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Feb. 17 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State # 12 p.m.Feb. 18 at Texas Tech 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Texas Tech 10 a.m.Feb. 22 at East Tennessee 2:05 p.m.Feb. 24 Illinois State 3 p.m.Feb. 25 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 26 Illinois State 1 p.m.Feb. 28 Lipscomb 3 p.m.March 2 Dayton 3 p.m.March 3 Dayton 2 p.m.March 4 Dayton 1 p.m.March 6 at Kentucky 3 p.m.March 9 Evansville 3 p.m.March 10 Evansville 2 p.m.March 11 Evansville 1 p.m.March 13 at Tennessee 6 p.m.March 16 Central Michigan 3 p.m.March 17 Central Michigan 1:30 p.m.March 18 Central Michigan 12 p.m.March 20 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.March 23 at UT Martin (OVC) 6 p.m.March 24 at UT Martin (OVC) 2 p.m.March 25 at UT Martin (OVC) 1 p.m.March 27 at Vanderbilt 6 p.m.March 30 Murray State (OVC) 6 p.m.March 31 Murray State (OVC) 1:30 p.m.April 1 Murray State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 5 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.April 6 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 6:30 p.m.

April 7 at Jacksonville State (OVC) 1 p.m.April 10 at Belmont 5:30 p.m.April 11 Alabama A&M 6 p.m.April 13 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 6 p.m.April 14 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 2 p.m.April 15 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) 1 p.m.April 18 Belmont 6 p.m.April 20 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 3 p.m.April 21 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 22 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) 1 p.m.April 24 Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.April 27 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 6 p.m.April 28 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 2 p.m.April 29 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 1 p.m.May 4 Morehead State (OVC) 6 p.m.May 5 Morehead State (OVC) 2 p.m.May 6 Morehead State (OVC) 1 p.m.May 8 at Clemson 5:30 p.m.May 11 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 2 p.m.May 12 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 1 p.m.May 13 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 12 p.m.May 15 at Lipscomb 6 p.m.May 17 Austin Peay (OVC) 6 p.m.May 18 Austin Peay (OVC) 2 p.m.May 19 Austin Peay (OVC) 1 p.m.May 23-27 OVC Tournament June 1-4 NCAA Regionals June 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals June 16-27 NCAA College World Series

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Chad HayesIF Sr. 5-11 182

Springfield, Ill.

1Zephan GuyearIF Jr. 6-4 210Tracy City, Tenn.

2Michael Morris

OF Jr. 5-10 190Cincinnati, Ohio

3Seth Lucio

RHP Fr. 5-10 180Locust Grove, Ga.

5David Allen

OF Fr. 5-11 175Knoxville, Tenn.

6Tevis Sherfield

OF So. 5-11 165Cookeville, Tenn.

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Evan Frazier IF/C Jr. 5-10 205

Collierville, Tenn.

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RHP Sr. 6-3 195Forest City, N.C.

9Garrett Baugh

RHP So. 6-1 200Ooltewah, Tenn.

11Justin Alexander

RHP So. 5-9 175Knoxville, Tenn.

12Tristan Archer

RHP Jr. 6-3 195Kingsport, Tenn.

13Jordan HopkinsC Fr. 5-10 170

Knoxville, Tenn.

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Austin WulfOF Jr. 5-10 175

Beaver Falls, Pa.

17Tanner Williams

LHP Fr. 6-2 190Caryville, Tenn.

19Nick Price

RHP Jr. 6-5 195Clinton, Tenn.

22James Abraham

OF Jr. 5-11 185Diamondhead, Miss.

23Ben Burgess

C Sr. 6-0 195Brentwood, Tenn.

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Josh BryantLHP Jr. 6-2 200

Tullahoma, Tenn.

26David Hess

RHP Fr. 6-1 200Tullahoma, Tenn.

28Tyler Wilson

RHP So. 6-3 210Lumberton, Texas

29Zane Morton

RHP Fr. 5-11 195Midland, Texas

30Jacob McWhirterLHP So. 6-2 181Goodlettsville, Tenn.

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Andy WilliamsRHP So. 6-0 195

Franklin, Tenn.

32Zach Stephens

IF So. 5-11 230Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

33Bobby Roach

RHP Fr. 6-3 185Erie, Pa.

34Byron Skinner

RHP So. 6-2 235Palatine, Ill.

35Aaron WhittenC Fr. 6-0 170Portland, Tenn.

37Albert DelGaiccoIF Fr. 6-2 220

Biloxi, Miss.

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Larry BraggaDirector of Operations

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Donnie SuttlesAssistant Coach

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Matt MihociAssistant Coach

1st season

Brandon TurnerAssistant Coach

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Dylan BosheersIF Fr. 6-0 180

Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

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Bush Stadium ...................................... 2-32012 Season Outlook ......................... 4-52012 Roster .............................................62012 Schedule ........................................7Golden Eagle Coaching Staff ........... 8-152012 Golden Eagles ........................ 16-512011 Season in Review ................... 52-532011 Statistics ................................. 54-55Academic Honors ............................ 56-57

Inside The GuideOVC Honors ...........................................58The Last Time it Happened ..................59The Record Book ............................. 60-67All-Time Participation .................... 68-69Major League Connections ............ 70-712012 Opponents ............................. 72-74All-Time Records vs. Opponents ..........75University Pages ............................. 76-922012 OVC Tournament .........................93

Head Coach: Matt Bragga (Kentucky, 1994) Assistant Coaches / Assignments: Larry Bragga / Director of Operations (Ohio State University, 1967) Donnie Suttles / Pitching staff / Recruiting (Western Carolina) Matt Mihoci / (Tennessee Tech) Brandon Turner / (Mississippi State)2011 Record: 25-29 2011 OVC Record: 12-12 (1st)Lettermen Returning: 15 Lettermen Lost: 9Affiliation: NCAA Division I

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Offices: Eblen Center (Sports Information Suite) Rob Schabert: Asst. A.D. - 931-372-3088, rschabert@tntech.eduNick Burns: Baseball Contact - 931-372-6139, nburns@tntech.eduMailing Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505Overnight Address: 1100 McGee BlvdSID FAX: 931-372-3114Press Box Phones: 931-372-6032

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Location: Cookeville, Tenn.Founded: 1915Enrollment: 10,769Nickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldConference: Ohio ValleyPresident: Dr. Robert BellFaculty Representative: Dr. Jeff RobertsDirector of Athletics: Mark WilsonAthletic Trainer: Joe ErdeljacAssistant A.D. for Sports Information: Rob Schabert

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Key Telephone NumbersThe 2012 Golden Eagle Baseball Guide was produced by the Tennessee Tech Sports Information Office. Writing and layout design by Nick Burns and Rob Schabert. Special thanks to Tony Marable. Cover production by Roman Stone of WD Stone and Associates. Photography by Tony Marable, Dean Carothers and John Lucas. Tennessee Tech University: A constituent university of the Tennessee Board of Regents / # R067-000-10 An AA/EEO/Title IX/Section 504/ADA University.

Area Code is 931 Matt Bragga - Head Coach ................................................................ 372-3925Mark Wilson - Director of Athletics................................................. 372-3961 Frank Harrell - Compliance ................................................................ 372-3939Ben Shannon - Facilities ..................................................................... 372-3945Joe Erdeljac - Trainer ............................................................................ 372-3934Ticket Office ............................................................................................ 372-3940

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Built in 1978, Bush Stadium has been the home of Tennessee Tech baseball for more than 40 years. The Golden Eagles moved into the stadium at the start of the 1978 season, and won the first game ever played there, a 7-6 win over Eastern Kentucky. But Bush Stadium hasnt always looked the way it does today. Over the past 15 years the facil-ity has seen tremendous upgrades. In 1995 Bush Stadium saw the addition of its 3,240 square-foot clubhouse. Among the features of the clubhouse are player and coaches locker rooms, coaches offices, team weight room and a team lounge area. In 1997 lights were added to the facility and the Golden Eagles played their first night game at home on March 25, 1997, a 9-6 loss to Tennessee. At the time, Tech was only the fourth school in the Ohio Valley Conference to

have a lighted baseball field. The facil-ity was dedicated as Bush Stadium in 1997 in honor of Howell W. Bush, who donated the funds needed to bring lights to the facility. The next addition to the facility came only a year later, in 1998, when a new press box was added to the top of the stands at Bush Stadium. The 460 square foot press box features three separate rooms to house game man-agement, home and visiting media. In 2000 the team added a batting cage to the facility. The cage is inside a 3,600 square foot covered building adjacent to the clubhouse. With all the additions over the years, Bush Stadium has transformed into a first-class baseball facility, and is truly a home field advantage to Tech baseball players.

Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex

First game: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

First win: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

Home record under Bragga: 108-88-1 (.549)

Dedicated: Howell W. Bush Stadium (1997)

Seating capacity: 1,100

Dimensions: Left Field: 329 ft. Left Center: 365 ft. Center Field: 405 ft. Right Center: 360 ft. Right Field: 330 ft.

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PITCHING An experienced pitching staff is set to return for the Golden Eagles in the 2012 season, just two seasons removed from winning the 2010 OVC regular season championship. As-sistant coach Don Suttles returns for his sophomore season at the helm of the pitching staff and will continue to mold the returning pitchers and several new faces that will ascend the mound this season. TTU fans will see some familiar faces at the front end of the rotation as both senior Matthew Shepherd and junior Tristan Archer will resume their roles from a season ago. Archer and Shepherd each made 14 starts last season, and combined for 10 wins and two complete games. Archer, who garnered an OVC Pitcher of the Week honor last season, saved his best performance for last as he kept a powerful Eastern Kentucky lineup at bay as he pitched 7.1 innings and six strikeouts to give Tech the win in the opening round of the OVC Tour-nament. His seven wins and 88.2 in-nings pitched were the most among TTU pitchers, while his 67 strikeouts tied for the team lead. Shepherd finished his season with three wins in 17 appearances over 74.2 innings. His 64 strikeouts ranked third on the team last season com-pared to 31 walks. Golden Eagle newcomer David Hess is also expected to be one of TTUs weekend starters. The right-handed freshman finished his senior season at Tullahoma High School with

an 8-1 record and a 1.91 ERA. Several Gold-en Eagle pitch-ers should com-pete for weekday starts including a pair of return-ees in junior Nick Price and sopho-more southpaw Jake McWhirter. Price and Mc-Whirter each made eight starts last season, in a combined 34 ap-pearances. Price finished his season with four wins in 58.2 innings pitched, to go along with 38 strikeouts. His per-formance against Austin Peay in the second round of the OVC Tournament was one of his best of the season as he threw 3.1 shutout innings in relief, giving up just one hit while blanking three. McWhirter finished his rookie campaign with 33 strikeouts as he threw 39.2 innings. The Golden Eagles also have four experienced arms returning to shore up the bullpen, including senior Cul-len Park, and sophomores Garrett Baugh, Justin Alexander and Andy Williams. Park made an immediate impact in the late innings, accounting for four saves, as he made a team-high 27 appearances. His 67 strikeouts tied for the team lead as he posted a 3-3

record and a 4.27 ERA. Baugh, who finished with a team-best 4.05 ERA, won three games in 18 ap-pearances as he gave up just eight extra base hits. Eight new faces will join the Golden Eagle pitching staff, in-cluding lefties Tanner Williams and Josh Bryant and righties Seth Lucio, Zane Mor-

ton, Bobby Roach, Byron Skinner and Tyler Wilson. Roach and Lucio will serve dual roles both on the mound and in the field, while Williams and Bryant will be good matchup options for the Golden Eagles down the stretch.

CATCHER The Golden Eagles will have sev-eral options catcher this season, but none stands out more than senior Ben Burgess. Burgess has been the mainstay battery mate for the last two seasons that included an OVC championship. During his junior campaign he start-ed in all 54 games drove in 21 runs and scored 35 runs. He also threw out 14 base stealers and picked off four runners. Joining Burgess behind the plate this season are junior Evan Frazier and newcomers Jordan Hopkins and Aaron Whitten. Frazier batted .309 in 41 games last season and tallied six home runs and 29 RBI. Hopkins and Whitten should compete for playing time this season as well. Hopkins will be relied upon for his defensive abilities be-hind the plate.

INFIELD The Tech infield should feature plenty of familiar faces as senior Chad Hayes, junior Zephan Guyear, and sophomore Zach Stephens re-turn with a combined total of 146 games played last season. At first base, Stephens provided some of the biggest offensive pops

Techs 2012 Senior Class: (left to right) Cullen Park, Ben Burgess, Chad Hayes, Matthew Shepherd

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Techs 2012 Junior Class: (front row, left to right): James Abraham, Austin Wulf, Michael Morris, Evan Frazier. (second row, left to right):

Byron Skinner, Zephan Guyear, Nick Price, Tristan Archer, Josh Bryant

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last season as he tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10, while driv-ing in a team-high 49 RBI. A member of the OVC all-Freshman Team, Ste-phens began his career at Tech with hits in his first 10 games, and put to-gether 18 multi-hit games through-out the season. Stephens was also named Freshman All-American. Hayes made 53 starts at shortstop last season, where he hit .297, which included one home run and a club-high four triples. On the base paths, Hayes posted three steals in as many attempts. He remained equally as ef-fective in the field as he posted 70 putouts and a team-leading 140 as-sists. Guyear split time at second base and third base in 2011. Guyear put together a nine-game hitting streak last season as he drove in 15 runs and scored 19. Newcomers Dylan Bosheers and Lucio will also see some time in the infield and could become regular contributors before the sea-son is done. Albert DelGaicco could also see playing time and provide some solid power from the left side of the plate.

OUTFIELDWith two of Techs mainstays from the outfield last season departing, Tech fans can expect to see some new fac-es roam around the outfield, but there will be one familiar face in junior Aus-tin Wulf. Last season, Wulf served as Techs left fielder and leadoff hitter as he recorded a .284 batting average and scored 41 runs. In 55 starts, Wulf re-

corded just one error in the field. His .410 on-base percentage ranked near the top of the team last season as he tallied 61 hits and 30 walks. Five other players could see some time in the outfield this season includ-ing returnees Mi-chael Morris and sophomore Te-vis Sherfield and three newcomers including David Allen and Hess, and junior transfer James Abraham. Morris hit .288 in 29 games last season, which included a home run and a double. Abraham and Sherfield are the prototypical scrappy Golden Eagle outfielders who are not afraid to get dirty. Michael Morris will also com-pete for playing time in the outfield as well.

SCHEDULE The 2012 schedule should prove interesting as the Golden Eagles will host 30 games at home and take on some of the best teams the NCAA has to offer. Nine of Techs 2012 opponents are either ranked in the preseason poll or are listed among teams receiving votes for the poll. The poll includes Vanderbilt (ranked 23rd), Clemson

(25th) and Mis-souri State (31st). The opponents who have re-ceived enough attention to be earning votes in-clude Texas Tech, Illinois State, Ken-tucky, Tennessee, Central Michigan and Austin Peay. One of the biggest changes Tech baseball fans will notice with this upcoming

season is the switch in the OVC sched-ule format. For a quarter of a century, a three-game OVC series featured a doubleheader one day and a single game the next. Now a three-game series will take place over a three-day stretch, with all three games sched-uled for nine innings. After opening with four games in Texas and a road game at East Ten-nessee (Feb. 22), the Golden Eagles will host a remarkable stretch with 13 of the next 15 games at home in the Averitt Express Baseball Com-plex, including four non-conference three-game sets. The home schedule begins Feb. 24-26 with a visit from Illi-nois State, one of those teams receiv-ing votes. Tech will also host Dayton (March 2-4), Evansville (March 9-11) and Central Michigan (March 16-18). Also in the midst of that stretch is a single home game with Lipscomb. TTUs non-conference schedule will also have a little regional flair to it as it takes on several different oppo-nents in and around Tennessee. Middle Tennessee, Lipscomb and Belmont are each slated for a pair of games against the Golden Eagles this season, in addition to four single games at Vanderbilt (March 27), East Tennessee State (Feb. 22), Tennessee (March 13) and Braggas alma mater, Kentucky (March 6). The OVC Tournament, which will be held in Pringles Park in Jackson, Tenn., is scheduled for May 23-27 for the top six teams in the OVC stand-ings.

Techs 2012 Freshman Class (front row, left to right): Jor-dan Hopkins, Seth Lucio, Dylan Bosheers, Aaron Whitten.

(back row, left to right): David Allen, Albert Del Gaicco, Bobby Roach, Tanner Williams, David Hess.

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Techs 2012 Sophomore Class: (front row, left to right): Will Thomas, Justin Alexander, Tevis Sherfield, Garrett Baugh (second row, left to right): Andy

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NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School1 Chad Hayes 2B/SS Sr. R/R 5-11 182 Springfield, Ill./Lanphier2 Zephan Guyear IF/OF Jr. R/R 6-4 210 Tracy City, Tenn./Tracy City3 Michael Morris OF/IF Jr. L/R 5-10 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore5 Seth Lucio RHP/IF Fr. R/R 5-10 180 Locust Grove, Ga./Locust Grove6 David Allen OF Fr. R/R 5-11 175 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut7 Tevis Sherfield OF So. L/R 5-11 165 Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville8 Evan Frazier IF/C Jr. R/R 5-10 205 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville9 Cullen Park RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 195 Forest City, N.C./East Rutherford11 Garrett Baugh RHP So. R/R 6-1 200 Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah12 Justin Alexander RHP So. R/R 5-9 175 Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville13 Tristan Archer RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 195 Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan South14 Jordan Hopkins C Fr. R/R 5-10 170 Knoxville, Tenn./Grace Christian Academy15 Matthew Shepherd RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 210 Bluff City, Tenn./Sullivan East17 Austin Wulf OF Jr. L/R 5-10 175 Beaver Falls, Penn./Blackhawk19 Tanner Williams LHP Fr. L/L 6-2 190 Caryville, Tenn./Anderson County20 Will Thomas OF So. R/R 6-0 200 Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville22 Nick Price RHP Jr. R/R 6-5 195 Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County23 James Abraham OF Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Diamondhead, Miss./St. Stanislav24 Ben Burgess C/OF Sr. R/R 6-0 195 Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood25 Dylan Bosheers IF Fr. R/R 6-0 180 Lawrenceburg, Tenn./Lawrence County26 Josh Bryant LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 200 Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma28 David Hess RHP/OF Fr. R/R 6-1 200 Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma29 Tyler Wilson RHP So. R/R 6-3 210 Lumberton, Texas/Lumberton30 Zane Morton RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 195 Midland, Texas/Midland Lee31 Jacob McWhirter LHP So. L/L 6-2 181 Goodlettsville, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian32 Andy Williams RHP So. R/R 6-0 195 Franklin, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy33 Zach Stephens 1B/DH So. R/R 5-11 230 Soddy-Daisy, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy34 Robert Roach RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 185 Erie, Pa./McDowell35 Byron Skinner RHP So. L/R 6-2 235 Palatine, Ill./Palatine37 Aaron Whitten C Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Portland, Tenn./Portland44 Albert DelGaicco 1B Fr. R/R 6-2 220 Biloxi, Miss./Science HIll

Head Coach: Matt Bragga, (Kentucky 1994), 9th seasonAssistant Coaches: Donnie Suttles, Matt Mihoci, Brandon TurnerDirector of Operations: Larry Bragga BY POSITION

Pitchers9 Cullen Park5 Seth Lucio11 Garret Baugh12 Justin Alexander13 Tristan Archer15 Matt Shepherd19 Tanner Williams22 Nick Price26 Josh Bryant28 David Hess29 Tyler Wilson30 Zane Morton31 Jake McWhirter32 Andy Williams34 Bobby Roach35 Byron Skinner

Catchers8 Evan Frazier14 Jordan Hopkins

24 Ben Burgess37 Aaron Whitten

Infielders1 Chad Hayes2 Zephan Guyear3 Michael Morris5 Seth Lucio8 Evan Frazier25 Dylan Bosheers33 Zach Stephens44 Albert DelGaicco

Outfielders3 Michael Morris6 David Allen7 Tevis Sherfield17 Austin Wulf23 James Abraham28 David Hess

ALPHABETICALNo. Name 23 - James Abraham 12 - Justin Alexander 6 - David Allen 13 - Tristan Archer 11 - Garrett Baugh 25 - Dylan Bosheers 26 - Josh Bryant 24 - Ben Burgess 44 - Albert DelGaicco 8 - Evan Frazier 2 - Zephan Guyear 1 - Chad Hayes 28 - David Hess 14 - Jordan Hopkins 5 - Seth Lucio

31 - Jacob McWhirter 3 - Michael Morris 30 - Zane Morton 9 - Cullen Park 22 - Nick Price 34 - Bobby Roach 15 - Matthew Shepherd 7 - Tevis Sherfield 35 - Byron Skinner 33 - Zach Stephens 37 - Aaron Whitten 32 - Andy Williams 19 - Tanner Williams 29 - Tyler Wilson 17 - Austin Wulf

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Date Opponent Site TimeFeb. 17 vs. Missouri State Lubbock, Texas. 12 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State Lubbock, Texas 12 p.m. Feb. 18 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 10 a.m. Feb. 22 at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 2:05 p.m. Feb. 24 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. Feb. 25 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. Feb. 26 Illinois State COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. Feb. 28 Lipscomb COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 2 Dayton COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 3 Dayton COOKEVILLE 2 p.m. March 4 Dayton COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. March 6 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m. March 9 Evansville COOKEVILLE 3 p.m. March 10 Evansville COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.March 11 Evansville COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. March 13 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 16 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 3 p.m.March 17 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 1:30 p.m.March 18 Central Michigan COOKEVILLE 12 p.m. March 20 at Middle Tennessee State Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 23 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 6 p.m.March 24 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. March 25 at UT Martin (OVC) Martin, Tenn. 1 p.m.March 27 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m. March 30 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.March 31 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1:30 p.m. April 1 Murray State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.April 5 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 6:30 p.m.April 6 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 6:30 p.m.April 7 at Jacksonville State (OVC) Jacksonville, Ala. 2 p.m.April 10 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 5:30 p.m. April 11 Alabama A&M COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 13 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 14 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m. April 15 SIU-Edwardsville (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m. April 18 Belmont COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 20 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3 p.m. April 21 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m. April 22 at Southeast Missouri (OVC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m. April 24 Middle Tennessee State COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. April 27 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.April 28 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.April 29 Eastern Illinois (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 4 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.May 5 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.May 6 Morehead State (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 8 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 5:30 p.m. May 11 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. May 12 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m.May 13 at Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Richmond, Ky. 12 p.m. May 15 at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m.May 17 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. May 18 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 6 p.m. May 19 Austin Peay (OVC) COOKEVILLE 1 p.m.May 23-27 at OVC Tournament Jackson, Tenn. TBAJune 1-4 at NCAA Regionals TBA TBAJune 8-11 at NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBAJune 16-27 at NCAA College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBA All times listed are Central (times and dates subject to change)

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given to the team that outwardly upholds the principles and sportsmanship guidelines outlined by the Ohio Valley Confer-ence. The award-winners are voted upon by head coaches and sports information directors from around the league. Oberacker and Kirby-Jones combined to be named to nine All-American teams between the two of them, marking 2010 as the first year (and first decade) in history that Techs baseball program has put out more than one player who was named to an All-American team, and the first time that a sin-gle player was named to multiple teams. The pair, also named TTUs Co-Male Athletes of the Year, were also joined by two of their teammates in Adam Libera-tore and Stephen Pryor as professional ball-players after being drafted in the top 25 rounds of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft. In 2009, Bragga led the Golden Eagles to a 31-24-1 re-cord, making it the first back-to-back 30 win seasons in Tech history. The Golden Eagles carried their momentum into the OVC Tournament where they swept away the competition, going 4-0 including a pair of extra inning wins over Jackson-ville State to clinch the OVC title. The Golden Eagles then went on to the NCAA regional in Clemson, S.C., where they eliminated No. 14 Alabama before being eliminated by eventual regional-champion Clemson. The Golden Eagles had two all-conference team members, six all-tournament team members, the OVC tournament MVP in A.J. Kirby-Jones and the all-Regional Performer Alex Henry. The veteran coach continues his work toward redefining the program with high ideals and even greater expectations. Taking over the head coaching reins in January 2004, Bragga has shown the dedication needed to win an OVC championship, and his players exhibit that same down-to-earth determination, day-in and day-out. His plan has brought about marked improvements in the teams on-field perfor-mance, academic performance, alumni support and program facilities.

2004 - Present:Tennessee Tech University

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1995-1997Cincinnati Reds Organization

1991-1994University of Kentucky (outfielder)

THE BRAGGA FILE27 9th Season F Kentucky, 1994 2009 OVC Tournament Champion2010 OVC Regular Season Champion2010 OVC Coach of the Year2009 TBCA Coach of the YearHEAD COACHMATT BRAGGA

After eight seasons at the helm of the Tennessee Tech baseball program, head coach Matt Bragga continues to raise the bar for the Golden Eagles. The 2009 TBCA Coach of the Year and 2010 OVC Coach of the Year, Bragga continues to have great expectations for his Golden Eagle baseball team. The 2011 season saw yet another trip to the OVC Tourna-ment for the Golden Eagles where they were bounced out in the semi finals after finishing fourth place in the regular season standings. He also saw his 10th player in the last five seasons drafted to a Major League Baseball team as the Oakland As drafted Chad Oberacker. Along with their success on the field, Braggas players have been just as successful in the classroom as the baseball team fin-ished with a 967 APR in 2011. During the last three seasons, at least 75 percent of the Golden Eagles roster has been on the TTU Athletic Directors Honor Roll, posting at least a 3.0 GPA. In 2010 Bragga guided the Golden Eagles to their third straight 30-win season - a feat that has never before been ac-complished in Tech program history - and subsequently being named the 2010 OVC Coach of the Year, Braggas seventh season in Cookeville can only be labeled as one of his most successful as his team took home the 2010 OVC Regular Season Champion-ship. Under Braggas direction, the Golden Eagles capped off their 2010 season with a 31-25 overall record, finishing 14-6 in regular season conference play to clinch the No. 1 seed headed into post season play. The team went 2-2 in the OVC Tournament to claim the runner-up spot in Jackson to finish out their post-season. The team had five named to the OVC All-Tournament Team in AJ Kirby-Jones, Chad Oberacker, Frankie Beech, Ben Bur-gess and Lee Henry. Henry was also named the 2010 OVC Pitcher of the Year. The team also collected the OVC Sportsmanship Award,

Tech Players Drafted Under BraggaZac Cole Baltimore Orioles, 2007

Bubbie Buzachero Toronto Blue Jays, 2007, 14th RoundScott Dunham Witchita Wingnuts, 2007

Jake New Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008, 15th RoundRyan Dennick Kansas City Royals, 2009, 22nd Round

AJ Kirby-Jones Oakland As, 2010, 9th RoundStephen Pryor Seattle Mariners, 2010, 5th Round

Lee Henry Pensacola Pelicans, 2010Adam Liberatore Tampa Bay Rays, 2010, 21st Round

Chad Oberacker Oakland As, 2011, 25th Round

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Matt Bragga in the UK Record Book(Where he ranked at the conclusion of his career)

T-3rd ....... Games played in a season (1993) ..............62 T-4th ....... Games started in a season (1993)..............61 6th .......... At bats in a season (1993) ........................240 T-8th ....... Runs scored in a season (1994) ..................64 8th .......... Triples in a season (1994) ............................. 5 8th .......... Career batting average ............................338 10th ........ Hits in a season (1994) ................................83

On the field, Braggas silent resolve has taken the program from a 13-42 record in his first full year in 2005, improving 5.5 games in 2006 with a record of 18-36, making an eight game improvement in 2007 with a record of 26-28, and another seven game improvement in 2008 as the Golden Eagles went 35-23-1, leading to the OVC championship, an NCAA Regional berth in 2009, and an OVC regular season championship in 2010. With success on the recruiting trails, Bragga continues to take the TTU Baseball program to a new level. Before taking the head coaching post at Tech, Bragga spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Birmingham South-ern College under head coach Brian Shoop. He spent the major-ity of his time at BSC working as the hitting and outfielder coach as well as recruiting for the Panthers. Under Braggas direction, BSC hitters batted a combined .316 during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, 10 Panthers hit over .300 for a team batting aver-age of .318 overall. The Panthers scored 7.9 runs per game which ranked 15th in NCAA Division I. Before moving to the NCAA Divi-sion I for the 2002 season, the Panthers won the NAIA National Championship in 2001 as 11 Panthers hit .300 or better and av-eraged 8.5 runs per game. In 2001, the Panthers set a school re-cord for most wins in a season, going 55-11. Bragga also owned some head coaching experience be-fore coming to Tech. At the age of 25, prior to his role at Birming-ham Southern, Bragga served as the head coach at Bevill State (Ala.) Community College for four seasons. Bragga took over a Bevill State baseball program that, pri-or to his arrival, had an all time record of 175-350 (.343), and was considered by many one of the worst programs in the state of Alabama. With the Bears going 39-20 in 1998, Braggas second season at Bevill State resulted in a school record for most wins in one season. That team also participated in the schools first-ever postseason tournament. In 1999, Bragga led his squad to a 40-19 record, surpassing his previous record and taking the team to another regional tournament. During his time at Bevill, his teams compiled a 148-86 re-cord and BSCC went from a .343 winning percentage prior to Braggas arrival, to one of Alabamas best Community/Junior College programs, amassing a remarkable .630 winning per-centage during his time. Before jumping into the college ranks, Bragga served as head coach for the Junior American Legion Baseball Team Post 208 that won the Alabama state championship in 1996. That same year, he also took on the role as assistant coach for the

Tuscaloosa County High School baseball squad. One aspect that makes Bragga such an influential coach, and what some describe as a players coach, is that he has coached and played at nearly every level of baseball. Bragga played his collegiate career for the University of Kentucky Wild-cats, earning four letters from 1991 to 1994. He played multiple positions at Kentucky, including out-field, catcher, first base and designated hitter, and also excelled at the plate. Bragga earned multiple honors including second-team All-Southeast region and Southeastern Conference all-tournament first-team in 1993. In his senior season Bragga fin-ished with a .408 batting average in SEC play, which ranked him second in the league. He also etched his name in the Kentucky baseball record books, ranking among UKs all-time best in multiple season and career categories. During Braggas four-year career with UK, the baseball team compiled the most wins in any four-year period of UK baseball, a record which was recently broken by the 2005-2008 Kentucky squads. After graduating from Kentucky with a degree in com-munications, Bragga signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1994. He played one season in the Pioneer League with the Butte (Montana) Copper Kings, where he fin-ished eighth in the league in with a .338 batting average, before moving to Charleston, W.Va., to play with the Cincinnati Reds Single A affiliate the following season. Bragga earned his mas-ters degree from the University of Alabama. Matt is married to the former Elisa Currins, a 1997 graduate of the University of Alabama. The couple are the proud parents of two children Luke and Emerson.

Matt and Elisa with Luke and Emerson

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Larry Bragga begins his sixth season as a mem-ber of the Golden Eagle staff, handling a variety of duties to help build the program directed by his son, Matt. Larry graduated from The Ohio State University in 1967 with a bachelors degree in biology and a minor in speech and theatre. He earned his masters degree in educational administration from Kent State in 1969. Larry was a teacher, baseball and basketball coach at Harbor High School in Ashtabula, Ohio for six years. He became a high school principal and served in that capacity for 26 years. After retiring in 1997 he was elected as Mayor of Jefferson, Ohio, and served in that capacity for seven years before joining Matts staff and the Golden Eagle baseball team. He has coached baseball and recruited qual-ity baseball players for 40 years. He has coached major league players Mark Wagner and Brian Anderson and several minor leaguers including Matt Bragga. He assist-ed Matt at Bevil State Community College in Alabama in turning BSCC into a 40-plus win team. Since Larry joined Matt at TTU the academic standing of the team has continued to be close to a 3.0 grade point average. Coach B monitors the academic progress of the team and works closely with Dr. Jasitt in the TTU WIN (Work Intensely Now) program. Coach B has created a great connection with major league scouts, high school and junior college coaches throughout the mid-west and southeast. The communication and recruiting efforts of the baseball staff have created a solid talent pool for TTU now and in the future. Larry contributes to the program as he handles administrative duties, manages Golden Eagle Baseball school events. He is an avid student of sport psychology, mental toughness, visualization and imagery. Coach B loves our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that faith guides and directs him everyday.

Carol and Larry

Larry and his wife, Carol, are the proud grandpar-ents of Luke, Elle and Emerson.

41 6th Season F Ohio State, 1967 F 2009 OVC Tournament Champion2010 OVC Regular Season ChampionsDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSLARRY BRAGGA2 0 1 2 c o a c h i n g s t a f f

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Donnie Suttles begins his second season as the Golden Eagles Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Under Suttles the 2011 pitching staff lowered its stats in five major pitching categories from 2010 including team ERA, Runs, Walks, and Opponent Batting Average. Prior to taking the position at Tennessee Tech, Suttles was the Head Coach at the North Carolina powerhouse TC Roberson High school were he produced five MLB baseball draft picks in four years. This included 1st round draft picks through the 28th round. TC Roberson was ranked within the top five programs in North Carolina by Baseball Amer-ica from 2007-2010 reaching number two in 2007 with a record of 23-4. Suttles holds a career record of 92-21. Hailing from Marion, N.C., Suttles is a member of the Professional Baseball Representatives (PBR), acted as the N.C. State Games Coach and developed the North Carolina Pro Player Clinic for players and coaches. Prior to his time at TCR, Suttles helped out his high school alma mater, McDowell High School, from 2004-2006 and served as the American Legion Coach during the same time. He also spent a year helping Gardner-Webb make the transition to Division I baseball in 2004. His coaching experienced commenced with his role as a player instruc-

tor for the Cleveland Indians Class A af-filiate, the Columbus Redstixx. Suttles experi-ence on the dia-mond goes far be-yond coaching. He was drafted in the 12th round of the 1998 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indi-ans after his junior year at Western Carolina. Suttles was named the most athletic player in the draft for the Cleve-land Indians. He was named Pitcher of the Year and Top Pros-pect in the Appala-

chian League in 1998 where he teamed up with future teammate/roommate Cy Young winner CC Sabathia for a combined no hitter. That Burlington Indians team won the regular season with players such as Sabathia, Victor Martinez, Johnny Peralta, Macier Icturiz, and Willy Taveras all fu-ture MLB All-Stars. Suttles posted ERA and strikeout stats that rank fourth and fifth in the minors. In 1999, Suttles pitched the Columbus Redstixx (South Atlantic League) to the first half championship. Suttles spent time at every level before finally retiring from profes-sional baseball in 2003 due to injury. Western Carolina was where Suttles spent his college career becoming the 1997 Southern Conference regular and post season champions under Coach Keith LeClair. He was named SoCon Pitcher of the week three times, and honored as Pitcher of the Year for the Rocky Moun-tain Rockfish in the Coastal Plains summer league. Sut-tles graduated from Western Carolina University with a double Major in Physical Education and Sociology. Suttles is married to Amy Suttles of Marion, N.C. They reside in Cookeville, with their two children, son Jayden J.T. (10) and Maris (5).

16 2nd season F Western Carolina, 2000 Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator PITCHING COACHDONNIE SUTTLES

Donnie with his wife Amy and their children Jayden (10) and Maris (5)

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A native of Jefferson, Ohio, Mihoci is no stranger to the Tech baseball program, as he played four seasons in the infield from 2005-08. Mihoci will coach the outfielders and assist coach Bragga with the hitters and with recruiting. Matt was the very first recruit of mine at Tennes-see Tech, and hell always hold a special place in my heart, Bragga said. He knows our program inside and out and he will be charismatic coach for our team. During his four-year career as a Golden Eagle, Mi-hoci played in 185 games, including 154 starts. He finished with a .299 batting average, 74 RBI and 77 runs scored. He was also named second-team all-OVC as a second base-man in 2008. Mihoci graduated in 2008 with a degree in busi-ness finance and earned his MBA in finance in 2009. Its great to be back, having spent the last few years away, Mihoci said. Being away from Tennessee

4 1st Season F Tennessee Tech, 2008Outfield Coach/Recruiting ASSISTANT COACHMATT MIHOCITech made me re-alize how much I missed it here. In the summer of 2010, Mihoci took on a coaching role for the Alabama Post 34 team that advanced to the state champion-ship game. Coaching was initially what I wanted to do when I first started at Tech, Mihoci said, I quickly re-alized that this is what I love to do. He then moved on to Western Texas College in the fall of 2010 where he sereved as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. During his tenure at WTC, Mihoci helped guide the Westerners to a 37-17 record, which broke the previous record of 25 wins in a season. The Westerners sported a 4.28 team ERA as a pair of pitchers were named to the Texas Juco All Star Game and two were named first-team all-conference. Mihocis last stop before returning to Tech came last summer as he served as an assistant coach for the Florence Redwolves of the Coastal Plain League. As a member of coach Braggas staff you learn something new every day and I am looking forward to getting everything I can out of this experience, Mihoci said.

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A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week out of Mis-sissippi State, Turner brings a wealth of experience as a player and as the infield coach to the Golden Eagles. He will also assist coach Bragga with the hitters. I have a great relationship with Brandon that dates back to when I was recruiting him, Bragga said. I was thrilled when he decided to join our staff and now that he is here I can see why he comes so highly recom-mended by everyone hes worked with. I am glad to be here, Turner said. Its great work-ing for a great coach like coach Bragga and what he has done at Tennessee Tech over the last few years is phenom-enal. Recruited by Bragga out of Walker Valley High School, Turner eventually joined to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he quickly made a name for himself. Named second-team NCBWA All-American in 2007, Turner participated in the 2007 College World Series. During his freshman season, he finished second in the SEC in batting average with a mark of .399.

After a distin-guished career at Mississippi State, Turner was select-ed by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round of the 2008 MLB draft. As a member of the Jamestown Jam-mers, Turner finished third in the New York-Penn. League in batting average in 2008, en route to a being named to the NYPL All-Star Game. In 2009, he was pro-moted to the Single-A Greensboro Grass-

36 1st Season F Mississippi State Infield Coach/Camp CoordinatorVOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHBRANDON TURNERhoppers. Before, during and after his playing career, Turn-er has also distinguished himself as a coach. While I was in the minors I always wanted to coach, Turner said. My dad coached for 38 years and it has always intrigued me. Turner began his coaching career as a member of the Chattanooga Traveling team in 2009, before serv-ing as the advanced scout and infield coach for Lee Uni-versity Flames. In 2010, Turner helped guide the Flames to an NAIA National runner-up. Turner then moved on to Carson-Newman, where he took on several responsibilities including the infield, hitting and recruiting. In 2011, Turner got his first taste as a head coach as he helped guide the Tennessee Styx to the regular season co-Championship in the Great South league. He has also helped out at several baseball camps including Wes Hodges Real Sports Academy Hitting Camp and the Bobby Valentine All-American Baseball Camp. Brandon and his wife Morgan (Lyle) currently re-side in Cookeville.

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Career BestsHits: 4, 5x vs. Jacksonville State, 5/29/10RBI: 5, 2x vs. Middle Tennessee, 2/25/09Runs: 3, 3x vs. Lipscomb, 4/6/10Hitting Streak: 10, 2/20/09 - 3/7/09SB: 1 2x vs. Bradley, 3/6/10

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2009 54-54 215 28 68 9 0 4 45 1 .3162010 55-49 198 39 58 9 0 5 40 1 .2932011 54-54 210 35 57 13 0 3 21 0 .271Total 163-157 623 102 183 31 0 12 106 2 .294

In 2011 (Junior): Ben started in all 54 games last season, serving as TTUs primary catcherat the plate, he drove in 21 runs in 210 at bats for a .271 batting averagecoaxed 21 walks and scored 35 runstied for the team-lead in doubles with 13hit three home runs on the seasonhad 18 multi-hit games, including three games in which he recorded three hitsin the field he posted 297 putouts and maintained a .988 fielding percent-agehe also made three appearances on the mound in relief, recording one win against Lipscomb.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Burgess started 49 games of 55 for the Golden Eagles, primarily behind the plate...at the plate, he finished with a .293 av-erage (58-198), his highest of the year...went 4-for-5 against SIUE and an-other time during the OVC tournament against Jacksonville State...named to the OVC all-tournament team, Burgess upped his average by 27 points, going 11-21 during the tournament with six RBI...Burgess notched 58 hits including nine doubles and five home runs, two of which came against Murray State to help Tech sweep the Racers and earn the regular season no. 1 spot...defensively, Burgess led the team in put-outs with 392 and re-corded a .979 fielding percentage...batted in a total of 58 runs and scored 39 himself, and maintained a .414 slugging percentage.

In 2009 (Freshman): Ben started 54 games for the Golden Eagles in the outfield and behind the dish in 2009named to the OVC all-newcomer team after batting .316 with a .414 slugging percentageled the team in at-bats (215) and was second in hits (68) and RBIs (45)tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games, including three four-hit games and two three-hit gameshad 12 multi-RBI games including a career-high five RBIs against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 25 after going 4-for-5 with a double and a home runhit four home runs and nine doubles on the seasonhad the second-longest hit-streak of any Golden Eagle during the 2009 season with nine consecutive games with a hitstarted two games on the mound for the Golden Eagles and pitched in eight for a total of 22.1 innings pitchedwas named to the OVC all-tournament team.

Brentwood High School: Was named team MVP, and an all-district, all-region and all-State selection...set single season records with 57 hits, 46 RBIs and 19 doubles his senior season with a .479 batting average...had a .390 batting average and 37 RBIs his sophomore seasonwas named Rookie of the Year after his freshman campaignfinished his career with 170 hits, 123 runs scored and 119 RBIs...also excelled in the classroom, with a 3.8 GPA, and earned TSSAA Academic Award.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Davis Burgessson of Barry and Dee Bur-gessborn Aug. 7, 1989grandfather Kenneth Redmond played football and basketball at Tech in 1945-46majoring in mechanical engineering.

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Career BestsHits: 3 13x vs. Alabama A&M, 5/6/11RBI: 6 vs. Southeast Missouri, 4/11/10Runs: 3 3x vs. Alabama A&M, 5/6/11Hitting Streak: 9, 2/19/10 - 3/6/10SB: 1 7x vs. Eastern Illinois, 4/17/11

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2009 35-30 100 11 22 4 0 0 11 0 .2202010 56-55 222 39 70 9 0 4 39 4 .3152011 53-53 192 24 57 7 4 1 29 3 .297Total 144-138 514 74 149 20 4 5 79 7 .290

In 2011 (Junior): Chad made 53 starts at shortstop during his junior sea-sonhit .297 on the season, as he posted 57 hits including seven dou-bles, one home run and a team-leading four triplesdrove in 29 runs and crossed the plate 24 timesrecorded a team-leading 140 assists in the field and tallied 70 putoutsposted 18 multi-hit games including two games in which he tallied three hitsput together a pair of seven game hitting streaks and one eight game hitting streakmade five appearanc-es on the moundwent 3-3 in stolen base attempts.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Chad appeared in 55 games last season, serving as the teams primary starting shortstop. In 222 at-bats, he logged 70 hits - 13 for extra bases, including four homers - and 39 RBI. He maintained a .315 overall batting average, setting the tone early on in the season with a 7-12 performance over a three-game series against Georgia Southern to kick off the season. Hayes rounded the bases 39 times and also chipped in with six walks and four stolen bases on the season.

In 2009 (Freshman): Chad played 35 games in the infield for Tech as a true freshman, including 30 starts, becoming the starting second base-man about a month into the seasonhit .220 on the season with four doubles and 11 RBIshad seven multi-hit games including a three-hit performance against UT Martin when he had two doubles and two RBIsChad also pitched in 10 games for the Golden Eagles, and made two starts on the moundpitched a complete-game two hit shutout against Cov-enant in his only win of the seasonfinished with a 1-1 record and a 7.27 ERAstruck out 15 batters and walked 10 in 26 innings of work.

Lanphier High School: Chad finished his senior season hitting a school record .519, making him league batting champion...hit five home runs, four triples and 19 doubles...had 40 RBIs...earned all-conference recog-nition three times in his career...Chad also played in a traveling summer baseball league with the Springfield Statesmen...finished his junior sea-son hitting .486 with five home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 36 RBIs...hit .382 his sophomore season with four home runs, four triples 10 dou-bles and 28 RBIs.

Personal: Full name is Chad Russell Hayes...son of Russ and the late Vicki Hayes...born June 16, 1990...majoring in business.

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Career BestsInnings: 5.2 at Morehead State, 4/23/11Strikeouts: 8 at Morehead State, 4/23/11Pitches: 83 vs. Jacksonville State, 4/3/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 27-1 0 59.0 54 33 28 25 67 4 3-3 4.27Total 27-1 0 59.0 54 33 28 25 67 4 3-3 4.27

In 2011 (Junior): Cullen made a team-leading 28 appearance for the Gold-en Eagle pitching staff, which included one startfanned a team-leading 69 batters, while giving up just 27 walksearned a team-high four saves and recorded a 3-3 record, with a 4.30 ERAstruck out eight batters in 5.1 innings against Morehead Statetallied at least one strikeout in all but five of his 28 appearanceskept the opposing team off the scoreboard in 15 of his outings, including seven instances when he held the opposing team hitlessnamed the OVC Pitcher of the Week (March 16).

At Walter State CC: A righty at WSC, Park went 4-1, finishing with a 4.38 ERA in 10 appearances in 37 innings pitched...struck out 29 and allowed only 11 extra base hits, holding opponents to a .275 average.

East Rutherford High School: Park earned three varsity letters from East Rutherford High School as a pitcher under Bobby Dale Reynolds...main-tained a 0.76 ERA his junior year with a .420 batting average, and a 1.96 ERA his senior year, fanning 116 batters in 69 innings pitched...contributed offensively with a .386 average at the plate.

Personal: Full name is Cullen Christopher Park...son of Greg and Karen Park...born November 16, 1989...intends to pursue a career in turf business.

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Bluff City, Tenn. / Sullivan East

matthew shepherd

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Career BestsInnings: 7.0, 6x Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Strikeouts: 9 vs. Ohio, 3/4/11Pitches: 114 at Austin Peay, 5/7/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2009 12-8 0 36.2 62 48 38 23 20 3 3-3 9.332010 15-8 0 45.1 82 58 48 28 38 1 1-1 9.532011 17-14 1 74.2 88 63 47 31 64 0 3-7 5.58Total 44-30 1 156.2 232 169 133 82 122 4 7-11 7.64

In 2011 (Junior): Matthew made a team-high 14 starts and three relief appearancesstruck out 64 batters and recorded three winsnamed the OVC Pitcher of the Week (March 14)threw six innings or more in five contests including a seven-inning victory against Youngstown State as he struck six batters, while giving up just one hit.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Shepherd appeared in 15 games for Tech, start-ing on the mound in eight of them...in a total of 45.1 innings pitched, he logged 38 strikeouts en route to a 1-1 record and a 9.53 ERA.

In 2009 (Freshman): Matthew started eight games for the Golden Eagles and made 12 appearances his freshman seasonhad 20 strikeouts and 23 walks in 36.2 innings pitched finished with a 3-3 record and 9.33 ERAstruck out five batters in five innings pitched in his first career start against St. Peters on Feb. 21, earning the win.

Sullivan East High School: Finished his senior campaign with a 2.21 ERA, earning all-conference and all-region recognition...won teams top pitcher award after his junior yearposted a 6-2 record with a 1.93 ERA through-out his junior seasona versatile athlete who played third base, short-stop, and second base in addition to pitching for coach Mike Breuninger.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Keith Shepherdson of Eddie and Tam-my Shepherdborn May 2, 1990 in Bristol, Tennmajoring in exercise science.

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Junior / RHP / 6-3 / 195 / R/R

Kingsport, Tenn. / Sullivan South

tristan archer

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Career BestsInnings: 9 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Strikeouts: 10 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Pitches: 118 at Murray State, 5/20/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2010 13-12 0 49.0 81 54 43 19 33 0 3-2 7.902011 16-14 1 88.2 114 66 56 22 67 1 7-4 5.68Total 29-26 1 137.2 195 120 99 41 100 1 10-6 6.47

In 2011 (Sophomore): Tristan appeared in 16 games last season, of which 14 he started inhe recorded a team-high seven wins, while striking out 67 battersagainst Morehead State, Tristan threw his first complete game, as he struck out a career-high 10 batterspitched at least six innings in 10 of his appearances, including four straight games when he threw seven innings or morenamed the OVC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25).

In 2010 (Freshman): One of Techs starting pitchers, Archer appeared in 13 games last season, starting 12 of them and accumulating 49 innings pitched...posted a 3-2 record...tallied 33 strikeouts including a season-high six at Jacksonville State...only 23 of 81 hits were for extra bases.

Sullivan South High School: A two-time first-team all-conference selec-tion, and 2009 Big 9 conference Player of the Year...was named all-region, All-Northeast Tennessee and Johnson City Press Super 22 after 2008 and 2009 seasons, was a second-team All-State selection in 2009had an 8-1 record and 0.69 ERA as a senior...went 8-3 in 2009 with a 1.82 ERA, and hit .358 from the plate as a juniordrafted by the Oakland Athletics after his senior campaign.

Personal: Full name is Tristan James Archerson of Roger and Theresa Archerborn Oct. 18, 1990majoring in turf grass management.

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Junior / IF/OF/C / 5-10 / 205 / R/R

Collierville, Tenn. / Collierville

evan frazier

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Career BestsHits: 4 vs. Jacksonville State, 4/3/11RBI: 4 at Alabama A&M, 4/6/11Runs: 3 vs. Youngstown State, 3/12/11Hitting Streak: 9, 3/16/11 - 4/3/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2010 12-2 16 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .1882011 41-38 136 31 42 9 0 6 29 0 .309Total 53-40 152 34 45 11 0 6 29 0 .296

In 2011 (Sophomore): Evan appeared in 41 games, while making 38 starts, primarily as the designated hitterhe hit .309 during the season as he recorded 42 hits, including nine doubles and six home runsposted a slugging percentage of .507 and an on-base percentage of .414drove in 29 runs and scored 31 runsdrove in four runs against Alabama A&Mtallied at least three hits in four games, including one three-hit perfor-mance against Kentuckyscored at least two runs in eight games, includ-ing three against Youngstown Stateagainst Lipscomb, he coaxed four walks and tallied one hit, a 3-run double.

In 2010 (Freshman): Frazier appeared in 12 games for Tech, with his top performance coming against South Alabama when he went 2-for-4 with two doubles...finished the season with a .188 average (3-16) with two dou-bles and three runs scored.

Collierville High School: Evan hit .335 with six home runs and 53 RBIs his senior season for coach Jeff Hopkinshelped his team to the state semi-finals that season and was team MVPhit .301 with 27 RBIs as a junior and .315 with 23 RBIs as a sophomore...earned Commercial Appeal Best of Preps honorsnamed TBCA region 7-8 team...his team compiled a 63-12 record during his junior and senior seasons...also played football for three years.

Personal: Full name is Evan Clay Frazierson of Todd Frazier and Rene Connerborn Jan. 22, 1991majoring in agribusiness management.

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Junior / IF / 6-4 / 210 / R/R

Tracy City, Tenn. / Tracy City

zephan guyear

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Career BestsHits: 4 at Lipscomb, 4/6/10RBI: 4 at South Alabama, 3/10/10Runs: 3, 3x vs. Buffalo, 3/13/10Hitting Streak: 9, 3/12/11 - 3/29/11SB: 1, 9x Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2010 43-31 128 32 41 6 2 3 28 5 .3202011 36-32 116 19 31 5 3 0 15 4 .267Total 79-63 244 51 72 11 5 3 43 9 .295

In 2011 (Sophomore): Zephan made 32 starts in 36 appearances in his sophomore season, making most of his starts at second basehe drove in 15 runs and scored 19 times, while hitting .267went 4-4 in stolen base attempts and recorded 95 putouts in the fieldtallied two walks in two separate games, and recorded three hits against Purdueput together a nine-game hitting streak, which included four multi-hit games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Stepping in to fill the third base position for an in-jured Devin Rivers mid-season, Guyear stepped up to the challenge of switching starting roles and hit .333 from April 13 through the end of the season...started a total of 31 games for Tech, mainly at the second and third base positions, recording .320 average overall...went 41-128 with six doubles, two triples and three home runs, batting in 28 runs and accu-mulating 60 total bases...maintained a .469 slugging percentage over the course of the season and a .396 on-base percentage...his first 50 at-bats, Guyear held his average about .400.

Tracy City High School: Earned four letters in baseball playing in the in-field, outfield and pitchingnamed 2009 6AA Player of the Year, 2008 6AA All-District, 2008 and 2009 Chattanooga Times Best of Prepsled his team to four consecutive district 6AA championships, and regional champion-ships in 2007 and 2008in 2009 hit 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, with 46 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and a .429 batting averagehit .403 for his career.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Zephaniah Guyearson of David and Sherry Guyearborn Aug. 9, 1991major is general education.

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Junior / OF/IF / 5-10 / 190 / L/R

Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore

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Career BestsHits: 3 vs. Southeast Missouri, 4/9/11RBI: 3 at Morehead State, 4/22/11Runs: 2 3x, at MTSU, 4/13/11Hitting Streak: 6, 4/16/11 - 4/23/11SB: 1 at Alabama A&M, 4/6/11

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2010 14-5 21 5 5 2 0 0 4 0 .2382011 29-16 73 10 21 1 0 1 6 1 .288Total 43-21 94 15 26 2 0 1 1 1 .277

In 2011 (Sophomore): Michael made 16 starts, primarily at second base, in 29 games playedbatted .288 on the season while notching 21 hits, in-cluding a double and a home rundrove in three runs against Morehead Statetallied at least two hits in seven games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Morris started five games for Tech, appearing in 16 for the Golden Eagles...in 23 at-bats, he logged four RBIs on five hits, two of which were doubles...earned four walks, and recorded an overall average of .217 at the plate on the season.

Sycamore High School: Earned three varsity letters in baseball playing shortstop and catcher for coach Chris Shrimpton...finished his career with 122 hits...batted .467 as a senior, .425 as a junior and .356 as a sophomore...was named All-Cincinnati his senior year...earned high academic honors on three occasions...was rated as a top 50 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rise Magazine.

Personal: Full name is Michael Thomas Morris...son of Thomas and Lori Morris...born May 30, 1991...enrolled in general studies.

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Junior / RHP / 6-5 / 195 / R/R

Clinton, Tenn. / Anderson County

nick price

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Career BestsInnings: 8.0 at Eastern Illinois, 4/17/11Strikeouts: 7 at Lipscomb, 4/5/11Pitches: 97 at Lipscomb, 4/5/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2010 18-4 0 40.0 40 29 24 25 32 0 2-0 5.402011 19-8 0 58.2 65 48 40 33 38 0 4-4 6.14Total 37-12 0 98.2 105 77 64 58 70 0 6-4 5.83

In 2011 (Sophomore): Nick made eight starts in 19 appearances for the Golden Eagles and posted a 4-4 record on the seasonthrew 58.2 innings, while striking out 38 battersagainst Eastern Illinois, he threw eight in-nings, giving up just two runs on three hits, while striking out two bat-tersthrew at least four innings in seven of his appearances.

In 2010 (Freshman): Price finished his freshman season with 18 appear-ances on the mound as he threw 40 innings...he struck out 32 batters and recorded two wins...allowed just 24 earned runs and walked just 25 bat-ters.

Anderson County High School: Nick lettered in varsity baseball all four years, and was selected to the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association team after his junior and senior yearshad a 10-1 record with a 1.17 ERA during his senior season and was named District 4-AA Co-Pitcher of the Yearwas also an all-district and all-region selection and named to the Tennessee baseball report all-region teamwent 8-3 as a junior with a 3.08 ERAstruck out 60 batters in 50 innings pitched, and walked just 25allowed 41 hits and recorded one saveled his team to three consec-utive district championships, and also won regional and sectional champi-onships in 2006 and 2008finished third in state in 2006was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Kurt Priceson of Tony and Jane Priceborn March 23, 1991 in Knoxville, Tennmajoring in physical therapy.

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Junior / OF / 5-10 / 175 / L/R

Beaver Falls, Penn. / Blackhawk

austin wulf

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Career BestsHits: 3, 7x vs. Lipscomb, 5/10/11RBI: 4 vs. Murray State, 5/21/10Runs: 3, 3x vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Hitting Streak: 12, 2/20/11 - 3/12/11SB: 3 at Alabama, 4/6/11

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2010 47-35 156 36 53 8 2 2 33 4 .3402011 54-54 211 41 60 7 0 1 21 8 .284Total 101-89 367 77 113 15 2 3 54 12 .308

In 2011 (Sophomore): Austin was on of Techs mainstays in the outfield as he started in all 54 gamesbatted .284 as TTUs primary leadoff hitterfinished second on the team in runs scored with 41, while driving in 21 runs himself...recorded eight stolen bases in 11 attempts, and maintained a .990 fielding percentagehad 16 multi-hit games, including a trio of three hit games.

In 2010 (Freshman): Wulf startetd 35 of 47 games as the Golden Eagles primary left-fielder...maintained a .340 batting average on the year, go-ing 53-156 at the plate including eight doubles, two triples and two long balls...earned 14 walks and stole four bases on the season...peaked at the end of the 2010 season, getting hits in 12 of his last 14 games in the lead off position and raising his batting average from a .309 to a .340.

Blackhawk High School: Austin was a Louisville Slugger High School All-American, and a two-time first-team all-section and first-team all-state se-lection at Blackhawk High Schoolalso named P6 West and Beaver Coun-ty Times all starhit .508 his senior season with 29 RBIs, 32 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, nine doubles and two tripleshit .533 (40-for-75) his junior season with 40 hits including 14 doubles, two triples and two home runshad 23 RBIs, scored 33 runs and stole 10 basesled his team to a section championship and final four appearance his junior season, and a league runner-up finish during his freshman and sophomore campaignsplayed for coach Bob Amaliaalso earned three letters in football playing wide receiver and strong safety for coach Joe Hamiltonwas named on the academic honor roll.

Personal: Full name is Austin James Wulfson of Tony Wulf and Beth Wulfborn Nov. 11, 1990majoring in business.

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Knoxville, Tenn. / Webb School

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Career BestsInnings: 4.1 vs. UT Martin, 5/14/11Strikeouts: 7 vs. UT Martin, 5/14/11Pitches: 73 at Murray State, 5/21/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 16-1 0 26.1 21 20 20 13 21 1 0-0 6.84Total 16-1 0 26.1 21 20 20 13 21 1 0-0 6.84

In 2011 (Freshman): Justin made 16 appearances on the mound in his freshman season, throwing 26.1 inningsagainst Alabama A&M he struck out four batters in 2.2 innings pitchedagainst UT Martin he threw 4.1 in-nings while striking out seven battersstruck out a total of 21 batters and recorded one save against Murray State.

Webb School of Knoxville: A four-year letterwinner out of Webb School of Knoxville, Alexander was named first-team all-state and all-region with an 11-1 pitching record and .397 batting average...he helped his team to the 2010 Region and State Championships.

Personal: Full name is Justin Ryan Alexander...son of Roy and Ella Alexan-der...born February 18, 1992 in Saipan...majoring in civil engineering.

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Sophomore / RHP / 6-1 / 200 / R/R

Ooltewah, Tenn. / Ooltewah

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Career BestsInnings: 7 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11Strikeouts: 4 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11Pitches: 77 vs. Berea College, 3/2/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 18-1 0 33.1 38 18 15 24 18 0 3-1 4.05Total 18-1 0 33.1 38 18 15 24 18 0 3-1 4.05

In 2011 (Freshman): Garrett took the hill 18 times during his freshman sea-son, which included his only start against Berea College where he earned his first career-win as he threw seven inningshe struck out 18 batters and maintained a 4.05 ERAnamed to the OVC all-Freshman Team.

Ooltewah High School: Hailing from Ooltewah, Tenn., Baugh batted .432 his senior year, chipping in with four home runs, 14 doubles and one tri-ple. He scored 32 runs and batted in 28...on defense he was perfect on the mound with a 5-0 record in five appearances...contributed 39 strike-outs and allowed only 12 hits, none of them resulting in an earned run...received honors on the TSWA 1st team All-State, 2009 & 2010 Best of Preps teams, 2008 super sophomore team and 2009 TBCA All-Region Team...in-dividual awards include the 2010 Best of Preps Player of the Year and 2006 Freshman MVP of his team.

Personal: Full name is Garrett Allen Baugh...son of Allen and Morgan Baugh...born January 15, 1992...majoring in expw.

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Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Goodpasture Christian

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Career BestsInnings: 6 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11Strikeouts: 5 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11Pitches: 107 vs. East Tennessee, 3/16/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 11-4 0 25.1 34 23 21 15 22 0 0-3 7.46Total 11-4 0 25.1 34 23 21 15 22 0 0-3 7.46

In 2011 (Freshman): Jake made 11 appearances on the mound during his freshman season, including four startsthrew a career-high six innings against East Tennessee State, as he struck out five batters, while giving up four hitsrecorded 22 strikeouts on the season.

Goodpasture Christian: A versatile player out of Goodlettsville, Tenn., McWhirter filled roles as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder for high school coach Richie Estep...over the course of his high school career, he was named 1st team All-District, Disctrict MVP, 2nd team Mid-State, 2nd team All-State and 1st team All-State according to TBCA...recorded 109 strikeouts with a 1.69 ERA during his senior season, notching of 225 Ks in his high school career...high school team held the district championship title from 2007-2010, claimed the regional championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and the state championship in 2007 and 2008.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Cole McWhirter...son of Steve and Janet Mc-Whirter...born May 11, 1992 in Nashville, Tenn...majoring in civil engineer-ing.

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Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville

tevis sherfield

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Career BestsHits: 3, 2x at Murray State, 5/20/11RBI: 1, 4x at Murray State, 5/20/11Runs: 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/30/11Hitting Streak: 3, 5/15/11 - 5/20/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2011 24-9 43 9 15 1 0 0 4 0 .349Total 24-9 43 9 15 1 0 0 4 0 .349

In 2011 (Freshman): Tevis appeared in 24 games for the Golden Eagles, including nine startstallied 15 hits in 43 at bats for a .349 batting aver-agescored nine runs and drove in fourposted three hits against East-ern Kentucky and Murray State.

In 2010: Sherfield redshirted his first season with the Golden Eagles.

Cookeville High School: Earned four letters in baseball playing second base for coach Brent Chaffinduring his career Tevis earned Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Hard 90 awardswas a team captain and a three-time all-district selectionearned one all-state selec-tionhelped Cookeville High to one district championshipover his four seasons Tevis hit .500, .469, .339 and .336.

Personal: Full name is Tevis Wade Sherfieldson of Roger and Michelle Sherfieldfather Roger played baseball at Tech for two yearsborn May 7, 1991majoring in pre-physical therapy.

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Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. / Soddy-Daisy

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Career BestsHits: 3, 5x vs. UT Martin, 3/14/11RBI: 4, 2x vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/27/11Runs: 3 vs. Ohio, 3/4/11Hitting Streak: 10, 2/19/11 - 3/4/11SB: none

Career StatsYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG.2011 53-52 207 33 64 13 2 10 49 0 .309Total 53-52 207 33 64 13 2 10 49 0 .309

In 2011 (Freshman): Zach made 52 starts at first base and as the desig-nated hitterdrove in a team-leading 49 RBIs and tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10hit .309 on the season and posted a .536 slug-ging percentagewalked 21 times and tied for the team-lead in doubles with 13started his career at Tech recording at least one hit in his first 10 gameshad 18 multi-hit games and posted three hits in five gamesdrove in four runs against Virginia Tech and Eastern Michigannamed to the OVC all-Freshman Team.

Soddy-Daisy High School: Stephens earned four letters from Soddy-Dai-sy High School, and was named all-state, Best of Preps, all-district and all-region after batting .450 with 63 RBI, 17 home runs and 13 doubles during his senior season, helping his team to the district title.

Personal: Full name is Zachary Lewis Stephens...born December 13, 1991 in Nashville, Tenn...son of Dan and Beverly Stephens...majoring business.

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Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin Road Academy

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Career BestsInnings: 6.1 at Belmont, 3/1/11Strikeouts: 7 at Belmont, 3/1/11Pitches: 105 at Belmont, 3/1/11

Career StatsYear G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO S W-L ERA2011 11-5 0 26.2 37 31 22 22 22 0 0-2 7.43Total 11-5 0 26.2 37 31 22 22 22 0 0-2 7.43

In 2011 (Freshman): Andy made five starts in 11 appearances for the Golden Eaglesin 26.2 innings, he recorded 22 strikeouts.

In 2010: Williams redshirted his first season with the Golden Eagles.

Franklin Road Academy: Andy earned four letters playing shortstop and pitcher for coach George Weickerwas an all-district selection his sopho-more, junior and senior seasonsas a junior Andy was also an all-state and all-region selection, and defensive MVPhit .436 with six home runs at the plate and posted a 9-1 record with a 1.47 ERA and one no-hitter on the moundwas named the Yellow Jacket Classic Tournament MVP dur-ing his senior seasonoff the field Andy earned the Alumni Award, was a member of the Deans list from 2007-09 and was a student ambassador from 2006-09.

Personal: Full name is Andrew Edward Williamsson of Tony and Christy Williamsborn December 17, 1990majoring in exercise science.

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Diamondhead, Miss. / St. Stanislav

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Pearl River CC: James was one of three players to start in all 48 games last season at Pearl River CC...hit nine doubles and four triples, while maintaining a .319 batting average...drove in 30 runs and scored 42...coaxed a team-leading 28 walks...committed just two errors, while maintaining a .974 fielding percentage.

St. Stanislav: James earned four letters at St. Stanislav High School as a centerfielder, where he earned a pair of Mississippi 4A all-State and all-Gulf Coast nods...finished his career at St. Stanislaus with a .400 batting average while hitting 18 home runs and stealing 60 bases.

Personal: James is the son of Joey and Anita Abraham...full name James Kenneth Abraham...born February 15, 1991...ma-joring in criminal justice.

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Knoxville, Tenn. / Farragut

david allen

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In 2011: Redshirted.

Farragut High School: Allen was a three-year letter winner and member of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 State Championship teams and second-team prep-extra at Farragut High School in Knoxville.

Personal: Full name is David Michael Al