2018 baseball quick facts ASUN Regular Season Champions: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
university facts
team information
Location:................................................... ..............................Fort Myers, Fla. Founded:......................................... .................1993, First Classes - 1997 Enrollment:............................................................................................. ..14,846 Nickname:................................................................................................. Eagles Colors: ........................................................ Emerald Green & Cobalt Blue President:....................................................................Dr. Michael V. Martin Director of Athletics:.......................................................... Ken Kavanagh SWA/Associate AD:...........................................................Kathy Peterson Conference:..................................................................................Atlantic Sun Affiliation:...............................................................................NCAA Division I School Website:....................................................................www.FGCU.edu Athletic Department Phone:........................................(239) 590-7012
2017 Overall Record:................................................................................................... 43-20 ASUN Record:.....................................................................................................................13-8 2017 ASUN Finish:.........................................................................................................Third Home Record:.....................................................................................................................25-7 Away Record:................................................................................................................... 12-10 Neutral Record:................................................................................................................... 6-3 Position Starters Returning/Lost:............................................................................. 5/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost:.............................................................................3/2 Newcomers:.............................................................................................................................12
baseball stadium Home Field:.......................................................................Swanson Stadium Capacity:........................................................................................................1,500 Surface:..................................................................... ..Celebration Bermuda Dimensions:......................................................... LF-325; CF-400; RF-325
coaching information Head Coach:................................................. Dave Tollet (Tusculum ‘88) Record at FGCU:................................................ 533-316-3 (15 Seasons) Overall Record:..........................................................................................Same Assistant Coach:.......................................Brandon Romans (UCF ‘09) Assistant Coach:...........................................Matt Reid (Richmond ‘01) Volunteer Assistant:............................................. Ryan Breen (UCF ‘13) Athletic Trainer:.............................................................Ryan Systermann Baseball Office Phone:...................................................(239) 590-7059 Office Fax:..............................................................................(239) 590-7014
returning stat leaders Batting Avg:......................................................................... Alex Brait (.326) Runs Scored:.......................................................................Gage Morey (45) Hits:................................................................................................ Eli Lovell (60) Home Runs:.................................................................................. Eli Lovell (6) RBI:................................................................................................. Eli Lovell (40) Stolen Bases:........................................................................Gage Morey (11) ERA (20+ IP):.............................................................. Kenton Hering (1.96) Innings Pitched:...................................................................Josh Dye (94.2) Wins:................................................................................................ Josh Dye (8) Strikeouts:......................................................................Kenton Hering (77) Saves:...................................................................................Kenton Hering (7)
athletics communication Baseball Contact:.......................................................................................... Matt Fischer Twitter:............................................................................................................ @mfischer421 Office Phone:..............................................................................................(239) 590-1327 Cell Phone:...................................................................................................(815) 351-0089 E-Mail Address:................................................................................
[email protected] Office Fax:....................................................................................................(239) 590-7014 FGCU Athletics Website:.....................................................www.fgcuathletics.com Baseball Twitter:.................................................................................. @FGCU_Baseball Facebook:...................................................................................................... /FGCUBaseball YouTube:.............................................................................................................FGCU Eagles Conference Website:.................................................................. www.atlanticsun.org
asun records Jacksonville:..................................................................................................................... 19-14 Kennesaw State:............................................................................................................23-13 Lipscomb:............................................................................................................................21-16 NJIT:...........................................................................................................................................6-0 North Florida:...................................................................................................................22-15 USC Upstate:..................................................................................................................... 19-11 Stetson:.............................................................................................................................. 20-13 Overall:.......................................................................................................... 130-82
program history First Season:.....................................................................................................................2003 All-Time Record:.....................................................................533-316-3 (15 Seasons) All-Time ASUN Record:............................................................... 175-91 (10 Seasons) Most Wins:................................................................................................................43 (2017) NCAA Appearances:............................................................ 3 (2 in NCAA Division II) Last NCAA Opponent:..............................................................................North Carolina Result:......................................................................................................................... Lost, 10-1 Regular Season ASUN Titles:.................................................4 (2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘14)
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numerical roster No. Name Pos B/T Ht. Wt. 1 Tyler Yeager OF R/R 5’11 162 2 Marc Coffers OF/C R/R 6’0 197 4 Richie Garcia 2B R/R 5’10 202 5 Matt Rumpf RHP R/R 5’11 167 6 Jake Smith INF L/R 6’1 192 7 Elijah Eusebio 1B/DH R/R 6’4 246 8 Justin Gill LHP L/L 5’11 145 9 Josh Dye LHP L/L 6’5 179 10 Cameron Krzeminski OF R/R 5’11 170 11 Mario Leon RHP R/R 6’0 205 12 Kenton Hering RHP R/R 6’1 186 13 Brian Ellis OF/1B L/R 6’2 188 14 Trey Vickery LHP L/L 6’1 197 15 Gage Morey OF L/R 5’9 170 16 Christian Menendez RHP R/R 6’8 237 18 Christian Townsend RHP R/R 6’3 213 19 Evan Lumbert RHP L/R 6’0 174 20 Sebastian Gruszecki RHP R/R 6’0 211 21 Christian Proffitt SS/2B R/R 6’0 156 22 Tyler Shuck RHP/IF R/R 6’3 209 24 Eli Lovell OF R/R 6’1 232 25 Spencer Levine C/DH R/R 6’1 209 26 Kohl Gilmore 1B/3B L/R 6’0 205 27 Parker Hamilton RHP R/R 6’2 234 28 Bryan Wilcox LHP L/L 6’1 161 29 Eric Gonzalez 2B R/R 5’9 179 30 Jay Hayes INF/OF R/R 6’0 219 33 Peyton Gray RHP R/R 6’3 245 34 Alex Brait C/DH L/R 6’4 207 35 Tyler Malinowski LHP L/L 6’1 195 37 Brent Miller C R/R 6’4 233 43 Garrett Stillwell OF R/R 6’1 205 44 Keith Stevens 1B/3B R/R 6’1 208 47 Trey Fields RHP S/R 5’10 182 0 35 32 39
Dave Tollett Brandon Romans Matt Reid Ryan Breen
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Hometown/Previous School Fort Myers, Fla./Riverdale HS Naples, Fla./Barron Collier HS Davie, Fla./West Broward HS Coconut Creek, Fla./Monarch HS Windermere, Fla./Windermere Prep Miami, Fla./Coral Gables Senior HS Winter Haven, Fla./Polk State DeLand, Fla./DeLand HS Coral Springs, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS Melbourne, Fla./East Florida State College Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty HS Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek HS West Palm Beach, Fla./PB Central HS Cape Coral, Fla./Ida Baker HS Safety Harbor, Fla./Countryside HS Orlando, Fla./South Florida State Dudley, Mass./Shepherd Hill Regional HS Cape Coral, Fla./Ida Baker HS Cape Coral, Fla./Canterbury HS Lincoln, Neb./Kansas City Kansas CC Miami, Fla./Seminole State College (FL) Fort Pierce, Fla./Indian River State Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS Davie, Fla./West Broward HS Miami, Fla./ASA College Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS Columbus, Ind./Gulf Coast State College Viera, Fla./Viera HS Seminole, Fla./Osceola Fundamental HS McKinney, Texas/McKinney North HS Orlando, Fla./Boone HS Miami, Fla./Hillsborough CC Rockville, Md./Lemon Bay HS
abc No. Name Pos. 34 Alex Brait C/DH 2 Marc Coffers OF/C 9 Josh Dye LHP 13 Brian Ellis OF/1B 7 Elijah Eusebio 1B/DH 47 Trey Fields RHP 4 Richie Garcia 2B 8 Justin Gill LHP 26 Kohl Gilmore 1B/3B 29 Eric Gonzalez 2B 33 Peyton Gray RHP 20 Sebastian Gruszecki RHP 27 Parker Hamilton RHP 30 Jay Hayes INF/OF 12 Kenton Hering RHP 10 Cameron Krzeminski OF 11 Mario Leon RHP 25 Spencer Levine C/DH 24 Eli Lovell OF 19 Evan Lumbert RHP 35 Tyler Malinowski LHP 16 Christian Menendez RHP 37 Brent Miller C 15 Gage Morey OF 21 Christian Proffitt SS/2B 5 Matt Rumpf RHP 22 Tyler Shuck RHP/IF 6 Jake Smith INF 44 Keith Stevens 1B/3B 43 Garrett Stillwell OF 18 Christian Townsend RHP 14 Trey Vickery LHP 28 Bryan Wilcox LHP 1 Tyler Yeager OF
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach
pronunciation guide 7 - Eusebio.......................................................... Ew-say-be-oh 10 - Krzeminski............................................. Krez-mens-key 11 - Leon............................................................................Lee-own 20 - Levine........................................................................ La-vine 25 - Gruszecki....................................................... Gru-zec-key
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EASTERN MICHIGAN | GAME 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN | GAME 2 EASTERN MICHIGAN EASTERN MICHIGAN ETSU ETSU ETSU at Bethune-Cookman at Bethune-Cookman at Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M at Florida A&M EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE at RV USF RUTGERS RUTGERS RUTGERS at FIU UMBC UMBC UMBC #24 MIAMI at Jackson State at Jackson State at Jackson State at #1 Florida NJIT* NJIT* NJIT* FAU at Jacksonville* at Jacksonville* at Jacksonville* at #24 Miami at USC Upstate* at USC Upstate* at USC Upstate* at FAU KENNESAW STATE* KENNESAW STATE* KENNESAW STATE* RV FIU UNF* UNF* UNF* at #24 Miami RV STETSON* RV STETSON* RV STETSON* RV USF at Lipscomb* at Lipscomb at Lipscomb*
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ASUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - HOSTED BY UNF ASUN Championship | Day 1 ASUN Championship | Day 2 ASUN Championship | Day 3 ASUN Championship | Day 4
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