Team2009 Al l -SLC 3rd Team

RECORDS WATCH: With 23 home runs, needs nine tobecome NSU's all-time career leader… ranks 10th all-time with113 runs scored… tied for 6th all-time with 33 doubles… tied for11th all-time with 97 RBIs… 5th all-time with 277 total bases… tiedfor 9th all-time with 44 stolen bases.

2009 SeasonOffensive juggernaut for the Demons after ranking in the top threein nearly every offensive category… hit .362 with a team-high 14home runs and 47 RBIs - second best on the team… led the teamwith 55 runs scored, two triples, 135 total bases, 27 walks, 17stolen bases and 51 games played… set a single-game NSUrecord after collectingsix hits in six at bats withtwo home runs, threeRBIs and three runsscored against Tulaneon March 3… had atremendous 3-gameseries againstSoutheastern Louisianawhen he went 11 for 14with four home runs, 10RBIs and seven runsscored… earnedCollegiate BaseballNational Hitter of theWeek honors after thatperformance… had acareer-high six RBIs in

Outfielder6-1, 215, L-R, Jr.-2LChalmette, LouisianaSt. Mary’s HS; Holy Cross HS

Lance Lacoste15Lacoste’s NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2008 14-8 37 3 8 .216 1 0 0 3 2 10 2-32009 28-18 82 12 26 .317 6 0 3 21 6 15 3-5Totals 42-26 119 15 34 .286 7 0 3 24 8 25 5-8

Lacoste’s NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 5 (eight times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Hits: 3 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Runs Scored: 2 (five times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/14/09)Doubles: 2 vs. ULM (2/22/09)Home Runs: 1 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/14/09)RBI: 5 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (5/8/09)Stolen Bases: 1 (five times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Walks: 2 vs. UCA (5/2/09)

Infielder6-2, 210, R-R, Sr.-3LPlain Dealing, LouisianaBenton HS

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the May 16 game against SLU after going 5 for 5 with five runs andtwo home runs… had four other games where he knocked in atleast four runs per contest… posted 16 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBIgames… finished the season on an 11-game hitting streak.

2008 SeasonLed the team with 20 stolen bases in 23 attempts and finishedfourth with a .282 batting average... hit four home runs with 26runs batted in and hit 10 doubles while scoring 35 runs... had 16multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI contest... hit a 3-run homerun at Tulane (Mar. 12) and belted in three runs on a double andhome run against Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 29)... hit .500 (6 for 12)in a three-game series against A&M-Corpus Christi, hitting a dou-ble, home run, scoring five times and knocking in two... went 5 for10 with a RBI and three runs scored in a 2-game SLC series atStephen F. Austin... went 7 for 13 with two home runs, three RBIsand five runs scored in a series at Nicholls... longest hitting streakwent for eight games.

2007 SeasonFinished fifth on the team in hitting with a .284 batting average…played in 50 games with 48 starts… had five home runs and sixdoubles with 24 runs batted in… seven steals in 10 attempts… inSLC games, hit .279 with four home runs, four doubles and 17RBIs… had nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI games… went 3 for 4with a run scored and RBI against Dallas Baptist (Feb. 10)… 3 for3 vs. Southeastern La. (Mar. 24)… 3 for 3 with a RBI and runscored at Centenary (Apr. 3)… went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and tworuns scored to go along with two home runs at UTSA (Apr. 15).


High SchoolEarned All-District honors all four seasons at Benton HighSchool... named the district’s MVP his senior season... also an All-District football player as a junior and senior... lettered four sea-sons in baseball and four in football... graduated with a 3.2 GPA.

PersonalBorn Jan. 13, 1987... parents are James and Rhonda Lyles... twobrothers, Tigger and Heath... Tigger was an all-conference playerfor the Demons in '03 and '04... majoring in general studies.


Prior to NSUPlayed two seasons at Baton Rouge Community College and hit.415 with two home runs as a sophomore… compiled a 3.3 gpa.

High SchoolFirst team Class 2A All-State and District 8-2A MVP with first teamhonors as a senior… hit .553 with one home run, 35 RBIs and 52stolen bases… also earned first team all-district honors in footballas a quarterback… baseball team ranked seventh in the state andadvanced to the state playoffs… second team all-district honors asa sophomore and junior.

PersonalSon of Randy Martinez, Sr. and Susie Martinez… born Aug. 11,1988… one brother, Randy Martinez, Jr… undecided on a major.

Will miss the 2010 season after suffering severeinjuries in a serious car wreck over the summer

time.

2009 SeasonPlayed in all but onegame, starting all 50…hit .296 with a home runand 22 RBIs… tied forfirst on the team withtwo triples and led thesquad with four sacrificebunts… second with 14stolen bases and fifthwith 55 hits… startedthe season with a 7-game hitting streak andended it on an 11-gamestreak… had a career-high of three hits in fivedifferent games and acareer-best of threeRBIs three times… had

Lyles’ NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2007 50-48 155 23 44 .284 6 0 5 24 11 38 7-102008 54-51 195 35 55 .282 10 0 4 26 22 35 20-232009 51-51 199 55 72 .362 17 2 14 47 27 7 17-22Totals 155-150 549 113 171 .311 33 2 23 97 60 107 44-55

Lyles’ NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 6 (two times; most recently vs. Tulane, 3/3/09)Hits: 6 vs. Tulane (3/3/09)Runs Scored: 5 vs. Southeastern La. (5/16/09)Doubles: 3 vs. McNeese State (3/6/09)Triples: 1 (two times; most recently vs. Tulane, 3/4/09)Home Runs: 2 (five times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)RBI: 6 vs. Southeastern La. (5/16/09)Stolen Bases: 2 (three times; most recently vs. Houston Baptist, 3/1/09)Total Bases: 12 vs. Tulane (3/3/09)

Outfielder6-1, 185, R-R, Jr.-RSLakeland, LouisianaPort Allen HS; Baton Rouge CC

Justin Martinez6

Infielder5-11, 175, L-R, Sr.-1LRound Rock, TexasRound Rock HS; Wharton CC

Dan Meyer4

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a 2 for 4 game with three RBIs, two runs scored, and a schoolrecord-tying three stolen bases against Grambling on Feb. 24.

Prior to NSUEarned All-Conference honorable mention honors and TNMJCCAAll-Star status after hitting .291 as a freshman for Wharton JuniorCollege… hit .321 as a sophomore in helping his team to a 30-15record and a spot in the regional finals… named to the Dean's Listwith a 3.15 gpa.

High SchoolAs a senior, earned first team all-district honors, Austin Area All-Star, CenTex All-Star, and All-CenTex Team after hitting .315… all-district honorable mention as a junior after hitting .289… in his fouryears, teams combined to go 105-36 with a district championshipand state finalist appearance his freshman season… graduatedwith a 4.3 gpa… member of the National Honor Society, FCA, andAround the Rock… lettered in baseball, football and hockey.

PersonalSon of Geoff and Anna Meyer… father is a computer analyst forDell… two sisters, Elizabeth and Angela… majoring in psychology.


Before NSUIn two seasons at Indian Hills CC, combined to go 4-2… posted a3-2 record as a sophomore with a 2.10 ERA… went 1-0 with a4.10 ERA as a freshman… earned Academic All-Region SecondTeam honors with a 3.27 gpa.

High SchoolPlayed for his father, Harold, at West Central HS for four sea-sons… also lettered two years in basketball… graduated with a3.0 gpa.

PersonalSon of Harold and Barb Northcott… one brother, Chad, and a sis-ter Heidi… brother plays baseball at Indian Hills CC… majoring inbusiness.

2009 SeasonMade eight appearances and compiled a 0-0

record with a 5.06 ERA… tossed 16.0 innings and struck outseven batters… held left-handed batters to a .231 average… hada career-best four strikeouts in four innings against Louisiana Techon Feb. 25 where he gave up one run and just two hits.

2008 SeasonReceived a medical red-shirt after he appearedin just one game.

Before NSUAn All-Conference andAll-Region pitcher forEastfield College...compiled a 15-5 two-year record with 147strikeouts in 142.2innings pitched... went8-2 as a sophomorewith a 3.30 ERA, 96strikeouts in 92.2innings pitched... helpedhis team to the NJCAADivision III World Serieschampionship as afreshman after going 7-3 with a 4.68 ERA and had 51 strikeouts in50 innings pitched... team finished 44-17 and ranked No. 1 in thepolls the entire season... played for Mike Martin and teammate ofRyan Campbell and Tommy Rozell.

High SchoolEarned All-District honors as a senior at Kempner High School...had a 4-5 record and 2.92 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 52.2 inningspitched... had a 2-0 record as a junior with a 1.00 ERA in 16appearances... lettered two seasons in baseball and two in soc-cer... earned the Academic Excellence Award as a senior.

PersonalBorn Dec. 6, 1986... son of Ruben and Kathy Ocampo... onebrother, Nico and a sister, Jenny... majoring in sociology... nick-name is “O.C.”

Righthanded Pitcher6-1, 210, R-R, Jr.-RSAlberta, CanadaWest Central HS; Indian Hill CC

Dustin Northcott25

Lefthanded Pitcher6-2, 170, L-L, Sr.-1LSugar Land, TexasKempner HS; Eastfield College

Michael Ocampo18

Meyer’s NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2009 50-50 186 39 55 .296 6 2 1 30 22 27 14-18

Meyer’s NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 5 (nine times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/15/09)Hits: 3 (five times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/14/09)Runs Scored: 3 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Doubles: 1 (six times; most recently vs. UTSA, 5/20/09)Triples: 1 (two times; most recently vs. Louisiana Tech, 2/25/09)Home Runs: 1 vs. UTA (3/21/09)RBI: 3 (three times; most recently vs. Sam Houston State, 3/29/09)Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Grambling (2/24/09)Total Bases: 5 vs. UTA (3/21/09)

Ocampo’s NSU Career PItching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2008 1-1 0-0 4.50 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 4 4 3 72009 8-0 0-0 5.06 0 0 0 0 16.0 17 12 9 11 7Totals 9-1 0-0 4.91 0 0 0 0 22.0 20 16 13 14 14

Ocampo’s NSU Career PItching HighsInnings: 6.0 vs. Grambling (2/23/08)Strikeouts: 6.0 vs. Grambling (2/23/08)Walks: 3 (two times; most recently vs. Texas State, 4/19/09)

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2009 SeasonNSU's primary catcher of the season, playing in 35games with 23 starts… hit .231 with 13 RBIs and

three doubles… had five multi-hit games… had a career-highthree hits against Houston Baptist on March 1 after going 3 for 5with a double, three-RBIs and two runs scored… went 3 for 4 vs.UTSA on April 11.

2008 SeasonHit .200 with a RBI anda run scored in 10games played with onestart... went 2 for 4 witha RBI and run scoredagainst Centenary (Apr.9) in his only start of theseason.


High SchoolAll-State and 2-time All-District player from TheDunham School inBaton Rouge…Tradition Award winneras a senior… ArmyScholar-Athlete… nomi-nated for the Wendy’s Heisman… member of team that won threedistrict championships and compiled a 96-29 record during hiscareer… also an All-District football player where his teams com-bined for a 39-12 record in his four years… team won state cham-pionship his junior year.

PersonalBorn May 23, 1988… son of Kent and Janet Parsons… two sis-ters, Emily and Alexandra and a brother, Brock… father playedfootball and baseball at Nicholls State... sister, Emily, graduatedMagna Cum Laude from Furman University... majoring in healthand exercise science... plans to attend medical school.

2009 SeasonPosted a 3-0 record and 5.90 ERA in 13 appear-

ances with two starts… got his first career Division I win in his firststart after giving up one run and five hits in five innings againstGrambling on Feb. 24… career-high three strikeouts againstHouston Baptist on March 1 and vs. SLU in the SouthlandConference Tournament on May 21.

Before NSUEarned All-Los Angeles honors and graduated Cum Luade with a3.3 gpa and earning a spot on the Dean's List.

High SchoolLettered three years inbaseball at WestchesterHigh School where hewas a 4-year honor stu-dent and graduated witha 3.8 gpa… member ofthe Youth &Government… classvice president.

PersonalSon of Larry Plotkin andKirsten Reader… twobrothers, Matthew andBeck, and three sisters,Sarah, Kailee andShayne… Matthew is ayouth pastor… fatherwas honorary mayor ofWestchester… plans to attend law school… majoring in history.

Catcher5-11, 215, R-R, Jr.-2LZachary, LouisianaThe Dunham School

Miles Parsons29

Parson’s NSU Career StatisticsYear G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA2008 10-1 10 1 2 .200 0 0 0 1 1 3 0-02009 35-23 78 15 18 .231 3 0 0 9 13 21 3-4Totals 45-24 88 16 20 .227 3 0 0 10 14 24 3-4

Parson’s NSU Career HighsAt-Bats: 5 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Hits: 3 (two times; most recently vs. UTSA, 4/11/09)Runs Scored: 2 (four times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)Doubles: 1 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09)RBI: 3 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Stolen Bases: 1 (three times; most recently vs. UCA, 5/2/09)Total Bases: 4 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)

Righthanded Pitcher6-5, 205, R-R, Sr.-1LLos Angeles, CaliforniaWeschester HS; West Los Angeles College

Andrew Plotkin35

Plotkin’s NSU Career PItching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 13-2 3-0 5.90 2 0 0 0 29.0 33 23 19 19 11

Plotkin’s NSU Career PItching HighsInnings: 5.1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (5/21/09)Strikeouts: 3 (two times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/21/09)Walks: 3 (three times; most recently vs. ULM, 4/22/09)

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2010 AllPing! Preseason All-American 3rd Team2010 Preseason All-SLC 2nd Team2010 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

RECORDS WATCH: Needs seven saves to become NSU'sall-time career saves leader.

2009 SeasonLouisville Slugger Freshman All-American… AllPing!

Freshman All-American… tied a single-season school record with10 saves... posted a 4-1 record with a 2.34 ERA in a team-high 23appearances… struck out 43 batters in 34.2 innings pitched… hadan 11.2 k/9-inning ratio… held right-handed batters to a .173 bat-ting average… had a 2.9 k/bb ratio… struck out a career-highseven batters in just 2.2 innings of work while allowing one hit andno runs against Houston Baptist on March 1 in earning his first col-legiate win… in 23 appearances, did not give up an earned run in17 games… went six straight games (March 24-April 10) withoutgiving up a run… part of a combined 1-0 shutout against CentralArkansas on May 1… got his record setting 10th save on May 10against Corpus Christi.


High SchoolFirst team All-District asa sophomore, junior,and senior... struck out97 batters in 65.1innings pitched with a1.61 ERA as a senior...junior season, compileda 2.48 ERA with 64 Ks in40 innings pitched...also hit .398 with sevenhome runs and 38 runsbatted in... team wondistrict championship asa junior with a 28-5record... district runner-up senior season with a26-8 record... also anAll-District basketballplayer... lettered in

baseball, basketball and football... member of the 4-H Club andFellowship of Christian Students.

PersonalBorn Nov. 25, 1988... son of Robert and Amy Sheppard... one sis-ter, Taylor... father, Robert, played baseball for Mississippi DeltaJunior College... majoring in business.


High SchoolAs a senior, earned All-State, All-CENLA, All-District and AcademicAll-State honors… All-State and All-District as a junior where hehelped his team to the state championship… lettered four seasonsin baseball and football… graduated with a 3.0 gpa.

PersonalSon of Krandal and Joy Williford… born May 16, 1990… one sis-ter, Kayla (22)… his step-mother's family owns the ChicagoBears… majoring in industrial engineering.


Before NSUHit .303 as a sophomore at Hutchinson CC in Hutchinson, Kansas,helping his team to a 41-15 record… as a freshman, hit .310 as hitteam finished 30-26.

High SchoolAs a catcher, earned All-District, All-State, All-CENLA, AcademicAll-State, and earned district MVP honors his senior season… alsoan All-State linebacker and state runner-up in the discus throw…All-State, All-CENLA, All-District and district co-MVP his junior

Righthanded Pitcher6-4, 210, R-R, So.-1LEnterprise, LouisianaFranklin Academy

Chad Sheppard27Sheppard’s NSU Career PItching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 23-0 4-1 2.34 10 0 0 1 34.2 28 10 9 15 43

Sheppard’s NSU Career PItching HighsInnings: 3.2 vs. Texas State (4/19/09)Strikeouts: 7 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)Walks: 3 vs. UTSA (5/20/09)

Lefthanded Pitcher • Outfielder6-1, 160, L-L, Fr.-RSAlexandria, LouisianaHoly Savior Menard HS

Jacob Williford8

Outfielder6-0, 205, R-R, Jr.-TRWinnfield, LouisianaWinnfield HS; Hutchinson CC

Matt Yerby5

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year… All-State, All-District and All-CENLA as a first baseman insophomore season… All-District first baseman as a freshman…lettered four years in baseball and three in football and track…Student Council President… graduated with a 3.4 gpa.

PersonalSon of Frank and Lisa Yerby… father is a retired U.S. ForestRanger… born Aug. 3, 1987… two brothers, Christopher andJonathan… Christopher played one season of baseball at LSU-Shreveport… Jonathan is a senior third baseman for CentralArkansas… majoring in psychology and plans to go to graduateschool.

2009 SeasonBecame NSU's Friday night starter with three

weeks to go in the season… compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.35ERA… second on team with 21 appearances with nine starts…pitched in two shutout games… second on the team with 70.2innings pitched… struckout 50 batters… had a 1.9 k/bb ratio…won three straight decisions from May 1-14… best outing waswhen he threw 8.1 scoreless innings with a career-high eightstrikeouts in a 1-0 win over Central Arkanas... earned SLC Pitcherof the Week honors after his performance against UCA.

Before NSUAn All-Conference pitcher as a sophomore at Chabot College,helping his team to the super regional championship… compiled a3.3 gpa.

High SchoolAll-league honors as autility player as a seniorat American HighSchool… All-Leaguehonors as a utility playerhis junior season andall-league honors as apitcher his sophomoreyear… as a freshman,hit .380… MVP and co-captain on his school'sbasketball team as afreshman and sopho-more… most improvedbasketball player as ajunior… a four-yearhonor student, graduat-ed with a 3.33 gpa.

PersonalSon of Gregory and Debra Zimmerman… born Dec. 5, 1987…one sister, Nicole… majoring in psychology.

High SchoolEarned second team All-District honors as a junior

after hitting .357 with three home runs while playing for MichaelMcCollum at Cypress Creek HS in Houston… team made it to thesecond round of the state playoffs and posted a 22-10 record…senior season, earned first team All-District honors as a pitcherafter striking out 95 batters in 78 innings… also hit .345 with fivehome runs… threw one no-hitter… team qualified for the playoffsand posted a 20-12 record… graduated with a 3.2 GPA.

PersonalBorn Oct. 29, 1990… son of Greg and Robyn Adams… one broth-er, Sam, and a sister, Katie… majoring in business administration.

High SchoolEarned All-District honors in his sophomore, junior

and senior seasons while playing for Mario Barrett and GregGuidry at Westfield HS in Houston… graduated Cum Laude witha 3.6 GPA… lettered four seasons in baseball.

PersonalBorn Nov. 8, 1990… son of Jeff and Renae Farmer… father worksfor Continental Airlines… has two sisters, Kimberly (20) andJennifer (21)… majoring in business administration and plans togo into coaching after graduating… life's ambition is to manage aprofessional baseball team.

Righthanded Pitcher6-2, 195, R-R, Sr.-1LFremont, CaliforniaAmerican HS; Chabot College

Ryan Zimmerman13

Zimmerman’s NSU Career PItching StatisticsYear G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO2009 21-9 3-3 5.35 1 0 0 2 70.2 79 44 42 26 50

Zimmerman’s NSU Career PItching HighsInnings: 8.1 vs. Central Arkansas (5/1/09)Strikeouts: 8 vs. Central Arkansas (5/1/09)Walks: 7 vs. UTSA (5/20/09)

Lefthanded Pitcher5-8, 180, L-L, Fr.-HSHouston, TexasCypress Creek HS

Andrew Adams26

Catcher5-8, 180, R-R, Fr.-HSHouston, TexasWestfield HS

Matt Farmer23

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High SchoolEarned All-District, All-State and All-Northeasthonors as a senior while playing for Randy Carr at

Sterlington HS in Monroe… hit .535 with 12 home runs, 63 RBIsand 60 hits… also named the district's MVP that season… as ajunior, All-District, All-State and All-Northeast after hitting .500 with59 hits, 10 home runs and 59 RBIs… team advanced to the statesemifinals his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons and wasthe state runner-up his senior year… graduated with a 4.0 GPA…class Valedictorian… Buddy-Blair Award… accepted into the AirForce and Naval Academy… Presidential Scholarship… also let-tered two years in football.

PersonalBorn July 27, 1990… son of Butch and Arlene Gandy… one sister,Sarah (15)… a student of the NSU Scholar's College… majoringin pre-med and plans to go to dental school… nickname is Stevie-Ray.

Before NSUPlayed two seasons at El Paso Community

College.High School

Lettered three seasons in baseball and one in football at AmericasHigh School in El Paso.

PersonalBorn Dec. 5, 1988… son of Tito and Martha Garcia… two broth-ers, Omar (17) and Orlando (14)… majoring in business.

High SchoolEarned second team All-District honors in baseball

and first team honors in football as a senior at Catholic High inBaton Rouge… first team honors in football as a junior… playedfor Kyle Achord in baseball and Dale Weiner in football… letteredthree years in both baseball and football… graduated with a 3.0GPA.

PersonalBorn Sept. 10, 1989… son of Todd and Colleen Harrell… onebrother, Taylor (17) and a sister, Parker (14)… majoring in criminaljustice… nickname is “Spyda”… also a member of the Demonfootball team.

Before NSUPlayed two seasons at Hill College.

High SchoolAs a senior, named first team All-Area, team MVP and DefensivePlayer of the Year after hitting .450… played for Alan McDougal atColleyville Heritage in Colleyville, Texas… lettered two seasons inbaseball.

PersonalBorn March 28, 1989… son of Mike and Kathy Hebert… father isan engineer and mother a nurse… has two brothers, David (17)and Matt (14)… uncle played baseball at the University of NotreDame… majoring in business administration.

Before NSUPlayed two seasons at MCC Maple Woods andhelped his team to the Region 16 championship.

High SchoolEarned All-State honors as a shortstop is junior year and All-Statehonors as a utility player as a sophomore… played for Kirk Braggat Liberty HS in Liberty, Missouri… graduated with a 3.8 GPA.

PersonalBorn Dec. 1, 1988… son of Darrel Scobee and Cassy Irvine…majoring in graphic communications with a minor in general stud-ies… had a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.

First Baseman6-1, 200, R-R, Fr.-HSMonroe, LouisianaSterlington HS

Stephen Gandy322010 Demon Newcomers

Outfielder6-1, 185, L-R, Jr.-TREl Paso, TexasAmericas HS; El Paso CC

Oscar Garcia19

Outfielder6-0, 170, R-R, Fr.-HSBaton Rouge, LousianaCatholic High School

Spencer Harrell47

Infielder5-11, 185, R-R, Jr.-TRColleyville, TexasColleyville Heritage HS; Hill College

Chris Hebert15

Right-handed Pitcher6-1, 200, R-R, Jr.-TRLiberty, MissouriLiberty HS; MCC Maple Woods

Luke Irvine16

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High SchoolEarned All-Southwestern Louisiana honors inbaseball as a senior at Jennings HS where he

helped his team to the second round of the state playoffs… let-tered three years in baseball and football and two in track… com-peted in the regional track meet as a senior and state meet as ajunior… graduated with a 3.0 GPA.

PersonalBorn Feb. 20, 1989… son of Jerry and Mandy Martinez… five sis-ters, Carmen (20), Addison (15), Mallory (11), Camerson (8), andMaggy (5)… majoring electrical engineering technology and plansto become an electrical engineer.

High School Played three years for Tim McCune at Grapevine

HS in Grapevine, Texas… graduated with a 3.4 GPA… member ofthe Student Council.

PersonalBorn June 28, 1991… son of Manny and Donna Melotakis… onesister, Branna… majoring in business and had a 3.4 GPA in the fallsemester… life's ambition is to continue his baseball career aftergraduation… nickname is “Melo.”

Before NSUPlayed to seasons at Gateway Community

College.High School

Lettered three seasons at Alhambra HS in Phoenix, Arizona…graduated with a 3.7 GPA.

PersonalBorn Dec. 24, 1988… son of Luis and Nova Munoz… one broth-er, Anthony (12) and a sister, Cindy (22)… majoring in generalstudies and posted a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester… nickname is“Moon.”

High SchoolA standout hitter and pitcher for coach Chris

Brumley at Zwolle… as a senior, earned first team Class B All-State honors and first team All-Area as well as first team All-District 4-B… hit .473 with 56 RBIs while compiling an 11-1 recordand 1.27 ERA with 89 strikeouts… team went 32-3, won districtchampionship and was the state runner-up… junior season, firstteam All-District, All-Area, and All-State… District 4-B DefensiveMVP… hit .410 with three home runs and 48 RBIs… went 12-2 onthe mound with 83 Ks and a 1.13 ERA… team finished 28-5, wondistrict title and advanced to the state quarterfinals… as a sopho-more, earned first team All-District 4-B honors… hit .395 with threeHRs and 42 RBIs to go along with an 11-2 record on the moundwith 71 Ks and a 1.67 ERA… helped lead his team to a 28-6record, district championship, and a quarterfinal appearance in thestate playoffs… as a freshman, hit .335 with 35 RBIs and went 6-3 on the hill with 60 Ks and a 3.03 ERA… earned second team All-District honors as his team was the district runner-up with an 18-12 record and a spot in the state playoffs… a member of SADD,FBLA, and FCCLU… graduated with a 3.1 GPA.

PersonalBorn Aug. 27, 1990… son of Kenny and Anna Remedies… twobrothers, Kenny Jr. (23) and Zach (7)… majoring in health andphysical education and would like to coach high school after grad-uating from NSU.

Before NSUEarned All-Conference honors while playing twoseasons at Hutchinson Community College.

High SchoolEarned All-State, All-District, and All-CENLA honors as a senior atBelle Chasse High School… also an All-District, All-CENLA, and

Infielder6-0, 175, S-R, Jr.-RSJennings, LouisianaJennings HS

Carson Martinez3

Left-handed Pitcher6-2, 170, L-L, Fr.-TRGrapevine, TexasGrapevine HS

Mason Melatokis28

Catcher5-9, 175, R-R, Jr.-TRPhoenix, ArizonaAlhambra HS; Gateway CC

Aaron Munoz7

Right-Handed Pitcher6-1, 175, R-R, Fr.-HSZwolle, LouisianaZwolle HS

Toby Remedies41

Infielder6-2, 220, R-R, Jr.-TRAlexandria, LouisianaAlexandria Senior HS; Hutchinson CC

Adam Roy30

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All-State football player his senior season… earned All-District andAll-Metro honors in football as a sophomore and junior… letteredfour seasons in football and three in baseball.

PersonalBorn Nov. 17, 1987… son of Mike and Jane Roy… three brothers,Michael (26), Gabe (24), and Taylor (20)… majoring in psycholo-gy.

High SchoolEarned first team All-State, All-District and All-Area

as a pitcher for head coach Jeremie Hale at St. Mary's HighSchool in Natchitoches… was named the district's MVP after post-ing an 8-1 record with a 1.70 ERA… honorable mention AcademicAll-State… team finished 26-4 and advanced to the state quarter-finals… as a junior, went 8-0 with a 1.40 ERA and earned secondteam All-District honors as team finished 27-2 and a regionalappearance in the state playoffs… a member of FCA, was theBeta Club Vice President, FBLA, and the Senior Class President…graduated with a 3.7 GPA… Class Salutatorian.

PersonalBorn Sept. 12, 1991… son of Michal and Rosemary Sullivan…one brother, John (14)… majoring in history and had a 3.8 GPA inthe fall semester… plans to attend law school.

High SchoolA two-time All-State player for Lary Hughes at

South Lake Carroll High School in South Lake, Texas… as a sen-ior, hit .456 and was named team captain, earned first team All-State honors, was the All-Star game MVP, won the Captain Awardand was named Co-Offensive MVP… hit .413 as a junior andearned All-State honors as a first baseman and selected asOffensive Player of the Year… team was a state finalist his junioryear and semifinalist as a sophomore and senior… member ofFCA… graduated with a 3.25 GPA.

PersonalBorn April 4, 1991… son of Rick and Leslie Watson… one sister,Ali (17)… majoring in business administration… had a 3.25 GPA inthe fall semester… nickname is “Willy Wat.”

First Baseman6-1, 205, L-L, Fr.-HSDallas, TexasSouth Lake Carrol HS

Will Watson36

Right-Handed Pitcher6-1, 195, R-R, Fr.-HSNatchitoches, LouisianaSt. Mary’s HS

Adam Sullivan40

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University Administration


Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President

Dr. Randall J. Webb never misses achance to tell people about the good thingshappening at Northwestern State University.And Webb has been responsible to many ofthose accomplishments. Webb became NSU's17th president in July 1996 and is the second-longest serving president in the university's125-year history.

During Webb's tenure, enrollment exceeded 10,000 students for thefirst time, peaking at 10,505 students in the fall of 2004. The universityalso set records for total graduates in an academic year.

With the implementation of selective admissions in the fall of 2005, theacademic preparation of freshmen students has increased considerably.Overall enrollment initially decreased after the implementation of selec-tive admissions, but has begun to increase again.

Northwestern has improved its academic programs while attractingbetter-prepared students. The average ACT score of students has risenunder Webb's tenure, and student leaders are choosing NSU in largenumbers. The university has dramatically increased the number of highschool valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen.

While Webb has been president, Northwestern has increased the levelof active external grant and contract funding from federal, state and pri-vate sources to approximately $20,000,000 annually.

The university raised more than $34 million from alumni, friends, sup-porters, and private industry in its first-ever capital campaign, whichexceeded its $18.84 million goal by more than $15 million. A new capitalcampaign, in honor of Northwestern's 125th anniversary, is now under-way.

The university has received donations or pledges for its first three $1million endowed chairs. Northwestern also has 34 endowed professor-ships worth $100,000 each.

NSU has also moved boldly to deliver instruction to students wherev-er they are. Under Webb, the university has become a state and region-al leader in bringing classes to students by compressed video and theInternet. The university offers over twenty degree programs via theInternet and is looking to add more programs in the future. More than halfof the students at Northwestern take an electronic class.

Under Webb, the university has modernized and improved its facilities.A $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation, and Activity Center was completedin the center of the campus on the site of the old Intramural Building.Projects to renovate Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer SciencesBuilding and Williamson Hall were also completed. West Caspari Hallwas demolished and funding has been received to reconstruct WestCaspari as a three-story, one-stop center for student services. Plans callfor renovating East Caspari Hall in the future. Northwestern has alsobuilt University Place Phases I and II, providing on-campus students withmodern residence facilities that best meet their needs.

Additional projects include replacement of the entire undergroundelectrical distribution system and the steam distribution system and theimprovement of drainage and replacement of the turf at Turpin Stadium.

A one-time walk-on center for the Northwestern football team as anundergraduate, Webb has been one of the most avid supporters of theuniversity's athletic programs.

Since returning to the Northwestern campus in 1989, Webb has beenactive as a donor and volunteer. In 1994, he oversaw a successfulNorthwestern Athletic Association board of directors and served on theNSU Athletic Council. In 1995-1996, Webb was in charge of the AthleticIntegrity Subcommittee for the university's NCAA Certification Self-Study.

He served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the presti-gious and powerful NCAA Executive Council, which oversees all majorpolicy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. TheBoard of Directors enacted major academic reforms during his tenure.

A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business edu-cation, Webb earned a master of science in mathematics from NSU in1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University ofSouthern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics andresearch.

Webb was a member of the faculty at Longwood College in Farmville,

Va., from 1966 until 1974. From 1974 until 1976, he was the director ofHigher Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Departmentof Education.

In 1976, Webb moved to Southeastern Louisiana University where heserved as director of institutional research and EEO officer from 1976until 1983 and as registrar and a part-time faculty member in mathemat-ics from 1983 until 1989.

Webb returned to NSU in1989 as dean of Instructionand Graduate Studies andprofessor of mathematics. Inthat position, he exercisedcampus-wide responsibilityfor policy development, plan-ning, advancement, andreview of both graduate andundergraduate programs.While Webb was in that role,graduate enrollmentincreased by 35 percent andinternal funding for facultyresearch increased by 200percent.

As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU's successful FreshmanConnection Program. He also served as a member of the writing teamfor a grant proposal that resulted in a five year $1.7 million Title III grantto improve student retention. The University has been the beneficiary ofadditional Title III grants in the ensuing years.

Webb chaired the Steering Committee for Northwestern's Self-Studyfor the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Webb led the effort to locate both Boys and Girls State on theNatchitoches campus of Northwestern. These activities have benefitedthe University and the community and have generated increased interestin Northwestern among the student leaders who participate.

He has also been active in the community as a member of the boardof directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce. Webb was amember of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches,the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society.

Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduatesof Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former Demon All-Americanpitcher Reggie Gatewood, are the parents of two children: Tyler andAva. Lauren is married to former Demon baseball player Nick Simokatis,and they have two sons: Nicholas and Benjamin.

U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T I O NPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randall J. Webb

Provost and Vice President for Academic andStudent Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lisa Abney

Vice President for External Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry D. Pierce, B.A.

Vice President for Business Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Jones, MBA

Vice President for University Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Jones

Vice President for Technology, Research andEconomic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Darlene Williams

Executive Assistant to the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Crew

Dr. Webb and wife Brenda.

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Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern Stateathletic program.

Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup,fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate,knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but alwaystaking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player.

Beginning his 45th year on the university's staff, Pierce'simpact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can't be measured as easily as Ripkin'sBaseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indelible.

He begins his 20th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A sig-nificant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closelywith athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep

Northwestern athletics competing at a championship levelweek after week, month after month and year after year.

Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a memberof USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state cham-pionships, five regional titles and one national championship.

Well before moving into the executive position, Piercehad already served his alma mater, adopted hometown andstate with distinction. In his role as vice president, he over-sees university operations in athletics, alumni and develop-ment, public and media relations and assists President Dr.Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many ofthose duties were his since the 1970s as he worked underfour previous presidents as Northwestern advanced fromNAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athleticstatus in 1977.

A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainerfor the Demon football team during his college years, workingclosely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning hisjournalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New OrleansTimes Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He wasnamed executive sports editor at the age of 24.

In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches andreturned to NSU as sports information director. He was pro-moted to news bureau director two years later and assumedadditional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other

areas through the years.He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Prather Coliseum

on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He establishedannual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and servedas director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him tostep aside from the volunteer post.

He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979;Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a pastpresident of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices andcommittee positions.

In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana's 20 most influential sports figures by theTimes-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSUathletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling footballcoaching legend Eddie Robinson.

His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-StarProductions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star castincluding Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on theNSU campus. The movie's impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonatemore than a decade later.

Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana'shigher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of cer-emonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965.

In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the JournalismDepartment faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and haswritten thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapersand magazines.

Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. Hehas two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twinsEvan and Amanda, 20, and Miranda, 9, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

Jerry PierceVice President/External Affairs

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE

Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 10

years under the leadership of Dr. Randall

Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and

Director of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)

Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005,

2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), base-

ball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s

soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000),

men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001,

2002). All-Sports (1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)

Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997,

2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004)

and softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

1 6 P o s t s e a s o n A p p e a r a n c e s ( 6 s p o r t s )

Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998,

2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006);

women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005);

softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soccer

(2000, 2002, 2005). Women’s Basketball also

played in the 1999 WNIT.

4 5 N a t i o n a l A w a r d s ( 5 s p o r t s )

All-America awards - track and field (18), football

(19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors –

softball (2), baseball (2). National Football

Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA

Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006

Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000

Scholarship

3 O l y m p i c C o m p e t i t o r s ( 2 s p o r t s )

Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000)

Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA

in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer

Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the

USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004

Athens Games.

John AckelJody Biscoe (chair)

Don BarkerDusty Dischler (student)Kelee Grimes (student)

Dr. Michael LandMark Lipa

Dr. Jeff MatthewsDr. Lisa Pollacia

Kristi SimmsCathy Sutton

Dr. Sonia TinsleyKrist SwinburgheJennifer Videtto

Ex-Officio MembersGreg BurkeDonnie Cox

Dustin EubanksJodie Heinicka

Dr. Patrice Moulton Dr. Vicki Parrish

Jerry Pierce

NSU Athletic Council

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In the midst of his 14th year as director of ath-letics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke seesemerging opportunities for unprecedented suc-cess for the Demons and Lady Demons built part-ly from a foundation of many landmark achieve-ments during his tenure as AD.

Athletics director at Northwestern since speak-ing at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl KickoffLuncheon on August 29, 1996, Burke is the

longest-serving AD at any Louisiana institution.He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest

accomplishments while overseeing a program that hasfielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of theschool's NCAA Division I sports.

There have been 22 Southland Conference champi-onships; 16 teams in postseason play; 50 national awardwinners, most either All-America athletes or Academic All-America recipients; and three Olympic competitors.

NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only)Southland Conference member in the league's fivedecades of history to sweep football, men's basketball andbaseball championships in the same athletic year. It's beendone only once in Southeastern Conference history, byAlabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big TenConference history, the last time by Michigan State in1979-80.

Those accomplishments have come with one of themore modest athletic budgets in the state and conference.Burke's management skill and fundraising ability havebeen pivotal.

Facility enhancements have been a main focus over the past couple ofyears. Beginning with the installation of a $1.1 million Mondo surface trackin Spring 2007, NSU athletic facilities have recently undergone nearly $6 mil-lion worth of improvements. Burke generated a $2 million series of sponsor-ships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venuesand spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project forathletic venues. The installation of the new artificial turf playing field thissummer has helped create more than $1 million of additional renovations toTurpin Stadium.

Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches,including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled themto national prominence in subsequent positions.

Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Two Burke coaching hires had Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in

their second seasons and have been back to postseason since.Basketball coach Mike McConathy was hired in 1999 after 16 seasons as

a junior college head coach. In his 10 years, the Demons have reached theconference tournament championship game six times, winning twice to makethe school's first two NCAA Tournament appearances. Most memorable wasthe stunning last second win over Big Ten champion Iowa in the first roundof the 2006 tournament. That same year, Burke also broke new ground bygenerating private backing for the first long-term guaranteed coaching con-tract in school history for McConathy.

Women's soccer coach Jimmy Mitchell has taken three teams to theNCAA playoffs, making NSU the only Louisiana university to have multipleappearances. Dramatic facility enhancements have occurred in his eightseasons and Mitchell has been rewarded with a multi-year contract.

Burke also picked head coaches who have subsequently been hired byFlorida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Wichita State.

He recently landed LSU co-defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto tobe the Demons' new football coach. Peveto and his staff promptly signed a2009 recruiting class ranked No. 1 nationally in the Football ChampionshipSubdivision by Rivals.com recruiting analysts.

From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of hav-ing a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strideshave been made in women's athletics under his guidance. The NSU soccerprogram was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament.Softball has made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Volleyball has setattendance records and made its best-ever showings in conference play ineach of the past four years.

While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been asource of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone whichhas been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic suc-

cess. In February, 2005, NSU led all state public universities in the NCAA'sinitial Academic Progress Rates report, which measures the job Division Iathletic programs are doing to help advance their student-athletes towardgraduation. NSU has continued to sparkle in subsequent APR reports, withthe men's basketball team ranking in the top 10 percentile in the country in2006 and women's soccer sharing the national lead in 2007. In addition,NSU led all state public schools and was second in the SouthlandConference in the most recently released NCAA Graduation Success Ratereport.

In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America FootballFoundation's Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Awardand that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches ParishCenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper's edito-rial staff.

He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater,Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing hiscommunity service and professional achievements. Burkebecame one of only 21 alumni honored since the award wasinstituted in 1982.

In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist atthe National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors con-vention in New Orleans, addressing members of theCollege Athletic Business Managers of America and alsoparticipating in a panel discussion of "Fundraising from anAthletic Director's Perspective" speaking to the NationalAssociation of Athletic Development Directors.

Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigiousNCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAABoard of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics.

He previously served a four-year term on the NCAADivision I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and con-currently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCSCommittee that administers the national playoffs. Since hiscommittee term expired, Burke has served as a site super-

visor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nationand he is regarded as one of the country's premiere advocates of FCS foot-ball. He currently is third vice-president of the FCS Athletic Director'sAssociation.

In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, "fully certified," fromthe National Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern oper-ates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principlesadopted by the NCAA Division I membership.

Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remainsactive in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee forthe Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of theNatchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American HeartAssociation.

He and his wife, Susu, a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and elemen-tary teacher, have a 15-year-old daughter, Catherine, who is a sophomore atSt. Mary's High School.

Greg BurkeDirector of Athletics

The Burke FileAGE: 53 (Born Oct. 22, 1956)HOMETOWN: Alliance, OhioHIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude)POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer,Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; directorof news and sports information, Hiram(Ohio) College (1978-85); administrativeintern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director,NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; direc-tor of athletic development, University ofAkron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns,Indians and CavaliersINTERESTS: Working out, watchingESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

Greg Burke with wife Susu and daughter Catherine.

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Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Assistant Professor ofPsychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is theCoordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and SubstanceAbuse / Prevention Concentrations.

He is also the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU.He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's (ATTC) - PracticeCommittee that was responsible for the development of The Change Book: A Blueprint forTechnology Transfer. He has also coordinated five nationally recognized leadership insti-tutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC LeadershipDirectors Committee. He has recently been appointed to the NAADAC - National AddictionStudies & Standards Collaborative Committee. Biscoe has held clinical, program director,consultant, management, regional director and training positions in addiction and mentalhealth treatment and education settings since the mid 1980's and is active with preventionand treatment issues.

Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This roleincludes being the chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council.

Jody's wife, Veronica (Roni), is an avid runner. Their 15-year-old daughter, Roxy, as asophomore, is on the Varsity Danceline at St. Mary's High School this year. They are devot-ed Demon fans.

One of the most accomplished student-athletes ever at NorthwesternState, two-time football All-America center William Broussard returned tohis alma mater in February 2007 as the Director of External Relations,

coordinating fundraising activities through the Athletic Association and Demon VictoryFund.

Known for his avid and tireless promotion of NSU Athletics, Broussard has representedthe department as Director of External Relations and planned or helped organize hundredsof events to promote Demon Athletics.

After re-branding the annual fund campaign the Demon Victory Fund (DVF) in 2007, theDVF enjoyed its most successful year up to that point. The 2008-09 DVF, with the assis-tance of a newly re-organized Board of Directors, once again broke the annual record fortotal revenues, number of Athletic Association members, and Select 100 Members on theway to establishing a new benchmark for annual, unrestricted support of the NSU AthleticDepartment. Under Broussard’s guidance, the NSU Athletic Association has set three con-secutive annual total attainment records, secured the largest scholarship endowment andlargest planned gift in the history of NSU Athletics.

In the 2007-08 year, the NSU Athletic Association established or tied several annualrecords under Broussard’s guidance, including annual records for total operating revenues,gift-in-kind donations, number of commitments to the Endowed Scholarship Program (8),and an annual record for corporate sales and corporate licensing revenues generated byAthletic Association colleague Ryan Holloway.

The 2008-09 was a tremendous success as well, with the Endowed Scholarship Fundadding 6 commitments, the Second Century Campaign crossing the $100K plateau of pri-vate support, and the NSU Athletic Association Board of Directors generating over $186Kof funding for NSU Athletics.

Broussard represents Northwestern State as the Southland Conference representativeof the National Association of Athletic Directors of Development (NAADD) and is also anAssistant Professor of Journalism and Public Relations at NSU. He is the author of sev-eral essays on the culture of college athletics and writes a bi-weekly sports editorial for localnews magazine The Real Views.

Broussard is a 2000 graduate, with distinction, of the Louisiana Scholars’ College atNorthwestern State University and a 2007 graduate of the University of Arizona, with hisPh.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. A native of Crowley, he is married to the former KendraPeters, a Lady Demon volleyball player during the couple’s days at Northwestern.

In her second year on the NSU athletic staff, Lauren Castle has been abig hit with her upbeat attitude, seemingly endless work ethic, and willing-

ness to touch all the bases to make every facility and every event the best it can be.It's the same approach she used as a three-time All-America softball star at LSU from

2004-06. Under legendary coach Yvette Girouard, Castle compiled a long list of accolades,including being on the 2006 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List as sheserved as the Lady Tigers' team captain.

She graduated from LSU in May 2007. She has worked in administrative roles with twoinsurance firms while also working at a drilling company near her hometown of Lafayette.

Castle's winning personality and her strong organizational and time management skillshave been showcased in her new position, along with her ability to adapt to the constantchallenges in managing athletic facilities for a wide range of events. She has assumed the title of assistant director of game operations for NSU athletics, using her abil-ity to interact effectively with visiting coaches, game officials, fans, and NSU staff andcoaches to great benefit to enhance the home game experience at Northwestern State.

Last April, Castle, an outfielder and designated player at LSU, was named to the 12-woman All-Lady Tiger Park Team as LSU celebrated its final season playing in that facility.A three-year letterwinner after transferring from UL-Lafayette, Castle earned Easton All-

America honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006. A two-time NFCA All-South Region selection, theLafayette native led the Tigers in walks as a senior with the second most in school historyand only one shy of the school record. She concluded her career ranked in the top 10 inLSU history in batting average, on base percentage, walks, hits, triples and run scored. Shehelped LSU reach the 2004 Women's College World Series.

Castle was born Dec. 30, 1983 and is the daughter of Beth and Prent Castle. She hastwo brothers, Chip and Walter. She was twice the Louisiana Class 5A player of the yearwhile starring at Comeaux High in Lafayette.

After making a strong local and regional impression as operations man-ager of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Lafayette native Alex Cook is inhis first year as assistant marketing director for NSU athletics, joining thestaff in late August.Cook handled sponsorship sales, administrative duties and promotional

activities for the 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Celebration featuring NFL greats Will Roafand Marshall Faulk, golfer Hal Sutton, and women’s basketball coaching legend SonjaHogg. He arrived in Natchitoches in April after graduating in March from Eastern OregonUniversity, earning a business administration degree with a concentration in marketing anda minor in economics.

He was three-year letterman as a wide receiver on the EOU football team. Cookbecame the first student invited to serve on the university’s marketing committee and alsoprovided assistance to the director of athletics. While in school, Cook also worked as asales representative for NXGEN Payment Services, a national e-commerce firm affiliatedwith many athletics departments, governmental agencies and other entities. He also wasan account consultant for Next Step Consulting in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, and wasa marketing intern for the 2007 Cascade Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships hosted by EOU in LaGrande.

An Eagle Scout, Cook is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America National HeroismAward for Lifesaving. He was a football, basketball and track letterman at Centennial HighSchool in Boise. Born Nov. 15, 1984 in Lafayette, where his father was serving as headwomen’s basketball coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, Cook is the son of Ross and Sheila Cookof Boise. His mother served as the management consultant to NSU Athletics to establishthe Scholarship Auction in 1989 before the family relocated to Boise. He has a sister,Megan, who is a recent graduate of Oregon State now employed in marine biologicalresearch and preservation activities based in Hawaii.

Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccerstandout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, has been named an academ-ic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU.

Crowell had served as an intern in the Academic Services andCHAMPS/Life Skills program since January while also completing her second season as agraduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master's of science in sportadministration.

She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administra-tion, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons' 2005 NCAA Tournament teamthat won the Southland Conference Tournament.

Crowell will coordinate academic support for several sports. She also heads theEnhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aidsin maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics.

She assisted in staging and operation of CHAMPS/Life Skills and career workshops forstudent-athletes.

On the Lady Demon soccer staff, she was the liaison for academic support and NCAAcompliance, and managed the team travel budget and fundraising. She was also involvedin scouting and recruiting and on-field coaching.

Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall ofFame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsoredby the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., andhelped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game.

Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, gradu-ating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners'Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goalsallowed per game.

A native of Arlington, Texas, Crowell was born March 20, 1986.

Dr. William BroussardExecutive Director - NSU Athletic AssociationAssociate AD for External Relations

Jody BiscoeFaculty Athletic Representative

Lauren CastleAsst. Director of Special Facilities for EventsOperations

Carrie CrowellAssistant Academic Advisor

Alex CookAssistant Marketing Director

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Dustin Eubanks is in his 12th year in the NSU athletic department andhis ninth year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic per-sonnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conferenceguidelines.

A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 35-year-old avid fan of all teams thathail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sportsinformation department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degreein health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtainedin May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status inNovember 1998.

Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has twodaughters, Emilie (14) and Taylor Nicole (3). The sisters share the same birthdate.

Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebratetheir fifth wedding anniversary this summer.

Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accountingclerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as foot-ball/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, LeonJohnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduat-

ing with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a

three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager

where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. Shehas one son, Aaron Pizani, who recently graduated from NSU.

Jodie Heinicka, a nationally-ranked gymnast at Missouri and anacclaimed scholar-athlete before beginning her career in academic supportand athletic administration, is the Senior Woman's Administrator andAcademic Advisor for Northwestern State athletics.

Heinicka manages academic support activities for more than 300 Northwestern student-athletes, who utilize dozens of computer terminals and study carrels that are among thefacilities available in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Support Center in the NSU AthleticFieldhouse.

During her first year as a Demon, Heinicka was able to make steady progress toincrease the services offered to NSU student-athletes. With an additional academic coor-dinator position filled, the athletic academic services sport responsibilities were dividedbetween two coordinators, allowing for more personalized attention to each sport.

Additionally, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program was ramped up to provide a strong focuson personal and career development by offering career assessments, résumé-writing con-sultations, and mock interviews as well as monthly workshops covering areas such as per-sonal finances, leadership, nutrition, and professional development. As a unique part of theCHAMPS program, Heinicka also introduced the first ever Etiquette Dinner; a four-coursemeal at which student-athletes were taught dining etiquette and given the opportunity tointeract with fellow student-athletes and local business professionals in a formal setting. Inspring 2009, Heinicka was honored as the NSU “Advisor of the Year” for her overall suc-cess with these programs.

When she was named the 2006 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year, it was the firsttime a Missouri student-athlete earned the honor. Heinicka was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection and was named a National Association of GymnasticsCoaches/Women Scholar Athlete in 2006. She was named the 2007 Women's IntersportNetwork Collegiate Sportswoman of the Year.

She was the recipient of the 2006 Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate ScholarshipAward and served as Mizzou's SAAC vice president in her senior year, 2005-06.

The Seminole, Fla., native earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies inMay 2006. She received a master's degree in Higher and Continuing Education fromMissouri in May, 2008.

Jason Horn, whose nearly 20-year career in athletic marketing includespositions working with the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, has joined Northwestern State asassistant athletics director for marketing and promotions.

A 1991 University of Michigan graduate, Horn has served on the collegiate level mostrecently at Central Florida and Bowling Green as assistant AD for marketing with previousstints as the director of marketing and promotions for Conference USA and on administra-tive staffs at Miami (Fla.) and Michigan.

A Detroit native, he also has extensive experience in professional sports, working asdirector of marketing and community relations for the NBA Developmental League's MobileRevelers, the Detroit Pistons as an account executive for corporate sponsorships, and theNew Haven County Cutters minor league baseball team. He has been a regional managerin central and south Florida for the WPT Amateur Poker League based in Orlando.

From 1999-2001, he was sales and marketing manager for the Salt Lake City-basedWinter Olympics, the Winter Paralympics and Team USA. He was part of a sales staff pro-ducing $850 million in revenue.

Working in 1995 and 1996 as ticket and sales manager for the Atlanta-based SummerOlympics, he assisted the vice president of operations with the development of the eventoperations plan for the Games, and designed and directed a comprehensive marketing andticket sales plan for the Olympic soccer matches hosted at the famed Orange Bowl inMiami.

In 1997-99 at Conference USA in the league's headquarters in Chicago, Horn oversawC-USA's marketing plan including website redesign, championship marketing, merchandis-ing, licensing and advertising programs.

In the NBA-D League in Mobile, he supervised five departments including marketing,community relations, ticket sales, event operations and media relations in 2001-02.

From 2005-06 at Bowling Green, he created and planned season and group ticket salesstrategies that created a 40 percent increase in football season ticket revenue and an over-all all-sports ticket revenue increase of 21 percent.

In 2006-08 for Central Florida, his marketing team's ticket sales strategies in 2006-07led to a 21 percent spike in basketball attendance, 58 percent in baseball attendance and32 percent for softball. In 2007 over 7,000 new football season tickets were sold, generat-ing over $1.4 million in new revenue.

Adam Jonson, a former graduate assistant in the Northwestern Statesports information office and assistant SID at the University of North Florida,is NSU’s assistant marketing director for tickets operations.Jonson, a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State, replaces

Zach Williams who resigned last April to take a similar position at his alma mater, LouisianaTech.

The Winnsboro native earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in 2007and will receive his master's degree is sport administration in May from NSU.

While working in the NSU sports information office prior to his stint at North Florida,Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Demon soccer, softball and tennis teams.

He was awarded the prestigious Ace Higgins Award by the Louisiana Sports Writer'sAssociation in 2007 as the state's top student SID and received a cash scholarship and his2008 Lady Demon softball media guide earned second place honors by the LSWA as thebest media guide in its division.

At North Florida, Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Osprey basketball teamas well has promoting men's and women's tennis and baseball.

The son of Bill and Leigh Jonson, Adam has a younger brother, Fletcher, who receivedhis bachelor's degree in journalism at NSU and is a graduate assistant in the SID office.

Alan Pasch joined the NSU athletic staff at the outset of 2008 althoughhe’s been a prominent coach on campus since 2001. Pasch was head row-ing coach for the club-level crew teams at NSU while also serving as assis-tant intramural director for the past two years.

Pasch, a former Dean’s List student at Northwestern while obtaining his bachelor of artsdegree in 2001, picked up his master’s degree in sport administration in 2006 from NSU.

The NSU Crew Team was competitive on the national level throughout Pasch’s tenureas head coach. He was varsity team captain from 1997-2000 and was crew oarsman of theyear in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

Pasch also coordinated visits to Natchitoches by as many as 16 intercollegiate and clubrowing teams each winter and spring, including nationally-ranked squads. He also servedas director of the annual Natchitoches Marathon Rowing Championships which attracts upto 500 competitors each year.

His wife Yonna works in the student life office at Northwestern State. Pasch is also anavid tennis player. The couple just celebrated the birth of their child, son, Amsden.

Jodie HeinickaSenior Woman Administrator/Academic Coordinator

Roxanne FreemanAthletic Business Manager

Dustin EubanksAssistant AD/NCAA Compliance Director

Jason HornAssistant AD/Marketing and Promotions

Alan PaschDirector of Athletic Facilities

Adam JonsonAssistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations

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The Southland Conference


2010 Preseason All-SLC First TeamPos. Name School Class Hometown

1B Trey Hernandez A&M-CC Jr. Robstown, Tex.

2B Braden Riley Sam Houston St. Jr. Woodville, Tex.

3B Lance Brown UTSA Sr. Richland, Tex.

SS Trent Grondin Northwestern St. Sr. Round Rock, Tex.

OF Michael Choice Texas-Arlington Jr. Mansfield, Tex.

OF Tyler Sibley Texas State So. Frisco, Tex.

OF Bret Atwood Texas State Jr. Katy, Tex.

C Chad Comer Texas-Arlington Jr. Mansfield, Tex.

DH Brett Aguilar UTSA Jr. San Antonio, Tex.

P Eric Harrington Lamar So. Groves, Tex.

P Rett Varner Texas-Arlington Jr. Trophy Club, Tex.

P Dallas Gallant Sam Houston St. Jr. Mansfield, Tex.

2010 Preseason All-SLC Second TeamPos. Name School Class Hometown

1B Kyle Livingstone Texas State Sr. Fort Worth, Tex.

2B Ryan Hutson UTSA Jr. Round Rock, Tex.

3B Chase Lyles Northwestern St. Sr. Plain Dealing, La.

SS Jason Martinson Texas State Jr. Birdville, Tex.

OF Lee Orr McNeese State So. El Campo, Tex.

OF Scott Moseley Nicholls Sr. Enterprise, Ala.

OF Cass Hargis Southeastern La. Jr. Meraux, La.

C Josh Cryer Southeastern La. Jr. Leesville, La.

DH Wade Mathis Lamar Jr. Wharton, Tex.

P Chris Franklin Southeastern La. Sr. Oneonta, Ala.

P Matt Shelton Sam Houston St. Jr. Mansfield, Tex.

P Chad Sheppard Northwestern St. So. Enterprise, La.

What began as a small gathering of college administra-tors over 45 years ago, the Southland Conference hastransformed itself into a dynamic and respected consor-tium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginningwith a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas onMarch 15, 1963, that included current members LamarUniversity (then Lamar State College of Technology) andthe University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington StateCollege), the Southland Conference set on an extraordi-nary course that has proven successful well into its fifthdecade of existence.

On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commem-orated another milestone as the league membershipreached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for theorganization. The addition of the University of CentralArkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi expands theSouthland into the Little Rock metro area and into theeighth largest city in Texas. UCA and A&M-Corpus Christihas enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerableways, including athletic and academic successes, strongand principled leadership, and strong fan support andmedia coverage.

In addition to its two newest members, the SouthlandConference lineup also consists of Lamar University,McNeese State University, Nicholls State University,Northwestern State University, Sam Houston StateUniversity, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F.Austin State University, the University of Texas atArlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, andTexas State University-San Marcos.

The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all atthe NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include football, bas-ketball, baseball, golf, tennis, cross country, and indoor and outdoor trackand field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball,volleyball, softball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country, and indoor and out-door track and field. The Conference earns automatic qualification toNCAA championships in football, men’s and women’s basketball, base-ball, softball, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, women’ssoccer, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and men’s andwomen’s cross country.

Tom BurnettCommissioner

Bruce LudlowAssociate

Commissioner

Todd LambDirector of

Media Services

Jimmy GlennAsst. Director ofMedia Services

2010 Preseason PollsCoaches Sports Information Directors1. Texas State (5) 114 1. Texas State (6) 1122. Sam Houston St. (4) 107 2. Sam Houston St. (4) 1033. Lamar (3) 105 3. Lamar (2) 1004. Southeastern La. 84 4. Southeastern La. 905. UTSA 77 5. UTSA 836. Texas-Arlington 73 6. Texas-Arlington 767. Northwestern State 65 7. Northwestern State 628. Stephen F. Austin 50 8. Stephen F. Austin 469. Central Arkansas 39 9. McNeese State 4110. McNeese State 34 10. Central Arkansas 4011. A&M-Corpus Christi 23 11. A&M-Corpus Christi 2112. Nicholls 17 12. Nicholls 17

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2010 Opponents


Alcorn State(Feb. 23 at NSU)

2009 Record: 29-19 (2nd in SWAC East)

Postseason: None

Head Coach: Barret Rey

SID: LaToya Shields

([email protected])

SID Phone: (601) 877-6466

Website: www.alcornsports.com

2009 Series: DNP

Centenary(Mar. 3 at NSU • Apr. 27 at Centenary)

2009 Record: 33-19 (16-10 Summit League)

Postseason: 0-2 Summit League Tournament

Head Coach: Ed McCann

SID: Allison McClain

([email protected])

SID Phone: 318-869-5092

Website: www.gocentenary.com

2009 series: 1-1

Press Box: 318-869-5250

Central Arkansas(Apr. 30-May 2 at UCA)

2009 Record: 22-30 (10-21, 9th in SLC)

Postseason: None

Head Coach: Doug Clark

SID: Steve East ([email protected])

SID Phone: 501-450-5743

Website: www.ucasports.com

2009 series: NSU 3-0

Press Box: 501-450-5030

Creighton(Feb. 27 at SFA Classic)

2009 Record: 31-25 (14-9, 4th in MVC)

Postseason: 3-1 at MVC Tournament

Head Coach: Ed Servais

SID: Matt Marek ([email protected])

SID Phone: (402) 280-5801

Website: www.gocreighton.com

2009 Series: DNP

Grambling(Mar. 2 at NSU • Mar. 17 at Grambling)

2009 Record: 17-27 (7-10, 5th in SWAC West)

Postseason: 3-2 SWAC Tournament

Head Coach: James Cooper

SID: Roderick Mosley ([email protected])

SID Phone: 318-274-2167

Website: www.GSUtigers.com

2009 Series: NSU 1-0

Jackson State(Apr. 13 at Jackson State)

2009 Record: 36-21 (15-9, 1st in SWAC East)

Postseason: 1-2 SWAC Tournament

Head Coach: Omar Johnson

SID: Jamea Adams-Ginyard

([email protected])

SID Phone: 601-979-2274

2009 Series: DNP

Website: www.jsutigers.com

LSU(Mar. 10 vs NSU at Shreveport)

(Apr. 21 at LSU)2009 Record: 56-17 (20-10, 1st SEC West)

Postseason: 5-1 at College World Series

(National Champions)

Head Coach: Paul Mainieri

SID: Bill Franques ([email protected])

SID Phone: 225-578-8226

Website: www.lsusports.net

2009 series: LSU 1-0

Press Box: 225-578-4149

Lamar(May 8-9 at NSU)

2009 Record: 38-22 (20-13, 4th in SLC)

Postseason: 3-2 SLC Tournament

Head Coach: Jim Gilligan

SID: Brian Henry ([email protected])

SID Phone: 409-880-8329

Website: www.lamarcardinals.com

2009 series: Lamar 3-0

Press Box: 409-880-8327

Louisiana-Lafayette(Mar. 30 at ULL • Apr. 6 at NSU)

2009 Record: 27-30-1 (14-15, 5th in Sun Belt)

Postseason: 2-2 at Sun Belt Tournament

Head Coach: Tony Robichaux

SID: John Strawn ([email protected])

SID Phone: 337-482-6332

Website: www.ragincajuns.com

2009 series: Tied 1-1

Press Box: 337-851-2255

Louisiana-Monroe(Feb. 28 at SFA Classic)

(Mar. 16 at NSU • May 18 at ULM)2009 Record: 32-27 (12-17, 7th in Sun Belt)

Postseason: 4-2 in Sun Belt Tournament

Head Coach: Jeff Schexnaider

SID: Adam Prendergast ([email protected])

SID Phone: 318-342-5463

Website: www.ulmathletics.com

2009 series: ULM 2-1

Press Box: 318-342-5476

McNeese State(Mar. 12-14 at NSU)

2009 Record: 21-30 (10-22, 10th in SLC)

Postseason: None

Head Coach: Terry Burrows

SID: Louis Bonnette ([email protected])

SID Phone: 337-475-5207

Website: www.mcneesesports.com


Press Box: 337-475-8007

Mississippi State(May 12 at MSU)

2009 Record: 25-29 (9-20, 6th in SLC East)

Postseason: None

Head Coach: John Cohen

SID: Joe Dier ([email protected])

SID Phone: (662) 325-8040

Website: www.mstateathletics.com

2009 Series: DNP

Press Box: (662) 325-3776

Murray State(Mar. 5-7 at NSU)

2009 Record: 34-21-1 (13-8-1 OVC)

Postseason: 2-2 at OVC Tournament

Head Coach: Rob McDonald

SID: John Brush ([email protected])

SID Phone: (270) 809-7044

Website: www.goracers.com

2009 Series: DNP

Nicholls(Apr. 9-11 at Nicholls)

2009 Record: 19-32 (9-23, 11th in SLC)

Postseason: None

Head Coach: Chip Durham

SID: Elizabeth Ballard

([email protected])

SID Phone: 985-448-4281

Website: www.colonelsports.com


Press Box: 985-448-4834

Sam Houston State(Apr. 1-3 at NSU)

2009 Record: 36-24 (18-14, 7th in SLC)

Postseason: 0-2 at Houston Regional

Head Coach: Mark Johnson

SID: Paul Ridings ([email protected])

SID Phone: 936-294-1764

Website: www.gobearkats.com

2009 series: SHSU 2-1

Press Box: 936-294-4132

Southeastern Louisiana(May 20-22 at SLU)

2009 Record: 37-22 (21-12, 2nd in SLC)

Postseason: 2-2 at SLC Tournament

Head Coach: Jay Artiques

SID: Charlie Gillingham ([email protected])

SID Phone: 985-549-3774

Website: www.lionsports.net


Press Box: 985-549-2431

Southern Mississippi(Feb. 19-21 at USM)

2009 Record: 40-26 (12-12, 5th in C-USA)

Postseason: 0-2 at College World Series

Head Coach: Scott Berry

SID: Jason Kirksey ([email protected])

SID Phone: (601) 266-4503

Website: www.southernmiss.com

2009 series: DNP

Press Box: (601) 266-5684

Stephen F. Austin(Feb. 26 at SFA Classic • Mar. 19-21 at SFA)

2009 Record: 23-32 (14-18, 8th in SLC)


Head Coach: Donnie Watson

SID: Ben Rikard ([email protected])

SID Phone: 936-468-5801

SID Cell: 936-554-2077


Website: www.sfajacks.com

Texas A&M(Mar. 24 at Texas A&M)

2009 Record: 37-24 (14-13, 6th in Big 12)

Postseason: 2-1 at Big 12 Tournament (1-2 at

TCU Regional)

Head Coach: Rob Childress

SID: Matt Simon ([email protected])

SID Phone: 979-845-3239

Website: www.aggieathletics.com

2009 series: DNP

Press Box: (797) 458-3604

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi(May 14-16 at NSU)

2009 Record: 18-28 (9-24, 12th in SLC)

Postseason: 4-0 at SLC Tournament (0-2 at

Houston Regional)

Head Coach: Scott Malone

SID: Aaron Ames ([email protected])

SID Phone: 361-825-3411

Website: www.goislanders.com


Press Box: 351-533-4560

Texas-Arlington(Mar. 26-28 at NSU)

2009 Record: 30-26 (19-13, 5th in SLC)

Head Coach: Darin Thomas


SID: Scott Lacefield ([email protected])

SID Phone: 817-272-2239

Website: www.utamavs.com

2009 series: UTA 3-0

Press Box: 817-462-4225

Texas-San Antonio(Apr. 16-18 at NSU)

2009 Record: 32-25 (20-12, 3rd in SLC)

Head Coach: Sherman Corbett


SID: Brian Hernandez

([email protected])

SID Phone: 210-458-4907

Website: www.goutsa.com


Press Box: 210-458-4612

Texas State(Apr. 23-25 at Texas State)

2009 Record: 41-17 (24-7, 1st in SLC)

Postseason: 3-1 at SLC Tournament (0-2 at

Austin Regional)

Head Coach: Ty Harrington

SID: Amber Arterberry ([email protected])

SID Phone: 512-245-4692

Website: www.txstatebobcats.com

2009 series: TXST 2-0

Press Box: 512-216-3414

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2009 Statistics


Player Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%Justin O’Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373 49-49 201 45 75 15 0 11 52 123 .612 18 1 24 3 .420 4 0 3-4 409 24 5 .989Joe Urtuzuastegui . . . . . . . . . . .371 47-39 151 42 56 21 1 8 45 103 .682 16 11 31 0 .459 3 0 4-6 38 44 10 .891Chase Lyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362 51-51 199 55 72 17 2 14 47 135 .678 27 7 34 0 .451 2 0 17-22 113 103 17 .927Trent Grondin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324 42-42 185 31 60 11 1 1 14 76 .411 14 1 18 2 .373 1 1 7-9 58 126 13 .934Dan Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296 50-50 186 39 55 6 2 1 30 68 .366 22 1 27 0 .370 2 4 14-18 61 123 14 .929Tyler Baisley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 36-35 135 23 35 3 1 4 18 52 .385 12 5 30 5 .338 2 0 2-3 74 1 1 .987------------------------------------Eric DeBlanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 27-14 60 9 20 4 0 2 12 30 .500 4 2 13 0 .382 2 0 4-5 27 3 0 1.000Lance Lacoste . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317 28-18 82 12 26 6 0 3 21 41 .500 6 2 15 2 .374 1 0 3-5 2 0 0 1.000Beau Snodgrass . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 40-30 116 20 36 6 2 3 25 55 .474 13 2 18 1 .383 2 1 4-8 37 2 1 .975Dominic Gamboa . . . . . . . . . . . .292 47-37 120 25 35 2 0 1 8 40 .333 13 13 32 1 .418 0 3 10-14 126 3 1 .992Colin Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278 34-27 108 15 30 3 1 2 20 41 .380 6 0 9 1 .316 0 0 0-0 51 9 5 .923Jordan Nipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 30-23 94 21 23 6 1 1 8 34 .362 6 5 24 1 .318 2 3 3-3 23 1 0 1.000Miles Parsons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 35-23 78 15 18 3 0 0 9 21 .269 13 3 21 1 .358 1 0 3-4 148 26 1 .994Garret Vaughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 30-24 80 11 18 2 0 2 15 26 .325 6 1 23 0 .284 1 0 5-5 151 16 7 .960D.D. Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 5-3 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 1 0 5 1 .214 0 0 0-0 1 5 0 1.000Trevor Geist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .077 10-2 13 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .077 2 2 7 0 .294 0 0 0-0 8 1 2 .818Trey Sofio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .000 7-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .200 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..308 52 1825 367 562 105 11 53 326 848 .465 180 56 333 18 .383 23 12 79-106 1343 546 82 .958Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316 52 1832 392 578 105 10 56 339 871 .475 220 53 342 15 .398 31 24 78-103 1347 590 79 .961

LOB - NSU (383); Opp. (426). DPs turned - NSU (42); Opp. (45). CI - NSU (1), Snodgrass 1; Opp. (1). IBB - NSU (6), O’Neal 2, Lyles 1, Urtuzuastegui 1, Baisley 1; Opp. (16) Picked off - Meyer 3, Grondin2, Gamboa 2, Snodgrass 1, Lacoste 1, Baisley 1, Vaughn 1, O’Neal 1.

2009 Final Pitching StatisticsPlayer ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HRB/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHAJimmy Heard . . . . . . . . . . . 5.23 7-4 14 14 1 0/1 0 84.1 96 55 49 27 64 14 3 13 .285 9 10 0 4 0

Ryan Zimmerman . . . . . . . 5.35 3-3 21 9 0 0/2 1 70.2 79 44 42 26 50 14 1 6 .290 4 10 1 4 8

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Chad Sheppard . . . . . . . . . 2.34 4-1 23 0 0 0/1 10 34.2 28 10 9 15 43 4 0 1 .219 11 4 1 2 3

Michael Ocampo . . . . . . . . 5.06 0-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 16.0 17 12 9 11 7 4 0 3 .293 2 2 0 1 1

Andrew Plotkin . . . . . . . . . . 5.90 3-0 13 2 0 0/0 2 29.0 33 23 19 19 11 9 0 1 .280 4 3 0 1 2

Trevor Geist . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 2-0 17 2 0 0/0 0 26.2 30 25 19 21 20 4 1 3 .280 7 5 2 3 1

Colin Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 1-4 10 4 0 0/0 0 26.1 32 22 19 9 24 12 0 3 .294 0 2 2 2 2

D.D. Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.16 2-2 17 2 0 0/1 0 28.2 32 27 26 27 28 5 1 3 .291 9 2 0 3 1

Kyle Broughton . . . . . . . . . 8.41 3-2 18 3 0 0/1 1 35.1 54 38 33 19 35 7 0 5 .358 7 3 2 3 3

Carlos Maese . . . . . . . . . . 9.88 0-0 12 1 0 0/0 0 13.2 25 15 15 7 9 5 1 2 .410 1 0 0 1 1

Brett Fredieu . . . . . . . . . . . 10.23 0-2 15 2 0 0/0 0 22.0 36 29 25 13 14 7 0 3 .360 7 3 0 1 0

Clayton Cooper . . . . . . . . . 12.23 1-4 15 7 1 0/0 0 42.2 79 61 58 15 28 13 1 8 .407 2 5 3 4 0

Ben Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . 14.26 0-4 7 6 0 0/0 0 17.2 37 31 28 11 9 7 2 5 .425 2 4 0 2 2

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.98 26-26 52 52 2 3/3 14 447.2 578 392 347 220 342 105 10 56 .316 65 53 11 31 24

Oppenents . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.89 26-26 52 52 4 3/1 8 449.0 562 367 294 180 333 105 11 53 .308 48 56 5 23 12

PB - NSU (28), Vaughn 16, Parsons 9, Snodgrass 3; Opp. (12). Pickoffs - NSU (16), Heard 8, Broughton 2, Zimmerman 1, Lott 1, Geist 1, Vaughn 1, Ocampo 1, Fredieu 1; Opp. (12). SBA/ATT - Parsons

(41-53), Vaughn (35-44), Lott (13-15), Cooper (10-13), Zimmerman (5-12), Plotkin (7-11), Sheppard (10-10), Broughton (9-10), Heard (7-10), Rodriguez (8-8), Bear (3-4), Snodgrass (2-4), Fredieu (3-3), Geist (2-

3), Maese (1-2), Ocampo (0-2).

2009 ResultsFeb. 20 ^at ULM W 8-3Feb. 21 ^vs. MVSU L 12-5Feb. 22 ^vs. Stephen F. Austin L 7-2Feb. 24 GRAMBLING W 11-1Feb. 25 LOUISIANA TECH L 9-8Feb. 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 16-0Feb. 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 4-0Mar. 1 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 14-6Mar. 3 at Tulane W 10-6 (10)Mar. 4 at Tulane L 12-3Mar. 6 *at McNeese State W 8-6Mar. 7 *at McNeese State W 10-9Mar. 8 *at McNeese State L 15-14Mar. 15 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 5-3Mar. 15 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 9-8

Mar. 17 at #5 LSU L 2-1Mar. 20 *at Texas-Arlington L 5-0Mar. 21 *at Texas-Arlington L 4-2Mar. 22 *at Texas-Arlington L 16-0 (7)Mar. 24 CENTENARY L 3-2Mar. 28 *at Sam Houston State W 9-6Mar. 28 *at Sam Houston State L 8-7 (11)Mar. 29 *at Sam Houston State W 17-10Apr. 1 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 11-5Apr. 3 *NICHOLLS W 5-2Apr. 4 *NICHOLLS L 9-6Apr. 5 *NICHOLLS W 10-8Apr. 7 at #7 Baylor L 18-1 (7)Apr. 9 *at UTSA L 7-4Apr. 10 *at UTSA W 9-8 (10)

Apr. 11 *at UTSA W 9-4 (10)Apr. 15 at Louisiana Tech L 15-3Apr. 19 *TEXAS STATE L 15-3 (7)Apr. 19 *TEXAS STATE L 15-10Apr. 21 at Centenary W 10-6Apr. 22 at ULM L 17-9Apr. 24 *at Lamar L 6-0Apr. 25 *at Lamar L 6-1Apr. 26 *at Lamar L 14-2 (7)Apr. 29 UL-LAFAYETTE W 7-5May 1 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 1-0May 2 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 10-3May 3 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 12-6May 6 ULM L 17-8May 8 *at A&M-Corpus Christi W 8-7

May 9 *at A&M-Corpus Christi W 15-2 (7)May 10 *at A&M-Corpus Christi W 7-6May 14 *SOUTHEASTERN LA. W 12-4May 15 *SOUTHEASTERN LA. L 7-5 (10)May 16 *SOUTHEASTERN LA. W 19-9 (7)May 20 !vs. UTSA L 5-4May 21 !vs. Southeastern La. L 9-7

* - Southland Conference games! - Southland Conference tournament

(Corpus Christi, Texas)^ - ULM Classic (Monroe, La.)

2009 Final Batting Statistics

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Demon Baseball History


NSU ALL-TIME BASEBALL RESULTS

YEAR RECORD PCT. CONF. FINISH COACH1912 7-4 .636 C.C. Stroud 1916 LIAA Second C.C. Stroud 1921 3-14 .176 C.C. Stroud 1927 9-5 .643 C.C. Stroud 1928 7-9-3 .447 C.C. Stroud 1929 8-7-1 .531 C.C. Stroud 1930 .500 C.C. Stroud 1931 No Games 1949 12-9 .571 7-6 Third H. Alvin Brown 1950 9-9 .500 7-7 Fifth H. Alvin Brown 1951 6-10 .375 6-10 Sixth H. Alvin Brown 1952 13-11 .542 10-6 Third H. Alvin Brown 1953 N/A 4-3-1 Third H. Alvin Brown 1954 N/A N/A H. Alvin Brown1955 10-9 .526 5-7 Fifth H. Alvin Brown 1956 15-7 .682 8-4 Second H. Alvin Brown 1957 17-8 .680 10-5 FIRST H. Alvin Brown 1958 13-11 .542 8-7 Second H. Alvin Brown 1959 14-17-2 .452 8-6-1 Third H. Alvin Brown 1960 13-13 .500 7-7 Third H. Alvin Brown1961 6-23-1 .207 2-18 Sixth H. Alvin Brown 1962 8-21 .276 3-14 Sixth H. Alvin Brown 1963 10-12 .455 7-11 Sixth H. Alvin Brown 1964 17-15 .531 10-9 Fourth H. Alvin Brown 1965 20-11 .645 13-7 Second H. Alvin Brown 1966 16-17-1 .485 11-10-1 Fourth H. Alvin Brown 1967 23-11 .676 18-8 FIRST Jack Clayton 1968 19-11-3 .633 12-8-2 Second Jack Clayton 1969 9-25 .265 5-17 Seventh Herbie Smith 1970 10-24 .294 3-19 Seventh Herbie Smith 1971 17-29 .369 11-14 Fifth Herbie Smith 1972 16-24 .400 Ind. Herbie Smith 1973 22-13 .629 8-6 Third Herbie Smith 1974 23-20 .535 10-6 Third Herbie Smith 1975 16-26 .381 4-12 Ninth Herbie Smith 1976 13-24-1 .351 Ind. Herbie Smith 1977 16-30 .348 Ind. Herbie Smith 1978 31-29 .517 Ind. Herbie Smith 1979 20-29-1 .408 Ind. Herbie Smith 1980 23-23 .500 Ind. Herbie Smith 1981 16-42 .276 TAAC 2-12 Eighth Herbie Smith 1982 18-26 .409 TAAC 7-5 FIRST Herbie Smith 1983 26-30 .464 N/A Fourth Herbie Smith 1984 17-45 .274 TAAC 7-17 Fifth Herbie Smith 1985 19-34 .358 GSC 5-14 Fifth Herbie Smith 1986 15-35 .300 GSC 3-15 Sixth Herbie Smith 1987 14-37 .275 GSC 2-18 Seventh J. Emmons 1988 23-28 .451 SLC 9-12 Sixth J. Emmons 1989 21-28-1 .430 SLC 7-10 Sixth J. Emmons 1990 38-13 .745 SLC 9-9 Fifth Jim Wells 1991 40-21 .656 SLC 13-5 FIRST Jim Wells 1992 29-26 .527 SLC 8-13 Seventh Jim Wells 1993 40-14 .741 SLC 18-6 FIRST Jim Wells 1994 45-15 .750 SLC 16-5 FIRST Jim Wells 1995 37-15 .711 SLC 19-5 FIRST Dave Van Horn 1996 34-27 .557 SLC 14-16 *Second Dave Van Horn 1997 35-23 .603 SLC 19-9 *FIRST Dave Van Horn 1998 40-20 .667 SLC 15-8 FIRST John Cohen 1999 38-21 .644 SLC 18-9 Second John Cohen2000 30-26 .535 SLC 14-13 Fifth John Cohen2001 38-17 .691 SLC 19-8 FIRST John Cohen2002 43-17 .717 SLC 14-10 FIRST Mitch Gaspard2003 35-22 .614 SLC 16-11 Fourth Mitch Gaspard2004 33-23 .589 SLC 16-9 Second Mitch Gaspard2005 41-20 .672 SLC 22-5 FIRST Mitch Gaspard2006 33-28 .541 SLC 15-15 Sixth Mitch Gaspard2007 25-28 .472 SLC 15-14 Seventh Mitch Gaspard2008 28-28 .500 SLC 17-12 Fifth Jon Paul Davis2009 26-26 .500 SLC 18-13 Sixth Jon Paul DavisTotal 1367-1287-14 .515 522-504-5 .509* - Louisiana Division of SLC

Demon Baseball, a hit since 1912 Northwestern State has established itself as one of the premier baseball pro-

grams in the Southland Conference, in the state of Louisiana, and in America as well.The Demons have been members of the SLC for only 17 years, but in that time theyhave won nine conference championships and been to the NCAA Regionals twice.

The Demons became only the third school in SLC history to win three straighttitles (1993-95). Trinity University accomplished the feat in 1964-66, while LamarUniversity matched that effort 10 years later.

Leading the way for Northwestern is third-year head coach Jon Paul Davis. Davis is onlythe 10th coach in Demon baseball history, which is remarkable considering Northwestern hasbeen playing organized baseball for over 90 years.

Northwestern dropped intercollegiate baseball in the 1930's, but reinstated it in 1940and has since built a strong program. However, it was not until the Demons joined theSLC in 1988 that they truly began to flourish.

A Northwestern player has been named to the SLC first team 36 times. TheDemons have also boasted the Coach of the Year seven times, Hitter of the Year twice,Pitcher of the year four times, Player of the Year four times and Newcomer of the Yearseven times.

Five All-Americans have also donned the Demon uniform. The first was DannyTurner who earned the honor in 1967 when the Demons were still NAIA. Darryl Woodswas named NCAA and NAIA All-American in 1974 when he belted a Demon record 19home runs on the season. Demon outfielder Terry Joseph was named to the GTEAcademic All-America team in 1993 and earned the honor again in 1995. PitcherReggie Gatewood was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associationsecond team in 1994 after posting an 11-3 record with a 2.14 ERA. Shortstop RyanAnholt was the fifth All-American in Demon baseball history. The junior from Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan was a third-team selection by the American Baseball CoachesAssociation in 1998. For the season, he batted .417 with 15 home runs and 71 RBIs.

Northwestern has been able to participate in post-season play as well. In 1991 theDemons received an at-large bid to the NCAA South II Regional in Baton Rouge,Louisiana. The Demons lost to eventual National Champion Louisiana State 13-2,before being edged by USL 11-7. Northwestern's 45-15 record was enough to earn anat-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1994.

The Demons travelled to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Midwest I Regionals.Perennial power Cal State Fullerton would defeat Northwestern 11-3 in Game 1. InGame 2, Northwestern and NSU All-American Reggie Gatewood would overpowerIllinois State 8-2 to win its first and only NCAA Regional game. Northwestern would thenlose a heartbreaking 14-9 game to Memphis and bow out of the double elimination tour-nament. Northwestern's 45 wins in 1994 were the most in school history.

In 1996, the Demons beat the National Champion LSU Tigers twice in Alex BoxStadium and won their sixth conference title in the 1990's in 1998. The Demons alsoreached the 40-win plateau for the fourth time in the 1990's in 1998.

A 38-21 campaign in 1999, including wins over LSU and UCLA, ended a "decadeof excellence", one which found the Demons as one of the elite teams in the nation.Northwestern's .658 winning percentage during the decade ranks 23rd among allDivision I teams, while its six conference championships is second only to WichitaState.

Success continued in 2001 as the Demons won their seventh conference title anddefeated in-state rival LSU, 10-8, before a record-breaking 4,214 fans watching atBrown-Stroud Field. The 2002 season brought the Demons their eighth conference titleafter going 43-17 under first-year head coach Mitch Gaspard. The Demons cracked thetop-25 for the first time in school history when they were ranked 23rd by CollegiateBaseball in 2002.

The Demons blew through the 2005 SLC season, winning a record 22 gameswhile posting the largest margin of separation in league history with their 5-game leadover the second place team. The 2005 team also stayed ranked in the nation’s top 35for most of the season while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionalwhere they finished third with a 1-2 record.

Demon coaching recordsDr. C.C. Stroud 1911-49 34-39-4 .467 H. Alvin Brown 1949-66 198-205-4 .491 Jack Clayton 1967-68 42-22-3 .656 Herbie Smith 1969-86 327-508-2 .392 Johnnie Emmons 1987-89 58-93-1 .385 Jim Wells 1990-94 192-89 .683 Dave Van Horn 1995-97 106-65 .620John Cohen 1998-01 146-84 .635Mitch Gaspard 2002-07 210-138 .603Jon Paul Davis 2008-Present 5 4 - 5 4 . 5 0 0

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Brown-Stroud Field


BUILT IN 1939...Brown-Stroud Field has been home to nine Southland Conference titles since 1991. Named after the first twobaseball head coaches in school history - C.C. Stroud (1912-1930) and H. Alvin Brown (1949-1966). The ball-park has undergone significant changes in the past couple of years with the addition of chairback seating,extended bleachers, an awning covering to protect the new seating, expanded dugouts, new landscaping, newfield turf to the infield, and new for this season, a state-of-the-art sound system. Year in and year out, theDemons have faced some of the top teams in college baseball including College World Series teams LSU,Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette, Nebraska and Missouri State. Other top notch opponents stepping foot inBrown-Stroud Field have been Arkansas, Baylor, TCU, Missouri, Houston, Kansas State, Oral Roberts and IowaState just to name a few.

An aerial look at Brown-Stroud Field

In 2008, fans were greeted with a new entrance to Brown-Stroud field. This year, a new scoreboard will delight fans.

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Brown-Stroud Field


Brown-Stroud Attendance RecordsAtt. Date Opp. Score

1. 4,214 4-18-01 LSU W 10-82. 2,329 4-9-03 LSU L 6-43. 1,835 4-9-91 LSU L 7-34. 1,374 4-8-03 Alabama L 12-85. 1,263 5-15-94 *McNeese L 8-36. 1,173 5-25-05 *Southeastern La. L 3-07. 1,112 2-26-92 UL-Lafayette L 10-78. 853 5-18-94 *McNeese W 6-39. 850 3-15-01 Nebraska L 13-110. 743 4-26-95 La. Tech W 7-211. 711 3-23-07 *Southeastern La. W 6-412. 679 4-4-92 Sam Houston W 3-113 670 4-20-05 UL-Lafayette L 2-114. 653 3-30-04 La. Tech W 14-315. 634 3-14-03 UTA W 9-816. 632 4-15-92 La. Tech W 6-017. 628 5-15-09 Southeastern La. L 7-5 (10)18. 626 4-21-91 McNeese W 4-119. 624 4-19-02 Nicholls State W 5-120. 619 5-6-06 Lamar W 11-8, W 8-7

* - SLC Tournament Game

Year Overall SLC

1981 14-22

1982 11-10

1983 17-10

1984 11-17

1985 12-17

1986 9-19

1987 11-14

1988 13-15

1989 15-8 7-4

1990 25-7 4-5

1991 21-7 6-3

1992 16-7 3-6

1993 25-6 10-2

1994 27-7 7-3

1995 20-3 10-2

Year Overall SLC

1996 19-12 8-7

1997 19-8 11-3

1998 20-6 9-4

1999 19-5 9-3

2000 17-8 9-6

2001 21-8 8-4

2002 23-4 12-6

2003 19-5 9-3

2004 17-7 10-4

2005 21-4 11-1

2006 19-6 10-5

2007 13-11 8-7

2008 19-11 9-6

2009 14-8 9-4

Totals 507-272 179-88

(.651) (.670)

Overall and SLC home record since 1981

NSU’s game against LSU on April 18, 2001 drew a record crowd of 4,214. The Demons won, 10-8.

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Year-by-Year Results since 1990

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Date Opponent W/L Results

2/12 Houston Baptist W 7-02/12 Houston Baptist W 4-0 2/17 Centenary W 5-4 2/17 Centenary W 4-2 2/20 Ouachita Baptist W 4-0 2/20 Ouachita Baptist W 5-4 2/24 Ark.-Monticello W 11-0 2/24 Ark.-Monticello W 8-1 2/25 Henderson St. W 5-1 2/28 Southern Arkansas W 6-1 2/28 Southern Arkansas W 4-0 3/3 Grambling W 3-2

3/3 Grambling W 6-5 3/4 Southern Arkansas W 10-2 3/4 Southern Arkansas W 7-5 3/10 Baptist Christian W 5-0 3/10 Baptist Christian W 6-0 3/13 Harding W 7-2 3/13 Harding W 1-0 3/17 *Texas-Arlington W 5-2 3/17 *Texas-Arlington L 1-2 3/18 *Texas-Arlington W 11-2 3/20 USL W 5-2 3/24 *McNeese L 0-4 3/24 *McNeese W 3-0 3/25 *McNeese W 7-4 3/27 Louisiana College W 11-0 3/27 Louisiana College W 6-5 3/28 Nicholls L 2-9 3/31 *Stephen F. Austin W 6-5 3/31 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-4 4/1 *Stephen F. Austin W 3-2 4/3 USL L 6-13 4/4 La. College W 7-2 4/4 La.College W 6-2 4/11 La. Tech W 11-0 4/11 La. Tech W 6-2 4/13 *Southwest Texas L 2-6 4/13 *Southwest Texas W 3-2 4/14 *Southwest Texas W 8-5 4/17 Grambling W 6-0 4/17 Grambling W 8-04/19 LSU L 6-16 4/21 *Sam Houston L 1-3 4/21 *Sam Houston L 0-2 4/22 *Sam Houston L 5-6 4/25 La. Tech W 4-1 4/25 La. Tech L 1-4 4/28 *Northeast La. L 0-4 4/28 *Northeast La. L 1-4

4/29 *Northeast La. L 4-7

Date Opponent W/L Results2/9 Centenary W 5-3 2/9 Centenary L 1-4 2/13 Southeastern La. L 4-5 2/14 New Orleans L 4-12 2/17 Southeastern La. W 3-0 2/23 Ark.-Monticello W 7-3 2/23 Ark.-Monticello W 7-1 2/24 Ark.-Little Rock L 0-1 2/28 Henderson St. W 8-4 2/28 Henderson St. W 6-0 3/2 Lamar W 14-2 3/3 Lamar L 3-6 3/3 Lamar L 5-7 3/4 LSU W 7-3 3/5 Ouachita Baptist W 3-1 3/5 Ouachita Baptist W 10-1 3/9 Houston W 6-5 3/10 Houston L 6-7(12) 3/13 Centenary W 4-2 3/13 Centenary W 5-3

3/15 Dartmouth W 6-2 3/16 *Northeast La. W 4-0 3/16 *Northeast La. L 2-14 3/18 *Northeast La. L 4-5 3/19 Southern Arkansas L 8-9 3/20 La. Tech W 4-03/23 *Sam Houston W 2-1 3/23 *Sam Houston L 3-4 3/24 *Sam Houston W 7-0 3/26 Grambling L 3-10 3/27 Indiana Wesleyan W 4-0 3/27 Indiana Wesleyan W 3-0 3/29 *Southwest Texas W 6-3 3/30 *Southwest Texas W 3-0(15)3/30 *Southwest Texas W 5-1 4/4 Southern Arkansas W 6-5 4/4 Southern Arkansas W 4-0 4/5 Baptist Christian W 4-2 4/6 Nicholls W 2-1 4/9 LSU L 3-7 4/13 *Stephen F. Austin L 0-2 4/13 *Stephen F. Austin L 2-5 4/15 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-0 4/16 Ark.-Little Rock W 10-4(11)

4/20 *McNeese W 4-3 4/20 *McNeese W 2-1 4/21 *McNeese W 4-1 4/22 La. College W 6-5(10)4/24 USL L 5-6 4/27 *Texas-Arlington W 8-2 4/27 *Texas-Arlington W 9-5 4/29 *Texas-Arlington W 6-25/1 La. Tech W 9-8 5/1 La. Tech L 4-7 5/11 Southern Arkansas W 5-2 5/11 Southern Arkansas W 4-2 5/13 Mississippi St. L 6-8 5/13 Mississippi St. L 4-10

5/24 #LSU (Baton Rouge) L 2-13 5/26 #USL (Baton Rouge) L 7-11

Date Opponent W/L Result2/10 Centenary W 11-10 2/10 Centenary L 10-12 2/15 South Alabama L 7-14 2/16 South Alabama L 1-5(12) 2/18 Southeastern La. W 9-3 2/19 LSU L 6-7(11)2/21 Oklahoma St. L 10-26 2/22 Oklahoma St. L 2-10 2/26 USL L 7-10 2/29 Arkansas L 5-6(11) 3/1 Arkansas L 2-7 3/3 Southeastern La. L 6-7 3/7 *Northeast La. L 4-5 3/7 *Northeast La. W 6-3 3/8 *Northeast La. W 10-5 3/10 Baptist Parkway W 11-1 3/10 Baptist Parkway W 10-0 3/11 Ark.-Little Rock W 5-1 3/13 Northeast La. L 2-11 3/13 La. Tech W 4-3 3/13 Grambling W 7-5 3/15 Northeast La. W 2-1 3/15 Northeast La. W 10-2

3/17 La. College W 12-0 3/21 *Southwest Texas L 7-8 3/21 *Southwest Texas W 5-3 3/22 *Southwest Texas W 6-4(10) 3/24 Centenary W 4-2 3/24 Centenary L 1-5 3/29 Henderson St. W 16-1 3/29 Henderson St. W 7-0 3/31 Grambling W 8-6 4/1 Harding W 10-1 4/1 Harding W 3-1 4/4 *Sam Houston W 3-1 4/4 *Sam Houston L 2-6 4/5 *Sam Houston W 7-6(10) 4/8 La. Tech L 9-14 4/11 *Stephen F. Austin L 2-6 4/12 *Stephen F. Austin L 6-7 4/12 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-3 4/15 La. Tech W 6-0 4/17 *Texas-Arlington L 6-7 4/17 *Texas-Arlington L 3-4 4/18 *Texas-Arlington L 1-12 4/23 Ouachita Baptist W 15-0 4/23 Ouachita Baptist W 13-3 4/25 *McNeese L 4-7 4/25 *McNeese W 4-3 4/26 *McNeese L 3-7 4/29 Ark.-Little Rock W 7-5 5/2 *Nicholls L 0-4 5/2 *Nicholls L 1-3 5/3 *Nicholls L 0-1

Date Opponent W/L Results2/13 Rice L 6-12

2/13 Rice L 3-7 2/16 Southeastern La. W 3-0 2/17 La. College W 12-1 2/20 Lamar L 0-5 2/20 Lamar W 7-4 2/22 LSU L 3-8 2/24 Henderson St. W 9-0 2/24 Henderson St. W 7-1 2/27 *Northeast La. W 2-1 2/27 *Northeast La. W 4-1 2/28 *Northeast La. W 5-4(10) 3/6 *McNeese L 4-5 3/6 *McNeese W 7-3 3/7 *McNeese W 6-3(12)3/10 Ouachita Baptist W 11-0 3/10 Ouachita Baptist W 8-1 3/17 Peru St. W 7-2 3/17 Peru St. W 4-1 3/20 *Southwest Texas L 8-9 3/20 *Southwest Texas W 20-0 3/21 *Southwest Texas L 4-9 3/23 Ark.-Monticello W 8-2 3/23 Ark.-Monticello W 10-4 3/24 Grambling W 17-12 3/25 USL W 7-6 3/28 Southern Ark. L 0-2 3/28 Southern Ark. L 8-9 3/31 La. Tech W 18-9 4/3 *Sam Houston W 4-0 4/3 *Sam Houston W 1-0 4/4 *Sam Houston W 7-6 4/6 LSU (Alexandria) W 6-5 4/9 *Stephen F. Austin W 11-44/10 *Stephen F. Austin W 4-3 4/10 *Stephen F. Austin W 6-5 4/17 *Texas-Arlington W 6-3 4/17 *Texas-Arlington L 0-10 4/18 *Texas-Arlington L 2-3 4/20 Southeastern La. W 7-0 4/21 Grambling W 12-5 4/24 Baptist Christian W 7-1 4/24 Baptist Christian W 8-2 4/27 Centenary W 5-3 5/2 *Nicholls W 2-05/2 *Nicholls L 2-4 5/3 *Nicholls W 6-3 5/8 *Texas-San Antonio W 9-3 5/8 *Texas-San Antonio W 4-2 5/9 *Texas-San Antonio L 11-12(12)5/12 Ark.-Monticello W 8-6 5/12 Ark.-Monticello W 14-1 5/15 $McNeese L 2-4 5/16 $Texas-Arlington L 6-12

Date Opponent W/L Results2/14 Ouachita Baptist W 7-1 2/14 Ouachita Baptist W 14-2 2/16 Centenary W 11-2 2/19 Lamar W 6-1 2/19 Lamar W 4-3 2/20 Lamar W 6-3 2/22 LSU L 5-11 2/24 La. College W 11-1 2/26 Oral Roberts W 6-2 2/26 Oral Roberts L 4-5 2/27 Oral Roberts L 5-8 3/2 Loyola (N.O.) W 38-3 3/2 Loyola (N.O.) W 15-0 3/5 *Northeast La. W 7-3 3/5 *Northeast La. L 1-53/6 *Northeast La. W 11-2 3/8 USL W 10-5 3/15 Southern W 8-2 3/16 La. College W 22-2 3/19 *Texas-Arlington W 6-0 3/19 *Texas-Arlington W 2-1 3/20 *Texas-Arlington W 5-0 3/22 Grambling W 9-3 3/23 Baptist Christian W 5-3 3/23 Baptist Christian W 5-0 3/26 *McNeese W 9-8 3/26 *McNeese W 2-1 3/28 *McNeese L 2-4 3/30 Ark.-Little Rock W 8-6 4/1 La. Tech W 3-0 4/2 La. Tech L 4-7 4/6 Ark.-Little Rock W 6-5 4/9 *Stephen F. Austin W 3-0 4/9 *Stephen F. Austin W 3-0 4/10 *Stephen F. Austin W 4-2 4/11 Grambling W 7-3 4/12 Centenary W 9-5 4/13 Tulane L 5-64/16 *Sam Houston W 1-0

4/16 *Sam Houston W 7-4 4/17 *Sam Houston L 0-3 4/19 TCU W 3-2 4/19 TCU L 8-9 4/20 Henderson St. W 2-1 4/20 Henderson St. W 4-3 4/23 *Nicholls W 3-2 4/23 *Nicholls W 5-0 4/24 *Nicholls W 5-0 4/25 USL W 7-6 4/26 USL W 8-5 4/30 *SouthwestTexas L 0-1 4/30 *Southwest Texas W 2-0 5/7 *Texas-San Antonio L 0-7 5/15 $McNeese L 3-8 5/16 $Sam Houston W 7-4 5/18 $McNeese. W 6-3 5/19 $Texas-San Antonio L 6-7 5/27 #Cal. St. Fullerton L 3-11 5/28 #Illinois St. W 8-2 5/29 #Memphis L 9-14

Date Opponent W/L Result2/11 Southern W 21-8 2/13 La. College W 13-1 2/13 La. College W 6-0 2/15 Centenary L 7-8 2/18 TCU W 3-12/18 TCU W 5-4 2/21 LSU L 5-16 2/24 Baylor L 0-2 2/25 Baylor W 9-5 2/25 Baylor W 10-5 3/2 Southern Ark. W 6-5(10) 3/5 *Northeast La. L 0-2 3/5 *Northeast La. W 17-9 3/6 *Northeast La. W 8-7 3/10 Houston W 9-83/11 Houston L 1-2 3/11 Houston W 2-0 3/18 *Texas-Arlington W 7-5 3/18 *Texas-Arlington W 5-3 3/19 *Texas-Arlington W 11-1 3/22 LSU (Alexandria) L 7-8(10) 3/25 *McNeese W 7-4 3/25 *McNeese L 2-13 3/26 *McNeese L 2-4 4/1 Oral Roberts W 5-4 4/1 Oral Roberts W 7-6 4/2 Oral Roberts W 7-4 4/5 La. College W 14-3 4/8 *Stephen F. Austin W 2-1 4/8 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-1 4/9 *Stephen F. Austin W 13-0 4/11 Baptist Christian W 11-2 4/11 Baptist Christian W 6-4 4/12 La. Tech L 9-14 4/14 *Sam Houston W 2-1(11)4/14 *Sam Houston W 4-2 4/15 *Sam Houston W 14-4 4/18 USL W 9-1 4/19 USL L 6-94/22 *Nicholls L 5-8 4/22 *Nicholls W 9-5 4/23 *Nicholls W 24-15 4/26 La. Tech W 7-2 4/29 *Southwest Texas L 0-2 4/29 *Southwest Texas W 3-1 4/30 *Southwest Texas W 11-5 5/2 Arkansas L 2-5 5/6 *Texas-San Antonio W 14-7 5/6 *Texas-San Antonio W 7-5 5/7 *Texas-San Antonio W 12-8 5/13 $Texas-Arlington L 3-11 5/14 $Texas-Arlington L 3-7

Date Opponent W/L Results2/10 La. College W 9-1

Three-time SLCCoach of the Year,Wells led the Demonsto three SouthlandC o n f e r e n c e

Championships and two NCAARegional appearances. His 1990squad won its first 20 games andwas the national fielding championwith a .981 fielding percentage.

Jim Wells192-89 (5 years)

1990: Won 38, Lost 13; 9-9 SLCHead Coach: Jim Wells

The 1995 Demons celebrate after winning the SLC championship.


SLC CHAMPIONS NCAA REGIONALS



SLC CHAMPIONS


SLC CHAMPIONSNCAA REGIONALS

1995: Won 37, Lost 15; 19-5 SLCHead Coach: Dave Van Horn

SLC CHAMPIONS

A two-time SLCCoach of the Year,Van Horn contin-ued the success ofNSU baseball, win-ning two Southlandtitles, ‘95 and ‘97.

His ‘97 squad set a NSU record forhome runs in a game with 8 againstSE Louisiana.

Dave Van Horn106-65 (3 years)


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2/13 Centenary W 21-4 2/14 Grambling W 9-3 2/16 Arkansas L 6-13(10)2/17 Arkansas L 5-14 2/18 Arkansas L 5-10 2/21 Southeastern La. W 4-2 2/23 Baylor W 14-2 2/24 Baylor W 3-2 2/24 Baylor W 5-4(10) 2/27 Lamar W 6-5 2/27 Lamar L 1-3 3/2 *Texas-Arlington W 4-2 3/2 *Texas-Arlington W 6-3 3/3 *Texas-Arlington L 6-7 3/5 Centenary L 10-11 3/6 La. Tech W 6-5(10)3/9 *Texas-San Antonio L 5-7 3/9 *Texas-San AntonioW 10-7 3/10 *Texas-San Antonio L 9-10(10)3/12 Southeastern La. W 25-7 3/16 *Southwest Texas L 4-5 3/16 *Southwest Texas W 10-5 3/17 *Southwest Texas L 7-9 3/18 SW Missouri St. L 7-12 3/20 La. Tech L 1-5 3/23 *Sam Houston W 3-2 3/23 *Sam Houston L 2-3 3/24 *Sam Houston L 5-7 3/30 *Northeast La. L 0-4 3/30 *Northeast La. L 7-10 3/31 *Northeast La. L 1-8 4/2 LSU W 10-5 4/3 LSU W 6-5 4/6 *Nicholls W 8-4 4/6 *Nicholls L 5-8 4/7 *Nicholls W 7-3 4/9 Baptist Christian W 9-2 4/9 Baptist Christian W 12-7 4/13 *McNeese L 2-3 4/13 *McNeese W 4-2 4/15 *McNeese W 8-4 4/16 USL L 2-6 4/20 *Nicholls W 9-6 4/20 *Nicholls L 3-4 4/21 *Nicholls L 3-6 4/25 La. College W 9-8(12)4/27 *McNeese W 7-3 4/27 *McNeese L 2-7 4/28 *McNeese W 11-5 4/30 USL W 9-8 5/4 *Northeast La. W 5-4(10) 5/4 *Northeast La. W 3-2 5/5 *Northeast La. L 3-6 5/9 La. Tech L 4-6 5/11 La. Tech W 6-3 5/16 $Southwest Texas L 10-11 5/17 $Texas-Arlington W 7-6 5/18 $Southwest Texas W 2-1 5/18 $Northeast La. W 7-4 5/19 $Sam Houston L 7-8(10)

Date Opponent W/L Results2/8 Centenary W 5-0 2/9 Ark.-Little Rock L 1-2 2/9 Ark.-Little Rock L 0-8 2/11 Southeastern La. W 10-5 2/15 Houston W 5-4 2/16 Houston W 8-4 2/16 Houston L 8-15 2/17 La. College W 13-4 2/19 LSU-Shreveport W 10-1 2/21 Oklahoma St. L 8-12 2/22 Cincinnati W 10-9 2/23 Rice L 0-14 3/1 *Texas-Arlington W 11-1 3/1 *Texas-Arlington L 1-5 3/5 Lamar L 7-9 3/5 Lamar L 4-6 3/8 *Texas-San Antonio W 10-2 3/8 *Texas-San Antonio L 3-6 3/9 *Texas-San Antonio W 8-5 3/15 *Southwest Texas W 3-1 3/15 *Southwest Texas W 3-0 3/16 *Southwest Texas W 9-6 3/18 Centenary W 3-0 3/20 USL L 0-3 3/22 *Sam Houston W 9-3(14)3/22 *Sam Houston L 4-5 3/23 *Sam Houston L 3-4 3/25 Arkansas L 4-5 3/26 Arkansas L 8-13 3/28 *Northeast La. L 2-6 3/29 *Northeast La.. W 7-3 3/29 *Northeast La. W 5-1 4/2 La. Tech W 15-3

4/6 *Nicholls W 2-0 4/6 *Nicholls W 7-3 4/8 USL W 21-4 4/9 La. College W 16-5 4/12 *McNeese W 9-1 4/12 *McNeese W 9-4 4/13 *McNeese L 1-5 4/15 East Texas Baptist W 4-3 4/16 Ark.-Little Rock W 6-1 4/19 *Nicholls W 2-1 4/19 *Nicholls W 5-3 4/20 *Nicholls W 5-2 4/22 La. Tech W 5-4 4/23 LSU L 5-11 4/26 *McNeese W 3-2 4/26 *McNeese L 11-14 4/27 *McNeese W 4-3 4/29 USL W 8-5 4/30 Southeastern La. W 14-9 5/3 *Northeast La. L 0-7 5/3 *Northeast La. W 8-2 5/4 *Northeast La. L 4-8 5/10 La. Tech L 10-11 5/14 $Texas-San Antonio L 3-5 5/15 $Southwest Texas L 3-12

Date Opponent W/L Results2/3 McNeese St. W 8-2 2/7 Texas Southern W 10-1 2/7 Texas Southern W 15-0 2/11 La. College W 19-7 2/13 Lamar L 5-8 2/14 McNeese St. W 6-5(10) 2/17 East Texas Baptist W 9-3 2/20 Rice W 3-2 2/21 UNO (Houston) W 5-3 2/22 Wake Forest L 2-4 2/24 Ark.-Little Rock L 5-8 2/27 Middle Tenn. State W 4-3 2/28 SW Missouri St. W 4-03/1 Centenary W 9-7 3/3 Centenary W 9-4 3/4 USL L 1-6 3/7 *Texas-San Antonio L 5-6 3/7 *Texas-San Antonio L 5-8 3/8 *Texas-San Antonio W 7-23/10 Ark.-Little Rock L 5-11 3/12 LSU-Shreveport W 4-3 3/14 *Southwest Texas L 5-6 3/14 *Southwest Texas L 5-8 3/15 *Southwest Texas W 6-5 3/17 La. Tech L 2-8 3/21 *Texas-Arlington W 21-2 3/21 *Texas-Arlington L 3-9 3/22 *Texas-Arlington W 8-7 3/24 LSU L 3-6 3/25 Southern L 3-6 3/26 McNeese W 1-0 3/31 La. College W 12-2 4/1 USL L 1-3 4/4 *Northeast La. W 2-0 4/4 *Northeast La. W 8-2 4/5 *Northeast La. L 4-5(12) 4/7 La. Tech W 3-1 4/8 Texas Southern W 17-8 4/10 *Nicholls W 5-1 4/11 *Nicholls W 9-4 4/11 *Nicholls W 7-5 4/14 Lamar W 10-8 4/19 *McNeese W 10-7 4/19 *McNeese W 13-8 4/21 Lamar W 3-2 4/25 *Sam Houston W 3-2 4/25 *Sam Houston W 4-3 4/26 *Sam Houston W 7-6 4/28 Centenary W 23-2 5/2 *Southeastern La. L 1-2 5/2 *Southeastern La. W 12-8 5/3 *Southeastern La. L 5-10 5/7 La. Tech L 9-11 5/8 La. Tech W 9-3 5/10 USL W 9-5 5/13 $Sam Houston L 2-4

5/14 $Northeast La. W 11-0 5/15 $Soutwest Texas W 7-3 5/15 $Sam Houston W 8-1 5/16 $Nicholls L 4-5

Date Opponent W/L Results2/6 La. Tech W 6-2 2/7 Texas Southern W 12-32/7 Texas Southern W 9-0 2/8 Centenary W 13-3 2/9 LSU-Shreveport W 14-12/12 Rice L 5-14 2/13 McNeese L 11-12(10)2/14 UCLA (at Houston) W 5-4 2/16 Ark.-Little Rock W 15-4 2/17 Nicholls W 15-4 2/18 Centenary W 11-3 2/24 LSU-Shreveport W 5-3 2/26 SW Missouri St. L 2-7 2/27 Jackson St. W 10-0 2/28 Lamar L 2-3(10)3/2 LSU W 12-6 3/6 *Sam Houston L 0-4 3/6 *Sam Houston W 13-2 3/7 *Sam Houston W 8-4 3/9 McNeese W 10-2 3/10 La. Tech W 3-2 3/13 *Texas-Arlington W 11-4 3/14 *Texas-Arlington W 15-6 3/14 *Texas-Arlington W 14-2 3/16 Southern Miss. L 7-8 3/17 Southern Miss. L 5-10 3/19 *Nicholls L 5-6 3/20 *Nicholls W 4-2 3/21 *Nicholls L 4-5 3/24 USL W 7-3 3/26 *McNeese W 8-7 3/27 *McNeese L 1-4 3/28 *McNeese W 7-6(10)3/31 USL L 0-9 4/2 *Southwest Texas W 10-8 4/3 *Southwest Texas L 8-9 4/3 *Southwest Texas L 2-5 4/7 Alabama L 6-8 4/10 *Texas-San AntonioW 8-4 4/10 *Texas-San Antonio W 9-3 4/11 *Texas-San Antonio L 6-8 4/13 Ark.-Little Rock W 20-8 4/16 *Northeast La. L 3-9 4/17 *Northeast La. W 5-3(12) 4/18 *Northeast La. W 7-4 4/21 La. Tech L 4-10 4/24 *Lamar W 4-2 4/24 *Lamar W 7-3 4/25 *Lamar W 3-2 4/27 La. College L 3-4 4/27 La. College W 8-5 4/28 Centenary W 9-8(10)4/30 *Southeastern La. W 11-6 5/1 *Southeastern La. W 5-2 5/2 *Southeastern La. L 11-13 5/5 McNeese W 14-1 5/15 $Texas-Arlington L 8-11 5/16 $Southeastern La. W 13-11 5/17 $Southwest Texas L 4-8

Date Opponent W/L Results2/2 LSU-Shreveport W 12-32/5 Baylor L 0-72/5 Baylor L 7-92/7 LSU-Shreveport W 8-12/11 Nebraska W 8-62/12 Arkansas St. W 10-32/13 Rice L 2-72/16 *Nicholls W 6-12/18 Centenary W 13-22/19 Missouri L 2-12/20 Ark.-Little Rock L 4-62/22 Centenary W 11-22/23 La. Tech W 2-12/25 Oral Roberts L 5-82/26 Saint Louis W 13-73/1 La. College W 8-23/4 *Lamar W 7-23/4 *Lamar L 1-53/5 *Lamar W 5-13/7 Centenary W 6-53/8 Ark.-Little Rock L 7-83/11 *La.-Monroe W 5-43/11 *La.-Monroe L 5-93/12 *La.-Monroe L 1-103/14 Texas Southern W 5-33/18 *Texas-San Antonio W 2-1

3/18 *Texas-San Antonio L 3-43/19 *Texas-San Antonio W 11-53/22 Texas Southern W 11-73/25 *Southwest Texas W 3-03/25 *Southwest Texas W 5-03/26 *Southwest Texas L 1-83/28 La. College W 8-33/31 *McNeese L 3-114/1 *McNeese L 1-64/2 *McNeese L 4-64/5 La. Tech L 7-134/8 *Nicholls L 3-74/8 *Nicholls W 17-54/9 *Nicholls L 2-34/15 *Texas-Arlington W 2-14/15 *Texas-Arlington W 6-24/16 *Texas-Arlington L 6-84/18 Samford L 1-54/19 Alabama L 4-194/21 *Sam Houston W 6-54/22 *Sam Houston W 9-14/22 *Sam Houston W 5-04/25 LSU L 0-134/28 *Southeastern La. L 4-74/29 *Southeastern La. W 8-54/30 *Southeastern La. L 4-65/7 $McNeese W 6-45/8 $Southwest Texas L 1-55/9 $Sam Houston W 3-15/10 $La.-Monroe L 3-4

Date Opponent W/L Results2/6 Henderson St. W 10-42/6 Henderson St. W 7-12/9 Miss. Valley St. W 17-12/10 La. Tech L 5-82/13 Grambling W 13-32/13 Grambling W 11-32/16 Centenary W 13-42/17 Iowa State L 4-52/18 St. Louis W 7-02/21 La. Tech W 4-22/23 Centenary L 3-42/24 Southern Illinois W 4-02/25 Oral Roberts L 0-22/27 Arkansas W 8-43/4 *Texas-Arlington L 9-103/4 *Texas-Arlington W 12-83/5 *Texas-Arlington L 8-103/7 Ark.-Little Rock W 9-33/7 Ark.-Little Rock W 2-13/10 *Sam Houston W 4-03/10 *Sam Houston W 9-43/11 *Sam Houston W 8-13/15 Nebraska L 1-133/17 *Texas-San Antonio L 1-23/17 *Texas-San AntonioW 10-63/18 *Texas-San AntonioW 6-23/21 *Texas A&M CC W 13-53/22 *Texas A&M CC W 9-63/30 *Nicholls L 3-73/31 *Nicholls W 15-84/1 *Nicholls L 6-84/3 Texas Southern W 16-34/7 *McNeese W 4-34/7 *McNeese L 1-34/8 *McNeese W 3-24/11 Prairie View A&M W 10-24/12 Texas Southern W 19-04/13 *Lamar W 3-14/13 *Lamar W 9-24/14 *Lamar W 7-34/17 LSU L 7-94/18 LSU W 10-84/21 *Southeastern La. W 7-24/21 *Southeastern La. W 8-64/22 *Southeastern La. W 7-14/25 LSU-Shereveport W 5-14/27 *La.-Monroe W 5-34/28 *La.-Monroe L 3-54/29 *La.-Monroe W 4-15/2 Centenary L 9-105/11 *Southwest Texas W 9-25/11 *Southwest Texas W 7-65/12 *Southwest Texas L 7-85/16 $Lamar L 6-85/17 $La.-Monroe L 7-13

Date Opponent W/L Results2/15 Wichita State L 4-52/16 Charlotte W 4-22/17 South Alabama W 5-22/20 Texas L 2-32/22 Minnesota W 6-42/23 Minnesota W 4-32/23 Minnesota W 14-62/26 Grambling W 21-73/1 Texas A&M CC W 5-33/2 Arkansas-LR W 9-03/3 La. Tech W 6-13/6 LSU-Shreveport W 13-13/8 Arkansas-LR W 12-43/9 Centenary W 8-33/10 Texas Southern W 5-23/13 Centenary W 12-53/15 *La.-Monroe W 4-23/16 *La.-Monroe W 5-23/17 *La.-Monroe W 12-53/21 Texas A&M CC W 13-23/22 *Lamar L 7-83/23 *Lamar W 2-03/24 *Lamar W 5-13/26 Texas A&M CC L 3-63/27 Texas A&M CC W 8-63/29 *McNeese State L 5-63/30 *McNeese State L 5-73/31 *McNeese State W 10-64/4 Texas Southern W 11-14/6 *Texas-San Antonio W 6-24/6 *Texas-San Antonio L 3-74/7 *Texas-San Antonio L 2-54/10 Louisiana Tech W 4-34/13 *Sam Houston W 10-04/13 *Sam Houston W 12-54/14 *Sam Houston W 5-34/16 Texas Southern W 4-24/17 Louisiana Tech W 15-24/19 *Nicholls State W 5-14/20 *Nicholls State W 4-14/21 *Nicholls State L 11-124/23 Centenary W 5-04/24 Henderson State W 6-34/24 Henderson State W 5-35/3 *Southeastern W 10-25/4 *Southeastern W 10-25/5 *Southeastern W 16-145/7 Oral Roberts L 0-25/8 Oral Roberts L 4-55/11 *Texas-Arlington L 1-35/11 *Texas-Arlington W 10-85/12 *Texas-Arlington L 3-65/17 *Southwest Texas L 6-105/18 *Southwest Texas W 7-45/18 *Southwest Texas L 5-95/22 Southwest Texas L 0-115/23 Louisiana-Monroe W 12-35/24 McNeese State W 9-25/24 Southwest Texas W 6-45/25 Lamar L 4-5

Date Opponent W/L Results2/7 at LSU L 1-22/8 at LSU L 5-102/9 at LSU L 3-52/11 UL-Lafayette W 11-22/14 Jacksonville State W 10-32/15 Jacksonville State W 4-12/16 Jacksonville State W 9-22/18 at UL-Lafayette W 3-02/22 vs Northwen Iowa W 7-32/22 vs Missouri W 8-42/23 at UL-Monroe W 24-163/1 at Arkansas State W 8-03/2 at Arkansas State W 6-23/2 at Arkansas Stat L 2-33/4 at Centenary L 8-93/7 at Houston W 2-03/8 at Houston L 1-23/9 at Houston W 6-43/11 Ark.-Little Rock W 7-13/14 *UT-Arlington W 9-83/15 *UT-Arlington L 2-83/16 *UT-Arlington L 3-7


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1998: Won 40, Lost 20; 15-8 SLCHead Coach: John Cohen

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Cohen left NSU as thefourth-winningest coachin school history, win-ning the 1998 and2001 Southlandchampionships and

also Coach of the Year in ‘98 and ‘01.His 2001 squad had the best ERA in theconference at 3.85.

John Cohen146-84 (4 years)




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Gaspard’s return toNorthwestern State ledto the 2002 and 2005SLC Regular SeasonChampionship and a

210-138 overall record. Gaspard returnedto NSU after being an assistant from 1993-1994 under Jim Wells.

Mitch Gaspard210-138 (6 years)

2002: Won 43, Lost 17; 14-10 SLCHead Coach: Mitch Gaspard

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3/21 *at Nicholls State W 9-53/22 *at Nicholls State W 10-73/23 *at Nicholls State W 13-103/26 at Louisiana Tech L 0-23/29 *UT-San Antonio W 4-33/29 *UT-San Antonio W 2-13/30 *UT-San Antonio L 5-74/1 Texas Southern W 5-44/1 Texas Southern W 14-14/4 *at Lamar L 3-114/5 *at Lamar L 4-74/6 *at Lamar L 2-94/8 Alabama L 8-124/9 LSU L 4-64/11 *at Sam Houston St. W 5-34/12 *at Sam Houston St. L 4-64/13 *at Sam Houston St. W 9-84/16 at Texas Southern W 15-44/18 *McNeese State W 7-24/19 *McNeese State W 4-34/20 *McNeese State W 4-24/21 LSU-Shreveport W 8-14/22 Centenary W 8-24/25 *at Texas State L 1-34/26 *at Texas State W 7-44/27 *at Texas State L 17-184/29 Louisiana Tech W 15-05/9 *at UL-Monroe W 11-75/10 *at UL-Monroe L 9-105/11 *at UL-Monroe L 2-55/16 *SE Louisiana W 5-45/17 *SE Louisiana W 8-25/18 *SE Louisiana W 11-95/21 # UT-Arlington L 3-45/22 # McNeese State L 1-6* - Southland Conference games# - SLC Tournament (Monroe, La.)

Date Opponent W/L Results2/13 Arkansas State W 13-82/15 Arkansas State W 8-22/15 Arkansas State L 9-52/17 at Louisiana Tech W 14-12/20 at Southern Miss L 12-32/21 at Southern Miss L 15-12/22 at Southern Miss L 12-82/27 vs. #16 Nebraska L 8-42/28 vs. #17 North Caro. W 6-23/6 TAMU-CC W 7-33/6 TAMU-CC L 6-33/7 TAMU-CC L 10-63/9 at Grambling W 15-03/12 at Jacksonville St. W 9-23/13 at Jacksonville St. L 6-23/14 at Jacksonville St. W 19-43/16 Arkansas-LR W 5-43/19 *UL-Monroe W 10-33/20 *UL-Monroe W 11-13/21 *UL-Monroe W 15-113/23 at Baylor L 8-53/26 *Lamar W 12-23/27 *Lamar W 4-33/28 *Lamar L 5-13/30 Louisiana Tech W 14-34/2 *at McNeese W 11-54/3 *at McNeese L 10-44/4 *at McNeese W 8-14/6 Houston Baptist W 8-74/7 at UL-Lafayette L 5-44/9 *at UTSA W 8-74/10 *at UTSA L 4-34/13 at Louisiana Tech W 8-54/16 *Sam Houston St. W 10-04/17 *Sam Houston St. L 6-44/18 *Sam Houston St. W 7-24/23 *Nicholls State W 4-34/24 *Nicholls State L 5-34/27 Grambling W 11-35/1 *at SE Louisiana W 7-45/1 *at SE Louisiana L 5-45/2 *at SE Louisiana L 3-25/8 at UL-Lafayette L 4-05/9 at UL-Lafayette L 6-15/12 at Arkansas-LR W 8-25/14 *at Texas-Arlington W 13-95/15 *at Texas-Arlington W 5-25/16 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-15/18 at Centenary W 12-55/20 *Texas State L 7-05/21 *Texas State W 9-15/22 *Texas State W 4-35/26 #vs. UL-Monroe W 11-55/27 #vs. UT-Arlington W 8-35/28 #vs. Lamar L 5-15/28 #vs. UL-Monroe L 3-1* - Southland Conference games# - SLC Tournament (Monroe, La.)

Date Opponent W/L Results2/11 at Wichita State L 11-02/12 at Wichita State L 4-02/13 at Wichita State L 8-72/15 Louisiana College W 6-52/18 & #30 St. John’s W 6-52/19 & Southern W 2-02/20 & LA-Lafayette L 4-02/22 at Louisiana Tech W 8-12/23 Northern Iowa W 6-32/25 $ Kansas State W 2-02/26 $ Northern Iowa W 10-32/27 $ Eastern Michigan W 6-22/27 Eastern Michigan W 7-43/1 at #16 Ole Miss W 8-73/2 at #16 Ole Miss L 10-13/5 at Grambling W 5-13/6 Grambling W 11-73/6 Grambling W 16-03/11 at Oklahoma W 13-103/12 at Oklahoma L 15-83/13 at Oklahoma L 7-63/18 *Southeastern La. W 4-03/19 *Southeastern La. W 6-53/19 *Southeastern La. W 8-43/22 at #2 Tulane L 4-13/25 *at UL-Monroe W 3-13/26 *at UL-Monroe W 17-13/27 *at UL-Monroe W 4-23/29 at #17 UL-Lafayette L 6-54/1 *at Texas State W 4-34/2 *at Texas State L 5-24/3 *at Texas State W 7-64/5 at Centenary W 8-64/8 *McNeese State W 8-44/9 *McNeese State W 12-34/10 *McNeese State W 11-04/12 at #12 LSU L 19-24/15 *at Sam Houston St. W 12-24/16 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-44/17 *at Sam Houston St. W 7-14/20 #14 UL-Lafayette L 2-14/22 *at Lamar L 10-84/23 *at Lamar W 10-74/24 *at Lamar W 9-54/26 Centenary W 3-04/29 *UT-San Antonio L 2-14/30 *UT-San Antonio W 9-35/1 *UT-San Antonio W 5-45/10 Louisiana Tech W 3-25/13 *at Nicholls State L 5-45/14 *at Nicholls State W 9-65/15 *at Nicholls State W 14-105/19 *UT-Arlington W 6-05/20 *UT-Arlington W 7-45/21 *UT-Arlington W 4-35/25 !Southeastern La. L 3-05/26 !UT-Arlington L 4-16/3 ^ #7 Rice L 7-36/4 ^ Marist W 4-36/5 ^ #12 LSU L 12-4* - Southland Conference games! - SLC Tournament (Natchitoches, La.)^ - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional

Date Opponent W/L Results2/10 at Texas A&M L 10-42/11 at Texas A&M L 4-3 (13)2/12 at Texas A&M L 2-12/15 Grambling W 9-22/17 Tennessee-Martin W 9-12/17 Tennessee-Martin W 7-12/18 Tennessee-Martin W 7-22/21 Centenary W 6-32/22 at Houston L 12-32/26 Oakland W 5-32/26 Oakland W 15-52/28 at Ark.-Little Rock L 13-103/3 Îowa L 2-03/4 Êvansville W 5-33/5 ât UL-Lafayette W 2-03/7 at Louisiana College W 10-73/10 *at UTA L 10-93/11 *at UTA L 14-1 (7)3/12 *at UTA L 6-13/14 at Grambling W 11-23/17 *Sam Houston St. W 5-23/18 *Sam Houston St. L 9-63/18 *Sam Houston St. L 7-33/24 *at UTSA L 4-33/25 *at UTSA L 6-33/26 *at UTSA W 6-13/29 at UL-Lafayette W 7-53/31 at Dallas Baptist L 10-44/1 at Dallas Baptist L 9-54/4 UL-Lafayette L 3-14/7 *Texas State L 5-0

4/8 *Texas State L 15-24/9 *Texas State W 4-3 (16)4/11 at LSU L 12-0 (7)4/13 *at S.F. Austin L 3-24/14 *at S.F. Austin W 4-34/15 *at S.F. Austin W 5-24/18 Ark.-Little Rock W 13-74/21 *at Southeastern La. W 10-74/22 *at Southeastern La. W 12-74/23 *at Southeastern La. L 3-24/25 at Tulane L 8-34/28 *Nicholls State W 3-14/29 *Nicholls State W 5-44/30 *Nicholls State W 7-25/3 UL-Lafayette W 7-25/6 *Lamar W 11-85/6 *Lamar W 8-7 (11)5/7 *Lamar W 5-45/12 *at McNeese State L 12-1 (7)5/13 *at McNeese State L 3-25/14 *at McNeese State L 9-65/16 at UL-Lafayette W 13-95/18 *UL-Monroe W 3-25/19 *UL-Monroe W 5-45/20 *UL-Monroe L 16-6 (8)5/24 #McNeese State W 9-15/25 #UTSA L 10-0 (7)5/26 #Texas State W 9-85/26 #Lamar W 11-1 (8)5/27 #UTA L 8-2* - Southland Conference games^ - Louisiana-Lafayette Round Robin# - SLC Tournament (Beaumont, Texas)

Date Opponent W/L Results2/9 Dallas Baptist L 13-52/10 Dallas Baptist L 12-22/10 Dallas Baptist L 8-72/13 Centenary W 5-42/16 ^vs. Louisville L 4-02/17 ^vs. Southern Ill. L 3-22/18 âs Southern Miss. L 10-72/21 at LSU L 6-22/24 at Grambling W 11-6 (11)2/25 Grambling W 7-5 (7)2/25 Grambling W 18-0 (7)2/28 at #29 La.-Lafayette L 10-53/2 at Houston L 7-53/3 at Houston W 8-23/4 at Houston W 6-5 (10)3/6 La.-Lafayette W 2-13/9 at Jacksonville St. W 13-73/10 at Jacksonville St. L 14-43/11 at Jacksonville St. L 7-23/13 La.-Monroe L 7-33/16 *at TAMUCC W 5-13/17 *at TAMUCC L 14-3 (7)3/18 *at TAMUCC W 7-53/23 *Southeastern La. W 6-43/24 *Southeastern La. L 11-1 (7)3/25 *Southeastern La. L 9-43/28 Louisiana Tech W 8-53/30 *at McNeese St. L 4-04/1 *at McNeese St. L 5-44/3 at Centenary W 11-54/5 *Stephen F. Austin W 6-24/6 *Stephen F. Austin L 13-84/7 *Stephen F. Austin W 8-74/10 at La.-Monroe L 10-84/13 *at UTSA L 11-34/14 *at UTSA W 5-14/15 *at UTSA L 12-104/17 at #23 Tulane L 4-34/20 *Nicholls St. W 7-34/21 *Nicholls St. W 3-14/22 *Nicholls St. W 6-44/27 *at UTA L 7-04/28 *at UTA W 14-44/29 *at UTA W 4-25/4 *Sam Houston St. L 11-1 (8)5/5 *Sam Houston St. L 13-2 (7)5/6 *Sam Houston St. L 6-45/11 *at Lamar W 5-25/12 *at Lamar L 12-2 (7)5/13 *at Lamar W 14-4 (8)5/17 *Central Arkansas W 4-35/18 *Central Arkansas L 8-65/19 *Central Arkansas W 6-4* - Southland Conference games^ - Southern Mississippi Classic

Date Opponent W/L Results2/23 Grambling W 11-52/23 Grambling L 6-32/24 Grambling W 5-12/26 at #2 Ole Miss L 15-42/27 at #2 Ole Miss L 14-12/29 Eastern Illinois W 8-72/29 Eastern Illinois W 15-73/2 Eastern Illinois W 8-73/4 Centenary W 3-03/5 Grambling W 21-23/8 Jacksonville State L 5-43/8 Jacksonville State L 5-33/9 Jacksonville State W 7-13/11 at Tulane L 4-3 (11)3/12 at Tulane L 18-113/14 *A&M-CC W 5-23/15 *A&M-CC W 11-83/16 *A&M-CC W 8-03/20 *at Southeastern La. W 6-43/21 *at Southeastern La. L 3-03/22 *at Southeastern La. W 9-8 (10)3/25 at LSU L 10-33/26 Louisiana-Lafayette L 7-6 (11)3/28 *at Stephen F. Austin W 12-103/29 *at Stephen F. Austin W 6-24/5 *McNeese State L 5-34/6 *McNeese State W 5-44/6 *McNeese State W 9-24/8 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 9-24/9 at Centenary L 8-74/11 *UTSA L 10-44/12 *UTSA L 11-94/13 *UTSA L 12-24/15 Louisiana-Lafayette W 3-24/16 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 4-34/19 *at Nicholls State W 15-1 (7)4/19 *at Nicholls State W 9-44/20 *at Nicholls State W 4-34/23 at Louisiana Tech L 12-104/25 *UTA W 8-24/26 *UTA W 9-54/26 *UTA L 18-3 (7)4/29 at Louisiana-Monroe W 13-44/30 Louisiana-Monroe L 8-15/2 *at Sam Houston St. L 5-15/3 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-15/4 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-55/7 Louisiana Tech W 7-15/9 *Lamar L 9-25/10 *Lamar W 9-55/11 *Lamar W 6-35/15 *at Central Arkansas W 3-25/16 *at Central Arkansas L 6-25/17 *at Central Arkansas L 7-25/21 !at Sam Houston St. L 7-15/22 !vs. UTSA L 9-7* - Southland Conference games! - SLC Tournament (Huntsville, Tex.)

Date Opponent W/L Results2/20 ât ULM W 8-3 (10)2/21 ^vs. MVSU L 12-52/22 ^vs. Stephen F. Austin L 7-22/24 Grambling W 11-12/25 Louisiana Tech L 9-82/27 Houston Baptist W 16-02/28 Houston Baptist W 4-03/1 Houston Baptist W 14-63/3 at Tulane W10-6 (10)3/4 at Tulane L 12-33/6 *at McNeese St. W 8-63/7 *at McNeese St. W 10-93/8 *at McNeese St. L 15-143/15 *Stephen F. Austin W 5-33/15 *Stephen F. Austin W 9-83/17 at #5 LSU L 2-13/20 *at UTA L 5-03/21 *at UTA L 4-23/22 *at UTA L 16-0 (7)3/24 Centenary L 3-23/28 *at Sam Houston St. W 9-63/28 *at Sam Houston St. L 8-7 (11)3/29 *at Sam Houston St. W 17-104/1 at La.-Lafayette L 11-54/3 *Nicholls W 5-2

4/4 *Nicholls L 9-64/5 *Nicholls W 10-84/7 at #7 Baylor L 18-1 (7)4/9 *at UTSA L 7-44/10 *at UTSA W 9-8 (10)4/11 *at UTSA W 9-4 (10)4/15 at Louisiana Tech L 15-34/19 *Texas State L 15-3 (7)4/19 *Texas State L 15-104/21 at Centenary W 10-64/22 at ULM L 17-94/24 *at Lamar L 6-04/25 *at Lamar L 6-14/26 *at Lamar L 14-2 (7)4/29 La.-Lafayette W 7-55/1 *Central Arkansas W 1-05/2 *Central Arkansas W 10-35/3 *Central Arkansas W 12-65/6 ULM L 17-85/8 *at A&M-CC W 8-75/9 *at A&M-CC W 15-2 (7)5/10 *at A&M-CC W 7-65/14 *Southeastern La. W 12-45/15 *Southeastern La. L 7-5 (10)5/16 *at Southeastern La. W 19-9 (7)5/20 !vs. UTSA L 5-45/21 !vs. Southeastern La. L 9-7* - Southland Conference games^ - ULM Classic (Monroe)! - SLC Tournament (Corpus Christi)



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Davis made his debutas the Demons skip-per in 2008 andhelped guide the teamto a second place fin-

ish in the SLC East Division with a 17-12league record. They finished 18-13 in2009. In two seasons, Davis has com-piled a 54-54 record.

Jon Paul Davis54-54 (2 years)

2008: Won 28, Lost 28; 17-12 SLCHead Coach: Jon Paul Davis

2009: Won 26, Lost 26; 18-13 SLCHead Coach: Jon Paul Davis

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Postseason Honors


All-Gulf Star Conference1985 David Bailey, Vaughn Williams, Gary Friess1986 Jeff Hale, John Cryer

All-Southland Conference1988 First Team: Dickey Marze, Bob Kairis1989 Second Team: Rod Robertson1990 Newcomer of the Year: Skip Madden

First Team: John Surane, Dean MontgomerySecond Team: Skip Madden

1991 Coach of the Year: Jim Wells Pitcher of the Year: Barry Shepherd Player & Newcomer of the Year: Brian Carlin; First Team: Jay Williams, Brian Carlin, Barry ShepherdSecond Team: James McCarthy, Deon Montgomery,Steve Smith

1992 First Team: Mickey Mondello, Troy Conkle, Kyle ShadeSecond Team: Daniel Tomlin

1993 Coach of the Year: Jim WellsPitcher & Newcomer of the Year: Reggie GatewoodPlayer & Hitter of the Year: Kyle ShadeFirst Team: Kyle Shade, Troy Conkle, Terry Joseph, Reggie GatewoodSecond Team: Dom Viola

1994 Coach of the Year: Jim WellsFirst Team: Reggie Gatewood, Jim Pomirko, Scotty Stafford, Matt Donner, Terry Joseph Second Team: Keith Moore, Brad Duncan, Robert Landstad

1995 Coach of the Year: Dave Van Horn Player & Hitter of the Year: Terry Joseph First Team: Brian Dulin, Matt Donner, Terry JosephSecond Team: Jon Black, Will Pearce

1996 First Team: Nick SimokatisSecond Team: Zack Martin, Rick Metcalfe, Tony PezelyFred Ortega

1997 Coach of the Year: Dave Van Horn Newcomer of the Year: Josh Hoffpauir First Team: Brian Lawrence, Robert Hewes Second Team: Josh Hoffpauir, Tony Pezely

1998 Coach of the Year: John Cohen Player & Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Anholt Pitcher of the Year: Brian Lawrence First Team: Brian Lawrence, Ryan Anholt Second Team: Brandon Emanuel, Derek Nunn, Ronnie Quintana

1999 Newcomer of the Year: Adam Stout First Team: Adam Stout Second Team: Ryan Anholt

2000 First Team: Jordan Robison2001 Coach of the Year: John Cohen

Newcomer of the Year: O.J. King First Team: David Quattrociocchi, Jordan Robison,Brad Hanson Second Team: O.J. King, Carl Makowsky

2002 Pitcher of the Year: O.J. KingFirst team: Brad Hanson, Anatole Vincent, O.J. King

2003 First team: Josh BoopThird team: Anatole Vincent, Michael Palermo

2004 First team: Brandon Morgan, Tigger Lyles, Josh Boop, Clayton TurnerHonorable Mention: Rusty Jones, Bobby Barbier, Mike Breaux

2005 First team: Bobby Barbier, Rusty Jones, Blake JonesSecond team: Marty Dewees, Daniel LonsberryThird team: Brandon Morgan, Miichael Palermo, Dereck

Cloeren, Kyle BroughtonHonorable Mention: Blake Jones (P)

2006 First team: Brandon MorganThird team: Daniel Clark, Scott Pittenger, Michael Palermo

2007 First team: Brandon Richey2008 First team: Anthony Jones

Third team: Mike Jaworski, Chase Lyles, Justin O’Neal, Jimmy HeardHonorable Mention: Clayton Cooper

2009 Third team: Jimmy Heard, Trent GrondinHonorable Mention: Chase Lyles, Justin O’Neal, Joe Urtuzuastegui, Beau Snodgrass

Northwestern State's first All-American baseball player, win-ning that honor in 1967. Turnercame to Northwestern from FairPark High School inShreveport. He won the 1967

Gulf Star Conference batting title as he hit .411 dur-ing the regular season and .443 in conferencegames. Turner played for the 1967 GSC champi-onship team that made the NCAA Midwest Regional.1967 statistics - 37 hits in 90 at bats, 27 runs battedin , 4 triples, 5 doubles, and 1 home run, 53 totalbases.

Northwestern's second All-American selection from NewOrleans Redemptorist HighSchool, earned All-Americanhonors during the 1974 season.Woods set an NCAA home runrecord with 18 in 38 games. He

hit one in the NAIA playoffs but only regular seasonstats count towards a record. Woods was enshrinedin the "N" Club Hall of Fame in 1992. 1974 statistics- .376 batting average, 52 RBI, 105 total bases, .840slugging average and a .984 fielding average.

Northwestern's first AcademicAll-American selection from

Marrerro Archbishop Shaw High School, Joseph fin-ished as the all-time leader in 10 offensive cate-gories, including runs scored (231), hits (225), dou-bles (45), triples (16) and stolen bases (100). He isone of only 12 players in Southland Conference his-tory to earn first-team honors three straight years.Joseph was named SLC and Louisiana Player of theYear as a senior and was a 13th round draft choiceof the Chicago Cubs.

Reggie Gatewood was namedto the National CollegiateBaseball Writers Associationsecond-team after guidingNorthwestern to their secondNCAA Regional appearance.

The Mabelvale, Ark., native finished the season 11-3 with a 2.14 ERA. He completed 11 of the 14 gameshe started and led the team with 101 innings pitched.Gatewood is tied with Eric Barkley for most careershutouts at six and ranks third in wins (21), fourth inwinning percentage (.807, 21-5) and fourth in ERA(2.56).

Shortstop Ryan Anholt is thefifth Northwestern State All-

American baseball player. The sweet-swinging lefthander from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was a third-team selection by the American Baseball CoachesAssociation after a solid season in 1998. In 1999,Anholt proved his talent in the classroom, as well as

on the field, as he was a third team selection on theprestigious GTE Academic All-America Team. Alongwith his All-American selections, Anholt was select-ed Southland Conference Player of the Year, SLCNewcomer of the Year, first team All-Louisiana, andfirst team All-Region (South Central) after the 1998season. He finished his career at NSU with a .368batting average, the second highest in the history ofthe program.

Bobby Barbier becameNorthwestern State’s eighthstudent-athlete to garner aca-demic All-American honorswhen he was selected to theCoSIDA Academic All-America

Third Team in 2004. Graduated in 2006 with aBachelors in Health and Human Performance.

Mike Jaworski joined an elitelist of Demon baseball playersin May when he was named tothe 2008 ESPN the MagazineAcademic All-America Team,earning second-team honors in

the university division released by the CollegeSports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).The award is the 12th Academic All-America honorfor a Northwestern State student-athlete and thirdsince 2004. Jaworski received his bachelor’sdegree in business administration in the spring of2007.

Danny Turner Third Base

1967 NAIA Second Team

Reggie Gatewood1994 NCBWA Second Team

Ryan AnholtShortstop

1998 ABCA Third Team1999 GTE Academic

All-America Third Team

Darryl Woods1974 NAIA, NCAASecond Team

All-Conference Demons Conference Titles and Postseason Play1957 Gulf States Conference Champion 1967 Gulf States Conference Champion1967 NCAA Regional at Jonesboro, Ark.

L Southeast Missouri 4, NSU 3L North Dakota 4, NSU 3

1974 NAIA Dis. 30 Champ. at Natchitoches, La.W NSU 9, Southern University 7W NSU 7, Southern University 2

NAIA District 30 Champions1974 NAIA Area II Reg. at Phoenix, Ariz.

L Sam Houston 4, NSU 2 L Lubbock Christian 9, NSU 0

1991 Southland Conference Champions 1991 NCAA South II Reg. at Baton Rouge, La.

L LSU 13, NSU 2 L USL 11, NSU 7

1993 Southland Conference Champions1993 SLC Tournament, Natchitoches, La.

L McNeese 4, NSU 2 L Texas-Arlington 12, NSU 6


L McNeese 8, NSU 3 W NSU 7, Sam Houston 4 W NSU 6, McNeese 3 L Texas-San Antonio 7, NSU 6

1994 Midwest I Regional at Stillwater, Ok.L Cal State Fullerton 11, NSU 3 W NSU 8, Illinois State 2 L Memphis 14, NSU 9

1995 Southland Conference Champions1995 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La.

L Texas-Arlington 11, NSU 3 L McNeese 7, NSU 3

1996 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La.L Southwest Texas 11, NSU 10 W NSU 7, Texas-Arlington 6 W NSU 2, Southwest Texas 1 W NSU 7, Northeast La. 4 L Sam Houston 8, NSU 7 (10 innings)

1997 Southland Conference Champions1997 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La.

L Texas-San Antonio 5, NSU 3 L Southwest Texas 12, NSU 3

1998 Southland Conference Champions1998 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La.

L Sam Houston 4, NSU 2 W NSU 11, Northeast La. 0 W NSU 7, Southwest Texas 3 W NSU 8, Sam Houston 1 L Nicholls 5, NSU 4

1999 SLC Tournament, Monroe, la.L Texas-Arlington 11, NSU 8 W NSU 13, Southeastern La. 11 L Southwest Texas 8, NSU 4

2000 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La.W NSU 6, McNeese 4L Southwest Texas 5, NSU 1W NSU 3, Sam Houston 1L La.-Monroe 4, NSU 3

2001 Southland Conference Champions2001 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tx.

L Lamar 8, NSU 6L La.-Monroe 13, NSU 7

2002 Southland Conference Champions2002 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tx.

L SWT 11, NSU 0W NSU 12, ULM 3W NSU 9, McNeese 2W NSU 6, SWT 4L Lamar 5, NSU 4 (10)

2003 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La.L UTA 4, NSU 3L McNeese 6, NSU 1

2004 SLC Tournament, Hammond, La.W NSU 11, Louisiana-Monroe 5W NSU 8, UTA 3L Lamar 5, NSU 1L Louisiana-Monroe 3, NSU 1


L SLU 3, NSU 0L UT-Arlington, 4, NSU 1

2005 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, Baton Rouge, La.L #7 Rice 7, NSU 3W NSU 4, Marist 3L #12 LSU 12, NSU 4

2006 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tex.W No. 6 NSU 9, No. 1 McNeese 1L No. 3 UTSA 10, No. 6 NSU 0 (7 innings)W No. 6 NSU 9, No. 2 Texas State 8W No. 6 NSU 11, No. 4 Lamar 1 (8 innings)L No. 5 UTA 8, No. 6 NSU 2 (championship)

2008 SLC Tournament, Huntsville, Tex.L No. 4 SHSU 7, No. 5 NSU 1L No. 1 UTSA 9, No. 5 NSU 7

2009 SLC Tournament, Corpus Christi Tex.L No. 3 UTSA 5, No. 6 NSU 4L No. 2 SLU 9, No. 6 NSU 7

Bobby Barbier2004 CoSIDA

Academic All-America

Terry JosephCenterfield

1993 & 1995 GTE AcademicAll-American

Mike Jaworski2008 CoSIDA

Academic All-America

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Individual Game • Team Records


At Bats7 Trent Grondin vs. Sam Houston State, 3-29-09

Miles Durham vs. Texas State, 4-9-06Marty Dewees vs. Texas State, 4-9-06Blake Jones vs. Oklahoma, 3-11-05Michael Palermo vs. ULM, 4-27-03Steven Adams vs. ULM, 4-27-03Steven Adams vs. Sam Houston State, 4-13-03Jeramie Hale vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02

Hits6 Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-095 Brandon Richey at Houston, 3-3-07

Michael Palermo vs. Southeastern La., 4-21-06Tigger Lyles vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-9-04Michael Palermo vs. Jacksonville State, 3-14-04Buddy Proctor vs. St. Louis, 2-2-00Josh Hoffpauir at Louisiana Tech, 3-21-98

Runs Batted In8 Brandon Morgan vs. Southeastern La., 3-14-06

Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-987 Justin O’Neal at A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-9-096 Tyler Durham vs. ULM, 5-17-01

Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01Buddy Proctor vs. Nicholls, 4-8-00

Doubles3 Chase Lyles at McNeese State, 3-6-09

Anatole Vincent vs. Southeastern La., 5-18-03Josh Boop vs. McNeese, 4-20-03Tyler Durham vs. Texas-Arlington, 5-11-02

Triples2 Brandon Morgan vs. Grambling, 3-14-06

Rusty Jones vs. Nicholls, 5-15-05Tyler Durham vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01Jordan Robinson vs. Centenary, 3-7-00Josh Hoffpauir vs. UNO, 2-21-98Ryan Anholt vs. Southwest Texas, 5-15-98

Home Runs3 Mike Jaworski vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-12-082 Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-16-09

Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-15-09Eric DeBlanc at A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-10-09Joe Urtuzuastegui at ULM, 4-22-09Chase Lyles at McNeese State, 3-8-09Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-09Tyler Baisley vs. Houston Baptist, 3-1-09Mike Jaworski vs. Grambling, 2-24-08Chase Lyles at UT-San Antonio, 4-15-07Jeff Martin vs. Arkansas State, 5-1-03Anatole Vincent vs. Nicholls, 3-23-03Kelsey Tomyn vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02Ed Linck vs. Grambling, 2-26-02Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01Jordan Robinson vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-21-01Brad Hanson vs. Texas-San Antonio, 3-17-01Jordan Robinson vs. ULM, 3-11-00Ryan Anholt vs. Centenary, 3-1-98Ryan Anholt vs. East Texas Baptist, 2-17-98Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-98

Runs Scored5 Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-16-09

Sacrifice Hits3 Jordan Nipp at Stephen F. Austin, 3-28-08

Sacrifice Flies3 Brad Hanson vs. Southeastern La., 4-22-01

Stolen Bases3 Dan Meyer vs. Grambling, 2-24-09

Denney Choate vs. Grambling, 2-24-08Jordan Nipp vs. Grambling, 2-23-08Bernard Williams vs. Centenary, 2-13-07Brandon Morgan vs. ULM, 3-21-04Brandon Morgan vs. Grambling, 3-9-04Steven Adams vs. Nicholls, 3-23-03Steven Adams vs. Texas Southern, 4-16-02Steven Adams vs. McNeese State, 3-29-02Jeramie Hale vs. Minnesota, 2-23-02Tyler Durham vs. Henderson State, 2-6-01

Total Bases12 Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-09

Mike Jaworski vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-12-08Kelsey Tomyn vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-98

Base on Balls4 Joe Urtuzuastegui vs. Houston Baptist, 2-27-09

Denney Choate at Stephen F. Austin, 3-28-08Mike Jaworski vs. Eastern Illinois, 2-29-08Michael Palermo vs. Lamar, 5-6-06Michael Palermo vs. ULM, 5-9-03

Innings Pitched11.0 Adam Stout vs. Sam Houston State, 4-21-0010.0 Zach Sanches vs. Arkansas State, 3-2-03

Strikeouts15 O.J. King vs. Lamar, 3-23-0214 Jimmy Heard vs. Houston Baptist, 2-27-0912 Clayton Turner vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-9-04

Most At Bats56 vs. Texas State, 4/9/0655 vs. ULL, 4/8/97 51 at Oklahoma, 3/11/0551 vs. SHSU, 3/22/97

Most Runs Scored 38 vs. Loyola, 3/2/9425 vs. SLU, 3/12/9724 vs. ULM, 2/23/0323 vs. Centenary, 4/28/9822 vs. La. College, 3/16/94

Most Hits28 vs. Loyola, 3/2/9423 at Jacksonville St., 3/14/0423 vs. Southern, 2/11/9523 vs. La. College, 3/16/9421 vs. ULM, 2/23/0321 vs. Nicholls, 4/23/9521 vs. ULL, 4/8/9720 at Sam Houston, 3/29/09

Most Triples4 vs. TX Southern, 4/12/013 vs. SLU, 2/11/973 vs. Bapt. Christian, 4/11/953 vs. Baylor, 2/25/95

Most Home Runs8 vs. ULL, 4/8/974 10 times

Most Stolen Bases11 vs. Grambling, 3/9/048 vs. Miss. Valley, 2/9/018 vs. Henderson St., 2/6/018 vs. La. College, 4/9/97

Most Base on Balls16 vs. TX Southern, 2/7/98

Most DP Turned5 at UTA, 3/21/095 vs. UTSA, 3/9/965 vs. UTA, 3/2/965 vs. ULL, 4/26/94

Most K’s Thrown17 at Jacksonville St., 3/11/0716 vs. Houston Baptist, 2/27/0915 at Grambling, 2/24/0715 vs. Grambling, 2/15/0615 vs. Southern, 2/19/0515 vs. McNeese, 4/2/0415 vs. Lamar, 3/23/0215 vs. McNeese, 3/9/9915 vs. La. Tech, 3/17/9814 vs. Houston Baptist, 3/1/0914 vs. La.-Lafayette, 4/15/0814 at Jacksonville St., 3/12/04

Winning Streak20 from 2/12/90 to 3/17/9016 from 2/22/02 to 3/21/02

Largest Margin of Victory35 vs. Loyola, 3/2/94 (38-3)

HITTINGMost At Bats: 2042 in 2006Most Runs: 457 in 1999Most Hits: 612 in 2002Most RBI: 414 in 1999Most Doubles: 128 in 1996Most Triples: 25 in 1995Most HR: 58 in 1999Most Total Bases: 926 in 1999Most SAC Hits: 53 in 2002Most SAC Flies: 47 in 1998Most SB: 131 in 2004Most HBP: 83 in 2003Highest BA: .320 in 1993

PITCHINGMost CG: 34 in 1979Most Shutouts: 12 in 1968Most Wins: 45 in 1994Most Saves: 19 in 2005Best Winning %: .750 in 1994Most Strikeouts: 444 in 1998Lowest ERA: 2.18 in 1967Most IP: 533.2 in 2006

FIELDINGHighest Fielding %: .981 in 1990Nat. Fielding Champ: 1990SLC Champion: .969 in 1992SLC Champion: .974 in 2002Most DP: 70 in 2002

TEAM SEASON

TEAM GAME

Ryan Anholt(1998-99)

Josh Hoffpauir(1997-99)

Blake Jones(2003-05)

Miles Durham(2004-06)

Brandon Morgan(2003-06)

O.J. King(2001-02)

Terry Joseph(1992-95)

***Due to a fire in the early 1980s, most files prior to the mid-80swere destroyed. We encourage you to contact the NSU SportsInformation office if you know of any records that are notnoted.***

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Batting Records


Most Games62 David Bailey, 198461 Bobby Barbier, 200661 Miles Durham, 2006 61 Michael Palermo, 200661 Scott Pittenger, 200661 Jay Williams, 1991

Most at Bats244 Miles Durham, 2006244 Josh Hoffpauir, 1998 239 Brent Trosclair, 1998 234 Marty Dewees, 2006232 Ryan Anholt, 1999 230 D. Quattrociocchi, 2002228 L. Colbert, 1994227 Josh Boop, 2003 226 Jeramie Hale, 2002224 Tom Batson, 1998 223 Brandon Morgan, 2005220 Robert Hewes, 1997219 Josh Boop, 2004

Most Runs Scored 70 Terry Joseph, 1995 64 Ryan Anholt, 1998 62 Ryan Anholt, 1999 60 Brad Hanson, 2002 60 Terry Joseph, 1994 59 Terry Joseph, 199358 Jordan Robison, 2001 58 Steven Bell, 1999 57 Brent Trosclair, 199855 Chase Lyles, 200954 Josh Boop, 200454 Robert Hewes, 1996 54 Tom Batson, 1999

Most Hits88 Ryan Anholt, 1998 85 Josh Boop, 200382 Kyle Shade, 1993 78 Terry Joseph, 1995 78 Robert Hewes, 1997 77 Jordan Robison, 200176 Michael Palermo, 2006

76 Josh Hoffpauir, 1998 75 Justin O’Neal, 200975 Brandon Morgan, 200475 Brad Hanson, 200275 Ryan Anholt, 1999 74 Anatole Vincent, 200273 Brandon Richey, 2007

Highest Batting Avg..458 J. Emmons, 1952 .453 Kyle Shade, 1993 .422 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 .417 Ryan Anholt, 1998 .411 Danny Turner, 1967 .404 Terry Joseph, 1995.401 D. Quattrociocchi, 2001.401 Kyle Shade, 1992 .396 Mark Lipa, 1992.381 Brandon Morgan, 2004.381 Brad Hanson, 2001

Most Doubles24 Kyle Shade, 1993 21 Joe Urtuzuastegui, 200921 Josh Boop, 200320 Tyler Dunlap, 1999 19 Anatole Vincent, 200319 Tom Batson, 1998 18 Brandon Morgan, 200418 Kyle Shade, 1992 18 Terry Joseph, 1993 18 Matt Donner, 1995 18 Fred Ortega, 1996

Most Triples6 Brandon Morgan, 20036 Tyler Durham, 20016 Jordan Robison, 20016 Kevin Berry, 1990 6 Josh Hoffpauir, 1997 6 Chris Cox, 1999 5 Miles Durham, 20065 Brandon Morgan, 20065 Brandon Morgan, 20055 Terry Joseph, 1995 5 Rob Landstad, 1995

5 Terry Joseph, 1994 5 Jerry Norvell, 1983 5 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 5 Curtis Ardoin, 1978

Most Home Runs19* Darryl Woods, 1974 15 Mike Jaworski, 200815 Ryan Anholt, 1998 14 Chase Lyles, 200914 Terry Joseph, 199513 Jordan Robison, 2001 12 David Bailey, 1985 12 Darryl Woods, 1973 11 Justin O’Neal, 200911 Reed Stuart, 1986 11 Tommy Henry, 1974 11 Curtis Dorsey, 1978 11 A. Vincent, 2002*-18 regular season, 1 NCAA playoff

Most Runs Batted In71 Ryan Anholt, 199860 A. Vincent, 2002 59 Anatole Vincent, 200358 Steven Bell, 199956 Jordan Robison, 2001 56 Darryl Woods, 1974 54 Hunter Thoms, 200454 Terry Joseph, 1995 53 Matt Donner, 199552 Justin O’Neal, 200952 Brad Hanson, 2001 52 Tom Batson, 1998 52 Nick Simokatis, 1996 50 Matt Donner, 1994 50 Tom Batson, 1999

Best Slugging Pct..801 Darryl Woods, 1974 .741 Terry Joseph, 1995 .735 Ryan Anholt, 1998 .696 Mike Herron, 1967 .688 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 .686 Jordan Robison, 2001.682 Joe Urtuzuastegui, 2009

Total Bases155 Ryan Anholt, 1998 143 Terry Joseph, 1995142 Jordan Robison, 2001138 Mike Jaworski, 2008135 Chase Lyles, 2009126 Josh Boop, 2003122 Brandon Morgan, 2006120 Miles Durham, 2006120 A. Vincent, 2002

Most Stolen Bases33 Terry Joseph, 1995 29 Josh Boop, 200429 Terry Miller, 1990 28 Josh Boop, 200328 Terry Joseph, 1993 27 Tigger Lyles, 200426 Dickey Marze, 1989 24 John Surane, 1990 24 Cary Collins, 1977 23 Brian Carlin, 1991 23 Curtis Ardoin, 1978 22 Terry Joseph, 1994 22 Tyler Durham, 200221 Brandon Morgan, 200420 Chase Lyles, 200820 Marty Dewees, 2005

Most Sacrifice Hits14 Jeramie Hale, 200213 Daniel Tomlin, 1994 12 Gerry Larson, 1982 11 D.Quattrociocchi,200210 Mark LeBlanc, 1974 10 C. Cockfield, 1975 10 David Hunt, 1975 10 Gerry Larson, 1981 10 Brent Trosclair, 1999

Most Sacrifice Flies8 Brandon Morgan, 20058 Tom Batson, 19987 Brad Hanson, 20017 Ryan Anholt, 1998 7 Derek Nunn, 1998

Most Bases on Balls51 Michael Palermo, 200647 Robert Hewes, 1996 46 Chris Cox, 1998 45 Ryan Anholt, 1999 45 Tyler Dunlap, 1999 42 Nora Listach, 1978 41 Michael Palermo, 200541 Doug Guelde, 1981

Most Strikeouts64 Miles Durham, 200658 Mike Jaworski, 200857 D. Toussaint, 1981 46 R. Quintana, 1998 46 Steve Graf, 198145 Tyler Durham, 2002 44 Michael Flower, 200644 Dickey Marze, 1989 44 Robert Hewes, 1997

Most Hit by Pitches18 Tigger Lyles, 200318 Nick Simokatis, 1996 15 Blake Jones, 200515 Bobby Barbier, 200415 Jay Williams, 199114 Brandon Morgan, 200414 Jeff Martin, 2003 14 Ryan Appleton, 1998

Individual Season

Most Games225 Brent Trosclair (1996-99)224 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)224 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)220 Michael Palermo (2003-06)209 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)205 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 200 John Surane (1987-90) 196 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 193 Daniel Tomlin (1991-94) 187 Gerry Larsen (1979-82) On the Move155 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Most At Bats806 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)793 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 719 Michael Palermo (2003-06)688 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)658 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 653 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)622 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 619 John Surane (1987-90) 607 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 553 Steve Graf (1980-83) 549 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Most Runs Scored231 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 175 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)173 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 161 Michael Palermo (2003-06)129 John Surane (1987-90) 126 Ryan Anholt (1998-99) 120 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)115 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)114 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)113 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Most Hits259 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)234 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 225 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 222 Michael Palermo (2003-06)197 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)184 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 181 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)177 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)174 John Surane (1987-90) 171 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Most Doubles59 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)50 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 45 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 42 Kyle Shade (1992-93) 41 Michael Palermo (2003-06)35 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)33 Chase Lyles (2007-now)33 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)33 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78)32 Anatole Vincent (2002-03)32 Jordan Robison (2000-01)32 Tom Batson (1998-99)

Most Triples17 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)16 Terry Joseph (1992-95)11 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 10 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 9 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 8 Miles Durham (2004-06)8 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 8 John Surane (1987-90)

Most Home Runs31 Darryl Woods (1973-74) 28 Dickey Marze (1986-89)

27 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 26 Mike Jaworski (2005-08)26 Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) 24 Tommy Henry (1971-74)23 Chase Lyles (2007-now)23 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)21 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 20 David Bailey (1983-85)

Most Runs Batted In169 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)144 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 130 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)130 Terry Joseph (1992-95)119 Anatole Vincent (2002-03)113 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)103 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 103 Matt Donner (1994-95) 102 Tom Batson (1998-99) 101 Ryan Anholt (1998-99)98 Brad Hanson (2001-02) 97 Kyle Shade (1992-93) 95 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Highest Batting Avg..427 Kyle Shade (1992-93) .374 Brad Hanson (2001-02).368 Ryan Anholt (1998-99) .367 Darryl Woods (1973-74) .366 Matt Donner (1994-95).356 J. Robison (2000-01) .352 Josh Boop (2003-04).342 Terry Joseph (1992-95) .342 Nick Simokatis (1995-96).335 D. Quattrociocchi (01-02).334 Jeramie Hale (2001-02) .333 Robert Hewes (1996-97)

Most Total Bases421 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)383 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 356 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 289 Michael Palermo (2003-06)285 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)277 Chase Lyles (2007-now)275 Curtis Dorsey (1977-80)273 J. Robison (2000-01) 267 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)259 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 259 Ryan Anholt (1998-99)

Best Slugging Pct..750 Darryl Woods (1973-74) .623 J. Robison (2000-01).603 Kyle Shade (1992-93) .592 Nick Simokatis (1995-96).591 Brad Hanson (2001-02) .585 Ryan Anholt (1998-99).585 Anatole Vincent (2002-03) .582 Terry Joseph (1992-95) .580 Steven Bell (1999-2000)

Most Stolen Bases100 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 61 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 57 Josh Boop (2003-04)56 Tigger Lyles (2003-04)56 Dickey Marze (1986-89)53 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 52 John Surane (1987-90) 46 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)44 Chase Lyles (2007-now)44 Cary Collins (1977-78)

Most Sacrifice Hits35 Gerry Larsen (1979-82) 26 Daniel Tomlin (1991-94)

22 Jeramie Hale (2001-02) 19 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 19 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 18 Mark LeBlanc (1973-74)

Most Sacrifice Flies12 Derek Nunn (1997-98) 12 Tom Batson (1998-99) 11 Justin O’Neal (2006-09)11 Chris Cox (1998-99) 10 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99)10 Brad Hanson (2001-02) 9 Matt Donner (1994-95)

Most Bases on Balls150 Michael Palermo (2003-06)118 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)115 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 113 John Surane (1987-90) 111 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)106 Doug Guelde (1979-82)

Most Strikeouts175 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)142 Steve Graf (1980-83) 141 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 139 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)135 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)126 Miles Durham (2004-06)122 Mike Jaworski (2005-08)111 Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) 107 Chase Lyles (2007-now)

Most Hit by Pitches44 Bobby Barbier (2003-06)33 Brandon Morgan (2003-06)30 Terry Joseph (1992-95)29 Tigger Lyles (2003-04)25 Michael Palermo (2003-06)24 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)

Individual Career

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Pitching Records


Most Appearances28 Blake Jones, 200528 Skip Madden, 199125 Gary Adair, 2002 25 David Balcer, 1998 25 Brandon Emanuel, 1998 25 Tom Sullivan, 1996 24 Ryan Campbell, 200724 Skip Madden, 1990 24 Kevin Needham, 1996 23 Chad Sheppard, 200923 Chris Eckley, 1993 23 Jim Pomirko, 1997 23 David Balcer, 1996, 97 23 Kris Sanders, 1996

Most Games Started18 Brian Lawrence, 1998 16 Dereck Cloeren, 200516 Daniel Lonsberry, 200516 Casey Johnson, 200315 Heath Hennigan, 200815 Jimmy Heard, 200715 Fraser Robinson, 200615 Daniel Lonsberry, 200415 Jason Slanina, 200215 John Kowalski, 1983 15 Brian Lawrence, 1997 15 Zach Martin, 1996 15 Rick Metcalfe, 1996

15 Kenny Norris, 1987 15 Woody Schick, 1970 15 Barry Shepherd, 1991 15 David Balcer, 1999

Most Complete Games14 Woody Schick, 1970 12 Dennis Choate, 1974 11 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 10 Jimmy Stewart, 1971 10 Butch Cole, 1976 10 Jim Pomirko, 1994 10 Brian Lawrence, 1997

Most Shutouts4 Malcolm Lewis, 1968 4 Woody Schick, 1970 3 by nine different pitchers

Most Innings Pitched110.2 Brian Lawrence, 1998 107.1 Fraser Robinson, 2006107 Woody Schick, 1970 106.1 David Balcer, 1999106 O.J. King, 2002 104 Jim Pomirko, 1994 103 Adam Stout, 1999 101 Brian Lawrence, 1997 101 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 101 Keith Moore, 1994

100.2 Jimmy Heard, 2007100.2 Daniel Lonsberry, 2005100.2 Butch Cole, 1976100.1 Clayton Turner, 2004

Lowest Earned Run Average0.59 Malcolm Lewis, 1968 0.72 Charlie Johnson, 1963 1.00 Ronnie Arnold, 19641.60 Keith Moore, 1994 2.12 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 2.15 Brandon Emanuel, 1998

Most Wins11 Casey Johnson, 2002 (11-1)11 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 10 Clayton Turner, 200410 Brian Dulin, 1995 10 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 10 Gary Johnson, 1967 (10-0)10 Adam Stout, 1999 (10-2)9 Kyle Broughton, 2005 (9-1)

Best Winning Percentage 1.000 (5-0) Jimmy Heard, 20061.000 (10-0) Gary Johnson, 19671.000 (5-0) Carl Makowsky, 2001 1.000 (5-0) Skip Madden, 1991 1.000 (4-0) Mitch Deshotels, 1992 .917 (11-1) Casey Johnson, 2002

.900 (9-1) Kyle Broughton, 2005

.889 (8-1) Terry Ruddell, 1978

.889 (8-1) Skip Madden, 1990

.875 (7-1) Butch Cole, 1973

.875 (7-1) Jermain Trahan, 1991

Most Saves10 Chad Sheppard, 200910 Daniel Desclouds, 20059 Ryan Campbell, 20079 Skip Madden, 1990 8 Blake Jones, 20058 Brandon Emanuel, 1998 7 Skip Madden, 1991 5 Tom Sullivan, 1997

Most Strikeouts110 Chris Brown, 1997 104 Brian Lawrence, 1998 103 Clayton Turner, 2004102 Bob Kairis, 1987 85 O.J. King, 200284 David Balcer, 1999 83 Daniel Lonsberry, 200481 Heath Hennigan, 2008

Individual Season

Most Games90 David Balcer (1996-99)69 Kyle Broughton (2005-09)67 Zach Sanches (2001-03)64 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 64 Kevin Warner (1981-84) 63 Jimmy Heard (2006-09)62 Casey Johnson (2000-03)62 Dennis Choate (1972-75)

Most Games Started45 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 44 Jimmy Heard (2006-09)44 Kenny Stelly (1977-80) 40 Jason Slanina (1999-2002)38 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 38 David Balcer (1996-99)37 Casey Johnson (2000-03) 33 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) 31 Heath Hennigan (2006-now)31 Daniel Lonsberry (2004-05)29 Kyle Broughton (2005-09)

Most Complete Games32 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 22 Jimmy Stewart (1968-71) 22 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 20 Woody Schick (1969-72) 16 Brian Lawrence (1997-98)

Most No-Hitters 3 Woody Schick (1969-72) 1 Ronnie Arnold (1964) 1 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94)

Most Shutouts6 Eric Barkley (1981-82) 6 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) 5 Malcolm Lewis (1966-68)4 Don Shields (1967-69) 4 Woody Schick (1969-72) 4 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) 4 O.J. King (2001-02)

Most Innings Pitched326.1 Jimmy Heard (2006-09)319.2 David Balcer (1996-99) 318.1 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 295.1 Jason Slanina (1999-2002)281.1 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 266.2 Casey Johnson (2000-03)251.2 Kenny Stelly (1977-80) 213.0 Kyle Broughton (2005-09)212.1 Brian Lawrence (1997-98)195.2 Daniel Lonsberry (2004-05)On the Move184.0 Heath Hennigan (2006-now)

Best Earned Run Average1.59 Malcolm Lewis (1966-68) 1.70 Don Shields (1967-69) 1.94 Charlie Johnson (1963-64) 2.56 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) 2.78 Keith Moore (1993-94)

Most Wins29 Billie Roy Cook (1956-59) 27 David Balcer (1996-99) 26 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 25 Dennis Choate (1972-75)23 Casey Johnson (2000-03)23 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 21 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94)18 Matt Machen (1991-94) 16 O.J. King (2001-02)On the Move10 Heath Hennigan (2006-now)

Best Winning Percentage.929 (13-1) Skip Madden (1990-91) .875 (14-2) Brian Dulin (1994-95) .818 (9-2) Terry Ruddell (1977-78) .812 (13-3) Clayton Turner (2003-04).807 (21-5) R. Gatewood (1993-94).800 (12-3) Malcolm Lewis (1966-68) .784 (29-8) Billie R. Cook (1956-59).727 (16-6) O.J. King (2001-02) .719 (23-9) Casey Johnson (2000-03)

Most Saves16 Skip Madden (1990-91) 10 Chad Sheppard (2009-now)10 Daniel Desclouds (2004-05)9 Ryan Campbell (2007-08)8 Blake Jones (2003-05)8 Brandon Emanuel (1997-98) 7 Tom Sullivan (1996-97)6 Zach Sanches (2001-03)

6 J. Dencausse (2000-2003)4 Gary Adair (2001-02) 4 Chris Eckley (1993) 4 Kevin Needham (1996) 3 by several pitchers

Most Strikeouts241 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 235 David Balcer (1996-99) 206 Dennis Choate (1972-75)197 Jason Slanina (1999-2002)189 Heath Hennigan (2006-now)181 Chris Brown (1997-98) 179 Brian Lawrence (1997-98)171 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 170 Casey Johnson (2000-03)168 Jimmy Stewart (1968-71) 147 O.J. King (2001-02)

Individual Career

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All-Time Lettermen

ARhett Abraham (2006-07)Gary Adair (2001-02)Steven Adams (2000-2003)Terry Alario (1993-94) Terry Alario, Sr. (1966-69) Mike Allain (1972) Robert Almond (1979) Richard Anderson (1965-66) Larry Alexander (1990) Robert Anglin (1967-68) Ryan Anholt (1998-99) David Antilley (1963-64) Michael Antonini (1984-85) Ryan Appleton (1997-98) Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) Ronny Arnold (1964-65) Doug Attaway (1966) James Aymond (1964) Paul Ayo (1988,89)

BAlex Baboulas (2007)Clay Baker (2007)Brett Balcerak (1992) David Bailey (1983-85) Tyler Bain (1996) Tyler Baisley (2009-now)David Balcer (1996-99) Randy Ball (1978, 80)Bobby Barbier (2003-06)Beau Barker (1996) Eric Barkley (1982) John Barnard (1983) John Bartee (1987) Dwayne Bartlett (1976) Tom Batson (1998-99) Colin Bear (2009-now)Tony Beaubouef (1992) Danny Beck (1965) Manuel Belisario (1966) Steven Bell (1999-00) Carl Bellemin (1972) Hector Beltran (1988) Matt Benson (1990) John Berkey (1966) Kevin Berry,(1990) Brian Bettis (1984-85) Gary Biscamp (1985-86) Jon Black (1995-1996) John Blanchard (1975) John Blancher (1973-74) Brad Bodenheimer (1988) Mark Bolan (1983) Corey Bond (1993-1996) John Boogaerts (1971)

Josh Boop (2003-2004) Blane Boss (2007-08)Don Bounds (1963) Matt Bourque (2003)Willy Boyd (1972) Gary Bozman (1972)Mike Breaux (2003-2004)J.C. Bredengerd (2008) Rob Breutsch (1987-88) Greg Briggs (1990) Eric Broaddus (2003-2004)Richard Broom (1978) Kyle Broughton (2005-09)Johnny Broussard (1964) Chris Brown (1997-98) Dana Brown (1964) Drew Brown (2006-07)Nelson Brown (1963) Levy Bryan (1985-86) Hoot Bryant (1982) Stacey Bryce (1979-80) Scott Buetow (1985-88) Don Buggard (1963) Mark Burke (1995-96) Curtis Burkhalter (2005-06)Bill Burks (1974) Mike Byrge (1986)

CDavid Calloway (1963-64) Don Calvert (1964-67) Ryan Campbell (2007-08)Kenny Carr (1978) Brian Carlin (1990) Randall Cassels (1985) David Ceff (1987) Stuart Cestia (1993-95) Tyler Cestia (2006)Tommy Chester (1964) Denney Choate (2007-08)Dennis Choate (1972-75) Frank Cicero (1977-80) Daniel Clark (2005-06)Jimmy Clarius (1982) Robert Clifton (1963) Sammy Clifton (1964, 67) Delbert Clinton (1974) Dereck Cloeren (2005-06)Charles Cockfield(1973-76) Leighton Colbert (1993-94) Butch Cole (1973-76) Richard Coleman (1978) Cary Collins (1977-78) Troy Conkle (1992-93) Billie Ray Cook (1956-59) Clayton Cooper (2008-09)

Nathan Copeland (2005-06)Bubba Cordaro (1972) David Cowart (1988) Chris Cox (1998-99) Kevin Cox (1987-88) Chris Craighead (1982) Phillip Creel (1964) Johnny Cress (1963-64) John Cryer (1985-86) Alan Courville (1975-76) Danny Custer (1978)

DGerald Daniels (1966)Aaron Darcey (2000-01) Mike Davern (1982) Allen Davis (1997-98) James Davis (1982) Pat Davis (1969-70) Joe Daw (1990) Chad Deas (1996-97) Eric DeBlanc (2009-now)Ronnie Delatte (1986-87) Wil Delafield (1990)Josh Dencausse (2000-2003) James Dennis (1977-78)Casey DeRosa (2005-07)Gene DeSalme (2001)Daniel Desclouds (2004-05) Mitch Deshotels (1990-92)Marty Dewees (2005-06)Matt Donner (1994-95) Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) Tommy Dorsey (1978-79)Russell Dorton (2004-06) Chuck Doughdrill (1974) Billy Ray Duckworth (1965-66)Brian Dulin (1994-95) Brad Duncan (1994-95) Nate Duncan (1994) Tyler Dunlap (1999-00)Josh Dunlap (2004-05) Kenny Dupont (1985) Donald Dupree (1967-68)Miles Durham (2004-06)Tyler Durham (2001-2002)Mike Durrant (1967) Brian Duthu (1986-87)

EChris Eckley (1993) Scott Eichman (1985-86) Frank Elkins (1966) Brandon Emanuel (1997-98) Johnnie Emmons (1952) Johnny Emmons (1973)

Steve Epley (1974) Glen Estopinal (1985) Chris Evans (1993-94)

FKurt Felton (1976-77) Chris Ferguson (1974) Bobby Fernandez (1992) Rolando Fernandez (1988-89)Thomas Fitzgibbons (1967) Michael Flower (2005-06)Randy Floyd (1992) Bill Flores (1968) Butch Flores (1969-70) Johnny Flynn (1966) Brad Fontenot (1997-99) Robbie Fowlkes (1972) Brett Fredieu (2009-now)Barry Fresh (1966) Gary Friess (1985) Ron Frusha (1963) Steve Fry (1977-80) Harold Fugua (1967)

GRoberto Gallegos (2007-08)Gilbert Galloway (1988-89) Skeet Gamble (1963) Dominic Gamboa (2009)Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) John Gatlin (1986) Marvin Gasper (1990) Trevor Geist (2009-now)Jeff George (1987) James Gibson (1969-71) Randy Gibson (1978) Eric Gilmore (1995-96) Joe Gimbert (1963) Clifton Glidewell (1999-00) Karl Goins (1995) Danny Goode (1977-79) Steve Graf (1980-83) David Grappe (1982-83)Aaron Gravis (2003) David Groman (1982-84) Trent Grondin (2009-now)Marco Guajardo (1993-94) Doug Guelde (1979-82) Kenny Guillot (1964)

HJeffrey Hale (1985-86)Jeramie Hale (2001-2002)Dwayne Hall (2004-05) John Hall (1966) Wayne Haney (1971)

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Brad Hanson (2001-2002) Thomas Hardee (1984) Chuck Harmon (1968) Ed Hartfield (1966-68, 70) Micky Hartman (1976) Kevin Hartsburg (1990-92) Mike Hathaway (2001-2002)Jim Hawthorne (1963) Kevin Hays (1985) Jimmy Heard (2006-09)Marshall Hearn (1963-64) Paul Heischmann (1965) George Hendrix (1967) Maurice Hendrix (1966) Heath Hennigan (2006-now)Bobby Henry (1972) Tommy Henry (1973-74) Brent Herndon (1988-89) Gil Herndon (1983-84) Harry Hermes (1973) Don Herron (1983) Mike Herron (1965-68) Robert Hetrick (1967-70) Robert Hewes (1996-97) Ricci Hicks (1978) C. Earnest Hill (1965) Donald Hill (1974)Brian Hobbs (2003) Mack Hobbs (1964) Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) Mark Hogan (1975-76) Dave Holloway (1978-80) Steve Holloway (1978-80) David Holt (1990-91) Kenny Homann (1998-2002) Neil Hooper (1987-89) Housing Horne (1966) Tim Horton (1988) Ronnie Howell (1983) Bobby Hrapmann (1972-74) Gerald Huckaby (1963) Dave Hudson (1972) David Hunt (1975-76) Jerry Hunt (1966) David Humphreys (1991) Scott Huscroft (1983-84) Leroy Husser (1967-68)

J Charlie Jackson (1972-74) Joe Jackson (1983-84) John Jackson (1987) Johnny Janese (1969-71) Bob Jangen (1966) Mike Jaworski (2005-08)Anthony Jones (2007-08)

Bill Johnson (1972)Brett Johnson (2007-08)Casey Johnson (2000-2003)Charley Johnson (1963-65 ) Eric Johnson (1988) Randall Johnson (1971-72) Gary Johnson (1964-67) Mike Johnson (1992) Patrick Johnson (2007-08)Robert Johnson (1968) Sam Johnson (1976-79)Shawn Johnston (2004-05) Anthony Jones (2007-08)Blake Jones (2003-05)Lewis Jones (1963) Mike Jones (1994) Nolan Jones (2003)Rusty Jones (2004-05)Terry Joseph (1992-95) Wayne Jowers (1965-68) Brian Joyner (1988) Will Junkin (2003-06)Richard Justinn (1977-78)

K Bob Kairis (1987-88) Cory Keener (2003-06)Steve Keller(1985) George Kellert (1996) Kerry Keowen (1977-80) John Kerley (1967-70) John King (1968-70)O.J. King (2001-2002) Kenny Knotts (1986-89) Aaron Konrad (2001)John Kowalski (1983-84)

LLance Lacoste (2008-now)Bill Land (1977-79) Robert Landstad (1994-95) Gerry Larsen (1979-82) Jay Lavespere (1980-84) Randy Lavespere (1982) Brian Lawrence (1997-98) Larry Leach (1965) Ron Leazer (1972) Mark LeBlanc (1973-74)Philip Ledet (2006-07) Deacon Lewis (1968) Jackie Lewis (1967-70)Malcolm Lewis (1966)Sammy Lewis (1976)Dylan Libadisos (2007-08)Mike Liles (1977-78) Randall Lilley (2006)

John Lindauer (1985)Ed Linck (2000-2002)Mark Lipa (1991-92) Nora Listach (1976-78) Mike Lonigro (1974)Daniel Lonsberry (2004-05)D.D. Lott (2009) Rodney Lowery (1986) Brian Lucas (1989-90) Cliff Lucas (1965) Adrian Luna (1999-00) Wayne Lupo (1982-84)Danny Lutterman (2001)Chase Lyles (2007-now)Tigger Lyles (2003-2004)

MMatt Machen (1991-94) Skip Madden (1990-91)Robby Madsen (2006)Carlos Maese (2009)Carl Makowsky (2001-02) Chris Marshall (1979-82)Jeff Martin (2003-04)Ronald Martin (1949-52) Terry Martin (1985-87) Zach Martin (1995-1996)Phillip Martinez (2003-04) Dickey Marze (1986-89) Chris Maxey (1974) Glenn Maynor (1990-93) Tony Mays (1982-83) Larry McBride (1964) James McCarthy (1990-91) Lee McCleon (1998-01) Wade McClure (1988-90) Trey McCollum (1982-84) Jerry McCollough (1984-85) Knox McCorquodale (2006-07)Tommy McGuire (1974) Matthew McGlathery (2007-08)Shawn McHugh (1995) Harvey McIntyre (1998-99) Pat McMee (1963) Bruce McMichael (1984) Clayton McNatt (2006-07)Brain McPherson (1984) Brian Meaux (1986-89) Mike Meinerding (1987-88) Ronnie Mercer (1963) Rick Metcalfe (1996-97) Dan Meyer (2009-now)Danny Meyers (1976) Tim Micotto (1963-64) Brad Miller (1995) Phillip Miller (2002-05)

Terry Miller (1990) Chuck Mink (1999-00) Jeff Misenhimer (1980-82) Don Mitchell (1964-65) Terry Mitchell (1963) Thomas Mitchell (1964) Mickey Mondello (1992) Deon Montgomery (1990-91) Keith Moore (1993-94) Brandon Morgan (2003-06)Justin Morgan (2007-08)Kenny Morris (1987-88) Carl Morrow (1966) Niki Moses (1997-98) Donnie Mosley (1978-79) Derek Moss (1986-87) Ronald Mulberry (1984-86) Jackie Mullins (1976)

NDean Napoli (1979-80) Kevin Needham (1996) Mike Neely (1972) Craig Nemecek (1985-86) Jerry Nettles (1963) Dennis Newbury (1965-66) Jordan Nipp (2008-09)Jerry Norvell (1982-83) Derek Nunn (1997-98) Lynn Nugent (1967)

OBud Oberle (1974-75) Michael Ocampo (2009-now)Jim Oliver (1980-83) Justin O’Neal (2006-09)Larry O'Quinn (1963) Fred Ortega (1996-97) Jim Owens (1998-99)

PMichael Palermo (2003-06)Fred Parker (1965)Miles Parsons (2008-now)Rich Paschal (1992) Greg Patterson (1984-86) Heath Pavliska (1998-00) Will Pearce (1994-96)Mike Perkins (2003) Brannon Peters (1991) Tony Pezely (1996-97) Chris Phillips (1998-00) Mark Phillips (1976) James Pickett (1990)Scott Pittenger (2003-06) Andrew Plotkin (2009-now)

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Chris Pope (1991) Leonard Porche (2007-08)Hames Posey (1964) Doyle Potts (1983-84) Christian Pritchett (2005-06)Buddy Proctor (1999-00) Don Pyles (1963)

QRick Quarry (1975-76)David Quattrociocchi (2001-2002)Ronnie Quintana (1998-99)

RDanny Radasinovich (1979) Peter Radicello (1988-89) Jason Rae (1995) Mike Railey (1977) Darryl Rainwater (1982) John Rambin (1965) Billy Ray (1963-64) Kenny Reed (1968-72) Mareclino Reed (1985-87) Ted Reeves (1977-79) Jeff Refka (1988) Dale Reich (1991-92) David Reynolds (1983-85) Grady Rhodes (1968) Brandon Richey (2007)Wilkie Richmond (1986) Dean Riviere (1978-82) Rodd Robertson (1988-89) Don Robinson (1964-65) Fraser Robinson (2006-07)John Robinson (1966) Robbie Robinson (1968)Jordan Robison (2000-01) Bobby Rodgers (1990)Ben Rodriguez (2005-09)Randy Roe (1984-85) Gary Rogers (1984) Felix Rosario (1987-88) Larry Ross (1990-91) Ronald Roy (1963-64) Terry Ruddell (1977-78) Reese Rugg (1963) Mike Ruhmann (1995) Jeff Russell (1978-79) Keith Russell (1977-80) Billy Ray Rutledge (2002)Kurt Ryder (1982)

SChris Salim (2004-06)Jimmy Salim (1963)Zach Sanches (2001-03)

Bob Sanchez (1995) Doug Sands (1986-87) Johnnie Santangelo (2006-08)Paul Saunders (1992-94) David Saylors (1980) Woody Schick (1968-71) Gary Schouest (1968) Tom Schwab (1973-74) Dean Sclavounous (1964-67) James Scriber (1963-64) Robert Seal (1967) Gil Searcy (1984-85) Kyle Shade (1992-93) Gerard Sharko (1992) Skip Sharp (1990-91) Mark Shaw (1974) Paul Shaw (1965) Barry Shepherd (1991) Chad Sheppard (2009-now)Don Shields (1967-69) Nick Simokatis (1995-96) Jack Sims (1965) Armand Sinibaldi (1979) Carol Sistrunk (1966) Jason Slanina (1999-2002) Jim Smedley (1984) Billy Smith (1971) Butch Smith (1974) David Smith (1966-70) Herbie Smith (1963-64) John Smith (1986-89) O'Brian Smith (1963) Rahn Smith (1995) Richard Smith (1986) Steve Smith (1991-92) Thomas Smith (1967) Beau Snodgrass (2008-09)Trey Sofio (2009)Carl Soileau (1982-84) Charles Soileau (1967-69) Chris Soileau (1977-80)Ricardo Solis (2001-2002)Alonzo Soliz (2002-03)Shane Sowden (1998-00) Dale Spencer (1964-65) Scotty Stafford (1991-94) Kevin Stagner (1977-78) Scott Stagner (1977-80) Pat Stanley (1977) John Stassi (1978-79) Duane Stelly (1995) Kenny Stelly (1977-80) Billy Stevemson (1983-86) Jimmy Stewart (1969-70) Tommy Stewart (1963-64) Brian Stier (1990) Adam Stout (1999-00)

Matt Stovall (1998-99) Reed Stuart (1986) Paul Stuckey (1986) Rufino Suarez (1983-86) John Surane (1987-90) Tom Sullivan (1996-97) Carl Svebek (1986)

TChad Tannehill (1995) Demathdian Tate (1999-00) Sonny Terrill (1986-89) David Thrash (1979-82) Rodney Thrash (1982) Mike Timms (1971-73) Chuck Thomas (1963-64) Kerry Thompson (1988-90) Monroe Thompson (1968-70)Hunter Thoms (2003-05) Micah Tipton (2008)Roland Tollette (1988) Daniel Tomlin (1991-94) Eddie Tompkins (1967-70) Kelsey Tomyn (2001-2002) Darrell Toussaint (1980) Jermain Trahan (1991-94) Douglass Trichel (1964) Brent Trimble (1980-83) Brent Trosclair (1996-99) Robby Tuminello (1972-75) Andre Turner (1989-90) Clayton Turner (2003-2004)Danny Turner (1965) Danny Bob Turner (1966-68)Wesley Turner (2006)

UJoe Urtuzuastegui (2008-09)

VJacob Valles (2001)Garrett Vaughan (2009)Santino Vialpando (1999-00) Andre Vigé (2003-05)Mike Vienne (1979-83)Anatole Vincent (2002-03)Dom Viola (1992-93) Eric Vogeding (1984-85)

WBrent Walker (1988) Clifton Walker (1984-85) Clint Walker (1997) Joel Walker (1987) Kevin Walker (1983) Morris Walpole (1966)

Ted Ward (1973) Pete Wardell (1997-00) Joel Walker (1987) Kevin Walker (1983) Morris Walpole (1966) Ted Ward (1973) Tom Ward (1968) Kevin Warner (1982-84) Daniel Wascom (2000)Zack Watts (1994) Charles Weaver (1969-70) Jay Weaver (1973-74) Trippy Weaver (1968) Chris Wells (1986-89) Russell West (1963-64)Shawn West (2001-2002)Terry Whatley (1979-80) Joe White (1974-75) Fred Wiggins (1977) Van Wiggins (1988-89) Newton Wilkes (1963-65) Bernard Williams (2007-08)Geoff Williams (1992-93) Hans Williams (1985-86-87) Jay Williams (1990-91) Vaughn Williams (1985-87) Rusty Williamson (1967) Chris Wilmore (1972) Harry Wilmore (1965-68) Durwood Wilson (1963) Ted Wimberley (1966) Jerry Wilkelhake (1984) Fred Wolfe (1972) Darryl Woods (1973-74) Ronnie Woods (1974) Bubba Woodward (1966) Tommy Wooley (1964) Stuart Wright (1974)

YWade Youngblood (1978)

ZRyan Zimmerman (2009-now)Don Ziton (1972)

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