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YELLOW JACKET BASEBALL • 27 NCAA REGIONALS • 5 SUPER REGIONALS • 3 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES • 44 ALL-AMERICANS • 2 NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

No. 9 Georgia Tech (0-0) at Rock Hill Coca-Cola Classicat The Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill, S.C.)

GEORGIA TECH BY THE NUMBERS 2011 INFORMATIONOverall 42-21ACC 22-8At Russ Chandler Stadium 26-10Road Games 15-8Neutral Site Games 1-3Streak L1Last Five Games 2-3Last 10 Games 5-5Place (Coastal Division) T-1st

GAME 1 • vs. KENT STATE Friday, Feb. 17First Pitch 2 p.m. ETTech Starter RHP Buck Farmer (0-0, -- ERA)Kent State Starter LHP David Starn (0-0, -- ERA) Radio WREK 91.1 FM AtlantaAudio Webcast RamblinWreck.com

GAME 2 • vs. WINTHROP Friday, Feb. 17First Pitch 6 p.m. ETTech Starter RHP Matthew Grimes (0-0, -- ERA)Winthrop Starter RHP Matt Pierpont (0-0, -- ERA)Radio WREK 91.1 FM AtlantaAudio Webcast RamblinWreck.com

GAME 3 • vs. KENT STATE Saturday, Feb. 18First Pitch 1 p.m. ETTech Starter RHP Dusty Isaacs (0-0, -- ERA)Kent State Starter RHP Ryan Bores (0-0, -- ERA)Radio WREK 91.1 FM AtlantaAudio Webcast RamblinWreck.com

GAME 4 • vs. WINTHROP Sunday, Feb. 19First Pitch 2:30 p.m. ETTech Starter TBA (0-0, -- ERA)Winthrop Starter LHP Mitchell Knox (0-0, -- ERA)Radio WREK 91.1 FM AtlantaAudio Webcast RamblinWreck.com

0-0, 0-0 ACC 0-0, 0-0 Big South

All Time SeriesTech leads Winthrop, 16-1Tech leads Kent State, 12-4

Winthrop in 2011: 27-30Kent State in 20122: 45-17 0-0, 0-0 MAC

2012 Schedule CB RankDate GT Op Opponent TV TimeFeb. 17 9 - vs. Kent State # 2 p.m. - - at Winthrop # 6 p.m.Feb. 18 - - vs. Kent State # 1 p.m.Feb. 19 - - at Winthrop # 2 p.m.Feb. 22 at Georgia Southern 6 p.m.Feb. 24 Ohio State 4 p.m.Feb. 25 Ohio State 2 p.m.Feb. 26 Ohio State 1 p.m.Feb. 29 Kennesaw State 4 p.m.Mar. 2 Rutgers 4 p.m.Mar. 3 Rutgers 2 p.m.Mar. 4 Rutgers 1 p.m.Mar. 7 at Georgia State 6 p.m.Mar. 9 at North Carolina State * 3 p.m.Mar. 10 at North Carolina State * 2 p.m.Mar. 11 at North Carolina State * 1 p.m.Mar. 13 Wagner 4 p.m.Mar. 16 Virginia Tech * 6 p.m.Mar. 17 Virginia Tech * 4 p.m.Mar. 18 Virginia Tech * 1 p.m.Mar. 20 at Georgia CSS 7 p.m.Mar. 23 at Boston College * 2:30 p.m.Mar. 24 at Boston College * 1:30 p.m.Mar. 25 at Boston College * 1 p.m.Mar. 27 Georgia Southern 6 p.m.Mar. 28 Georgia Southern 6 p.m.Mar. 30 Duke * 7 p.m.Mar. 31 Duke * RSN/ESPN3 1 p.m.Apr. 1 Duke * 1 p.m.Apr. 3 at Kennesaw State 6 p.m.Apr. 6 Florida State * CSS 7 p.m.Apr. 7 Florida State * ESPN3 6 p.m.Apr. 8 Florida State * 1 p.m.Apr. 10 vs. Mercer 6 p.m.Apr. 13 at Wake Forest * 6 p.m.Apr. 14 at Wake Forest * 4 p.m.Apr. 15 at Wake Forest * 1 p.m.Apr. 17 Georgia State 6 p.m.Apr. 20 at North Carolina * ESPN3 6 p.m.Apr. 21 at North Carolina * ESPN3 2 p.m.Apr. 22 at North Carolina * ESPNU 12 p.m.Apr. 24 vs. Georgia (Turner Field) FSN or SS 7 p.m.Apr. 27 Clemson * CSS 7 p.m.Apr. 28 Clemson * CSS 6 p.m.Apr. 29 Clemson * CSS 1 p.m.May 5 Charlotte 7 p.m.May 6 Charlotte 2 p.m. Charlotte 6 p.m.May 9 Georgia CSS 7 p.m.May 11 at Virginia * 6 p.m.May 12 at Virginia * RSN/ESPN3 1 p.m.May 13 at Virginia * 1 p.m.May 15 at Mercer 6 p.m.May 17 Miami * CSS 7 p.m.May 18 Miami * CSS 7 p.m.May 19 Miami * CSS 1 p.m.

May 23-27 • ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.)June 1-4 • NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites)

June 8-11 • NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites)June 15-26 • College World Series (Omaha, Neb.)

Schedule/TV subject to change | All times Eastern;#- Coca-Cola Rock Hill Classic | * ACC game

Rank reflects Collegiate Baseball poll for that week, or current week

GEORGIA TECH PROBABLE DEFENSIVE LINEUP 2011 STATSPos. Player (Year) GP/GS Avg. 2B HR RBI SBC Zane Evans (So.) 58/58 .270 14 5 46 21B Jake Davies (Sr.) 61/56 .347 13 5 35 02B Sam Dove (Jr.) 54/48 .310 6 0 18 63B Chase Butler (So.) 31/7 .233 2 0 6 2 -or- Alex Cruz (So.) 12/4 .188 0 0 1 0SS Mott Hyde (So.) 63/63 .275 13 4 47 6LF Brandon Thomas (Jr.) 63/60 .307 12 3 29 19CF Kyle Wren (So.) 63/63 .340 11 1 32 16RF Paul Kronenfeld (So.) 22/4 .143 1 0 1 0 -or- Evan Martin (Sr.) 24/4 .200 0 2 4 1DH Daniel Palka (So.) 63/60 .297 18 12 52 3

GEORGIA TECH TOP RESERVES 2011 STATSPos. Player (Year) GP/GS Avg. 2B HR RBI SBSS Connor Winn (Sr.) 22/0 .200 0 0 0 0OF Charles Sheffield (Fr.) True freshmanC Mitch Earnest (So.) 9/1 .143 0 0 0 0C A.J. Murray (Fr.) True freshman

Tech’s opening-day starter, junior RHP Buck Farmer, is a Preseason All-America and led the ACC in conference wins last season (8-1).

#BUZZWORTHY >> Opening its 115th all-time season of baseball, No. 9 Geor-gia Tech faces Winthrop and Kent State in the Rock Hill Coca-Cola Classic in Rock Hill, S.C. this weekend.

>> The Yellow Jackets battle both Kent State (2 p.m.) and Win-throp (6 p.m.) on Opening Day, and will face the Golden Flashes Saturday at 1 p.m. before wrapping up the weekend Sunday versus the Eagles at 2:30 p.m. All four games can be heard live on WREK Radio, 91.1 FM in Atlanta and on RamblinWreck.com.

>> Tech has won four-straight season-openers, eight of its last 10 and is 14-4 all-time under head coach Danny Hall in season-openers. This season-opening doubleheader is the first for Tech since taking two from Georgia Southern, 15-6 and 5-4, to start the 2004 season.

>> Tech welcomes back 23 letterwinners from a 2011 team that finished 42-21, won a share of the ACC Coastal Division title with a 22-8 league mark and reached the NCAA Regional for the 27th time in school history.

>> Of the 23 returnees, three were All-ACC picks last sea-son (first-team OF Kyle Wren, second-team P Buck Farmer and second-team 1B Jake Davies), while Wren and C Zane Evans each garnered Freshman All-America honors in 2011.

>> Farmer, Wren and junior OF Brandon Thomas have earned Preseason All-America recognition entering 2012.

GEORGIA TECH SPORTS INFORMATIONMike DeGeorge, Assistant Director (Baseball SID)Office: 404-894-5445 | Cell: [email protected] | Twitter: @MikeDeGeorge

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2012 Quick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONSchool ...................................................................Georgia Institute of TechnologyLocation ............................................................................................ Atlanta, Ga. 30332Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 20,291Founded ............................................................................................................................1885Nickname ...................................................... Yellow Jackets, Rambling WreckMascot .................................................................................“Buzz” the Yellow JacketOfficial Colors ........................................................................... Old Gold and WhiteConference ...................................................................Atlantic Coast (since 1980)Website .................................................................www.RamblinWreck.comTwitter..........................................................................................................@GT_Baseball

INSTITUTE INFORMATIONPresident .............................................................................Dr. G.P. “Bud “ PetersonFaculty Rep. ............................................................... Dr. Sue Ann Bidstrup AllenDirector of Athletics ...................................................................... Dan RadakovichAthletic Department Phone ....................................................(404) 894-5400Ticket Office Phone ............................................................................(888) TECH-TIX

BASEBALL STAFFHead Coach ....................................................................................................Danny HallAlma Mater, Year ....................................................................Miami, Ohio, 1977Office Phone ........................................................................................(404) 894-5471Asst. Coach/Recruiting ....................................................Bryan Prince (5th year)Alma Mater .................................................................................Georgia Tech, 2005Assistant Coach .......................................................... Tom Kinkelaar (5th year) Alma Mater ...................................................................................Miami, Ohio, 1977Volunteer Coach ....................................................................................Wally CrancerDirector of Baseball Operations..................................................Nick SchererStrength and Conditioning ...................................................... Steve TamborraTrainer .............................................................................................................Walter Smith

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ENTERING 2012Record Since 1895 .........................................................2,216-1,395-27 (.613)At Russ Chandler Stadium ........................................................762-208 (.786)ACC Championships .........................................................................................................7...........................................................1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2003, 2005ACC Tournament Record ...................................................................67-53 (.558)NCAA Appearances ...................................................................................................... 27 ...................................................1959, 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, ...................................................1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, ...................................................1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, ....................................................................2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011NCAA Tournament Record ...............................................................................63-55NCAA Super Regionals ..................................................................................................5...................................................................................2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006College World Series Appearances ....................................................................3.................................................................1994 (2nd), 2002 (T-5th), 2006 (T-7th)College World Series Record ..............................................................................4-5

STADIUM INFORMATIONName ........................................................................Russ Chandler Stadium Year Opened (Renovated) .............................................................1985 (2001)Capacity ........................................................................................................................... 4,157Dimensions ...........................................................................328-391-400-353-334Fence Height ......................................................................................................................10 feetPress Box Number ................................................................................ (404) 894-3167Address ................................................................................... Fowler Street & Fifth Street..........................................................................................................................Atlanta, Ga. 30332

2012 INFORMATIONLettermen Returning ........................................ 23 (15 position, 8 pitchers)Lettermen Lost ...........................................................11 (4 position, 7 pitchers)Starting Position Players Returning/Lost................................................7/2Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ....................................................................2/2Newcomers ..........................................................................................................................10

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THE “RUSTY C” Affectionately known as the “Rusty C,” a new era in Russ Chan-dler Stadium began in 2002 with a $9.7 million reconstruction of the facility. The current facility seats 4,157 with room for future expansion down the left field line. The stadium was originally built in 1985, in time for Tech to host the ACC Tournament. It has been the site of 11 NCAA Region-als and in the summer of 1996, Russ Chandler Stadium served as an official training site for the Centennial Olympic Games.

2011 ACC StandingsCOASTAL DIVISION Conf. Overall ‘12 Preseason Poll1. GEORGIA TECH 22-8 42-21 2 Virginia 22-8 56-12 T33. North Carolina 20-10 51-16 14. Miami 19-10 38-23 T35. Virginia Tech 11-19 30-25 56. Duke 7-23 26-30 6

ATLANTIC DIVISION Conf. Overall1. Florida State 19-11 46-19 22. Clemson 17-13 43-20 13. NC State 15-15 35-27 3 Wake Forest 15-15 25-31 45. Boston College 7-22 17-33 66. Maryland 5-25 21-35 5

2012 ACC Baseball Coaches Preseason PollOverall Champion: North Carolina (7)

Also receiving votes: Georgia Tech (4), Florida State (1)

COLLEGIATE BASEBALL1. Florida 2. South Carolina 3. Stanford 4. North Carolina 5. Texas 6. Texas A&M 7. Rice 8. Arkansas9. GEORGIA TECH 10. TCU11. St. John’s 12. LSU13. Florida State14. Miami15. Louisville 16. Oklahoma 17. Arizona State 18. Georgia19. UCLA 20. Arizona 21. Cal State Fullerton 22. California 23. Vanderbilt 24. Oregon State25. Clemson 26. Stetson27. Oregon 28. Baylor 29. UC Irvine 30. Southern Miss

Tech In The Polls CB BA ESPN NCBWAPreseason 9 12 10 9Feb. 20Feb. 27March 5March 12March 19March 26April 2April 9April 16April 23April 30May 7May 14May 21May 28Final

2012 National Polls (Preseason)BASEBALL AMERICA1. Florida 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina 4. Arkansas 5. Arizona 6. Rice 7. Texas A&M 8. Louisiana State 9. North Carolina 10. Vanderbilt 11. Georgia 12. GEORGIA TECH 13. Texas 14. UCLA 15. TCU16. Clemson 17. Arizona State 18. Miami 19. Oklahoma 20. Florida State 21. Central Florida 22. Mississippi 23. Oregon State 24. Louisville 25. Cal State Fullerton

ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES1. Florida (17)2. South Carolina (12)3. Stanford (1)4. North Carolina5. Texas6. Texas A&M (1)7. Rice8. Arkansas9. Florida State10. GEORGIA TECH11. TCU12. Vanderbilt13. Miami14. LSU15. Oklahoma16. Cal State Fullerton17. Virginia18. UCLA19. Oregon State20. Arizona21. St. John’s22. California23. Clemson24. Louisville25. Georgia

NCBWA1. Florida 2. South Carolina 3. North Carolina 4. Stanford 5. Texas A&M 6. Arkansas 7. Texas 8. Rice 9. GEORGIA TECH 10. Florida State 11. Vanderbilt 12. LSU 13. TCU 14. Oklahoma 15. Arizona State 16. Miami 17. Clemson 18. Arizona 19. Cal State Fullerton 20. UCLA 21. Georgia 22. Oregon State 23. Virginia 24. UC Irvine 25. Louisville 26. California 27. St. John’s 28. UCF 29. Southern Miss 30. Ole Miss

ALL-TIME RECORD AT RUSS CHANDLER STADIUM Year Overall Home 1985 42-19 33-10 1986 45-23 24-11 1987 51-14 33-7 1988 45-24 28-9 1989 38-26 26-7 1990 46-25 38-5 1991 42-26 28-10 1992 45-19 32-2 1993 47-14 25-8 1994 50-17 29-5 1995 38-22 26-6 1996 40-24 25-9 1997 46-15 29-5 1998 41-22 27-10 1999 38-20 25-6

Year Overall Home 2000 50-16 31-8 2001 41-18 26-7 2002 52-16 36-4 2003 44-18 24-9 2004 44-21 26-14 2005 45-19 29-11 2006 50-18 34-5 2007 32-25 21-10 2008 41-21 26-8 2009 38-19-1 24-8-1 2010 47-15 31-6 2011 42-21 26-10Overall: 1,180-537-1 (.687)At Home: 762-210-1 (.784)


QUICK REWIND >> Georgia Tech finished the 2011 season at 42-21 overall, was 22-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference play and shared the Coastal Division Championship with Virginia. >> The 22 ACC wins tied a school record (2005) and the Coastal Division crown was Tech’s first since that same season. >> Tech reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-consecutive season, the 11th time in 12 years, the 16th time in head coach Danny Hall’s 18 years and the 27th time in school history. >> The Yellow Jackets hosted an NCAA Regional for the ninth time since 2000 and the 11th time overall. >> Georgia Tech lost four juniors from the 2011 team to the MLB Draft -- LHP Jed Bradley (1st Round, Milwaukee), 3B Matt Skole (5th, Washington), RHP Mark Pope (5th, San Diego), IF/RHP Jacob Esch (11th, Florida) -- and one senior RHP Kevin Jacob (31st, St. Louis).

LOOKING FORWARD >> Georgia Tech returns 23 letterwinners (11 starters) for the 2012 season, including Preseason All-America picks Buck Farmer (junior

RHP), Brandon Thomas (junior LF) and Kyle Wren (sophomore CF). >> Wren was a First Team All-ACC pick last season and a First Team Freshman All-America, while Farmer garnered Second Team All-ACC honors along with Jake Davies (senior 1B). >> Of Tech’s 11 incoming freshmen, three were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft -- RHP Cole Pitts (32nd Round, Cleveland), C A.J. Murray (48th, Houston) and OF Charles Sheffield (49th, Oakland).

PRESEASON ACC COACHES POLL >> Georgia Tech was picked second in the Coastal Division behind North Carolina, in the preseason poll of the league’s 12 head coaches. >> UNC was also the pick as the overall conference championship, with the Yellow Jackets second.

KENT STATE SERIES >> Georgia Tech is 12-4 all-time versus Kent State, including a series win over the Flashes at Russ Chandler Stadium to open last season. The series dates back to 1984. >> Tech head coach Danny Hall began his head coaching career at Kent State from 1988 to 1993, but the teams did not play while Hall was at KSU. >> Current Kent State head coach Scott Stricklin spent three years at Tech as an assistant under Danny Hall from 2002-04.

WINTHROP SERIES >> Tech is 16-1 all-time over Winthrop in a series that dates back to the 1992 season. >> The teams last met for a three-game series in 2005 at Russ Chandler Stadium, with the Yellow Jackets winning two of three by a combined 35-16 margin.

CLOSING ON MAJOR MILESTONE >> Having spent his entire coaching career involved with winning programs, Danny Hall’s tenure at Georgia Tech has been his most successful, as he is the all-time winningest baseball coach in Yellow Jacket history with 779 victories at the school. >> Hall enters this 19th season on the Flats just 13 victories shy of becoming the 46th Division-I baseball coach all-time to reach 1,000 career wins. He’s ranked 13th among active Division-I coaches in winning percentage (.679), and is 16th among active D-I coaches in number of victories (987). >> Hall has led Tech to the NCAA Tournament on 16 occasions and guided the Yellow Jackets to the College World Series in 1994, 2002 and 2006, the only head coach in the program’s storied history to reach the promised land of Omaha.

HALL GETS FIRST HALL OF FAMER >> The first of what may be many of Danny Hall’s former players is entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame as Barry Larkin was elected in January. >> Hall was an assistant at Michigan, where Larkin played from 1983-85. During Larkin’s press confer-ence, he thanked Hall for helping him develop his fundamentals. >> Hall: “I want to extend my sincere congratulations to Barry Larkin. It is an honor that could not be awarded to a better individual. Barry embodies the true spirit of what it takes to succeed at the highest level, both on the field and off the field. I am both proud and honored to have coached him.”

HALL NABS CONFERENCE WIN NO. 300 >> Danny Hall joined elite company when Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The Yellow Jackets skipper recorded his 300th career Atlantic Coast Conference victory, becoming just the fourth coach in conference history to reach the 300 conference wins plateau. >> He joined Bill Wilhelm of Clemson, the all-time leader at 378, Florida State’s Mike Martin (361), and Clemson’s Jack Leggett (304). Hall (302) has never had a losing season in ACC play.

Winningest Active D-I Coaches (ENTERING 2012)

Coach, School Wins Pct.1. Augie Garrido, Texas 1,817 .6872. Gene Stephenson, Wichita 1,763 .7393. Mike Martin, Florida St. 1,673 .7434. Mark Marquess, Stanford 1,422 .6575. Jim Morris, Miami, Fla. 1,318 .7006. Jim Gilligan, Lamar 1,205 .6417. Jack Leggett, Clemson 1,189 .6418. Pete Dunn, Stetson 1,167 .6129. Mike Fox, North Carolina 1,128 .74410. Ray Tanner, South Carolina 1,084 .69811. Paul Mainieri, LSU 1,075 .64312. John Anderson, Minnesota 1,063 .60313. Andy Lopez, Arizona 1,042 .61614. Fred Hill, Rutgers 1,030 .59715. Keith Guttin, Missouri St. 992 .61216. Danny Hall, Georgia Tech 987 .67917. Mike Gillespie, UC Irvine 932 .63218. Wayne Graham, Rice 912 .71619. Rick Jones, Tulane 910 .67220. Gary Gilmore, Coastal Car. 903 .679

KENT STATE (12-4)H: 12-4, A: 0-0, N: 0-0

3-22-1984 hW 8-73-22-1996 hW 14-123-23-1996 hL 7-93-24-1996 hW 17-163-19-1999 hW 5-23-20-1999 hL 6-113-21-1999 hW 13-123-16-2001 hW 8-53-17-2001 hW 10-33-18-2001 hW 7-43-14-2003 hW 5-43-15-2003 hW 4-13-16-2003 hL 3-52-18-2011 hW 6-32-19-2011 hW 8-12-20-2011 hL 1-6

WINTHROP (16-1)H: 16-1, A: 0-0, N: 0-0

3-22-1992 hW 6-53-29-1994 hW 12-23-30-1994 hW 17-83-19-1996 hW 10-73-20-1996 hW 14-14-8-1997 hW 7-54-9-1997 hW 15-23-31-1998 hW 17-124-6-1999 hW 2-13-8-2002 hW 6-43-9-2002 hW 7-53-10-2002 hW 8-14-2-2003 hW 7-54-20-2004 hW (13) 7-64-8-2005 hW 6-14-9-2005 hL 9-124-10-2005 hW 20-3

Series HistoryTECH VS. 2012OPPONENTS UNDER DANNY HALL

Boston College 12-5Charlotte 0-0Clemson 31-38Duke 48-12Florida State 30-31Georgia 37-28Georgia Southern 58-16Georgia State 32-5Kennesaw State 11-3Kent State 11-4Mercer 22-5Miami 19-24North Carolina 37-25NC State 39-18Ohio State 0-0Rutgers 30-7Virginia 32-23-1Virginia Tech 17-8Wagner 0-0Wake Forest 36-17Winthrop 15-1

2011 Honor Roll

ALL-ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCEKyle Wren, OF 1st teamMark Pope, SP 1st teamJake Davies, 1B 2nd teamMatt Skole, 3B 2nd teamJed Bradley, SP 2nd teamBuck Farmer, SP 2nd team

ACADEMIC ALL-ACC BASEBALL TEAMLuke Bard, Jed Bradley, Sam Dove,

Jacob Esch, Zane Evans,Brandon Thomas

ACC HONOR ROLLLuke Bard, Zach Brewster, Chase Butler,Clay Dalton, Jarrett Didrick, Sam Dove,Jacob Esch, Zane Evans, Brad Markey,

Evan Martin, Brandon Thomas,Jeff Ussery, Taylor Wood

ACC WEEKLY HONORSKyle Wren (Player) March 21Mark Pope (Pitcher) Mar. 13, Mar. 21, Apr. 17Buck Farmer (Pitcher) May 15

ALL-AMERICAMark Pope, RHP 2nd CBMark Pope, RHP 3rd BA & NCBWA

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAZane Evans, C 1st BAKyle Wren, CF 1st CB & NCBWAKyle Wren, CF 2nd BA

ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAJacob Esch, SS 3rd team

ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC All-DISTRICTJacob Esch, SS 1st team

2012 Honor Roll

NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAKyle Wren, OFBuck Farmer, SP

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICABuck Farmer, SP

BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICABrandon Thomas, OF

PERFECT GAME PRESEASONNATIONAL PLAYER RANKSZane Evans No. 9 CLuke Bard No. 10 RP

COLLEGE BASEBALL DAILY TOP 100Buck Farmer, SP No. 20Daniel Palka, LHP/1B/OF No. 29

STOPPER OF THE YEAR AWARDLuke Bard preseason watch list

All-ACC Selections (Since 1994) First-Team Second-Team TotalFlorida State 48 44 92GEORGIA TECH 38 41 79Clemson 32 33 65North Carolina 29 33 62NC State 29 24 53Virginia 22 21 43Wake Forest 21 20 41Miami (JOINED IN 2005) 15 12 27

Tech In Season-OpenersUnder Coach Hall (14-4)

Date Opponent Score 2/11/94 Minnesota W, 3-1 2/10/95 Charleston So. W, 14-1 2/2/96 #Alabama L, 2-7 2/8/97 at Ga. Southern W, 10-0 2/6/98 UCLA W, 16-7 1/29/99 #Auburn L, 12-17 2/12/00 at Ga. Southern W, 15-3 2/9/01 #Lamar W, 11-9 2/9/02 at Ga. Southern W, 10-2 2/15/03 at Ga. Southern W, 8-1 2/15/04 at Ga. Southern W, 15-6 2/11/05 Georgia State L, 2-5 2/11/06 at Ga. Southern W, 13-9 2/10/07 at Ga. Southern L, 4-11 2/22/08 Youngstown St. W, 14-0 2/20/09 Lipscomb W, 9-0 2/14/10 Missouri St. W, 4-0 2/18/11 Kent State W, 6-3

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CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL >> With an appearance in the 2011 NCAA Atlanta Regional, Geor-gia Tech returned to the NCAA Tournament for the 25th time in the last 27 years. The Yellow Jackets have played in the NCAA Tourna-ment every year since 1985 with the exception of the 1999 and 2007 seasons, and made its 27th overall postseason appearance in history last year. >> Since 2002, Georgia Tech has appeared in nine NCAA Region-

als, three NCAA Super Regionals and two College World Series (2002 and 2006). >> Prior to its recent streak, Georgia Tech has participated in the NCAA playoff just twice, in 1959 and 1971, with an additional play-in tournament appearance in 1948. >> Georgia Tech made its first trip to the College World Series in 1994, advancing to the championship game before falling to Oklahoma, 13-5.

JACKETS CRACK PRESEASON TOP 25 FOR 19TH TIME UNDER HALL >> Georgia Tech has been ranked in the preseason Top 25 by at least one of the major polls (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, USA Today/Baseball Weekly) in each of Danny Hall’s 19 seasons as the Yellow Jackets’ skipper. >> Tech has been a preseason Top 10 pick in eight of the last 14 years and a Top 5 selection in four of the last 12.

TECH ON THE AIR >> A record 43 baseball games involving ACC teams, including all 13 games of the ACC Baseball Championship in Greensboro, N.C., will be broadcast by the conference’s television partners this season. >> Tech will tie a school record with 15 regular-season television games this season (2003), including six games as part of the ACC’s package -- one nationally-televised contest at North Carolina (April 22) on ESPNU -- and seven others on CSS. >> Additional games on ESPN3, CSS and FS-South are possible and all non-TV home games will be streamed live at RamblinWreck.com. >> Radio broadcasts of every Tech game -- home and road -- can be heard over the air on WREK (91.1), the flagship station of Georgia Tech baseball, and at RamblinWreck.com.

RECAPPING THE PRESEASON HONOR ROLL >> Junior RHP Buck Farmer and sophomore CF Kyle Wren were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America Team, and Farmer also earned a spot on the Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America list. >> Junior LF Brandon Thomas earned mention on the Baseball America Preseason All-America team, which is selected by a panel of Major League Baseball scouting directors. >> Sophomore Zane Evans was selected the No. 9 catcher nationally and junior Luke Bard was picked the No. 10 reliever in the nation by Perfect Game. >> In College Baseball Daily’s list of the Top 100 college baseball players this season, Farmer was listed at No. 20 and sophomore 1B/OF/LHP Daniel Palka was 29th.

JACKETS EARN SHARE OF COASTAL TITLE; TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR ACC WINS >> The Jackets earned a share of the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title after finishing the regular season with a 22-8 conference record. >> Tech and Virginia, both in the ACC Coastal Division, finished with identical records. It was the first regular season title for the Jackets since the 2005 season. >> Tech’s 22 conference wins during the 2011 season tied a school-record, previously set in 2005.

TECH FIELDS LARGEST FRESHMAN CLASS IN 2011 • The 2011 freshman class was the largest in the nation of all the major conferences. All 17 of Tech’s newcomers saw action last season, 10 made starts -- including six newcomers starting on Opening Day. • The class, which is the largest ever brought in during coach Hall’s tenure, earned a No. 6 national ranking and the No. 1 overall ranking in the state.

GEORGIA TECH BLOODLINES >> Luke Bard -- His brother Daniel is former UNC standout and current Red Sox pitcher. >> Jake Davies -- Brother of Kansas City Royals starting right-hander Kyle Davies, who was drafted by the Atlanta Braves out of high school. >> Jonathan Roberts -- Great uncle Mickey Babb played football for Georgia from 1961-1963 (All-SEC in 1962) and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1964. >> Kyle & Colby Wren -- The twins are the sons of current Braves GM Frank Wren. Wren was the Vice President of the Florida Marlins in 1997 when the franchise won its first ever World Series. >> Jamal Golden -- His cousin, Reggie Golden, was selected in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs >> Connor Lynch -- His grandfather, Jerry Lynch, played in the MLB for 13 years with the Pirates and Reds, and roomed with Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazarowski. >> A.J. Murray -- His brother Michael was a standout catcher at Wake Forest, and currently plays for the San Francisco Giants organization. >> Charles Sheffield -- His uncle, Dan Reeves, is a former player in the NFL and head coach of the Atlanta Falcons when the Falcons advanced to their only Super Bowl in franchise history in 1998.

Tech’s Record When... ACC OverallHome 0-0 0-0Road 0-0 0-0Neutral 0-0 0-0Day Games 0-0 0-0Night Games 0-0 0-0

Yellow Jackets Score First 0-0 0-0Yellow Jackets Score in 1st 0-0 0-0Opponent Scores First 0-0 0-0Walkoff Victories 0-0 0-0

vs. Top 25 (All Polls) 0-0 0-0Following Loss 0-0 0-0Televsed Game 0-0 0-0

vs. LHP (starter) 0-0 0-0vs. RHP (starter) 0-0 0-0Yellow Jacket Starter 6+ IP 0-0 0-0Yellow Jacket Starter 7+ IP 0-0 0-0Yellow Jacket Starter 8+ IP 0-0 0-0

Hitting A Home Run 0-0 0-0Not Hitting A Home Run 0-0 0-0

Out Hit Opponent 0-0 0-0Equal Number of Hits 0-0 0-0Get Out Hit By Opponent 0-0 0-0

February 0-0 0-0March 0-0 0-0April 0-0 0-0May 0-0 0-0June 0-0 0-0

Tuesday 0-0 0-0Wednesday 0-0 0-0Friday 0-0 0-0Saturday 0-0 0-0Sunday 0-0 0-0

ACC OverallOne-Run Games 0-0 0-0Two-Run Games 0-0 0-0Three-Run Games 0-0 0-0Four+ Run Games 0-0 0-0

Leading After 5 0-0 0-0Tied After 5 0-0 0-0Trailing After 5 0-0 0-0Leading After 6 0-0 0-0Tied After 6 0-0 0-0Trailing After 6 0-0 0-0Leading After 7 0-0 0-0Tied After 7 0-0 0-0Trailing After 7 0-0 0-0Leading After 8 0-0 0-0Tied After 8 0-0 0-0Trailing After 8 0-0 0-0

Shutouts 0-0 0-0Extra Innings 0-0 0-0

Score Five or More Runs 0-0 0-0Allow Five or Fewer Runs 0-0 0-0

Commit 0 Errors 0-0 0-0Commit 1-2 Errors 0-0 0-0Commit 3+ Errors 0-0 0-0

Tech’s Monthly Record Under HallYear Jan./Feb. Mar. Apr. May/June Final1994 6-2 15-2 13-6 16-7 50-171995 7-3 11-6 13-6 7-7 38-221996 4-6 15-3 11-8 10-7 40-241997 9-0 18-2 9-8 10-5 46-151998 8-4 13-5 11-8 9-5 41-221999 8-4 15-2 8-9 7-5 38-202000 8-3 13-5 16-3 13-5 50-162001 10-1 12-6 11-7 8-6 41-202002 8-1 14-3 14-5 16-7 52-162003 7-0 14-5 11-6 12-7 44-182004 6-3 10-8 9-6 19-4 44-212005 7-2 14-3 10-7 14-7 45-192006 10-0 12-4 11-8 17-6 50-182007 6-5 12-6 9-6 5-8 32-252008 5-1 17-4 9-8 10-8 41-212009 6-1 12-3 10-7-1 10-8 38-19-12010 7-1 15-2 13-5 12-7 47-152011 5-3 16-2 10-8 11-8 42-21Totals 125-40 248-71 198-121-1 203-116 779-349-1Pct. (.758) (.777) (.620) (.636) (.690)

SINGLE GAME4/9/2008 Georgia 4,6096/2/2000 Southern California% 4,4684/25/2010 Virginia Tech 4,4193/27/2002 Georgia 4,2645/26/2000 Georgia Southern# 4,2335/15/2011 North Carolina 4,2256/3/2000 Southern California% 4,1934/4/2009 North Carolina 4,1864/19/2003 Wake Forest 4,1576/11/2004 Georgia% 4,1576/12/2004 Georgia% 4,1574/27/2008 Wake Forest 4,1576/5/2010 Alabama% 4,1576/8/2002 Florida Atlantic% 4,0226/4/2005 South Carolina# 4,0385/30/2003 Stetson# 4,035

# NCAA Regional% NCAA Super Regional

THREE-GAME SERIES5/2-4/2003 Florida State 10,6555/26-28/2000 Ga. Southern/Stetson# 10,4356/5-7/2010 Alabama# 9,4574/15-17/2005 Florida State 9,3656/4-6/2005 South Carolina# 9,2996/4-6/2004 Jax St./Texas Tech# 8,9155/17-19/2007 Florida State 8,8734/24-26/1998 Miami 8,7016/2-3/2000 Southern California% 8,6614/3-5/2009 North Carolina 8,6564/18-20/2003 Wake Forest 8,5776/11-12/2004 Georgia% 8,3145/14-16/2004 Clemson 8,1704/27-29/2001 Florida State 8,1625/31-6/2/2002 C. Carolina/Georgia# 8,1374/28-30/2000 Clemson 7,993

# NCAA Regional (3 games)% NCAA Super Regional (2 games)

Top Crowds At Russ Chandler

Most NCAA RegionalAppearances (last 27 years)

Team No. 1. Florida State 27 Miami 27 3. GEORGIA TECH 25 Texas 25 5. LSU 24

Tech On TelevisionIn 2012

Date, Opponent, Time Network M20 at Georgia, 7 p.m. CSS M31 vs. Duke, 1 p.m. RSN/ESPN3 A7 vs. Florida State, 6 p.m. ESPN3 A8 vs. Florida State, 1 p.m. CSS A20 at North Carolina, 6 p.m. ESPN3 A21 at North Carolina, 2 p.m. ESPN3 A22 at North Carolina, 12 p.m. ESPNU A24 vs. Georgia, 7 p.m. FSN or SS A27 vs. Clemson, 7 p.m. CSS A28 vs. Clemson, 4 p.m. CSS M12 at Virginia, 1 p.m. RSN/ESPN3 M17 vs. Miami, 7 p.m. CSS M18 vs. Miami, 7 p.m. CSS M19 vs. Miami, 1 p.m. CSS


Multiple Hit Games 2012 SEASON CAREER 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Total Kyle Wren 18 6 2 1 27Jake Davies 17 4 2 - 23Brandon Thomas 16 3 1 - 20Daniel Palka 12 6 1 - 19Mott Hyde 14 4 - - 18Sam Dove 11 3 - 1 15Zane Evans 13 2 - - 15Evan Martin 4 1 - - 5DeAndre Smelter 2 1 - - 3Paul Kronenfeld 2 - - - 2Alex Cruz 1 - - - 1Connor Winn 1 - - - 1

Hitting Streaks 2012 SEASON CAREER Longest Current Longest Season Brandon Thomas -- 13 2011Sam Dove -- 11 2011 Mott Hyde -- 11 2011Zane Evans 2 9 2011Daniel Palka 3 9 2011Jake Davies -- 8 2011Kyle Wren 2 8 2011Evan Martin 3 4 2010Chase Butler 2 3 2011DeAndre Smelter -- 3 2011Connor Winn 1 3 2009Jarrett Didrick -- 2 2009Alex Cruz -- 1 2011Mitch Earnest -- 1 2011Paul Kronenfeld -- 1 2011

Multiple RBI Games 2012 SEASON CAREER 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Total Daniel Palka 9 4 2 - 15Zane Evans 9 4 - - 13Mott Hyde 4 2 2 2 10Brandon Thomas 7 2 1 - 10Jake Davies 7 3 - - 10Kyle Wren 5 1 - - 6Evan Martin 3 1 1 - 5Sam Dove 3 - - - 3Connor Winn 2 1 - - 3DeAndre Smelter 2 - - - 2Chase Butler 1 - - - 1

2011 Game HighsTEAM BATTINGAt bats: 58 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Runs scored: 15 at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Hits: 19 vs Rutgers (Mar 04, 2011)RBIs: 14 at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Doubles: 5 vs Rutgers (Mar 04, 2011) 5 at Miami (Mar 26, 2011) 5 at Duke (Apr 02, 2011)Triples: 2 vs Kent State (Feb 18, 2011) 2 vs NC State (Mar 20, 2011) 2 at Duke (Apr 03, 2011)Home runs: 4 vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Total bases: 34 vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Walks: 10 vs NC State (Mar 18, 2011) 10 at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Strikeouts: 14 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Sac hits: 3 at Georgia Southern (Feb 23, 2011) 3 at Miami (Mar 27, 2011)Sac flies: 3 vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Stolen bases: 6 vs Rutgers (Mar 04, 2011)Hit by pitch: 4 at Virginia Tech (May 19, 2011)Caught stealing: 2 vs Kent State (Feb 20, 2011) 2 vs Georgia Southern (Mar 15, 2011) 2 vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Runners LOB: 15 at Georgia Southern (Feb 22, 2011) 15 at Miami (Mar 25, 2011)Hit into DP: 2 (12 games )

TEAM FIELDINGPutouts: 45 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Assists: 17 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Errors: 5 vs Mississippi State (Jun 05, 2011)Passed balls: 1 (10 games )DPs turned: 3 vs Rutgers (Mar 04, 2011)

TEAM PITCHINGInnings pitched: 15.0 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Runs allowed: 13 vs St. John’s (Feb 27, 2011)Earned runs: 12 vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011)Walks allowed: 11 at Kennesaw State (Apr 05, 2011)Strikeouts: 18 vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Hits allowed: 15 vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011)Doubles allowed: 6 vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011)Triples allowed: 2 at Virginia Tech (May 21, 2011)Homers allowed: 2 (4 games )Wild pitches: 4 vs Georgia Southern (Mar 16, 2011) 4 at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011) 4 vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011)Hit batters: 4 vs Maryland (Mar 13, 2011) 4 vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011)

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGAt bats: 7 (4 games )Runs scored: 4 Kyle Wren vs Georgia Southern (Mar 16, 2011) 4 Matt Skole vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Hits: 5 Kyle Wren vs Maryland (Mar 12, 2011) 5 Matt Skole at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011) 5 Sam Dove at Clemson (Apr 30, 2011)RBIs: 8 Matt Skole at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Doubles: 2 (10 games )Triples: 1 (17 games )Home runs: 2 Matt Skole at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Total bases: 11 Matt Skole at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Walks: 3 (7 games )Strikeouts: 4 Daniel Palka at Virginia Tech (May 21, 2011)Sac hits: 1 (30 games )Sac flies: 2 Jacob Esch vs Austin Peay (Jun 05, 2011)Stolen bases: 2 (6 games )Hit by pitch: 2 DeAndre Smelter vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011) 2 Mott Hyde at Georgia (Mar 22, 2011)Caught stealing: 1 (17 games )Runners LOB: 6 Zane Evans at Clemson (May 01, 2011)

INDIVIDUAL FIELDINGPutouts: 17 Zane Evans vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Assists: 8 Jacob Esch vs NC State (May 26, 2011)Errors: 2 (9 games )Passed balls: 1 (10 games )

INDIVIDUAL PITCHINGInnings pitched: 9.0 (7 games )Runs allowed: 7 (5 games )Earned runs: 7 Jed Bradley vs Virginia (Apr 09, 2011) 7 Jed Bradley at Virginia Tech (May 20, 2011)Walks allowed: 6 Matt Grimes at Kennesaw State (Apr 05, 2011)Strikeouts: 11 Jed Bradley vs Maryland (Mar 12, 2011)Hits allowed: 10 Buck Farmer vs Virginia (Apr 10, 2011) 10 Mark Pope at Clemson (Apr 29, 2011) 10 Jed Bradley at Virginia Tech (May 20, 2011)Doubles allowed: 4 Buck Farmer vs NC State (Mar 20, 2011)Triples allowed: 2 Buck Farmer at Virginia Tech (May 21, 2011)Homers allowed: 2 Matt Grimes at Georgia So. (Feb 23, 2011) 2 Buck Farmer vs St. John’s (Feb 27, 2011)Wild pitches: 3 Mark Pope at Duke (Apr 01, 2011)Hit batters: 2 (6 games )

Tech In TheMLB Draft1ST ROUND PICKS (10) Player Year Pick Kevin Brown 1986 7th Ty Griffin 1988 4th Jason Varitek 1993# 21st Jason Varitek 1994 14th Nomar Garciaparra 1994 12th Mark Teixeira 2001 5th Tyler Greene 2005 30th Matt Wieters 2007 5th Deck McGuire 2010 11th Jed Bradley 2011 15thSUPPLEMENTAL 1ST RD (5) Player Year Pick Jay Payton 1994 29th Mark Fischer 1997 35th Richard Lewis 2001 40th Matt Murton 2003 32nd Danny Payne 2007 64thSECOND ROUND PICKS (6)TOP FIVE ROUNDS (49)TOP 10 ROUNDS (76)

2011 Inning-By-Inning Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TotalGeorgia Tech 48 45 62 42 53 40 35 40 30 11 406Opponents 14 18 36 36 30 29 34 23 25 0 245

Batters BA G R H 2B HR RBICharlie Blackmon .255 27 9 25 1 1 8Brandon Boggs .158 16 4 3 0 2 2Marlon Byrd .276 119 51 123 22 9 35Tyler Greene .212 58 22 22 5 1 11Mike Nickeas .189 21 4 10 1 1 6Micah Owings .211 31 2 4 0 0 1Eric Patterson .180 47 8 16 2 2 8Mark Teixeira .248 156 90 146 26 39 111Jason Varitek .221 68 32 49 10 11 36Matt Wieters .262 139 72 131 28 22 68

Pitchers W-L ERA G-GS SV IP BB SOBruce Chen 12-8 3.77 25-25 0 155.0 50 97Micah Owings 8-0 3.57 33-4 0 63.0 23 44Blake Wood 5-3 3.75 55-0 1 69.2 32 62

Jackets In The Majors 2011 STATS

Jackets Career vs. Kent State GP/GS Avg. AB R H HR RBIChase Butler 3/1 .000 5 1 0 0 0Alex Cruz 2/2 .400 5 0 2 0 0Jake Davies 3/1 .333 6 2 2 0 0Jarrett Didrick 2/0 .000 1 0 0 0 0Sam Dove 2/1 .333 3 2 1 0 0Zane Evans 3/3 .250 12 0 3 0 3Mott Hyde 3/3 .250 12 3 3 0 3Paul Kronenfeld 2/1 .500 4 0 2 0 1Evan Martin 4/0 .000 1 0 0 0 0Daniel Palka 3/3 .200 10 0 2 0 1DeAndre Smelter 2/2 .000 5 0 0 0 0Brandon Thomas 5/5 .176 17 0 3 0 1Connor Winn 4/1 .000 2 0 0 0 0Kyle Wren 3/3 .455 11 4 5 0 2

GP/GS ERA W-L IP H ER BB-KLuke Bard 2/1 4.91 0-0 3.2 1 2 2-7Jake Davies 3/0 0.00 0-0 1.2 2 0 0-3Buck Farmer 3/1 1.00 0-1 9.0 6 1 5-14Matthew Grimes 1/0 0.00 0-0 1.0 1 0 0-1Dusty Isaacs 1/0 0.00 0-0 1.0 0 0 0-2Jonathan Roberts 1/0 9.0 0-0 1.0 2 1 0-0DeAndre Smelter 1/0 0.00 1-0 1.1 0 0 0-2

Jackets Career vs. Winthrop GP/GS Avg. AB R H HR RBINone

GP/GS ERA W-L IP H ER BB-KNone


2010 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent S/R W/L IP H R ER BB SO NP2/21 Missouri State R — 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 202/24 at Georgia Southern S — 5.0 3 2 2 2 4 752/28 Xavier R — 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 113/7 Rutgers R — 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 93/4 Wake Forest R W 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 413/21 Maryland R — 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 173/24 Mercer S W 5.0 6 3 3 1 1 593/31 Kennesaw State R L 3.0 1 3 1 2 5 584/6 Kennesaw State R — 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 174/10 Virginia R W 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 1014/17 Clemson R — 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 104/21 Georgia Southern S W 3.0 1 2 2 2 3 464/24 Virginia Tech R — 5.0 6 4 4 0 1 684/30 NC State R — 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 415/9 Illinois-Chicago R — 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 175/15 Miami R — 2.0 4 3 3 1 3 435/21 Boston College R W 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 325/29 NC State (ACC) R — 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 56/6 Alabama (NCAA) R — 7.0 5 3 2 0 7 922010 (19 appearances, 3 starts, 3.63 ERA) 5-1 52.0 39 25 21 18 44

2011 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent S/R W/L IP H R ER BB SO NP2/20 Kent State S — 5.0 4 0 0 3 6 852/27 #23 St. John’s S L 4.0 5 7 4 4 6 683/6 Rutgers S W 6.0 4 2 1 3 8 913/13 Maryland S W 8.0 7 0 0 0 6 963/20 NC State S W 6.2 6 4 3 4 7 1153/27 Miami S W 8.0 3 1 1 0 9 1004/3 Duke S W 5.0 7 3 2 2 4 914/10 Virginia S W 7.0 10 7 4 1 8 1164/17 Wake Forest S — 7.0 6 3 3 2 8 1044/24 Boston College S W 6.2 9 7 6 2 6 1105/1 #18 Clemson S L 8.0 4 3 3 1 4 765/9 Illinois-Chicago S W 7.0 6 1 1 0 5 935/13 #9 North Carolina S W 8.0 4 0 0 3 7 1015/21 Virginia Tech S W 7.0 8 3 3 1 5 1105/28 #7 Florida State (ACC) S L 6.0 7 4 3 3 8 1196/5 Austin Peay (NCAA) S W 9.0 5 2 1 2 9 1212011 (16 appearances, 16 starts, 2.82 ERA) 11-3 108.1 95 47 34 31 106Career (35 app., 19 starts, 3.09 ERA) 16-4 160.1 134 72 55 49 150

Individual Starter Notes

#25 • MATTHEW GRIMES FRIDAY GAME #2RHP • R/R • 6-6 • 212 • 9-4-91 • SophomoreHoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek)Held down the mid-week starting spot last year... Went 7-4 in 15 appearances (12 starts)... Made all three starts versus rival Georgia and was 2-1 with 19 strikeouts and three walks in 16.1 innings... Drafted in fourth round by the White Sox out of high school.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

#30 • BUCK FARMER FRIDAY GAME #1RHP • L/R • 6-4 • 228 • 2-20-91 • JuniorConyers, Ga. (Rockdale)Named 2012 Preseason All-America by Louisville Slugger... Was a Second Team All-ACC pick in 2011... Led the ACC with eight conference wins... Was Tech’s Sunday starter in 2011... His 99.1 IP last year were fourth-most in ACC... Good fastball and slider with plus-changeup.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

GRIMES’ CAREER STATISTICSCategory SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 6.2, twice, last vs. Austin Peay (6/3/11)Strikeouts -- 10, vs. Georgia (4/12/11)Walks -- 6, at Kennesaw State (4/5/11)Hits -- 8, twice, last vs. Georgia (4/12/11)Runs -- 6, vs. Mercer (4/19/11)Earned Runs -- 5, vs. Georgia (4/26/11)

2011 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent S/R W/L IP H R ER BB SO NP2/20 Kent State R — 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 132/23 Georgia Southern S W 5.1 5 4 2 1 3 923/2 Georgia State S L 5.0 8 4 4 3 9 993/8 Kennesaw State S W 5.0 6 4 4 2 5 813/15 Georgia Southern S W 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 883/22 Georgia S W 6.0 5 2 2 0 2 773/29 Mercer S — 5.0 3 1 1 4 5 794/5 Kennesaw State S — 4.1 3 3 1 6 5 894/12 Georgia S W 6.2 8 2 2 0 10 1064/19 Mercer S L 5.0 7 6 4 2 4 804/26 Georgia S L 3.2 5 5 5 3 7 665/10 Savannah State S W 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 955/17 East Tennessee State S — 6.0 6 3 3 0 7 955/26 NC State (ACC) R W 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 236/3 Austin Peay (NCAA) R L 6.2 3 2 2 1 8 82Career (15 app, 12 starts, 4.15 ERA) 7-4 73.2 69 40 34 27 77

2011 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent S/R W/L IP H R ER BB SO NP2/19 Kent State R — 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 142/22 Georgia Southern R — 4.1 1 0 0 0 3 542/26 #23 St. John’s R — 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 153/2 Georgia State R — 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 273/6 Rutgers R — 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 173/13 Maryland R — 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 113/16 Georgia Southern S W 2.0 1 1 1 1 4 353/22 Georgia R — 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 223/26 Miami R — 2.1 0 0 0 3 2 443/29 Mercer R L 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 214/3 Duke R — 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 354/8 Virginia R — 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 194/12 Georgia R — 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 174/16 Wake Forest R — 3.0 2 1 1 1 7 434/24 Boston College R — 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 254/26 Georgia R — 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 174/29 #18 Clemson R — 1.2 1 1 0 1 2 395/7 Illinois-Chicago R — 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 205/13 #9 North Carolina R — 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 25/14 #9 North Carolina R — 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 215/17 East Tennessee State R — 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 185/20 Virginia Tech R — 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 365/26 NC State (ACC) R — 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 65/28 #7 Florida State (ACC) R — 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 46/5 Mississippi St. (NCAA) R — 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 13Career (25 app., 1 start, 2.72 ERA) 1-1 36.1 29 14 11 13 40

#28 • DUSTY ISAACS SATURDAYRHP • R/R • 6-0 • 189 • 8-7-91 • SophomoreLebanon, Ohio (Lebanon)Was a valuable reliever for the Jackets in 2011... Earned weekend starting spot to begin 2012... Posted a 2.72 ERA in 36.1 innings last season.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

FARMER’S CAREER STATISTICSCategory SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 9.0, vs. Austin Peay (6/5/11)Strikeouts -- 9, vs. Austin Peay (6/5/11)Walks -- 4, twice, last vs. NC State (3/20/11)Hits -- 10, vs. Virginia (4/10/11)Runs -- 7, three times, last vs. BC (4/24/11)Earned Runs -- 6, vs. Boston College (4/24/11)

ISAACS’ CAREER STATISTICSCategory SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 4.1, at Georgia Southern (2/22/11)Strikeouts -- 7, at Wake Forest (4/16/11)Walks -- 3, at Miami (3/26/11)Hits -- 4, vs. Georgia (3/22/11)Runs -- 3, vs. Georgia (3/22/11)Earned Runs -- 3, vs. Georgia (3/22/11


#10 • ZANE EVANSC/RHP • R/R • 6-2 • 209 • 11-29-91 • SophomoreRoswell, Ga. (Roswell)Thanks to increased depth at catcher, Evans is expected to see more time on the mound in 2012... Did not pitch last season

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

Individual Pitching Notes

EVANS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2011 did not pitchTOTAL

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- --Strikeouts -- --Walks -- --Hits -- --Runs -- --Earned Runs -- --

#15 • CLAY DALTONRHP • R/R • 6-3 • 202 • 12-27-90 • JuniorKennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb)A strike thrower that moves quickly on the mound... Expected to be a middle reliever

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

#21 • DEANDRE SMELTERRHP/OF • R/R • 6-3 • 228 • 12-3-91 • SophomoreMacon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy)Heavily-recruited football player out of high school... Dual-threat last year for the Jackets... Possesses a good, moving fastball and changeup.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

#24 • JAKE DAVIESLHP/1B • L/L • 6-0 • 225 • 9-15-89 • SeniorMcDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing Christian)Started 56 games (51 at first and five as a DH)... Has been impressive on the mound in the preseason and should give the Jackets a valuable lefty option out of the bullpen.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

DALTON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2010 0.00 0-0 5-0 0 0 0 6.0 4 0 0 5 5 .182 1 12011 0.79 0-0 14-0 0 0 0 11.1 5 3 1 7 9 .139 0 2TOTAL 0.52 0-0 19-0 0 0 0 17.1 9 3 1 12 14 .155 1 3


SMELTER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2011 0.52 2-1 14-1 0 0 0 17.1 16 12 1 11 8 .246 2 1TOTAL 0.52 2-1 14-1 0 0 0 17.1 16 12 1 11 8 .246 2 1

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 2.1, vs. Mississippi State (6/5/11)Strikeouts -- 2, three times, last vs. BC (4/23/11)Walks -- 2, three times, last vs. Miss. State (6/5/11)Hits -- 6, vs. Mississippi State (6/5/11)Runs -- 6, vs. Mississippi State (6/5/11)Earned Runs -- 1, vs. Mississppi State (6/5/11)

DAVIES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2009 3.54 3-0 27-0 0 0 0 28.0 24 12 11 16 25 .220 3 22010 3.52 2-0 17-0 0 0 0 15.1 15 8 6 6 10 .268 0 12011 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0TOTAL 3.50 5-0 45-0 0 0 0 43.2 39 20 17 22 35 .235 3 3

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 3.1, at Georgia State (3/24/09)Strikeouts -- 3, twice, last vs. Kennesaw State (3/18/09)Walks -- 3, vs. Georgia Southern (4/8/09)Hits -- 3, three times, last vs. Elon (5/31/09)Runs -- 4, vs. Georgia Southern (4/8/09)Earned Runs -- 4, vs. Georgia Southern (4/8/09)



#27 • JONATHAN ROBERTSRHP • R/R • 6-3 • 196 • 7-8-91 • SophomoreFayetteville, Ga. (Landmark Christian)Will compete for a mid-week starting spot in 2012.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

ROBERTS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2011 5.40 0-0 4-0 0 0 0 3.1 9 6 2 2 1 .474 3 0TOTAL 5.40 0-0 4-0 0 0 0 3.1 9 6 2 2 1 .474 3 0

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 1.0, three times, last vs. Virginia (4/9/11)Strikeouts -- 1, vs. St. John’s (2/27/11)Walks -- 2, vs. St. John’s (2/27/11)Hits -- 3, vs. St. John’s (2/27/11)Runs -- 4, vs. St. John’s (2/27/11)Earned Runs -- 1, twice, last vs. Virginia (4/9/11)

#32 • DANIEL PALKALHP/1B/OF • L/L • 6-2 • 228 • 10-28-91 • SophomoreLyman, S.C. (Greer)Another power-hitting lefty for the Jackets that could see significant time on the mound in 2012... tied for fourth in the ACC in homers (12) last season.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

PALKA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2011 did not pitchTOTAL


#36 • COLE PITTSRHP • R/R • 6-5 • 223 • 9-3-92 • FreshmanMoultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)A tall, polished rookie that could step in immediately and start mid-week... Drafted by the Indians in the 32nd round out of high school.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

#37 • JOSH HEDDINGERRHP • R/R • 6-4 • 216 • 1-16-93 • FreshmanSuwanee, Ga. (Buford)Tall, power pitcher... Ranked No. 11 prospect in Georgia by Perfect Game.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

PITTS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBPTOTAL


HEDDINGER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBPTOTAL




#38 • LUKE BARDRHP • R/R • 6-2 • 192 • 11-30-90 • JuniorCharlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian)Enters 2012 as one of nation’s top closers... named to preseason watch list for Stopper of the Year Award... Named by Perfect Game as the No. 10 relief pitcher in the nation for the 2012 preseason.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

BARD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2010 7.43 0-0 19-1 0 0 2 26.2 30 22 22 14 25 .278 5 42011 2.72 2-2 25-1 0 0 8 49.2 41 18 15 19 46 .233 7 8TOTAL 4.36 2-2 44-2 0 0 10 76.1 71 40 37 33 71 .250 12 12

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 5.0, at Wake Forest (4/17/11)Strikeouts -- 5, four timesWalks -- 3, vs. NC State (5/26/11)Hits -- 6, vs. Georgia Southern (2/22/11)Runs -- 5, vs. Boston College (5/20/10)Earned Runs -- 5, vs. Boston College (5/20/10)

#41 • DEVIN STANTONLHP • R/L • 6-0 • 198 • 1-7-92 • SophomoreLilburn, Ga. (Wesleyan)Valuable lefty reliever for the Jackets... made 18 appearances last season.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

STANTON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBP2011 3.38 1-0 18-0 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 3 8 .185 2 0TOTAL 3.38 1-0 18-0 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 3 8 .185 2 0

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHInnings -- 1.0, twice, last vs. Savannah St. (5/10/11)Strikeouts -- 3, vs. Savannah St. (5/10/11)Walks -- 1, three times last vs. E. Tenn. St. (5/17/11)Hits -- 1, five timesRuns -- 1, three timesEarned Runs -- 1, three times

#42 • BRIAN PRICERHP • R/R • 6-0 • 197 • 9-25-92 • FreshmanKettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)Walk-on to 2012 squad... Won a football state title in high school.

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PRICE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App.-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. WP HBPTOTAL



#1 • CONNOR WINN2B/SS • R/R • 5-10 • 187 • 6-25-90 • SeniorSuwanee, Ga. (Wesleyan School)Great defensive instincts in the middle infield... Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll pick... His uncle, Larry Wanke, was a QB for the NY Giants in late 80’s after playing at Pitt.

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Individual Batting Notes

WINN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2009 .207 29-6 29 6 6 0 0 1 4 .310 8 7 .378 2-2 .9432010 .294 18-1 17 3 5 2 0 2 7 .765 2 6 .368 0-0 .9582011 .200 22-0 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2 .200 1-1 .857TOTAL .232 69-7 56 13 13 2 0 3 11 .426 10 15 .348 3-3 .940

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 2, vs. Georgia State (5/29/09)Runs -- 1, 12 timesRBI -- 3, vs. Duke (4/3/10)Doubles -- 1, twice, last vs. Georgia State (5/18/10)Triples -- --Home Runs -- 1, 3 times, last vs. Mercer (3/24/10)Stolen Bases -- 1, 3 times, last vs. Virginia (4/8/11)

#2 • JARRETT DIDRICKOF • R/R • 6-0 • 188 • 8-22-89 • SeniorRome, Ga. (Calhoun)Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll pick.

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DIDRICK’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2009 .214 11-0 14 3 3 2 0 0 0 .357 0 2 .267 0-0 1.0002010 .333 10-0 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 .833 1 2 .500 0-0 1.0002011 .200 6-0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 2 .200 0-0 1.000TOTAL .240 27-0 25 3 6 4 1 0 0 .480 1 6 .321 0-0 1.000

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 1, 6 timesRuns -- 2, vs. Maryland (3/7/09)RBI -- --Doubles -- 1, 4 timesTriples -- 1, at Georgia (4/14/10)Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- --

#3 • MOTT HYDESS/2B • R/R • 5-11 • 181 • 3-10-92 • SophomoreCalhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)One of three players to start every game last season... Drafted by the Blue Jays (44th Rd) out of high school... His father, Lamar Hyde, started one of the first carpet companies in Saudi Arabia.

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#4 • MICHAEL HODOROWSKIOF • R/R • 5-11 • 172 • 10-17-92 • FreshmanKennesaw, Ga. (Harrison)Good hitter and outfielder... Led high school team to state tile in 2010.

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HYDE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .275 63-63 229 39 63 13 1 4 47 .393 23 51 .352 6-7 .954TOTAL .275 63-63 229 39 63 13 1 4 47 .393 23 51 .352 6-7 .954

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 3, 4 timesRuns -- 3, at Georgia (3/22/11)RBI -- 5, twice, last vs. Savannah State (5/10/11)Doubles -- 2, vs. Virginia (4/8/11)Triples -- 1, vs. Kent State (2/18/11)Home Runs -- 1, 4 timesStolen Bases -- 1, 6 times

HODOROWSKI’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%TOTAL

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- --Runs -- --RBI -- --Doubles -- --Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- --


#5 • CHARLES SHEFFIELDOF/1B • R/R • 6-4 • 208 • 12-7-92 • FreshmanColumbus, Ga. (Columbus/IMG Academy)Played for one of top prep programs in the nation (Columbus) before transferring to IMG Academy for senior season... Drafted by Oakland (49th Rd).

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#6 • BRANDON THOMASOF • S/R • 6-3 • 205 • 2-7-91 • JuniorAtlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)Considered the Jackets’ top draftable position player this season... Named to Baseball America Preseason All-America team... ACC All-Academic Team in 2011.

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#8 • KYLE WRENCF • L/L • 5-10 • 166 • 4-23-91 • SophomorePeachtree City, Ga. (Landmark Christian)One of three Tech players to start every game last season... Named Preseason All-America in 2012... Was a Freshman All-America in 2011... One of just two freshmen named to All-ACC First Team.

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#9 • A.J. MURRAYC • R/R • 6-1 • 222 • 4-4-93 • FreshmanWestfield, N.J. (Westfield)Highly-touted prep catcher from New Jersey... Drafted by the Astros (48th Rd).

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THOMAS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2010 .262 32-24 84 18 22 4 3 0 13 .381 18 31 .385 5-6 1.0002011 .307 63-60 205 29 63 12 2 3 29 .429 36 42 .417 19-22 .967TOTAL .294 95-84 289 47 85 16 5 3 42 .415 54 73 .407 24-28 .974

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 4, at Illinois-Chicago (5/9/11)Runs -- 3, at Mercer (3/23/10)RBI -- 4, at North Carolina (3/28/10)Doubles -- 2, at Illinois-Chicago (5/9/11)Triples -- 1, 5 timesHome Runs -- 1, 3 times, last vs. Southern Miss. (5/4/11)Stolen Bases -- 2, 4 times

WREN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .340 63-63 265 57 90 11 7 1 32 .445 30 32 .412 16-23 .993TOTAL .340 63-63 265 57 90 11 7 1 32 .445 30 32 .412 16-23 .993

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 5, vs. Maryland (3/12/11)Runs -- 4, vs. Georgia Southern (3/16/11)RBI -- 3, vs. St. John’s (2/25/11)Doubles -- 1, 11 timesTriples -- 1, 7 timesHome Runs -- 1, vs. Maryland (3/12/11)Stolen Bases -- 2, twice, last at Wake Fores (4/16/11)

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#10 • ZANE EVANSC/RHP • R/R • 6-2 • 209 • 11-29-91 • SophomoreRoswell, Ga. (Roswell)Last year was Tech’s first everyday freshman starting catcher since Jason Varitek in 1991... Freshman All-America and Academic All-ACC pick in 2011... Named by Perfect Game as the No. 9 catcher in the nation in the 2012 preseason... Could also see time on the mound in 2012.

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EVANS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .270 58-58 226 34 61 14 0 5 46 .398 20 53 .327 2-2 .984TOTAL .270 58-58 226 34 61 14 0 5 46 .398 20 53 .327 2-2 .984

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 3, twice, last vs. Rutgers (3/6/11)Runs -- 3, vs. Rutgers (3/6/11)RBI -- 3, four timesDoubles -- 2, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (3/16/11)Triples -- --Home Runs -- 1, five timesStolen Bases -- 1, twice, last at Illinois-Chicago (5/7/11)

#11 • EVAN MARTINOF/IF • R/R • 5-9 • 160 • 6-25-90 • SeniorWoodstock, Ga. (Seqouyah)Versatile role player... Good speed... Three-time member of ACC Academic Honor Roll... Goes by the nickname “Rat.”

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#13 • THOMAS SMITHINF • R/R • 6-1 • 166 • 12-30-92 • FreshmanFt. Pierce, Fla. (John Carroll)Earned a walk-on spot for the 2012 season.

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#14 • CHASE BUTLER3B • R/R • 6-0 • 200 • 9-23-91 • SophomoreRome, Ga. (Darlington School)Expected to compete for the starting third-base job... Named to 2011 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

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MARTIN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2009 .311 26-9 45 8 14 0 1 1 11 .422 4 9 .380 3-3 .9412010 .227 29-6 44 11 10 3 0 0 5 .295 3 17 .277 1-1 .9602011 .200 24-4 35 4 7 0 0 2 4 .371 1 5 .222 1-1 .900TOTAL .250 79-19 124 23 31 3 1 3 20 .363 8 31 .301 5-5 .942

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 3, vs. Presbyterian (5/2/09)Runs -- 2, three times, last Virginia Tech (4/25/10)RBI -- 4, at Georgia State (4/15/09)Doubles -- 1, three times, last vs. Georgia (4/27/10)Triples -- 1, at Clemson (4/24/09)Home Runs -- 1, three times, last at Miami (3/26/11)Stolen Bases -- 1, five times

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%TOTAL .340 63-63 265 57 90 11 7 1 32 .445 30 32 .412 16-23 .993


BUTLER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .233 31-7 30 5 7 2 0 0 9 .300 5 12 .343 1-2 .929TOTAL .233 31-7 30 5 7 2 0 0 9 .300 5 12 .343 1-2 .929

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 1, 7 timesRuns -- 2, vs. St. John’s (2/25/11)RBI -- 2, vs. St. John’s (2/25/11)Doubles -- 1, twice, last vs. Austin Peay (6/5/11)Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- 1, at Miami (3/26/11)


#16 • CONNOR LYNCHC • R/R • 6-0 • 185 • 12-17-92 • FreshmanMarietta, Ga. (Pope)Considered the best prep catcher in Georgia last year... Ranked No. 7 prospect in Georgia by Perfect Game... His grandfather, Jerry Lynch, played 13 years with the Pirates and Reds.

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#19 • CAMERON GIBSONOF/P • R/R • 6-0 • 199 • 6-27-93 • FreshmanConyers, Ga. (Salem)Versatile outfielder... Graduated as Salem’s career leader in average, HRs, RBI and saves.

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#20 • PAUL KRONENFELDOF/1B • L/R • 6-3 • 210 • 9-27-91 • SophomoreGreensboro, N.C. (Woodberry Forest, Va.)Tall, athletic outfielder... Could play right field, first base or DH.

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#21 • DEANDRE SMELTERRHP/OF • R/R • 6-3 • 228 • 12-3-91 • SophomoreMacon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy)Versatile athlete who could make an impact for the Jackets both on the mound and in the field... Highly-recruited football player out of high school... Drafted by the Twins (14th Rd) in 2010.

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KRONENFELD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .143 22-4 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 .143 2 14 .179 0-0 1.000TOTAL .143 22-4 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 .143 2 14 .179 0-0 1.000

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 2, twice, last at Duke (4/2/11)Runs -- 1, at Duke (4/2/11)RBI -- 1, vs. Kent State (2/19/11)Doubles -- 1, at Duke (4/2/11)Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- --

SMELTER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .222 20-15 45 11 10 1 0 0 7 .244 10 15 .400 2-3 .967TOTAL .222 20-15 45 11 10 1 0 0 7 .244 10 15 .400 2-3 .967

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 3, vs. Rutgers (3/6/11)Runs -- 2, three times, last at Ill.-Chicago (5/8/11)RBI -- 2, twice, last vs. Rutgers (3/6/11)Doubles -- 1, vs. Georgia State (3/2/11)Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- 1, twice, last at Illinois-Chiago (5/8/11)


#22 • ALEX CRUZSS/3B • R/R • 6-1 • 200 • 7-29-92 • SophomoreWoodstock, Ga. (Blessed Trinity Catholic)Very good defensive player that can play mutiple positions in the infield... Expected to compete with Chase Butler for the starting job at third.

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CRUZ’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .188 12-4 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 .188 0 5 .235 0-0 .895TOTAL .188 12-4 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 .188 0 5 .235 0-0 .895

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 2, vs. Kent State (2/19/11)Runs -- --RBI -- 1, vs. NC State (3/19/11)Doubles -- --Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- --

#24 • JAKE DAVIESLHP/1B • L/L • 6-0 • 225 • 9-15-89 • SeniorMcDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing Christian)Second Team All-ACC pick at 1B last season... Owned the ACC’s sixth-highest average last season (.347) and his average in ACC play was third-highest (.368)... Should also see time on the mound in 2012... His brother Kyle Davies plays for the Blue Jays.

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#26 • COLBY WREN1B • R/R • 5-10 • 223 • 4-23-91 • SophomorePeachtree City, Ga. (Landmark Christian)Wren serves as a National Ambassador for the Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine (FMM), having been diagnosed with a rare genetic mitochondrial disease at age 16... Has shown the ability to cope with the disease, the same disease that forced former Tampa Bay star Rocco Baldelli to give up baseball... Colby has made a number of national media appearances as a result... Twin brother is Kyle.

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DAVIES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2009 .250 11-2 12 2 3 0 0 1 2 .500 5 3 .471 0-0 1.0002010 .200 17-3 25 2 5 1 0 0 3 .240 1 6 .231 0-0 1.0002011 .347 61-56 111 39 77 13 1 5 35 .482 29 48 .416 0-0 .996TOTAL .328 89-61 259 43 85 14 1 6 40 .459 35 57 .403 0-0 .996

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 4, twice, last vs. Rutgers (3/4/11)Runs -- 2, 10 timesRBI -- 3, three times, last vs. Virginia (4/10/11)Doubles -- 2, three times, last vs. Virginia (4/10/11)Triples -- 1, at Duke (4/3/11)Home Runs -- 1, 6 timesStolen Bases -- --

WREN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .000 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 1.000TOTAL .000 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 1.000


#23 • JAMAL GOLDENOF • R/R • 6-0 • 185 • 3-4-93 • FreshmanWetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka)Earned a walk-on spot for the 2012 season... Signed with Tech’s football team as a DB and played 11 games this past season as a true freshman... Highly-recuited baseball player out of high school... His cousin, Reggie Golden, was selected in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs

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#31 • SAM DOVEIF/OF • R/R • 6-2 • 188 • 11-27-90 • JuniorBrentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)Former walk-on... Earned starting job in left field last season... Moves back to the infield in 2012... A leader in the clubhouse... Named to ACC All-Academic Team in 2011.

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DOVE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2010 .300 14-0 10 4 3 1 0 0 0 .400 2 4 .533 0-0 .9002011 .310 54-48 171 30 53 6 1 0 18 .357 20 34 .398 6-7 1.000TOTAL .309 68-48 181 34 56 7 1 0 18 .359 22 38 .407 6-7 .988

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 5, at Clemson (4/30/11)Runs -- 2, five timesRBI -- 2, three times, last at Clemson (4/30/11)Doubles -- 1 seven timesTriples -- 1, vs. Kent State (2/19/11)Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- 1, six times

#32 • DANIEL PALKALHP/1B/OF • L/L • 6-2 • 228 • 10-28-91 • SophomoreLyman, S.C. (Greer)Breakout rookie campaign... Tied for fourth in the ACC in homers (12)... Ranked sixth in ACC in slugging (.556)... Two-way threat who could see more time on the mound in 2012... Picked as the 29th-best player in college baseball entering 2012 by College Baseball Daily... Drafted by the Phillies (19th Rd) in 2010.

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#35 • DAN SPINGOLAOF • L/L • 6-1 • 173 • 5-5-93 • FreshmanRoswell, Ga. (Marist)Earned a walk-on spot for 2012... Won a pair of state championships at nearby Marist.

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PALKA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .297 63-60 232 41 69 18 3 12 52 .556 21 71 .375 3-3 .957TOTAL .297 63-60 232 41 69 18 3 12 52 .556 21 71 .375 3-3 .957

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 4, vs. North Carolina (5/14/11)Runs -- 3, twice, last vs. Georgia (4/26/11)RBI -- 4, twice, last vs. NC State (3/20/11)Doubles -- 1, 18 timesTriples -- 1, three times, last vs. Sav. St. (5/10/11)Home Runs -- 1, 11 timesStolen Bases -- 1, three times, last vs. BC (4/24/11)

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#29 • MITCH EARNESTC • R/R • 6-2 • 201 • 10-14-91 • SophomoreAtlanta, Ga. (Lakeside)Back-up catcher in 2011... Has made great strides in off-season and could see increased playing time.

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EARNEST’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD%2011 .143 9-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1 .143 0-0 1.000TOTAL .143 9-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1 .143 0-0 1.000

Category SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHHits -- 1, vs. NC State (3/19/11)Runs -- --RBI -- --Doubles -- --Triples -- --Home Runs -- --Stolen Bases -- --


Date Opponent W-L Score Att. GT Pitcher Opp. Pitcher Record Notes2/18 KENT STATE W 6-3 2,408 Pope (1-0) Hallock (0-1) 1-0 1-2-3 hitters (Wren, Hyde, Esch) combine for 8 of Tech’s 12 hits, score all six runs. 2/19 KENT STATE W 8-1 1,886 Smelter (1-0) Mase (0-1) 2-0 Tech pitchers combine for 14 strikeouts, yield just four hits; Bradley 10K’s in ND2/20 KENT STATE L 6-1 1,645 Wood (0-1) Starn (1-0) 2-1 Jackets held to one run on five hits; 2-out error leads to four unearned runs in sixth2/22 at Georgia Southern L 6-5 3,088 Jacob (0-1) Moye (1-0) 2-2 Tech loses on bases laoded walk in bottom of 9th; Isaacs 1 H in 4.1 inn. of relief2/23 at Georgia Southern W 7-4 2,345 Grimes (1-0) Hess (0-1) 3-2 Palka goes 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI to lift Tech; Grimes wins in 1st start2/25 #23 ST. JOHNS W 13-0 1,383 Pope (2-0) Hagan (1-1) 4-2 Five players record multiple hits, Tech scores 10 runs in 1st inning.2/26 #23 ST. JOHNS W 5-0 1,338 Bradley (1-0) Hansen (0-1) 5-2 Bradley tosses no-hitter in 7.0 IP, 10 K’s; Skole goes 4-for-42/27 #23 ST. JOHNS L 13-3 1,503 Farmer (0-1) Lobban (1-0) 5-3 SJU belts 2 homers, has two four run innings; Jackets allow 8 unearned on 3 errors.3/2 GEORGIA STATE L 6-3 1,092 Grimes (1-1) Francis (1-0) 5-4 Micowski 3-for-5 with 2 runs, a HR, 2 RBI to lead GSU in win.3/4 RUTGERS W 10-0 925 Pope (3-0) Gebler (1-1) 6-4 Pope pitches second career complete-game shutout, Davies goes 4-for-43/4 RUTGERS (game 2) W 9-5 925 Bard (1-1) Smorol (1-1) 7-4 Tech breaks 4-4 tie with three runs in the 5th; Palka 2-for-4 with a home run3/5 RUTGERS W 14-3 957 Farmer (1-1) Roe (1-2) 8-4 Four players record 3-hit performances as Tech scores season-high 14 runs3/8 KENNESAW STATE W 7-4 1,021 Grimes (2-1) Dean (1-1) 9-4 Hyde’s 3-for-4, 4 RBI game lifts Jackets; Bard yields one hit in 4-inning save3/11 MARYLAND W 1-0 1,215 Pope (4-0) Beck (0-2) 10-4 Pope tosses second straight complete game shutout; Wren drives in GW run in 4th3/12 MARYLAND W 9-3 1,814 Bradley (2-0) Carroll (3-1) 11-4 Wren goes 5-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI; Bradley records season-high 11K’s3/13 MARYLAND W 6-2 1,285 Farmer (2-1) Potter (2-1) 12-4 Farmer pitches career-high eight shutout innings for win; Hyde goes 2-for-33/15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 4-3 1,066 Grimes (3-1) Leverret (0-3) 13-4 Jackets rally from two down in the 2nd for win; Esch 3-for-4; Grimes 6.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H3/16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 12-3 1,091 Isaacs (1-0) Middour (1-1) 14-4 Grimes wins in first career start; Wren goes 4-for-4, scores four runs3/18 NC STATE W 9-2 1,312 Pope (5-0) Mazzoni (1-2) 15-4 Pope scatters three hits and no ER over 8.0 innings; Wren has 4 hits3/19 NC STATE W 12-0 1,423 Bradley (3-0) Healy (1-2) 16-4 Tech uses 6-run second inning for win; Bradley allows 5 hits in 7.0 shutout IP3/20 NC STATE W 11-4 1,157 Farmer (3-1) Ogburn (0-2) 17-4 1-4 hitters combine for nine hits, 9 runs and 7 RBI; Farmer improves to 3-13/22 at Georgia W 15-6 2,639 Grimes (4-1) Herman (1-3) 18-4 Skole has career-high 5 Hits, 2 HR, 1 GS, 8 RBI, Tech wins 13th straight game3/25 at Miami W 8-3 2,423 Pope (6-0) Radzieswki (3-2) 19-4 Eight of nine starters record a hit; Pope scatters three runs over 7 innings.3/26 at Miami W 12-3 2,921 Stanton (1-0) MIranda (0-1) 20-4 Jackets win pitching battle; Score 9 runs in 10th inning; Stanton gets 1st career win3/27 at Miami W 3-1 2,713 Farmer (4-1) Sargent (1-2) 21-4 Farmer scatters 1 R, 3 H over 8 innings; Tech breaks 1-1 tie with 2 runs in 9th3/29 MERCER L 4-2 1,107 Isaacs (1-1) Moses (2-1) 21-5 Mercer scores two runs with 2-outs in the 8th to end 16-game win streak4/1 at Duke W 9-2 380 Pope (7-0) Haviland (1-2) 22-5 Pope tosses third complete game of season for nation-leading 7th win4/2 at Duke L 4-3 524 Bard (1-1) Grisz (2-1) 22-6 Duke takes advantage of two unearned runs, including passed ball in 7th for win4/3 at Duke W 11-5 488 Farmer (5-1) Lumpa (0-2) 23-6 Esch and Skole go 4-for-4 and combine for 5 RBI to vault Tech to series win4/5 at Mercer L 7-6 1,242 Bard (1-2) Johnson (3-1) 23-7 Jackets blow two run lead in 9th, walk season-high 11 batters and allow 4 UE runs4/8 #1 VIRGINIA L 6-2 2,171 Pope (7-1) Hultzen (7-0) 23-8 Coleman’s 3-run homer backs Hultzen’s eight solid innings on the mound4/9 #1 VIRGINIA L 12-9 3,025 Bradley (3-1) Thompson (2-0) 23-9 UVA uses five-run inning and holds off late rally by Jackets to take the series4/10 #1 VIRGINIA W 10-8 1,525 Farmer (6-1) Winiarski (4-2) 24-9 Farmer wins sixth straight on the mound, Davies 4-for-4, 3 RBI day leads Tech4/12 GEORGIA W 5-3 2,155 Grimes (5-1) Hawkins (1-2) 25-9 Grimes fans a career-high 10 batters for win; Palka hits decisive 2-run homer in 4th4/15 at Wake Forest W 5-1 462 Pope (8-1) Holmes (2-2) 26-9 Pope pitches complete-game one-hitter as Tech wins series opener4/16 at Wake Forest L 6-4 397 Bradley (3-2) Cooney (3-2) 26-10 Wake beats Tech for first time in eight games; GT falls despite out-hitting WF 11-64/17 at Wake Forest W 6-5 (12) 708 Bard (2-2) Dimock (3-1) 27-10 Davie’s sac fly RBI gives Tech a 6-5 win in 12 innings; Bard wins in 5 relief innings4/19 at Mercer L 6-3 924 Grimes (5-2) McCall (3-1) 27-11 Mercer scores four of six runs with two outs; Sweeps Tech for first time since 19754/22 BOSTON COLLEGE W 2-0 1,469 Pope (9-1) Gordon (1-2) 28-11 Pope tossed fifth complete game of the season; Esch brings in go-ahead run in 4th4/23 BOSTON COLLEGE W 8-1 2,131 Bradley (4-2) Leonard (4-5) 29-11 Tech uses 6-run 3rd inning to support Bradley’s strong pitching (7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 K) 4/24 BOSTON COLLEGE W 10-8 1,216 Farmer (7-1) Stevens (1-1) 30-11 Eight players record a hit, nine drive in runs to lead Jackets to fifth sweep of season4/26 GEORGIA [Turner Field] L 6-4 18,156 Grimes (5-3) Benzor (2-0) 30-12 UGA scores five runs with two outs, including five-run fifth to avoid sweep by Tech4/29 at #18 Clemson L 4-2 4,706 Pope (9-2) Leone (3-1) 30-13 CU’s Leone holds Jackets to two hits over 8.1 innings; Evans hits HR in loss4/30 at #18 Clemson W 5-1 5,377 Bradley (5-2) Meyer (4-1) 31-13 Bradley tosses complete game, allows just one run (unearned) in gem5/1 at #18 Clemson L 3-1 4,419 Farmer (7-2) Sarratt (5-1) 31-14 Tigers win pitchers duel, score 2 runs in 4th for win; Farmer CG in losing effort5/7 at Illinois-Chicago W 9-2 602 Pope (10-2) Salemi (4-5) 32-14 Pope earns win No. 10 after scattering two runs on six hits; BP 3.0 SH innings5/8 at Illinois-Chicago W 10-2 265 Bradley (6-2) Heaslip (2-5) 33-14 Jackets pound out 18 hits, all nine starters with at least one; Esch 4-for-5 with RBI5/9 at Illinois-Chicago W 5-1 123 Farmer (8-2) Begel (3-3) 34-14 Thomas goes 4-for-4 with two doubles to lead Tech to sweep; Farmer earns win5/10 SAVANNAH STATE W 11-3 982 Grimes (6-3) McGowin (5-4) 35-14 Tech wins 4th game in as many days behind Hyde’ 3-for-3, 5 RBI game5/13 #9 NORTH CAROLINA L 3-2 1,280 Pope (10-3) Johnson (9-1) 35-15 UNC holds off late rally by Tech for win; Jackets out-hit UNC 10-9 in loss5/14 #9 NORTH CAROLINA W 9-8 2,246 Smelter (2-0) Holt (6-1) 36-15 Palka’s walkoff single completes five-run 9th inning rally; Palka 4-for-5, HR, 2 RBI5/15 #9 NORTH CAROLINA W 3-0 4,225 Farmer (9-2) Munnelly (5-4) 37-15 Farmer scatters 4 hits over 8.0 shutout innings for win; Hall gets 300th ACC victory5/17 EAST TENNESSEE STATE L 8-6 1,078 Wood (0-2) Rissman (5-1) 37-16 GT lets early 4-0 lead slip; Bullpen issues five walks and commits two costly errors.5/19 at Virginia Tech W 11-4 437 Pope (11-3) Mantiply (4-8) 38-16 Esch has four of Tech’s 14 hits as Pope (7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K) records 11th win5/20 at VIrginia Tech L 7-5 947 Bradley (6-3) Zecchino (6-5) 38-17 Six different Hokies record multiple hits; Jackets late rally comes up short in loss5/21 at Virginia Tech W 5-3 1,749 Farmer (10-2) Parsons (7-3) 39-17 Three-run fourth innings back Farmers solid outing; Tech earns share of Coastal title5/25 #10 Clemson (ACC) L 9-0 1,571 Pope (11-4) Leone (6-2) 39-18 Jackets shutout for first time since 2008; Epps 3-run homer lifts CU in 4th5/26 NC State (ACC) W 6-5 (15) 3,098 Grimes (7-3) Ogburn (6-4) 40-18 Hyde’s scores game-winner on straight steal with 2 outs in the 15th inning5/28 #7 Florida State (ACC) L 4-2 2,196 Farmer (10-3) McGee (3-3) 40-19 FSU scores three runs in the third to back McGee’s 5 1/3 shutouts innings6/3 Austin Peay (NCAA) L 1-2 2,252 Grimes (7-4) Snodgrass (4-6) 40-20 Starter Mark Pope last just 1.2 innings (injury) and Tech’s offense was limited6/4 Southern Miss (NCAA) W 6-2 1,547 Bradley (7-3) Thomason (2-3) 41-20 GT jumped up with five runs in the second and Bradley went 7 2/3 innings6/5 Austin Peay (NCAA) W 12-2 1,273 Farmer (11-3) Toney (6-3) 42-20 Buck Farmer fired a complete game to keep GT alive; Palka 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI Mississippi St. (NCAA) L 7-3 1,762 Smelter (2-1) Routt (3-3) 42-21 Tech falls in Regional Final; committed five errors, leading to six unearned runs

2011 Game Results


2011 StatisticsRECORD: 42-21 HOME: 26-10 AWAY: 15-8 NEUTRAL: 1-3 ACC: 22-8

BATTINGPlayer AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%16 Matt Skole .348 61 61 233 56 81 16 0 10 58 127 .545 44 1 33 5 .445 5 0 1 4 127 113 18 .93024 Jake Davies .347 61 56 222 39 77 13 1 5 35 107 .482 29 0 48 6 .416 4 2 0 0 451 21 2 .996 8 Kyle Wren .340 63 63 265 57 90 11 7 1 32 118 .445 30 4 32 4 .412 2 3 16 23 137 1 1 .993 9 Jacob Esch .319 63 63 263 55 84 23 2 6 41 129 .490 21 9 33 7 .385 3 7 9 9 78 192 19 .93431 Sam Dove .310 54 48 171 30 53 6 1 0 18 61 .357 20 7 34 6 .398 3 3 6 7 72 4 0 1.000 6 Brandon Thomas .307 63 60 205 29 63 12 2 3 29 88 .429 36 4 42 3 .417 2 6 19 22 115 3 4 .96732 Daniel Palka .297 63 60 232 41 69 18 3 12 52 129 .556 21 9 71 3 .375 2 1 3 3 62 5 3 .957 3 Mott Hyde .275 63 63 229 39 63 13 1 4 47 90 .393 23 6 51 5 .352 3 2 6 7 112 155 13 .95410 Zane Evans .270 58 58 226 34 61 14 0 5 46 90 .398 20 0 53 5 .327 2 6 2 2 438 66 8 .984--------------14 Chase Butler .233 31 7 30 5 7 2 0 0 6 9 .300 5 0 12 0 .343 0 0 1 2 8 18 2 .92921 DeAndre Smelter .222 20 15 45 11 10 1 0 0 7 11 .244 10 4 15 0 .400 1 0 2 3 22 7 1 .96711 Evan Martin .200 24 4 35 4 7 0 0 2 4 13 .371 1 0 5 2 .222 0 0 1 1 9 0 1 .900 1 Connor Winn .200 22 0 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 .857 5 Jeff Ussery .200 6 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 Jarrett Didrick .200 6 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00022 Alex Cruz .188 12 4 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 .188 0 1 5 0 .235 0 0 0 0 12 5 2 .89520 Paul Kronenfeld .143 22 4 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 5 .179 2 1 14 0 .226 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00029 Mitch Earnest .143 9 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 1.00026 Colby Wren .000 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000 4 Chris Triplett .000 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 .875Totals .303 63 63 2231 406 677 132 17 48 377 987 .442 263 46 456 46 .384 27 30 67 84 1704 661 84 .966Opponents .231 63 63 2120 245 489 83 4 25 220 655 .309 210 42 540 42 .310 21 27 52 65 1657 609 70 .970

LOB - Team (535), Opp (476). DPs turned - Team (52), Opp (56). CI - Team (5), Evans, Z. 5, Opp (1). IBB - Team (9), Palka, D. 3, Skole, M. 3, Davies, J. 2, Evans, Z. 1, Opp (5). Picked off - Wren, K. 4, Esch, J. 2, Davies, J. 2, Winn, C. 1, Palka, D. 1, Smelter, D. 1, Hyde, M. 1, Dove, S. 1, Thomas, B. 1. PITCHING Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA19 Mark Pope 1.74 11 4 16 16 5 3 1 0 113.2 91 28 22 24 88 12 0 5 418 .218 9 5 1 4 230 Buck Farmer 2.82 11 3 16 16 2 0 1 0 108.1 95 47 34 31 106 22 3 5 405 .235 3 7 0 5 137 Jed Bradley 3.49 7 3 16 16 1 0 2 0 98.0 89 47 38 31 106 15 1 1 372 .239 5 6 0 5 525 Matt Grimes 4.15 7 4 15 12 0 0 0 0 73.2 69 40 34 27 77 10 0 7 281 .246 8 1 0 1 6--------------35 Zach Brewster 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 024 Jake Davies 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 021 DeAndre Smelter 0.52 2 1 14 1 0 0 2 0 17.1 16 12 1 11 8 3 0 0 65 .246 2 1 0 1 315 Clay Dalton 0.79 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 11.1 5 3 1 7 9 0 0 0 36 .139 0 2 0 0 0 9 Jacob Esch 1.80 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 5.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 0 1 19 .211 0 2 0 0 036 Kevin Jacob 2.25 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 8 7 4 14 23 3 0 0 59 .136 3 2 0 0 042 Conner Kendrick 2.57 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 2 7 4 1 0 0 24 .167 1 2 0 0 038 Luke Bard 2.72 2 2 25 1 0 0 1 8 49.2 41 18 15 19 46 5 0 2 176 .233 7 8 1 3 428 Dusty Isaacs 2.72 1 1 25 1 0 0 1 0 36.1 29 14 11 13 40 5 0 3 136 .213 5 5 0 0 239 Taylor Wood 3.29 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 13.2 15 13 5 16 14 5 0 0 57 .263 3 1 2 1 141 Devin Stanton 3.38 1 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 8.0 5 3 3 3 8 0 0 1 27 .185 2 0 0 0 213 Brad Markey 5.06 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 5.1 9 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 22 .409 0 0 0 0 127 Jonathan Roberts 5.40 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 9 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 19 .474 3 0 0 1 0Totals 2.76 42 21 63 63 8 7 4 9 568.0 489 245 174 210 540 83 4 25 2120 .231 51 42 4 21 27Opponents 6.00 21 42 63 63 1 1 1 13 552.1 677 406 368 263 456 132 17 48 2231 .303 48 46 9 27 30

PB - Team (10), Evans, Z. 6, Earnest, M. 3, Skole, M. 1, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (4), Pope, M. 2, Kendrick, C. 1, Evans, Z. 1, Opp (15). SBA/ATT - Evans, Z. (47-58), Bradley, J. (12-12), Pope, M. (8-11), Farmer, B. (4-9), Bard, L. (7-9), Skole, M. (5-6), Grimes, M. (4-5), Isaacs, D. (4-4), Stanton, D. (4-4), Wood, T. (4-4), Dalton, C. (1-2), Smelter, D. (2-2), Jacob, K. (1-1), Kendrick, C. (0-1), Markey, B. (1-1).

SCORE BY INNINGSInning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extra TotalGeorgia Tech 48 45 62 42 53 40 35 40 30 11 406Opponents 14 18 36 36 30 29 34 23 25 0 245

ATTENDANCERecord Site Dates Attendance Average42-21 Total 63 121,775 1,93226-10 Home 37 56,875 1,57916-11 Away/Neutral 27 64,900 2,403


A Tech pitcher picked off multiple runners: March 21, 2010 - Jed Bradley picked off two runners vs. Maryland at Shipley Field (Tech 10, Maryland 3).

A Tech runner was picked off third base: May 9, 2008 - Jason Haniger was picked off in the seventh inning by Clemson catcher Doug Hogan at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Tech 5, Clem-son 1).

A Tech player hit three home runs in a game: May 3, 2009 - Chase Burnett (first inning with none on, fifth inning with one on, eighth in-ning with bases loaded) vs. Presbyterian at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Georgia Tech 23, Presbyte-rian 3).

A Tech player homered on consecutive at-bats: May 18, 2010 - Tony Plagman hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and a two-run homer in the third inning against Georgia State at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Georgia Tech 9, Ga. State 3).

A Tech player homered in five straight games: March 2-10, 1991 - Andy Bruce hit nine home runs over eight consecutive games (an NCAA record) against New York Tech, Appala-chian State and Rutgers, all at Russ Chandler Stadium.

Three Tech players hit consecutive home runs: March 27, 2010 - Derek Dietrich, Tony Plag-man and Cole Leonida in the first inning off North Carolina’s Colin Bates at Boshamer Sta-dium in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Tech 13, UNC 5).

Three Tech players homered in the same in-ning: March 27, 2010 - Derek Dietrich, Tony Plag-man and Cole Leonida hit home runs in the first inning off North Carolina’s Colin Bates at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Tech 13, UNC 5).

A Tech player hit an inside-the-park homer: March 11, 2005 - Tyler Greene with the bases loaded vs. Wake Forest (7th inn.) at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 15, WFU 5).

Two Tech players hit grand slams in the same game: April 16, 2008 - Brad Feltes (5th inn.) and Luke Murton (8th inn.) vs. Georgia Southern at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 14, GSU 8).

Two Tech players hit grand slams in the same inning: March 10, 1997 - Eric McQueen and Jay Hood (1st inn.) vs. North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Tech 9, UNC 8).

A Tech player hit a grand slam in consecu-tive games: March 2-3, 1991 - Andy Bruce connected vs. New York Tech at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 17, N.Y. Tech 3; Tech 11, N.Y. Tech 2).

A no-hitter was pitched by Tech: By individual - March 24, 1987, by Roger Roddy vs. East Tennessee State at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 15, ETSU 0). *Seven-inning game.

A no-hitter was pitched against Tech: By individual - May 3, 1963, by Don Woeltjen of Georgia, who pitched a perfect game at Rose Bowl Field (Georgia 5, Tech 0). *NOTE: There has been one staff no-hitter pitched against the Yel-low Jackets since May 3, 1963, when Clemson’s Nelson Gibson and Charles Watson held Georgia Tech hitless on May 6, 1967.

A one-hitter was pitched by Tech: By individual - April 15, 2011, Mark Pope vs. Wake Forest at Gene Hooks Field, Winston-Sa-lem, N.C. (Tech 5, Wake Forest 1). By staff - April 20, 1994, by Brad Rigby, Shane McGill and Tucker Barr vs. Georgia at Foley Field in Athens, Ga. (Tech 8, Georgia 0).

A one-hitter was pitched against Tech: By individual - February 18, 1992, Jamon Deal of UNC-Asheville at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 2, UNC-Asheville 1). By staff - March 21, 2007, Nine Georgia State pitchers combined to hold Georgia Tech to one hit at The Field at Panthersville in Panthersville, Ga. (Tech 3, Georgia State 0).

A two-hitter was pitched by Tech: By individual - March 31, 2000, Cory Vance vs. NC State at Doak Field, Raleigh, N.C. (Tech 13, NC State 1). By staff - Feb. 27, 2010, by Brandon Cump-ton, Luke Bard and Clay Dalton vs. Xavier at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 15, Xavier 0).

A two-hitter was pitched against Tech: By individual - April 27, 1991, Jason Angel of Clemson at Russ Chandler Stadium (Clemson 8, Tech 0). By staff - April 29, 2011, Dominic Leone and Scott Weismann of Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson 4, Tech 2).

A Tech pitcher pitched a complete-game shutout: March 22, 2011 - Mark Pope vs. Boston Col-lege at Russ Chandler Stadium, his third com-plete game shutout of the season. (Tech 2, Boston College 0).

Tech was shut out: May 25, 2011 - Clemson’s Dominic Leone and Jason Haselden combined to shutout the Yellow Jackets, giving up six hits to Tech at the 2011 ACC Championships in Durhan, N.C. (Clem-son 9, Tech 0).

There was no score after nine innings:February 27, 2008 - Georgia Tech scored a run in the bottom of the 10th to de-feat Georgia Southern. (Tech 1, GSU 0 (10)).

A Tech pitcher struck out 10 batters or more: April 12, 2011 - Matthew Grimes fanned 10 batters in 6.2 innings for a 5-3 win over Georgia at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 5, Georgia 0).

A Tech player had five hits or more: April 30, 2011 - Sam Dove went 5-for-5 against Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. (Tech 5, Clemson 1).

A Tech player hit for the cycle: February 17, 2001 - Richard Lewis went 5-for-7 vs. Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Sta-dium in Statesboro, Ga. (Tech 23, GSU 3). NOTE: Jason Basil became the first player in ACC Tournament history to hit for the cycle on May 17, 2000 vs. Duke.

A Tech player hit for the cycle twice in one season: March 8, 1991 - Andy Bruce vs. Rutgers (6 RBI) at Russ Chandler Stadium (Rutgers 13, Tech 7); May 1, 1991, vs. Georgia (9 RBI) at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 16, UGA 1).

A Tech player batted in seven runs or more: March 22, 2011 - Matt Skole drove in eight runs on three singles and two home runs (in-cluding a grand slam) vs. Georgia at Foley Field. (Tech 15, Georgia 6).

A Tech player stole four bases or more: May 8, 2004 - Eric Patterson stole five bases vs. Duke at Russ Chandler Stadium to tie a school record (Tech 9, Duke 8).

A Tech player stole home (not a double steal): May 26, 2011 - Mott Hyde stole home with a straight steal in the 15th inning for the even-tual game-winner vs. NC State at the 2011 ACC Baseball Championships at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. (Tech 6, NC State 5).

A Tech player stole three bases in one in-ning: May 3, 1989 - Tom Green in the first inning vs. Tennessee Tech at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tennessee Tech 7, Tech 6).

Tech scored 30 or more runs in a game: April 25, 1984 - Tech scored 31 runs vs. Georgia State at Russ Chandler Stadium (Tech 31, Georgia State 6).

Tech scored 20 or more runs in a game: April 14, 2010 - Tech scored 25 runs vs. Georgia at Foley Field in Athens, Ga. (Tech 25, Georgia 6).

Tech got 30 or more hits in a game: March 28, 1985 - Tech got 30 hits vs. Maryland at College Park, Md. (Tech 29, Maryland 2).

Tech got 20 or more hits in a game: May 20, 2010 - Tech tallied 23 hits vs. Bos-ton College at Commander Shea Field. (Tech 15, BC 8).

Tech allowed 20 or more runs in a game: April 8, 2009 - Georgia Southern scored 23 runs at Russ Chandler Stadium (Georgia South-ern 23, Tech 3).

Tech allowed 10 or more runs and won: April 25, 2010 - Virginia Tech scored 12 runs in a losing effort at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Tech 14, Virginia Tech 12)

Tech allowed 20 or more hits in a game: April 8, 2009 - Georgia Southern collected 20 hits vs. Tech at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Georgia Southern 23, Tech 3).

Tech turned four or more double plays: Feb. 27, 2007 - Tech turned four double plays vs. Western Carolina at Russ Chandler Sta-dium (Western Carolina 10, Tech 7).

Tech hit into four or more double plays: May 10, 2005 - Tech hit into four double plays vs. Coastal Carolina at Russ Chandler Sta-dium (Coastal 7, Tech 6).

Tech committed five errors or more: May 30, 2009 - Tech made five errors vs. Southern Miss at Russ Chandler Stadium (USM 10, Tech 7).

Tech committed five or more errors and won: March 8, 2005 - Tech made five errors vs. William & Mary at Russ Chandler Stadium. (Tech 17, W&M 9).

Tech turned a triple play: May 5, 1986 - In the third inning at Augusta, bases loaded, second baseman Ty Griffin dropped line drive by Donnie Poteet, threw to catcher Jeff Mons at home for one out, to third baseman Frank Bolick for second out, to short-stop Keith Kerver covering second for third out, which preserved complete-game shutout by Scott Erwin. (Tech 13, Augusta 0).

A triple play was turned against Tech: March 9, 2001 - In the fourth inning vs. NC State, bases loaded, Jason Basil lined to short-stop Adam Miller for first out, to second base-man Jeremy Dutton covering second base for second out, to first baseman David Hicks cover-ing first for third out, at Russ Chandler Stadium. (NC State 9, Tech 7).

The Last Time It Happened


Having spent his entire coaching career involved with winning programs, Danny Hall’s tenure at Georgia Tech has been his most successful, as he is the all-time winningest baseball coach in Yel-low Jacket history with 779 victories at the school. He has led Tech to the NCAA Tournament on 16 occasions and guided the Yellow Jackets to the College World Series in 1994, 2002 and 2006, the only head coach in the program’s storied history to reach the promised land of Omaha. Hall enters this 19th season on the Flats just 13 victories shy of becoming the 46th Division-I baseball coach all-time to reach 1,000 career wins. He’s in the Top 15 among active Division-I coaches in winning percentage (.679), and is Top 20 among ac-tive D-I coaches in number of victories (987). Under Hall, Georgia Tech has averaged 43.3 wins per season, the 10th-highest figure in the nation over the last 18 years. In the last decade alone he directed the Yellow Jackets to two College World Series appearances, three Atlantic Coast Conference Tourna-ment titles (2000, 2003, 2005) and four ACC regular season cham-pionships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2011) while averaging 43 wins per season. Since Hall’s arrival at Georgia Tech in 1994, a staggering 97 Yellow Jackets have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft a total of 107 times, while 46 MLB Draftees have chosen to attend Georgia Tech to play for the Yellow Jacket skipper. Twelve of his student-athletes have been selected in either the first or supplemental rounds, while he has coached 49 players that have been taken in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft. Hall’s no-nonsense, professional approach to baseball has giv-en his players the fundamentals they need to be successful after leaving Georgia Tech, as is indicated in the number of his former players that have appeared on Major League rosters. Current major leaguers Brandon Boggs of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Marlon Byrd of the Chicago Cubs, Tyler Greene of the St. Louis Cardinals, Micah Owings of the Cincinnati Reds, Eric Patterson of the Detroit Tigers, Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees, Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox, Matt Wieters of the Baltimore Orioles, Blake Wood of the Kansas City Royals and Mike Nickeas of the New York Mets all played for the Yellow Jacket skipper. Since his first head coaching job in 1988, Hall has coached no fewer than 24 players that have appeared on Major League rosters. The success of Hall’s former players in professional baseball is molded by their accomplishments at Tech, as his Yellow Jacket teams have advanced to 16 NCAA Regionals in his 18 years at the school. Georgia Tech has posted 40 NCAA victories since his arrival in 1994, winning regionals in 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and super regionals in 2002 and 2006. The Yellow Jackets have posted a .500 or better record in Atlantic Coast Conference play every year since his arrival, and have finished third or better in the league in 11 of his 18 seasons. Georgia Tech has been ranked as the top team in the country six times for a total of 22 weeks under Hall, and in five of the last 10 seasons. Hall became Georgia Tech’s winningest coach in 2005, earning his 505th victory at the school March 27 at Miami. His Georgia Tech teams have posted a 779-349-1(.670) record in 18 years and he owns a 987-466-1 (.679) record in his 24 seasons as a head coach. Hall has also led the Yellow Jackets to a 302-167-1 (.644) record in ACC regular season games. Each of Hall’s Tech teams has been powered by a potent offense, leading or finishing second in the ACC in batting or run production in 10 of his 18 years as the Yellow Jackets’ head coach. Tech established a school record with a .342 team batting average in 2000, and then eclipsed that mark with a .347 clip the following season. Hall has had 87 players earn all-conference honors in his 18 years, while his players have received 32 All-America nods since 1994. He has coached two National Players of the Year, two National Freshmen of the Year, one ACC Player of the Year, one ACC Pitcher of the Year and three ACC Rookies of the Year. The Yellow Jacket head coach had a school-record 10 players selected in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft and matched that total just two years later when 10 more were selected in the 2007 MLB Draft. Over the last five years under Hall, Tech has had 43 players selected in the draft. Hall’s teams have been equally successful in the classroom, as 120+ student-athletes have been named to the ACC Honor Roll (with a 3.0 or higher grade point average) and eight have earned Academic All-America honors on 11 occasions.

From a pair of conference titles and NCAA regional appear-ances as a player, through six Big Ten championships and four College World Series teams as an assistant coach, to two confer-ence titles and a pair of NCAA regionals as a head coach, Hall was well-prepared for the task that faced him when he took over the reins at Georgia Tech in December, 1993. All of Hall’s teams have been winners, and he has had a hand in developing some of baseball’s best talent over his coaching ca-reer. Eighteen of his players at Kent State University were drafted by major league baseball organizations. Hall came to the Flats after building a strong program in his six-year stint (1988-93) at Kent. Hall led the Golden Flashes to Mid-American Conference championships and bids to NCAA regionals in each of his last two seasons, compiling an 86-28 record during that time. He forged a 208-117 (.640) record in his six years at Kent State, twice winning Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year honors. He also won more games than any other MAC school from 1989-93. Before becoming a head coach, Hall served as an assistant coach at one of the nation’s powerhouses - Michigan - where the Wolverines won the Big Ten six times and participated in seven NCAA regionals and four College World Series. During his tenure, Hall coached future major leaguers Jim Abbott, Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Chris Sabo and Gary Wayne. A former president of the American Baseball Coaches Associa-tion, Hall now sits on its Board of Directors and is directly respon-sible for future elected officers within the ABCA as a member of its Nominations Committee. Hall is also a contributing writer on baserunning techniques in Baseball Strategies, a book produced by the ABCA in 2002. Hall was selected to the Miami (Ohio) Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Kent State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005 and was inducted into the Miami Cradle of Coaches in 2007. He is married to the former Kara Zufall and has three sons, Danny III, Carter and Colin.

Head Coach Danny Hall

HEAD COACH • KENT STATE (1988-1993) • SIX YEARS: 208-117, .640Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Postseason1988 Kent State 27-25-0 .519 14-18-0 .438 6th1989 Kent State 26-24-0 .520 10-17-0 .370 8th1990 Kent State 35-18-0 .660 17-10-0 .629 3rd1991 Kent State 34-22-0 .607 19-11-0 .633 2nd1992 Kent State 45-13-0 .776 24-7-0 .774 1st MAC Champions, NCAA South II Regional1993 Kent State 41-15-0 .732 22-10-0 .688 T1st MAC Co-Champions, NCAA South RegionalHEAD COACH • GEORGIA TECH (1994-Present) • 18 YEARS: 779-349-1, .670 // 302-164-1, .647 in ACC1994 Georgia Tech 50-17-0 .746 16-8-0 .667 T2nd NCAA Midwest I Champions, College World Series Runner-up1995 Georgia Tech 38-22-0 .633 16-8-0 .667 3rd NCAA Mideast Regional1996 Georgia Tech 40-24-0 .625 13-11-0 .542 T3rd NCAA South II Regional Runner-up1997 Georgia Tech 46-15-0 .752 19-4-0 .826 1st ACC Regular Season champs, NCAA Mideast Regional1998 Georgia Tech 41-22-0 .651 14-9-0 .609 2nd NCAA Midwest Regional Runner-up1999 Georgia Tech 38-20-0 .655 12-12-0 .500 5th 2000 Georgia Tech 50-16-0 .758 18-6-0 .750 1st ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions, NCAA Super Regional2001 Georgia Tech 41-20-0 .672 13-11-0 .542 4th NCAA Athens Regional2002 Georgia Tech 52-16-0 .765 14-9-0 .609 5th NCAA Atlanta Regional & Super Regional Champs, College World Series2003 Georgia Tech 44-18-0 .710 17-7-0 .708 2nd ACC Tournament Champions, NCAA Atlanta Regional 2004 Georgia Tech 44-21-0 .677 18-5-0 .783 1st ACC Regular Season Champions, NCAA Super Regional 2005 Georgia Tech 45-19-0 .703 22-8-0 .733 1st ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions, NCAA Atlanta Regional

Champions, NCAA Atlanta Super Regional 2006 Georgia Tech 50-18-0 .735 19-11-0 .633 *3rd NCAA Atlanta Regional & Super Regional Champs, College World Series2007 Georgia Tech 32-25-0 .561 15-14-0 .517 *4th 2008 Georgia Tech 41-21-0 .661 16-14-0 .533 *3rd NCAA Athens Regional Runner-up2009 Georgia Tech# 38-19-1 .664 17-10-1 .625 *2nd NCAA Atlanta Regional Runner-up2010 Georgia Tech 47-15-0 .758 21-9-0 .700 *2nd NCAA Atlanta Regional Runner-up2011 Georgia Tech 42-21-0 .667 22-8 .733 *T-1st ACC Regular Season Co-Champion; NCAA Atlanta Regional Runner-Up*ACC Coastal Division Finish

DANNY HALL FILEFull Name: Danny Jarrell Hall, IIBirthdate: November 27, 1954Education: Bachelor’s degree from Miami

(Ohio), 1977; Master of administration degree from Miami (Ohio), 1979.

Playing Experience: Four-year letterwinner at Miami (1974-77); All-Mid-American Confer-ence (1976-77); Team Co-Captain (1976-77); Led Miami to NCAA Regional Tournaments in 1974, 1977; Ninth-round draft choice by Oakland Athletics (1973)

Coaching Experience: Graduate Assistant Coach at Miami (Ohio), 1977-79; Assistant Coach at Michigan, 1980-87; Head Coach at Kent State, 1987-93; Head Coach at Georgia Tech, 1994-Present

Most Wins In College BaseballSince 1994 -- Hall’s First Year at Tech Team Total Avg. Florida State 916 50.9 Wichita State 857 47.6 Rice 847 47.1 Fullerton 814 45.2 Miami, Fla. 814 45.2 Clemson 812 45.1 LSU 808 44.9 Texas 792 44 South Carolina 781 43.4 GEORGIA TECH 779 43.3 Arizona State 769 42.7 North Carolina 766 42.6 Tulane 736 40.9 Stanford 731 40.6 Florida 725 40.3 Alabama 723 40.2 Notre Dame 721 40.1 Oklahoma State 718 39.9 Oral Roberts 715 39.7 Texas A&M 703 39.1 Coastal Carolina 697 38.7 Ohio State 693 38.5 East Carolina 682 37.9 Oklahoma 681 37.8 NC State 680 37.8 Auburn 672 37.3 Nebraska 672 37.3 Southern Mississippi 672 37.3 Florida International 671 37.3 Central Florida 670 37.2


No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. D.O.B. Hometown (High School/College) 1 Connor Winn*** 2B/SS R-R 5-10 187 Sr. 6-25-90 Suwanee, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 2 Jarrett Didrick*** DID-rick OF R-R 6-0 188 Sr. 8-22-89 Rome, Ga. (Calhoun) 3 Mott Hyde* “hide” SS/2B R-R 5-11 181 So. 3-10-92 Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 4 Michael Hodorowski OF R-R 5-11 172 Fr. 10-17-92 Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) 5 Charles Sheffield OF/1B R-R 6-4 208 Fr. 12-7-92 Columbus, Ga. (Columbus/IMG Academy) 6 Brandon Thomas** OF S-R 6-3 205 Jr. 2-7-91 Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) 8 Kyle Wren* CF L-L 5-10 166 So. 4-23-91 Peachtree City, Ga. (Landmark Christian) 9 A.J. Murray C R-R 6-1 222 Fr. 4-4-93 Westfield, N.J. (Westfield)10 Zane Evans* C/RHP R-R 6-2 209 So. 11-29-91 Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)11 Evan Martin*** OF/IF R-R 5-9 160 Sr. 6-25-90 Woodstock, Ga. (Sequoyah)13 Thomas Smith INF R-R 6-1 166 Fr. 12-30-92 Ft. Pierce, Fla. (John Carroll) 14 Chase Butler* 3B R-R 6-0 200 So. 9-23-91 Rome, Ga. (Darlington School)15 Clay Dalton** RHP R-R 6-3 202 Jr. 12-27-90 Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb)16 Connor Lynch C R-R 6-0 185 Fr. 12-17-92 Marietta, Ga. (Pope)19 Cameron Gibson OF/P R-R 6-0 199 Fr. 6-27-93 Conyers, Ga. (Salem)20 Paul Kronenfeld* KRON-en-feld OF/1B L-R 6-3 210 So. 9-27-91 Greensboro, N.C. (Woodberry Forest, Va.)21 DeAndre Smelter* RHP/OF R-R 6-3 228 So. 12-3-91 Macon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy)22 Alex Cruz* SS/3B R-R 6-1 200 So. 7-29-92 Woodstock, Ga. (Blessed Trinity Catholic)23 Jamal Golden OF R-R 6-0 185 Fr. 3-4-93 Wetumpka, Ala./Wetumpka24 Jake Davies*** LHP/1B L-L 6-0 225 Sr. 9-15-89 McDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing Christian)25 Matthew Grimes* RHP R-R 6-6 212 So. 9-4-91 Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek)26 Colby Wren* 1B R-R 5-10 223 So. 4-23-91 Peachtree City, Ga. (Landmark Christian)27 Jonathan Roberts* RHP R-R 6-3 196 So. 7-8-91 Fayetteville, Ga. (Landmark Christian)28 Dusty Isaacs* RHP R-R 6-0 189 So. 8-7-91 Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon)29 Mitch Earnest* C R-R 6-2 201 So. 10-14-91 Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside)30 Buck Farmer** RHP L-R 6-4 228 Jr. 2-20-91 Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale)31 Sam Dove** INF R-R 6-2 188 Jr. 11-27-90 Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)32 Daniel Palka* PAUL-cuh LHP/1B/OF L-L 6-2 228 So. 10-28-91 Lyman, S.C. (Greer)35 Dan Spingola OF L-L 6-1 173 Fr. 5-5-93 Roswell, Ga. (Marist)36 Cole Pitts RHP R-R 6-5 223 Fr. 9-3-92 Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)37 Josh Heddinger RHP R-R 6-4 216 Fr. 1-16-93 Suwanee, Ga. (Buford)38 Luke Bard** RHP R-R 6-2 192 Jr. 11-30-90 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian)41 Devin Stanton* LHP R-L 6-0 198 So. 1-7-92 Lilburn, Ga. (Wesleyan)42 Brian Price RHP R-R 6-0 197 Fr. 9-15-92 Kettering, Ohio (Alter)* Letters earned

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: 17 Danny Hall (Miami, Ohio ‘77), 19th year at Georgia TechAssistant Coach/Pitching: 12 Tom Kinkelaar (Miami, Ohio ‘77), 5th yearAssistant Coach/Hitting: 18 Bryan Prince (Georgia Tech ‘05), 5th yearVolunteer Assistant Coach: 7 Wally Crancer (Georgia Tech ‘07), 1st year

SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Baseball Operations: Nick Scherer (Georgia Tech, ‘07), 5th yearTrainer: Walter Smith (Morris Brown, ‘72), 27th yearStrength & Conditioning: Steve Tamborra (Florida State ‘94), 13th yearManagers: Clark Shelton and Jeff Christian

ALPHABETICALNo. Name38 Luke Bard14 Chase Butler22 Alex Cruz15 Clay Dalton24 Jake Davies 2 Jarrett Didrick31 Sam Dove29 Mitch Earnest10 Zane Evans30 Buck Farmer19 Cameron Gibson23 Jamal Golden25 Matthew Grimes37 Josh Heddinger 4 Michael Hodorowski 3 Mott Hyde28 Dusty Isaacs20 Paul Kronenfeld16 Connor Lynch11 Evan Martin 9 A.J. Murray32 Daniel Palka36 Cole Pitts42 Brian Price27 Jonathan Roberts 5 Charles Sheffield21 DeAndre Smelter13 Thomas Smith35 Daniel Spingola41 Devin Stanton 6 Brandon Thomas 1 Connor Winn26 Colby Wren 8 Kyle Wren

BY STATEGeorgia (25)Chase Butler ......................................................................RomeAlex Cruz ...................................................................WoodstockClay Dalton ..............................................................KennesawJake Davies .........................................................McDonoughJarrett Didrick ....................................................................RomeMitch Earnest...................................................................AtlantaZane Evans .....................................................................RoswellBuck Farmer ..................................................................ConyersCameron Gibson.........................................................ConyersMatthew Grimes ......................................................HoschtonJosh Heddinger ....................................................... SuwaneeMichael Hodorowski ........................................KennesawMott Hyde ......................................................................CalhounConnon Lynch .............................................................MariettaEvan Martin ............................................................WoodstockCole Pitts ..........................................................................MoultrieJonathan Roberts ............................................... FayettevilleCharles Sheffield ....................................................ColumbusDeAndre Smelter ..........................................................MaconDaniel Spingola ..........................................................RoswellDevin Stanton...................................................................LilburnBrandon Thomas .........................................................Atlanta

Connor Winn ............................................................. SuwaneeColby Wren ......................................................Peachtree CityKyle Wren ........................................................Peachtree City

Florida (1)Thomas Smith ........................................................... Ft. Pierce

New Jersey (1)A.J. Murray ...................................................................Westfield

North Carolina (2)Luke Bard ......................................................................CharlottePaul Kronenfeld .................................................Greensboro

Ohio (2)Dusty Isaacs .................................................................LebanonBrian Price ....................................................................Kettering

South Carolina (1)Daniel Palka .....................................................................Lyman

Tennessee (1)Sam Dove .................................................................Brentwood

BY CLASSSeniors (4) Davies, Martin, Didrick, Winn

Juniors (5) Bard, Dalton, Dove, Farmer, Thomas

Sophomores (14) Butler, Cruz, Earnest, Evans, Grimes, Hyde, Isaacs, Kronenfeld, Palka, Roberts, Smelter, Stanton, C. Wren, K. Wren

Freshmen (10) Gibson, Heddinger, Hodorowski, Lynch,Murray, Pitts, Price, Sheffield, Smith, Spingola

Roster Breakdowns

2012 Roster Information

BY POSITIONCatchers (4) Earnest, Evans, Lynch, Murray

First Basemen ( 5)Davies, Kronenfeld, Palka, Sheffield, C. Wren

Middle Infielders (6) Cruz, Dove, Hyde, Martin, Smith, Winn

Third Basemen (4)Buter, Cruz, Dove, Winn

Outfielders (13) Didrick, Dove, Gibson, Golden, Hodorowski, Kronenfeld, Martin, Palka, Thomas, Sheffield, Smelter, Spingola, Wren

Right-Handed Pitchers (12) Bard, Evans, Dalton, Farmer, Gibson, Grimes, Heddinger, Isaacs, Pitts, Price, Roberts, Smelter

Left-Handed Pitchers (3) Davies, Palka, Stanton

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