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GeneralSchool Name ........................................Wittenberg UniversityLocation ............................................ Springfield, Ohio 45501Founded .........................................................................1845Enrollment .....................................................................1,950Nickname......................................................................TigersHome Field .................................Carleton Davidson StadiumCapacity.........................................................................1,061National Affiliation ..................................... NCAA Division IIIConference ......................... North Coast Athletic ConferencePresident ...............................................Dr. Mark H. Erickson

Alma Mater ..................................................Princeton, 1977Athletics Director...........................................Garnett PurnellAlma Mater ...................................................Cheyney, 1973

Athletics Phone ............................................ (937) 327-6450

Coaching StaffHead Coach ............................................................Jay LewisAlma Mater ............................................... Wittenberg, 1994

E-mail ................................................jlewis@wittenberg.eduRecord at Wittenberg ...................283-245-4 (1997-present)Career Record .............................................................. SameAssistant Coaches ..........Rick Gold, Rick White, Tim LaBolt Baseball Office.............................................. (937) 327-6494Carleton Davidson Stadium Office ............. (937) 525-5854Athletic Trainer ................................................ Ellen CrosbieAssistant Athletic Trainer ........................ Michaelyn SeboldAssistant Athletic Trainer ..................................Allison Judy

Baseball HistoryFirst Year ........................................................................1950All-Time Record .................................................. 871-699-12

Team Information2010 Overall Record .....................................................16-202010 NCAC Record (Finish) ........... 9-7 (T-3rd NCAC West)Letterwinners Returning ...................................................17

Jim Clement, Zac Daniels, Zack Finke, Grant Goodwin, Matt Hampp, Jason Haunty, Tyler James, Stefan Kegler, Ray Noe, Brad Prewitt, Matt Rupert, Andy Sharek, Ted Skalla, Zach Spring, Kevin Tolle, Nick Van Dyne, Mike Yednock

Letterwinners Lost ............................................................11Joel Assenheimer, A.J. Bush, Bobby Ciucki, Zach Clark, Chris Green, Jordan Kegler, Nate Lavey, Darrin Mumaw, Colin Puthoff, Ethan Sharpin, Kory Winter

Starting Position Players Returning ..................................7Grant Goodwin, Zac Daniels, Nick Van Dyne, Ray Noe, Mike Yednock, Zach Spring, Jason Haunty

Starting Pitchers Returning ................................................1 Zach SpringStarting Position Players Lost ...........................................2 A.J. Bush, Kory Winter Starting Pitchers Lost .........................................................3 Joel Assenheimer, Bobby Ciucki, Zach Clark

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ABOUT THE COVER: Seniors Ray Noe and Zach Spring. CREDITS: 2010-11 Wittenberg Baseball Recruiting Brochure written, edited and designed by Wittenberg Sports Information.

Photography by university photographer Erin Pence ‘04.

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Jay Lewis was hired as the head baseball coach at his alma mater, Wittenberg University, in 1996, with his first season at the helm in 1997. Lewis, who previously served as an assistant coach for one year for the Tigers, has compiled an 283-247-4 record, breaking the school record for career baseball coaching victories during the 2006 season.

A 1994 Wittenberg graduate, Lewis excelled on the diamond for the Tigers in the early 1990s. Lewis was a three-year starting catcher for Wittenberg from 1991-1993 after spending his first season at West Virginia Wesleyan.

Prior to his time at Wittenberg, Lewis was an assistant coach at Graham High School in Champage County, Ohio, where he helped lead the Falcons to a Division II State runner-up finish in 1995. In addition, he has helped coach

perennial power Piqua in the American Legion League with Head Coach Rick Gold.

During his head coaching stint at Wittenberg, Lewis’ teams have excelled, averaging more than 20 wins a season, and have finished second in the always competitive North Coast Athletic Conference tournament twice (1997 and 1998). His teams display a very aggressive style of baseball, with strong fundamentals being their basis for success. Several players, including Brent Parke, Ryan Born, Ryan Peters, Steve Less and Kurt Hartfelder, have gone on to play professional baseball after their careers at Wittenberg ended.

Tiger teams are always fighting to be the best and looking to compete in the NCAC, which has produced several NCAA Division III World Series participants in recent years. A native of St. Paris and a graduate of Graham High School, Lewis and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Lewis’ hometown with their children, Megan and Josh.

Name Year(s) Seasons Games Wins Losses Ties Win Pct. Bernie Allison 1950 1 7 3 4 0 .429 Red Maurer 1951-75 25 360 211 149 0 .586 Dick Fahrney 1976 1 16 11 5 0 .688 Rocky Alt 1977 1 18 10 8 0 .555 Keith Jordan 1978-80 3 78 41 36 1 .532 Bob Davis 1981-83 3 77 19 58 0 .247 Tim Kelley 1984-90 7 259 143 109 7 .524 Rick Willis 1991-96 6 235 150 85 0 .638 Jay Lewis 1997-2010 14 532 283 245 4 .532 Totals 1950-2009 58 1582 871 699 12 .551

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Jay Lewis

Former Tiger standout Steve Less began his coaching career with the Tigers in 2008, and returns after a two-year hiatus to assist Coach Lewis and handle junior varsity responsbilities.

A 2006 Wittenberg graduate, Less started all four years on the mound and earned two all-conference awards in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Less played professionally in the Frontier League in 2007 with the Slippery Rock Sliders.

Less now resides in Springfield, Ohio.

Assistant Coach Steve LessFormer Major Leaguer Rick White joined the

Wittenberg coaching staff in 2009.A graduate of local Kenton Ridge High School,

White attended Paducah Community College before being drafted in the Major League Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1990. White enjoyed a lengthy career in the big leagues, pitching for 14 different teams over a span of 14 years.

He collected a career record of 42-54 while pitching on the 2000 New York Mets team that advanced to the World Series and the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals

that made the National League Championship Series.In the summer of 2010, along with Head Coach Jay Lewis, White will host the

first annual Rick White’s Rising Stars Springfield Tiger Classic, a collaborative youth baseball and softball tournament for regional teams. The tournament aims to raise money to help improve baseball facilities in Springfield.

White currently resides with his family in his hometown of Springfield.

Assistant Coach Rick White

Head Coaching Ledger

Rick Gold joined the Wittenberg baseball coaching staff in 2004 after a long and storied career in high school and youth league baseball around the Miami Valley. He is focused primarily on team defense and pitching.

Gold coached high school and American Legion baseball for 31 years. He won 191 games in 13 seasons at Miami East High School in Casstown, Ohio, and 314 in 18 seasons at Piqua High School, winning 10 league titles, nine sectional titles, four district titles and placing second in regional tournaments in his career. Gold also coached ACME baseball for 10 summers and was

coach for Schnell-Westfall American Legion Post 184 for 14 summers, winning 9 district championships, plus State Legion Runner-Up in 1992 and State Connie Mack Championship in 1990. He was also chosen three times to coach in the All-Ohio Series. He was elected the Southwest District representative to the OHSBCA, before becoming an officer, serving as president in 1994.

Gold was named Miami Valley Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1987, coached in

the Ohio All-Star Game in 1979, 1987 and 1995 and was inducted into the Miami Valley Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992. In addition, Gold was selected to the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008.

“Coach Gold has experience turning out great talent, and molding and shaping it,” Lewis said. “He has turned out some of the best offensive and defensive baseball players in the Miami Valley, as well as across the state of Ohio. He brings the intense attitude and focus on fundamentals that we already teach.”

Gold sent many quality players on to college and professional baseball, including Bryan and Ken Magoteaux brothers, holders of most Wittenberg offensive records for a season and career.

Gold was a three-year letterwinner at Ohio Northern, and he was named the university’s most outstanding senior athlete in 1972-73. He is a 1973 graduate of Ohio Northern University, where he lettered in baseball three years.

Gold, who earned a bachelor’s degree from ONU in 1973 and a master’s from Wright State in 1988, is a mathematics teacher at Piqua High School, where he has served as an assistant football coach for 23 years. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Piqua. They have three children and three grandchildren.

Assistant Coach Rick Gold

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CamPuSWittenberg’s stunning 95-acre, rolling, wooded terrain is situated in the heart of Springfield, Ohio. An impressive blend of traditional European classicism and contemporary architecture is abundant amongst the 26 buildings throughout campus.

aDmISSIONWittenberg consistently selects academically strong students. Of entering freshman, approximately 65 percent graduated in the top fifth of their high school classes. Each new class combines National Merit Scholars, Ohio Academic scholars and Lutheran Scholars.

STuDENTSWhat strikes most people when they visit Wittenberg is the genuine friendliness and welcoming nature of the campus and its residents. There are more than 1,950 full-time students currently enrolled, representing more than 37 states and approximately 23 foreign countries. 45 percent of students are male; 56 percent are female.

FaCuLTYWittenberg’s 195 outstanding classroom instructors all consider students their top priority. With an average class size of 20 and a student-faculty ratio of 12 to 1, Wittenberg faculty and students have numerous opportunities for meaningful interaction both in and out of the classroom.

PROGRamS OF STuDYWittenberg has more than 60 majors, minors and special programs from which to choose. Among these majors are such outstanding interdisciplinary programs as East Asian Studies, Russian and Central Eurasian Studies and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology.

OFF-CamPuS STuDIESWittenberg encourages off-campus opportunities that complement the classroom experience: pursuing an internship, studying abroad, and getting involved in the community through volunteer programs and community service.

STuDENT LIFEMore than 150 campus organizations offer opportunities not only to have fun, but to gain management and leadership experience while at Wittenberg. These include 12 national fraternities and sororities, the Outdoors Club, WUSO radio station, Residence Life, Campus Ministries, Student Senate, Pre-Health Club and many more.

aTHLETICSWittenberg enjoys a long-standing reputation as an athletics powerhouse, fielding winning teams in many different sports. Wittenberg competes annually against the best competition that NCAA Division III has to offer. The athletics department offers 23 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women.

RESIDENTIaL LIFEWittenberg students live on campus in residence halls their first two years. Upperclassmen may choose to stay in the residence halls or move into Wittenberg’s campus housing, which includes apartments, houses and fraternity and sorority houses.

FINaNCIaL aIDMore than 98 percent of students are awarded financial aid at Wittenberg, thanks to the generosity and loyal support of more than 26,000 living alumni.

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Athletics Facilities

Wittenberg Athletics FacilitiesThe Wittenberg athletic facilities, a unique

blend of old and new, provide opportunities for a wide variety of recreational and fitness activities. The Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) is the centerpiece of athletic activity. The main unit can be converted to three full-sized basketball courts, three volleyball courts or three tennis courts. It seats 3,000 spectators for intercollegiate athletic events, and 4,300 for concerts and other public events. A second unit houses six raquetball courts with an upper balcony for instruction and a 25-meter by 25-yard swimming pool with one- and three-meter diving boards, and a spectator viewing area. An athletic training room, locker rooms and team rooms are also located in the HPERC, which connects to the Wittenberg Field House, home of the Tigers since 1929, which houses offices and a state-of-the-art weight training facility.

A 4,622-square-foot extension off the front of the HPERC opened in August 2005. The Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center includes a wide range of weight training and cardiovascular equipment.

Edwards-Maurer Field and Earl F. Morris Track were renovated in 2005. Edwards-Maurer Field has a state-of-the-art artificial playing surface and Earl F. Morris Track is a 400-meter track outfitted with a similarly cutting-edge surface. The entire complex is lighted, and also serves as home to the Tiger football, track, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. The David and Georgianna Albright Tennis Complex, a $2 million project completed in 1997, houses 12 lighted tennis courts with a Dynaflex surface. Six of the courts are lighted, including two sunken center courts with space for seating.

Situated a few blocks from campus are Bill Edwards Field, which offers playing and practice fields, and Betty Dillahunt field, home of the Tiger softball team. Less than two miles from campus Carelton Davidson Stadium, which opened in 2004, is the home of Tiger baseball. Owned and maintained by the City of Springfield, Carleton Davidson Stadium has seating capacity of 1,061, nearly half of which is under cover, a media center, locker rooms with showers and secured storage.

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2010 SeasonSCHEDuLE/RESuLTS

March 7 vs. Trine (DH)$ L, 4-3/W, 6-1March 8 vs. Albion (DH)$ W, 2-1/L, 8-9March 9 vs. Webster $ W, 11-10March 11 vs. Baldwin-Wallace $ L, 0-5March 12 vs. Kings (DH)$ CCDMarch 13 vs. Mount Union (DH)$ CCDMarch 17 URBANA W, 5-4March 18 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH L, 5-13March 20 at Earlham (DH)* W, 15-4/W, 9-4March 21 at Earlham (DH)* W, 5-0/W, 4-1March 23 OTTERBEIN L, 2-6March 27 at Wabash (DH)* L, 1-7/L, 0-8March 31 at Heidelberg L, 1-11April 2 DENISON (DH)* L, 3-6/L, 8-11April 3 DENISON (DH)* L, 2-7/W, 4-1April 7 at Dayton L, 4-22April 8 MUSKINGUM (DH) CCDApril 10 at Oberlin (DH) L, 9-10/L, 7-8April 11 at Wilmington (DH) L, 3-9/L, 4-5April 13 CEDARVILLE L, 4-6April 15 at Otterbein W, 6-4April 17 OHIO WESLEYAN (DH)* W, 8-4/W, 3-2April 18 OHIO WESLEYAN (DH)* L, 3-6/W, 6-4April 20 CAPITAL (DH) W, 7-6/W, 7-3April 24 at Wabash (DH)* L, 0-3/W, 7-1April 27 at Thomas More L, 7-12

$ Spring Break Games in Winter Haven, Fla.* NCAC West Games

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POSTSEaSON aWaRDSAll-NCAC Second Team - Grant Goodwin Honorable Mention - Zach Clark, Mike Yednock

StEFAN KEGLER

In 2009-2010, the Wittenberg Tigers...Won • six North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships in field hockey, football, volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s golf and men’s lacrosseFinished in the • top five in the final North Coast Athletic Conference standings in 18 of 22 sportsAll en route to the school’s second • NCAC Dennis Collins Memorial All-Sports TrophyEarned• five NCAC Player/Performer of the Year trophiesEarned • four NCAC Coach of the Year trophiesPlaced • 109 student-athletes on All-North Coast Athletic Conference teamsPlaced • 19 student-athletes on all-region teams and seven on All-America teamsEarned • 10 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District awards and two Academic All-America awardsFinished • 58th in the NACDA Director’s Cup (all-sports comparison) thanks to postseason appearances by seven teams and three individuals

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2011 Season

2010 Baseball Schedule

March 4-12 Spring Break - Auburndale, Fla.

March 15 at Dayton 3 p.m.

March 19 Mount Union (DH) 1 p.m.

March 20 at Trine (DH) 1 p.m.

March 22 HEIDELBERG 5 p.m.

March 26 ALLEGHENY (DH)* Noon

March 27 at Wabash (DH)* 1 p.m.

March 29 at Mount St. Joseph 6 p.m.

March 31 WILMINGTON 7 p.m.

April 2 at Kenyon (DH)* Noon

April 3 OBERLIN (DH)* 1 p.m.

April 6 at Ohio Northern 4 p.m.

April 9 at Denison (DH)* Noon

April 10 WOOSTER (DH)* 1 p.m.

April 12 OHIO NORTHERN 6 p.m.

April 14 OTTERBEIN 6 p.m.

April 19 THOMAS MORE 6 p.m.

April 20 at Muskingum 4 p.m.

April 23 OHIO WESLEYAN (DH)* Noon

April 24 at Hiram (DH)* 1 p.m.

April 28-30 NCAC Tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio

*NCAC Games

To schedule a home game visit, contact Coach Lewis atjlewis@wittenberg.edu or 937-327-6494

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NICK VAN DYNE

The North Coast Athletic Conference and Wittenberg University work together to encourage good sportsmanship on the court, on the field and in the stands. The Wittenberg Athletics Department expects all competitors and spectators to help maintain an open, accepting and competitive environment

in order to promote positive, enjoyable experiences for all involved with Division III athletics.

Student-athletes are primarily responsible for balancing academics and athletics. However, recognizing the pressure that student-athletes face from competing time demands placed upon them by both professors and coaches, we establish the following statement of responsibility. The statement assumes that the student’s primary responsibility is to academic coursework and that practice sessions are always subordinate to class attendance.

Students should work with advisers to schedule courses so that practices and contests are not in conflict with academic courses.

Student-athletes are expected to contact professors in advance in order to resolve conflicts between class attendance and participation in athletic contests. It is recommended that student-athletes miss not more than four sessions of any class in a semester for regular season athletic contests. Permission of a Faculty Athletic Representative is required before additional excused absences will be permitted.

Coaches will, as necessary, establish and maintain communications with the professors of team athletes regarding academic progress. Professors should feel free to contact coaches regarding the academic responsibilities of student-athletes.

Statement of Responsibility for Balance Between Academics & Athletics

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The Wittenberg Athletic Department is an integral part of the university that strives to achieve the same standards of excellence that exist within various academic disciplines at the university. Further, the athletic department embraces the concept that the student-athletes are first and foremost students, possessing individual rights, academic abilities, personal interests and ambitions comparable to those of other members of the general student body.

Wittenberg University is committed to the principles and practices of amateurism, student-athlete welfare, gender equity, sportsmanship and fair play, cultural diversity and overall athletics excellence, and this commitment shall reflect in every aspect of the athletics departmental operations.

Wittenberg Athletics Philosophy