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2011 Western Illinois Baseball Viewbook

CreditsThe �011 Western Illinois Baseball Viewbook is a production of the Western Illinois University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Athletics Media Services office. It was written and edited by Cameron Weidenthaler, Graduate Assistant for Athletics Media Services. Additional assistance was provided by Patrick Osterman, Director of Media Services. Assistance was also provided by Shawna Meaker, Ryan Bower and Brad Taylor. Special thanks to the Western Illinois baseball coaching staff and players.

PhotographyPhotos by Larry Dean, George Hartmann, Sarah Ritter and Caitlin Salmon (WIU Visual Production Center).

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GeneralLocation ...........................................Macomb, IL 61455Founded ................................................................1899Enrollment ..........................................................13,331Nickname................................... Fighting LeathernecksColors ...............Purple (PMS �607) & Gold (PMS 116)Home Stadium ........................Alfred D. Boyer StadiumDimensions .. Left: 330, Center: 400, Right: 330, Alleys: 370Capacity...................................................................50�Conference ................................... The Summit LeagueAffiliation .............................................. NCAA Division IPresident ...........................................Dr. Alvin GoldfarbAlma Mater ................................Queens College, 197�Director of Athletics......................... Dr. Tim Van AlstineAlma mater ...........................St. Norbert College, 198�Athletics Department Phone ................. (309) �98-1190

Coaching StaffHead Coach............................................... Mike VillanoAlma Mater ........................Saginaw Valley State, �001Western Illinois Record/Season ................... 14-39/�ndCareer Record/Season ........................................ SameOffice Phone ......................................... (309) �98-15�1Assistant Coach/Season ....................Todd Coryell/�ndAssistant Coach/Season ...............Cooper Stewart/�ndAssistant Coach/Season ............. Graham Johnson/1stAthletic Trainer...........................................Lacy ChapelStrength Coach..........................................Chris Winter

Team InformationFirst year ..........................1903 (�010 is 109th season)All-time record .................................. 555-777-7 (.417)**Record since 198�, when Western Illinois became a Division I institutionOverall record last year ....................................... 14-39 ................................................. (H: 7-13 A: 6-�4 N: 1-�)Summit League record last year/finish ............ 6-�1/8thLetterwinners returning/lost ......................................9/4Starters returning/lost ...............................................7/�

Sports Information/Media ServicesDirector ..............................................Patrick OstermanBaseball Contact ......................Cameron WeidenthalerE-Mail .................................. [email protected] Phone/Fax .........(309) �98-1133/(309) �98-�060Cell Phone ............................................ (641) 431-0483Mailing Address .......1 University Circle • �13 Western Hall.........................................................Macomb, IL 61455

Radio InformationFlagship Station ........................................Rocky VisionPlay-by-Play Announcer ...........Cameron WeidenthalerColor Commentator .......................Michael Broskowski

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• Coached Jason Summers to a Second-Team All-Summit League selection in �010

• Cole Waddell named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team

• Served as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Central Michigan for seven seasons and helped the Chippewas secure the top-ranked recruiting class in the Midwest and �7th nationally according to Collegiate Baseball in �006

• Played collegiately at Saginaw Valley State where he was named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fresh-man of the year in 1991. Also, was a four-time all-conference selection.

• Drafted in 1994 in the �4th round by the San Francisco Giants. He spent six seasons at the AAA level with various clubs before being called up by the Florida Marlins in 1998.

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Year School Position Overall Conference Conference Finish�003 Oakland Assistant Coach �0-34 7-13 5th�004 Central Michigan Assistant Coach 33-�4 18-6 MAC Champs�005 Central Michigan Assistant Coach 4�-18 18-6 �nd in West�006 Central Michigan Assistant Coach 35-�3 17-9 West Champs�007 Central Michigan Assistant Coach 35-�1 �1-6 �nd in West�008 Central Michigan Assistant Coach �9-�7-1 13-13 5th in West�009 Central Michigan Assistant Coach 8-30 1�-15 4th in West�010 Western Illinois Head Coach 14-39 6-�1 8th Head Coaching Totals (1 year) 14-39 6-21



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What is your leadership style and coaching philosophy?Our leadership style and coaching philosophy revolves around preparation. The only thing that you can really control as a coach or as a player is how well and methodically you prepare. We like to make sure that all lines of communication are open within the coaching staff as well as between the coaching staff and the players.

We will constantly continue to teach and work on the fundamentals and make sure these are focused on each day in practice as well as in game situations.

W h a t t y p e s o f g o a l s a n d expectations have you set for the team this year?Our goals and expectations will never change. Our goals all focus on getting a little bit better everyday.

Making sure we understand as a program what is important and that everyone on the team understands what they can do to help this team be successful both on and off the field.

Describe the ideal Western Illinois baseball player?

The ideal player for this program is one that brings it everyday. A guy that is a true gym rat and nothing feels better to them than competing on the baseball field. We want players that have aspirations to play in the big leagues.

Guys that aren’t afraid to leave their heart on the field and play with a passion and true love for the game.

How does a tough non-conference schedule prepare you for Summit League action?We do and always will play a difficult out of conference schedule. Who we are playing is not what we will be thinking of. Everyday is an opportunity to get better. We will come to play a certain way and style regardless of what uniform our opponent is wearing.



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Todd Coryell joined the Western Illinois Baseball staff in January �010 as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Fighting Leathernecks.

Under his guidance, the Leatherneck pitching staff lowered its ERA by more than two full runs in �010. Leatherneck pitchers also cut down on walks, allowing just �13 free passes in 431.� innings (4.4 BB/9), down from �18 in 380.1 innings (5.� BB/9) the previous year.

Coryell also helped the team cut its opponents’ batting average by nearly 40 points and the Leathernecks struck out �60 batters, up from �35 the previous season.

Before coming to Western, Coryell worked as a scout with the Cincinnati Reds while also serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Grand Rapids Community College. He was on the coaching staff at Kellogg Community College in �008 when the Bears advanced to the Junior College World Series.

No stranger to the Division I baseball ranks, Coryell worked for over four years at Eastern Michigan, first as a student assistant coach then as pitching coach/recruiting coordinator for his father, long-time head coach Roger Coryell. He helped turn around the Eagles’ pitching staff from an ERA over 6.00 in �005 to 4.61 the next season and 4.08 in �007.

Coryell worked with the �006 MAC Pitcher of the year (Jeff Fischer) then the next season helped the Eagles set a MAC record for regular season winning percentage going �1-4 and winning the West Division title. That year Eastern finished as the tournament runner-up but logged wins over perennial powers Tennessee, Arizona and Michigan.

He coached former MAC Pitcher of the year Ryan Ford (�004) and MAC Player of the year Brian Bixler (�004) during his time at Eastern.

During his coaching career, Coryell has coached 1� players who have been drafted in the Major League Baseball draft, including Bixler (�nd round), Fischer (10th round) and Ford (15th round).

Prior to his time witht he Reds, he also worked as a scout with the Seattle Mariners.

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Cooper Stewart is entering his second season with the Western Illinois baseball team. Stewart joined the staff after an extremely successful playing career for the Fighting Leathernecks. He also works with the Leatherneck catchers. In �010, Stewart helped coach Jason Summers to a league high .4�3 batting average. In addition, helped John Koszulinski to a team high 49 RBI and six home runs. Koszulinski also ranked third on the team with a .354 batting average.

During his four-year playing career at Western, Stewart batted .�70 with 67 RBI. He also hit three home runs, four triples and 37 doubles. Stewart ranks fifth in career games played (173), fourth in walks (84), eighth in runs scored (111) and sixth in doubles in Western’s all-time top ten lists.

Stewart’s senior campaign in �009 was the best of his career as the Sterling, Ill., native batted a career best .337 with a career-high 1� doubles. He also committed just six errors in 45 starts behind the plate.

In �008, Stewart finished the season ranked as the �3rd toughest player to strikeout in the nation, striking out just eight times in 144 at-bats. He led the team with �4 walks, threw out 4� percent (16-of-38) of base runners and was named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team and the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

As a sophomore, Stewart finished the �07 season with a .991 fielding precentage and threw out 37 percent (17-of-45) base stealers while starting in 51 games and was named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Stewart appeared in �9 games as a freshman in �006, making 18 starts while recording the third most putouts on the team and recording a .981 fielding percentage to go along with 16 assists.

Stewart was a three-time all-conference selection at Sterling High School where he earned four varisty letters and was a two-time team MVP. He was also a member of the National Honor Society and National Honor Roll as a high school student.

He earned his bachelors degree from Western Illinois in the fall of �009 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sports management at Western.

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Graham Johnson was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Illinois baseball team in August of �010. He will primarily work with the pitching staff for the Fighting Leathernecks.

Johnson was previously the head pitching coach for the East Los Angeles Dodgers in the summer of �010 where he oversaw development of all pitchers within the program. He was associated with two different teams during his time with the organization. He was the associate head coach for a team that was made of Junior College players and the other team was a mixture of all levels of college athletes

From �008-10 he was also the head pitching and outfield coach at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., where he also served as the Academic Success Coordinator.

Johnson also coached at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. as the head pitching coach in �007-08, where he created weekly starting rotations and helped define bullpen roles.

He was also the assistant baseball coach and junior varsity basketball coach at Canton High School from �003-08.

Johnson played collegiately for Culver-Stockton from �004-07, helping the team achieve an overall record of 157-84 during his four seasons there.

The Wildcats won three HAAC Tournament Championships, two regular season titles, appeared in three Region V playoffs and one NAIA Super Regional Playoff.

Johnson graduated from Culver-Stockton with a bachelor’s degree in secondary biology educationin �007. He went on to receive his master’s degree from Lindenwood University in education while specializing in strength and conditioning in �010.

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Western Illinois University and the Leatherneck baseball program was dealt a tragic blow when head baseball coach Stan Hyman passed away on Sept. 5, �009 after a three month battle with leukemia. Hyman served as the head coach of the Leathernecks for eight seasons. Under his guidance, the Western Illinois baseball program soared to new heights. During Hyman’s tenure at Western the Leathernnecks defeated nationally-ranked opponents such as Long Beach State, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. Texas Tech, Iowa, Kansas State, Michigan State, Illinois-Chicago, and Oral Roberts

In �007, Coach Hyman led Western to its first winning season since 1989. In addition, the Leathernecks recorded the first winning record on the road in school history.

The Leathernecks finished in second-place during the regular season in the Mid-Continent Conference. Hyman bring home his second Mid-Con Coach of the year award in �007. Hyman also coached Western’s first Mid-Con Player of the year since 1990, as Travis Check brought home the honor.

Stanford D. HymanSeptember 26, 1958 - September 5, 2009

On May 4, �010, junior pitcher Devin VanBrooker died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Macomb.

He transfered to Western from College of Lake County in �008. In his first collegiate start, VanBrooker led the Leathernecks to a series-clinching win at Furman. He also earned the win in his next start against Stephen F. Austin (at the Sooner Classic), pitching five strong innings. Eight of his nine starts were during weekend series.

He did not allow a walk in his first 16.0 innings pitched, ranking among the national leaders at the time. VanBrooker led Western to a Summit League win over North Dakota State on April 10th, striking out a season-high seven batters in a season-high 7.� innings pitched.

VanBrooker’s 54.� innings pitched was tied for eighth among the Summit League leaders. He struck out five or more batters on five occasions.

“Devin was an outstanding young man. He may have only been with us a short while, but Devin made an immediate impact on our baseball team. He was going to be a key player as Coach Mike Villano works to rebuild our baseball program,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Tim

Devin VanBrookerJanuary 19, 1989 - May 4, 2010

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�011 PreviewThe Fighting Leathernecks will look to continue to grow under second year head coach Mike Villano. The squad looks to improve on a 14-39 record that they collected a season ago.

With a strong mixture of returning leadership and exciting newcomers, Western Illinois has reason to be optimistic for the Spring.

The ScheduleThe Fighting Leathernecks will face four opponents who participated in the �010 NCAA Baseball Regionals. They include Kansas State, which finished third in the Big xII a season ago, Atlantic 10 Champion Saint Louis University, Summit League opponent Oral Roberts and Illinois State University.

The �011 campaign begins with a three-game series with Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. (Feb. 18-�1). From there the Leathernecks travel to Decatur, Ga. for a four-game tilt with Georgia State University (Feb. �5-�7) before traveling to Manhattan, Kan. to face Big xII member Kansas State University (March 4-6).

Western will spend spring break in Terre Haute, Ind. where they will the Sycamores of Indiana State (March 11-13). The Leathernecks will face the Broncos of Western Michigan in between those two games in Terre Haute.

Coach Villano’s squad will stay on the road as they will play Saint Louis (March 15) and Northern Illinois (March 16) in St. Louis. Western will stay in-state to play three games against Missouri State University (March 17-19).

The team will then open up a three-game series with the Hawkeyes of the University of Iowa (March �5-�7). The first two games of that series will be played in Iowa City before the Hawkeyes come to Macomb for the third game of the series, which will mark the home-opener for Western.

The Leathernecks will be back on the road to travel to Peoria, Ill. to face the Braves of Bradley University in a three-game tilt (April 1-3). The Leathernecks will renew the rivalry in Charleston, Ill. to play one game against Eastern Illinois University before starting Summit League play. The Panthers won the last meeting in �004, 5-4.

Western Illinois will get a lot of home cooking as it begins a nine-game homestand. League play starts at home for Western as it hosts defending regular season champion South Dakota State University for four games (April 8-10).

The Braves and Leathernecks will revisit their series as Bradley University visits for one game (April 13). The homestand continues as Summit League Tournament Champion Oral Roberts comes to town for a four game series (April 15-17).

Western will then travel to Davenport to face the Hawkeyes at Modern Woodmen Park for a fourth and final time (April �0). The Leathernecks continue their way through April as they travel to Rochester, Mich. for a four-game series with Oakland University. Western will then fly out to Cedar City, Utah, to face the Thunderbirds of Southern Utah (April �8-30).

The Leathernecks open May on the road with a four-game tilt at IPFW (May 6-7). Western returns home after the 1�-game road trip to play host Centenary College for four games (May 13-15). Missouri Valley Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Illinois State will stop in Macomb for one game (May 17) and that will signal the close of the home schedule for the Leathernecks.

Western concludes the �011 regular season campaign with a trip to Fargo, N.D. to face North Dakota State University in a four-game series (May 19-�1).

The top four teams during the regular season will play for the conference championship in Sioux Falls, S.D on May �6-�8

ReturnersThe �011 edition of the Western Illinois baseball program returns nine letterwinners, including eight seniors.

Five pitchers will also return to the mound for the Leathernecks in �011 including Beau Below and two-sport athlete Chris Fuchs.

The offensive production will be placed on the shoulders of returning starters Bryan Jordan and John Koszulinski. Jordan hit .308 with a team-high nine home runs and 35 RBI. The Cincinnati native

also drew a team-high �8 walks. Koszulinski led the team in RBI with 49 and finished with a .354 batting average. Rich Mascheri came on strong late in the season to hit .385, which was second on the team.

Tom Lilja will also look to contribute offensively after hitting .319 and driving in 3� runs. Dan Dispensa will focus all of his energy on baseball after also playing football in �009-10. Dispensa knocked in �� runs with a .�99 average but missed the end of the season due to injury. Chris Giglio and Anthony Kaskadden will be the Leatherneck’s main source of speed. The two combined for �0 stolen bases in �3 attempts.

The pitching staff will be the area that Western will look to improve upon most from last season. Chris Macek leads returning pitchers with 16 appearances last season. Macek also picked up two wins in seven starts. Beau Below is the top returning starter and will look to improve his 6.54 ERA. Travis Pedersen appeared in 15 games a season ago.

NewcomersThere will be �� new Leatherneck baseball players on the roster this year for Coach Villano’s squad. Several have been earning rave reviews from Villano and his staff. Half of those are hurlers and there is reason for optimism with the incoming arms.

Ryan Wachholder has impressed early on after coming over from Heartland C.C. where he finished with a 6-1 record in 51 innings.

Dustin Hunter has also drawn attention from the coaches. The 6-3 right-handed pitcher from Senath, Mo. spent the last two seasons at Mineral Area C.C. Hunter recorded a 5-1 mark during his freshman season and a 5-3 record during his sophomore season.

Alexander Zarate looks to contribute after joining Western Illinois from Heartland C.C. Zarate he threw 53.1 innings and struck out 35 batters.

The outfield will get a boost from Matt Igara and Ryan Cowhey. Igara hails from Algonquin, Ill. and is another product of Heartland. He started all 55 games during his sophomore season and hit .410 with 80 hits.

Igara collected �� doubles, five triples and 13 home runs while finishing 8th in the country with 83 RBI’s and a slugging percentage of .774 and collected 151 total bases. Ryan Cowhey transfers to Western after two seasons with Oakton C.C. in Des Plaines, Ill. Cowhey led the team in average and slugging percentage and hit .418 as a sophomore. He also led the team in hits with 74, doubles (�1), home runs (8) and runs scored with 75.

Danny Marcuzzo and Austin Cowen look to add their services to what is already becoming an improved infield. Marcuzzo, from Omaha, Neb. will wear the Purple & Gold after playing at Coffeyville C.C. Last season he was named All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Cowen is from Gillette, Wyo. and played at Miles C.C. before coming to Macomb. A season ago he was named Mon-Dak Conference MVP and an All-Region player.

Western Illinois also helped the depth behind the plate with additions of Jake Moore and Koshaun Mosley. Moore was a two-time All-Conference and was named to the All-County All-Star team. The Leathernecks plucked the Rochester, Mich. native from Oakland’s backyard. He was also named team MVP and team captain. Last season he hit .4�� with �7 RBI with six home runs and swiped eight bags.

Mosley joins the roster out of Kankakee, Ill. He also looks to play some outfield in his time at Western. Mosley was an All-Conference selection and an All-Area Second Team selection. As a team captain, he broke the school record for RBI. He also hit .440 with nine home runs and stole �5 bases.

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With a strong mixture of returning leadership and exciting newcomers, Western Illinois has reason to be optimistic for the Spring.

The ScheduleThe Fighting Leathernecks will face four opponents who participated in the �010 NCAA Baseball Regionals. They include Kansas State, which finished third in the Big xII a season ago, Atlantic 10 Champion Saint Louis University, Summit League opponent Oral Roberts and Illinois State University.

The �011 campaign begins with a three-game series with Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. (Feb. 18-�1). From there the Leathernecks travel to Decatur, Ga. for a four-game tilt with Georgia State University (Feb. �5-�7) before traveling to Manhattan, Kan. to face Big xII member Kansas State University (March 4-6).

Western will spend spring break in Terre Haute, Ind. where they will the Sycamores of Indiana State (March 11-13). The Leathernecks will face the Broncos of Western Michigan in between those two games in Terre Haute.

Coach Villano’s squad will stay on the road as they will play Saint Louis (March 15) and Northern Illinois (March 16) in St. Louis. Western will stay in-state to play three games against Missouri State University (March 17-19).

The team will then open up a three-game series with the Hawkeyes of the University of Iowa (March �5-�7). The first two games of that series will be played in Iowa City before the Hawkeyes come to Macomb for the third game of the series, which will mark the home-opener for Western.

The Leathernecks will be back on the road to travel to Peoria, Ill. to face the Braves of Bradley University in a three-game tilt (April 1-3). The Leathernecks will renew the rivalry in Charleston, Ill. to play one game against Eastern Illinois University before starting Summit League play. The Panthers won the last meeting in �004, 5-4.

Western Illinois will get a lot of home cooking as it begins a nine-game homestand. League play starts at home for Western as it hosts defending regular season champion South Dakota State University for four games (April 8-10).

The Braves and Leathernecks will revisit their series as Bradley University visits for one game (April 13). The homestand continues as Summit League Tournament Champion Oral Roberts comes to town for a four game series (April 15-17).

Western will then travel to Davenport to face the Hawkeyes at Modern Woodmen Park for a fourth and final time (April �0). The Leathernecks continue their way through April as they travel to Rochester, Mich. for a four-game series with Oakland University. Western will then fly out to Cedar City, Utah, to face the Thunderbirds of Southern Utah (April �8-30).

The Leathernecks open May on the road with a four-game tilt at IPFW (May 6-7). Western returns home after the 1�-game road trip to play host Centenary College for four games (May 13-15). Missouri Valley Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Illinois State will stop in Macomb for one game (May 17) and that will signal the close of the home schedule for the Leathernecks.

Western concludes the �011 regular season campaign with a trip to Fargo, N.D. to face North Dakota State University in a four-game series (May 19-�1).

The top four teams during the regular season will play for the conference championship in Sioux Falls, S.D on May �6-�8

ReturnersThe �011 edition of the Western Illinois baseball program returns nine letterwinners, including eight seniors.

Five pitchers will also return to the mound for the Leathernecks in �011 including Beau Below and two-sport athlete Chris Fuchs.

The offensive production will be placed on the shoulders of returning starters Bryan Jordan and John Koszulinski. Jordan hit .308 with a team-high nine home runs and 35 RBI. The Cincinnati native

also drew a team-high �8 walks. Koszulinski led the team in RBI with 49 and finished with a .354 batting average. Rich Mascheri came on strong late in the season to hit .385, which was second on the team.

Tom Lilja will also look to contribute offensively after hitting .319 and driving in 3� runs. Dan Dispensa will focus all of his energy on baseball after also playing football in �009-10. Dispensa knocked in �� runs with a .�99 average but missed the end of the season due to injury. Chris Giglio and Anthony Kaskadden will be the Leatherneck’s main source of speed. The two combined for �0 stolen bases in �3 attempts.

The pitching staff will be the area that Western will look to improve upon most from last season. Chris Macek leads returning pitchers with 16 appearances last season. Macek also picked up two wins in seven starts. Beau Below is the top returning starter and will look to improve his 6.54 ERA. Travis Pedersen appeared in 15 games a season ago.

NewcomersThere will be �� new Leatherneck baseball players on the roster this year for Coach Villano’s squad. Several have been earning rave reviews from Villano and his staff. Half of those are hurlers and there is reason for optimism with the incoming arms.

Ryan Wachholder has impressed early on after coming over from Heartland C.C. where he finished with a 6-1 record in 51 innings.

Dustin Hunter has also drawn attention from the coaches. The 6-3 right-handed pitcher from Senath, Mo. spent the last two seasons at Mineral Area C.C. Hunter recorded a 5-1 mark during his freshman season and a 5-3 record during his sophomore season.

Alexander Zarate looks to contribute after joining Western Illinois from Heartland C.C. Zarate he threw 53.1 innings and struck out 35 batters.

The outfield will get a boost from Matt Igara and Ryan Cowhey. Igara hails from Algonquin, Ill. and is another product of Heartland. He started all 55 games during his sophomore season and hit .410 with 80 hits.

Igara collected �� doubles, five triples and 13 home runs while finishing 8th in the country with 83 RBI’s and a slugging percentage of .774 and collected 151 total bases. Ryan Cowhey transfers to Western after two seasons with Oakton C.C. in Des Plaines, Ill. Cowhey led the team in average and slugging percentage and hit .418 as a sophomore. He also led the team in hits with 74, doubles (�1), home runs (8) and runs scored with 75.

Danny Marcuzzo and Austin Cowen look to add their services to what is already becoming an improved infield. Marcuzzo, from Omaha, Neb. will wear the Purple & Gold after playing at Coffeyville C.C. Last season he was named All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Cowen is from Gillette, Wyo. and played at Miles C.C. before coming to Macomb. A season ago he was named Mon-Dak Conference MVP and an All-Region player.

Western Illinois also helped the depth behind the plate with additions of Jake Moore and Koshaun Mosley. Moore was a two-time All-Conference and was named to the All-County All-Star team. The Leathernecks plucked the Rochester, Mich. native from Oakland’s backyard. He was also named team MVP and team captain. Last season he hit .4�� with �7 RBI with six home runs and swiped eight bags.

Mosley joins the roster out of Kankakee, Ill. He also looks to play some outfield in his time at Western. Mosley was an All-Conference selection and an All-Area Second Team selection. As a team captain, he broke the school record for RBI. He also hit .440 with nine home runs and stole �5 bases.

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2010 (Junior): Made nine appearances including eight starts on the mound... picked up his first career win in game two of a doubleheader against Southern Utah (5/16, CG, 7.0 IP, 4 H, � R, � ER, 3 BB, 6 SO)... struck out a season-high seven batters against Culver Stockton (5/5)... tossed five or more innings in four of his eight starts.

AT BLACK HAWK CC: Earned Second Team All-Conference and All-Region honors... impressive work in the classroom earned him Academic All-American accolade. �008 (Freshman): Earned second team all-conference honors... received academic all-league honors and NFCA academic recognition for earning a 3.79 GPA... named to The Summit League All-Tournament Team... finished the year ranked fifth in the Western Illinois single-season record books with �1 stolen bases... posted a six-game hit streak from April 5-13 and had three four-game hit streaks throughout the season... registered a season-high three hits against Kansas on March �... stole a season-high five bases against Augustana College on April �... scored a season-high four runs in the first game of the conference tournament against Centenary in a 9-7 win... registered two hits in Western’s first NCAA Tournament win over Drake, 3-1, on May 17... received Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball (3), basketball (3) and football (�)... named Second Team All-Conference two consecutive years in baseball... named Honorable Mention All-State on defense and on offense selected First Team All-Conference.

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2009-10 (Freshman): BASEBALL: Batted .�99 with eight doubles, three triples, two homers and �� RBI in 41 games before suffering a season-ending injury... led the team in triples... recorded a team-high 16-game hitting streak from 3/�8-4/�4... batted .355 (��-for-6�) with 1� runs, eight RBI, three doubles and two triples during the streak... recorded three hits on six separate occasions... scored a career-high three runs against Coe College (3/31)... set a career high with three RBI in game two against Stephen F. Austin (3/6)... hit his first career home run in the contest... recorded a hit in 30 of 41 games including 11 multi-hit games... batted .359 against left-handed pitchers

FOOTBALL: Played in 10 games as a true-freshman, missing only the season-finale... recorded a tackle at Sam Houston State... two tackles against Stephen F. Austin... solo tackle at Illinois State... assisted tackle in the Southern Illinois game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped his high school baseball team to a 34-6 record his senior year… batted .408 with five homers and �4 RBI as a senior… played running back for the St. Rita football team where he was named as the �008 Chicago Catholic League Offensive Player of the year… helped St. Rita to the �008 league title... earned all-area honorable mention from the Chicago-Sun Times and first-team all-conference recognition.

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SENIOR (2010) FOOTBALL: Averaged 30.7 yards on three punts during the second half of the win over Valparaiso... six punts for 39.� yards at Purdue, including a season-long 46 yards... matched a career-high of seven punts against Sam Houston State, averaging 41.6 yards per kick... launched five inside the �0-yard line and recorded a season-long 49 yard kick... averaged 37.� yards on six punts in the win over Indiana State, including a season-long 5�-yarder... placed three of his six punts inside the Sycamore 5-yard line... punted six times at North Dakota State, including three inside the �0-yard line... averaged 39.3 yards on three punts, including a long of 50 yards, at South Dakota State... averaged 4�.� yards on six punts against youngstown State with a long of 50 yards and put one inside the �0-yard line... averaged 43.� yards on five punts at Missouri State... he launched a 51-yard punt that game and put two inside the �0-yard line... surpassed 8,000 career punt yards, only the fourth Leatherneck to reach that milestone.

2009-10 (JUNIOR): BASEBALL: Posted two consecutive scoreless outings (3/31 vs. Coe College and 4/5 vs. Culver Stockton)... picked up his fifth career save against Culver Stockton by tossing two perfect innings... moved him to second place in school history in saves... struck out a season-high three batters at Iowa (4/�0).

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): BASEBALL: Led team with �4 appearances on the year while starting in four games... finished third on the teams with 31 strikeouts... collected three saves, tying him for seventh all-time on the single season school rankings... picked up a season-high four strikeouts at Southern Utah (April 18).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): BASEBALL: Appeared in 15 games on the hill as a true freshman... pitched 1.� inning of scoreless relief at Long Beach State (March 17) earned his first career save against IPFW (April 13), striking out a season high three batters in 1.� innings of work... collected 14 strikeouts in 17.1 innings... was only freshman pitcher to earn a letter.

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#11 CH

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2010 (JUNIOR): Made starts at third base, second base and shortstop... recorded career-highs in hits (5) and RBI (3) at Furman (�/�8)... was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts on the season... finished the year tied for ninth with teammate Cole Waddell with five stolen bases in league play... hit his first career-home run at Oral Roberts (4/�3, 3-for-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI)... also knocked in three runs against Illinois College (5/4)... set a career high with four runs in the contest... batted .36� (�5-for-69) with four doubles, one homer, 14 RBI and 18 runs scored in his final �� games played.... raised his batting average from .�45 to .�93 during that stretch.

AT TRITON COLLEGE: Voted team captain... helped Triton to its first Region IV championship... batted .387 his sophomore year with three home runs and 10 doubles... stole 16 bases... 1�-of-�� in the region and district tournament... ended his freshman year with a .354 batting average, two home runs and 11 stolen bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years each in baseball, basketball and golf... played baseball for coach Paul Babcock... earned All-Conference and All-Area honors following his senior year... helped team win Regional championship his final two seasons... also earned All-Conference honors in golf and basketball... named to the honor roll all four years.

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2010 (JUNIOR): Led the team with nine home runs on the season.. finished third on the team in RBI (35) and doubles (18)... is tied for fifth in school history for doubles in a single-season...scored 51 runs to rank fourth on the all-time single-season Top 10 list... scored a run in nine of the team’s last 10 games, including four multi-run games... scored a career-high four runs against Furman (�/�8)... also drove in four runs in the performance and hit his first career homer... posted eight multi-RBI games on the year... recorded a hit in 4� of 53 games, including 19 multi-hit games... finished the season ranked eighth in The Summit League in doubles, eighth in runs scored and 10th in home runs... drew �8 walks while striking out just �6 times... one of two players to start all 53 games during the season.

AT BLACK HAWK C.C.: Selected First Team All-Conference, All-Region and All-District following his sophomore year... earned Academic All-America honors... batted .484 his final year with 18 doubles and eight home runs... set a Black Hawk record with 68 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years in baseball and once in basketball... played baseball for coach Chuck Laumann... twice earned Second Team All-Conference honors... recorded a .360 batting average... earned high academic honors, finishing in the top 10 percent of his graduating class with a 3.8 cumulative GPA.

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2010 (JUNIOR): Made starts at four different positions including outfield, second base, third base and shortstop... homered in his first career at-bat (�/�7 at Furman)... set career-highs in stolen bases (3) and runs (3) in game two against Stephen F. Austin (3/6)... also stole three bases against IPFW (4/17)... led the team with 13 stolen bases on the season... ranked fifth in The Summit League in stolen bases... swiped seven bags in league play... was 3-for-5 with three runs, one RBI and two stolen bases in the season finale at SDSU (5/��)... batted .3�1 (�5-for-78) with four doubles, one home run, six RBI and 15 runs scored in his final �1 games... raised his batting average from .�37 to .�81 during that stretch.

AT COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY: Twice earned All-Skyway Conference accolades... was named the league’s ‘Player of the year’ following his sophomore season... received the Golden Cleats Award after the �008 season... finished third in the nation in stolen bases, successful 45-of-47 times in �8 games... his .48� batting average and .560 on-base percentage ranked him seventh and 15th in the nation, respectively... finished with 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in baseball and once in golf... earned ‘Rookie of the year’ honors his freshman season... two-time All-Conference selection... Named Third Team All-Area his senior year... also selected ‘Most Valuable Player’ and finished as the team’s hitting champion...

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2010 (JUNIOR): Led the team with 49 RBI... finished in a tie for second on the team with six home runs and ranked third in batting average (.354)... first career home run was a grand slam in game two at Furman (�/�7)... was 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI and three runs in the contest... hit in 11 straight games from 3/31-4/17... posted 13 multiple RBI games and 18 multi-hit games... was 4-for-5 with one homer, five RBI and three runs against Southern Utah (4/15)... set a career-high in hits in the performance... recorded nine games with three or more hits... named as the Western Illinois Scholar Athlete of the Week for the week of 3/1... batted .417 with five hits, four runs and six RBI during the week and posted a 3.04� GPA as a law enforcement and justice administration.

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Started 3� times in his 37 appearances, mainly at catcher and designated hitter... second on the team posting a .339 batting average... 13 multi-hit games... put together a 9-game hitting streak from late March into April, the third-longest streak on the team... 1� of his 18 RBI game in Summit League play... season-high three hits against Illinois... recorded two hits against Medaille College (�-for-3) with two RBI... two hits twice in the Oakland series and matched season-high of three RBI in game three... two hits in consecutive games against Coe and Centenary... two hits against Bradley... twice had two hits at Southern Utah and against South Dakota State... two hits in consecutive games against Indiana and IPFW... season-high two runs scored against IPFW and opener of North Dakota State series... member of the honor roll.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Made two starts as a true-freshman behind the plate... singled in his first collegiate at-bat against Purdue (March ��)... doubled against Illinois... received Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded a career batting average of .4�3, 15 home runs and an on-base percentage of .597... named to the �006 and �007 All-Southwest Suburban Conference and All-Area teams... �007 All-State Honorable Mention... lettered in football in addition to baseball... high school teammate of current Leatherneck Tom Lilja.

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#26 TOM

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Began the season on an 11-game hitting streak (�/�7-3/17)... also posted a 10-game hitting streak (3/�0-4/5)... drove in a career-high four runs in game two against Stephen F. Austin (3/6)... was �-for-4 with a home run in the contest... posted a career-high four hits in game two at UAB (3/�0)... drove in four runs at UALR (3/�4)... posted 15 multi-hit games...picked up a hit in 4� of 5� games... batted .346 against lefties and .317 with runners in scoring position... tied for first on the team with 16 two-out RBI... named as The Summit League Co-Player of the Week for the week of 3/�9... batted . 545 (1�-for-��) with two doubles, five runs and nine RBI in five games during that week.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Started 10 games in left field during his true-freshman year, made 19 appearances in all… recorded his first collegiate hit and RBI in a pinch-hitting role against Missouri… two hits and two runs scored in game two of the IPFW series… two hits in South Dakota State finale… scored two runs against the Jackrabbits in game two of the doubleheader… also recorded a RBI against SDSU, Eureka and NDSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Conference honors his junior and senior years in baseball and football… lettered three years in both sports… member of the Class 8A football state championship team… high school teammate of current Leatherneck John Koszulinski

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Picked up the win in his first career start (3/3 at Saint Louis, �.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB)... tossed two innings in relief against Culver Stockton to pick up his second win (4/5, �.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, � SO)... set career-highs in innings (5.1) and strikeouts (3) against Southern Utah (5/15)... made nine relief appearances on the season... recorded at least two strikeouts in seven of his 16 appearances.

AT NORTHERN IOWA: Made one start in eight appearances... logged 10.1 innings... earned the win in relief against Minnesota allowing one run on two hits in two innings.

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of two Regional championship teams his final two years... played for coach Dave Murray... lettered three years in baseball.

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2010 (JUNIOR): Batted .385 (47-for-1��) on the season, good for second on the team and eighth in The Summit League... bated .411 (37-for-90) in league play... ranked fourth league play with 16 walks... recorded a 14-game hitting streak (4/17-5/15)... ended the season on an eight-game hitting streak... knocked in a career-high four runs against Bradley (4/14)... set a career-high with four walks against Illinois College (5/4)... also drew four free-passes at Centenary (5/17)... posted 13 multi-hit games... became an everyday starter in mid-April and batted .410 (41-for-100) with four doubles, �4 runs and 19 RBI the rest of the season including 16 hits in his last eight games... was a combined 6-for-10 with one double and six RBI in a doubleheader at SDSU (5/��).... appeared in three games as a pitcher... tossed two scoreless innings in relief at UAB (3/19, �.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 SO)... made his first career start at SDSU (5/��).

AT COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY: First Team All-Skyway Conference and First Team All-Region his freshman year... named to the Spring �008 Honor Roll... hit .465 with seven doubles and �1 RBI... named Skyway Conference batting champion... recorded a �-� mark on the mound with a 1.6� ERA in 16.1 innings... named Second Team All-Skyway Conference following his sophomore year posting a .375 batting average with 11 doubles and �4 RBI... �-0 record with a 1.89 ERA and four saves in �4 innings pitched.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years in baseball... twice named to the Honor Roll... twice named All-Conference... earned All-Area honor in �006... played baseball for coach Bill Sliker... inducted into the program’s Wall of Fame.

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#33 TRAVIS PED

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2010 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 15 games and made three starts... tossed one scoreless inning in his first career appearance at Furman (�/�7, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB)... set a career high with three strikeouts at Saint Louis (3/3)... pitched a career-high 5.1 innings in relief at Bradley (4/14, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, � BB, � SO)... made his first career start against IPFW (4/18, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO)... tossed �.1 scoreless innings against Southern Utah (5/14, �.1 IP, � H, 1 BB, � SO).

AT COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY: Two-time All-Skyway Conference selection... received the ‘Defensive Rookie of the year’ award... selected as a member of the Skyway All-Star team... earned Academic Honor Roll honors... team won the �009 Skyway Conference and Region IV championship... posted a 9-5 record and 3.30 ERA during his two-year career as a starting pitcher... struck out �� batters to four walks allowed in �4 innings his sophomore year... started and earned the win in the Regional Championship game, striking out seven in six innings of work.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball and basketball... played baseball for coach Bill Sliker... four-year member of the Honor Roll... two-time North Suburban All-Conference honors... earned All-Area honors his senior year by the Daily Herald and Lake County Journal... selected to participate in the area’s Hitting Derby... Honorary Captain Award his final two seasons... twice led the team in hitting... inducted into the program’s Wall of Fame.

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AT MUSKEGON C.C.: Finished �010 with a 3-1 record... He recorded 1� saves which is a school record while having a 1.19 ERA in �9.1 innings and setting down 35 hitters via the strikeout... Held opponents to a .1�6 batting average.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference 1st team in baseball, basketball and football... Team MVP for baseball, basketball and football... Team captain for baseball, basketball and football... Holds record for strikeouts in a season with 1��.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered as a Sophomore...Did not play during Junior or Senior seasons.

AT MILES CC: Mon-Dak Conference MVP... All-Region.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named All-Conerence in tennis three times and baseball three times... Named All-State in twice in baseball and tennis... Member of state champion teams in tennis (three times), basketball (�008) and baseball (�008).

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Down River... All-Confer-ence...All-State Honorable Mention...Went 7-7 in a �009 Michigan District playoff game...Member of District Champion teams from �007-�010.



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HIGH SCHOOL: All-Herald Bulletin...All-Conference Honorable Mention...Currently holds strikeout record with 17 K’s in six innings.

AT VERNON C.C.: Hit .375 with 11 doubles...18 RBI’s and �5 Runs...Earned an OBP of .458...North Texas League All-Academic Team

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball and football... Hit walk-off base hit in regional playoffs.

AT MINERAL AREA C.C.: Recorded 5-1 record during his Freshman season and a 5-3 record during his Sophomore season.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference in �007 and �008... All-District in �008... All-State during �008... Named Mr. Baseball in �008... Lettered four years in baseball and basketball... Team MVP in �008.

AT OAKTON C.C.: All-Conference �nd Team (Freshman and Sophomore seasons)... All-Region IV 1st Team... Team captain... Hit .388 as a Freshman...Led the team in average and slugging percentage...Hit .418 as a Sophomore... Led the team in hits with 74... Led the team with �1 doubles... Led the team with eight home runs... drove in 60 runs...Led the team with 75 runs... 1�-15 in stolen base attempts. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference... All-Area �nd team... Member of the �008 Illinois Summer State Championship team... All-Tournament team during the Illinois High School State Tournament.



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AT HEARTLAND C.C.: Hit .313 and drove in 37 runs... Scord 35 runs... Hit 13 doubles and two home runs during �010... In �009 hit .463 with 14 RBI’s... Four doubles and one home tun.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not participate in any games.

AT MORAINE VALLEY C.C.: Named Pitcher of the year... Team captain... Finished with a 3.06 ERA in 78 innings pitched.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a member of IHSA Class 8A runner-up in football... did not participate in baseball.

AT SOUTHEASTERN C.C.: Earned Academic All-Reigon �nd Team...Finished career with a 4-4 record...4.80 ERA...57 K’s in 45 innings pitched.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference...All-Reigon.

AT HEARTLAND C.C.: Started all 55 games during his Sophomore season... hatted .410 with 80 hits... �� doubles... 5 triples... 13 HR... was 8th in the country with 83 RBI’s and a slugging percentage of .774... Also had 151 total bases... Named MWAC All-conference 1st Team in �010... All-Region 1st Team in �010... Member of the the MWAC championship team which was the first conference title in program’s history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hit .406 with six home runs, seven doubles and drove in 33 RBI’s... Three year letterwinner and starer...All-Conference 1st Team in �007-08... All-Area 1st Team in �008... Team MVP in �008... Named one of Top 100 players in the state of Illinois in �007



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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Conference... All-County All Star team... Team MVP... Team captain... Hit .4�� and drove in �7 runs with six home runs and stole eight bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference... All-Area �nd team... Team captain... Broke school record for RBI...Hit .440 with nine home runs and 49 RBI...Also stole �5 bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: Michigan High School Baseball Dream Team member... Division Two All-State... All Region... All-District (Junior and Senior seasons)... All-Metro Detroit Area 1st Team... All-Oakland County 1st Team... All-Catholic League (Junior and Senior seasons)... NDP Offensevie Player of the year (Junior and Senior seasons).... Team captain for baseball and football... three-time letterwinner in baseball... two-time letterwinner in football... Hit .461 and drove in 39 runs with five home runs... two triples... 10 doubles... �1 walks... and he stole 11 bases...Notched a .619 on-base percentage and a .787 slugging percentage.

AT COFFEYVILLE C.C.: All-Conference Honorable Mention... Hit .357 and drove in 51 runs with nine home runs...three triples... 14 doubles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Louisville Silver Slugger American Legion... Legion Player of the Week... Member of the Nebraska Legion State Championship team... Also, a member of the Central Plains Region Championship team.



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AT ILLINOIS CENTRAL C.C.: All-Conference (�010)...All-Conference honorable mention (�009)... All-Reigon...All-time wins leader... All-time strikeout leader...As a freshman he tossed 69.1 innings while striking out 58 batters...Finished season with a 4.80 ERA and a 6-3 record... As a sophomore he struck out 90 batters in 9�.1 innings... Finished with a 7-5 record and a 4.77 ERA.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference (Junior and Senior seasons)... Struck out �� hitters in one game which ties for 11th all-time.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference Second Team (Junior and Senior seasons)... Team captain.

AT OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE: Tossed 50.6 innings and went 8-�... recorded a 3.55 ERA while striking out 58 hitters... Pitched one complete game shutout.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain...All-Conference 1st team (Junior ans Senior seasons)

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of conference champion teams in �008. �009 and �010... State participant in those years as well.



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AT HEARTLAND C.C.: Earned Finished with a 6-1 record in 51.0 innings... Notched a 3.18 ERA... He struck out 45 batters... Hitters hot just .�� against him.

HIGH SCHOOL: Top 100 players in the state of Illinois game MVP... All-Conference (Junior and Seenior seasons)... High School Defensive Player of the year (Junior and Senior seasons)... Offensive Player of the year (Junior and Senior seasons)... All-Area team.

AT HEARTLAND C.C.: In �010 he threw 53.1 innings and struck out 35 batters... Finished with a 3.54 ERA and a 5-� record...In �009 tossed 9.� innings and recorded a 1-0 record.

AT GRAND RAPIDS C.C.: Finished with 44.� innings pitched and a 4-5 record.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-Conference... All-District (�008)... All-State �nd team (�008).



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STER3 Tyler Baratono IF R/L 5-9 165 Fr. Allen Park, Mich. (Allen Park)4 Anthony Kaskadden OF R/R 5-10 165 Sr. Lakemoor, Ill. (Grant Community/College of Lake County)6 Dan Dispensa OF L/R 6-0 185 So. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)7 Austin Cowen IF R/R 5-11 195 Jr. Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County/Miles C.C.) 8 Koshaun Mosley C/OF R/R 5-9 190 Fr. Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee)9 John Koszulinski C R/R 6-0 ��5 Sr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)

10 Matt Igara OF R/R 5-11 �0� Jr. Algonquin, Ill. (Jacobs/Heartland C.C.) 11 Chris Giglio IF R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East/Triton College)1� Josh Harwell IF L/R 5-10 175 Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (John Hersey/Vernon JC)13 Chris Fuchs RHP R/R 6-1 190 Sr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Charter)14 Gabe Long LHP R/L 5-11 165 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa (Hoover/Southeastern C.C.)15 Bryan Jordan OF/IF R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills/Black Hawk College) 17 Chris Macek LHP L/L 5-11 185 Jr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)18 Tyler Owings LHP L/L 6-4 170 Fr. Saline, Mich. (Saline)19 Jake Moore C L/R 6-� 180 Fr. Rochester, Mich. (Romeo)

�0 Beau Below RHP R/R 6-� 180 Sr. Antigo, Wis. (Antigo/Black Hawk College)�1 Danny Marcuzzo IF R/R 6-3 �00 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West/Coffeyville C.C.) �� Ryan Wachholder RHP R/R 5-11 175 Jr. Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South/Heartland C.C.)�3 Ryan Cowhey OF R/R 6-3 �0� Jr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg/Oakton C.C.) �4 Dan Russell RHP R/R 5-9 175 Jr. Henry, Ill. (Henry Senachwine/Illinois Central College)�5 Philip Tolman RHP R/R 6-� �05 Jr. Allendale, Mich. (Allendale Public/Grand Rapids C.C.)�6 Tom Lilja IF/OF R/R 6-0 �30 Jr. Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East )�7 Dustin Hunter RHP R/R 6-3 �10 Jr. Senath, Mo. (Senath-Hornersville/Mineral Area College)�8 Garrett Bolt RHP R/R 6-4 �10 Jr. Wheeler, Mich. (Breckenridge/Muskegon C.C.)�9 Alexander Zarate RHP R/R 6-1 175 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg/Heartland C.C.)

31 Dan Owenby OF R/R 6-3 195 Fr. Pontiac, Mich. (Notre Dame Prep)33 Travis Pedersen RHP R/R 6-3 195 Sr. Wauconda, Ill. (Wauconda/College of Lake County)34 Zach Sterling RHP R/R 6-3 �00 Jr. Lima, Ohio (Bath/Olney Central College)35 Brian Loconsole RHP R/R 6-� 190 So. Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North)37 Codey Harrison LHP L/L 6-1 165 Fr. Frankton, Ind. (Frankton)38 Steve Kedroski IF L/R 6-� �00 Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South/Heartland C.C.)

41 Brock Schmidt LHP L/L 6-3 180 Fr. Princeton, Ill. (Princeton)4� Rich Mascheri LHP/OF L/L 5-10 185 Sr. Wauconda, Ill. (Wauconda/College of Lake County) 44 Cody Calvert C R/R 6-0 �15 Fr. Alton , Ill. (Alton)

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Mike Villano (�nd Season)Assistant Coaches: Todd Coryell, Cooper StewartVolunteer Coach: Graham Johnson

Pronunciation GuideBaratono - Bear-UH-tawn-OKaskadden - Kas-KAy-denKoszulinski - Koz-UH-lin-SKIGiglio - Jill-EE-oFuchs - FoxMacek - May-SICKBelow - Bee-LOWZarate - Zuh-ROT-ayPedersen - Ped-ER-sinMascheri - Muh-SHERRy

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (HS/JUCO)



#3 Tyler BaratonoIF • R/L5-9 • Fr

Allen Park, Mich.

#4 Anthony KaskaddenIF • R/R5-10 • Sr

Lakemoor, Ill.

#6 Dan DispensaOF • L/R6-0 • So

Chicago, Ill.

#9 John KoszulinkiC • R/R6-0 • Sr

Frankfort, Ill.

#10 Matt IgaraOF • R/R5-11 • Jr

Algonquin, Ill.

#11 Chris GilioIF • R/R6-0 • Sr

Mokena, Ill.

#14 Gabe LongLHP • R/L5-11 • Jr

Des Moines, Iowa

#15 Bryan JordanOF/IF • R/R

5-11 • SoCincinnati, Ohio

#�0 Beau BelowRHP • R/R

6-� • SrAntigo, Wis.

#�1 Danny MarcuzzoIF • R/R6-3 • Jr

Omaha, Neb.

#�� Ryan WachholderRHP • R/R5-11 • Jr

Park Ridge, Ill.

#17 Chris MacekLHP • L/R5-11 • Jr

Frankfort, Ill.

#7 Austin CowenIF • R/R5-11 • Jr

Gillette, Wyo.

#1� Josh HarwellIF • L/R5-10 • Jr

Arlington Heights, Ill.

#�3 Ryan CowheyOF • R/R6-3 • Jr

Orland Park, Ill.

#18 Tyler OwingsLHP • L/L6-4 • Fr

Saline, Mich.

#8 Koshaun MosleyC/OF • R/R

5-9 • FrKankakee, Ill.

#13 Chris FuchsRHP • R/R

6-1 • SrPembroke Pines, Fla.

#�4 Dan RussellRHP • R/R

5-9 • JrHenry, Ill.

#19 Jake MooreC • L/R6-� • Fr

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#�5 Philip TolmanRHP • R/R

6-� • JrAllendale, Mich.

#�6 Tom LiljaOF • R/R6-0 • Jr

Beach Park, Ill.

#�7 Dustin HunterRHP • R/R

6-3 • JrSenath, Mo.

#31 Dan OwenbyIF • R/R6-3 • Fr

Pontiac, Mich.

#33 Travis PedersenRHP • R/R

6-3 • SrWauconda, Ill.

#34 Zach SterlingRHP • R/R

6-3 • JrLima, Ohio

#38 Steve KedroskiIF • L/R6-� • Jr

Crystal Lake, Ill.

#41 Brock ScmidtLHP • L/L6-3 • Fr

Princeton, Ill.

#4� Rich MascheriLHP/OF • L/L

5-10 • SrWauconda, Ill.

#�8 Garrett BoltRHP • R/R

6-3 • JrWheeler, Mich.

#35 Brian LoconsoleRHP • R/R

6-� • SoCarol Stream, Ill.

#44 Cody CalvertC • R/R6-0 • FrAlton, Ill.

#�9 Alexander ZarateRHP • R/R

6-1 • JrOrland Park, Ill.

#37 Codey HarrisonLHP • L/L6-1 • Fr

Frankton, Ind.

#8 Koshaun MosleyC/OF • R/R

5-9 • FrKankakee, Ill.



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2010 Western Illinois BaseballStatistics Summary for Western Illinois (as of Jan 18, 2011)

(All games)

Record: 14-39 Home: 7-13 Away: 6-24 Neutral: 1-2 Summit: 6-21

Date Opponent Score2/27 at Furman L 3-62/27 at Furman W 7-22/28 at Furman W 19-93/3 at Saint Louis W 4-3

#3/5 at #17 Oklahoma L 1-12#3/6 vs Stephen F. Austin L 2-8#3/6 vs Stephen F. Austin W 13-6#3/7 vs USF L 2-163/9 at Saint Louis L 7-113/10 at Missouri L 3-103/16 at Oklahoma State L 7-193/17 at Oklahoma State L 3-63/19 at UAB L 3-103/20 at UAB L 7-83/20 at UAB L 8-123/23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 14-63/24 at Arkansas-Little Rock L 9-203/26 at Iowa L 3-43/27 at Iowa L 9-103/28 at Iowa L 2-113/31 COE COLLEGE W 18-3

24/1 CULVER-STOCKTON L 6-174/5 CULVER-STOCKTON W 7-4

*4/9 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 9-10*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 6-3*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 2-14*4/11 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 7-144/14 at Bradley L 9-10

*4/16 IPFW L 3-10*4/17 IPFW L 2-6*4/17 IPFW W 3-2*4/18 IPFW L 3-54/20 at Iowa L 5-6

*4/23 at Oral Roberts L 7-11*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-13*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-9*4/25 at Oral Roberts L 4-14*4/30 OAKLAND L 1-4*5/1 OAKLAND L 4-7*5/1 OAKLAND L 7-10*5/2 OAKLAND L 6-115/4 ILLINOIS COLLEGE W 22-3

*5/14 SOUTHERN UTAH L 1-2*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-11*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH L 5-8*5/16 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-2*5/17 at Centenary W 18-7*5/18 at Centenary L 7-13*5/18 at Centenary L 6-7*5/21 at South Dakota State L 4-18*5/21 at South Dakota State L 7-8*5/22 at South Dakota State L 10-24*5/22 at South Dakota State W 15-14

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-attJason Summers . 4 2 3 48-44 182 41 77 15 0 6 46 23 9 30 1-2Rich Mascheri . 3 8 5 42-30 122 27 47 5 0 0 23 27 0 16 2-2John Koszulinski . 3 5 4 44-43 164 32 58 4 1 6 49 21 2 37 1-2Tom Lilja . 3 1 9 52-51 204 37 65 13 1 2 32 15 8 41 3-6Cole Waddell . 3 1 2 53-53 199 43 62 19 1 4 41 26 4 43 11-14Bryan Jordan . 3 0 8 53-53 211 51 65 18 0 9 35 28 5 26 5-10Dan Dispensa . 2 9 9 41-41 157 26 47 8 3 2 22 16 5 36 2-4Chris Giglio . 2 9 3 53-49 167 30 49 6 1 1 23 27 7 30 7-7Anthony Kaskadden . 2 8 1 49-45 167 31 47 9 2 3 18 9 5 27 13-16--------------------Andrew Hagins . 2 0 2 32-31 104 19 21 4 0 5 18 15 2 36 3-4Jared Depenbrock . 1 9 4 29-22 72 12 14 4 0 0 9 13 0 23 3-3Chris Anderson . 0 8 3 16-4 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1-1Jonathan Murphy . 0 0 0 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Austin Brough . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals . 3 1 2 53 1805 360 564 106 9 39 323 227 48 361 52-72Opponents . 3 3 5 53 1835 489 614 129 19 59 425 213 71 260 76-97

LOB - Team (436), Opp (394). DPs turned - Team (46), Opp (39). CI - Team (1),Summers 1, Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), Waddell 1, Opp (6). Picked off - Waddell 4,Koszulinski 2, Depenbrock 2, Kaskadden 2, Giglio 2, Mascheri 1, Hagins 1, B.Jordan1, Myers 1.

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb soRandon Lingle 6 . 3 8 3-7 15 12 1 0 0 72.0 92 65 51 27 43Devin VanBrooker 8 . 0 7 3-4 11 9 0 0 0 54.2 82 63 49 12 40--------------------Chris Duguay 5 . 7 4 1-0 13 0 0 0 0 15.2 21 14 10 5 3David Hill 5 . 8 5 1-4 18 1 0 0 2 32.1 33 28 21 23 26Beau Below 6 . 5 4 1-4 9 8 1 0 0 42.2 53 40 31 16 21Travis Pedersen 7 . 7 5 0-2 15 3 0 0 1 33.2 47 30 29 16 19John Sneegas 7 . 8 3 0-0 17 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 29 20 19 11Austin Brough 8 . 5 6 1-4 22 4 0 0 0 47.1 75 60 45 26 36Carlos Pinedo 9 . 4 2 2-3 13 5 0 0 0 35.1 63 45 37 9 23Chris Macek 9 . 4 4 2-6 16 7 0 0 1 41.0 65 50 43 27 20Chris Fuchs 10.24 0-3 14 1 0 0 1 19.1 31 34 22 17 8Jared Depenbrock 19.50 0-1 5 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 14 13 9 5Rich Mascheri 19.80 0-1 3 1 0 0 0 5.0 12 11 11 4 3Totals 8 . 0 9 14-39 53 53 2 0 5 431.2 614 489 388 213 260

Opponents 6 . 4 6 39-14 53 53 4 0 10 446.0 564 360 320 227 361

PB - Team (24), Koszulinski 12, Summers 8, Depenbrock 3, Myers 1, Opp (17).Pickoffs - Team (8), Lingle 3, Pinedo 2, Mascheri 1, Depenbrock 1, Pedersen 1, Opp(15). SBA/ATT - Koszulinski (36-45), Summers (27-31), VanBrooker (13-14), Lingle(9-13), Brough (9-12), Myers (8-11), Pinedo (9-10), Macek (8-10), Sneegas (9-9),Pedersen (6-9), Depenbrock (6-7), Below (3-6), Fuchs (5-6), D.Hill (4-6), Mascheri(0-1).

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TotalWestern Illinois 38 42 47 36 48 49 42 32 25 1 360Opponents 78 35 81 57 66 55 46 44 25 2 489

Win-loss breakouts: Day 11-31; Night 3-8; vs Left 2-10; vs Right 12-29;1-run games 4-9; 2-run games 0-1; 5+run games 8-19; Extra inns 2-3; Shutouts 0-0.Current streak: Won 1; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 10.Attendance: Home 3770 (avg 221); Away 9660 (avg 333); Total 13430 (avg 291).

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(All games)

Record: 14-39 Home: 7-13 Away: 6-24 Neutral: 1-2 Summit: 6-21

Date Opponent Score2/27 at Furman L 3-62/27 at Furman W 7-22/28 at Furman W 19-93/3 at Saint Louis W 4-3

#3/5 at #17 Oklahoma L 1-12#3/6 vs Stephen F. Austin L 2-8#3/6 vs Stephen F. Austin W 13-6#3/7 vs USF L 2-163/9 at Saint Louis L 7-113/10 at Missouri L 3-103/16 at Oklahoma State L 7-193/17 at Oklahoma State L 3-63/19 at UAB L 3-103/20 at UAB L 7-83/20 at UAB L 8-123/23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 14-63/24 at Arkansas-Little Rock L 9-203/26 at Iowa L 3-43/27 at Iowa L 9-103/28 at Iowa L 2-113/31 COE COLLEGE W 18-3

24/1 CULVER-STOCKTON L 6-174/5 CULVER-STOCKTON W 7-4

*4/9 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 9-10*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 6-3*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 2-14*4/11 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 7-144/14 at Bradley L 9-10

*4/16 IPFW L 3-10*4/17 IPFW L 2-6*4/17 IPFW W 3-2*4/18 IPFW L 3-54/20 at Iowa L 5-6

*4/23 at Oral Roberts L 7-11*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-13*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-9*4/25 at Oral Roberts L 4-14*4/30 OAKLAND L 1-4*5/1 OAKLAND L 4-7*5/1 OAKLAND L 7-10*5/2 OAKLAND L 6-115/4 ILLINOIS COLLEGE W 22-3

*5/14 SOUTHERN UTAH L 1-2*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-11*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH L 5-8*5/16 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-2*5/17 at Centenary W 18-7*5/18 at Centenary L 7-13*5/18 at Centenary L 6-7*5/21 at South Dakota State L 4-18*5/21 at South Dakota State L 7-8*5/22 at South Dakota State L 10-24*5/22 at South Dakota State W 15-14

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-attJason Summers . 4 2 3 48-44 182 41 77 15 0 6 46 23 9 30 1-2Rich Mascheri . 3 8 5 42-30 122 27 47 5 0 0 23 27 0 16 2-2John Koszulinski . 3 5 4 44-43 164 32 58 4 1 6 49 21 2 37 1-2Tom Lilja . 3 1 9 52-51 204 37 65 13 1 2 32 15 8 41 3-6Cole Waddell . 3 1 2 53-53 199 43 62 19 1 4 41 26 4 43 11-14Bryan Jordan . 3 0 8 53-53 211 51 65 18 0 9 35 28 5 26 5-10Dan Dispensa . 2 9 9 41-41 157 26 47 8 3 2 22 16 5 36 2-4Chris Giglio . 2 9 3 53-49 167 30 49 6 1 1 23 27 7 30 7-7Anthony Kaskadden . 2 8 1 49-45 167 31 47 9 2 3 18 9 5 27 13-16--------------------Andrew Hagins . 2 0 2 32-31 104 19 21 4 0 5 18 15 2 36 3-4Jared Depenbrock . 1 9 4 29-22 72 12 14 4 0 0 9 13 0 23 3-3Chris Anderson . 0 8 3 16-4 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1-1Jonathan Murphy . 0 0 0 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Austin Brough . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals . 3 1 2 53 1805 360 564 106 9 39 323 227 48 361 52-72Opponents . 3 3 5 53 1835 489 614 129 19 59 425 213 71 260 76-97

LOB - Team (436), Opp (394). DPs turned - Team (46), Opp (39). CI - Team (1),Summers 1, Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), Waddell 1, Opp (6). Picked off - Waddell 4,Koszulinski 2, Depenbrock 2, Kaskadden 2, Giglio 2, Mascheri 1, Hagins 1, B.Jordan1, Myers 1.

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb soRandon Lingle 6 . 3 8 3-7 15 12 1 0 0 72.0 92 65 51 27 43Devin VanBrooker 8 . 0 7 3-4 11 9 0 0 0 54.2 82 63 49 12 40--------------------Chris Duguay 5 . 7 4 1-0 13 0 0 0 0 15.2 21 14 10 5 3David Hill 5 . 8 5 1-4 18 1 0 0 2 32.1 33 28 21 23 26Beau Below 6 . 5 4 1-4 9 8 1 0 0 42.2 53 40 31 16 21Travis Pedersen 7 . 7 5 0-2 15 3 0 0 1 33.2 47 30 29 16 19John Sneegas 7 . 8 3 0-0 17 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 29 20 19 11Austin Brough 8 . 5 6 1-4 22 4 0 0 0 47.1 75 60 45 26 36Carlos Pinedo 9 . 4 2 2-3 13 5 0 0 0 35.1 63 45 37 9 23Chris Macek 9 . 4 4 2-6 16 7 0 0 1 41.0 65 50 43 27 20Chris Fuchs 10.24 0-3 14 1 0 0 1 19.1 31 34 22 17 8Jared Depenbrock 19.50 0-1 5 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 14 13 9 5Rich Mascheri 19.80 0-1 3 1 0 0 0 5.0 12 11 11 4 3Totals 8 . 0 9 14-39 53 53 2 0 5 431.2 614 489 388 213 260

Opponents 6 . 4 6 39-14 53 53 4 0 10 446.0 564 360 320 227 361

PB - Team (24), Koszulinski 12, Summers 8, Depenbrock 3, Myers 1, Opp (17).Pickoffs - Team (8), Lingle 3, Pinedo 2, Mascheri 1, Depenbrock 1, Pedersen 1, Opp(15). SBA/ATT - Koszulinski (36-45), Summers (27-31), VanBrooker (13-14), Lingle(9-13), Brough (9-12), Myers (8-11), Pinedo (9-10), Macek (8-10), Sneegas (9-9),Pedersen (6-9), Depenbrock (6-7), Below (3-6), Fuchs (5-6), D.Hill (4-6), Mascheri(0-1).





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Record: 6-21 Home: 4-12 Away: 2-9 Summit: 6-21

Date Opponent Score*4/9 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 9-10*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 6-3*4/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 2-14*4/11 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 7-14*4/16 IPFW L 3-10*4/17 IPFW L 2-6*4/17 IPFW W 3-2*4/18 IPFW L 3-5*4/23 at Oral Roberts L 7-11*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-13*4/24 at Oral Roberts L 3-9*4/25 at Oral Roberts L 4-14*4/30 OAKLAND L 1-4*5/1 OAKLAND L 4-7*5/1 OAKLAND L 7-10*5/2 OAKLAND L 6-11*5/14 SOUTHERN UTAH L 1-2*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-11*5/15 SOUTHERN UTAH L 5-8*5/16 SOUTHERN UTAH W 12-2*5/17 at Centenary W 18-7*5/18 at Centenary L 7-13*5/18 at Centenary L 6-7*5/21 at South Dakota State L 4-18*5/21 at South Dakota State L 7-8*5/22 at South Dakota State L 10-24*5/22 at South Dakota State W 15-14

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-attJason Summers . 4 5 9 22-19 74 21 34 6 0 4 24 13 4 11 0-0Rich Mascheri . 4 1 1 25-24 90 20 37 4 0 0 11 16 0 11 0-0John Koszulinski . 3 6 7 26-26 98 16 36 4 0 2 27 10 2 21 1-1Chris Giglio . 3 2 5 27-24 80 13 26 2 0 1 11 11 3 15 5-5Bryan Jordan . 2 9 4 27-27 102 27 30 12 0 3 14 15 3 13 3-6Cole Waddell . 2 9 2 27-27 96 14 28 12 0 2 26 12 0 21 5-6Anthony Kaskadden . 2 7 0 27-24 89 16 24 3 1 1 7 4 5 11 7-9Dan Dispensa . 2 6 3 16-16 57 9 15 1 1 0 5 6 1 15 0-0Tom Lilja . 2 4 2 27-27 99 15 24 5 0 1 8 6 4 19 2-2--------------------Andrew Hagins . 2 0 0 15-15 45 7 9 0 0 4 9 4 2 12 1-1Jared Depenbrock . 1 9 4 14-11 31 7 6 1 0 0 4 7 0 11 2-2Chris Anderson . 0 0 0 8-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0-0Jonathan Murphy . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Austin Brough . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals . 3 0 9 27 870 167 269 50 2 18 146 106 25 164 26-32Opponents . 3 4 3 27 913 257 313 62 10 30 226 116 41 123 27-34

LOB - Team (216), Opp (207). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (21). CI - Team (1),Summers 1, Opp (1). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Waddell 2, Kaskadden 1,Giglio 1, Mascheri 1, Depenbrock 1.

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb soBeau Below 5 . 9 7 1-3 6 6 1 0 0 31.2 40 28 21 14 13Randon Lingle 6 . 8 7 1-3 7 7 1 0 0 38.0 52 37 29 12 23--------------------Austin Brough 6 . 0 0 0-2 11 1 0 0 0 24.0 35 29 16 13 15Devin VanBrooker 7 . 1 1 1-3 4 4 0 0 0 25.1 30 20 20 9 19Chris Duguay 7 . 3 6 1-0 8 0 0 0 0 11.0 16 12 9 4 1Travis Pedersen 7 . 4 8 0-2 8 3 0 0 0 21.2 30 18 18 10 12Chris Macek 10.70 0-3 7 3 0 0 1 17.2 28 24 21 14 12Carlos Pinedo 11.20 1-1 6 1 0 0 0 13.2 29 20 17 1 11John Sneegas 12.10 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 9.2 14 17 13 12 3David Hill 12.60 1-2 7 1 0 0 0 10.0 17 20 14 10 10Chris Fuchs 18.00 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 12 8 7 0Jared Depenbrock 24.30 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 10 9 8 3Rich Mascheri 38.57 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 2.1 8 10 10 1 0Totals 8 . 6 6 6-21 27 27 2 0 1 213.0 313 257 205 116 123Opponents 5 . 9 9 21-6 27 27 4 0 7 216.1 269 167 144 106 164

PB - Team (11), Koszulinski 10, Summers 1, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (3), Lingle2, Pinedo 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Koszulinski (22-27), Summers (5-7), Brough (4-5),Pinedo (4-4), Sneegas (4-4), Macek (4-4), VanBrooker (3-4), Pedersen (1-3), Below(1-3), D.Hill (3-3), Fuchs (2-2), Lingle (1-2).






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As The Summit League concludes its third decade as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the ascending level of performance among the 10 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 championship sports continues.

Now in its �9th year, The Summit League is in the midst of a renaissance, both on the playing field and in the classroom. During the �009-10 academic year, the League produced a national champion, 11 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and 33 Academic All-District honorees.

During the �010 season, Jason Summers was named second team All-Summit. Summers led the the Summit League in batting at .4�3 and finished with a .459 batting average in league play. He also finished 8th on Western’s single season top-ten all-time batting list.

Academically, six Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams that have a Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. IPFW led with three teams on the list, including men’s cross country, women’s golf and volleyball, while another trio of teams, UMKC volleyball, North Dakota State women’s golf and Oakland women’s golf, also received accolades.

Originally formed in 198� as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fourth year of a rebranding that followed its �5th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes.



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Included in the plan was the league’s new name, the creation of a new image and the addition of three member institutions.

The Summit League has a combined enrollment of over 1�5,000 at 10 member institutions: Centenary College of Louisiana, IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University.

In April �009, the University of South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the league with full membership beginning in �011-1� and currently serves as an

associate member for swimming and diving. The League has one additional associate member in Eastern Illinois University, which currently competes in swimming and diving and will join in men’s soccer in �011.

These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their

student-athletes.

The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports.



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Saint LouisMARCH 15

St. Louis, Mo.

Missouri StateMARCH 18-�0

Springfield, Mo.

Northern IllinoisMARCH 16

St. Louis, Mo.

Georgia StateFEBRUARy �5-�7

Decatur, Ga.

SamfordFEBRUARy 18-�0

Birmingham, Ala.

Kansas StateMARCH 4-6

Manhatten, Kan.

Indiana StateMARCH 11 & 13

Terre Haute, Ind.

Illinois StateMAy 17Macomb, Ill.

BradleyAPRIL 1-3

Peoria, Ill.

IowaMARCH �5-�6

Iowa City, Iowa

Eastern IllinoisAPRIL 5Charleston, Ill.

IowaMarch �7

Macomb, Ill.

IowaApril �0

Davenport, Iowaat Modern Woodemen Park

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South Dakota StateAPRIL 8-10

Macomb, Ill

Southern UtahAPRIL �8-30

Cedar City, Utah

OaklandApril ��-�4

Rochester, Mich.

CentenaryMAy 13-15

Macomb, Ill.

IPFWMay 6-7Fort Wayne, Ind.

The Summit League TournamentMAy �6-�8

Sioux Falls, S.D.

North Dakota StateMAy 19-�1

Fargo, N.D.



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• Cole Waddell to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team and also served as a graudation marshall

• In �009-10, 15 Leatherneck baseball players were named to the Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team.

• Contributed to an overall 3.19 GPA with their �.96 a season ago which was a high in Athletics department history.



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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITyOUR VISION:Western Illinois University will be the leader in educational quality, opportunity and affordability among its peers. OUR MISSION:By enacting our values and supporting the synergy between instruction, research, creativity and service, Western Illinois University prepares a socially responsible, diverse student, faculty and staff population to lead in the global society.


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• Colonel Rock III made his Leatherneck debut on May 15, �010, ending a 37-year hiatus of a live bulldog mascot at Western Illinois. The English bulldog is the traditional mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps.• A costumed version of Rocky was developed in 1973. He has received three “groomings” since his first appearance, the most recent on Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky was immortalized in the form of a 900-pound cement statue in 1971 , which now sits at the

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• In July 1977 a county-wide nickname contest was held to establish an identity for Western’s female student-athletes. From more than 100 entries, women athletes and coaches voted for the nickname “Westerwinds,” helping fuel an increasingly popular national climate of women’s intercollegiate athletics.• Western Illinois has won three of the past four Summit League Regular-Season softball titles and won the league tournament and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in �008.• The Leathernecks have posted a 7�-�5 record in Summit League play under head coach Holly Van Vlymen including a 40-4 record against league opponents the past two seasons.• After the turn of the century, with the number of sports offered for men and women being equal, attention turned to creating a gender neutral athletics environment. Significant improvements have been made in recent years to marketing and publicity efforts, salaries, facilities and other resources. In �009, the men and women began using a unified nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks.”

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Rocky• Colonel Rock III made his Leatherneck debut on May 15, �010, ending a 37-year hiatus of a live bulldog mascot at Western Illinois. The English bulldog is the traditional mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps.• A costumed version of Rocky was developed in 1973. He has received three “groomings” since his first appearance, the most recent on Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky was immortalized in the form of a 900-pound cement statue in 1971 , which now sits at the

entrance of Hanson Field.

• Western Illinois University holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. • The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 19�7 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal and bulldog mascot along with their nickname.• Hanson coached Leatherneck football for 16 years (19�6-41) and was Western’s all-time winningest coach until 1998. In 1950, Western’s football stadium, Hanson Field, was dedicated in his honor. Rock retired in 1964 after serving at Western Illinois for 38 years. He passed away in 198�, at the age of 86.

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