2012 BASEBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS
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GREYHOUNDS LOOK TO RETURN TO POSTSEASON IN 2012 After making GLVC Tournament and NCAA Regional appearances in 2009 and 2010, UIndy looks to bounce back after not qualifying for the postseason in 2011. University of Indianapolis | 1400 East Hanna Avenue | Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 | USA
UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location........................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Founded................................................................................ 1902 Enrollment............................................................................ 5,345 Nickname................................................................. Greyhounds Colors.................................................................. Crimson & Grey Affiliation............................................................. NCAA Division II Conference....................................Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) President........................................................ Dr. Beverley J. Pitts Director of Athletics.............................................. Dr. Sue Willey Faculty Representative...................... Dr. Lawrence Sondhaus Head Athletic Trainer............................................Ned Shannon
TEAM INFORMATION Inaugural season................................................................. 1924 All-time record...................................................1435-1132 (.559) Stadium (cap.).................................... Greyhound Park (1,000) 2011 Record...............................................................29-19 (.604) 2011 GLVC Record (place).............................. 18-18 (5th East) Position starters returning/lost................................................6/3 Starting pitchers returning/lost...............................................3/2 NCAA Appearnces.................................................................. 13 Years.................................. 1973, ‘78, ‘81-’82, ‘84, 1998-2003, ‘09-’10 Record........................................................................................... 16-26 Best Finish................................................................................3rd, 2000
COACHING STAFF Head Coach................Gary Vaught (Central Oklahoma ‘74) UIndy Record........................................... 575-386-2 (.598) / 17 years Career Record........................................ 742-519-2 (.588) / 22 years
Assistant Head Coach................................................ Al Ready Pitching Coach....................................................... Cody Fisher Assistant Coach.........................................................John Wirtz Graduate Assistants.................. Chase Kittinger, Jordan Tiegs
KEY RETURNERS 12 33 16
Chris Saroff RHP/DH....................................... .336 BA, 7 SV
Named 2012 ABCA Preseason All-America at UTL
Donovan Drake SP................................ 3.05 ERA, 10.0 K/9
2011 All-GLVC Third Team honoree
Scott Lawley 2B....................................... .307 BA, .975 fld%
Dubbed 2012 Preseason All-Region by the NCBWA
KEY LOSSES Kaleb Cunningham SS.............................. .365 BA, 15 2B, 38 R
All-GLVC Third Team
Third all-time at UIndy in pitching wins (25) & strikeouts (243)
UIndy’s all-time leader in career doubles (50)
Cory Rupert SP........................................... 3.22 ERA, 7-5, 3 CG Aryn Ross 1B........................................................ .243 BA, 31 RBI
2012 SCHEDULE 03/01 OAKLAND CITY DH W, 15-0; W, 13-3 03/02 OAKLAND CITY canceled 03/09 # at Rollins L, 2-5 03/10 # vs Ashland W, 5-0 03/11 # vs Ohio Dominican L, 1-8 (5) 03/12 # vs West Chester DH L, 2-11; L, 1-7 03/13 # vs Wayne State (Mich.) L, 2-3 03/14 # vs Mansfield W, 14-1 (7) 03/17 * at Missouri S&T DH canceled 03/18 * at Drury DH L, 4-5; W, 3-0 03/24 * ROCKHURST DH W, 13-6; W, 3-0 03/25 * WILLIAM JEWELL DH W, 9-3; L, 0-6 03/27 KENTUCKY STATE DH W, 8-1; W, 18-5 03/29 URBANA 3 PM 1 PM 03/31 * at Wisconsin-Parkside DH 04/01 * at Wisconsin-Parkside DH 1 PM 04/03 * at Saint Joseph’s DH 2 PM 04/06 * LEWIS DH 1 PM 04/07 * LEWIS DH 12 PM 04/10 KENTUCKY STATE 1 PM 04/14 * at Northern Kentucky DH 12 PM 04/15 * at Northern Kentucky DH 12 PM 04/17 at Urbana 3 PM 04/18 * SAINT JOSEPH’S DH 1 PM 04/21 * BELLARMINE DH 12 PM 04/22 * BELLARMINE DH 12 PM 04/24 BUTLER 1 PM 04/27 * SOUTHERN INDIANA 1 PM 04/28 * SOUTHERN INDIANA DH 12 PM 04/29 * SOUTHERN INDIANA 12 PM 05/05 * at Kentucky Wesleyan DH 1 PM 05/06 * at Kentucky Wesleyan DH 1 PM 05/10 & GLVC Tournament (thru 5/13) 05/17 ^ NCAA D-II Midwest Regional (thru 5/20) 05/26 ! NCAA D-II College World Series (thru 6/2) Home games in ALL CAPS All times Eastern DH *- GLVC game - Doubleheader #- RussMatt Central Florida Invite (Winter Haven. Fla., unless noted) &- Bosse Field & Southern Indiana Baseball Field (Evansville, Ind.) ^- at No. 1 seed !- USA Baseball National Training Complex (Cary , N.C.)
SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball contact............................................. Ryan Thorpe, SID email........................................................... [email protected] office phone..........................................................317.788.3494 fax...........................................................................317.788.3472 Website......................................................... athletics.uindy.edu
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2012 NUMERCIAL ROSTER # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 44
Name Chad Moore Ryan Wides Tyler Norton Adam Rusche Nick Whitty Brett Collins Mitch Ransburg Brady Thomas Brandon Stevens Scott Mourey Jake Weinzapfel JaVaun West Chris Saroff Tyler O’Daniel Jesse Herman Scott Lawley Matt Maringer Ryan Parrott Tyler Sterrett Bryce Feller Patrick Kraft Alex Wood Mike Page Jake Hartley Ryan Hollenberg Hugo Lalonde Phil Wheeler Sean Elliott Gavin Petrea Donovan Drake Clint Seefeldt Nate Koontz
Pos. P OF P/1B UTL C P OF 3B C/P C/1B SS P P/DH 3B C 2B OF C/INF INF OF P P INF 1B P P P P P P P OF
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Ht. 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2
Wt. 180 190 210 150 195 175 195 170 190 250 175 200 185 195 170 160 165 185 185 210 225 215 195 225 200 190 177 205 190 200 200 200
B/T R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/L
Hometown / High school / Previous School Seymour, Ind. / Seymour Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville / Parkland College St. Mary’s. Ohio / Memorial / Olney Central College Greenfield, Ind. / New Palestine Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf / Black Hawk College Evansville, Ind. / Reitz Memorial Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest / Johnson County CC New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral / Parkland College Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Mater Dei / Indiana State Atlanta, Mo. / Atlanta C-3 / John Wood CC Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point Calvert City, Ken. / Marshall County / Rend Lake College Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina Memorial New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Greenwood, Ind. / Roncalli Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central / Danville Area C.C. Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Carroll / Parkland College New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine / Vincennes Marion, Ken. / Crittenden County / Rend Lake L’Épiphanie, QC / Edouard-Montpetit / Northeastern Okla. A&M Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central / Indiana State Mexico, Mo. / Mexico Senior / John Wood CC Montreal, QC / Georges-Vanier / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Decatur, Ill. / Warrensburg-Latham / Kankakee CC La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Salem, Ill. / Salem Community / Rend Lake College Whiteland, Ind. / Whiteland / Danville Area CC Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Brownsburg, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit / Ball State
Ht. 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2
Wt. 175 200 205 210 225 170 200 200 225 190 160 165 180 250 210 195 195 185 190 195 150 185 200 185 190 170 175 200 177 195 190 215
B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Hometown / High school / Previous School Evansville, Ind. / Reitz Memorial Whiteland, Ind. / Whiteland / Danville Area CC La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Carroll / Parkland College Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central / Indiana State Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina Memorial Mexico, Mo. / Mexico Senior / John Wood CC Brownsburg, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit / Ball State New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine / Vincennes Montreal, QC / Georges-Vanier / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Seymour, Ind. / Seymour Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard St. Mary’s. Ohio / Memorial / Olney Central College Calvert City, Ken. / Marshall County / Rend Lake College L’Épiphanie, QC / Edouard-Montpetit / Northeastern Okla. A&M Greenwood, Ind. / Roncalli Salem, Ill. / Salem Community / Rend Lake College Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest / Johnson County CC Greenfield, Ind. / New Palestine Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central / Danville Area C.C. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral / Parkland College New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Mater Dei / Indiana State Atlanta, Mo. / Atlanta C-3 / John Wood CC Decatur, Ill. / Warrensburg-Latham / Kankakee CC Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf / Black Hawk College Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville / Parkland College Marion, Ken. / Crittenden County / Rend Lake College
2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 5 33 31 22 27 14 28 44 23 29 16 19 0 9 2 13 25 20 32 6 3 12 34 21 8 7 10 11 30 4 1 24
Name Brett Collins Donovan Drake Sean Elliott Bryce Feller Jake Hartley Jesse Herman Ryan Hollenberg Nate Koontz Patrick Kraft Hugo Lalonde Scott Lawley Matt Maringer Chad Moore Scott Mourey Tyler Norton Tyler O’Daniel Mike Page Ryan Parrott Gavin Petrea Mitch Ransburg Adam Rusche Chris Saroff Clint Seefeldt Tyler Sterrett Brandon Stevens Brady Thomas Jake Weinzapfel JaVaun West Phil Wheeler Nick Whitty Ryan Wides Alex Wood
Pos. P P P OF 1B C P OF P P 2B OF P C/1B P/1B 3B INF C/INF P OF UTL P/DH P INF C/P 3B SS P P C OF P
Yr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So.
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2012 COACHING STAFF Former Oral Roberts and Kansas State head coach Gary Vaught is in his 18th season as head man at the University of Indianapolis, and 23rd overall as a collegiate head coach. The 60-year-old skipper enters 2012 with a 575386-2 (.598) mark in 18 years at Indianapolis, part of a 742-519-2 (.587) overall mark. The longtime coach has notched 11 30win seasons and seven NCAA appearances at UIndy. He enters the 2012 campaign as the 12th winningest actvie coach in all of Division II. The chair of the GLVC Baseball Coaches Association, Vaught has compiled some impressive credentials in his 20-plus years as an NCAA head coach. The UIndy mentor has had a number of players go on to play professional baseball -- notably Mark Leiter, Bob Zupcic, Jim Crowell, and Brandon Braboy. Crowell, from Vaught’s 1995 UIndy team, played with three major league clubs, while Braboy played the 2010 season at High-A Tampa after being drafted by the Yankees in 2008. Vaught’s Greyhounds just missed the 30-win mark last season after compiling a 29-19 mark, including a stellar 21-6 record at home. In 2010, Vaught led the Greyhounds to a 35-22 mark and a second straight NCAA regional trip. The team ranked second among 230 Division II teams in sacrifice bunts. The Hounds notched a 43-win campaign and an NCAA berth in 2009, advancing to the Midwest Region final. The win total represented the second-highest in program history, falling short of only Vaught’s 2001 club that won a Great Lakes Valley Conference title. Vaught has guided UIndy to four straight appearances in the six-team GLVC Tournament. UIndy has rackedup 10 30-win seasons in his time at the school, part of 13 30-win campaigns in his career. Vaught’s 2003 earned a three seed in the NCAA Regional and advanced to the nation’s final 16 while posting a 39-22 mark. The Hounds lost to Grand Valley State in the North Central Regional finals. The winningest coach in UIndy history, Vaught led his squads to seven consecutive 30-win campaigns from 19972003 and five NCAA II Tournament berths. In 2001, the Hounds began the campaign with their highest preseason ranking ever (11th). They recorded their third straight GLVC North Division title with a conference-record 24 wins in 27 league outings. The Hounds won five consecutive games after dropping their GLVC Tournament opener to record the school’s first conference title since 1984. UIndy won a school-re-
VAUGHT’S FILE cord 51 games and hosted the NCAA II North Central Regional for the first time. Vaught’s squad did all this Alma Mater Indianapolis ‘01 742-519-2 while producing an NCAA-best four Verizon Academic Career Record Record at UIndy 575-395-2 All-Americans. After winning the NCAA Division II North Central Regional, the 2000 Greyhounds made their first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II World Series in Montgomery, Alabama. The team finished third, losing to eventual national champion Southeastern Oklahoma State. The Hounds set a then-school record for wins with 42, finishing fifth in the final NCAA Division II poll. Vaught’s Greyhounds were Great Lakes Valley Conference North Division Champions for the second consecutive year and the only GLVC team to qualify for the NCAA Regional. In ‘99, the team bettered its national ranking during the season to No. 4 at one point, and by the end of the year had earned a return trip to the NCAA II North Central Regional.
Coaching experience 2012 Head Coach 2011 Head Coach 2010 Head Coach 2009 Head Coach 2008 Head Coach 2007 Head Coach 2006 Head Coach 2005 Head Coach 2004 Head Coach 2003 Head Coach 2002 Head Coach 2001 Head Coach 2000 Head Coach 1999 Head Coach 1998 Head Coach 1997 Head Coach 1996 Head Coach 1995 Head Coach 1989 Head Coach 1988 Head Coach 1987 Head Coach 1986 Head Coach 1985 Head Coach
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In his fourth year at UIndy, the Hounds received their highest national ranking at the time (10th) while earnHead Coaching Record ing a berth in the 1998 NCAA II Regional. -----Overall----- ----GLVC---Vaught took over the Greyhound reigns prior to the 1995 campaign. In his second year, he guided UIndy to just its second winning season in 15 years while setting program records for wins, hits, runs, homers, stolen bases, walks, and saves. From 1986-89, Vaught guided NCAA I Oral Roberts to a 114-66 record (.633) and a trip to the NCAA West Regional Finals in 1987. His ORU team lost to eventual national champion Stanford in the regional final. Prior to his stint at Oral Roberts, Vaught was the head coach at Kansas State for three seasons. At KSU, Vaught guided the Wildcats to their first Big Eight Tournament appearance in 10 seasons. His 1985 team established 18 school records, earning him Big Eight “Coach of the Year” honors.
W L T Pct. W L Pct. 2011 29 19 .604 18 18 .500 2010 35 22 .614 19 9 .679 2009 43 21 .672 24 8 .750 2008 37 21 .638 20 12 .625 2007 29 27 .518 22 16 .579 2006 35 24 .593 27 20 .574 2005 23 33 .411 14 26 .350 2004 22 33 .400 15 25 .375 2003 39 22 .639 17 13 .567 2002 31 21 .596 18 10 .643 2001 51 15 .773 24 3 .889 2000 42 23 .646 19 8 .704 1999 38 19 1 .675 19 8 .704 1998 39 14 .736 18 5 .783 1997 38 17 .691 14 12 .538 1996 25 20 .556 15 11 .577 1995 19 35 1 .361 7 11 .389 1989 36 18 .667 1988 30 29 .508 1987 48 19 .716 1986 24 34 .414 1985 29 33 .468 Tot. 742 519 2 .589 310 215 .590
From 1980-84, Vaught coached at Connors State Juplaying experience nior College in Warner, Oklahoma, guiding his teams Collegiate 1971-74 Central Oklahoma to an outstanding 305-57 (.843) win-loss record in four seasons. His teams achieved national rankings all four years, earning him Oklahoma “Coach of the Year” honors in 1984. At Connors, Vaught’s teams set a school record for consecutive wins with 41, and his 1984 team finished ninth, after having been as high as fifth during the season. Prior to entering the college ranks, Vaught coached in Oklahoma high schools for eight years, posting an overall mark of 117-41-1. Vaught, a native of Norman, Okla., holds a bachelor’s degree (1974) and a master’s degree (1976), from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. He was a four-year starter at UCO, earning all-conference honors three times, and all-district recognition once.
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2012 COACHING STAFF Former Greyhound standout Al Ready (Indianapolis ‘01, ‘08) begins his fifth season on the UIndy staff in 2012. After spending the 2007-2008 campaign as the Greyhound pitching coach, Ready was named Assistant Head Coach during the summer of ‘08 and has been there ever since. The London, Ontario native rejoined the Greyhound baseball program after serving as the head coach at Sauk Valley Community College for three seasons. Ready’s current responsibilities include serving as the Greyhounds’ recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catching coach. “Al has been with us when we’ve had great success, both as a player and as a coach,” says long-time UIndy Head Coach Gary Vaught. In the fall of 2008, Ready implemented his team offensive approach, which focuses on knowing the strike zone, patience and quality at bats. With Ready’s offensive philosophy in place, the team improved in nearly every offensive category. The ‘09 club broke multitple singleseason program records, including on-base percentage (.411), runs (518, shattering the old school record of 440 set by the 2000 regional championship team), slugging percentage (.469), and runs batted in (467). UIndy’s offensive attack led the GLVC in RBI, ranked second in homeruns (53) and tied for second in team batting (.320). The Greyhounds twice broke the school mark for hits in a single game (24 vs. Oakland City & 32 vs. Wis.Parkside). The Hounds also broke a 63-year-old school record for runs scored in a single game with 29 tallies versus Kentucky State Mar. 25, before again breaking that mark with 31 runs against Wisconsin-Parkside Apr. 25. Six of UIndy’s 53 homeruns in 2009 were grand slams. Ready’s influence was instrumental in helping 2009 senior Ben Sondgeroth’s to a banner year. Sondgeroth led the conference in home runs (17) and RBI (77), earning Daktronics/ABCA All-Midwest Region First Team and Rawlings/ABCA Third Team All-American honors. Sondgeroth saw jumps in BA (.313 in ’08 to .377 in ‘09), HR (6 in ’08 to 17 in ‘09) and RBI (56 in ’08 to 77 in ‘09). Ironically, Sondgeroth also finished as the UIndy career leader in RBI (133), breaking the old record of 131 set by Coach Ready (2000-2001). In 2010, the Greyhound offense continued to click, scoring over eight runs per game while ranking in the top 25 of all Division II teams in runs and doubles. The Hounds ranked second in the GLVC in both on-base and slug-
Cody Fisher Pitching Coach
READY’S FILE ging percentage. In addition, they easily topped the league in times hit by pitch, reaching triple digits in the Alma Mater Indianapoils ‘01,‘08 category for the second straight season. During the 2007-2008 campaign, Ready served as the Greyhound pitching coach. Under Ready, the Hound’s pitching staff jumped from 11th to fifth in the GLVC in earned run average. He also mentored pitchers Brandon Braboy, who was drafted in the 18th round and signed by the New York Yankees in 2008, and Andrew Werner, who pitches in the San Diego Padres’ farm system. Ready’s resume also boasts head coaching experience. From 2005-07, he was the head coach at Sauk Valley Community College, posting 88 wins and winning back-to-back Arrowhead Conference Championships (‘06-’07), the only two conference titles in school history. Ready’s 2006 team set a school record with 34 victories, eventually finishing as NJCAA DII Region IV runner-up. Ready’s 2007 team saw a preseason No. 18 national ranking (first national ranking in school history). Ready was the 2006 and 2007 Arrowhead Conference Coach of the Year. While at Sauk Valley, Ready coached 11 Arrowhead All-Conference honorees and seven NJCAA Region IV All-Region selections. Ready’s influence was vital in helping eleven players receive scholarships to four-year schools. As a player, Ready’s two-year tenure at UIndy spanned two of the most successful seasons in program history. His junior season, he batted .352 with 18 HR and 74 RBI, leading the 42-23 Greyhounds to a third-place finish in the NCAA II College World Series in Montgomery, Ala. and a No. 6 national ranking in 2000, while earning Second Team All-American honors.
Coaching experience 2012 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2011 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2010 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2009 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2008 Pitching Coach UIndy 2007 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2006 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2005 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2004 Assistant Coach UIndy
Coaching Record ----Overall---- ----GLVC--- W L Pct. W L Pct. 2011 29 19 .604 18 18 .500 2010 35 22 .614 19 9 .679 2009 43 21 .672 24 8 .750 2008 37 21 .638 20 12 .625 2007 30 27 .526 - - 2006 34 21 .618 - - 2005 24 29 .453 - - 2004 22 33 .400 15 25 .375 Total* 254 193 .568 96 72 .571 Total^ 88 77 .533 * overall total ^ head coaching total
Playing experience 2003 Evansville Otters* 2002 London Werewolves* 2001 Indianapolis 2000 Indianapolis 1999 Sauk Valley CC 1998 Sauk Valley CC * Frontier League
The switch-hitting catcher was a Verizon First Team Academic All-American in 2001, leading the Greyhounds to a school-record 51 wins and a fourth straight NCAA II Regional berth. He stills holds the school record for most walks in a career and in a season. Ready graduated in 2001 with 3.44 cumulative GPA in Computer Information Systems before playing two seasons of professional baseball for the London Werewolves and the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League. In 2008, he completed his MBA from UIndy with a 3.74 cume. He currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife Sarah (Indianapolis ‘01, ‘03) and their sons Jacob and Camden.
John Wirtz Assistant Coach
Chase Kittinger Graduate Assistant
Jordan Tiegs Graduate Assistant
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2011 Greyhound Baseball Statistics Summary for Indianapolis (as of Feb 08, 2012) 2011 RESULTS / SEASON BOX SCORE (All games) Record: 29-19 Date ---3/6 3/6 3/7 3/12 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/16 *3/19 *3/19 *3/20 *3/20 *3/26 *3/26 *3/27 *3/27 3/29 3/29 *4/1 *4/2 *4/3 *4/3 *4/6 *4/6 *4/9 *4/9 *4/10 *4/10 4/12 4/12 *4/16 *4/16 *4/17 *4/17 *4/21 *4/21 *4/23 *4/23 *4/24 *4/24 *4/29 *4/30 *4/30 *5/1 *5/8 *5/8 *5/9 *5/9
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Opposing team ------------HILLSDALE HILLSDALE Wayne State College HILLSDALE HILLSDALE HILLSDALE Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas Tech MARYVILLE MARYVILLE MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS UIS UIS Quincy Quincy KENTUCKY STATE KENTUCKY STATE Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis #27 SAINT JOSEPH'S #27 SAINT JOSEPH'S WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE KENTUCKY STATE KENTUCKY STATE Bellarmine Bellarmine Bellarmine Bellarmine Saint Joseph's Saint Joseph's NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
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Home: 21-6 Score ----7-5 3-2 6-2 21-6 7-1 8-5 14-9 3-15 7-0 7-3 5-2 2-1 2-0 8-4 3-6 0-2 12-7 11-0 1-2 2-3 6-7 7-5 10-1 8-6 0-12 10-18 4-2 14-12 4-1 9-3 0-3 2-4 3-6 13-14 5-1 0-8 2-1 3-9 2-3 1-4 4-9 2-1 9-6 1-3 8-0 2-4 6-4 11-5
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Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Cunningham, Kaleb .365 47-47 170 38 62 15 3 0 35 15 5 13 13-15 12 Saroff, Chris.... .336 38-34 107 16 36 4 0 0 21 12 5 14 1-2 19 Maringer, Matt... .321 36-35 109 30 35 10 0 2 14 13 13 21 10-13 16 Lawley, Scot..... .307 44-40 137 28 42 1 0 0 17 9 8 17 10-16 9 Mourey, Scott.... .296 43-32 108 17 32 6 0 2 22 19 4 13 3-4 11 Armour, Andrew... .291 42-36 117 18 34 7 0 1 24 11 6 13 3-3 1 Ross, Aryn....... .243 45-44 140 18 34 9 0 2 31 19 5 26 5-7 25 Stevens, Brandon. .235 39-30 85 15 20 5 0 3 11 12 8 22 1-2 22 Wides, Ryan...... .220 47-44 132 33 29 6 0 1 12 13 18 25 20-26 -------------30 Kiel, Alex....... .365 30-12 52 12 19 4 0 0 12 2 5 5 2-2 7 Mason, Kyler..... .317 21-17 41 10 13 4 0 2 6 7 3 11 1-2 14 Locascio, Derek.. .310 17-5 29 3 9 3 0 0 4 4 0 8 0-1 44 Koontz, Nate..... .301 31-19 73 12 22 8 1 4 18 4 4 17 1-2 5 Smith, Spencer... .271 32-21 59 12 16 4 0 0 11 17 3 10 0-1 3 Rusche, Adam..... .234 21-15 47 8 11 3 0 0 1 7 2 9 4-4 13 Sterrett, Tyler.. .000 4-1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1-1 0 Moore, Chad...... .000 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 15 West, JaVaun..... .000 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 Totals.............. Opponents...........
.294 .271
48-48 48-48
1410 275 414 1440 227 390
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91 224 61 309
77-104 54-66
LOB - Team (370), Opp (369). DPs turned - Team (46), Opp (37). IBB - Team (3), Mourey 1, Koontz 1, Ross 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Wides 4, Cunningham 1, Saroff 1, Lawley 1. Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 Drake, Donovan... 3.05 3-4 14 10 3 0/0 0 56.0 58 32 19 29 62 32 Rupert, Cory..... 3.22 7-5 12 10 3 1/1 0 64.1 61 25 23 32 54 34 Seefeldt, Clint.. 3.75 4-1 10 9 1 0/1 0 50.1 43 25 21 18 33 -------------4 Linder, Eli...... 2.16 2-1 7 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 6 2 2 6 10 27 Widick, Matt..... 3.48 3-1 16 0 0 0/1 1 31.0 29 14 12 14 29 0 Moore, Chad...... 3.86 2-1 5 4 1 0/1 0 18.2 9 12 8 8 18 12 Saroff, Chris.... 3.98 1-1 11 0 0 0/1 7 20.1 14 10 9 9 15 15 West, JaVaun..... 4.23 4-0 13 5 0 0/0 0 44.2 52 25 21 11 30 10 Betts, Andy...... 4.70 1-2 11 0 0 0/0 0 15.1 18 9 8 7 12 23 Kraft, Patrick... 5.83 0-2 8 7 0 0/0 0 29.1 48 27 19 4 14 24 Baer, Jake....... 7.11 0-0 6 0 0 0/1 0 6.1 7 5 5 7 7 28 Hollenberg, Ryan. 8.47 1-1 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 25 19 16 12 10 21 Norton, Tyler.... 10.12 1-0 9 0 0 0/1 0 10.2 14 15 12 13 13 46 Maxwell, Sam..... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 25 Stevens, Brandon. 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Totals.............. Opponents...........
4.36 5.28
29-19 18-29
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48 48
8 17
4/3 4/3
8 375.2 390 227 182 174 309 7 366.2 414 275 215 167 224
PB - Team (8), Stevens 6, Mason 2, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (7), Rupert 3, Baer 1, Kraft 1, Linder 1, Drake, D. 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - Stevens (27-34), Mason (23-27), Drake, D. (11-14), Rupert (5-8), Kraft (7-7), Seefeldt, C. (4-6), Mourey (4-4), Maxwell (4-4), Hollenberg (4-4), West (4-4), Widick, M. (3-4), Linder (3-4), Baer (3-3), Betts, A. (2-3), Moore (3-3), Norton (1-2). Score by innings ---------------Indianapolis Opponents
1 -30 25
2 -39 26
3 -41 26
4 -43 35
5 -34 29
6 -40 34
7 -14 32
8 -22 4
9 -9 15
EX -3 1
Total ----275 227
Win-loss breakouts: Day 28-17; Night 1-2; vs Left 11-4; vs Right 18-15; 1-run games 4-5; 2-run games 7-4; 5+run games 10-6; Extra inns 3-1; Shutouts 4-4. Current streak: Won 2; Longest winning streak: 7; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 3475 (avg 128); Away 2370 (avg 118); Total 5845 (avg 124).
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GREYHOUNDS LOOK TO RETURN TO POSTSEASON IN 2012 After making GLVC Tournament and NCAA Regional appearances in 2009 and 2010, UIndy looks to bounce back after not qualifying for the postseason in 2011. University of Indianapolis | 1400 East Hanna Avenue | Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 | USA
UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location........................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Founded................................................................................ 1902 Enrollment............................................................................ 5,345 Nickname................................................................. Greyhounds Colors.................................................................. Crimson & Grey Affiliation............................................................. NCAA Division II Conference....................................Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) President........................................................ Dr. Beverley J. Pitts Director of Athletics.............................................. Dr. Sue Willey Faculty Representative...................... Dr. Lawrence Sondhaus Head Athletic Trainer............................................Ned Shannon
TEAM INFORMATION Inaugural season................................................................. 1924 All-time record...................................................1435-1132 (.559) Stadium (cap.).................................... Greyhound Park (1,000) 2011 Record...............................................................29-19 (.604) 2011 GLVC Record (place).............................. 18-18 (5th East) Position starters returning/lost................................................6/3 Starting pitchers returning/lost...............................................3/2 NCAA Appearnces.................................................................. 13 Years.................................. 1973, ‘78, ‘81-’82, ‘84, 1998-2003, ‘09-’10 Record........................................................................................... 16-26 Best Finish................................................................................3rd, 2000
COACHING STAFF Head Coach................Gary Vaught (Central Oklahoma ‘74) UIndy Record........................................... 575-386-2 (.598) / 17 years Career Record........................................ 742-519-2 (.588) / 22 years
Assistant Head Coach................................................ Al Ready Pitching Coach....................................................... Cody Fisher Assistant Coach.........................................................John Wirtz Graduate Assistants.................. Chase Kittinger, Jordan Tiegs
KEY RETURNERS 12 33 16
Chris Saroff RHP/DH....................................... .336 BA, 7 SV
Named 2012 ABCA Preseason All-America at UTL
Donovan Drake SP................................ 3.05 ERA, 10.0 K/9
2011 All-GLVC Third Team honoree
Scott Lawley 2B....................................... .307 BA, .975 fld%
Dubbed 2012 Preseason All-Region by the NCBWA
KEY LOSSES Kaleb Cunningham SS.............................. .365 BA, 15 2B, 38 R
All-GLVC Third Team
Third all-time at UIndy in pitching wins (25) & strikeouts (243)
UIndy’s all-time leader in career doubles (50)
Cory Rupert SP........................................... 3.22 ERA, 7-5, 3 CG Aryn Ross 1B........................................................ .243 BA, 31 RBI
2012 SCHEDULE 03/01 OAKLAND CITY DH W, 15-0; W, 13-3 03/02 OAKLAND CITY canceled 03/09 # at Rollins L, 2-5 03/10 # vs Ashland W, 5-0 03/11 # vs Ohio Dominican L, 1-8 (5) 03/12 # vs West Chester DH L, 2-11; L, 1-7 03/13 # vs Wayne State (Mich.) L, 2-3 03/14 # vs Mansfield W, 14-1 (7) 03/17 * at Missouri S&T DH canceled 03/18 * at Drury DH L, 4-5; W, 3-0 03/24 * ROCKHURST DH W, 13-6; W, 3-0 03/25 * WILLIAM JEWELL DH W, 9-3; L, 0-6 03/27 KENTUCKY STATE DH W, 8-1; W, 18-5 03/29 URBANA 3 PM 1 PM 03/31 * at Wisconsin-Parkside DH 04/01 * at Wisconsin-Parkside DH 1 PM 04/03 * at Saint Joseph’s DH 2 PM 04/06 * LEWIS DH 1 PM 04/07 * LEWIS DH 12 PM 04/10 KENTUCKY STATE 1 PM 04/14 * at Northern Kentucky DH 12 PM 04/15 * at Northern Kentucky DH 12 PM 04/17 at Urbana 3 PM 04/18 * SAINT JOSEPH’S DH 1 PM 04/21 * BELLARMINE DH 12 PM 04/22 * BELLARMINE DH 12 PM 04/24 BUTLER 1 PM 04/27 * SOUTHERN INDIANA 1 PM 04/28 * SOUTHERN INDIANA DH 12 PM 04/29 * SOUTHERN INDIANA 12 PM 05/05 * at Kentucky Wesleyan DH 1 PM 05/06 * at Kentucky Wesleyan DH 1 PM 05/10 & GLVC Tournament (thru 5/13) 05/17 ^ NCAA D-II Midwest Regional (thru 5/20) 05/26 ! NCAA D-II College World Series (thru 6/2) Home games in ALL CAPS All times Eastern DH *- GLVC game - Doubleheader #- RussMatt Central Florida Invite (Winter Haven. Fla., unless noted) &- Bosse Field & Southern Indiana Baseball Field (Evansville, Ind.) ^- at No. 1 seed !- USA Baseball National Training Complex (Cary , N.C.)
SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball contact............................................. Ryan Thorpe, SID email........................................................... [email protected] office phone..........................................................317.788.3494 fax...........................................................................317.788.3472 Website......................................................... athletics.uindy.edu
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2012 NUMERCIAL ROSTER # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 44
Name Chad Moore Ryan Wides Tyler Norton Adam Rusche Nick Whitty Brett Collins Mitch Ransburg Brady Thomas Brandon Stevens Scott Mourey Jake Weinzapfel JaVaun West Chris Saroff Tyler O’Daniel Jesse Herman Scott Lawley Matt Maringer Ryan Parrott Tyler Sterrett Bryce Feller Patrick Kraft Alex Wood Mike Page Jake Hartley Ryan Hollenberg Hugo Lalonde Phil Wheeler Sean Elliott Gavin Petrea Donovan Drake Clint Seefeldt Nate Koontz
Pos. P OF P/1B UTL C P OF 3B C/P C/1B SS P P/DH 3B C 2B OF C/INF INF OF P P INF 1B P P P P P P P OF
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Ht. 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2
Wt. 180 190 210 150 195 175 195 170 190 250 175 200 185 195 170 160 165 185 185 210 225 215 195 225 200 190 177 205 190 200 200 200
B/T R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/L
Hometown / High school / Previous School Seymour, Ind. / Seymour Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville / Parkland College St. Mary’s. Ohio / Memorial / Olney Central College Greenfield, Ind. / New Palestine Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf / Black Hawk College Evansville, Ind. / Reitz Memorial Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest / Johnson County CC New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral / Parkland College Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Mater Dei / Indiana State Atlanta, Mo. / Atlanta C-3 / John Wood CC Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point Calvert City, Ken. / Marshall County / Rend Lake College Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina Memorial New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Greenwood, Ind. / Roncalli Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central / Danville Area C.C. Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Carroll / Parkland College New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine / Vincennes Marion, Ken. / Crittenden County / Rend Lake L’Épiphanie, QC / Edouard-Montpetit / Northeastern Okla. A&M Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central / Indiana State Mexico, Mo. / Mexico Senior / John Wood CC Montreal, QC / Georges-Vanier / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Decatur, Ill. / Warrensburg-Latham / Kankakee CC La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Salem, Ill. / Salem Community / Rend Lake College Whiteland, Ind. / Whiteland / Danville Area CC Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Brownsburg, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit / Ball State
Ht. 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2
Wt. 175 200 205 210 225 170 200 200 225 190 160 165 180 250 210 195 195 185 190 195 150 185 200 185 190 170 175 200 177 195 190 215
B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Hometown / High school / Previous School Evansville, Ind. / Reitz Memorial Whiteland, Ind. / Whiteland / Danville Area CC La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Carroll / Parkland College Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central / Indiana State Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina Memorial Mexico, Mo. / Mexico Senior / John Wood CC Brownsburg, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit / Ball State New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine / Vincennes Montreal, QC / Georges-Vanier / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Seymour, Ind. / Seymour Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard St. Mary’s. Ohio / Memorial / Olney Central College Calvert City, Ken. / Marshall County / Rend Lake College L’Épiphanie, QC / Edouard-Montpetit / Northeastern Okla. A&M Greenwood, Ind. / Roncalli Salem, Ill. / Salem Community / Rend Lake College Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest / Johnson County CC Greenfield, Ind. / New Palestine Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central / Danville Area C.C. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral / Parkland College New Palestine, Ind. / New Palestine Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Mater Dei / Indiana State Atlanta, Mo. / Atlanta C-3 / John Wood CC Decatur, Ill. / Warrensburg-Latham / Kankakee CC Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf / Black Hawk College Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville / Parkland College Marion, Ken. / Crittenden County / Rend Lake College
2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 5 33 31 22 27 14 28 44 23 29 16 19 0 9 2 13 25 20 32 6 3 12 34 21 8 7 10 11 30 4 1 24
Name Brett Collins Donovan Drake Sean Elliott Bryce Feller Jake Hartley Jesse Herman Ryan Hollenberg Nate Koontz Patrick Kraft Hugo Lalonde Scott Lawley Matt Maringer Chad Moore Scott Mourey Tyler Norton Tyler O’Daniel Mike Page Ryan Parrott Gavin Petrea Mitch Ransburg Adam Rusche Chris Saroff Clint Seefeldt Tyler Sterrett Brandon Stevens Brady Thomas Jake Weinzapfel JaVaun West Phil Wheeler Nick Whitty Ryan Wides Alex Wood
Pos. P P P OF 1B C P OF P P 2B OF P C/1B P/1B 3B INF C/INF P OF UTL P/DH P INF C/P 3B SS P P C OF P
Yr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So.
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2012 COACHING STAFF Former Oral Roberts and Kansas State head coach Gary Vaught is in his 18th season as head man at the University of Indianapolis, and 23rd overall as a collegiate head coach. The 60-year-old skipper enters 2012 with a 575386-2 (.598) mark in 18 years at Indianapolis, part of a 742-519-2 (.587) overall mark. The longtime coach has notched 11 30win seasons and seven NCAA appearances at UIndy. He enters the 2012 campaign as the 12th winningest actvie coach in all of Division II. The chair of the GLVC Baseball Coaches Association, Vaught has compiled some impressive credentials in his 20-plus years as an NCAA head coach. The UIndy mentor has had a number of players go on to play professional baseball -- notably Mark Leiter, Bob Zupcic, Jim Crowell, and Brandon Braboy. Crowell, from Vaught’s 1995 UIndy team, played with three major league clubs, while Braboy played the 2010 season at High-A Tampa after being drafted by the Yankees in 2008. Vaught’s Greyhounds just missed the 30-win mark last season after compiling a 29-19 mark, including a stellar 21-6 record at home. In 2010, Vaught led the Greyhounds to a 35-22 mark and a second straight NCAA regional trip. The team ranked second among 230 Division II teams in sacrifice bunts. The Hounds notched a 43-win campaign and an NCAA berth in 2009, advancing to the Midwest Region final. The win total represented the second-highest in program history, falling short of only Vaught’s 2001 club that won a Great Lakes Valley Conference title. Vaught has guided UIndy to four straight appearances in the six-team GLVC Tournament. UIndy has rackedup 10 30-win seasons in his time at the school, part of 13 30-win campaigns in his career. Vaught’s 2003 earned a three seed in the NCAA Regional and advanced to the nation’s final 16 while posting a 39-22 mark. The Hounds lost to Grand Valley State in the North Central Regional finals. The winningest coach in UIndy history, Vaught led his squads to seven consecutive 30-win campaigns from 19972003 and five NCAA II Tournament berths. In 2001, the Hounds began the campaign with their highest preseason ranking ever (11th). They recorded their third straight GLVC North Division title with a conference-record 24 wins in 27 league outings. The Hounds won five consecutive games after dropping their GLVC Tournament opener to record the school’s first conference title since 1984. UIndy won a school-re-
VAUGHT’S FILE cord 51 games and hosted the NCAA II North Central Regional for the first time. Vaught’s squad did all this Alma Mater Indianapolis ‘01 742-519-2 while producing an NCAA-best four Verizon Academic Career Record Record at UIndy 575-395-2 All-Americans. After winning the NCAA Division II North Central Regional, the 2000 Greyhounds made their first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II World Series in Montgomery, Alabama. The team finished third, losing to eventual national champion Southeastern Oklahoma State. The Hounds set a then-school record for wins with 42, finishing fifth in the final NCAA Division II poll. Vaught’s Greyhounds were Great Lakes Valley Conference North Division Champions for the second consecutive year and the only GLVC team to qualify for the NCAA Regional. In ‘99, the team bettered its national ranking during the season to No. 4 at one point, and by the end of the year had earned a return trip to the NCAA II North Central Regional.
Coaching experience 2012 Head Coach 2011 Head Coach 2010 Head Coach 2009 Head Coach 2008 Head Coach 2007 Head Coach 2006 Head Coach 2005 Head Coach 2004 Head Coach 2003 Head Coach 2002 Head Coach 2001 Head Coach 2000 Head Coach 1999 Head Coach 1998 Head Coach 1997 Head Coach 1996 Head Coach 1995 Head Coach 1989 Head Coach 1988 Head Coach 1987 Head Coach 1986 Head Coach 1985 Head Coach
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In his fourth year at UIndy, the Hounds received their highest national ranking at the time (10th) while earnHead Coaching Record ing a berth in the 1998 NCAA II Regional. -----Overall----- ----GLVC---Vaught took over the Greyhound reigns prior to the 1995 campaign. In his second year, he guided UIndy to just its second winning season in 15 years while setting program records for wins, hits, runs, homers, stolen bases, walks, and saves. From 1986-89, Vaught guided NCAA I Oral Roberts to a 114-66 record (.633) and a trip to the NCAA West Regional Finals in 1987. His ORU team lost to eventual national champion Stanford in the regional final. Prior to his stint at Oral Roberts, Vaught was the head coach at Kansas State for three seasons. At KSU, Vaught guided the Wildcats to their first Big Eight Tournament appearance in 10 seasons. His 1985 team established 18 school records, earning him Big Eight “Coach of the Year” honors.
W L T Pct. W L Pct. 2011 29 19 .604 18 18 .500 2010 35 22 .614 19 9 .679 2009 43 21 .672 24 8 .750 2008 37 21 .638 20 12 .625 2007 29 27 .518 22 16 .579 2006 35 24 .593 27 20 .574 2005 23 33 .411 14 26 .350 2004 22 33 .400 15 25 .375 2003 39 22 .639 17 13 .567 2002 31 21 .596 18 10 .643 2001 51 15 .773 24 3 .889 2000 42 23 .646 19 8 .704 1999 38 19 1 .675 19 8 .704 1998 39 14 .736 18 5 .783 1997 38 17 .691 14 12 .538 1996 25 20 .556 15 11 .577 1995 19 35 1 .361 7 11 .389 1989 36 18 .667 1988 30 29 .508 1987 48 19 .716 1986 24 34 .414 1985 29 33 .468 Tot. 742 519 2 .589 310 215 .590
From 1980-84, Vaught coached at Connors State Juplaying experience nior College in Warner, Oklahoma, guiding his teams Collegiate 1971-74 Central Oklahoma to an outstanding 305-57 (.843) win-loss record in four seasons. His teams achieved national rankings all four years, earning him Oklahoma “Coach of the Year” honors in 1984. At Connors, Vaught’s teams set a school record for consecutive wins with 41, and his 1984 team finished ninth, after having been as high as fifth during the season. Prior to entering the college ranks, Vaught coached in Oklahoma high schools for eight years, posting an overall mark of 117-41-1. Vaught, a native of Norman, Okla., holds a bachelor’s degree (1974) and a master’s degree (1976), from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. He was a four-year starter at UCO, earning all-conference honors three times, and all-district recognition once.
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2012 COACHING STAFF Former Greyhound standout Al Ready (Indianapolis ‘01, ‘08) begins his fifth season on the UIndy staff in 2012. After spending the 2007-2008 campaign as the Greyhound pitching coach, Ready was named Assistant Head Coach during the summer of ‘08 and has been there ever since. The London, Ontario native rejoined the Greyhound baseball program after serving as the head coach at Sauk Valley Community College for three seasons. Ready’s current responsibilities include serving as the Greyhounds’ recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catching coach. “Al has been with us when we’ve had great success, both as a player and as a coach,” says long-time UIndy Head Coach Gary Vaught. In the fall of 2008, Ready implemented his team offensive approach, which focuses on knowing the strike zone, patience and quality at bats. With Ready’s offensive philosophy in place, the team improved in nearly every offensive category. The ‘09 club broke multitple singleseason program records, including on-base percentage (.411), runs (518, shattering the old school record of 440 set by the 2000 regional championship team), slugging percentage (.469), and runs batted in (467). UIndy’s offensive attack led the GLVC in RBI, ranked second in homeruns (53) and tied for second in team batting (.320). The Greyhounds twice broke the school mark for hits in a single game (24 vs. Oakland City & 32 vs. Wis.Parkside). The Hounds also broke a 63-year-old school record for runs scored in a single game with 29 tallies versus Kentucky State Mar. 25, before again breaking that mark with 31 runs against Wisconsin-Parkside Apr. 25. Six of UIndy’s 53 homeruns in 2009 were grand slams. Ready’s influence was instrumental in helping 2009 senior Ben Sondgeroth’s to a banner year. Sondgeroth led the conference in home runs (17) and RBI (77), earning Daktronics/ABCA All-Midwest Region First Team and Rawlings/ABCA Third Team All-American honors. Sondgeroth saw jumps in BA (.313 in ’08 to .377 in ‘09), HR (6 in ’08 to 17 in ‘09) and RBI (56 in ’08 to 77 in ‘09). Ironically, Sondgeroth also finished as the UIndy career leader in RBI (133), breaking the old record of 131 set by Coach Ready (2000-2001). In 2010, the Greyhound offense continued to click, scoring over eight runs per game while ranking in the top 25 of all Division II teams in runs and doubles. The Hounds ranked second in the GLVC in both on-base and slug-
Cody Fisher Pitching Coach
READY’S FILE ging percentage. In addition, they easily topped the league in times hit by pitch, reaching triple digits in the Alma Mater Indianapoils ‘01,‘08 category for the second straight season. During the 2007-2008 campaign, Ready served as the Greyhound pitching coach. Under Ready, the Hound’s pitching staff jumped from 11th to fifth in the GLVC in earned run average. He also mentored pitchers Brandon Braboy, who was drafted in the 18th round and signed by the New York Yankees in 2008, and Andrew Werner, who pitches in the San Diego Padres’ farm system. Ready’s resume also boasts head coaching experience. From 2005-07, he was the head coach at Sauk Valley Community College, posting 88 wins and winning back-to-back Arrowhead Conference Championships (‘06-’07), the only two conference titles in school history. Ready’s 2006 team set a school record with 34 victories, eventually finishing as NJCAA DII Region IV runner-up. Ready’s 2007 team saw a preseason No. 18 national ranking (first national ranking in school history). Ready was the 2006 and 2007 Arrowhead Conference Coach of the Year. While at Sauk Valley, Ready coached 11 Arrowhead All-Conference honorees and seven NJCAA Region IV All-Region selections. Ready’s influence was vital in helping eleven players receive scholarships to four-year schools. As a player, Ready’s two-year tenure at UIndy spanned two of the most successful seasons in program history. His junior season, he batted .352 with 18 HR and 74 RBI, leading the 42-23 Greyhounds to a third-place finish in the NCAA II College World Series in Montgomery, Ala. and a No. 6 national ranking in 2000, while earning Second Team All-American honors.
Coaching experience 2012 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2011 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2010 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2009 Asst. Head Coach UIndy 2008 Pitching Coach UIndy 2007 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2006 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2005 Head Coach Sauk Valley 2004 Assistant Coach UIndy
Coaching Record ----Overall---- ----GLVC--- W L Pct. W L Pct. 2011 29 19 .604 18 18 .500 2010 35 22 .614 19 9 .679 2009 43 21 .672 24 8 .750 2008 37 21 .638 20 12 .625 2007 30 27 .526 - - 2006 34 21 .618 - - 2005 24 29 .453 - - 2004 22 33 .400 15 25 .375 Total* 254 193 .568 96 72 .571 Total^ 88 77 .533 * overall total ^ head coaching total
Playing experience 2003 Evansville Otters* 2002 London Werewolves* 2001 Indianapolis 2000 Indianapolis 1999 Sauk Valley CC 1998 Sauk Valley CC * Frontier League
The switch-hitting catcher was a Verizon First Team Academic All-American in 2001, leading the Greyhounds to a school-record 51 wins and a fourth straight NCAA II Regional berth. He stills holds the school record for most walks in a career and in a season. Ready graduated in 2001 with 3.44 cumulative GPA in Computer Information Systems before playing two seasons of professional baseball for the London Werewolves and the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League. In 2008, he completed his MBA from UIndy with a 3.74 cume. He currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife Sarah (Indianapolis ‘01, ‘03) and their sons Jacob and Camden.
John Wirtz Assistant Coach
Chase Kittinger Graduate Assistant
Jordan Tiegs Graduate Assistant
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2011 Greyhound Baseball Statistics Summary for Indianapolis (as of Feb 08, 2012) 2011 RESULTS / SEASON BOX SCORE (All games) Record: 29-19 Date ---3/6 3/6 3/7 3/12 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/16 *3/19 *3/19 *3/20 *3/20 *3/26 *3/26 *3/27 *3/27 3/29 3/29 *4/1 *4/2 *4/3 *4/3 *4/6 *4/6 *4/9 *4/9 *4/10 *4/10 4/12 4/12 *4/16 *4/16 *4/17 *4/17 *4/21 *4/21 *4/23 *4/23 *4/24 *4/24 *4/29 *4/30 *4/30 *5/1 *5/8 *5/8 *5/9 *5/9
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Opposing team ------------HILLSDALE HILLSDALE Wayne State College HILLSDALE HILLSDALE HILLSDALE Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas Tech MARYVILLE MARYVILLE MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS UIS UIS Quincy Quincy KENTUCKY STATE KENTUCKY STATE Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis #27 SAINT JOSEPH'S #27 SAINT JOSEPH'S WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE KENTUCKY STATE KENTUCKY STATE Bellarmine Bellarmine Bellarmine Bellarmine Saint Joseph's Saint Joseph's NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana #14 Southern Indiana KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
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Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Cunningham, Kaleb .365 47-47 170 38 62 15 3 0 35 15 5 13 13-15 12 Saroff, Chris.... .336 38-34 107 16 36 4 0 0 21 12 5 14 1-2 19 Maringer, Matt... .321 36-35 109 30 35 10 0 2 14 13 13 21 10-13 16 Lawley, Scot..... .307 44-40 137 28 42 1 0 0 17 9 8 17 10-16 9 Mourey, Scott.... .296 43-32 108 17 32 6 0 2 22 19 4 13 3-4 11 Armour, Andrew... .291 42-36 117 18 34 7 0 1 24 11 6 13 3-3 1 Ross, Aryn....... .243 45-44 140 18 34 9 0 2 31 19 5 26 5-7 25 Stevens, Brandon. .235 39-30 85 15 20 5 0 3 11 12 8 22 1-2 22 Wides, Ryan...... .220 47-44 132 33 29 6 0 1 12 13 18 25 20-26 -------------30 Kiel, Alex....... .365 30-12 52 12 19 4 0 0 12 2 5 5 2-2 7 Mason, Kyler..... .317 21-17 41 10 13 4 0 2 6 7 3 11 1-2 14 Locascio, Derek.. .310 17-5 29 3 9 3 0 0 4 4 0 8 0-1 44 Koontz, Nate..... .301 31-19 73 12 22 8 1 4 18 4 4 17 1-2 5 Smith, Spencer... .271 32-21 59 12 16 4 0 0 11 17 3 10 0-1 3 Rusche, Adam..... .234 21-15 47 8 11 3 0 0 1 7 2 9 4-4 13 Sterrett, Tyler.. .000 4-1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1-1 0 Moore, Chad...... .000 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 15 West, JaVaun..... .000 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 Totals.............. Opponents...........
.294 .271
48-48 48-48
1410 275 414 1440 227 390
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91 224 61 309
77-104 54-66
LOB - Team (370), Opp (369). DPs turned - Team (46), Opp (37). IBB - Team (3), Mourey 1, Koontz 1, Ross 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Wides 4, Cunningham 1, Saroff 1, Lawley 1. Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 Drake, Donovan... 3.05 3-4 14 10 3 0/0 0 56.0 58 32 19 29 62 32 Rupert, Cory..... 3.22 7-5 12 10 3 1/1 0 64.1 61 25 23 32 54 34 Seefeldt, Clint.. 3.75 4-1 10 9 1 0/1 0 50.1 43 25 21 18 33 -------------4 Linder, Eli...... 2.16 2-1 7 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 6 2 2 6 10 27 Widick, Matt..... 3.48 3-1 16 0 0 0/1 1 31.0 29 14 12 14 29 0 Moore, Chad...... 3.86 2-1 5 4 1 0/1 0 18.2 9 12 8 8 18 12 Saroff, Chris.... 3.98 1-1 11 0 0 0/1 7 20.1 14 10 9 9 15 15 West, JaVaun..... 4.23 4-0 13 5 0 0/0 0 44.2 52 25 21 11 30 10 Betts, Andy...... 4.70 1-2 11 0 0 0/0 0 15.1 18 9 8 7 12 23 Kraft, Patrick... 5.83 0-2 8 7 0 0/0 0 29.1 48 27 19 4 14 24 Baer, Jake....... 7.11 0-0 6 0 0 0/1 0 6.1 7 5 5 7 7 28 Hollenberg, Ryan. 8.47 1-1 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 25 19 16 12 10 21 Norton, Tyler.... 10.12 1-0 9 0 0 0/1 0 10.2 14 15 12 13 13 46 Maxwell, Sam..... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 25 Stevens, Brandon. 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Totals.............. Opponents...........
4.36 5.28
29-19 18-29
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48 48
8 17
4/3 4/3
8 375.2 390 227 182 174 309 7 366.2 414 275 215 167 224
PB - Team (8), Stevens 6, Mason 2, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (7), Rupert 3, Baer 1, Kraft 1, Linder 1, Drake, D. 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - Stevens (27-34), Mason (23-27), Drake, D. (11-14), Rupert (5-8), Kraft (7-7), Seefeldt, C. (4-6), Mourey (4-4), Maxwell (4-4), Hollenberg (4-4), West (4-4), Widick, M. (3-4), Linder (3-4), Baer (3-3), Betts, A. (2-3), Moore (3-3), Norton (1-2). Score by innings ---------------Indianapolis Opponents
1 -30 25
2 -39 26
3 -41 26
4 -43 35
5 -34 29
6 -40 34
7 -14 32
8 -22 4
9 -9 15
EX -3 1
Total ----275 227
Win-loss breakouts: Day 28-17; Night 1-2; vs Left 11-4; vs Right 18-15; 1-run games 4-5; 2-run games 7-4; 5+run games 10-6; Extra inns 3-1; Shutouts 4-4. Current streak: Won 2; Longest winning streak: 7; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 3475 (avg 128); Away 2370 (avg 118); Total 5845 (avg 124).
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