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University Information Location Mobile, AL Founded 1961 Enrollment 1,798 Nickname Rams and Lady Rams School Colors Maroon & White Home Field Mike Jacobs Field Affiliation NAIA Conference Southern States Athletic President Dr. Mark Foley Athletics Director Joe Niland Administrative Assistant Sally Shouppe Athletic Dept. Phone 251-442-2278Twitter MobileRamsFacebook University of Mobile Rams

Coaching Staff Head Coach Mike Jacobs Office Phone 251-442-2228 Years At UM 23rd Record At UM 716-461-2 Overall Record 716-461-2 Assistant Coach Jon Seymour Office Phone 251-442-2306 Years At UM 8th

Athletic Training Staff Athletic Trainer Melissa Thomas Office Phone 251-442-2561 Assistant Athletic Trainer Courtney Jones Office Phone 251-442-2361

Team History First Year Of Baseball 1990 All-Time Record 716-461-2 NAIA World Series Apperances/Last 1/2001

Media OutletsMobile Press-Register Randy Kennedy

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Call News Barry H. Hendrix251-866-5998

Tri-City Review Rick Cauley251-679-5975

WKRG CBS-5 Sports Randy Patrick251-662-3003

WPMI NBC-15 Sports Lance CrawfordClement Townsend

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WNSP 105.5 FM Sports Lee Shirvanian251-438-5460

Team Information 2011 Overall Record 29-23Conference Record 5-13Final Ranking NRLetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/7

Key ReturnersRyne Phillips OF .351 BA, .514 SLG Josh Blaylock P 3.06 ERA, 38 K Michael King P 3.31 ERA, 84.1 IP Ryan Waltman C .284, 10 RCS

Key LossesJeremy Williams OF .429 BA, 46 RSam Mahoney C .345 BA, 41 RBICody Barber OF .312, 7 HR

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UMobile AdministrationDr. Mark Foley has served as president of the University of Mobile since 1998 and is the third president of the university since its founding in 1961. During more than a decade of leadership, Dr. Foley has led the move to intentionally integrate faith and learning in all areas of university life, while raising academic standards, building new residence halls, establishing outstanding programs such as the Center for Performing Arts, and earning the private Christian university national rankings.

His emphasis on the core values of faith, learning and leadership has extended to all operations of the university, from the classroom to the administrative offices. With these core values in place, the university is committed to graduating confident Christian men and women who have mastered the body of knowledge required by the degree they hold; who know how to think; who know what they believe and why they believe it; who possess the courage to live and work according to those beliefs; who accept responsibility as caretakers of that with which God has entrusted them; and who possess the willingness and skill to use their influence in appropriate and effective ways to change the world around them.

Dr. Foley is a member of the Executive Committee of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, a past chairman of the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Schools,

and a member of the Board of Directors of Victory Health Partners and Volunteers of America, Southeast, Inc.

Previously, Dr. Foley was executive vice president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds a bachelor of business administration from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas; and a master of divinity and a doctor of philosophy in psychology and counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister, a former business owner, and has practiced as a professional counselor. His wife, Marilyn, is involved in many university activities. She holds a bachelor of science in education from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and is a former classroom educator.

The Foleys have two children and two granddaughters. Their daughter, Molly, is married to Doug Sawyer, an accountant in Georgia, and they have two daughters, Avery and Abby. Their son, Rob, and his wife, Leah, reside in Colorado. Rob is on the staff of Denver Theological Seminary and Leah is a registered nurse.

Vice Presidents

Dr. Audrey EubanksVice President

Academic Affairs

Mr. Steve Lee Vice President

Business Affairs

Mrs. Kim Leousis Vice President

Enrollment Management

Mr. Brian Boyle Vice President

Institutional Advancement


UMobile Staff

Michael Berry Women’s Basketball

Amber Campbell Volleyball

Jon Campbell Volleyball

BJ DarawichSoftball

Maggie DoggettCheerleading

Ebonie Ferguson Women’s Basketball

Matthew Hicks Sports Information

Terry Hopper Women’s Golf

Mike Jacobs Baseball

Shaddrick Jenkins Men’s Basketball

Courtney Jones Athletic Training

Kevin Laux Women’s Soccer

Terri McCormick Softball

Joe Niland Men’s Basketball

Colby Odom Golf

Roy Patton Men’s Soccer

Brian PersonWomen’s Soccer

Jon Seymour Baseball

Sally Shouppe Administrative Assistant

Alastair Stevenson Cross Country

Melissa Thomas Athletic Training

Uwe Tittl Tennis

Michael Watkins Baseball

Daniel Whelan Men’s Soccer


UMobile CoachesIn 22 seasons serving as the head coach at the University of Mobile, Mike Jacobs has led the Rams to 716 wins and just 461 losses. In the past 22 years, more 30 Rams have signed professional contracts, including Major League baseball players J.C. Romero and Saul Rivera, and Marlins’ 3rd-Base Coach Joe Espada. The leadership that produced 30 professional players also led the Rams to the 2001 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, ID and a 43-win season in 2008.

Jacobs helped begin the University of Mobile baseball program in 1990, after coming to Mobile from UMS-Wright Preparatory School, where he spent two years as an assistant coach and the last four as the head coach. As the head coach of the Bulldogs, Jacobs led them to a second-place finish in the State 3A classification in 1987 and a state title in 1988. He was inducted into the UMS-Wright Hall of Fame last fall. In 1981, Jacobs coached the Evangel Christian School squad to a second-place finish in the

Alabama Christian Athletic Conference. He began his coaching career at Central Baptist School, where his team won a district title in the Alabama Private School Association. As a college player, Jacobs had an outstanding career at the University of South Alabama under Eddie Stankey. He was a four-year letterman at USA and was the Jaguars’ leading hitter in 1976.

Jacobs and his wife, Joy, are members of People of Mars Hill, where he serves as an elder. Mrs. Jacobs is a registered nurse, a graduate of the University of Mobile, and works for Surgicare of Mobile. Jacobs has been a featured speaker at several Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ functions.

The Jacobs have two sons, Josh and Jeff. Josh, a pharmacist, and his wife, Kara, a classroom educator, reside in Birmingham with daughter Emma Kate and son Parker. Both are UMobile alumni. Jeff and his wife, Amy, reside in Mobile where he works for Day Trading Institute. Amy is a physician’s assistant. They are also UMobile alumni.

Jacobs At Mobile 1990 24-21 1991 25-23 1992 20-25 1993 31-20 1994 39-11-2 1995 39-13 1996 36-15 1997 38-12 1998 37-15 1999 38-15 2000 41-18 2001 40-20 2002 29-28 2003 35-22 2004 23-26 2005 39-25 2006 29-24 2007 27-32 2008 43-16 2009 34-23 2010 20-34 2011 29-23 Totals: 716-461-2

Jacobs’ Milestones-1994-

GCAC Champs-1998-

GCAC ChampsGCAC Coach of Year

-1999-GCAC Champs

-2001-GCAC Champs, Region 13

Champs, NAIA World Series-2008-

GCAC Champs


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Jon Seymour begins his eighth season with the University of Mobile baseball staff.

In addition to working with the University of Mobile baseball pitching staff, Seymour is in charge of recruiting and maintenance of the baseball field.

Before coming to Mobile, Seymour worked as an assistant pitching coach for Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., for three seasons.

Prior to his stint at Shenandoah University, Seymour was an assistant pitching coach with a summer league team, the Santa Clara Dodgers, that advanced to the Palomino World Series two years in a row. At the same time, Seymour spent three seasons from 1996-99 working with NCAA

Division I perennial power Stanford University as an assistant groundskeeper while also helping out with the Stanford baseball practices and summer camps.

Seymour received his AA Degree from Mission College in Santa Clara, CA, after playing two years on the Mission College baseball team in 1995 and 1996. He was an All-Conference pitcher in 1996 in the California Junior College Coast Conference after going 10-0 with a 1.68 ERA. Seymour is working on his B.A. degree in exercise science.

Seymour was born on Feb. 14, 1975 and is a native of Santa Clara, CA. He is a 1993 graduate of Santa Clara High School where he played baseball.

Mike Watkins, a steady fixture in the UMobile athletic department for several years, will begin his eighth season as an assistant coach.

Watkins has served as the Director of Intramurals as well as Assistant Athletic Director at UMobile for seven years and the university’s strength coach for the past nine seasons. Watkins also spent two seasons in 1996-98 as the head coach of the women’s golf team.

Before coming to UMobile, Watkins served as head baseball coach at Bishop State Community College from 1993-95. Watkins got his start in baseball as the head coach at Alba High School from 1985-88.

Double majoring at the University of West Alabama, Watkins completed both his B.S. in history and B.S. in physical education in 1984 and received his master’s degree in human performance from the University of Mobile in 1991. Watkins also received his Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from the National Strength Coaches Association in 1993.

Jon Seymour

Mike Watkins


UMobile Pros

Joe Espada: Florida Marlins 3rd Base/Infield Coach

Saul Rivera: Former MLB Reliever

2011 was Espada’s first season with the Florida Marlins as the team’s 3rd Base/Infield Coach after previously serving as the organization’s minor league infield coordinator. Drafted in the 2nd round of the MLB Amateur Draft in 1996, he reached the Triple-A level several times as a player. He was a Texas League All-Star in 1999 and a Central League All-Star in 2004 and 2005. At Mobile, he holds the record for highest single-season average and was a 1st-Team All-American.

Rivera made his big league debut on May 25, 2006 after being drafted by the Twins in the 9th round of the 1998 MLB Amateur Draft. During the 2007-08 seasons with the Washington Nationals, he logged 177 innings as a reliever and posted an ERA under 4. He spent time in the Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations in 2010 and 2011.

Year Tm Lg W L ERA G GS GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 K/9 K/BB 2003 MIN AL 2 0 5.00 73 0 17 0 63.0 66 37 35 7 42 50 295 1.714 9.4 1.0 6.0 7.1 1.19 2004 MIN AL 7 4 3.51 74 0 12 1 74.1 61 32 29 4 38 69 319 1.332 7.4 0.5 4.6 8.4 1.82 2005 MIN AL 4 3 3.47 68 0 11 0 57.0 50 26 22 6 39 48 264 1.561 7.9 0.9 6.2 7.6 1.23 2006 LAA AL 1 2 6.70 65 0 16 0 48.1 57 40 36 3 28 31 226 1.759 10.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 1.11 2007 BOS AL 1 0 3.15 23 0 5 1 20.0 24 7 7 2 15 11 94 1.950 10.8 0.9 6.8 5.0 0.73 2007 PHI NL 1 2 1.24 51 0 5 0 36.1 15 5 5 1 25 31 143 1.101 3.7 0.2 6.2 7.7 1.24 2008 PHI NL 4 4 2.75 81 0 14 1 59.0 41 18 18 5 38 52 255 1.339 6.3 0.8 5.8 7.9 1.37 2009 PHI NL 0 0 2.70 21 0 5 0 16.2 13 6 5 2 13 12 73 1.560 7.0 1.1 7.0 6.5 0.92 2010 PHI NL 1 0 3.68 60 0 14 3 36.2 30 17 15 3 29 28 171 1.609 7.4 0.7 7.1 6.9 0.97 2011 NL NL 1 0 4.01 36 0 6 0 24.2 28 14 11 1 15 19 116 1.743 10.2 0.4 5.5 6.9 1.27

13 Seasons 34 28 4.07 664 22 124 7 649.1 603 322 294 55 372 520 2881 1.502 8.4 0.8 5.2 7.2 1.40

Year Tm Lg W L ERA G GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 K/9 K/BB 2006 WSN NL 3 0 3.43 54 16 1 60.1 59 28 23 4 32 41 277 1.508 8.8 0.6 4.8 6.1 1.28 2007 WSN NL 4 6 3.68 85 17 3 93.0 88 39 38 1 42 64 398 1.398 8.5 0.1 4.1 6.2 1.52 2008 WSN NL 5 6 3.96 76 14 0 84.0 90 41 37 3 35 65 371 1.488 9.6 0.3 3.8 7.0 1.86 2009 WSN NL 1 3 6.10 30 9 0 38.1 48 28 26 7 14 21 176 1.617 11.3 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.50 2010 ARI NL 0 0 22.09 4 1 0 3.2 11 9 9 2 3 1 25 3.818 27.0 4.9 7.4 2.5 0.33

5 Seasons 13 15 4.29 249 57 4 279.1 296 145 133 17 126 192 1247 1.511 9.5 0.5 4.1 6.2 1.52

Year Tm Lev Aff G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB 2003 3 Teams A+-AA-AAA TEX,STL 68 245 24 58 7 2 1 11 10 4 23 25 .237 .305 .294 .599 72 2003 Palm Beach A+ STL 47 178 17 42 7 0 0 9 10 4 20 13 .236 .317 .275 .592 49 2003 Frisco AA TEX 13 41 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .220 .273 .220 .492 9 2003 Memphis AAA STL 8 26 3 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 .269 .269 .538 .808 14 2004 2 Teams Ind-AA TBD 98 369 61 117 5 3 4 52 20 8 29 39 .317 .369 .379 .748 140 2004 Pensacola Ind 71 271 53 91 4 2 4 47 18 5 22 25 .336 .382 .410 .791 111 2004 Montgomery AA TBD 27 98 8 26 1 1 0 5 2 3 7 14 .265 .333 .296 .629 29 2005 Pensacola Ind 64 246 52 82 15 0 4 31 24 4 26 25 .333 .400 .443 .843 109

10 Seasons 779 2838 484 811 108 13 24 287 172 73 362 365 .286 .371 .358 .730 1017

J.C. Romero: World Series WinnerRomero signed with the St. Louis Cardinals for the 2012 season after five seasons with the Phillies, including a 2008 World Series Championship. In 8 playoff games, he fanned 7 and allowed only 2 hits. During the World Series, he picked up 2 victories in relief. Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 21st round of the 1997 MLB Amateur Draft, the lefty has thrown 624.2 innings in the bigs with the Twins, Angels, Red Sox and Phillies.


UMobile Pros

Currently Out Of Baseball Player Last Stop (Drafted) LeagueCarlos Romero Evansville Otters Frontier Jason Ragan Columbus Catfish MLB Keegan Laycock Florence Freedom FrontierJoe Espada Pensacola Pelicans (2nd) C.B.L Carnell Parker Amarillo (37th) UNLBJohn Price Hudson Valley (43rd) MLBJosh Kendrick Hudson Valley (44th) MLBBubba Dobson Pensacola Pelicans C.B.L Raul Nieves Pawtucket (23rd) MLBDaniel Williford High Desert (28th) MLBJay King Wilmington MLB Darrell Gaston Milwaukee Org. (29th) MLBSaul Rivera Cleveland Indians (9th) MLB

Still Active Player Team (Drafted) LeagueJC Romero St. Louis Cardinals (21st) MLBJeremy Williams AZL Rangers (36th) MLBKyle McPherson Altoona Curve (14th) MLBNelson Curry Great Falls Voyagers MLB Sam Mahoney Gateway Grizzlies Frontier

Currently Out Of Baseball Player Last Stop (Drafted) LeagueKendall Hill Amarillo (15th) Texas-LABrad Frazier Quad City (20th) MLBKy Faciane Moose Jaw Club Prairie Carlos Pagan Sioux Falls (20th) MLBMike Harrell Portsmouth Explorers Frontier Lance Davis Abilene Prairie Dogs Texas-LA Alan Cook Ogden Raptors Pioneer Morgan Spraggins Louisiana Aces Texas-LA Chris Howard Bend Rockies (24th) MLB Bert Bellcase Zanesville Greys Frontier Kory Melancon Montgomery Wings AAAJackie Blanchard Montgomery Wings AAA

Bubba Dobson Bert Bellcase Alan Cook Carnell Parker Carlos Romero Ky Faciane

Darrell Gaston Chris Howard Jay King Jackie Blanchard Josh Kendrick John Price

Jason Ragan Keegan Laycock Nelson Curry Carlos Pagan Raul Nieves Kyle McPherson


SSACAuburn-Montgomery Belhaven University Brenau University Brewton-Parker

Emmanuel College Faulkner University Lee University Loyola University

Shorter University Southern Poly Southern Wesleyan Spring Hill College

Truett McConnell University of Mobile William Carey

Women’s Tennis (8)Men’s Tennis (4)Softball (6)Baseball (6)Women’s Basketball (5)Men’s Basketball (4)Volleyball (1)

Women’s Soccer (5)Men’s Soccer (4)Men’s Cross Country (1)Women’s Cross Country (2)Men’s Golf (3)Women’s Golf (4)

SSAC Teams In Final NAIA Top-25

Aim of the SSAC - To promote the development of athletics as an integral part of the educational offerings of member institutions by means of democratic participation at the conference level. This aim shall be accomplished by means of the functioning of committees composed of representatives of those institutions which subscribe to and support athletic programs that shall culminate in truly democratic conference championship competition. The SSAC seeks membership only from accredited institutions that support this aim. The primary criteria for selection and encouragement of membership shall be educational emphasis.

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- 23 championships encompassing 13 sports:

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2012 RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown

1 Cameron White INF R/R 6’0” 175 SR Citronelle, AL2 Justin Beck INF R/R 5’10” 155 JR Semmes, AL3 Brady King INF R/R 5’8” 160 JR Covington, LA4 Josh Blaylock OF/RHP R/R 6’0” 155 SR Satsuma, AL5 John Irwin RHP R/R 5’10” 145 JR Long Beach, MS6 Jared Brannon OF R/R 5’8 145 JR Satsuma, AL7 Cole Vaughan LHP L/L 6’2 195 JR Starkville, MS8 Corey Fountain LHP / OF L/L 6’0” 185 JR Mobile, AL9 Walt Bedsole OF R/R 6’0” 195 SO Thomasville, AL

10 Keith Granger INF R/R 6’5” 225 SO Dothan, AL11 Parker Hollinghead OF R/R 6’1 200 JR Saraland, AL12 Ryan Hines LHP R/L 6’2 215 JR Mobile, AL13 John Soutullo INF L/R 5’10 170 JR Pace, FL14 Ryne Phillips OF L/R 6’3” 190 SR Salem, AL15 Hunter Norris INF L/R 6’4” 205 SR Monroeville, AL19 Michael King RHP R/R 6’3” 180 SR Auburn, AL20 Travis Bowen C R/R 5’11” 195 SO Mobile, AL21 Blake Matthews RHP R/R 6’3” 190 RS FR Mobile, AL22 Ryan Waltman C R/R 5’10” 190 SR Semmes, AL23 Ryan Parazine OF L/L 6’0 180 JR Pace, FL24 Drew Vaughan INF R/R 5’10 170 JR Columbus, MS25 Keith Shirah C R/R 6’0 205 JR Chickasaw, AL26 Shane Ikner RHP R/R 6’1 200 JR Pensacola, FL27 Blake Hanson RHP R/R 6’3” 205 SR Mobile, AL28 Jacob Knowles RHP/INF R/R 6’1” 205 SO Mobile, AL30 Drew Esslinger LHP L/L 6’1” 205 SR Carriere, MS31 Braxton Hamil INF L/L 6’0 200 FR Mobile, AL34 Dustin Pugh RHP R/R 5’8 180 JR Brooksville, FL37 Matthew Warren RHP R/R 6’0 170 FR Vancleave, MS


2012 PreviewThe University of Mobile team will enter the 2012 season looking to climb the Southern States Athletic Conference standings in the team’s second season. The lineup loses three potent hitters from last year’s squad in Cody Barber, Jeremy Williams and Sam Mahoney, so the coaches will look to a deep pitching staff to lead the way.

“Everyone says pitching wins championships,” Head Coach Mike Jacobs said. “We have one of the deepest staffs we have ever put together.” Returning pitchers that logged innings last season are Josh Blaylock, Michael King, Cory Fountain, Blake Hanson, Jacob Knowels, Drew Esslinger and John Irwin. Blaylock, King, Knowels, and Hanson all posted ERA’s under 4.00, while Fountain picked up three wins and worked 40.1 innings.

“We expect Michael to help anchor our weekend rotation, while Josh provides an electric arm at the back of the bullpen,” Jacobs said. “Knowels, Hanson, Fountain and newcomer Ryan Hines are all potential arms that can start on the weekend. Hines struck out 77 in 77.1 innings and posted a 2.44 ERA at Alabama Southern. We are also blessed to have 4 lefties on this staff, which is always a plus.”

Other newcomers that are expected to aid the staff are Shane Ikner, Cole Vaughan and Dustin Pugh. Redshirt Blake Mathews also returns to the staff after sitting out last season due to arm trouble. Ikner struck out 58 in 59 innings of work, while Vaughan fanned 26 and walked only 4.

Working with the pitching staff will be a solid group of catchers in Ryan Waltman, Keith Shirah and Travis Bowen.

“Ryan is one of the best defensive catchers we have had at Mobile, and he has a powerful arm,” Jacobs said. “Keith brings a .390 batting average and was an All American at Faulkner State. Travis is a very smart catcher and has quick feet.”

Backing the pitching staff on the infield will be a group consisting mainly of experienced players. Returning infield candidates are Cameron White, Justin Beck, Brady King, Keith Granger, Jacob Knowles and Hunter Norris.

“Cameron and Justin are expected to patrol the middle, while Brady will see a lot of time at third, and Jacob and Keith are both righties who will play first,” Jacobs said. “Hunter is still recovering from a torn patella tendon and we hope he will be ready to contribute to the team early in the season. Josh Blaylock can also be expected to help in the infield. There is nowhere on the field that he cannot play.”

Incoming players expected to see a lot of time in the infield are Jon Soutullo, Braxton Hamil and Drew Vaughan.

“Jon is a high-energy guy that brings another left-handed bat to the lineup and added versatility,” Jacobs said. “Braxton is a lefty with power and has hit for average this fall. He will be counted on to replace some of the power lost from a year ago. Drew just arrived this spring but has made an impact on the staff. He can play second or short.” Manning the outfield for the Rams will be Josh Blaylock, Jared Brannon, Parker Hollinghead, Ryne Phillips, Ryan Parazine and Walt Bedsole. Phillips hit .351 with 34 RBI in 2011 and will hit in the 3-hole in 2012. Brannon comes to Mobile from Faulkner State where he hit .390 and posted a .440 on base

percentage. Hollinghead and Parazine both come from Alabama Southern. Parazine hit .363 with 12 doubles, while Hollinghead belted 7 homers.

“The outfield is the spot where we have the most need for our new guys to produce,” Jacobs said. “Josh is a very good outfielder with some pop, but is expected to close games out on the bump. Ryne showed last year what he can do in the middle of the lineup. Brannon reminds me of Jeffrey White (who ranks 6th on Mobile’s career hits list), and he will hit at the top of the lineup, while Hollinghead brings much needed pop to our lineup. Parazine hits for average and provides another left-handed bat. Bedsole is one of the hardest working kids on the team and will be looking to work his way into the lineup.”

Awaiting the squad will be a challenging schedule, especially now that all teams in the SSAC play each other. Six teams (Lee, Brewton-Parker, Southern Poly, AUM, Faulkner and Belhaven) finished ranked in the NAIA Top-20. Shorter won 40 games and William Carey qualified for the National Championship Opening Round.

“We got a little taste of how difficult the conference is last year, and now we play even more games, and there really isn’t an easy game to be found,” Jacobs said. “Sprinkle in some games against NCAA-II schools West Florida and University of New Orleans, and you have yourself a daunting schedule.”

The season opens Feb. 3 at home with a noon twin bill against St. Catharine, while conference play starts Feb. 17-18 with a three-game series at rival Spring Hill. The team’s first home conference series will be Feb. 24-25 against Lee, who finished the season ranked 7th.


Player Profiles

#4

Class: SeniorPosition: Pitcher/OutfielderMajor: HistoryHometown: Satsuma, AL

High School: SatsumaPrevious School: Bishop State CCParents: Mike and Brenda Blaylock

Personal: Son of Mike and Brenda Blaylock ... Native of Satsuma, AL ... History major ... Enjoys fishing and playing the PS3 Mobile: Seven multi-hit games ... Allowed 0 earned runs in six games ... Season-high 6 strikeouts v. Shorter April 9 and AUM April 16 in back-to-back outings

Previous College: Attended Bishop State ... 1st-Team All-Conference

High School: Satsuma ... Played football under Coach Jeff Kelly ... Played baseball under Coach Mike Szymanski ... 2X MVP ... Defensive Player Award ... Charlie Hustle Award

Other: Favorite athlete is Jackie Robinson ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is hamburger steak ... Favorite fast food is Burger King ... Favorite TV show is “River Monsters” ... Favorite movie is “Super Troopers” ... Dream job is to coach baseball in college ... Favorite candy is Snickers

#30

Class: SeniorPosition: PitcherMajor: BiologyHometown: Carriere, MS

High School: HancockPrevious School: East Mississippi CCParents: Amy and Walt Esslinger

Personal: Son of Amy and Walt Esslinger ... Native of Picayune, MS ... Biology major Mobile: Worked in two games in 2011 for the Rams ... Allowed 1 run in 1.2 innings v. Loyola on Feb. 8 ... Worked .2 shutout innings March 12 v. Lee

Previous College: Attended East Mississippi CC

High School: Hancock ... Played football under Coach Walt Esslinger ... Played baseball under Coach Anthony DeWitt ... Bancorp South All-Star

Other: Favorite athlete is Jamie Moyer ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite movie is “For the Love of the Game” ... Favorite ice cream is mint choco-late chip


Player Profiles

#27

Class: SeniorPosition: PitcherMajor: Business ManagementHometown: Mobile, AL

High School: Alma BryantPrevious School: Lurleen B. Wallace CCParents: Lisa Brooks and Joe Hanson

Personal: Son of Lisa Brooks and Joe Hanson ... Native of Mobile, AL ... Business Management major ... Enjoys hunting, fishing and baseball Mobile: One walk or fewer in 10 outings ... Allowed 1 earned run or less in 8 outings ... Worked 7 innings v. Shorter April 9, allowing 1 run ... Season-high 7.1 innings v. Faulkner

April 23

Previous College: Attended Lurleen B. Wallace ... 12-0 with 4 saves

High School: Alma Bryant ... Played baseball under Coach David Sprinkle ... 2008 MVP

Other: Favorite athlete is Chipper

Jones ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is fried chicken and mashed potatoes ... Favorite TV show is “Spongebob Squarepants” ... Favorite movie is “Top Gun” ... Celebrity dream date is Jennifer Lopez ... Favorite ice cream is chocolate ... Favorite candy is Reeses

#19

Class: SeniorPosition: PitcherMajor: Physical EducationHometown: Auburn, AL

High School: AuburnPrevious School: Jefferson Davis CCParents: Kenneth and Sandra King

Personal: Son of Kenneth and Sandra King ... Native of Auburn, AL ... Physical Education major ... Enjoys golf Mobile: Went 8+ innings five times ... Did it four-straight starts in conference play ... Season-high 8 K’s three times ... 9 shutout innings v. Belhaven March 18

Previous College: Attended Jefferson Davis CC

High School: Auburn ... Played football under Coach Tommy Carter ... Played baseball under Coach Matt Cimo

Other: Favorite athlete is Josh Beckett ... Favorite professional team

is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is hamburger and rice ... Favorite fast food is Zaxby’s ... Favorite TV show is “Entourage” ... Favorite movie is “For The Love of The Game” ... Celebrity dream date is Kate Hudson ... Favorite ice cream is chocolate ... Dream job is to be a college baseball coach ... Favorite candy is Snickers


Player Profiles

#15

Class: SeniorPosition: InfielderMajor: HPESHometown: Monroeville, AL

High School: ExcelPrevious School: Jefferson Davis CCParents: Cindy and Kevin Norris

Personal: Son of Cindy and Kevin Norris ... Native of Monroeville, AL ... HPES major ... Biology minor Mobile: Hit .307 in 2010 while playing 52 games ... 25 runs and 23 RBI ... 19 multi-hit games ... Injury forced redshirt last year

Previous College: Attended

Jefferson Davis CC

High School: Excel ... Played base-ball under Coach Robby Carpenter ... Played basketball under Coach Andy Lambert ... RBI and homerun leader

Other: Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow ... Favorite professional team

is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is his dad’s duck gumbo ... Favorite fast food is Chick- Fil-A ... Favorite TV show is “Justified” ... Favorite movie is “Summer Catch” ... Celebrity dream date is Taylor Swift ... Favorite ice cream is Rocky Road

#14

Class: SeniorPosition: OutfielderMajor: Exercise ScienceHometown: Salem, AL

High School: Smiths StationPrevious School: Jefferson Davis CCParents: Allen and Betty Phillips

Personal: Son of Allen and Betty Phillips ... Native of Salem, AL ... Exercise Science major ... Exercise Physiology minor ... Enjoys fishing and golf Mobile: Hit .351 in 48 games ... Ended season on 16-game hitting streak ... Also had a 10-game streak ... 13 multi-hit games ... Highs of 4

runs, 3 walks and 3 RBI ... Reached base safely in 29 of final 32 games


High School: Smiths Station ... Played baseball and golf ... Hit .526

Other: Favorite athlete is Martin

Prado ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken macaroni ... Favorite TV show is “Jersey Shore” ... Favorite ice cream is mint ... Dream job is to work in physical therapy ... Favorite candy is Fast Break


Player Profiles

#22

Class: SeniorPosition: CatcherMajor: AccountingHometown: Semmes, AL

High School: Mary G. MontgomeryPrevious School: Lurleen B. Wallace CCParents: Donnie and Stefanie Waltman

Personal: Son of Donnie and Stefanie Waltman ... Native of Semmes, AL ... Accounting major Mobile: 2012 Team Captain ... Hit .284 in 50 games ... 8 multi-hit games ... Threw out 10 of 23 attempted base stealers

Previous College: Attended Lurleen

B. Wallace

High School: Mary G. Montgomery ... Played baseball under Coach Terry Dixon ... Played football

Other: Favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton ... Favorite professional team is the Texas Rangers ... Favorite

home-cooked meal is steak ... Favorite TV show is “South Beach Tow” ... Favorite movie is “Field of Dreams” ... Celebrity dream date is Evan Mendez ... Dream job is to play professional baseball ... Favorite candy is PayDay

#1

Class: SeniorPosition: InfielderMajor: Business Administration and MarketingHometown: Citronelle, AL

High School: CitronellePrevious School: Holmes CCParents: Mike and Christie White

Personal: Son of Mike and Christie White ... Native of Citronelle, AL ... Business Administration and Marketing major ... Enjoys baseball Mobile: Played 78 games over the last two seasons ... Career .267 average ... Also has worked 24.2 innings on the mound ... 50 hits and 29 runs scored

Previous college: Attended Holmes

High School: Citronelle ... Played baseball under Coach James Hattenstein ... Played football under Coach Eddie Stevenson

Other: Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... Favorite professional team is the Philadelphia Phillies ... Favorite

home-cooked meal is pork chops and macaroni and cheese ... Favorite fast food is Checkers ... Favorite TV show is “Teen Mom” ... Dream job is to keep playing baseball ... Favorite candy is Skittles


Player Profiles

#20

Class: SophomorePosition: CatcherHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Son of C.A. and Linda Bowen ... Biology Pre-Med major Mobile: 4 games in 2011 ... Went 1-for-4 at the plate

High School: Cottage Hill Christian ... Played baseball under Coach Chris Brazell ... Played football under Coach Rusty Mason

Other: Favorite athlete is Ivan Rodriguez ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken, macaroni and cheese, and corn ... Favorite TV show is “Swamp People” ... Favorite movie is “For the Love of the Game”

#6

Class: JuniorPosition: OutfielderHometown: Satsuma, AL

Personal: Son of Mike and Cindy Brannon ... Native of Satsuma, AL ... Accounting major

Previous College: Attended Faulkner State CC

High School: Satsuma ... Played baseball under Coach Mike Szymanski ... Played football under Coach Jeff Kelley

Other: Favorite athlete is Dustin Pedroia ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken and dumplings ... Celebrity dream date is Jessica Biel ... Favorite ice cream is chocolate ... Dream job is to be the CEO of a big company ... Favorite candy is Reeses

#2

Class: JuniorPosition: InfielderHometown: Semmes, AL

Personal: Son of George and Deanna Beck ... Business major Mobile: Career .337 average in 84 games ... Hit .366 in 2010 ... 100 career hits ... 60 runs scored

High School: Mary G. Montgomery ... Played baseball under Coach Terry Dixon ... Played basketball

Other: Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken casserole ... Favorite ice cream is red velvet cake ... Favorite candy is Snickers

#9

Class: SophomorePosition: OutfielderHometown: Thomasville, AL

Personal: Son of Michael and Tammy Bedsole ... Native of Thomasville, AL ... History/Education major Mobile: Appeared in 16 games in 2011 ... Scored six runs

High School: Thomasville ... Played baseball under Coach Clint Anderson

Other: Favorite professional team is the Braves ... Favorite TV show is “Prison Break” ... Favorite movie is “Driven” ... Dream job is to be a collegiate coach ... Favorite candy is Twix


Player Profiles

#31

Class: FreshmanPosition: InfielderHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Son of Bart and Debby Hamil ... Native of Mobile, AL ... Undecided upon a major

High School: W.P. Davidson ... Played baseball under Coach Mike Harrell ... 2nd-Team All-Region ... Hit .536 as a senior

Other: Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is meatloaf and mashed potatoes ... Favorite TV show is SportsCenter ... Favorite movie is “Billy Madison” ... Celebrity dream date is Jessica Alba ... Favorite ice cream is cookies and cream ... Dream job is to work for ESPN ... Favorite candy is PayDay

#12

Class: JuniorPosition: PitcherHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Native of Mobile, AL ... Physical Education major ... Enjoys hunting and fishing

Previous College: Attended Alabama Southern CC ... All-State

High School: Daphne ... Played baseball ... All-State

Other: Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... Favorite professional team is the Yankees ... Favorite home-cooked meal is anything ... Favorite fast food is Taco Bell ... Favorite movie is “The Sandlot” ... Favorite ice cream is mint ... Dream job is to coach

#8

Class: JuniorPosition: Pitcher/OutfielderHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Son of Lyn Booth and James Fountain ... Accounting major Mobile: 2012 Team Captain ... Has pitched in 34 games in two seasons ... 6 wins ... 90.1 IP ... Worked 40.1 innings last season

High School: St. Paul’s ... Played baseball under Coach Andy Robbins and Shane Sullivan ... Played football under Coach Eddy Guth ... Team Captain

Other: Favorite athlete is Chipper Jones ... Favorite home-cooked meal is hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and green beans

#10

Class: SophomorePosition: InfielderHometown: Dothan, AL

Personal: Son of Keith and Terri Granger ... Political Science major ... Chemistry minor Mobile: Played in 32 games in 2011 ... 2-3 with 1 homer April 20 v. LSU-Alexandria

High School: Providence Christian ... Played baseball under Coach Frankie Pittman ... Played basketball under Coach Chris Fain ... All-State

Other: Favorite athlete is Chipper Jones ... Favorite home-cooked meal is shrimp and alligator ... Favorite movie is “Forrest Gump” ... Favorite candy is Sour Patch Kids


Player Profiles

#5

Class: JuniorPosition: PitcherHometown: Long Beach, MS

Personal: Son of John and Kim Irwin ... Native of Long Beach, MS ... Finance major


High School: St. Stanislaus ... Played baseball under Coach Mark Logan ... 1st-Team All-Region ... Pitcher’s award ... Coach’s Award ... team Captain

Other: Favorite athlete is Drew Brees ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite fast food is Arby’s ... Favorite TV show is “SportsCenter”

#3

Class: JuniorPosition: InfielderHometown: Covington, LA

Personal: Son of Denise and Bobby King ... Mathematics major ... Chemistry minor Mobile: 92 games in two years ... Hit .289 last year ... 48 career runs scored ... 8 multi-hit games in 2011

High School: Covington ... Played baseball under Coach Jeff Dragg ... 2nd-Team All-District

Other: Favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton ... Favorite home-cooked meal is boiled crawfish ... Favorite TV show is “Swamp People” ... Favorite movie is “Taken” ... Celebrity dream date is Carrie Underwood

#11

Class: JuniorPosition: OutfielderHometown: Saraland, AL

Personal: Son of Henry and Renna Hollinghead ... Native of Saraland, AL ... Accounting major

Previous College: Attended Alabama Southern CC

High School: UMS Wright ... Played baseball under Coach Brett Boutwell ... Played football under Coach Terry Curtis

Other: Favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton ... Favorite home-cooked meal is steak ... Favorite movie is “Fighter” ... Celebrity dream date is Jennifer Aniston ... Dream job is to be a professional baseball player

#26

Class: JuniorPosition: PitcherHometown: Pensacola, FL

Personal: Son of Cheryl and Barron Ikner ... Native of Pensacola, FL ... Exercise Science major


High School: West Florida ... Played baseball under Coach Marc Conti

Other: Favorite TV show is “Eastbound and Down” ... Favorite ice cream is cookies and cream ... Favorite candy is Kit Kat


Player Profiles

#23

Class: JuniorPosition: OutfielderHometown: Pace, FL

Personal: Son of Randy and Sandie Parazine ... Business Management major

Prevous College: Alabama Southern CC ... All- Conference ... 2nd-Team All-Region

High School: Pace ... Played baseball under Coach Charlie Warner ... Played football under Coach Mickie Lindsey ... All-Region

Other: Favorite athlete is Adrian Gonzalez ... Favorite professional team is the Boston Redsox ... Favorite home-cooked meal is breakfast ... Favorite fast food is Sonic ... Favorite ice cream is cookie dough

#34

Class: JuniorPosition: PitcherHometown: Brooksville, FL

Personal: Son of David Pugh and Deanna Yardas ... Native of Brooksville, FL ... History major ... Business marketing minor

Previous College: Attended Bishop State CC

High School: Hernando ... Played baseball under Coach Donnie Whitehead ... Played football

Other: Favorite athletes are Dwight Howard and Evan Longoria ... Favorite home-cooked meal is pasta ... Favorite movie is “Bull Durham” ... Celebrity dream date is Mila Kunis ... Dream job is to work in marketing or coaching

#28

Class: SophomorePosition: Pitcher/InfielderHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Son of Edwin and Teresa Knowles ... Biology Pre-Med major ... Enjoys hunting and fishing Mobile: 38.2 IP as a freshman ... 3.72 ERA ... 5-1 record ... 7 shutout innings v. Spring Hill March 6

High School: Baker ... Played baseball under Coach Bill Glover ... East-West All-Stars 2010

Other: Favorite athlete is John Smoltz ... Favorite home-cooked meal is steak and mashed potatoes ... Favorite movie is “Remember The Titans” ... Celebrity dream date is Carrie Underwood ... Favorite ice cream is chocolate

#21

Class: RS FreshmanPosition: PitcherHometown: Mobile, AL

Personal: Son of Craig and Debbie Matthews ... Native of Mobile, AL ... Business major

High School: St. Paul’s ... Played baseball under Coach Shane Sullivan ... 12-1 ... East/West All-Star

Other: Favorite athlete is Jake Peavy ... Favorite professional team is the Arizona Diamondbacks ... Favorite home-cooked meal is steak ... Favorite fast food is Subway ... Favorite TV show is “Friday Night Lights” ... Favorite movie is “Remember the Titans” ... Celebrity dream date is Carrie Underwood ... Favorite ice cream is vanilla ... Dream job is to coach at Auburn ... Favorite candy is Snickers


Player Profiles

#7

Class: JuniorPosition: PitcherHometown: Starkville, MS

Personal: Business major ... Enjoys baseball


High School: Heritage Academy ... Played baseball under Coach Steve Hancock ... Pitcher of the Year ... MVP

Other: Favorite athlete is Jon Lester ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken and broccoli casserole ... Favorite TV show is “Jersey Shore” ... Favorite movie is “The Hangover” ... Favorite ice cream is cookies and cream ... Dream job is to be a professional baseball player

#24

Class: JuniorPosition: InfielderHometown: Columbus, MS

Personal: Son of Cecil and Dora Vaughan ... Business major ... Enjoys hunting

Previous College: Attended East Mississippi CC ... 1st-Team All-State

High School: New Hope ... Played baseball, football and basketball

Other: Favorite athlete is Drew Brees ... Favorite professional team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite home-cooked meal is boiled crawfish ... Favorite movie is “Contraband”

#25

Class: JuniorPosition: CatcherHometown: Chickasaw, AL

Personal: Biology major ... Enjoys video games and fishing

Previous College: Attended Faulkner State CC

High School: Satsuma ... Played baseball under Coach Syzmanski

Other: Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is fried chicken ... Favorite fast food is pizza ... Favorite TV show is “SportsCenter” ... Favorite ice cream is chocolate ... Dream job is to be a physical therapist ... Favorite candy is Twix

#13

Class: JuniorPosition: InfielderHometown: Pace, FL

Personal: Son of Dean and Renee Soutullo ... Theology major ... Communication minor

Previous College: Attended Alabama Southern CC

High School: Pace ... Played baseball under Coach Charlie Warner

Other: Favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton ... Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken alfredo ... Favorite TV show is “Mythbusters” ... Favorite movie is “Aladdin” ... Favorite ice cream is vanilla ... Dream job is to be an evangelist ... Favorite candy is sour candy


Player Profiles

#37

Class: FreshmanPosition: PitcherHometown: Vancleave, MS

Personal: Son of Scott and Kristi Warren ... Native of Vancleave, MS ... Athletic Training major

High School: Vancleave ... Played baseball under Coach Michael Henry ... Played football under Jim Bloomfield

Other: Favorite athlete is Ian Kinsler ... Favorite home-cooked meal is deer meat, mashed potatoes, gravy, cornbread and sweet tea ... Favorite TV show is “Swamp People” ... Favorite movie is “The Rookie” ... Favorite ice cream is cookies and cream ... Greatest athletic achievement was playing for the south state championship ... Favorite candy is Snickers

Assistant Coach

Matthew Sparks enters his third season as a graduate assistant on the staff after playing for the University of Mobile baseball team for two seasons.

Sparks caught for the Rams 2008-09, logging 66 games behind the plate as Mobile won 77 games in those two seasons, including a school-record 43 in 2008.

He was a defensive force behind the plate, throwing out 23-of-38 would-be base stealers in his career.

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2012 Opponents

Auburn-Montgomery

Location.............Montgomery, ALEnrollment..............................5,771Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname.......................WarhawksColors...................Orange & BlackHead Coach...................Q.V. Lowe2011 Record...........................42-19

Belhaven University

Location......................Jackson, MSEnrollment..............................2,951Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname............................BlazersColors......................Green & GoldHead Coach................Hill Denson2011 Record...........................45-18

Faulkner University

Location.............Montgomery, ALEnrollment..............................3,200Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname..............................EaglesColors...Royal Blue, Black & GrayHead Coach......Patrick McCarthy2011 Record...........................48-15

Lee University

Location..................Cleveland, TNEnrollment..............................4,411Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname.............................FlamesColors.................Maroon & WhiteHead Coach..................Mark Brew2011 Record...........................51-14

Loyola University

Location.............New Orleans, LAEnrollment..............................5,000Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname........................WolfpackColors...................Maroon & GoldHead Coach..........Gerald Cassard2011 Record...........................15-36

Lyon College

Location...................Batesville, AREnrollment.................................614Affiliation...............................NAIAConference....................TranSouthNickname................................ScotsColors....Crimson, Navy & YellowHead Coach..............Tony Roepke2011 Record...........................17-30

Univ of New Orleans

Location.............New Orleans, LAEnrollment............................10,903Affiliation.........................NCAA IIConference...............................GSCNickname........................PrivateersColors.........................Blue & SilverHead Coach..............Bruce Peddie2011 Record.............................4-50

Oklahoma Wesleyan

Location................Bartlesville, OKEnrollment.................................700Affiliation...............................NAIAConference..........................MCACNickname..............................EaglesColors...............Red, White & BlueHead Coach................Matt Parker2011 Record...........................39-28

St. Catharine

Location.............St. Catharine, KYEnrollment.................................700Affiliation...............................NAIAConference..............................MSCNickname...........................PatriotsColors......................Purple & GoldHead Coach.......Luther Bramblett2011 Record........................31-26-1

Shorter University

Location.........................Rome, GAEnrollment..............................2,500Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname.............................HawksColors.............Royal Blue & WhiteHead Coach..................Matt Larry2011 Record...........................40-18

Southern Wesleyan

Location.......................Central, SCEnrollment.................................632Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname.........................WarriorsColors...............Royal Blue & GoldHead Coach............Mike Gillespie2011 Record...........................13-40

Spring Hill College

Location........................Mobile, ALEnrollment..............................1,504Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname...........................BadgersColors....................Purple & WhiteHead Coach.................Frank Sims2011 Record...........................18-35

Talladega College

Location...................Talladega, ALEnrollment.................................551Affiliation...............................NAIAConference...........................GCACNickname......................TornadoesColors...................Crimson & BlueHead Coach.................Will Ramos2011 Record...........................30-21

Thomas University

Location..............Thomasville, GAEnrollment..............................1,020Affiliation...............................NAIAConference................IndependentNickname..................Night HawksColors...........Dark Green & WhiteHead Coach.....................Mike Lee2011 Record...........................19-29

Truett McConnell

Location..................Cleveland, GAEnrollment..............................1,946Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname...............................BearsColors..........................Blue & GoldHead Coach....................Jim Waits2011 Record...........................26-25

William Carey Univ

Location...............Hattiesburg, MSEnrollment..............................3,650Affiliation...............................NAIAConference.............................SSACNickname.......................CrusadersColors.............Red, Black & WhiteHead Coach...........Bobby Halford2011 Record...........................30-24


2011 ReviewThe 2011 season saw the University of Mobile transition into the always-tough Southern States Athletic Conference, and saw Head Coach Mike Jacobs pick up career win No. 700 when the Rams beat rival Spring Hill 7-3 March 4th. UMobile finished the season with a 29-23 overall record and a 5-13 mark in SSAC play.

The Rams started the season by building a 17-6 record through the first 23 games of the season. Mobile took 3-of-4 from St. Catharine to open the season, took 2-of-3 from Spring Hill in the team’s first SSAC series and knocked off perennial power Lee University 10-7.

With the series versus the Badgers tied up at 1-1, Jacob Knowles twirled 7 shutout innings to lead the Rams to a 3-0 win in the rubber match, while Keith Granger drove in a pair of runs. In the 10-7 slugfest win over Lee, Michael King tossed 8.2 innings to grab the win, while Jeremy Williams finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.

“It was definitely a good start to the season,” Head Coach Mike Jacobs said. “We won all but one of the series we played, swung the bats well and got some quality outings from our pitching staff.”

From there, Lee finished off the series win over Mobile by taking the next two games, and then the Rams dropped 2-of-3 to Belhaven, before salvaging a series win over William Carey to sit at 23-11, 5-4 at the end of March.

The Belhaven series was closely

contested, with the three games being decided by a total of four runs. The Rams lost the opener 1-0 in 15 innings despite a 9-innings shutout from King, but the offense managed only 7 hits in 49 at-bats. After UMobile bounced back to take the second game 5-4, Belhaven scored in every inning to take the series finale 7-5.

The Rams then opened the William Carey series at home by taking the first two games by a combined 13-6 score before falling in the finale despite scoring 7 runs.

“That Belhaven series was tough, losing 1-0 in 15 innings and then dropping another close game,” Jacobs said. “It was nice to see the guys rebound with four straight wins and a series win in conference play.”

The next 18 games did not go well for the Rams, compiling a record of 6-12. The bats went cold in those games, as the team scored 5 runs or fewer in

all nine of the conference games, and the pitching staff had trouble holding leads when the offense produced. The team did take 2-of-3 from Shorter and swept LSU-Alexandria.

“We had ourselves in position to end our first season in the SSAC with a respectable record, but we just couldn’t finish,” Jacobs said. “Our lineup didn’t produce like it was earlier in the year and our pitches started giving up more runs.”

At the end of the year Jeremy Williams and Sam Mahoney earned All-SSAC honors. Williams went on to be selected in the 36th round by the Texas Rangers, while Mahoney inked with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League.

“Both of those guys anchored our lineup and put up great numbers for us,” Jacobs said. “It’s always great when players have a chance to chase their dream of playing pro ball, and we are excited to see what they will do with the opportunity.”

Jeremy Williams was drafted by the Texas Rangers.

Sam Mahoney drove in a team-high 41 runs in 2011.


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2011 ResultsDate Time H/A Opponent Score W L Record

02/05/11 1:00 pm h St. Catharine 4-2 W 1-002/05/11 4:00 pm h St. Catharine 7-1 W 2-002/06/11 12:00 pm h St. Catharine 4-5 L 2-102/06/11 3:00 pm h St. Catharine 5-3 W 3-102/08/11 3:00 pm a Loyola University 5-7 L 3-2 02/08/11 5:00 pm a Loyola University 2-5 L 3-3 02/11/11 2:00 pm h Talladega College 2-1 W 4-302/12/11 12:00 pm h Talladega College 9-10 L 4-402/12/11 2:00 pm h Talladega College 4-3 W 5-402/18/11 1:00 pm a Talladega College 1-6 L 5-502/19/11 12:00 pm a Talladega College 12-6 W 6-502/19/11 2:00 pm a Talladega College 7-5 W 7-502/22/11 12:00 pm h Concordia-Selma 11-1 W 8-502/22/11 2:00 pm h Concordia-Selma 6-5 W 9-502/25/11 3:00 pm a Thomas University GA 10-1 W 10-5 02/26/11 1:00 pm a Thomas University GA 5-4 W 11-5 02/26/11 3:00 pm a Thomas University GA 3-0 W 12-5 03/04/11 12:11 pm * h Spring Hill College 7-3 W 13-5, 1-0 03/04/11 2:22 pm * h Spring Hill College 4-8 L 13-6, 1-103/06/11 2:00 pm * h Spring Hill College 3-0 W 14-6; 2-103/08/11 12:00 pm h Lyon College 6-3 W 15-603/08/11 2:00 pm h Lyon College 4-3 W 16-603/11/11 4:00 pm a Lee University 10-7 W 17-603/12/11 12:00 pm a Lee University 0-8 L 17-703/12/11 2:30 pm a Lee University 3-4 L 17-8 03/15/11 2:00 pm h Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ 11-9 W 18-803/18/11 6:00 pm * a Belhaven University 0-1 L 18-9, 2-203/19/11 1:00 pm * a Belhaven University 5-4 W 19-9, 3-203/19/11 3:15 pm * a Belhaven University 5-7 L 19-10, 3-3 03/23/11 1:00 pm a Concordia-Selma 11-1 W 20-1003/23/11 3:00 pm a Concordia-Selma 10-1 W 21-1003/25/11 2:00 pm * h William Carey University 8-4 W 22-10, 4-303/26/11 1:00 pm * h William Carey University 5-2 W 23-10, 5-303/26/11 3:00 pm * h William Carey University 7-16 L 23-11, 5-404/01/11 6:00 pm * a Loyola University 5-6 L 23-12, 5-504/02/11 1:00 pm * a Loyola University 1-2 L 23-13, 5-604/02/11 3:35 pm * a Loyola University 2-5 L 23-14, 5-704/05/11 6:00 pm a Spring Hill College 5-2 W 24-14 04/06/11 1:00 pm h Thomas University GA 10-0 W 25-1404/06/11 4:00 pm h Thomas University GA 4-9 L 25-1504/08/11 2:00 pm h Shorter University 10-12 L 25-1604/09/11 1:00 pm h Shorter University 3-1 W 26-1604/09/11 3:00 pm h Shorter University 11-1 W 27-1604/12/11 5:00 pm a West Florida 6-17 L 27-1704/15/11 2:00 pm * h Auburn University Montgomery 5-11 L 27-18, 5-804/16/11 1:00 pm * h Auburn University Montgomery 1-3 L 27-19, 5-904/16/11 3:00 pm * h Auburn University Montgomery 3-7 L 27-20, 5-1004/20/11 1:00 pm h LSUA 12-2 W 28-2004/20/11 3:00 pm h LSUA 6-1 W 29-2004/22/11 6:00 pm * a Faulkner University 2-9 L 29-21, 5-1104/23/11 1:00 pm * a Faulkner University 2-3 L 29-22, 5-1204/23/11 3:20 pm * a Faulkner University 4-13 L 29-23, 5-13


2011 StatisticsBatting GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB SBA

Williams, Jeremy 51 51 0.429 189 46 81 10 1 6 38 111 0.587 14 3 15 0.473 1 1 2 5Phillips, Ryne 48 42 0.351 148 28 52 12 0 4 34 76 0.514 20 4 16 0.437 2 0 1 1

Mahoney, Sam 52 52 0.345 171 22 59 14 0 5 41 88 0.515 27 7 24 0.454 0 1 0 0Barber, Cody 50 48 0.312 157 35 49 10 0 7 39 80 0.510 17 4 30 0.385 4 3 2 2King, Brady 50 44 0.289 135 28 39 4 0 0 14 43 0.319 12 5 19 0.366 1 9 5 6

Waltman, Ryan 50 48 0.284 148 10 42 8 2 1 13 57 0.385 15 7 32 0.376 0 6 3 3Beck, Justin 32 29 0.283 106 25 30 1 1 0 8 33 0.311 15 5 21 0.397 0 1 5 7

Bourgeois, Derek 37 14 0.259 58 13 15 1 0 1 9 19 0.328 5 2 15 0.333 1 1 4 5White, Cameron 42 38 0.256 117 16 30 3 0 0 12 33 0.282 12 3 24 0.338 1 6 2 4

Bowen, Travis 4 0 0.250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 0 0 1 0.250 0 0 0 0Blaylock, Josh 49 41 0.245 110 18 27 6 0 1 18 36 0.327 12 4 15 0.328 5 0 5 9

Negus, Ben 50 31 0.240 121 35 29 2 0 0 10 31 0.256 11 5 18 0.326 1 1 7 9Granger, Keith 32 31 0.237 76 6 18 1 0 1 13 22 0.289 3 0 22 0.266 0 5 2 2Knowles, Jacob 21 12 0.133 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.133 0 0 6 0.133 0 0 0 0Bedsole, Walt 16 0 0.000 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 3 0.000 0 0 1 2Norris, Hunter 4 3 0.000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 2 0.111 0 0 0 0

Pitching ERA W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR TBF B/Avg WP HBP Blaylock, Josh 3.06 3 3 13 6 5 0 3 47.0 50 21 16 11 38 11 1 1 207 0.273 2 5 King, Michael 3.31 4 3 14 12 1 0 0 84.1 99 43 31 23 54 23 0 5 382 0.292 4 9

Knowles, Jacob 3.72 5 1 11 9 0 0 0 38.2 41 24 16 17 21 5 3 0 180 0.268 3 6 Esslinger, Drew 3.86 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 0.143 0 0 Hanson, Blake 3.99 4 3 15 9 1 0 0 58.2 74 34 26 14 21 16 0 4 271 0.303 5 6 Ladnier, John 3.99 2 5 27 0 0 0 6 38.1 47 26 17 10 26 12 0 0 176 0.287 2 0 Peacock, Chris 5.03 6 2 16 10 1 1 0 53.2 56 37 30 27 36 7 1 4 247 0.279 4 6

Fountain, Corey 6.25 3 4 15 5 0 0 0 40.1 54 33 28 21 26 7 1 3 198 0.321 3 3 White, Cameron 6.75 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 8.0 9 7 6 5 4 2 0 0 37 0.290 0 0

Lyons, Jeff 6.75 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 17.1 28 22 13 6 13 5 0 2 94 0.333 3 2 Irwin, John 10.80 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 8 0.286 1 0

Fielding GP GS C PO A E FLD% DP TP SBA RCS SBA% PB CI OBSPeacock, Chris 16 10 12 4 8 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Lyons, Jeff 14 0 4 1 3 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Fountain, Corey 17 5 6 1 5 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Norris, Hunter 4 3 26 24 2 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Granger, Keith 32 31 283 270 11 2 0.993 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Phillips, Ryne 48 42 70 69 0 1 0.986 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Mahoney, Sam 52 52 129 109 17 3 0.977 1 0 20 9 0.690 3 1 0Barber, Cody 50 48 158 148 6 4 0.975 5 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Williams, Jeremy 51 51 111 106 2 3 0.973 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Knowles, Jacob 21 12 44 36 6 2 0.955 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Waltman, Ryan 50 48 163 134 20 9 0.945 1 0 23 10 0.697 3 0 0

Beck, Justin 32 29 123 46 70 7 0.943 10 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0White, Cameron 42 38 155 53 92 10 0.935 17 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Blaylock, Josh 49 41 102 75 20 7 0.931 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0King, Brady 50 44 136 29 97 10 0.926 6 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Negus, Ben 50 31 143 45 84 14 0.902 16 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

King, Michael 14 12 18 2 14 2 0.889 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Ladnier, John 27 0 9 1 7 1 0.889 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Bourgeois, Derek 37 14 73 17 44 12 0.836 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0Hanson, Blake 15 9 11 1 8 2 0.818 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0


UMobile Honor RollAll-Conference

Blake Fancher (1989-90)Eddie Reid (1989-90)

James Snyder (1990-91)Chris Carr (1990-91, 94)Jason Bethea (1990-91)Bert Bellcase (1990-91)

Morgan Spraggins (1993)Scott Vereen (1993)

Andy McKeough (1993)Joe Espada (1994-96)

Tommy Ladnier (1994)Lance Davis (1994)

Clint Anderson (1994-95)Ruben Cordona (1995)

Mike Harrel (1995)Zane Johnson (1995)Jimmy Potter (1995)

Ky Faciane (1996)Sambo Bowden (1996)Carlos Pagan (1996-97)

Saul Rivera (1997)Billy Henley (1998-99)

Kendall Hill (1998)Craig Bova (1998-99)

Daniel Williford (1998-99)Jay King (1999)

Joe Parker (2000)

Raul Nieves (2000)Korey Melancon (2000-01)

Jackie Blanchard (2000)Joe Parker (2001)

Matt Milstead (2001)Jackie Blanchard (2001)

Sam Driver (2001)Nick Sims (2001)

Jeffrey White (2001, 03)Bubba Roberson (2002)Raul Santana (2003-04)Bubba Dobson (2003)

Keith West (2003)Patrick Weaver (2003)Josh Kendrick (2003)

John Price (2004)Ricardo Rolle (2004)

Simon Badeaux (2005)Chris Copeland (2005)Carnell Parker (2005)Lance Howard (2005)

Eddie Davilla (2005-06)Jared Baria (2006, 08)

Marc Jaynes (2006)Keegan Laycock (2006)

Jason Ragan (2006)Carlos Romero (2006-09)

Briggs Bishop (2007)

Brett Barber (2007)Stephen Stork (2008-09)

Kevin Orso (2008-09)Justin Bracewell (2008)

Jesse Luker (2008)David Cramblitt (2009)Sam Mahoney (2011)

Jeremy Williams (2011)

GCAC Player of the YearJoe Espada (1995-96)

Daniel Williford (1998)Jared Baria (2008)

GCAC Pitcher of the YearKy Faciane (1996)Saul Rivera (1997)

Jay King (1999)Bubba Dobson (2003)Justin Bracewell (2008)

NAIA All-AmericansJoe Espada (1995-96)

Jay King (1999)Kory Melancon (2001)

Kevin Orso (2009)Carlos Romero (2009)

Albion 1-0Arkansas Mont. 0-1Arkansas Tech 1-0AUM 12-23Belhaven 65-51Berry 3-1Biola 0-1Birmingham-Southern 2-9Blackburn 1-1Briar Cliff 9-1Brewton Parker 1-1Bristol 1-0Caldwell 2-0Christian Brothers 3-0Cumberland 0-2Culver Stockton 1-0Concord 1-0Concordia-Selma 4-0Dordt 1-0Faulkner 39-44Franklin 3-0Grace 4-0

Grand View 2-3Gulf Coast Christian 4-0Harding 6-2Huntingdon 2-3Houston Baptist 0-1Indiana Southeast 1-1King 2-0La Grange 2-0Lambuth 5-0Lee University 1-3Lewis Clark 0-1Lindenwood 4-7Louisiana Christian 4-0Louisiana 36-15Loyola-New Orleans 84-32LSU-Alexandria 4-0LSU-Shreveport 22-47Lyon 6-2Marietta 1-0Martin Methodist 4-1Mary Hardin 1-0Masters College 1-0

McKendree 3-1Millikin 3-0Mississippi 1-1Montevallo 5-8Northeast Louisiana 0-1Northwest Plattville 1-0Nebraska Wesleyan 9-0North Georgia 5-1Oklahoma City 0-1Ohio Dominican 5-0Oklahoma Baptist 1-0Oklahoma Wesleyan 1-1Ozarks, College of 1-1Pointe Park 3-0Rockford 3-0Samford 0-1Selma 14-0Selma Teikyo 1-0Shorter University 2-1Southeastern Louisiana 1-2Southern Miss 0-1Southern Poly 2-1

Spaulding 2-1Spring Hill 85-37St. Anslem 2-0St. Catharine 3-1St. Mary 0-1Stillman 29-4Talladega 26-2Tennessee Wesleyan 3-5Thomas 7-3Tougaloo 18-0Trevecca Nazarene 1-4Union 2-2University of Charleston 1-0University of Iowa 2-1Virginia International 2-0Viterbo 3-0Warner Southern 1-2West Alabama 4-10West Florida 28-28West Georgia 1-2William Carey 57-79William Woods 3-1

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UMobile History2010: Finished the season 20-34 overall and 14-20 in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference play.

2009: Finished the year with a 34-23 overall record. Kevin Orso was named a 1st-Team NAIA All-American, while Carlos Romero was an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American selection. Fell in the GCAC Tournament Championship game to Belhaven College. Stephen Stork, Carlos Romero, Kevin Orso and David Cramblitt were named to the 2009 All-GCAC Squad. 2008: Finished the season with a school-record 43 victories and a 43-16 overall mark. Went 30-5 in conference to win the GCAC Regular Season Championship. Ranked as high as #6 in the NAIA Top-25. Knocked out the Region XIII Tournament by Lee University. Jared Baria was named GCAC Player of the Year, while Justin Bracewell was named GCAC Pitcher of the year. 2007: Finished the season with a 27-32 overall record. Brett Barber was named to the GCAC All-Conference and Region XIII Teams, while Briggs Bishop and Carlos Romero were named to the GCAC All-Conference Team. Kyle McPherson was selected in the 14th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 2006: Finished the season with a 29-24 overall record. Finished the regular season behind Belhaven and LSU-Shreveport in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and were ousted from the GCAC Tournament by William Carey and Belhaven. Several Rams highlighted the GCAC All-Conference Team with Eddie Davilla and Keegan Laycock receiving first-team honors and Jared Baria, Marc Jaynes, Carlos Romero and Jason Ragan being named to the second-team. 2005: Finished the season with a 39-25 overall record. Finished as the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season runner-up behind LSU-Shreveport and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament runner-up to William Carey College. The Rams went 2-2 at the Region XIII Tournament. Lance Howard, Eduardo Davila, Carnell Parker, Simon Badeaux and Chris Copeland were named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team. 2004: Finished the season with a 23-26 overall record. Finished in third place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship. Ricardo Rolle, Raul Santana and John Price were named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team. 2003: Finished the season with a 35-22 overall record. Finished in second place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship. Advanced to the Region XIII Tournament. 2002: Finished the season with a 29-28 overall record. Finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. 2001: Finished the season with a 41-20 overall record. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for a fifth consecutive season. Won the Region XIII Tournament. Advanced to the NAIA World Series for the first time in school history. 2000: Finished the season with a 41-18 overall record. Set a school record for wins in a season. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular Season Champi-onship for the fourth consecutive season. Advanced to the Southwest Regional Tournament. 1999: Finished the season with a 38-12 overall record. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship for the third consecutive year. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season. Advanced to the Southwest Regional Tournament. 1998: Finished the season with a 37-15 overall record. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship by posting a 22-8 record in con-ference action. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in school history. Advanced to the Southwest Regional Tournament. 1997: Finished the season with a 38-12 overall record. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Regular Season Conference Championship. 1996: Finished the season with a 36-15-1 overall record. Finished the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference season with a record of 11-9 in conference action. Made their fifth consecutive trip to the post-season. 1995: Finished the season with a 39-13 overall record. Finished in second place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference after posting a 10-6 record in conference action. Ranked 22nd overall in the final NAIA regular season Top 25 Poll. Clint Anderson, Josue’ Espada, Mike Harrell, Zane Johnson and Jimmy Potter named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team. Espada named Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. 1994: Finished the season with a 39-11-2 overall record. Won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship by posting a 13-2 record in conference action. Ranked 21st overall in the final NAIA regular season Top 25 Poll. Won the NAIA District 30 regular season championship. Host of the NAIA District 30 Playoffs. 1993: Finished the season with a 31-20 overall record and 12-12 in the GCAC. Qualified for the District 30 Playoffs. 1992: Finished the season with a 20-25 overall record. Finished in fifth place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference after posting a 5-13 record in the GCAC 1991: Finished the season with a 25-23 overall record. Finished in third place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference after posting an 11-10 record in conference action. Burt Bellcase, Jason Bethea, Jimmy Snyder and Chris Carr named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference and NAIA All-District 30 Teams. 1990: Mike Jacobs hired as the head coach of the first University of Mobile baseball program. Finished the season with a 24-21 overall record. Finished in third place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference after posting an 8-10 record in conference action.


All-Time RecordsCareer BattingCareer HomerunsCarlos Romero (06-09) 36Kevin Orso (08-09) 27David Cramblitt (08-09) 24Billy Henley (97-99) 23Jason Bethea (90-91) 19Jackie Blanchard (00-01) 18Daniel Williford (98-99) 17Phillip Sirmon (00-01) 17Josh Kendrick (03) 15Chris Carr (90-94) 15Stephen Stork (08-09) 14Joe Espada (94-96) 13Carlos Pagan (96-97) 13Kevin Gandy (98-99) 13

Career HitsJared Baria (06-09) 275Carlos Romero (06-09) 253Joe Espada (94-96) 212Raul Santana (02-04) 206Jeff White (01-03) 169Chris Carr (90-94) 168Raul Nieves (99-00) 157Johnny Vazquez (95-98) 153Nelson Curry (08-09) 149Charlie McDavid (96-99) 149Kevin Orso (08-09) 148Bubba Roberson (02-03) 145Joe Parker (00-01) 142

Career AverageJoe Espada (94-96) .442Daniel Williford (98-99) .395Raul Nieves (99-00) .389Ricardo Rolle (03-04) .380Raul Santana (02-04) .380Craig Bova (98-99) .380Kevin Orso (08-09) .379Carlos Pagan (96-97) .378Kevin Gandy (98-99) .370Charlie McDavid (96-99) .365Billy Henley (96-99) .360Jeff White (01-03) .358

Career RBIsCarlos Romero (06-09) 193Billy Henley (97-99) 161Jared Baria (06-09) 146Raul Santana (02-04) 135Kevin Orso (08-09) 123Daniel Williford (98-99) 112Chris Carr (90-94) 111

David Cramblitt (08-09) 107Chris Brazell (00-01) 95Charlie McDavid (96-99) 91Lance Howard (05-06) 89Clint Anderson (93-96) 89Joe Espada (94-96) 87

Career RunsCarlos Romero (06-09) 204Jared Baria (06-09) 164Joe Espada (94-96) 159Kevin Orso (08-09) 128Raul Nieves (99-00) 125Stephen Stork (08-09) 122Joe Parker (00-01) 120Billy Henley (97-99) 118Chris Carr (90-94) 111Jeff White (01-03) 109Nelson Curry (08-09) 106Craig Bova (98-99) 106Carnell Parker (04-05) 100Raul Santana (02-04) 98

Career PitchingCareer StrikeoutsJesse Luker (05-08) 213Kory Melancon (00-01) 202Bubba Dobson (02-03) 160Simon Badeaux (05-06) 145Jay King (99) 136Saul Rivera (97-98) 136Darrell Gaston (97-99) 130J.C. Romero (95-96) 119Keith West (02-03) 112Chris Howard (93-94) 109Justin Bracewell (07-08) 108

Career WinsJesse Luker (05-08) 24Kory Melancon (00-01) 23Ky Faciane (96-97) 20Lance Davis (94-95) 19Bubba Dobson (02-03) 18Brad Frazier (96-98) 16Keith West (02-03) 16Julio Ortiz (99-00) 14Justin Bracewell (07-08) 13Simon Badeaux (05-06) 13Chris Peacock (10-11) 12Chris Howard (93-94) 12Zane Johnson (95-96) 12Ryan Andrews (93-95) 12

Career ERAKy Faciane (96-97) 1.91Jay King (99) 2.20Lance Davis (94-95) 2.30Kendall Hill (98) 2.35Bert Belcase (91) 2.37Kory Melancon (00-01) 2.59John Price (03-04) 2.61Steve Jordan (98) 2.78J.C. Romero (95-96) 2.90Bubba Dobson (02-03) 2.95

Career Innings PitchedJesse Luker (05-08) 307.1Kory Melancon (00-01) 205Bubba Dobson (02-03) 180.2Simon Badeaux (05-06) 176Roy Hinson (90-91) 166Ky Faciane (96-97) 165Lance Davis (94-95) 164.2Chris Howard (93-94) 149.1Justin Bracewell (07-08) 147.2Keith West (02-03) 147.2Chris Peacock (10-11) 142.0Steve Smith (92-93) 140.1

Single-Season BattingBatting AverageJoe Espada (1995) .468Joe Espada (1996) .446Jeremy Williams (2011) .429Charlie McDavid (1999) .427Chris Carr (1994) .425Scott Mitchell (2009) .423Daniel Williford (1998) .421

HomerunsCarlos Romero (2009) 15Kevin Orso (2009) 15Josh Kendrick (2003) 15Jason Bethea (1991) 14David Cramblitt (2009) 13Kevin Orso (2008) 12Jackie Blanchard (2000) 11David Cramblitt (2008) 11Stephen Stork (2009) 10Carlos Romero (2008) 10Billy Henley (1998) 10Phillip Sirmon (2000) 10Kevin Gandy (1999) 10


All-Time RecordsRBIBilly Henley (1999) 67David Cramblitt (2009) 65Kevin Orso (2008) 64Daniel Williford (1998) 60Carlos Romero (2008) 60Kevin Orso (2009) 59Raul Santana (2003) 58Lance Howard (2005) 58Billy Henley (1998) 57

HitsJared Baria (2008) 95Nelson Curry (2008) 88Jeff White (2003) 85Jeff White (2001) 84Kevin Orso (2008) 82Jeremy Williams (2011) 81Joe Espada (1995) 81

On Base PercentageChris Carr (1994) .554Joe Espada (1996) .528Joe Espada (1995) .520Craig Bova (1998) .497Daniel Williford (1998) .487

Slugging PercentageJosh Kendrick (2003) .791Joe Espada (1995) .728Carlos Romero (2009) .726David Cramblitt (2009) .716Chris Carr (1994) .709Daniel Williford (1998) .708Kevin Orso (2009) .703Kevin Orso (2008) .698

RunsJoe Parker (2000) 69Nelson Curry (2008) 67Carlos Romero (2009) 66 Kevin Orso (2008) 66 Carnell Parker (2005) 66Raul Nieves (1999) 65Joe Espada (1995) 64Kevin Orso (2009) 62Stephen Stork (2008-09) 61

Stolen BasesCarnell Parker (2005) 65 Joe Espada (1995) 43 Joe Espada (1994, 96) 38Joe Parker (2001) 35Bubba Roberson (2002) 34

DoublesRaul Santana (2003) 26Josh Kendrick (2003) 24Kevin Orso (2008) 23Raul Nieves (1999) 22 Joe Parker (2000) 22David Cramblitt (2009) 21 Bubba Roberson (2002) 21Nelson Curry (2008) 20 Billy Henley (1999) 20Chris Brazell (2000) 20

TriplesJoe Parker (2000) 11Nelson Curry (2008) 9Joe Espada (1995) 8 Raul Nieves (1999) 8Jared Baria (2006) 7Jimmy Potter (1995) 6

HBPStephen Stork (2008) 19Joe Parker (2000) 16Daniel Williford (1998) 14Jared Baria (2009) 13 Joe Parker (2001) 13 Dorn Frazer (1997) 13Brad Sheffield (2010) 12 Stephen Stork (2009) 12 J. Snyder (1990) 12Ricky Smith (2004) 12

Official At-BatsJeff White (2001) 238Jeff White (2003) 234Nelson Curry (2008) 232Jared Baria (2008) 231Milton Roque (2007) 221Bubba Roberson (2002) 216

Single-Season PitchingStrikeoutsJay King (1999) 136Kory Melancon (2001) 132Simon Badeaux (2005) 94Bubba Dobson (2003) 83 Saul Rivera (1997) 83Bubba Dobson (2002) 77

WalksNelson Curry (2009) 50 Darrell Gaston (1999) 50 Simon Badeaux (2005) 50Scott Mitchell (2009) 43

Chris Howard (1994) 42J.J. Stanbridge (1990) 40Zane Johnson (1996) 40Simon Badeaux (2006) 40Alan Butts (2010) 39 Bryan Hunter (1991) 39 Jesse Luker (2008) 39

ERAMatt Milstead (2000) 0.94Dustin Lee (2009) 1.29Scott Mitchell (2008) 1.32Lance Davis (1994) 1.47Bert Belcase (1991) 1.84 Ky Faciane (1996) 1.84 J.C. Romero (1996) 1.97Ky Faciane (1997) 1.99

Innings PitchedKory Melancon (2001) 131.1Simon Badeaux (2005) 111Jay King (1999) 106.1Bubba Dobson (2003) 100Jesse Luker (2008) 99.2Justin Bracewell (2008) 97

WinsKory Melancon (2001) 14Ky Faciane (1996) 12Jay King (1999) 11 Bubba Dobson (2003) 11 Justin Bracewell (2008) 11Lance Davis (1994) 10 Keith West (2003) 10 Simon Badeaux (2005) 10Jesse Luker (2008) 10Lance Davis (1995) 9 Zane Johnson (1995) 9 Kory Melancon (2000) 9

LossesJarrin Brister (2010) 7 Simon Badeaux (2006) 7 Matt Milstead (2001) 7Chris Copeland (2004) 7 Ross Black (2007) 7Jesse Luker (2007) 7 Kyle McPherson (2007) 7Dustin Lee (2010) 6 Chris Peacock (2010) 6 Rusty Hinson (1990) 6Chris Howard (1993) 6


All-Time RecordsSavesDarrell Gaston (1997-98) 10 Matt Milstead (2000) 10Jackie Blanchard (2001) 8 Scott Mitchell (2008) 8John Ladnier (2011) 6Dean Moore (1991) 6 J.C. Romero (1996) 6Ira Turner (2009) 5 Keith West (2002) 5 John Price (2003) 5Alan Cook (1995) 4 Joey Mooney (2006) 4Justin Bracewell (2007) 4 Ira Turner (2008) 4

AppearancesJohn Ladnier (2010) 32Chris Copeland (2005) 29Ira Turner (2008) 28 Justin Bracewell (2007) 28John Ladnier (2011) 27Jeff Lyons (2010) 25Trevor Powell (2001) 24

Scott Mitchell (2008) 23 Joey Mooney (2006) 23Matt Milstead (2000) 22

Complete GamesLance Davis (1994) 10Kory Melanchon (2001) 9 Bubba Dobson (2003) 9Rusty Hinson (1990) 8 Jay King (1999) 8Chris Howard (1993) 7 Ky Faciane (1996) 7Ryan Andrews (1993) 6 Bubba Dobson (2002) 6Saul Rivera (1997) 6

Hits AllowedRoss Black (2007) 123Chris Peacock (2010) 119Justin Bracewell (2008) 115Kory Melancon (2001) 110Scott Mitchell (2009) 108Michael King (2011) 99Simon Badeaux (2005) 99

Jarrin Brister (2010) 97 Rusty Hinson (1990) 97 Jesse Luker (2007) 97

Runs AllowedChris Peacock (2010) 75Scott Mitchell (2009) 69Jarrin Brister (2010) 65Ross Black (2007) 62Justin Bracewell (2008) 60Matt Millstead (2001) 58Alan Butts (2010) 57

Earned Runs AllowedJarrin Brister (2010) 64Chris Peacock (2010) 55Scott Mitchell (2009) 53 Nelson Curry (2009) 53Simon Badeaux (2005) 49Alan Butts (2010) 47 Beau Wiggins (2005) 47Kit Powell (2008) 46Elvin Pierce (1990) 44

Most At Bats:7 by Jared Baria vs William Carey 5/02/087 by Mike Flores vs Univ. of Montevallo 3/24/927 by Jeff White vs. Auburn-Montgomery 2/11/03

Most Runs Scored:5 by Nelson Curry vs Loyola University 4/30/085 by Stephen Stork vs Southern Poly on 5/06/085 by Raul Nieves vs Stillman College 2/17/00

Most Hits:5 by David Cramblitt vs Loyola University 4/24/095 by Nelson Curry vs Loyola University 4/30/085 by Stephen Stork vs Southern Poly 5/06/085 by Tyler Burns vs. LSUS 4/29/06Also: Patrick Weaver, Raul Nieves and Chuck Anderson

Most Doubles:3 by David Cramblitt vs Loyola University 4/24/093 by Kevin Orso vs Tougaloo College 1/31/093 by Stephen Stork vs Loyola University 2/01/083 by Patrick Weaver vs. Auburn-Montgomery 3/11/03Also: Sam Driver and Chris Brazell

Most Stolen Bases:5 by Joe Espada vs Louisiana College 2/26/94 Most Triples:2 by Nelson Curry vs Stillman 4/08/082 by Jeb Blackerby vs Talledega College 3/2/012 by Joe Parker vs Faulkner University 2/11/00Also: Chris Carr and Scott Hopkins

Most Home Runs:2 by Cody Barber vs Concordia-Selma 3/23/112 by Scott Mitchell vs Loyola University 4/25/092 by David Cramblitt vs Belhaven College 4/18/092 by Kevin Orso vs Spring Hill 4/11/092 by Brad Sheffield vs Spring Hill 4/10/092 by Carlos Romero vs Belhaven College 2/27/092 by Carlos Romero vs LSU-Shreveport 1/23/092 by Kevin Orso vs Belhaven College 4/04/082 by David Cramblitt vs Tougaloo 2/29/082 by Jason Bethea (4 times)2 by Billy Henley vs Ohio Dominican 3/10/98 (one inning)Also: Chris Carr, Scottie McMichael, Blake Fancher, J.C.Romero, Josh Kendrick, Joe Parker, Phillip Sirmon, JackieBlanchard and Kevin Gandy

Most Runs Batted In:9 by David Cramblitt vs Belhaven College 4/18/096 by Jeremy Williams vs LSUA 4/20/116 by David Cramblitt vs Loyola University 4/24/096 by Nelson Curry vs Tougaloo College 3/21/096 by Kevin Orso vs Loyola University 4/30/086 by Brian Schach vs Talladega College 4/6/016 by Jay King vs Univ. of West Alabama 3/2/99Also: Chris Carr, Blake Fancher, J.C. Romero, Clint Anderson,Carlos Pagan, Billy Henley and Charlie McDavid

Most Bases on Balls:4 by Kevin Orso vs Loyola University 3/7/094 by Craig Bova vs Loyola University 4/28/994 by Chris Carr vs Louisiana College 2/27/934 by Charlie McDavid vs Univ. of West Alabama 4/6/99

Team Single-Game Records


All-Time RosterPlayer Seasons

-A-Chris Adkins 1992Todd Agee 1992Quentin Agee 2008-09Christopher Allen 1991Chuck Anderson 1991-92Clint Anderson 1993-96Ryan Andrews 1993-95Todd Andrews 1997-98Danny Arroyo 2004

-B-Simon Badeaux 2005-06Eric Baker 1997David Ballard 1990Josh Banashak 2004-05Brett Barber 2007-08Cody Barber 2010-11Jared Baria 2006-09John Barrow 2001-04Justin Beck 2010-Walt Bedsole 2010-Michael Bell 1990Bert Bellcase 1991Michael Bender 1991Jason Bethea 1990Stephen Bethea 1991Eric Bird 2008-09Briggs Bishop 2007Glen Bishop 1990Ross Black 2007Jeb Blackerby 2000-03Eric Blackman 2002-03Jackie Blanchard 2000-01Josh Blaylock 2011-P. J. Boudreaux 1999Derek Bourgeois 2008-Craig Bova 1998-99Sambo Bowden 1995-96Travis Bowen 2010-J. P. Boyington 1998-01Justin Bracewell 2007-08 Jared Brannon 2012-Chris Brazell 2000-01Jarrin Brister 2010Donnie Brown 1990Marvin Brown 1991-92Matthew Brown 2008-09Jason Bryars 1994-97Tyler Burns 2006-07Kevin Butler 1990Alan Butts 2009-10

-C-Michael Caldwell 1991Joey Cameron 1990-91John Cantey 1992-93Chris Carr 1990-94Wes Cash 2000Rick Cauley 1994-96Kevin Cherry 1991-92Doug Christian 1990-91Ken Clark 1990-93Carlos Claudio 2001Michael Clay 2010Chris Coleman 1992-95Bobby Coniff 2005Brian Connell 1997Alan Cook 1994-95Corey Cooper 2006

Chris Copeland 2004-05Wes Council 2007David Cramblitt 2008-09Eddie Crosby 1996Nelson Curry 2008-09

-D-Eduardo Davila 2005-06Lance Davis 1994-95Wade Delaneuville 2009Bubba Dobson 2002-03Cliff Downey 2008Jason Driver 1998Sam Driver 2000-01Timmy Dunn 1993

-E-T.J. Esfeller 2004-08Jose Espada 1994-96Drew Esslinger 2011-Randal Etheredge 2008-09Mark Eubanks 1999-01Keith Evans 1994

-F-Ky Faciane 1996-97Blake Fancher 1990-91Craig Fillingim 2000-01Mike Flores 1991-92John Floyd 1997Corey Fountain 2009, 2011-John Franklin 1990Brad Frazier 1997-98Dorn Frazier 1996-97Ronnie Freeland 1990-94Jason Frischertz 2005-06

-G-Jamey Gaffney 1993-94Scott Galloway 1997-99Kevin Gandy 1998-99Billy Gardner 1995Darryl Gaston 1997-99Bo Glasscock 1993-95Luis Gonzalez 2007Keith Granger 2010-

-H-Lee Hall 1990-92Stephen Hall 1992Jake Halverson 2010 Braxton Hamil 2012-Blake Hanson 2011-Daniel Harper 2005-08Mike Harrell 1994-95Bryan Hartley 1992Lee Hartley 2002-03Steven Hass 1995-96Adam Hays 2002-03James Headrick 1990Kaleb Heffner 2009-Billy Henley 1996-99Kendall Hill 1998Kevin Hill 1994-95 Ryan Hines 2012-Rusty Hinson 1990-91Alex Hixon 1992 Parker Hollinghead 2012-J. D. Holt 1999Chris Hopkins 1992Danny Horn 1991Chris Howard 1993-94Lance Howard 2005-06Leland Howard 2002-05

Wayne Huckabee 2001Bryan Hunter 1991-93

-I-Shane Ikner 2012- John Irwin 2011-

-J-Josh Jacobs 2001-03David James 2000-02Joel Jernigan 2004-05Zane Johnson 1995-96Henry Jones 1999Travis Jones 2008Steve Jordan 1998

-K-Jon Kalb 2005Gary Keaton 1991Joey Kelley 2002-03Richard Kelly 2005-06Josh Kendrick 2003Paul Kerger 2002-04Brady King 2010-Jay King 1999Michael King 2011-Jason Kirksey 2000-02James Knight 2008-09Jacob Knowles 2011-

-L-John Ladnier 2010-11Tommy Ladnier 1994-95Nick Laico 2009-10Ben Lakey 2005-06Keegan Laycock 2006Dustin Lee 2009-10Michael Lenz 1995Josh Lett 2005-07Eli Lewellyn 2009Ryan Liebe 2006-07David Long 1997Milton Lopez 1994Edward Lowman 1994-95Jesse Luker 2005-08Kevin Luker 2000-01Jeff Lyons 2010-11

-M-Kevin Madden 1996-97Mark Mahan 2002-03Sam Mahoney 2011Zack Mann 2007-08Corey Mason 1993Blake Matthews 2011-Gene Mattingly 1990-93Chris McCants 1997-98Ken McCormick 1991-93Chandler McCulloch 2007Charlie McDavid 1996-99Spence McDonald 2009Jared McGhie 2003Seth McGilberry 2002Andy McKeough 1992-93Jason McLelland 2002Scotty McMichael 1990Ron McMillan 2004-05Chris McNiel 1993Kyle McPherson 2007Jud McWain 2002-04Eric Meeks 2010Korey Melancon 2000-01Nick Mickler 2003Matt Milstead 2000-01

Scott Mitchell 2008-09Joey Mooney 2006-07Dean Moore 1991-92Bryan Mosley 2005

-N-Keith Nall 1990-93Fernando Narvaez 1994Seth Naugle 2001-04Ben Negus 2010-11Raul Nieves 1999-00Hunter Norris 2010-

-O-Mickey O’Quinn 2002Kevin Orso 2008-09Mickey Orso 2002Julio Ortiz 1995-96, 99,00 Dewey Owens 1993

-P-Carlos Pagan 1996-97Kevin Painter 1997 Ryan Parazine 2012-Carnell Parker 2004-05Donnie Parker 2000-01Joe Parker 2000-01Adolph Payne 1998-01Chris Peacock 2010-11Eric Pennington 1995Eric Perez 2010Ryne Phillips 2011-Elvin Pierce 1990-91Jimmy Potter 1994-95Kit Powell 2008Trevor Powell 2000-01John Price 2003-04Billy Prine 1998-99Dustin Pruitt 2006-09 Dustin Pugh 2012-

-R-Jason Ragan 2005-06Eddie Reid 1990-91Matt Reynolds 1996-99Saul Rivera 1997-98Corey Robbins 1999-00Bubba Roberson 2002-03Ricardo Rolle 2003-04Carlos Romero 2006-09J. C. Romero 1995-97Chris Rose 1995- 99Justin Rosen 2005-06Milton Roque 2007Lance Ruble 1998-99Matt Ruffin 1992Jody Russell 2002

-S-Johan Sanchez 2006-07Paul Sanders 1991-92Cody Sanderson 2010J.C. Santana 2004-05Raul Santana 2002-04Joe Savage 1990-91Brian Schach 1999-02Dan Shanahan 2003Brad Sheffield 2008-10 Keith Shirah 2012-Nick Sims 2001-02Phillip Sirmon 2000-01Doug Slay 1991-92Danny Smith 1990Jay Wayne Smith 2009

Ricky Smith 2003-04Steve Smith 1992-93Scott Snow 1992-94Jimmy Snyder 1990-91Kirk Soares 1994Daine Solomon 2007-08Brad Sommerset 1998 John Soutullo 2012-Chris Sparks 2000-02Matthew Sparks 2008-09Brandon Speese 2004-06Morgan Spraggins 1992-93J.J. Stanbridge 1990-91Grant Staniszewski 2005David Stein 1996Burk Stembridge 2006Regis Stephens 2009Stephen Stork 2008-09T.J. Stringer 2005Jarrod Stubbs 2004Eddie Sullivan 1990Shane Sullivan 1992-93

-T-Michael Tedesco 2010Cedric Theodore 1998Guy Thigpen 2002Nate Thomas 2005Paul Thomas 1992-93Mark Thompson 1991Joey Thornell 1998-99Jerry Tims 1990Kevin Tracy 1990Bubba Travis 1992-94Brandon Turner 2009Ira Turner 2008-09

-V-Marco Valenzuela 1996-97 Cole Vaughan 2012- Drew Vaughan 2012-Johnny Vazques 1995-98Scott Vereen 1990-93Stephen Vicker 1993-94John Vinciguerra 1999-00Duke Vinson 1992-93

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