2010 UIC Baseball Media Guide

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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Chicago, Ill.Founded: 1896Enrollment: 26.245President: Dr. Stanley O. IkenberryChancellor: Dr. Paula Allen-MearesDirector of Athletics: James W. SchmidtFaculty Athletic Reps: Sylvia Furner and Dave Koehler Senior Woman Administrator: Tonya McGowanConference: Horizon LeagueNickname: FlamesColors: Navy Blue & Fire Engine RedAthletics Website: www.uicflames.com

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Mike DeeAlma Mater/Year: UW-La Crosse/’79Record at UIC/Years: 368-246-1/11Career Record/Years: Same Office Phone: (312) 996-8645Office Fax: (312) 996-8349E-mail: [email protected] Time to Reach Coach: Contact SID

Assistant Coach: Sean McDermottAlma Mater/Year: Lincoln Memorial/’93Office Phone: (312) 355-2973E-mail: [email protected]

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Mike NallAlma Mater/Year: Northwestern/’01Office Phone: (312) 355-1757E-Mail: [email protected]

Volunteer Assistant Coach: John FloodAlma Mater/Year: UIC/’06Office Phone: (312) 413-8551

FLAMES AT A GLANCE2009 Overall Record: 29-23Home: 17-4; Away: 10-17; Neutral: 2-22009 League Record (Finish): 17-6 (1st) Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 6/3Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/9Newcomers: 9

LES MILLER FIELDHome Field: Les Miller Field Capacity: 1,100Press Box Phone: (312) 355-1190Field Dimensions:Left – 325; Center – 395; Right – 325; Gaps – 375Turf: FieldTurf

BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFFAthletic Trainer: Pat DonovanE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 996-8655Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nick ZostautasE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 413-5304Team Psychologist: Gloria BalagueOffice Phone: (312) 996-8681

SID/Baseball Contact: John JaramilloE-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 996-5880Mobile Phone: (773) 820-1820Secondary Baseball Contact: Dan YopchickE-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 996-5881Mobile Phone: (847) 254-0404Sports Information Fax: (312) 996-8349

2010 UIC FLAMES BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Head Coach Mike Dee 2-3

Assistant Coach Sean McDermott 4

Assistant Coach Mike Nall 5

Volunteer Assistant John Flood 6

Baseball Support Staff 7-8

[COACHING STAFF]

[MEET THE TEAM]Roster and Pronunciation Guide 9

Returning Letterwinners 10-17

Newcomers 17-19

[09 REVIEW]Final Statistics 20

Results 21

The Horizon League Story 22[HORIZON LEAGUE]

[FROM UIC TO MLB]

Batting Records 23-24

[HISTORY]

Pitching Records 25-26

Division I Honor Roll 27

Coaching Records 28

Team Records & Results 28

All-Time Series Records 29

NCAA Regional Teams 31

[FACILITIES]Les Miller Field 34-35

The Colvin Baseball Center

for Excellence 36-37

[THE MISSION]It Can Be Done 38-39

[THE UNIVERSITY]Getting to Know UIC 40-58

MEDIA INFORMATION

MEDIA SERVICESPress credentials for UIC baseball games are

available by contacting John Jaramillo of the UIC

Athletic Media Relations Office. Final box scores will

be available to working media at the completion of

each game. Cumulative statistics will also be made

available.

STRETCH INTERNET RADIO BROADCASTSAll UIC home baseball games are streamed live

online at uicflames.com via Stretch Internet.

Jordan Bernfield enters his second season on the

headset calling UIC home games this spring.

IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICYAll requests for interviews with student-athletes and

coaches must be made through John Jaramillo. At

no time should a member of the media contact a

student-athlete at his residence without prior ap-

proval from UIC Athletic Media Relations.

CREDITS

The 2010 UIC Baseball Media Guide was com-

piled, written and edited by John Jaramillo and

Dan Yopchick. Ediorial assistance by Zoe Kind.

Photography by Steve Woltmann, Scott Bruhn,

David Gonzales (gonzalesphoto.com), Matt Brown

and Jon Eilts. Special thanks to John Fuller/Full

Athlete Marketing, Rick Thompson, Ron Wade, the

Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees.

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Tribute to Curtis Granderson 32-33

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HEAD COACHMIKEDEE12thSeason•UW-LaCrosse(1979)Eight-TimeHorizonLeagueCoachoftheYear The steady influence instilled in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s baseball program since the arrival of Mike Dee as head coach nearly 12 years ago has been evident across every facet, both on and off the diamond. There is no denying the success achieved on the field by UIC in the

last decade under Dee’s watch. Entering the 2010 season the Flames have won nine consecutive Horizon League regular season titles and 10 overall, setting the stage for four conference tournament championships since 2003 and four NCAA Regional Berths in the last seven campaigns. With Dee on the bench, UIC ran off a streak of nine consecutive 30-plus win seasons, including seven straight campaigns of 35 victories or more. That is just another example that winning is a staple of Dee’s program. Many of those wins have come against some of college baseball’s premier programs in recent years; UIC has defeated a nationally-ranked foe on the road in three of the last four seasons, with Vanderbilt’s fifth-ranked 2008 squad the latest in a line of Top 25 teams, including No. 18 Ole Miss in 2006 and both No. 17 Long Beach State and No. 19 Tennessee in 2007, that have fallen to the Flames. Dee has made road dates against some the toughest teams in the country an essential portion of the Flames’ schedule each season, with Vanderbilt, Long Beach State, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Tulane and various national powers on the slate. This year is no exception, with a series at Alabama setting the stage for showdowns against the likes of Baylor, Creighton and Georgia Tech. One of the keys Dee has emphasized within his program is being competi-tive on the regional level, and UIC has looked no further than the Big Ten in its journey to becoming one of the top programs in the Midwest. Dee’s UIC teams have gone 27-14 against Big Ten opponents in the past nine years, including a three-game sweep over Michigan in 2004, a two-game sweep of Iowa in 2005 and wins over Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue in the last four seasons. Such success in the regional ranks have recently led Rivals.com national baseball writer Kendall Rogers to recognize UIC as the state of Illinois’ top baseball program. Taking on tough opposition during the regular season has helped UIC steadily improve its postseason results. UIC beat Long Beach State in the 2007 regional opener for the team’s first NCAA tournament win, and the Flames eliminated a tough Dallas Baptist team to chalk up their second-ever regional victory last year. Dee’s style of play has not only translated into consis-tent winning on the field; it has a lasting way of developing talent that has garnered an extensive array of awards in addition to opening up opportunities to play at the profes-sional level. In the last 11 seasons UIC has featured 58 All-Horizon League selections, 13 league individual award-winners (in-

cluding two conference player of the year honorees), 31

league all-newcomer team picks, 31 league all-tournament team players, four league tournament most valuable players, five NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team members and eight All-Mideast Region Team athletes. Well over 50 of Dee’s former players have gone on to professional baseball careers. UIC has seen at least one player move on to the pro ranks in each of the last nine seasons. Last year Dee saw pitcher Adam Worthington begin his pro career when he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, while Tonya Altavilla (St. Paul Saints) and Derrick Miramontes (Southern Illinois Miners) inked independent ball deals. They follow Steve Carlson (New York Yankees, 2001), Curtis Granderson (Detroit Tigers, 2002), Wes Gilliam (Arizona Diamondbacks, 2002), Kevin Ryan (San Diego Padres, 2002), Kevin Nelson (New York Yankees, 2003), David Haehnel (Baltimore Orioles, 2004), Jordan DeVoir (New York Yankees, 2004), Ryan Gehring (Minnesota Twins, 2004), Mike Hughes (Anaheim Angels, 2004), Nelson Gord (Schaumburg Flyers, 2004), Bryan Russo (Schaum-burg Flyers, 2004), Justin Johnson (Baltimore Orioles, 2006), Ryan Zink (New York Yankees, 2007), Zach Peterson (Kansas City Royals, 2007) and Kevin Cod-dington (Cincinnati Reds, 2008) as UIC products playing professionally since Dee’s arrival. One of the most notable professional products to develop under Dee and his staff while at UIC is current Major League Baseball star Granderson, the newest New York Yankee and a Flames outfielder from 2000-2002. Granderson became the first Flames player to start for a major league club on Opening Day when he manned centerfield for the Detroit Tigers in 2006. He played a big role during the Tigers’ magical 2006 campaign, helping bring an American League Championship and World Series berth back to Motown for the first time since 1984, and in 2007 he accumulated 23 homers, 23 triples, 38 doubles and 26 steals to become just the third player in major league history with 20-plus homers, 20-plus triples, 20-plus doubles and 20-plus stolen bases and the first since the legendary Willie Mays accomplished the feat in 1957. Possessing a charisma that has garnered national television and multi-media gigs with TBS and ESPN, and a generosity that has led to the formation of the Grand Kids Foundation that focuses on educational initiatives and bringing baseball back to the nation’s inner cities, Granderson, a 2009 AL All Star, is the perfect example of the type of good, genuine character that Dee always looks for in his student-athletes. The stability that Dee has cultivated within the team goes beyond winning

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DEE’S HEAD COACHING RECORD

Year Record Pct. Accomplishments1999 18-30 .375 MCC Coach of the Year

2000 33-26 .559 MCC Coach of the Year MCC Regular-Season Champs

2001 32-28 .533

2002 39-16 .709 Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

2003 39-18 .684 Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2004 36-21 .632 Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

2005 38-21-1 .633 Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2006 35-20 .636 Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs



2009 29-23 .558 Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

11 years 368-246-1 .598

games, titles and awards; those are just some of the many successful components of his well-rounded program. Continuous upgrades in facilities have taken place since the first day of Dee’s tenure. Les Miller Field, the home park of the Flames, has under-gone renovations ranging from a brand-new FieldTurf surface to new lights to refurbished dugouts and a list of improvements from 1998 to today, and much more is in the planning phases. The most recent renovations include new padding on the outfield walls and outfield signage in 2009. Just three years ago the Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence, a state-of-the-art 4,690-square-foot clubhouse exclusive to the UIC baseball team, was constructed. The Colvin Center houses a players locker room, coaches offices, a study laboratory, a video lounge and numerous other amenities. Last year the program welcomed a new indoor hitting facility, com-plete with up to six batting cages and FieldTurf, to the fold. Dee’s emphasis on steadiness to his players transcends their partici-pation in the sport. An equal focus is placed on their dual status as both students and athletes, and if the accomplishments on the field are any indi-cator, each and every member of the UIC baseball team is also expected to give maximum effort to succeed in the classroom. The tools to fulfill school duties are provided through required study sessions, course performance monitoring and strong academic resources. The UIC baseball program has responded to such concentra-tion on thriving in the classroom by constantly ranking among the athletic department’s top-performing teams in terms of grade point average, hav-ing an annual presence on the Horizon League’s academic honor roll and academic all-league team, and, most recently, attaining the UIC Athletic Department’s Male Academic Team of the Year award in 2007-08. Dee came to UIC after serving the previous 11 seasons as the pitch-ing coach for the University of Minnesota, where his pitching staff was frequently one of the best in the Big Ten. Dee’s Minnesota staffs finished first or second in the conference for team ERA in seven of his last nine years as the Golden Gophers compiled a 405-254 (.615) record while registering a 190-101 (.653) ledger against Big Ten foes during his time in the Twin Cities. In 1997, Dee’s pitchers set a school record as they fanned 406 bat-ters in 444.1 innings of work, led by 110 strikeouts from Mike Diebolt, a 1997 draft pick of the Detroit Tigers. Dee’s 1993 squad set a then-school record with 43 wins. Minnesota captured the Big Ten Tournament title four times during Dee’s tenure and earned the regular season championship twice, in 1988 and 1992. The Golden Gophers qualified for the NCAA Tournament seven times while Dee was an assistant, including as recently as 1998. In addition to his coaching duties with the Golden Gophers, Dee also served as the chief executive officer for the Minnesota Baseball Instruc-tional School in Minneapolis. In that position, he handled all staff hiring/training, marketing and scheduling and all business accounting. Under Dee’s direction, the business grew into one of the largest baseball camps in the United States. Dee began his coaching career at his prep alma mater, Aquinas High School in LaCrosse, Wis. As the school’s head coach for six years, his squads compiled a 100-26 record. Dee led Aquinas to six straight state tournament appearances and won the Wisconsin state title four consecu-tive years (1984-87). Following the 1987 season, Dee was named the Wisconsin State High School Coach of the Year before moving on to the Golden Gophers staff the next year. Dee, who is married to Ann, spent the first 17 years of his life raised in the Chicagoland area. He was an all-state selection as a high school junior at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., before finishing his prep career at

Aquinas, where he also garnered all-state honors. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he was a three-year letterwinner and an NAIA All-America selection following his junior and senior seasons. Dee helped the Indians place fourth at the 1979 NAIA College World Series as a senior. Following his collegiate career, Dee played one season in the Milwaukee Brewers organization before entering the coaching ranks. The body of work of the UIC baseball program has earned Dee a long stretch of awards from his peers. He has garnered an unprecedented eight Horizon League Coach of the Year awards, winning the honor in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, and in each of the last four seasons (2005-2008). Dee’s accomplishments at UIC, Minnesota and Aquinas gained him induction into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in February of 2006, and he was also honored as the 2007 Division I College Coach of the Year by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago at the organization’s 62nd annual awards dinner in 2008. In addition to coaching, Dee has also served as a featured clinician at over 100 clinics nationwide, including the National Baseball Convention in 1991, 2001 and 2006. In December 2008 Dee inked a contract to stay at UIC through the 2013 season, ensuring that his steady hand will remain at the helm of the Flames.


ASSISTANT COACHSEANMcDERMOTT12thSeason•LincolnMemorial(1993) The UIC baseball program has evolved into a perennial league champion and regional contender over the course of the last decade, and Sean McDermott has played an immense role in the Flames’ maturation process every step of the way. Entering his 12th season as an

assistant coach at UIC, McDermott works primarily with UIC’s offense and defense, and the Flames have thrived in both departments during his tenure. Under McDermott’s guidance, UIC has flourished and improved at the plate each season. Last season their offense remained a force to be reckoned with due to a balanced mix of average (.297), on-base percentage (.383), power (36 home runs), patience (193 walks) and speed (47 stolen bases). Execution in key situations helped the 2008 NCAA Regional team, which ranked in the Top 20 nationally in both sacrifice flies (34) and sacrifice bunts (60). In 2007 the Flames exploded on the offensive end when it counted most, outscoring their opposition in the Horizon League Championship by a 35-10 margin with a team batting average of .417 and 23 extra-base hits in three games to sweep their way to a league title and NCAA Regional bid. In 2006 the Flames led the Horizon League in team batting average, home runs, stolen bases and on-base percentage while setting school records

in runs per game and hits per game. Eight UIC players hit .300 or better that season to spur a final team batting average of .325. The Flames also hit 115 doubles and 53 home runs while averaging seven runs of offense per game. A year earlier the Flames set a school record for runs scored in a single season (429) while batting .307 with 120 doubles to key UIC’s road to an NCAA Regional berth. McDermott has also played a major role in the development of UIC’s infielders and catching corps, shoring up the de-fensive side of the Flames’

game while coaching the same players to success at the plate. While coaching UIC’s infielders and catchers, McDermott has helped the

Flames consistently turn in one of the Horizon League’s top defenses. Last year UIC ranked second in the Horizon League lead in fielding percentage at .968 while allowing the fewest stolen bases (27) in the conference by far. Four of McDermott’s catchers at UIC (Nelson Gord, Justin Johnson, Kevin Nelson and Kevin Coddington) and two of his infielders (Jordan DeVoir and Bryan Russo) have moved on to the professional baseball ranks. McDermott served as the chief recruiter for the Flames during his first nine seasons and was instrumental in bring-ing the top-notch recruits that have played a big part in resuscitating a program that has gone on to produce well over 300 wins, nine Horizon League regular season titles, four Horizon League tourna-ment crowns and four berths to the NCAA Regionals. McDermott joined the Flames in 1998 after serving three years as head baseball coach at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wis. During his stint with the V-Hawks, the squad set a single-season record for wins with 32 victories in 1997, followed by its first-ever appearance in the NAIA Regional Tournament in 1998. At Viterbo McDermott’s teams set several school records, including runs scored, home runs, walks, hits, RBI, and doubles. In 1997 he led Viterbo to 32 victories, which is the best single-season win total in the program’s history. Prior to his position at Viterbo College, McDermott served as an as-sistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Princeton University for two seasons. Additionally, he was the head baseball coach at J. Frank White Academy and a graduate assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University, both located in Harrogate, Tenn. McDermott began his collegiate playing career as a second baseman at Indian Hills Community College in Centerville, Iowa before transferring to Lincoln Memorial University, where he played shortstop for two seasons. McDermott, a 1993 graduate of Lincoln Memorial, and his wife, Lois, have three sons: Jack, Joe and Thomas.

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ASSISTANT COACHMIKENALLSeventhSeason•Northwestern(2001) Mike Nall, a former hurler for both UIC and Northwestern, enters his seventh year on the Flames’ coaching staff as the pitching coach and his third as the team’s recruiting coordinator. Since Nall’s arrival, UIC has seen extensive success on the mound that has helped the Flames

advance to three NCAA Regionals during his tenure. The Flames staff did not miss a beat in 2009. Nall helped talented Flames’ righty Adam Worthington transition from being one of the top relievers in the Horizon League to becoming the conference’s Pitcher of the Year as a starter. Worthington, who would go on to be selected by the Arizona Diamond-backs in the 2009 MLB Draft, posted the 10th lowest career ERA in program history (3.78), while tallying the eighth most strikeouts with 177 in the second most appearances (107). The 2009 staff posted the second lowest ERA in the Horizon League (4.62) and held opposing hitters to the second lowest batting average (.290). Pitcher Chris Kovacevich also joined Worthington on the All-Horizon League Team last season. In 2008, despite losing two of the program’s all-time winningest pitchers to the professional ranks before the year, Nall restocked UIC’s collection of pitchers with the likes of Derrick Miramontes and Mike Kool, a duo that anchored the start-ing rotation from start to finish, and helped the returning stable of veterans, such as Worthington, and young talent, such as emerging right-hander Peter Ifft, become a key ingredient to the Flames’ second straight NCAA Regional trip. Miramontes was named the Horizon League’s Newcomer of the Year, while Worthington was selected as the confer-ence’s Relief Pitcher of the Year. Both were named to the All-League Second Team. Both Kool and Ifft were the Flames’ hottest hurlers as the season wound down, with Kool allowing just five earned runs in his last 29.1 innings and Ifft earning a spot on the league’s All-Tournament Team after win-ning the conference title game and before a stellar relief win over Dallas Baptist in an NCAA Regional contest. A recurring theme is UIC’s presence atop the Horizon League pitching statisti-cal rankings under Nall’s guidance. The Flames once again posted the confer-ence’s lowest earned run average and gave up the fewest total runs in the league.

Nall’s staff played a huge part in the Flames’ return to NCAA Regional play in 2007. UIC led the Horizon League with a conference-low 3.93 team earned run average and issued the fewest walks (142) while posting the second-highest strikeout total (330). Behind the arm of Horizon League Pitcher of the Year Zach Peterson and the resurgence of Ryan Zink, UIC held the likes of top-ranked Vanderbilt and national powers Georgia Tech, Tennessee, and Long Beach State at bay at the plate. Zink, who tossed a one-hitter in UIC’s first-ever NCAA Regional win on June 1, 2007 against Long Beach State, went on to sign with the New York Yankees after he was drafted by the Bronx Bombers, while Peterson moved on to the Kansas City Royals organization. The year before the UIC staff led the Horizon League with conference-lows in ERA, opponent batting average, runs allowed, earned runs allowed and walks. Led by Peterson, who won the league’s pitching Triple Crown by topping the charts in ERA, wins and strikeouts, the Flames ranked among the top 35 programs in the nation in team earned run average. In 2005 UIC pitching had a banner season behind the one-two punch of right-handers Zink and Peterson. The latter led the Flames with a 10-1 record, including wins in his last nine decisions, to go along with a team-best 3.31 ERA en route to All-Horizon League First Team accolades. Zink went 8-6 with a 3.78 ERA and a team-high 74 strikeouts to earn All-Horizon League Second Team honors and the Horizon League Tournament Most Valuable Player

award. Both Peterson and Zink made the Horizon League All-Tournament Team after the duo combined to shut down Milwaukee in the championship game. In 2004 three Flames hurlers earned postseason honors from the Horizon League under Nall’s tutelage. In 2004 Zink was named to the All-Horizon League First Team and All-Newcomer Team as a freshman after going 9-3 with 92 strikeouts in 95.2 innings pitched. David Haehnel, who pitched in the Baltimore Orioles farm system and for Team USA, earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors by finishing with a record of 6-3 with 92 K’s in 90 innings pitched, while teammate Tom Szalewski was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer squad after going 4-2 with an ERA of 2.76. In addition to his on-field and in-game coaching duties, Nall has served as the program’s chief recruiter since 2007. He also plays a big role in scouting, scheduling and various other areas of the program. Prior to joining the UIC coaching staff, Nall served as the pitching coach for Valparaiso in 2003. During his stint there, Nall helped the Crusaders improve their win total by eight, ERA by 1.77 runs, strikeout-to-walk ratio by one-third and opponent batting average by 46 points. Nall was also instrumental in the success of 2003 Mid-Continent Confer-ence Co-Pitcher of the Year Tom Starck. Nall, a 2001 graduate of Northwestern, also brings

professional experience to the squad, playing in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system after being selected in the 28th round of the 2001 draft.


VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHJOHNFLOODSecondSeason•UIC(2006) Former UIC pitcher John Flood returned to his alma mater in 2009 to don the number 26 once again, this time as the Flames’ volunteer assistant coach. Flood, who was a key member of the 2003 pitching staff that guided the Flames to the school’s first-ever NCAA Regional berth,

works primarily with the catchers and hitters in addition to serving as the first base coach. He handles the team’s pre-game activities and a variety of other areas on and off the field within the program. Flood is also the director of UIC Baseball Camps. A native of Mt. Vernon, Ill., Flood originally came to UIC in the fall of 2001 and, after sitting out the 2002 season as a redshirt, made a huge impact in his debut campaign in 2003. He went 6-2 in 13 appearances, starting 10 games, to go with a 3.68 earned run average during UIC’s Horizon League tournament title run and inaugural NCAA Regional appearance. After a torn labrum in his right shoulder that required surgery hampered his collegiate pitching career, Flood entered the coaching ranks. He spent the last two years with the St. Louis Pirates, one of the premier amateur baseball programs in the Midwest, as the club’s head coach and director of player development. During Flood’s tenure with the Pirates, the club saw unprecedented suc-cess in a variety of areas. It grew over 400%, and in two years over 50 of his players moved on to play college baseball. Around half of those players are competing at the Division I level, including current UIC catcher Nathan Orf. Three of his players were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including Jake Odorizzi, who was taken 32nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. Flood graduated from UIC with a Bachelor of Science in finance in 2006.


BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF NICKZOSTAUTASHEADSTRENGTH&CONDITIONINGCOACHNick Zostautas is in his second season as UIC’s head strength and conditioning coach.

Zostautas took over the strength and conditioning program at UIC after six seasons as Northwestern’s assistant strength and conditioning coach. During his time in Evanston, Zostautas worked with a variety of Wildcat teams, includ-ing the football program. He also trained Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament-qualifying men’s soccer and wrestling squads.

Prior to Northwestern, Zostautas worked as an assistant strength coach at North Dakota, where he helped the Fighting Sioux football team win the 2001 NCAA Division II national championship.

From January through May of 2001, Zostautas assisted Paul Goldberg, the head strength coach of the Colorado Avalanche, which won the Stanley Cup in 2001.

He began his career as a strength coach at Northwestern in the summer of 2000 as an intern.

Zostautas is an accomplished powerlifting competitor, winning the 2003 Colorado State Strongman championship while setting the state record in the Rams head carry. For his efforts, Zostautas qualified for the powerlifting amateur national championships.

Zostautas graduated from Colorado State in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science before earning a master’s degree in kinesiol-ogy from North Dakota in 2003. While at Colorado State, Zostautas was a member of the football team from 1996-97. He also was a hammer thrower and competed in the shot put as a member of the track and field team from 1997-2001.

Zostautas is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and is a certified Sport Performance Coach from USAW. He also is a member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.

Pat Donovan is in his sixth season as the athletic trainer for the University of Illinois at Chicago baseball team.

Prior to UIC, Donovan spent two seasons as a graduate assistant for the University

of Minnesota, where he earned his master’s degree in applied kinesiology with a concentration in sport and exercise science.

During his stint with the Golden Gophers from 2001 to 2003, Donovan worked exclusively with the football squad.

Donovan graduated from UIC in 2000 with University and High Honors while a member of the Honors College. While working as a student trainer for the Flames, Donovan worked primarily with the men’s soccer and men’s gymnas-tics teams while assisting with all other athletic programs.

Donovan is an NATA-certified athletic trainer and holds advanced certification as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is a member of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and Illinois Athletic Trainers Association.

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Serving the UIC baseball program in a variety of capacities is associate athletic director Eric Phillips.

Phillips enters his sixth year as the director for finance at his alma mater and his first year as the liaison for the soccer and baseball programs at UIC. As the baseball liaison, Phillips assists the program in numerous areas, including budget planning, competition and practice schedules, facility issues, compli-ance, academics and many other facets of the program. In his role as associate athletic director, Phillips is responsible for maintain-ing organized functional operation of all financial transactions within the UIC athletic department. He coordinates travel arrangements and purchases for the entire athletic department and is a member of the Student Fee Advisory Committee and the Travel Advisory Group. Prior to returning to UIC in 2004, Phillips spent six seasons with the Chicago White Sox as the coordinator of media relations. From 1998 through 2004, Phillips served as the team representative for the Sox and coordinated inter-view requests for players and staff on the national and local levels. Phillips has also worked in a variety of local and national media venues, with experience at ESPN television in Bristol, Conn., WSCR “The Score” sports radio, and WMAQ and WVAZ radio. From 1991-95, Phillips served as an assistant coach for the UIC women’s bas-ketball team. He was responsible for recruiting and scouting for the Flames. Phillips earned two degrees from UIC, a Bachelor of Arts in communications and a Master of Science in sports administration. He and his wife, Lynette, have two children, Ethan and Lauren, and reside in Lockport, Ill.

In her 12th season working with the UIC baseball program is team psychologist Dr. Gloria Balague.

A professor in UIC’s Psychology Department, Balague meets with the squad on a weekly basis as well as individually as requested by the players.

Balague started her professional career in her native Barcelona, Spain, work-ing with elite athletes and teams at the National Sports Research Center and teaching psychology at the College of Physical Education.

In 1980, Balague came to Chicago where she obtained her doctorate in clinical/social psychology at UIC. Currently a clinical assistant professor in the Psychology Department, Balague’s main research interest is in the area of achievement motivation. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in the department at UIC.

Balague has continued her involvement with elite athletes, consulting with several national teams, including the USA Track and Field, USA Gymnastics and USA Field Hockey teams. As a team sport psychologist, Balague has also accompanied the USA Track and Field team to the 1992 Olympics and the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics team to the 1996 Olympics.

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2010 UIC BASEBALL ROSTER

# Name POS. HT. WT. YR. B/T HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL

2 Ryan Shober INF 5-10 170 So. R/R Inverness, Ill./Fremd/Valparaiso

3 Andy Leonard INF 5-10 165 Jr. R/R Palos Heights, Ill./Stagg

5 Steve McGuiggan OF 5-11 195 Jr. R/R Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley

9 Jason Ganek INF 6-3 185 Jr. R/R Mount Prospect, Ill./Hersey

10 Nathan Orf C 5-8 165 So. R/R Wentzville, Mo./Francis Howell

11 Ty Rubio OF 5-8 160 Sr. R/R Palatine, Ill./Palatine

15 Rafael Garcia 1B 6-2 190 Jr. R/R Chicago, Ill./Clemente

16 Nick Addison OF 6-3 195 RS Fr. R/R Barrington, Ill./Fremd

18 Chris Kovacevich LHP 6-5 210 Sr. L/L Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East/Coastal Carolina

23 Steven Humble C 6-3 190 Sr. R/R Eugene, Ore./North Eugene/Chemeketa College

24 Matt Serna INF/OF 6-1 165 RS Jr. R/R Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows/Lincoln College

25 John Rosinski OF 6-2 200 Jr. R/R Wilmette, Ill./New Trier

27 Tim Suminski LHP 6-4 195 Fr. L/L Milwaukee, Wis./Parkway Christian

29 Joe Betcher INF 6-3 185 Fr. R/R DePere, Wis./DePere

31 Ryan Boss INF 6-3 210 Fr. R/R Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central

32 Chris Rutta OF 6-4 215 Sr. R/R Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest

33 Eric Wyman LHP 6-3 195 Jr. L/L West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago

34 Harry Kammholz INF 6-3 180 RS Fr. L/R Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel

35 Matt Salemi RHP 6-0 180 So. R/R Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton

37 Brad Riegler RHP 6-0 180 Sr. R/R Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South

45 Mike Schoolcraft RHP 6-3 195 Fr. R/R Barrington, Ill./Fremd

49 Charlie Weinberg RHP 6-3 180 Fr. R/R Eagan, Minn./Eagan

50 Ryan Meehan C 6-2 215 Jr. R/R Grayslake, Ill./Carmel

51 Michael Heesch LHP 6-5 220 Fr. L/L Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge

52 Joey Begel RHP 6-3 175 Fr. R/R Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South

HEAD COACH: Mike Dee (#8) ASSISTANT COACHES: Sean McDermott (#4), Mike Nall (#12), John Flood (#26)

#5 SteveMcGuiggan mick-GWIG-n

#15 RafaelGarcia Rah-FYE-l

#18 ChrisKovacevich Co-VA-suh-vich

#32 ChrisRutta ROOT-uh

#34 HarryKammholz CAM-holz

#37 BradRiegler REEG-lure

#49 CharlieWeinberg WINE-burg

Pronunciation Guide#51 MichaelHeesch HEESH

#52 JoeyBegel BEE-gul


JasonGANEKJunior*Infielder

6-3*185*R/R

MountProspect,Ill.*Hersey

H.S.Coaches:BobHuber&

TimLazzaratto

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team pick during stellar sophomore season...started every game of the regular season at third base...led team in hitting with a .333 (63-for-189) average...led team in triples (3)...second on the team in hits (63), RBI (32) and total bases (90)...tied for second on the team in runs scored (35)...had a team-leading 16-game hitting streak from

Mar. 6-27...had 17 multi-hit games, in-cluding six games with three hits, and eight multi-RBI games...drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth to complete rally past Missouri on Mar. 24...fell a single short of the cycle in 3-for-4, three-RBI evening against Cen-tral Michigan on Apr. 15 that included an inside-the-park home run.

2008: Appeared in 52 games as a true freshman, starting 50…hit .276…batted in 35 runs…ranked 24th nationally in sacrifice bunts and 22nd in sacrifice bunts per game (0.25)…registered 11 multi-RBI games…

drove in the go-ahead run against Valparaiso in the Flames’ Horizon League Championship opener on May 22…went 3-for-4 and belted first career home run to tie game with one out in the bottom of the ninth against Northwestern on Mar. 13…hit a two-run triple against Houston at the NCAA College Station Regional on Jun. 1.

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a shortstop for Hersey…earned All-Mid-Suburban League, All-Area and All-Great Northwest Suburban First Team honors during his prep career…team’s Most Valuable Player…born January 31, 1989…son of Steve and Kim Ganek…business major.

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RAFAELGARCIAJunior*Pitcher/Infielder

6-2*190*R/R

Chicago,Ill.

Clemente

H.S.Coaches:JeffFrcka&ChrisHall

2009: Appeared in 21 games, making 17 starts...went 2-for-3 with a double and scored three runs against Purdue North Central on May 4...went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, and RBI and a run scored in the Flames’ 16-6 win against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23.

2008: Appeared in 54 games, making 52 starts at shortstop during his true freshman campaign…Horizon League All-Newcomer Team selection…hit .277 during the season…26 RBI…drew a team-high 27 walks…stole six bases in 10 attempts…had a 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 26-May 23…hit .355 (33-for-93) in the final 29 games leading up to the NCAA College Station Regional, the team’s second-best average in that span…made UIC debut as starting shortstop against Tulane on Feb. 22…had his first collegiate hit during a 2-for-3 day against the Green

Wave on Feb. 23…hit first collegiate homer Valparaiso on Apr. 18…hit a three-run homer and stole a pair of bases during a 2-for-4, four RBI evening against Chicago State on Apr. 30.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop for Roberto Clemente High School…the state of Illinois’ top-ranked shortstop in 2006…All-Super Conference and All-Area selection…part of Clemente’s 2006 regional champi-onship squad…born November 15, 1988…son of Naomi Fontanez and Rafael Garcia Sr.

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[GANEK CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2008 .276 52-50 170 22 47 11 2 2 35 68 .400 9 4 46 0 .324 2 13 4-7 2009 .333 50-49 189 35 63 12 3 3 35 90 .476 15 4 37 1 .389 3 7 5-10 TOTAL .305 102-99 359 57 104 23 5 5 70 158 .438 24 8 83 1 .357 5 20 9-17

[GARCIA CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2008 .277 54-52 177 32 49 5 2 3 26 67 .379 27 11 32 2 .399 3 6 6-102009 .172 21-17 58 5 10 2 0 0 2 12 .207 6 2 19 2 .273 0 3 0-0

TOTAL .251 75-69 235 37 59 7 2 3 28 79 .336 33 13 51 4 .370 3 9 6-10


MICHAELHEESCHSophomore*Pitcher

6-5*220*L/L

CrystalLake,Ill.

PrairieRidge

H.S.Coach:DaveHaskins

2009: Appeared in 21 games, making four starts...three of his four starts were quality starts (at least six innings and no more than three earned runs)...unbeaten at 5-0 for the season...32 strikeouts in 53.2 innings...made col-legiate debut with perfect 1.1 innings of work at fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 21...made first collegiate start on Mar. 24 at Missouri...earned first collegiate

victory with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief against Purdue on Mar. 17...struck out career-high five batters on two occasions, first against Purdue on Mar. 17 and then against Central Michigan on Apr. 15...scattered five hits and allowed two unearned runs in six innings against Chippewas...tossed a career-high 7.0 innings in Horizon League Tournament win over Milwaukee on May 23.

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwin-ner on the mound for Prairie Ridge…All-State and All-Area selection during

senior season in which he went 10-1 with team-high 104 strikeouts in 87 in-nings…allowed just 18 earned runs in 2008…guided the Wolves to the 2008 4A state championship and No. 1 spot in Chicago Tribune’s end-of-season rankings…pitched Prairie Ridge to the state title game with an impressive four-hit semifinal victory over defending state champion Neuqua Valley…Wolves finished season 32-8 and 15-0 in Fox Valley Conference play…born May 15, 1990…son of Fred and Terrie Heesch…undecided on a major.

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STEVENHUMBLESenior*Catcher

6-3*190*R/R

Eugene,Ore.*EugeneNorth

ChemeketaCollege

J.C.Coach:TuckerBrack

2009: Played in 39 games, making 31 starts, mostly at catcher...made Division I debut as starting catcher against fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 21...recorded first hit in a UIC uniform at Vanderbilt on Mar. 7...hit first Division I homer against Butler on Apr. 12...collected three hits and a pair of RBIs in 12 Horizon League Tournament plate appearances.

Prior to UIC: Played two seasons at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore….comes from the same school as former Flames catcher Kevin Coddington (2008)…two-time All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWACC) South Honorable Mention, first as a freshman shortstop and then as a sophomore catcher…hit .280 with 14 RBI in 2008.

Prep/Personal: Three-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher and utility player for North Eugene High School in Eugene, Ore…hit .387 with 19 RBI as a senior…hit .343 and drove in 16 runs as a junior…also lettered one year as a wide receiver on the North Eugene football team and briefly played shooting guard for the basketball team…born May 19, 1988…son of Lee and Chris Humble…major is sociology.

#23[BIO]

[HEESCH CAREER STATS]Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2009 4.02 5-0 21 4 0 0/1 0 53.2 54 30 24 17 32 10 0 5 231 .266 3 6TOTAL 4.02 5-0 21 4 0 0/1 0 53.2 54 30 24 17 32 10 0 5 231 .266 3 6

[HUMBLE CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2009 .240 39-31 96 12 23 4 0 1 12 30 .313 8 5 36 1 .327 1 8 1-1TOTAL .240 39-31 96 12 23 4 0 1 12 30 .313 8 5 36 1 .327 1 8 1-1


CHRISKOVACEVICHSenior*Pitcher

6-5*210*L/L

Frankfort,Ill.*L.W.East

CoastalCarolina

H.S.Coach:PaulBabcock

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team selection...made 15 starts and 17 total appearances...finished the year 7-4 overall and unbeaten 6-0 against Horizon League teams...his seven wins led the UIC team...3.69 ERA that ranked fifth in the Horizon League... won his last six decisions of the regular season...allowed just three earned runs in his last 12.2 innings of work of the regular season...turned in eight quality starts...went the distance, allowing just two unearned runs, against Northwestern on Mar. 14...fanned a career-high seven hitters in eight innings against Youngstown State on Mar. 27.

2008: Made 20 appearances in first season at UIC…made first collegiate start against St. Francis on Mar. 25…allowed just one unearned run and two hits during the win against Cleveland State on May 11.

2007: Sat out the season to recover from reconstructive surgery to his left ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), also known as Tommy John surgery...retained three years of eligibility.

Prior to UIC: Competed for Coastal Carolina University in 2006...made his collegiate debut against Virginia on Feb. 17, 2006.

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner on the mound for Lincoln-Way East…All-SICA West hurler…honor roll student…born June 7, 1987…son of Paul and Roxanne Kovacevich…majoring in management.

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ANDYLEONARDJunior*Infielder

5-10*165*R/R

PalosHeights,Ill.

Stagg

H.S.Coach:MattO’Neill

2009: Appeared in all 52 games, making 51 starts in the infield...UIC’s starting shortstop on 44 occasions...hit .294 (64-for-218) on the year...led the team in hits (64) and total bases (92)...topped UIC in multi-hit games with 19, including five three-hit contests...led the team and ranked second in the Horizon League with 22 doubles, the fourth-best single-season total for two-baggers in UIC history...had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 14-27...drove in a career-high four runs, with three coming on a three-run homer, against Trinity International on May 5...named Horizon League Player of the Week on Mar. 23 after hitting .478 (11-for-23) with five doubles and six RBI in five games from Mar. 17-21...went 4-for-5 with three RBI in the opening game of the 2009 Horizon League Tournament against Cleveland State May 21...named to the 2009 Horizon League All-Tournament team.

2008: Started 51 games at second base and two at shortstop…batted .257…drove in 22 runs…stole 14 bases in 17 attempts, the second-most successful thefts on the squad and fifth-most in the Horizon League…hit first career home run against Northwestern on Mar. 13.

2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop at Stagg…three-time All-SICA West selection…guided the Chargers to regional titles as a sophomore and junior…led Stagg in nearly every offensive category as a junior and senior…born November 14, 1987…son of James and Patricia Leonard…majoring in accounting.

#3[BIO]

[KOVACEVICH CAREER STATS]Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2008 5.72 2-4 20 7 0 0/1 0 45.2 61 36 29 8 23 13 1 5 212 .324 2 62009 3.69 7-4 17 15 1 0/1 0 90.1 104 45 37 15 53 17 0 10 397 .291 2 5 TOTAL 4.37 9-8 37 22 1 0/2 0 136.0 165 81 66 23 76 30 1 15 609 .303 4 11

[LEONARD CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2008 .257 57-53 202 30 52 10 1 2 22 70 .347 17 1 13 5 .314 3 4 14-172009 .294 52-51 218 35 64 22 0 2 32 92 .422 11 1 9 9 .323 5 5 3-9 TOTAL .276 109-104 420 65 116 32 1 4 54 162 .386 28 2 22 14 .319 8 9 17-26


RYANMEEHANSenior*Catcher

6-2*215*R/R

Grayslake,Ill.

Carmel

H.S.Coach:ChuckGandolfi

2009: Appeared in a career-high 14 games off the bench...batted in two runs in 10 at-bats.

2008: Reserve catcher who appeared in 10 games, making a pair of starts…drove in a run on his first career triple during his first start of the year against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 29…drove in a run against Vanderbilt on Mar. 7.

2007: Played in nine games, including two as the Flames’ starting first base-man…made first collegiate start at first base against Northwestern on May 8, driving in a run on a double…went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI against Wright State on May 19.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for Carmel…as a senior, was an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference and All-Area Honorable Mention after batting .384 with a team-best eight home runs…helped push Carmel to three consecutive ESCC and regional championships…guided the Corsairs to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class AA state finals as a junior…born December 15, 1986…son of Karl and Toni Meehan…double major in movement science and exercise and fitness in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.

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STEVEMcGUIGGANJunior*Outfielder

5-11*195*R/R

Burnsville,Minn.

AppleValley

H.S.Coach:AlIversen

2009: Started all 52 games in centerfield...led team with 18 stolen bases, good for second in the Horizon League...led team with 37 runs scored...

belted first homer of the year against No. 23 Alabama on Feb. 28...stole career-high three bases and drove in game-winning run in the top of the 10th on a two-out RBI single at Valpo on May 17.

2008: Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American…Ping!Baseball All-Freshman Second Team…All-Horizon League Second Team selection and Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honoree…finished with a team-high 85 hits in 230 at-bats…stole 14 bases…hit a team-high five triples…named to Horizon League All-Tournament Team after hitting .533 (8-for-15) in four games…singled for his first Division I hit against Tulane on Feb. 22…belted first homer to lead off UIC’s

game at Baylor on Mar. 1…went 4-for-5 and reached safely in five of his six trips to the dish in the Horizon League Championship title-clinching win against Milwaukee on May 25.

Prep/Personal: Decorated three-sport athlete at Apple Valley…guided Apple Valley to a state title in 2006 and a No. 1 state ranking as a senior in 2007…two-time All-Lake Conference selection…First Team All-Metro and All-State…All-State honoree as running back for the Apple Valley football squad and an All-State selection as a point guard for conference champion Eagles…Nominee for the Minnesota Athlete of the Year award…born September 23, 1988…son of Mike and Kathy McGuiggan.

#5[BIO]

[MCGUIGGAN CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2008 .370 57-56 230 49 85 10 5 3 40 114 .496 19 13 25 3 .437 6 4 14-212009 .254 52-52 201 37 51 9 1 2 22 68 .338 17 9 50 5 .338 1 7 18-20 TOTAL .316 109-108 431 86 136 19 6 5 62 182 .422 36 22 75 8 .391 7 11 32-41

[MEEHAN CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2007 .200 9-2 10 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 .300 2 1 4 1 .385 0 0 0-02008 .059 10-2 17 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 .176 0 1 6 3 .111 0 0 0-02009 .100 14-0 10 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .100 2 2 2 1 .357 0 0 0-1TOTAL .108 33-4 37 4 4 1 1 0 7 7 .189 4 4 12 5 .267 0 0 0-1


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BRADRIEGLERSenior*Pitcher

6-0*180*R/R

DownersGrove,Ill.

DownersGroveSouth

H.S.Coach:PhilFox

2009: Made 11 appearances, including one start...struck out a career-high five batters in 4.1 innings against Purdue on Mar. 18.

2008: Made 13 appearances, 12 in relief…went 4-0 with 14 strikeouts in 20.2 innings…made first collegiate start against Purdue North Central on Mar. 19, fanning three in three innings…struck out four in a career-high 4.1 innings of work in the nightcap against Trinity International on Apr. 26.

2007: Appeared in 20 games out of the bullpen…made UIC debut with an in-ning and a third of scoreless relief against No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 16…posted another scoreless appearance against the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 18 with 2.1 innings of shutout work…threw three innings of shutout relief against Milwaukee on Mar. 24…earned first collegiate win with a season-high 3.1 innings of relief against Milwaukee on Apr. 17.

2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: Three-time All-West Suburban Gold selection…as a senior, went 8-2 with an ERA of 1.25 while fanning 60 batters in 50 innings…batted .360 as a senior with two homers and 31 RBI…twice named to the Honor Roll…picked up All-West Suburban Gold honors in basketball as a senior…born on July 14, 1987…son of Bob and Barb Riegler…major is accounting.

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[ORF CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2009 .429 36-27 112 25 48 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3 TOTAL .429 36-27 112 25 48 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3

[RIEGLER CAREER STATS]Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2007 4.38 1-0 20 0 0 0/2 0 24.2 30 16 12 12 18 5 0 2 117 .300 6 22008 6.10 4-0 13 1 0 0/1 0 20.2 32 14 14 13 14 6 0 0 106 .368 1 2 2009 10.45 0-1 11 1 0 0/1 0 20.2 37 26 24 8 9 4 2 1 108 .398 2 3

TOTAL 6.82 5-1 44 2 0 0/4 0 66.0 99 56 50 33 41 15 2 3 331 .354 9 7

NATHANORFSophomore*Catcher

5-8*165*R/R

Wentzville,Mo.

FrancisHowell

H.S.Coach:TonyPerkins

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team selection...also made the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...selected to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team...also named to the All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Team...hit .429 (48-for-112) in 36 games, making 27 starts...started 23 games behind the plate...also saw time as a DH and at second base...slugged .563...had an on-base percentage of .492...drove in 17 runs...doubled 10 times...had 12 multi-hit games, including team-leading three four-hit contests...had at least three hits in each of his last three starts of the regular season, including two four-hit outings...hit .589 (33-for-56) in the final 15 games of the season, with nine games of three hits or more...made collegiate debut as the starting catcher in UIC’s season opener at fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 20...registered first collegiate hit and had his second hit later in the game in win over Van-derbilt on Mar. 5...hit first collegiate homer to cap 4-for-4 day at Creighton on Apr. 19...went 4-for-5 and singled with two outs in the ninth to eventu-ally score the game-winning run on Jake Carr’s walk-off RBI double against Milwaukee on May 8...hit three doubles in twinbill opener at Wright State on May 2...went 4-for-6 and scored four runs against Trinity International on May 5...recorded his first five-hit contest when he went 5-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in the Horizon League Tournament against Wright State May 22.

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a catcher for Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo….District 5 All-American, First Team All-State, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-Gateway Athletic Conference selection as a senior…helped the Vikings finish second in the state and win conference, district, sectional, state quarterfinal and state semifinal crowns…finished with Howell career records for batting average (.462), on-base percentage (.603), runs scored (69), stolen bases (37), hit by pitch (21) and walks (34)……two-time academic all-conference honoree…born February 1, 1990…son of Brian and Debie Orf…undecided on a major.

#10[BIO]


JOHNROSINSKIJunior*Outfielder

6-2*200*R/R

Wilmette,Ill.

NewTrier

H.S.Coach:MikeNapoleon

2009: Appeared in 35 games, making 14 outfield starts...hit .360 (31-for-86) with 20 RBI...belted first career homer against Cleveland State on Mar. 21...hit walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th against Youngstown State on Mar. 27...went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs off the bench against Butler on Apr. 12...named to the 2009 Horizon League All-Tournament Team for his .524 (11-for-21), four run, two double, seven RBI performance at the plate in the tournament...went 6-for-6 with three runs scored, six RBI and his first career triple against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23...six hits against the Panthers tied a Horizon League Championship single-game record

2008: Appeared in 13 games, making three starts in left field…singled against Trinity International on April 26 for first collegiate hit…scored two runs against IIT on Mar. 26.


Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner as an outfielder at New Trier…two-time All-Central Suburban South Conference selection…Trevians’ Most Valuable Player in 2005…all-state honorable mention following a junior season in which he hit .436 with 46 RBI…New Trier’s team captain as a senior…earned the Ron Klein Award in 2006…hit .343 with 27 runs scored, 19 RBI, six doubles and five steals in his final campaign…earned all-conference honors on the hardwood…named New Trier’s basketball MVP in 2006…earned Pioneer Press All-Area honors in basketball as a senior…played in the 2006 City-Suburban All-Star Game…brother of former UIC baseball standouts Bob Rosinski and Ted Rosinski…born June 8, 1988…son of Brian and Lois Rosinski…majoring in communication.

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TYRUBIOJunior*Outfielder

5-8*160*R/R

Palatine,Ill.

Palatine

H.S.Coach:PaulBelo

2009: Appeared in 41 games, making 29 outfield starts...went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double in win over Purdue on Mar. 17...had a 2-for-2 day off the bench against Butler on Apr. 12...scored three runs against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23.

2008: Made 50 starts in right field…hit .308…stole 14 bases in 20 attempts…hit by 19 pitches, the third-most during a single season in school history…tied for team lead with 13 sacrifice bunts, which ranked 24th nationally…reached base safely in each of the final 12 games…had a career-high four-RBI night against IIT on Mar. 26…went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in the win over Dallas Baptist at the NCAA College Station Regional on May 31.

2007: Hit .327 (16-for-49) with 18 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .441 in 15 starts from Apr. 24 through May 19…made first collegiate start as the leadoff hitter and left fielder against North-ern Illinois on Apr. 24.

2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: Mid-Suburban League All-Conference selection and a Daily Herald All-Area selection as a senior…led the Pirates in hits, runs, walks, batting average, doubles and triples as a senior…born July 13, 1987…son of Lynda Rubio…double major in criminal justice and psychology.

#11[BIO]

[ROSINSKI CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2008 .063 13-3 16 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .063 4 1 2 2 .273 1 1 0-02009 .360 35-17 86 12 31 4 1 1 20 40 .465 5 0 23 4 .396 0 0 1-2TOTAL .314 48-20 102 16 32 4 1 1 22 41 .402 9 1 25 6 .372 1 1 1-2

[RUBIO CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2007 .253 44-21 83 27 21 3 0 0 9 24 .289 14 4 15 1 .386 0 4 6-92008 .308 55-50 182 43 56 9 0 0 24 65 .357 25 19 24 0 .442 0 13 14-20 2009 .202 46-29 109 24 22 6 0 0 9 28 .257 22 8 11 2 .374 0 3 1-1TOTAL .265 145-100 374 94 99 18 0 0 42 117 .313 61 31 50 3 .410 0 20 21-30


CHRISRUTTASenior*Outfielder

6-4*215*R/R

Rothschild,Wis.

D.C.Everest

H.S.Coach:MarkSimon

2009: Hit .333 (27-for-81) in 27 games, making 24 starts primarily in right field...tied for team lead with six homers...homered twice, hitting a two-run

blast and a three-run shot, to go 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI against Purdue on Mar. 17...hit a three-run homer to key decisive five-run seventh inning in win over Notre Dame on Apr. 28...hit .500 (9-for-18) with three homers and 14 RBI in five games between Apr. 24-May 2...named Horizon League Player of the Week on May 4 after hitting .538 (7-for-13) and slugging at a clip of 1.308 in four games from Apr. 28-May 2..

2008: Played in 15 games before miss-ing the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL on Mar. 14…had surgery to repair the tear on May 13.

2007: Appeared in 40 games, making 23 starts…drove in a run against No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 in his first collegiate start…hit first collegiate home run at Milwaukee on Apr. 17.

2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: As a senior, named to the Wisconsin Valley All-Conference team, First Team All-Area and Third Team All-State baseball squads after batting .454 with six homers and 15 stolen bases…set school and state single-game records in home runs (3), RBI (11) and stolen bases (6)…born September 8, 1986…son of Ronald and Nancy Rutta…major is sociology.

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[RUTTA CAREER STATS]Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2007 .190 42-23 79 13 15 3 0 1 9 21 .266 6 7 24 0 .301 1 6 4-42008 .231 15-11 39 6 9 2 0 0 4 11 .282 3 5 7 2 .362 0 3 2-22009 .333 27-24 81 17 27 5 2 6 30 54 .667 13 4 19 2 .444 1 1 1-3 TOTAL .256 84-58 199 36 51 10 2 7 43 86 .432 22 16 50 4 .372 2 10 7-9

MATTSALEMISophomore*Pitcher

6-0*180*R/R

SpringGrove,Ill.

Richmond-Burton

H.S.Coaches:MikeGieseandChrisNolen

2009: Made 16 relief appearances and one start in his rookie campaign...has 17 strikeouts in 25.2 innings of work...allowed just three runs in last 13 innings out of the bullpen...made collegiate debut with two scoreless innings against fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 20...made first collegiate start against Purdue on Mar. 18...tossed career-high 5.1 innings in relief, allowing just one run and fanning a career-high three batters, to pick up first collegiate win against Wright State on May 2.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner on the mound for Richmond-Bur-ton…All-Big Northern Conference pick and Big Northern Pitcher of the Year…led conference with a 1.16 earned run average, 96 strikeouts and five wins in 52 innings as a senior…second in the area in strikeouts…posted a 1.04 ERA with 54 strikeouts and a 6-1 record in 47 innings as a junior…helped the Rockets win the 2008 Big Northern title and qualify for sectionals…born May 17, 1990…son of Steve and Monica Salemi…undecided on a major.

#35[BIO]

[SALEMI CAREER STATS]Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2009 4.56 1-0 17 1 0 0/1 0 25.2 28 15 13 12 35 9 0 1 122 .283 1 7TOTAL 4.56 1-0 17 1 0 0/1 0 25.2 28 15 13 12 35 9 0 1 122 .283 1 7


ERICWYMANJunior*Pitcher

6-3*195*L/L

WestChicago,Ill.

WestChicago

H.S.Coach:JohnWalters

2009: Left-handed relief specialist...made 21 appearances out of the bullpen...did not give up a run in his last 5.2 innings, spanning seven appear-ances...allowed just two hits in his last 6.2 innings of the regular season...struck out season-high four hitters in season-high 3.2 innings without giving up an earned run against Bradley on Apr. 1.

2008: Made 14 appearances as a true freshman…made 12 relief appear-ances and two starts…pitched 22.2 innings...struck out 25 hitters…held opposing hitters to a .217 average (18-for-83)…made collegiate debut with a perfect inning of relief at Tulane on Feb. 24…earned first collegiate victory in first career start by allowing just one run in 5.2 innings against Chicago State on Apr. 1…struck out a career-high five batters on two occasions, including a five-strikeout showing in two innings of relief against IIT on Mar. 26.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner on the mound at West Chicago…All-DuPage Valley Conference selection as a senior…posted a 2.60 ERA with 76 strikeouts as a senior…struck out 85 and turned in a 2.80 ERA in leading West Chicago to a regional title as a junior…finished with the most career wins in West Chicago’s varsity history…lettered one season as a quarter-back…born February 17, 1989…son of Tim and Lorry Wyman…majoring in industrial engineering.

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[WYMAN CAREER STATS]Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2008 4.37 1-1 14 2 0 0/1 0 22.2 18 15 11 19 25 3 0 2 105 .217 5 02009 5.61 0-2 21 0 0 0/0 0 25.2 33 25 16 14 27 4 0 3 135 .306 6 6 TOTAL 5.03 1-3 35 2 0 0/1 0 48.1 51 40 27 33 52 7 0 5 240 .267 11 6

NICKADDISONRSFreshman*Outfielder

6-3*195*R/R

Barrington,Ill.

Fremd

H.S.Coach:ChrisPiggott


Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner in the outfield for Fremd…hit .485 as a senior for the Vikings…totaled 53 hits, 36 RBI, 15 doubles, three triples, a pair of home runs and 30 steals in 30 attempts during 2008 season…All-Area selection by the Daily Herald and Chicago Sun-Times…All-Mid-Suburban League pick...helped the Vikings two a pair of Mid-Suburban League runner-up finishes and a regional appearance…born March 22, 1990…son of Ken and Carol Addison…undecided on a major.

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JOEYBEGELFreshman*Pitcher

6-3*175*R/R

Darien,Ill.

HinsdaleSouth

H.S.Coach:KraigConyer

Prep/Personal: Prep/Personal: played for Hinsdale South High School...pitched three seasons for the varsity squad...also played two seasons at first base...went 7-0 with a 0.91 ERA as a freshman...pitched his team to a quar-terfinal victory in the State Tournament as a sophomore...also had the top batting average on the team that year...born June 26, 1991...son of Joseph and Char Begel...majoring in business.

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JOEBETCHERFreshman*Infielder

6-3*185*R/R

DePere,Wis.

DePere

H.S.Coach:BobVanRens

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for DePere...helped lead the Redbirds to back-to-back Fox River Classic Conference division and regional championships, including a 23-4 record during his senior season...FRCC Player of the Year, First Team All-Area and First Team All-State during his senior campaign...owns school records in batting average (.512), runs (39), doubles (nine) and home runs (six)...batted .434 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI during his American Legion season...also lettered two years in basket-ball...born December 12, 1990...undecided on a major.

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RYANBOSSFreshman*Infielder

6-3*210*R/R

CrownPoint,Ind.

LakeCentral

H.S.Coach:ToddIwema

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Lake Central...led the Indians to three straight conference championships and regional appearances...All-Conference, All-Area and All-State Honorable Mention during his junior and senior campaigns...batted .402 with 10 home runs, one triple, 10 doubles and 40 RBI as a senior...set career records in hits (117) and home runs (16) at Lake Central...also named to All-Conference squad as a sophomore...started for the varsity team as a freshman...born August 7, 1990...son of Mike and Cheryl Boss...undecided on a major.

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HARRYKAMMHOLZRSFreshman*Infielder

6-3*180*L/R

Chicago,Ill.

Mt.Carmel

H.S.Coach:BrianHurry


Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as an infielder for Mount Carmel High School on the city’s South Side…hit .374 with 34 RBI, 10 doubles, four home runs and 10 stolen bases as a senior…led Mount Carmel in hits and RBI in 2008…guided the Caravan to a pair of Chicago Catholic League crowns…Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Honorable Mention…dubbed “a best-kept secret” in area prep baseball by the Sun-Times’ Sean Duncan in 2008…lettered four years as a defensive back for the Mount Carmel football team…played on the gridiron for Frank Lenti…also lettered one season on the basketball team…a native of Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood…born August 3, 1990…son of Peter and Therese Kammholz…plans to major in education/special education.

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MIKESCHOOLCRAFTFreshman*Pitcher

6-3*195*R/R

Barrington,Ill.

Fremd


Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner at Fremd...went 2-1 with a 3.75 ERA (15 ER/36.0 IP) and 42 strikeouts during his junior campaign for the Vikings...also recorded three saves that season...high school teammate of INF Ryan Shober...born August 9, 1991...son of Steve and Alexis Schoolcraft...unde-cided on a major.

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MATTSERNARSJunior*Outfield/Infield

6-1*165*R/R

ArlingtonHeights,Ill.

RollingMeadows*Lincoln

J.C.Coach:TonyThomas

2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt...retains two years of elgibility.

Prior to UIC: Played two seasons as Lincoln College in Lincoln, Ill….Honor-able Mention All-American, All-Region First Team, All-District First Team and All-Midwest Athletic Conference First Team selection….hit team-high .443 with 45 RBI as a sophomore for the Lynx in 2008…28 extra-base hits, including 10 triples, in 2008.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Rolling Meadows High School ….All-Area, All-Great Northwest and All-Mid-Suburban League East pick during prep career…hit team-leading .373 as a senior…born June 2, 1988…son of Matt and Nancy Serna…majoring in political science.

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RyanSHOBERSophomore*Infielder

5-10*170*R/R

Inverness,Ill.

Fremd


Prior to UIC: Competed at Valparaiso in 2009...batted .216 with one home run, one triple, four doubles, four stolen bases and 10 RBI in limited action for the Crusaders.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for Fremd...All-Conference, All-Area, All-State Coaches Association during his senior season when he batted .416 with seven home runs, two triples, 14 doubles, 21 stolen bases and 31 RBI...was a Great Northwest Team selection and team captain for the Vikings his senior year...played on the Palatine American Legion State Championship team in 2009... high school teammate of RHP Mike Schoolcraft...born April 21, 1990...son of Dave and Bette Shober...undecided on a major.

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TIMSUMINSKIFreshman*Pitcher

6-4*195*L/L

Milwaukee,Wis.

ParkwayChristian*RacineHitters

TravelCoach:R.J.Fergus

Prep/Personal: Played with the Racine Hitters during the summer because his high school, Parkway Christian Academy, does not have a baseball team...posted a 5-1 record and led the team in ERA (2.78) his senior season...also led the Hitters in wins (6), innings pitched (59.0) and strikeouts (59) during his junior campaign...played point guard on the Parkway Christian basketball team, earning First Team All-Conference honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008...high school’s nickname was also the Flames...born October 3, 1990...son of Edward and Marsha Suminski...undecided on a major.

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CHARLIEWEINBERGFreshman*Pitcher

6-3*180*R/R

Eagan,Minn.

Eagan

H.S.Coach:RobWalsh

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Eagan as a pitcher and outfield-er...helped lead his team to a berth in the 2009 Minnesota State Tourna-ment...posted a 1.20 ERA with a 2-1 mark and two saves as a senior...named to the All-Lake Conference team as a junior...led the Wildcats in strikeouts twice...born September 7, 1990...son of Peter and Mitzi Weinberg...unde-cided on a major.

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2009 Season Stats Record: 29-23 Horizon League: 17-6 Home: 17-4 Away: 10-17 Neutral: 2-2


Date Opponent Score Innings Overall Horizon Pitcher of record Attend Time2/20 at #4 Texas Longhorns L 1-6 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 KOVACEVICH (L 0-1) 5333 2:362/21 at #4 Texas Longhorns L 1-10 7 0-2-0 0-0-0 RIEGLER (L 0-1) - 2:032/21 at #4 Texas Longhorns L 1-3 9 0-3-0 0-0-0 KOOL (L 0-1) 5552 2:052/22 at #4 Texas Longhorns L 0-1 9 0-4-0 0-0-0 WORTHINGTON (L 0-1) 5282 2:112/28 at #23 Alabama L 2-4 9 0-5-0 0-0-0 KOVACEVICH (L 0-2) - 2:232/28 at #23 Alabama L 4-20 9 0-6-0 0-0-0 KOOL (L 0-2) 3696 3:213/5 at Vanderbilt W 3-2 9 1-6-0 0-0-0 MIRAMONTES (W 1-0) 562 2:573/6 at Vanderbilt L 1-6 9 1-7-0 0-0-0 KOVACEVICH (L 0-3) 823 2:383/7 at Vanderbilt L 4-5 9 1-8-0 0-0-0 KOOL (L 0-3) 1231 3:023/8 at Vanderbilt L 7-12 9 1-9-0 0-0-0 IFFT (L 0-1) 843 3:163/13 NORTHWESTERN L 2-9 9 1-10-0 0-0-0 WORTHINGTON (L 0-2) 300 2:173/14 NORTHWESTERN L 1-2 9 1-11-0 0-0-0 KOVACEVICH (L 0-4) - 2:243/14 NORTHWESTERN W 4-3 9 2-11-0 0-0-0 MIRAMONTES (W 2-0) 324 2:243/17 PURDUE W 15-5 9 3-11-0 0-0-0 HEESCH (W 1-0) 526 2:483/18 PURDUE L 4-6 9 3-12-0 0-0-0 WYMAN (L 0-1) 212 3:13*3/20 CLEVELAND STATE W 8-2 9 4-12-0 1-0-0 WORTHINGTON (W 1-2) 211 2:29*3/21 CLEVELAND STATE W 15-5 9 5-12-0 2-0-0 KOVACEVICH (W 1-4) - 2:49*3/21 CLEVELAND STATE W 18-2 9 6-12-0 3-0-0 KOOL (W 1-3) 251 2:493/24 at Missouri W 6-4 9 7-12-0 3-0-0 KOOL (W 2-3) 306 2:573/25 at Missouri L 8-12 9 7-13-0 3-0-0 IFFT (L 0-2) 319 3:07*3/27 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 3-2 (10) 8-13-0 4-0-0 MIRAMONTES (W 3-0) - 2:49*3/27 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 6-1 9 9-13-0 5-0-0 KOVACEVICH (W 2-4) 200 2:39*3/28 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 3-2 9 10-13-0 6-0-0 MIRAMONTES (W 4-0) 187 2:274/1 BRADLEY W 5-4 9 11-13-0 6-0-0 HEESCH (W 2-0) 265 2:53*4/3 at Milwaukee L 3-6 9 11-14-0 6-1-0 WORTHINGTON (L 1-3) 168 2:21*4/4 at Milwaukee W 7-3 9 12-14-0 7-1-0 KOVACEVICH (W 3-4) - 2:58*4/4 at Milwaukee L 4-11 9 12-15-0 7-2-0 KOOL (L 2-4) 291 2:56*4/11 at Butler W 4-1 9 13-15-0 8-2-0 WORTHINGTON (W 2-3) - 2:28*4/11 at Butler W 4-2 9 14-15-0 9-2-0 KOVACEVICH (W 4-4) 134 2:37*4/12 at Butler W 17-5 9 15-15-0 10-2-0 KOOL (W 3-4) 82 3:084/15 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 5-4 9 16-15-0 10-2-0 HEESCH (W 3-0) 242 2:364/17 at Creighton L 4-9 9 16-16-0 10-2-0 WORTHINGTON (L 2-4) 235 2:444/19 at Creighton L 3-4 9 16-17-0 10-2-0 KOOL (L 3-5) 170 2:46*4/24 at Wright State L 3-7 9 16-18-0 10-3-0 WORTHINGTON (L 2-5) - 2:15*4/24 at Wright State L 12-13 9 16-19-0 10-4-0 WYMAN (L 0-2) 436 3:31*4/25 VALPARAISO W 14-12 9 17-19-0 11-4-0 KOOL (W 4-5) 306 2:484/28 at Notre Dame W 10-5 9 18-19-0 11-4-0 HEESCH (W 4-0) 967 3:38*5/1 WRIGHT STATE W 8-3 9 19-19-0 12-4-0 WORTHINGTON (W 3-5) 229 2:24*5/2 WRIGHT STATE W 11-9 9 20-19-0 13-4-0 SALEMI (W 1-0) - 2:54*5/2 WRIGHT STATE L 0-13 9 20-20-0 13-5-0 KOOL (L 4-6) 302 2:435/4 PURDUE NORTH CENTRAL W 16-3 9 21-20-0 13-5-0 IFFT (W 1-2) 159 2:345/5 TRINITY INTL W 14-0 9 22-20-0 13-5-0 KOVACEVICH (W 5-4) 214 2:27*5/8 MILWAUKEE W 5-4 9 23-20-0 14-5-0 WORTHINGTON (W 4-5) - 2:07*5/8 MILWAUKEE W 6-3 9 24-20-0 15-5-0 MIRAMONTES (W 5-0) 384 2:39*5/10 at Cleveland State W 11-2 9 25-20-0 16-5-0 KOVACEVICH (W 6-4) - 2:39*5/10 at Cleveland State L 1-11 9 25-21-0 16-6-0 KOOL (L 4-7) 121 2:03*5/17 at Valparaiso W 2-1 (10) 26-21-0 17-6-0 MIRAMONTES (W 6-0) 160 2:44+5/21 at Cleveland State W 16-6 9 27-21-0 17-6-0 KOVACEVICH (W 7-4) 183 3:33+5/22 vs Wright State L 6-7 9 27-22-0 17-6-0 MIRAMONTES (L 6-1) 148 2:46+5/23 vs Milwaukee W 18-3 9 28-22-0 17-6-0 HEESCH (W 5-0) 111 2:59+5/23 vs Wright State W 4-0 9 29-22-0 17-6-0 KOOL (W 5-7) 163 2:20+5/24 vs Wright State L 2-6 (12) 29-23-0 17-6-0 MIRAMONTES (L 6-2) 174 3:34

* = Horizon League game

+ = 2009 Horizon League Baseball Championship presented by U.S. Army

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2009 Season Results


2009 ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE HONOREES

2009 All-Horizon League First Team

P -- Phil Klein (Youngstown State, So.) P -- Adam Worthington (UIC, Sr.) C -- Matt Lenski (Valparaiso, Sr.) 1B -- Jeff Mercer (Wright State, Sr.) 2B -- Andy Gerhartz (Milwaukee, Sr.) SS -- Jacke Healey (Youngstown State, Jr.) 3B -- Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr.) OF -- Doug Dekoning (Milwaukee, So.) OF -- Casey McGrew (Wright State, Jr.) OF -- Tim Patzman (Milwaukee, Jr.) DH -- Josh Hungerman (Cleveland State, Sr.) UT -- Shawn Wozniak (Milwaukee, Sr.)

2009 All-Horizon League Second TeamP -- Chris Kovacevich (UIC, Jr.) P -- Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr.) C -- Nathan Orf (UIC, Fr.) 1B -- Brandon Harwell (UIC, Sr.) 2B -- David Leon (Youngstown State, So.) SS -- R.J. Gundolff (Wright State, Jr.) 3B -- Jason Ganek (UIC, So.) OF -- Brad Buell (Cleveland State, Sr.) OF -- Jake Carr (UIC, Sr.) OF -- Dan DeBruin (Valparaiso, Sr.) DH -- Josh Groves (Milwaukee, Sr.) UT -- Eric Marzec (Youngstown State, Jr.)

2009 Horizon League All-Newcomer TeamP -- Mike Hernandez (Butler, Fr.) P -- Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr.) C -- Nathan Orf (UIC, Fr.) 1B -- Tyler Wynn (Cleveland State, Fr.) SS -- Jacke Healey (Youngstown State, Jr.) 3B -- Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr.) 3B -- Paul Hoenecke (Milwaukee, Fr.) OF -- Ryan Ashe (Wright State, Fr.) OF -- Ryan Franks (Cleveland State, Jr.) OF -- Kyle Gaedele (Valparaiso, Fr.) OF -- Steven Scoby (Valparaiso, Fr.) UT -- Jake Hibberd (Wright State, Fr.)

Player of the Year: Jeff Mercer (Wright State, Sr., INF)

Pitcher of the Year: Adam Worthington (UIC, Sr., RHP)

Relief Pitcher of the Year: Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr., RHP)

Newcomer of the Year: Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr., INF)

Coach of the Year: Scott Doffek (Milwaukee)

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008-09, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms of athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). In all sports, all teams participate in their respective postseason League champion-ships regardless of regular-season performance, allowing all student-athletes an opportunity to qualify for NCAA championships. The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field and the NCAA national office.

FINAL STANDINGS Horizon League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. UIC 17 6 .739 29 23 .558 Milwaukee 14 9 .609 28 27 .509 Wright State 14 12 .538 33 30 .524 Valparaiso 12 11 .522 28 24 .538 Cleveland St. 12 13 .480 21 31 .404 Youngstown St. 10 14 .417 16 35 .314 Butler 6 20 .231 13 41 .241

Tuesday, May 19#7 Butler 7, #6 Youngstown State 6Wednesday, May 20#5 Cleveland State 4, #4 Valparaiso 2#3 Wright State 8, #7 Butler 3Thursday, May 21#4 Valparaiso 4, #7 Butler 2#3 Wright State 20, #2 Milwaukee 4#1 UIC 16, #5 Cleveland State 6Friday, May 22#2 Milwaukee 10, #4 Valparaiso 7#2 Milwaukee 6, #5 Cleveland State 5#3 Wright State 7, #1 UIC 6Saturday, May 23#1 UIC 18, #2 Milwaukee 3#1 UIC 4, #3 Wright State 0Sunday, May 24

#3 Wright State 6, #1 UIC 2 (12 innings)

2009 Horizon League All-Tournament Team

Name Pos. Yr.

Garrett Gray C Wright State

Jeff Mercer 1B Wright State

Tony Altavilla 2B UIC

R.J. Gundolff SS Wright State

Andy Leonard 3B UIC

Ryan Ashe OF Wright State

John Rosinski OF UIC

Kory Twede OF Wright State

Brett Schaefer DH UIC

Alex Kaminsky P Wright State

Mike Kool P UIC

Horizon League Tournament MVP:

Kory Twede OF Wright State

HORIZON LEAGUE - Raise Your Sights

2009 Horizon League Recap

2009 Horizon League Championship (Lorain, Ohio – Pipe Yard satdium)


UIC Baseball History - Career Records (Batting)BATTING AVERAGE 1. .391 Scott Metz (1985-86)2. .377 Justin Johnson (2004-2006)3. .363 Mark Hallberg (2005-2006)5. .359 Al Candea (1998-99)6. .358 Larry Rubin (1990-91) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)7. .354 Jim Noble (1980-83) J.P. Carey (2002-03)9. .350 Jim Ryan (1981-85) Curtis Granderson (2000-02)

HITS1. 243 J.P. Moran (2000-04)2. 236 Bryan Russo (2002-05)3. 225 John Rosner (1999-2002)4. 224 Bob Rosinski (1998-01) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)5. 223 Jody Brown (1992-95)6. 220 Curtis Granderson (2000-02)7. 212 Mike Hughes (2001-04)8. 207 Jim Phillos (1988-91)9. 201 Mike Bruszer (2001-05)10. 200 Jake Carr (2006-09)

RUNS BATTED IN1. 160 Frank Provenzano (1984-87)2. 141 Bob Rosinski (1998-01)3. 139 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)4. 136 Jody Brown (1992-95)5. 134 Mike Hughes (2001-04)6. 129 J.P. Moran (2000-04)7. 125 Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Curtis Granderson (2000-02)9. 119 Eric Bradley (1983-87)10. 115 Jim Noble (1980-83) Larry Rubin (1990-91) Jake Carr (2006-09)

RUNS SCORED 1. 178 Curtis Granderson (2000-02)2. 177 Kelly Kropp (1988-91)3. 164 Mike Hughes (2001-04)4. 160 Bryan Russo (2002-05)5. 159 Jim Phillos (1988-91)6. 158 Jody Brown (1992-95) 158 John Rosner (1999-2002)8. 152 Bob Rosinski (1998-01)9. 148 Mike Petak (1991-94)10. 145 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)

DOUBLES1. 52 Jody Brown (1992-95)2. 51 Curtis Granderson (2000-02)3. 50 Weber Bowen (2000-03)4. 49 J.P. Moran (2000-04)5. 45 John Rosner (1999-2002)6. 42 Mike Hughes (2001-04)7. 40 Jim Noble (1980-83) Scott Metz (1985-86) Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Bryan Russo (2002-05) Jake Carr (2006-09)

TRIPLES1. 15 Mike Hughes (2001-04)2. 11 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)3. 10 Mike Petak (1991-94) John Rosner (1999-2002)5. 9 Curtis Granderson (2000-02)6. 8 Al Massey (1980-82) Tony Zaffaro (1987-89) Jody Brown (1992-95)9. 7 Hal Olofsson (1984-87) John Kravarik (1993-96) HOME RUNS1. 41 Frank Provenzano (1984-87)2. 25 Curtis Granderson (2000-02) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07)4. 24 Mike Hughes (2001-04) Bart Babineaux (2005-06)6. 23 Jim Noble (1980-83) Eric Bradley (1983-87)8. 21 Mike Petak (1991-94)9. 20 Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Larry Rubin (1990-91)

STOLEN BASES1. 95 Kelly Kropp (1988-90)2. 72 Jody Brown (1992-95)3. 69 Jim Clinton (1988-89)4. 65 Mike Petak (1991-94)5. 58 Jim Phillos (1988-91)6. 54 Tony Zaffaro (1987-89)7. 53 Glen Pecoraro (1989-90)8. 50 Hal Olofsson (1984-87)9. 48 Pete Vilips (1986-89)10. 47 John Rosner (1999-2002)

WALKS1. 156 Jim Phillos (1988-91)2. 153 Kelly Kropp (1988-91)3. 110 Tony Zaffaro (1987-89)4. 108 Hal Olofsson (1984-87)5. 107 Curtis Granderson (2000-02)6. 106 Carmen Carcone (1992-95)7. 98 Eric Bradley (1983-87)8. 96 Pete Lotus (1995-99)9. 94 Craig Kristufek (1989-93)10. 83 Bob Rosinski (1998-01)

HIT BY PITCHES1. 40 Chad Schroeder (2006-07)2. 38 Jody Brown (1992-95)3. 33 Mike Hughes (2001-04)4. 31 Ty Rubio (2007-present)5. 30 John Rosner (1999-2002)6. 29 Bart Babineaux (2005-2006)7. 28 Joe Schicker (1999-00) Nelson Gord (2001-04)9. 27 Kevin Nelson (2000-03) Nick Rainwater (2004-07)

AT BATS1. 784 Bryan Russo (2002-05)2. 748 J.P. Moran (2000-04)3. 706 Mike Bruszer (2001-05)4 701 Bob Rosinski (1998-01)5. 695 Jim Phillos (1988-91) Jody Brown (1992-95)7. 680 John Rosner (1999-2002)8. 637 Eric Duke (1997-2000)9. 628 Nelson Gord (2001-04) 628 Jake Carr (2006-09)

Curtis Granderson is the UIC career leader in runs scored while ranking second in doubles and home runs.

J.P. Moran is UIC’s career leader in hits with 243 between 2000-2004.


UIC Baseball History - Single-Season Records (Batting)BATTING AVERAGE 1. .483 Curtis Granderson (2002)2. .445 Elvis Hernandez (1997)3. .431 Jim Ryan (1985)4. .429 Nathan Orf (2009)5. .422 Gus Gregory (1964)6. .417 Bob Wilson (1979)7. .409 Scott Metz (1985)8. .407 John Rosner (2002)9. .402 Randy Buresh (1976)10. .400 Earl Dortch (1972) Al Candea (1999)

HITS1. 100 Curtis Granderson (2002)2. 85 Steve McGuiggan (2008)3. 84 Mark Hallberg (2005)4. 83 Jim Noble (1982)5. 81 Brett Schaefer (2008) Mark Hallberg (2006)7. 80 Larry Gempp Jr. (2007)8. 79 Bob Rosinski (2001)9. 78 Mark Linkletter (1993) Mike Hughes (2004)

RUNS BATTED IN1. 65 Bart Babineaux (2006)2. 64 Mark Linkletter (1993) 3. 62 Larry Rubin (1990)4. 61 Brett Schaefer (2008) Mike Hughes (2004) Justin Johnson (2004)7. 57 Justin Johnson (2006)8. 56 Frank Provenzano (1985) Chuck Peters (2003)10. 55 Jon Piazza (1994) Al Candea (1999)

RUNS SCORED 1. 76 Curtis Granderson (2002)2. 67 Mike Hughes (2004)3. 61 Larry Gempp Jr. (2006)4. 57 Frank Provenzano (1985)5. 56 Mark Hallberg (2006)6. 53 Jody Brown (1993)7. 52 Mike Hughes (2003) Bart Babineaux (2006) Justin Johnson (2006)10. 51 Larry Rubin (1991) Curtis Granderson (2000) Curtis Granderson (2001) Brett Schaefer (2008)

DOUBLES1. 25 Scott Metz (1986)2. 24 Weber Bowen (2001)3. 23 Curtis Granderson (2002)4. 22 Andy Leonard (2009)5. 21 Jim Noble (1982)6. 19 Mark Hallberg (2006) Micky Pingree (2007)8. 18 Larry Rubin (1991) Jody Brown (1994) John Kravarik (1996) Eric Duke (1999) J.P. Moran (2001)

Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) Justin Johnson (2006)

TRIPLES1. 8 Mike Hughes (2004)2. 7 Dave Heinzl (1976)3. 6 Doug Carlson (1966) Al Massey (1982)5. 5 Ariel Reboyras (1977) Bob Tito (1977) Dan Pupura (1979) Rob Mecklenburg (1988) Kelly Kropp (1990) Curtis Granderson (2001) Steve McGuiggan (2008)

HOME RUNS1. 18 Bart Babineaux (2006)2. 17 Frank Provenzano (1985)3. 13 Dave Heinzl (1977) Mike Hughes (2004)5. 12 Mark Linkletter (1993)6. 11 Randy Buresh (1977) Mike Petak (1993) Al Candea (1999) Chuck Peters (2003) Justin Johnson (2006)9. 10 Scott Metz (1985) Larry Rubin (1990) Larry Rubin (1991) Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) Brett Schaefer (2008)

STOLEN BASES1. 45 Jim Clinton (1989)2. 35 Glen Pecoraro (1990)3. 30 Kelly Kropp (1988) 4. 29 Ollie Reed (1971) John DeFilippo (1993)6. 26 Kurt Kunz (1982)7. 25 Rob Mecklenburg (1988)8. 24 Pete Vilips (1988) Jim Clinton (1988) Jody Brown (1994)

WALKS1. 51 Tony Zaffaro (1989)2. 50 Kelly Kropp (1988)3. 45 Curtis Granderson (2000)4. 44 Hal Olofsson (1986)5. 43 Kelly Kropp (1990) Jim Phillos (1991)7. 42 Jim Phillos (1988) Jim Phillos (1990) Steve Hall (1990) Mike Petak (1994)

HIT BY PITCHES1. 25 Chad Schroeder (2007)2. 20 Joe Schicker (2000)3. 19 Ty Rubio (2008)4. 18 Nick Rainwater (2007)5. 16 Weber Bowen (2001) Justin Johnson (2004)7. 15 Jody Brown (1993) Chad Schroeder (2006)9. 14 Brandon Harwell (2009)10. 13 Bart Babineaux (2006) Steve McGuiggan (2008) Tony Altavilla (2009)

AT BATS1. 230 Steve McGuiggan (2008)2. 223 Eric Duke (2000) Jordan DeVoir (2003)4. 221 Mike Bruszer (2002) Bryan Russo (2003) Larry Gempp Jr. (2006)7. 218 Jim Noble (1982) Andy Leonard (2009)9. 217 Mark Hallberg (2006)10. 216 Frank Provenzano (1985) Jordan DeVoir (2004)

Single-Game Batting Records Runs 6, Darryl Noren vs. Trinity (4/24/90)Hits 7, Eric Duke vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99)RBI 8, Weber Bowen vs. Tennessee-Martin (3/8/02)Home Runs 4, Frank Provenzano vs. Chicago State (5/7/84)Stolen Bases 5, Jim Clinton vs. Concordia (5/5/89) 5, John DeFilippo vs. Tennessee State (3/7/93)

Bart Babineaux set the UIC single-season record for home runs (18) and RBI (65) in 2006.


UIC Baseball History - Career Records (Pitching)EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP)1. 2.68 Brett Davis (1988-91)2. 2.69 John Wesley Jr. (1992-93) David Haehnel (2002-04)4. 3.03 Jon Piazza (1992-96)5. 3.24 Zach Peterson (2004-07)6. 3.32 Ryan Zink (2004-07)7. 3.48 Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 8. 3.70 Eric Schultz (1994-97) 9. 3.74 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002)10. 3.78 Adam Worthington (2006-09)

WINS1. 27 Zach Peterson (2004-07)2. 26 Steve Carlson (1998-01)3. 24 Ryan Gehring (2002-04) Ryan Zink (2004-07) 5. 21 Brett Davis (1988-91)6. 19 Jon Piazza (1992-96)7. 17 Don Kinnunen (1980-83)8. 15 Bob Villasenor (1982-84)9. 14 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) Tadd Gibson (1990-93) Brandon Allen (1995-96) David Haehnel (2002-04)

WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 decisions)1. .777 (14-4) David Haehnel (2002-04) .777 (14-4) Ryan Martin (2003-2006)3. .771 (27-8) Zach Peterson (2004-07)4. .750 (12-4) Derrick Miramontes (2008-09)6. .727 (8-3) Tom Szalewski (2004-05)7. .700 (14-6) Brandon Allen (1995-96)8. .688 (11-5) Eric Schultz (1994-97)9. .679 (19-9) Jon Piazza (1992-96)10. .667 (24-12) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) (24-12) Ryan Zink (2004-07)

SAVES 1. 30 Brett Davis (1988-91)2. 16 David Haehnel (2002-04)3. 13 David Cales (2007) Adam Worthington (2006-09) 5. 9 Steve Carlson (1998-01) Jason Foster (2005-2006)7. 7 Derrick Miramontes (2008-09)8. 6 Ryan Zink (2004-07)9. 5 Tom Szymborski (1994-96)10. 4 John Wesley (1992-93) Eric Schultz (1994-97)

STRIKEOUTS1. 258 Steve Carlson (1998-2001)2. 208 Ryan Zink (2004-07)3. 206 Zach Peterson (2004-07)4. 202 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002)5. 193 Ed Chibe (1980-83)6. 188 Ryan Gehring (2002-04)7. 179 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91)8. 177 Adam Worthington (2006-09)9. 175 Brett Davis (1988-91)10. 172 David Haehnel (2002-04)

GAMES STARTED1. 48 Tadd Gibson (1990-93)2. 42 Zach Peterson (2004-07)3. 40 Ryan Zink (2004-07)4. 38 Ryan Gehring (2002-04)5. 35 Jim Shortall (1989-92)6. 33 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91)7. 31 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002)8. 30 Jason Henry (1995-97) Steve Carlson (1998-01)10. 27 Jon Piazza (1992-96) Tom Szymborski (1994-96)

INNINGS PITCHED1. 333.1 Zach Peterson (2004-07)2. 284.2 Ryan Zink (2005-07)3. 277.0 Ed Chibe (1980-83)4. 274.1 Steve Carlson (1998-01) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 6. 264.2 Don Kinnunen (1980-83)7. 255.2 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91)8. 233.0 Tadd Gibson (1990-93)9. 224.0 Adam Worthington (2006-09)10. 208.2 Jon Piazza (1992-96)

COMPLETE GAMES1. 19 Don Kinnunen (1980-83)2. 18 Bob Villasenor (1982-84) Jon Piazza (1992-96)4. 15 Tadd Gibson (1990-93) Ryan Gehring (2002-04)6. 14 Ed Chibe (1980-83)7. 11 Steve Carlson (1998-01)8. 10 Jim Shortall (1989-92) Ryan Zink (2004-07)10. 9 Nick Worm (2000-01)

Flames’ Double-Digit ‘K’ Throwers

18Joe Host vs. Northeastern Illinois (4/26/93)

15Gene Rausch vs. Detroit (5/13/01)Ryan Gehring vs. Viterbo (3/30/02)Joe Host vs. UW-Milwaukee (5/2/94)

14Brad Mears vs. St. Ambrose (3/31/00)

13Jon Piazza vs. Rollins College (3/8/94)

Steve Carlson vs. S. Conn. St. (3/22/99)Ryan Martin vs. Butler (5/24/03)Ryan Zink vs. St. Louis (3/7/04)

12Gary Renken vs. Concordia (4/3/86)

RC Lichtenstein vs. Colgate (3/20/91)Jon Piazza vs. Butler (3/13/93)

David Haehnel vs. UW-Milwaukee (4/17/04)Adam Worthington vs. Butler (4/11/09)

11Brandon Allen vs. Tenn. Tech (3/13/96)Tom Szymborski vs. Butler (4/28/96)

Eric Schultz vs. Cleveland State (4/13/97)Jaime Velasquez vs. S. Conn. St. (3/20/99)

Sean McNichols vs. Butler (4/9/99)Sean McNichols vs. Cleveland St. (4/24/99)

Wes Gilliam vs. Cleveland St. (4/8/01)Steve Carlson vs. Detroit (5/11/01)

Wes Gilliam vs. Cleveland St. (5/3/02)Ryan Zink vs. Cleveland St. (5/1/04)

10John LeGere vs. Concordia (5/14/87)

RC Lichtenstein vs. Beth.-Cookman (3/21/90)John Wesley vs. Akron (4/6/92)

Wes Gilliam vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99)Steve Carlson vs. Northwestern (2/9/01)

Steve Carlson vs. Butler (4/21/01)Wes Gilliam vs. Drexel (3/17/02)

Ryan Gehring vs. Chicago State (3/27/03)Ryan Martin vs. Wright State (4/19/03)

David Haehnel vs. Arkansas State (2/21/04)Ryan Zink vs. Youngstown State (5/16/04)

Adam Worthington vs. Cleveland St. (3/20/09)

Zach Peterson (2004-07) is UIC’s career leader in wins (27) and

innings pitched (333.1).

APPEARANCES1. 112 Brett Davis (1988-91)2. 107 Adam Worthington (2006-09)3. 76 Steve Carlson (1998-01)4. 72 Zach Peterson (2004-07)5. 68 David Haehnel (2002-04)6. 65 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91)7. 63 Jason Foster (2005-2006)8. 62 Brad Goebbert (1997-2000)9. 59 Craig Niedermaier (1988-91)10. 57 Tadd Gibson (1990-93)


UIC Baseball History - Single-Season Records (Pitching)EARNED RUN AVERAGE1. 0.74 David Cales (2007)2. 1.08 David Haehnel (2002)3. 1.35 Marcus Goodman (2003)4. 1.37 Brett Davis (1988)5. 1.40 Bob Villasenor (1984)6. 1.54 John Wesley (1992)7. 2.07 Ryan Zink (2004)8. 2.17 Larry Ketza (1984)9. 2.22 Brandon Allen (1996)10. 2.25 Steve McBride (1988) Brett Davis (1989) Shane Eggerman (1990)

WINS1. 12 Steve Carlson (2001)2. 11 Dick Novicki (1955)3. 10 Zach Peterson (2005)4. 9 Bob Villasenor (1984) Jon Piazza (1993) Jon Piazza (1994) Ryan Gehring (2002) Ryan Zink (2004) Zach Peterson (2006)10. 8 Brett Davis (1988) Nick Worm (2000) Ryan Gehring (2003) Ryan Zink (2005)

WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. five decisions)1. 1.000 (5-0) Craig Niedermaier (1990) (5-0) Michael Heesch (2009)3. .909 (10-1) Zach Peterson (2005)4. .900 (9-1) Ryan Gehring (2002)5. .875 (7-1) Ryan Martin (2003)6. .857 (6-1) David Haehnel (2003) (6-1) Don Phillis (2008)8. .833 (5-1) Rick Kelleher (1979) (5-1) George Robertson (1985) (5-1) Kevin Walker (1990) (5-1) Wes Gilliam (2002)

SAVES1. 14 Brett Davis (1989)2. 13 David Cales (2007)3. 9 David Haehnel (2003)4. 7 Brett Davis (1991) Steve Carlson (2000) Derrick Miramontes7. 6 Jason Foster (2005) 6 Adam Worthington (2006) 9. 5 Brett Davis (1988) Adam Worthington (2008)

STRIKEOUTS1. 105 Larry Bergnach (1958)2. 99 Steve Carlson (2001)3. 98 Dale Stone (1976)4. 92 David Haehnel (2004) Ryan Zink (2004)6. 85 Tom Szymborski (1996)7. 75 Jon Piazza (1993)8. 74 Ryan Zink (2005)9. 73 Zach Peterson (2006) Adam Worthington (2009)

GAMES STARTED1. 18 Tadd Gibson (1993)2. 16 Don Kinnunen (1982) Tadd Gibson (1992) Ryan Zink (2005) Zach Peterson (2007)6. 15 Dale Stone (1976) Zach Peterson (2006) Steve Crnkovich (2007) Chris Kovacevich (2009)9. 14 Jon Piazza (1994) Larry Banks (2002) Ryan Gehring (2003) Ryan Gehring (2004) Don Phillis (2006) Mike Kool (2008)

INNINGS PITCHED1. 119.0 Ryan Zink (2005)2. 109.1 Zach Peterson (2007)3. 107.2 Zach Peterson (2006)4. 104.7 Dale Stone (1976)5. 103.7 Tadd Gibson (1993)6. 100.7 Jon Piazza (1993)7. 100.0 Nick Worm (2000)8. 99.0 Steve Carlson (2001) Ryan Gehring (2003)10. 97.1 Derrick Miramontes (2008)

COMPLETE GAMES1. 11 Dale Stone (1976) Bob Villasenor (1984)3. 10 Dave Pratt (1977) Ed Chibe (1982) Jon Piazza (1994)6. 9 Don Kinnunen (1982)7. 8 Don Kinnunen (1981) Jon Piazza (1993)9. 7 John Haase (1977) Bob Villasenor (1983) Ryan Gehring (2003)

APPEARANCES1. 38 Adam Worthington (2006)2. 37 Jason Foster (2006) 3. 33 Brett Davis (1989)4. 31 Adam Worthington (2008)5. 30 Brett Davis (1991)6. 28 Steve Carlson (2000) David Haehnel (2003)8. 27 Brett Davis (1988) Randy Krick (2006) Joe Skinner (2007)

Flames’ All-TimeNo-Hitters

Harve Weltman1952 Season

UICC 7, Thornton Junior College 1

Harve Weltman1953 Season

UICC 4, Aurora College 2

Dan McMahan1955 SeasonUICC 9, IIT 1

Dick Novicki1955 Season

UICC 8, Univ. of Chicago 0

Larry Bergnach1957 Season UICC 7, IIT 0

Jim Husarisk1967 Season

UICC 4, Illinois Teachers South 0

Fred NicolaiApril 15, 1985

UIC 11, Concordia 1

Joe HostApril 26, 1993

UIC 2, Northeastern Illinois 1

Jason HenryApril 27, 1997UIC 7, Detroit 0

Ryan Zink May 16, 2004

UIC 7, Youngstown State 0

Ryan Zink set the UIC single-season record for innings pitched (119.0) in 2005 and tossed the last no-

hitter by a UIC pitcher versus Youngstown

State on May 16, 2004.


League Player of the Year2002 Curtis Granderson, OF2003 Chuck Peters, OF

League Pitcher of the Year1994 Jon Piazza1997 Jason Henry2007 Zach Peterson2009 Adam Worthington

League Relief Pitcher of the Year2007 David Cales2008 Adam Worthington

League Newcomer of the Year1997 Elvis Hernandez, OF2001 Mike Bruszer, INF2002 Ryan Gehring, P2003 Ryan Martin, P2006 Chad Schroeder, P2007 Micky Pingree, OF2008 Derrick Miramontes, P

League Coach of the Year1990 Dean Refakes1993 Dean Refakes1999 Mike Dee2000 Mike Dee2002 Mike Dee2003 Mike Dee2005 Mike Dee2006 Mike Dee2007 Mike Dee2008 Mike Dee

ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Regional First Team2006 Bart Babineaux, OF Justin Johnson, C

ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Regional Second Team2002 Curtis Granderson, OF2003 Ryan Gehring, P2004 Mike Hughes, OF2006 Zach Peterson, P 2007 David Cales, P Larry Gempp Jr., OF

All-League First Team1986 Frank Provenzano, OF1987 Eric Bradley, OF1989 Jim Clinton, SS1990 Kelly Kropp, OF Larry Rubin, OF Darryl Noren, DH1991 John Mallee, SS Larry Rubin, OF Brett Davis, P1992 Mike Petak, OF Craig Kristufek, DH1993 Mark Linkletter, 1B Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Dennis Skoda, OF

Jon Piazza, P1994 Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Jon Piazza, P1996 Brandon Allen, P Gerry Naughton, OF1997 Elvis Hernandez, OF Jason Henry, P Bernie Pedersoli, C1999 Al Candea, OF Eric Duke, 2B Pete Lotus, UT2000 Sean McNichols, SS John Rosner, UT2001 Steve Carlson, P Chuck Peters, DH Bob Rosinski, 3B2002 Curtis Granderson, OF Mike Bruszer, SS2003 Chuck Peters, OF Mike Hughes, OF Bryan Russo, 2B Ryan Gehring, P Nelson Gord, 3B2004 Bryan Russo, 2B Jordan DeVoir, SS Mike Hughes, OF Justin Johnson, UT Ryan Zink, P2005 Mark Hallberg, 1B Larry Gempp Jr., OF Zach Peterson, P2006 Bart Babineaux, OF Larry Gempp Jr., OF Mark Hallberg, 2B Justin Johnson, C Zach Peterson, P2007 Larry Gempp Jr., OF Zach Peterson, P Micky Pingree, OF2009 Adam Worthington, P

All-League Second Team1988 Brett Davis, P1989 Jim Phillos, 3B Brett Davis, P1990 Jim Phillos, 2B John Mallee, SS Brett Davis, P1991 Kelly Kropp, OF Steve Hall, 1B1992 Jody Brown, SS Tony Reda, C John Wesley, P1993 John Pyle, C1995 Brandon Allen, P Justin Halpenny, SS1996 John Kravarik, UT Tom Szymborski, P1997 Eric Schultz, P2000 Eric Duke, 2B Bob Rosinski, 3B2001 J.P. Moran, OF2002 John Rosner, OF Ryan Gehring, P Bryan Russo, 2B

UIC Baseball History - Honor RollMid-Continent Conference (1984-94); Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1995-2001); Horizon League (2002-Present)

2003 Brad Ryan, 1B Jordan DeVoir, SS2004 Nelson Gord, 3B David Haehnel, P2005 Bryan Nolte, C Shane Crowder, OF Bart Babineaux, OF Ryan Zink, P2006 Chad Schroeder, SS Ben Trotter, DH2007 David Cales, P/INF Jake Carr, 1B2008 Steve McGuiggan, OF Derrick Miramontes, P Adam Worthington, P2009 Jake Carr, OF Jason Ganek, 3B Brandon Harwell, 1B Chris Kovacevich, P Nathan Orf, C

League All-Newcomer Team1996 Bill Phelan, OF1997 Elvis Hernandez, OF1998 Steve Carlson, P Bob Rosinski, DH/C1999 Armand Candea, OF Andy Deahl, 3B Sean McNichols, INF/P2000 Weber Bowen, DH Curtis Granderson, OF Brad Mears, P J.P. Moran, OF Nick Worm, P2001 Mike Bruszer, INF Chris Kerpan, INF2002 Ryan Gehring, P Bryan Russo, 2B2003 Brad Ryan, 1B Jordan DeVoir, SS Ryan Martin, P2004 Justin Johnson, UT Tom Szalewski, P Ryan Zink, P2005 Bart Babineaux, OF Larry Gempp Jr., OF Mark Hallberg, 1B Scott Saling, P2006 Chad Schroeder, SS Joe Skinner, P2007 David Cales, P/INF Steve Crnkovich, P Micky Pingree, OF2008 Steve McGuiggan, OF Rafael Garcia, SS Derrick Miramontes, P2009 Nathan Orf, C

League All-Tournament Team 1984 Bob Villasenor, P1986 Scott Metz, OF1988 Jim Phillos, 3B1989 Jim Phillos, 3B Jim Clinton, SS1990 Steve Hall, 1B Jim Phillos, 2B

John Mallee, SS Kevin Walker, P Brett Davis, P1991 John Mallee, SS Larry Rubin, OF Kelly Kropp, OF R.C. Lichtenstein, P1993 Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Dennis Skoda, OF1996 Jason Henry, P John Kravarik, 1B Jon Piazza, OF Joe Waszak, 2B1999 Al Candea, OF Steve Carlson, P2000 J.P. Moran, OF Bob Rosinski, 3B Nick Worm, P2002 Curtis Granderson, OF Ryan Gehring, P2003 Mike Hughes, OF Jordan DeVoir, SS Kevin Nelson, C Ryan Martin, P2004 Jordan DeVoir, SS2005 Bart Babineaux, OF Bryan Nolte, C Ryan Zink, P Zach Peterson, P2006 Ted Rosinski, OF2007 David Cales, INF/P Larry Gempp Jr., OF Nick Rainwater, 3B Chad Schroeder, SS Ryan Zink, P2008 Kevin Coddington, C Brett Schaefer, 1B Peter Ifft, P Steve McGuiggan, OF2009 Tony Altavilla, 2B Mike Kool, P Andy Leonard, 3B John Rosinski, OF Brett Schaefer, DH

League Tournament MVP1990 Kevin Walker, P1991 Larry Rubin, OF1993 Jody Brown, SS2003 Mike Hughes, OF2005 Ryan Zink, P2007 David Cales, INF/P2008 Brett Schaefer, 1B

NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team2005 Shane Crowder, OF Ted Rosinski, DH2007 Chad Schroeder, SS Ryan Zink, P2008 Jake Carr, OF


UIC Baseball History - Coaching/Team Records and Results

Year-by-Year Overall Results

Year Record Pct. Coach 1949 7-8 .467 Les Miller1950 11-5-1 .676 Les Miller1951 8-9 .471 Les Miller1952 14-5 .737 Les Miller1953 25-1 .962 Les Miller1954 21-8 .724 Les Miller1955 18-6 .750 Les Miller1956 15-10 .600 Les Miller 1957 11-9 .550 Les Miller1958 25-6 .806 Les Miller1959 23-8-1 .734 Les Miller1960 19-8 .704 Les Miller1961 18-8 .692 Les Miller1962 19-12 .613 Les Miller1963 22-13 .629 Les Miller1964 16-14 .533 Les Miller1965 15-7 .682 Les Miller1966 18-8 .692 Les Miller1967 25-14-1 .638 Les Miller1968 21-7 .750 Les Miller1969 15-4 .789 Les Miller1970 14-7 .667 Les Miller1971 19-12-2 .606 Les Miller1972 10-18 .357 Les Miller1973 10-20 .333 Les Miller1974 14-22 .389 Les Miller1975* 19-18 .514 Les Miller1976 15-28 .349 Les Miller1977 17-32 .347 Les Miller1978 11-16 .407 Les Miller1979 14-20 .389 Les Miller1980 11-23 .324 Dick Ward1981 11-33 .250 Dick Ward1982 25-46 .352 Dick Ward1983 16-35-1 .317 Dean Refakes1984 19-35-1 .355 Dean Refakes1985 28-41-1 .407 Dean Refakes1986 26-26 .500 Dean Refakes1987 23-27 .460 Dean Refakes1988 27-29 .482 Dean Refakes1989 33-29 .532 Dean Refakes1990 33-24 .579 Dean Refakes1991 25-32 .439 Dean Refakes1992 23-27 .460 Dean Refakes1993 31-26 .544 Dean Refakes1994 22-31 .415 Dean Refakes1995 21-28 .429 Dean Refakes1996 23-26 .469 Dean Refakes1997 15-26 $ .366 Dean Refakes1998 11-25 .305 Dean Refakes1999 18-30 .375 Mike Dee2000 33-26 .559 Mike Dee2001 32-28 .533 Mike Dee2002 39-16 .709 Mike Dee2003 39-18 .684 Mike Dee2004 35-21 .625 Mike Dee2005 38-21-1 .633 Mike Dee2006 35-20 .636 Mike Dee2007 35-21 .625 Mike Dee2008 35-22 .614 Mike Dee2009 29-23 .558 Mike Dee Totals 1,300-1,178-9 .523* Includes two wins by forfeit; $ Includes one loss by forfeit

Year-by-Year Conference ResultsYear Conference Record/Finish Coach1984 Mid Continent 19-35 Overall/6th Dean Refakes 1985 Mid Continent 3 5/3rd in Blue Division Dean Refakes1986 Mid Continent 6 6/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes1987 Mid Continent 3 7/3rd in Blue Division Dean Refakes1988 Mid Continent 6 6/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes1989 Mid Continent 5 4/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes1990 Mid Continent 8 3/1st in Blue Division * Dean Refakes1991 Mid Continent 11 6/2nd in West Division Dean Refakes1992 Mid Continent 12 10/3rd in West Division Dean Refakes1993 Mid Continent 13 8/2nd * Dean Refakes1994 Mid Continent 13 11/4th Dean Refakes1995 Midwestern Collegiate 7 9/3rd in West Division Dean Refakes 1996 Midwestern Collegiate 12-10/3rd Dean Refakes 1997 Midwestern Collegiate 8-16/6th Dean Refakes1998 Midwestern Collegiate 3-15/6th Dean Refakes1999 Midwestern Collegiate 6-12/5th Mike Dee2000 Midwestern Collegiate 12-6/1st (tie) Mike Dee2001 Midwestern Collegiate 13-7/2nd Mike Dee2002 Horizon League 14-5/1st Mike Dee2003 Horizon League 15-6/1st# Mike Dee2004 Horizon League 14-8/1st Mike Dee 2005 Horizon League 14-6/1st# Mike Dee2006 Horizon League 22-7/1st Mike Dee2007 Horizon League 21-6/1st# Mike Dee2008 Horizon League 17-6/1st# Mike Dee2009 Horizon League 17-6/1st Mike Dee* - Mid Continent Tournament Champions; # - Horizon League Tournament Champions

Team Season RecordsMost Games ..................................................................................................................... 71 (1982)Most Wins ............................................................................................................... 39 (2002, 2003)Fewest Wins ........................................................................................................... 11 (1981, 1998)Most Losses ..................................................................................................................... 46 (1982)Fewest Losses .................................................................................................................... 1 (1953)Best Winning Percentage ........................................................................................962 (25 1) (1953)

Most At Bats ................................................................................................................ 1,953 (2005)Most Runs Scored ........................................................................................................... 429 (2005)Most Runs/Game ...........................................................................7.38 (406 runs/55 games) (2006)Most Hits ........................................................................................................................ 630 (2003)Most Hits/Game .............................................................................. 11.3 (623 hits/55 games) (2006)Most Doubles .................................................................................................................. 124 (2001)Most Triples ...................................................................................................................... 21 (2001)Most Home Runs ............................................................................................................... 69 (1985)Most Walks ..................................................................................................................... 343 (1990)Best Batting Average ............................................................................................ .329 (2002, 2003)Most RBI ......................................................................................................................... 398 (1993)Most Stolen Bases .......................................................................................................... 190 (1989)

Most Innings Pitched..................................................................................................... 507.1 (2005)Fewest Hits Allowed ......................................................................................................... 324 (1998)Fewest Runs Allowed ....................................................................................................... 219 (2003)Fewest Earned Runs Allowed ............................................................................................ 167 (2003)Best Earned Run Average ............................................................................................... 3.19 (2003)Most Strikeouts ............................................................................................................... 371 (1993)Fewest Walks Allowed ...................................................................................................... 101 (2002)Most Saves ....................................................................................................................... 16 (1989)Most Complete Games ...................................................................................................... 22 (1987)Most Shutouts ..................................................................................................................... 9 (2002)

Career Coaching RecordsName Yrs. Record Pct.Les Miller (1949-79) 31 509-363-5 .583Dick Ward (1980-82) 3 47-102-0 .315Dean Refakes (1983-98) 16 376-467-3 .446Mike Dee (1999-present) 11 368-246-1 .603

Totals 61 1,300-1,178-9 .523


School Won LostAir Force 1 1Akron 11 13Alabama 0 2Alabama-Birmingham 0 4Arkansas 1 7Arkansas-Little Rock 1 2Arkansas State 2 1Armstrong State 0 4Ashland 0 1Aurora 4 3Austin Peay 0 2Ball State 1 0Baylor 0 1Belmont 2 4Benedictine 2 0Bethune-Cookman 1 2Biscayne 1 0Bowling Green 0 3Bradley 11 17Butler 42 30Canisius 0 1Carthage 4 2Central Florida 1 6Central Michigan 1 2Charleston 3 2Charleston Southern 0 1Chicago 9 1Chicago State * 55 16Cincinnati 0 1Cleveland State 70 41Coastal Carolina 0 2Colgate 1 0Concordia 19 3Cornell 1 0Creighton 2 5Dallas Baptist 1 0Dayton 2 0Detroit 20 11Drexel 4 0Earlham 1 0Eastern Illinois 7 10Eastern Michigan 0 1Elmhurst 3 0Evansville 2 18Fairleigh Dickinson 1 1Flagler 0 1Florida A&M 3 0Florida International 0 4Fordham 1 1George Williams 5 2Georgia State 0 3Georgia Tech 1 2Glassboro State 1 1Harvard 1 0Houston 0 1Howard 2 2Illinois Benedictine 1 1

Illinois 5 20Illinois Institute of Tech. 12 11Illinois State 10 28Indiana 2 2IPFW 7 1IUPUI 4 0Iowa 8 3Jacksonville 0 2Judson 1 0Kansas 1 9Kansas State 0 2Lafayette 1 0Lakeland 3 0Lamar 1 0Laurence 1 0Lehigh 2 0Lewis 1 15Long Beach State 1 4Long Island 1 1Louisiana State 0 3Louisiana-Lafayette 2 1Lynn 0 1MacMurray 2 0Maine 0 2Maryland-Eastern Shore 3 0Massachusetts 1 1Miami (Fla.) 0 5Miami Dade 0 1Michigan 4 2Michigan State 1 0Millikin 1 2Mississippi 1 2Missouri 1 2Monmouth College 2 0Mt. Mercy 1 0Nebraska 0 1New Haven 1 0New Orleans 0 5Nicholls State 1 6North Carolina State 0 1North Central 7 4North Park 2 0Northeastern Illinois 22 12Northern Illinois 20 21Northern Iowa 2 3Northwestern * 14 34Notre Dame 5 26Ohio 0 3Ohio State 2 1Oklahoma State 0 1Olivet Nazarene 1 0Oregon State 0 2Pennsylvania 1 2Penn State 0 1Princeton 2 1Purdue 5 4Purdue-North Central 4 0Richmond 0 1

Rider 0 1Rio Grande 1 0Rockford 1 0Rollins College 3 3Rosary College 2 0Saint Ambrose 4 0Saint Francis 2 7Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) 4 4Saint Louis 5 12Saint Xavier 4 14Southeast Louisiana 0 4Southern 1 3Southern Connecticut State 2 1Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 0 1Southwest Louisiana 0 4Southwest Missouri State 2 8Springfield 2 1Stanford 0 1Stephen F. Austin 1 0Sterling 1 0Tennessee 2 1Tennessee-Martin 3 1Tennessee State 2 0Tennessee Tech 1 10Texas 0 4Texas A&M 0 1Texas-Pan America 0 1Trinity International 9 2Toledo 2 0Tulane 0 5UCLA 0 1Valparaiso 48 33Vanderbilt 4 10Vermont* 1 1Viterbo 11 0Wake Forest 1 1Washington State 1 2West Virginia 0 1Western Illinois 13 15Western Michigan 4 13Wichita State 0 3 Williams 3 0Wilmington 3 0Winona State 0 1Wisconsin 4 16Wisconsin-Milwaukee 60 41Wisconsin-Parkside 20 9Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1 0Wright State 42 46Xavier 3 3Yale 0 1Youngstown State 34 14

* - Tied one game

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UIC Baseball History - NCAA Regional Teams

2003 Horizon League Tournament Champions

NCAA Palo Alto RegionalRegional Results: 5/30 - Stanford 9, UIC 25/31 - Richmond 5, UIC 0

2005 Horizon LeagueTournament Champions

NCAA Lincoln RegionalRegional Results: 6/3 - Nebraska 8, UIC 66/4 - N.C. State 9, UIC 7


NCAA Long Beach RegionalRegional Results:6/1 - UIC 4, Long Beach State 16/2 - UCLA 3, UIC 16/3 - Long Beach St. 4, UIC 3


NCAA College Station RegionalRegional Results:5/30 - Texas A&M 15, UIC 15/31 - UIC 9, Dallas Baptist 56/1 - Houston 14, UIC 11 (11 inn.)

From UIC2002 All-American

2002 Horizon League Player of the Year

2nd in the Nation in Batting Average at .483 in 2002

2003 Graduate with a Degree in Business

Curtis Granderson

Curtis GrandersonTo MLB

2002 Third Round Draft Pick of the Detroit Tigers

Starter for 2006 American League Champions

2007 MLB Leader in Triples (23) and just second player in MLB history to top 30 doubles, 20 home runs, 20 triples and 20

stolen bases in a single season

2009 American League All-Star

Acquired by defending World Series

champion New York Yankeesin December 2009 trade

Credit: New York Yankees

The Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence is the newest addition to UIC Baseball. A 4,690-square-foot clubhouse located just a few yards from Les Miller Field, the Colvin Baseball Center contains a spacious team locker room with custom designed lockers, a video lounge, a Wall of Fame, a study laboratory, coaches offices, an equipment storage room, restroom/shower facilities, a kitchen area, and much more for the UIC baseball student-athlete.

TEAM LOCKER ROOM STUDY LABORATORY

Pat and Peggy Colvin at the Center’s dedication

THE PEGGY COLVIN BASEBALL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

VIDEO LOUNGE EQUIPMENT ROOM

NEW INDOOR HITTING FACILITYGiving its student-athletes an even greater opportunity to succeed on the playing field, UIC

opened in January 2009 a renovated indoor hitting facility. Located just upstairs from the Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence, the facility features FieldTurf, new lights and the capability

to feature up to six separate batting cages.

THE PEGGY COLVIN BASEBALL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

Home of the UIC Flames Les Miller Field, the home of UIC baseball, was com-pleted in the spring of 1996 with the first official game taking place on May 4, 1996 against the Wright State Raiders. The field is named after former baseball coach Les Miller, who coached at UIC for 31 years from 1949-1979 and compiled over 500 wins and numerous cham-pionships and tournament titles. Located south of the Physical Education Building at 901 W. Roosevelt Road, Les Miller Field is one of the best baseball complexes in the Chicagoland area. The lighted facility, which offers a breathtaking view of the Chicago skyline, also features an enclosed working press box, permanent seating for 1,000 spectators, an inning-by-inning scoreboard, a concession stand and heated restrooms. There is also ample parking just southeast of the field and at the new Maxwell Street Parking Garage, located just east of the field at 1300 S. Union Ave. The dugouts have padded seating and backrests as well as storage under the benches and individual shelving space. A fan berm has also been installed down the right field line for additional seating. Recent additions to the field include the installation of FieldTurf, which will allow the field to be used more frequently and earlier in the season for optimum prac-tice time. Other additions include an all-brick backstop complete with a 30-foot net, and the original chain-link outfield fence has been replaced with a solid wood fence painted with the UIC school colors, Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red. Field dimensions are 325 feet down the left and right

Les Miller Field is named after the late Les Miller (left in photo above), a true pioneer in the baseball community in the city of Chicago who helped build the UIC program. Miller served as head coach of the UIC baseball team for 31 years from 1949-1979 and compiled over 500 wins and numerous championships and tournament titles.

Originally named Flames Field, the facility was given its new name in a dedication ceremony on September 15, 1999, honoring the achievements and impact Les Miller made of the university, the baseball program and count-less student-athletes.

LES MILLER FIELD

field lines, 395 feet to straight away center field and 375 feet in the gaps. The baseball field is part of a $9 million complex which in-cludes a softball stadium and soccer field, as well as tennis courts. The athletics complex also features four intramural multi-purpose fields, three sand volleyball courts and a lighted jogging track around the facility. The neighborhood surrounding Les Miller Field is more vibrant than ever before. The field stands right in the middle of the thriving University Village, which features beautiful new housing and a vari-ety of restaurants and shops that make for fun pre- and post-game stops. Les Miller Field is the center of baseball in Chicago, sitting right between the Windy City’s two Major League Baseball fields. Les Miller Field resides just 7.5 miles south of historic Wrigley Field and 3.3 miles north of U.S. Cellular Field, home to the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.

TEAM HITTING

Runs: 28, UIC vs. Trinity International (4/16/03)

Hits: 26, two times, last by UIC vs. Northwestern (5/9/06)

Home Runs: 6, UIC vs. Cleveland State (4/7/01)

Doubles: 10, UIC vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99)

Triples: 2, six times, last by UIC vs. Wright State (5/1/09)

Strikeouts: 17, two times, last by Viterbo vs. UIC (3/30/02)

Walks: 14, UIC vs. Trinity International (4/16/03)

Stolen Bases: 8, UIC vs. St. Francis (3/25/08)

INDIVIDUAL HITTING

Hits: 7, Eric Duke (UIC) vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99)

At-bats: 7, eight times,

last by Josh Page (Youngstown State) vs. Butler (5/24/07)

Home Runs: 3, two times,

last by Brian Shoup (Wright State) vs. Milwaukee (5/26/07)

RBI: 7, two times,

last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. UW-Stevens Point (4/27/05)

Doubles: 3, seven times,

last by Nathan Orf (UIC) vs. Wright State (5/2/09)

Triples: 2, two times,

last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. Chicago State (4/3/07)

Runs: 5, three times,

last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. UW-Stevens Point (4/27/05)

Stolen Bases: 3, four times,

last by Andy Leonard (UIC) vs. St. Francis (3/25/08)

Walks: 3, 17 times,

last by Chris Rutta (UIC) vs. Central Michigan (4/15/09)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

Fewest hits allowed (must be enough to qualify for victory):

1, twice, last by Ryan Martin (UIC) vs. Toledo (5/17/05)

Strikeouts: 15, Ryan Gehring (UIC) vs. Viterbo (3/30/02)

Walks: 9, Justin Stringer (Northern Illinois) vs. UIC (4/5/97)

Runs Allowed: 15, Jason Roth (Judson) vs. UIC (4/16/02)

HR’s Allowed: 4, two times,

last by Lucas Engle (Youngstown State) vs. UIC (5/15/05)

Hits Allowed: 16, two times,

last by Mike Kool (UIC) vs. Wright State (4/20/08)

LES MILLER FIELDSINGLE-GAME RECORDS

GETTING TO LES MILLER FIELD901 West Roosevelt Road

Chicago, Ill. 60608

From the South: Take Taylor Street/Roosevelt Road exit off of Interstate 90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) and turn left at first stoplight, which is Roosevelt Road. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Build-ing at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about two blocks west, once you exit the expressway. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

From the North: Take Taylor Street/Roosevelt Road exit off of Interstate 90/94 (Kennedy Expressway). At the second stoplight, which is Roosevelt Road, turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

From the West: Take Racine Avenue exit off of Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway). Turn right at Racine and immediately make a left onto Harrison Street. Take Harrison Street to Halsted Street and turn right. Take Halsted Street about half a mile to Roosevelt Road. At Roosevelt Road turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

From the Downtown: Take the Ashland Avenue exit off of Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway) and turn left onto Ashland. Take Ashland Avenue to Harrison Street and turn left. Take Harrison Street to Halsted Street and turn right. Take Halsted Street about half a mile to Roosevelt Road. At Roosevelt Road turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

State-of-the-art FieldTurf was installed at Les Miller Field in the summer of 2007, allowing for optimum on-field practice time and elite game time field conditions for the student-athletes.

IT CAN BE DONEEarning a college degree.

Winning conference championships. Playing professional baseball.

It takes hard work to accomplish just one of these goals.

But it requires an even greater degree of commitment to attain all three.

These former UIC baseball student-athletes have graduated, been a part of a

league title team and went on to sign a professional contract.

It can be done.

STEVE CARLSON

Graduated in 2001

League Regular Season Champion in

2000

Signed with the New York Yankees in 2001

WESGILLIAM

Graduated in 2002


2000 & 2002

Signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002

KEVINRYAN

Graduated in 2002


2000 & 2002

Signed with the San Diego Padres in 2002

CURTIS GRANDERSON

Graduated in 2003

League Regular Season Champion

(2000 & 2002)

Signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2002

NELSONGORD

Graduated in 2004

League RegularSeason Champion in 2000, 2002, 2003 &

2004

Horizon League Tournament Champion

in 2003

Signed with the Schaumburg Flyers in

2004

MIKE HUGHES

Graduated in 2004

League RegularSeason Champion in 2000, 2002, 2003 &

2004


in 2003

Signed with the Anaheim Angels in

2004

DAVIDHAEHNEL

Graduated in 2004

League Regular Season Champion in 2002, 2003 & 2004


in 2003

Signed with the Baltimore Orioles in

2004

JORDANDEVOIR

Graduated in 2006


2003 & 2004


in 2003

Signed with the New York Yankees in

2004

BRYANRUSSO

Graduated in 2006

League Regular Season Champion in 2002, 2003, 2004 &

2005


in 2003 & 2005

Signed with the Schaumburg Flyers in

2005

JUSTINJOHNSON

Graduated in 2006

League Regular Season Champion in 2004, 2005 & 2006


in 2005

Signed with theBaltimore Orioles in

2006

KEVINNELSON

Graduated in 2003

League RegularSeason Champion in 2000, 2002, 2003


in 2003

Signed with the New York Yankees in

2003

RYANZINK

Graduated in 2008

League Regular Season Champion in 2004, 2005, 2006,

2007


in 2005 & 2007

Signed with theNew York Yankees in

2007


In the midst of the nation’s third-largest city, you will find a bustling university that truly reflects the area which surrounds it. Located just one mile west of the downtown area, the Uni-versity of Illinois at Chicago is the largest university in the city with an enrollment of 25,000 students and annual research expenditures of over $290 million. Formed in 1982 through the consolidation of the UIC Medi-cal Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, UIC features a 240-acre campus with over 100 buildings, housing 15 colleges which offer 74 bachelor’s, 77 master’s and 60 doctoral degree programs.

UIC is home to the nation’s largest medical school, touting six health science colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Den-tistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health. UIC has been designated a Research I university and ranks among the top 50 out of more than 650 national universities in federal research funding. UIC is a place that challenges its students to be their best by providing them with cutting-edge academic programs, award-winning faculty and the finest research and academic facilities. The campus provides a melting pot of interactions and experiences. A variety of students of varying races and backgrounds call UIC home, giving students the opportunity to expand their horizons amidst a

A GREAT UNIVERSITY IN A GREAT CITY

DID YOU KNOW?* An estimated one in 10 Chicagoans with a college degree is a UIC alumnus.

* Approximately one in six Illinois doctors is a graduate of the UIC College of Medicine, the nation’s largest medi-cal school.

* One in three Illinois pharmacists is a graduate of our College of Pharmacy.

* More than one third of the state’s dentists are gradu-ates of UIC’s College of Dentistry.

* UIC’s College of Education is the primary supplier of new teachers for the Chicago Public School system.

UIC QUICK FACTS

Type of InstitutionComprehensive, public, Research I university

LocationOne mile west of downtown Chicago

Degrees Offered74 Bachelor’s77 Master’s 60 Doctoral

Average Class Size: 31Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1Campus Size:100 buildings on 240 acres

Undergraduate CollegesApplied Health Sciences Architecture & the ArtsBusiness AdministrationEducationEngineeringHonorsLiberal Arts & SciencesNursingJane Addams College of Social Work

Graduate & Professional CollegesDentistryMedicinePharmacyPublic HealthUrban Planning and Public AffairsGraduate College

diverse and vibrant atmosphere. With the city of Chicago as the backyard of it all, its Great Cities Commitment is a hallmark of UIC. The Great Cities Commitment engages university faculty and staff in numerous programs with community, corporate, government and civic partners to improve the quality of life in Chicago and other metropolitan areas around the world. At UIC, the world is at your fingertips. This university will challenge you to be your best, but you will find the limits of what you can achieve to be endless with the access to excel-lence that UIC provides.


UIC CAMPUS HOUSING - IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL With 10 residence halls scattered throughout the entire UIC campus community, campus housing is a university entity on the rise. Housing nearly 4,000 students, the residences available are situated on some of the finest real estate in Chicago. Minutes from downtown, Lake Michigan and the museum campus, the dormitories at UIC are a refreshing concept from the traditional high-rise facilities developed at many institu-tions. James J. Stukel Towers is the latest crown jewel in campus housing and opened its doors in the Fall of 2007. The Towers provide four towers of different heights to ac-commodate 740 undergraduate students. Each floor in the building has 30 residents, living in four-, five-, and eight-per-son suites consisting of single rooms, double rooms, bath-rooms & living rooms. Half of the students living in the Towers will have single rooms. The strong community development residence life model is intended to provide coordination and support for a number of academic-related programs and living areas, with each two-floor community having a two-story common-area lounge and adjacent study lounge, and each of the Towers offering a penthouse lounge/piano room. The building also provides a full-service dining hall for residents, a snack bar/convenience store, student kitchens in common areas, computer labs, meeting & seminar rooms, student organization offices, and a 150-seat auditorium for special events. Stukel Towers is just one of many new residence facilities to open on the UIC campus in the last five years. A component of the university’s south campus expansion, Marie Robinson and Thomas Beckham Halls opened in 2003. The units house more than 750 students who inhabit spacious, apartment-style dorms, equipped with kitchens and private bathrooms. Across the east campus at the corner of Harrison and Halsted Streets is the Courtyard Residence Hall, along with Commons West, North and South. Built in 1988, these four halls house nearly 1,300 students. The Courtyard houses stu-dents in clusters, typically three doubles and two single rooms sharing a common bathroom, while the remainder of the halls offer a variety of living options. Every hall has a variety of lounges, meeting rooms, laundry facilities and spots for social and recreational activities. The convenient link to the campus unions allows for easy access to dining halls, bookstores and more.

Thomas Beckham Hall

Marie Robinson Hall

Commons North

Commons South

Courtyard Residence

Commons West

Stukel Towers


ACADEMIC EXCELLENCESTUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS

UIC STUDENTS AND FACULTY AS ONE UIC students and faculty work together with a low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for more opportunity for interaction between professors and students, building early relationships that foster academic success. The university continues to attract top national scholars to its strong faculty. UIC’s faculty have been recognized with many prestigious awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Founda-tion Fellowship, Fulbright Distinguished Professorship, Gug-genheim Foundation grant, National Science Foundation’s CAREER grant, Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award, Soci-ety of Women Engineers’ Achievement Award and the United States Capitol Historical Society’s Freedom Award. UIC students win major national competitive awards, includ-ing a Rhodes Scholarship, Gates-Cambridge Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships and Harry S. Truman Scholarships, among others. UIC is a member of three Regional Centers for Excellence designated in September 2003 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the federal govern-

ment’s response to 9/11. The RCEs research new diagnostics, therapeu-tics and vaccines for potential bioter-rorist agents and emerging infectious diseases. UIC is home to the world’s most pow-erful magnet for imaging the human body. The 9.4-Tesla magnet – which has a magnetic field approximately 100,000 times stronger than Earth’s – is used in a human scanning ma-chine to study individual molecules as they support life. Two faculty members in the College of Architecture and the Arts have won MacArthur Fellowships, also known as “genius grants”. UIC’s Electronic Visualization Labora-tory has created a virtual reality tool called PARIS – the Personal Aug-mented Reality Immersive System – that allows collaborating researchers anywhere to jointly move and fell a virtual object in real time.

ACADEMIC RESOURCES While the challenges to the students at the University of Il-linois at Chicago are often great, the campus provides vast re-sources to help students find the solutions to any roadblocks they may encounter to facilitate success both in and out of the classroom.

UIC PROVIDES ACCESS TO EXCELLENCEUIC offers its students many academic outlets to get help outside of the classroom, whether it is in instruction from a tutor or counselor, or a mountain of research materials that can be found in any of the school’s libraries. UIC helps its students reach their goals.

RICHARD J. DALEy LIBRARy & LIBRARy OF HEALTH SCIENCESThese two mainstays of the UIC library system house more than 1.8 million volumes. UIC also has separate libraries for mathematics, architecture, art and science.

COUNSELING CENTERThis center offers career counseling and testing for UIC students who are having trouble deciding which direction to set their careers.

WRITING CENTERThis office provides guidance to students who need help with their writing assignments.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACADEMIC NETWORkWith counseling workshops and tutoring, this network offers academic, social and motiva-tional help to African-American students.

LATIN AMERICAN RECRUITMENT & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LARES)This recruitment and retention program primarily serves Latino students with counseling workshops and tutoring.

Former UIC right-hander Peter Ifft was a three-time UIC Male Student-Athlete of the year. He graduated at the top of

UIC’s College of Engineering Class of 2009.


PORT ACADEMIC CENTER -

A “HOME BASE” FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT Time management is very important for a student-athlete. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, we recognize the unique demands of pursuing an academic degree and competing at the NCAA Division I level. Therefore, we offer the student-athlete a full-scale academic support program. At the heart of this program is the Port Academic Center. The Port Academic Center is a great support service pro-vided by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to help a student-athlete excel in the classroom and attain a bachelor’s degree or other advanced degree. Services available within the center include advising, tutoring, scheduling assistance, eligibility monitoring, scholarship support and optional accom-modations for individual and group study. The Port Academic Center is conveniently located on the lower level of the Physical Education Building. The 5,000-square foot facility serves as headquarters for the academic support staff and features a large public area for in-dividual study, three smaller rooms for tutoring or group study, personal computer workstations linked to laser jet printers, a conference room, a reception area and private offices for counseling sessions. The Port Academic Center, with all of its resources, helps UIC meet the challenge of tightened NCAA academic require-ments, providing a “home base” for the academic life of its student-athletes.

FREQUENTLy ASkED QUESTIONS

Who is my college advisor?Students are provided with a list of advisors and their phone num-bers to assist them in easily finding their advisor.

What is the academic reputation of UIC in the job world?Academically, it is a Big Ten degree and on par with any of the top schools.

How will my major help me get a job?Current information is provided to students on this matter. Students are then referred to the career placement office, which will answer any questions they might have regarding a particular career.

What do I do if I have a question about eligibility?A one-on-one conference is initiated to go over questions regarding changing major, course selection and any other academic problems a student might have regarding effects on their eligibility.

PORT ACADEMIC CENTER SERVICES

Individual StudyThe spacious and comfortable main study area is monitored from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday though Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Students can focus on their schoolwork without distractions of home or dorm life. Computers are available for student-athletes to use in the main study area.

TutoringTutoring is available to student-athletes in nearly every subject area. The Athletic Department has an exceptionally qualified staff of tutors. Sessions are scheduled during conve-nient hours for the student and the tutor, and are held in the Center’s small study rooms.

Study GroupsStudent-athletes who wish to study together can reserve the small study rooms by checking with the receptionist outside the main study area.

AdvisingEach student-athlete is required to meet with an academic advisor once each semester. In addition, advisors are avail-able year-round to assist students with specific questions. Athletic Department advisors give special attention to NCAA degree and eligibility requirements when assisting student-athletes.

Scheduling AssistanceCenter advisors have established relationships with faculty in many colleges and can intervene on the student’s behalf when scheduling problems arise.

Scholarship SupportA $1,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a student-ath-lete who has utilized the Center to significantly improve aca-demic performance over the past year. Funding for this award is provided by the Port Endowment for Academic Excellence.


NOWHERE IS UIC’S COMMITMENT TO ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE MORE APPARENT THAN AT THE FACILITIES THAT HOUSE THE 18 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S VARSITy PROGRAMS -Men’s Sports - Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis.Women’s Sports - Softball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis.

UIC PAVILION - Men’s & Women’s Basketball

FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER - Volleyball

LES MILLER FIELD - Baseball

FLAMES COURTS - Men’s & Women’s Tennis

FLAMES FIELD - Soccer

FLAMES FIELD - Softball

UIC NATATORIUM - Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

PHySICAL EDUCATION BUILDING - Men’s & Women’s Gymnastics

UIC FACILITIESOUR FIELD OF DREAMS


Christened on June 10, 1999, the Flames Athletic Center is the crown jewel in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s effort to bring its 18 Divison I men’s and women’s programs to national prominence.

The $9.25-million, 50,000-square-foot venue is a state-of-the-art prac-tice facility and features two NCAA regulation-sized basketball courts; a two-story comprehensive weight training and cardio-fitness center; an in-house sports medicine facility; locker rooms for student-athletes, with two just for men’s and women’s basketball; as well as offices for the basketball, and athletic administration staff.

Several individuals provided leadership to the center through their generous gifts, and each was recognized with selected facilities in the new center being named in their honor. Among those are Pat and Peggy Colvin, whose funding established The Colvin Communication and Administration Center; Arnold J. Hartoch, who helped fund the Arnold J. Hartoch Baseball Suite; William and Cathy Merchantz, whose gift funded the Lambert Basketball Center; and Sidney L. Port, whose contributions set up the Port Hall of Excellence.

FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER


JIMSCHMIDTDirector of Athletics

The University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has seen unprecedented growth and reached new heights both on the playing field and in the classroom under the leadership of Jim Schmidt.

Named UIC’s fourth director of athletics on January 24, 1997, Schmidt, who is in his 30th year of affiliation with UIC Athletics, quickly put together a department that could compete on a championship level, not only within the Horizon League, but on regional and national scenes as well. In Schmidt’s first 12 years, the Flames have captured more league titles than in the prior 15 years of NCAA Division I competition combined. Most recently, UIC garnered its second James J. McCafferty Trophy in 2006-07, the award honoring the most successful all-around athletic program in the Horizon League each season, and earned the league’s Men’s All-Sports Trophy just last year. Schmidt has also watched 42 of his teams represent UIC in NCAA postseason competition during his tenure. Among those NCAA tourna-ment appearances were first-ever bids for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s tennis and baseball. New history has been made each season under Schmidt, with the past year being no different. Highlighting the 2008–09 season were many memorable mo-ments: • The UIC men’s soccer team won the Horizon League regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the second straight season. The Flames achieved a national ranking as high as fourth in the country in 2008 and featured the program’s first-

ever First Team All-Americans in goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja, a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy recognizing the nation’s best college soccer player, and Baggio Husidic, a Major League Soccer draft pick of the Chicago Fire in 2009. • The UIC women’s tennis team continued to dominate the Horizon League, capturing its 13th consecutive league title and making its 11th straight NCAA Tournament appearance while running its unbeat-en streak against league foes to 113 and counting. The men’s tennis team once again found itself on the brink of a title, taking runner-up honors in the Horizon League for the fifth straight season. • The UIC men’s swimming and diving team won its first-ever Ho-rizon League Championship under the guidance of Paul Moniak, who was named the Horizon League’s Coach of the Year. • The UIC men’s gymnastics team claimed its second all-time East-ern College Athletic Conference Championship and advanced to the National Men’s Gymnastics Championship meet for the first time since 2004. • The UIC baseball team won its eighth straight Horizon League regular season title and came within one out of securing its third straight Horizon League tournament championship and fifth NCAA berth in the last seven years. • Under first-year head coach and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Michelle Venturella and led by Horizon League Player of the Year Sarah Clynes, the UIC softball team won the Horizon League regular season championship and advanced to the Horizon League title game for the first time since 2005. • The UIC men’s basketball team, led by NABC All-District Team guard Josh Mayo and three-time Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection Scott VanderMeer, secured marquee road victories over Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt and Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Georgia Tech.


“At UIC, we are committed to excellence, both academically and athleti-cally,” Schmidt said. “We will create an atmosphere that will assist each student in attaining lifelong experiences that will help them be success-ful.” In keeping with that commitment, UIC has continued to enhance the academic performance of its student-athletes under Schmidt. Last sea-son, UIC student-athletes achieved an overall grade point average of 2.91, the second-highest overall semester GPA in the department’s history, with 121 reaching a 3.0 GPA or higher and 14 garnering a perfect 4.0 GPA. NCAA graduation reports list UIC Athletics’ graduation rates at 86% for all athletes who exhaust their eligibility. Under Schmidt’s direction in 1994, UIC Athletics instituted a Life Skills program designed to enhance the total student-athlete, with activities designed to improve personal, social and career development. Team build-ers, community service projects and leadership opportunities through the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were also implemented. Schmidt has also played a key role in the local and national exposure of UIC Athletics. He helped expand radio coverage of UIC by reporters on ESPN Radio, WSCR, WGN, WBBM and other radio stations while increas-ing television exposure on ESPN, Comcast SportsNet Chicago and other local and national outlets. With a strong desire to win conference titles and earn regular appear-ances in NCAA postseason action, Schmidt has brought numerous confer-ence championships to the UIC campus to aid in the task. For the first time ever, the Flames hosted the league’s men’s basketball championship in 1999 and 2000. UIC has also hosted conference tournaments in soft-ball, baseball, soccer, cross country, gymnastics, women’s basketball, and swimming and diving, while the school also welcomed the NCAA softball regional championships to its field in 1999 and the NCAA softball super regional championships in 2005. An NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament First Round match was also played at Flames Field for the first time in the fall of 2006 and again in 2008. Flames administrative long-term plans are aggressive as well. In addition to major projects such as the first phase of the “Campaign for Athletics” that was implemented and the Flames Athletic Center fundrais-

ing campaign that was completed under Schmidt, UIC’s overall strategic plan outlines detailed improvements for scholarship funding; renovations to facilities, including the aquatics center; and improvements to indoor competition/practice facilities for baseball, softball, track, tennis and volleyball. Construction of the stadium portion of the baseball and softball complexes and renovations to the soccer field are also high on the capital program’s list of improvements. While serving as associate athletic director, Schmidt helped develop a broad-based athletic program headed by strong men’s and women’s basketball programs and rapidly improving, nationally competitive Olympic sports teams. He also saw UIC’s student-ath-letes gain national recognition for top academic achievements while the teams and coaches earned regional and national exposure through conference championships and NCAA postseason competi-tion. Schmidt assisted during the many historical decisions that took place over the last several years, including changes in conference affiliation leading up to UIC’s current membership in the Horizon League. Schmidt recently finished up a term as chair of the league’s men’s basketball committee. He had previously served as the chair of the television and finance committees. Schmidt has also served on the championships/facilities committee, equity committee and executive council. Schmidt began his collegiate athletics career in the fall of 1980, serving one year as the pitching coach at Western Illinois University while earning his master’s degree in sports administration. Arriving at UIC in 1982, Schmidt served as a pitching coach on the Flames’ baseball staff before being named an assistant to the athletic director in charge of marketing/promotions and daily operations. From 1983–86, Schmidt handled all sports information duties as an assistant athletic director and assumed the title of as-sociate athletic director in 1987. A 1979 graduate of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Schmidt and his wife, Mary, reside in Naperville, Ill., with their two children, Billy and Eva.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TIMOTHY N. KORITZ

JAMES D. MONTGOMERY

LAWRENCE OLIVER II

FRANCES G. CARROLL

KARENHASARA

CARLOS TORTOLERO

CHRISTOPHER G.KENNEDY

EDWARD L.MCMILLAN

PAMELA B.STROBEL

DEREK R. FELIX

Student TrusteeSpringfield

BOGDAN “DAN” V.ZAVOROTNY

Student Trustee Chicago

MATTHEW M. RESCHKEStudent Trustee

Urbana-Champaign

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois exercises final authority over the policies and governance of all three campuses of the University (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Springfield), within limits fixed by the Illinois Constitution and state law.

There are nine statewide trustees appointed by the governor. Each serves for six years. Their terms are stag-gered, with three expiring every two years. All trustees serve without pay. The governor is also an ex officio mem-ber of the board, with a vote.

In addition, three student trustees, one from each of the campuses of Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Spring-field serve single-year terms on the board.

Trustees elect their own chair annually in January. The current chair is Christopher G. Kennedy.ex officio

GOVERNORPAT QUINN


PAULAALLEN-MEARESChancellor

On January 15, 2009, Paula Allen-Meares began her first year as the chancellor for the University of Illinois at Chicago, the largest university in the metropolitan area. UIC has established itself amidst the top academic research locales in

the nation, ranking 47th in federally funded research, with an enroll-ment of 25,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. With an annual budget of $1.7 billion dollars and faculty and staff composed of 12,000, UIC is one of the city’s largest employers.

Upon being selected to the position on June 17, 2008, Allen-Meares became the second female to lead the urban campus in its 34-year existence after Sylvia Manning retired from the position in January of 2008.

The chancellor functions as the executive officer of the UIC campus, reporting to the University of Illinois president, whom overseas the state university system that also includes campuses in Urbana-Cham-paign and Springfield.

“My vision is to continue to create knowledge and put knowledge to work as we educate the next cohorts of students,” Allen-Meares said. “I hope to build on and strengthen bonds…so that together we can make a real difference in communities, in the nation and around the globe.”

Prior to becoming chancellor at UIC, Allen-Meares concluded a 15-year tenure at the University of Michigan, where she has served as dean of the School of Social Work, the Norma Radin Collegiate Profes-sor of Social Work, and a professor of education in Ann Arbor.

After being named dean, Allen-Meares continued to carry on the excellence of the school, which has been the top-ranked social work program in the nation. Apart from academic growth from within the uni-versity, including a world-class social work library and state-of the-art facilities on the campus of U of M, Allen-Meares’ fundraising expanded the school’s endowment from $1 million to $43 million during her deanship.

Among her research interests, Allen-Meares has concentrated upon improving the mental health of poor adolescents, which in turn has led her to being named principal investigator on a number of National Institute of Mental Health studies.

She is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, a New York Academy of Medicine Trustee and Fellow, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Acad-emies.

While at Michigan, Allen-Meares was a member of a number of interdisciplinary research and instruction committees, including the President’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues, the Health Science Council, which she served as chair from 2001-03, and the academic Program Group Subcommittee on Development.

Allen-Meares’ academic pursuits began close to home, as she earned both her master’s of social work as well as her doctorate in the field at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, remaining at the university for 18 years to eventually become a professor and dean of the school before heading to Michigan.

A Buffalo, N.Y. native, Allen-Meares earned her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo.



SYLVIAFURNERFaculty Athletics Representative

Dr. Sylvia Furner is in her ninth year as faculty athlet-ics representative for the UIC Flames. She, along with Dave Koehler, will represent UIC at Horizon League meetings as well as national conventions

throughout the year. Furner is the senior associate dean and director of graduate stud-ies at the UIC School of Public Health. She has published several docu-ments for the federal government on the health status of the older population.

Furner has been part of the UIC community since 1981 when, as a returning undergraduate student, she matriculated as a biological sci-ences major here. Following graduation in 1983, Furner enrolled in the School of Public Health where she received a Master’s in Public Health degree in 1985 and a Ph.D. in 1987. After working briefly as a consul-tant, Furner accepted a faculty position at UIC and has been here ever since. Furner has served the campus and the faculty in several ways. She was a member of the University Senate for 10 years, a member of the Senate Executive Committee for six years and a member of the Uni-versity Senate’s Conference for three years, and has served on many campus-wide and college committees.

DAVEKOEHLERFaculty Athletics Representative

A clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing in the College of Business Administration, David Koehler enters his second year as a faculty athletics represen-tative for the UIC Flames. A lecturer at UIC since 2001,

Koehler has received the Distinguished Silver Circle Teaching Award for Excellence honor on three occasions. In the spring of 2008, Koehler was awarded the UIC Flame Award for Teaching Excellence, a mark of distinction bestowed by alumni of the university.

Koehler serves as the faculty advisor for numerous academic and student organizations, including the American Marketing Association and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. Prior to his arrival to UIC, Koehler was an adjunct instructor at the College of DuPage after receiving his MBA from Governors State Uni-versity. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State, where he competed as a linebacker for the Redbirds on the football team.


CHICAGOYOUR KIND OF TOWN

The University of Illinois at Chicago is located in the heart of one of the world’s great cities. Chicago is the third largest city in the U.S., with nearly three million people calling The Windy City home.

Chicago features: - Over 100 diverse neighborhoods - More than 7,300 restaurants- 552 parks - 26 miles of lakefront with 15 miles of bathing beaches - 200+ theaters- 36 annual parades - Franchises in every major U.S. professional sports league

Whatever your pleasure – work or play – it is all easily found in UIC’s backyard.

Chicago helps the university go beyond its campus perimeters and extend into everything this great city has to offer, making UIC an unbeatable choice in an unbeatable city.

Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears play their

home games at Soldier Field, located less than two miles

from the UIC campus

NBA basketball is just a six-minute drive northwest from the UIC Pavilion, as Chicago-bred phenom Derrick Rose

and the Bulls play at the nearby United Center

Photo: Bill Smith/Chicago Bulls


Cy young Award winner Jake Peavy and the Chicago

White Sox

Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park

Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs

Buckingham Fountain

Chicago’s Lakefront

The Art Institute of Chicago


UIC ATHLETICSCULTIVATING EXCELLENCE

The UIC men’s soccer team has risen to the ranks of

national power, making an unprecedented run to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2007.

All-American goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja is a two-time national player of the year

candidate (2008 and 2009). The UIC men’s swimming

and diving team captured the 2009 Horizon League

Championship.

The UIC women’s tennis team is the Horizon League’s dynasty

program. The Flames have won 13 straight league titles and

11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.


Michelle Venturella, an Olympic gold medalist on the 2000 U.S.

softball team, led the UIC softball team to the Horizon League

regular season title during her first season in 2009.

UIC alum Jay DeMerit is a member of English club

Watford FC, a side he once guided to the English Premier League, and the U.S. National

Team.

UIC Athletics Hall of Famer Curtis Granderson

was an All-Star centerfielder for the Detroit Tigers in

2009 and was acquired by the New york yankees in

December 2009.

The UIC men’s gymnastics team won the 2009 ECAC

title and a berth to the NCAA Championships.

The UIC baseball team has earned eight consecutive Horizon League regular season

championships and four NCAA Regional berths in the last seven seasons.

Photo: Alan Cozzi/Watford FC


UIC ATHLETICS - ADMINISTRATION

BILL BAVIRSHAAssociate Athletic Director -

Facility Operations

SHANNON NORKUSAcademic Advisor

JONATHAN BUTLERAssistant Director of Ticket Services

PAT DONOVANAssociate Athletic Trainer

MASAYUKI FUJIHASHIAssistant Athletic Trainer

MIKE GILMARTINAssistant Athletic Director -

Sports Medecine

RICK HARRIGANSenior Associate Athletic Director

BRIAN FORTHAssistant Athletic Director -

Ticket Operations

LISA MEINDLAssistant Director of

Development & Special Events

JIM NEGRATTIEquipment Manager

JOHN JARAMILLODirector of

Athletic Media Relations

ADAM LEVINSONDirector of Corporate Sales

and Broadcasting

TONYA McGOWANAssociate Athletic Director/

Senior Woman Administrator

KYLE HERMANNGymnasium Events

Coordinator

ZOE KINDAssistant Director of Athletic

Media Relations & Design


BILL THOMASAssociate Athletic Director -

Business Operations

ERIC PHILLIPSAssociate Athletic Director -

Internal Operations

RYAN PTAKAssistant Director of

Marketing & Promotions

SAM RUSHAssistant Athletic Director -

Academic Services

JIM SCHMIDTDirector of Athletics

LaWANDA SOLOMONAssistant to the Athletic Director

SHAWN SULLIVANAssistant Athletic Director -

Campus Marketing & Game Operations

ALICE TYMAssociate Athletic Director -

Advancement

MEGAN SPARKSTicket Operations Assistant

DENNY WILLSSpecial Assistant to

Athletics

JULIE POPPCoordinator of

Corporate Sales & Events

MOLLY SULLIVANDirector of Compliance

PHIL ROSSAssistant Facilities Director

DOUG ZIMMERAquatic Events Coordinator

KRISTI SCHLUCKBIERAssistant Athletic Trainer

MATT SAEYAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

NICK ZOSTAUTASDirector of

Strength & Conditioning


TOYAAMBROSE

Dance

C.J.JOHNSON

Men’s Gymnastics

JIMKNOEDEL

Cross Country/Track & Field

LISA RYCKBOSCH

Women’s Basketball

SEAN PHILLIPSMen’s Soccer

JIMMYCOLLINS

Men’s Basketball

MIKEDEE

Baseball

MARYJANSSON

Women’s Gymnastics

PAULMONIAK

Swimming and Diving

KATIESCHUMACHER-CAWLEY

Volleyball

HANSNEUFELDMen’s Tennis

MICHELLEVENTURELLA

Softball

SHANNONTULLY

Women’s Tennis

UIC ATHLETICS - HEAD COACHES

PETERJANSSON

Women’s Gymnastics

Documents

2010 UIC Baseball Media Guide