2009 ROSTER 2008 Patriot League Champions No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Ben Allen Jr. INF 5-10 175 L/R Port Royal, Pa./Juniata 2 Ben Yoder Jr. INF 5-9 185 L/R Belleville, Pa./Indian Valley 4 Matt Lamore Fr. OF/P 5-10 195 L/R Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood 5 Bret Sokirka Sr. INF 6-1 190 R/R Wyoming, Pa./Wyoming Area 6 Russell Seidell Fr. 1B/P 6-3 190 S/L Granville, Ohio/Granville 8 Joseph DeMarzo So. OF 5-11 200 R/R Livingston, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 9 Alex Cillo Fr. P/SS 6-0 175 R/R Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Twp 10 Kevin Drozin Jr. C 5-8 190 R/R Concord, Ohio/Notre Dame Latin 11 Hunter George Sr. INF 6-0 180 R/R Ross, Calif./The Branson School 12 Bob Donato Fr. OF 5-11 170 L/L Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport 13 Zachary Brown Sr. C 5-10 200 R/R Stroudsburg, Pa./Notre Dame 14 David Duffett Fr. INF 6-2 185 R/R Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny 15 Daniel Hart So. P 6-5 215 R/R Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 16 Matt Foley So. P 6-4 200 L/L Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence 17 Eric Jarrett So. P 6-0 200 R/L Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore 18 Andrew Loucks Sr. OF 6-1 195 R/R Mississauga, Ontario/Appleby College 19 Sean Driscoll Sr. P 6-1 195 R/R Colts Neck, N.J./Christian Brothers Acad. 20 Chris Yamaguchi Sr. P 6-2 190 R/R Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South 21 Dylan Seeley So. P 6-4 190 L/R Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary 22 Scott Reed Fr. C 6-0 182 R/R Reston, Va./South Lakes 23 Dane Grandizio Sr. OF 5-10 195 R/L Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg 24 Andrew Brouse Jr. OF 6-2 200 R/R Kreamer, Pa./Midd-West 25 Billy Lupo So. 3B 6-4 220 R/R Nutley, N.J./Nutley 26 Doug Shribman So. 1B/P 6-4 225 R/R Marblehead, Mass./Belmont Hill 27 Michael Dallanegra Jr. P 6-1 195 L/L Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River 28 B.J. LaRosa Jr. C 6-1 205 R/R Jacksonville, Fla./Episcopal 29 Jimmy Murphy Sr. P 6-1 195 R/R Syosset, N.Y./Syosset 30 Andrew Clarke Jr. P 6-5 225 R/R Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery 31 Jack Boehm Fr. P 6-6 190 R/R Winnetka, Ill./New Trier 32 Trey Frahler So. P 6-6 215 R/R Northfield, Ill./New Trier 35 Ryan Ebner Fr. P/1B 6-7 220 L/L Reading, Pa./The Hill School 37 Mark Figgie Fr. P/OF 6-1 195 L/R Riverside, Conn./Brunswick 39 Gerald Runyan Fr. OF 6-3 185 R/R Milton, Pa./Milton 42 Drew Constable So. OF 6-2 195 R/R West Chester, Pa./Henderson 47 Cal Tracy Fr. P 6-0 155 R/R Petoskey, Mich./Petosky Head Coach: Gene Depew (Bucknell 71), 28th season Assistant Coaches: Scott Heather (Arkansas 03), Ben Krentzman (Bucknell 03), Jim Gulden (Cleveland State 05) Pronunciation Guide Boehm...BAME Cillo...Sil-O Drozin... DROZ-in Duffett... DUFF-it Ebner...EB-ner Grandizio...Gran-DEEZ-ee-o Lamore...La-MORE Seidell... CY-dell Sokirka... Sa-KIRK-a General Information QUICK FACTS University Information Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg Enrollment: 3,583 Nickname: Bison Colors: Orange and Blue Affiliation: NCAA Division I, ECAC Conference: Patriot League (Army, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy) President: Brian C. Mitchell Director of Athletics: John P. Hardt Baseball Information Head Coach: Gene Depew Alma Mater: Bucknell 71 Record at Bucknell: 498-572-7 (27 seasons) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Scott Heather (Arkansas 03) Ben Krentzman (Bucknell 03) Jim Gulden (Cleveland State 05) 2008 Record: 30-24-2 (.554), 10-10 PL (4th) 2008 Postseason: Patriot League Champions, NCAA Tournament Participant 2009 Captains: TBA Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/15 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 9/5 Newcomers: 11 Home Facility (Capacity): Depew Field (500) Baseball Phone: 570-577-3593 E-mail: depew@bucknell.edu Web site: www.bucknellbison.com Baseball Address: Gene Depew Baseball Head Coach Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837 Athletic Communications Baseball Contact: Todd Merriett Office Phone: 570-577-3488 Cell Phone (Baseball Press Box #): 570-428-5393 Fax: 570-577-1660 E-mail: tmerriet@bucknell.edu Credits The 2009 Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Todd Merriett, assistant director of athletic communications. Editing assistance provided by Becky Hart. Photography by Marc Hagemeier. Printed by Harmony Press, Easton, Pa. BUCKNELL QUICK FACTS Students from 46 states and 58 countries Nearly 97 percent of regular faculty hold Ph.D. or equivalent degree 96 percent of first-year students return as sophomores 42 percent of students spend a semester or more studying off campus Student-run radio station, newspaper and literary publications 89 percent of undergraduate students live on campus 93 percent of student-athletes graduate within six years The most heavily populated states with Bucknell alumni, in order: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and California 85 percent of seniors participate in community service or volunteer work Bucknell s average financial aid award is more than $22,000 Students receive more than $27 million in institutional finance aid each year
Being a Bison What it means to BE A BISON... the pursuit of athletics in college need not interfere with a fellow s studies, and if you give a boy a well developed body his brain will get the benefit of it. Christy Mathewson in his book Won in the Ninth, written in 1910 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Member Andrew Brouse The term student-athlete signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University. Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics. Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience. At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime. 2008 Patriot League Champions 1
Bucknell Bison Athletics Setting the Standard of Excellence Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal. According to federal data released in the fall of 2006 by the NCAA and reported on by the Associated Press and The Chronicle of Higher Education, Bucknell s four-year student-athlete graduation rate was highest in the nation among student-athletes who entered college between the 1996-97 and 1990-2000 academic years. Bucknell was one of four institutions to graduate at least 90 percent of its student-athletes who enrolled during that fouryear period. Bucknell posted a 93-percent rate, followed by Davidson (90 percent), Duke (90 percent) and Georgetown (90 percent). Bucknell has claimed 112 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the league s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91. That is more than twice the next-highest total. A total of 344 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 244 made the Dean s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2008. 24 of Bucknell s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2008. In addition to the 117 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 263 honorees over the same span, including a school-record 20 in 2006-07. With five more Patriot League championships in, Bucknell has now earned 70 crowns in 18 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 90 conference players of the year, 78 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 456 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf. Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents Cup, signifying the league s all-sports champion, 14 times in the 18-year history of the affiliation, including 10 of the last 11 years. Bucknell claimed the overall, men s and women s Cup standings in, when the Bison teams won five Patriot League titles. It was the 11th straight year and the 14th time overall, that the Bison took home the women s title. In, Bucknell won Patriot League titles in women s cross country, women s indoor track & field, women s basketball, women s rowing and baseball. Additionally, the women s soccer squad collected its second consecutive regular-season crown. Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of ESPN The Magazine All-America selections. A major element in ensuring Bucknell s commitment to athletics excellence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell s Medal of Honor recipients, a new Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility s layout.
Gillian Nordquist Justin Wolf Lauren Stoller Academic All-America Jason Buursma Kelly Hoffman Mark Angelo Shannon Pitsch Bucknell Bison Athletics A National Model in Promoting the Scholar-Athlete Ideal Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national model when it comes to operating by a true scholar-athlete model. At Bucknell, student-athletes academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place. FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy the full range of collegiate experiences available to students generally. SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, administration, staff or community by one of Bucknell s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena. ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Additionally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice. LAPTOP PROGRAM: The Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total studentathlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body. OTHER PROGRAMMING: The Department of Athletics, through the identification of outside speakers and periodic Brown Bag Luncheons, thrives to enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience as well as to educate student-athletes on a variety of issues that may affect them throughout their collegiate career. Some recent topics of interest have been alcohol, nutrition, body image, hazing, sexuality, diversity, career development, study skills, religious life and gambling. Chelsea Brinkman Kevin Macleod Beverly Rogers Mathew Wilson Jennie Trayes Academic All-America David Mante Erin Curatola
Much is made of the fact college football teams that participate in bowl games have a month or more of additional practices as they prepare for their postseason contest. Those sessions serve as preparation for the bowl game as well as the first step toward a successful season the following fall. The Bucknell baseball team is in that fortunate situation this year, having played a school-record 56 games in 2008 as it claimed the Patriot League Tournament title and won an impressive 7-0 NCAA Tournament matchup with powerhouse Florida State behind the pitching of then-senior Mathew Wilson. The Bison played 11 of those games after May 1 and went 8-3 during that postseason stretch, gaining valuable experience during that time. Last year s postseason run gave the younger guys who are now the cornerstone of this year s team a chance to work and develop, and as a coaching staff we saw a lot of progress in the players, commented Bucknell head coach Gene Depew, who enters his 28th season just two wins shy of 500 in his career. Final exams ended in early May and then we got to concentrate solely on baseball. The four weekends we got to play in succession gave us a chance to make progress and that is going to carry over into this year. While many current Bison performed well last year, six starters departed, leaving a number of holes to fill. The largest of those holes resembles a crater as five-time All-Patriot League player Jason Buursma graduated and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals last June. The most decorated player in program history, Buursma, who led the team in hitting and led the Patriot League in ERA, is listed among the top 10 on 17 Bison career lists and 10 single-season lists. Despite the loss of Buursma and his classmates, Bucknell returns three of the top six hitters from last season s squad that became the first No. 4 seed in Patriot League history to win the postseason tournament. Additionally, half of the team s starting rotation returns with another year of experience. Our goal is to take the potential we have and make progress throughout the year so we can compete for the (Patriot League) title at the end of the year, said Depew, who has guided the Bison to four Patriot League titles since 1996. That is pretty much what happened for us last year. PITCHING STAFF Buursma and Wilson will surely be missed, but the sophomore class is ready to step in and fill the gaps on the young pitching staff. Sophomores Eric Jarrett and Dylan Seeley started nearly half of the team s games on the mound and combined for nine victories as rookies in 2008. Both also earned starting nods in the NCAA Tournament and should move up in the rotation in 2009. Both Eric and Dylan showed great potential last year, said Depew. Dylan, especially, this fall looked like he has made progress and I have high expectations for them. Additionally, Depew sees fellow second-year hurlers Trey Frahler and Daniel Hart challenging for spots in the rotation. Frahler earned three starts last year and came on in relief 15 times, while Hart started once in his eight appearances. Trey and Dan are both tall, hard-throwing right-handers who work hard, praised Depew. We are hoping one, if not both, of those guys can step up. Senior Sean Driscoll, who along with classmate Chris Yamaguchi missed 2008 due to Tommy John surgery, could be the veteran leader in the rotation. Sean was a contributor for us as a sophomore and he continued to show improvement throughout the fall as he got more comfortable, said Depew. I think Sean could step up and be one of our starters. Yamaguchi, senior Jimmy Murphy and junior Michael Dallanegra will provide a veteran presence in the bullpen, while junior Andrew Clarke has the ability to start or relieve. That experienced quartet has 60 career appearances to its credit, with most coming out of the bullpen. Jack Boehm, a right-hander with good potential, and Cal Tracy are the two pure pitchers from the freshman class and they will add depth to the solid pitching staff. A number of other first-year players will split time between other positions and pitcher. 4 B.J. LaRosa CATCHER Much like many other positions on the diamond, Depew will be working in a new starter at catcher. However, he is very comfortable with that idea given the veterans at that position. Senior Zachary Brown and junior B.J. LaRosa will likely battle for the starting position, while junior Kevin Drozin will be 2008 Patriot League Champions in the mix as well. Brown, who hit.413 in 46 at bats last year in a reserve role behind Shawn Hirsch, and LaRosa, who had a pair of doubles among his seven hits, are a little stronger offensively and could also DH, while Drozin s defense is slightly ahead of his bat. Additionally, freshman Scott Reed is talented and could earn some playing time. The experience at catcher is a bonus, explained Depew. It is always good to replace a very good player with upperclassmen who have been in the system and have some experience. It s not like we are starting over. FIRST BASE Mark Angelo played in a Bucknell record 56 games at first base last year, leaving very little time for others to Season Outlook Ben Yoder get on the field at that position. This year, sophomore Doug Shribman, who will likely concentrate on playing the field rather than splitting between the mound and first base like he did as a freshman, will likely begin the season as the starter. He appeared in just three games at first base a year ago. Freshmen Ryan Ebner, who is a member of the Bison men s basketball team as well, and Russell Seidell are both two-way players who will see time on the mound as well as at first base. MIDDLE INFIELD Bucknell should be very strong up the middle this year with the return of juniors Ben Allen (SS) and Ben Yoder (2B). Both are two-year starters who were All-Patriot League selections last year. Allen hit.312 and scored a teamhigh 46 runs from his leadoff position in the batting order, while Yoder s.318 average was second-best among returning players. If you had to choose positions where you have experience, it would probably be those two, explained Depew. They work very well together. Both are talented offensive and defensive players and we are pleased to have them. Senior Hunter George, who hit.308 in limited at bats last year and could also DH, will back up Yoder at second base, while freshman Alex Cillo, who will also pitch and possesses possibly the best arm on the team, will play behind Allen at short. THIRD BASE Bret Sokirka, a former middle infielder who played second base in place of an injured Yoder during much of the postseason last year, will move to third base this season to replace two-year starter Ed Rubbo. The senior scored 13 runs and drove in eight more in limited playing time. As a senior and an everyday player for the first time, Bret should be set to have a solid year, predicted Depew. Sophomore Billy Lupo and freshman David Duffett will also see playing time at third base. OUTFIELD Senior Dane Grandizio, who like Allen and Yoder was an All-Patriot League selection last year, is one of two returning starters in the outfield along with junior Andrew Brouse. Grandizio, a center fielder, hit.333, led the team with 13 stolen bases and was tied for third with 35 runs batted in last year when he appeared in 51 games. Dane has all the tools, commented Depew. He put it together at the end of last season and we have high expectations for this year. He is the fastest guy on the team and might be the fastest in the Patriot League. He should hit somewhere near the top of the order and should be one of the keys as to how we go offensively. Brouse is expected to hold down right field after hitting.292 with three home runs and 20 RBIs last spring. He is the lone returning starting position player to not earn All-Patriot League honors in 2008, but could have those honors in his sight with a solid year. We are fortunate that Andrew was pretty much an everyday player for us last year, said Depew. He had a very good year and an excellent summer. He probably has the strongest throwing arm in the outfield. Senior Andrew Loucks, who hit.320 in 25 at bats last year, gives Bucknell another experienced outfielder, while Drew Constable, who drove in the winning run at Army in the clinching game of the Patriot League semifinal round, and Joseph DeMarzo are a pair of talented sophomores who could earn playing time at any of the outfield positions. Freshmen Bobby Donato, a native of nearby Williamsport, Mark Figgie, Matt Lamore and Gerald Runyan will also battle for spots in the outfield. Figgie and Lamore should also see some time on the mound.
Player Bios #3 BEN ALLEN INF L-R 5-10 175 JR. PORT ROYAL, PA. JUNIATA 2008: Second Team All-Patriot League selection earned Patriot League All-Tournament Team honors after going 9-for-21 with four runs scored in five games propelled Bucknell to a 5-4 victory over Army in game one of PL semifinal series, breaking a 4-4 tie with a home run in top of 10th 46 runs scored led team and ranked sixth in program history first Bison to score more than 40 runs since 2001 54 games played and 53 games started were second-most in program annals started 53 of team s 56 games at shortstop lead off hitter in lineup 38 times tied for second on team with 20 multiple-hit games hit.422 when leading off an inning sixth on squad with.312 batting average 202 at-bats ranked second on team and third in program history named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Appeared in 24 games, starting 19... scored 10 runs on 12 hits with one double and eight RBI... logged first collegiate hit and scored two runs in an 11-7 win against Cornell... went 2-for-3 with a run scored in 7-2 victory over Lehigh... scored twice in game four versus Lafayette... batted 2-for-4 at Temple... drove in a season-best four RBI in game two at Holy Cross, capping off a seasonlong five-game hitting streak... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of Lew and Linda Allen... lettered four times in baseball, basketball and soccer at Juniata High School... served as captain for all three sports... earned four league all-star honors in both baseball and soccer, three in basketball... holds school s single-season strikeout record... finished career as Juniata s all-time leading scorer in basketball... also holds school s singleseason scoring record in soccer... older brother, Zach, also played baseball for Bucknell... civil engineering major. 2007.222 24/19 54 10 12 1 0 0 8 7 1 7 0/2 2-2 2008.312 54/53 202 46 63 8 0 2 24 23 2 21 2/4 4-6 Totals.293 78/72 256 56 75 9 0 2 32 30 3 28 2/6 6-8 2008 0.00 0-0 1/0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 2.000 0 Totals 0.00 0-0 1/0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 2.000 0 #24 ANDREW BROUSE OF R-R 6-2 200 JR. KREAMER, PA. MIDD-WEST 2008: Saw action in 41 games and earned 36 starts in the outfield, mainly in right field tied for seventh on team with 12 multiple-hit games posted seasonhigh four RBIs thanks to a grand slam in 12-3 win vs. VCU also scored two runs in that contest carried seven-game hitting streak into NCAA Tournament led team with 13 doubles to rank tied for eighth in program history matched Bucknell s single-game record with three against Illinois State drove in tying run in first game of PL championship series vs. Navy as Bison rallied from 6-1 deficit for 7-6 win scored season-high three runs in clinching game of PL championship series scored at least one run in seven of final eight games was fifth on team with 29 runs scored Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. 2007: Appeared in nine games with two starts, at Susquehanna and at Temple... logged a stolen base and scored a run at Susquehanna... recorded an RBI at Temple... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of William and Doreen Brouse... earned four letters in baseball, two in soccer and two in wrestling at nearby Midd-West High School... served as team captain in baseball and soccer... named Tri-Valley League MVP in baseball... was a Tri-Valley League All-Star in baseball, soccer and wrestling... tabbed Player of the Year by the Daily Item... named Harrisburg Patriot Big 11 Baseball Team Honorable Mention in 2005... helped his teams to three Tri-Valley League titles in baseball and four in soccer... teams were state qualifiers once in baseball and three times in soccer... named an American Legion All-Star twice... father played soccer for Elizabethtown College... economics major. 2007.077 9/2 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0/0 2-2 2008.292 41/36 137 29 40 13 1 3 20 13 2 24 1/3 5-6 Totals.275 50/38 149 30 41 13 1 3 21 16 2 25 1/3 7-8 #13 ZACHARY BROWN C R-R 5-10 200 SR. STROUDSBURG, PA. NOTRE DAME 2008: Served as team s back-up catcher, starting nine times at that position saw action in 20 contests overall posted season-long seven-game hitting streak entering NCAA Tournament five multiplehit games accumulated at least one hit in nine of 10 starts hit.413 on the season, including.464 when playing catcher was 2-for-8 as a pinch hitter member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Saw action in 12 games, starting seven... went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored an RBI and walked twice in game four against Cornell... hit 1-for- 4 in game four at Lehigh... tallied RBI in games two and four against Lafayette... also plated a run at Temple... went 1-for-3 in game four at Holy Cross... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2006: Played in nine games with five starts... logged first collegiate hit against Susquehanna and scored two runs in the contest... went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Bucknell s win over Temple... also scored a run at Penn State. Personal/High School: Son of Jeffrey and Ellen Brown... earned four letters in baseball and four in golf at Notre Dame High School... received Coach s Award for baseball and golf... named team MVP for baseball... honored as an outstanding student-athlete... biology major. 2006.125 9/5 16 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0-0 2007.238 12/7 21 2 5 0 0 1 4 5 0 5 2/2 0-0 2008.413 20/10 46 10 19 5 0 1 12 5 0 10 0/1 0-0 Totals.313 41/22 83 16 26 5 0 2 16 11 1 17 2/3 0-0 #30 ANDREW CLARKE P R-R 6-5 225 JR. MONTGOMERY, TEXAS MONTGOMERY 2008: Saw action in 12 games and earned four starts on the mound did not allow an earned run in 3.0 innings vs. Clarion, tying a career high for innings pitched also struck out a season-high four in that contest pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief against Penn State was limited to 2.1 innings or less in each of four starts named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Made appearances in eight games, starting against Eastern Kentucky and Penn State... totaled four strikeouts in 13.0 innings of work on the season... earned his first collegiate victory against Cornell, going 1.1 innings in the contest... had scoreless relief outings against Scranton and Susquehanna, pitching 1.0 inning in each... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of George and Marigrace Clarke... lettered three times in baseball and twice in basketball at Montgomery High School... helped baseball team qualify for state semifinals in 2005... father was a member of the track team at Long Beach State... majoring in international relations and political science. 2007 10.38 1-2 8/2 0 0 0 13.0 22 18 15 6 4.386 4 2008 7.27 0-3 12/4 0 0 0 17.1 24 23 14 18 14.316 2 Totals 8.60 1-5 20/6 0 0 0 30.1 46 41 29 24 18.346 6 Andrew Clarke 2008 Patriot League Champions 5
6 #42 DREW CONSTABLE OF R-R 6-2 195 SO. WEST CHESTER, PA. HENDERSON 2008: Used primarily as a pinch hitter and back-up outfielder appeared in 16 games, earning five starts hit a solid.290 and scored eight runs entered game three of PL semifinal series against Army as a defensive replacement, but drove in only run of the 1-0 victory with two outs in the eighth inning posted a five-game hitting streak that was bookended by twohit outings member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of Rick and Kristen Constable... earned three letters in baseball and two in football at Henderson... named all-area for baseball sophomore, junior and senior year... led the team in batting average, hits and RBI in both his sophomore and junior seasons... as a junior, went 7-for-15 with seven RBI at the Carpenter Cup in Philadelphia where he led his team to the semifinals... also was a two-year starting quarterback... served as football captain and was named allleague as a senior... parents are Bucknell alumni... major is undeclared. 2008.290 16/5 31 8 9 0 0 0 4 4 1 6 0/1 0-0 Totals.290 16/5 31 8 9 0 0 0 4 4 1 6 0/1 0-0 #27 MICHAEL DALLANEGRA P L-L 6-1 195 JR. SHOREHAM, N.Y. SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER Drew Constable 2008: Appeared in four games, all in relief posted a 3.38 ERA in 2.2 innings of work Bison posted a 2-2 record in his four games and outscored opponents 46-26 member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Made two appearances out of the bullpen for a total of one inning... logged a strikeout in 0.2 innings of work at Susquehanna. Personal/High School: Son of Steve and Robin Dallanegra... two-time letterwinner in baseball and three-time letterwinner in golf at Shoreham-Wading River High School... served as captain for both sports... was an all-league selection twice for baseball and once for golf... mechanical engineering major. 2007 0.00 0-0 2/0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 2008 3.38 0-0 4/0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 2.200 0 Totals 2.45 0-0 6/0 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 2 3.154 0 2008 Patriot League Champions Player Bios #8 JOSEPH DEMARZO OF R-R 5-11 200 SO. LIVINGSTON, N.J. SETON HALL PREP 2008: Appeared in seven games with one start at St. Bonaventure played in three games during Florida Spring Break trip hit.444 (4-9) and scored four runs was 2-for-3 with an RBI double in 9-6 win at St. Bonaventure member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of Marty and Diane De- Marzo... earned two letters in baseball and two in wrestling at Seton Hall Preparatory School... helped baseball squad to two state titles and No. 1 rankings by the Star-Ledger in 2006 and 2007... team was ranked first nationally in 2007... civil engineering major. 2008.444 7/1 9 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0/0 0-0 Totals.444 7/1 9 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0/0 0-0 #19 SEAN DRISCOLL P R-R 6-1 195 SR. COLTS NECK, N.J. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACAD. 2008: Missed season with an injury. 2007: Saw action in five games, starting two... threw 12.2 innings, striking out five and walking three... went seven innings in start against Miami-Ohio for longest outing of the season... tied career high with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings of relief against Cornell. 2006: Appeared in 11 games with two starts for a total of 30.2 innings... posted a record of 4-0, which tied for second-most wins on the squad... picked up first win in relief against Cornell, going three scoreless innings... started against Mount Saint Mary s and picked up the win, allowing three unearned runs in six innings with three strikeouts... won his only other start, at Towson, and was the deciding pitcher in Bucknell s 8-6 win over Navy, throwing three innings of relief... totaled a season-high three strikeouts four times. Personal: Son of Marty and Karyn Driscoll... earned three varsity baseball letters at Christian Brothers Academy... served as team captain... earned first team alldivision, first team all-conference and second team all-state honors... economics major. 2006 4.70 4-0 11/2 0 0 0 30.2 43 22 16 5 17.336 2 2007 7.11 0-2 5/2 0 0 0 12.2 21 15 10 3 5.362 0 2008 DNP - Injured Totals 5.40 4-2 16/4 0 0 0 43.1 64 37 26 8 22.344 2 #10 KEVIN DROZIN C R-R 5-8 190 JR. CONCORD, OHIO NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL LATIN 2008: Appeared in six games, starting one vs. Susquehanna was 2-for-5 with an RBI vs. Susquehanna hit.300 with one run scored in 10 at bats. 2007: Played in three games, against Fairfield, Eastern Kentucky and at Susquehanna... logged two atbats. Personal/High School: Son of Skip and JoAnn Drozin... earned two varsity letters in baseball and in football at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School... helped his team finish second in the state as a senior... named All-North-Coast League twice... was a Greater Cleveland High School Baseball All-Star selection as a senior... named JV baseball MVP as a sophomore... served as captain of the football team his senior year... civil engineering major. 2007.000 3/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 2008.300 6/1 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1/0 0-0 Totals.250 9/1 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1/0 0-0
Player Bios #16 MATT FOLEY P L-L 6-4 200 SO. CHICAGO, ILL. ST. LAURENCE 2008: Pitched 10.2 innings in seven relief appearances and went 0-1 five of seven appearances came before April 1 four outings of longer than one inning yielded six earned runs in first two games and four in final five contests. Personal/High School: Son of Dennis and Susan Foley... earned two letters in baseball and two in basketball at St. Laurence High School... two-time All-Chicago Catholic League honoree... led St. Laurence to both a Chicago Catholic League-White championship and a regional title as a junior... finished his junior year with a record of 9-1 and an ERA of 1.99... totaled 61 strikeouts in 52 innings of work that season and earned All-Area recognition from the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Southtown and the Reporter... received team s Ace of Staff award... named All-Area as a senior as well... father played basketball at Christian Brothers University... major is undeclared. 2008 8.44 0-1 7/0 0 0 0 10.2 20 15 10 8 5.377 4 Totals 8.44 0-1 7/0 0 0 0 10.2 20 15 10 8 5.377 4 #11 HUNTER GEORGE INF R-R 6-0 180 SR. ROSS, CALIF. THE BRANSON SCHOOL 2008: Served as team s primary pinch runner came off bench to run 11 times scored eight runs was 1-for-2 in stealing bases appeared in 19 games overall, starting one at second base hit.308 (4-13) was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in win at St. Bonaventure. 2007: Saw action in four games, playing against Fairfield, Scranton, Susquehanna and Temple... went 2-for-2 with two doubles and a run scored against Scranton... drew a walk at Susquehanna. Personal/High School: Son of Michael and Virginia George... transferred to Bucknell from the University of San Diego... three-time letterwinner in baseball and four-time letterwinner in soccer at The Branson School... served as captain of both teams as a senior... earned all-league honors in soccer twice... sister, Michaela, played softball at Middlebury College... international relations major. 2007.667 4/0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0-0 2008.308 19/1 13 8 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0/0 1-2 Totals.375 23/1 16 9 6 3 0 0 2 3 0 4 0/0 1-2 #32 TREY FRAHLER P R-R 6-6 215 SO. NORTHFIELD, ILL. NEW TRIER 2008: Tied for second on team with 15 relief appearances also started three games, including a PL contest vs. Army pitched a season-high six innings of relief at VCU to pick up first college win struck out season-high six vs. VCU posted a 1-1 record and was fifth on team with 32.1 innings pitched worked 2.2 innings of relief against Florida State in NCAA Tournament. Personal/High School: Son of Ron and Heidi Frahler... lettered twice in baseball and football and once in basketball at New Trier High School... earned all-conference and all-state honors in baseball... received team s Most Valuable Pitcher award... named No. 6 on best athlete list for the state of Illinois and was the only two-sport athlete on the list... posted a combined record of 20-1 his junior and senior seasons... registered a 0.30 ERA during the regular season in 2007... helped New Trier to a No. 1-ranking in the state of Illinois and to a spot in the top-25 nationally as a senior... was 8-0 with an ERA of 0.30 as a senior... did not yield an earned run until his seventh start of the season for a streak that lasted over 35 innings... as the quarterback of the football squad, threw for over 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns... was named Scholar Athlete for New Trier twice... major is undeclared. 2008 10.30 1-1 18/3 0 0 2 32.1 47 40 37 27 22.333 2 Totals 10.30 1-1 18/3 0 0 2 32.1 47 40 37 27 22.333 2 Trey Frahler Matt Foley #23 DANE GRANDIZIO OF R-L 5-10 195 SR. BLOOMSBURG, PA. BLOOMSBURG 2008: Earned second consecutive Second Team All- Patriot League honor as an outfielder finished season tied for first on team with Mark Angelo and third in program single-season history in hits with 66 third on team and sixth on Bucknell s single-season list with 198 at bats third on team with.333 batting average led squad with 22 multiple-hit outings tied for third on team with eight multiple-rbi contests posted a team-high 13 stolen bases in 17 attempts tied for third on team with 33 runs scored clubbed four home runs, nine doubles and two triples to finish fourth on Bison with 15 extra-base hits posted a nine-game hitting streak and entered NCAA Tournament with hits in five consecutive games hit first two home runs of career Patriot League Player of the Week (March 4) after hitting.400 with eight runs scored and three RBIs as Bison posted a 3-0-1 record 4-for-5 with one run and one RBI in NCAA Tournament win at Florida State went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in 8-1 win over Eastern Kentucky was 3-for-4 with three runs vs. Vermont three days later three-run home run in extra innings at Delaware State lifted Bison to 10-7 victory totaled a season-high five RBIs in that contest against the Hornets all 49 starts came in center field played in 51 contests overall typically hit in second spot in batting order hit.375 when leading off an inning and.403 with runners in scoring position. 2007: Named to All-Patriot League second team... saw action in 37 games, starting 36... hit.304 on the season with 21 runs scored, five doubles, two triples and 17 RBI... led the squad with eight stolen bases... tied for team lead in runs scored, third in RBI... ranked second in the Patriot League in doubles... total is tied for fifth on Bucknell s single season list... posted multiple hits on 12 occasions and multiple RBI five times... season-best hitting streak was seven games... reached base in 10 consecutive contests... in a fourgame series against Cornell, was 4- for-12 with five runs scored, a double and two RBI... went 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in a win over Northern Iowa... helped the Bison take three of four games from Lehigh by hitting.625 (10-for-16) in the series with five runs scored, five RBI and six doubles... hit 3-for-4 with a run scored in game two against Army... drove in two in the following contest against the Black Knights... batted 2-for-4 with a season-best three RBI, two runs scored and two doubles Dane Grandizio 2008 Patriot League Champions 7
in game four against Lafayette... closed out the season by going 4-for-9 with two runs scored and two RBI in a doubleheader at Navy. 2006: Appeared in 21 games, primarily as a pinch runner... started five contests... scored runs in first two collegiate games against Cornell... first start came at Fresno State... logged a stolen base in win over Miami-Ohio... drew a start versus Gonzaga and went 2-for-4 at the plate... went 1-for-3 in the following game at Fresno State... drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Susquehanna and notched a hit in the contest. Personal/High School: Son of William and Elisa Grandizio... brother, Chris Grandizio, also played baseball for Bucknell... earned four varsity baseball letters and two varsity track letters at Bloomsburg High School... political science major. 2006.200 21/5 25 7 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1/1 1-4 2007.304 37/36 135 22 41 14 0 0 17 8 3 27 3/3 8-11 2008.333 51/49 198 33 66 9 2 4 35 11 2 23 1/6 13-17 Totals.313 109/90 358 62 112 23 2 4 53 20 5 56 5/10 22-32 #15 DANIEL HART P R-R 6-5 215 SO. LEVITTOWN, N.Y. ISLAND TREES 2008: Appeared in eight games on the mound seven relief outings and one start vs. Susquehanna one of two Bison with an undefeated record (2-0) yielded just nine hits in 13.0 innings held opponent scoreless in six of eight appearances posted three of nine strikeouts opposite Patriot League foes member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Personal/High School: Son of Daniel and Maureen Hart... lettered twice in baseball and three times in basketball at Island Trees High School... served as baseball captain and was named all-conference as a senior... also earned all-conference honors in basketball his senior season... major is undeclared. 2008 5.54 2-0 8/1 0 0 0 13.0 9 8 8 13 9.205 0 Totals 5.54 2-0 8/1 0 0 0 13.0 9 8 8 13 9.205 0 #17 ERIC JARRETT P R-L 6-0 200 SO. JERSEY SHORE, PA. JERSEY SHORE AREA 2008: Fired team-high 86.0 innings, the most by a freshman in program history that figure ranks third overall in program annals 60 strikeouts ranked third on team and seventh on Bison single-season list 60 strikeouts were a new freshman record posted a 5-6 record with a 4.29 ERA third on team in wins (5) led squad with 15 starts started NCAA Tournament game against Tulane and yielded four runs and six hits in 3.2 innings also struck out three vs. Green Wave tossed eight shutout innings against IPFW on March 9, allowing just three hits with four walks and six strikeouts and was named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week following that performance totaled eight strikeouts at Army on March 29 combined with Jason Buursma on 20th two-hitter in program history in 1-0 clinching win of PL semifinal series at Army went 5.2 innings and tied season high with eight strikeouts in that postseason contest opposite the Black Knights limited opponents to.263 batting average, the second-best figure among Bison starters. Personal/High School: Son of John and Gayle Jarrett... lettered in baseball and football at Jersey Shore Area High School... as a junior, posted 110 strikeouts... was the runner-up for Sun Gazette Pitcher of the Year honors in 2006... finished his senior campaign with an 8-0 record, a 0.65 ERA and fanned 82 batters in 54 innings... was named Player of the Year by the Sun Gazette in 2007... earned league honorable mention recognition in football as a quarterback... major is undeclared. 2008 4.29 5-6 17/15 0 0 0 86.0 85 46 41 41 60.263 8 Totals 4.29 5-6 17/15 0 0 0 86.0 85 46 41 41 60.263 8 Player Bios #28 B.J. LAROSA C R-R 6-1 205 JR. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. EPISCOPAL 2008: Served as one of team s back-up catchers saw action in 15 games and earned six starts, five at catcher hit.280, scored two runs and drove in three runs two of seven hits were doubles went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run Feb. 23 vs. Toledo. 2007: Played in 11 games, starting against Ohio State and at Navy... registered first collegiate hit in game four at Virginia... went 2-for-3 against Ohio State with a double and two RBI... scored a run and drew two walks at Susquehanna... hit 1-for-3 in game four at Navy with a run scored. Personal/High School: Son of Rob and Dorothy LaRosa... earned four varsity letters in baseball at Episcopal High School... helped his squad to a 3A state championship in 2006... served as team captain... received coaches award and was named the team s MVP... chemical engineering major. 2007.308 11/2 13 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0/2 0-0 2008.280 15/6 25 2 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1/0 0-0 Totals.289 26/8 38 4 11 3 0 0 5 4 0 6 1/2 0-0 #18 ANDREW LOUCKS OF R-R 6-1 195 SR. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO APPLEBY COLLEGE 2008: Hit a solid.320 in 25 at bats appeared in 13 games started three games in right field and one at designated hitter was 1-for-8 with two RBIs when pinch hitting logged a hit in first career start vs. Eastern Illinois on March 13 was 2-for-2 with four RBIs and one run scored in 19-1 win over Clarion pinch hit in NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State. 2007: Saw action in one game, at Susquehanna... singled and walked in the contest. 2006: Played in four games--versus Gonzaga, at Fresno State, against Susquehanna, and against Temple. Personal/High School: Son of Ron Loucks and Marie-Jose Vachon... 2005 graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario... mechanical engineering major. 2006.000 4/0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 2007 1.000 1/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0-0 2008.320 13/4 25 5 8 3 0 0 6 2 1 6 0/0 0-0 Totals.310 18/4 29 5 9 3 0 0 6 3 1 6 0/0 0-0 #25 BILLY LUPO 3B R-R 6-4 220 SO. NUTLEY, N.J. NUTLEY 2008: Appeared in eight games earned first career start vs. Towson recorded hits vs. Eastern Illinois and Susquehanna picked up first career RBI vs. Eastern Illinois scored three runs split defensive time between third base and outfield. Personal/High School: Son of Bill and Cindy Lupo... three-time letterwinner in baseball and basketball at Nutley High School... earned first team All-NNJIL honors in baseball and second team recognition in basketball... grandfather played football at Syracuse... civil engineering major. 2008.200 8/1 10 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0/0 0-0 Totals.200 8/1 10 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0/0 0-0 8 2008 Patriot League Champions
#29 JIMMY MURPHY P R-R 6-1 195 SR. SYOSSET, N.Y. SYOSSET Player Bios 2008: One of team s top relievers equaled Trey Frahler for second on squad with 15 relief appearances totaled 28.1 innings one of two Bison to post perfect 2-0 records 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio threw two perfect innings vs. Columbia on May 24 to earn save posted a 3.00 ERA in five Patriot League appearances fired four scoreless innings of relief at Army on March 30, earning the victory and equaling a career high with three strikeouts yielded two hits and one run in one inning of work during NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State. 2007: Made eight appearances, starting one game versus Army... totaled 14.1 innings of work and struck out five... season-long outing lasted four innings against Eastern Kentucky... recorded two strikeouts in that performance... did not give up a run in his first five appearances of the year. 2006: Appeared in one game, pitching one inning at Fresno State... logged one strikeout during that outing. Personal/High School: Son of Jim and MaryBeth Murphy... three-time letterwinner in baseball at Syosset High School... served as 2005 team captain... earned 2005 All-Conference honors... named to All-League squad in 2003 and 2004... received team rookie of the year accolades in 2003... accounting major. 2006 0.00 0-0 1/0 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 0 2 1.429 0 2007 5.02 0-1 8/1 0 0 0 14.1 15 9 8 5 5.288 1 2008 5.08 2-0 15/0 0 0 0 28.1 37 16 16 5 15.311 1 Totals 4.95 2-1 24/1 0 0 0 43.2 55 29 24 12 21.309 2 #21 DYLAN SEELEY P L-R 6-4 190 SO. SHAVERTOWN, PA. WYOMING SEMINARY 2008: Second on team with 11 starts also totaled a pair of relief appearances posted two complete games to rank third on squad only non-senior to record a complete game finished with a 4.77 ERA, but was below 3.00 ERA as late as April 21 allowed more than three earned runs in a game just three times posted career-high six strikeouts in 2-1 loss at Lafayette gave up just two runs on six hits in first career start vs. Vermont, but earned no-decision threw all nine innings in 3-1 win at Army on March 30 logged wins against Clarion, Army, Navy and Columbia started NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State and pitched 1.2 innings. Personal/High School: Son of Robert and Janis Seeley... earned three letters in both baseball and basketball at Wyoming Seminary High School... served a twoyear captain for both sports... was a three-time all-league selection in baseball... named team s MVP twice... electrical engineering major. 2008 4.77 4-4 13/11 2 0 0 60.1 77 45 32 24 25.313 1 Totals 4.77 4-4 13/11 2 0 0 60.1 77 45 32 24 25.313 1 #26 DOUG SHRIBMAN 1B/P R-R 6-4 225 SO. MARBLEHEAD, MASS. BELMONT HILL SCHOOL 2008: Posted an 0-2 record with a 7.61 ERA in 13 appearances started two games fired 23.2 innings ERA dropped in each appearance struck out seasonhigh four batters in 2.0 innings of work at Delaware State did not give up a run in three of last four outings entering NCAA Tournament posted a seasonhigh 3.0 innings on the mound at St. Bonaventure and against Columbia, not allowing a run in either outing pitched 2.0 innings of relief in NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State. Personal/High School: Son of Jeffrey and Robin Shribman... lettered three times in baseball and football at Belmont High School... earned all-league recognition in both baseball and football... major is undeclared. 2008 7.61 0-2 13/2 0 0 0 23.2 32 23 20 11 16.330 2 Totals 7.61 0-2 13/2 0 0 0 23.2 32 23 20 11 16.330 2 2008.200 3/1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0/0 0-0 Totals.200 3/1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0/0 0-0 #5 BRET SOKIRKA INF R-R 6-1 190 SR. WYOMING, PA. WYOMING AREA 2008: Versatile infielder who played second base, shortstop and third base appeared in 33 games with 21 starts, 20 of which were at second base started nine of Bucknell s final 10 games at second base starting with second game of Patriot League semifinal series at Army totaled career highs in games played, games started, runs, hits and RBIs three multiplehit games posted hits in both NCAA Tournament starts ended season with two-game hitting streak intact member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Played in 14 games, starting nine... went 1-for-4 with an RBI against Eastern Kentucky... logged another RBI against the Colonels three days later... scored a run and walked twice at Susquehanna. 2006: Saw action in eight games, starting one versus Gonzaga... notched first collegiate hit against Susquehanna and scored a run in the contest... belted an RBI double at Towson... went 1-for-2 at Penn State... scored a run in final game against Navy. Personal/High School: Son of Joseph and Denise Sokirka... earned four varsity letters in baseball and in basketball at Wyoming Area High School... served as captain of the baseball and basketball teams as a senior... three-time All-Conference selection in baseball and two-time selection in basketball... helped his American Legion team to Region 5 championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005... team also captured three Wyoming Valley American Legion championships... economics major. 2006.333 8/1 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0/1 0-0 2007.045 14/9 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 7 0/0 0-0 2008.231 33/21 65 13 15 1 0 0 8 7 2 19 0/3 1-1 Totals.198 55/31 96 16 19 2 0 0 11 11 3 26 0/4 1-1 Jimmy Murphy Dylan Seeley Bret Sokirka 2008 Patriot League Champions 9
#20 CHRIS YAMAGUCHI P R-R 6-2 190 SR. LINCROFT, N.J. MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 2008: Missed season with an injury. 2007: Appeared in eight games, starting two, at Susquehanna and at Temple... went 1-0 on the season with a 2.84 ERA in 12.2 innings of work... recorded six walks and 12 strikeouts... began the season with four straight scoreless relief outings... recorded a win at Susquehanna, working 2.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits with no walks and three strikeouts... longest outing of the season came at Temple, throwing six innings and allowing one run on nine hits with two walks and a career-high seven strikeouts... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2006: Pitched three innings over two games... tossed an inning of scoreless relief versus Gonzaga... did not allow a hit over two innings at Towson. Personal/High School: Son of Masao and Andrea Yamaguchi... 2005 team cocaptain and MVP for Middletown High School South... father played baseball and mother played field hockey at Colgate... economics major. 2006 0.00 0-0 2/0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 2007 2.84 1-0 8/2 0 0 0 12.2 19 7 4 6 12.322 1 2008 DNP - Injured Totals 2.30 1-0 10/2 0 0 0 15.2 19 7 4 8 12.279 1 #2 BEN YODER INF L-R 5-9 185 JR. BELLEVILLE, PA. INDIAN VALLEY 2008: Second Team All-Patriot League selection team s primary starter at second base missed majority of Patriot League Tournament and NCAA Tournament with an injury did play in 7-0 NCAA Tournament victory over Florida State and went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI fourth on team with.318 batting average tied for fifth on squad with 14 multiple-hit games tied for third on team with eight multiple-rbi outings posted nine-game hitting streak at end of regular season and first game of Patriot League semifinal series logged five multiple-hit games during that stretch and hit.517 over that span hit primarily first or second in lineup hit.438 (21-48) when in the second spot in batting order hit.486 with runners in scoring position. 2007: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and the Patriot League Rookie of the Year... played in 37 games, starting 31... ranked second on the squad with a.317 batting average... tied for second in runs scored (21)... totaled five doubles, two triples and 12 RBI... had 12 multiple hit games... longest hitting streak of the season lasted eight games... ended the year with a six-game hitting streak... batted 3-for-4 against Fairfield with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI... went 5-for-9 with two runs scored and an RBI in a doubleheader at Mount Saint Mary s...earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for that performance on Mar. 27... also picked up the award the following week on Apr. 3 after going 10-for-21 in five contests, one against Scranton and four against Lehigh... posted four multiple-hit performances against the Mountain Hawks, compiling five runs scored, three doubles and two RBI in the series... went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in game three at Navy. Personal/High School: Son of Lewis and Barb Yoder... earned four varsity letters in baseball, three in basketball and two in football at Indian Valley High School... three-time All-MAC Conference baseball honoree... named all-conference in football once... earned all-defensive team honors in basketball as a senior... father played football at Boston University... brother, A.J., is a member of the baseball team at VMI... majoring in political science. 2007.317 37/31 120 21 38 5 2 0 12 7 2 9 2/3 4-7 2008.318 40/34 129 24 41 4 2 1 26 10 5 13 2/2 1-2 Totals.317 77/65 249 45 79 9 4 1 38 17 7 22 4/5 5-9 Player/Newcomer Bios #31 JACK BOEHM P R-R 6-6 190 FR. WINNETKA, ILL. NEW TRIER Personal/High School: Graduated from New Trier High School, coming out of the same program as current teammate Trey Frahler and recent graduate Austin Turban... went 9-1 with New Trier as a senior... lead team to state finals as a junior... also a member of New Trier basketball team... attended Bison Baseball Camp... has fluid delivery with loose arm and was clocked consistently at 82-84 that weekend... majoring in civil engineering. #9 ALEX CILLO P/SS R-R 6-0 175 FR. WILLIAMSPORT, PA. LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP Personal/High School: Graduated from Loyalsock Towship High School... served as team s closer junior and senior years while also starting at shortstop... led team to 2008 state championship... fastball has topped out at 91... earned first-team area all-star recognition... was the Williamsport Sun Gazette s runnerup for 2008 Pitcher of the Year honors after going 5-1 with six saves and a 1.59 ERA, totaling 70 strikeouts in 48.1 innings... helped team to PIAA District IV AA championship and a state title... pitched 4.1 innings of relief and struck out six in state championship game... majoring in management. #12 BOB DONATO OF L-L 5-11 170 FR. WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT Personal/High School: Graduated from Williamsport Area High School... is expected to compete for playing time right away in the Bison outfield... lefthanded hitter with good speed... hit over.500 as a junior... followed up by batting.457 his senior season with 29 runs scored, 37 hits, 11 doubles, five triples five home runs and 18 RBI... set school records for most extra base hits (21) and batting average (.525)... named the squad s Offensive Player of the Year twice... earned Central Penn League All-Star first team honors in 2007 and 2008... played for the Maryland Oriolelanders, the Baltimore Orioles scout team in 2007... member of the Maryland Select squad in 2008... was the second runner-up for the Williamsport Sun Gazette s Player of the Year award... major is undeclared. #14 DAVID DUFFET INF R-R 6-2 185 FR. PITTSBURGH, PA. NORTH ALLEGHENY Personal/High School: Graduated from North Allegheny High School... impressed coaching staff with his defensive ability during the Bison Baseball Camp... right-handed hitter has also shown good power at the plate... hit.412 as a senior with 21 runs scored, 28 hits and 20 RBI... named a WPIAL Class AAAA Section 1 All-Star by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette... mechanical engineering major. 10 2008 Patriot League Champions
Newcomer Bios #35 RYAN EBNER P/1B L-L 6-7 220 FR. READING, PA. THE HILL SCHOOL Personal/High School: Completed a post-graduate year at The Hill School after graduating from Wilson High School... at Wilson, led the baseball team to three straight county championships... is a 6-7 lefthanded pitcher who is also a recruited walk-on for the basketball team... attended Bison Baseball Camp where he impressed the coaching staff with his hitting and defensive abilities at first base... mother played basketball and softball at Lafayette... father was a basketball player at Clarion... also has an aunt who played basketball at Lafayette and an uncle who was a basketball player at Buffalo... majoring in civil engineering. #37 MARK FIGGIE P/OF L-R 6-1 195 FR. RIVERSIDE, CONN. BRUNSWICK SCHOOL Personal/High School: Graduated from Brunswick High School... hits left-handed and throws righthanded... at Bison Baseball Camp, showed potential both at the plate and on the mound... also played football at Brunswick School... father, Mark Figgie, Sr., is a Bucknell alumnus who played both football and baseball for the Orange and Blue... major is undeclared. #4 MATT LAMORE OF/P L-R 5-10 195 FR. MOUNTAINTOP, PA. CRESTWOOD Personal/High School: Graduated from Crestwood High School where he lettered three times in baseball and four times in swimming... named Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the Trojan Classic as a junior and was the Trojan Classic Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2008... led Wyoming Valley Division I in hits as a junior... finished his high school career batting.401 with a.691 slugging percentage, eight home runs, eight triples and 55 RBI... on the mound, posted a 3.54 ERA with 147 strikeouts in 118 innings pitched... served as team captain as a senior... earned a Wyoming Valley First Team All- League selection from the Citizen s Voice in 2008... two-time a Wyoming Valley AL All-Star and a two-time Pennsylvania Region 5 All-Star... helped his American Legion squad to a Region 5 runner-up showing in 2007... in his American Legion career, hit.363 with a.588 slugging percentage, six home runs, six triples and 49 RBI... on the mound, had 106 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched and a 3.32 ERA... three-year member of the Moosic Mets All-Star team and served as captain in 2007... as a member of the swim team at Crestwood High School, was a two-year captain, a three-time District 2 medalist and a three-time state qualifier... aunt, Clara Lamore Walker, swam in the 1948 Olympics and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame... majoring in biology. #22 SCOTT REED C R-R 6-0 182 FR. RESTON, VA. SOUTH LAKES Personal/High School: Graduate of South Lakes High School where he lettered four times in baseball and three times in football... biggest asset is his arm strength... has been clocked throwing at 89 miles per hour... was a four-year varsity starter... named to the all-district second team in 2007 and to the all-district first team in 2008... also tabbed an all-region first team selection in 2008... served as team captain as a senior... led the team in RBI both junior and senior seasons... also paced the squad in batting average (.500, 32-for-64), runs scored (21), on-base percentage (.549) and slugging percentage (.828) as a senior... had a 20-game hitting streak... in football, was the starting quarterback in 2007 and served as team captain... threw for 1,380 yards and 14 touchdowns on the way to all-district honors... majoring in biology. #39 GERALD RUNYAN OF R-R 6-3 185 FR. MILTON, PA. MILTON Personal/High School: Graduated from Milton Area High School... three-time First Team All-Susquehanna Valley League... team captain as a senior in 2008... led or shared team lead in doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs in 2008... received an award for excellence in athletics and academics in 2008... football team MVP as a senior... attended Bucknell Summer Baseball Camp in 2007... majoring in chemistry. #6 RUSSELL SEIDELL 1B/P S-L 6-3 190 FR. GRANVILLE, OHIO GRANVILLE Personal/High School: Graduated from Granville High School where he was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist... left-handed pitcher who will also compete for playing time both at first base and in the outfield at Bucknell... all-league and all-district honoree... was named the Newark Advocate 2008 Player of the Year... mother, Bobbi Castens-Seidell 79 played basketball and field hockey for the Bison and is a member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame... majoring in mechanical engineering. #47 CAL TRACY P R-R 6-0 155 FR. PETOSKEY, MICH. PETOSKEY Personal/High School: Graduated from Petoskey High School... earned four letters in baseball, two in basketball and one in cross country... baseball team captain... three-time all-district and all-area selection... two-time academic all-district and all-region choice... helped lead high school team to conference championship as a senior... finished career with 18-6 record, 1.90 ERA, 144 strikeouts... threw a no-hitter in first varsity start as a freshman... threw a perfect game as a senior... recipient of U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award... voted best first-year runner on cross country team that qualified for state meet... helped basketball team to a pair of district championships... major is undeclared. Bucknell s lineup introductions prior to NCAA Tournament game at Florida State. 2008 Patriot League Champions 11
#33 GENE DEPEW HEAD COACH 28TH SEASON BUCKNELL 71 498-572-7 Guided by three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, Gene Depew, the Bucknell baseball team annually ranks near the top of the Patriot League and is coming off its third Patriot League Tournament title in the last eight years. In the past 12 seasons, Depew has helped the Bison to a top-two finish in the Patriot League standings seven times. During that span, they have made four NCAA Tournament appearances (1996, 2001, 2003 and 2008). Since 1996, Bucknell has broken the 20-win plateau 10 times, including three 30-win campaigns, and Depew s career winning percentage of.466 (498-572-7) is the best at Bucknell since William Lane s career ended in 1957. Last spring Depew guided the Bison to perhaps the biggest win in program history when they defeated No. 4 nationally ranked Florida State 7-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was just the fourth time a Patriot League team won an NCAA postseason game. On an individual level, Depew has won the Patriot League Coach of the Year award three times (1993, 1996, 2003), has had three Patriot League Pitchers of the Year (Mike Tomko, 1996; Mike Anders, 1998; Kevin Miller, 2003), three Players of the Year (Kevin Silverman, 1996; Frank Fresconi, 2000; Jason Buursma, 2008) and two Rookies of the Year (Phil Futrick, 2003; Ben Yoder, 2007). Depew has also led 53 student-athletes to 81 Patriot League first- and second-team accolades. In the classroom, Bucknell baseball has had 11 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans since 1992, including Jason Buursma, who was named to the first team in 2008. A 1971 Bucknell graduate, Depew is entering his 28th season as the Bison s head coach and has the longest tenure of any coach in Bucknell baseball history. He has directed his teams to 498 victories, nearly four times the amount of any coach in school history. To honor that, Bucknell s baseball field was renamed Depew Field during the 2003 season. A native of Mifflintown, Pa., Depew was the recipient of both bachelor and master of science degrees in education from Bucknell. Football was the first sport for which Depew was a coach, as he oversaw the Bison gridders defensive line from 1972-1992. It was in 1974 that Depew began his current occupation, first as an assistant coach for the baseball team until 1981, after which he assumed the lead role. As an undergraduate, Depew was a standout football player for the Bison. He was a three-year letterwinner and co-captained the squad in 1970. He played every position on the defensive line, and was described by his head coach as being as hard-nosed as they come. He has excellent speed and size for a defensive lineman. In 1969, he was named All-Middle Atlantic Conference honorable mention. Depew has two brothers who also played football for Bucknell, Terry ( 73) and Alvin ( 81). Gene and his wife, Debbie, reside in Mifflinburg and are the parents of a daughter, Erin, a 2006 graduate of Bucknell, and a son, William, a member of the Class of 2010. #34 SCOTT HEATHER ASSISTANT COACH FIFTH SEASON ARKANSAS 03 Former University of Arkansas pitcher Scott Heather begins his fifth season as pitching coach for the Bison. Under Heather s direction, Bucknell s pitching staff has posted an ERA of under 4.50 three times in the last four years. The staff had a 4.30 ERA in 2006, marking the team s lowest since 1983 (4.10). During his tenure, Heather has tutored a number of outstanding pitchers, including recent graduates Jason Buursma and Mathew Wilson. Those two 2008 graduates have claimed the last two Patriot League ERA titles, while Buursma earned a pair of First Team All-Patriot League selections as a relief pitcher. Wilson, who was the 2007 Patriot League ERA champion, was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2008, broke the school record for career shutouts (5) and pitched a complete-game shutout against nationally ranked Florida State in the NCAA Tournament. Heather has seen a pitcher from the Bison staff selected in each of the last three Major League Baseball Drafts. Buursma was drafted in 2007 (42nd round by Seattle Mariners) and 2008 (25th round by St. Louis Cardinals), while Kyle Walter was selected in the 18th round of the 2006 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Heather worked closely with Walter during his days in Orange and Blue to transition from position player to pitcher. Coaching/Support Staff Prior to joining the Bison, Heather served as an assistant coach for Arkansas- Fort Smith from 1999 to 2004. Heather began his playing career at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., where he was MVP of the 1996 team that was ranked third nationally, before moving on to Arkansas. Heather lettered for the Razorbacks as a pitcher in 1997 and 1998, then became a student assistant in 1999 when Arkansas won its first Southeastern Conference championship. He also pitched professionally for the Duluth Dukes of the Northern League in 1998. BEN KRENTZMAN ASSISTANT COACH THIRD SEASON BUCKNELL 03 Ben Krentzman, a 2003 Bucknell graduate, begins his third season as an assistant coach this spring. Krentzman spent four years as an outfielder for the Bison from 2000-03 and saw action in 100 career games. During his playing career, Krentzman was a part of two of Bucknell s Patriot League championship squads (2001 and 2003) that earned trips to the NCAA Tournament. He returned in 2008 as an assistant coach. Upon graduation, Krentzman spent two years working for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the team s group account executive. In 2005, he served as an assistant baseball coach at Clearwater High School, his alma mater, in Clearwater, Fla., and helped the team capture a conference title. JIM GULDEN ASSISTANT COACH THIRD SEASON CLEVELAND STATE 05 Lewisburg native Jim Gulden enters his third season as an assistant coach for Bucknell and is responsible for working with the Bison catchers while also serving as the team s game day bullpen coach. Gulden was drafted out of Lewisburg High School, where he graduated in 2000, by the Montreal Expos in the 47th round. He attended Virginia Tech and was a member of the Hokies baseball squad for two years before transferring to Cleveland State, where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in communications. Gulden previously served as head junior varsity baseball coach and varsity assistant coach at Lewisburg High School. ROBERT CURTIS STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ST. LAWRENCE 58 The Bucknell baseball team s strength and conditioning is in the hands of Robert Curtis, a former Bucknell football coach, and strength and conditioning coordinator Jerry Shreck. They have at their disposal Bucknell s top-notch 15,000 square foot Krebs Family Fitness Center, which opened during the 2002-03 school year. The general philosophy of the Bison strength program is year-round periodization with a high-intensity base, supplemented with functional and sport-specific training. Training programs for most teams will employ explosion techniques with power bands and pliometrics. The ultimate goal of the strength and conditioning program is the prevention of injuries and training athletes to their peak physical condition, as opposed to training for bodybuilding. As the head football coach from 1975-85, Curtis compiled a 48-56-3 record. His 48 wins are tied for the most wins by any one coach in school history. Curtis and Shreck are complemented by interns Brett Davis and Amanda Kuperavage. 12 2008 Patriot League Champions
2008 Statistics/Results BATTING STATISTICS Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 22 Buursma, Jason.367 41-38 158 37 58 7 1 13 37 106.671 15 2 32 1.426 1 1 0-0 32 25 8.877 35 Hirsch, Shawn.346 43-41 133 22 46 8 1 1 25 59.444 17 2 11 4.422 2 3 3-3 258 35 2.993 23 Grandizio, Dane.333 51-49 198 33 66 9 2 4 35 91.460 11 2 23 2.373 1 6 13-17 115 1 1.991 2 Yoder, Ben.318 40-34 129 24 41 4 2 1 26 52.403 10 5 13 0.384 2 2 1-2 50 88 9.939 19 Angelo, Mark.316 56-55 209 33 66 8 2 2 37 84.402 14 15 33 0.393 4 3 8-9 496 23 2.996 1 Allen, Ben.312 54-53 202 46 63 8 0 2 24 77.381 23 2 21 1.384 2 4 4-6 106 177 12.959 31 Avanzino, John.308 47-37 146 24 45 8 2 9 35 84.575 15 0 40 2.370 1 0 0-0 18 6 4.857 24 Brouse, Andrew.292 41-36 137 29 40 13 1 3 20 64.467 13 2 24 2.359 1 3 5-6 62 3 3.956 14 Pieper, Chris.256 42-37 121 13 31 4 0 1 10 38.314 10 3 17 2.328 0 7 2-4 41 0 2.953 12 Rubbo, Ed.239 46-44 142 22 34 5 1 0 18 41.289 15 2 20 2.319 1 4 2-2 28 84 21.842 -------------- 8 DeMarzo, Joseph.444 7-1 9 4 4 1 0 0 1 5.556 1 1 2 0.545 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 13 Brown, Zachary.413 20-10 46 10 19 5 0 1 12 27.587 5 0 10 0.471 0 1 0-0 40 9 1.980 3 Kuhmerker, Jared.364 5-2 11 2 4 0 0 0 3 4.364 0 0 1 0.364 0 0 0-1 9 10 2.905 20 Turban, Austin.330 32-25 91 22 30 7 0 3 19 46.505 12 4 20 0.418 3 3 4-5 31 2 0 1.000 18 Loucks, Andrew.320 13-4 25 5 8 3 0 0 6 11.440 2 1 6 0.393 0 0 0-0 1 0 1.500 11 George, Hunter.308 19-1 13 8 4 1 0 0 2 5.385 2 0 3 0.400 0 0 1-2 6 8 1.933 10 Drozin, Kevin.300 6-1 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 4.400 0 0 3 0.273 1 0 0-0 17 2 0 1.000 42 Constable, Drew.290 16-5 31 8 9 0 0 0 4 9.290 4 1 6 0.389 0 1 0-0 11 0 0 1.000 28 LaRosa, B.J..280 15-6 25 2 7 2 0 0 3 9.360 1 0 1 1.296 1 0 0-0 36 1 1.974 5 Sokirka, Bret.231 33-21 65 13 15 1 0 0 8 16.246 7 2 19 0.324 0 3 1-1 28 53 5.942 25 Lupo, Billy.200 8-1 10 3 2 0 0 0 1 2.200 3 0 3 0.385 0 0 0-0 2 3 0 1.000 26 Shribman, Doug.200 3-1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.200 1 1 1 0.429 0 0 0-0 5 5 0 1.000 4 Bergstrom, David.077 8-2 13 5 1 1 0 0 1 2.154 1 0 7 0.143 0 0 0-0 5 7 3.800 37 Solan, David.000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 2 5 2.778 Totals.309 56 1930 368 597 96 12 40 328 837.434 182 45 316 17.379 20 41 44-58 1415 601 87.959 Opponents.290 56 1899 342 551 102 17 36 311 795.419 203 48 348 20.369 22 23 52-76 1411 599 84.960 February 23 vs. Toledo^ L, 9-7 at Eastern Kentucky^ T, 7-7 (14 in.) 24 at Eastern Kentucky^ L, 3-2 (7 in.) 29 at Richmond T, 7-7 (10 in.) March 1 at VCU W, 12-3 at VCU W, 10-7 2 at Richmond W, 12-11 9 vs. IPFW& W, 8-3 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky& W, 8-1 11 vs. Eastern Illinois& L, 9-6 12 vs. Illinois State& L, 13-6 13 vs. Vermont& L, 9-7 14 vs. Akron& L, 4-3 15 vs. Eastern Illinois& L, 13-4 20 MOUNT ST. MARY S W, 4-3 (10 in.) 22 vs. Long Island L, 6-4 23 at Delaware State L, 12-5 at Delaware State W, 10-7 (8 in.) 25 CLARION W, 15-3 CLARION W, 19-1 26 SUSQUEHANNA W, 18-7 PITCHING STATISTICS Pitcher ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA/SHA 22 Buursma, Jason 2.58 9-3 20 8 6 0 1 0 83.2 72 32 24 10 78 13 3 1 319.226 1 10 0 3/5 9 Wilson, Mathew 3.67 6-1 10 10 5 2 0 0 68.2 79 33 28 16 73 18 4 2 276.286 2 7 0 3/1 17 Jarrett, Eric 4.29 5-6 17 15 0 0 1 0 86.0 85 46 41 41 60 18 2 4 323.263 15 8 1 5/5 21 Seeley, Dylan 4.77 4-4 13 11 2 0 0 0 60.1 77 45 32 24 25 17 1 7 246.313 15 4 0 3/3 29 Murphy, Jimmy 5.08 2-0 15 0 0 0 0 1 28.1 37 16 16 5 15 4 0 3 119.311 3 1 0 0/2 30 Clarke, Andrew 7.27 0-3 12 4 0 0 0 0 17.1 24 23 14 18 14 5 1 1 76.316 3 2 0 2/1 26 Shribman, Doug 7.61 0-2 13 2 0 0 0 0 23.2 32 23 20 11 16 5 0 1 97.330 2 2 0 2/0 37 Solan, David 9.11 1-2 19 0 0 0 0 1 26.2 32 32 27 17 18 7 1 1 108.296 4 7 0 1/2 32 Frahler, Trey 10.30 1-1 18 3 0 0 0 2 32.1 47 40 37 27 22 5 1 8 141.333 7 2 2 0/2 -------------- 1 Allen, Ben 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3.000 0 0 0 0/0 27 Dallanegra, Michael 3.38 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 10.200 2 0 0 0/0 15 Hart, Daniel 5.54 2-0 8 1 0 0 0 0 13.0 9 8 8 13 9 3 0 1 44.205 2 0 0 0/1 39 Campbell, Andy 7.88 0-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 7 7 2 3 2 1 2 37.378 1 0 0 0/1 16 Foley, Matt 8.44 0-1 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 20 15 10 8 5 3 1 0 53.377 2 4 1 0/0 36 Allderdice, Chris 13.50 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.333 0 0 0 0/0 6 Carney, Will 19.73 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 20 20 19 7 6 2 2 4 44.455 3 1 0 3/0 Totals 5.42 30-24 56 56 13 3 1 5 471.2 551 342 284 203 348 102 17 36 1899.290 62 48 4 22/23 Opponents 5.89 24-30 56 56 8 3 0 9 470.1 597 368 308 182 316 96 12 40 1930.309 48 45 5 20/41 2008 RESULTS 29 at Army* W, 10-5 at Army* L, 9-8 (13 in.) 30 at Army* W, 8-5 at Army* W, 3-1 April 2 at Penn State L, 8-3 5 at Lafayette* L, 1-0 at Lafayette* W, 10-2 6 at Lafayette* L, 8-5 at Lafayette* L, 2-1 8 at Towson L, 14-5 12 HOLY CROSS* W, 8-4 HOLY CROSS* L, 8-0 13 HOLY CROSS* W, 3-0 HOLY CROSS* W, 7-6 17 PENN STATE BEHREND W, 14-6 19 NAVY* L, 4-0 NAVY* L, 16-6 20 NAVY* W, 8-2 21 NAVY* W, 5-4 23 at St. Bonaventure W, 9-6 26 LEHIGH* L, 4-3 LEHIGH* L, 8-4 27 LEHIGH* W, 7-4 LEHIGH* L, 13-8 May 10 at #1 Army~ W, 5-4 (10 in.) at #1 Army~ L, 12-3 11 at #1 Army~ W, 1-0 16 at #2 Navy% W, 7-6 17 at #2 Navy% W, 8-7 24 COLUMBIA W, 4-2 25 COLUMBIA W, 6-2 26 COLUMBIA W, 8-3 30 at Florida State@ W, 7-0 31 vs. Tulane@ L, 4-1 June 1 at Florida State@ L, 24-9 Home games in BOLD CAPS * Patriot League Game ^ Eastern Kentucky Early Bird Tournament (Richmond, Ky.) & Bradenton, Fla. ~ Patriot League Semifinals % Patriot League Championship @ Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Fla.) 2008 Patriot League Champions 13
BATTING BATTING Highest Batting Avg. (Min. 75 AB) 1..494 Randall Ruger 1969 2..454 Joe Markulike 1990 3..444 Ted Aceto 1989 4..422 Joe Markulike 1988 5..420 Ted Aceto 1986 6..416 Victor Cegles 1969 7..409 Tyler Prout 2000 8..407 Mike McCarthy 1999 9..406 Chris Pieper 2006 10..389 Kyle Morris 1995 Highest Slugging Pct. (Min. 75 AB) 1..883 Randall Ruger 1969 2..755 Frank Fresconi 2000 3..708 Joe Markulike 1990 4..702 Roger Ahrens 1990 5..688 Dave Apollon 1998 6..671 Jason Buursma 2008 7..667 Roger Ahrens 1989 8..664 Roger Ahrens 1991 9..653 Mike McCarthy 1999 10..647 Kyle Walter 2004 Highest On Base Pct. (Min. 75 AB) 1..557 Randall Ruger 1969 2..525 Ted Aceto 1989 3..491 Ted Aceto 1987 4..490 Ted Aceto 1986 5..478 Chad DeHart 1995 6..477 Kevin Eiben 1999 7..475 Scott Slifer 1985.475 Joe Markulike 1990.475 Michael Dermer 1989 10..472 Chad DeHart 1996 Most Games Played 1. 56 Mark Angelo 2008 2. 54 Ben Allen 2008 3. 53 Mike McCarthy 1999 4. 52 Frank Fresconi 1999 5. 51 Ian Joseph 1999 51 Dane Grandizio 2008 7. 50 Dave Apollon 1997 50 Peter Cann 1997 50 Steve Rutkowski 1997 50 Tyler Prout 1999 50 Larry Scheetz 2002 Most Games Started 1. 55 Mark Angelo 2008 2. 53 Mike McCarthy 1999 53 Ben Allen 2008 4. 52 Frank Fresconi 1999 5. 51 Ian Joseph 1999 6. 50 Peter Cann 1997 50 Steve Rutkowski 1997 50 Tyler Prout 1999 50 Larry Scheetz 2002 10. 49 Five Players Tied Mark Angelo Most At Bats 1. 209 Mark Angelo 2008 2. 205 Ian Joseph 1999 3. 202 Ben Allen 2008 4. 199 Mike McCarthy 1999 5. 198 Dane Grandizio 2008 6. 197 Frank Fresconi 1999 7. 185 Dave Apollon 1997 8. 177 Ian Joseph 2001 9. 176 Matt Capece 2006 10. 175 Pete Gorski 1996 Most Runs Scored 1. 58 Dave Apollon 1997 2. 54 Kevin Eiben 1999 54 Mike McCarthy 1999 4. 53 Ian Joseph 2000 5. 48 Dave Apollon 1998 6. 46 Ben Allen 2008 7. 45 Kevin Silverman 1996 45 Alex Inclan 1997 45 Ian Joseph 2001 10. 43 Peter Cann 1997 43 Tyler Prout 2000 43 Frank Fresconi 2000 Most Hits 1. 81 Mike McCarthy 1999 2. 70 Tyler Prout 2000 3. 66 Mark Angelo 2008 66 Dane Grandizio 2008 5. 64 Dave Apollon 1997 6. 63 Steve Rutkowski 1997 63 Frank Fresconi 1999 63 Ben Allen 2008 9. 62 Kevin Eiben 1999 10. 61 Frank Fresconi 2000 61 Russell Lindberg 2001 Most Doubles 1. 20 Frank Fresconi 1999 2. 17 Kyle Walter 2006 3. 16 Dave Apollon 1997 4. 15 Mike McCarthy 1999 5. 14 Tyler Prout 2000 14 Eric Fishman 2002 14 Dane Grandizio 2007 8. 13 Pete Gorski 1996 13 Peter Cann 1997 13 Frank Fresconi 2000 13 Chris Grandizio 2006 13 Andrew Brouse 2008 Most Triples 1. 10 Roger Ahrens 1990 2. 8 Joe Markulike 1990 8 Dave Koerner 1991 8 Tyler Prout 1997 8 Dave Apollon 1998 8 Mike McCarthy 1999 7. 7 Matt Sniegocki 1992 8. 6 Seven Players Tied Mathew Wilson Most Home Runs 1. 14 Frank Fresconi 2000 2. 13 Jason Buursma 2008 3. 12 Kevin Silverman 1996 4. 10 Peter Cann 1997 5. 9 Dave Apollon 1997 9 Russell Lindberg 2001 9 John Avanzino 2008 8. 8 Roger Ahrens 1989 8 Heath Mathias 1996 8 Dave Apollon 1998 Most Runs Batted In 1. 70 Frank Fresconi 2000 2. 59 Russell Lindberg 2001 3. 58 Mike McCarthy 1999 4. 51 Tyler Prout 2000 5. 49 Dave Apollon 1998 6. 45 Alex Inclan 1997 7. 43 Kevin Silverman 1996 43 Peter Cann 1997 9. 40 Tyler Prout 1999 10. 39 Three Players Tied Most Total Bases 1. 130 Mike McCarthy 1999 2. 120 Frank Fresconi 2000 3. 117 Dave Apollon 1997 4. 110 Dave Apollon 1998 5. 108 Tyler Prout 2000 6. 106 Jason Buursma 2008 7. 104 Eric Fishman 2002 8. 103 Peter Cann 1997 9. 101 Kyle Walter 2004 10. 100 Russell Lindberg 2001 Most Walks 1. 36 Chad DeHart 1996 2. 31 Alex Inclan 1997 31 Ian Joseph 2000 4. 30 Kevin Eiben 1999 30 Peter Cann 1997 6. 29 Robert Simonson 1978 29 Jeff Miller 1982 29 Scott Slifer 1985 29 Alex Inclan 1996 10. 28 Chad DeHart 1995 Most Times Hit By Pitch 1. 19 Brad Duvall 2006 2. 16 John DiBonaventura 2001 3. 15 Mark Angelo 2008 4. 14 Brian Day 2004 5. 12 Joe D Orazio 1998 12 Phil Bunting 2005 7. 11 Frank Fresconi 2000 8. 10 Larry Scheetz 2002 9. 9 Russell Lindberg 2001 9 Eric Fishman 2002 9 Brad Duvall 2005 Tony Zidansek Season Records Most Sacrifice Flies 1. 8 Kyle Walter 2006 2. 6 Don Leitzel 1983 6 Mike MacNeely 1998 6 Frank Fresconi 2000 6 Russell Lindberg 2001 6. 5 Seven Players Tied Most Sacrifice Hits 1. 16 Sam Moss 2003 2. 10 Matt Capece 2006 3. 8 Sam Moss 2004 8 Matt Capece 2005 5. 7 Chris Pieper 2008 6. 6 John Havas 1975 6 Dane Grandizio 2008 8. 5 Seven Players Tied Most Stolen Bases 1. 27 Dave Apollon 1998 27 Ian Joseph 2000 27 Ian Joseph 2001 4. 25 Ted Aceto 1989 5. 24 Kevin Eiben 1999 6. 23 Ian Joseph 1999 7. 22 Ian Joseph 1998 8. 20 Joe Markulike 1990 9. 17 Five Players Tied PITCHING Lowest Earned Run Avg. (Min. 40 IP) 1. 1.07 Al Criswell 1967 2. 1.44 Jack Recco 1975 3. 1.49 Kenneth Huepper 1975 4. 1.65 Jason Buursma 2007 5. 1.78 Mathew Wilson 2007 6. 1.83 Tony Zidansek 1971 7. 1.94 Daniel Correnti 1973 8. 2.03 Warren Bumpus 1975 9. 2.25 Ward Stewart 1970 10. 2.34 Ward Stewart 1969 Fewest Walks/9 Inn. (Min. 40 IP) 1. 1.05 Kurt Waldner 1991 2. 1.08 Jason Buursma 2008 3. 1.16 Mike Anders 1998 4. 1.75 Mike Anders 1996 5. 1.76 Matt Daley 2004 6. 1.77 Matt Curry 2006 7. 1.84 Matt Burns 2003 8. 1.91 Kenneth Huepper 1975 9. 1.95 Kurt Waldner 1992 10. 1.97 Kurt Waldner 1993 1.97 Zachery Allen 2001 Most Strikeouts/9 Inn. (Min. 40 IP) 1. 9.69 Ed Hughes 1982 2. 9.57 Mathew Wilson 2008 3. 9.26 Andy Nezelek 1986 4. 9.26 Eric Junge 1999 5. 9.14 Tony Zidansek 1971 6. 9.12 Kevin McDowell 1998 7. 8.65 Matt Daley 2004 8. 8.50 Tony Zidansek 1969 9. 8.39 Jason Buursma 2008 10. 8.25 Ed Soley 2000 Most Wins 1. 9 Jason Buursma 2008 2. 8 Mike Anders 1996 8 Mike Anders 1998 8 Kevin Miller 2003 5. 7 Ward Stewart 1969 7 David Scranton 1995 7 Eric Junge 1998 7 Kevin Miller 2001 9. 6 11 Players Tied Most Saves 1. 11 Phil Futrick 2003 2. 9 Jason Buursma 2006 3. 7 Gregg Farmery 2001 4. 6 Eric Junge 1997 6 Gregg Farmery 2002 6. 5 Matt Daley 2003 5 Nathan Mittag 2004 5 Jason Buursma 2007 9. 4 Rich Heller 1994 10. 3 Six Players Tied Most Appearances 1. 22 Gregg Farmery 2001 2. 20 Scott Perry 1999 20 Jason Buursma 2006 20 Jason Buursma 2008 5. 19 Gregg Farmery 2002 19 Jason Buursma 2007 19 David Solan 2008 8. 18 Matt Potalivo 1998 18 Kevin Miller 2001 18 Trey Frahler 2008 Most Complete Games 1. 10 Don Richards 1955 10 David Scranton 1995 3. 9 Mike Anders 1996 4. 8 Al Criswell 1967 8 Mike Anders 1998 6. 7 Jack Recco 1975 7 Warren Bumpus 1975 7 Jack Kazanjian 1992 7 Kurt Waldner 1993 10. 6 Seven Players Tied Most Shutouts 1. 2 Jack Recco 1975 2 Warren Bumpus 1975 2 Kurt Waldner 1993 2 Matt Daley 2004 2 Mathew Wilson 2007 2 Mathew Wilson 2008 Innings Pitched 1. 92.1 Mike Anders 1996 2. 92.1 David Scranton 1995 3. 86.0 Eric Jarrett 2008 4. 85.0 Mike Anders 1998 5. 83.2 Jason Buursma 2008 6. 81.2 Eric Junge 1999 7. 75.0 Jack Recco 1975 8. 74.2 Scott Perry 2000 9. 73.0 Chris Lackett 2001 10. 71.1 Mike Anders 1997 Most Walks Allowed 1. 64 Don Richards 1955 2. 52 Kevin McDowell 1999 3. 49 Mike Tomko 1996 4. 45 Ken Durr 1981 45 William Lane 1971 45 Mike Tomko 1997 45 Kevin McDowell 1998 8. 43 Ken Durr 1980 42 Ken Durr 1982 42 Sean Huss 1996 Most Strikeouts 1. 140 Don Richards 1955 2. 84 Eric Junge 1999 3. 78 Jason Buursma 2008 4. 73 Mike Anders 1998 73 Mathew Wilson 2008 6. 64 Jack Recco 1975 7. 60 Eric Jarrett 2008 8. 57 Tony Zidansek 1969 57 Kevin McDowell 1999 57 Matt Potalivo 1999 Records prior to the 1966 season are incomplete. 14 2008 Patriot League Champions
BATTING BATTING Highest Batting Avg. (Min. 175 AB) 1..408 Ted Aceto 1986-87,89 2..398 Randall Ruger 1968-70 3..395 Joe Markulike 1987-90 4..369 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 5..360 Christopher Riley 1969-71 6..349 Dave Koerner 1989-92 7..337 Jeff Inchalik 1982-85 8..337 Kyle Walter 2003-06 9..336 Tyler Prout 1997-00 10..334 Kevin Silverman 1994-96 Highest Slugging Pct. (Min. 175 AB) 1..675 Randall Ruger 1968-70 2..629 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 3..590 Joe Markulike 1987-90 4..590 Dave Koerner 1989-92 5..582 Dave Apollon 1995-98 6..571 Kevin Silverman 1994-96 7..570 Ted Aceto 1986-87,89 8..556 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 9..550 Tyler Prout 1997-00 10..541 Kyle Walter 2003-06 Highest On Base Pct. (Min. 175 AB) 1..503 Ted Aceto 1986-87,89 2..490 Scott Slifer 1983-86 3..487 Randall Ruger 1968-70 4..464 Christopher Riley 1969-71 5..453 Chad DeHart 1993-96 6..445 Dave Koerner 1989-92 7..442 Eugene Luccarelli 1969-71 8..428 Alex Inclan 1994-97 9..423 Joe Markulike 1987-90 10..416 Michael Dermer 1987-90 Most Games Played 1. 192 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 190 Tyler Prout 1997-00 3. 174 Kyle Walter 2003-06 4. 156 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 5. 155 Jason Buursma 2005-08 6. 152 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 7. 146 Brian Day 2002-05 8. 146 Michael Ritz 1998-01 9. 145 Eric Fishman 1999-02 10. 142 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 Most Games Started 1. 189 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 188 Tyler Prout 1997-00 3. 168 Kyle Walter 2003-06 4. 151 Jason Buursma 2005-08 5. 145 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 6. 142 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 7. 136 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 8. 135 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 9. 133 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 10. 132 Mark Kennedy 1989-92 Most At Bats 1. 683 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 646 Tyler Prout 1997-00 3. 623 Kyle Walter 2003-06 4. 557 Jason Buursma 2005-08 5. 494 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 6. 489 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 7. 488 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 8. 484 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 9. 471 Joe Markulike 1987-90 10. 459 Mark Kennedy 1989-92 Most Runs Scored 1. 162 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 134 Tyler Prout 1997-00 3. 132 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 4. 131 Kyle Walter 2003-06 5. 125 Dave Apollon 1995-98 6. 116 Joe Markulike 1987-90 7. 113 Kevin Eiben 1999-01 Career Records 8. 102 Jason Buursma 2005-08 9. 101 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 101 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 Most Hits 1. 217 Tyler Prout 1997-00 2. 210 Kyle Walter 2003-06 3. 204 Ian Joseph 1998-01 4. 186 Joe Markulike 1987-90 5. 180 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 6. 179 Jason Buursma 2005-08 7. 160 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 8. 159 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 9. 148 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 10. 147 Dave Apollon 1995-98 Most Doubles 1. 45 Kyle Walter 2003-06 2. 44 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 3. 40 Joe Markulike 1987-90 4. 35 Mark Kennedy 1989-92 35 Tyler Prout 1997-00 6. 33 Dave Apollon 1995-98 7. 30 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 8. 29 Ryan Gryskevicz 2004-07 29 Jason Buursma 2005-08 10. 28 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 28 Ian Joseph 1998-01 Most Triples 1. 20 Tyler Prout 1997-00 2. 18 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 3. 17 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 17 Joe Markulike 1987-90 5. 16 Dave Apollon 1995-98 6. 14 Kyle Walter 2003-06 7. 11 Chad DeHart 1993-96 8. 10 Brian Bastecki 1981-84 10 Jason Buursma 2005-08 10. 9 Jim Frantz 1980-83 9 Dave Koerner 1989-92 Most Home Runs 1. 24 Jason Buursma 2005-08 2. 21 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 21 Tyler Prout 1997-00 4. 20 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 5. 19 Kevin Silverman 1994-96 19 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 7. 18 Dave Apollon 1995-98 18 Kyle Walter 2003-06 9. 17 Michael Ritz 1998-01 10. 16 Peter Cann 1994-97 Most Runs Batted In 1. 157 Tyler Prout 1997-00 2. 130 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 3. 128 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 4. 119 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 5. 113 Kyle Walter 2003-06 113 Jason Buursma 2005-08 7. 98 Dave Apollon 1995-98 8. 97 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 9. 93 Dave Papp 1984-87 10. 92 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 Most Total Bases 1. 355 Tyler Prout 1997-00 2. 337 Kyle Walter 2003-06 3. 307 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 4. 300 Jason Buursma 2005-08 5. 278 Joe Markulike 1987-90 6. 269 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 7. 266 Dave Apollon 1995-98 8. 256 Ian Joseph 1998-01 9. 254 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 10. 235 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 Most Walks 1. 99 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 75 Scott Slifer 1983-86 3. 70 Alex Inclan 1994-97 4. 69 Michael Kearns 1990-93 69 Chad DeHart 1993-96 6. 68 Robert Simonson 1976-79 68 Tyler Prout 1997-00 8. 62 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 9. 61 Kevin Eiben 1999-01 10. 55 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 Most Times Hit By Pitch 1. 29 Brad Duvall 2003-06 2. 25 John DiBonaventura 1998-01 25 Brian Day 2002-05 4. 23 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 23 Phil Bunting 2002-05 6. 22 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 7. 19 Mark Angelo 2005-08 8. 18 Tyler Prout 1997-00 18 Chris Pieper 2005-08 10. 17 Joe D Orazio 1995-98 17 Eric Fishman 1999-02 Most Sacrifice Flies 1. 13 Tyler Prout 1997-00 13 Kyle Walter 2003-06 3. 11 Russell Lindberg 1998-01 4. 8 Joe Markulike 1987-90 8 Steve Rutkowski 1995-97 8 Mike ManNeely 1995-98 8 Frank Fresconi 1998-00 8 Matt Capece 2003-06 9. 7 Mike McCarthy 1996-99 7 Mark Angelo 2005-08 Most Sacrifice Hits 1. 27 Sam Moss 2001-04 2. 22 Matt Capece 2003-06 3. 12 Ian Joseph 1998-01 4. 10 Eric Fishman 1999-02 10 Chris Pieper 2005-08 10 Dane Grandizio 2006-08 7. 9 Larry Scheetz 1999-02 9 Ben Krentzman 2000-03 9 Brad Duvall 2003-06 9 Ed Rubbo 2005-08 Most Stolen Bases 1. 99 Ian Joseph 1998-01 2. 58 Ted Aceto 1986-87,89 3. 54 Joe Markulike 1987-90 4. 41 Kevin Eiben 1999-01 41 Ben Stoll 2001-04 6. 38 Eric Fishman 1999-02 7. 33 Dave Apollon 1995-98 33 Brad Gething 1998-01 9. 32 Roger Ahrens 1988-91 10. 31 Matt Capece 2003-0 Longest Hitting Streak 1. 27 Kevin Silverman 1995 Randy Ruger 1969-70 PITCHING Lowest Earned Run Avg. (Min 100 IP) 1. 1.51 Don Richards 1954-56 2. 2.13 Jason Buursma 2005-08 3. 2.39 Warren Bumpus 1974-76 4. 2.56 Tony Zisansek 1969-71 5. 2.76 Jack Recco 1974-77 6. 3.27 Ward Stewart 1968-70 7. 3.38 Gregg Farmery 1999-02 8. 3.40 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 9. 3.80 Scott Perry 1997,99-00 10. 4.07 Matt Curry 2004-07 Fewest Walks/9 Inn. (Min. 100 IP) 1. 1.77 Mike Anders 1995-98 2. 2.18 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 3. 2.23 Jason Buursma 2005-08 4. 2.36 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 5. 2.55 Kenneth Huepper 1974-77 6. 2.65 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 7. 2.82 Zachery Allen 2000-03 8. 2.98 Tony Zisansek 1969-71 9. 3.08 Ward Stewart 1968-70 10. 3.14 Kevin Miller 2001-04 Most Strikeouts/9 Inn. (Min. 100 IP) 1. 12.39 Don Richards 1954-56 2. 9.06 Andy Nezelek 1984-86 3. 8.69 Tony Zidansek 1969-71 4. 7.96 Kevin McDowell 1998-01 5. 7.78 Jason Buursma 2005-08 6. 7.68 Eric Junge 1996-99 7. 7.44 Ed Soley 1997-00 8. 7.38 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 9. 7.24 Mike Bayles 1982-85 10. 6.90 Makoto Ozawa 1983-86 Most Wins 1. 21 Mike Anders 1995-98 2. 17 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 17 Kevin Miller 2001-04 4. 16 Eric Junge 1996-99 5. 15 Jack Kazanjian 1990-93 15 Matt Potalivo 1997-00 15 Zachery Allen 2000-03 15 Jason Buursma 2005-08 9. 14 David Scranton 1992-95 14 Kevin McDowell 1998-01 Most Saves 1. 15 Jason Buursma 2005-Pres. 2. 14 Gregg Farmery 1999-02 3. 13 Phil Futrick 2003-06 4. 12 Eric Junge 1996-99 5. 5 Rich Heller 1991-94 5 Matt Potalivo 1997-00 5 Matt Daley 2001,03-04 5 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 9. 3 Six Tied Most Appearances 1. 72 Gregg Farmery 1999-02 2. 71 Jason Buursma 2005-08 3. 63 Eric Junge 1996-99 4. 59 Matt Potalivo 1997-00 5. 53 Ed Soley 1997-00 6. 52 Chris Lackett 1999-02 7. 51 Anders, Mike 1995-98 8. 48 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 9. 47 Ken Durr 1979-82 10. 46 Scott Perry 1997,99-00 Most Games Started 1. 37 Mike Anders 1995-98 2. 35 Jack Recco 1974-77 3. 34 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 34 Matt Curry 2004-07 5. 31 Zachery Allen 2000-03 6. 30 Ken Durr 1979-82 30 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 8. 29 David Scranton 1992-95 29 Kevin McDowell 1998-01 10. 28 Mike Tomko 1996-98 Most Complete Games 1. 21 Mike Anders 1995-98 2. 19 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 3. 16 Jack Recco 1974-77 4. 15 Ken Durr 1979-82 15 Makoto Ozawa 1983-86 15 Jack Kazanjian 1990-93 7. 14 David Scranton 1992-95 8. 13 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 9. 12 Tony Zidansek 1969-71 12 Mike Bayles 1982-85 12 Mike Tomko 1996-98 Most Shutouts 1. 5 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 2. 4 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 3. 2 Warren Bumpus 1974-76 2 Jack Recco 1974-77 2 David Scranton 1992-95 2 Mike Anders 1995-98 2 Eric Junge 1996-99 2 Ed Soley 1997-00 2 Zachery Allen 2000-03 2 Matt Daley 2001,03-04 2 Matt Curry 2004-07 Innings Pitched 1. 265 Mike Anders 1995-98 2. 258 Jack Recco 1974-77 3. 257 Don Richards 1954-56 4. 244 Ken Durr 1979-82 5. 210.1 Kurt Waldner 1990-93 6. 210 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 7. 199 Matt Curry 2004-07 8. 198.2 Jack Kazanjian 1990-93 9. 198.1 David Scranton 1992-95 10. 198 Eric Junge 1996-99 Most Walks Allowed 1. 183 Don Richards 1954-56 2. 165 Ken Durr 1979-82 3. 134 Mike Tomko 1996-98 4. 132 Mark Glatz 1981-84 5. 125 Sean Huss 1996-99 6. 117 Mike Bayles 1982-85 7. 108 Jack Kazanjian 1990-93 8. 105 Jack Recco 1974-77 9. 99 R.J. Grant 2000-03 10. 98 Eric Junge 1996-99 Most Strikeouts 1. 354 Don Richards 1954-56 2. 195 Jack Recco 1974-77 3. 181 Mike Anders 1995-98 4. 178 Ken Durr 1979-82 5. 169 Eric Junge 1996-99 6. 157 Jason Buursma 2005-08 7. 154 Mathew Wilson 2005-08 8. 148 Matt Potalivo 1997-00 148 Ed Soley 1997-00 10. 145 Kevin McDowell1998-01 Most Hit Batters 1. 37 Nathan Mittag 2004-07 2. 34 Zachery Allen 2000-03 3. 31 Chris Lackett 1999-02 4. 26 Matt Curry 2004-07 5. 24 Jason Buursma 2005-08 6. 20 Eric Junge 1996-99 7. 23 Kevin McDowell 1998-01 8. 20 Eric Junge 1996-99 9. 19 Mike Tomko 1996-98 10. 18 Mike Anders 1995-98 18 Sean Huss 1996-99 Records prior to the 1966 season are incomplete. Kevin McDowell Don Richards 2008 Patriot League Champions 15
Games - Team Most Games in a Season 56 2008 Most Wins in a Season 31 1998, 2001 Most Losses in a Season 35 2002 Most PL Wins in a Season 15 1999, 2003 Most PL Losses in a Season 14 2002 Best Overall Winning Pct..833 (15-3) 1912 Best PL Winning Pct..750, 15-5 1999, 2003 Most Consecutive Wins 12 1969 Most Consecutive Losses 16 1968-69 Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shutout 134 1999-2001 Most Games Over.500 14 (31-17) 1998 Largest Margin of Victory 22 (23-1) vs. Juniata - 4/30/8 Longest Game 15 innings vs. Lehigh - 4/10/76 vs. Temple - 5/16/75 Team Batting - Season Highest Batting Average.329 1990 Highest Slugging Pct..502 1990 Runs 375 2000 Singles 505 1999 Doubles 96 2008 Triples 33 1990 Home Runs 50 1997 Total Bases 837 2008 RBI 328 2008 Walks 205 1997 Strikeouts 316 2008 Stolen Bases 93 1999 Sacrifice Bunts 47 2003 Sacrifice Flies 33 2006 Hit By Pitch 51 2006 Team Batting - Single Game Runs 23 vs. Juniata - 4/30/87 Base Hits 26 vs. Juniata - 4/30/87 Doubles 8 vs. IPFW - 3/9/08 Triples 6 vs. Lehigh - 4/28/90 Home Runs 7 vs. Bloomsburg - 4/17/91 vs. Army - 4/29/00 Total Bases 41 vs. Army - 4/29/00 RBI 21 vs. Lafayette - 4/13/97 vs. Lafayette - 4/2/00 Walks 14 vs. Juniata - 5/5/70 vs. Susquehanna - 4/11/07 Strikeouts 18 vs. West Chester - 4/1/78 Stolen Bases 11 vs. Bloomsburg - 5/4/81 Hit By Pitch 5 Four Times - Last at Holy Cross - 5/1/05 Team Batting - Inning Runs 12 vs. Lafayette (GM 2) - 4/2/00 Batting - Both Teams Single Game At Bats 106 vs. Temple - 5/16/75 Hits 42 vs. Towson - 2/26/01 Total Bases 66 vs. Lafayette - 4/25/82 Runs 37 vs. Lafayette - 4/25/82 Longtime Bison head coach Gene Depew with Ed Snyder. Matt Capece Team Defense - Season Highest Fielding Percentage.960 2001 Lowest Fielding Percentage.877 1961 Fewest Errors 33 1969 Most Errors 100 1996 Put-Outs 1,415 2008 Assists 601 2008 Double Plays Turned 52 1995 Team Defense - Single Game Most Errors 10 vs. Colgate - 4/29/72 Assists 22 (9 inn) vs. UMass - 3/16/05 vs. Lehigh - 5/14/05 Double Plays Turned 4 vs. Navy (GM 1) - 3/25/95 vs. Army (GM 2) - 4/9/06 vs. Penn State - 4/3/07 Team Pitching - Season Innings Pitched 471.2 2008 Complete Games 18 1985, 1995 Strikeouts 348 2008 Walks 238 1996 Lowest ERA 2.38 1975 Highest ERA 7.25 1994 Last ERA under 5.00 4.31 2007 Shutouts 7 2003 Consecutive Shutouts 3 1985 Consecutive Scoreless Inn. 33 1985 Team Pitching - Single Game Strikeouts 21 vs. Franklin & Marshall 5/5/56 (Don Richards) vs. Wilkes - 4/25/89 (Steve Distasio 8, Mike Blasius 13) Walks 15 vs. Lafayette - 4/1/72 vs. Lafayette - 4/22/78 Individual Batting - Single Game At Bats 7 By 12 Players Runs Scored 5 By Three Players Most Recently By Matt Capece vs. Navy - 4/4/05 Base Hits 6 Vic Cegles vs. Juniata - 5/6/69 Doubles 3 By Two Players Pete Gorski vs. William & Mary - 2/25/96 Andrew Brouse vs. Illinois State - 3/12/08 Triples 2 Most Recently By Jason Buursma vs. Mount St. Mary s - 3/29/06 Home Runs 2 Most Recently By John Avanzino at Army - 3/29/08 Total Bases 11 By Five Players Don Leitzel, Jim Frantz, Randy Ruger, Bill Welaj, John Hamilton RBI 8 By Three Players Most Recently By Frank Fresconi vs. Army - 4/29/00 Walks 4 By Three Players Most Recently By Mark Kennedy vs. Bloomsburg - 5/3/89 Strikeouts 4 By 12 Players Most Recently By David Bergstrom vs. Susquehanna - 3/26/08 Stolen Bases 4 By Three Players Most Recently By Chad DeHart vs. Mt. St. Mary s - 4/27/93 Hit For The Cycle By Two Players Brian Hirschberg vs. Bloomsburg - 3/22/03 Ted Aceto vs. Pittsburgh - 5/4/89 ALL TIME NO-HITTERS Don Richards vs. Franklin & Marshall - 5/5/56 Kurt Waldner vs. Lafayette - 4/3/93 Mike Tomko & Matt Potalivo vs. Niagara - 3/17/98 Matt Daley vs. Lehigh - 4/3/04 ALL TIME ONE-HIT GAMES Bill Lane vs. Susuquehanna - 5/16/70 Dan Correnti vs. Delaware - 4/21/73 Kevin McDowell & Matt Potalivo vs. Holy Cross - 4/11/98 Kevin McDowell (3-1 loss) vs. Lehigh - 3/27/99 Zachery Allen vs. Army - 4/20/03 Zachery Allen (2-1 loss) vs. Navy - 4/6/03 Matt Daley vs. Dartmouth - 3/20/04 ALL TIME TWO-HIT GAMES 20 Times, Most recently by Eric Jarrett (5.2 IP) and Jason Buursma (3.1 IP) at Army - 5/11/08 Team/Single Game Records Individual Pitching - Single Game Innings Pitched 15 Warren Bumpus vs. Lehigh - 4/10/76 Strikeouts 21 Don Richards vs. Franklin & Marshall - 5/5/56 Walks 11 Mark Glatz vs. Lehigh - 4/28/84 Wild Pitches 7 Matt Potalivo vs. Sacred Heart - 3/12/00 Head Coach COACHING Years RECORDS Seasons W-L-T Pct. Head Coach Years Seasons W-L-T Pct. Unknown 1886-1907 21 134-109-2 --- P.G. Smith 1908 1 10-8.556 Unknown 1909 1 12-5 --- By Dickson 1910-1913 4 41-30-1.576 Frank Cruikshank 1914 1 8-3.727 George Cockill 1915-17, 1921-22 5 41-35-1.539 Haps Benfer 1919 1 2-5-1.313 Walter Blair 1920, 1926-27 3 19-16-1.542 H.E. McCormick 1923-25 3 27-15-1.640 Carl G. Snavely 1928-34 7 32-55-0.368 Hook Mylin 1935-37 3 12-27-1.313 John J. Sitarsky 1938-43 6 34-36.486 J. Ellwood Ludwig 1944 1 10-2.833 Russell E. Wright 1945 1 8-7.533 William H. Lane 1946-57 12 91-88-2.508 Roger Oberlin 1958-66 9 46-104-2.309 Tommy Thompson 1967-81 15 109-201-2.353 Gene Depew 1982-Pres. 27 498-572-7.466 YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 1886 1-2 1927 8-7-1 1968 0-15 1887 --- 1928 6-9 1969 15-4 1888 4-1 1929 6-10 1970 7-9 1889 4-3 1930 3-8 1971 8-12 1890 5-2 1931 3-7 1972 5-13 1891 0-2 1932 4-5 1973 7-11 1892 3-0 1933 4-6 1974 5-19 1893 1-5 1934 6-10 1975 11-14 1894 1-2 1935 6-8 1976 10-13-1 1895 7-4 1936 4-9 1977 7-16 1896 6-4-1 1937 2-10-1 1978 7-15 1897 8-5 1938 7-4 1979 10-16 1898 9-2 1939 8-5 1980 3-17 1899 9-5 1940 5-8 1981 6-20 1900 8-6 1941 4-10 1982 9-22 1901 11-11 1942 7-4 1983 14-14 1902 15-11 1943 3-5 1984 9-15 1903 4-13 1944 10-2 1985 18-11-1 1904 9-9-1 1945 8-7 1986 13-15 1905 11-8 1946 4-3 1987 9-19 1906 9-8 1947 4-8 1988 8-22-1 1907 9-6 1948 7-6 1989 14-16-1 1908 10-8 1949 9-7 1990 13-20 1909 12-5 1950 11-5 1991 23-15-1 1910 8-7-1 1951 9-5-1 1992 18-17 1911 7-15 1952 8-10 1993 15-25 1912 15-3 1953 7-6 1994 10-25 1913 11-10 1954 8-7-1 1995 19-27 1914 11-9 1955 10-10 1996 24-23 1915 11-5-1 1956 8-11 1997 25-24-1 1916 9-9 1957 6-10 1998 31-17 1917 2-1 1958 4-10 1999 25-28 1918 --- 1959 5-10 2000 22-25 1919 2-5 1960 5-10 2001 31-19 1920 5-1 1961 1-10 2002 15-35 1921 9-11 1962 5-9 2003 27-16 1922 10-4 1963 6-7 2004 20-24 1923 10-5 1964 8-14-2 2005 16-26 1924 9-5 1965 7-14 2006 24-24 1925 8-5-1 1966 5-17 2007 16-24 1926 8-7 1967 8-10-1 2008 30-24-2 All-Time Record: 1,136-1,305-19 (.466) Eric Jarrett combined with Jason Buursma on the 20th two-hitter in Bison history during the 2008 PL Tournament. 16 2008 Patriot League Champions
Awards/Honors MASCAC ALL-STARS Year Name - Pos. (Tm.) 1962 Ashton Ditka - OF (1st), Jim Albus - OF (1st), Ken Twiford - IF (2nd) 1967 Rick Frick - 3B (HM), Bob Zavorskas - SS (HM), Al Criswell - P (HM) 1968 Rick Frick - 3B (HM) 1969 Vic Cegles - SS (1st), Randall Ruger - OF (1st), Bill Welaj - 2B (HM) 1971 Gene Lucarelli - OF 1972 Daniel Correnti - P ECC ALL-CONFERENCE 1975 Jack Recco - P 1978 Len Bucher - DH 1982 Paul Bamford - OF 1984 Brian Bastecki - OF 1985 Don Leitzel - SS 1989 Ted Aceto - UT 1990 Joe Markulike - SS ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE Roger Ahrens OF - 1991 (1st) Ben Allen SS - 2008 (2nd) Zach Allen SP - 2003 (2nd) Mike Anders SP - 1996 (2nd) 1998 (1st) Mark Angelo 1B - 2008 (2nd) Dave Apollon 2B - 1997 (1st) 1998 (1st) John Avanzino DH - 2008 (1st) Chris Brannan 3B - 2005 (1st) Phil Bunting C - 2003 (2nd) Jason Buursma DH - 2005 (2nd) RP - 2006 (1st) 1B - 2006 (2nd) RP - 2007 (1st) OF - 2008 (1st) Pete Cann DH - 1996 (2nd) C - 1997 (1st) Matt Capece SS - 2006 (1st) Chad DeHart C - 1996 (1st) John DiBonaventura 3B - 1999 (2nd) 2000 (2nd) 2001 (2nd) Kevin Eiben OF - 1999 (2nd) Gregg Farmery RP - 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) 2002 (2nd) Eric Fishman OF - 2002 (1st) Frank Fresconi C - 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) Phil Futrick RP - 2003 (1st) Brad Gething DH - 2000 (2nd) Pete Gorski 2B - 1994 (1st) SS - 1996 (1st) Dane Grandizio OF - 2007 (2nd) 2008 (2nd) Ryan Gryskevicz OF - 2006 (2nd) 2007 (1st) Steve Gyimesi OF - 1993 (2nd) Brian Hirschberg OF - 2003 (2nd) Alex Inclan OF -1996 (1st) 1997 (1st) Ian Joseph OF - 1998 (2nd) 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) Eric Junge RP - 1997 (2nd) 1998 (2nd) Michael Kearns DH - 1991 Dave Koerner DH - 1992 Chris Lackett RP - 1999 (1st) SP - 2001 (2nd) Russ Lindberg 1B - 2001 (1st) Mike MacNeely 1B - 1998 (2nd) Chris Mahoney OF - 2004 (2nd) Mike McCarthy OF - 1999 (1st) Kevin McDowell SP - 1999 (1st) Heath Mathias OF - 1996 (1st) Kevin Miller SP - 2003 (1st) Sam Moss 1B - 2003 (2nd) Scott Perry SP - 2000 (1st) Chris Pieper DH - 2006 (1st) Matt Potalivo RP - 1998 (1st) Tyler Prout 3B - 1997 (1st) 2B - 1999 (1st) 2B - 2000 (1st) Mike Ritz OF - 2001 (1st) Larry Scheetz SS - 2001 (2nd) 2002 (1st) Kevin Silverman 3B - 1995 (1st) 1996 (1st) Ben Stoll SS - 2003 (1st) 2004 (2nd) Mike Tomko SP - 1996 (1st) Larry Trout 3B - 1991 Kyle Walter OF - 2003 (2nd) 2004 (1st) 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) Mathew Wilson SP - 2008 (2nd) Pete Wolf DH - 2004 (1st) Ben Yoder 2B - 2008 (2nd) PL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1996 Kevin Silverman 2000 Frank Fresconi 2008 Jason Buursma PL PITCHER OF THE YEAR 1996 Mike Tomko 1998 Mike Anders 2003 Kevin Miller PL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2003 Phil Futrick 2007 Ben Yoder PL COACH OF THE YEAR 1993 Gene Depew 1996 Gene Depew 2003 Gene Depew PL TOURNAMENT MVP 1996 Pete Cann 2001 Brad Gething 2003 Brian Day 2008 Jason Buursma LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS 1997 Tyler Prout 3B 1998 Kevin McDowell SP 2001 Kevin Miller SP 2003 Phil Futrick RP 2003 Kyle Walter OF 2007 Ben Yoder 2B ECC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1982 Paul Bamford 1984 Jeff Inchalik 1985 Jeff Inchalik 1986 Scott Slifer PL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1992 Jim Zervanos 2000 Frank Fresconi 2001 Russ Lindberg 2006 Matt Capece 2008 Jason Buursma ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 1983 Jeff Inchalik, Don Leitzel 1984 Jeff Inchalik, Don Leitzel, Rob Masonis, Scott Slifer, Hector Wong 1985 John Hamilton, Jeff Inchalik, Rob Masonis 1986 John Hamilton, Andy Nezelek, Dave Sciubba, Scott Slifer 1987 Dave Sciubba 1988 Joe Markulike 1989 Mike Dermer, Joe Markulike 1990 Mike Dermer, Joe Markulike 1991 Dan Krewson 1992 Jack Kazanjian, Larry Trout, Jim Zervanos 1993 Michael Kearns, Bryan Koch, Brian Walter 1994 Brian Walter 1996 Steve Rutkowski 1997 Sean Huss, Steve Rutkowski 1999 Matt Potalivo, Mike Ritz 2000 Frank Fresconi, Matt Potalivo 2001 Gregg Farmery (2nd) Russ Lindberg (1st), Mike Ritz (2nd) 2002 Gregg Farmery (1st), Eric Fishman (1st), Larry Scheetz (2nd) 2003 Ben Stoll (2nd) 2004 Matt Daley (1st), Brian Day (1st), Ben Stoll (1st), Pete Wolf (1st) 2006 Chris Brannan (1st), Matt Capece (1st) 2007 Jason Buursma (1st), Ryan Gryskevicz (1st) 2008 Mark Angelo (1st), Jason Buursma (1st), Mathew Wilson (1st) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1970 David Hill (1st) 1971 David Hill (1st) 1972 Ray Linstrum (3rd) 1974 Paul Steinitz (2nd) 1983 Jeff Inchalik (1st), Don Leitzel (HM) 1984 Jeff Inchalik (2nd), Don Leitzel (HM), Rob Masonis (HM), Scott Slifer (HM), Hector Wong (HM) 1985 John Hamilton (3rd), Jeff Inchalik (3rd), Rob Masonis (3rd) 1986 John Hamilton (2nd), Dave Sciubba (3rd) 1987 Dave Sciubba (3rd) 1988 Joe Markulike (2nd) 1989 Mike Dermer (1st), Joe Markulike (2nd) 1990 Mike Dermer (1st), Joe Markulike^ (1st) 1992 Jim Zervanos (3rd) 1993 Brian Walter (3rd) 1994 Brian Walter (1st) 1996 Steve Rutkowski (3rd) 1997 Steve Rutkowski (2nd) 2001 Russ Lindberg (1st) 2006 Matt Capece (3rd) 2008 Jason Buursma (1st) ^ - National Academic All-American of the Year Kyle Walter Christy Mathewson BUCKNELL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Class Yr. Name 1872 William Bartol 1894 Harvey Smith 1899 Ben Griffith 1901 Walter Blair 1902 Christy Mathewson 1904 Moose McCormick 1905 George Cockill 1915 Edward Pangburn 1915 Tip Topham 1923 Doggie Julian 1929 Ed Halicki 1930 Lefty James 1932 Pete Fry 1936 John Sitarsky 1940 George Kiick 1941 Joe Buzas 1944 Bob Keegan 1945 Bill Lane 1947 Gene Hubka 1950 Art Raynor 1952 Marty Mckibbon 1952 Jack Webber 1955 John Chironna 1956 Don Richards 1959 Ellis Harley 1960 Tom Thompson 1971 Gene Luccarelli 1970 Randy Ruger 1989 Ted Aceto 1990 Joe Markulike Gene Luccarelli 2008 Patriot League Champions 17
18 ERIC JUNGE 99 DRAFTED BY LOS ANGELES DODGERS 11TH ROUND - 1999 In 1999, Eric Junge was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the free agent draft. After a highly successful 2001 season for the Jacksonville (Fla.) Suns, the Dodgers AA affiliate, Junge was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Starting 27 games for Jacksonville, Junge finished the year with a 10-11 record to go with a 3.46 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 164.0 innings pitched. Once in the Phillies organization in 2002, Junge began playing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Red Barons, a Phillies AAA affiliate. He recorded a 12-6 record and appeared in 29 games, throwing 180.2 innings and 126 strikeouts, allowing 170 hits. On Sept. 10, 2002, Junge was called up by the Philadelphia Phillies and made his debut against the Florida Marlins a day later, becoming the first Bucknellian to appear in a major league baseball game since Bob Keegan s six-year pitching career ended with the Chicago White Sox in 1958. In four appearances, covering 12 2/3 innings, Junge had an impressive 1.42 earned run average, allowing two earned runs on 14 hits and five walks, striking out 11. He finished the 2002 season with a 2-0 record. In 2003, Junge threw 7 2/3 innings for the big club with a 3.52 ERA over six games, with five strikeouts, five hits, three runs and a walk. For the Red Barons, Junge had a 1-0 record in 10 games over 47 innings. He had 42 strikeouts and surrendered 38 hits with 16 walks and 20 runs, 16 earned. During the 2004 season, Junge spent time with the Red Barons and the Clearwater Threshers. Junge threw in 45.1 innings on the season with 33 strikeouts. In 2005, Junge was signed by the New York Mets and enjoyed a successful season with the triple-a Norfolk Tides. As a starting pitcher, he won 10 games and had 114 strikeouts in 125 innings of work. He started 22 games and recorded a 3.80 ERA. In November of that same year, Junge signed with the San Diego Padres and reported to Major League spring training before being assigned to the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League where he pitched 71.2 innings and recorded 61 strikeouts with a record of 4-5 and an ERA of 5.15. Junge spent time with both the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, in 2007. Junge made eight appearances while with the Yankees, starting four contests. He compiled a record of 3-1 with a 5.16 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 29.2 innings of work. In 2008, Junge headed overseas to play with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan s Pacific League. MATT DALEY 04 SIGNED BY COLORADO ROCKIES FREE AGENT Matt Daley signed with the Colorado Rockies during the week following the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Daley was sent to play with the club s rookie league team, the Casper Rockies in Wyoming, a part of the Pioneer League. Daley piqued the interest of major league scouts following a productive summer of 2003 in an Illinois amateur collegiate league, and continued that level of play into the 2004 Bucknell season. During a 30-inning stretch without an earned run, Daley came within one out of a nine-inning no-hitter against Dartmouth in Bradenton, Fla., and got that no-hitter in a seven-inning contest against Lehigh on April 3. It was the fourth no-hitter in Bucknell history and closest ever to a perfect game, with two hit batsmen separating Daley from perfection. Bucknell s other no-hitters came in 1956, 1993 and 1998. Daley was also a part of Patriot League Champion Bison squads in 2001 and 2003, helping the team to NCAA Tournament appearances both years. In his first professional season, Daley appeared in 21 games picking up two wins and one loss for the Casper Rockies. Daley posted a 4.75 ERA, third best on the team, and threw in 30.1 innings, allowing 16 earned runs and striking out 21. Daley was promoted to the low class-a Asheville Tourists in 2005 and responded with a successful season. He posted a record of 8-2 as a relief pitcher in 45 appearances. He had a 3.99 ERA and was selected to the South Atlantic League all-star team. In 2006, Daley was promoted to the class-a advanced Modesto Nuts and had a brief but successful three-game stint with the double-a Tulsa Drillers, posting 2008 Patriot League Champions a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 innings with two strikeouts. Daley finished his season with the Nuts with a record of 4-3, a 3.15 ERA, 15 saves and 79 strikeouts. In 2007, Daley was promoted to the Drillers and appeared in 43 games with 10 starts, logging a 2-6 record with a 3.49 ERA. He totaled 22 walks and 84 strikeouts over 95.1 innings pitched. Last season, Daley made his AAA debut with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and appeared in a career-high 60 games. He was 4-6 with a solid 3.75 ERA and yielded just 56 hits and struck out 61 in 62.1 innings. JASON BUURSMA 08 DRAFTED BY ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 25TH ROUND - 2008 Jason Buursma concluded his Bucknell baseball career last spring as perhaps the most decorated player in the long history of the program. At the time of his graduation he ranked in the top 10 in Bucknell history in 17 career categories and 14 single-season lists. That success helped him get drafted for the second consecutive year as the St. Louis Cardinals chose him in the 25th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. One year earlier Buursma was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 43rd round, making him the only Bison to ever be drafted twice. In his final season with Bucknell, Buursma enjoyed a career year both at the plate and on the mound. He hit a team-best.367 with 58 hits, 37 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, 37 RBI and a slugging percentage of.671. On the mound, he broke the program wins record with a 9-3 mark and posted a 2.58 earned-run average in 83.2 innings. He totaled just 10 walks and 78 strikeouts, while opposing hitters batted only.226 against him, ending his collegiate career with a 17.1 consecutive shutout innings streak intact. After helping carry the Bison to the 2008 Patriot League title by earning the win in relief in all four of Bucknell s triumphs in the league tournament, Buursma was named the Patriot League Tournament MVP. In addition to becoming the first five-time All-Patriot League selection in school history, Buursma earned All-America plaudits from three different organizations, was named the NCBWA District I Player of the Year, was tabbed an ECAC All-Star and was one of 16 national finalists for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award. Buursma set a new Patriot League record for career ERA, finishing with a 2.13 in 181.2 innings of work. He also broke the school record for home runs when he hit the 22nd of his career against Lehigh. Away from the diamond, Buursma, who was the Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, performed equally well in the classroom. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team after earning honors for a second consecutive season and was one of 10 national finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. He graduated with a 3.57 grade-point average as an economics major with a philosophy minor, was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice and was a Dean s List student. During the fall of his junior year, Buursma spent the semester studying abroad at Oxford. Buursma spent his first summer of professional baseball pitching for the Batavia Muckdogs in the New York-Penn League. The Seattle, Wash., native went 1-3 with a 2.35 ERA in 25 games and earned three saves. Opponents managed just 24 hits, while Buursma recorded 18 strikeouts against nine walks. Matt Daley Alumni Playing Professionally Jason Buursma Other Recent Bucknell Major League Baseball Draftees Kevin McDowell 01 - Detroit Tigers, 15th Round (2001) Kevin Miller 04 - Pittsburgh Pirates, 25th Round (2004) Kyle Walter 06 - Toronto Blue Jays, 18th Round (2006)
Alumni/2008 Success ALUMNI UPDATE In the last 11 years the Bucknell baseball program has graduated 76 senior student-athletes. Ten of these graduates went on to play professional baseball and one to professional football, while the rest are working or earning advanced degrees. Here is the impressive list: 1998 Mike Anders...Professional Baseball/Investment Banker Dave Apollon...Consultant Ken Corcoran...Project Manager Joe D Orazio...Baseball School Instructor Mike MacNeely...Electrical Engineer Dan O Brien...Sports Partner Ben Sauers... Engineer Mike Tomko...Sales 1999 Sean Huss... Personnel Manager Eric Junge...Professional Baseball Player Mike McCarthey...Graduate School Erich Muzi... Teacher 2000 Rick Ciccione...Investment Broker Frank Fresconi... Engineer Scott Perry...Business Matt Potalivo...Engineer/Lawyer Tyler Prout... Lawyer Ed Soley...Research Biologist Mark Stetina... Teacher 2001 Pat Cann...Securities John DiBoneventura... Teacher Kevin Eiben... Professional Football Player (CFL) Brad Gething...Graduate School Engineering Chris Herron... Investment Banking Ian Joseph...Graduate School Russ Lindberg... Professional Baseball/Graduate School Jeff Peck...Sales Mike Ritz...Business Bucknell has had great success within the Patriot League over the years. The Bison, who won the Patriot League Tournament last year, have advanced to the championship game eight times since 1996 and have won the title four times during that span. Last May, under the first year of a new postseason format that featured four teams, fourth-seeded Bucknell claimed its third trophy in eight years as it upset top-seeded Army and second-seeded Navy on the road. The Bison opened the 2008 postseason defeating Army 2-1 in the best-of-three semifinal series at West Point, N.Y. A 10th-inning home run by Ben Allen in game one staked Bucknell to a 1-0 lead and handed Army its first-ever home Patriot League Tournament loss, while defensive replacement Drew Constable drove in the only run of a 1-0 game-three victory with a single in the eighth inning, advancing the Bison to the championship series against Navy the following weekend. Bucknell swept the Mids in the best-of-three championship series, needing to battle back from five-run deficits in both victories. The winning runs came in the ninth inning of both contests as the Bison outscored Navy 12-1 after the sixth inning during the series. Ben Allen, Jason Buursma, Shawn Hirsch and Ed Rubbo each earned spots on the Patriot League All- Tournament Team, while Buursma earned MVP honors. By virtue of its Patriot League title, Bucknell advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time. There, the Bison pulled off the biggest win in school history when they defeated nationally ranked Florida State 7-0 behind a six-hit shutout from Second Team All-Patriot League selection Mathew Wilson. 2002 Gregg Farmery...Chemical Engineer Eric Fishman... Lawyer Chris Lackett...Systems Analyst Kevin McDowell...Professional Baseball/Sales Sean Magee...Business Larry Sheetz... Management Blane Sharpless...Business 2003 Zach Allen... Accountant BJ Batterson... Environmental Engineer Kevin Burns...Civil Engineer RJ Grant... Investment Banker Ben Krentzman...Baseball Coach 2004 Matt Daley...Professional Baseball Player Brian Hirschberg...Baseball Coach Chris Mahoney...Stock Broker Kevin Miller...Professional Baseball/Graduate School Sam Moss...Law School Cory Nadler...Business Ben Stoll...Analyst Steve Stutzman...Medical Doctor Pete Wolf...Law School 2005 Matt Belmont... Financial Services Phil Bunting... Geologist Brian Day... Medical School Greg Ekimoff... Engineer Tim Peacock... Accountant Evan Weiss...Marketing 2008 POSTSEASON 2006 Chris Brannan...Tax Banking Matt Capece...Civil Engineer Brad Duvall...Teacher/Coach Phil Futrick...Research Analyst Chris Grandizio... Medical School Jacob Moss...Law School Ian Rainey...Business Kyle Walter...Professional Baseball Player 2007 Matt Curry...Civil Engineer Ryan Gryskevicz... Accountant Dustin Kapson...Business Nathan Mittag...Professional Baseball/Investment Banker Jesse Retzlaff...Business 2008 Mark Angelo...Graduate School Jason Buursma... Professional Baseball Shawn Hirsch...Business Chris Pieper...Business Ed Rubbo... Accountant David Solan...Graduate School Austin Turban... Currency Trader Mathew Wilson... Professional Baseball Bucknell defeated #1 Army and #2 Navy to win the 2008 Patriot League Tournament. The Bison then upset nationally ranked Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tourna- ment. Mathew Wilson pitched a six-hit shutout to lead Bucknell to a 7-0 victory over Flori- da State in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Longtime Bison head coach Gene Depew exchanges the lineup card before Buck- nell s first NCAA Tournament contest with Florida State. 2008 Patriot League Champions 19
20 THE PATRIOT LEAGUE THE PATRIOT LEAGUE In its second decade of combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 23 men and women s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham and Georgetown as associate members. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have, and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League finished at the top spot with 97 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 90 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 79 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. Patriot League student-athletes and teams continue to enjoy success at the national level, with opening-round victories coming in several NCAA Championships including Bucknell s victory over national No. 4 seed Florida State in baseball and Navy s triumph against national No. 4 seed North Carolina in men s lacrosse during the campaign.patriot League teams previously recorded consecutive first-round wins in men s basketball, a final four appearance in men s lacrosse and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championship to highlight the League s NCAA success. The Patriot League s mission is simple, to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society. Here are some highlights from the academic year accomplished by Patriot League student-athletes and teams: 14 Patriot League student-athletes were named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, including first-team honors for Bucknell s Jason Buursma (Baseball), Army s Daniel Newell (Men s Soccer) and Navy s Kari Weniger (Women s Soccer), Chris Renninger (Golf) and Kelly Zahalka (Women s Swimming) 65 Patriot League student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors, including 42 on the first team Bucknell s Jason Buursma became the first baseball student-athlete to earn Patriot League Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player honors Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph and Colgate running back Jordan Scott were finalists for the Walter Payton Award, while Colgate linebacker Mike Gallihugh was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as top players in the Football Championship Subdivision. A Patriot League record six student-athletes - Navy s Mitch Harris and Oliver Drake, Bucknell s Jason Buursma and Army s Drew Clothier, Chris Simmons and Cole White - were selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Lafayette s Ashley Harbin became the first Patriot League student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in three consecutive seasons, and also was the lone Patriot League representative at the Indoor Track and Field Championship. American s Brendan Fennell and Steve Hallinan and Army s John Mickowski competed in the NCAA Cross Country Championship, giving the Patriot League three competitors in the field for the first time since 1993. Doug Shribman Zachary Brown 2008 Patriot League Champions BUCKNELL ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University. The Department believes that student-athletes academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell s high national ranking for student-athletes graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches and staff s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek. Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department s programs add substantially to Bucknell s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell. The Department embraces the University s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League Presidents Cup, reflects positively upon Bucknell s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell. A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA. PL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL A Patriot League-high 19 Bucknell baseball student-athletes were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2008. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter. Name Ben Allen John Avanzino Andrew Brouse Zachary Brown Andy Campbell Will Carney Andrew Clarke Drew Constable Michael Dallenegra Joseph DeMarzo Daniel Hart Shawn Hirsch Jared Kuhmerker Chris Pieper Ed Rubbo Bret Sokirka David Solan Austin Turban Mathew Wilson Patriot League Ben Allen Major (s) Civil Engineering Political Science Economics Biology Economics Management International Relations Undeclared Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Undeclared Economics Cell Biology/Biochemistry Management Accounting Economics Political Science Management Economics, Philosophy
About Bucknell About Bucknell Bucknell University is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation. Our academic programs encompass: The traditional liberal arts disciplines arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Professional programs in accounting, management, education, engineering, and music. Preprofessional programs in law and medicine. With more than 3,500 undergraduates and nearly 150 graduate students, we combine the personal attention of a small college with the resources of a large university. The Campus: Beautiful and centrally located More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation. Recent additions: music building, residence hall, geology/psychology building, engineering building, and athletics center. The new West Fields complex is home to field hockey, women s lacrosse, and men s and women s soccer. Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Academics: Broad opportunities to learn More than 50 majors leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of engineering, bachelor of science in education, bachelor of science in business administration, or bachelor of music. Arts & Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Art and Art History, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Geology, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women s and Gender Studies. Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Visit Campus: See Bucknell for yourself Tours are offered five times daily on weekdays and three times on Saturdays. No appointment is necessary for tours; other options may require reservations. Please go to www.bucknell.edu/admissions/calendar or call (570) 577-1101 for more information about visit options. The Faculty: Focused on the students More than 330 full-time faculty More than 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Undergraduate learning is highest priority. Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students. Undergraduate Research: Hands-on learning Students conduct research in the lab and off campus in conjunction with faculty mentors. High degree of independence. Great preparation for graduate school and career. Campus Life: Never a dull moment Learning outside of class: academically oriented student organizations, guest lecturers, campus publications, concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, trips off campus, and more. More than 150 student-run organizations to suit nearly every interest, from a capella singing to Zen Buddhist meditation. Volunteer and service projects on- and off-campus, including abroad 13 fraternities and 6 sororities. Diverse religious life programs. Athletics: varsity intercollegiate program, club sports for both men and women, and intramural programs. Residential Colleges: Housing options with an academic twist Seven themed programs open to first-year students: arts, environment, global, humanities, language and culture, social justice, and society and technology. Students take a course together, live together, and participate in out-of-class activities such as informal discussions, guest lectures, and off-campus trips. Career Services: Preparation for the future Full-or part-time internships at companies, non-profits, or governmental agencies. Resume writing and interviewing guidance. Two-day job shadowing externships. On-campus employment expos and off-campus networking nights. THE PLAN FOR BUCKNELL Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where 3,350 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that make a difference and have a positive impact on the world. In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education. The Plan comprises five strategies. Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation; Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility; Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open exchange to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world; Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research; Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources necessary to engage new opportunities, lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future. The Plan for Bucknell was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2006, having previously been approved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are determined to make it a reality over the next decade. To read the complete version of The Plan for Bucknell or to request a published version, see http://www.bucknell.edu/theplanforbucknell. 2008 Patriot League Champions 21