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FEBRUARY Fri. ........... 14 .................... at Coastal Carolina ....................Noon Sat............15 .................... at Coastal Carolina .................. 4 p.m. Sun. ......... 16 .................... at Coastal Carolina ....................Noon Fri. ........... 21 .................... vs. Butler...................................Noon Sat........... 22 .................... at USC-Upstate ....................... 4 p.m. Sun. ......... 23 .................... vs. Fordham ..............................Noon Fri. ........... 28 .................... vs. Ohio State ..........................1 p.m. MARCH Sat........... 01 .................... at East Carolina ........................3 p.m. Sun. ......... 02 .................... vs. WKU .................................10 a.m. Fri. ........... 07 .................... at North Carolina* ...................3 p.m. Sat........... 08 .................... at North Carolina* .................. 2 p.m. Sun. ......... 09 .................... at North Carolina* ...................1 p.m. Tues..........11 .................... at Presbyterian ........................3 p.m. Wed......... 12 .................... at Presbyterian ........................3 p.m. Fri. ........... 14 .................... at Virginia Tech* ......................3 p.m. Sat............15 .................... at Virginia Tech* ..................... 2 p.m. Sun. ......... 16 .................... at Virginia Tech* ......................1 p.m. Tue. ......... 18 .................... Youngstown State....................3 p.m. Wed......... 19 .................... at Akron ...................................3 p.m. Fri. ........... 21 .................... Duke* ......................................3 p.m. Sat........... 22 .................... Duke* ......................................3 p.m. Sun. ......... 23 .................... Duke* .......................................Noon Tues......... 25 .................... at West Virginia ........................3 p.m. Fri. ........... 28 .................... Georgia Tech* ..........................3 p.m. Fat. .......... 29 .................... Georgia Tech* ..........................3 p.m. Sun. ......... 30 .................... Georgia Tech* ..........................1 p.m. APRIL Tue. ......... 01 .................... West Virginia........................... 6 p.m. Wed......... 02 .................... at Youngstown State ...........5:30 p.m. Fri. ........... 04 .................... Virginia* ..................................3 p.m. Sat........... 05 .................... Virginia* ..................................3 p.m. Sun. ......... 06 .................... Virginia* ..................................1 p.m. Tue. ......... 08 .................... Akron...................................... 6 p.m. Fri. ............11 .................... at Miami* ................................7 p.m. Sat........... 12 .................... at Miami* ................................7 p.m. Sun. ..........13 .................... at Miami* ................................1 p.m. Tue. ..........15 .................... Youngstown State....................3 p.m. Wed......... 16 .................... at Kent State ............................3 p.m. Fri. ........... 18 .................... Clemson* ............................... 6 p.m. Sat........... 19 .................... Clemson* ................................3 p.m. Sun. ......... 20 .................... Clemson* ................................1 p.m. Sun. ..........27 .................... at Arkansas Pine Bluff ...............Noon Sun. ..........27 .................... at Arkansas Pine Bluff ................ TBD Mon......... 28 .................... at Arkansas Pine Bluff ............ 11 a.m. MAY Fri. ........... 02 .................... at Boston College*..............2:30 p.m. Sat........... 03 .................... at Boston College*..............1:30 p.m. Sun. ......... 04 .................... at Boston College*...................1 p.m. Wed......... 07 .................... at Ohio .................................... 6 p.m. Fri. ........... 09 .................... Maryland* .............................. 6 p.m. Sat........... 10 .................... Maryland* ...............................3 p.m. Sun. ..........11 .................... Maryland* ...............................1 p.m. Tue. ..........13 .................... Kent State............................... 6 p.m. Thu. ......... 16 .................... at Notre Dame* ..................5:35 p.m. Fri. ............17 .................... at Notre Dame* ..................5:35 p.m. Sat........... 18 .................... at Notre Dame* .................. 1:35 p.m. Times listed in EST All times and dates are subject to change
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Opening Weekend Pitt (0-0) at Coastal Carolina (0-0)
Game 1 Matt Wotherspoon (R) (9-3, 3.70 ERA) v. Ben Smith (L) (5-4, 2.23 ERA)
Game 2 Rhys Aldenhoven (R) (8-1, 2.76 ERA) v. Tyler Herb (R) (8-1, 2.76 ERA)
Game 3 TBD v. Dalton Moats (L)
SWEET CAROLINA Friday afternoon’s contest marks the first three-game set and eighth overall meeting between Pitt and Coastal Carolina since the series commenced in 2005. The Panthers are 3-4 all-time against the Chanticleers, winning the most recent affair, 3-1, on March 2, 2012 when head coach Joe Jordano surpassed Bobby Lewis (1955-90) to become the winningest coach in program history. Only four of Pitt’s 14 returning players in 2014 have faced Coastal Carolina in their careers—J.R. Leonardi, Casey Roche, Boo Vazquez and Stephen Vranka. Pitching coach Jerry Oakes, who joined the Panthers’ staff in 2013, was a part of four regular season and conference tournament titles with the Chanticleers from 2009-12 as an assistant coach. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Pitt officially joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on July 1, 2013 after spending 29 baseball seasons in the Big East. The Panthers are 55-99 (.357 winning percentage) all-time against current members of the ACC and 37-52 (.419 winning percentage) overall under Joe Jordano. The ACC has seen a total of nine programs make regional appearances since 2009, including eight with at least two appearances and six with at least five. The conference has also had the second-most regional appearances (37) and second-most appearances in the College World Series (9) in the past five seasons, with two programs advancing to the collegiate game’s biggest stage in 2013 (North Carolina, a No. 1 national seed, and North Carolina State). Six ACC programs were ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Preseason Top-25 Coaches’ Poll—No. 5 Florida State, No. 6 Virginia, No. 9 North Carolina State, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 16 Clemson and No. 17 Miami (FL). FORTIFIED AT FORTY-TWO Pitt set a program record in wins on May 12, 2013 when it defeated Villanova, 10-2, for its 40th victory of the season (also Jordano’s 750th career win) in the Panthers’ final Big East game at Charles L. Cost Field. Pitt finished 42-17 on the year with an 18-6 conference record, edging the Panthers’ 1995 39-win season and tying their program best in conference wins (originally set in 2010). Last season marked the sixth time in history that Pitt has won 35 or more games (fifth time under Joe Jordano). The Panthers, who swept a program-record eight three-game series in 2013, also posted their best winning percentage (.712) since 1981 to rank 17th in NCAA Division-I baseball. Pitt has held itself at or above .500 in five consecutive seasons (2009-13), two shy of the program record of seven straight seasons (1967-73). The Panthers were one of 35 teams to win more than 40 games last season, placing themselves in the top 11.8 percent at the NCAA Division-I level. STATISTICAL STANDING Pitt’s offense ranked seventh nationally in scoring (7.5) and runs (444), 12th in on-base percentage (.403), 16th in slugging percentage (.448) and 20th in home runs (49) last season. In the conference, the Panthers were first in batting average (.302), on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, RBI (394), home runs (by a 20-home run margin over Louisville), total bases (926) and walks (292). Pitt was second in hits (625) and doubles (108), tied for third in triples (23) and fifth in stolen bases (72) as well. The Panthers also placed in the Big East’s top five in ERA (3.59)—the program’s best mark since 1981 (3.20)—strikeouts (349) and batting average against (.258). Defensively, Pitt converted 61 double plays on the season to lead the conference and to tie for 10th nationally. PITT IN THE POLLS The Panthers were ranked in all five major collegiate baseball polls for the first time in program history in 2013, earning its highest-ever ranking, No. 16, from the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, a No. 21 ranking by Baseball America and a No. 23 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’, NCBWA and Perfect Game top-25 polls. Pitt’s seven weeks in the polls more than doubled its prior-best mark of three weeks set in 2010 and it
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ALPHABETICAL Name Tyler Albert Rhys Aldenhoven Andrew Belfiglio Luke Curtis Jon Danielczyk P.J. DeMeo Adam Dian Matt Emge Jordan Frabasillo Dan Furman Hobie Harris Joe Harvey Eric Hess Matt Johnson A.J. Lardo J.R. Leonardi Frank Maldonado Sam Mersing Keaton Miller Josh Mitchell Nick Montefusco Nick Parnell Caleb Parry Manny Pazos Matt Pidich Casey Roche Rene Rodriguez Steven Shelinsky, Jr. Boo Vazquez Stephen Vranka Dylan Wolsonovich Matt Wotherspoon Nick Yarnall T.J. Zeuch
BY POSITION Pitchers (18) 37 Rhys Aldenhoven 27 Andrew Belfiglio 13 Luke Curtis 45 Jon Danielczyk 29 Adam Dian 4 Dan Furman 12 Hobie Harris 14 Joe Harvey 31 J.R. Leonardi 19 Sam Mersing 40 Josh Mitchell 7 Nick Montefusco 22 Nick Parnell 35 Matt Pidich 15 Rene Rodriguez 41 Casey Roche 11 Matt Wotherspoon 34 T.J. Zeuch Outfield (8) 44 A.J. Lardo 3 Frank Maldonado 7 Nick Montefusco 41 Casey Roche 18 Steven Shelinsky, Jr. 24 Boo Vazquez 21 Stephen Vranka 33 Nick Yarnall Infield (7) 42 P.J. DeMeo 16 Jordan Frabasillo 8 Eric Hess 5 Matt Johnson 9 Keaton Miller 18 Steven Shelinsky, Jr. 2 Dylan Wolsonovich Catchers (4) 32 Tyler Albert 20 Matt Emge 6 Caleb Parry 43 Manny Pazos
Pos. C RHP LHP RHP RHP INF RHP C INF RHP RHP RHP 1B INF OF RHP OF RHP INF RHP RHP/OF LHP C C RHP OF/RHP LHP OF/1B OF OF INF RHP OF RHP
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NUMERICAL # Name Pos. 2 Dylan Wolsonovich INF 3 Frank Maldonado OF 4 Dan Furman RHP 5 Matt Johnson INF 6 Caleb Parry C 7 Nick Montefusco RHP/OF 8 Eric Hess 1B 9 Keaton Miller INF 11 Matt Wotherspoon RHP 12 Hobie Harris RHP 13 Luke Curtis RHP 14 Joseph Harvey RHP 15 Rene Rodriguez LHP 16 Jordan Frabasilio 3B 18 Steven Shelinsky, Jr. OF/1B 19 Sam Mersing RHP 20 Matt Emge C 21 Stephen Vranka OF 22 Nick Parnell LHP 24 Boo Vazquez OF 27 Andrew Belfiglio LHP 29 Adam Dian RHP 31 J.R. Leonardi RHP 32 Tyler Albert C 33 Nick Yarnall OF 34 T.J. Zeuch RHP 35 Matt Pidich RHP 37 Rhys Aldenhoven RHP 40 Josh Mitchell LHP 41 Casey Roche OF/RHP 42 P.J. DeMeo INF 43 Manny Pazos C 44 A.J. Lardo OF 45 Jon Danielczyk RHP
HT/WT 5-9/160 6-1/190 6-0/185 5-10/175 6-0/190 6-2/175 6-1/205 5-11/185 6-1/200 6-3/195 6-1/215 6-2/220 6-3/205 6-3/190 6-0/215 6-2/200 6-2/215 5-11/180 6-1/180 6-4/215 6-2/175 6-4/225 6-3/215 6-1/205 6-0/205 6-7/225 6-3/210 6-2/195 6-1/210 6-1/190 6-0/195 6-0/185 6-0/205 6-4/200
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YR Hometown/Last School R-So. Ford City, Pa./Ford City Fr. Short Hills, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Fr. Brookhaven, Pa./ Monsignor Bonner Jr. Plano, Texas/Paris JC (Texas) Fr. Riverside, Calif./Norco Fr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee Jr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Jr. Webster, Texas/Hill College (Texas) Sr. Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood Jr. McKinney, Texas/Paris JC R-Jr. Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola R-Jr. Audobon, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick R-So. Miami, Fla./Miami-Dade College Jr. Chandler, Ariz./ South Mountain CC R-Sr. Furlong, Pa./Pennsbury Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour R-Fr.. Beaver Falls, Pa./Ohio State Sr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Jr. Midlothian, Va./Chandler-Gilbert CC Jr. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney So. Newtown Square, Pa./Penncrest So. Gibsonia, Pa./Temple R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Allderdice Jr. Montoursville, Pa./Cecil College Fr. Landisville, Pa/Hempfield Fr. Mason, Ohio/Mason Fr. Aberdeen, N.J./ Christian Brothers Sr. Victoria, Australia/Hill College Fr. Ridgway, Pa./ Ridgway Sr. Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East Fr. Sewickley, Pa./Central Catholic Fr. Miami, Fla./ Pace R-So. Baltimore, Md./Maryland R-Sr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Head Coach: #30 Joe Jordano (16th season) Pitching Coach: #46 Jerry Oakes (Second Season) Assistant Coach: #23 Bryan Peters (First Season) Assistant Coach: #17 Shane Liska (First Season)
Pitt Baseball Pronunciation Guide Aldenhoven, Rhys ........................................................ Reese All-den-hoe-ven Belfiglio, Andrew ........................................................................... Bell-fig-leo Danielczyk, Jon ........................................................................ Dan-yull-check Dian, Adam.......................................................................................... Dee-on Emge, Matt .......................................................................................... M-gee Frabasillio, Jordan .........................................................................Fra-ba-sil-io Harris, Hobie .........................................................................................Ho-be Lardo, A.J. .......................................................................................... Lar-doe Leonardi, J.R. .......................................................................... Lee-oh-nar-dee Maldonado, Frank ................................................................. Mal-don-ah-doe Mersing, Sam ....................................................................................Mer-sing Pazos, Manny ..................................................................................... Pah-zos Pidich, Matt ........................................................................................Pie-dich Roche, Casey .........................................................................................Roach Rodriguez, Rene .................................................................................... Ren-e Shelinsky, Jr., Steven ................................................................. Sheh-lin-skee Vazquez, Boo.....................................................................................Vass-kez Vranka, Stephen .............................................................................. Vrain-kah Wolsonovich, Dylan ..............................................................Wol-sun-oh-vitch Wotherspoon, Matt ...............................................................Wah-thur-spoon Yarnall, Nick ........................................................................................Yar-nell Zeuch, T.J. ........................................................................................... Zoo-ch
PROBABLE LINEUP/NOTES Order Pos. 1 OF 2 3B 3 OF 4 OF 5 DH 6 1B 7 SS 8 2B 9 C
Player Vranka Frabasilio Roche Vazquez Shelinsky Hess Miller Wolsonovich Pazos
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c Manny Pazos • 87th best prospect in the state of Florida
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• Finished season with a five-game hitting streak • A Perfect Game Top 100 Senior • Drafted, out of high school, in the 38th round of the 2011 MLB Draft to the Colorado Rockies
• Hit safely in seven-straight games from 4/20-4/30
Rhys Aldenhoven • Second team All-Big East
• A Perfect Game Top 100 Junior 2b Dylan Wolsonovich • Led freshman with 39 starts and 46 games played, with first career start against WVU
Stephen Vranka • Second team All-Big East
• Registered first hits and RBI against YSU on 3/10, with first homerun against YSU on 4/9
• Hit a walk off three-run home run with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth to help Pitt sweep Rutgers
• Went 4-5 twice, once against YSU on 4/9 and the second time against Georgetown on 5/4
• Scored a run in 20 of the past 23 games (UPDATE)
• Ended season on a four-game hitting streak ss Keaton Miller • During freshman year at Hill College he hit .280 with 16 RBI and added 9 stolen bases • Defensively fielded .962 and led the team with 155 assists • Assisted in taking Hill College to the regional round of the Texas JC playoffs in 2012 Matt Johnson • Named Fall World Series MVP at Paris Junior College and the Texas/New Mexico JC All-Star Game in the Fall 3b Jordan Frabasilio • Hit .450 in the Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League this past summer • Part of a 5A1 State Runner-Up Team in 2011, when he also was awarded Most Improved Player, Fiesta All Region Honorable Mention, and named an ACBA All-Star Alternate
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• Led the team with 18 doubles, including three in a game at YSU, and had a team-best 16 steals • Ended the season with a 10-game hitting streak rf Casey Roche • First team All-Big East
• Originally from Australia rp Joe Harvey • Led Panthers’ relievers with five saves and 29 strikeouts • Tossed nine consecutive scoreless innings in games against Miami (Ohio), Hartford and Notre Dame in 2012 • Finished season with a win against Seton Hall after throwing 5.1 shut out innings
• Led the Big East in RBIs (65) • Hit for the cycle, the first Pitt player to do so since Joe Leonard in 2010 vs. Duquesne, and had 10 RBIs against YSU on 4/9 • Against Wichita State, Roche went 8-14 (.571 batting average) with two home runs and seven RBI to earn the honors of Big East Player of the Week and College Baseball 360 National Player of the Week dh Steven Shelinsky • Second team All-Big East • Had a team and Big East best 12 home runs, including multi homer games against Niagara (3/15) and Wofford (3/24)
Jon Danielczyk • A converted field player who made his bullpen debut in Pitt’s season opener at Wichita State • Submariner who has only been throwing from that arm slot since January • Led Pitt relievers with a 1.69 ERA • Thew six innings of scoreless ball in relief during Pitt’s 15 inning victory over Towson J.R. Leonardi • Saw action in 22 games, pitching 36.2 innings out of the pen, most on the team • Recorded a strikeout in 10 of final 11 outings
• Set the school record for walks drawn in a season with 51 lf Boo Vazquez • Second team All-Big East • Named to the Big East Honor Roll on 3/11 after going 6-for-12 with seven RBI as Pitt went 4-0 in the Panther Classic I. • Also named to the Honor Roll on 4/29 for going 5-for10 and scoring the game winning run in game two in a
sp Matt Wotherspoon • Drafted 606th overall in the 20th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers • Second team All-Big East • Has gone at least six innings in 12 of his 13 starts on the season
T.J. Zeuch • Seventh best prospect in Ohio • Threw one no-hitter and three one-hitters in his senior season • Drafted directly out of high school in the 2013 MLB Draft to the Kansas City Royals in the 38th Round
QUICK FACTS/COACH JORDANO QUICK FACTS School Info. School: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 28,823 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold (PMS 289/PMS 4515) Home Field: Charles L. Cost Field Capacity: 1,000 Conference: ACC Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg Athletic Director: Steve C. Pederson Athletic Department Phone: (412) 648-8200 Baseball Office Phone: (412) 648-8208 Press Box Phone: (412) 624-6813 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Joe Jordano Alma Mater, Year: Westminster, 1985 Record at School (Years): 469-376-2 (16 years) Overall Record (Years): 752-494-2 (25 years) Assistant/Pitching Coach: Jerry Oakes (Second Season) Alma Mater, Year: Coastal Carolina, 2012 Assistant Coach: Bryan Peters (First Season) Alma Mater, Year: USF, 1997 Assistant Coach: Shane Liska (First Season) Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 2011 Program History First Year: 1869 Conference Titles: 2 (1994, 1995) NCAA Tournament Appearances (3): 1959, 1965, 1995 Team Information 2013 Overall Record: 42-17 2013 Big East Record: 18-6 2013 Home Record: 25-5 2013 Away Record: 15-8 2013 Neutral Site Record: 2-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/9 Newcomers: 20 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/1 Media Relations Information Media Relations Contact: Matt Haas E-mail Address:
[email protected] Media Relations Phone: (412) 648-8245 Web Address: www.pittsburghpanthers.com THE JORDANO ERA • Winningest coach in program history • 469 Wins • Averaging 30.5 wins per season • 10 Post-Season Appearances • 46 players have signed procontracts • 11 All-Americans • 15 All-Region Selections • 49 All-Conference Selections • 94 percent of players have received degrees • 2010 Chuck Tanner Collegiate Manager of the Year • 2010 ABCA East Region Coach of the Year • 2010 Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Inductee • 2009 Mercyhurst College Hall of Fame Inductee • 2013 & 2004 Big East Coach of the Year
Excellence. Integrity. Passion. Three words to describe the successful baseball coaching career of 15th-year Pitt skipper, Joe Jordano. Hired by Steve Pederson to lead the Panthers on November 15, 1997, Jordano began a rebuilding project that has delivered an unprecedented amount of growth, productivity and success over the past 15 seasons. In 1997, the Panthers, only three years removed from a conference title, were slipping within the ranks of the powerful Big East Conference and were in need of a new direction and vision. Jordano stepped in and engineered an incredible turn-around in just one season as he molded the Panthers into a significant presence over the past 15 seasons. Pitt has won over 400 games, been nationally-ranked, sent numerous players to the professional ranks and established itself as a force in the highly-competitive Big East Conference during his tenure. This past season, Coach Jordano became the alltime winningest coach in Pitt baseball history, a remarkable accomplishment in only 15 seasons at the helm of the program. The 2013 season was one of the most successful in Pitt baseball history as the Panthers won a school-record 42 games and were ranked for a programbest seven weeks during the season, climbing as high as a program-best 16th in the nation. Pitt also cracked the rankings of all five major baseball publications for the first time ever. A school-record eight Panthers took home All-Big East honors as Jordano took home his second Big East Coach of the Year award. four players garnered All-Region accolades while Casey Roche was named an All-American during the Panthers’ final season in the Big East. The impressive season was capped when three Pitt players heard their names called at the 2013 MLB Draft, the second most in school history. The 2012 season was a year of transition. After losing seven players to professional baseball the very young Panthers took on an aggressive schedule and started seven players in new positions for the spring campaign. Despite the challenge, they earned a fourth straight appearance in the Big East Tournament. Pitt is one of only four teams in the Big East to advance to the tournament over four consecutive seasons. This coming spring will be a year of transition as well as the Panthers enter their final season in the Big East Conference and prepare to begin play in the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference, which is arguably the best baseball conference in the country. In the spring of 2011, the Panthers opened up their new home of baseball
at Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex. Jordano fielded a senior-laden team to a third place finish in the Big East and yet another berth in the conference championships. Under Jordano' s tutelage, Corey Baker became the school's all-time career wins leader. Fellow senior John Schultz broke two school records (career walks and career doubles). Evidence of his success, six of Jordano' s players' were selected in the 2011 MLB entry draft, the highest ever in the program's existence. The 2010 season, the last at Trees Field, brought even more success to Jordano and his squad. The coaching staff 's diligent recruiting efforts paid off, as the Panthers boasted one of the most powerful and dangerous lineups in collegiate baseball. In 2010, Pitt earned its first-ever ranking in Baseball America (No. 24) and its highest-ever ranking in Collegiate Baseball (No. 20). The Panthers also broke numerous offensive records and have led the nation for most of the season in key offensive categories. Following the season, Jordano was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year as well as garnering the first ever Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year. There have been many highlights over the past 10 years including a trip to the Big East Championship game in 2005. From 2002-2005, Jordano put together the best four-year winning stretch in the program's 97-year history, capturing a total of 143 wins, including 36, 36, 38 and 33 during the stretch. The 38 wins in 2004 tied for the second-most victories in a single season. The 2004 season also saw the Panthers make a return visit to the Big East Championship in Somerset, N.J. The accolades were numerous. In addition to Jordano being named Coach of the Year, P.J. Hiser was named Player of The Year, Nick Evangelista was named CoPitcher of the Year and Negrych was named Rookie of the Year. Both Hiser and Negrych garnered All-America honors. The Big East also named Ben Copeland, Tom Cashman and Bryan Spamer to the All-Conference squad. Over the course of Jordano's career, over 50 players have played professional baseball, in addition to eight All-Americans and countless AllConference and All-Region selections. Jordano's overall record of 682-449-2 (.602) ranks him among the top 50 active Division-I coaches. That trend of rebuilding has been a trait of Jordano in his coaching career. His first position was at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa. The NCAA Division II School did not have a strong baseball tradition and Jordano inherited a team that had won only nine games the previous season. However, the success began immediately for Jordano and did not stop for 10 consecutive seasons. During his 10-year reign on the
Hill, Jordano's numbers speak for themselves: 283 wins against only 118 losses; six post-season appearances; two conference championships in his two years in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; 30 All-Region players; four All-Americans; and several players in professional baseball. Upon leaving Mercyhurst, Coach Jordano was the winningest coach in Mercyhurst College history and was ranked sixth all-time active winningest coaches in the D-II baseball history at the time of his departure. On May 17, 2009, Jordano was inducted into the Mercyhurst College Hall of Fame. Jordano was also named the GLIAC Coach of the Year twice and was the Louisville Slugger NCAA DII Independent Coach of the year in 1995. In his last four years at Mercyhurst, Jordano's teams finished with a gaudy 128-31 record with four consecutive NCAA regional appearances. During his stay, Jordano also served on the NCAA DII National Baseball Committee and served as a chairman of the North Central Baseball Region. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Jordano has served on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee as well as President of the Big East Coaches group for four years, 2000-04. He currently sits on the American Baseball Coaches Association College Playing Rules Committee and sits on the ABCA Division I Advisory Board. Jordano has been honored by groups over the past several years for his contributions to baseball. In 2003, he was named "Baseball Man of the Year" in Erie, Pa. - his hometown, for "appreciation for his lifetime support and devotion to baseball on the local and collegiate levels." Following the 2004 season and the Big East Coach of the Year award, Jordano was recognized by the Team Pittsburgh Group of Erie and was also awarded an Honorary Lifetime membership to the San Francisco Bay Area Pitt Club. Academically, Jordano has been extremely successful graduating his players. Since 1998, 94 percent of his players who have completed their eligibility have earned a University of Pittsburgh Degree. The Panthers have garnered 36 All Big East Academic Awards as well as the Most Improved Team GPA in 2008. Jordano received his bachelor's degree from Westminster College, where he was a stellar four-year letter-winner and All-District performer in baseball. He also obtained his master's degree in athletic administration from Slippery Rock University. Jordano resides in Cranberry Township with his wife, Michell, and sons Matthew and Joseph, daughter Sophia and his faithful golden retriever, Babe.
MATCHUP/NOTES HOW THEY MATCH UP Pitt Category CCU 42-17 .......................Record .....................37-23 18-6 ..............Conference Record .............18-6 .302.................Batting Average ................269 2068 .......................At Bats ..................... 1983 444 ..........................Runs ........................ 289 625 .......................... Hits..........................534 108 ....................... Doubles .......................84 23 ......................... Triples.......................... 9 49 ..................... Home Runs ..................... 21 394 .................. Runs Batted In .................255 .448 ............ Slugging Percentage.............352 72/91 ................Steals/Attempts ............. 59/99 292 .........................Walks ....................... 261 378 ..................... Strikeouts .....................318 .403............. On-Base Percentage ........... ..367 3.58..................... Team ERA....................3.26 6.43 .................Opponent ERA ................3.91 10 ..........................Saves ......................... 18 194 .........................Walks ....................... 226 349 ..................... Strikeouts .................... 456 .258............. Batting Avg. Against ........... ..259 .963 .............Fielding Percentage .............967 88 ..........................Errors ......................... 78 SERIES HISTORY First Meeting: ....................................2005 Series Record:....................... CCU leads, 4-3 Home:................................................. N/A Away: .................................................. 3-4 Neutral: .............................................. N/A Current Streak: ..................................... W1 Most runs, Pitt: .........................11 (2/17/06) Biggest margin, Pitt: ...................6 (2/18/06) Most runs, CCU: ........................ 12 (2/16/07) Biggest magin, CCU: ................... 7 (2/16/07) Longest win streak, Pitt: ..........................2 Longest win streak, CCU:..........................2 Last 10 meetings (3-4) Date Site 02-25-2005 Conway, SC 02-26-2005 Conway, SC 02-17-2006 Conway, SC 02-18-2006 Conway, SC 02-16-2007 Conway, SC 03-06-2010 Conway, SC 03-02-2012 Conway, SC
W/L L L W W L L W
Score 8-11 5-6 11-5 6-0 5-12 6-9 3-1
also held ground in the top-20 for three straight weeks from April 29-May 13. The Panthers finished with a 15-10 record vs. teams ranked or receiving votes in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Top-40 Poll, including a three-game series sweep over No. 16 Notre Dame on April 12-14 and a 12-inning, 7-6 victory against No. 19 Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament on May 24. ALL-AMERICAN HONORS FOR ROCHE Casey Roche was named a 2014 Preseason First-Team All-American by the NCBWA in December after delivering a team-leading .339 batting average and conference-leading 65 RBI a season ago. Roche, who hit a career best nine home runs in 2013, was also named a Third-Team All-American by the NCBWA following his extraordinary junior campaign. The slugging senior outfielder owns a .335 batting average, a .417 on-base percentage and a .492 slugging percentage in 151 career games and he is currently sixth on the program’s all-time list in RBI (129) and 13th in hits (185). SEAMLESS BEGINNINGS Pitt and Coastal Carolina will compete in the all-time series’ second Opening Day match-up this weekend. The last time the two programs met in the season opener was on Feb. 16, 2007 at Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C. when the Chanticleers defeated the Panthers, 12-5. Dating back to 1998, Pitt has posted a 9-7 overall record on Opening Day, winning three of its last four games. Additionally, the Panthers have won all five of their seasonopening three-game series since 2000, including three sweeps against Wichita State (Feb. 15-17, 2013), Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 24-25, 2002) and Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 26-27, 2000). Pitt has outscored its opponents by 15 runs (47-32) in their last five games on Opening Day, scoring eight or more runs on three occasions. NON-CONFERENCE? NO PROBLEM Since the start of the 2008 season, the Panthers have registered a 102-57 record (.642 winning percentage) against non-conference opponents, including a 22-9 showing (.710 winning percentage) in 2013. Pitt averaged 7.9 runs per game vs. non-conference teams last season and outscored their out-of-league opponents by a 244156 margin (+88). The Panthers have won 15 or more non-conference games in each of the past five seasons and have not fallen below a .615 mark during that stretch. Furthermore, Pitt has won eight consecutive nonconference three-game sets dating back to 2005, with five series resulting in sweeps. WELCOME BACK, WOTHERSPOON Matt Wotherspoon was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 20th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft but opted to return for his senior season with the Panthers. Wotherspoon, who has led Pitt in strikeouts in consecutive years, is one of two Panthers in program history to record 85 or more strikeouts in multiple seasons (Billy Muldowney, 2005 & 2006). Last season, the right-handed power pitcher went 9-3 with a 3.71 ERA. He joined former ace Ethan Mildren (2011-13) to become the first duo in Pitt baseball history to log more than 100 innings (107.0) each in the same season and was also a member of the first weekend rotation in program history to have three starting pitchers with eight or more wins in the same season. Wotherspoon is sixth on the Panthers’ all-time list in strikeouts (202) and innings pitched (248.1) and seventh in wins (18). PANTHER PROSPECTS Two key members of Pitt’s 2014 roster—Boo Vazquez and Adam Dian—have been named to prospect watchlists by nationally accredited publications. Vazquez, a 38th-round selection by the Colorado Rockies out of high school, has been named the No. 67 prospect on Baseball America’s top-100 list. The 6-foot-4, left-handed hitting junior has also been listed by Perfect Game as the No. 11 prospect in the ACC. Dian (2013: 2.33 ERA, 19 strikeouts in 19.1 innings), a junior transfer from Temple, was recognized by Perfect Game as the ACC’s Top Newcomer in addition to being the No. 17 prospect in the conference. THE BOYS OF WINTER Pitt is 16-9 (.640 winning percentage) in the month of February in the last five seasons and 34-32 (.515 winning percentage) all-time under Joe Jordano. The Panthers tied their program record for most February victories (originally set in 2010) when it went 5-1 in six games against Wichita State and Wofford. Last season, Pitt had three players with .400-plus batting averages in February—Eric Hess (.478), Casey Roche (.462) and Steven Shelinsky, Jr. (.400). Roche is a .455 career hitter with two home runs and 19 RBI in the month of February, hitting safely in 14 of 15 games played. ROAD WARRIORS Pitt has posted a 75-61 record (.551 winning percentage) away from home since 2010, in addition to going 17-12 (.586 winning percentage) away from Charles L. Cost Field last season. Individually, the Panthers have several key players that thrived on the road in 2013, both at the plate and out of the bullpen. Stephen Vranka led all returning players with a .350 batting average (43-for-123), Steven Shelinsky, Jr. batted .348 (31-for-89) with six home runs and 22 RBI and Casey Roche tallied a .322 mark (37-for-115) with three home runs and 36 RBI. On the mound, Pitt was led by Jon Danielczyk’s 3.00 ERA (15.0 innings) as well as J.R. Leonardi’s 3.65 ERA and 2-1 record in 24.2 innings pitched. THREE-FOR-THREE Casey Roche, Boo Vazquez and Stephen Vranka will once again anchor the Panthers’ outfield in 2014, becoming the first three players since John Schultz (2009-11) to make three consecutive Opening Day lineup appearances for Pitt in the past six seasons. The veteran trio has combined for 399 hits and a .319 batting average with 23 home runs and 226 RBI in the last two seasons, accounting for 33.8 percent of the team’s hits and 33.5 percent of the team’s RBI during that span.
RECORD BOOK UPDATES/NOTES CURRENT PANTHERS IN RECORD BOOK HITTERS IN CAREER TOP‐10 RBI 4. Spamer 140 2001-04 5. Conley 133 2005-08 6. Roche 129 20113B 1. 2. 3. 7.
Copeland DiBucci Vranka Roche
HBP 6. Parente Oswald 10. Roche
18 11 10 8
2003-05 1982-85 20112011-
20 20 19
2012-13 2010-13 2011-
PITCHERS IN CAREER TOP‐10 Wins 4. Mrochko 20 1992-95 Mildren 20 2011-13 6. Nardozzi 19 2004-07 7. Wotherspoon 18 2011Appearances 1. Caravella 2. Baker Leonardi
68 64 64
2010-13 2008-11 2010-
Innings Pitched 4. Nardozzi 5. Mildren 6. Wotherspoon
285.2 259.1 248.1
2004-07 2011-13 2011-
Starts 5. Reed Rhoten Mildren 9. Wotherspoon
37 37 37 33
2007-09 2001-05 2011-13 2011-
Player 2 Albert 0 (0) DeMeo 0 (0) Frabasillo 0 (0) Hess 0 (11) Johnson 0 (0) Lardo 0 (5) Maldonado 0 (0) Miller 0 (0) Montefusco 0 (0) Parry 0 (0) Pazos 0 (0) Roche 0 (39) Shelinsky 0 (13) Vazquez 0 (25) Vranka 0 (27) Wolsonovich 0 (2) Yarnall 0 (0)
MULTI‐HIT GAMES 3 4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (10) 0 (2) 0 (3) 0 (0) 0 (4) 0 (2) 0 (8) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
5+ 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Total 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (14) 0 (0) 0 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (52) 0 (16) 0 (32) 0 (37) 0 (5) 0 (0)
Player 2 Albert 0 (0) DeMeo 0 (0) Frabasillo 0 (0) Hess 0 (3) Johnson 0 (0) Lardo 0 (1) Maldonado 0 (0) Miller 0 (0) Montefusco 0 (0) Parry 0 (0) Pazos 0 (0) Roche 0 (25) Shelinsky 0 (7) Vazquez 0 (7) Vranka 0 (15) Wolsonovich 0 (2) Yarnall 0 (0)
MULTI‐RBI GAMES 3 4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (3) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (7) 0 (1) 0 (4) 0 (0) 0 (3) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
5+ 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Total 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (8) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (35) 0 (15) 0 (11) 0 (18) 0 (5) 0 (0)
11 8 8
2008-10 20122010-
Strikeouts 4. Welty 5. Baker 6. Wotherspoon
238 221 202
1966-68 2008-11 2011-
PITCHERS IN SEASON TOP‐10 Wins 2. Baker 11 2010 4. Mrochko 9 1994 Mildren 9 2013 6. Wotherspoon 8 2013 Saves 3. Landis Brueckel 5. Harvey
6 6 5
2007 1965 2013
PANTHERS NEAR CAREER TOP‐10 Cat. Player Current Top-10 TB Roche 272 297 H Roche 185 213 2B Roche 35 39 R Vranka 121 137 HBP Shelinsky Jr. 16 19
Player Albert DeMeo Frabasillo Hess Johnson Lardo Maldonado Miller Montefusco Parry Pazos Roche Shelinsky Vazquez Vranka Wolsonovich Yarnall
HITTING STREAKS Current Season 0 7 1 5 0 11 2 10 5 10 10 13 0 4 -
Career 7 5 11 10 14 13 4 -
#G 20 17 23 21 23 5 13 -
PITT HONOR ROLL Joe Jordano • Big East Coach of the Year Rhys Aldenhove • Second Team All-Big East Casey Roche • NCBWA Region I Player of the Year • Third Team All-American (NCBWA) • First Team All-Region • First Team All-Big East • Big East Honor Roll (5/13) • Big East Honor Roll (4/15) • Big East Player of the Week (2/18) • CollegeBaseball360 National Player of the Week (2/18) Steven Shelinsky Jr. • Second Team All-Big East
Career numbers in parentheses Saves 1. Leonard 2. Harvey Leonardi
LAST HOME RUN Player Date Opponent Albert DeMeo Frabasillo Hess 4/14/13 ND Johnson Lardo n/a n/a Maldonado Miller Montefusco Parry Pazos Roche 4/17/13 CSU Shelinsky 4/20/13 RU Vazquez 4/13/13 ND Vranka 5/17/13 UL Wolsonovich 5/4/13 GU Yarnall -
Boo Vazquez • Second Team All-Big East • Big East Honor Roll (4/29) • Big East Honor Roll (3/11) Matt Wotherspoon • Second Team All-Big East • Big East Honor Roll (5/6) • Big East Honor Roll (3/25) Stephen Vranka • Second Team All-Big East • Big East Honor Roll (5/6) • Big East Honor Roll (4/22) • Big East Honor Roll (3/25)
CHARLES L. COST FIELD The University of Pittsburgh baseball team has called Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex home since the 2011 season. The stadium, which replaced Trees Field, is named for three sport (football, basketball and baseball) and nine-time letterman Charles L “Corky” Cost, the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Cost Company, a Pittsburgh based masonry contractor. In its three years at the facility Pitt has amassed an impressive 55-20 (.733) record. Misc. Notes and Numbers Overall Record ................................................ 55-20 (.733) Capacity ...................................................................... 900 Sellouts ..............................................1 (Villanova, 4/9/11) Surfaces ..................................... FieldTurf Synthetic Grass First game: .......... March 16, 2011 (10-7 loss to Kent State) Pitt Shutouts: ............................... 5 (Notre Dame, 4/12/13) Opponent Shutouts: ........................................................ 0 Pitt 10+ Run Games: ........................ 15 (Villanova, 5/12/13) Opponent 10+ Run Games: ..............2 (Penn State, 5/11/11) Pitt Homeruns ............................................................... 54 Opponent Homeruns .................................................... 35 Dimensions LF .............................................................. 330 (16 ft. wall) LC ............................................................. 375 (16 ft. wall) CF .............................................................. 405 (8 ft. wall) RC ............................................................... 375 (8 ft. wall) RF ...............................................................330 (8 ft. wall)
Year-By-Year Records 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total:
18-7 12-8 25-5 0-0 55-20 (.733)
Team Records Attendance: .................................................................................................................. 900 (Villanova, 4/9/11) Longest game: ..................................................................................................... 15 innings (Towson, 3/29/13) Longest win streak: .............................................................................................................. 9 (3/17/13-4/17/13) Runs (Pitt): ...................................................................................................................... 18 (Niagara, 3/20/11) Runs (Opponent): .........................................................................................................10 (Kent State, 3/16/11) Margin (Pitt): ....................................................................................................15 (Youngstown State, 3/10/13) Margin (Opponent):....................................................................................................... 7 (Penn State, 5/11/11) Hits (Pitt):.........................................................................................................................21 (Niagara, 3/20/11) Hits (Opponent): .......................................................................................................... 19 (Cincinnati, 4/30/11) Home Runs (Pitt): ......................................................................................... 3, 3x (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Home Runs (Opponent): .................................................................................................... 4 (Niagara, 3/20/11) Total Bases (Pitt): ............................................................................................................ 34 (Niagara, 3/20/11) Total Bases (Opponent): ................................................................................................. 29 (Niagara, 3/20/11) Steals (Pitt): ............................................................................................................... 6 (Coppin State, 4/17/13) Steals (Opponent): ..................................................................................................... 5 (Notre Dame, 4/11/11) Putouts (Pitt): ..................................................................................................................45 (Towson, 3/29/13) Putouts (Opponent): ..................................................................................................... 36 (Louisville, 5/17/12) Assists (Pitt): ............................................................................................................. 22 (Norte Dame, 4/2/11) Assists (Opponent): ........................................................................................................... 17 (Toledo, 3/19/11) Errors (Pitt): ...................................................................................................................9 (Cincinnati, 4/18/12) Errors (Opponent): ................................................................................................... 3, 4x (Cincinnati, 4/27/13) Strikeouts (Pitt): ...........................................................................................................12 (Cincinnati, 4/27/13) Strikeouts (Opponent):..................................................................................................... 11 (Niagara, 3/16/13) Individual Records Runs (Pitt): ........................................................................................... 4, 2x (Elvin Soto vs. Villanova, 5/11/13) Runs (Opponent): ........................................................................................3, 6x (O’Grady of Rutgers, 4/20/13) Hits (Pitt):............................................................................. 5 (Evan Oswald vs. Youngstown State, 3/10/2013) Hits (Opponent): .......................................................................................4, 4x (Miklos of Kent State, 5/14/13) Home Runs (Pitt): ........................................................................ 2, 2x (Steven Shelinsky vs. Niagara, 3/15/13) Home Runs (Opponent): ......................................................................... 2, 3x (Frazer of West Virginia, 3/12/13) Total Bases (Pitt): ................................................................................. 10 (Anthony DeFabio vs. USF, 4/15/12) Total Bases (Opponent): ............................................................................ 10 (Frazer of West Virginia, 3/12/13) Steals (Pitt): .................................................................................3 (Stephen Vranka vs. Coppin State, 4/17/13) Steals (Opponent): ........................................................................................3 (DeSico of Notre Dame, 4/1/11) Putouts (Pitt):................................................................................................... 17, 3x (Hess vs. Toledo, 3/15/13) Putouts (Opponent): .........................................................................14, 3x (Wasserman of Louisville, 5/19/12) Assists (Pitt): ........................................................................................ 9, 2x (Evan Oswald vs. Toledo, 3/15/13) Assists (Opponent): .............................................................................8, 6x (Munden of West Virginia, 3/12/13) Strikeouts (Pitt): ...................................................................... 9, 4x (Matt Wotherspoon vs. Villanova, 5/11/13) Strikeouts (Opponent):................................................................................8, 2x (Walsh of Cincinnati, 4/27/13)
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS #2 Dylan Wolsonovich At-bats Season ................. 5, 3x (Georgetown, 5/4/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ............. 5 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same Hits Season ................. 4, 2x (Georgetown, 5/4/13) Career ..................................................Same RBI Season ..................... 3, 3x (Villanova, 5/11/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ..................1, 5x (Georgetown, 5/3/13) Career ..................................................Same 3B Season .......................... 1 (Villanova, 5/11/13) Career ..................................................Same HR Season .................. 1,2x (Georgetown, 5/4/13) Career ..................................................Same BB Season ...................... 2, 3x (Rutgers, 4/20/13) Career ................................................. Same SB Season .............................. 2 (Toledo, 3/17/13) Career ..................................................Same Hit Streak Season .............................. 4 (3/12/13-3/22/13) Career ..................................................Same
#3 Frank Maldonado At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#5 Matt Johnson At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#6 Caleb Parry At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#7 Nick Montefusco At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#8 Eric Hess At-bats Season ............................6 (Towson, 3/29/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ............. 4 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same Hits Season .......................4, 3x (Towson, 3/29/13) Career ..................................................Same RBI Season ............... 4, 2x (Notre Dame, 4/14/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ........................... 3 (Wofford, 2/24/13) Career ..................................................Same 3B Season ........ 1, 2x (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same HR Season ............... 1, 2x (Notre Dame, 4/14/13) Career ..................................................Same BB Season ............3 (Youngstown State, 3/10/13) Career ..................................................Same SB Season ....................... 2 (Manhattan, 3/10/13) Career ..................................................Same Hit Streak Season ........................ 7, 2x (4/20/13-4/30/13) Career ..................................................Same
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS #9 Keaton Miller At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#16 Jordan Frabasillo At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#18 Steven Shelinsky, Jr. At-bats Season ........................... 6 (Wofford, 2/24/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ............................3 (Niagara, 3/15/13 ) Career .......................3, 2x (Niagara, 3/15/13) Hits Season .....................3, 3x (Louisville, 5/16/13) Career .................................................Same RBI Season ............................ 7 (Niagara, 3/15/13) Career ................................................. Same 2B Season ....................... 2 (Penn State, 3/27/13) Career .................................................Same 3B Season ...............................1, 2x (USF, 4/7/13) Career ..................................................Same HR Season .......................2, 2x (Niagara, 3/15/13) Career ..................................................Same BB Season .................. 3, 5x (Kent State, 5/14/13) Career .................................................Same SB Season .................. 1, 6x (Kent State, 5/14/13) Career ...................1, 7x (Kent State, 5/14/13) Hit Streak Season ..............................10 (4/7/13-4/20/13) Career .................................................Same
#21 Stephen Vranka At-bats Season ...................... 6, 2x (Rutgers, 4/20/13) Career ........................... 7 (Cincinnati, 4/1/12) Runs Season ............. 5 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same Hits Season ............. 4 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ........ 4, 2x (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) RBI Season .................................. 4, (USF, 4/6/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ............. 3 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same 3B Season .................... 1, 5x (Villanova, 5/12/13) Career .................... 1, 11x (Villanova, 5/12/13) HR Season ..................... 1, 7x (Louisville, 5/17/13) Career ......................1, 8x (Louisville, 5/17/13) BB Season ...............3, 2x (West Virginia, 3/12/13) Career ..................................................Same SB Season .................... 3 (Coppin State, 4/17/13) Career ................................................. Same Hit Streak Season ............................ 13 (3/25/13-4/12/13) Career ............................. 13 (3/25/13-4/12/13)
#24 Boo Vazquez At-bats Season ................. 6, 2x (Georgetown, 5/3/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ..........................3 (St. John’s, 3/22/13) Career ..................... 3, 2x (St. John’s, 3/22/13) Hits Season .......................5 (Georgetown, 5/3/13) Career ................................................. Same RBI Season ...................... 4 (Georgetown, 5/4/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ................. 2, 3x (Georgetown, 5/4/13) Career ..................................................Same 3B Season .........................1 (Manhattan, 3/9/13) Career .....................1, 5x (Manhattan, 3/9/13) HR Season ................ 1, 2x (Notre Dame, 4/13/13) Career ..................................................Same BB Season .....................2, 4x (Villanova, 5/11/13) Career ...................... 2, 7x (Villanova, 5/11/13) SB Season ................... 1,(Wichita State, 2/17/13) Career ..................... 1, 4x (Louisville, 5/18/12) Hit Streak Season .............................. 10 (3/9/13-3/23/13) Career .............................14 (5/11/12-5/24/12)
#32 Tyler Albert At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#33 Nick Yarnall At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#41 Casey Roche At-bats Season ............. 7 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ...... 3, 5x (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Career ....... 3, 6x (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Hits Season ............. 5 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same RBI Season ........... 10 (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ............................. 2, 2x (Ohio, 5/9/13) Career ..............................2, 6x (Ohio, 5/9/13) 3B Season ........ 1, 2x (Youngstown State, 4/9/13) Career ............ 2 (Youngstown State, 4/19/11) HR Season ............... 1, 9x (Coppin State, 4/17/13) Career .............. 1, 12x (Coppin State, 4/17/13) BB Season .................... 2, 4x (Louisville, 5/18/13) Career .................... 4 (West Virginia, 4/22/12) SB Season ........................... 2 (Wofford, 2/23/13) Career ..................................................Same Hit Streak Season ........................... 11 (3/10/13 - 3/27/13) Career ..................................................Same
#43 Manny Pezos At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#44 A.J. Lardo At-bats Season ................... 5, 4x (The Citadel, 3/1/13) Career ..................................................Same Runs Season ........................ 2, 2x (Toledo, 3/15/13) Career ..................................................Same Hits Season ........................ 2, 5x (Toledo, 3/15/13) Career ..................................................Same RBI Season ................... 2 (Wichita State, 2/17/13) Career ..................................................Same 2B Season ................... 1 (Wichita State, 2/17/13) Career ..................................................Same 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season .......................1, 4x (Niagara, 3/16/13) Career ..................................................Same SB Season ........................ 2, 2x (Toledo, 3/15/13) Career ..................................................Same Hit Streak Season ............................. 5 (2/15/13-2/24/13) Career .............................. 5 (2/15/13-2/24/13)
#42 P.J. DeMeo At-bats Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Runs Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hits Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A RBI Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 2B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A 3B Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A HR Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A BB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A SB Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Hit Streak Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS #4 Dan Furman Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#7 Nick Montefusco Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#11 Matt Wotherspoon Innings Pitched Season ....................9.0, 3x (Towson, 3/29/13) Career .....................9.0, 5x (Towson, 3/29/13) Strikeouts Season .....................9, 2x (Villanova, 5/11/13) Career ................ 13 (Michigan State, 3/11/12) Walks Season ...................... 4, 2x (Rutgers, 4/20/13) Career ......................5 (Notre Dame, 3/25/12)
#12 Hobie Harris Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#13 Luke Curtis Innings Pitched Season .....................5.0 (Penn State, 3/27/13) Career ..................................................Same Strikeouts Season ........... 6 (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Career ..................................................Same Walks Season ....................................3 (USF, 4/6/13) Career ............................. 6 (Indiana, 2/19/12)
#14 Joe Harvey Innings Pitched Season ..............................3.1 (Akron, 4/2/13) Career ........................ 4.1 (Louisville, 5/17/12) Strikeouts Season ........... 4 (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Career ........................... 6 (Hartford, 3/18/12) Walks Season .....................2, 4x (Villanova, 5/11/13) Career .......................... 4 (Louisville, 5/17/12)
#15 Renan Rodriguez Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#19 Sam Mersing Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#22 Nick Parnell Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#27 Andrew Belfiglio Innings Pitched Season ......................... 1.2 (Niagara, 3/16/13) Career ..................................................Same Strikeouts Season ........................... 2, 3x (Akron, 4/2/13) Career ..................................................Same Walks Season ........... 4 (Youngstown State, 4/16/13) Career ..................................................Same
#31 J.R. Leonardi Innings Pitched Season ............... 3.2, 2x (Penn State, 3/27/13) Career .............................5.1 (Akron, 4/10/12) Strikeouts Season .................. 4, 2x (Penn State, 3/27/13) Career ............................... 8 (Akron, 4/10/12) Walks Season ........................... 3 (Wofford, 2/24/13) Career ...................... 3, 4x (Wofford, 2/24/13)
#34 T.J. Zeuch Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#35 Matt Pidich Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#37 Rhys Aldenhoven Innings Pitched Season ................. 8.0, 2x (Villanova, 5/12/13) Career ..................................................Same Strikeouts Season ....................................9 (USF, 4/7/13) Career ..................................................Same Walks Season .....................5 (Notre Dame, 4/14/13) Career ................................................. Same
#40 Josh Mitchell Innings Pitched Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Strikeouts Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A Walks Season ....................................................N/A Career .....................................................N/A
#41 Casey Roche Innings Pitched Season ......................... 7.0 (Rutgers, 4/21/13) Career ..................................................Same Strikeouts Season ....................2 (West Virginia, 4/30/13) Career .............. 5 (Youngstown State, 4/4/12) Walks Season ............................ 2 (Rutgers, 4/21/13) Career .......................... 4 (Kent State, 4/6/11)
#45 Jon Danielczyk Innings Pitched Season .........................6.0 (Towson, 3/29/13) Career ..................................................Same Strikeouts Season ........................... 3, 2x (Akron, 5/1/13) Career ..................................................Same Walks Season ...........................2, 2x (Akron, 4/2/13) Career ..................................................Same
