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Blue Raider Baseball2001 MIDDLE TENNESSEE MEDIA GUIDE

General InformationMedia Services ------------------------ 62001 Roster ---------------------------- 72001 Outlook------------------------- 8-9

Staff and PlayersSteve Peterson ------------------ 10-11Assistant Coaches ------------------- 12Player Profiles ------------------- 13-19Career Statistics --------------------- 20

2000 Season in Review2000 Review -------------------------- 212000 Statistics ------------------------ 222000 Results -------------------------- 23Category Leaders -------------------- 242000 Superlatives-------------------- 25Opponents Directory ----------------26

Records and HistoryYearly Leaders ------------------ 27-30All-Time Records --------------- 31-34Peterson Year-by-Year -------- 35-38Blue Raiders in the Pros ------ 39-40Honor Roll -----------------------------41NCAA Tournament ------------------ 42Baseball History ---------------------- 43

FacilitiesReese Smith Field ------------------- 44Stephen Smith Clubhouse --------- 45Athletic Weight Room ---------------46Academic Enhancement ----------- 47

University and CommunitySun Belt Conference ----------------48University Administration ----------- 49Staff Directory ------------------------ 50Murfreesboro-------------------------- 51Blue Raider Traditions -------------- 52

Quick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ................. Murfreesboro, TN 37132Founded ............................................... 1911Enrollment ......................................... 19,121Nickname ................................ Blue RaidersColors .............................. Royal Blue, WhiteConference ..................................... Sun BeltAffiliation ............................. NCAA Division IField ................... Reese Smith Field (2,600)Interim President ................. Dr. Eugene SmithInterim Athletic Dir. ............... Boots DonnellyAthletics Phone ...................... 615.898.2450

HISTORYFirst Year of Baseball ........................... 1913No. of Years in NCAA Tourn./Last ..... 9/2000Last Post Season Opp./Result ......... Clemson/L21-3

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ........................ Steve PetersonAlma Mater ............... Jacksonville State, ‘73Record at School ......................... 402-330-2Career Record ............................. 555-426-2Asst. ...... Jim McGuire (Cumberland U., ‘85)Asst. ............. Kevin Erminio (Tusculum, ‘95)Asst. ......... Travis Watson (U. of Mobile, ‘98)Baseball Office Phone ............ 615.898.2926

TEAM INFORMATION1999 Overall Record .......................... 39-231999 Conference Record/Finish .... 17-6/2ndLetterwinners Returning/Lost .............. 22/11Position Starters Returning/Lost .............. 3/5Pitchers Returning/Lost ........................... 9/6Newcomers .............................................. 10

MEDIA RELATIONSMedia Relations Director ..........Mark OwensAsst. MRD/Baseball ............ Ryan SimmonsAsst. MRD ................................. Chad WoodSimmons’ Email .......... [email protected]’ Office Phone .......... 615.904.8209Simmons’ Home Phone .......... 615.907.6072Media Relations Fax ............... 615.898.5626Press Box Phone .................... 615.898.2117Web Address ....... www.GoBlueRaiders.com

MISSION STATEMENTThe Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus communitytogether and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programsalso bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, itsalumni, and the community at large. They give student, faculty, and alumni opportunities for innovativepublic service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources tomaintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University.

CREDITSThe 2001 Middle Tennessee Baseball Me-dia Guide is a publication of the Athletic Me-dia Relations Office.

WRITING, DESIGN, AND EDITINGRyan Simmons

Assistant Media Relations Director

COVER DESIGNDavid Lowery

PRINTINGAmbrose Printing

Nashville, TN

PHOTOGRAPHYMTSU Photographic Services

Special Thanks to Kathy Jones for thephoto of Dewon Brazelton above.

Additional copies of this year’s media guideare available for $8 each. Questions, com-ments, and corrections should be directed toRyan Simmons, assistant media relations di-rector, (615) 904-8209.

Dewon Brazeltonset the USA Na-tional Team ERArecord with a0.65 mark overthe summer.

A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, MTSU is anequal-opportunity, non-racially identifiable institution thatdoes not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.

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strategies to continue moving the Universityforward into the 21st century. An importantcomponent of the Academic Master Plan wasthe establishment of an Honors College, whichwas approved by the Tennessee Board ofRegents and became a reality in Fall 1998.

The University’s progress and forward mo-mentum is clearly evidenced by the ongoingcapital projects on campus. The new four-story University Library opened for student usein January 1999. A new approach to on-campus living, Scarlett Commons opened inFall 1999, and the Greek Row Project wascompleted for the Spring 2000 semester. Over$200 million in construction projects were com-pleted in the 1990s or are currently underway.

A teachers college in its earliest days, MTSUstill educates more teachers than any school inTennessee. The University also has one of thelargest recording industry programs in the na-tion; strong programs in business, aerospace,and agriscience; and a nationally recognizedgraduate program in public history. AmongMTSU’s graduates are a Nobel Laureate; Na-tional Teacher of the Year; U.S. Senator; U.S.Congress members; state legislators; scien-tists; artists; engineers; Grammy, Emmy, and

the fastest growing university in tennesseeFounded on September 11, 1911, Middle

Tennessee State University is the oldest, larg-est, and fastest-growing public university incentral Tennessee. For the past three years,MTSU has been the number one collegechoice of mid-state high school valedictoriansand salutatorians in an independent survey.

The University has a long history of andcommitment to educating middle Tennesse-ans. With a current enrollment of over 18,900students, MTSU educates more people in thisregion than any other school. More than 90percent of the student body are Tennesseeresidents, and the vast majority remain inmiddle Tennessee after graduation. Of almost70,000 alumni, approximately 77 percent livein Tennessee.

During 89 years of existence, the Universityhas seen some remarkable changes, growingfrom a 100-acre campus with 125 students and19 faculty members to a 500-acre campus withover 750 faculty.

A comprehensive university, MTSU offersmore than 140 undergraduate programs in itsfive colleges—Basic and Applied Sciences,Business, Education and Behavioral Science,Liberal Arts, and Mass Communication—andover 55 graduate programs, including doctoraldegrees.

Middle Tennessee State University has de-veloped a comprehensive institution-wide Aca-demic Master Plan that will implement 20-plus

Peabody award winners; and others too nu-merous to mention. A May 2000 music gradu-ate, Alysa Cannon, holds the distinction ofbeing the first MTSU student to participate inthe Fulbright Scholar Program; she currentlyis studying in Spain.

Academic programs are enriched throughthe establishment of chairs dedicated to thesupport of particular disciplines. Funded bygifts to the University Foundation, the MartinChair of Insurance and the Weatherford Chairof Finance are adminis-tered through the Eco-nomics and Finance De-partment. MTSU housesnine Chairs of Excel-lence, established witha combination of private,university, and statefunds. They are TheJennings A. JonesChair in Free Enter-prise, The Jenningsand Rebecca JonesChair in Urban andRegional Planning,The John Seig-enthaler Chair inFirst AmendmentStudies, The Dr.Carl Adams Chairin Health CareServices, TheN a t i o n a lH e a l t h C a r eChair in Nurs-

During 89 years of existence, theUniversity has seen some remark-able changes, growing from a 100-acre campus with 125 studentsand 19 faculty members to a 500-acre campus with over 750 faculty.


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The rapid growth of the University over the last de-cade allowed the athletic department to move intothe Sun Belt Conference.

ing, The Robert E. and Georgiana West RussellChair in Manufacturing Excellence, TheKatherine Davis Murfree Chair in DyslexicStudies, The John C. Miller Chair in EquineReproductive Physiology, and The Mary E.Miller Chair in Equine Health.

MTSU is also the site of two Centers ofExcellence established by the Tennessee Gen-eral Assembly—The Center for Historic Pres-ervation and The Center for Popular Music.Another boon to scholars is the Albert GoreResearch Center, a repository of manuscriptsand other materials.


SCARLETT COMMONSWhere the Blue Raiders LiveMiddle Tennessee’s newest residential area

is Scarlett Commons. Located immediatelynorth of the Campus Recreation Center,Scarlett Commons features four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments with full kitchens andliving rooms. Residents occupy a private bed-room and share their bath with one otherstudent. Each bedroom is wired for direct dataaccess to the university computing system.

“I love living there,” said Barry Hall, a mem-ber of the Middle Tennessee football team.“It’s a lot better than the dorms. You have moretime to yourself and its has more of a ‘homey’atmosphere.”

The Scarlett Com-mons clubhouse in-cludes a 24-hour recep-tion and service desk,recreat ion/meet ingroom with fireplace, andlaundry room. The Uni-versity shuttle bus,Raider Xpress, pro-vides campus transpor-tation from a bus stoplocated at the front ofthe clubhouse.

Middle Tennessee offers five different on-campus dining areas with the most popularbeing The KUC Grill and the Cyber Cafe.

The KUC islocated in thecenter of cam-pus and is amajor inter-section for stu-dents and ac-tivities. TheKUC Grill is onthe secondfloor and fea-tures PizzaHut, GrilleWorks, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, and CafeFeatures to name a few. The KUC Grill is openfrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is open until5:00 p.m. on Fridays.

After the KUC Grill is closed, the Cyber Cafestays open until 10:00 p.m and closes at 7:00

CAMPUS DININGWhere the Blue Raiders Eat

p.m. on Fridays. The first of its kind in theTenn-essee Board of Regents, the Cyber Cafe offersa futuristic approach to dining. The cafe fea-

tures eightc o m p u t e r sconnected tothe World WideWeb. Also in-cluded in thecafe are 10 so-fas, four armchairs, and six32-inch televi-sions sus-pended fromthe ceiling.

There are several vendors in the Cyber Cafe.They are Burger King, DC Subs, Ben andJerrys Ice Cream, and Starbucks. The cafealso features a wide array of items traditionallyfound in convenience stores.

Another dining location is in the James Union

Building. There students can enjoy foods fromSubway, Taco Bell, and Grille Works.

McCallie Dining at Corlew and Just for Start-ers located in the Mass Communication build-ing are the other locations for students. Thereare more than 10 different vendors in the twolocations giving students a multitude of choiceswhile on campus.


THE MID-STATE AREAPlaces to go, things to do, people to see

Nashville and and the Middle Tennesseearea have been thrust into the national spot-light in recent years and this time country mu-sic is not the entire reason.

Nashville and the surrounding counties havebecome one ofthe most popularrelocation areasin the UnitedStates, but notwithout good rea-son. The area isnow home to theNFL, the NHL,Arena LeagueFootball, and willsoon be home toa NASCARsuperspeedway.

Of course, country music continues to bethe heartbeat of Nashville with many recordlabels and performance rights organizationsmoving their base of operations to the “ThirdCoast.”

Residents and tourists alike enjoy visitingthe downtown Nashville area known as TheDistrict. The area along Second Avenue, whichparallels the Cumberland River, has becomehome to several nationally known hot spots.The Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywoodare all located in this area along with other res-taurants and shops with a local flavor.

The area is also home to the burgeoning

professional sports scene. The Gaylord En-tertainment Center is located at Broadway andFifth Avenue and is home to the NashvillePredators of the NHL and the Nashville Katsof the AFL.

Adelphia Coli-seum, the brandnew home of theTennessee Ti-tans NFL fran-chise, is locatedjust across theriver and isreadily acces-sible from thedowntown area.

Just acrossthe interstatefrom the down-

town area is Music Row, home to many ofNashville’s record labels and recording studios.

History buffs should also remember that themiddle Tennessee area is home to a number ofCivil War battle fields, museums, and militarycemeteries. Also located in the area is the Her-mitage, home of President Andrew Jackson.

The seat of Tennessee’s government is lo-cated in Nashville with the State Capitol build-ing located mere blocks from the downtownNashville area.

If shopping is your bag, then Middle Ten-nessee offers a wide variety of wares. Severalmalls with the latest in fashion are located in

the area alongwith antiqueshops, art dealers,and good old fash-ion flea markets.

The area hasalso become pop-ular because ofthe good reputa-tion of middle Ten-nessee as familyfriendly. The areafeatures manyparks, rivers,lakes, and hikingtrails for familyfun. The schoolsin middle Tennes-see are consis-

Adelphia Coliseum is the home of the Tennessee Titans

tently given high marks for excellence.The best part about all of these area attrac-

tions is that Middle Tennessee State Univer-sity is located a scant few minutes from all ofit. No matter what you want to do, you will finda friend on campus to go with you.

The Nashville Predators have become the winningest expansion franchise in thehistory of the NHL since taking to the ice for the 1998-99 season

Pro Bowl running back Eddie George led the Titansto the Super Bowl in 2000.

YOU MUST ...SEE THE NFL AND NHLThere’s nothing like the atmosphere at oneof Nashville’s pro sporting events.

VISIT OPRY MILLSOpry Mills is a huge shopping and enter-tainment complex that contains, among oth-ers, Bass Pro Shop, Rainforest Cafe, Gap,and Old Navy.

RIDE THE GENERAL JACKSONTake a cruise down the Cumberland Riveraboard the city’s largest paddlewheel show-boat. For a real treat, take the Jacksondowntown for a Titans game, then beat traf-fic by riding it back to the dock.


Media ServicesINTERVIEW POLICY: Media representatives wishing to speak withmembers of the baseball team should contact Assistant Media Rela-tions Director Ryan Simmons at (615) 898-2450. All members of thebaseball team will make themselves available to the media providedthere are no class or practice conflicts. Player’s home numbers will notbe provided to media members.

INTERNET ACCESS: The official internet site for the Middle Tennes-see athletic department and the Blue Raider Athletic Association maybe reached at www.GoBlueRaiders.com. Game stories, photos, andstatistics will be available on the web site no later than one hour afterthe completion of a game. Updated cumulative statistics, feature sto-ries, and other items of interest will also be available for media use onthe site periodically throughout the year. The Athletic Media RelationsOffice encourages members of the media to use the web site as theirprimary source for obtaining information about athletics. We will makeevery effort to accomodate any special requests. Please contact theMedia Relations Office for any such items.

Daily News JournalP.O. Box 68

Murfreesboro, TN 37130(615) 893-5860

Tony Stinnett (Beat Writer)

The Tennessean1100 Broadway

Nashville, TN 37202(615) 259-8010

Chip Cirillo (Beat Writer)

Associated Press215 Centerview Dr., Suite 110

Brentwood, TN 37027(615) 373-9988

Teresa Walker (Staff Writer)

Chattanooga Free Press400 East 11th St.

Chattanooga, TN 37403(423) 756-6900

Sam Woolwine (Sports Editor)

Jackson Sun245 West LafayetteJackson, TN 38301

(901) 427-3333Dan Morris (Sports Editor)

Nashville Sports Weekly4721 Trousdale Dr., Suite 215

Nashville, TN 37220(615) 777-5050

Danny Brewer (Beat Writer)

SidelinesMTSU Box 42

Murfreesboro, TN 37132(615) 898-2816Sports Editor

WKRN-TV (Ch. 2)441 Murfreesboro Rd.Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 248-7240John Dwyer (Sports Director)

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Nashville, TN 37202(615) 353-2231

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Nashville, TN 37219(615) 248-5285

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WNAB-TV3201 Dickerson PikeNashville, TN 37207

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Nashville, TN 37209(615) 244-1717Sports Director

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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS

Media RelationsOffice Location .............. Murphy Center, Lower Level, Rm. GO 99Director .................................................................... Mark OwensAssistant ................................................................ Ryan SimmonsAssistant ..................................................................... Chad WoodOffice Phone ........................................................ (615) 898-2450Fax ..................................................................... (615) 898-5626Simmons Home ................................................... (615) 907-6072Email ............................................................ [email protected] ................................................................. Shellie DavisStudent Assistant ................................................... Keith Cartwright

Quick Refer-ence

Baseball Contact: Ryan SimmonsMRD Phone: ( 615 ) 898-2450

MRD Fax: ( 615 ) 898-5626Simmons’ Email: [email protected]

Website: www.GoBlueRaiders.com


2001 RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous School)

1 Marshall Nisbett OF/P 5-10 160 Jr. L/R Tullahoma, Tenn. (NW Shoals CC)3 Justin Sims OF 5-10 175 So. L/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Karns)4 Josh Renick IF 5-10 175 Sr. R/R Sarasota, Fla. (Manatee CC)5 Phillip Campbell IF 5-9 150 Sr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale)6 Jason Howarth IF 6-0 175 Jr. R/R Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)7 Chuck Akers IF/OF 5-11 175 Fr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland)8 Seth Yarbrough OF 5-11 180 Jr. R/R Montgomery, Ala. (Enterprise St. C.C.)9 Kyle Skillman OF 6-1 190 Sr. L/R Greenwood, Ind. (Vanderbilt)

10 Kyle Thomas C/OF 5-11 190 Sr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland)11 Scott Goodmon OF 6-0 210 Sr. R/R Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale)12 Troy Harp C 6-1 185 Fr. R/R Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)14 Nic Stone OF 5-11 175 Sr. R/R Newburgh, Ind. (Southeastern Illinois CC)15 Doug Kunicki IF 6-1 195 Jr. L/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)16 Kevin Davis P 6-4 215 Sr. R/R Rockport, Ind. (South Spencer)18 Dewon Brazelton P 6-4 205 Jr. R/R Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma)19 Steven Kines P 6-2 210 Jr. R/R Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)21 Brandon Johnson IF 6-2 210 Sr. L/R Nashville, Tenn. (Aquinas JC)22 Steve Kline P 6-1 185 Fr. R/L Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland)23 John Williams P 6-3 180 Fr. L/L Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland)24 Jason Kuhn P 6-2 170 Jr. R/R Hendersonville, Tenn. (Tennessee Tech)27 Kevin Suba 1B 6-3 220 Fr. L/R Griffith, Ind. (Griffith)28 Jason Moates P 6-2 210 Jr. R/R Columbia, Tenn. (Alabama)29 Kris Lammers P/1B/OF 6-2 185 Sr. L/L Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County)30 Kyle Sparkman P 6-2 170 Jr. R/R Nashville, Tenn. (Overton)31 Derek Phillips C 6-1 190 Fr. L/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Halls)32 Kris Smith OF 6-2 160 Sr. R/R Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS)33 David VanWinkle C 6-0 195 Sr. R/R Tullahoma, Tenn. (Emory University)34 Jeremy Armstrong P 6-1 225 Jr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Columbia State CC)35 Jeff Marcus P 6-2 185 So. R/R Gaithersburg, Md. (Gaithersburg)36 Mike Ostrander IF 6-1 170 Fr. R/R Edwardsburg, Mich. (Edwardsburg)37 Matthew Griffith P 6-2 175 So. R/R Nashville, Tenn. (David Lipscomb HS)38 Tjerk Smeets C 6-4 225 Jr. R/R Amsterdam, Holland (Fons Vitae Lyceum)

2001 Blue Raiders -- Front Row (L-R): Manager Jason Young, Manager Adam Sauer, Chuck Akers, Justin Sims, Troy Harp, JasonMoates, Marshall Nisbett, Jason Howarth, Phillip Campbell, Manager Kevin Rose, Trainer Jason Peavey. Middle Row (L-R): Kyle Sparkman,Scott Goodmon, Josh Renick, Jason Kuhn, Derek Phillips, David VanWinkle, Nic Stone, Matthew Griffith, Steven Kines, Steve Kline, SethYarbrough, Mike Ostrander, John Williams, Jeff Marcus. Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Jim McGuire, Asst. Coach Travis Watson, KyleThomas, Kyle Skillman, Kris Lammers, Doug Kunicki, Kevin Davis, Dewon Brazelton, Tjerk Smeets, Brandon Johnson, Jeremy Armstrong,Kevin Suba, Kris Smith, Head Coach Steve Peterson.


Blue Raider head coach Steve Peterson isfond of saying that pitching and defense winchampionships. This year he may get a chanceto prove his theory as his Middle Tennesseesquad returns a solid group of verteran hurlers.However, the team faces several questionmarks, especially on the offensive end, thatrevolve around the loss of five regular startersfrom a year ago.

Peterson will look to a youth movement tosolidify a team that made the finals of theClemson Regional at the end of the 2000campaign. Couple the questions with the factthat the Blue Raiders have moved from theOhio Valley Conference to the Sun Belt Con-ference, a jump in the Ratings PercentageIndex of about 15 spots, and you can under-stand why several college baseball punditshaven’t been able to put a finger on the team’sprospects for the 2001 season.

“There are several questions heading intothe year,” said Peterson. “But I think it reallyboils down to scoring some runs and hopingthat the pitching staff can step up and give usa chance to win in some low scoring games.”

Here is a breakdown of the team that Colle-giate Baseball has predicted will finish fifth inthe upcoming Sun Belt race:

PITCHING“Everything starts with pitching,” said

Peterson. “I think that, as a coach, you have tofeel good about a staff that has DewonBrazelton, Kris Lammers, and Kevin Daviscoming back after all had great seasons lastyear,” said Peterson.

Peterson has reason to be happy about hisstable of hurlers. Brazelton, a junior, has al-ready been tabbed as one of college baseball’sbest draft prospects after setting the USANational Team ERA record over the summer.

Collegiate Baseball andBaseball America havenamed him Preseason FirstTeam All-American as wellas a top five collegiate pros-pect.

The Tullahoma, Tenn.,native led the Blue Raidersin strikeouts with 98 as wellas leading the starters withseven wins. His 98-2/3 in-nings of work also show himto be a durable workhorseas the season approaches.

Lammers, a senior, went6-2 for the Blue Raiders ayear ago while turning in arespectable 4.41 ERA and Davis, another se-nior, was the team’s bullpen ace during the2000 season, going 8-2 with five saves in 60-1/3 innings.

Junior Kyle Sparkman stepped up his gamelate last season and Peterson is hoping thatthe trend will continue and improve as the 2001season gets started. Fellow junior JeremyArmstrong provided a solid arm in a setup rolea year ago and should continue there this year.

The wildcard for Peterson’s staff is the re-turn of junior Jason Moates. The 6-2, 210,right-hander is recovering from “Tommy John”elbow surgery and his prognosis is good for areturn this year. He has been throwing withoutpain and seems to be ahead of schedule withhis rehab program.

“Moates is kind of a wait-and-see playerright now,” said Peterson. “Jason has a greatupside, but we have to take it slow with him.There is always the chance that you rush apitcher back after a major surgery like this andyou can have a setback in his recovery. Rightnow, though, things look really good for Ja-son.”

Several young pitchers will vie for spots inthe rotation this year. Sophomore MatthewGriffith got five starts and seven appearancesas a freshman and performed admirably in hisrole. Freshmen John Williams and Steve Klineare heralded local products that are alreadybeing counted on to make contributions thisyear.

With all of the depth that seems to be dwell-ing in and around the bullpen, Peterson stillsees a hole.

“We really don’t have a closer,” he said.“Last year we went mostly by committee untillate in the year. Brad Howard was our closer,

but his arm problems kept him out of the lineupuntil we really needed him. This year we haveto wait for someone to step up and take overthat spot.”

CATCHERSThis position is up in the air as the season

gets underway. Senior Kyle Thomas is theodds-on favorite to start the season behind theplate, but his health is an issue. Elbow prob-lems limited Thomas to designated hitter du-ties for most of the 2000 campaign, but hisearly prognosis is good for defensive duty.Thomas served as the team’s full-time back-stop two years ago, so his experience callinggames and keeping runners at bay gives himan edge.

Highly-touted freshman Troy Harp is also inthe mix.

“Defensively, he has shown that he cancatch and throw well enough to play rightaway,” Peterson said. “But with any youngplayer, you’re not sure how he will react tocalling pitches and maintaining his hittingthrough a much longer season than he wasused to in high school. I don’t doubt at all thatTroy can get the job done if we call on him backthere.”

Also involved is junior Tjerk Smeets. Smeetsis in favor with the coaching staff due to hisunparalleled work ethic and constant improve-ment. He saw limited duty last season, but willget an opportunity to contribute either behindthe plate or at first base this year.

Freshman Derek Phillips will add depth andalso provide a solid bat from the left side.

2001 Outlook

Team Pts. (1st)1. Florida International 90 (4)2. South Alabama 88 (2)3. Louisiana-Lafayette 87 (3)4. New Orleans 72 (1)5. Middle Tennessee 586. Arkansas-Little Rock 437. Western Kentucky 398. Louisiana Tech 339. Arkansas State 2510. New Mexico State 15

SBC Coaches Poll

Radar guns and scouts will be regular sights at Reese Smith field dur-ing the 2001 season just as they were at the annual Fall Scout Day.


INFIELDThe Blue Raiders lost only one starter from

last year’s infield, but the loss of regular short-stop Wes Whitehead means that the team willhave to adjust to a new double-play combina-tion. However, Whitehead’s likely replacementis not without experience.

Junior Jason Howarth is set to step into thestarting spot at shortstop after filling in as theteam’s fifth infielder last year. He has showntremendous defensive potential, but has notyet had an opportunity to prove his worth at theplate on a regular basis.

Howarth will play alongside returning sec-ond baseman Josh Renick, a senior that ledthe team in stolen bases and ranked second inbatting average last year. Renick’s offensiverole should change this year as he is penciledinto the third slot in the lineup after hittingleadoff in each of his at bats last season.

Third base sees the return of BrandonJohnson, a surprise addition to last year’sstarting infield.

“Brandon had to earn a spot on the team lastyear and then earn a starting position. His hardwork and dedication have put him right backinto the starting lineup this year. He learnedquite a bit about playing third base last year, sowe’re looking for even better things this year.”

First base is really a toss-up for the BlueRaiders as the season begins. Senior KrisLammers saw a majority of the playing time atfirst base last year, but several players arepushing for playing time there in 2001.

Junior Doug Kunicki has shown improve-ment with the bat through the summer and falland will battle Lammers for the starting nod atfirst. Also, the aforementioned Smeets couldget involved in the picture if his offensive skillscontinue to improve.

“Lammers is our best defensive player atfirst base, but Kunicki gives us a little extrapower there. The person that gets most of thetime at first base will be the one that shows themost at the plate.” Peterson added.

OUTFIELDThe outfield seems to be the big-

gest crapshoot of all as the 2001season gets underway. Allthree of last year’s starting out-fielders have departed theprogram and young playersare currently tabbed toreplace them.

F r e s h m a nChuck Akers isthe current favor-ite to win the

centerfield job. Akers is a prized recruit thatcan hit for average and power and has thespeed to be a stolen base threat. He also hasthe ability to play in the infield if needed. Akersis also currently penciled in to the leadoff spotin the order, giving the Blue Raiders anotherstolen base threat at the top of the order.

Left field should see the rise of sophomoreJustin Sims to a starting role. Sims was theteam’s fourth outfield a year ago, but his tre-mendous summer and fall performances at theplate have put him at the top of the class in left.Scheduled to hit second in the order, he isanother threat to steal. In fact, according toPeterson, Akers, Sims, and Renick could po-tentially steal 20 bases each over the course ofthe year.

Right field is up in the air as the seasonapproaches. Bryan Peck held down the posi-tion a year ago, and his departure leaves a bighole both offensively and defensively.

“Right now I’m really not sure what we’ll dothere. It could be Seth Yarbrough, MarshallNisbett, or Scott Goodmon in right. Nic Stoneand Kris Smith could also factor in there.Offense will dictate the player that makes thestarting lineup in right field,” Peterson stated.

Yarbrough is a junior college transfer fromEnterprise State Community College and hasshown the ability to hit for average and power.However, he is recovering from leg problemsthat held him out of fall practice. His health willbe a big factor in his level of contribution.Nisbett is another newcomer to the Blue Raid-ers after Northwest Shoals Community Col-lege. A high school teammate of DewonBrazelton, Nisbett has shown skills that will gethim into the lineup at some point this season.Goodmon, Stone, and Smith are seniors thathave played sparingly during their careers, buttheir opportunies have arisen this season andthey could work into the mix before the seasonis through.

Kyle Skillman, a senior,is recovering from a shoul-

der injury and is not fullspeed as spring prac-

tice gets underway.He is progressingnicely in rehab, buthis health is a con-

cern that could keephim out of the lineup for a

while.

SCHEDULEThe 2001 season

saw a big shakeupin the Blue Raid-

ers’ schedule from years past. Gone are thefamiliar foes from the Ohio Valley Conferenceand in are teams from the highly rated SunBelt. In fact, the league had its first CollegeWorld Series participant in Louisiana-Lafayettelast season while four teams made the NCAATournament.

Florida International, South Alabama, andNew Orleans were in the big dance along withthe Ragin’ Cajuns. Middle Tennessee’s ap-pearance at the Clemson Regional means thatfive current SBC teams were in the post sea-son last year. The league slate differs from theOVC in another important way. The Sun Beltplays three nine inning games in each seriesrather than the two seven-inning games with anine-inning finale that the Blue Raiders areused to.

“I like the league’s format because its morelike real baseball,” Peterson stated. “It puts apremium on middle and long relief and I thinkwe have some guys there that are capable ofkeeping us in games. I think we have somerespect around the Sun Belt because the otherteams know that we have turned out goodplayers here in the past and still do. We will becompetitive in the league.”

Peterson also thinks that the Sun Belt hasbecome a motivating factor for his players in acouple of ways.

“Our guys now know that you don’t neces-sarily have to win the tournament to get into aRegional. Last year shows that the Sun Belt isa great conference because of the number ofNCAA teams that were in the league. Ourplayers want to play hard to get a chance at thepost season regardless of whether we win theleague or not. We now have that chance.”

FINAL WORDThe Middle Tennessee baseball team is

embarking on a new era, but Peterson says hisphilosophy still holds true.

“The way we play this season is all going tobe predicated on how we pitch and how weplay defense. Our team’s style may have tochange a bit with the new players that we have,but the principles of the game are still thesame. We’ll be as good as our pitching anddefense allow us to be.”

If things fall into place for the Blue Raidersthis year, the Sun could shine brightly as thepost season approaches at the end of thecampaign.

2001 Preview

Josh Renick looks to move to the third spot in the battingorder for the 2001 season.


Win Date Opponent (Score)1 2/20/88 Memphis State (5-4)

50 4/19/89 Tennessee (13-0)100 5/14/90 Eastern Kentucky (7-1)150 4/15/92 Kentucky (8-3)200 3/20/94 Northeastern Illinois (13-3)250 5/7/95 Austin Peay (14-7)300 3/28/97 Eastern Illinois (7-4)350 4/21/99 Tennessee (6-3)400 5/20/00 Southeast Missouri (11-4)402 5/27/00 Illinois (4-3)

MIDDLE TENNESSEEMILESTONES

Steve Peterson isthe personification ofMiddle Tennesseebaseball.

After 13 years as theteam’s skipper, Peter-son is poised to be-come the school’s all-time winningest coach,

surpassing the 402-win tally of his mentor,John Stanford.

In fact, Peterson has produced seven sea-sons with 30 or more wins, including a schoolrecord 42 victories during the 1990 slate.

Long known for his keen managerial mind,Peterson teaches a hard-nosed and aggres-sive style of baseball. His personable demeanorhas made him a big hit among fans, boosters,players, and recruits alike.

Peterson also adheres to the philosophythat defense and pitching wins championships.He has long been known for outstanding de-fensive teams, and the Blue Raiders havefeatured some of the area’s most feared hurl-ers throughout the years.

The offensive output of the team has notbeen ignored under Peterson. Most ofthe offensive records held at MiddleTennessee were established byPeterson’s recruits.

However, asidefrom wins and

losses, Peterson has been instrumental inleaving the Blue Raiders’ mark on collegebaseball in other ways. He brought home sevenconsecutive conference Championships (ei-ther regular season or tournament) during onestretch and has guided his team to the NCAARegional on five different occasions. Duringthis time, Peterson captured eight OVC titles,and seven OVC tournament titles. For hisefforts, Peterson has twice been named OVCCoach of the Year.

If the team accolades and accomplishmentsaren’t enough, consider that Peterson hascoached six OVC Players of the Year, an OVCPitcher of the Year, two third-team All-Ameri-cans, a freshman All-American, and 28 firstteam All-Conference players.

In terms of sending players to the next level,Peterson is second to none. Professional base-ball has seen 28 former Peterson protegespass through the ranks with three playerslogging time in the Major Leagues.

Aside from playing baseball for a living,numerous former players have entered thecoaching profession. Currently 25 former BlueRaiders are coaching at the high school, col-

lege, or professional level.He has also been respon-sible for the tremendousgrowth of Blue Raider base-

ball camps. Since taking overthe camp program in 1984,

Peterson has developed one ofthe area’s premier camps with

most sessions becoming sold out.Peterson took two separate tours

Steve Peterson

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PETERSONBY THE NUMBERS

75

OVC Tournament

Championships

NCAA Tournament

Appearances

2OVC Coach of the Year

1990, 1995

6OVC Players of the Year

1OVC Pitcher of the Year

3All-Americans

1Freshman All-American

28First Team

All-OVC Players

28Professional Players

402Wins

PETERSONBY THE NUMBERS

OVC Championships


Steve Peterson

Steve Peterson is interviewed by Tony Stinnett of the Daily News Journalafter his Blue Raiders earned a berth into the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

2000 Middle Tennessee ----------- 39-231999 Middle Tennessee ----------- 29-311998 Middle Tennessee ----------- 17-331997 Middle Tennessee ----------- 31-241996 Middle Tennessee ----------- 28-261995 Middle Tennessee ----------- 36-271994 Middle Tennessee ----------- 32-231993 Middle Tennessee ----------- 25-261992 Middle Tennessee ----------- 35-211991 Middle Tennessee ----------- 28-331990 Middle Tennessee ----------- 42-151989 Middle Tennessee -------- 27-22-11988 Middle Tennessee -------- 33-26-113 Year Total ---------------------- 402-330-2Roane State Total -------------------- 153-96Career Total ----------------------- 555-426-2

OVC Champions1997, 1996, 1995, 1993,1992, 1991, 1990, 1988

OVC Tournament Champions2000, 1995, 1994, 1992,

1991, 1990, 1988

NCAA Regional2000, 1995, 1991, 1990, 1988

PETERSON’S SCORECARD

with the Blue Raidersas an assistant coachunder Stanford priorto becoming theteam’s skipper. Dur-ing his runs between1976-78 and 1984-87, the Blue Raiderswon two OVC titlesand four southern di-vision crowns.

During the interim,Peterson served asthe head coach atRoane State Commu-nity College inHarriman, Tenn. Dur-ing his tenure of 1978-1984, Peterson tookhis team to a Tennes-see Junior Collegetitle in 1981 and was twice named TJCAACoach of the Year (1981 and 1984).

While at Roane State, Peterson put togethera sparkling record of 153-96, a .614 winningpercentage.

His expertise also ranges away from on-the-field coaching. He is known as one of the toprecruiters in the region and has a knack forkeeping local talent close to home.

Peterson’s reputation extends intofundraising as well. Events such as the annualChuck Taylor Golf Tournament have becomemainstays on the calendars of baseball sup-porters across middle Tennessee and haveserved to raise thousands of dollars for theimprovement of Blue Raider baseball.

He spearheaded the effort to pay for theconstruction of the Stephen B. Smith Club-house and Indoor Training Facility, whichopened its doors in 1998. One look aroundinside the facility shows the amount of time andeffort spent toward this endeavor. It has be-come known as one of the finest collegiateclubhouses and training facilities in the entirecountry.

Reese Smith Field has also benefited fromPeterson’s fundraising abilities. He has helpedtransform the park into a fan-friendly area byexpanding the seating area, putting up a newinformation center just inside the gate, andexpanding the restroom and con-cessions facilities. Plans are al-ready in the works to continuethe expansion with furtherrenovations to the conces-sion areas and press box.

Peterson, a native of Huntsville, Ala., spenthis playing days at Jacksonville State underthe legendary Rudy Abbott where he stood outas a catcher. He earned his bachelor’s degreefrom Jacksonville State in 1973 and later earneda master’s degree from Middle Tennessee in1977.

Peterson is married to the former Rita Albertand the couple has three children, Jill, Jenny,and John. Away from the diamond, he enjoysfishing for smallmouth bass.


JIM McGUIREJim McGuire has done nothing except en-

hance his already stellar reputation as a coachand recruiter during his eight seasons with theBlue Raider program. For his efforts, McGuirewas elevated to associate head coach after the2000 season.

McGuire serves as recruiting coordinator forthe program and works with the infielders andhitters. He also takes an active role in coordinat-

ing evaluation visits with professional scouts.Prior to joining the Blue Raider staff in the summer of 1992, McGuire

was the head coach at Rend Lake (Ill.) Junior College from 1988-92.During his stint there, he compiled a record of 220-116, a winningpercentage of .655. During his five-year tenure, McGuire’s teams turnedin four second place finishes in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.His 1992 squad was the Section 3 champion and Region 24 runner-up.

McGuire served as the assistant coach at Rend Lake from 1986-88and began his coaching career at Missouri-St. Louis from 1985-86.

McGuire’s playing career began at Illinois State before transferring toRend Lake for his sophomore season. The final two years of hiscollegiate career were spent under the legendary Woody Hunt atCumberland University in Lebanon.

The Belleville, Ill., native played baseball and basketball at FreeburgHigh School.

McGuire and his wife Lynn have two daughters, Kristen and Katie,and reside in Murfreesboro.

KEVIN ERMINIOKevin Erminio begins his first season as a

member of the Blue Raider coaching staff. Hisprimary duty will be as pitching coach.

Erminio comes to Middle Tennessee afterspending two seasons as the pitching coach atBerry College. At Berry, his additional dutiesincluded strength and conditioning, summerbaseball placement, and recruiting.

Erminio’s credentials don’t stop there. Hespent three years as an assistant at Clemson

working with catchers and hitters. While there, the Tigers hosted twoNCAA Regionals and earned a berth in the 1996 College World Series.

In the summer of 1997, he served as head coach of the WaynesboroGenerals in the Valley League and guided the Edenton Steamers of theCoastal Plain League in Edenton, N.C., during the summer of 1997.

A native of Lake Hopateong, N.J., Erminio received his bachelor’sdegree in biology and his master’s degree in education from TusculumCollege while also serving as an assistant baseball coach from 1991-95.

As an undergraduate, Erminio twice earned all-conference honors asa shortstop and was team captain as a senior.

He is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist and is amember of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the Na-tional Strength and Conditioning Association. He and his wife Jenniferare expecting their first child in late spring.

Assistant CoachesTRAVIS WATSON

The 2001 season marks the first in the BlueRaider program for Travis Watson.

Watson comes to Middle Tennessee fromHiwassee Community College in Madisonville,Tenn., where he served as an assistant coach.While at Hiwassee, Watson served as recruit-ing coordinator and was instrumental in sched-uling games.

Prior to Hiwassee, Watson served in a similarcapacity at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.

Watson is a graduate of the University of Mobile, but he also spenttime playing baseball at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

He attended Loudon High School and was a four-year letterman inbaseball there. In fact, he was named to the All-Region team in 1993.

He is the son of Robert and Rosemary Watson of Sweetwater, Tenn.Watson enjoys hunting and fishing in the offseason and has ambitionsof becoming a head coach at the collegiate level.

Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach

BLUE RAIDER MANAGERS

Kevin Rose Jason Young

Assistant Coach BLUE RAIDER TRAINER

Jason Peavey


Jeremy Armstrong 34RHP 6-1 225 Jr.Murfreesboro, TNColumbia State CC

General: Became oneof the Blue Raiders’ toprelievers in 2000 ... fea-tures a hard-breaking

curveball and can spot the fastball ... shouldrenew his role as a setup man during the 2001campaign.

2000: Went 1-1 in 20 appearances ... wassecond on the relief staff in innings pitched with43-1/3 ... struck out 42 hitters while walkingonly 16 ... picked up two saves on the year ...struck out a season-high five batters in 2-2/3innings of work against UAB ... struck out threeor more hitters seven times and struck out atleast one hitter in 18 of 20 appearances ...right-handers hit only .258 againstArmstrong.

Junior College: Played for JimPainter at Columbia State.

High School: Played base-ball for Buddy Powers at RiverdaleHigh School ... named All-District as a senior ...named to Who’s Who Among American HighSchool Students.

Personal: Jeremy Wayne Armstrong is theson of Deborah Graham ... born March 25,1979 ... enjoys hiking, camping, and fishing.

Dewon Brazelton 18RHP 6-4 205 Jr.Tullahoma, TNTullahoma HS

General: Has posi-tioned himself to be-come one of the topcollege prospects in

this year’s draft ... features an outstandingfastball with a developing curve and change-up ... should become one of the premier powerpitchers in the Sun Belt this season.

USA Baseball: Became Middle Tennessee’s

Player Profilesfirst-ever representative on the US NationalTeam ... led Team USA with a 6-0 record ... setthe all-time ERA mark at 0.65 ... struck out ateam best 49 batters while allowing only 11walks ... led the team with 41-1/3 innings ofwork ... batters hit only .190 against him for thesummer ... beat Italy and Cuba in the HonkbalTournament held in Haarlem, Netherlands.

2000: Led the starting pitchers with a 7-3record ... led the team with 98 strikeouts, themost for a Blue Raider since 1991 ... struck outa career-high 11 hitters against UT Martin ...struck out 10 against Murray State ... struck outfive or more batters in 11 of his 16 appear-

ances ... made his first careerrelief appearance against

Jacksonville State, strikingout the side ... pitched one

shutout ... led the teamwith six complete

games ... paced theteam with 98-2/3innings pitched.

1999: Went 8-5 with a 4.80ERA in 16 appearances... started in 13 games ...led the team with 83 K’sand five completegames... struck out 10

at Jacksonville State ... struck out five or morehitters 10 times.

High School: Had a sparkling 1.75 ERA and.350 batting average under coach Jerry Mathisat Tullahoma High School ... was named All-District and All-Midstate ... also lettered infootball and basketball.

Personal: Dewon Cortez Brazelton is major-ing in physical education and hopes to teachelementary school after graduation ... lists “ElDuque” Hernandez as the athlete he mostadmires ... born June 16, 1980 ... the son of LimTilford and Monalisa Brazelton.

Phillip Campbell 5IF 5-9 160 Sr.Murfreesboro, TNRiverdale HS

General: Hard-workingmiddle infielder ...should battle for play-ing time this season ...

could see increased action this year.

2000: Went 1-for-2 at the plate during theseason ... saw action in six games.

1999: Saw action in 10 games, mainly as adefensive replacement ... made three plate ap-pearances, scoring one run.

1998: Saw limited time in 12 games ... wasperfect in the field with five putouts, five assists,and no errors ... was selected for the Bust YourButt Award by his teammates for being thehardest worker in the program.

High School: Played for Buddy Powers atRiverdale ... also played one year of football ...three-time All-District team selection ... hit agrand slam in his final high school at bat againstCookeville.

Personal: Phillip is majoring in Finance ...enjoys coaching basketball, raising dogs, ` andlistening to music ... wants to pursue a successfulcareer in agriculture ... lists Craig Biggio as theathlete he most admires ... born January 15,1979 ... son of Darrell and Theresa Campbell.

Kevin Davis 16RHP 6-4 215 Sr.Rockport, INSouth Spencer HS

General: Became adominant force out ofthe bullpen last season... should take on a

closer role, but is capable of long relief if needed... has excellent control, particularly with thefastball.

2000: Led the team with an 8-2 record ... turnedin a team-high 26 appearances ... tied for the

Dewon Brazelton

BRAZELTON THE FIRSTDewon Brazelton made Middle Tennesseebaseball history during the summer of 2000by becoming the first Blue Raider to be se-lected for the US National Team.


Player Profiles

squad lead in saves with five ... struck out 54batters in 20-1/3 innings of work ... named to theAll-OVC Tournament team ... struck out a sea-son best six batters against Memphis in only 2-2/3 innings ... batters hit only .210 against Daviswith runners in scoring position.

1999: Sat out with a medical redshirt

1998: was 2-5 in 13 appearances ... started fivegames ... struck out 30 in 32.0 innings ... hit .265in 102 plate appearances.

1997: Saw most of his action from the bullpenpitching in 12 games ... came on strong at theend of the season ... was 2-2 with a 5.40 ERApitching 26.2 innings.

High School: Played for Jim Haafe at SouthSpencer ... also played basketball and competedin cross country ... an All-State selection inbaseball his senior year ... drafted by the Ana-heim Angels.

Personal: Kevin Leigh Davis is majoring inphysical education . . . wants to coach and teachmiddle school after his playing days ... born April28, 1978 ... the son of J.C. and Julie Davis.

Scott Goodmon 11OF 6-0 210 Sr.Auburndale, FLAuburndale HS

General: Could seetime in the outfield thisseason ... must be pro-ductive at the plate to

see playing time ... should also contribute as apinch hitter.

2000: Played in 10 games with two starts ...struggled at the plate, going 1-for-12 on theyear.

1999: Had 18 at-bats in 11 games ... started insix games ... had a triple against Memphis.

1998: Played in 15 games while starting three... hit .261 in 23 at-bats ... had six hits with ahomer.

High School: Played for Randy Clark atAuburndale High School ... also lettered insoccer ... hit .503 with 12 doubles, five triples,six homers and 29 RBIs his senior season ...

the batting average and doubles were newschool records ... named All-County his juniorand senior years while garnering second-teamAll-State and first team All-Area honors hissenior year.

Personal: Michael Scott Goodmon is unde-cided on his major ... enjoys playing all kinds ofsports ... born September 27, 1979 ... the sonof Karla Yopp and grandson of DeloresGoodmon.

Matthew Griffith 37RHP 6-2 180 So.Nashville, TNDavid Lipscomb HS

General: Made greatstrides as a freshman... performed well un-der pressure and dis-

played good potential ... should see moundtime increase even more as a sophomore.

2000: Went 1-2 in seven appearances ... startedfive games ... first Blue Raider start cameagainst Yale, lasting five innings and allowingonly two earned runs ... beat Yale for his firstcollegiate win a week later ... struck out acareer-high six batters against Western Ken-tucky ... made relief appearances against Indi-ana and Clemson.

High School: Played for Ernie Smith atLipscomb ... a two-year member of the All-District, All-Region, All-Midstate, and All-Stateteams ... named District and Region MVP as asenior ... went 26-3 during his career ... went11-1 with a 0.47 ERA as a senior.

Personal: Matthew Garrett Griffith was bornOctober 23, 1980 ... is the son of Lynn andDianne Griffith ... hopes to play pro baseball ...enjoys fishing, video games, and ping pong.

Jason Howarth 6IF 6-0 175 So.Germantown, TNGermantown HS

General: Is battling forthe starting spot atshortstop ... can also fillin at second and third ...

is regarded as one of the Blue Raiders’ topdefensive players.

2000: Played in 20 games, starting 11 ... drovein one run and scored five ... majority of playingtime came at second base .

1999: Played in 48 games, starting 38 ... spenta majority of time at second and third ...struggled at the plate, hitting .195 with sixdoubles and 12 RBIs ... was solid in the fieldwith a .960 fielding percentage.

High School: Hit .394 with four homers, 42RBI and 20 stolen bases as a senior for coachPhil Clark at Germantown ... was District Playerof the Year, All-State, and USA Today All-Southeast ... also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Richard Jason Howarth is the sonof Rick and Teresa Howarth ... has not yetchosen a major ... lists winning the nationalchampionship as a freshman as his biggestsports thrill ... born March 13, 1980.

Brandon Johnson 21IF 6-2 210 Sr.Nashville, TNAquinas JC

General: Became theeveryday third base-man a year ago ...found his way into the

lineup due to an injury and his bat kept himthere ... provided a solid left-handed bat in thelineup.

2000: Was a pleasant surprise for the BlueRaider coaches ... started all but nine of MiddleTennessee’s contests ... hit well until a late-season slump sent his average to .260 ... hittwo homers and drove in 25 runs ... put to-gether an on-base percentage of .320 ... had acareer-high three hits against Murray Stateand Vanderbilt ... hit a three-run homer againstEastern Illinois ... drove in a career-high four

MAKING THE GRADEMiddle Tennessee has become a fertileground for pro baseball. A Blue Raider hasbeen selected in the amateur draft in 13 of thelast 15 years. During this span, Eddie Pye,Jayhawk Owens, and Jason Maxwell havemade it to the major league level.


Player Profiles

runs against Eastern Illinois.

Junior College: Played for Charles Andersonat Aquinas Junior College ... named to the All-

JuCo team.

High School: Played base-ball for Bill Brunner at Fa-ther Ryan in Nashville ...also played football andbasketball for the Fightin’Irish ... was named All-

District in baseball.

Personal: BrandonKeith Johnson

was born No-vember 17,1978 ... is theson of Terry

Johnson and Shaun Johnson ... is majoring inbusiness administration.

Steven Kines 19RHP 6-2 210 So.Germantown, TNGermantown HS

General: Contributionwill be determined byhis recovery from armtrouble that began

prior to the 2000 season ... has a promisingarm and could make an impact if pain free.

2000: Took a medical redshirt year.

1999: Made seven appearances, all in relief ...struck out six and walked seven in 12.2 inningsof work ... finished the year with a 9.24 ERA ...longest outing was 2.2 innings against South-west Missouri.

High School: Was 11-0 as a senior for coachPhil Clark at Germantown ... senior seasonERA was 1.52 with 72 strikeouts ... also batted.321 with four homers ... named All-District, All-Region, All-Metro, and All-State Tournament... USA Today All-Southeast Team.

Doug Kunicki 15IF 6-1 200 Jr.Knoxville, TNTennessee

General: Should battlefor time at first base ...could also fit in at DH... will continue his

pinch-hitting role from a year ago.

2000: Saw limited duty, mostly at first base ...played in 15 games, starting seven ... went 4-for-19 at the plate ... scored two runs.

Tennessee: Played in 10 games getting onestart ... had one hit with an RBI in 12 at-bats.

High School: Played baseball at BeardenHigh School ... hit .450 with five homers as asenior ... was a three-year All-KIL member.

Personal: Douglas Stuart Kunicki is the son ofStuart and Cynthia Kunicki ... born October 15,1979 ... enjoys hiking and camping.

Kris Lammers 29IF/LHP 6-2 190 Sr.Manchester, TNCoffee County HS

General: A prototypi-cal left-handed controlpitcher ... works thecorners and features

good off-speed pitches ... is also an outstand-ing defensive player at first base ... possessesgreat bat control.

2000: Contin-ued his matu-ration both asa fielder andpitcher ...was secondamong start-ing pitchers witha 4.41 ERA ... went6-2 on the mound ...batters hit only .251against him ... struck outsix hitters twice ... hit onehomer and drove in 22 runshitting mainly in the no. 2spot in the order ... led the

team with three triples ... had the team’s sec-ond-longest hitting streak at 13 games.

1999: Became a conference starter and re-sponded by leading the team with a 4.34 ERA... struck out 41 while walking only 18 in 66.1innings ... won three of his last five games ... hit.269 in 93 at-bats ... hit three homers and drovein 12 hitting mostly in the two hole.

1998: Saw time both on the mound and in thefield ... took the mound in 12 appearances withtwo starts ... gained some playing time in theoutfield and as a pinch-hitter and DH ... hit .333in 54 at-bats ... hit two homers and drove in 10runs.

High School: Played for former Blue RaiderDoug Greene at Coffee County High School ...also played football ... holds school record forstrikeouts ... All-District twice, 1997 MidstatePlayer of the Year and 1997 Babe Ruth WorldSeries All-Tournament team.

Personal: Kris Olivier Lammers is majoring inbusiness management ... wants to play pro ballafter graduation ... born December 7, 1978 ...the son of Frank and Susan Lammers.

Jeff Marcus 35RHP 6-2 185 r-Fr.Gaithersburg, MDGaithersburg HS

General: Is recoveringfrom arm problems thatshelved him last sea-son ... opportunities will

come mainly out of the bullpen.

2000: Took a medical redshirt.

High School: Went 21-3 in his career atGaithersburg ... went 7-2 as a senior with a1.82 ERA ... played for coach Paul Kane ... wonMontgomery County Baseball AssociationSportsmanship Award in 1996 and 1997.

Personal: Jeffrey Chapin Marcus was bornAugust 5, 1981 ... is the son of Ron Marcus andKaren Davis ... hopes to become a baseballcoach ... his grandfather was inducted into thethe U.S. Military Academy’s National FootballHall of Fame.

Brandon Johnson

Kris Lammers

BY THE NUMBERSMiddle Tennessee features 21 players on itsroster that call the state of Tennessee home.That’s 66 percent of the team’s 32-man ros-ter.


Player Profiles

Jason Moates 28RHP 6-2 210 Jr.Columbia, TNAlabama

General: Recoveringfrom “Tommy John”surgery that took himout of action early last

season ... began a throwing program duringthe summer and continued to make progressthrough the fall ... was drafted by the CincinnatiReds last season but declined a contract to

return to school.

2000: Made four starts... went seven inningsagainst Southern Mis-sissippi, striking outfive ... his last outingcame against Jackson-

ville State on March 15.

Alabama: Made 17 ap-pearances ... went 3-2 witha 3.82 ERA ... struck out12 against JacksonvilleState ... struck out 58 onthe season.

High School: Played atColumbia Central HighSchool ... went 6-3 with

a 2.24 ERA as a senior ... struck out 120 in 88.2innings ... named All-State, All-Region, andAll-District as a senior ... drafted by the Chi-cago White Sox in the 34th round.

Personal: Jason Eugene Moates was bornAugust 22, 1978 ... is the son of Stephen andConnie Moates ... hopes to play pro baseball.

Josh Renick 4IF 5-10 175 Sr.Sarasota, FLManatee CC

General: Outstandingdefensive player ... hitleadoff last season, butwill probably move into

the no. 3 spot for the 2001 campaign ... hasgreat speed and can steal bases.

2000: Hit .338 for the year ... was slowed by an

elbow injury early inthe season, but re-bounded to becomethe team’s everydaysecond baseman ...stole 21 bases, themost for a BlueRaider since 1998... drew 35 walks ...scored a team-high 53 runs ...drove in 22 runs fromthe leadoff spot ... hadthree doubles in a game against TennesseeTech and turned in five two-baggers for thedoubleheader against the Golden Eagles ...also scored four runs in a game against Tech.

Junior College: Played for Tim Hill at Mana-tee ... played in the JuCo World Series as asophomore ... was 72-78 in stolen bases,setting the Florida JuCo record ... hit .381 with83 hits and 55 walks.

High School: Played for Hugh Yancy atRiverview High School ... set records for walks,runs, stolen bases, and fielding percentageduring his career ... also lettered in football fortwo seasons.

Personal: Joshua Dane Renick was born De-cember 28, 1978 ... is the son of Rick and LibbyRenick ... father Rick was the manager of theNashville Sounds AAA team and is currentlythe bench coach with the Montreal Expos ... allof his siblings have particiapted in collegiateathletics ... hopes to play pro ball.

Justin Sims 3OF 5-10 175 So.Knoxville, TNKarns HS

General: Put togethera strong summerleague season andturned in a solid fall ...

should be ready to step into a starting role inthe outfield ... should hit in the top third of theorder.

2000: Played in 30 games with six starts ... wasperfect in 16 defensive chances ... two of histhree hits were for extra bases ... drove in fourruns and scored six.

High School: Played for coach Danny Sharpat Karns ... hit .469 with 27 homers during his

career ... four-time All-District, three-timeAll-Region, and two-time All-State player... twice named District Player of the Year

... honorable mention All-American... drafted by the Chicago Cubs ...

also lettered in football and bas-ketball.

Personal: Michael Justin Sims was bornDecember 18, 1980 ... the son of Mike and

Faye Sims ... was a Wendy’s High SchoolHeisman nominee.

Kyle Skillman 9OF 6-1 190 Sr.Greenwood, INVanderbilt

General: Kyle becamea productive left-handed bat for the BlueRaiders in 2000 ...

could become a factor in the Blue Raiders’outfield plans this season ... will also weigh inat DH and as a pinch-hitter.

2000: Hit .282 in 34 games ... drove in sevenruns ... hit .429 in pinch-hitting situations ...drove in four runs against Indiana ... put to-gether back-to-back three hit games againstIndiana and Memphis.

1999: Played in 23 games, starting 11... hadtwo multiple hit games ... committed only oneerror in the field.

High School: Attended Center Grove HighSchool where he hit .438 with two homers forcoach Dave Gandolph ... struck out only 22times in 205 career at bats ... also lettered inbasketball and football ... named All-Confer-ence and Honorable Mention All-State as asenior.

Personal: Kyle Robert Skillman is majoring incriminal justice ... would like to pursue a careerin the FBI or DEA following baseball ... enjoysClint Eastwood movies ... born Feburary 14,1979 ...son of Marc and Janet Skillman.

Jason Moates

Josh Renick


Player Profiles

Tjerk Smeets 38C 6-4 225 Jr.Amsterdam, HollandFons Vitae Lyceum

General: Should seeincreased playing timethis year ... has devel-oped both as a hitter

and a catcher ... will be called on to pinch hit ...his adventures as a member of the Blue Raiderteam are the subject of the best-selling bookMurfreesboro Blues, which was penned by hisfather Mart and released in Holland over thesummer.

2000: Hit a homer against Jacksonville State inhis only official plate appearance ... drew a keywalk as a pinch hitter against Eastern Ken-tucky in the OVC Tournament ... appeared ineight games, mainly as a defensive replace-ment.

1999: Went 1-for-2 at the plate in two games ...drove in one run.

Amateur baseball: Competed for theAmsterdam Bucs ... team finished second inthe country.

Personal: Tjerk Marten Smeets is majoring inmarketing ... his father played for the Dutchnational basketball team ...was brought to MTthrough his friendship with basketball coachRandy Wiel ... born June 3, 1980 ... son of Martand Willemien Smeets.

Kyle Sparkman 30RHP 6-2 175 Jr.Nashville, TNOverton HS

General: Kyle steppedup and became a bigpart of the bullpen’ssuccess late in the year

... gained command of the strike zone, particu-larly with the fast ball ... still learning how topitch at the Division I level, but is showing greatpromise.

2000: Put together a five-appearance streakwithout allowing an earned run ... struck outthree in two innings against Vanderbilt ... struckout 18 hitters in 22-1/3 innings ... his longestouting of the year was three innings in the

NCAA Regional against Clemson.

1999: Made 19 appearances with two starts ...went 1-3 with three saves ... struck out 34 in26.2 innings ... finished with an 8.44 ERA.

High School: Went 24-9 during his career atOverton High School under coach James Fuller... had 298 career strikeouts ... went 6-3 with a1.53 ERA as a senior including 92 K’s ...named All-District, All-Region, and All-Midstate.

Personal: Justin Kyle Sparkman has not yetdeclared a major ... hopes to play pro baseball... chose MT over Belmont, Union University,and Columbia State C.C. ... born February 12,1980 ... son of Danny and Deborah Sparkman.

Nic Stone 14OF 5-11 175 Sr.Newburgh, INSE Illinois CC

General: Will vie forplaying time in the out-field ... could becomea contributor as the

year progresses ... will be used as a right-handed bat off the bench.

2000: Saw limited duty in the outfield ... playedin 15 games with four starts ... drove in one runin 15 at-bats ... scored two runs.

High School: Played for Dave Sensenbrennerat Castle High School ... hit .495 with sevenhomers as a senior ... named First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State ...won Kiwanis Mental Attitude Award ... also afootball standout.

Personal: Nicolas Ryan Stone was born De-cember 18, 1978 ... the son of Darrell andGlenda Stone ... hopes to become a CPA ...enjoys fishing, riding motorcycles, and watch-ing movies.

Kyle Thomas 10OF/C 5-11 190 Sr.Murfreesboro, TNOakland HS

General: Continues tobe hampered with anarm injury that limitedhis time in the field last

season ... could play first base or catch if hisarm comes around ... proved his worth as a DHlast season ... can hit to all fields and drive inruns.

2000: Played his best baseball during thestretch run ... hit .455 at the NCAA Regional ...went 6-for-7 in a doubleheader against East-ern Illinois ... his .299 average was his highestsince his freshman season.

1999: Hit .293 with three homers and 37 RBIs... ended the year by hitting safely in 12 of last13 games ... over the same span, he hadmultiple hits in nine contests ...struck out only 25 times, thesecond-lowest total amongregulars.

1998: Began his collegiatecareer by being the sec-ond-leading hitter onthe squad at .336 ...his 14 Ks was thelowest of allregular start-ers ... threwout 37 of 59base run-ners.

High School: Played for Mack Hawks atOakland High School ... during senior year, hehit .474 with nine homers and a school record52 RBIs . . . was an All-District player threetimes and District Player of the Year his senioryear to go with All-State honors.

Personal: Kyle Richard Thomas is majoring inbusiness . . . father played football at MT andis the golf coach at Oakland High School . . .born May 14, 1978 . . . the son of Dickie andPeggy Thomas.

NEWCOMERS

Chuck Akers 7OF 5-11 175 Fr.Murfreesboro, TNOakland HS

General: An outstand-ing prospect ... hits foraverage and runs well... should find his way

into the top third of the lineup ... is expected to

Kyle Thomas


Player Profiles

challenge for a starting outfield position ... agap hitter with the ability to get on base anddrive in runs.

High School: Played at Oakland High Schoolfor Coach Mack Hawks ... team was back-to-back state champ ... honorable mention USAToday All-American ... named All-District, All-Region, All-Midstate, and All-State as a senior... MVP of the 2000 USA Classic Tournament... 1999 All-State Tournament Team ... 2000Daily News Journal Rutherford County Posi-tion Player of the Year ... 2000 National HighSchool Baseball Coaches Association All-Dis-trict 3 team member, which recognizes the 15best players in a seven state region ... batted.431 with 48 RBIs as a senior ... set a schoolrecord in 2000 for runs scored with 66 ... stole54 bases in 57 attempts during his prep career.

Personal: Charles Richard Akers, Jr. wasborn 11/13/81 ... son of Charlie and SusanAkers ... is undecided on a major ... hopes toplay professional baseball ... enjoys hunting,fishing, and racquetball.

Troy Harp 12C 6-1 185 Fr.Louisville, KYPleasure Ridge Park HS

General: A strong de-fensive catcher ... willkeep baserunners atbay with a strong arm

and quick release ... will vie for the startingcatcher spot.

High School: Played for Coach Bill Miller atPleasure Ridge Park ... hit .358 with sevenhomers and 30 RBIs as a senior ... was a three-time All-State selection in Kentucky ... alsopicked for All-Region team three times.

Personal: Gary Troy Harp was born 11/5/81 ...son of Gary and Sharry Harp ... enjoys fishingduring his time away from the diamond ... isundecided on a major.

Steve Kline 22LHP 6-1 185 FrMurfreesboro, TNOakland HS

General: A solid left-handed arm ... hasgreat control ... shouldbecome a contributor

this season ... has great credentials.

High School: Played for Coach Mack Hawksat Oakland High School ... was a member ofback-to-back State Championship teams, be-coming the first team in state history to repeatas champions ... went 8-1 as a senior whileallowing only three walks ... was also a standoutgolfer, playing on a state title team as a senior.

Personal: Steven Ralph Kline was born 12/31/81 ... son of Steve and Kim Kline ... hopes toplay professional baseball ... is undecided ona major.

Jason Kuhn 24RHP 6-2 170 Jr.Hendersonville, TNTennessee Tech

General: A sidearmpitcher ... will be usedprimarily in short relief... has shown good re-

siliency with his arm ... consistency is the keyto a solid season.

Tennessee Tech: Was 2-0 with a 5.71 ERA in15 appearances as a sophomore ... was usedsolely as a reliever ... struck out seven battersin 17-1/3 innings of work in 2000.

High School: Played for Coach Mike Hendrixat Hendersonville High School ... went 9-3 onthe mound as a senior ... also batted .325 ...named All-District and team MVP ... All-Tour-nament selection in USA Classic.

Personal: Jason Michael Kuhn was born 2/21/80 ... son of Perry and Jennifer Kuhn ... enjoysfishing and hunting ... majoring in business.

Marshall Nisbett 1OF 5-10 160 Jr.Tullahoma, TNNW Shoals CC

General: Will be usedprimarily as a positionplayer ... could get intothe mix for a starting

outfield spot ... will also back up at shortstop ...an aggressive player and a stolen base threat.

NW Shoals: Batted .405 with eight homersand 52 RBIs.

Wallace-Hanceville C.C.: Went 6-0 with a2.58 ERA as a pitcher.

High School: Played for coach Jerry Mathis atTullahoma High School ... set the school bat-ting average record with a .535 clip as a senior... voted All-State in 1997 and 1998 ... an All-Region selection 1997-98

Personal: Marshall Nisbitt was born 12/5/79... son of Denis and Lynn Nisbitt ... is majoringin business management ... hopes to becomea master chef ... enjoys golf and cooking in hisspare time.

Mike Ostrander 36IF 6-1 170 Fr.Edwardsburg, MIEdwardsburg HS

General: Will be uti-lized for depth at sev-eral positions ... needsto improve strength.

High School: Played for Coach A.J. Gaideskiat Edwardsburg ... capped his senior seasonby being named All-State, All-Region, All-Area,All-Conference, and All-District ... hit .470 with10 homers as senior ... turned in a solid junioryear, batting .380 with eight round-trippers ...his 10 home runs established a school recordas did his 33 walks during the same campaign.

Personal: Michael Scott Ostrander was born10/4/81 ... son of Sherman and BeverlyOstrander ... is undecided on a major ... wantsto pursue a career in the F.B.I or Secret Ser-vice.

LOCAL TALENT STAYS HOMEThe 2001 recruiting class included three play-ers hailing from Murfreesboro. The total num-ber of hometown players on the roster nowtallies six.


Player Profiles

Derek Phillips 31C 6-1 190 Fr.Knoxville, TNHalls HS

General: Has showngood defensive im-provement since arriv-ing on campus ... his

bat could get him into the lineup as a catcher orDH.

High School: A four-year letterman at HallsHigh School for Coach Doug Polston ... a two-time All-Region and All-State selection ... namedAll KIC and All-East Tennessee as a junior ...hit 12 homers during his junior campaign ...also starred in football, garnering All-Regionhonors.

Personal: Clifford Reginald Derek Phillips wasborn 10/6/81 ... son of Eugene and CindyPhillips ... is undecided on a major ... enjoysfishing.

Kris Smith 32OF 6-2 160 Sr.Nashville, TNAntioch HS

General: A walk-onthat will see limited time... could provide helpas a pinch runner ...

gives depth in the outfield.

High School: Played for Keith Dickey at Antioch... also attended Spring HS in Spring, Texas ...named to the All-District Team in 1997.

Personal: Kristofer Anthony Smith was born11/7/79 ... was involved in several communityservice organizations in high school, includingS.U.R.E, Students United for Racial Equality,and Inroads of Nashville ... son of William andMargaret Smith ... father William is a memberof the U.S. Masters Track and Field Hall ofFame ... grandfather Jessie Williams playedbaseball for Jacksonville of the Negro League.

Kevin Suba 271B/C 6-3 225 Fr.Griffith, INGriffith HS

General: Should seemajority of playing timeat first base and DH ...learning to make ad-

justments at the plate is a key for Suba ...hitting will determine playing time.

High School: Played for Coach Brian Jenningsat Griffith ... hit .483 with five homers and 42RBIs as a senior ... committed only threefielding errors at first base ... two-time FirstTeam All-Conference and Honorable MentionAll-State ... named Honorable Mention All-Area as a senior.

Personal: Kevin Daniel Suba was born 8/3/81... son of Rick and Darlene Suba ... has not yetdecided on a major ... enjoys deer hunting.

David VanWinkle 33C 6-0 195 Sr.Tullahoma, TNEmory

General: A hardworker ... is a big assetin handling the pitch-ing staff ... has great

attitude toward the game.

Emory: Hit .305 with 2 home runs and 34 RBIsas a junior ... was 4-for-6 in stolen bases.

High School: Played for coach Jerry Mathis atTullahoma High School ... was Second TeamAll-State in 1995 and 1996 ... named to thestate All-Star game as a senior.

Personal: David Alyn VanWinkle was born3/7/78 ... son of Dave and Gwyn VanWinkle ...currently enrolled in graduate school ... hopesto follow his father’s footsteps into the AirForce.

John Williams 23LHP 6-3 180 Fr.Murfreesboro, TNOakland HS

General: A decoratedhigh school pitcher ...outstanding control ...can hit spots and works

corners ... changes speeds and locations tokeep hitters off balance ... should step in andcontribute right away.

High School: Played for Coach Mack Hawksat Oakland High School ... a part of first back-to-back state champions in history ... went 38-2 in his career at Oakland and didn’t lose agame for the final two years of his career ...four-time All-District pick ... three-times namedAll-Region and two-time All-State winner ...Daily News Journal Pitcher of the Year twice ...MVP of the USA Classic as a freshman.

Personal: John Douglas Williams was born12/19/81 ... son of Larry and Debby Williams ...hopes to play professional baseball ... is unde-cided on a major ... enjoys fishing ... named toWho’s Who Among American High SchoolStudents.

Seth Yarbrough 8OF 5-11 180 Jr.Montgomery, ALEnterprise State CC

General: Coming offof a broken foot ...health will determineplaying time ... couldbecome a factor in the

outfield ... has shown the tools to become aquality Division I player.

Enterprise State: Played for Coach Tim Hulsey... batted .385 with four homers as a freshmanand .466 with 12 home runs as a sophomore ...named First Team All-American followingsophomore season ... also selected as All-Region and All-Southern Junior College.

High School: Played for Coach Vanvendor atJefferson Davis High School ... lettered inbaseball for three years and football for one ...named All-Metro and was an East-West All-Star selection.

Personal: William Seth Yarbrogh was born 6/7/78 ... son of Ron Yarbrough and SuzannePugh ... majoring in physical education ...father Ron played linebacker at Auburn.

OWENS HONOREDFormer Blue Raider Jeremy Owens washonored as the San Diego Padres’ organi-zational player of the year following the 2000campaign. He has been invited to attendspring training with the Padres in 2001.

SUN BELT BOUNDMiddle Tennessee’s upgrade to the Sun Beltis evident by the fact that UL-Lafayette madethe league’s first-ever appearance in theCollege World Series in 2000.


Career StatisticsJeremy ArmstrongYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO2000 4.36 1-1 20 0 0 0 2 43.1 48 24 21 16 42TOTALS 4.36 1-1 20 0 0 0 2 43.1 48 24 21 16 42

Dewon BrazeltonYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO1999 4.80 8-5 16 13 5 0 0 84.1 104 54 45 24 832000 4.83 7-3 16 15 6 1 0 98.2 110 57 53 28 98TOTALS 4.82 15-8 32 28 11 1 0 183.0 214 111 98 52 181

Phillip CampbellYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1998 .250 12-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-01999 .000 10-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-02000 .500 6-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0TOTALS .222 28-0 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0

Kevin DavisYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1997 .000 10-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-01998 .265 35-32 102 11 27 2 0 0 12 3 29 1-32000 .667 3-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-1TOTALS .274 48-32 106 12 29 2 0 0 12 3 31 2-4

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO1997 5.40 2-2 12 0 0 0 0 26.2 35 24 16 11 231998 11.53 2-5 13 5 1 0 0 32.0 56 50 41 17 302000 3.43 8-2 26 0 0 0 5 60.1 62 29 23 31 54TOTALS 6.05 12-9 51 5 1 0 5 119.0 153 103 80 59 107

Scott GoodmonYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1998 .261 15-3 23 4 6 0 0 1 2 2 7 0-01998 .111 11-6 18 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0-12000 .083 10-2 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0-0TOTALS .170 36-11 53 5 9 0 1 1 3 6 15 0-1

Matthew GriffithYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO2000 7.54 1-2 7 5 1 0 0 22.2 28 22 19 8 17TOTALS 7.54 1-2 7 5 1 0 0 22.2 28 22 19 8 17

Jason HowarthYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1999 .195 48-38 113 16 22 6 0 0 12 8 26 3-32000 .176 20-11 34 5 6 0 0 0 1 6 5 1-3TOTALS .190 68-49 147 21 28 6 0 0 13 14 31 4-6

Brandon JohnsonYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .260 56-53 181 17 47 4 1 2 25 12 35 1-1TOTALS .260 56-53 181 17 47 4 1 2 25 12 35 1-1

Doug KunickiYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .211 15-7 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1-2TOTALS .211 15-7 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1-2

Kris LammersYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1998 .333 23-16 54 16 18 3 0 2 10 10 7 0-01999 .269 34-23 93 18 25 7 0 3 12 16 17 0-02000 .292 56-55 178 34 52 8 3 1 22 13 26 2-2TOTALS .292 113-94 325 68 95 18 3 6 44 39 50 2-2

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO1998 10.01 0-3 12 2 0 0 1 29.2 42 34 33 17 251999 4.34 5-3 16 11 1 1 0 66.1 68 40 32 18 412000 4.41 6-2 13 12 1 0 0 65.1 65 43 32 24 39TOTALS 5.41 11-8 41 25 2 1 1 161.1 175 117 97 59 105

Jason MoatesYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO2000 4.79 1-1 4 4 0 0 0 20.2 23 13 11 15 15TOTALS 4.79 1-1 4 4 0 0 0 20.2 23 13 11 15 15

Josh RenickYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .338 56-56 201 53 68 18 2 1 22 35 11 21-27TOTALS .338 56-56 201 53 68 18 2 1 22 35 11 21-27

Justin SimsYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .088 30-6 34 6 3 2 0 0 4 1 7 0-0TOTALS .088 30-6 34 6 3 2 0 0 4 1 7 0-0

Kyle SkillmanYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1999 .220 23-11 50 7 11 0 0 0 3 8 18 0-02000 .282 34-20 71 12 20 2 2 1 7 12 21 1-2TOTALS .256 57-31 121 19 31 2 2 1 10 20 39 1-2

Tjerk SmeetsYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1999 .500 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-02000 1.000 8-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0-0TOTALS .667 10-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0-0

Kyle SparkmanYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO1999 8.44 1-3 19 2 0 0 3 26.2 43 35 25 27 342000 4.43 2-1 16 0 0 0 0 22.1 21 12 11 11 18TOTALS 6.61 3-4 35 2 0 0 3 49.0 64 47 36 38 52

Nic StoneYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .200 15-4 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 0-0TOTALS .200 15-4 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 0-0

Kyle ThomasYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A1998 .336 44-42 146 23 49 12 1 1 21 15 14 3-31999 .293 53-51 181 24 53 11 0 3 37 12 25 2-32000 .299 46-41 137 21 41 8 1 1 20 11 15 1-2TOTALS .308 143-134 464 68 143 31 2 5 78 38 54 6-8


2000 ReviewBLUE RAIDERS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTThe Blue Raiders made their ninth appearance in the NCAA Regionals. MiddleTennessee’s previous appearances came in 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988,1990, 1991, and 1995. The Blue Raiders have amassed an overall record of 7-18 in NCAA Regional play, while head coach Steve Peterson has a record of 4-10 in the national tournament. Middle Tennessee’s 2000 appearance in thefinals of the Clemson Regional marked the second time that the team hadadvanced to a Region final. The team’s first appearance on championshipSunday came in 1982 in Stillwater, Okla. The team ended its 1982 season onewin away from the College World Series.

PECK SMASHES RECORDSBlue Raider senior Bryan Peck put together one of the finest seasons in schoolhistory in 2000. The native of Athens, Tenn., set single season records in hits(94), doubles (25), RBI (81), total bases (174), and slugging percentage(.750). Peck also set a new career slugging percentage record with a .720mark over his two-year career. To cap things off for Peck in 2000, he becamethe first Blue Raider to hit over .400 since Andrew Thompson pulled it offin 1997. Peck’s .405 average is the second highest in modern Blue Raiderhistory behind only Thompson. For his efforts, Peck was named First Team All-OVC and MVP of the OVC Tournament held in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

MT DOMINATES OVC ALL-TOURNEY TEAMFive Blue Raiders were named to the OVC All-Tournament team after theteam’s stellar performance in the event. Bryan Peck led the way for the BlueRaiders as the tournament MVP. He was joined on the team by catcher JoshPride, pitcher/outfielder Jeff Parsons, pitcher/first baseman Kris Lammers,and reliever Kevin Davis. Peck hit .615 (8-for-13) for the tournament with twohomers and 11 RBIs. Pride went .400 (6-for-15) with a double, a triple, and twoRBIs. Lammers hit .462 and also turned in an outstanding outing on the mound.Parsons also turned in a great outing along with driving in four clutch runs duringthe tournament. Davis nailed down the championship game for the BlueRaiders, going 6-1/3 innings out of the bullpen and not allowing a man beyondsecond base.

PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS MT’S SUCCESSMiddle Tennessee’s pitching staff was its strength all year. The Blue Raiderhurlers lowered the staff ERA 1.38 runs from 1999 and the result was thesecond most wins ever recorded by a Middle Tennessee team. Blue Raiderstarters registered an ERA of 4.76 while the opposition’s starters checked inat 6.22 against Blue Raider hitters. The bullpen was impressive as well,registering a combined record of 17-5 with 13 saves in 2000 with a 4.57 ERA.In fact, the bullpen was perhaps the most dominating in the OVC. The ‘pen went7-1 against league opponents with six saves and a 3.40 ERA. The excellenceof the relief corp is demonstrated by the fact that during one stretch of the regularseason, the bullpen went 27-2/3 innings of work without allowing an earned run.

PECK, PRIDE NAMED ALL-OVCOutfielder Bryan Peck and catcher Josh Pride were named First Team All-OVC on the team announced at the conclusion of the regular season. Peck ledthe Blue Raiders in batting average, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, andslugging percentage. He broke several records at Middle Tennessee both forhis season’s work and his career. Pride, the 1999 OVC Player of the Year,established himself as one of the OVC’s most dangerous hitters. He is thecareer home run leader at Middle Tennessee. Josh Renick was the only BlueRaider to pick up Second Team All-OVC honors. Renick led the team in runsscored and steals as well as becoming the team’s second-leading hitter.Honorable mention selections for the Blue Raiders were pitchers DewonBrazelton and Kevin Davis.

PARSONS, LAMMERS NAMED TO ALL-REGION TEAMOutfielder Jeff Parsons and first baseman Kris Lammers were named to theAll-Tournament team at the Clemson Regional. Parsons went 6-for-12 at theplate with a triple and two RBI. Lammers went 4-for-13 batting with a tripleand two RBI. Both players also had outstanding starts on the mound, withParsons getting a loss in a hard-fought game against Clemson and Lammersgetting a win in a thrilling come-from-behind win over Illinois.

The Blue Raiders celebrate after learning they will play in the Clemson Re-gional. The team went on to reach the finals.

Josh Renick takes MT’s first swing of the 2000 Clemson Regional.


Record: 39-23 Home: 20-8 Away: 14-14 Neutral: 5-1 Ohio Valley: 17-6

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD%Bryan Peck .405 62-62 232 53 94 25 2 17 81 174 .750 18 8 18 1 .463 1 0 4-7 80 20 5 .952Josh Renick .338 56-56 201 53 68 18 2 1 22 93 .463 35 4 11 3 .442 2 4 21-27 76 116 10 .950Josh Pride .309 62-62 220 51 68 15 2 10 44 117 .532 37 4 41 4 .410 5 0 7-8 407 57 13 .973Kyle Thomas .299 46-41 137 21 41 8 1 1 20 54 .394 11 5 15 3 .370 1 2 1-2 42 1 1 .977Justin Links .295 58-54 207 34 61 16 0 8 39 101 .488 14 3 45 4 .347 1 0 2-7 58 3 4 .938Kris Lammers .292 56-55 178 34 52 8 3 1 22 69 .388 13 6 26 3 .355 3 3 2-2 389 27 11 .974Jeff Parsons .272 53-53 180 34 49 10 2 3 24 72 .400 9 0 36 2 .305 1 3 4-7 112 14 2 .984Brandon Johnson.260 56-53 181 17 47 4 1 2 25 59 .326 12 4 35 5 .320 0 0 1-1 32 105 14 .907Wes Whitehead .256 62-62 195 29 50 5 0 1 25 58 .297 16 4 28 3 .318 5 4 4-5 95 195 15 .951---------------------------Tjerk Smeets 1.000 8-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 4.000 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 8 1 0 1.000Kevin Davis .667 3-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .667 0 1 1 0 .750 0 0 1-1 4 11 0 1.000Phillip Campbell .500 6-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 2 4 0 1.000Kyle Skillman .282 34-20 71 12 20 2 2 1 7 29 .408 12 2 21 1 .400 0 1 1-2 10 0 1 .909Jason Conchin .268 33-10 41 9 11 3 0 1 5 17 .415 2 0 11 2 .302 0 1 2-3 19 1 1 .952Doug Kunicki .211 15-7 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 .211 4 0 6 0 .348 0 0 1-2 33 1 3 .919Nic Stone .200 15-4 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 .267 4 0 4 1 .368 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000Jason Howarth .176 20-11 34 5 6 0 0 0 1 6 .176 6 0 5 0 .300 0 4 1-3 19 37 3 .949Greg Brannon .114 24-9 35 2 4 0 0 1 2 7 .200 5 0 18 1 .225 0 0 0-1 83 1 1 .988Justin Sims .088 30-6 34 6 3 2 0 0 4 5 .147 1 0 7 1 .114 0 1 0-0 16 0 0 1.000Scott Goodmon .083 10-2 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 1 0 5 2 .154 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000Brad Howard .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000

Totals .293 62-62 1999 366 586 117 15 48 323 877 .439 202 41 333 36 .367 19 23 52-78 1507 636 88 .961Opponents .269 62-62 1942 310 523 88 4 56 279 787 .405 216 42 445 31 .353 11 22 64-96 1486 637 106 .952

LOB - Team (433), Opp (416). DPs turned - Team (54), Opp (58). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (10), Peck 4, Renick 2, Pride 2, Links 1, Skillman 1, Opp (7). Picked off -Renick 2, Parsons 1, Links 1.

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 SF-SHJeff Parsons 4.24 5-6 15 12 3 2 0 0 76.1 68 42 36 41 80 13 1 7 283 .240 8 8 1 2-0Kris Lammers 4.41 6-2 13 12 1 0 0 0 65.1 65 43 32 24 39 10 0 10 259 .251 10 8 1 2-6Dewon Brazelton 4.83 7-3 16 15 6 1 0 0 98.2 110 57 53 28 98 18 1 5 386 .285 6 6 4 1-5---------------------------Brad Howard 2.78 5-0 19 0 0 0 0 5 22.2 15 7 7 7 28 2 1 1 78 .192 1 2 0 1-1Kevin Davis 3.43 8-2 26 0 0 0 0 5 60.1 62 29 23 31 54 10 0 9 232 .267 6 1 1 1-2Jeremy Armstrong 4.36 1-1 20 0 0 0 0 2 43.1 48 24 21 16 42 7 0 4 170 .282 5 2 0 3-0Kyle Sparkman 4.43 2-1 16 0 0 0 0 0 22.1 21 12 11 11 18 4 0 2 86 .244 5 1 0 0-0Jason Moates 4.79 1-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.2 23 13 11 15 15 4 0 4 78 .295 2 3 0 0-1Jamie Powers 5.16 3-5 18 14 0 0 0 1 59.1 63 45 34 31 45 8 1 7 232 .272 11 2 0 0-4Matthew Griffith 7.54 1-2 7 5 1 0 0 0 22.2 28 22 19 8 17 9 0 3 89 .315 1 7 0 1-3Jason Roberts 8.10 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 11 .273 1 1 0 0-0Brett Allen 14.21 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 13 10 10 0 6 2 0 4 32 .406 0 1 0 0-0Jamison Sliger 18.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 .667 0 0 0 0-0

Totals 4.69 39-23 62 62 11 3 0 13 502.1 523 310 262 216 445 88 4 56 1942 .269 56 42 7 11-22Opponents 5.51 23-39 62 62 11 5 2 3 495.1 586 366 303 202 333 117 15 48 1999 .293 42 41 8 19-23

PB - Team (20), Pride 20, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (11), Pride 3, Parsons 3, Powers 1, Griffith 1, Davis 1, Armstrong 1, Moates 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Pride (62-92), Brazelton(17-22), Powers (13-17), Davis (7-12), Parsons (5-12), Armstrong (6-11), Lammers (5-6), Howard (4-5), Moates (3-5), Sparkman (2-3), Griffith (2-3), Thomas (2-2).

Hitting minimums - 2.0 AB/GamePitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game

Inning-by-Inning Summary1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total

MT 52 53 46 45 60 28 34 34 13 1 366Opp. 33 33 32 38 48 41 42 30 12 1 310

General Summary:Longest winning streak: 13

Longest losing streak: 5

Home attendance: 13,978 (28 dates avg = 499)Away attendance: 22,536 (34 dates avg = 662)Total attendance: 36514 (62 dates avg = 588)

Win Loss SummaryW L Pct

Total 39 23 .629Conference 17 6 .739Non-Conf 22 17 .564Home 20 8 .714Away 14 14 .500Neutral 5 1 .833Day 35 17 .673Nite 4 6 .400vs Left 10 8 .556vs Right 29 15 .6591-Run games 14 4 .7782-Run games 2 6 .2505+Run games 15 9 .625Extra inns 2 2 .500Shutouts 3 5 .375

2000 Statistics


Game date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall OVC Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 18, 2000 at SE Louisiana L,5-10 5-12-1 10-10-3 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 Parsons (L 0-1) 300 2:25Feb 19, 2000 at SE Louisiana L, 4-5 4-5-0 5-14-4 (11) 0-2-0 0-0-0 Davis (L 0-1) 200 3:25Feb 20, 2000 at SE Louisiana L, 1-6 1-6-2 6-10-2 9 0-3-0 0-0-0 Moates (L 0-1) 250 2:25Feb 26, 2000 INDIANA W, 9-8 9-12-3 8-12-2 9 1-3-0 0-0-0 Davis (W 1-1) 1015 2:44Feb 27, 2000 INDIANA L, 6-17 6-9-5 17-20-4 9 1-4-0 0-0-0 Powers (L 0-1) 435 3:44Feb 29, 2000 at Memphis W, 12-4 12-16-1 4-8-3 9 2-4-0 0-0-0 Lammers (W 1-0) 300 3:05Mar 01, 2000 at Memphis W, 6-2 6-10-0 2-8-3 9 3-4-0 0-0-0 Moates (W 1-1) 250 3:00Mar 04, 2000 at Southwest Missouri L, 6-13 6-13-1 13-11-4 9 3-5-0 0-0-0 Brazelton (L 0-1) 182 2:49Mar 04, 2000 at Southwest Missouri L, 3-4 3-6-2 4-8-3 7 3-6-0 0-0-0 Powers (L 0-2) 182 2:00Mar 05, 2000 at Southwest Missouri L, 3-10 3-7-4 10-11-2 9 3-7-0 0-0-0 Parsons (L 0-2) 124 2:54Mar 06, 2000 YALE L, 1-4 1-5-4 4-10-0 9 3-8-0 0-0-0 Griffith (L 0-1) 425 2:16Mar 07, 2000 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI L, 3-7 3-10-3 7-9-2 9 3-9-0 0-0-0 Sparkman (L 0-1) 425 2:00Mar 08, 2000 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 7-3 7-13-1 3-9-1 9 4-9-0 0-0-0 Lammers (W 2-0) 510 2:01Mar 12, 2000 DAYTON W, 4-1 4-9-0 1-3-1 7 5-9-0 0-0-0 Brazelton (W 1-1) 386 1:47Mar 12, 2000 DAYTON W, 6-2 6-11-2 2-5-3 7 6-9-0 0-0-0 Davis (W 2-1) 386 1:55Mar 15, 2000 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 13-2 13-10-1 2-8-3 9 7-9-0 0-0-0 Howard (W 1-0) 344 2:17Mar 16, 2000 YALE W, 11-2 11-11-0 2-2-2 5 8-9-0 0-0-0 Griffith (W 1-1) 175 1:53*Mar 18, 2000 UT MARTIN W, 9-3 9-10-2 3-11-1 7 9-9-0 1-0-0 Brazelton (W 2-1) 378 2:30*Mar 18, 2000 UT MARTIN W, 7-1 7-7-2 1-2-2 7 10-9-0 2-0-0 Lammers (W 3-0) 397 1:45Mar 21, 2000 at UAB L, 3-5 3-7-2 5-8-3 9 10-10-0 2-0-0 Parsons (L 0-3) 425 2:39Mar 22, 2000 at UAB L, 4-6 4-10-3 6-5-3 9 10-11-0 2-0-0 Powers (L 0-3) 425 2:34Mar 24, 2000 UW-MILWAUKEE W, 4-3 4-8-0 3-9-1 7 11-11-0 2-0-0 Brazelton (W 3-1) 425 1:47Mar 24, 2000 UW-MILWAUKEE W, 4-3 4-7-3 3-5-1 7 12-11-0 2-0-0 Lammers (W 4-0) 425 1:58Mar 25, 2000 UW-MILWAUKEE L, 3-5 3-8-2 5-4-1 8 12-12-0 2-0-0 Griffith (L 2-2) 375 2:39Mar 28, 2000 UAB W, 4-2 4-9-1 2-7-2 9 13-12-0 2-0-0 Parsons (W 1-3) 310 2:35Mar 29, 2000 UAB W, 6-2 6-7-1 2-4-1 9 14-12-0 2-0-0 Powers (W 1-3) 308 2:24*Apr 01, 2000 AUSTIN PEAY W, 6-5 6-11-1 5-10-1 7 15-12-0 3-0-0 Howard (W 2-0) 420 2:30*Apr 01, 2000 AUSTIN PEAY L, 4-6 4-7-4 6-10-1 7 15-13-0 3-1-0 Lammers (L 4-1) 420 2:00*Apr 02, 2000 AUSTIN PEAY W, 7-6 7-9-1 6-7-1 9 16-13-0 4-1-0 Davis (W 3-1) 257 2:30Apr 04, 2000 TENNESSEE L, 1-2 1-4-2 2-3-1 9 16-14-0 4-1-0 Powers (L 1-4) 890 2:00*Apr 08, 2000 at Southeast Missouri L, 2-3 2-8-2 3-5-1 (8) 16-15-0 4-2-0 Brazelton (L 4-1) 597 2:28*Apr 08, 2000 at Southeast Missouri L, 0-2 0-4-1 2-2-1 7 16-16-0 4-3-0 Parsons (L 1-4) 597 1:35*Apr 09, 2000 at Southeast Missouri W, 8-5 8-12-1 5-9-1 9 17-16-0 5-3-0 Davis (W 4-1) 877 2:45Apr 12, 2000 MEMPHIS W, 10-3 10-11-0 3-10-5 9 18-16-0 5-3-0 Davis (W 5-1) 413 2:48*Apr 15, 2000 MOREHEAD STATE W, 11-0 11-11-1 0-2-1 7 19-16-0 6-3-0 Brazelton (W 4-2) 331 1:48*Apr 15, 2000 MOREHEAD STATE W, 8-0 8-11-1 0-6-1 7 20-16-0 7-3-0 Parsons (W 2-4) 331 2:05*Apr 16, 2000 MOREHEAD STATE W, 8-7 8-13-3 7-8-1 9 21-16-0 8-3-0 Davis (W 6-1) 478 2:47Apr 18, 2000 VANDERBILT W, 9-8 9-10-3 8-8-4 9 22-16-0 8-3-0 Armstrong (W 1-0) 521 3:03*Apr 21, 2000 at Murray State W, 7-6 7-11-2 6-9-2 7 23-16-0 9-3-0 Brazelton (W 5-2) 116 2:17*Apr 21, 2000 at Murray State W, 7-2 7-11-1 2-7-0 7 24-16-0 10-3-0 Parsons (W 3-4) 116 2:10*Apr 22, 2000 at Murray State W, 5-2 5-8-0 2-9-1 9 25-16-0 11-3-0 Lammers (W 5-1) 186 2:38Apr 25, 2000 at Jacksonville State W, 16-5 16-17-0 5-10-4 9 26-16-0 11-3-0 Powers (W 2-4) 125 2:40Apr 26, 2000 at Western Kentucky W, 11-6 11-15-0 6-10-1 9 27-16-0 11-3-0 Davis (W 7-1) 232 2:43*Apr 29, 2000 at Tennessee Tech W, 5-0 5-11-0 0-2-1 7 28-16-0 12-3-0 Parsons (W 4-4) 400 2:45*Apr 29, 2000 at Tennessee Tech W, 10-4 10-12-1 4-5-4 7 29-16-0 13-3-0 Powers (W 3-4) 400 2:55*Apr 30, 2000 at Tennessee Tech L, 0-9 0-3-2 9-10-1 9 29-17-0 13-4-0 Brazelton (L 5-3) 360 2:25May 02, 2000 at Vanderbilt L, 4-9 4-8-1 9-13-0 9 29-18-0 13-4-0 Davis (L 7-2) 162 2:55*May 06, 2000 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 12-2 12-16-0 2-7-0 7 30-18-0 14-4-0 Brazelton (W 6-3) 983 2:10*May 06, 2000 EASTERN KENTUCKY L, 0-2 0-3-0 2-8-1 7 30-19-0 14-5-0 Parsons (L 4-5) 983 2:05*May 07, 2000 EASTERN KENTUCKY L, 7-11 7-11-1 11-17-1 9 30-20-0 14-6-0 Armstrong (L 1-1) 1232 3:02May 10, 2000 at Tennessee L, 0-7 0-4-2 7-8-0 9 30-21-0 14-6-0 Lammers (L 5-2) 1023 2:11*May 13, 2000 at Eastern Illinois W, 13-12 13-19-1 12-13-0 7 31-21-0 15-6-0 Parsons (W 5-5) 100 2:25*May 13, 2000 at Eastern Illinois W, 8-5 8-12-0 5-12-2 (8) 32-21-0 16-6-0 Howard (W 3-0) 100 2:40*May 14, 2000 at Eastern Illinois W, 6-5 6-7-2 5-8-3 9 33-21-0 17-6-0 Sparkman (W 1-1) 212 2:50!May 18, 2000 vs Eastern Illinois W, 4-3 4-8-1 3-9-1 9 34-21-0 17-6-0 Brazelton (W 7-3) 125 2:38!May 18, 2000 at Southeast Missouri W, 3-2 3-7-1 2-7-1 (10) 35-21-0 17-6-0 Howard (W 4-0) 1065 2:55!May 19, 2000 vs Eastern Kentucky W, 6-4 6-9-0 4-10-3 9 36-21-0 17-6-0 Sparkman (W 2-1) 1017 2:09!May 20, 2000 vs Southeast Missouri W, 11-4 11-11-1 4-7-2 9 37-21-0 17-6-0 Davis (W 8-2) 1225 2:45#May 26, 2000 at Clemson L, 0-4 0-4-0 4-9-0 9 37-22-0 17-6-0 Parsons (L 5-6) 4378 2:23#May 27, 2000 vs Old Dominion W, 6-5 6-11-1 5-11-1 9 38-22-0 17-6-0 Howard (W 5-0) 1159 2:40#May 27, 2000 vs Illinois W, 4-3 4-9-2 3-5-0 9 39-22-0 17-6-0 Lammers (W 6-2) 1313 2:05#May 28, 2000 vs Clemson L, 3-21 3-10-3 21-24-1 9 39-23-0 17-6-0 Powers (L 3-5) 4013 3:05

() extra inning game* denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game! OVC Tournament, Cape Girardeau, MO# NCAA Regional, Clemson, SC

2000 Results


Batting avg.Bryan Peck .............................. .405Josh Renick ............................ .338Josh Pride ............................... .309Kyle Thomas ........................... .299Justin Links ............................. .295

Slugging pct.Bryan Peck .............................. .750Josh Pride ............................... .532Justin Links ............................. .488Josh Renick ............................ .463Jeff Parsons ............................ .400

On base pct.Bryan Peck .............................. .463Josh Renick ............................ .442Josh Pride ............................... .410Kyle Thomas ........................... .370Kris Lammers .......................... .355

Runs scoredJosh Renick ................................ 53Bryan Peck .................................. 53Josh Pride ................................... 513 tied at... .................................... 34

HitsBryan Peck .................................. 94Josh Pride ................................... 68Josh Renick ................................ 68Justin Links ................................. 61Kris Lammers .............................. 52

Runs batted inBryan Peck .................................. 81Josh Pride ................................... 44Justin Links ................................. 39Brandon Johnson ........................ 25Wes Whitehead ........................... 25

DoublesBryan Peck .................................. 25Josh Renick ................................ 18Justin Links ................................. 16Josh Pride ................................... 15Jeff Parsons ................................ 10

TriplesKris Lammers ................................ 35 tied at.. ....................................... 2

Home runsBryan Peck .................................. 17Josh Pride ................................... 10Justin Links ................................... 8Jeff Parsons .................................. 3Brandon Johnson .......................... 2

Total basesBryan Peck ................................ 174Josh Pride ................................. 117Justin Links ............................... 101Josh Renick ................................ 93Jeff Parsons ................................ 72

WalksJosh Pride ................................... 37Josh Renick ................................ 35Bryan Peck .................................. 18Wes Whitehead ........................... 16Justin Links ................................. 14

Hit by pitchBryan Peck .................................... 8Kris Lammers ................................ 6Kyle Thomas ................................. 54 tied at...... ................................... 4

Stolen basesJosh Renick ................................ 21Josh Pride ..................................... 7Wes Whitehead ............................. 4Bryan Peck .................................... 4Jeff Parsons .................................. 4

StrikeoutsJustin Links ................................. 45Josh Pride ................................... 41Jeff Parsons ................................ 36Brandon Johnson ........................ 35Wes Whitehead ........................... 28

Total plate appearancesJosh Pride ................................. 266Bryan Peck ................................ 259Josh Renick .............................. 246Justin Links ............................... 225Wes Whitehead ......................... 224

At batsBryan Peck ................................ 232Josh Pride ................................. 220Justin Links ............................... 207Josh Renick .............................. 201Wes Whitehead ......................... 195

Games playedBryan Peck .................................. 62Josh Pride ................................... 62Wes Whitehead ........................... 62Justin Links ................................. 583 tied at...... ................................. 56

Earned run avgJeff Parsons ............................ 4.24Kris Lammers .......................... 4.41Dewon Brazelton ..................... 4.83

Opposing bat avgJeff Parsons ............................ .240Kris Lammers .......................... .251Dewon Brazelton ..................... .285

WinsKevin Davis ................................... 8Dewon Brazelton ........................... 7Kris Lammers ................................ 6Brad Howard ................................. 5Jeff Parsons .................................. 5

SavesKevin Davis ................................... 5Brad Howard ................................. 5Jeremy Armstrong ......................... 2Jamie Powers ............................... 1

Innings pitchedDewon Brazelton ...................... 98.2Jeff Parsons ............................. 76.1Kris Lammers ........................... 65.1

Batters struck outDewon Brazelton ......................... 98Jeff Parsons ................................ 80Kevin Davis ................................. 54Jamie Powers ............................. 45Jeremy Armstrong ....................... 42

AppearancesKevin Davis ................................. 26Jeremy Armstrong ....................... 20Brad Howard ............................... 19Jamie Powers ............................. 182 tied at.... ................................... 16

Games startedDewon Brazelton ......................... 15Jamie Powers ............................. 14Jeff Parsons ................................ 12Kris Lammers .............................. 12Matthew Griffith ............................. 5

Wild pitchesJamie Powers ............................. 11Kris Lammers .............................. 10Jeff Parsons .................................. 8Kevin Davis ................................... 6Dewon Brazelton ........................... 6

BalksDewon Brazelton ........................... 4Kevin Davis ................................... 1Jeff Parsons .................................. 1Kris Lammers ................................ 1

Hit battersJeff Parsons .................................. 8Kris Lammers ................................ 8

Matthew Griffith ............................. 7Dewon Brazelton ........................... 6Jason Moates ................................ 3

Runners picked offJosh Pride ..................................... 3Jeff Parsons .................................. 35 tied at....... .................................. 1

Batters SO out lookingJeff Parsons ................................ 27Dewon Brazelton ......................... 23Jeremy Armstrong ....................... 18Kevin Davis ................................. 162 tied at.. ..................................... 13

Hits allowedJason Roberts ............................... 3Jamison Sliger .............................. 4Brett Allen ................................... 13Brad Howard ............................... 15Kyle Sparkman ............................ 21

Runs allowedJamison Sliger .............................. 2Jason Roberts ............................... 4Brad Howard ................................. 7Brett Allen ................................... 10Kyle Sparkman ............................ 12

Earned runs allowedJamison Sliger .............................. 2Jason Roberts ............................... 3Brad Howard ................................. 7Brett Allen ................................... 10Kyle Sparkman ............................ 11

Walks allowedJamison Sliger .............................. 1Jason Roberts ............................... 3Brad Howard ................................. 7Matthew Griffith ............................. 8Kyle Sparkman ............................ 11

Category Leaders


2000 SuperlativesTeam Batting

At bats: 44 vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)Runs scored: 16 vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)Hits: 19 vs. Eastern Illinois (May 13)RBIs: 13 vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)Doubles: 6 (2 games)Triples: 2 (3 games)Home runs: 7 vs. Eastern Illinois (May 13)Total bases: 40 vs. Eastern Illinois (May 13)Walks: 11 vs. Vanderbilt (Apr 18)Strikeouts: 10 vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)Sac hits: 2 (4 games )Sac flies: 2 (2 games)Stolen bases: 3 (4 games )Hit by Pitch: 3 (3 games)Caught stealing: 4 vs. Memphis (Mar 01)Runners LOB: 13 (2 games)Hit into DP: 5 vs. UAB (Mar 21)

Team FieldingPutouts: 30 vs. SE Louisiana (Feb 19)

30 vs. Southeast Missouri (May 18)Assists: 19 vs. Eastern Illinois (May 18)Errors: 5 vs. Indiana (Feb 27)Passed balls: 2 vs. Southern Mississippi (Mar 07)

2 vs. UAB (Mar 28)2 vs. Tennessee (May 10)

DPs turned: 4 vs. Jacksonville State (Mar 15)

Team PitchingInnings pitched: 10.0 (2 games)Strikeouts: 14 vs. Southwest Missouri (Mar 05)Hits allowed: 2 (5 games )Wild pitches: 3 (4 games )Hit batters: 3 (2 games)

Individual BattingAt bats: 6 Bryan Peck vs. Memphis (Feb 29)

6 Jeff Parsons vs. Memphis (Feb 29)6 Justin Links vs. Western KY (Apr 26)

Runs scored: 4 Josh Renick vs. Tennessee Tech (Apr 29)Hits: 5 Bryan Peck vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)RBIs: 5 Bryan Peck vs. Jacksonville State (Mar 15)

5 Bryan Peck vs. Jacksonville State (Apr 25)5 Bryan Peck vs. SE Missouri (May 20)

Doubles: 3 Josh Renick vs. Tennessee Tech (Apr 29)Triples: 1 (15 games )Home runs: 2 Justin Links vs. Eastern Illinois (May 13)Total bases: 8 Bryan Peck vs. SE Missouri (Apr 09)

8 Justin Links vs. Eastern Illinois (May 13)Walks: 4 Josh Renick vs. Vanderbilt (Apr 18)Strikeouts: 3 (5 games )Sac hits: 2 Jason Howarth vs. Southern Miss. (Mar 8)

2 Kris Lammers vs. UAB (Mar 28)Sac flies: 1 (19 games )Stolen bases: 3 Josh Renick vs. Vanderbilt (Apr 18)Hit by pitch: 2 Wes Whitehead vs. UAB (Mar 22)

2 Brandon Johnson vs. UAB (Mar 29)Caught stealing: 2 Justin Links vs. Memphis (Mar 01)Runners LOB: 6 Brandon Johnson vs. Vanderbilt (Apr 18)

Individual FieldingPutouts: 15 Kyle Thomas vs. Southwest Missouri (Mar 05)Assists: 8 Wes Whitehead vs. Morehead State (Apr 16)Errors: 2 (12 games )Passed balls: 2 Josh Pride vs. Southern Miss. (Mar 07)

2 Josh Pride vs. UAB (Mar 28)2 Josh Pride vs. Tennessee (May 10)

Individual PitchingInnings pitched: 8.0 Dewon Brazelton vs. Eastern Ill. (May 18)

8.0 Jeff Parsons vs. SE Missouri (May 18)Strikeouts: 12 Jeff Parsons vs. SE Missouri (May 18)Wild pitches: 3 Jeff Parsons vs. UAB (Mar 21)Hit batters: 3 Matthew Griffith vs. Memphis (Apr 12)


2001 Opponent DirectoryUNC Asheville

Feb. 17-18SID Contact: Mike GoreOne University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804Phone: (828) 251-6923

Fax: (828) 251-6386

Southeastern LouisianaFeb. 23-25

SID Contact: Matt SullivanSLU 10309

Hammond, LA 70402Phone: (504) 549-2142

Fax: (504) 549-3495

SamfordFeb. 17; Mar. 21

SID Contact: Craig Threlkeld800 Lakeshore Dr.

Birmingham, AL 35229Phone: (205) 726-2799

Fax: (205) 726-2545

UABFeb. 28; Mar. 20

SID Contact: Jack DugganBRTW 105

1530 3rd Ave. SouthBirmingham, AL 35294Phone: (205) 934-0722

Fax: (205) 934-7505

MemphisMar. 3-4; Mar. 27-28

SID Contact: Jason Black570 Normal, AOB Room 203

Memphis, TN 38152Phone: (901) 678-2337

Fax: (901) 678-4134

Jacksonville StateMar. 6; Mar. 8

SID Contact: Greg Seitz700 Pelham Rd. NorthJacksonville, AL 36265Phone: (256) 236-2980

Fax: (256) 782-5958

Tennessee TechMar. 10-11

SID Contact: Gary Peck1100 McGee Blvd

Cookeville, TN 38505Phone: (931) 372-6293

Fax: (931) 372-6139

LipscombMar. 13-14

SID Contact: Tim Beekman3901 Granny White Pike

Nashville, TN 37204Phone: (615) 279-5862

Fax: (615) 269-1806

Arkansas StateMar. 16-18

SID Contact: Bill BowenP.O. Box 1000

State University, AR 72467Phone: (870) 972-2541

Fax: (870) 972-3367

New OrleansMar. 23-15

SID Contact: Bob Boyle6801 Franklin Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70122Phone: (504) 280-6284

Fax: (504) 280-7240

UL-LafayetteMar. 30-Apr. 1

SID Contact: Jason PughAthletics Complex; 201 Reinhart Dr.

Lafayette, LA 70506Phone: (337) 482-6331

Fax: (337) 482-6649

VanderbiltApr. 4; May 8

SID Contact: Andre Foushee2601 Jess Neely Dr.Nashville, TN 37212

Phone: (615) 322-4121Fax: (615) 343-7064

Florida InternationalApr. 6-8

SID Contact: Andrew LaPlantSW 8 and 112 Ave.Miami, FL 33199

Phone: (305) 348-2084Fax: (305) 348-2963

BelmontApr. 10; Apr. 18

SID Contact: Matt Wilson1900 Belmont Blvd

Nashville, TN 37212Phone: (615) 460-6698

Fax: (615) 460-5584

Cumberland UniversityApr. 11; Apr. 25

SID Contact: Denise GideonOne Cumberland Square

Lebanon, TN 37087Phone: (615) 449-2562

Fax: (615) 443-8422

TennesseeApr. 17; May 9

SID Contact: Jeff MuirP.O. Box 15016

Knoxville, TN 37901Phone: (865) 670-6616

Fax: (865) 974-1269

Arkansas-Little RockApr. 13-15

SID Contact: Mike Garrity2801 S. University

Little Rock, AR 72204Phone: (501) 569-3449

Fax: (501) 569-3030

Louisiana TechApr. 20-22

SID Contact: Robby LockwoodP.S. Box 3166 T.S.Ruston, LA 71272

Phone: (318) 257-3144Fax: (318) 257-3757

New Mexico StateApr. 27-29

SID Contact: David HardeeMSC 3145, P.O. Box 30001

Las Cruces, NM 88003Phone: (505) 646-3929

Fax: (505) 646-2425

Western KentuckyMay 4-5

SID Contact: Paul JustOne Big Red Way

Bowling Green, KY 42101Phone: (270) 745-4298

Fax: (270) 745-3444

South AlabamaMay 11-13

SID Contact: Matt Smith1065 HPELS

Mobile, AL 36688Phone: (334) 460-7035

Fax: (334) 460-7297


Batting AverageYear Player G Avg.1970 Ed Robichaud 26 .3011971 Ed Robichaud 30 .3601972 Ed Robichaud 40 .3281973 Les Price 36 .3731974 Scott Sain 39 .3931975 Wally Mathis 39 .3311976 Danny Moore 50 .3741977 Danny Moore 43 .3191978 Doug Hicks 47 .3641979 Bobby Hines 45 .3691980 Randy Starkey 49 .3171981 Randy Goff 47 .3071982 Scott Turner 48 .3741983 Scott Turner 40 .3751984 Gary Cathcart 43 .3641985 Bob Tribbey 57 .3371986 Bob Tribbey 56 .3431987 Chris Whitehead 55 .3401988 J. Owens 60 .3771989 Jeff Avery 46 .3131990 J. Owens 57 .3111991 Gary Myers 53 .3461992 Gary Myers 54 .3831993 Mudcat Brewer 51 .3301994 Mudcat Brewer 55 .3401995 Craig Reavis 63 .3721996 Clay Snellgrove 53 .3351997 Andrew Thompson 53 .4091998 Ty Curley 43 .3691999 Ty Curley 53 .3842000 Bryan Peck 62 .405

At BatsYear Player G AB1970 Tony Kessinger 24 77

1971 Tony Kessinger 30 1181972 Dan Gibson 40 1501973 Ed Robichaud 36 1201974 Roger Cox 38 1421975 Steve Zitney 40 1381976 Danny Moore 50 1871977 Bert Fuqua 44 1411978 Eric Graves 51 1761979 Tommy Blakenship 45 1591980 Mike Yarotsky 48 1701981 Joe Petrea 49 1731982 Kenny Gerhart 48 2011983 Brad Windham 40 1461984 Alan Colburn 43 1701985 Bob Tribbey 57 1991986 Eddie Pye 62 2261987 Darryl Steakley 55 2131988 Mike Young 60 2451989 Mike Young 50 2041990 Two with --- 2171991 Corey Watkins 61 2421992 Mudcat Brewer 56 2151993 Mudcat Brewer 51 2061994 Mudcat Brewer 55 2091995 Jamie Walker 63 2391996 Clay Snellgrove 53 2061997 Clay Snellgrove 55 2241998 Jeremy Owens 50 2051999 Josh Pride 59 2252000 Bryan Peck 62 232

RunsYear Player G R1970 Ed Robichaud 26 141971 Tony Kessinger 30 251972 Dan Gibson 40 291973 Ed Robichaud 36 291974 Roger Cox 38 36

1975 Steve Zitney 40 271976 Danny Moore 50 541977 Ricky Cheshire 44 371978 Bobby Hines 52 551979 Two with --- 461980 Randy Starkey 49 321981 Garry Keeton 48 361982 Kenny Gerhart 48 491983 Brad Windham 40 371984 Alan Colburn 43 481985 Bob Tribbey 57 521986 Chris Whitehead 62 601987 Chris Whitehead 55 521988 Eddie Pye 60 601989 Mike Young 50 491990 J. Owens 57 571991 Corey Watkins 61 531992 Gary Myers 54 591993 Mudcat Brewer 51 451994 Mudcat Brewer 55 501995 Jamie Walker 63 521996 Doug Barner 54 431997 Jeremy Owens 55 531998 Jeremy Owens 53 531999 Josh Pride 59 732000 Two with -- 53

HitsYear Player G H1970 Ed Robichaud 26 221971 Ed Robichaud 30 401972 Dan Gibson 40 471973 Ed Robichaud 36 431974 Tom Owens 39 471975 Wally Mathis 39 441976 Danny Moore 50 701977 Danny Moore 43 431978 Bobby Hines 52 581979 Two with --- 551980 Two with --- 521981 Garry Keeton 48 531982 Kenny Gerhart 48 691983 Scott Turner 40 511984 Gary Cathcart 43 601985 Bob Tribbey 57 671986 Chris Whitehead 62 701987 Chris Whitehead 55 671988 Eddie Pye 60 601989 Mike Young 50 561990 Jeff Avery 57 621991 Corey Watkins 61 711992 Mudcat Brewer 56 741993 Mudcat Brewer 51 681994 Mudcat Brewer 55 711995 Craig Reavis 63 871996 Clay Snellgrove 53 691997 Clay Snellgrove 55 881998 Wayne Chinapen 50 611999 Josh Pride 59 862000 Bryan Peck 62 94

DoublesYear Player G 2B1970 Ed Robichaud 26 41971 Four with --- 61972 Mike Townsend 40 131973 Two with --- 61974 Scott Sain 39 141975 Wally Mathis 39 71976 Two with --- 141977 Stan Shanks 44 91978 Eric Graves 51 131979 Chris Faulkner 40 111980 Mike Yarotsky 48 111981 Joe Petrea 49 151982 Wayne Newberry 48 141983 Scott Turner 40 151984 Gary Cathcart 43 111985 Bob Tribbey 57 191986 Tim Goff 60 141987 Two with --- 121988 J. Owens 60 151989 George Zimmerman 50 191990 J. Owens 57 211991 Mike Severence 51 191992 Gary Myers 54 201993 Two with --- 181994 Mudcat Brewer 55 181995 Doug Barner 63 171996 Clay Snellgrove 53 171997 Clay Snellgrove 55 211998 Two with -- 171999 Bryan Peck 56 232000 Bryan Peck 62 25

TriplesYear Player G 3B1970 Tony Kessinger 24 21971 Harry Maurice 30 51972 Les Price 40 31973 Tommy Owens 36 41974 Steve Zitney 40 31975 Tony Richardson 32 21976 Tony Richards 48 31977 Danny Moore 43 51978 Four with --- 21979 Eric Graves 45 81980 Randy Starkey 49 41981 Two with --- 21982 Two with --- 21983 Two with --- 21984 Gary Cathcart 43 31985 Martin Aldrich 26 21986 Bob Tribbey 56 41987 Chris Whitehead 55 61988 Chris Whitehead 59 41989 Jeff Avery 46 51990 Two with --- 31991 Two with --- 21992 Two with --- 51993 Ken Finley 51 31994 Four with --- 21995 Jordan Beddies 58 31996 Six with --- 1

Yearly Leaders

Bryan Peck led the Blue Raiders in nearly every offensive category in 2000.


1997 Jeremy Owens 55 51998 Jeremy Owens 50 21999 Five with -- 12000 Kris Lammers 56 3

Home RunsYear Player G HR1970 Ed Robichaud 26 41971 Mike Townsend 29 41972 Ed Robichaud 40 41973 Two with --- 51974 Scott Sain 39 51975 Chuck Smith 35 51976 Danny Moore 50 91977 John Weathers 44 101978 Doug Hicks 47 131979 Two with --- 61980 Jeff Mallas 37 51981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 91982 Kenny Gerhart 48 121983 Scott Turner 40 51984 Alan Colburn 43 141985 Bob Tribbey 57 101986 Chris Whitehead 62 181987 Chris Courtright 55 141988 Mike Messerly 59 191989 George Zimmerman 50 91990 J. Owens 57 171991 Dwight Robinson 61 141992 Chris Price 55 111993 Mudcat Brewer 51 101994 Two with --- 111995 Jamie Walker 63 151996 Doug Barner 54 191997 Andrew Thompson 53 131998 Two with -- 121999 Josh Pride 59 222000 Bryan Peck 62 17

Runs Batted InYear Player G RBI1970 Ed Robichaud 26 161971 Three with --- 20

1972 Les Price 40 281973 Les Price 36 231974 Scott Sain 39 251975 Chuck Smith 35 291976 Denton Peters 49 461977 John Weathers 44 411978 Doug Hicks 47 571979 Eric Graves 45 451980 Randy Starkey 49 271981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 351982 Two with --- 371983 Wayne Newberry 40 321984 Alan Colburn 43 441985 Two with --- 411986 Chris Whitehead 62 501987 Chris Courtright 55 581988 Mike Messerly 59 711989 George Zimmerman 50 541990 J. Owens 57 661991 Dwight Robinson 61 411992 Jason Maxwell 55 481993 Mudcat Brewer 51 481994 Jamie Hicks 51 521995 Jamie Walker 63 561996 Doug Barner 54 531997 Clay Snellgrove 55 561998 Ty Curley 43 471999 Bryan Peck 56 562000 Bryan Peck 62 81

Slugging PercentageYear Player TB Pct.1970 Ed Robichaud 38 .5211971 Ed Robichaud 59 .5311972 Ed Robichaud 40 .4961973 Ed Robichaud 68 .5671974 Scott Sain 81 .6721975 Chuck Smith 58 .5001976 Denton Peters 96 .5961977 John Weathers 75 .5951978 Doug Hicks 109 .7081979 Eric Graves 94 .6351980 Jeff Mallas 56 .5381981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 65 .468

1982 Kenny Gerhart 121 .6021983 Scott Turner 81 .5961984 Alan Colburn 109 .6411985 Bob Tribbey 118 .5931986 Bob Tribbey 123 .6211987 Chris Courtright 122 .5891988 Mike Messerly 135 .6721989 George Zimmerman 99 .5791990 J. Owens 135 .6891991 Chris Price 80 .5671992 Gary Myers 117 .6391993 Mudcat Brewer 118 .5721994 Mudcat Brewer 126 .6031995 Jamie Walker 142 .5941996 Doug Barner 125 .7021997 Andrew Thompson 120 .6821998 Ty Curley 107 .6821999 Josh Pride 165 .7332000 Bryan Peck 174 .750

WalksYear Player G BB1970 Larry Mangrum 25 181971 Les Price 28 161972 Two with --- 261973 Johnny Murray 36 351974 Scott Sain 39 331975 Wayne Shanks 40 281976 Ricky Cheshire 47 461977 Ricky Cheshire 44 431978 Kerry Maxwell 52 421979 Bobby Hines 45 381980 Mike Norment 45 281981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 361982 Three with --- 261983 Stan Hovater 38 251984 Jimmy Petty 41 231985 Bob Tribbey 57 361986 Eddie Pye 62 461987 Chris Whitehead 55 461988 Chris Whitehead 59 471989 George Zimmerman 50 371990 J. Owens 57 331991 Two with --- 331992 Gary Myers 54 421993 Ken Finley 51 321994 Mudcat Brewer 55 311995 Craig Reavis 63 48

1996 Doug Barner 54 401997 Andrew Thompson 53 371998 Josh Pride 46 341999 Josh Pride 59 332000 Josh Pride 62 37

StrikeoutsYear Player G K1970 Jim Witherow 20 211971 Ed Manson 29 231972 Les Price 40 351973 Ed Robichaud 36 241974 Scott Sain 39 301975 Wayne Shanks 40 231976 Ricky Wheeler 50 241977 Ricky Cheshire 44 291978 Two with --- 261979 Doug Hicks 42 291980 Randy Starkey 49 211981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 491982 Kenny Gerhart 48 381983 Ralph David 26 251984 Jeff Nix 40 351985 Chip Carnes 50 391986 Chris Whitehead 62 621987 Chris Whitehead 55 511988 Mike Messerly 59 451989 George Zimmerman 50 331990 Darius Gash 56 581991 Chris Price 50 511992 Chris Price 55 451993 Ken Finley 51 441994 Chris Price 55 451995 Jordan Beddies 58 631996 Jordan Beddies 52 581997 Jordan Beddies 46 511998 Jeremy Owens 50 541999 Justin Links 55 462000 Justin Links 58 45

Hit by PitchYear Player G HBP1973 Two with --- 31974 Carter Garner 31 31975 Two with --- 21976 Two with --- 21977 John Weathers 44 41978 N/A1979 N/A1980 N/A1981 Three with --- 41982 Two with --- 41983 Doug Birkofer 40 41984 Two with --- 21985 Tim Goff 51 41986 Three with --- 31987 Tony Hayes 55 61988 J. Owens 60 61989 Two with --- 41990 J. Owens 57 101991 Ken Hamilton 56 71992 Ken Finley 53 91993 Mudcat Brewer 51 41994 Two with --- 61995 Clay Snellgrove 62 71996 Shane Shoemake 54 81997 Five with --- 4

Yearly Leaders

Doug Barner led Middle Tennessee in RBIs in 1996 with 53.

Andrew Thompson is the last BlueRaider to hit .400 with a .409 effort dur-ing the 1997 campaign.


1998 Four with -- 41999 Two with -- 92000 Bryan Peck 62 8

Stolen BasesYear Player G SB1970 Bo Alvarez 25 41971 Tony Kessinger 30 71972 Dan Gibson 40 141973 Dan Gibson 19 81974 Roger Cox 38 71975 Wayne Shanks 40 101976 Danny Moore 50 261977 Stan Shanks 44 151978 Bert Fuqua 50 131979 Two with --- 31980 Garry Keeton 37 111981 Garry Keeton 48 121982 Kenny Gerhart 48 171983 Brad Windham 40 81984 Two with --- 51985 Chip Carnes 50 211986 Eddie Pye 62 211987 Eddie Pye 55 201988 Eddie Pye 60 241989 Mike Young 50 381990 Darius Gash 56 151991 Corey Watkins 61 281992 Ken Finley 53 231993 Ken Finley 51 181994 Chris Price 55 251995 Two with --- 91996 Jeremy Owens 50 151997 Jeremy Owens 55 201998 Jeremy Owens 50 241999 Josh Pride 59 102000 Josh Renick 56 21

Earned Run AverageYear Player G ERA1970 Mike Townsend 7 3.411971 Gary O'Bryan 9 2.701972 Prestley Guy 6 0.721973 Billy Joe Mahaffey 7 0.601974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 14 1.681975 Gary Melson 9 1.721976 Bob Hardin 14 2.371977 Mike Moore 11 3.291978 J.R. Farrar 15 3.731979 Tony Dawkins 13 3.251980 Mark Novak 9 2.681981 Mark Novak 15 2.431982 Jeff Davis 10 2.481983 Marty Smith 16 3.051984 Marty Smith 18 3.711985 Steve Sonneberger 16 3.491986 Steve Sonneberger 21 3.231987 George Zimmerman 13 2.801988 Chris Norton 17 4.011989 Tom Wegmann 16 2.391990 Chris Crabtree 16 3.281991 Jay Lindsey 27 3.021992 Mike McLaury 19 3.331993 Doug Barner 16 2.401994 Jason Stanton 11 2.751995 Brian Early 21 2.911996 Brian Early 14 3.13

1997 Brad Howard 15 3.801998 Ken Bedwell 17 5.641999 Kris Lammers 16 4.342000 Jeff Parsons 15 4.24

WinsYear Player G Wins1970 Prestley Guy 4 31971 Two with --- 41972 Randy Bratton N/A 51973 Jack Laverty N/A 101974 Two with --- 51975 George Ploucher 8 61976 Danny Neal 15 81977 Mike Moore 11 81978 Mike Moore 15 71979 Two with --- 51980 Mark Novak 9 61981 Mark Novak 15 81982 Mark Novak 13 71983 Marty Smith 16 71984 Two with --- 61985 Steve Sonneberger 16 81986 Steve Sonneberger 21 91987 Dave Richardson 20 121988 Dave Richardson 23 141989 Two with --- 61990 Chris Crabtree 16 101991 Chris Crabtree 19 81992 Patrick Mayes 14 81993 Mike McLaury 22 71994 Richie Conway 20 71995 Two with --- 71996 Jason Stanton 15 71997 Brad Howard 15 7

1998 Two with -- 51999 Dewon Brazelton 16 82000 Kevin Davis 26 8

LossesYear Player G L1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 51971 Jim Gilliam 9 41972 Jack Laverty N/A 51973 Jack Laverty N/A 41974 Jack Laverty 4 41975 Two with --- 41976 Two with --- 31977 Bob Hardin 12 61978 Mike Moore 15 71979 Two with --- 41980 Bill Brantner 10 51981 Mark Novak 15 41982 Marty Smith 14 4)1983 Two with --- 41984 Marty Smith 18 51985 Chris Norton 16 61986 Chris Norton 16 61987 Two with --- 51988 Two with --- 51989 Scott Duff 11 61990 Jamie Birkofer 12 41991 Greg Raffo 21 81992 Three with --- 41993 Mike McLaury 22 71994 Brian Swistak 13 51995 Richie Conway 16 61996 Two with --- 51997 Chad Kirby 22 91998 Jeff Parsons 20 61999 Two with -- 62000 Jeff Parsons 15 6

SavesYear Player G S1980 Tony Dawkins 15 31981 Two with --- 21982 Marty Smith 14 31983 Two with --- 11984 Marty Smith 18 41985 Two with --- 11986 Steve Sonneberger 21 31987 Greg Johnson 25 41988 Five with --- 11989 Rob Angell 14 31990 Rob Angell 24 51991 Jay Lindsey 27 61992 Dean Hanks 25 61993 Joe Dalton 16 21994 Two with --- 31995 George Oleksik 30 101996 George Oleksik 23 61997 Ken Bedwell 16 31998 Three with -- 11999 Aaron Barnett 29 52000 Two with -- 5

AppearancesYear Player G1970 Gary Elrod 111971 Three with 91972 N/A

1973 N/A1974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 141975 Danny Neal 111976 Danny Neal 151977 Two with 121978 Three with 151979 David Booker 141980 Tony Dawkins 151981 Mark Novak 151982 Marty Smith 141983 Marty Smith 161984 Marty Smith 181985 Garl Fuggitt 191986 Barry Vetter 231987 Barry Vetter 221988 Dave Richardson 231989 Scott Morgan 181990 Rob Angell 241991 Jay Lindsey 271992 Dean Hanks 251993 Mike McLaury 221994 Joe Dalton 211995 George Oleksik 301996 George Oleksik 231997 Chad Kirby 221998 Jeff Parsons 201999 Aaron Barnett 292000 Kevin Davis 26

Games StartedYear Player G Starts1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 71971 N/A1972 N/A1973 N/A1974 Three with --- 71975 Gary Melson 9 91976 N/A1977 Bob Hardin 12 111978 Mike Moore 15 131979 David Booker 14 131980 Bill Brantner 10 101981 Two with --- 91982 Mark Novak 13 121983 Jerry Moore 12 91984 Bryan Dill 14 101985 Steve Sonneberger 16 131986 Steve Sonneberger 21 161987 Two with --- 141988 Dave Richardson 23 171989 Two with --- 111990 Chris Crabtree 16 151991 Chris Crabtree 19 181992 Mike McLaury 19 131993 Mike McLaury 22 151994 Brian Swistak 13 111995 Jason Stanton 17 171996 Two with --- 121997 Jamie Hill 17 121998 Chad Kirby 16 101999 Jamie Powers 15 152000 Dewon Brazelton 16 15

Complete GamesYear Player GS CG1970 Two with --- 31971 N/A

Yearly Leaders

Aaron Barnett, who is now playing inthe Detroit Tigers organization, led theBlue Raiders with five saves in 1999.


1972 Jack Laverty N/A 61973 N/A1974 Gary Matthews 7 51975 George Ploucher 8 81976 N/A1977 Mike Moore 10 91978 Mike Moore 13 81979 Two with --- 51980 Bill Brantner 10 51981 Mark Novak 9 61982 Mark Novak 12 61983 Mark Novak 8 31984 Two with --- 31985 Steve Sonneberger 13 61986 Steve Sonneberger 16 81987 Dave Richardson 14 101988 Dave Richardson 17 131989 Tom Wegmann 11 71990 Chris Crabtree 15 41991 Chris Crabtree 18 81992 Mike McLaury 13 51993 Mike McLaury 15 61994 Richie Conway 8 51995 Richie Conway 15 81996 Jason Stanton 12 51997 Chad Kirby 51998 Chad Kirby 6 51999 Dewon Brazelton 13 52000 Dewon Brazelton 15 6

Innings PitchedYear Player G IP1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 46.11971 Gary O’Bryan 9 60.01972 Jack Laverty N/A 60.11973 Jack Laverty N/A 94.11974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 14 53.21975 Danny Neal 11 67.21976 Two with --- 82.01977 Mike Moore 11 79.11978 Mike Moore 15 88.01979 David Booker 14 64.21980 Steve Duncan 8 51.11981 Mark Novak 15 81.21982 Mark Novak 13 77.01983 Marty Smith 16 44.11984 Marty Smith 18 70.11985 Steve Sonneberger 16 95.21986 Steve Sonneberger 21 111.11987 Dave Richardson 20 114.21988 Dave Richardson 23 127.11989 Tom Wegmann 16 94.11990 Chris Crabtree 16 96.01991 Chris Crabtree 19 118.01992 Mike McLaury 19 100.01993 Mike McLaury 22 111.01994 Richie Conway 20 71.11995 Richie Conway 16 99.01996 Jason Stanton 15 74.01997 Jamie Hill 17 79.01998 Ken Bedwell 17 75.01999 Jamie Powers 15 85.02000 Dewon Brazelton 16 98.2

StrikeoutsYear Player IP K1970 Terry Rowe 33.2 30

Yearly Leaders

1971 Jim Gilliam 46.0 521972 Jack Laverty 60.1 581973 Jack Laverty 94.1 911974 Gary Matthews 41.1 571975 Danny Neal 67.2 771976 George Ploucher 82.0 851977 Mike Moore 79.3 521978 Mike Moore 88.0 681979 David Booker 64.2 781980 Mark Novak 47.0 291981 Mark Novak 81.2 501982 Mark Novak 77.0 451983 Mark Novak 41.0 301984 Marty Smith 70.1 611985 Steve Sonneberger 95.2 811986 Steve Sonneberger 111.1 1021987 Dave Richardson 114.2 691988 Dave Richardson 127.1 1281989 Tom Wegmann 94.1 781990 Chris Crabtree 96.0 1031991 Chris Crabtree 118.0 1161992 Mike McLaury 100.0 781993 Mike McLaury 111.0 751994 Brian Swistak 63.1 671995 Richie Conway 99.0 741996 Brian Early 72.0 521997 Two with --- 461998 Jeff Parsons 67.0 851999 Dewon Brazelton 84.1 832000 Dewon Brazelton 98.2 98

PutoutsYear Player G PO1970 Mike Townsend 25 1221971 N/A1972 N/A1973 N/A1974 Scott Sain 39 2371975 Denton Peters 37 2731976 Denton Peters 49 3331977 John Weathers 44 3351978 Eric Graves 51 2291979 Doug Hicks 42 2401980 Joe Petrea 26 1821981 Joe Petrea 49 4131982 Scott Turner 48 413

1983 Scott Turner 40 3001984 Alan Colburn 43 2841985 Alan Colburn 52 3271986 Tim Goff 60 3331987 Chris Courtright 55 2861988 Mike Messerly 59 5281989 George Zimmerman 50 3881990 Mike Severance 55 4641991 Jason Maxwell 55 4191992 Gary Myers 54 4551993 Craig Reavis 45 2611994 Craig Reavis 51 3061995 Jamie Walker 63 5331996 Andrew Thompson 52 2811997 Clint Johnson 42 3041998 Wayne Chinapen 50 4061999 Ty Curley 53 3862000 Josh Pride 62 407

AssistsYear Player G A1970 Harry Maurice 23 551971 N/A1972 N/A1973 N/A1974 Wally Mathis 40 891975 Wally Mathis 39 831976 Ben Lankster 50 1421977 Ben Lankster 44 1341978 Kerry Maxwell 52 941979 Mike Tobitt 42 811980 Mike Yarotsky 48 1171981 Buster Keeton 48 1001982 Buster Keeton 48 1291983 Brad Windham 40 871984 Gary Emerson 43 1241985 Gary Emerson 51 1221986 Eddie Pye 62 1571987 Eddie Pye 55 1611988 Eddie Pye 60 1851989 Darryl Steakley 50 1481990 Phillip Edwards 57 1501991 Phillips Edwards 61 1611992 Jason Maxwell 55 1761993 Jason Maxwell 51 1731994 Clay Snellgrove 54 1651995 Clay Snellgrove 62 2081996 Clay Snellgrove 53 1571997 Clay Snellgrove 55 1651998 Wes Whitehead 50 1561999 Wes Whitehead 60 1672000 Wes Whitehead 62 195

ErrorsYear Player G E1970 Two with --- 71971 Harry Maurice 30 121972 N/A1973 N/A1974 Steve Zitney 40 191975 Two with --- 131976 Ben Lankster 50 171977 Tom Nichting 44 141978 Mike Tobitt 51 171979 Two with --- 211980 Mike Yarotsky 48 191981 Ralph David 38 18Wes Whitehead led the Blue Raiders in

assists for three consecutive seasons.

1982 Ralph David 37 261983 Brad Windham 40 201984 Gary Emerson 43 111985 Gary Emerson 51 211986 Chris Whitehead 62 341987 Chris Whitehead 55 311988 Eddie Pye 60 211989 Dwight Robinson 42 181990 Phillip Edwards 57 171991 Phillip Edwards 61 251992 Jason Maxwell 55 241993 Doug Barner 46 211994 Clay Snellgrove 54 251995 Doug Barner 63 211996 Doug Barner 54 251997 Two with --- 141998 Wes Whitehead 50 191999 Josh Pride 59 222000 Wes Whitehead 62 15


CAREER OFFENSIVEGAMES PLAYED

Player No. Years1. Clay Snellgrove 224 1994-972. George Zimmerman 217 1986-893. Doug Barner 208 1993-964. Mudcat Brewer 203 1991-945. Wes Whitehead 200 1997-00

BATTING AVERAGEPlayer Avg. Years

1. Scott Turner .374 1982-832. Bryan Peck .373 1999-003. Gary Myers .365 1991-924. J. Owens .347 1988-905. Chris Whitehead .338 1986-88

HITSPlayer No. Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 269 1994-972. Mudcat Brewer 245 1991-943. Chris Whitehead 209 1986-884. George Zimmerman 208 1986-895. Josh Pride 203 1997-00

RUNSPlayer Runs Years

1. Josh Pride 171 1997-002. Chris Whitehead 166 1986-883. Mudcat Brewer 163 1991-934. Eddie Pye 159 1986-885. J. Owens 133 1988-90

AT BATSPlayer AB’s Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 831 1994-972. Mudcat Brewer 759 1991-943. George Zimmerman 741 1986-894. Doug Barner 703 1993-965. Eddie Pye 672 1986-88

SINGLESPlayer 1B’s Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 194 1994-972. Craig Reavis 158 1993-953. Mudcat Brewer 151 1991-944. Eddie Pye 142 1986-885. Chris Whitehead 137 1986-88

DOUBLESPlayer 2B’s Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 63 1994-97t-2. Mudcat Brewer 51 1991-94

t-2. George Zimmerman 51 1986-894. Bryan Peck 48 1999-005. Doug Barner 45 1993-96

TRIPLESPlayer 3B’s Years

1. Chris Whitehead 17 1986-88t-2 Eric Graves 10 1978-79t-2. Eddie Pye 10 1986-88t-2. Mudcat Brewer 10 1991-945. Jeremy Owens 8 1996-98

HOME RUNSPlayer HR’s Years

1. Josh Pride 44 1997-00t-2. Chris Whitehead 35 1986-88t-2. Doug Barner 35 1993-944. Chris Price 34 1991-94t-5. Dwight Robinson 33 1989-91t-5. Mudcat Brewer 33 1991-94

RBIsPlayer RBI’s Years

1. George Zimmerman 168 1986-892. Mudcat Brewer 159 1991-943. Josh Pride 141 1997-004. Clay Snellgrove 140 1994-97t-5. Doug Barner 137 1993-96t-5. Bryan Peck 137 1999-00

TOTAL BASESPlayer TB Years

1. Mudcat Brewer 415 1991-942. Josh Pride 379 1997-003. Clay Snellgrove 368 1994-974. Chris Whitehead 363 1986-885. George Zimmerman 355 1986-89

SLUGGING PERCENTAGEPlayer SLG% Years

1. Bryan Peck .720 1999-002. J. Owens .644 1988-903. Josh Pride .598 1997-004. Jamie Walker .578 1994-955. Mudcat Brewer .547 1991-94

WALKSPlayer BB’s Years

1. Chris Whitehead 129 1986-882. Doug Barner 123 1993-963. Eddie Pye 116 1986-884. Josh Pride 113 1997-005. Craig Reavis 94 1993-95

STRIKEOUTSPlayer K’s Years

1. Jordan Beddies 193 1994-972. Chris Whitehead 151 1986-883. Josh Pride 124 1997-004. Doug Barner 123 1993-965. Chip Carnes 115 1985-87

HIT BY PITCHPlayer HBP Years

1. Mudcat Brewer 24 1991-942. J. Owens 19 1988-903. Doug Barner 18 1993-964. Clay Snellgrove 15 1994-975. Josh Pride 13 1997-00

SACRIFICESPlayer SAC Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 24 1994-972. Wes Whitehead 22 1997-003. Bryan Peck 17 1999-004. Darryl Steakley 16 1987-895. Ty Curley 15 1996-99

CAREER PITCHING

GAMES STARTEDPlayer No. Years

1. Chris Norton 55 1985-882. Dave Richardson 46 1985-88t-3. Steve Sonneberger 36 1983-86t-3 Mark Novak 36 1980-835. Jamie Birkofer 34 1990-93

Records

Josh Pride holds the single season and career homerun records at Middle Tennessee.


WINSPlayer W’s Years

1. Dave Richardson 29 1985-882. Mark Novak 25 1980-833. Chris Norton 22 1985-884. Steve Sonneberger 19 1983-865. Chris Crabtree 18 1990-91

LOSSESPlayer L’s Years

1. Chris Norton 21 1985-882. Jamie Powers 18 1996-003. Chad Kirby 17 1995-984. Dave Richardson 16 1985-88t-5. Steve Sonneberger 15 1983-86t-5 Jeff Parsons 15 1998-00

SAVESPlayer SV’s Years

1. George Oleksik 16 1993-962. Marty Smith 10 1981-84t-3. Jay Lindsey 8 1991-92t-3. Rob Anggell 8 1989-905. Brad Howard 7 1997-00

ERAPlayer ERA Years

1. Billy Joe Mahaffey 1.18 1973-742. Jack Laverty 2.73 1972-743. Gary Melson 2.79 1973-754. Mike McLaury 2.94 1992-935. Tom Wegmann 3.29 1989-90

WINNING PERCENTAGEPlayer Pct. Rec. Years

1. Jerry Moore .833 10-2 1980-832. Billy Joe Mahaffey .818 9-2 1973-74t-3. Barry Vetter .769 10-3 1986-87t-3. Rob Angell .769 10-3 1989-905. Brad Howard .722 13-5 1997-00

INNINGS PITCHEDPlayer IP Years

1. Chris Norton 380.0 1985-882. Dave Richardson 311.0 1985-883. Steve Sonneberger 270.2 1983-864. Mark Novak 246.2 1980-835. Chris Crabtree 214.0 1990-91

COMPLETE GAMESPlayer CG Years

1. Dave Richardson 23 1985-882. Chris Norton 19 1985-883. Mark Novak 18 1980-834. Mike Moore 17 1977-785. Steve Sonneberger 15 1983-86

STRIKEOUTSPlayer K’s Years

1. Chris Norton 282 1985-882. Dave Richardson 253 1985-883. Steve Sonneberger 225 1983-864. Chris Crabtree 219 1990-915. Jeff Parsons 202 1998-00

WALKSPlayer BB’s Years

1. Dave Richardson 154 1985-882. Steve Sonneberger 146 1983-863. Chris Norton 140 1990-914. Jamie Powers 136 1996-005. Gary Melson 124 1972-75

CAREER DEFENSEPUTOUTS

Player No. Years1. George Zimmerman 884 1986-892. Tim Goff 833 1983-863. Mike Messerly 795 1987-884. Andrew Thompson 783 1994-975. Josh Pride 675 1997-00

ASSISTSPlayer No. Years

1. Clay Snellgrove 695 1994-972. Wes Whitehead 561 1997-003. Eddie Pye 503 1986-884. Chris Whitehead 403 1986-885. Jason Maxwell 376 1991-93

ERRORSPlayer No. Years

1. Chris Whitehead 84 1986-882. Eddie Pye 83 1986-88t-3. Clay Snellgrove 60 1994-97t-3. Wes Whitehead 60 1997-005. Doug Barner 54 1993-96

SEASON OFFENSIVEBATTING AVERAGE (120 AB Min.)Player Avg. Year

1. G.E. McCormack .443 19572. Andrew Thompson .409 19973. Bryan Peck .405 20004. Clay Snellgrove .393 19975. Ty Curley .384 1999

HITSPlayer Avg. Year

1. Bryan Peck 94 20002. Clay Snellgrove 88 19973. Craig Reavis 87 19954. Josh Pride 86 1999

t-5. Eddie Pye 80 1988t-5. Jamie Walker 80 1995

RUNSPlayer No. Year

1. Josh Pride 73 1999t-2. Bryan Peck 68 2000t-2. Josh Renick 68 20004. Justin Links 61 20005. Eddie Pye 60 1988

AT BATSPlayer No. Year

1. Mike Young 245 19882. Corey Watkins 242 19913. Eddie Pye 240 19884. Jamie Walker 239 19955. Craig Reavis 234 1995

SINGLESPlayer No. Year

1. Craig Reavis 74 19952. Eddie Pye 61 19883. Clay Snellgrove 59 1997t-4. Josh Pride 52 1999t-4. Brent Greer 52 1993

DOUBLESPlayer No. Year

1. Bryan Peck 25 20002. Bryan Peck 23 19993. Jay Owens 21 19904. Gary Myers 20 1992t-5. George Zimmerman 19 1989t-5. Mike Severence 19 1991

TRIPLESPlayer No. Year

1. Eric Graves 8 19792. Chris Whitehead 6 19873. Several with 5

HOME RUNSPlayer No. Year

1. Josh Pride 22 1999t-2. Mike Messerly 19 1988t-2. Doug Barner 19 19964. Chris Whitehead 18 1986t-5. Bryan Peck 17 2000t-5. Bryan Peck 17 1999t-5. Jay Owens 17 1990

RBIsPlayer No. Year

1. Bryan Peck 81 20002. Mike Messerly 71 19883. Jay Owens 66 1990

Records


4. Chris Cartwright 58 19875. Doug Hicks 57 1978

TOTAL BASESPlayer No. Year

1. Bryan Peck 174 20002. Josh Pride 165 19993. Bryan Peck 150 19994. Jamie Walker 142 1995t-5. Mike Messerly 135 1988t-5. Jay Owens 135 1990

SLUGGING PERCENTAGEPlayer Pct. Year

1. Bryan Peck .750 20002. Josh Pride .733 19993. Doug Barner .702 19924. Jay Owens .689 19905. Bryan Peck .688 1999

STOLEN BASESPlayer No. Year

1. Mike Young 38 19892. Doug Hicks 29 19793. Corey Watkins 28 19914. Danny Moore 26 19765. Chris Price 25 1994

WALKSPlayer No. Year

1. Craig Reavis 48 19952. Chris Whitehead 47 1988

t-3. Eddie Pye 46 1986t-3. Chris Whitehead 46 19875. Ricky Cheshire 46 1976

STRIKEOUTSPlayer No. Year

1. Jordan Beddies 63 19952. Chris Whitehead 62 19863. Jordan Beddies 58 19964. Jeremy Owens 54 1998t-5. Jordan Beddies 51 1997t-5. Chris Price 51 1991t-5. Chris Whitehead 51 1987

HIT BY PITCHPlayer No. Year

t-1. Jay Owens 10 1990t-1. Ken Finley 10 1993t-3. Ken Finley 9 1992t-3. Mudcat Brewer 9 1993t-5. Bryan Peck 8 2000t-5. Shane Shoemate 8 1996

ON-BASE PERCENTAGEPlayer Pct. Year

1. Greg Myers .554 19922. Andrew Thompson .516 19973. Craig Reavis .481 19954. Greg Myers .477 19915. Scott Haralson .474 1994

SACRIFICESPlayer No. Year

1. Mike Messerly 9 1988t-2. Ralphue David 6 1981t-2. Barry Chandler 6 1985t-2. Mark Vaughn 6 1985t-2. Scott Marcum 6 1986

SEASON PITCHINGAPPEARANCES

Player No. Year1. George Oleksik 30 19952. Aaron Barnett 29 1999t-3. Brett Allen 27 1999t-3. Jay Lindsey 27 19915. Kevin Davis 26 2000

WINSPlayer No. Year

1. Dave Richardson 14 19882. Dave Richardson 12 1987t-3. Jack Laverty 10 1973t-3. Chris Crabtree 10 19905. Steve Sonneberger 9 1986

LOSSESPlayer No. Year

1. Chad Kirby 9 19972. Greg Ruffo 8 1991t-3. Mike Moore 7 1978t-3. Mike McLaury 7 19935. Several with 6

SAVESPlayer No. Year

1. George Oleksik 10 1995t-2. George Oleksik 6 1996t-2. Jay Lindsey 6 1991t-2. Dean Hanks 6 1992t-5. Brad Howard 5 2000t-5. Kevin Davis 5 2000t-5. Aaron Barnett 5 1999t-5. Rob Angell 5 1989

ERAPlayer Avg. Year

1. Billy Joe Mahaffey 0.60 19732. Prestley Guy 0.72 19723. Rob Angell 1.07 19894. Greg Cunnyngham 1.24 19665. Stan Evans 1.64 1970

INNINGS PITCHEDPlayer No. Year

1. Dave Richardson 127.1 19882. Chris Crabtree 118.0 19913. Dave Richardson 114.2 19874. Steve Sonneberger 111.1 19865. Mike McLaury 111.0 1993

GAMES STARTEDPlayer No. Year

1. Chris Crabtree 18 19912. Dave Richardson 17 1988t-3. Greg Raffo 16 1991t-3. Steve Sonneberger 16 19865. Several with 15

COMPLETE GAMESPlayer No. Year

1. Dave Richardson 13 19882. Dave Richardson 10 19873. Mike Moore 9 19774. Several with 8

HITS ALLOWED PER NINE INNINGS(Min. 50 IP)

Player No. Year1. Steve Sonneberger 5.93 19852. Gary Melson 6.06 19753. George Ploucher 6.24 19754. Jay Lindsey 6.32 19915. Tom Wegmann 6.34 1989

Records

Craig Reavis walked 48 times in 1995 to set a schoolmark in that category.


Team SeasonRecords

BattingAt Bats ............................................. 2,101, 1995Hits ..................................................... 598, 1999Batting Average ................................. .323, 1997Runs ................................................... 416, 1986Doubles ............................................... 116, 1992Triples ................................................... 28, 1987Home Runs .......................................... 77, 1999Runs Batted In .................................... 359, 1986Total Bases ......................................... 949, 1999Slugging Percentage ........................... .510, 1997Strikeouts ............................................ 385, 1999Walks ................................................. 260, 1985Stolen Bases ....................................... 118, 1985Sacrifices .............................................. 56, 1995

PitchingInnings Pitched ................................. 529.0, 1995Complete Games .................................. 27, 1988Earned Run Average ......................... 2.25, 1974Shutouts ................................................ 12, 1976Strikeouts ............................................ 444, 1999Walks ................................................. 308, 1985Saves ................................................... 16, 1999

MiscellaneousGames .................................................. 63, 1995Wins ..................................................... 42, 1990Losses .................................................. 33, 1991

Records

Offensive-IndividualAt Bats ....................................... 8 by Perry Lyons vs. Eastern Ky., 1995Hits ............................................. 6 by Tim Goff vs. South Alabama, 1986Runs ............................................................................... 5 by four players(Last time by Dwight Robinson and Jeff Avery vs. TSU, 1989)Doubles ............................................................................ 3 by 10 players(Last time by Josh Renck vs. Tennessee Tech, 2000)Triples ............................................................................ 2 by four players(Last time by Jason Maxwell vs. Murray St., 1993)Home Runs .................................................................... 3 by four players(Last time by Josh Pride vs. Tennessee Tech, 1999)RBIs ................................................................................ 8 by two players(Last time by Cale Lawson vs. TSU, 1989)(7 in one inning by Tony Hayes vs. TTU, 1986)Total Bases ................................................................. 12 by five players(Last time by Josh Pride vs. Tennessee Tech, 1999*)Strikeouts ................................................................ 4 by several players(Last time by Jeff Parsons vs. Tennessee Tech, 1999)Walks ......................................... 5 by Doug Barner vs. Eastern Ky., 1995Stolen Bases ........................................................... 3 by several players(Last time by Josh Renick vs. Vanderbilt, 2000)

Pitching-IndividualStrikeouts ....................................... 20 by Gary Matthews vs. Fisk, 1974Walks .......................................... 12 by Gary Matthews vs. Auburn, 1973

Offensive-TeamAt Bats .................................................... 52 vs. Western Kentucky, 1995Hits .......................................................... 25 vs. Western Kentucky, 1992Runs ..........................................................29 vs. Tennessee State, 1989Doubles ......................................................................... 8 vs. UAB, 1998Triples ........................................................................ 3 in several games(Last time vs. Louisville, 1991)Home Runs .............................................................. 7 vs. two opponents(Last time vs. Eastern Illinois, 2000)RBIs ........................................................................ 24 vs. two opponents(Last time vs. Western Kentucky, 1992)Strikeouts ............................................................18 vs. Vanderbilt, 1972Walks .........................................................21 vs. Tennessee State, 1989Stolen Bases ........................................................... 9 vs. two opponents(Last time vs. Tennessee State, 1992)

Pitching and Defense-TeamStrikeouts ..................................................................... 20 vs. Fisk, 1974Walks ................................................................. 14 vs. Austin Peay, 1966Double Plays ............................................ 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 1990

SINGLE GAME RECORDS

WALKSPlayer No. Year

1. Steve Sonneberger 55 1985t-2. Steve Sonneberger 51 1988t-2. Jamie Hill 51 19974. Jamie Powers 50 19995. Gary Melson 49 1974

STRIKEOUTSPlayer No. Year

1. Dave Richardson 128 19882. Chris Crabtree 116 19913. Chris Crabtree 103 19904. Steve Sonneberger 102 19865. Dewon Brazelton 98 2000

STRIKEOUTS PER NINE INNINGS(Min. 50 IP)

Player No. Year1. Jeff Parsons 11.42 19992. David Booker 10.86 19793. Danny Neal 10.24 19754. Jeff Parsons 9.99 19995. Chris Crabtree 9.65 1990

OPPONENT’S BATTING AVERAGE(Since 1990)

Player Avg. Year1. Joe Dalton .190 19932. Brad Howard .192 20003. Jay Lindsey .197 19914. Chris Crabtree .212 19905. Joe Dalton .232 1994

SEASON DEFENSEPUTOUTS

Player No. Year1. Jamie Walker 533 19952. Mike Messerly 528 19883. Mike Severence 464 19904. Gary Myers 455 19925. Jason Maxwell 419 1991

ASSISTSPlayer No. Year

1. Clay Snellgrove 208 19952. Wes Whitehead 195 20003. Eddie Pye 185 19884. Jason Maxwell 176 19925. Jason Maxwell 173 1993

ERRORSPlayer No. Year

1. Chris Whitehead 34 19862. Eddie Pye 32 19863. Chris Whitehead 31 19874. Eddie Pye 30 19875. Doug Barner 25 1996


1988Record 33-26-1(14-7 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/20 @Memphis State ...... W, 5-42/20 @Memphis State ...... W, 8-12/23 @Northern Alabama .. T, 4-42/24 Western Kentucky ...... W,4-32/25 @Trevecca .............. W, 11-92/27 Illinois ......................... L, 3-42/27 Illinois ......................... L, 2-32/28 Illinois ....................... L, 6-103/1 UAB ............................ L, 2-33/1 UAB .......................... L, 5-143/2 @Tennessee ............. W, 5-43/5 *Murray State ............ W, 6-23/5 *Murray State ........... L, 2-113/6 *Murray State ............ W, 9-33/8 Indiana State .............. L, 6-83/9 Kentucky .................... L, 1-53/13 *Tennessee State .... W, 10-13/13 *Tennessee State ...... W, 6-03/15 @Cumberland ............ L, 2-63/16 Memphis State ......... L, 8-113/17 Memphis State .......... W, 9-13/19 @UAB ........................ L, 3-43/20 @South Alabama ..... L, 0-103/21 @South Alabama ..... L, 6-173/22 @UAB .................... L, 13-173/23 @Alabama ................ W, 5-33/24 @Alabama ................. L, 4-93/27 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 8-43/27 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 3-43/30 *Austin Peay ............. W, 6-53/30 *Austin Peay ............. W, 8-44/3 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 15-74/3 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 5-64/6 *Austin Peay ............. W, 6-34/7 North Alabama ........ W, 13-94/9 *Murray State ............ W, 3-04/9 *Murray State ............. L, 1-54/10 *Murray State ............ W, 4-34/12 @Western Kentucky . W, 6-2

4/14 Tennessee ................. W, 8-74/16 *@Tennessee State .. W, 7-24/16 *@Tennessee State .. W, 5-14/17 *@Tennessee State W, 13-94/18 Alabama ..................... L, 2-34/19 Alabama .................... W, 9-44/21 Vanderbilt .................. W, 9-84/24 Cumberland .............. W, 7-64/27 Trevecca ................. W, 14-34/30 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 5-74/30 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 2-35/1 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 2-65/3 @Vanderbilt ........... L, 11-125/6 #Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 0-55/7 #Morehead State ....... W, 7-15/7 #Tennessee Tech ...... W, 9-35/8 #Eastern Kentucky .. W, 12-75/8 #Eastern Kentucky .. W, 20-35/26 $Texas A&M .............. W, 3-15/28 $Missouri .................. L, 6-105/28 $Mississippi State .... L, 4-12* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament$ denotes NCAA Regional

1989Record 27-22-1(11-6 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/25 Cumberland ............ L, 9-102/26 Cumberland ........... W, 11-33/1 @Western Kentucky . L, 1-33/2 Tennessee ................ L, 2-133/3 Columbus College . W, 12-113/8 North Alabama ........... L, 3-63/9 @Cumberland ............ L, 0-83/10 @Belmont ............... W, 11-33/11 @UAB ........................ L, 4-83/12 @UAB ....................... W, 7-43/14 @Trevecca .............. W, 12-93/15 Memphis State ......... L, 4-113/16 Memphis State ........ W, 10-03/19 @Indiana State ........ L, 5-10

3/19 @Indiana State .......... T, 2-23/22 @Western Kentucky . W, 7-53/23 @Kentucky ............... L, 6-133/25 *@Eastern Kentucky L, 6-113/25 *@Eastern Kentucky .. L, 7-83/26 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 9-43/28 Trevecca ................. W, 11-34/1 *Tennessee State ...... W, 5-14/1 *Tennessee State ...... W, 3-04/2 *Tennessee State .... W, 29-74/9 *@Murray State ......... L, 0-34/9 *@Murray State ........ W, 7-54/11 Belmont(@Tullahoma)W, 7-24/12 @Alabama ................. L, 2-54/13 @Alabama ................. L, 0-44/15 @Western Carolina .... L, 4-74/15 @Western Carolina ... W, 3-24/16 @Western Carolina . W, 13-34/19 @Tennessee ........... W, 13-04/20 UAB ............................ L, 4-84/21 UAB ......................... W, 10-54/22 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 8-44/22 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 2-14/23 *Tennessee Tech ..... W, 12-24/25 Vanderbilt ................ W, 12-34/26 Kentucky ................... W, 7-24/27 Kentucky .................. L, 3-124/29 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 7-84/29 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 2-44/30 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 9-25/2 @Vanderbilt .............. W, 5-35/6 *Morehead State ........ L, 1-25/6 *Morehead State ....... W, 7-35/7 *Morehead State ....... W, 8-75/14 #Austin Peay .............. L, 3-45/15 #Murray State ............. L, 0-2* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

1990Record 42-15 (14-0 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/17 @South Alabama ....... L, 1-22/23 Trevecca ................. W, 10-62/28 Western Kentucky ..... W, 9-83/1 @Western Kentucky .. L, 7-83/3 @Mississippi ............. W, 1-03/3 @Mississippi ........... W, 10-83/7 @Columbus College . W, 4-23/9 UAB ........................... W, 6-13/10 UAB ........................... W, 9-63/13 Southern Mississippi . W, 8-73/14 Southern Mississippi W, 11-53/16 @UAB ........................ L, 1-23/17 @UAB ....................... W, 3-13/19 @Memphis State ....... L, 2-33/20 @Memphis State ...... W, 4-33/22 @Cumberland ............ L, 4-73/24 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 5-03/24 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-6

3/25 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 7-53/27 @Alabama .............. W, 10-43/28 @Alabama ................. L, 5-63/31 *@Tennessee State .. W, 7-34/1 *@Tennessee State .. W, 2-14/2 Alabama .................... W, 5-44/3 @Tennessee .............. L, 1-94/5 @North Alabama ....... L, 2-64/7 *Murray State ............ W, 4-04/7 *Murray State ............ W, 4-34/8 *Murray State ............ W, 5-44/10 Western Kentucky ...... L, 1-54/11 Vandy(@Tullahoma) . W, 9-64/12 @Kentucky ............ W, 11-104/13 Evansville .................. W, 9-64/14 Evansville ................ W, 10-24/15 Evansville .................. W, 7-64/16 North Alabama .......... W, 8-54/18 @Western Kentucky . W, 8-44/19 Cumberland ........... L, 10-124/21 *@Tennessee Tech . W, 12-44/21 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 9-54/24 @Vanderbilt .............. W, 8-24/25 Mississippi ................. W, 6-44/26 Kentucky ................... W, 9-74/28 *Austin Peay ........... W, 11-54/28 *Austin Peay ............. W, 7-54/29 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 6-55/5 *@Morehead State . W, 14-65/8 Memphis State ........... L, 3-45/9 Memphis State .......... W, 9-25/13 #Austin Peay ............. W, 9-55/14 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 7-15/15 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-25/18 @Georgia Tech ......... W, 5-45/18 @Georgia Tech .......... L, 0-55/19 @Georgia Tech .......... L, 4-55/24 $San Diego State ..... L, 6-185/25 $Stanford ................... L, 6-1* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament$denotes NCAA Regional

1991Record 28-33 (12-5 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/23 @UAB ....................... W, 6-42/24 @UAB ..................... W, 10-63/1 Louisville ................... W, 9-23/2 Louisville .................... L, 0-13/5 @Ole Miss ................. L, 2-33/6 @Ole Miss ............... L, 5-133/8 @Cumberland ............ L, 2-53/9 Eastern Illinois ........... W, 3-23/9 Eastern Illinois ........... W, 4-03/10 Eastern Illinois ............ L, 3-73/13 Memphis State ........... L, 0-33/14 @Memphis State ...... W, 7-33/16 @South Alabama ..... L, 1-183/17 @South Alabama ....... L, 7-9

Peterson Year-By-Year

The 1990 edition of the Blue Raiders won a school record 42 games and went14-0 in OVC play. The team went on to capture the OVC Tournament and makean NCAA Regional appearance.


3/18 @South Alabama ....... L, 6-73/19 @Southern Miss ........ L, 3-43/20 @Southern Miss ........ L, 3-73/23 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 6-43/23 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 4-13/24 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 18-23/26 North Alabama .......... W, 8-73/27 @Louisville ............. W, 25-83/29 Nicholls State ............ W, 3-13/30 Nicholls State ............ W, 2-03/31 Nicholls State ............ W, 7-54/3 @Alabama ................. L, 3-44/4 @Alabama ............... L, 6-114/6 *@Eastern Kentucky L, 4-124/6 *@Eastern Kentucky L, 3-114/7 *@Eastern Kentucky W, 12-64/8 @Kentucky ................. L, 3-64/10 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 6-94/11 @Kentucky ............... L, 6-124/13 *Tennessee State .... W, 17-64/13 *Tennessee State ...... W, 5-44/14 *Tennessee State .... W, 14-64/17 @Tennessee ............. W, 4-3

*Tennessee Tech ....... W, 3-14/20 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 4-14/21 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 4-64/22 @North Alabama ....... L, 3-44/23 UAB ............................ L, 3-94/24 @Vanderbilt ............. L, 4-224/25 Ole Miss ................ W, 19-184/27 *Morehead State ....... W, 5-04/27 *Morehead State ....... W, 4-34/30 Tennessee ................ L, 5-225/4 *@Murray State ......... L, 5-05/4 *@Murray State ........ W, 5-15/5 *@Murray State ......... L, 3-45/8 @Evansville ............... L, 6-85/9 @Evansville ............... L, 2-95/10 @Western Kentucky L, 3-115/12 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 2-15/13 #Murray State ............ W, 4-35/14 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-1

Wright State ............... L, 3-6Wright State ............... L, 3-9Wright State ............... L, 3-9

5/24 $Southern Cal ............ L, 5-75/25 $Hawaii ...................... L, 3-7* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament$ denotes NCAA Regional

1992Record 35-21 (14-6 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/22 @UAB ........................ L, 2-32/23 @UAB ....................... W, 6-42/27 @Samford .................. L, 5-62/28 @B’ham Southern ...... L, 1-72/29 @UAB ....................... W, 4-23/3 @Cumberland ......... W, 11-63/6 @Ole Miss ................. L, 1-73/7 @Ole Miss .............. W, 11-13/8 @UT-Martin ............ W, 12-53/12 Indiana State ............. W, 2-1

3/13 Indiana State .............. L, 1-2314 @Alabama ................ W, 9-73/15 @Alabama ............... L, 1-153/16 Nicholls State ............. L, 1-63/17 Nicholls State ............. L, 3-53/21 * SE Missouri .......... W, 10-13/22 *SE Missouri .............. L, 0-13/25 UAB ........................... W, 1-03/26 UAB ........................... W, 4-13/28 *Eastern Kentucky .. W, 13-63/28 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-23/29 *Eastern Kentucky .. W, 17-33/31 Berry College .......... W, 10-64/4 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 2-54/4 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 0-14/5 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 5-84/7 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 4-54/8 @Western Kentucky . W, 8-74/9 Memphis State ......... L, 7-134/11 *@Tennessee State .. W, 8-04/11 *@Tennessee State W, 11-84/12 *@Tennessee State W, 14-4??? Cumberland .............. W, 3-24/15 Kentucky ................... W, 8-34/16 @North Alabama .... W, 11-34/18 *Austin Peay ............. W, 2-14/18 *Austin Peay .............. L, 6-74/19 *Austin Peay ............ L, 9-104/21 Vanderbilt ................... L, 2-44/22 UT-Martin ................ W, 10-24/23 Western Kentukcy . W, 24-104/25 *Murray State ............ W, 4-34/25 *Murray State .......... W, 12-44/26 *Murray State ............ W, 8-14/28 Memphis State ........... L, 2-84/30 @Kentucky ................ W, 8-75/2 *@Morehead State . W, 12-55/2 *@Morehead State . W, 10-85/3 *@Morehead State . W, 15-75/6 Alabama ..................... L, 2-95/8 Troy State ................... L, 5-65/9 Troy State ................... L, 4-75/10 Troy State ................ W, 13-65/14 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 4-15/15 #Southeast Missouri W, 14-25/15 #Austin Peay ........... W, 10-9* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

1993Record 25-26 (15-6 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/19 @SE Louisiana ........ L, 4-102/20 @Southern Miss. ....... L, 1-92/21 @Southern Miss. ..... L, 3-192/27 Southern Illinois ...... W, 10-32/28 Southern Illinois ......... L, 5-73/3 @Cumberland ........... W, 8-23/7 Cumberland .......... W, 11-103/9 @UAB .................... L, 14-153/10 @UAB ...................... L, 6-103/17 @Alabama ................. L, 4-63/18 @Alabama ............... L, 7-123/20 *Murray State ............ W, 9-1

3/20 *Murray State ............ W, 4-13/21 *Murray State ............ W, 8-5

Tennessee ............... W, 15-33/27 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 0-23/27 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 2-53/28 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 4-33/30 UAB ............................ L, 7-83/31 UAB ........................... W, 7-64/1 @Tennessee .............. L, 4-84/3 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 5-34/3 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 2-14/4 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 9-74/5 Alabama ..................... L, 5-84/6 Memphis State ........... L, 5-64/7 Tennessee .................. L, 4-84/8 Mississippi .............. L, 11-144/10 *Tennessee State ...... W, 3-24/10 *Tennessee State ...... W, 6-34/11 *Tennessee State .... W, 10-24/15 @Western Kentucky W, 10-64/17 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 4-24/17 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 4-14/18 *@UT-Martin .............. L, 2-94/19 Western Kentucky ... W, 10-64/20 @Memphis State ...... W, 7-34/21 Vanderbilt ................. L, 4-104/23 @Troy State .............. W, 7-14/24 @Troy State ............... L, 8-94/25 @Troy State .............. W, 6-24/27 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 4-65/1 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 7-05/1 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 5-65/2 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 8-95/8 *Southeast Missouri ... L, 1-25/8 *Southeast Missouri .. W, 2-15/9 *Southeast Missouri .. W, 9-45/11 @Kentucky ................. L, 7-85/14 #Morehead State ........ L, 0-15/15 #Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 2-4* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

1994Record 32-23 (14-8 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/26 @Auburn .................. L, 3-19

2/26 @Auburn .................... L, 2-92/27 @Auburn .................. L, 9-113/4 @Troy State .............. L-9-113/5 @Troy State ............... L, 5-63/6 @Troy State ............ W, 12-43/8 @UAB ..................... W, 13-33/12 Eastern Illinois ........... W, 9-53/12 Eastern Illinois ........... W, 8-13/13 Eastern Illinois ........... W, 8-73/15 @Alabama State ..... W, 21-23/16 @South Alabama ...... W, 9-83/16 @South Alabama ....... L, 2-43/17 @Southwest Missouri L, 3-63/19 UW-Milwaukee .......... W, 7-23/19 UW-Milwaukee ........ W, 10-33/20 NE Illinois ................ W, 13-33/22 Auburn ....................... L, 1-63/26 *Austin Peay ............. W, 8-53/29 @Memphis State ....... L, 6-74/1 *@SE Missouri ......... L, 4-114/1 *@SE Missouri .......... W, 8-64/2 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 2-34/6 Memphis State ....... L, 10-144/9 *Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 7-84/9 *Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 1-34/10 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 6-54/11 Cumberland .............. W, 8-64/13 Tennessee .................. L, 0-34/14 @Cumberland ......... W, 11-54/16 *@Murray State ......... L, 6-74/16 *@Murray State ...... W, 11-44/17 *@Murray State ......... L, 3-74/20 @Tennessee ............. W, 5-44/21 Troy State ................ W, 12-24/22 Troy State ................... L, 1-74/23 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 6-44/23 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 3-24/24 *@UT-Martin .......... L, 11-124/25 @Western Kentucky .. L, 5-74/26 Vanderbilt ................ W, 10-94/30 *Morehead State ....... W, 4-34/30 *Morehead State ....... W, 3-25/1 *Morehead State ........ L, 3-45/4 UAB ......................... W, 10-45/7 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 9-45/7 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 7-2


The 1995 Blue Raiders won 35 games and went to the NCAA Tournament forthe eighth time in school history.


5/8 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 4-35/10 Western Kentucky ... W, 16-55/13 *@Morehead State . W, 15-25/14 *Austin Peay ............. W, 5-45/15 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 5-45/20 @The Citadel ............. L, 3-45/21 @The Citadel .......... W, 11-35/21 @The Citadel ............. L, 0-4* denotes OVC game

1995Record 36-27 (16-4 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/18 @Alabama .................. L,1-22/19 @Alabama ................. L, 2-62/24 @UAB ........................ L, 4-62/26 @B’ham Southern ...... L, 4-72/28 @Samford .................. L, 1-32/28 @Mississippi ............. W, 3-23/2 @Cumberland ............ L, 2-83/4 @Auburn .................. L, 2-123/9 Indiana State .............. L, 2-33/9 Indiana State .............. L, 5-93/11 Northeastern Illinois .. W, 8-13/11 Northeastern Illinois .. W, 1-03/12 Northeastern Illinois W, 14-63/14 Southern Mississippi . W, 7-53/15 Southern Mississippi . W, 7-53/18 @UAB ....................... W, 9-63/19 @UAB ....................... W, 6-63/20 @UAB ..................... W, 10-43/21 @Memphis ................. L, 4-53/22 @Memphis ............... L, 2-163/25 *Southeast Missouri .. W, 5-03/25 *Southeast Missouri .. W, 2-13/26 *Southeast Missouri .. W, 6-43/28 Cumberland ............... L, 3-74/1 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 7-34/1 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 9-64/2 *@Eastern Kentucky W, 13-94/4 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 1-24/5 @Tennessee .............. L, 2-84/8 *Murray State ............. L, 1-54/8 *Murray State ............. L, 2-44/9 *Murray State ............ W, 9-34/10 Auburn ....................... L, 1-64/11 Memphis ................... W, 9-44/12 Memphis .................... L, 2-94/15 *UT-Martin ............... W, 11-34/15 *UT-Martin ................. W, 8-24/16 *UT-Martin ................. W, 5-34/18 Kentucky ................... W, 8-24/19 Tennessee .................. L, 5-94/22 *@Morehead State .... L, 6-74/22 *@Morehead State ... W, 5-44/25 Vanderbilt ................... L, 3-84/26 @Western Kentucky W, 14-44/29 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 6-44/29 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 2-14/30 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 8-15/2 UAB ............................ L, 2-45/3 UAB ............................ L, 3-45/6 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 1-45/6 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 15-7

5/7 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 14-75/9 Western Kentucky ... W, 12-75/13 #Morehead State ..... W, 15-65/15 #Southeast Missouri L, 4-145/15 #Morehead State ....... W, 8-45/15 #Southeast Missouri . W, 6-55/16 #Southeast Missouri . W, 6-45/19 %Jackson State ...... W, 10-25/20 %Jackson State ........ W, 6-25/25 $Southern California L, 4-105/26 $Southwest Missouri . W, 5-35/27 $Pepperdine ........... L, 17-18* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament% denotes NCAA Play-In Series$ denotes NCAA Tournament

1996Record 28-26 (13-7 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/20 @Alabama ................ W, 4-32/24 @Georgia State ......... L, 4-52/24 @Georgia State ........ W, 8-22/25 @Georgia State ........ W, 5-12/28 Louisville .................... L, 1-82/28 Louisville ................... W, 7-23/1 Illinois State ............... W, 2-13/2 Illinois State ................ L, 6-93/3 Illinois State ............... W, 6-33/5 @Southern Miss. ....... L, 8-93/6 @Southern Miss. ..... L, 2-233/9 UW-Milwaukee .......... W, 5-03/10 UW-Milwaukee ........ W, 10-23/10 UW-Milwaukee .......... W, 9-63/12 @Memphis ................. L, 4-63/13 @Memphis ................. L, 0-43/16 *Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 2-83/16 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 3-2

3/17 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-23/18 @Cumberland ............ L, 5-73/21 Memphis ................... W, 6-13/23 *@Murray State ........ W, 7-13/23 *@Murray State ........ W, 4-03/24 *@Murray State ...... W, 17-93/26 UAB .......................... L, 2-123/27 UAB .......................... L, 6-173/30 *@UT-Martin ........... W, 11-33/30 *@UT-Martin .............. L, 1-53/31 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 9-44/3 Jacksonville State ..... W, 4-34/3 Jacksonville State ...... L, 6-84/5 *Morehead State ....... W, 3-24/5 *Morehead State ........ L, 1-24/6 *Morehead State ....... W, 4-14/9 Vanderbilt ................... L, 2-54/10 Tennessee ................ L, 9-134/11 @Western Kentucky .. L, 4-84/13 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 8-24/13 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 0-24/14 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 9-74/15 Cumberland ............ W, 10-04/16 @Kentucky .............. W, 11-24/20 *Austin Peay ............. W, 7-24/20 *Austin Peay .............. L, 4-54/21 *Austin Peay ............ L, 5-104/23 @UAB ........................ L, 3-44/24 @UAB ....................... W, 6-44/25 Western Kentucky ... W, 10-54/27 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 3-64/27 *@SE Missouri ........ W, 12-24/30 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 6-75/4 #Murray State ........... L, 9-135/4 #Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 4-55/8 @Tennessee .............. L, 6-8* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

1997Record 31-24 (17-7 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/22 @Auburn .................... L, 1-42/22 @Auburn .................. L, 7-112/23 @Auburn .................... L, 3-93/25 @Alabama ............... L, 5-122/27 @Louisville ................ L, 5-72/28 @Louisville ............. W, 12-33/1 Georgia State ............ W, 9-33/1 Georgia State ............ W, 7-63/9 Cumberland .............. W, 6-53/11 @UAB ........................ L, 0-13/12 @UAB ................... W, 13-123/15 *Tennessee Tech ........ L, 2-43/15 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 7-13/16 *Tennessee Tech ..... W, 12-03/19 @Memphis .............. W, 13-33/19 @Memphis ................ W, 4-03/22 *@Eastern Kentucky .. L, 1-33/22 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 4-33/23 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 7-53/26 @Indiana State ......... W, 9-83/26 @Indiana State .......... L, 3-63/28 *Eastern Illinois ......... W, 8-13/28 *Eastern Illinois ......... W, 7-43/29 *Eastern Illinois .......... L, 3-64/1 @Western KentuckyL, 10-114/2 @Alabama ................. L, 6-94/5 *@UT-Martin ........... W, 12-94/6 *@UT-Martin ............. W, 9-24/6 *@UT-Martin .............. L, 0-24/8 Cumberland .............. W, 9-64/9 @Tennessee ............ L, 6-124/12 Evansville .................. W, 7-34/13 Evansville ............... L, 10-144/14 @Cumberland ........... W, 3-14/15 Memphis ................. W, 16-8


The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse was dedicated on October 24, 1998. The ceremony featured the five men thatwere most instrumental in completing the project. Pictured from left are former Head Baseball Coach JohnStanford, former MT President Dr. James Walker, Stephen Smith, Steve Peterson, and former Athletic Director


4/16 Memphis ................... W, 9-84/19 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 7-94/19 *@Austin Peay ......... L, 1-104/20 *@Austin Peay .......... W, 5-24/23 vs. Tennessee .......... L, 3-134/26 *Southeast Missouri W, 12-34/26 *Southeast Missouri W, 10-94/27 *Southeast Missouri W, 12-64/29 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 4-54/29 @Vanderbilt ............. L, 9-105/3 *@Morehead State .... L, 6-75/4 *@Morehead State ... W, 8-55/4 *@Morehead State . W, 12-65/6 Alabama-Birmingham W, 9-45/7 Alabama-BirminghamL, 8-165/10 *Murray State ............ W, 3-05/10 *Murray State ............ W, 7-35/11 *Murray State .......... W, 18-45/15 #Southeast Missouri .. L, 0-45/16 #Austin Peay .............. L, 6-9* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

1998Record 17-33 (9-14 OVC)Coach:Steve Peterson2/20 Illinois State ............... W, 5-22/21 Illinois State ............... W, 7-62/27 vs. Northwestern State L, 3-42/28 vs. Centenary ........... L, 5-113/1 vs. SW Missouri ....... L, 7-113/3 @UAB ...................... L, 7-153/4 @UAB .................... L, 13-153/7 *@Tennessee Tech .. L, 5-143/7 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 4-53/8 *@Tennessee Tech L, 10-173/12 Butler .......................... L, 2-83/12 Butler ......................... W, 5-13/14 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 8-13/14 *Eastern Kentucky .... W, 5-33/15 *Eastern Kentucky ... L, 1-133/17 @Evansville ............. L, 6-113/18 @Evansville ............ W, 12-93/22 *@Eastern Illinois ...... L, 2-33/22 *@Eastern Illinois .... L, 8-183/24 @Memphis ............... L, 2-113/25 @Memphis ............. L, 12-18


3/28 *UT-Martin .................. L, 6-83/28 *UT-Martin ............... W, 11-83/29 *UT-Martin ............... W, 16-83/30 @Belmont ............... W, 10-24/1 Vanderbilt ............... L, 10-134/4 Indiana State .............. L, 5-74/5 Indiana State .............. L, 0-64/7 Jacksonville State . W, 12-104/9 Tennessee ................ L, 5-154/10 *Austin Peay ............. W, 6-24/10 *Austin Peay ............. W, 4-24/11 *Austin Peay .............. L, 2-44/14 Memphis ............... W, 17-104/15 Memphis ................. W, 19-94/18 *@SE Missouri ......... L, 9-104/18 *@SE Missouri ........ W, 10-74/19 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 4-84/21 @Jacksonville State L, 4-104/22 vs Tennessee ............. L, 5-74/23 Western Kentucky ...... L, 4-54/25 *Morehead State ........ L, 2-74/25 *Morehead State ..... W, 10-04/26 *Morehead State ........ L, 7-94/27 Belmont .................... L, 0-114/28 @Vanderbilt ............. L, 6-125/2 *@Murray State ....... L, 9-145/2 *@Murray State ......... L, 0-35/3 *@Murray State ........ W, 9-55/5 UAB .......................... L, 4-16* denotes OVC game

1999Record 29-31 (14-10 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/19 @Auburn .................... L, 2-82/20 @Auburn ................... W, 5-22/21 @Auburn .................... L, 3-72/26 @Southern Miss. .... W, 10-52/27 @Southern Miss. ....... L, 3-72/28 @Southern Miss. ....... L, 2-43/2 Jacksonville State ..... W, 5-33/5 Southwest Missouri .. L, 7-163/6 Southwest Missouri .... L, 1-43/7 Southwest Missouri .. L, 9-153/9 @Memphis ................... L7-83/10 @Memphis ................. L, 1-53/16 @Jacksonville State . W, 6-2

The 2000 Blue Raiders won 39 games and made the NCAA Regional finalsfor only the second time in school history

3/17 @Jacksonville State . W, 6-43/19 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 13-123/20 *Eastern Illinois ........ L, 7-183/21 *Eastern Illinois .......... L, 1-33/21 *Eastern Illinois ......... W, 2-13/23 UAB .......................... L, 7-103/24 UAB .......................... L, 1-133/27 *@UT-Martin ........... W, 15-33/27 *@UT-Martin ........... W, 13-33/28 *@UT-Martin .............. L, 2-43/30 Memphis ................ L, 12-194/2 Illinois State ................ L, 0-34/3 Illinois State ................ L, 2-94/4 Illinois State .............. L, 8-174/6 Western Kentucky ..... W, 9-74/10 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 20-34/10 *@Austin Peay ........... L, 6-74/11 *@Austin Peay ........ W, 15-44/13 @Western Kentucky .. L, 3-64/14 Vanderbilt ................... L, 3-54/17 *@SE Missouri ......... L, 2-104/17 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 0-44/18 *@SE Missouri .......... W, 9-64/19 @Belmont ............... W, 12-24/20 @Vanderbilt ............ W, 12-94/21 Tenn.(in Chattanooga)W, 6-34/24 *@Morehead State ... W, 3-24/24 *@Morehead State .... L, 3-54/25 *@Morehead State .... L, 4-64/26 Belmont ..................... W, 6-25/1 *Murray State ............ W, 6-35/1 *Murray State ............ W, 2-15/2 *Murray State ............ W, 5-05/4 @UAB ....................... W, 8-75/5 @UAB .................... L, 11-215/8 *Tennessee Tech ..... W, 13-25/8 *Tennessee Tech ....... W, 6-35/9 *Tennessee Tech ..... W, 10-55/11 @Tennessee .......... L, 10-155/15 *@Eastern Kentucky .. L, 1-65/15 *@Eastern Kentucky .. L, 4-55/16 *@Eastern Kentucky . W, 13-105/20 #Austin Peay ........... W, 12-95/20 #Eastern Illinois .......... L, 7-85/21 #Southeast Missouri . W, 6-45/21 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 4-35/22 #Eastern Illinois .......... L, 3-4* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament

2000Record 39-23 (17-6 OVC)Coach: Steve Peterson2/18 @SE Louisiana ........ L, 5-102/19 @SE Louisiana .......... L, 4-52/20 @SE Louisiana .......... L, 1-62/26 Indiana ...................... W, 9-82/27 Indiana ..................... L, 6-172/29 @Mempis ................ W, 12-43/1 @Memphis ................ W, 6-23/4 @SW Missouri ......... L, 6-133/4 @SW Missouri ........... L, 3-43/5 @SW Missouri ......... L, 3-10

3/6 Yale ............................ L, 1-43/7 Southern Mississippi .. L, 3-73/8 Southern Mississippi . W, 7-33/12 Dayton ....................... W, 4-13/12 Dayton ....................... W, 6-23/15 Jacksonville State ... W, 13-23/16 Yale ......................... W, 11-23/18 *UT-Martin ................. W, 9-33/18 *UT-Martin ................. W, 7-13/21 @UAB ........................ L, 3-53/22 @UAB ........................ L, 4-63/24 UW-Milwaukee .......... W, 4-33/24 UW-Milwaukee .......... W, 4-33/25 UW-Milwaukee ........... L, 3-53/28 UAB ........................... W, 4-23/29 UAB ........................... W, 6-24/1 *Austin Peay ............. W, 6-54/1 *Austin Peay .............. L, 4-64/2 *Austin Peay ............. W, 7-64/4 Tennessee .................. L, 1-24/8 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 2-34/8 *@SE Missouri ........... L, 0-24/9 *@SE Missouri .......... W, 8-54/12 Memphis ................. W, 10-34/15 *Morehead State ..... W, 11-04/15 *Morehead State ....... W, 8-04/16 *Morehead State ....... W, 8-74/18 Vanderbilt .................. W, 9-84/21 *@Murray State ........ W, 7-64/21 *@Murray State ........ W, 7-24/22 *@Murray State ........ W, 5-24/25 @Jacksonville State W, 16-54/26 @Western Kentucky W, 11-64/29 *@Tennessee Tech ... W, 5-04/29 *@Tennessee Tech . W, 10-44/30 *@Tennessee Tech .... L, 0-95/2 @Vanderbilt ............... L, 4-95/6 *Eastern Kentucky .. W, 12-25/6 *Eastern Kentucky ..... L, 0-25/7 *Eastern Kentucky ... L, 7-115/10 @Tennessee .............. L, 0-75/13 *@Eastern Illinois . W, 13-125/13 *@Eastern Illinois ..... W, 8-55/14 *@Eastern Illinois ..... W, 6-55/18 #Eastern Illinois ......... W, 4-35/18 #Southeast Missouri . W, 3-25/19 #Eastern Kentucky .... W, 6-45/20 #Southeast Missouri W, 11-45/26 $Clemson ................... L, 0-45/27 $Old Dominion .......... W, 6-55/27 $Illinois ...................... W, 4-35/28 $Clemson ................. L, 3-21* denotes OVC game# denotes OVC Tournament$ denotes NCAA Tournament


Blue Raiders in the ProsBob Tillman

Catcher, 6-4, 205 lbs.Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.Boston Red Sox 1962 81 249 57 28 6 4 14 38 .229Boston Red Sox 1963 96 307 69 24 10 2 8 32 .225Boston Red Sox 1964 131 425 118 43 18 1 17 61 .278Boston Red Sox 1965 111 368 79 20 10 3 6 35 .215Boston Red Sox 1966 78 204 47 12 8 0 3 4 .230Two Teams 1967 Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees

1967 52 127 28 9 2 0 3 13 .220Atlanta Braves 1968 86 236 52 16 4 0 5 20 .220Atlanta Braves 1969 69 190 37 18 5 0 12 29 .195Atlanta Braves 1970 71 223 53 19 5 0 11 30 .2389-year totals 775 2329 540 189 68 10 79 282 .232League Championship SeriesAtlanta Braves 1969 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jim CosmanPitcher, 6-5, 211 lbs.

Team Year W L S ERA G/GS IP H BB KSt. Louis Cardinals 1966 1 0 0 0.00 1/1 9 2 2 5St. Louis Cardinals 1967 1 0 0 3.16 10/5 31.1 21 24 11Chicago Cubs 1970 0 0 0 27.00 1/0 1 3 1 03-year Totals 2 0 0 3.05 12 6 41.1 26 27

Chuck TaylorPitcher, 6-2, 195 lbs.

Team Year W L S ERA G/GS IP H BB KSt. Louis Cardinals 1969 7 5 0 2.55 27/13 127 108 30 62St. Louis Cardinals 1970 6 7 8 3.12 56/7 124 116 31 64St. Louis Cardinals 1971 3 1 3 3.55 43/1 71 72 25 46Two Teams 1972 New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers

1972 0 0 3 4.40 25/0 43 52 12 14Montreal Expos 1973 2 0 0 1.77 8/0 20.1 17 2 10Montreal Expos 1974 6 2 0 2.17 61/0 108 101 25 43Montreal Expos 1975 2 2 6 3.53 54/0 74 72 24 29Montreal Expos 1976 2 3 0 4.50 31/0 40 38 13 148-year Totals 28 20 31 3.07 305 607.1 576 162 282

Ken GerhartOutfielder, 6-0, 190 lbs.

Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.Baltimore Orioles 1986 20 69 16 4 2 0 1 7 .232Baltimore Orioles 1987 92 284 69 41 10 2 14 34 .243Baltimore Orioles 1988 103 262 51 27 10 1 9 23 .1953-year Totals 215 615 136 72 22 3 24 64 .221

Jayhawk OwensCatcher, 6-1, 195 lbs.

Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.Colorado Rockies 1993 33 94 18 12 5 0 3 6 .209Colorado Rockies 1994 6 12 3 4 0 1 0 1 .250Colorado Rockies 1995 18 45 11 7 2 0 4 12 .244Colorado Rockies 1996 73 180 43 31 9 1 4 17 .2394-year Totals 130 331 75 54 16 2 11 36 .227

Eddie PyeInfielder, 5-9, 170

Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.Los Angeles Dodgers 1994 7 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 .100Los Angeles Dodgers 1995 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0002-year totals 14 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 .056

Jason MaxwellInfielder, 6-1, 185

Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.Chicago Cubs 1998 7 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333Minnesota Twins 2000 64 111 27 14 6 0 1 11 .2432-year total 71 114 28 16 6 0 2 12 .246

MAJOR LEAGUERS

Kenny Gerhart

JayhawkOwens

Jason Maxwell


Blue Raiders in the Pros

1938James Hamblen New York GiantsCharles Murphy New York Giants

1948Cromer Smotherman New York Yankees

1956Doug Schrader New York Giants

1957%Bobby Tillman Boston Red Sox

1958Dave Hall Boston Red Sox

1960%Chuck Taylor St. Louis Cardinals

1961%Jim Cosman St. Louis Cardinals

1962John Stanford Washington Senators

1968Greg Cunningam Philadelphia PhilliesChuck Machado Boston Red Sox

1975Gary Melson Cleveland Indians

1976George Ploucher Houston AstrosBen Lankster Baltimore OriolesRicky Cheshire St. Louis Cardinals

1981Mark Smith Atlanta BravesMike Norment New York Mets

1982Jerry Moore Pro Co-Op Club%Kenny Gerhart Baltimore OriolesBuster Keaton California AngelsDoc Holliday New York Mets

1983Mark Novak Texas RangersRonnie Vaughn Detroit Tigers

1984Cary Cathcart New York YankeesBrian Dial Texas Rangers

1986Tim Goff Kansas City RoyalsSteve Sonneberger Baltimore Orioles

1987Greg Johnson Houston Astros

1988Mike Messerly Oakland Athletics%Eddie Pye Los Angeles DodgersDave Richardson St.Louis CardinalsChris Whitehead Boston Red Sox

1989Scott Duff Cincinnati RedsBrian Fletcher Seattle Mariners

1990Darian Daily Winston-Salem SpiritsDarius Gash San Diego PadresScott Morgan Cleveland Indians*%Jayhawk Owens Minnesota TwinsTom Wegmann New York Mets

1991Chris Crabtree Los Angeles DodgersGreg Raffo Detroit TigersDwight Robinson New York Mets

1993*%Jason Maxwell Chicago CubsMike McLaury Kentucky Long Rifles

1994Mudcat Brewer Colorado RockiesJamie Hicks Atlanta BravesLance Lodes Independent LeagueChris Price Kansas City RoyalsBo Henley Chattanooga LookoutsMike White Chattanooga Lookouts

1996*George Oleksik Arizona DiamondbacksDoug Barner Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1997*Clay Snellgrove San Diego PadresJordan Beddies Columbia Mules*Andrew Thompson Columbia Mules

Lee Marbet Columbia MulesCraig Jones Tennessee Tomahawks

1998*Jeremy Owens San Diego PadresRandy Woodrum Cincinnati Reds

1999*Aaron Barnett Detroit Tigers

2000*Bryan Peck Colorado Rockies*Josh Pride Colorado Rockies

* Indicates active player%Indicates having played in the Major Leagues

Blue Raider

Coaching FraternityMiddle Tennessee also has developedinto a future coaches training ground.Twenty-four former Blue Raiders arecurrently involved in the coaching pro-fession at either the high school or col-legiate ranks. Here is a listing of thosecoaches and their current positions:

Mudcat Brewer .............................. Blackman HSBrad Brown ................................. Grundy Co. HSRichie Conway .................... Morristown East HSDean Darnall ....................... Cumberland Co. HSDoug Green .................................. Blackman HSGlen Grizzle .................. Franklin Road AcademyScott Hargrove ............................. Tullahoma HSElliot Johnson ............................ Olivet NazareneTony Kegley ........................... Oliver Springs HSChad Kirby ......................................... Gordon JCDavid Lane ................................... Rockwood HSCale Lawson ...................................... Powell HSEddie McDonald ................ SE Whitfield (GA) HSMike McLaury ............................. Lincoln Trail JCMike Messerly ................................... Smyrna HSJayhawk Owens ......................... Houston AstrosMark Pickle .................................... Columbia HSChris Posey ........................................ Gordon JCCraig Reavis .................................. Lavergne HSJustus Scott ............................ Jackson State JCAndy Snaith ....................... Chotawawee (FL) HSJason Stanton .............................. Upperman HSChris Treadway .............................. LaVergne HSBarry Vetter ....................................... Smyrna HS


Honor Roll1971-OVC

Tony Kessinger

1972-OVCRandy Bratton

1973-OVCLes Price

Mike Townsend

1974-OVCRoger Cox

Tom OwensScott SainBilly Krei

1975-OVCSteve Zitney

1976-OVCDenton PetersDanny MooreDanny NealRick Chesire

George Ploucher

1977-OVCBen LanksterDanny MooreMike MooreRick Chesire

1978-OVCEric GravesDoug Hicks

1979-OVCEric Graves

Tommy Blakenship

1980-OVCBill Bratner

1981-OVCJoe Petrea

Kenny GerhartMark Novak

Mike Norment

1982-OVCScott Turner

Kenny Gerhart

1983-OVCScott TurnerKenny Gerhart

1984-OVCAlan Colburn

Tim GoffGary CathcartMarty Smith

1985-OVCSteve Sonneberger

Tim Goff

1986-OVCBob Tribbey

Tim GoffSteve Sonneberger

Barry ChandlerChris Whitehead

1987-OVCChris Whitehead

George ZimmermanDave RichardsonChris Courtright

1988-OVCChris Whitehead

Eddie PyeMike Messerley

J. OwensDave Richardson

1990-OVCJ. Owens

Chris CrabtreeDwight RobinsonMike Severance

1991-OVCDwight Robinson

Gary Myers

1992-OVCGary Myers

Jason MaxwellChris Price

1993-OVCMudcat Brewer

Mike McLaury, PJason Maxwell

1994-OVCMudcat BrewerJamie Walker

1995-OVCJamie WalkerCraig Reavis

1996-OVCJason Stanton

1997-OVCJeremy OwensClay Snellgrove

Andrew Thompson

1999-OVCJosh PrideBryan Peck

2000-OVCBryan PeckJosh Pride

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS OVC Championships*1959, 1968, 1976, 1981,1982, 1987, 1988, 1990,1991, 1992, 1993, 1995,

*1996, *1997*Co-Champions

OVC TournamentChampionships

1976, 1981, 1982, 1987,1988, 1990, 1991, 1992,

1994, 1995, 2000

NCAA TournamentAppearances

1976, 1981, 1982, 1987,1988, 1990, 1991, 1995,

2000

1968 - OVCGreg Cunningham

1977 - OVCMike Moore

1982 - OVCKenny Gerhart

1983 - OVCScott Turner

1986 - OVCSteve Sonneberger

1987 - OVCDave Richardson

1990 - OVCJayhawk Owens

1992 - OVCGary Myer

1993 - OVCMudcat Brewer

1993 - OVCMike McLaury (pitcher)

1999 - OVCJosh Pride

CONFERENCE PLAYERS & PITCHERS OF THE YEAR

OVC Coachesof the Year

Jimmy Earle1968

John Stanford19761981198219831987

Steve Peterson19901995


1976 South RegionalTallahassee, Fla.

Middle Tennessee met SEC Champion Auburnin its first ever trip to a NCAA regional and were tied1-1 when an MT error opened the floodgates to aseven-run inning for the Tigers. The beneficiary ofthe explosion would be future big-leaguer JoeBeckwith as he and the Tigers took a 10-5 victory.The Blue Raiders were led by Denton Peters’ twohits.

Peters came up big in MT’s second contest buthad little help. He hit two home runs and drove infour as the Blue Raiders fell 8-5 to JacksonvilleUniversity.

1981 South RegionalCoral Gables, Fla.

Pitchers Mark Novak and Marty Smith combinedto allow only two runs to Big Eight champ Missouriand Doc Holliday provided the offensive punchdriving in three runs as the Blue Raiders won theirfirst NCAA Tournament game 4-2. Holliday had ahome run, single and sacrifice fly, and he scored tworuns.

The win set up a matchup with the top-rankedMiami (Fla.) Hurricanes. The ‘Canes shutout theRaiders 2-0 as fielding woes and cold bats put anend to MT’s upset bid. Middle Tennessee wasted atremendous four-hit effort from pitcher Steve Duncan.

Meeting yet another conference champion inFlorida proved too much for Middle Tennessee asthe Blue Raiders dropped a 7-4 decision in 10innings. Randy Goff went 3-for-5 and scored twicefor the Blue Raiders.

1982 Midwest RegionalStillwater, Okla.

Middle Tennessee had to come from behind towin its opener 3-2 over Oral Roberts. The hero of theday was Buster Keeton whose two-out double in thebottom of the ninth scored the tying and winningruns. Larry Bruno and Marty Smith pitched well toposition the Blue Raiders for Keeton’s heroics.

The Blue Raiders had to face host OklahomaState, the second-ranked team in the country, intheir next game. The home field advantage provedtrue for the Cowboys as they handed MT a 5-3 loss.OSU scored its runs in the seventh and eighthinnings spoiling Jeff Perkins' two-run homer for MT.

With their backs against the wall, the Blue Raid-ers roared back with a solid 7-1 victory over Big 10champ Minnesota. Jeff Davis scattered seven hitswhile the Raiders pounded out 17. Ken Gerhart andDoug Birkofer had three hits each for Middle Ten-nessee.

One game away from the College World Seriesis as close as the Blue Raiders could get as they fellto host Oklahoma State 7-3.

1987 South RegionalHuntsville, Ala.

Southwest Conference Champion Arkansaswould be the opening opponent for MT, but thegame was delayed until 10:40 p.m. by rain. Arkan-

sas jumped out to an early lead and never relin-quished it winning by a final margin of 10-7.

The Arkansas game finished at 1:41 a.m., andthe Auburn game the next day began at noon. Theweary Raiders were tied at 3 with the Tigers througheight before a two-run rally in the ninth gave Auburnthe 5-3 win. Tony Hayes had three hits to pace theMT attack.

1988 South RegionalStarkville, Miss.

For the second time in school history, the BlueRaiders made the NCAA Tourney in consecutiveyears. The problem was that MT drew fifth-rankedTexas A&M. Blue Raider lefty Dave Richardsondidn’t find a problem as he held the vaunted Aggiesto just one run on six hits striking out seven as theRaiders downed A&M 3-1.

Up 5-3 after six, the Raiders appeared to be ingood shape against Missouri. But one run in theseventh and four in the eighth propelled the Tigersto a 10-6 victory.

The Blue Raiders had to turn around and playhost Mississippi State. The Bulldogs eliminated MT12-4 despite home runs by Eddie Pye and J. Owens.

1990 West I RegionalPalo Alto, Calif.

Riding a wave of optimism with the best record inschool history, the Blue Raiders took an early 2-0lead before San Diego State blew past the Raidersen route to an 18-6 victory. The loss was theRaiders worst in NCAA play.

The next day Middle Tennessee had to face hostStanford. The Cardinals took a 6-1 victory over MTas the Raiders could not get things to click.

1991 West I RegionalLos Angeles, Calif.

The Blue Raiders for the third time made thetournament in consecutive years. The Blue Raiderswent to California to prove the year before not to bea fluke.

Facing host Southern California, the Raiders fellbehind early 6-1 as starter Chris Crabtree struggled.As he settled down, the Raiders settled in scoringthree over the next two innings despite ending eachinning in double plays. The Raiders battled, butUSC held on for a 7-5 victory.

Hawaii was the next opponent and MT battledearly. Down 4-3 after five, the Blue Raiders couldnot hold the Rainbow bats down as Hawaii scoredthree in the sixth to gain the winning score of 7-3.

1995 West RegionalFresno, Calif.

Middle Tennessee swept Jackson State 2-0 inthe NCAA Play-In series in Murfreesboro to earn theright for its third trip to California.

Facing the top-seeded and eventual nationalrunner-up Trojans of Southern California proved toomuch for the Blue Raiders. USC’s big bats explodedfor 10 runs powered with home runs by GeoffJenkins and Jacque Jones, who also added a triple.

The Raiders managed 10 singles and were led byCraig Reavis (2-5, 2 runs scored) and Chris Goggin(2-4, 2 RBI).

Richie Conway took the mound and pitchedseven-and-two-thirds innings to claim the victoryover the Bears of Southwest Missouri 5-3. MT usedtimely hitting and exploited one SMSU error to scorethree unearned runs, while George Oleksik came into shut the door late earning a save. Heroesoffensively included Goggin (2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI) whileJamie Walker had a Kirk Gibson-like (circa 1989World Series) pinch-hit RBI single to cap the three-run fourth inning.

The Raiders jumped out to a 16-9 lead with aneight-run sixth inning only to watch Pepperdine clawtheir way back and eventually steal an 18-17 victoryin 12 innings. The Raiders had three players withthree hits led by Jordan Beddies (3-6, 2 runs, 5 RBI,1 HR). Goggin continued his fine play in the regionalgoing 3-6 with two runs scored and three RBIspowered by a double and triple.

2000 Clemson RegionalClemson, S.C.

Middle Tennessee swept through the OVC Tour-nament and earned the league’s automatic bid tothe NCAA Tournament and became the fourth seedat the Clemson Regional.

The Blue Raiders opened with a game againstthe host Tigers and sent a former Tiger to the moundin Jeff Parsons. Parsons pitched well, but the Tigerschipped away, scoring single runs in the fourth andfifth and seventh and eighth to net a 4-0 shutout andsend the Blue Raiders to the loser’s bracket early.

MT would not go quietly, however.Dewon Brazelton got the start for the Blue Raid-

ers against #2 seeded Old Dominion as the BlueRaiders took an early 4-1 lead.

The Monarchs knotted the score with two runs inthe top of the eighth, but Bryan Peck returned firewith a dramatic solo homer that retook the lead forMT in the bottom half of the inning.

Things looked in control for the Blue Raiders asthey held the lead with two away in the top of theninth, but an error sent the tying run across the plateand seemed to take the wind out of the Blue Raidersails.

In the bottom of the ninth with a runner at second,Josh Renick, the same man to commit the error inthe top of the inning, drove in the winning run andcontinued the Blue Raiders’ season with a 6-5 win.

The win set up a game against #3 seed Illinois forthe right to play in the region final against Clemson.Kris Lammers got the starting nod and performedadmirably, allowing only two earned runs through 7-1/3.

However, the Blue Raiders struggled offensivelyand looked as if they would be shut out to end theirrun. Then the tide turned.

The Blue Raiders erupted for four runs in the topof the eighth innings with two outs as Josh Pride andJustin Links hit doubles to drive in the decisive runsin the 4-3 victory and sent the Blue Raiders to theirfirst region final since 1982.

The cinderella story ended for the Blue Raidersagainst Clemson. The Blue Raiders became theonly #4 seed to advance to a region final in thetournament, but their bubble was burst by an offen-sive juggernaut that posted a 21-3 win over MiddleTennessee.

NCAA Tournament


Baseball History

Although baseball has been a part of cam-pus life since 1912, the current playing condi-tions have not always existed. Reese SmithField, in fact, is the fourth campus location forthe game.

From 1912 through at least 1940, bothfootball and baseball were played in the openfield south of Jones Hall in the general vicinityof the old and new science buildings. It was onthis field that such early stalwarts as Fred Sain,“Red” Floyd, “Putty” Overall, Jess Neely, KolaSharp, “Red” Owens, Charlie Kerr, and PaulTurner played. It was variously referred to asthe Normal Field and the Teachers CollegeField. Portable bleachers were moved thereeach spring. There was a permanent chickenwire backstop but no outfield fences.

When the “new” science building was con-structed, baseball contests were moved totheir second home, northeast of Jones Hall.Home plate was located between Forrest Halland the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building andthe left field line ran toward Kirksey Old Main.The left field “fence” was a line of catalpa andelm trees about 300 feet from home plate andthis brought on all sorts of ground rules.

This field was also utilized as a practice fieldfor football. A small storage house for equip-ment stood in deep centerfield.

By the mid-thirties the athletic teams hadacquired the nickname Blue Raiders, thus thefield was referred to as Raider Field or theCollege Field. It was on this field that coaches“Red” Floyd, Nance Jordan, and DurwoodStowe performed. Bubber Murphy, Jay BirdHamblen, and Cromer Smotherman went to

professionalbaseball fromthis field.

In 1947coach Stoweinitiated apractice whichsubsequentcoaches fol-lowed, and itis now a MTtradition. Herequired eachof his playersto assume re-sponsibility forthe upkeep forthat part of the

field on which they played. It was a commonsight to see a player going to practice carryinga glove and a garden rake.

The building boom of the 1950s movedbaseball once again, this time across the streetto the wide open space east of the footballstadium. Home plate was about 60 feet deeperthan it is now. Again there were portablebleachers and no fences. Some say that DaveHall hit a drive off the football stadium from thisdistant point.

In 1971 Lefty Solomon becamethe first full-time baseball coach atMT. He inherited a field that hadbeen pushed forward to its presentlocation and had dugouts established.Each year thereafter the field sawimprovements. Permanent bleach-ers, a high backstop and outfieldfences appeared.

Coach John Stanford, with advicefrom professional groundskeepers,became a self-taught scientist in dia-mond agronomy and landscaping.His student managers learned fromhim, and the additional grooming byplayers continued.

In 1979, Reese Smith, Nashvillealumnus with two sons playing here,threw his efforts into lighting the fieldand building the stadium that nowexists. It was an unusual effort bothin finances and in construction, butthe 1982 season opened with theproject complete.

Today’s Raiders continue the tra-

dition set forth by their predecessors.Fundraising and coaching go hand-in-hand forcurrent skipper Steve Peterson. Petersonspearheaded the fundraising efforts that havelanded the recently opened new clubhouseand training complex.

Today’s players add to the tradition as well.Players like Jayhawk Owens, Jason Maxwell,Clay Snellgrove, and Mudcat Brewer, just toname a few, have carved out places in theRaider history books.

In fact, under Peterson, the Middle Tennes-see baseball tradition has been raised to a newlevel. In his 13 years as the head coach,Peterson’s teams have won seven regular-season OVC championships, seven OVC Tour-nament championships and advanced to NCAAplay nine times.

Now with Middle Tennessee’s move to theSun Belt Conference, the baseball history willbecome even more expansive. In 2000, theyear prior to the Blue Raiders joining the league,the SBC sent Louisiana-Lafayette all the wayto the College World Series after putting fourteams into the NCAA Regionals. The confer-ence was ranked the fifth best in the countryduring the 2000 season, and the Blue Raiderswill now be able to carve an even deeper placeinto history.


Smith Field Facts

Reese Smith FieldThe campus of Middle Tennessee is home

to what is considered to be one of the finestcollegiate baseball fields in the nation. The2,600-seat stadium was named in October of1982 and was officially dedicated on April 12,1983, at a ceremony prior to the Blue Raiders'matchup with Vanderbilt University.

This dedication was a well-earned salute tothe efforts of the late Reese Smith and family.In 1979, Smith, a Nashville alumnus, and histwo sons who had played baseball for the BlueRaiders, threw their efforts into lighting the fieldand building the stadium that now exists.

In 1989, Smith Field underwent extensiverenovation to increase seating capacity andmake the park more fan-friendly.

The old chain link backstop was replaced bya three-foot high brick wall with blue nettinghanging from dugout to dugout. Two sets ofaluminum bleachers were moved up to the walland a section of chair-back theatre seats wereconstructed directly behind home plate.

The lighted facility includes media accom-modations in the spacious pressbox, a con-cession stand, handicapped seating, andrestrooms.

The playing field is encircled by wind screens,and an eight-foot billboard fence covers theoutfield wall.

The bullpen areas are enclosed and fullyturfed. Two turfed hitting cages are locateddown the right field line.

The field is equipped with a computerizedunderground sprinkler system which helpsmaintain the natural grass playing surface.

With the addition of the Stephen B. SmithClubhouse and Indoor Training Facility, theface of Reese Smith field is set to changeagain.

The chain-link fence around the park has

been replaced with a brick and ornamental irongate. There is also direct access to the fieldfrom the new clubhouse.

Reese Smith Field is becoming the “Show-place of the South.” Numerous baseball or-ganizations bring their teams and fans for theirevents.

Aside from Blue Raider home games, ReeseSmith Field has hosted a variety of other base-ball events. These events include OVC Tour-naments, Tennessee Junior College Tourna-ments, TSSAA State High School Tourna-ments, and hosting the USA Olympic BaseballTeam.

The field is also the home to the fall juniorcollege classic, featuring many of the state’sjunior college teams.

Smith Field is evidence to the success andrich tradition of Blue Raider baseball, as wellas its overwhelming support in middle Ten-nessee.

Diminsions Left Field: 330Left Alley: 365

Center Field: 380Right Alley: 365Right Field: 330

Seating Capacity 2,500Press Box Phone (615) 898-2117Press Box accomodates several membersof the working press along with radio boothsfor both teams.


Stephen Smith Clubhouse October 24, 1998, saw many dreams be-come reality with the formal dedication of thenewly-built Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse andIndoor Training Facility. The dream of this facility began long beforethe plans were put into motion. Coach StevePeterson began raising the funds for theproject nearly 10 years prior togroundbreaking, but the end product certainlymade the wait worthwhile. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In-door Training Facility is, without a doubt, thefinest facility of its kind in the region, if not theentire nation. The Clubhouse features a lounge area witha large-screen television, sofa, and chairsalong with a refreshment area. The lounge ispunctuated by hardwood floors with a marble“MT” inlay near the entrance to the building.The front hallway also features the Blue Raid-ers’ sizeable trophy collection and photos ofBlue Raiders in the major leagues. The spacious Chuck Taylor Locker Room of-fers oak lockers for the players along with ex-quisite hardwood flooring. The large showerfacility is located just off of the locker roomarea. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In-door Training Facility is also home to the of-fices of the Blue Raider coaching staff, a train-ing room, and a laundry room. Perhaps the most impressive part of the fa-cility is the second-to-none indoor training arealocated just off of the locker room. This large space features a clay floor withthree mounds and two hitting cages for winterand early spring workouts. It also contains aweight room with conditioning equipment forbaseball team use. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In-door Training Facility opens directly onto thefield area for easy access for practice andgames. Soon after the construction of the build-ing was complete, the structure was connectedto the rest of the park with an ornate brick andiron fence and gate. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In-door Training Facility is just another testamentto the hard work and dedication of the BlueRaiders’ coaches, players, and supporters.The work that these individuals carry on to thefield also carries over into every aspect of theprogram. However, the Stephen B. Smith Clubhouseand Indoor Training Facility does not mark theend of the line. In the words of Coach Petersonat the building’s dedication, “Our next projectbegins tomorrow.”

Chuck Taylor Locker Room

Player Lounge

Indoor Training Facility


Athletic Weight Room

It is often said that the path to athleticgreatness leads through the weight room. Itcertainly rings true at Middle Tennessee, butBlue Raider teams have a decided advantageover most of their opponents.

The addition to Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadiumalso allowed for a 10,000-plus square-footweight room facility adjacent to the north endzone for use by all Middle Tennessee student-athletes and the end result is a strength train-ing area that rivals any in the country. Theweight room has been lauded by many peopleas better than any in the immediate area,including SEC and Conference USA schools.

The facility, which opened in January of1999, greets student-athletes with 20,714½pounds of plates and dumbbells, but the sheervolume of weights is not the most impressiveaspect of the room. It is equipped with nineWynmor power racks, nine Wynmor platforms,and nine York half-racks. The equipment listcontinues to growfrom there. Ham-mer Strengthe q u i p m e n trounds out theroom with fiveground-base jam-mers, a dead lift,a leg press, a legcurl, and a leg ex-tension. OtherHammer Strengthequipment in thefacility includes abench press, amilitary press, arow machine,

neck machine, pull-up, and pull-over.

An impressive ar-ray of dumbbells isalso provided for thestudent-ath letes ’use. Two sets eachof dumbbells rangingfrom five to 150pounds are kept onracks around theroom. Mirrors ring thewalls of the room tohelp student-athletesensure that they areusing proper form

throughout their workouts. Cardiovascularequipment such as treadmills and stationarybikes are also available for use in the facility.

Fringe benefits may also be found in theweight room. A television with cable and astate-of-the-art sound system has been in-stalled for the enjoyment of the student-ath-letes. Two offices for the strength coaches arelocated in the room, along with restrooms anda small hospitality area. The weight room alsoprovides direct access to the football stadiumand a large meeting room. The meeting roomis used not only by the Blue Raider footballteam on game days and for film breakdown,but press conferences, HPERS classes, andother functions are held in this space. Themeeting room is fully equipped with high techaudiovisual equipment to enhance the learn-ing of students using the space.

This newest addition to the Blue Raiderathletic facilities is the crown jewel for all Middle

Weight Room Facts

Location: Behind the Northstands of Floyd Stadium

Size: Over 10,000 square feet

Date Opened: May 14, 1999

Total Weight: 20714.5 pounds

Builder: Turner Construction

Coordinator: Matt RileyStrength Coach

Tennessee athletes.The weight room is supervised by Head

Strength and Conditioning Coach Matt Riley,Associate Robb Rogers, Assistant DarrenEdgington and Assistant Cedric Walthaw.

Riley, a former Middle Tennessee footballplayer, oversees the entire operation and wasresponsible for the design and layout of thefacility. Following his graduation from MiddleTennessee in 1988, Riley was the head strengthand conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech in1989 and 1990 before taking over the samerole at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992.

Rogers, the National Strength Coach of theYear in 1996, is in his second season with theBlue Raiders. He is the coordinator for allfootball strength and conditioning programsand came to Middle Tennessee after servingas the head strength trainer for the St. LouisBlues of the NHL.

Along with strength training, Rogers is widelyknown for speed development and injury pre-vention.

Every member of the staff is highly re-spected and very knowledgeable in the field,which is a big reason Middle Tennessee ath-letes are in better shape today than in the past.


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Community Involvement

Reading Raiders ProgramThe Reading Raiders program beganin the summer of 1993 and was de-signed to allow MTSU athletes the op-portunity to give back to the communityby getting involved in the lives of thecommunity’s children. Within this pro-gram, Middle Tennessee athletes serveas role models and motivators in en-couraging the importance of readingand proper study skills to students inthe Murfreesboro City ExtendedSchools Program.

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Sun Belt Conference

99-00 SBC Achievements

The Sun Belt Conference celebrates its 25thanniversary in 2000-01 and has not only en-joyed a quarter-century of proven excellencein its academic achievements and athletic en-deavors, but has also set tremendous stan-dards for the future.

As the Sun Belt embarks on its 25th sea-son of competition, it does so with a bright newlook, an expansion ofthe league with threeinstitutions, MiddleTennessee, NewMexico State Univer-sity, and the Universityof North Texas.

The Sun Belt’s new-est members help cre-ate a 12-member all-sports league, joining Arkansas-Little Rock, Ar-kansas State, Denver, Florida International,Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, New Or-leans, South Alabama, and Western Kentucky.

In addition, the expansion has led the SunBelt to become the nation’s newest Division I-A football conference, as league play on thegridiron begins in 2001 with Arkansas State,UL-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, New MexicoState, and North Texas sponsoring the sportalong with football-only members Idaho andLouisiana-Monroe.

Successful expansion with the addi-tion of MT, NMSU, and UNT

Addition of football as championshipsport beginning in 2001 and a berth inthe newly-formed New Orleans Bowl

UL-Lafayette finished third in theNCAA College World Series

South Alabama’s David Kimani winsthree NCAA titles: cross country, andindoor 3,000 and 5,000

South Alabama women’s tennis teamadvances to the NCAA national semifi-nals

Louisiana Tech advances to NCAAWomen’s basketball Elite Eight

Five current SBC men’s tennis teamsadvance to the NCAA Championships

Five current SBC teams advance tothe men’s golf NCAA Championships

Five current SBC baseball teams ad-vance to the NCAA Championships

SBC schools enjoy league’s largestTV package ever, over 100 events

Almost 800 student-athletes earn1999-00 Commissioner’s All-AcademicList and Academic Honor Roll desig-nation

Two NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipAward winners

A total of 27 All-Americans

Also, the Sun Belt has already secured abowl game, entering into an agreement to pro-vide its football champion a berth in the inau-gural New Orleans Bowl to be played in De-cember 2001 at the fabulous LouisianaSuperdome.

The addition of Sun Belt Football also coin-cides with the league’s commitment to provid-

ing increased athleticopportunities for itsmember institutionsand their student ath-letes in other sports. Inthe past year, the Con-ference has added soft-ball to its list of spon-sored championships,and in 2000-01, the

Sun Belt will begin sponsorship of women’ssoccer and women’s swimming and diving.

The addition of these new sports bring thenumber of league-sponsored sports to 18,eight for men and 10 for women. The men’ssports include baseball, basketball, crosscountry, football, golf, tennis, indoor track andfield, and outdoor track and field.

The women’s sports are basketball, crosscountry, golf, soccer, softball, swimming anddiving, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoortrack and field, and volleyball.

ABOUT THE SUN BELT


University Administration

Dr. R. Eugene Smith comes to Middle Ten-nessee as interim president after serving asvice president for Business and Finance at theUniversity of Memphis since 1971.

However, Smith has more than a passingfamiliarity with Middle Tennessee. He is a 1957graduate of Middle Tennessee, going on toearn a master of arts degree from (then) Mem-phis State University in 1966 and a doctorate

from the University of Mississippi in 1979.Smith worked as an auditor and the director of state audit in Nashville

before taking a post as the business director at the University ofMemphis in 1968. In 1971 he was named vice president for Businessand Finance and served in that capacity until accepting the interimpresident post at Middle Tennessee.

“Gene Smith is an outstanding leader who has served the TBR wellfor almost 40 years,” Dr. Charles Manning, chancellor of the TennesseeBoard of Regents, said. “He was born in Middle Tennessee, is aDistinguished Alumnus of MTSU, and knows the region well.”

“We have been very impressed with the leadership of Dr. (James E.)Walker and the direction that MTSU has been traveling during the lastdecade. We want to maintain that momentum, and Gene Smith is thebest person to do just that,” said Manning.

“The leadership team at MTSU is strong and capable, and Gene willwork well with this team to keep the University moving during this interimperiod,” the chancellor added.

During his tenure of 32 years at Memphis, Smith also became aleader in the community. He was a member of the board of the UrbanLeague, the Mid-South Fair, Mid-South Public Communications Foun-dation, Memphis Minority Business Council, and the National Confer-ence of Christians and Jews.

In 1994, the National Association of College and University BusinessOfficers recognized Smith as Distinguished Business Officer of theYear, an award given for lifetime achievement. He previously acted aspresident of the NACABO for the 1988-89 academic year as well asserving as president for the Southern Association of College andUniversity Business Officers. He is the first Tennessean to be electedpresident of both of these organizations.

Smith also acted as chair of the Council on Business Affairs ExecutiveCommittee of the National Association of State University and LandGrant Colleges.

A native of nearby Lebanon, Smith received the Distinguished Alumniaward at Middle Tennessee in 1997 in recognition of his achievementsand leadership in higher education. Smith received the University ofMemphis Society Educator of the Year award in 1999.

Smith is married to Anne Clement Smith and the couple has threechildren, Danny, David, and Genie Ann.

DR. EUGENE SMITHInterim President

When it comes to athletics at Middle Tennes-see, James “Boots” Donnelly is perhaps one ofthe most recognized names.

Having served 20 years as head coach of theBlue Raiders football program, Donnelly retiredafter the 1998 season and moved into the roleof director of community relations. In this capac-ity, Donnelly spent his time working with theVarsity Club, Letterman’s Club, and football.

Now Donnelly has taken the reins of the entire athletic department,serving as the interim athletic director. Donnelly takes over for formerathletic director Lee Fowler who took the same job at North CarolinaState in October 2000.

Donnelly will serve in this role until a permanent successor to Fowlercan be found, probably in the summer of 2001.

Former University President Dr. James Walker, who named Donnellyto the interim athletic director post before departing the Universityhimself, said, “Boots Donnelly has been a leader in the athletic depart-ment for many years, and I can’t think of anyone who wants to see BlueRaider athletics excel more than him.

“Boots has proven his loyalty through his work and dedication and hastaken Blue Raider athletics a long way, including the threshold of I-Afootball. I am very confident in his ability to lead the athletic departmentduring this time.”

In his 20 years at the helm of the Blue Raiders, Donnelly amassed anoverall record of 140-87-1, ranking him as the 8th most successful headcoach in NCAA Division I-AA history.

When Donnelly came back to his alma mater to assume the headcoaching position, the Blue Raiders had not had a winning season in sixseasons and hadn’t won an Ohio Valley Conference title in 13 years. Ittook him three seasons to post a winning mark at Middle Tennessee, butfrom there the results speak for themselves.

During his illustrious career, Boots won four Ohio Valley ConferenceChampionships, had 10 National Top 25 finishes, made seven I-AAplayoff appearances, had 14 players go on to play in the NFL, coachednine First-Team All-Americans, had 12 OVC Players of the Year, wasa three-time OVC Coach of the Year and a two-time Regional Coach ofthe Year.

Boots also received the National Football Foundation “Contribution toFootball” Award in 1989 and was named the Tennessee Sports WritersCoach of the Year in 1988 and again in 1994.

Donnelly’s ties to Middle Tennessee don’t begin with coaching. Heplayed football for the Blue Raiders from 1962-64 under anotherlegendary Blue Raider coach, Charles “Bubber” Murphy. During his timeas a player, Middle Tennessee compiled an overall record of 22-8-1.

Donnelly is married to the former Carole Holzapfel. The couple hasthree daughters – Bunny, Helen, and Lauren – and two grandsons.

BOOTS DONNELLYInterim Athletic Director


Staff Directory(Area Code 615)

Name (Alma Mater, Year) Office HomeALDRIDGE, Miles (Gardner-Webb, 1971) ........... 898-2926 ................... NA

Defensive CoordinatorBARLOW, Bobby (Mississippi, 1987) .................. 898-2412 ................... NA

Head Athletic TrainerCOPPINGER, Ty (Auburn, 1969) .......................... 898-2915 ......... 904-6697

Director of External AffairsCOUNTS, Larry (Middle Tennessee, 1972) ......... 898-5563 ................... NA

Associate Athletic DirectorCOUNTS, Wynnifred (Middle Tennessee, 1973) . 898-5581 ......... 896-1532

Assistant Athletic Advisement CoordinatorDAVIS, Shellie ...................................................... 898-2968 ......... 895-9249

Secretary (Media Relations, Women’s Basketball, Track, Soccer, Volleyball)DONNELLY, Boots (Middle Tennessee, 1965) .... 898-2986 ................... NA

Interim Athletic DirectorERMINIO, Kevin (Tusculum, 1991) ...................... 898-5495 ................... NA

Assistant Baseball CoachFEDORA, Larry (Austin College, 1985) ............... 898-2926 ................... NA

Offensive CoordinatorFIVEASH, Tom (Middle Tennessee, 1965) ........... 898-2926 ......... 890-4487

Director of Football OperationsGINN, Scott (Atlantic Christian, 1990) .................. 898-5316 ................... NA

Head Softball CoachGREEN, Karen (Trevecca Nazarene, 1985) ........ 898-5018 ......... 895-5563

Head Softball CoachGUFFEY, Linda .................................................... 898-2916 ................... NA

Secretary (Men’s Basketball, Tennis, Softball)HAYES, Dean (Lake Forest, 1959) ....................... 898-2571 ................... NA

Head Track and Field CoachHERZER, Andy (UNC-Asheville, 1984) ................ 898-5993 ................... NA

Assistant Men’s Basketball CoachHOLDEN, Randy (Austin Peay, 1988) .................. 898-5154 ................... NA

Women’s Tennis CoachHUGHES, Cindy (Middle Tennessee, 1972) ......... 898-2452 .................. NA

Athletic Department SecretaryJORDAN, Michael (Middle Tennessee, 1994) ..... 898-5322 ................... NA

Special Events CoordinatorKERR, Roger (Iowa, 1963) .................................. 898-5879 ................... NA

Assistant Track and Field CoachKISSEE, Lisa (Central Missouri State, 1985) ....... 898-2230 ................... NA

Head Volleyball CoachKUNKEL, Ellie (Central Missouri State, 1979) ..... 898-5491 ......... 890-0081

Assistant Compliance CoordinatorMALONE, Ron (Middle Tennessee, 1988) ........... 904-8258 .................. N/A

Murphy Center Complex ManagerMASSAQUOI, Jeanne (Middle Tennessee, 1985) 898-5610 ................... NA

Athletic Advisement CoordinatorMATTSON, Mark (Casper College, 1995) ............ 898-8010 ................... NA

Assistant Softball CoachMCCOLLUM, Andy (Austin Peay, 1981) .............. 898-2926 ................... NA

Head Football CoachMCGUIRE, Jim (Cumberland, 1985) .................... 898-2961 ......... 896-5312

Associate Head Baseball CoachMCMAHAN, Howard (Louisiana Tech, 1992) ...... 898-2926 ................... NA

Assistant Football CoachMILLER, Tara (Middle Tennessee, 1998) ............. 898-8346 ................... NA

Assistant Volleyball CoachMOORE, Johnny (Middle Tennessee, 1961) ....... 898-5685 ......... 896-0754

Assistant Athletic Director/Head Men’s Golf CoachNEWMAN, Victor (UNC-Asheville, 1996) ............. 898-2178 ................... NA

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

OWENS, Mark (Virginia Tech, 1989) .................... 898-2450 ......... 907-5797Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations

PARKER, Kevin (Miami, OH, 1995) ..................... 898-2412 ................... NAAssistant Trainer

PETERSON, Steve (Jacksonville St., 1973) ........ 898-2984 ......... 896-4490Head Baseball Coach

PHILLIPS, Lillian ................................................. 898-2210 ................... NASecretary (BRAA)

RANDLES, Cindy (Middle Tennessee, 1992) ...... 898-2103 ................... NADirector of University Ticket Operations

RILEY, Matt (Middle Tennessee, 1988) ................ 898-2428 ......... 849-9714Asst. Athletic Director/Strength and Conditioning

ROBINS, Alex (Maryville College, 1969) .............. 898-2926 ................... NAQuarterbacks Coach

RODGERS, Kacy (Tennessee, 1991) .................. 898-2926 ................... NADefensive Line

ROGERS, Robb (SW Missouri Sate, 1982) ......... 898-8196 ................... NAAssociate Strength Coach

RYAN, Jim (Montclair State, 1990) ....................... 898-5988 .................. N/AAssistant Men’s Basketball Coach

SANDERSON, Zackie (Belmont, 1982) ............... 898-2207 .................. N/AAthletic Business Manager

SHAFFER, Kristi (Illinois, 1997) .......................... 904-8303 .................. N/AAssistant Trainer

SHORT, Dale (Middle Tennessee, 1980) .............. 898-2957 ......... 893-2346Men’s Tennis Coach

SIMMONS, Ryan (Middle Tennessee, 1994) ........ 904-8209 ......... 907-6072Asst. Media Relations Director

SMITH, Stephany (Harding, 1988) ....................... 898-2451 ................... NAHead Women’s Basketball Coach

ST. JOHN, Kim (Wichita State, 1992) .................. 898-5018 ................... NAHead Women’s Golf Coach

STEPHENS, Melanie (Georgia College, 1998) .... 898-5083 ................... NAAssistant Women’s Basketball Coach

SULLIVAN, Kate (Ferrum College, 1998) ............ 904-8175 ................... NAAdministrative Assistant/Women’s Basketball

TURNHAM, Diane (David Lipscomb, 1980 ) ........ 898-2938 ......... 895-7595Senior Woman’s Admin./Compliance Coordinator

TURNHAM, Kyle (Middle Tennessee, 1988) ........ 898-5632 ......... 895-7595Account Executive

WALKER, Floyd (Middle Tennessee, 1989) ........ 898-2926 ................... NATight Ends

WALTERS, Chip (Middle Tennessee, 1985) ........ 898-5135 ......... 898-0912Marketing and Promotions Director

WALTHAW, Cedrick (Southern Miss., 1997) ....... 904-8196 ................... NAAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

WARMLEY, Altherias (UAB, 1990) ...................... 898-5356 ................... NAAssistant Women’s Basketball Coach

WATSON, Linda ................................................... 898-5953 ................... NAAdministrative Assistant, BRAA

WHITAKER, Rita (Middle Tennessee, 1998) ........ 904-8129 ......... 895-2304Administrative Assistant for the Murphy Center

WHITE, Eric (Montevallo, 1996) ........................... 898-2498 ................... NAAssistant Women’s Basketball Coach

WICKLINE, Joe (Florida, 1983) ............................ 898-2926 ................... NAOffensive Line Coach

WIEL, Randy (North Carolina, 1979) ................... 898-2120 ................... NAHead Men’s Basketball Coach

WOODFORD, Mike (Arizona, 1982) ..................... 898-2926 ................... NASecondary Coach

WORLEY, Jan (Middle Tennessee, 1980) ............ 898-2926 ......... 896-5012Football Secretary


MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tenn., the home to Middle

Tennessee State University, is one of the fast-est growing communities in Tennessee. Lo-cated just 32 miles from Nashville, Murfrees-boro has a storied past and an extremely brightfuture.

The city was founded in 1811 but originallywas known asCannonsburgh.However, thename waschanged to Mur-freesboro afteronly 33 days inhonor of Revolu-tionary War Col.Hardy Murfree,who was one ofthe early settlersof the town. Mur-freesboro, whichis considered thegeographic cen-ter of the state ofTe n n e s s e e ,served as thestate capital from1819 to 1825.However, thelarger economicbase and riverport of Nashvilledrew the capitalstatus away fromMurfreesboro.Murfreesboro didremain a significant economic center, though.This was due mainly to the city being locatedbetween Nashville and Chattanooga.

The geographics of Murfreesboro continueto aid its development. It is still an importantstop along the Nashville/Chattanooga route,but it is not that fact alone that makes Mur-freesboro so desirable. Its proximity to threemajor interstate routes in Tennessee make it

readily accessible from nearly anywhere in thestate. Also, the Middle Tennessee area is lo-cated in the demographic center of 70 percentof the population of the United States. Thesefactors combine to generate considerablegrowth in Murfreesboro.

Industry has become an important corner-stone of theeconomy ofMurfreesboroduring this pe-riod of time.Manufacturerssuch as Aladdin,N i s s a n ,B r idges tone /Firestone, andGeorgia Pacifichave locatedinto the Mur-freesboro/Ruth-erford Countyarea and makea continual im-pact on thearea. Recently,several shop-ping centers,restaurants, andother diversionshave helpedMurfreesborobecome one oft h e - m o s ts o u g h t - a f t e rcommunities in

the Midstate region.The city of Murfreesboro is the largest city

in Rutherford County with an estimated popu-lation of over 58,000. The county as a wholeis home to approximately 160,000 residents.

Rutherford County has seen unprecedentedgrowth over the past few years. A state cen-sus estimate in 1995 showed that the popula-tion of the county had increased 25 percentsince the 1990 census.

In fact, the most recent census has shownRutherford County to be the fastest-growingin the state of Tennessee and the fifth-fastestin the South.

Murfreesboro enjoys several of the facetsof living in a large city with a small town atmo-sphere. The town sports two golf courses, amall, several shopping centers, and restau-rants of every variety. Residents also enjoy a

4.5 mile Greenway that circles around portionsof the city.

The community has several events to rallyaround throughout the year that celebrate thecultural and historical aspects of the area.JazzFest takes place each April, the MainStreet Dance in May, and Uncle Dave MaconDays in July are just a few of the activities thatMurfreesboro offers.

History buffs enjoy visiting the Stones RiverBattlefield, site of one of the most critical CivilWar battles fought in Tennessee. Regular toursof the park are conducted along with occa-sional re-enactments of the events that tookplace there.

The expanding population and increasingeconomic growth have made Murfreesboro thevibrant community that it is; however, thegrowth has not left behind the core values thathave made Murfreesboro one of the area’smost preferred cities in which to live. With allof the indicators pointing toward a continua-tion of the area’s growth trend, Murfreesborowill maintain its place among the state’s mostoutstanding cities.

The NHC Building is the tallest in the city of Murfreesboro.

RUTHERFORD COUNTYTO-DO LIST

Cannonsburgh VillageFortress Rosecrans

Stones River GreenwayGeographic Center of TNOaklands Historic HouseStones River Battlefield

Children’s DiscoveryHouse

Sam Davis HomeJazzFest

Uncle Dave Macon Days

RUTHERFORD COUNTYGROWTH TRENDS

1996: 146,5532000: 161,8962005: 194, 3522010: 226, 778


Blue Raider TraditionsFight Song

Blue Raiders ride on to vic-t’ryNever failing in the fight

Upholding honor and traditionOf the name that’s held most high

M-T-S-U marching onwardThis will be our battle cry

For the one, true pride of the BlueM-T-S-U Raiders Ride!

Alma MaterWe sing thy praises,

faithful guide of youth,Through all the ages

affirmed and strong in truth.Alma Mater, Middle Tennessee

We proudly offerour hearts in loyalty.

Legend of LightningIn mythology, the winged horse possessed

superior cunning and speed. The thunderinghorse of the gods was entrusted to carry theawesome lightning bolts and could only beharnessed by a noble one with a pure heart. Aswith success in all things, it requires characteras well as talent and strength to mount and ridethe fabled winged horse.

This winged horse is a fitting symbol of auniversity that has earned itswings and excels in many aca-demic arenas, among them his-toric preservation, teacher train-ing, aerospace, political science,horse science, and recording in-dustry. But the winged horse ismore than a symbol of physicalaccomplishment; it’s also a sym-bol of character and the correctwielding of power.

The challenge of all great uni-versities and university athleticdepartments is to advance stu-dent-athletes in character aswell as ability, to allow powerfulsteeds to soar at higher levels.This winged horse is a testi-

mony to what Middle Tennessee students,athletes, and alumni represent.

For its nobility and character, the wingedhorse was once immortalized in the stars.Now, with breathtaking speed and thundering,unbridled power, lightning strikes, forevermore,fear in the hearts of Blue Raider opponents!

Blue Raider NicknameIn the early days of athletics at Middle Ten-

nessee State University, the teams were knownby several nicknames. Among these wereTeachers, Normalities, and Pedagogues.

In 1934, it was decided that the schoolneeded a specific nickname, and during the

football season of that year, the Mur-freesboro Daily News Journal held acontest to name the team.

Charles Sarver, then a Middle Ten-nessee football player andlater principal at White CountyHigh School in Sparta, Tenn.,won the $5 prize for his entryof “Blue Raiders.” Sarver later

indicated he had “borrowed” thenickname of the Colgate Red

Raiders, but substituted MTSUBlue for Colgate Red.

Ever since that time, Middle Ten-nessee athletic teams have beenknown as the Blue Raiders.

The symbol of Confederate Gen-eral Nathan Bedford Forrest on a

horse was first used about 1945, when then-University President Q.M. Smith instructedPublic Relations Director Gene Sloan to beginusing the figure in conjunction with the nick-name.

In 1965, the Student Government Associa-tion established strict specifications as to whatsize the student must be who would emulateForrest. This was done, it is believed, becausethere was only one uniform available and a“good fit” was desired.

In sensitivity to the African-American com-munity at the school, the figure of GeneralForrest was abandoned.

For a time, the “unofficial” mascot for theBlue Raiders was a costumed, cartoon-likedog. A reasonable facsimile of a blue tickhound, the affable character was dubbed “OleBlue.”

It was on January 17, 1998, that the currentmascot, “Lightning,” was born. The mascotwas unveiled along with an attractive eye-catching logo. The introduction of Lightninggave an identity to the nickname Blue Raiders.

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