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2 HEAD COACH TONY VITTORIO Tony Vittorio Head Coach 14th Season Overall ( ) Seventh Season at UD ( ) Hanover (1988) University of Dayton head coach Tony Vittorio has solidified himself as one of the baseball program s greatest managers since he took over beginning with the 2000 season. This claim is backed by a resume that includes three 30-win seasons, a school record 36 victories in 2005 and UD s only three trips to the Atlantic 10 Championship. However, Vittorio ( , at UD) would give many reasons why those numbers represent a starting point rather than a destination for a program that had only one winning season in the decade prior to his arrival. If you strive for excellence everyday, you might find perfection along the way, Vittorio said. Vittorio led Dayton to a program record 596 hits in 2005 while ranking second in runs scored (397) and at bats (1,932), third in batting average (.308) and RBI (358). The 2005 Flyers also had a solid pitching staff with 314 strkeouts (third most in school history) and a 4.41 team ERA (fifth best) which included 12th round draft pick Craig Stammen. UD also won two of three games against #19 Notre Dame on Feb. 26 & 27 in Mesa, AZ at HoHoKam Park, the Spring Training home of the Chicago Cubs. It marked the highest ranked team ever defeated by the Flyers in school history. But as bright as the future appears for Vittorio s Flyers, his past still stands at the top of UD s record books. In 2002, UD shattered record after record, boasting school-highs in strikeouts (332) while winning 32 games, and an April 16 win over IPFW that gave Vittorio his 300th career victory. His ability to mold professional-caliber players was also validated during the year, with four members of the 02 squad going on to play some type of professional ball. The quartet of players moving on to the next level brought his total to five players in three years. A year earlier, Vittorio guided Dayton to its first winning season in three years, setting a then single season school record for victories with 32, while leading Dayton to its first berth in post-season play since joining the A-10 in The 32-wins in 2001 was just the second winning season in three years, and gave promise to a program that had eclipsed the.500 mark just one time during the 1990s. This transformation of Dayton s program has come as no surprise. From the start of his 12-year coaching career as an assistant at Indiana University, Vittorio has been a builder. His first reconstruction was at Lincoln Trail Community College, a junior college in Robinson, IL. Taking over a program that suffered through a 2-48 season before he arrived, Vittorio guided LTCC to 145 wins from 1990 through 1994, including a record his final year. While coaching the Statesmen, he mentored two MLB draftees and saw 22 players advance to four-year college teams. He then spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky before beginning the revival of Division II IPFW, a team that was 9-41 in Vittorio engineered his rebuilding process again and posted a mark his first season and an impressive record in Vittorio s Mastodons won 80 games in his three years in Fort Wayne and had two draft picks. In 2000, coach Vittorio made the move to UD, bringing with him assistant Todd Linklater. A native of Indianapolis, Vittorio graduated from Hanover (IN) College in 1988 with a double major in both business administration and physical education. He went on to earn his master s degree in sports management from the University of Kentucky in At Hanover, Vittorio was a four-year letterwinner as a middle infielder and was selected into the American College Hall of Fame at the conclusion of his collegiate career. Vittorio resides in Kettering with his wife Heather, their daughter Taylor Reann and son Nic. Career Record Year School Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Conf. Finish Post-Season Draft Picks 1991 Lincoln Trail CC Lincoln Trail CC Lincoln Trail CC Jeremy Reeves 1994 Lincoln Trail CC Mike Eikenberg at LTCC (4 years) IPFW Jon Cummins 1998 IPFW Danny Matthews 1999 IPFW at IPFW (3 years) Dayton T-4th West 2001 Dayton T-2nd Atlantic 10 Championships 2002 Dayton th West Atlantic 10 Championships Sam Fischer, Mark Wahl 2003 Dayton th West 2004 Dayton th West Jerry Blevins 2005 Dayton nd West Atlantic 10 Championships Craig Stammen at Dayton (6 years) TOTALS Appearances (2-6 record) 8 Draft Picks Dayton Baseball 34

3 HEAD COACH TONY VITTORIO How would you describe the evolution of Dayton baseball from when you took over in 2000 to last year s school-record 36-win season? When we took the program over six years ago the team needed a boost. The addition of Time Warner Cable Stadium has been the biggest jump start to our program since I arrived. We now have a top notch recruiting tool in our facility, which is one of the best in the Midwest. We also play in a very competitive conference. Because of this, we are able to attract a quality baseball player. Overall, the commitment to our baseball program has greatly improved and last year the product on the field showed it. How rewarding was last year s 36-win season for you and the program? It was extremely rewarding for not only myself, but the rest of the coaching staff and the players to have most of the pieces fall into place last year. We have been building a strong program for a few years sticking to our core values and maintaining high standards both on the field and in the classroom. The support from the University and Dayton community are unmatched to any other team in the conference and have been key to our rise over the past few seasons. Now the challenge for our program is to build on the intensity and skill level from last season to accomplish our goal, which is an Atlantic 10 Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. What is your strategy for developing a player both on and off the field during his four years at UD? Can someone from UD make it to the next level? I think our development of our players is second to none. Our inseason and out-of-season workouts from a team standpoint and an individual standpoint are the strength of our program. My assistant coaches do an outstanding job with our players on an individual basis both on the playing field and with our strength and conditioning throughout the course of the year. I don t care if you are one of our best players or way down on the depth chart, we leave no one sitting in the corner. Through our preparation, we are going to make you the best you can be to possibly join the ranks of Jerry Blevins and Craig Stammen who were drafted in the past two seasons. What type of player fits best into your program at UD? Someone who obviously has the tools to play the game of baseball but also represents the core values of our program - hard work, loyalty, hustle, intensity, and sportsmanship. It is important that our players challenge themselves to be the best on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The Atlantic 10 Conference has become more competitive with the addition of two new teams and the start of a new scheduling model this season. How competitive is A-10 baseball? I feel like our conference continues to improve each and every year. With the addition of two teams in our conference this year, it is only common that it is going to be more competitive. We play in the largest baseball conference in the nation, which creates a diverse atmosphere when conference games begin as 14 teams all compete for the same goal. I would consider the A-10 as a very scrappy competitive conference where you have to tighten your shoes up for each and every team throughout the course of the schedule. I also feel that the switch to three nine-inning games this season will make for more dramatic finishes to games between evenly matched schools. Can you describe your theory of scheduling non-conference games? I feel that in non conference play that you should try to schedule teams that you might face in a regional but also play likeable competition to try to gain confidence going into conference play. We want to play the caliber of opponents that we would see in regional play. Last year, we played the likes of Notre Dame, Birmingham- Southern and Miami (Ohio). The team also benefits from playing in great ballparks such as last year s trip to Ho-Ho-Kam Park in Mesa, Arizona. This year, we will take on teams from the Big Ten, BIG EAST, ACC and the MAC while still playing a competitive, 27-game Atlantic 10 Conference schedule. How has the addition of Time Warner Cable Stadium helped UD become a winning program? The addition of Time Warner Cable Stadium definitely raises the bar of expectations for Flyer baseball. This is definitely a welcomed expectation as we have been able to recruit at a whole different level. It is very humbling to be able to have such a nice stadium which I feel is at the very top of the list from a recruiting tool standpoint. Not only is it a great playing surface in a wonderful setting, but the indoor hitting/pitching facility and locker room are great assets to our program. Time Warner Cable Stadium will be the home of a great atmosphere for baseball for years to come thanks to the support of the Dayton community and the hard work of our players Dayton Baseball 35 35

4 ASSISTANT COACH TODD LINKLATER Todd Linklater Assistant Coach Seventh Season at UD Lake Forest (1996) Todd Linklater began as an assistant at the University of Dayton in At UD, Linklater is Coach Vittorio s full-time top assistant. He serves as the pitching coach and player development coordinator. He also plays a major role in the recruiting and scheduling processes. Todd is my right-hand man, head coach Tony Vittorio says of his longtime assistant. Not only does he have the two key ingredients to be successful-loyalty and hard work-but he is also one of the best pitching/ strength and conditioning coaches around. Since coming to UD, Linklater s pitchers have made a habit of recordsetting performances. In UD s school-record 36-win season of 2005, the Flyer pitching staff had the lowest team ERA in 34 years with a 4.41 mark. The righthanded duo of Luke Trubee and th round draft pick Craig Stammen each recorded the top two UDsingle-season marks for both strikeouts and innings pitched. In 2004, Jerry Blevins finished with a 7-3 record and a 3.79 ERA before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs organization and moving on to be the Northwest League Pitcher of the Year. In 2003, UD s pitching staff recorded 301 strikeouts-the second highest single season mark in UD s 100 year history, bested only by the 332 put up by the 2002 squad. During 02 (in addition to the strikeout record) Dayton reached the then-record 32-win mark for a second consecutive season in large part to a pitching staff that featured four pitchers that would go on to play professionally after their tenure under Coach Link. The quartet was highlighted by seniors Mike Kerins, who collected eight wins, tying him for the career wins mark of 19, and Sam Fischer, who would later be selected in the 22nd round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. Kerins joined Linklater pupils Mike Rolih (who formerly held the single-season win mark and was named to the A-10 s All-Conference squad in 2001) and Aaron Pahs (who was a second-team All-Conference performer in 2002) on the roster of the Frontier League s Richmond Roosters. In all, Linklater has coached six players to professional careers. Linklater came to UD after two years as an assisant coach under Vittorio at IPFW. He served as the Mastodons top assistant and handled all aspects of the game, including strength and conditioning responsibilities. Linklater began his collegiate playing career at Lincoln Trail Community College, pitching for Vittorio from He then transferred to Lake Forest College where he graduated with a degree in History in In December of 2002, he finished his master s degree in Educational Leadership at UD after earning his bachelor s in Education at Indiana University in In the summer of 2003, beyond his responsibilities at Dayton, Linklater also served as the head coach of the Southern Ohio Copperheads of the Great Lakes Collegiate Wood Bat League. There, he led the Copperheads to a fifth-place finish in conference play and a return trip to the league tournament in just their second year of existence. His coaching career began at Lake Forest High School where he served as pitching coach from Linklater and his wife Kerry live in Kettering Dayton Baseball 36

5 THE BASEBALL STAFF ASSISTANT COACH Cory Allen First Season At Dayton Dayton (2003) Cory Allen returned to Dayton as an assistant coach on September 12, Allen, who played for Tony Vittorio at UD from , will coach first base and work primarily with Dayton s hitters and outfielders. We are excited about having Cory back at Dayton, Vittorio said. It is great to have a past Flyer with experience return to UD. Cory is a true baseball guy who loves to develop players. He is a great match for our program with his knowledge of the game and his loyalty to UD. Allen returns to Dayton from Olney Central College where he was a pitching coach since graduating from UD with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication in His Olney Central teams won 91 games over the past two seasons and won the Great Rivers Athletic Conference Championship in both 2004 and His teams broke six school records and had five players drafted. Also two of his Olney Central products (Bobby Getty and Galen Schumm) came to UD at the beginning of the 2005 season. The skills and morals that I was taught at Dayton have remained with me since my playing days, Allen said. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to players what I learned in my days at UD. Allen also began his collegiate playing career at Olney Central where he pitched for two seasons. He was named to the All-Conference team as a freshman in 1999 and tallied 12 career wins and a.310 batting average for Olney before transferring to Dayton. At UD, Allen was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week twice and was one of the Flyers team captains during his senior season in He struck out 42 batters in 78 innings pitched in two seasons for the Flyers. Allen led the Flyers to a then-school record 32 wins in 2001 and the program s first ever trip to the Atlantic 10 Championships. Allen is a native of Sullivan, Illinois where he led Sullivan High School to a State Runner-up finish as senior in He graduated with the fourth most career strikeouts (491) of any pitcher in Illinois High School history. ATHLETIC TRAINER Kaname Yamaguchi Fourth Season at Dayton Oregon State (2002) Kaname Yamaguchi joined the UD Athletic Training staff in July 2002 and serves as the trainer for baseball, men s soccer and cheerleaders while also serving the needs of all Flyer student-athletes. Yamaguchi earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Oregon State in While at OSU, he served as a student trainer working primarily with the wrestling, baseball and football teams. Now at UD, he is pursuing a master s degree in Exercise Science. Yamaguchi is originally from Miyazaki, Japan and is engaged to be married to Miki Sunada this summer. He currently lives in Kettering. VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Terry Bell 11th Season At Dayton Old Dominion (1983) Terry Bell began as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton in He is primarily responsible for handling the coaching of catchers and also assists UD hitters. Coach Bell is the guy that s been there, done that at all levels of baseball, head coach Tony Vittorio says of his assistant. He brings an outstanding level of experience to us, especially with our catchers. A catcher himself, Bell graduated from Fairmont East High School and was drafted in the fifth round by the Oakland A s. He attended Old Dominion University instead and was an All-American while playing for the Monarchs. He also earned Sun Belt Conference MVP accolades in He participated in the 1982 World Games and the 1983 Pan American Games before being selected in the first round of the 1983 draft by the Seattle Mariners. Bell broke into the majors with the Kansas City Royals in 1986 and played the next season with the Atlanta Braves. He retired in Bell and his wife LeAnn reside in Dayton. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Bill Thomas Second Season at Dayton Susquehanna (2001) Bill Thomas joined the UD Athletics Communications staff on October 2004 and serves as the primary contact for the baseball, women s basketball, volleyball, men s golf, women s golf and women s rowing teams while assisting in game day operations for other home Flyer athletics events. Thomas also serves as the campus media liason and supervises the student work staff. He served as the Assistant Media Coordinator for the 2005 NCAA Men s Basketball Opening Round Game at UD Arena. Thomas spent three years as a Sports Information Assistant at Xavier University from where he worked primarily with the volleyball and baseball teams. During his time at XU, the Musketeer volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament in He also served as the media coordinator for the 2002 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Tournament and assisted with Xavier s berth in the 2004 NCAA Regional Final. Thomas earned a bachelor of arts degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from Susquehanna University in While at SU, he was a student assistant in the Sports Information Office. He also played football and lacrosse for three seasons each while broadcasting for the campus radio station, WQSU-FM. Thomas also works as a PVI spotter for CBS coverage of NFL football games and is the head coach of the seventh grade football team at Oakwood Junior High School. Thomas resides in Kettering with his wife Sara, who works as an athletic trainer at Dayton. Chris Pert San Mateo, Calif. STUDENT MANAGERS Trent Wondra Germantown, Tenn Dayton Baseball 37 37

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8 2005 REVIEW The Dayton Flyer baseball team enjoyed its best season in its 100-year program history in 2005 as it took two of three games from a ranked opponent, dedicated their newly completed stadium, won a school-record 36 games and advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championships in its own hometown for the school s third-ever trip to the A-10 postseason. UD opened the year with wins in three of its first five games before heading to Mesa, Arizona for a three-game series with #19/20 Notre Dame at Ho-Ho-Kam Park, the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. While the Flyers appeared to be outmatched in the opener of the series and lost 10-2, UD came back to take the series with wins in each of the next two games. In the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday, UD rallied from behind for a 13-9 victory in 11 innings with eight of their 13 runs coming from the ninth inning on. Trailing 9-7 entering the ninth, the Flyers sent the game into extra innings by scoring two runs off All-American Irish closer Ryan Doherty. After the teams traded runs in the 10th, UD erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth and rode the solid pitching of Kyle Lindsay who recorded four strikeouts over three innings for a 13-9 victory. In the rubber game of the series on Sunday, Dayton came from behind for the second straight game to beat Notre Dame, UD, who snapped an 11-game losing streak to ND a day earlier, pounded out 17 hits on the day including a 4-for-6 performance by Joe McSoley. The sophomore team captain had two doubles to go along with a run scored and three RBI on the day for Dayton. Freshman Jeff Mercer picked up his first two collegiate RBI with a single through a drawn in Irish infield to put the Flyers ahead for good. Senior Kaleb Thompson earned the win in relief for Dayton. Thompson was the scheduled starter for UD, but came out of the bullpen after feeling ill earlier in the day. The lefty allowed three earned runs on eight hits while striking out one and walking just one over 4.0 innings pitched. JC transfer Craig Rohren earned his first save as a Flyer after coming on in the ninth inning and fanning a batter before inducing a game-ending double play. The Flyers would be forced to start the season with 14 games away from home over a four-week span before playing host to Marshall in the first game ever in the newly completed Time Warner Cable Stadium. Junior Craig Stammen started the day by striking out the first MU batter en route to a three-up, threedown first inning and an 8-1 Flyer victory that also saw sophomore Bobby Getty smack the first ever inside-the-park home run in the Stadium s history as part of a three-hit performance. Two weeks later, UD pulled off the biggest comeback in program history against Butler at Time Warner Cable Stadium. Down by 14 runs midway through the third inning, Dayton rallied for a dramatic win. Eight different Flyers had at least one hit in the comeback while Getty, Michael Massa and Bryan Chandler tallied three hits each as UD scored once in the third, four in the fourth, 10 in the seventh and six in the eighth for its 11th victory in 13 games. The Flyers finished the 2005 season with an 18-4 record at its newly completed home park including seven straight wins to close out the season. Dayton also dedicated the stadium in front of over 800 fans during its Atlantic 10 series-opening doubleheader with Duquesne that also marked the first two televised home games in Dayton history. Dayton closed out its regular season with a three-game sweep of Richmond at home to tie the program record for victories in a season for the third time in five years. The reward for the Flyers was a chance to stay in Dayton for the Atlantic 10 Championships, which were hosted Downtown at Fifth Third Field, the home of the Dayton Dragons. After opening ceremonies that included UD Head Men s Basketball Coach Brian Gregory throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, Dayton played in the opening game of the Tourna Dayton Baseball 40

9 2005 REVIEW ment and rallied from a five-run deficit to earn its first Atlantic 10 Tournament win in school history, 8-5 over Duquesne in front of 1,259 fans. The win lifted UD to a school best record of and put the fourth-seeded Flyers into the second day of the tournament against top-seed Rhode Island. "The first two years we went to the [A-10] Tournament, we had never been there so I think we spun our wheels just trying to get there. This team's been a lot different," said UD coach Tony Vittorio. I have a lot of confidence in this group. We have a pretty talented team." Dayton out hit Duquesne with the big blast coming off the bat of senior Aaron Hepner in the fourth inning, a three-run homer down the left field line. After the Flyers fell to Rhode Island 7-4 on the second day of the Tournament, UD returned that evening to beat Duquesne again, this time by a 13-9 score. Chandler collected three RBI for the second time on the day as he finished 1-for-5 with a run scored in a 14-hit Flyer attack against the Dukes. Four UD players had multi-hit evenings including William Benoit who was 3-for-5 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI. Getty was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI while Hepner was also 2-for-5 with a run scored. Massa singled twice and scored twice for Dayton. UD s season came to an end the next day with a 4-2 loss to George Washington and Dayton closed out its best season ever with a record. The Flyer offense recorded a program record 596 hits in 2005 while ranking second in runs scored (397) and at bats (1,932), third in batting average (.308) and RBI (358). The 2005 Flyers also had a solid pitching staff with 314 strkeouts (third most in school history) and a 4.41 team ERA (fifth best). That staff also saw Stammen drafted in the 12th round by the Washington Nationals, which was the highest ever Flyer draft pick in Vittorio s tenure. Stammen then began his professional career with the Vermont Expos. The 2005 season also saw five Flyers earn Atlantic 10 Postseason accolades as Schumm led the way with First Team honors at second base. Massa and Trubee earned A-10 Second Team honors as shortstop and starting pitcher respectively. Trubee also joined Stammen on the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team. Chandler and Brandon Godzik were honored for their play in the final weekend of the season by being named to the A-10 All-Championship Team Dayton Baseball 41 41

10 2005 STATISTICS Overall Record: Home: 18-4 Away: 9-13 Neutral: 9-6 Atlantic 10: 16-8 Home: 12-3 Away: 4-5 BY BATTING AVERAGE Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Galen Schumm Bryan Chandler Michael Massa William Benoit Bobby Getty Brandon Godzik Aaron Hepner Joe McSoley Michael DeLuca Roberto Ramos Todd Presar Kevin Miller Jeff Mercer Craig Rohren Nick Ferralli Josh Burt Kyle Lindsay Drew Cannon Totals Opponents LOB - Team (472), Opp (383). DPs turned - Team (62), Opp (45). IBB - Team (8), GETTY 2, GODZIK 2, SCHUMM 1, McSOLEY 1, RAMOS 1, CHANDLER 1, Opp (8). Picked off - MASSA 3, GETTY 2, BENOIT 2, DeLUCA 1, BURT 1, RAMOS 1, McSOLEY 1. BY EARNED RUN AVERAGE Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Craig Stammen Luke Trubee Kyle Lindsay Kaleb Thompson Craig Rohren Phil Ernst Drew Chesebro Brooks Hazelbaker John Baird Nick Pfeffenberger Jeff Mercer Mark Eger Totals Opponents PB - Team (10), HEPNER 9, BURT 1, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (12), TRUBEE 5, STAMMEN 3, HEPNER 2, ERNST 1, THOMPSON 1, Opp (11).SBA/ATT - HEPNER (51-71), STAMMEN (18-26), THOMPSON (7-11), LINDSAY (7-10), BURT (8-10), CHESEBRO (7-9), HAZELBAKER (9-9), TRUBEE (5-7), BAIRD (2-3), PFEFFENBERGR (1-2), MERCER (2-2), ROHREN (1-1), EGER (0-1). Returning Players in Bold Dayton Baseball 42

11 Game Date Opposing Team Score R-H-E R-H-E Inns Overall Atlantic 10 Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 12, 2005 at Wofford College W STAMMEN (W 1-0) 626 2:07 Feb 12, 2005 at Wofford College W TRUBEE (W 1-0) - 1:31 Feb 13, 2005 at Wofford College 2-5 L THOMPSON (L 0-1) 404 2:14! Feb 19, 2005 vs Youngstown State 2-4 L STAMMEN (L 1-1) 55 2:07! Feb 19, 2005 vs Youngstown State W TRUBEE (W 2-0) - 2:45 # Feb 26, 2005 vs Notre Dame 2-10 L STAMMEN (L 1-2) 450 2:04 # Feb 26, 2005 vs Notre Dame W (11) LINDSAY (W 1-0) - 3:50 # Feb 27, 2005 vs Notre Dame W THOMPSON (W 1-1) 230 3:20 $ Mar 05, 2005 vs Akron Zips 5-6 L LINDSAY (L 1-1) 52 2:45 $ Mar 06, 2005 vs UNC Asheville 3-4 L TRUBEE (L 2-1) 43 2:04 % Mar 12, 2005 vs Oakland W STAMMEN (W 2-2) 64 1:16 % Mar 12, 2005 vs Oakland W TRUBEE (W 3-1) - 1:34 % Mar 13, 2005 vs Oakland W THOMPSON (W 2-1) 43 1:51 % Mar 13, 2005 vs Oakland W HAZELBAKER (W 1-0) - 1:42 Mar 17, 2005 MARSHALL W STAMMEN (W 3-2) 143 2:10 Mar 20, 2005 at Samford W TRUBEE (W 4-1) 373 2:38 Mar 21, 2005 at Birmingham Southern 4-8 L THOMPSON (L 2-2) 220 2:55 Mar 23, 2005 at Samford W CHESEBRO (W 1-0) 321 2:17 ^* Mar 26, 2005 vs St. Bonaventure W STAMMEN (W 4-2) 189 1:47 ^* Mar 26, 2005 vs St. Bonaventure W TRUBEE (W 5-1) - 1:20 ^* Mar 27, 2005 vs St. Bonaventure W THOMPSON (W 3-2) 193 2:40 Mar 29, 2005 at IPFW L ROHREN (L 0-1) 152 3:05 Mar 30, 2005 BUTLER W TRUBEE (W 6-1) 247 3:12 * Apr 03, 2005 RHODE ISLAND 1-4 L STAMMEN (L 4-3) 184 2:06 * Apr 03, 2005 RHODE ISLAND 6-7 L ROHREN (L 0-2) - 2:13 * Apr 04, 2005 RHODE ISLAND W LINDSAY (W 2-1) 149 2:57 Apr 05, 2005 at Miami (Ohio) 1-14 L HAZELBAKER (L 1-1) 525 2:16 Apr 06, 2005 MIAMI (OHIO) 3-11 L CHESEBRO (L 1-1) 330 2:40 * Apr 09, 2005 TEMPLE W STAMMEN (W 5-3) 307 1:57 * Apr 09, 2005 TEMPLE W TRUBEE (W 7-1) - 2:11 * Apr 10, 2005 TEMPLE W LINDSAY (W 3-1) 348 2:31 Apr 13, 2005 at Ball State 0-1 L STAMMEN (L 5-4) 231 2:10 * Apr 16, 2005 at La Salle 0-1 L STAMMEN (L 5-5) 105 2:01 * Apr 16, 2005 at La Salle W TRUBEE (W 8-1) - 1:35 * Apr 17, 2005 at La Salle W THOMPSON (W 4-2) 54 2:41 Apr 19, 2005 at Ohio 5-6 L LINDSAY (L 3-2) 248 2:13 Apr 20, 2005 at Bowling Green 5-7 L MERCER (L 0-1) 125 2:41 Apr 27, 2005 THOMAS MORE W TRUBEE (W 9-1) 134 2:33 * Apr 30, 2005 at George Washington 1-3 L STAMMEN (L 5-6) 87 1:43 * May 01, 2005 at George Washington 5-6 L (8) LINDSAY (L 3-3) 134 3:01 * May 01, 2005 at George Washington 2-8 L THOMPSON (L 4-3) - 2:24 May 03, 2005 at Wright State W HAZELBAKER (W 2-1) 652 3:20 * May 07, 2005 DUQUESNE W STAMMEN (W 6-6) 832 1:54 * May 07, 2005 DUQUESNE 5-10 L TRUBEE (L 9-2) - 2:01 * May 08, 2005 DUQUESNE W THOMPSON (W 5-3) 534 2:41 May 10, 2005 at Marshall 6-16 L CHESEBRO (L 1-2) 92 2:25 May 11, 2005 TOLEDO W TRUBEE (W 10-2) 187 1:30 May 11, 2005 TOLEDO W ROHREN (W 1-2) - 2:41 * May 15, 2005 at Xavier W STAMMEN (W 7-6) - 1:56 * May 15, 2005 at Xavier W TRUBEE (W 11-2) 218 2:04 * May 16, 2005 at Xavier 3-7 L THOMPSON (L 5-4) 102 2:21 May 17, 2005 OTTERBEIN W HAZELBAKER (W 3-1) 234 2:01 * May 19, 2005 RICHMOND W STAMMEN (W 8-6) 111 1:51 * May 20, 2005 RICHMOND W TRUBEE (W 12-2) 167 1:51 * May 20, 2005 RICHMOND W LINDSAY (W 4-3) - 3:00 & May 25, 2005 vs Duquesne W STAMMEN (W 9-6) :27 & May 26, 2005 vs Rhode Island 4-7 L TRUBEE (L 12-3) 812 2:28 & May 26, 2005 vs Duquesne W LINDSAY (W 5-3) 684 3:05 & May 27, 2005 vs George Washington 2-4 L CHESEBRO (L 1-3) :53 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS! = Jefferson City, TN # = Mesa, AZ $ = Cookeville, TN % = Nashville, TN ^ = Dayton, OH & = 2005 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship - Fifth Third Field (Dayton, OH) * = Conference game () extra inning game 2005 RESULTS Attendance Home... 4,289 (13 dates/268 fans per day) Road/Neutral... 9,387 (29 dates/323 fans per day) Total... 13,676 (45 dates/303 fans per day) 2006 Dayton Baseball 43 43

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14 TEAM RECORDS HITTING RECORDS PITCHING RECORDS Batting Average At-Bats 1. 1, , , , , Runs Scored Hits Runs Batted In Doubles Triples Home Runs Stolen Bases Complete Games Innings Pitched Runs Allowed Hits Allowed Earned Runs Strikeouts No Hitters Pitched Jason McFarland. vs. St. Francis, NY (1998) Doug Borchers...vs. Denison (1987) Wayne Campbell... vs. Wright State (1978) Jason McFarland pitched the Flyers last no-hitter on March 14, McFarland went the distance against St. Francis (NY) in a 7-0 win during UD s spring trip to Homestead, FL. Walks Allowed Earned Run Average Ranked in the top five in nearly every single-season and career offensive category, Ryan Fleming ( ) was one of the greatest players to wear the Red & Blue Dayton Baseball 46

15 CAREER RECORDS Batting Average Garry Roggenburk Ryan Fleming Tony Caputo Andy Boehmer Kelly Lathrop Home Runs Brooks Vogel Brian Harlamert Rich Dimel Shawn Bolinger Brent Berigan Aaron Reesh Games Played Brian Harlamert Ben Ernst Aaron Reesh Rich Dimel Kevin Harpring At-Bats Aaron Reesh Brian Harlamert Kevin Harpring Rob Howell Ryan Fleming Runs Brooks Vogel Brian Harlamert Ryan Fleming Aaron Reesh Rich Dimel Hits Ryan Fleming Brian Harlamert Aaron Reesh Ben Ernst Brooks Vogel Runs Batted In Brian Harlamert Aaron Reesh Brooks Vogel Shawn Bolinger Rich Dimel Doubles Brooks Vogel Ryan Fleming Rob Howell Brian Harlamert Aaron Reesh Triples Brent Berigan Jay Roth Brooks Vogel Pat Bell Ryan Fleming HITTING RECORDS Brooks Vogel ( ) is UD s all-time leader in homeruns, doubles and runs scored. Strikeouts Rich Dimel Brooks Vogel Brian Harlamert Brian Schwade Brent Berigan Walks Aaron Reesh Brian Harlamert Brooks Vogel Kelly Lathrop Ryan Fleming Hit By Pitch Jeff Bourassa Ben Ernst Tom Beechem Larry Hisle Tony Altieri Stolen Bases Brian Harlamert Kevin Harpring Brent Berigan Mark Schulte Ryan Fleming Sacrifices Tony Osborn Jason Gavula Three Players PITCHING RECORDS Earned Run Average Garry Roggenburk Tom Jackson Kevin Long Jim Schoen Wins Luke Trubee present Bill Brewer Mike Kerins ; Tom Harrison Jeff Pollock Chris Wesley Mike Rolih Losses Tom Harrison Mike Buob Tony Miller Craig Stammen Thad Stauber Strikeouts Craig Stammen Tom Harrison Tom Jackson Tony Miller Mike Buob Mike Kerins ; Appearances Brian Heitkamp Jeff Pollock Craig Stammen Mike Buob Jeff Sanders Tom Harrison Games Started Tom Harrison Mike Buob Tony Miller Bill Brewer Mike Kerins ; Complete Games Tom Harrison Tom Jackson Bill Brewer Luke Trubee present Craig Stammen Mike Buob Innings Pitched Tom Harrison Mike Buob Mike Kerins ; Craig Stammen Bill Brewer Walks Allowed Mike Buob Bill Brewer Tony Miller Chris Wesley John Bishop Aaron Reesh ( ) is UD s all-time leader in at-bats and walks, and ranks in the top five of six other major offensive statistic categories. Saves Brian Heitkamp Craig Stammen Craig Rohren present Jeff Sanders Chris Wesley Dayton Baseball 47 47

16 SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS HITTING RECORDS PITCHING RECORDS Batting Average Terry Elliott Garry Roggenburk Ryan Fleming Ryan Fleming Ted Kramer Home Runs Brooks Vogel Rich Dimel Shawn Bolinger Brian Harlamert Aaron Reesh Brent Berigan Jason Siegfried Brian Harlamert Games Played Brian Harlamert Four Players At-Bats Michael Massa Shawn Bolinger Ben Ernst Rich Dimel Kevin Harpring Runs Rich Dimel Brent Berigan Michael Massa Brooks Vogel Ben Ernst Hits Shawn Bolinger Rich Dimel Michael Massa Ryan Fleming Ben Ernst Runs Batted In Rich Dimel Shawn Bolinger Brian Harlamert Kevin Harpring Aaron Reesh Doubles Brooks Vogel Rob Howell Ryan Fleming Ben Ernst Ryan Fleming Triples Pat Bell Brent Berigan Kevin Harpring Brooks Vogel Brent Barigan Jay Roth Mike Sedmock Damon Brooks Rich Dimel s 19 home runs in 1993 is the second-best single-season mark in UD history. The 35 for his career ranks third-best. Strikeouts Rich Dimel Bobby Getty Rich Dimel Jay Roth Ryan Minges Brian Harlamert Walks Mark Rykoskey Brian Harlamert Jay Roth Rich Hawkins Doug Buschor Hit By Pitch Ben Ernst Jeff Bourassa Bobby Getty Mark Schulte Ben Ernst Stolen Bases Jake Long Tony Osborn Kevin Harpring Michael Massa Ryan Fleming Brian Harlamert Dick Rohrberg Mike Rolih broke UD s singleseason record for wins during the 2001 season with nine. Earned Run Average Garry Roggenburk Garry Roggenburk Dick Andruskewicz Mike Devlin Jack Nickell Wins Luke Trubee Craig Stammen Mike Rolih Luke Trubee Mike Kerins Losses Jason McFarland Tom Harrison Six Players Appearances John Scott Aaron Pahs John Scott Scott Shean Brian Heitkamp Games Started Luke Trubee Mike Rolih Craig Stammen Ken Rosendahl Players Complete Games Tom Harrison Luke Trubee Craig Stammen Seven Players Innings Pitched Luke Trubee Tom Harrison Craig Stammen Mike Rolih Mike Kerins Strikeouts Luke Trubee Tony Miller Craig Stammen Tom Harrison Jerry Blevins Mike Kerins Walks Allowed Bill Brewer Bill Brewer Tony Miller Jeff Sanders Mike Buob Jim McCay Saves Craig Stammen Craig Rohren Brian Heitkamp Brian Heitkamp Jeff Sanders Dayton Baseball 48

17 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Year... W-L-T # n/a 1900 s n/a s $... n/a n/a s n/a 1930 s n/a No games due to WWII s s s The 2005 Flyers set a school record for wins by going last season. The team also finished second in the Atlantic 10 and qualified for the team s third-ever berth in the A-10 Championships held at Fifth Third Field in Downtown Dayton. Year... W-L-T s s s s TOTAL*... 1,054-1, (.455) Legend * - Incomplete Records # - First intercollegiate game vs. Wittenberg took place on April 13, St. Mary s Institute defeated Wittenberg University, $ - St. Mary s Institute renamed University of Dayton 2006 Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM

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20 ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men s basketballonly affiliation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10. The University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, University of Massachusetts, University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University, and Xavier University have formed the foundation of the Atlantic 10 - a foundation which is further strengthened this season with the additions of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Saint Louis University. In , the Atlantic 10 Conference celebrates it s 30th anniversary season. Although anniversaries are a good time to reflect, this anniversary is a celebration of the future as much as the past. "It is with pride that we look back at our accomplishments and see how far this league has truly come," says A-10 commissioner Linda Bruno, who begins her 12th season at the helm of the league - the longest tenure of any commissioner in the Conference s history. "More importantly, however, the additions of Charlotte and Saint Louis ensure that the future is brighter than it has ever been. We are adding two members who will greatly enhance the national profile of all our sports and expose our programs to two new markets in which our universities actively recruit. The A-10 has never been as strong as it is now." The Atlantic 10 Conference, which spans eight states and the District of Columbia with a total population of almost 73 million people, will crown champions in 21 sports this season: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's golf, women s lacrosse, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball. The genesis of this tradition of success can be traced to March 2, 1975, when eight university representatives met in Harrisburg, PA, to discuss the formation of a new collegiate basketball association. A similar meeting was also held on May 23 of that year, with the final formation of the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League announced on August 13, The NCAA granted allied affiliation status upon the ECBL on October 15, 1975, and granted the league an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on June 17, The ECBL began operation at the start of the season with Duquesne, George Washington, Massachusetts, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Villanova, and West Virginia as its charter members. Several changes happened quickly in the ECBL, the first coming in when the league changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association - better known as the Eastern 8 - to reflect its changing mission. That year, the Eastern 8 became more than a basketball league as the men's sports of baseball, cross country, golf, swimming, and tennis were added Linda Bruno Atlantic 10 Conference 230 South Broad Street Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA (215) Fax: (215) Commissioner... Linda Bruno Associate Commissioner... Steve Hurlbut Associate Commissioner/Finance... Mitchell Kendall Associate Commissioner/Compliance... Jackie Campbell Assistant Commissioner/Corporate Sponsorships... Jeff Long Associate Commissioner/Public Relations... Ray Cella Assistant Commissioner/Championships... Celene McGowan Associate Director of Communications... Stephen Haug Associate Director of Communications... AnnMarie Person Assistant Director of Corporate Sponsorships... Robert Sherman Coordinator of Television Operations... Dan Williams Assistant to the Commissioner... Charisse Davidson Finance Assistant... Marybeth Chartier Compliance Assistant... Jamie Braunwarth Coordinator of A-10 Shootout & Championships... Brad Jones Receptionist... Ginette Gilbert Championships Intern... Kevin Blair Marketing Intern... Molly Rallo to the championship schedule. The next major change came in 1981 when the office of the commissioner was instituted. Leland Byrd, who had served as president and executive director of the league since its inception, as well as athletic director at West Virginia, was named the Conference's first commissioner and established the commissioner's office in Pittsburgh. Byrd guided the Eastern 8 through several membership changes as Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, and Temple replaced Pittsburgh and Villanova. After membership stabilized, the Eastern 8 transformed into the Atlantic 10 Conference with Byrd orchestrating the drive to make the league more broad-based as the women's sports of basketball, gymnastics, softball, tennis, and volleyball were added to the championship slate. In May 1984, Byrd resigned as commissioner and was replaced by Charlie Theokas, who remained at the Atlantic 10 for 15 and a half months, bringing the league to national consciousness with his "Think Atlantic 10" campaign. On December 31, 1985, Theokas resigned to accept the athletic director's position at Temple and was replaced by Ron Bertovich, who officially assumed the commissioner's position in May 1986 after serving as interim commissioner following Theokas' departure. In eight years as commissioner, Bertovich expanded the Conference staff to better meet the growing needs of the membership and established the Atlantic 10 Television Network, which has developed into a major regional outlet and has won three Emmy Awards. In addition, he oversaw further membership changes as Xavier was added to the league while Penn State, Rutgers, and West Virginia departed. Furthermore, he continued the league's emphasis on broad-based programs as the Atlantic 10 expanded its championship list with the additions of women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, and men's and women's indoor track & field, as well as the reinstitution of men's swimming & diving. On April 13, 1994, Bertovich resigned his position to accept the job of vice president and general manager of Empire Sports Network in Buffalo. On June 14, 1994, Linda Bruno was officially introduced as the Atlantic 10's fourth commissioner. As commissioner, Bruno has strengthened the Atlantic 10's membership with the additions of Charlotte, Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, and Saint Louis. She also negotiated television deals with ESPN and was among the first to sign a contract with College Sports Television, which provides greater exposure for the Atlantic 10's athletic programs. Under her leadership, the Atlantic 10 has increased its championship schedule to 21 sports with the additions of women's rowing, men's and women's outdoor track & field, and women s lacrosse. In 1997, Bruno also spearheaded the league s entrance into Division I football with the formation of the Atlantic 10 Football Conference, which has won three national titles in its eight-year existence. 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21 ATLANTIC 10 OPPONENTS Charlotte 49ers Fri., May 5: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., May 6: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Sun., May 7: Time Warner Cable Stadium 1:00 p.m. ET Location... Charlotte, NC Colors... Green & White Enrollment... 20,772 Home Field (Capacity)... Phillips Field (2,000) 2005 Overall Record C-USA Record (Finish) (Ninth) Head Coach... Loren Hibbs Career Record (13) Record at Charlotte (13) Assistants... Bo Durkac, Brandon Hall, Adam Willard Baseball Office Phone... (704) Baseball Contact... Matt McCullough Phone/Fax... (704) / Duquesne Dukes Fri., Apr. 14: Pittsburgh, PA 3:00 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 15: Pittsburgh, PA 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Apr. 16: Pittsburgh, PA Noon ET Location... Pittsburgh, PA Colors... Red & Blue Enrollment... 10,000 Home Field (Capacity)... Duquesne Field (1,500) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (Third/West) Head Coach... Mike Wilson Career Record (12 years) Record at Duquesne (12 years) Assistants... Todd Schiffhauer, Buck Bollinger Baseball Office Phone... (412) Baseball Contact... George Nieman Phone/Fax... (412) / Fordham Rams Fri., May 12: Bronx, NY 7:00 p.m. ET Sat., May 13: Bronx, NY 4:00 p.m. ET Sun., May 14: Bronx, NY 1:00 p.m. ET Location... Bronx, NY Colors... Maroon & White Enrollment... 8,430 Home Field (Capacity)... Houlihan Park (500) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (Second/East) Head Coach... Nick Restaino Career Record (one year) Record at Fordham (one year) Assistants... Kiko Reyes, Gene Calamari, Jeff Cohen Baseball Office Phone... (718) ForMore Information Baseball Contact... Scott Kwiatkowski Phone/Fax... (718) / La Salle Explorers Fri., Mar. 24: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., Mar. 25: Time Warner Cable Stadium 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Mar. 26: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Location... Philadelphia, PA Colors... Blue & Gold Enrollment... 6,221 Home Field (Capacity)... Hank DeVincent Field (1,000) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (Fifth/West) Head Coach... Lee Saverio Career Record (two years) Record at La Salle (two years) Assistants... Mike Lake, John Duffy Baseball Office Phone... (215) Baseball Contact... Marc Mullen Phone/Fax... (215) / Rhode Island Rams Fri., Apr. 28: Kingston, RI 3:00 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 29: Kingston, RI Noon ET Sun., Apr. 30: Kingston, RI Noon ET Location... Kingston, RI Colors... Keaney Blue, Navy & White Enrollment... 14,791 Home Field (Capacity)... Beck Field (500) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (Champion) Head Coach... Jim Foster Career Record... First Year Record at URI... First Year Assistants... Steve Brietbach, Tyler Alfred Baseball Office Phone... (401) Baseball Contact... Tim Volkmann Phone/Fax... (401) / Richmond Spiders Fri., Apr. 7: Richmond, VA 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 8: Richmond, VA 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Apr. 9: Richmond, VA Noon ET Location... Richmond, VA Colors... Red & Blue Enrollment... 2,950 Home Field (Capacity)... Pitt Field (600) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (Fourth/West) Head Coach... Ron Atkins Career Record (21 years) Record at UR (21 years) Assistants... Jason Johnson, Keith Little Baseball Office Phone... (804) Baseball Contact... Scott Meyer Phone/Fax... (804) / St. Bonaventure Bonnies Fri., Mar. 31: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 1: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Sun., Apr. 2: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Location... St. Bonaventure, NY Colors... Brown & White Enrollment... 2,200 Home Field (Capacity)... McGraw-Jennings Field (1,000) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (T-Fourth/East) Head Coach... Larry Sudbrook Career Record (21 years) Record at Bona (21 years) Assistants... Nick LaBella, Shane Sudbrook, Jarrod Bell Baseball Office Phone... (716) /2383 Baseball Contact... Steve Mest Phone/Fax... (716) / Saint Louis Billikens Fri., May 18: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., May 19: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Sun., May 20: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Location... Saint Louis, MO Colors... Blue & White Enrollment... 11,217 Home Field (Capacity)... Billiken Sports Center (500) 2005 Overall Record C-USA Record (Finish) (11th) Head Coach... Bob Hughes Career Record (17 years) Record at SLU (17 years) Assistants... Wes Sells, Dan Nicholson Baseball Office Phone... (314) Baseball Contact... Diana Koval Phone/Fax... (314) / Xavier Musketeers Fri., Apr. 21: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., Apr. 22: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Sun., Apr. 23: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Location... Cincinnati, OH Colors... Navy, Gray & White Enrollment... 6,600 Home Field (Capacity)... Hayden Field (500) 2005 Overall Record A-10 Record (Finish) (T-Fifth/West) Head Coach... Scott Googins Career Record... First Year Record at XU... First Year Assistants... J.D. Heilmann, Zach Schmidt Baseball Office Phone... (513) Baseball Contact... Jake Linder Phone/Fax... (513) / Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM

22 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Austin Peay Governors Sat., Feb. 25: Clarksville, TN 2:30 p.m. CT Location... Clarksville, TN Colors... Red & White Enrollment... 7,482 Conference... Ohio Valley Home Field (Capacity)... Raymond C. Hand Park (1,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Second) Head Coach... Gary McClure Career Record (18 years) Record at APSU (18 years) Assistants... Brian Hetland, Casey Callway, Derrick Dunbar Baseball Office Phone... (931) Baseball Contact... Cody Bush Phone/Fax... (931) / Ball State Cardinals Tue., Apr. 11: Time Warner Cable Stadium 3:00 p.m. ET Location... Muncie, IN Colors... Cardinal & White Enrollment... 17,728 Conference... Mid-American (West Division) Home Field (Capacity)... Ball Diamond (1,700) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (First/West) Head Coach... Greg Beals Career Record (three years) Record at BSU (three years) Assistants... Mike Stafford, Alex Marconi, Scott French Baseball Office Phone... (765) Baseball Contact... Mike Potter Phone/Fax... (765) / Butler Bulldogs Tue., Mar. 7: Indianapolis, IN 3:00 p.m. IT Location... Indianapolis, IN Colors... Blue & White Enrollment... 4,200 Conference... Horizon League Home Field (Capacity)... Bulldog Park (500) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Sixth) Head Coach... Steve Farley Career Record (17 years) Record at BU (14 years) Assistants... Bob Keeney, Dennis Kas, Jason Taulman Baseball Office Phone... (317) Baseball Contact... Jim McGrath Phone/Fax... (317) / Cincinnati Bearcats Wed., Apr. 19: Cincinnati, OH * 6:30 p.m. ET Location... Cincinnati, OH Colors... Red & Black Enrollment... 34,000 Conference... BIG EAST Home Field (Capacity)... UC Baseball Stadium (3,085) 2005 Overall Record C-USA Record (Finish) (10th) Head Coach... Brian Cleary Career Record (nine years) Record at UC (nine years) Assistants... Brad Meador, Joe Regruth, James Nelson Baseball Office Phone... (513) Sports Information Baseball Contact... Shawn Sell Phone/Fax... (513) / Shawn.Sell@uc.edu Illinois State Redbirds Fri., Feb. 24: Clarksville, TN 11:00 a.m. CT Location... Normal, IL Colors... Red & White Enrollment... 20,265 Conference... Missouri Valley Home Field (Capacity)... Redbird Field (1,500) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (eighth) Head Coach... Jim Brownlee Career Record (26 years) Record at ISU (three years) Assistants... Tim Brownlee, Seth Kenny, Mike Current Baseball Office Phone... (309) Baseball Contact... Mike Williams Phone/Fax... (309) / mcwilli2@ilstu.edu Iowa Hawkeyes Sun., Feb. 26: Clarksville, TN 11:00 a.m. CT Location... Iowa City, IA Colors... Black & Gold Enrollment... 29,697 Conference... Big Ten Home Field (Capacity)... Banks Field (3,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Third) Head Coach... Jack Dahm Career Record (11 years) Record at Iowa (two years) Assistants... Ryan Browlee, Nick Zumsande, Chris Maliszewski Baseball Office Phone... (319) Sports Information Baseball Contact... Tony Wirt Phone/Fax... (319) / Tony-Wirt@hawkeyesports.com Bowling Green Falcons Wed., Mar. 1: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:00 p.m. ET Wed., Apr. 12: Bowling Green, OH 3:00 p.m. ET Location... Bowling Green, OH Colors... Orange & Brown Enrollment... 20,975 Conference... Mid-American (West Division) Home Field (Capacity)... Stellar Field (1,100) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Third/West) Head Coach... Danny Schmitz Career Record (14 years) Record at BGSU (14 years) Assistants... Tod Brown, Dave Whitmire Baseball Office Phone... (419) Baseball Contact... Kyle Kuhlman Phone/Fax... (419) / kkyle@bgnet.bgsu.edu High Point Panthers Fri., Mar. 3: High Point, NC 2:30 p.m. ET Sat., Mar. 4: High Point, NC 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Mar. 5: High Point, NC 1:00 p.m. ET Location... High Point, NC Colors... Purple & White Enrollment... 3,100 Conference... Big South Home Field (Capacity)... George Erath Field (800) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (T-Eighth) Head Coach... Sal Bando, Jr. Career Record (eight years) Record at HP (four years) Assistants... Phil Maier, Travis Motsinger, Rey Rojas Baseball Office Phone... (336) Baseball Contact... Brian Morgan Phone/Fax... (336) / bmorgan@highpoint.edu IPFW Mastodons Tue., Mar. 28: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:00 p.m. ET Tue., Apr. 4: Fort Wayne, IN 3:00 p.m. IT Location... Fort Wayne, IN Colors... 11,757 Enrollment... Royal Blue & White Conference... Independent Home Field (Capacity)... Mastodons' Field (1,000) 2005 Overall Record Head Coach... Billy Gernon Career Record (six years) Record at IPFW (six years) Assistants... Chad Newhard Baseball Office Phone... (260) Baseball Contact... Rudy Yovich Phone/Fax... (260) / yovichr@ipfw.edu Dayton Baseball 54 2/15/06, 8:11 AM

23 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Longwood Lancers Fri., Mar. 17: Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m. ET Sat., Mar. 18: Farmville, VA Noon ET Sun., Mar. 19: Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m. ET Location... Farmville, VA Colors... Blue & White Enrollment... 4,300 Conference... Independent Home Field (Capacity)... Lancer Stadium (500) 2005 Overall Record Head Coach... Buddy Bolding Career Record (27 years) Record at LU (27 years) Assistants... Rick Blanc, Ryan Horning Baseball Office Phone... (434) Baseball Contact... Greg Prouty Phone/Fax... (434) / Miami RedHawks Wed., May 10: Oxford, OH 6:00 p.m. ET Location... Oxford, OH Colors... Red & White Enrollment... 16,300 Conference... Mid-American (East Division) Home Field (Capacity)... McKie Field at Hayden Park (1,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Champion) Head Coach... Dan Simonds Career Record (One year) Record at MU... First Year Assistants... Ben Bachmann, Kevin Erminio Baseball Office Phone... (513) Baseball Contact... Jess Bechard Phone/Fax... (513) / Oakland Golden Grizzlies Fri., Mar. 10: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:00 p.m. ET Sat., Mar. 11: Time Warner Cable Stadium 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Mar. 12: Time Warner Cable Stadium Noon ET Location... Oakland, MI Colors... 16,902 Enrollment... Black & Gold Conference... Mid-Continent Home Field (Capacity)... OU Baseball Field (500) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Sixth) Head Coach... Dylan Putnam Career Record... First Year Record at OU... First Year Assistants... John Musachio, Ty Herriott Baseball Office Phone... (248) Baseball Contact... Rebecca Vick Phone/Fax... (248) / Ohio Bobcats Tue., May 9: Time Warner Cable Stadium 4:00 p.m. ET Location... Athens, OH Colors... Green & White Enrollment... 28,197 Conference... Mid-American (East Division) Home Field (Capacity)... Bob Wren Stadium (4,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Fourth/East) Head Coach... Joe Carbone Career Record (17 years) Record at OU (17 years) Assistants... Marc Cornell, Scott Malinowski Baseball Office Phone... (740) Baseball Contact... Jason Cunningham Phone/Fax... (740) / Toledo Rockets Wed., Mar. 22: Time Warner Cable Stadium 2:00 p.m. ET Tue., May 16: Toledo, OH 3:00 p.m. ET Location... Toledo, OH Colors... Midnight Blue & Gold Enrollment... 18,900 Conference... Mid-American (West Division) Home Field (Capacity)... Scott Park (1,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Seventh/West) Head Coach... Cory Mee Career Record (two years) Record at UT (two years) Assistants... Matt Husted, J.J. Brock Baseball Office Phone... (419) Baseball Contact... Brian DeBenedictis Phone/Fax... (419) / Virginia Cavaliers Wed., Mar. 15: Charlottesville, VA 5:00 p.m. ET Location... Charlottesville, VA Colors... Navy & Orange Enrollment... 20,018 Conference... Atlantic Coast Home Field (Capacity)... Davenport Field (2,016) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Seventh) Head Coach... Brian O'Connor Career Record (two years) Record at UVa (two years) Assistants... Kevin McMullan, Karl Kuhn Baseball Office Phone... (434) Baseball Contact... Kerwin Lonzo Phone/Fax... (434) / Wofford Terriers Sat., Feb. 18 (DH): Spartanburg, SC 1:00 p.m. ET Sun., Feb. 19: Spartanburg, SC 1:00 p.m. ET Location... Spartanburg, SC Colors... Black & Gold Enrollment... 1,100 Conference... Southern Home Field (Capacity)... King Field (2,000) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (10th) Head Coach... Steve Traylor Career Record (25 years) Record at WC (six years) Assistants... Brandon McKillop, Scott Brickman Baseball Office Phone... (864) Baseball Contact... Mark Cohen Phone/Fax... (864) / Wright State Raiders Tue., Apr. 25: Time Warner Cable Stadium 3:00 p.m. ET Tue., May 2: Fairborn, OH 6:00 p.m. ET Location... Fairborn, OH Colors... Hunter Green & Gold Enrollment... 16,729 Conference... Horizon League Home Field (Capacity)... Nischwitz Stadium (750) 2005 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) (Fourth) Head Coach... Rob Cooper Career Record (One Year) Record at WSU (One Year) Assistants... Greg Lovelady, Bruce Thompson, Kyle Geswin Baseball Office Phone... (937) Baseball Contact... Greg Campbell Phone/Fax... (937) / Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM

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26 ADMINISTRATION Dr. Daniel J. Curran President Daniel J. Curran leads one of the top 10 Catholic universities in the United States and the largest independent university in Ohio. The Philadelphia native became the University of Dayton's 18th president and first lay leader on July 1, He's collaborating with administrators and faculty to craft Vision 2010: A Commitment to Excellence, a long-range strategic plan that will expand the University of Dayton's reputation as a Catholic leader in higher education, extend its reach globally and improve diversity on campus. Under Dr. Curran's leadership, the University of Dayton is enjoying tremendous momentum. For the past two years, UD attracted record applications for its first-year class and record sponsored research dollars. The University started new exchange programs in China, established centers of excellence in nanotechnology and fuels and combustion and opened a $22 million science center. In addition, UD constructed two facilities that combine living and learning Marianist Hall, a modern residence hall with learning spaces, and ArtStreet, an imaginative housing and arts education complex in the student neighborhood. RecPlex, a fitness and recreation complex, is expected to open in As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I board of directors, he helped shape academic reforms designed to improve the graduation rate of student-athletes. He's currently serving on the NCAA s sports wagering task force. He has quickly immersed himself in the region, focusing on economic development and high-tech issues. He chairs the Wright Brothers Institute board and serves on nearly two dozen others, including the Dayton Development Coalition, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, National Composite Center and Miami Valley Research Foundation. In the state, the governor tapped him for the Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory Council. Colleagues praise him for his collegial leadership style, vision, energy, approachability and strong commitment to social justice. A sociologist by training, Dr. Curran spent 23 years in various administrative and faculty positions at Saint Joseph s University in Philadelphia, most recently as executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs. He's a noted scholar in criminology, juvenile justice and social problems, with a deep interest in international issues. His passion for social justice runs deep. At his presidential installation ceremony in April 2003, he noted that a Catholic university must be "a force for social change. As a community of learners and educators, we must analyze the causes of social injustice and educate professionals with a conscience." He has served on the boards of Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society, a nonprofit organization that purchases and rehabilitates homes in Camden, N.J., and Philadelphia s Summerbridge Program, a college-prep program for minority middle-school students. For six years, he traveled with students to Tijuana, Mexico, on a service-learning project. He received the 2002 Eternal Flame Award, an international award given for "exceptional contribution to the field of Holocaust education." Most of Dr. Curran's research has focused on ways to address social inequality. His prolific scholarly record includes eight books, most of which he co-authored with his wife, Claire M. Renzetti, former chair of the sociology department at Saint Joseph s University. Theories of Crime: A Reader was published in 2003, and the two are working on updated editions of Women, Men and Society: The Sociology of Gender and Social Problems: Society in Crisis. In 1993, the University of Pittsburgh Press published his Dead Laws for Dead Men, a historical analysis of coal mine health and safety legislation. Before becoming a vice president at Saint Joseph s University, Dr. Curran served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for four years. He started his academic career there in 1979 with a series of faculty positions in the department of sociology, including chair from 1988 to As a professor of sociology, he has taught courses in criminology, social problems, juvenile justice and white-collar crime. Dr. Curran also served as president of the faculty senate at Saint Joseph's University. In 1990, he served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Melbourne in Australia. He holds a concurrent professorship at Nanjing University in China. Dr. Curran earned a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1980 after receiving a master's degree from Temple University in 1978 and a bachelor s degree from Saint Joseph s University in all in sociology. Dr. Curran and his wife, Claire, have two sons, Sean and Aidan. Ted Kissell Ted Kissell begins his 13th year as Vice President/Director of Athletics at the University of Dayton. Kissell s tenure at UD has seen the Athletics Division transform into a widely-successful broad-based program to keep in step with the changing trends in college athletics. As Kissell has implemented his strategic plan, championships have followed. In the last eight years ( ), UD has won 22 conference championships and seen 16 teams reach post-season. In the eight years prior to that ( ), the Flyers only had seven conference championships and one tournament appearance. Only the sixth AD in school history, Kissell is charged with the oversight of 17 intercollegiate athletics programs, the University of Dayton Arena and the surrounding Arena Sports Complex. As a University Vice President, Kissell serves on the University s President s Council and is a member of the President s Cabinet. Beyond the University, he is chair of Atlantic 10 Conference Finance Committee and a member of the A-10 Executive Committee. A vital component of the Flyer master plan is a men s basketball program that is in consistent contention for a post-season bid. The progress of the men s basketball program in the last seven years toward greater national prominence has been marked by three NCAA bids; three NIT bids and an average of more than 20 wins a season. Annual basketball-related revenues have risen from $1.8 million to $8.8 million since Kissell came to UD in The success of the men s basketball program has provided resources and allowed the operating budget to grow nearly $10 million to support Kissell s strategy of building broad-based competitive results throughout Flyer sports programs. Women s soccer has earned five NCAA tournament appearances including a berth in the Sweet Sixteen in 2001 and has won eight of the last nine A- 10 regular season championships. Women s volleyball has earned two consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and has won five A-10 titles (regular season and/or tournament). Men s soccer has won four A-10 titles, and baseball has raised the school record for wins in a season three times in the last five years. Kissell has also invested in UD football to maintain its position as the model for Division I non-scholarship football programs. A grass practice facility and charter flights have advanced UD s competitive position. UD football has gained nationwide attention with 28 consecutive winning seasons and won outright or shared the Pioneer Football League championship eight of the 12 years the league has been in existence. The Flyers also won the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major National Championship. Strong performance on the field has not come at the expense of a high level of performance in the classroom. The Flyers combined cumulative grade point average has steadily risen to 3.14, the best in school history. UD has had 25 Academic All-Americans in the last five years. Only Nebraska, Rensselaer Poly and Rice had more. Dayton s 174 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Honor Roll were the third-most in the conference, even though the Flyers participate in fewer A-10 sports than all but one school. Providing strong, positive experiences and support for student-athletes is paramount in developing com- Vice President/Director of Athletics petitive athletic programs. During the last eight years, the Athletics Division has added full-time staff in the areas of academic support, strength and conditioning and athletic training. UD s student-athletes are also educated on the subjects of time management, better nutrition and even public speaking. Travel to away athletics contests has been upgraded across the board to provide the better accommodations and itineraries for athletes to be able to focus on academics while on the road and minimize the amount of class time missed. A high-water mark of Kissell s administration is the implementation of a gender equity plan that provides men and women student-athletes with equitable opportunities in line with the university s general population. A U.S. News & World Report ranks UD in the top 15 in Division I gender equity. Additionally, the Athletics Division has worked with the University to implement an aggressive program to increase minority opportunities for student-athletes. Kissell s plan also includes improved facilities. Development of the Arena Sports Complex (a 25-acre project in full view of I-75 and an attractive southern gateway to the city of Dayton) began with a $13 million renovation to the University of Dayton Arena, completed in Since then, the University has added a running track, the Jerry Von Mohr Football Practice Field, Time Warner Cable Stadium for baseball and a softball stadium that was completed for the 2005 season. The next ingredient will be the Courtyard By Marriott at the University of Dayton that will open during the school year. Along with the hotel, future plans include a restaurant, a multi-use field and farther down the Great Miami River, a boathouse for the rowing team Dayton Baseball 58 2/15/06, 8:11 AM

27 Tim Wabler Associate Vice President for Athletics Tim Wabler begins his 11th year in athletics at the University of Dayton. A former Flyer student-athlete himself, Wabler s primary duties include the administration of all of UD s sports programs and support services. In the decade Wabler has been part of the Dayton Athletics Division, the Flyers have experienced significantly improved competitive success. In the last eight years, UD has had 22 conference championships and 16 teams reach the postseason. In the eight years prior to that, the Flyers only had seven conference championships and one tournament appearance. The highlights include a fourth-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Cup (all-sport) standings, its bestever finish. In , three Flyer teams advanced to the NCAA tournament in the same school year, the very first time that happened in UD history. Women s soccer has won the A-10 Championship seven years in a row and advanced to NCAA play five of the past six years. Men s basketball has averaged more than 20 wins a season over the last six years. The volleyball team earned its first NCAA bid in 2003 by winning the A-10 Tournament, and returned to the tournament with another conference title in Men s cross country has won the national cross country only championship the last two times it has entered the meet. The baseball team has reached or surpassed the UD record for wins in a season three times in the last five seasons. And the Flyer football team has won the Pioneer Football League championship eight times in the 12-year history of the league. As success on the field has improved, UD student-athletes have also performed in the classroom. The Flyers combined cumulative grade point average has steadily risen to 3.14, the best in school history. UD has had 25 Academic All-Americans in the last five years. Only Nebraska, Rensselaer Poly and Rice had more. Dayton s 174 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Honor Roll were the third-most in the conference, even though the Flyers participate in fewer A-10 sports than all but one school. UD had the most players on the PFL Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year in Wabler managed the implementation of a gender equity plan that provides men and women student-athletes with equitable opportunities in line with the university s general population. A U.S. News & World Report ranks UD in the top 15 in Division I gender equity. Additionally, the Athletics Division has worked with the University to implement an aggressive program to increase minority opportunities for student-athletes. Wabler is overseeing the Athletics Division efforts to provide top-notch facilities for the next generation of Flyer student-athletes with the creation of the Arena Sports Complex. Development of the Arena Sports Complex began with a $13 million renovation to the University of Dayton Arena, completed in Since then, the University has added a running track, the Jerry Von Mohr Football Practice Field, Time Warner Cable Stadium for baseball and a softball stadium that was completed for the 2005 season. The next ingredient will be the Courtyard By Marriott at the University of Dayton that will open during the school year. Along with the hotel, future plans include a restaurant, a multi-use field and farther down the Great Miami River, a boathouse for the rowing team. Early in Wabler s tenure, the Athletics Division built the $4.3 million Donoher Basketball Center, an addition to the UD Arena, to provide new facilities for men s and women s basketball and football. The entire facility, which was dedicated in June of 1998, was conceived, planned and completed in 20 months time. In those 20 months, the entire $4.3 million cost was paid for by charitable gifts to the University. On campus, renovations to Baujan Field (soccer) and the Frericks Center (volleyball) have improved those facilities to among the best in the Midwest. Including the Arena Seating Plan, gifts to Athletics total over $4.5 million annually. Wabler, a Dayton native, is in charge of all coaches contracts for the Athletics Division, and manages radio and TV agreements. Wabler is also the administrator who oversees UD s athletic fundraising efforts and long-term finances. Radio and television agreements have been expanded to increase exposure for Flyer athletics. Dayton had a record 30 men's basketball games on television last year. Football and basketball games are heard internationally on the World Wide Web. UD women s basketball is also broadcast on News/Talk 1290 WHIO. In addition, Flyer basketball, football, volleyball and soccer games are broadcast in the Dayton area on Time Warner Cable. Wabler has been actively involved in numerous A-10 Conference committees, including the Championships Review Committee, Baseball Committee and Soccer Committee. A 1974 graduate of UD s School of Business Administration, Wabler has also completed the Sports Management Institute Executive Program. A former member of UD s Athletic Board, Wabler was a four-year letterwinner and three-time Pitcher of the Year for UD. He served as team captain as a senior. Tim and his wife Arlene have two daughters, Sarah and Leigh Anne. Cindy Hartmann Associate Director of Athletics/ Senior Woman Administrator Cindy Hartmann, a member of the University of Dayton athletics staff for the past seven years, serves as associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator. She is responsible for the development, implementation and adherence to the University s policies and procedures in accordance with NCAA, Atlantic 10 and University regulations as well as managing the office of academic services for studentathletes. She manages the National Letter of Intent program along with allocation and distribution of athletic grant-in-aid, and also serves as sports program administrator for women s basketball, volleyball and softball. In June 2002, Hartmann was selected to the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee in which she is entering her last year of a four-year term. She is also a member of the Atlantic 10 Women s Basketball Committee. She is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators. She currently serves on the University of Dayton Inclusion and Diversity Council and the University s Rector s Council. In , she served as a representative to the NCAA Academic/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet. Before coming to Dayton, Hartmann worked at the University of Connecticut, where she served as compliance coordinator from Prior to that, she was assistant compliance coordinator for one year. Hartmann served as sports information director at Georgia Perimeter College (known then as DeKalb College) from Hartmann has a Masters in Education- Sports Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication/photojournalism from Syracuse University. She was a four-year basketball letterwinner for the Orangewomen. Cindy and her husband, Troy, reside in Springboro, Ohio, with their two children, Samuel and Olivia. Michael O HarePh.D. Faculty Representative Dr. Michael O Hare, Professor of Physics and Professor of Electro-Optics, was named faculty representative to the NCAA in Dr. O Hare has been in the Department of Physics at the University of Dayton since 1966 and has served as chair of the department since Dr. O Hare has Aphysics at all levels and has research experience in atomic, molecular, solid-state and optical physics. He has served as a consultant and visiting scientist to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Materials Laboratory. Most recently, Dr. O Hare was a co-prinicipal investigator on a NASA sponsored NOVA grant to design curricula for developing scientific literacy in preservice teachers. Dr. O Hare s duties as faculty representative to the NCAA include: taking an active role in the institutional control of the intercollegiate athletics program; representing a faculty viewpoint and faculty oversight and advice in the administration of the athletics program; involvement in the assurance of academic integrity of the athletics program and the maintenance of the welfare of the student-athletes; and monitoring of performance of the student-athletes. Dr. O Hare and his wife late Patricia, have four daughters, all of whom graduated from the University of Dayton. ADMINISTRATION Athletics Division Directory (Area Code 937) Ted Kissell Vice-President/Director of Athletics Tim Wabler Associate Vice President for Athletics Cindy Hartmann Associate Director of Athletics / Sr. Woman Administrator Tim O Connell Associate Director of Athletics / Director of UD Arena Joe Owens Assoc. Dir. of Athletics / Dir. of Athletic Performance Mike Kelly Assistant Director of Athletics / Head Football Coach Ken Keck Assistant Director of Athletics Kara Maicher Assistant Director of Athletics James Brothers Assistant Director of Athletics Dawn Mamula Assistant Director of Athletics Jeff Boeckman Assistant Director of UD Arena Operations Tony Caruso Equipment Manager Donna Cox Ticket Office Secretary Mollie Cummins UD Arena Secretary Peggy D Amico Ticket Office Assistant Mike DeGeorge Athletic Publications Coordinator Jason Dunn Assistant to the Director of Athletics Steve Foster Head Trainer Margaret Gantt Assistant Business Manager Vera Gomes Academic Coordinator Dave Harper Director of Athletic Development Rocky Houck Assistant Director of UD Arena/Concessions Doug Hauschild Director of Sports Information/Media Relations Chris Kraft Assistant for Athletics Administration Evey Landis Athletics Secretary Gary McCans Premium Seating Director Katy Monnette Assistant Director of Marketing Ted Moraites Event Services Manager Todd Muckerheide Director of Corporate Sales Dick Netzley Game Operations Coordinator Megan Pease Compliance Coordinator Tom Ryan Business Office Assistant Debbie Seaman Executive Assistant to Director of Athletics Nate Seymour Associate Head Trainer Cindy Siler UD Arena Office Manager Maggi Snider Assistant Director of Ticketing Services Julie Steinke Academic Coordinator Robyn Swensen Ticket Office Assistant Mark Thobe Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning Bill Thomas Assistant Director of Athletics Communication Sara Thomas Assistant Trainer Matt Uchtman Assistant Director of UD Arena Operations Sue Wheeler Senior Secretary for Athletic Business Kevin Wilkinson Assistant Director of Sports Information Kaname Yamaguchi Assistant Trainer 2006 Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM

28 SUPPORT SERVICES The mission of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Dayton reflects the mission of the University by using the laboratory of fields of play and arenas of competition to educate young people to LEARN, LEAD AND SERVE. That mission is embodied in the following core purposes: To educate the total person by integrating the primary academic purposes with educational possibilities and opportunities for young people beyond the classroom; To teach the value of community and family through collaboration and teamwork; To instill the fundamentals of sportsmanship, adhering to the values of respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility; To teach the tools of achievement, including self-discipline, personal responsibility and the setting of high standards; To develop the individual talents of our student-athletes within the context of shared team goals; To enhance diversity and minority opportunity at the University of Dayton; and To advance the University of Dayton locally, regionally and nationally. Academic Services The mission of Academic Services for Student-Athletes at the University of Dayton is to provide the services necessary to ensure that the student-athletes, while competing athletically, will progress academically towards a bachelors degree from the University of Dayton. Academic Services for Student-Athletes promotes a total person concept to the student-athletes, a concept that stresses the student-athletes abilities to excel in athletic competition, attain academic achievement and develop positive character traits that will be of sustaining value to the individual and society. Athletic accomplishments do not come at the expense of academic performance at UD. In 2003, the University of Dayton was ranked No. 8 nationally in NCAA graduation rates of the over 300 NCAA Division I institutions. This is a tremendous accomplishment and exhibits the continuing importance placed upon academic success at Dayton. As success on the field has improved, UD student-athletes have also performed in the classroom. The Flyers combined cumulative grade point average has steadily risen to 3.14, the best in school history. UD has had 25 Academic All-Americans in the last five years. Only Nebraska, Rensselaer Poly and Rice had more. In the most recent release, Dayton s 174 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Honor Roll were the third-most in the conference, even though the Flyers participate in fewer A-10 sports than all but one school. UD had the most players on the PFL Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year in Goals of the University of Dayton Student-Athlete Academic Services: To offer assistance with tutorial and study skills. To provide a facility with an atmosphere conducive to studying. To enhance student-athletes' knowledge through probing/ questioning of thoughts, ideas and reactions. To stimulate the student-athletes' thought process with different ideas other than their own. To develop and encourage critical thinking. To monitor the study patterns of the student-athlete. To develop study strategies to achieve academic success at the University of Dayton. To enhance the academic motivation of the student-athletes. To help develop academic responsibility in each student-athlete. To develop appropriate collaborative learning experiences for student-athletes that facilitate their mutual support Dayton Baseball 60 2/15/06, 8:11 AM

29 SUPPORT SERVICES NCAA Compliance The NCAA and You The University of Dayton is committed to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of NCAA, conference and university rules and regulations. The University s commitment is to maintain control of its athletics programs through cooperation between responsible administrators, coaches, faculty, all institutional staff members, student-athletes and representatives of the University s athletics interests. What is a prospective student-athlete/ prospect? A prospect is any student who has started classes for the ninth (9 th ) grade, any student who receives financial assistance or other benefits from UD and/or its athletics representative that are not normally provided to prospective students generally. You become a recruited prospective student-athlete at a particular college if any coach or representative of the college s athletics interests (booster or representative) approaches you (or any member of your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college. Activities by coaches or boosters that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are: Providing you with an official visit* Placing more than one telephone call to you or any other member of your family Visiting you or any other member of your family anywhere other than the college campus * You may take a maximum of five official visits with no more than one to any single institution Who are UD Athletics Representatives/Boosters*? Any current and former member of any UD Athletics Division fan support group Any contributor to UD Athletics or booster group members Season ticket holders Anyone who has helped arrange employment or employed a current or prospective student-athlete Anyone who has been involved, in any way, in the promotion of Flyer Athletics *Please note: Once you become an athletics representative, you retain that identity indefinitely. What are Extra Benefits? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a UD staff member or an athletics representative to provide a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or his/her family with a benefit not specifically authorized by NCAA regulations. Impermissible extra benefits would include, but are not limited to: Cash or loans of any amount Co-signing or arranging a loan Gifts or discounted/free services (e.g., airline tickets, merchandise, etc.) Rent-free or reduced-cost housing Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than wages paid for similar work Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed A Message to Prospects... To participate in varsity athletics, student-athletes must receive qualifier status determined by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Please visit for further information. It is never too early for student-athletes to start planning for college. Call the NCAA s Wanna Play? Know the Rule hotline at to hear recorded information and order your free copy of the NCAA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM

30 SUPPORT SERVICES Strength & Conditioning State-of-the-art conditioning centers, fully-equipped training rooms and fulltime professionals combine to create a program for student-athletes that gives them a physical edge over the competition. UD student-athletes will be in the best condition attainable. Because of this conditioning, their health and wellbeing are never compromised for the sake of athletic performance. The University of Dayton s athletic conditioning centers, located both in the Frericks Center and the Donoher Basketball Center, house the very latest treadmills, Nautilus equipment and free weights -- all with the purpose of giving student-athletes a competitive edge. Each sport receives an individualized conditioning program designed to meet their unique needs. At the University of Dayton, the health and well-being of our student-athletes is a primary concern. We strive to prevent injuries through pre-participation physical examinations, well-designed conditioning programs, warms-up, proper practice planning, and appropriate equipment selection. Mark Thobe Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning Joe Owens Associate Director of Athletics / Director of Athletic Performance Enhancement Dayton Baseball 62 2/15/06, 8:11 AM

31 SUPPORT SERVICES Sports Medicine Staff At the University of Dayton, the health and well being of our student-athletes is a primary concern. We strive to prevent injuries through pre-participation physical examinations, well-designed conditioning programs, warm-ups, proper practice planning, and appropriate equipment selection. When an athletic injury occurs, our goal is to provide the best medical care possible from the initial firstaid to the follow-up care and rehabilitation. FACILITIES There are two Athletic Training Rooms in operation at the University of Dayton. The Arena Training Room is located in the Donoher Basketball Center and utilized by Arena Complex teams for practices and games. The Frericks Center training room is open year round and is utilized for treatment and rehabilitation to all sports in the mornings and serves those sports that operate out of the Frericks Center in the afternoon. STAFF The University of Dayton Sports Medicine Staff consists of a team of Family Practice Physicians and Orthopedic Consultants and four full-time and two graduate assistant certified and licensed Athletic Trainers, any of whom may be consulted regarding injuries or illnesses. In particular instances the Head Team Physician may refer athletes to other physicians or specialists. However, the Head Team Physician supervises the status of all athletes referred to other physicians or specialists and has the final authority with regard to all medical disqualifications, treatment, and return to play. Referrals to specialists will be made through the Team Physicians or Athletic Trainers only. Trained personnel are present at all athletic contests and, where possible, at all practices to insure prompt medical attention. Priority for coverage is given to those sports where the risk of injury is greatest. The Sports Medicine Staff works closely with the coaching staff to keep them informed regarding the medical status of the athletes. Steve Foster, ATC/LAT Head Trainer Nate Seymour, ATC/LAT, CSCS Assoc. Head Trainer Sara Thomas, ATC/LAT Assistant Trainer Sean Convery, M.D. Head Team Physician Dr. Sean Convery is in his fourth year heading up Dayton s medical staff. Convery s primary full-time position is serving as the medical director of The Sports Medicine Center at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. In addition, he is a faculty member in the Family Practice Residency Program at Miami Valley Hospital; associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Practice at Wright State University School of Medicine; school physician for the Kettering City School District; and team physician at Kettering Fairmont High School. Convery is past president of the Miami Valley Academy of Family Practice and serves as Montgomery County Medical Association delegate to the Ohio State Medical Association. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a charter member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Convery is active within the Dayton community, having been involved as a volunteer physician for the Nike Tour, Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis, Dayton River Corridor Classic and Special Olympics. A 1977 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio, Convery holds a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry. He is a 1981 graduate of the Wright State University School of Medicine. He is a board certified family practice physician with additional certification in sports medicine. A Philadelphia native, Convery currently resides in Centerville. Tim Quinn, M.D. Orthopedic Consultant Kaname Yamaguchi, ATC/LAT Assistant Trainer Penny Hogan, M.D. Assoc. Team Physician Dusty Rhodes, D.O. Asst. Team Physician Jim Klosterman, M.D. Orthopedic Consultant Mike Barrow, M.D. Asst. Team Physician Art Bok, D.O. Team Physician Emeritus Former Flyer football standout Dr. Tim Quinn serves his alma mater as the orthopedic consultant for UD Athletics. A 1973 graduate, Quinn has been associated with the Flyers in this capacity since He was a two-time First Team Academic All-America, and was chosen a National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame Scholar- Athlete in A versatile player, he was a starter at linebacker and on the defensive line in his career. He is also a two-time winner of UD s John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar- Athlete Award. Quinn received his medical degree from Ohio State in 1976, and then received a fellowship to study at the International College of Surgeons in London, England. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and a member of the Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America. Quinn s father Joe played and coached football at UD, and is a member of UD s Athletic Hall of Fame. The Quinn family -- Tim, his father Joe, his brother Dan and his uncle Fran -- combined for 14 football letters. Dr. Quinn is in his 26th year of orthopedic surgery in Dayton Dayton Baseball /15/06, 8:11 AM