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2014 BATON ROUGE REGIONAL CHAMPS
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HOUSTON BASEBALLMAJOR LEAGUERS
Brad LincolnGarrett MockRob JohnsonRyan Wagner
Michael BournJesse Crain
Chris SnyderJeff Banister
Steve CummingsMike Walker
Anthony YoungShane NanceMatt Beech
Jason McDonaldChris Tremie
Vaughn EshelmanScott Sheldon
Ben WeberWoody Williams
Tom PaciorekGary Weiss
Doug DrabekDonnie Joseph
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• 48-18overallrecord…48winstiestheprogramwinrecord(lastcoming2002,2000)
• Wonitsfirstconferencetournamenttitle(AmericanAthleticConferenceChampionship)withwinoverLouisvillesince2008
• WontheBatonRougeRegionalwithback-to-backwinsontheroadatLSU…fourthNCAARegionalChampionshipwininprogramhistory–firstsince2003
• 25-8homerecordatCougarField…mosthomewinssincethecurrentCougarFieldwasestab-lishedin1995
• 27-5non-conference,regular-seasonrecord…mostnon-conf,reg.-seasonwinssince27in2002
• Opened2014witha9-0mark–beststartsincea10-0markin1993
• Sweptthefirstfourweekendhomeseries–afirstinprogramhistorytoaccomplishthatfeat
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• No.1non-conferenceRPIinthenation
• SweptRiceinthreegamesforthefirsttimesince1991–ClaimedtheSilverGlovetrophy…firstsince2000
• 40-0thisseasonwhenleadingaftertheeighthinning
• 9shutoutsasapitchingstaff–mostsince12in1991
• Rankedamongthenation’sTop15duringthefinal11weeksoftheseason,pollinginashighasNo.5(weekbeforeSuperRegionalbyNCBWA)…No.5rankingisthehighestrankingbyanypollsinceMarch26,2002atNo.5
• LedthenationinERA(2.04)andWHIP(1.00)followingregular-seasonplay
• NineCougarsearnedAll-Conferencehonors,ledbyfreshmanAndrewLantripwithRookieoftheYearhon-orsandLouisvilleSluggerFreshmanAll-Americahonors
• SophomoresJoshVidales(AmericanChampionshipMostOutstandingPlayer)andKyleSurvance(BatonRougeRegionalMostOutstandingPlayer)earnedpostseasonaccolades
• SeniorChaseWellbrockbrokeHoustonall-timesavesrecord…totaling12in2014for24inhiscareer
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With a Major League style look, the Houston home bullpen is equipped with three dirt mounds and field turf surface throughout. The bullpen area provides the Cougars with a
short-game practice area, while being fully lit for night time practice and workouts.
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The Cougars can take advantage of one of the region’s top indoor hitting facilities, located along the west end of the stadium. The practice facility is designed to allow hitting, pitching
and infield practice.
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• $29.1 million, 220,000-square foot facility • Funds donated by alumni John and Rebecca
Moores• Hall of Fame area• 120-yard AstroTurf indoor practice field• Indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a
hardwood basketball/volleyball court and two SportCourts
• Locker rooms for 13 Cougar athletics teams• 16,500-square foot weight room• State-of-the-art athletic training room• Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)• Meeting rooms and athletics department of-
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• Six local television affiliates covering all major networks
• Houston Chronicle, largest daily newspaper in Texas; third largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in United States
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houstoncompetesinthenation’stopcollegetournament,theCollegeClassic,heldeveryspringatminutemaidpark--homeofthehoustonAstros.
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Everything you want and need in one place makes Cullen Oaks the best on campus. Enjoy the amenities including a state-of-the-art fitness center, basketball court, recreation center, study lounge, billiards table, foosball, barbeque grills, and much more.
CullenoAKSLIVE+STUDY+PLAY
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9@toddwhitting
•2015willmarkfifthyearasheadcoachathouston•namedheadcoachonJuly1st,2010•honoredasthe2014midseasonCoachoftheyearbyperfectgame•wasassociateheadcoachatTCufor7years•Coachedathoustonasanassistantfor8yearsbeforegoingtoTCu•Beenin14nCAAregionaltournaments,6superregionaltournamentsandonetriptotheCollegeworldSeriesinhis18yearsofcoaching
•hascoachedover70playersthathavebeendrafted•Asrecruitingcoordinator,signed4classesthatwererankedinthetop10inthecountry•hascoached16majorleagueplayers
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“I associate Todd with the greatest period in Houston baseball history, so obviously it made sense that UH went after him. He did a great job building TCU to what it is today with the constraints that it had being a private school. By putting Todd at UH where he doesn’t have those con-straints, where he is working at a public school in an urban area with a lot of recruiting possibilities, I believe that Houston can succeed like a Texas or a Cal State Fullerton. Todd’s work in recruiting over the years speaks for itself. It’s an excellent hire for Houston, and it’s the best hire that they could have made.” -Kendall Rogers, Perfect Game
What they are saying ...
“Coach Whitting is a great players’ coach who relates well to all his players. He was the main reason that I came to Houston when he re-cruited me. He is one of the top recruiters in the country and is going to bring outstanding players to UH.”
-2006 National Player of the Year and current MLB pitcher Brad Lincoln
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@TripCouch11
•2015willmark11thyearattheuniversityofhouston•recruitingCoordinator•ScoutedfortheArizonadiamondbacksfornineyears•Alsohascoachedatlouisiana-lafayetteandTexas•memberofTeAmuSAcoachingstaffin1999
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• 2015 will mark 3rd season at Houston • Coached 2014 pitching staff to a 2.30 ERA• Led nation in ERA during 2014 regular-season• Saw four pitchers drafted in 2014• Coached American Rookie of the Year Andrew Lantrip to All-America honors• Considered one of the top pitching coaches
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AToKlAhomASTATe• Has 9 years of head coaching experience at Oklahoma State• Led Cowboys to 6 Regional appearances• Recorded 3 straight 41-win seasons (2006-08)• Led OSU to first Big 12 crown in program history
in 2004ATuniverSiTyoFTeXAS• Served as pitching coach at the University of Texas from 2000-03• Led UT to the 2002 National Title• Helped the Longhorns to 3 College World Series appearancesATTeXASTeCh• Spent 9 seasons (1990-99) as an assistant at
Texas Tech prior to joining UT’s staff
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• 2015 will mark second season at the University of Houston• Hitting Coach and 3rd Base Coach• 20-year coaching veteran• Has coached over 13 conference championship teams, including 12 at Rice,
which included a National Championship in 2013
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@ryanshotzberger
• 4th season at the University of Houston in 2015
• Named Director of Player Development in 2014
• Spent two seasons as assistant coach
• Coached a Johnny Bench Award winner
(Bryan Holaday at TCU)
• Has coached over 35 players that have been drafted
• Coached at TCU for 5 years prior to Houston
• Coached in Omaha in 2010
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• 3rdyearworkingwiththeHoustonBaseballprogram• Certifications:CertifiedStrengthandConditioningSpecialist(CSCS)&USAWeightlifting(USAW)• FounderandDirectorofDynamicSportsTraining• Worked under world-renowned performance special-istPeteBommaritoatatPerfectCompetition inDavie,Florida
• BecametheDirectorofMajorLeagueBaseballoff-seasontraining• WorkedwithnumerousMLBstars includingmostno-tablyMagglioOrdonez,MichaelBourn,CarlCrawford,TrevorBauer
• Also worked the 2007 & 2008 NFL Combine Prepstrengthprogram
• Hastrainedover30MLBplayers,over100NFLplay-ers,andpreparedover100fortheNFLCombine
• GraduatedfromEasternIllinoisUniversitywithaB.S.inphysicaleducation
• PlayedfootballatEIUandhelpedteamtobowlandcon-ference championship wins as well as the program’shighestnationalrankingin2001
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• Has been working with Houston Baseball since Fall 2010
• One of the world’s most sought after mental conditioning and peak perfor-mance coaches.
• One of the top young motivational speak-ers and a #1 best selling inspirational author
• Former high school teacher, coach and athletic director as well as college base-ball coach and college adjunct professor of sport psychology
• Cain works with over 40 NCAA schools all over the country helping them to be-come NCAA Champions
• Comes to campus and trains coaches and athletes to specifically apply the most beneficial mental toughness train-ing techniques and peak performance coaching to baseball
• Spends anywhere from one to four full days at a time and comes to campus one to five times a year depending on your commitment to the mental con-ditioning program
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• Glenda Blaskey joined the University ofHouston Department of IntercollegiateAthleticsasitsperformancenutritionistinJanuary2014.
• Inthatrole,sheisinvolvedinnutritionedu-cationandprogramoperationsforall17athleticsteams.Shealsoassistswithmenuplanning,foodserviceoperations,cateringfor team travel and pregamemeals andassistswithbodycompositiontestingandassessmentforallstudent-athletes.
• Before joining Houston, Blaskey workedforfouryearsasaregistereddietitianwithNASA/JohnsonSpaceCenter.There,sheplanned and implemented wellness andhealth programs and events for employ-eesandcontractorpersonnel.
• She receivedherbachelor’s degree inbiology fromAngeloState in2001,andearnedhermaster’sdegreeinnutritionwithaspecialconcentrationinsport/exercisenutritionandexercisephysiologyfromTexasA&Min2005.
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• Fourthlargestcityinthenation
• TopattractionsincludeSpaceCenterHouston,theHoustonZoo,
DowntownAquarium,TheGalleria,MoodyGardens
• HometotheHoustonAstros,HoustonTexansandHouston
Rockets
• Leadingcityinenergy,medicineandaerospaceindustries
• Morethan300daysofsunshineannually
• Averagehightemperatureinwinter-66degrees
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• TierOneUniversity,placingUHamonginstitutionsknownforworld-classresearch,academicexcellence,exceptionalstudentbodyandthehighestlevelsofinnovation,creativityandscholasticachievement.• 560-acrecampusaboundswithparks,fountains,plazas,sculptures,treesandrecreationalfields.• FacultymemberswhoholdtheNobelPeacePrize,PulitzerPrize,TonyAward,theNationalMedalofScience• Morethan41,000studentsattend12academiccollegesandthemultidisciplinaryHonorsCollege.• Offersmorethan100undergraduatemajorsandminors.• Awardedmorethan250,000degreeswithapprox.80percentofalumniremainingintheHoustonmetropolitanarea.• Foundedin1927
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• InJanuary2011,theUniversityofHoustonjoinedtheranksofthetopre-searchuniversities inthenationwiththeannouncementbytheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachingthatplacedUHinitstopcat-egoryofresearchuniversities.• ThedesignationmakestheUniversityofHoustononeofonlythreepublicCarnegie-designatedTierOneresearchuniversitiesinTexas,alongwiththeUniversityofTexasandTexasA&M.
• A Tier One university provides a nationally competitive learning environ-ment for itsstudents.Weknowthateventhoughourgraduateswork intheHoustonregion,theycompeteintheglobalmarketplaceand,therefore,theirskillsetneedstobegloballycompetitive.ATierOneuniversityprovidesgreateropportunitiesforstudentstoworkwithworld-classfacultyinnation-ally rankedprogramsandengage incutting-edgeresearchand learning.Consequently,theirdegreeshaveabrandthatisnationallyrecognizedandgloballyrespected.
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• Achieved the 2nd highest team overall GPA in program history in spring 2014 under head coach Todd Whitting. • 18 student athletes carried a 3.0 or higher overall gpa (as of Spring ‘14).• 8 straight semesters of 3.0 GPA or higher as a team.• 9 players named to Dean’s List in Fall 2013 and 7 players named to Dean’s
List in spring 2014.• Tutors provided for all players when needed• Full time academic support staff led by Lori Selzer• Tier One University - only three in Texas• Cougar Pride Leadership Program• Academic Center includes student-athlete only computer labs, large classroom and breakout study rooms for small group projects
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University of Houston players play summer ball all across the country in some of the nation’s top leagues:
Cape Cod, Coastal Plain, Northwoods and Alaska.
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HoustonhasbeenwellrepresentedonTeamUSA:JakeLemoine(2014-Collegiate),MichaelBourn(2006–Olympic),RobJohnson(2005–WorldCup),JesseCrain (2003–Olympic),BradSulli-van(2002–Collegiate),ChrisSnyder(2001–Collegiate),ShaneNance(1999–Collegiate),KyleCrowell(1999–Collegiate),
ShaneNance (1998–Collegiate),while currentHouston assis-tantcoachTripCouchwasapartoftheCollegiateNationalTeamcoachingstaffin1999.
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