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#9 Emporia State Hornets (23-5, 12-2 MIAA) vs. Central Oklahoma Bronchos (18-10-1, 8-9 MIAA)

Thursday, March 30 • 3:00 p.m. • Wendell Simmons Field • Edmond, Okla.Friday, March 31 • 3:00 p.m. • Wendell Simmons Field • Edmond, Okla.Saturday, April 1 • 1:00 p.m. • Wendell Simmons Field • Edmond, Okla.

Series Record: ESU leads 27-21 Last Meeting: ESU 10, UCO 3 (5/12/2016-MIAA Tourney) Up Next: Missouri Western • April 4, 2017 • Glennen Field/Trusler • Emporia, Kan.

2017 Schedule and ResultsDate Opponent Time/ResultFeb. 3 at Colorado St. - Pueblo W 8-0 Feb. 4 at Colorado St. - Pueblo W 27-14 Feb. 5 at Colorado St. - Pueblo L 3-4 Feb. 10 Metro St. - Denver W 22-6 Feb. 11 Metro St. - Denver W 10-5 Feb. 12 Metro St. - Denver W 3-0Feb. 17 #35 Missouri S&T W 22-8 Feb. 18 #35 Missouri S&T W 9-8 Feb. 19 #35 Missouri S&T L 6-7Feb. 25 *Pittsburg State W 11-0Feb. 26 *Pittsburg State W 13-8Feb. 27 *Pittsburg State W 8-6March 1 Newman University W 8-6 March 4 Quincy (DH) L 7-8, W 19-7March 5 Quincy University W 14-2 March 10 *Missouri Southern W 2-0March 11 *Missouri Southern W 4-3 March 12 *Missouri Southern L 8-9 (11)March 15 Newman University W 7-6 (12)March 17 *Fort Hays W 15-1March 18 *Fort Hays W 5-4 March 19 *Fort Hays W 12-0 March 21 *Missouri Western L 1-4March 24 *Nebraska - Kearney W 4-1 March 25 *Nebraska - Kearney W 7-0 March 26 *Nebraska - Kearney W 9-8March 28 *Missouri Western W 13-4 March 30 *Central Oklahoma 3:00 p.m.March 31 *Central Oklahoma 3:00 p.m.April 1 *Central Oklahoma 1:00 p.m.April 4 *Missouri Western 5:00 p.m. April 7 *#10 Central Missouri 6:00 p.m.April 8 *#10 Central Missouri 1:00 p.m.April 9 *#10 Central Missouri 12:00 p.m.April 12 *Washburn 5:00 p.m.April 14 *Northeastern State 3:00 p.m.April 15 *Northeastern State 1:00 p.m.April 16 *Northeastern State 12:00 p.m.April 18 *Washburn 5:00 p.m.April 21 *Lindenwood 6:00 p.m.April 22 *Lindenwood 1:00 p.m.April 23 *Lindenwood 12:00 p.m.April 26 *Washburn 5:00 p.m.April 28 *Northwest Missouri 6:00 p.m.April 29 *Northwest Missouri 1:00 p.m.April 30 *Northwest Missouri 12:00 p.m.May 5 *Southwest Baptist 3:00 p.m.May 6 *Southwest Baptist 2:00 p.m.May 7 *Southwest Baptist 12:00 p.m.

*= MIAA GameHome games in Bold at Glennen Field

BATTLING THE BRONCHOSThe #9 Hornets face Central Oklahoma in a three game series in Edmond, Okla. starting on March 30 at 3:00 p.m. The games will be played on Wendell Simmons Field.

LAST AT BATThe #9 Hornets scored eight runs on seven hits in the top of the second inning on their way to a 13-4 victory over Missouri Western on Tuesday in St. Joseph, Mo. Mason Brown was four for six on the afternoon while Taylor Sanagorski went three for four. Kaden Shaffer was three for five with two doubles, both in the second inning. Ryan McBroom went two for five with two runs and two RBI. Nathan Gieber picked up his first win of the season, going 4.0 innings with four runs on seven hits. Relief pitchers Brendan Janes, Trey Taylor, Tyler Buss and Jacob Tetuan allowed no runs on five hits for the remaining five innings.

THE COACHESBob Fornelli is 546-234 in his 14th season at Emporia State and is 852-347 overall in his 21st year as a four year head coach. He is the fifth winningest active coach in NCAA Division II and is 14th in total victories. Fornelli is the winningest active MIAA coach. He has led Emporia State to two Division II World Series appearances in 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament. Fornelli has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, and was the national runner-up in 2009 with Emporia State and in 2000 while at Ft. Hays State. He is 21-15 against the Bronchos at Emporia State.John Martin is 48-32-1 in his second year as head coach at Central Oklahoma. He is 0-4 against his alma mater.

ABOUT THE HORNETSEmporia State is 23-5 on the season, 12-2 in the MIAA and are ranked ninth in the nation. Although no individual is ranked in the top ten nationally, offensively the Hornets are second in the nation in stolen bases and are ranked third in scoring per game, fourth in fielding percentage and ninth in total runs.The Hornets’ six shutouts are the second most in the nation to top-ranked Mount Olive with seven. Tanner Cairns won MIAA Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete game three hit shutout against the Lopers. Cairns had nine strikeouts and no walks. Nathan Whitcomb is ninth in Division II with six saves. Seth Holman sits tenth in the nation with six wins.

SCOUTING THE BRONCHOSCentral Oklahoma is 18-10-1 on the season and 8-9 in the MIAA. The Bronchos have a .397 on base percentage, good enough for fifth in the MIAA. Korey Floyd is ninth in the league with a .460 on base percentage. Holden Capps is eighth in the MIAA with 39 strikeouts.

THE SERIESThe Hornets lead the all-time series 27-21 over the Bronchos after a sweep last season.

LAST AT BAT AGAINST CENTRAL OKLA.Emporia State got a complete game out of Tyler Stubblefield and three RBI from Daniel LaMunyon in a 10-3 win over Central Oklahoma to open the MIAA Tournament in St. Charles, Mo.

ON DECKThe #9 Hornets return home for the final game of the mid-week series against Missouri Western on Wednesday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m.

Emporia State Probable Starters No Name Yr. B/T BA HR RBI 2B R SB HometownC 9 Mason Brown Jr. R/R .423 6 30 7 30 5-6 Littleton, Colo.1B 30 Kaden Shaffer Jr. R/R .347 6 32 6 27 8-10 Ottawa, Kan.2B 3 Ryan McBroom Sr. L/R .360 6 27 6 26 4-4 Wichita, Kan.3B 8 Alex White Sr. R/R .397 0 21 3 14 2-3 Colorado Springs, Colo.SS 2 Levi Ashmore Sr. R/R .333 2 8 6 32 14-14 Iola, Kan.LF 11 Mack Gowing Jr. L/R .347 1 15 5 23 6-9 Wichita, Kan.CF 10 Wade Hanna Sr. R/R .319 1 18 7 25 5-6 Shawnee, Kan.RF 23 BJ Dean Sr. R/R .330 9 29 5 30 6-6 Pratt, Kan.DH 20 Daniel LaMunyon Sr. R/R .279 5 20 1 21 11-11 Leawood, Kan.Starters Name Yr W-L ERA Sv AP/GS IP K BB HometownRHP 26 Seth Holman Jr. 6-1 2.77 0 8/7 48.2 38 9 Wichita, Kan. RHP 24 Tanner Cairns So. 4-0 2.53 1 8/5 42.2 29 10 Wichita, Kan.RHP 29 Matt Slauter Sr. 1-0 4.82 0 5/2 9.1 10 2 Olathe, Kan.LHP 7 Jordan Plank Sr. 3-1 5.52 0 6/6 31.0 28 8 Wichita, Kan.LHP 12 Nathan Gieber Jr. 1-0 7.26 0 10/6 31.0 23 5 Concordia, Kan.BullpenRHP 14 Layne Downing Jr. 2-2 2.66 0 11/0 20.1 12 6 Hays, Kan. RHP 16 Nathan Whitcomb Sr. 1-1 0.55 6 13/0 16.1 12 0 Humboldt, Kan.RHP 21 Taylor Thompson Jr. 3-0 4.41 0 13/0 16.1 14 3 Cuba, Mo.RHP 15 Jacob Tetuan Jr. 1-0 4.22 0 9/0 10.2 7 3 Topeka, Kan. LHP 32 Tyler Buss Sr. 1-0 9.24 1 7/2 12.2 14 7 Jay, Okla.

Baseball Game Notes

Media ContactsEmporia State: Don Weast, Asst. AD/Media Relations (620) 344-6190 Cell [email protected] Twitter: @ESUSports

Central Okla.: Chris Brannick, Media Relations (405) 301-0187 (Cell) [email protected] Twitter: @ucoathletics

HE’S A WINNEREmporia State head baseball coach Bob Fornelli has 852 career wins and is 546-234 (.700) in his 14th season at Emporia State. Fornelli is the second winningest coach at Emporia State behind Dave Bingham who was 557-223 (.714) in 14 years from 1974-87. The Hornets have made 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament in his first 13 years and he has twice led Emporia State to the Division II World Series, in 2006 and 2009. He has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 20 years as a collegiate coach and is the winningest active MIAA coach.Fornelli, a 1991 graduate of Emporia State, spent seven years at Ft. Hays State where he compiled a 306-113 record and led the Tigers to the NCAA Division II national championship game in 2000 and was in the NCAA regional tournament five times.He is the fifth winningest active coach in NCAA Division II and ranks 14th in career victories with a 848-347 (.710) record in his 21st season as a head coach.Prior to his time in Hays, Fornelli was the pitching coach at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan., from 1991 until 1996. During his tenure the Grizzlies were 195-86 and finished third in the NJCAA World Series in 1994.A native of Lenexa, Kan., he was an honorable mention All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference catcher for the Hornets as a senior after transferring from Butler County CC. He is married to the former Jill Harris of Madison, Kan. The couple has three daughters - Emma, Rylie and Addison.

BEHIND THE PLATECatcher Mason Brown (Jr./Littleton, Colo.) is third in the MIAA with a .423 batting average and a .512 on base percentage, eighth with 30 runs and 44 hits and ninth with a .663 slugging percentage.

AROUND THE HORNFirst baseman Kaden Shaffer (Jr./Ottawa, Kan.) is sixth in the MIAA with 21 walks, eighth with a .465 on base percentage and ninth with 32 RBI.Second baseman Ryan McBroom (Sr./Wichita, Kan.) sits fifth in the conference with a .686 slugging percentage. He is batting .360 with six home runs and six doubles and has 27 RBI on the year.Shortstop Levi Ashmore (Sr./Iola, Kan.) ranks third in the MIAA with 14 stolen bases and is sixth with 32 runs scored. He is batting .333 on the season with 34 hits.Third baseman Alex White (Sr./Colorado Springs, Colo.) is fifth in the MIAA with a .488 on base percentage and seventh with a .397 batting average. White has 27 hits including three doubles along with 21 RBI.

OUT IN THE FIELDOutfielder Mack Gowing (Jr./Wichita, Kan.) is batting .347 with 23 runs scored and six stolen bases. Gowing has 33 hits including five doubles and 15 RBI.Outfielder BJ Dean (Sr./Pratt, Kan.) comes in fourth in the MIAA with nine home runs and is ranked ninth in the league with 30 runs scored. He is hitting .330 on the year with five doubles, 34 hits and 29 RBI. He leads the Hornets with 103 at-bats.Outfielder Wade Hanna (Sr./Shawnee, Kan.) has 30 hits that include seven doubles, two triples and a home run. Hanna is batting .319 on the season with 25 runs and 18 RBI. He has yet to make a fielding error this season.

TIMELY HITTINGInfielder/DH Daniel LaMunyon (Sr./Leawood, Kan.) has two late inning, game winning home runs on the season. He is fifth in the MIAA with 11 stolen bases and is batting .279 on the year. LaMunyon has 20 RBI and five home runs.

ON THE MOUNDRight-handed pitcher Seth Holman (Jr./Wichita, Kan.) leads the MIAA and is tenth in Division II with six wins. Holman is fifth in the league with a 2.77 ERA, fifth with 48.2 innings pitched and tenth with a .235 opponent batting average. He is also tenth in the MIAA with 38 strikeouts.Left-handed pitcher Jordan Plank (Sr./Wichita, Kan.) is second in the MIAA allowing only eight walks. Plank is 3-1 on the year with a 5.52 ERA and 28 strikeouts.Right-handed pitcher Tanner Cairns (So./Wichita, Kan.) is third in the MIAA with a 2.53 ERA and 14 runs allowed. He is 4-0 with 29 strikeouts with five starts.Left-handed pitcher Nathan Gieber (Jr./Concordia, Kan.) has five starts in ten outings and has struck out 23 with just five walks. He is 1-0 on the season with a 7.26 ERA in 31.0 innings pitched.Right-handed pitcher Matt Slauter (Sr./Olathe, Kan.) is 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA in 9.1 innings pitched with a combined shutout in his only start.

ABCA Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division II Poll3/27/2017 PollNo. Team Record Pts LW1. Mount Olive 28-5 480 32. Azusa Pacific 23-3 460 43. Chico State 24-5 434 113. Angelo State 22-4 434 105. North Georgia 22-6 429 16. Tampa 21-7 418 27. Dixie State 24-6 376 138. U.C. San Diego 20-5 350 59. EMPORIA STATE 22-5 344 810. Central Missouri 19-6 324 911. Southern Arkansas 23-5 314 1612. Millersville 16-6 310 613. Mercyhurst 12-1 290 1514. Southern New Hampshire 15-5 272 1215. Delta State 22-7 262 1916. West Texas A&M 21-5 234 1717. St. Joseph’s 18-4 222 1418. Nova Southeastern 20-10 215 1819. Florida Southern 21-6 201 2220. Lynn 20-10 166 721. Colorado Mesa 18-8 150 2522. Lubbock Christian 21-8 138 RV23. Flagler 21-11 120 2424. Indianapolis 16-7 108 2625. West Chester 12-3 106 T2926. Minnesota State 13-4 64 NR27. California Baptist 20-10 62 T2928. Columbus State 18-10 56 2129. S.C. Aiken 21-9 26 2329. Georgia College 19-8 15 NR

Receiving Votes: Seton Hill (13-7), Erskine (23-9), Texas A&M-Kingsville (16-7), Catawba (21-9), Slippery Rock (12-5).

MIAA Teams in Bold Central Region Teams in Italics

#9 Emporia State Hornetsvs. Central Oklahoma Bronchos

Wendell Simmons FieldEdmond, Okla.

March 30 - April 1, 20172017 HORNET BASEBALL

2017 MIAA StandingsAfter games played on 3/29/2017

MIAA Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Emporia State (9) 12-2 0.857 23-5 0.821 Central Missouri (10) 12-5 0.706 20-8 0.714 Missouri Southern 11-6 0.647 19-12 0.613 Missouri Western 11-6 0.647 14-13 0.519 Northeastern State 8-6 0.571 14-11 0.560 Southwest Baptist 8-7 0.533 18-9 0.667 Washburn 9-8 0.529 17-11 0.607 Lindenwood 9-8 0.529 16-12 0.571 Central Oklahoma 8-9 0.471 18-10-1 0.638 Northwest Missouri 6-8 0.429 17-10 0.630 Pittsburg State 6-11 0.353 12-19 0.387 Fort Hays State 1-13 0.071 8-19 0.296 Nebraska-Kearney 1-13 0.071 8-19 0.296

(ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper D-II ranking)



March 30 - April 1, 2017

2017 HORNET BASEBALL

IN THE BULLPENRight-handed pitcher Nathan Whitcomb (Sr./Humboldt, Kan.) is ranked ninth in the nation with six saves. He has a 0.55 ERA in 13 relief appearances. He has 12 strike outs and no walks in 16.1 innings.Right-handed pitcher Taylor Thompson (Jr./Cuba, Mo.) is 3-0 with a 4.41 ERA in 13 appearances.Right-handed pitcher Layne Downing (Jr./Hays, Kan.) is 2-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 11 appearances with 12 strikeouts.Left-handed pitcher Tyler Buss (Sr./Jay, Okla.) is 1-0 with a 9.24 ERA in seven games with two starts.Right-handed pitcher Jacob Tetuan (Jr./Topeka, Kan.) is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA in nine appearances.

TRENDSWhen Emporia State out-hits opponents they are 16-1.Emporia State is 13-1 when they score first and 10-1 when they score in the first.The Hornets have out-scored their opponents 37-9 in the third and 18-4 in the ninth.The Hornets are out-scoring their opponents 277-129 overall.The Hornets are batting .386 in 44 attempts when bases are loaded.Four of Emporia State’s five losses were by one run.Alex White and Levi Ashmore are both currently on a ten game hitting streak.

HISTORYEmporia State advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year in the 2015 season and the 11th time in the last 13 seasons. The Hornets have finished second in MIAA regular season play for the past three seasons. Under Coach Fornelli, Emporia State won the MIAA Tournament in 2014 and 2007 and claimed the regular season title in 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2006.

RECORD BOOKSIn his fourth and final season with the Hornets, Wade Hanna looks to make an impact on the career batting recordings. Hanna currently sits third all-time with 655 at-bats. He is also in the top ten in base hits with 205, which puts him third all-time. Hanna is only one of four Hornets to have at least 200 career hits. Hanna is tied with Kevin Wempe for fourth with 155 runs scored. He now is sixth with 189 games played, needing to appear in 16 more to tie Bob Hines. Hanna is sixth all-time with 39 doubles, needing two more to tie Mike Carlson for fifth. Hanna hit his ninth career triple this season, tying Justin Harris, Dave Mosea and Conner Crubmliss for tenth. Hanna has 121 career RBI, needing 141 to break into the Emporia State top ten.

WALKING OFF The Hornets have six comeback wins this season. On February 18 Alex White had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth of a 9-8 walk off win against Missouri S&T after trailing 8-6 through seven innings. In an extended game due to weather delay, Kaden Shaffer hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 win in game two against Missouri Southern after trailing 3-1 headed into the sixth inning. Against Newman on March 15, the Hornets trailed 6-2 after five innings before Daniel LaMunyon hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning for a 7-6 win. In game three against Neb.-Kearney on March 26, the Hornets came back from an 8-4 deficit to win 9-8 with a walk-off single from Wade Hanna in the ninth inning.

REGIONALLY SPEAKING Emporia State was ranked third in the NCAA Central Region last year and was one of two MIAA teams in the regional tournament. The automatic qualifiers from the MIAA, NSIC and GAC along with the next three highest ranked regional teams make up the NCAA Central Regional Tournament.

IN THE POLLS There are several national rankings in NCAA Division II for baseball. Emporia State is ranked #9 in ABCA Collegiate Baseball Newspaper for the March 27 Poll. The Hornets are #13 in the D2 Baseball News National Rankings and are #5 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25.

D2 Baseball RankingsMarch 27, 2017No. Team Record LW1 Mercyhurst 12-1 32 Dixie State 24-6 43 UC-San Diego 20-5 54 Angelo State 22-4 65 Tampa 21-7 26 Mount Olive 28-5 87 Southern New Hampshire 15-5 78 Millersville 16-6 19 Colorado Mesa 18-8 910 Chico State 24-5 1011 North Georgia 22-6 1112 NOVA Southeastern 20-10 1313 EMPORIA STATE 22-5 1414 West Texas A&M 21-5 1515 Azusa Pacific 23-3 1616 USC-Aiken 21-9 1217 Central Missouri 19-6 1718 Minnesota State 13-4 2119 Delta State 22-7 2220 Lubbock Christian 21-8 2321 Florida Southern 21-6 2922 Southern Arkansas 23-5 2823 Tusculum 19-8 NR24 West Chester 12-3 NR25 Lynn 20-10 1826 Indianapolis 16-7 2627 North Greenville 22-11 2028 Point Loma 16-8 2729 St. Cloud State 14-6 1930 West Florida 19-10 NRMIAA Teams in Bold Central Region Teams in Italics

NCBWA DIVISION II RANKINGSMarch 28, 2017 No. Team Record Pts LW1 Chico State (8) 24-5 402 22 Mount Olive (3) 28-5 400 T33 Tampa (3) 21-7 386 14 Angelo State (3) 22-4 371 115 EMPORIA STATE 22-5 363 56 Mercyhurst 12-1 352 67 Southern New Hampshire 15-5 306 78 West Texas A&M 21-5 284 T39 Azusa Pacific 23-3 281 1510 North Georgia 22-6 274 811 Southern Arkansas 23-5 244 1612 Indianapolis 16-7 241 2213 Delta State 22-7 211 --14 UC San Diego 20-5 192 915 Catawba 21-9 156 1716 Nova Southeastern 20-10 141 2117 Lubbock Christian 21-8 138 T2518 West Chester 12-3 134 --19 St. Joseph’s 16-5 112 1820 Central Missouri 18-7 111 1221 Dixie State 26-6 109 T1922 USC Aiken 21-9 62 2323 Felician 13-6 58 --24 St. Edward’s 19-10 54 T1925 Florida Southern 21-6 45 --

Also receiving votes: Millersville (16-6) 38; Grand Valley State (12-9) 30; Lynn (20-10) 10; Minnesota State (13-4) 9; LeMoyne (13-8) 5; Flagler (21-11) 4; Seton Hill (13-7) 1.MIAA Teams in Bold Central Region Teams in Italics





Season Batting RecordsBatting Average (min. 100 AB)1. Anthony Delsi .471 19922. Keith Hernandez .462 20083. Mike Carlson .450 19874. Tod Schulz .449 19865. Rich Devine .442 19996. Jason Wiedder .434 19997. Dillon Hazlett .433 20118. Bobby Russell .429 19929. Nick Sheahon .426 200410. Justin Harris .415 2015

At-Bats1. Brian Majors 253 20082. Kenny Burkhead 249 20093. Conner Crumbliss 247 20094. Brad Bascue 246 19895. Brad Bascue 243 19886. Al Ruiz 241 19857. Brad Hill 239 19828. Jeff Hoover 238 19889. Brett Berry 237 198810. Tom Cimino 236 198910. Bill Sharp 236 2006

Base Hits1. Brian Majors 107 20082. Mike Carlson 103 19873. Brad Bascue 100 19894. Brett Berry 99 19885. Conner Crumbliss 98 20096. Kenny Burkhead 96 20097. Justin Harris 93 20157. Dillion Hazlett 93 20119. Brad Bascue 92 198810. Mark McBratney 89 2006

Home Runs1. Steve Michael 24 19872. Dean Long 23 20152. Eric Shortell 23 20084. Evan Koehler 22 20165. Tod Schulz 19 19866. Scott Smith 18 20056. Keith Hernandez 18 20088. Brad Bascue 17 19889. Cliff Thompson 15 19839. Brad Hill 15 19819. Scott Smith 15 2004

Runs Scored1. Eric Shortell 93 20082. Conner Crumbliss 92 20093. Brett Berry 84 19884. Brian Majors 83 20085. Greg Strecker 81 19826. Jon Perry 78 19896. Tod Schulz 78 19868. Brad Hill 75 19848. Conner Crumbliss 75 200710. Jeff Hoover 73 1988

Doubles1. Conner Crumbliss 30 20092. Mike Carlson 29 19873. Kenny Burkhead 28 20094. Justin Harris 25 20154. Dillion Hazlett 25 20116. Chris Kallaher 23 19916. Brad Bascue 23 19898. Brad Hill 22 19848. Matt Marasco 22 20078. Kevin Wempe 22 2009

Triples1. Brett Berry 10 19881. Shawn Smith 10 19813. Dan Drum 9 19944. Doug Miller 7 19954. Doug Miller 7 19944. Tommy Cimino 7 19884. Brett Berry 7 19874. Scott Patrick 7 20004. Greg Rogers 7 197710. Several players 6

Runs Batted In1. Mike Carlson 98 19872. Steve Michael 91 19873. Eric Shortell 86 20083. Kenny Burkhead 86 20095. Brad Bascue 85 19895. Al Ruiz 85 19857. Brett Berry 83 19887. Brad Hill 83 19819. Dean Long 81 20159. Mark McBratney 80 20069. Keith Hernandez 80 2008

Walks1. Greg Strecker 69 19822. Jose Gonzalez 63 19873. Greg Strecker 60 19844. Tim Kerl 59 19894. Mike Buss 59 19854. Brad Hill 59 19844. Pete Villaescusa 59 19788. Steve Bartow 54 19809. Brian Moyer 52 197810. Larry Klein 50 198410. Ron Taylor 50 1982

Stolen Bases1. Rich Devine 58 20002. Rich Devine 57 19993. Greg Strecker 54 19823. Shawn Smith 54 19825. Justin Harris 44 20146. Mike Brown 43 19816. Dillion Hazlett 43 20118. Jared Myers 42 20058. Mike Warren 42 197710. Jon Perry 40 1989

Career Batting RecordsGames Played1. Brad Hill 2442. Greg Strecker 2273. Conner Crumbliss 2224. Jim Wood 2115. Bob Hines 2056. WADE HANNA 1897. Tim Barger 1778. Bob Moore 1758. Josh Stratman 17510. Greg Rogers 167

Batting Average(min. 150 AB)1. Rich Devine .4302. Tod Schulz .4023. Jason Wiedder .3974. Oscar Contreras .3965. Nick Sheahon .3866. Brian Majors .3837. Keith Hernandez .3828. Kenny Burkhead .3809. Mike Brown .37810. Justin Harris .375

At-Bats1. Conner Crumbliss 8352. Brad Hill 8093. WADE HANNA 6554. Jim Wood 608 5. Greg Strecker 5926. Josh Stratman 5547. Mike Warren 5438. Tim Barger 5239. Christian Drbal 50010. Brad Bascue 489

Base Hits1. Conner Crumbliss 3112. Brad Hill 3023. WADE HANNA 2054. Jim Wood 2025. Brad Bascue 1925. Josh Stratman 1927. Ryan Boden 1707. Mark McBratney 1707. Justin Harris 170 10. Greg Strecker 16510. Kevin Wempe 165

Runs Scored1. Conner Crumbliss 2722. Brad Hill 2413. Greg Strecker 2274. WADE HANNA 1554. Kevin Wempe 1556. Brett Berry 1547. Bob Hines 1508. Jon Perry 1469. Doug Miller 13910. Ryan Boden 13310. Mike Brown 133

Runs Batted In1. Brad Hill 2642. Mike Carlson 1753. Conner Crumbliss 1694. Keith Hernandez 1585. Brad Bascue 1566. Mark McBratney 1517. Al Ruiz 1498. Dean Long 1458. Brett Berry 14410. Cliff Thompson 141X. WADE HANNA 121

Doubles1. Conner Crumbliss 782. Brad Hill 713. Brad Bascue 463. Kenny Burkhead 465. Mike Carlson 416. WADE HANNA 396. Kevin Wempe 398. Tod Schulz 379. Justin Harris 369. Ruben Ruiz 36

Triples1. Brett Berry 172. Doug Miller 153. Shawn Smith 144. Greg Strecker 125. Mike Peterson 116. Mike Brown 106. Dan Drum 108. Justin Harris 98. Dave Mosea 98. Conner Crumbliss 98. WADE HANNA 9

Home Runs1. Brad Hill 472. Dean Long 373. Evan Koehler 363. Scott Smith 335. Tod Schulz 306. Keith Hernandez 297. Mike Carlson 288. Brad Bascue 259. Ryan Boden 249. Steve Michael 249. Cliff Thompson 249. Joe Vaskas 24

Walks1. Greg Strecker 1732. Brad Hill 1483. Conner Crumbliss 1254. Steve Bartow 975. Tom Higgins 935. Greg Rogers 937. Pete Villaescusa 898. Rick Elliot 869. Ruben Ruiz 829. Ray Kallaher 829. Mark McBratney 82





Career Pitching RecordsAppearances1. Phil McKinzie 732. Frank Stanek 693. Shawn Talkington 683. Mike Montgomery 655. Grant Barker 626. Brent Biggs 607. Brent Dobbs 578. Toro Trevino 559. Mike Beran 539. Scott Tajchman 539. Mark Funston 53

Starts1. Brent Dobbs 462. Mike Montgomery 453. Bill Cowan 433. Paul Stucky 435. Mark Funston 416. Ben Bounous 397. Mike Beran 387. Mike McIlhargey 389. Tom Spencer 3510. Brent Biggs 34

Wins1. Ben Bounous 332. Phil McKinzie 313. Mike Montgomery 294. Brent Dobbs 275. Bill Cowan 266. Mike Poe 257. Mike Beran 227. Kevin Mendon 227. Lance Hall 2210. Shawn Talkington 2110. Mike McIlhargey 2110. Gary Pickert 2110. Paul Wilson 21

Saves1. Jaime Cuesta 202. Frank Stanek 193. Grant Barker 184. Matt Petty 175. Shawn Talkington 145. Michael Cotter 147. Greg Muehlbauer 137. Brenton Higgins 139. Bryan Jamison 129. Diego Soto 12

Innings Pitched1. Brent Dobbs 285.02. Phil McKinzie 282.33. Bill Cowan 281.04. Ben Bounous 277.05. Mike Montgomery 274.06. Tom Spencer 257.07. Mark Funston 249.38. Mike McIlhargey 240.09. Shawn Talkington 236.110. Paul Stucky 229.0

Strikeouts1. Bill Cowan 3422. Ben Bounous 2423. John Campbell 2244. Gary Pickert 2175. Shawn Talkington 2146. Tom Spencer 2127. Mark Funston 2108. Gabe Medina 1879. Mike Montgomery 18310. Mike Beran 179

Season Pitching RecordsAppearances1. Grant Barker 36 20042. Jaime Cuesta 35 19873. Diego Soto 32 20094. Phil McKinzie 30 19855. Brett Kinsel 29 20116. Toro Trevino 28 20057. Toro Trevino 27 20067. Matt Petty 27 20067. Brenton Higgins 27 201410. Shawn Talkington 26 201510. Grant Barker 26 2003

Games Started1. Gabe Medina 17 20062. Phil McKinzie 16 19863. Brent Dobbs 16 19823. Bill Cowan 16 19715. 11 tied with 15

Relief Appearances1. Grant Barker 36 20042. Jaime Cuesta 34 19873. Diego Soto 32 20094. Brenton Higgins 27 20145. Matt Petty 24 20055. Frank Stanek 24 19825. Aaron Burris 24 20085. Dominic King 24 20099. Frank Stanek 23 19849. Dylan McEwin 23 2014

Wins1. Mike Holloway 14 19912. Phil McKinzie 14 19853. Ben Bounous 13 19773. Gabe Medina 13 20065. Jason Herman 12 19965. Steve Michael 12 19875. Phil McKinzie 12 19865. Bill Cowan 12 19719. Two with 11

Saves1. Jaime Cuesta 16 19862. Michael Cotter 14 20113. Shawn Talkington 12 20153. Diego Soto 12 20093. Brenton Higgins 12 20146. Grant Barker 10 20047. Matt Petty 9 20068. Grant Barker 8 20038. Matt Petty 8 20058. Frank Stanek 8 1984

Complete Games1. Kevin Mendon 14 19782. Bill Wilson 13 19742. Bill Cowan 13 19714. Wilson Kilmer 12 19794. Gary Pickert 12 19766. Ben Bounous 11 19776. Tom Spencer 11 19758. Several Players 10

ERA (35 ip min.)1. Mike Miller 0.81 19712. Mike Miller 1.01 19693. Al Viebrock 1.11 19724. Mike Plunkett 1.12 19705. John Campbell 1.24 19706. Tim Weiser 1.31 19797. Bill Wilson 1.43 19738. Brenton Higgins 1.44 20149. Jason Herman 1.65 199610. Dave Root 1.73 198210. Wilson Kilmer 1.73 1979

Strikeouts1. Bill Cowan 168 19712. Gabe Medina 142 20063. John Campbell 120 19704. Kevin Mendon 114 19785. Gary Pickert 113 19766. Gary Pickert 104 19776. John Campbell 104 19718. Tyler Stubblefield 102 20169. Bill Wilson 99 197410. Al Viebrock 98 1972

Innings Pitched1. Bill Cowan 121.0 19712. Kevin Mendon 120.3 19783. Phil McKinzie 116.6 19864. Toro Trevino 108.1 20065. Gary Pickert 107.6 19766. Phil McKinzie 107.0 19856. Ben Bounous 107.0 19768. Tyler Stubblefield 105.1 20168. Gabe Medina 105.1 200610. Ben Bounous 99.3 1977



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