MIAMI
UNIVERSITY
ATHLETIC
MEDIA RELATIONS
GAME NOTES: April 9, 2001
2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Date
Opponent
Time/Result
2/16
No. 14 Alabama .......................... L , 2-13
2/17
No. 14 Alabama ............................ L, 1-2
2/18
No. 14 Alabama ............................ L, 2-9
2/24
OHIO DOMINICAN ...................... W, 14-11
2/25
OHIO WESLEYAN ......................... W, 14-2
3/2
Evansville •• ............................... W, 4-0
3/3
Dayton •• .................................. L, 4-14
3/4
Iowa •• ................................. Cancelled
3/10
Fresno State ................................ W, 2-1
3/11
Fresno State ................... L, 2-3 (10 inn.)
3/12
Bucknell ••• .............................. L, 9-12
3/13
Illinois ••• ................................ L, 7-10
3/14
Portland ••• ................................ W, 7-6
3/15
No. 8 Notre Dame ••• ...... L, 2-3 (11 inn.)
3/16
New Mexico ••• ......................... W, 17-3
3/17
Bucknell ••• ............................. W, 14-2
3/20
Dayton ....................................... L, 4-5
3/21
XAVIER ....................................... W, 4-1
3/24
Austin Peay ............................... W, 10-6
3/25
Austin Peay ............................... W, 10-5
3/27
Xavier ...................................... W, 16-4
3/28
Butler ........................................ L, 4-6
3/30
WESTERN MICHIGAN • ................... W, 8-5
3/31
WESTERN MICHIGAN (DH) • L, 7-11; L 7-10
4/1
WESTERN MICHIGAN • .................. L, 3-11
4/4
Cincinnati .................................. L, 6-16
4/6
BALL STATE (DH) • ........... W, 4-1; L, 7-12
4/8
Ball State (DH) • ............... L, 3-6; L, 6-22
4/10
CINCINNATI ................................. 3 p.m.
4/11
KENTUCKY .................................. 3 p.m.
4/13
Buffalo • ................................... 3 p.m.
4/14
Buffalo (DH) • ............................ 1 p.m.
4/15
Buffalo • ................................... 1 p.m.
4/17
DAYTON ..................................... 3 p.m.
4/18
INDIANA .................................... 3 p.m.
4/20
MARSHALL • .............................. 3 p.m.
4/21
MARSHALL (DH) • ....................... 1 p.m.
4/22
MARSHALL • .............................. 1 p.m.
4/24
Wright State ........................... 6:30 p.m.
4/27
Ohio • ....................................... 3 p.m.
4/28
Ohio (DH) • ................................ 1 p.m.
4/29
Ohio • ....................................... 1 p.m.
5/4
AKRON • .................................... 3 p.m.
5/5
AKRON (DH) • ............................. 1 p.m.
5/6
AKRON • .................................... 1 p.m.
5/8
WRIGHT STATE ............................ 3 p.m.
5/11
Kent State • ............................... 3 p.m.
5/12
Kent State (DH) • ........................ 1 p.m.
5/13
Kent State • ............................... 1 p.m.
5/16-19 MAC Tournament ............................. TBA
Home games in CAPS
• Mid-American Conference game
•• Evansville Tournament (Evansville, Ind.)
••• Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic (Fresno, Calif.)
(DH) indicates doubleheader
NOTE: Rankings from date of contest
Athletic Media Relations
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TBA ................................................. Assistant
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TBA, Asst. Dir.
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2001 MIAMI BASEBALL (13-17, 2-6 MAC)
Miami vs. Cincinnati
April 10 • 3 p.m. • Oxford, Ohio
Miami vs. Kentucky
April 11 • 3 p.m. • Oxford, Ohio
2001 MIAMI PROBABLE STARTERS (13-17, 2-6 MAC)
No.
20
2
24
9
18
35
17
12
3
Name
Jason Knoedler
Brady Nori
Clark Mace
Jeremy Ison
Justin Knoedler
Tom Yost
David Cook
Andi Scheidt
Zach Schmidt
Pos.
RF
1B
CF
SS
C
DH
LF
3B
2B
Yr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
So.
B/T
B/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
Hometown/High School
Springfield, Ill./Springfield
Middletown, Ohio/Middletown
London, Ohio/Madison Plains
Hudson, Ohio/Hudson
Springfield, Ill./Springfield
London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder
Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales
Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle
Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas
Top Reserves
1
Michael Carlin
4
Matt Lee
21
Eddie Tillitz
28
Luke Reinhart
5
Scott Walti
UTL
INF
OF
C
OF
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Phoenix, Ariz/Sunnyslope
Matinsville, Ind./Martinsville
Downers Grove, Ill./Montini Catholic
Libertyville, Ill./North Central
Pitching Rotation
23
Russ Bayer
27
Billy Kieninger
34
Chris Leonard
26
Judd Richardson
P
P
P
P
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
L/L
R/R
L/L
R/R
Naperville, Ill./Naperville North
Xenia, Ohio/Xenia
Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales
Caledon, Ontario/Country Day
In the
29
15
22
19
P
P
P
P
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
B/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
Carmel, Calif./Carmel
Winnetka, Ill./New Trier
Louisville, Ky./Ballard
Pleasant Hill, Ohio/Newton
Bullpen
Matt Allen
Mark Floersch
Michael Gardner
Shawn Landis
THE GAMES
Four games below .500 for the first time under head coach Tracy Smith, Miami
University’s baseball team looks to rebound from its recent slide in a pair of nonconference contests this week.
On Tuseday, Miami hosts local-rival Cincinnati. The meeting marks the second
time in less than a week that the RedHawks and Bearcats will square off. Last
Wednesday, UC took a 16-6 decision from Miami in Cincinnati. The Bearcats sport a
18-13 record, 4-8 in Conference USA.
Wednesday, the RedHawks will battle Southeastern Conference-foe Kentucky at
Stanley G. McKie Field. The Wildcats enter the week at 14-20 and 3-12 in the SEC
and host in-state rival Louisville Tuesday before traveling to Oxford Wednesday.
MIAMI VERSUS CINCINNATI AND KENTUCKY
Miami has faced Cincinnati 137 times, the most of any RedHawk non-conference opponent. Despite losing four-of-six during head coach Tracy Smith’s tenure to
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the Bearcats, Miami holds a 80-56-1 all-time advantage versus Cincinnati. The
Bearcats captured the schools’ 137th meeting last Wednesday, pounding the
RedHawks 16-6 at Cincinnati.
In its 16 all-time meetings with Kentucky, Miami is 7-9. The RedHawks fell
to the Wildcats 9-3 March 7, 2000 in Lexington, Ky. and have lost both meetings with Kentucky under Coach Smith.
HEAD COACH TRACY SMITH
In his fifth year at Miami, Smith has reached the Mid-American Conference
Tournament finals three times, including capturing last year’s championship.
Smith, who was named the 2000 Ohio College Coach of the Year, has amassed a
147-121 (.549) career record and a Mid-American Conference regular-season
record of 72-56 (.563). He is only the fourth baseball coach in Miami’s history
to register 100 wins, which occurred last year with Miami’s 9-0 shutout of
Hartford on March 14, 2000.
During Smith’s era in Oxford, Miami players have been named to the allMAC First Team six times, including last year’s MAC Tournament MVP John
Lackaff. In addition, 10 student-athletes have been recognized as academic allMAC selections, including GTE Academic All-American Tom Yost. Clark Mace and
Chris Leonard both earned freshmen all-American status.
RECAPPING THE WEEKEND
Miami dropped three-of-four games to MAC West Division-leading Ball State,
falling four games below .500 for the first time under head coach Tracy Smith.
The RedHawks began the weekend on a good note, defeating Ball State 41. Chris Leonard (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) led Miami, pitching
the complete game to raise his MAC-leading record to 6-1. The southpaw struck
out eight while walking none and allowing only six hits in the victory.
However, Miami’s pitching was unable to keep the Cardinals at bay the rest
of the weekend, dropping the final three games of the series 12-7 in the
nightcap Friday and 6-3 and 22-6 Sunday in Muncie, Ind.
On Sunday, Ball State smashed 11 home runs in two games, including eight
in game two. Miami allowed a season-high 21 hits to go along with its seasonmost 22 runs allowed in Sunday’s nightcap.
Miami was led offensively by Jeremy Ison (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) and
Jason Knoedler (Springfield, Ill./Springfield/Lincoln Land C.C.) who both
notched 8-for-14 efforts on the weekend. Ison added three doubles, two homers
and eight RBI to pace the RedHawk bats.
REDHAWKS RAKING IN MAC HONORS
For the second time this season and fourth of his short career, sophomore
pitcher Chris Leonard (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) has been named
Mid-American East Division Player of the Week. Leonard earned the kudos with
his performance in last Friday’s 4-1 win over Ball State. The southpaw pitched
the complete game, striking out eight and walking none, allowing only six hits.
Leonard joins Russ Bayer (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) (East
Division Pitcher of the Week March 19-25) and Jason Knoedler (Springfield,
Ill./Springfield/Lincoln Land C.C.) (East Division Player of the Week March
12-18) as RedHawks to be honored by the MAC in 2001.
DIALING LONG DISTANCE
Through 30 games this season, Miami has continued the trend it set in 2000 by
smashing home runs on a consistent basis. The RedHawks have sent 34 balls
out of the park in 2001, led by Justin Knoedler (Springfield, Ill./Springfield/Lincoln Land C.C.) and Jeremy Ison’s (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) teamhigh seven dingers each.
In 2000, the long ball played a major role in the RedHawks’ record-breaking
season as they belted 64 home runs. In Mid-American Conference play, the Red
and White smashed 42 homers, while giving up just 22.
FAST OUT OF THE GATES
In its last 27 games, Miami has scored at least one run in the first inning of
every game but 14. Interestingly, in seven of the 14 games that the RedHawks
did not notch a first-inning tally (March 2 at Evansville, March 14 vs. Portland,
March 17 vs. Bucknell and March 21 vs. Xavier, March 24 at Austin Peay, March
Smith Versus 2001 Opponents
Opponent
Record
Akron ............................................ 10-6
Alabama .......................................... 0-3
Austin Peay ...................................... 2-0
Ball State ....................................... 6-10
Bowling Green ................................ 12-7
Bucknell .......................................... 1-1
Buffalo ............................................ 0-0
Butler .............................................. 2-1
Central Michigan ............................... 5-5
Cincinnati ........................................ 2-4
Dayton ............................................ 4-4
Eastern Michigan .............................. 6-4
Evansville ........................................ 2-1
Fresno State ..................................... 1-1
Illinois ............................................ 0-1
Indiana ............................................ 1-2
Iowa ................................................ 0-0
Kent State ..................................... 10-8
Kentucky ......................................... 0-2
Marshall .......................................... 8-4
Navy ............................................... 0-0
New Mexico ...................................... 1-0
Notre Dame ...................................... 0-1
Ohio ................................................ 9-9
Ohio Dominican ................................ 1-0
Ohio Wesleyan .................................. 1-0
Portland .......................................... 1-0
Toledo ............................................. 4-4
Western Michigan ............................. 7-7
Wright State .................................... 2-2
Xavier ............................................. 8-2
Miami Coaching Records
(Top 10—ranked by winning percentage)
Rk
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Coach (Years) .................... Record
Chester Pittser (7) ....... .786 (77-21)
Dave Ehrman (2) ........ .763 (14-4-1)
Jim Young (3) ............... .714 (20-8)
Jim Bliss (2) ................. .700 (14-6)
George Rider (2) .............. .692 (9-4)
W.J. Foster (7) ............ .678 (61-29)
Bud Middaugh (12) ... .673 (356-173)
Frank Wilton (10) ........ .617 (74-46)
Tracy Smith (4+) .. .549 (147-121)
Jon Pavlisko (14) ..... .495 (379-387)
Smith Year-by-Year at Miami
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Overall
27-28
33-26
34-27
40-23
13-17
MAC
17-13
17-13
20-12
16-12
2-6
TOTAL
147-121 72-56
MAC Pct.
.567
.567
.625
.571
.250
.563
Miami University, Please
When referring to Miami, please use
Miami University, Miami University
(Ohio) or Miami (Ohio) University as a
first reference to our institution.
Please do not use Miami of Ohio,
University of Miami of Ohio, etc. Also,
in 1997, the University began using
its new nickname, the RedHawks. It is
one word with a capital H. Thank you.
2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES
2001 MAC Standings
(Through Sunday, April 8)
East Division Mid-American
Overall
W L Pct.
W L Pct.
Bowling Green 9 2 .818
19 8 .704
Kent State
6 2 .750
10 16 .385
Marshall
5 3 .625
16 13 .552
Ohio
2 6 .250
14 14 .500
Miami
2 6 .250
13 17 .433
Buffalo
2 10 .167
6 21 .222
Akron
1 7 .125
5 17 .227
West Division Mid-American
W L Pct.
Ball State
9 2 .818
C. Michigan
8 4 .667
E. Michigan
7 4 .636
Toledo
5 3 .625
W. Michigan
4 4 .500
N. Illinois
0 7 .000
Overall
W L Pct.
17 15 .531
19 12 .613
10 20 .333
18 14 .563
11 16 .407
15 14 .517
This Week’s
Mid-American Conference Schedule
Monday, April 9
West Virginia State at Ohio, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10
Ball State at Xavier, 3 p.m.
Central Michigan at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at Miami, 3 p.m.
Defiance at Bowling Green, 3 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Michigan, 2 p.m.
Mount St. Clare at Northern Illinois, 3 p.m.
Oakland at Toledo, 3 p.m.
Western Michigan at Michigan State, 3 p.m.
Youngstown State at Akron, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11
Bowling Green at Cleveland State, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at LeMoyne (DH), 1 p.m.
Duquense at Akron, 3 p.m.
Iowa at Northern Illinois, 1 p.m.
IUPU-Fort Wayne at Toledo, 3 p.m.
Kentucky at Miami, 3 p.m.
Marshall at Rio Grande, 3 p.m.
Michigan at Western Michigan, 3 p.m.
Ohio at Dayton, 3 p.m.
Youngstown State at Kent State, 3 p.m.
MAC Preseason Coaches Poll
East Division
1. Miami (5) ..........................................
2. Kent State (3) ....................................
3. Ohio (5) ............................................
4. Bowling Green ...................................
5. Akron ...............................................
6. Marshall ............................................
7. Buffalo .............................................
79
78
76
53
36
29
13
West Division
1. Ball State (11) ...................................
2. Central Michigan (1) ...........................
3. Western Michigan ...............................
4. Northern Illinois ................................
5. Toledo ..............................................
6. Eastern Michigan ...............................
76
57
55
39
28
18
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27 at Xavier, April 6 vs. Ball State), Miami has posted victories, while sporting
a 6-7 record in the contests in which it has been on the scoreboard in the first.
In fact, Miami has outscored its opponents by a total of 137-107 in the
first five innings of games this year, while being outscored 105-63 after the
fifth (including extra innings).
The RedHawks did not notch a first-inning tally in any of its four games
with Ball State last weekend, and has now not scored in the first in five
straight games, its longest such streak of the season.
MAKING HISTORY
Two RedHawks are currently climbing the ladder toward several Miami all-time
career records.
Clark Mace (London, Ohio/Madison Plains) added another record to his
list of accomplishments when he set Miami’s all-time total bases mark on March
30 versus Western Michigan. His school-record total now stands at 395. Last
season, Mace broke the school’s career marks for hits and runs and continues to
add to the records with 190 career runs and 265 hits. He added Miami’s all-time
at-bat record this year, which now stands at 775. He also currently stands in
the top eight on Miami’s career lists for batting average (.342;t-7th), RBI
(147;2nd), stolen bases (64;4th), and doubles (40;3rd).
Jeremy Ison (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) currently stands tied for second in
Miami history with 33 home runs, needing only three more to become the most
prolific home run hitter in school history. He is also third in career RBI (141),
fourth in at-bats (675), tied for fifth in runs (134), fifth in total bases (327),
seventh in hits (200) and fifth in doubles (38).
LEONARD PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF
Sophomore pitcher Chris Leonard (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) has
shown the same form in 2001 that earned him freshman all-America status in
2000.
After a team-leading eight starts, Leonard leads Miami with a 6-1 record in
59.1 innings pitched and a 2.28 earned run average. His four complete games,
one shutout and 49 strikeouts also lead the squad.
Leonard also leads the Mid-American Conference in ERA, starts, wins,
innings pitched and shutouts. He was named MAC East Division Pitcher of the
Week for his performance March 2 at Evansville. In that game, Leonard collected his second-career shutout, striking out six and allowing only seven hits,
to beat the Aces 4-0.
The southpaw garnered his second MAC East Pithcer of the Week award this
past week for his performance last Friday in a 4-1 win over Ball State. In the
complete-game victory, Leonard struck out eight while walking none and
allowing just six hits.
Leonard outdueled Ball State hurler Bryan Bullington, who ranks second in
the MAC with a 2.76 ERA, to collect the win.
FOR STARTERS...
Chris Leonard has not been the only Miami starting pitcher that has turned in
solid performances for the RedHawks this season. For the year, Miami starters
sport a 4.29 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .263 batting average.
Three of Miami’s four regular starters (Leonard, Judd Richardson (Caledon,
Ont./Country Day), and Billy Kieninger (Xenia, Ohio/Xenia)) are among
the top 11 in the MAC in earned run average.
However, Miami has run into trouble closing games this year. The RedHawk
bullpen has an ERA of 9.00, with the opposition hitting at a .313 clip. Additionally, Miami has lost seven games this season in its opponents’ last at-bat,
including five in a row from March 11 through March 20.
TWINS AIM TO TOWER OVER MAC
In their first season in the Red and White, RedHawk twins Jason and Justin
Knoedler (Springfield, Ill./Springfield/Lincoln Land C.C.) have shown the
skills that led them to all-America careers at Lincoln Land Community College.
Jason, the RedHawks regular right fielder, leads Miami with a blazing .448
batting average. He also leads the squad in runs (42), hits (56), doubles (9),
total bases (81), stolen bases (14), slugging pct. (.648) and on-base percentage
(.510).
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Jason also leads the MAC in batting average, while ranking in the top five
in hits (t-1st), runs (2nd), total bases (3rd) and on-base percentage (3rd).
Additionally, Jason’s .448 average is on pace to shatter Miami’s singleseason record of .429, held by current-Cincinnati Red Chris Sexton.
At the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in Fresno, Calif., Jason earned allTournament honors after batting .458 in the Classic with 11 runs scored, five
RBI and four stolen bases. The effort also landed Jason MAC East Division
Player of the Week honors.
Last year at Lincoln Land, Jason batted .422, led the nation in stolen bases
with 54 and was named NJCAA all-American.
Justin, Miami’s starting catcher, is tied for the team lead with seven home
runs, while ranking fourth with 22 RBI. However, Justin has begun to break
out of an early season slump in his past 15 games. In those 15 contests, Justin
has batted .396 (19-for-48) with 15 runs, 15 RBI, four doubles and six homers.
The streak began on March 17 versus Bucknell, when Justin enjoyed his finest
day as a RedHawk, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. In all,
the Knoedler brothers combined for seven of Miami's 12 RBI, six of the
RedHawks' 11 hits and scored five-of-14 Miami runs in the 14-2 rout of the
Bison.
At Lincoln Land, Justin was named the 2000 NJCAA National Player of the
Year after joining forces with his brother to lead the school to the NJCAA
Division II national championship.
WHERE HAS ALL THE DEFENSE GONE?
In 2000, Miami’s first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship
since 1983 could be attributed to its limited amount of miscues in the field.
Unfortunately for the RedHawks, 2001 has not been so kind defensively.
The error bug bit the RedHawks badly again on March 31 as Miami committed a season-high eight errors in a 10-7 loss to Western Michigan. Seven
different RedHawks contributed to the defensive collapse by recording a
miscue.
For the season, Miami has committed 66 errors in just 30 games (2.2/
game). In comparison, the RedHawks committed only 89 errors in 63 games in
2000 (1.4/game).
AND THE WINNER IS...
Following its first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and
NCAA Tournament berth since 1983, Miami University’s baseball team is favored
to win the Mid-American Conference East Division for the second-consecutive
year, announced Feb. 9 by the conference office. The RedHawks are picked
second to win the tournament crown behind Ball State, which is tabbed to win
the West Division.
Coming off a memorable 40-23 campaign, Miami is tagged to win the East
Division by the slimmest of margins. The RedHawks, who were favored by one
point a year ago over Bowling Green, are again picked first by one point, this
time over Kent State. Miami, which garnered five first-place votes, received 79
points, compared to KSU’s 78 points and Ohio’s 76 points.
2001 HONORS AND AWARDS
MAC East Division Pitcher of the
Week
Chris Leonard (Week of Feb. 25-Mar. 4)
Chris Leonard (Week of Apr. 2-Apr. 8)
Russ Bayer (Week of March 19-25)
Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic
all-Tournament Team
Jason Knoedler
MAC East Division Player of the
Week
Jason Knoedler (Week of March 12-18)
MIAMI’S RECORD WHEN...
Home ........................................ 5-5
Away ......................................... 5-8
Neutral Sites .............................. 3-4
Day ....................................... 12-16
Night ......................................... 1-1
vs. Left-Handers ........................ 3-4
vs. Right-Handers .................. 10-13
In one-run games ...................... 2-4
In two-run games ...................... 0-1
In five-plus-run games .............. 5-7
In extra innings ........................ 0-2
In shutouts ................................ 1-0
Committing less than two err. .... 6-4
Committing two-plus errors ..... 7-13
Opp. commits less than two err. 4-11
Opp. commits two-plus errors .... 9-6
vs. Atlantic 10 ........................... 2-2
vs. Big East ................................ 0-1
vs. Big Ten ................................. 0-1
vs. Conference USA .................... 0-1
vs. Midwestern Coll. Conf. .......... 0-1
vs. Missouri Valley Conf. ............ 1-0
vs. Mountain West ..................... 1-0
vs. Ohio Valley Conf. .................. 2-0
vs. Patriot League ...................... 1-1
vs. SEC ....................................... 0-3
vs. WAC ...................................... 1-1
vs. West Coast Conf. ................... 1-0
vs. Others .................................. 2-0
How Miami Ranks in the MAC
2001 MIAMI BASEBALL CAREER RECORDS WATCH
Clark Mace
· Runs—Has 190 (holds all-time record)
· Hits—Has 265 (holds all-time record)
· At-Bats—Has 775 (holds all-time
record)
· Total Bases—Has 395 (holds all-time
record)
· Batting Avg.—.342 (8th all-time)
· Stolen Bases—Has 64 (4th all-time)
· Doubles—Has 40 (4th all-time)
· RBI—Has 147 (2nd all-time)
· HRs—Has 24 (t-7th all-time)
Jeremy Ison
· SOs—Has 143 (holds all-time record)
· HRs—Has 33 (t-2nd all-time)
· RBI—Has 141 (3rd all-time)
· At-Bats—Has 675 (4th all-time)
· Runs—Has 134 (t-4th all-time)
· Total Bases—Has 327 (5th all-time)
· Hits—Has 200 (6th all-time)
· Doubles—Has 38 (5th all-time)
(through April 8)
Team
Pitching: 4th (5.74 ERA)
Batting: 9th (.297 BA)
Fielding: 11th (.942 Field Pct.)
Individual
Batting: Jason Knoedler — 1st (.448)
Pitching: Chris Leonard — 1st (2.28 ERA)
Judd Richardson — 5th (3.22)
Hits: Jason Knoedler — t-1st (56)
Runs: Jason Knoedler — 2nd (42)
Total Bases: Jason Knoedler — 3rd (81)
Stolen Bases: Jason Knoedler — t-3rd (14)
On-base Pct.: Jason Knoedler — 3rd (.510)
Triples: Clark Mace — t-3rd (3)
2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES
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Miami University 2001 Baseball Numerical Roster
No.
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Name
Michael Carlin
Brady Nori
Zach Schmidt
Matt Lee
Scott Walti
Jeremy Ison
Korey Kirkpatrick
Andi Scheidt
Rusty Ventresca
Mark Floersch
David Cook
Justin Knoedler
Shawn Landis
Jason Knoedler
Eddie Tillitz
Michael Gardner
Russ Bayer
Clark Mace
Josh Widlansky
Judd Richardson
Billy Kieninger
Luke Reinhart
Matt Allen
Adam Keel
Garrett Gebhardt
Aaron Johnson
Justin Farina
Chris Leonard
Tom Yost
Chad Reineke
Head Coach:
Assistant Coaches:
Yr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
13
6
7
8
Pos.
UTL
INF
INF
INF
OF
INF
OF
INF
P
P
OF
C
P
OF
OF
P
P
OF
INF
P
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
P
B/T
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
B/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
L/L
R/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
B/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
L/L
L/L
L/R
R/R
Ht.
5-11
6-1
5-11
5-11
6-2
5-11
6-2
5-10
5-10
6-3
5-10
6-1
5-10
6-1
5-10
6-0
6-4
6-2
5-11
6-4
6-4
5-9
6-3
6-2
5-11
6-2
6-5
6-0
6-4
6-6
Tracy Smith (5th year)
Dan Simonds (2nd year)
Scott Googins (1st year)
Joe Renner (1st year)
Wt.
180
190
157
175
180
190
185
180
180
197
182
205
175
190
175
185
215
180
175
200
180
200
210
195
165
185
200
205
220
230
Hometown/High School
Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Middletown, Ohio/Middletown
Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas
Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope
Libertyville, Ill./North Central
Hudson, Ohio/Hudson
Aurora, Ind./South Dearborn
Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle
Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North
Winnetka, Ill./New Trier
Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales
Springfield, Ill./Springfield
Pleasant Hill, Ohio/Newton
Springfield, Ill./Springfield
Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville
Louisville, Ky./Ballard
Naperville, Ill./ Naperville North
London, Ohio/Madison Plains
Coral Springs, Fla./Tarvella
Caledon, Ontario/Country Day
Xenia, Ohio/Xenia
Downers Grove, Ill./Montini Catholic
Carmel, Calif./Carmel
Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield
Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
Ortonville, Mich./Ortonville Brandon
Sarina, Ontario/St. Christopher’s
Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales
London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder
Defiance, Ohio/Ayersville
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2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
BATTING AVERAGE
HITS
HOME RUNS
Chris Sexton (1993) ......................... .429
Gary Cooper (1972) .......................... .421
Dennis Smith (1973) ........................ .415
Chris Sexton (1991) ......................... .412
Mark Manering (1985) ...................... .408
Bill Doran (1979) ............................. .407
Tom Yost (1999) ........................... .406
Bro Johnson (1972) ......................... .404
Dave Preikszas (1990) ...................... .398
Rob Yelton (1990) ........................... .395
Clark Mace (1999) ........................... 83
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 81
John Lackaff (2000) .......................... 80
D.J. Eckhart (1999) ........................... 76
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 75
Mark Thewes (1999) ........................... 74
Al Leininger (1977) ........................... 74
Clark Mace (1998) ........................... 73
Mark Naehring (1977) ........................ 73
Tom Peck (1997) ............................... 72
AT-BATS
RUNS
Tim Carter (1989) .............................. 16
Tim Carter (1990) .............................. 16
Jeremy Ison (2000) ......................... 15
John Lackaff (2000) .......................... 13
D.J. Eckhart (1999) ........................... 12
Ben Eversole (1998) ........................... 12
Dave Preikszas (1991) ........................ 12
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 11
Ken Kovac (1971) .............................. 11
Art Grzeskowiak (1972) ...................... 11
Tim Naehring (1987) .......................... 11
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 11
John Lackaff (2000) ......................... 226
Clark Mace (1999) ......................... 224
Clark Mace (2000) ......................... 217
Jeremy Ison (2000) ....................... 215
John Sullivan (1998) ........................ 215
Clark Mace (1998) ......................... 209
Jason Armetta (1995) ....................... 205
D.J. Eckhart (1999) .......................... 201
Anthony Johnson (1995) .................. 199
Jeff Rowlands (1976) ........................ 197
Mark Thewes (1999) .......................... 197
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 65
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 61
Jeremy Ison (2000) ......................... 57
John Lackaff (2000) .......................... 52
Clark Mace (1999) ........................... 52
Tom Peck (1997) ............................... 52
Clark Mace (1998) ........................... 51
Brian Koury (1983) ............................ 51
Brady Nori (2000) ........................... 50
Mark Naehring (1977) ........................ 49
Rob Yelton (1991) ............................. 49
RBIs
DOUBLES
John Lackaff (2000) .......................... 67
D.J. Eckhart (1999) ........................... 62
Jeremy Ison (2000) ......................... 53
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 52
Mark Naehring (1977) ........................ 52
Tim Carter (1990) .............................. 52
D.J. Eckhart (1998) ........................... 50
Dave Preikszas (1991) ........................ 50
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 49
Tim Carter (1989) .............................. 49
Keith O’Hea (1988) ............................ 21
John Lackaff (2000) .......................... 19
Chris Sexton (1993) ........................... 19
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 18
Bro Johnson (1974) ........................... 18
Joe Spain (2000) ............................. 17
D.J. Eckhart (1999) ........................... 17
Jeremy Ison (2000) ......................... 15
Derrick Davis (1995) .......................... 15
Mark Manering (1985) ........................ 15
Doug Jenkins (1976) .......................... 15
Mark Manering (1984) ........................ 15
Kevin Wright (1984) .......................... 15
TOTAL BASES
John Lackaff (2000) ......................... 140
John Sullivan (1998) ........................ 136
Jeremy Ison (2000) ....................... 131
D.J. Eckhart (1999) .......................... 129
Clark Mace (2000) ......................... 128
Tim Carter (1989) ............................. 128
Mark Naehring (1977) ....................... 127
Ben Eversole (1998) .......................... 123
Anthony Johnson (1995) .................. 121
Al Leininger (1977) .......................... 119
WALKS
Ernie Petri (1991) .............................. 47
Danny Hall (1977) ............................. 41
Mark Naehring (1977) ........................ 40
Chris Sexton (1992) ........................... 39
Tim Carter (1990) .............................. 38
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 37
Sean Flynn (1995) ............................. 36
Jim Gross (1978) ............................... 35
Jeff Litzinger (1988) .......................... 34
Tim Naehring (1988) .......................... 33
Craig Bachman (1977) ........................ 33
STOLEN BASES
Jason Armetta (1995) ........................ 33
Brian Koury (1983) ............................ 33
Jason Armetta (1994) ........................ 28
Mickey Tresh (1986) .......................... 28
Tom Fogarty (1988) ........................... 25
John Sullivan (1998) ......................... 24
Jeff Litzinger (1988) .......................... 24
Clark Mace (2000) ........................... 23
Dave Bodnar (1984) ........................... 21
Bill Green (1984) ............................... 21
STRIKEOUTS
TRIPLES
Mark Naehring (1977) .......................... 7
Anthony Johnson (1995) ..................... 6
Chris Sexton (1991) ............................. 6
Chris Sexton (1993) ............................. 5
Keith O’Hea (1987) .............................. 5
Kevin Danzeisen (1991) ....................... 5
Tom Peck (1996) ................................. 4
Ben Eversole (1996) ........................... 48
Tim Carter (1989) .............................. 48
Dave Lapham (1996) .......................... 45
Jeremy Ison (2000) ......................... 44
Tom Yost (2000) .............................. 44
Jeremy Ison (1998) ......................... 43
Brady Nori (2000) ........................... 40
Tom Peck (1996) ............................... 39
Jason Armetta (1995) ........................ 38
Scott Steinmann (1995) ..................... 37
Danny Hall (1975) ............................. 37
Paul Gbur (1978) ............................... 37
2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES
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CAREER RECORDS
BATTING AVERAGE
HITS
HOME RUNS
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ................... .382
Kevin Patten (1976-79) ................... .370
Mark Naehring (1975-77) ................ .366
Dave Preikszas (1989-91) ................ .349
Mark Manering (1982-85) ................ .347
Tom Peck (1995-1997) .................... .343
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ........... .342
Dennis Smith (1970-73) .................. .342
Gene Ziegler (1971-74) .................... .342
Don Seeker (1979-81) ..................... .341
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ............ 265
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...................... 227
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ..................... 219
Mark Manering (1982-85) .................. 208
Mark Thewes (1996-99) ..................... 201
Jim House (1975-78) ........................ 201
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 200
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................. 191
John Sullivan (1995-98) .................... 187
John Lackaff (1998-2000) ................. 185
Tim Carter (1988-90) ......................... 35
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ....................... 33
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) ............ 33
Fred VanderPeet (1987-90) ................. 29
Ben Eversole (1995-98) ...................... 25
John Lackaff (1998-2000) .................. 25
Clark Mace (1998-Present) .............. 24
Mark Manering (1982-85) ................... 24
Tim Naehring (1986-88) ..................... 23
Dennis Smith (1970-73) ..................... 21
Don Seeker (1979-81) ........................ 21
AT-BATS
RUNS
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ............ 760
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...................... 698
Mark Thewes (1996-99) ..................... 684
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 675
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................. 664
Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) .................... 643
Jeff Rowlands (1975-78) ................... 608
Mark Manering (1982-85) .................. 600
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ..................... 573
John Sullivan (1995-98) .................... 564
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ............ 190
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ..................... 143
Ernie Petri (1990-93) ........................ 138
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 134
John Lackaff (1998-2000) ................. 134
Jim House (1975-78) ........................ 133
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................. 130
Mark Manering (1982-85) .................. 130
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...................... 128
Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...................... 127
RBIs
DOUBLES
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...................... 159
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ............ 147
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 141
Mark Manering (1982-85) .................. 136
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ..................... 130
Jim House (1975-78) ........................ 130
John Lackaff (1998-2000) ................. 128
Dennis Smith (1970-73) .................... 120
Art Grzeskowiak (1971-74) ................ 116
Tim Carter (1988-90) ........................ 113
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ....................... 52
Mark Manering (1982-85) ................... 46
John Lackaff (1998-2000) .................. 41
Clark Mace (1998-Present) .............. 40
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) ............ 38
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...................... 37
Keith O’Hea (1985-88) ........................ 36
Rob Yelton (1988-91) ......................... 36
Art Grzeskowiak (1971-74) ................. 33
Dennis Smith (1970-73) ..................... 32
Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ....................... 32
Dean Gottler (1977-80) ...................... 32
Kevin Wright (1981-84) ...................... 32
STOLEN BASES
TRIPLES
Ernie Petri (1990-93) ....................... 122
Chris Sexton (1990-93) .................... 116
Jeff Litzinger (1986-89) ................... 114
Danny Hall (1974-77) ...................... 104
Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ..................... 101
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ....................... 96
Paul Gbur (1975-78) .......................... 93
Craig Bachman (1974-77) ................... 90
Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) ..................... 90
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................... 83
TOTAL BASES
Clark Mace (1998-Present) ............ 395
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...................... 380
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................. 366
Mark Manering (1982-85) .................. 344
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 327
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ..................... 323
Jim House (1975-78) ........................ 309
John Lackaff (1998-2000) ................. 305
Dennis Smith (1970-73) .................... 280
John Sullivan (1995-98) .................... 278
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...................... 14
Jim House (1975-78) ......................... 12
Mark Naehring (1975-77) ................... 11
Ken Rieman (1982-84) ....................... 10
Bill Doran (1977-79) .......................... 10
Kevin Danzeisen (1989-92) ................. 10
Mark Manering (1982-85) ..................... 9
Don Seeker (1979-81) .......................... 9
Dave Bodnar (1982-85) ........................ 8
Jim Lasher (1982-85) ........................... 8
STRIKEOUTS
Jeremy Ison (1998-Present) .......... 143
Ben Eversole (1995-98) .................... 120
Tim Carter (1988-90) ....................... 105
Paul Gbur (1975-78) ........................ 100
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................... 96
Tom Peck (1995-97) ........................... 92
Fred VanderPeet (1987-90) ................. 91
Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) ..................... 90
Danny Hall (1974-77) ........................ 88
D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ....................... 85
Jason Armetta (1993-96) .................... 81
Brian Koury (1980-83) ....................... 74
Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...................... 67
Clark Mace (1998-Present) .............. 64
Dave Bodnar (1982-85) ...................... 59
Tom Fogarty (1986-89) ....................... 55
Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ....................... 51
Mark Manering (1982-85) ................... 45
John Sullivan (1995-98) ..................... 43
Jeff Litzinger (1986-89) ..................... 41
WALKS
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2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES
PITCHING RECORDS
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
GAMES
Steve Retzsch (1975) ......................... 29
Tim Guinan (1998) ............................ 27
Ted Ward (1990) ................................ 27
Tim Guinan (1997) ............................ 25
Steve Imhoff (1974) ........................... 25
Jay Harper (1999) ............................. 21
Nate Tekavec (1999) .......................... 21
Russ Bayer (2000) .......................... 20
Ty Neal (1997) .................................. 20
Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ................... 20
Steve Retzsch (1976) ......................... 20
Dave Blackburn (1981) ....................... 20
Mike Schneider (1986) ....................... 20
J.P. Paul (1990) ................................. 20
INNINGS PITCHED
Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) .............. 110.2
Andy Danner (1997) ..................... 105.0
Nate Tekavec (2000) ..................... 104.0
Nate Tekavec (1999) ..................... 101.2
Steve Retzsch (1975) .................... 100.2
Roger Droste (1986) ........................ 98.1
Scott Jones (1995) ......................... 97.1
Ben Burnau (1986) ......................... 97.0
Ben Burnau (1988) ......................... 97.0
Mike Schneider (1986) .................... 96.0
Gary Wright (1973) ......................... 95.2
WINS
Ben Burnau (1988) ............................ 11
Tracy Smith (1988) ............................ 10
Dan Gilene (1983) ............................. 10
Kevin Davis (1983) ............................ 10
Steve Retzsch (1975) ......................... 10
J.P. Paul (1992) ................................. 10
Nate Tekavec (2000) ............................ 9
Nate Tekavec (1999) ............................ 9
Nate Tekavec (1998) ............................ 9
Gary Wright (1973) .............................. 9
Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ..................... 9
J.P. Paul (1990) ................................... 9
LOSSES
Mike Schneider (1986) ....................... 11
Matt Vogelgesang (1996) ...................... 9
Steve Bosch (1996) .............................. 8
Jerry Poppe (1994) .............................. 8
Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ..................... 8
Nate Tekavec (1999) ............................ 7
Andy Danner (1997) ............................ 7
Brian Passini (1996) ............................ 7
Scott Jones (1995) .............................. 7
Brian Weeks (1991) ............................. 7
J.P. Paul (1990) ................................... 7
Joe Conese (1988) ............................... 7
STRIKEOUTS
WINS
Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ................. 120
Buddy Schultz (1971) ...................... 112
Dave Hasbach (1972) ....................... 100
Ben Burnau (1986) ............................ 91
Nate Tekavec (1999) .......................... 88
Ben Burnau (1987) ............................ 85
Dave Swartzbaugh (1988) ................... 84
Jack Kucek (1974) ............................. 83
Nate Tekavec (2000) .......................... 79
Gary Wright (1972) ............................ 79
Ben Burnau (1985-88) ....................... 30
Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) .................. 27
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ....................... 26
Gary Wright (1971-74) ....................... 25
Kevin Davis (1981-84) ........................ 25
J.P. Paul (1989-92) ............................ 24
Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ................ 23
Bob Bresnen (1976-79) ...................... 22
Jerry Poppe (1991-94) ....................... 22
Bill Long (1979-81) ........................... 20
Jeff Lang (1974-77) ........................... 20
WALKS
Ben Burnau (1986) ............................ 83
Dave Schellin (1975) .......................... 65
Dave Swartzbaugh (1988) ................... 62
Mike Fidelholtz (1981) ....................... 61
Mike Schneider (1986) ....................... 61
Steve Retzsch (1974) ......................... 58
Mike Schneider (1984) ....................... 56
Brian Weeks (1990) ............................ 55
Steve Imhoff (1974) ........................... 54
Buddy Schultz (1971) ........................ 54
ERA (MINIMUM 30 IP)
Buddy Schultz (1970) ..................... 1.06
Gary Wright (1971) ......................... 1.17
Gary Cooper (1972) ......................... 1.17
Gary Wright (1974) ......................... 1.25
Jeff Lang (1974) ............................. 1.33
Jack Kucek (1974) .......................... 1.38
Gary Wright (1972) ......................... 1.50
Al Dukate (1970) ............................ 1.56
Dave Hasbach (1973) ...................... 1.64
Charlie Leibrandt (1978) ................. 1.65
CAREER RECORDS
Matt Vogelgesang (1994-97) ............... 26
Mike Schneider (1983-86) .................. 23
Joe Conese (1985-88) ........................ 22
Steve Bosch (1993-1996) .................... 21
Ben Burnau (1985-88) ....................... 20
J.P. Paul (1989-92) ............................ 20
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ....................... 20
Mike Carnegie (1982-85) .................... 18
Kevin Davis (1981-84) ........................ 18
Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) .................. 17
Scott Jones (1992-95) ........................ 17
Scott Sauerbeck (1991-94) ................. 17
STRIKEOUTS
Ben Burnau (1985-88) ..................... 295
Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) .............. 252
Dave Hasbach (1971-74) ................... 249
Buddy Schultz (1970-72) .................. 240
Gary Wright (1971-74) ..................... 238
Dave Swartzbaugh (1987-89) ............ 222
Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) ................ 219
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ..................... 207
Scott Sauerbeck (1991-94) ............... 189
Mike Carnegie (1982-85) .................. 176
WALKS
GAMES
Tim Guinan (1995-98) ........................ 80
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ....................... 66
J.P. Paul (1989-92) ............................ 64
Gary Wright (1971-74) ....................... 63
Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ................ 63
Steve Retzsch (1973-76) ..................... 62
Brian Quattlebaum (1995-98) ............. 60
Ben Barnau (1985-88) ........................ 60
Keith Holbrook (1976-79) ................... 60
Bob Bresnen (1976-79) ...................... 59
Keith Davis (1981-84) ........................ 59
INNINGS PITCHED
Ben Burnau (1985-88) ..................
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ..................
Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...........
Gary Wright (1971-74) ..................
Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...................
Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) .............
J.P. Paul (1989-92) .......................
Jerry Poppe (1991-94) ..................
Bob Bresnen (1976-79) .................
Mike Carnegie (1982-85) ...............
LOSSES
350.1
323.0
286.1
280.2
280.1
279.2
261.0
253.1
245.2
242.0
Ben Barnau (1985-88) ...................... 210
Brian Weeks (1989-92) ..................... 177
Scott Arnold (1981-84) .................... 166
Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) .............. 155
Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...................... 154
Mike Carnegie (1982-85) .................. 152
Bob Bresnen (1976-79) .................... 149
J.P. Paul (1989-92) .......................... 141
Matt Vogelgesang (1994-97) ............. 140
Joe Conese (1985-88) ...................... 140
ERA (MINIMUM 12O IP)
Jack Kucek (1972-74) ..................... 1.62
Gary Wright (1971-74) .................... 1.64
Buddy Schultz (1970-72) ................. 1.77
Bill Long (1979-81) ........................ 2.02
Dave Hasbach (1971-73) .................. 2.15
Steve Imhoff (1973-74) ................... 2.27
Al Dukate (1969-71) ....................... 2.28
Steve Fireovid (1976-78) ................. 2.62
George Fannin (1968-69) ................. 2.67
Jeff Lang (1974-77) ........................ 2.82