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University of Richmond Baseball 2004

Richmond baseball enters its third season of participation in the Atlantic 10 con-ference. The first two years were productive for the Spiders, resulting in two WestDivision titles and a tournament championship in 2003.The transition period is over. Teams are now familiar with us and us with them.Rivalries are growing, the games are more intense and I have no reason to thinkthis season will be any different. Last year’s team was almost a mirror image ofthe 2002 squad. We played good baseball for most of the season and proceeded to

win the Atlantic 10 championship and travel to Palo Alto,California for Regional play. We played hard and finally

lost in the final game to Stanford, which eventuallyended up the number two team in the country. I wasvery proud of the 2003 Richmond team.

The 2004 Spider team will have a very different look.Gone are Vito Chiaravalloti, Mike Galligan, David Reaver,

Andy Givens, Adam Tidball, Tim Stauffer and MikeMcGirr. These guys were very instrumental

in our team’s successes over the last threeyears. It is evident last year’s senior classleft a huge void in our 2004 lineup. Youthwill be the prevailing word for this year,

we could have as many as five newstarters in our starting lineup. Ourpitching staff, even with the loss of TimStauffer, Andy Givens and Mike

McGirr should be steady and reliable.The defense will be improved and speed

must play a big factor if we are to be success-ful this season. Our power numbers will be

down and we will have to rely on “small ball”, aswell as a lot of pitching and defense to get the jobdone. The fall practices went well. The overallphysical strength and agility of the teamshowed significant gain this fall due to thehard work in the weight room with JimRooney, our strength and conditioningcoach.

Last season was a huge success. If teamchemistry, hard work in the weight roomand hours of individual work in the cageis a precursor to the team’s success, thenthe 2004 Spider baseball team shouldhave a great season appearing on thehorizon. The 2004 Spiders will be very young insome positions and inexperience willshow up from time to time but they willnot lack in hustle and determination. Itshould be another exciting year forRichmond. Come out and catch agame, it is an exciting way to spend anafternoon!

NOTE FROM HEAD COACH RON ATKINS

TABLE OF CONTENTS • 1

Table of ContentsThis is Richmond Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3Atlantic 10 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5This is the University of Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-82004 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92004 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11Coaching StaffHead Coach Ron Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

PlayersReturning Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-20Newcomer Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

2003 In ReviewResults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Baseball HistoryPostseason Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Spiders in the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27Brian Jordan, Sean Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

All-Time RecordsAll-Time Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Annual Team Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Series Results vs. 2004 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Postseason History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-36Pitt Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39My Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Richmond Baseball Quick Facts

Home Field: Pitt FieldCapacity: 600Surface: Natural GrassDimensions: 328-350-389-350-328Conference: Atlantic 10UR Program Record: 1460-971-12Head Coach: Ron AtkinsAlma Mater: Virginia Tech, 1967Record at UR: 608-420-4 (19 Years)Assistant Coaches: Jason Johnson, Adam Taylor, Mike Loyd2003 Record: 48-152003 A-10 Record: 19-4 (1st)Lettermen (Returning/Lost): 15/8Position Starters (Returning/Lost): 6/4Starting Pitchers (Returning/Lost): 3/2SID Contact: Stephanie PawlewiczSports Information Phone: 804-287-6313Sports Information Fax: 804-289-8820Email: [email protected] site: www.RichmondSpiders.com

CreditsAssociate Director for Athletics/External . . . . .Mark SandyAthletic Public Relations Assistant . . .Stephanie PawlewiczDirector of Athletic Public Relations . . . . . . . . . .Simon GrayCover Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kim Barefoot, SpectruMaxPhotography . . . . . . .Ken Bennett, Scott Brown, Eric Dobbs, Jason Howey, Tom Kojcsich, Jay Paul, Richmond Newspapers,J.C. Ridley, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los AngelesDodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Dayton Dragons.Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colonial Printing

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2 • TH IS IS R ICHMOND BASEBALL

• Ron Atkins and the Spiders took theAtlantic 10 by storm in the inaugural year(2002). Richmond posted the best conference record(22-2) in A-10 history. Atkins earned Coach of theYear, while seven Spiders earned All-ConferenceAtlantic-10 honors. Richmond pitcher Tim Staufferearned A-10 Pitcher of the Year.

• The Spiders have made eight trips to the NCAATournament, including six of the past nine years.They captured their first regional title by defeatingfourth-ranked Wake Forest at the Winston-SalemRegional.

• Ron Atkins is the winningest coach in Richmond his-tory, with 608 victories in 19 seasons. He earnedAtlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 2002 and ColonialAthletic Association Coach of the Year twice.

• The Spiders have had 25 players drafted in thepast 14 years and several others have signedprofessional contracts as free agents.

• Richmond has had 10 All-Americans in the past eight years

(Casey Burns, Sean Casey, Vito Chiaravallotti, MattCraig, Mike Dwyer, Matt Pusey, David Reaver,Nate Rewers, Tom Scioscia, Tim Stauffer). Four ofthe 10 earned the honor after the 2002 season.

THIS IS R ICHMOND BASEBALL • 3

4 • ATLANTIC 10 H IGHLIGHTS

101 wins

Fourth overall pick in the 2003 major

league draft

Six players drafted, including aschool record of five in 2003

5

An NCAARegional Title and two NCAA

appearancesAtlantic 10 Player of the Year,

two Pitchers of the Year and aCoach of the Year

41-6Atlantic 10

record

Pitt Field record of 50-8

2003 Atlantic 10 Champions

6 • TH IS IS UNIVERSITY OF R ICHMOND

Type of Institution: Private, independent, primarily undergraduate, highly selective,residential college

Founded: 1830, the second oldest private university in Virginia

University President: Dr. William E. Cooper was named the University’s eighthpresident by the Board of Trustees on May 9, 1998

Director of Athletics: Jim Miller

Student Body: 2,900 full-time undergraduates. 3,600 full-time enrollment

Student-faculty ratio: 9.4 to 1

Location: Richmond, the historic capital city of Virginia, with a population of 750,000in the greater metropolitan area

Academic Programs: School of Arts and Sciences, The E. Claiborne Robins School ofBusiness, The Jepson School of Leadership Studies, The T.C. Williams School of Lawand School of Continuing Studies

Athletics: Division I athletic programs offering nine sports for men and ten forwomen. Major conference affiliation is the Atlantic 10 for all sports except forwomen’s golf, which has a conference association with the Colonial AthleticAssociation

Student Life: 200 student organizations offering leadership opportunities. Eightsocial fraternities for men and eight sororities for women.

Faculty: 326 full-time faculties at all ranks. 244 full-time faculty at the assistant levelor above of whom 98.4 percent hold the Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree.

THIS IS UNIVERSITY OF R ICHMOND • 7

8 • TH IS IS UNIVERSITY OF R ICHMOND

Richmond has been ranked best regionaluniversity in the South for the ninth year ina row by U.S. News & World Report.

Richmond is featured in Kaplan’s new col-lege guidebook The Unofficial, Unbiased,Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most InterestingColleges.

The Fiske Guide to Colleges says,“Richmond is a good choice for studentslooking for beautiful surroundings andplentiful academic opportunities, especial-ly in business, leadership or liberal arts.”

Richmond also is listed as one of thenation’s 43 Best Buys” by Fiske. Only 22private colleges are included

Princeton Review’s The Best 345 Colleges gaveRichmond a four-star rating-the highest-for academics, campus life and admissionselectivity. Richmond also earned highmarks for “best quality of life” (second)“professors who make themselves avail-able” (seventh) and “happy students”(10th).

Peterson’s Competitive Colleges guide says ofRichmond: “Students who attendRichmond find a rigorous intellectualexperience that prepares them for the bestgraduate schools and the most challengingoccupations in our society.”

The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges saysRichmond students “follow rigorous aca-demic schedules and profit from a richsocial life.”

The National Survey of StudentEngagement says Richmond is one of themost “academically challenging” institu-tions for both first-year students and sen-iors.

Barron’s Best Buys in College Education saysRichmond has “low tuition, supported byhigh endowment.”

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazineranked Richmond the 12th “Best Value inPrivate Colleges (tied with Princeton andDartmouth).

Richmond was an Honor Roll winner inThe Templeton Guide’s Colleges that EncourageCharacter Development.

The T.C. Williams School of Law was thefirst law school in the country to requirefirst-year students to have computers.Richmond’s law school was ranked 20th inthe nation in terms of student satisfactionin a Princeton Review Study.

Eighteen Richmond faculty members havewon the Virginia State Council of HigherEducation’s Outstanding Faculty Awardsince its inception in 1987.

1240 to 1370 is the middle 50 percent rangeof combined SAT scores of entering newstudents.

The $50 million the E. Claiborne Robinsfamily gave Richmond in 1969 was at thetime the largest gift by a living benefactorin the history of higher education.

The Jepson School of Leadership Studies isthe nation’s first and only school of leader-ship studies. It opened in 1992 withGeneral H. Norman Schwarzkopf as thekeynote speaker.

Richmond hosted the 1992 presidentialdebate that many say turned the tide of theelection.

The pass rate for Richmond’s accountinggraduates who take the CPA exam is fre-quently among the top 10 in the country.

Nearly 85 percent of entering studentsgraduate, compared to the national aver-age of 50 percent.

The admission process is highly competi-tive. About 6,000 applicants are receivedeach year for a freshman class of about 800.

The University added a $22 million artscenter on the Westhampton side of the lakein 1996 and a beautiful $7 million alumnicenter in 1997. Whitehurst, “the livingroom of Richmond College,” opened in1998.

Weinstein Hall, a new social sciences build-ing, opened in fall 2003, thanks to $12 mil-lion in gifts from the Weinstein family andfriends, will house the journalism, politicalscience, rhetoric-communication studiesand sociology-anthropology departments,as well as the Richmond Institute andspeech and journalism centers.

Richmond’s chapter of Habitat forHumanity has raised more money per stu-dent than any other college or universitychapter in the nation.

Earl Hamner, creator of the television show“The Waltons” attended RichmondCollege in the 1940s. The college John BoyWalton attended, Boatwright University, isbased on Richmond College.

2004 Baseball Roster

ROSTER • 9

California (1): McLoughlinConnecticut (3): Berzinskas, Cronin, Rice

Delaware (2): Bolinski, LeNoirFlorida (2): Sandstrom, Zeskind

Georgia (1): HolbyIllinois (2): Pritz, Radke

Maryland (2): Loveless, WotringMassachusetts (1): Farkes

New Hampshire (1): RattiganNew Jersey (1): Dolan

New York (4): Francavillo, Kuchta, O’Leary, RiggiNorth Carolina (2): Board, JusticePennsylvania (2): Duclos, Fasano

Virginia (3): Martin, McKenna, ThomasWashington D.C. (1): Stewart

Texas (1): Rendon

SPIDERS BY STATE

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School2 Jim O’Leary P/1B Sr. 6’0 190 L/R Wantagh, N.Y. / MacArthur3 Bryan Pritz OF Sr. 5’11 175 R/R Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier4 Josh Farkes OF Fr. 6’2 196 R/R Boston, Mass. / Buckingham, Brown & Nichols5 Anthony Sandstrom MIF Fr. 5’10 180 S/R Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. / Monsignor Edward Pace6 Nate Kuchta LHP Sr. 5’10 205 L/L Victor, N.Y. / Victor7 Derek Duclos RHP Jr. 6’3 190 R/R Exton, Pa. / Malvern Prep8 Alex Wotring C So. 5’11 185 R/R Bethesda, Md. / St. John’s College9 A.J. Board OF Sr. 6’4 220 R/R Raleigh, N.C. / Ravenscroft10 Bobby LeNoir SS/2B Sr. 6’1 185 R/R Wilmington, Del. / Salesianum School11 David Thomas 3B Sr. 6’0 180 R/R McLean, Va. / McLean12 Ben Zeskind 2B t-So.* 6’0 185 S/R Miami, Fl. / Miami Palmetto Sr.13 Matt McLoughlin RHP t-Sr. 6’2 185 R/R Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines14 Lee Rattigan OF Fr. 5’10 170 R/R Bedford, N.H. / Phillips Academy15 Matt McKenna 3B/1B Fr. 6’4 205 R/R Richmond, Va. / Benedictine16 Rob Berzinskas RHP Fr. 6’2 170 R/R Clinton, Conn. / the Morgan School17 John Cronin RHP Jr. 5’10 170 R/R Branford, Conn. / Notre Dame of West Haven18 Tim Rice LHP Jr. 6’2 205 L/L Brookfield, Conn. / Brookfield19 Matt Francavillo RHP Fr. 5’10 180 R/R Endwell, N.Y. / Union-Endicott20 Jason Bolinski RHP Jr. 6’0 190 R/R Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum School21 Thomas Martin LHP Jr.* 6’5 240 R/L Charlottesville, Va. / Albermarle22 Brad Loveless RHP So. 6’4 205 R/R Ellicott, Md. / Centennial23 Chris Dolan C/OF Sr. 6’1 200 R/R Holmdel, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy24 Vince Riggi OF Fr. 6’0 205 R/R Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs25 Andrew Justice C/UT So. 6’1 190 R/R Henderson, N.C. / Northern Vance27 Lane Holby RHP Fr. 6’0 207 R/R Atlanta, Ga. / the Westminster Schools30 Sean Radke RHP Fr. 6’6 215 R/R Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East31 Jim Fasano 1B Jr. 6’5 240 L/R Horsham, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham32 Wyatt Stewart RHP So. 6’6 175 R/R Washington, D.C. / Landon School37 Joseph Rendon RHP Fr. 6’4 190 R/R San Antonio, Tex. / Clarkt = Transfer * = Red shirt29 Ron Atkins Head Coach33 Jason Johnson Assistant Coach26 Adam Taylor Assistant Coach28 Mike Loyd Volunteer Assistant Coach

2004 Spider Outlook

10 • OUTLOOK

After a season highlighted with their eighthtrip to the NCAA Tournament, a programrecord five drafted to the majors, including afirst-ever first round pick and a first-everAtlantic 10 Championship, the 2004Richmond Spiders now look to achieve theirultimate goal of a trip to the College WorldSeries.To do this, the Spiders will rely on an experi-enced pitching staff, returning letter winnersand a number of key newcomers who willbe asked to fill big shoes.“This year’s team will need to do a lot of thelittle things such as bunt, hit and run andplay ‘small ball’,” head coach Ron Atkinssaid. “We will steal more bases then everbefore, this means we will need to get onbase more.” It will be difficult for Richmond to replace itstwo starting pitchers Tim Stauffer and MikeMcGirr however, “We have a solid pitchingstaff that should keep us in the games, espe-cially if Thomas Martin can remain healthy,”Atkins said.Directing this production is 19th-year headcoach Ron Atkins. The winningest coach inRichmond baseball history, Atkins reachedthe 600 career win plateau last seasonagainst his alma mater Virginia Tech.

“We had a very productive year last seasonwith the Atlantic 10 Championship and thetrip to the NCAA Tournament,” Atkins said.“It set the tone for this year’s team as far asgetting us acclimated for what we need todo.”

PitchingFirst-year pitching coach Jason Johnsoninherits a group of talented pitchers, howev-er, the loss of Tim Stauffer to the San DiegoPadres in the first round of the MLB draftand Mike McGirr to the Oakland Athleticsleaves a large gap. Prepared to continue thesuccess are five pitchers all with the oppor-tunity to be in the weekend rotation. Areturning veteran who is coming back froman injury last season is senior ThomasMartin. “Martin will be a big factor in deter-mining what type of year Richmondcould have. If he is healthy andthrows the way he is capable ofthrowing he could dominate thesame way Stauffer did last year,”Atkins said. Also in the mix to make fre-quent appearances on themound is senior MattMcLoughlin and jun-iors Jason Bolinski,Derek Duclos andTim Rice. Bolinski,an All-Conferenceselection, finished the year witha 10-1 record and was third onthe squad with a 2.40 ERA. Ricea premier left-hander posted a5.65 ERA last season and

McLoughlin had agood fall and demon-strated he is capable ofstepping in as a starter.

The Spider bullpen willadd depth and strength tothe staff with returneesNate Kuchta, JohnCronin, Wyatt Stewart

and Brad Loveless andthe addition of fresh-men Rob Berzinskas,Sean Radke, Lane

Holby, Matt Francavillo,and Joseph Rendon .

Infield Anchoring the infield at

first base will be 2003 Atlantic10 Player of the Year Jim Fasano. The

left-handed batter led the team with 16home runs and 68 RBI and was second on

the team with a .344 batting average.Sophomore Ben Zeskind will be moved

from third base to the right side of the fieldand focus primarily on second base.Zeskind led the Spiders with a .366 battingaverage, including 78 hits and 40 RBI.Senior tri-captain Bobby LeNoir will trans-fer his fantastic glove and strong arm from

Jim Fasano

Bryan Pritz

Tim Rice

Matt McLoughlin

OUTLOOK • 1 1

second base to take over shortstop afterDavid Reaver was drafted by the New YorkMets. LeNoir played in all 63 games, tally-ing a .299 batting average with 56 hits and 24RBI. Joining LeNoir on the left side of thefield is tri-captain David Thomas. As a util-ity player last season he posted a .871 field-ing percentage, this season Thomas shouldfind a permanent home at third base. Creating support for the infield with the pos-sibility to see quality innings is freshmenAnthony Sandstrom, who has the ability toplay either second, third or short and MattMcKenna who has the opportunity to seesome time at either first or third base. Also,senior Jim O’Leary could see time as thebackup first baseman and is a left-handedpitcher with the opportunity to contribute asa reliever.Richmond lost five starters to the draft lastyear including catcher Adam Tidball whowas taken in the 28th round by the ChicagoCubs. Stepping in to direct the infield issophomore Alex Wotring, “If he can stayhealthy he will be the number one candi-date.” Providing backup and competing tosplit time with Wotring is senior veteranChris Dolan.

OutfieldResuming his spot in centerfield is senior tri-captain Bryan Pritz. The All-Region andAtlantic 10 First Team selection is a key partof the Spider running game and the lead offhitter. Pritz concluded his junior year thirdon the team batting .328, including 64 hitsand 30 RBI. Vying to join Pritz in the outfield is seniorA.J. Board and freshmen Vince Riggi, JoshFarkes and Lee Rattigan. “All four havestrong arms and run well with the potentialto fill the positions, however it is yet to bedetermined who will earn the startingspots,” Atkins said.

ScheduleSix of the first seven games for the Spidersprovide tough competition. “Our first twotournaments, with Coastal Carolina, KentState, Ohio State, Old Dominion, WestVirginia and The Citadel will set the tone forwhat to expect from us the rest of the sea-son,” Atkins said. “If we come out of thosetwo tournaments playing well, it will be abig statement for the rest of the year.”Richmond will face in-state rivals VirginiaCommonwealth, VMI, Virginia and JamesMadison as well as host Atlantic 10 oppo-nents Saint Joseph’s, Fordham, Duquesne,Dayton and La Salle on the journey to repeatits conference title. “This year’s schedulewill be a big challenge for the 2004 Spiders,”Atkins said. “Our ultimate goal is to win theAtlantic 10 Championship and move on tothe NCAA Tournament.”

Bobby LeNoir

Ben Zeskind

Jason Bolinski

29 • Head Coach Ron Atkins

12 • HEAD COACH

In 2003, Richmond head coach RonAtkins led the Spiders to their firstAtlantic 10 Championship title in onlytheir second year of conference play.With Atkins at the helm the 2003Richmond team traveled farther thenany other team in program history, asthey traveled to Palo Alto, California tocompete in its second consecutiveNCAA Regional Tournament.

Richmond began its season rankedninth in the National Collegiate Baseball

Writers Association poll, it was the highest ranking in program history. The Spidersbroke 11 records in 2003 and on May 7th Atkins notched his 600th career win againsthis alma mater Virginia Tech, 15-12. Also under Atkins direction, in June, the Spidershad a program record five players picked in the major league draft, including a first-ever first-round draftee. Tim Stauffer went fourth overall followed by Mike McGirrin the eighth round, David Reaver in the 10th round, Vito Chiaravalloti in the 15thround and Adam Tidball in the 28th round.

Since joining the Atlantic 10 conference in 2002 Richmond has posted 101 wins,including a 50-8 home record and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

In their inaugural Atlantic 10 year, Spiders head coach and Atlantic 10 Coach of theYear Ron Atkins led his team farther into post-season than any other Richmond base-ball team. Atkins took his program to a 53-win season, a new single-season record,and the NCAASuper Regional. The Richmond program, under Atkins, set eight newall-time records during last year’s remarkable season.

Atkins took the Spiders to the Winston-Salem Regional, where Richmond claimed itsfirst Regional title in program history. The Richmond squad also recorded the bestAtlantic 10 record, going 22-2 in league action. During the historic season, SpidersVito Chiaravalloti, Matt Craig, David Reaver and Tim Stauffer earned All-Americahonors under Atkins’ direction.

Along with establishing new season records, Atkins led Richmond to 11 individualprogram records. The Spiders bested the league in slugging percentage (.520), hits(682), doubles (150), triples (18), home runs (91), total bases (1141), at bats (2196), sac-rifice flies (31), stolen bases (108), steal attempts (136), ERA (3.79), innings pitched(555.0), batters struck out (499), wins (53), saves (18), chances (2470), putouts (1665),assists (704), and fielding double plays (54). Richmond also led 22 individual leadersin various A-10 categories under Atkins direction.

However, Atkins is no stranger to success. On April 20, 2001 in a 10-3 winagainst James Madison, Atkins accomplished a career-coaching milestone that digni-fies him among the all-time best collegiate baseball coaches. In just his 890th game as

Spiders’ head coach, Atkins earned his 500th careerwin.

Before joining the A-10, the Atkins enjoyedprolific success in the Colonial Athletic

Association. In the last seven years ofthe program’s CAA membership, the

Spiders won 238 games, made four tripsto the NCAA Tournament, captured two CAA

regular season titles and won two CAAChampionships.

In 18 years at Richmond, Atkins hascompiled a record of 560-405-4

(.578) and, from 1990-1999, guid-ed the Spiders to 10 consecutivewinning seasons. The Spiders

have won 30 or more gamesin eight of the past 12 sea-

sons. Atkins is just thesixth coach in 87years of Richmondbaseball. He is thewinningest coach inSpiders’ history,

passing the legendaryMac Pitt, who recorded 434 victo-

ries in 37 years at his alma mater.

Under his direction, many formerSpiders have caught the eyes ofprofessional scouts, most notablyBrian Jordan, an outfielder with the

Los Angels Dodgers, and Sean

19 Years at Richmond • 608 Victories10 consecutive winning seasons (1990-1999)

8 NCAAs, 2002 Winston-Salem RegionalChampions

5 Conference Titles

ATKINS’ CAREER RECORD AT RICHMOND

100 April 2, 1989 vs. William & Mary, 7-1200 May 6, 1992 vs. Virginia Tech, 7-1300 April 20, 1995 vs. Radford, 8-6400 April 12, 1998 at Old Dominion, 9-0435 April 6, 1999 vs. Virginia, 8-3

became Richmond’s all-time winningest coach500 April 20, 2001 vs. James Madison, 10-3550 May 9, 2002 at Virginia Tech, 19-14600 May 7, 2003 at Virginia Tech, 15-12

RON ATKINS MILESTONE VICTORIES

Year Overall Conf.(Place) Tourney Postseason1985* 20-29-1 ———— ————1986* 24-31 12-6 (3rd) 3-1 (1) NCAA(0-2)1987* 21-25 10-5 (2nd) 0-21988* 26-33 4-10 (T-5th) 4-2 (2)1989* 23-24 6-8 (4th) 3-2 (2)1990* 27-19-1 9-4 (2nd) 2-2 (3)1991* 31-20 15-2 (1st) 3-2 (2)1992* 32-17 12-5 (2nd) 4-2 (2)1993* 29-18-1 3-8-1 (6th) 1-2 (4)1994* 36-19 11-7 (T-2nd) 3-2 (3)1995* 43-17 11-7 (T-2nd) 3-2 (2) NCAA (1-2)1996* 27-25 13-7 (T-1st) 0-21997* 34-26 8-12 (T6th) 4-0 (1) NCAA (1-2)1998* 41-17-1 15-6 (2nd) 4-0 (1) NCAA (1-2)1999* 41-17 15-5 (1st) 2-2 (4) NCAA (3-2)2000* 25-29 8-13 (6th) 0-22001* 27-26 7-13 (6th) —2002 53-13 22-2 (1st) 3-2 (2nd) NCAA (4-3)2003 48-15 19-4 (1st) 4-1 (1st) NCAA (2-3)Total 608-420-4 200-124-1 43-28 12-16* - Member of Colonial Athletic Association

HEAD COACH • 13

Casey, a first baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. Countless others have and do dot theminor league ranks.

In 1995, for the first time in Richmond baseball history, three Spiders were selected inMajor League Baseball’s annual amateur draft. Casey was taken in the second roundby the Cleveland Indians, pitcher Bobby St. Pierre was drafted in the seventh roundby the New York Yankees and outfielder Mark Budzinski was chosen in Round 23 bythe Indians.

Richmond had a program record four players taken in the 1999 draft. Pitcher CaseyBurns was the 41st overall pick in the draft, taken by the San Diego Padres. First base-man Mike Dwyer was chosen in the 13th round by the Boston Red Sox, while theMilwaukee Brewers took shortstop Jeff Kenney in the 35th round. Second basemanNate Rewers was picked in the 43rd round by the Cincinnati Reds.

The Spiders had a pair of players picked in the first five rounds of the 2000 draft.Outfielder Nic Jackson was chosen in the third round by the Chicago Cubs. PitcherMike Smith was taken in the fifth round by the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2001, two Spiderplayers were selected by the Boston Red Sox in the Major League Draft. PitcherBobby Basham was selected in the seventh round while pitcher Brian Lane was cho-sen in the 18th round.

Richmond was 159-118-1 all-time in CAA games and 36-25 in CAA Tournamentaction. UR won two straight CAA titles (1997-1998). Under Atkins’ direction, theSpiders played in the championship game of the CAA Tournament eight times in 15seasons. In 1995, Richmond finished second in the tournament but still made theNCAA field with an at-large invitation. The Spiders also earned an at-large bid to theNCAA Tournament in 1999.

Atkins has taken the Spiders to NCAA play seven times, in 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998,1999, 2002 and 2003. In 1991, he was named the CAA Coach of the Year, after leadingRichmond to a 15-2 league mark. He was named Coach of the Year again in 1999 aswell as Coach of the Year in the State of Virginia. Atkins repeated his 1999 perform-ance with VaSID Coach of the Year and A-10 Coach of the year in 2002.

Atkins joined Richmond in 1985 after posting an .813 winning percentage at J.R.Tucker High School in Richmond. His teams captured four district championshipsand four state AAA crowns.

A 1967 graduate of Virginia Tech, Atkins earned his master’s degree in industrialeducation from Virginia State University and taught at J.R. Tucker for 17 years priorto arriving at Richmond. Atkins and his wife, Rose, have two children: Katie andAndy, a senior at Richmond.

The purpose of the camp is to assist young people in improving theirbaseball skills and developing proper playing habits. The companion-ship of other players and the learning of sportsmanship and related ath-letic values are additional benefits.

Emphasis is on individual instructions in basic skills such as: sliding,bunting, hitting, base running, throwing, fielding, cut-offs, relays, pitch-ing and much more. Each session includes drills to help players correctfaults or to perfect the skills they are developing.

Two SessionsDay Camp: June 14-18, 2004

Boarding Camp: July 11-15, 2004Ages 10-18 (must be 10 years or older for Boarding Camp)

To request a camp brochure or for additional information, please call the University of Richmond Baseball Office

at (804) 289-8391 or (804) 287-1935.

RON ATKINS BASEBALL CAMP

Team W L TAlabama 2 2 0Albany 1 0 0American 4 2 0Appalachian State 1 0 1Auburn 0 5 0Augusta 2 0 0Baylor 1 0 0Brown 1 1 0Bucknell 1 0 0C.W. Post 1 1 0Campbell 10 3 0Charleston Southern 2 1 0Christopher Newport 1 0 0The Citadel 2 1 0Clemson 1 2 0Cleveland State 3 0 0Coast Guard Academy 1 0 0Coastal Carolina 2 3 0Columbus 0 2 0Connecticut 1 0 0Coppin State 1 0 0Davidson 5 3 0Dayton 6 0 0

Delaware 11 4 0Drexel 3 1 0Duke 3 1 0Duquesne 5 1 0East Carolina 30 31 0East Tennesee State 1 0 0Eckerd 0 1 0Elon 1 0 0Erskine 1 0 0Evansville 0 1 0Florida 0 2 0Florida Southern 0 2 0Florida State 0 19 0Fordham 3 0 0Furman 1 2 0George Mason 39 23 0George Washington 27 7 0Georgetown 0 1 0Georgia 0 2 0Hartford 2 1 0Holy Cross 1 0 0Jacksonville 2 0 0James Madison 36 30 1Kent 0 1 0

Kentucky 1 1 0LaSalle 60 0 0LeMoyne 1 0 0Liberty 22 11 0Lock Haven 1 0 0Longwood 5 0 0Maryland 16 7 0Md. Baltimore Co. 11 4 0Md. Eastern Shore 1 0 0Massachusetts 6 0 0Miami (FL) 0 1 0Millersville 3 0 0Mount St. Mary’s 1 0 0Navy 4 1 0Nebraska 1 2 0New Hampshire 1 1 0New York Tech 2 0 0Norfolk State 5 0 0North Carolina 1 8 0UNC Charlotte 3 1 0UNC Greensboro 4 2 0North Carolina State 5 17 0UNC Wilmington 36 22 0North Florida 1 0 0

Northeastern 0 2 0Northern Illinois 1 0 0Northwestern 0 2 0Oklahoma State 0 1 0Old Dominion 20 38 0Oneonta 1 0 0Oregon State 0 1 0Oswego State 1 1 0Pace 7 1 0Pembroke State 1 0 0Penn State 9 6 0Princeton 4 0 0Providence 1 3 1Radford 16 9 0Rhode Island 3 1 0Rider 1 1 0St. Augustine’s 2 0 0St. Bonaventure 1 1 0St. John’s 2 1 0St. Joseph’s 4 1 0St. Leo’s 0 1 0Seton Hall 4 1 0Stanford 0 1 0South Carolina 2 6 0

South Carolina-Aiken 2 0 0South Florida 0 1 0Stetson 1 0 0Temple 4 0 0Tennessee 0 3 0Towson 17 2 0UC-Riverside 1 1 0Univ. Ill.-Chicago 1 0 0Vermont 1 0 0Virginia 14 22 1VCU 25 26 0Virginia Military 22 3 0Virginia Tech 16 18 0Wake Forest 6 6 0West Chester 3 0 0West Virginia 4 3 0William & Mary 47 14 0William Patterson 1 0 0Winthrop 3 2 0Xavier 5 3 0Total 581 394 4BOLD - 2003 Opponent

ATKINS VS. ALL OPPONENTS

Assistant Coaches

14 • ASSISTANT COACHES

Assistant CoachAuburn University, 1996

Jason Johnson enters his first seasonwith the Richmond Spiders.Johnson will work primarily withthe Spider pitching staff.Before coming to Richmond,Johnson most recently served ashead coach and summer campdirector for the Winchester Royals,in the Valley Baseball SummerLeague. The summer of 2003 he ledthe team to a championship and wasnamed Manager of the Year andNorth All-Star Manager.Johnson was drafted by theColorado Rockies in 1993, his junior

year, after compiling a 3.80 ERA in 44 games. He returned to Auburn in1996 to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Education. While at Auburn,Johnson was selected as Mizuno National Player of the Week for pitchingthe first perfect game in Auburn history. Following his collegiate career,Johnson was drafted by the Rockies and later attended spring trainingcamp with the Cincinnati Reds in 1997.Johnson later served as an assistant coach at William & Mary in 2000 and2001. During that time the Tribe earned a Colonial Athletic Associationchampionship. He also coached at the Florida State University baseballcamp (1999-2002), Auburn University camp (1990, 1998-2000) and attendeda scouting school for the Atlanta Braves (2000).The Williamsport, Pa., native graduated from Williamsport Area HighSchool in 1989. Johnson lettered three years in baseball and basketball andwas selected as the Male Athlete of the Year at Williamsport Area.Johnson’s hobbies include golf and spending time with his nieces. He mar-ried the former Kristi Loftice in December 2003.

Assistant CoachRandolph-Macon College, 1999

Adam Taylor enters his second sea-son with the Richmond Spiders. Hewill work with the outfielders andserve as Richmond’s first basecoach. Taylor will also coordinateRichmond’s recruiting effort.Prior to Richmond, Taylor was theassistant coach at Guilford Collegefor two seasons and GreensboroCollege for one year. At Guilford, heinstructed players on hitting andinfield defense. Taylor served as abaseball assistant and strength andconditioning coach at GreensboroCollege.

A Richmond, Va. native, Taylor lettered all four years as a third baseman forRandolph-Macon College. The third baseman garnered Virginia Sports

Information Directors’ All-State honors during his junior season. He earneda bachelor’s degree in economics and business in May of 1999.The hometown coach graduated from Mills Godwin High School in 1995.Taylor lettered in basketball and baseball at Godwin.

Volunteer Assistant CoachVirginia Wesleyan College, 1996

Mike Loyd begins his second year asthe Spiders’ volunteer assistantcoach. Loyd will primarily workwith Richmond’s catchers.Loyd earned a bachelor’s degreefrom Virginia Wesleyan College in1996. He was a four-year lettermanfor the Marlins. After graduating,Loyd served his alma mater as anassistant baseball coach and facilitiesmanager for five years. He thenwent on to work at William & Maryas the assistant baseball coach from2000-2002.The Richmond, Va. native lettered

four years in baseball at Douglas Freeman High School. He also played bas-ketball for two years.

33 • JASON JOHNSON

26 • ADAM TAYLOR

28 • MIKE LOYD

Spider Player Profiles

PROFILES • 15

2003: Played in 44 games and started 23…sawmajority of time in the outfield…had a career-higheight-game hit streak…ripped a homerun in eachgame of the doubleheaders against Princeton …posted a .255 batting average including hits (27),doubles (6), homeruns (4) and RBI (15). 2002:Played in 37 games, starting 31 … saw consider-able time in the outfield after returning from handinjury … hit .260 with eight RBI and 15 runsscored … hit .308 in Atlantic 10 games … had aseason-high four-game hit streak … tied a season-

high with three hits, including a double, against Nebraska in the second game of theSuper Regional (June 8) … went 2-3 with two RBI and one run scored at Saint Joseph’s(April 7) … went 3-3 with a double against La Salle (May 5). 2001: Played in 34 games,making 16 starts … started 15 games in right field and one game in left … had nine hitsand 10 RBI … had two multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … had a five-game hit streak from March 12 through March 17 … went 2-4 with four runs scored andthree RBI against Pace (March 14) … also had two RBI the day before against Pace. HighSchool and Personal: Lettered four years in baseball, three years in football and threeyears in basketball at Ravenscroft High School ... was captain of football, basketball andbaseball teams ... conference baseball Player of the Year in 2000 ... twice second team all-state in baseball and first team all-state as a senior ... hit nine home runs during juniorseason ... first team all-state in football and all-conference in basketball ... second in statein tackles with 150 ... son of Jeff and Nancy Board of Raleigh, N.C. ... has one older sister,one younger sister and one younger brother ... born April 6, 1982.

BOARD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 34 60 5 9 .150 0 0 1 10 0-0 4 122002 37 96 15 25 .260 3 0 1 8 4-4 9 102003 44 106 19 27 .255 6 0 5 15 2-2 3 0Totals 115 262 39 61 .222 9 0 7 33 6-6 16 22

2003: Made 14 appearances and earned 10starts…advanced the Spiders to the Atlantic 10championship series allowing three hits, oneearned run and eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings ofwork against Xavier…went a perfect 8-0 beforesuffering first loss at Duquesne…struck out acareer-high nine against Old Dominion andTemple…carries a 2.40 ERAand 10-1 record. 2002:Appeared in 18 games, starting nine … rankedthird on the staff in starts … was 3-3 and carried a5.72 ERA in 56.2 innings … notched two saves

and was sixth on the team with 41 strikeouts … earned first collegiate win against VMI(Feb. 19) … allowed one run on three hits while striking out seven Keydets … earned asave in first collegiate appearance, vs. James Madison in season opener (Feb. 15) … threw2.0 perfect innings against the Dukes. High School and Personal: Earned three letters inbaseball and two letters in football … earned All-State honors as a junior and senior …2001 Conference Player of the Year … two-time All-Catholic Conference … went 8-1 with

a 0.75 ERA and 95 strikeouts during senior season … earned MVP of the DelawareCorporation Tournament as a junior … captained football team as a senior … earnedhonorable mention All-State as a defensive back … son of John and Suzanne Bolinski ofWilmington, Del. … born August 2, 1983 … has an older brother, Joe and a youngerbrother, Robert … Joe plays baseball at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. … hobbiesinclude swimming and music.

BOLINSKI’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SOERA2002 18 3-3 9 1 2 0 56.2 65 47 36 29 41 5.722003 15 10-1 11 6 1 1 82.1 66 29 22 30 88 2.40Total 33 13-4 20 7 3 1 138.3 131 76 58 59 129 4.06

2003: Appeared in 18 games, all in relief as a clos-er…selected to the All-Atlantic 10 Second-Team…notched second save of the season atVirginia Tech, head coach Ron Atkins 600th careerwin…has scored two runs as a pinch runner andrecorded one stolen base. 2002: Played in 55games, starting 52 … also pitched in 11 games,notching a 1-0 record and four saves … hit .230with 39 runs scored and nine stolen bases as theevery-day right fielder … had six multiple-hitgames … first collegiate home run, three-run shot,

proved to be the game winner against James Madison (March 26) … went 2-4 with fourruns scored and one RBI at Virginia Tech (May 9) … struck out 16 in 12.1 innings on the

A.J. Board9OF • 6’4 • 220 • Senior

Raleigh, N.C. Ravenscroft School

Bats: Right, Throws: Right

Jason Bolinski20RHP • 6’0 • 190 • Junior

Hockessin, Del.Salesianum

Bats: Right, Throws: Right John Cronin17RHP • 5’10 • 170 • Junior

Branford, Conn.Notre Dame


Jason Bolinski

16 • PROF ILES

mound … notched first save in first collegiate appearance, vs. North Carolina State inCharleston, S.C. … struck out the side in gathering a save at VMI (March 5). High Schooland Personal: Earned six varsity letters in baseball, three in football and two in basket-ball … earned All-State honors in baseball after hitting .420 … earned All-Quinnipiac andAll-Conference honors in 2000 and 2001 … earned All-Fairchester League as a sopho-more … hit .421 as a junior and .434 during sophomore season … scored 12 touchdownsas a sophomore … son of Michael and Elizabeth Cronin of West Haven, Conn. … fatherplayed baseball at the University of Vermont … mother played tennis at Regis College… born October 17, 1982 … has two younger brothers, Matt and Mike … hobbies includeplaying video games.

CRONIN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2002 11 1-0 0 0 4 0 12.1 14 12 12 11 16 8.762003 18 2-0 0 0 2 0 23.2 13 10 6 18 22 2.28Total 28 3-0 0 0 6 0 35.3 27 22 28 29 38 5.52

2003: Played in 46 games and started 33…career-high seven game hit streak…went three for fivewith two RBI against Towson…went three forfour including two RBI against Princeton (March9)…posted a .248 batting average with 29 hits, 17RBI and two homeruns…went three for four withthree RBI against Duquesne. 2002: Played in 58games, starting 47 … hit .265 with eight homeruns and 30 RBI as the designated hitter … tied forsecond on the team with three triples … had ninemultiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games

… had a five-game hit streak … first Richmond player in recent history to hit for thecycle, at Virginia Tech (May 9) … went 5-6 with five runs and two RBI against the Hokies… went 4-5 with a triple and a home run, four RBI and two runs at Saint Joseph’s (April6). 2001: Played in 36 games, making 28 starts … made 25 starts in left field … had 10multiple-hit and seven multiple-RBI games … ranked fifth on the team with a .295 bat-ting average …ranked fourth with a .505 slugging percentage … led team with four sac-rifice flies … stroked a single in his first collegiate at-bat, against Tennessee (Feb. 11) …had a season-high eight game hit streak from April 8-20 … went 3-6 with three RBI andtwo runs scored against Virginia on April 3 … had a season-high six game hit streak.2000: Red shirted. High School and Personal: Lettered two years in baseball at Christian

Brothers Academy ... was a captain of the baseball team ... hit .412 as a senior ... son ofDennis and Debbie Dolan of Holmdel, N.J. ... born March 16, 1981 ... hobbies include golfand community service.

DOLAN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 36 105 22 31 .295 8 1 4 26 1-2 9 312002 58 170 29 45 .265 7 3 8 30 1-3 11 432003 46 117 19 29 .248 6 0 2 17 1-2 10 26Totals 140 392 70 105 .269 21 4 14 63 3-7 30 100

2003: Appeared in nine games and earned threestarts…struck out five batters in twogames…compiled a 6.26 ERA including 19 strikeouts in 23 innings. 2002: Appeared in 16 games,starting four … was 1-1 with a 6.56 ERA in 35.2innings … struck out 30 and walked 21 … notchedfirst career save by throwing two perfect innings atNorth Carolina State (March 9) … struck out threein 2.0 innings at James Madison (April 10) … firstcollegiate win came at Virginia Tech (May 9) …hurled 1.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on

three hits. High School and Personal: Earned three letters in baseball … earned firstteam All-League and first team All-Mainline Area … earned second team All-City hon-ors … League MVP in 2001 … served as a captain during senior season … named teamMVP in 2001 after going 9-4 with a 1.15 ERA… struck out 72 batters in 60 innings … alsoplayed football and basketball … son of David and Patricia Duclos of Malvern, Pa. …born October 30, 1982 … has one younger sister, Erin … hobby is basketball.

DUCLOS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2002 16 1-1 4 0 1 0 35.2 42 35 26 21 30 6.562003 9 2-0 3 0 0 0 23.0 26 22 16 14 19 6.26Total 25 3-1 7 0 1 0 58.2 68 57 42 35 39 6.41

2003: Played in 62 games with 60 starts as the firstbaseman…2003 Atlantic 10 Player of theYear…selected to the All-Atlantic 10 FirstTeam…21 multiple hit games and 20 multipleRBI games…second on the team with a .344 bat-ting average…ripped back-to-back home runs atJames Madison…belted two doubles in conteststwice this season…led Richmond in doubles (16),home runs (16), RBI (68) and total bases(139)…Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (April7)…knocked in eight game-winning runs, seven

of them extra base hits…stroked a two-run home run against UC Riverside. 2002:Played in 53 games, starting 39 … hit .258 with three home runs and 22 RBI … hit .311 inAtlantic 10 games … collected a hit in each of his last two at-Bats, including a singleagainst All-American David Bush (Wake Forest) and an RBI double against All-American Shane Komine (Nebraska) … belted a home run in his first collegiate game,vs. James Madison in Charleston, S.C. (Feb. 15) … went 3-5 with two RBI and two runsat Saint Joseph’s (April 6). High School and Personal: Earned three letters in baseballand three letters in golf … earned All-League honors in 1999, 2000 and 2001 … earnedFirst Team All-Record honors as a junior and senior and Second Team honors as a soph-

Chris Dolan23C/OF • 6’1 • 200 • Senior

Holmdel, N.J. Christian Brothers


Jim Fasano311B • 6’5 • 240 • Junior

Horsham, Pa.Hatboro-Horsham

Bats: Left, Throws: Right

Derek Duclos7RHP • 6’3 • 190 • Junior

Exton, Pa.Malvern Prep


Chris Dolan

PROFILES • 17

omore … earned First Team All-Inquirer in 2000 and 2001 … served as captain as a sen-ior … named team MVP after batting .416 with six home runs and 25 runs batted in 2001… also had 15 extra base hits … hit .463 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 2000 … hit.390 with two home runs and 25 RBI as a sophomore … played in the Carpenter Cup in1999 and 2001 … son of Jim and Flo Fasano … born July 20, 1983 … has a younger broth-er, Nick … hobbies include golf and all Philadelphia sports teams.

FASANO’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2002 53 151 17 39 .260 10 0 3 22 0-0 8 292003 62 218 40 75 .344 16 0 16 68 0-0 32 42Total 115 369 57 114 .302 26 0 19 90 0-0 40 71

2003: Appeared in 10 games with one start…was1-0 and recorded a 5.87 ERA with 12 strikeouts…struck out a career-high six batters in 3.0innings at Towson 2002: Appeared in four games… was 0-1 and notched a 3.38 ERA in 2.2 innings… struck out two in 1.0 inning against Duquesne(April 14). 2001: Appeared in 11 games … secondon team with 11 relief appearances … pitchedfinal 3.0 innings of 17-4 win against Virginia (April3) to earn first collegiate save … struck out season-high four Cavalier batters … pitched 2.0 scoreless

innings, not allowing a hit, at George Mason on April 8 … finished six games, secondmost on the team. High School and Personal: Played one year of JV baseball and threeyears of varsity baseball at Victor High School ... was a two-year captain of the baseballteam ... made Finger Lakes East first team and third team all-state as a junior ... FingerLakes East Player of the Year and first team all-state as a senior ... 9-4 record with 1.23ERAand 179 strikeouts during senior campaign, including games with 22 and 20 strike-outs ... son of William and Eileen Kuchta of Victor, N.Y. ... born September 22, 1982 ... hasone older brother, Steve ... hobbies include skiing, golf and mountain biking ... plans tomajor in business with a minor in Spanish.

KUCHTA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2001 11 1-0 0 0 1 0 16.1 23 17 17 7 13 9.372002 4 0-1 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 4 3 3.382003 10 1-0 1 0 0 0 15.1 22 13 10 6 12 5.87Totals 25 2-1 1 0 1 0 33.4 47 31 28 17 28 6.21

2003: Played in all 63 games and started 62 as thesecond baseman…selected to the All Atlantic 10Championship team…spent eight games at thirdbase and two at shortstop…went 3-3 in A-10Tournament against Xavier…stroked a doubleand two singles, along with stealingthird…career-high 11-game hit streak…led theSpiders in stolen bases with 29…launched his firsthome run of the season at La Salle…tied for theteam lead in triples with three. 2002: Played in 56games, starting 21 … began and ended the year as

the starting second baseman … hit .184 with two home runs and 12 RBI … went 3-3 withthree runs and one RBI against Cleveland State (March 2) … was 1-1 with a home run,two runs and two RBI at Radford (May 8). 2001: Played in 44 games, making 32 starts …started 21 games at second base and seven at third base … ranked fifth on the team with

four stolen bases … collected 23 hits, including four extra base hits … had four multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games … went 3-4 against Massachusetts (March 20)… went 2-5 with two RBI against Maryland (May 11). High School and Personal: Playedbaseball for three years, basketball for two years and ran cross country for one season atSalesianum School ... was a captain of the basketball team ... all-conference and secondteam all-state shortstop ... Carpenter Cup All-Star ... MVP of Delaware Stadium CupCorporation Tournament ... batted .400 during senior season and led team with 23 hitsand 23 runs in 20 games ... son of Rich and Rosemaire LeNoir of Wilmington, Del. ... bornJuly 12, 1982 ... has one younger brother, Brad ... interests include basketball, medicine,music and coaching.

LENOIR’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 44 108 12 23 .213 3 1 0 13 4-6 18 302002 56 76 14 14 .184 1 1 2 12 2-3 9 202003 63 187 42 56 .299 9 3 1 24 29-32 20 33Totals 163 371 68 72 .232 13 4 3 49 35-41 47 83

2003: Appeared in six games and earned threestarts…hurled five innings against JamesMadison, allowing only three hits…posted a 5.06ERA in 21.1 innings. High School and PersonalData: Posted a 0.67 ERA during senior year …struck out 76 batters in 13 games … senior yearaccolades include First-Team Howard Countyand Second-Team Baltimore All-Metro … com-peted in Crown High School All-Star game ofMaryland … posted a .400 batting average as ajunior … three-year letter winner in baseball …

also played basketball … son of Jeff and Carol Loveless of Ellicott City, Md. ... bornFebruary 29, 1984 … has two younger sisters, Kristin and Kelly …hobbies include ski-ing, reading and basketball

LOVELESS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH 1P H R ER BB SOERA2003 7 0-0 3 0 0 0 21.1 28 20 12 11 20 5.06

Bobby LeNoir10SS/2B • 6’1 • 185 • Senior

Wilmington, Del. Salesianum


Brad Loveless22RHP • 6’4 • 205 • Sophomore

Ellicott City, Md.Centennial


Nathan Kuchta6LHP • 5’10 • 205 • Senior

Victor, N.Y. Victor

Bats: Left, Throws: Left

Bobby LeNoir

2003: Red Shirted. 2002: Appeared in nine games,making eight starts … a perfect 8-0 with a 2.98ERA … won the first seven games he pitched …third on the staff with 55 strikeouts … threw twocomplete games … held opponents to a .222 bat-ting average … returned from off-season elbowsurgery to throw 3.0 shutout innings in home-town to win at Virginia … allowed two runs onfour hits in a complete-game gem at Nebraska inNCAA Super-Regionals (June 8) … struck out aseason-high nine batters and picked up the win

against George Washington in the second game of the Atlantic 10 Championship Series(May 24). 2001: Tied for third on team with 16 appearances … tied for team lead withseven wins … fourth on staff and second among starters in ERA (3.65) … hurled threecomplete games … second on team with 75 strikeouts … threw back-to-back completegames in starts against UNC Wilmington (March 30) and at George Mason (April 6) …allowed two runs on just four hits against the Patriots … tied a season-high with ninestrikeouts in third complete game of career, against James Madison (April 20). HighSchool and Personal: Played one year of JV and three years of varsity baseball, two yearsof JV basketball and one year of golf at Albemarle High School ... captain of baseball team... AHS Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Player of the Year in Central Virginia,Western District and Northwest Region ... Virginia State Player of the Year ... played inVirginia State All-Star Game ... 9-1 record with two saves and 0.67 ERA ... 135 strikeoutsin 73.2 innings ... hit .461 with five homers and 27 RBI ... son of Larry and Lynn Martinof Charlottesville, Va. ... born September 29, 1981 ... has one older sister, Lauren ... hob-bies include golf, landscaping, music and off-roading.

MARTIN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2001 16 7-5 11 3 0 0 79.0 66 43 32 24 75 3.652002 9 8-0 8 2 0 0 54.1 45 23 18 17 55 2.98Totals 25 15-5 19 5 0 0 133.1 111 66 50 41 130 3.38

2003: Made 18 appearances with five starts …selected to the All-Atlantic 10 ChampionshipTeam…notched his second save in the A-10Championships Series after allowing two hits in4.0 innings against UMass…Earned his first saveversus Xavier in the Atlantic 10Tournament…allowed only one hit and one runwhile striking out the side in the ninth for the 6-3win…had a career-high at George Mason, strikingout 13 and walking one in the complete gamewin. 2002: Appeared in 20 games, making one

start … tied for staff-high in appearances … notched a 5-1 record with a 4.43 ERA… com-piled three saves and 44.2 innings … earned win in the Winston-Salem Regional titlegame at Wake Forest by pitching the final 4.2 innings and holding the Demon Deaconsto one run and three hits … earned his first win at Richmond by allowing one earned runon five hits in 2.0 innings at North Carolina State (March 9) … pitched final inning againstPenn State to earn first UR save (March 16). Before Richmond: Played at SaddlebackJunior College … earned honorable mention All-Conference … went 8-2 with a 3.40 ERA… struck out 70 in 75 innings pitched … High School and Personal: Earned three lettersin baseball … earned First Team All-Avocado League as a senior … also served as teamcaptain and earned Team MVP honors in 2000 … went 7-4 with a 2.45 ERA… struck out68 in 60 innings pitched as a senior … earned All-League honorable mention honors asa sophomore … led AAU team to the 2000 national championship with a three-hitter in

title game … a three-time Union Tribune Scholar Athlete … son of Vin and MaryMcLoughlin of San Diego, Calif. … born May 30, 1981 … has a younger sister, Katie, anda younger brother, Trevor … enjoys playing the guitar.

MCLOUGHLIN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2002 20 5-1 20 1 3 0 44.2 52 29 22 17 32 4.432003 18 6-4 5 1 2 0 59.1 63 33 28 22 44 4.25Total 38 11-5 25 2 5 0 103.3 115 62 50 39 76 4.34

2003: Played in eight games…ripped second col-legiate home run at Towson…went 1-1 with onerun and one RBI against the Tigers…posted a .400batting average with five at-bats and five RBI.2002: Played in 11 games, starting one … strokedone hit and scored a run in 11 at-bats: … went 1-1against Massachusetts (March 23) … scored lonerun of the season against the Minutemen (March24). 2001: Played in 24 games, making 10 starts …all starts were in right field … collected eight hitsin 29 at-Bats: … stroked two doubles and one

home run … lone homer of the season came at George Mason (April 8) when he went 4-4 with five RBI and three runs scored … also had two doubles against the Patriots …stroked first collegiate hit against George Mason on April 6. High School and Personal:Played one year of football and three years of baseball and basketball at MacArthur HighSchool ... captain of baseball and basketball team ... Athlete of the Year during senior year... three-time all-conference selection and three-time FABL All-Star ... Nassau CountyExcetional Senior Team and played in 2000 NABF World Series ... batted over .400 inscholastic career ... son of Jim and Pat O’Leary of Wantagh, N.Y. ... born January 24, 1982... has one older sister, Jen, and one younger sister, Lori ... hobbies include music, sportsand politics.

O’LEARY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 24 29 7 8 .276 2 0 1 5 0-1 9 82002 11 11 1 1 .091 0 0 0 1 0-0 1 32003 8 5 2 2 .400 0 0 1 3 0-0 0 0Totals 43 45 10 11 .256 2 0 2 9 0-1 10 11

2003: Played in 54 games and started 46 in cen-terfield…missed part of the season due to a wristinjury…third on the team with a .328 battingaverage, hits (64), doubles (15), triples (3), homeruns (5), RBI (30)…enjoyed a 10 game hitstreak…tallied nine multiple RBI games…wasthree for five with two RBI against Liberty…wentfour for five with five RBI against Kentucky…19multiple hit games and nine multiple RBIgames…A-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 24)…All-Atlantic 10 Second-Team…Batted .500 in the A-10

Finals with a double and a home run. 2002: Started all 66 games in center field … All-Atlantic 10 first team … All-State and ABCAAll-East Region … fourth on the team witha .345 batting average … set UR single-season record and led the A-10 with 78 runs …second on team and in A-10 with 31 stolen bases … had 25 multiple-hit games and 14multiple-RBI games … notched 11 games with three+ hits … had a 23-game hit streak …

18 • PROF ILES

Jim O’Leary2P/1B • 6’0 • 190 • Senior

Wantagh, N.Y. MacArthur

Bats: Right, Throws: Left

Bryan Pritz3OF • 5’11 • 175 • Senior

Wilmette, Ill. New Trier


Thomas Martin21LHP • 6’5 • 240 • Junior

Charlottesville, Va.Albemarle

Bats: Right, Throws: Left

Matt McLoughlin13RHP • 6’2 • 185 • Senior

Del Mar, Calif.Torrey Pines


belted eight home runs and had 51 RBI … went 5-6 with two RBI and three runs scoredat James Madison (April 10) … had a home run and a double against the Dukes … went4-6 with six RBI and three runs scored at Virginia Tech (May 9) … was 4-5 with four runsand three RBI against La Salle (May 4). 2001: Started all 53 games … earned second teamAll-CAA honors … named honorable mention freshman All-America by CollegiateBaseball … led the team in batting average (.349), hits (76), triples (4), at-Bats: (218) andstolen bases (22) … ranked second on the team with 52 runs and 24 walks … third inCAAin stolen bases … recorded a team-high 26 multiple-hit games … had seven multi-ple-RBI games … enjoyed a nine-game hit streak from April 18 through May 5 … went4-4 with four runs scored against Radford (April 18) … also went 4-4 and scored threeruns at VMI (April 24) … went 2-3 with two RBI and two stolen bases in collegiate debut,at The Citadel (Feb. 9) … collected two hits in three of his first four games. High Schooland Personal: Played four years of baseball, four years of soccer and two years of bas-ketball at New Trier High School ... captain of baseball team as a senior ... all-conferencefor two years ... Chicago-area all-star ... American Legion captain ... set all-time hittingrecord for American Legion (.500 for Northbrook Braves) ... son of Bill Pritz and KathyWhite of Wilmette, Ill. ... born May 5, 1982 ... has one older brother, Eric, and one youngerbrother, Danny ... hobbies include sports and music.

PRITZ’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 53 218 52 76 .349 5 4 3 29 22-27 24 322002 66 261 78 90 .345 19 0 8 51 31-35 36 222003 54 195 49 64 .328 15 2 5 30 23-26 17 23Totals 173 674 179 161 .341 39 6 16 110 76-88 77 77

2003: Made 16 appearances including 10starts…combined with Bolinski for one shutout(against Xavier)…struck out a season high eightagainst Temple…posted a 5-3 record with a 5.65ERA in 57.1 innings with 58 strike outs. 2002:Appeared in 19 games, making six starts … post-ed a 5-0 record with a 4.77 ERA in 54.2 innings …fourth on team with 53 strikeouts … held oppo-nents to a .256 batting average … made one save… earned first collegiate victory against JamesMadison after throwing 6.2 shutout innings and

striking out four … earned first save by throwing final 3.0 innings of shutout baseballagainst George Washington in the Atlantic 10 Tournament’s Preliminary Round (May18) … made first collegiate start at Fordham and earned the win … threw 6.0 innings,allowing three runs on six hits against the Rams. High School and Personal: Earnedthree varsity letters in baseball … earned All-State, All-Conference and All-Division hon-ors following senior season … named the 2001 News Times Player of the Year … listed asa top-5 prospect in Southern New England by Baseball America … earned 2001 CHSAAll-Star game MVP honors … served as captain during senior season … went 10-1 with a0.92 ERA during senior season … recorded 103 strikeouts and four saves in 67.1 inningspitched … opponents batted .097 in 2001 … son of Robert and Kathy Rice of Brookfield,Conn. … born August 5, 1983 … has one younger brother, Jeff … hobbies include musicand weightlifting.

RICE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G W-L GS CG SV SH IP H R ER BB SO ERA2002 19 5-0 6 0 1 0 54.2 54 30 29 37 53 4.772003 16 5-3 10 0 1 1 57.1 66 49 36 24 58 5.65Total 35 10-3 16 0 2 1 111.3 120 79 65 61 111 5.21

2003: Red shirted. High School and PersonalData: Member of the 2002 IAC Champions atLandon High School … posted a 1.80 ERA dur-ing high school career … letter three years inbaseball and two years in basketball … son ofWyatt and Renee Stewart … born November 30,1983 … has an older sister, Margaret … hobbiesinclude golf and basketball.

PROFILES • 19

Wyatt Stewart, IV32RHP • 6’6 • 175 • Sophomore

Washington, D.C.Landon


Tim Rice18LHP • 6’2 • 205 • Junior

Brookfield, Conn.Brookfield

Bats: Left, Throws: Left

Tim Rice

2003: Played in 42 games and earned 27starts…belted the game-winning two-run bombat Virginia Tech…went 2-4 with two runs andthree RBI in the contest at Virginia Tech…career-high five-game hit streak…fifth on the team witha .307 batting average with 31 hits, five doublesand 15 RBI. 2002: Played in 11 games, starting two… hit .429 with three hits, three RBI and three runsscored … hit a home run against GeorgeWashington in the second game of the Atlantic 10Championship Series (May 24) … went 1-1 with

an RBI and a run scored against La Salle (May 4). 2001: Played in 10 games, making onestart … collected one hit and earned three walks … went 1-1 with a run scored and anRBI at Virginia Commonwealth (May 6) … made first career start, as the designated hit-ter, at Towson (May 9). High School and Personal: Played four years of baseball and twoyears of basketball at McLean High School ... captain of baseball team ... all-district, all-region and all-met ... American Legion all-star ... son of Harry Thomas and Anna Bruceof McLean, Va. ... born May 19, 1982 ... has two brothers, John and Andrew (14) … Johnplayed baseball at UVA from 1997 to 2000 and recently returned from playing baseballfor two years in the Czech Baseball Association … his father played baseball at UVAandis co-holder of the ACC record for most strikeouts in one game (19) … hobbies includesall sports .

THOMAS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2001 10 10 1 1 .100 0 0 0 1 0-0 3 32002 11 7 3 3 .429 0 0 1 6 0-0 1 22003 42 101 14 31 .307 5 0 1 15 2-2 17 22Totals 63 118 18 35 .297 5 0 2 22 2-2 21 27

2003: Played in 10 games…battled a shoulderinjury throughout the season…finished the sea-son with a .333 batting average with four hits andfour RBI…belted a double versus Princeton to goone for two including one run and two RBI…hita clutch double RBI with two outs in the ninthinning against UC Riverside. High School andPersonal Data: Earned First Team All-League,All-Met, and TPX All-American as a senior …launched five home runs … posted a .427 battingaverage … garnered Honorable Mention All-Met

at St. John’s College High School during sophomore and junior season … son of Thomasand Anne Wotring … born April 3, 1984 … has an older sister, Katie … father, Thomas,played football at American … hobbies include skiing and mountain biking.

WOTRING’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2003 10 12 2 4 .333 2 0 0 4 0-0 3 5

2003: Played in 63 games with 62 starts…Four-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week…All-Atlantic10 Second-Team…led the team in batting averagewith a .366…Stole the record-breaking 109th teambase in the fourth inning against Xavier…tied forteam lead in triples with three…batted over .400during his nine-game hit streak…ripped twohomers at Old Dominion…stroked four game-

winning hits, two for extra-bases.Before Richmond: Red-shirted atUniversity of Florida … High Schooland Personal Data: Three year starterat Miami Palmetto Senior HighSchool … set single-season records forhits (43) and triples (9) as a senior …during sophomore year set single-season stolen base record with 26 …recorded a .434 batting average as asenior … senior year accoladesinclude First Team All-Dade County,Second Team All-State, FACA StateAll-Star team selection,Dade/Boward All-Star team selec-tion, team MVP, and team captain …son of Jeff and Margie Zeskind …born January 19, 1983 … has an olderbrother, Sam … hobbies includedrawing and painting.

ZESKIND’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO2003 63 213 49 78 .366 13 3 6 40 17-21 47 49

20 • PROFILES

Ben Zeskind122B • 6’0 • 185 • SophomoreRS

Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto(University of Florida)

Bats: Switch, Throws: Right

David Thomas113B • 6’0 • 180 • Senior

McLean, Va. McLean


Alex Wotring8C • 5’11 • 185 • Sophomore

Bethesda, Md.St. John’s College High School


David Thomas

Ben Zeskind

NEWCOMER PROFILES • 21

RHP • 6’2 • 170 • FreshmanClinton, Conn. • The Morgan School

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Captain of baseball and basketballteams...Second team All-League for basketball...Conference Pitcher ofthe Year...First team All-State and All-League for baseball...Named tothe All-Conference academic team...Four-year letter-winner forbaseball and three-year letter-winner for basketball...Senior year went12-0 with a 0.43 ERA, 112 strikeouts in 67 IP...Son of Bob and AstraBerzinskas...Two brothers, Ryan (17) and Erich (11)...Hobbies includebasketball, golf, fishing and weightlifting.

OF • 6’2 • 196 • FreshmanBoston, Mass. • Buckingham, Brown & Nichols

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Two-time, first team All-IndependentSchool League...Four-year varsity letter winner for baseball andfootball...Named American Legion captain twice...As a senior, posted a.438 batting average and recorded seven HR’s...Two-time Legion All-Star...Received the Class of 1933 award, given to top overall athlete ingraduating class...Son of Gary and Renee Farkes...Three brothers, Zak(20), Adam (16) and Alex (12)...Brother Zak is an infielder for Harvardand as a freshman was named All-American and Ivy League Rookie of

the Year...Hobbies include lifting and fishing.

RHP • 5’10 • 180 • FreshmanEndwell, N.Y. • Union-Endicott

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: All-Metro, All-Conference and All-Statejunior and senior year...Posted 85 strikeouts his junior year, a single-season record at Union-Endicott...Went 7-0 his senior year with a 0.98ERA...Played four years of varsity baseball...Son of Louis and CindiFrancavillo...has an older brother Mike...Hobbies include, golf,weightlifting and music.

RHP • 6’0 • 207 • FreshmanAtlanta, Ga. • The Westminster Schools

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Holds The Westminster Schools’ record ofmost strikeouts in a season with 102...City of Atlanta Pitcher of the Year2003...All-City and All-Region, sophomore through senioryear...Captain of baseball team senior year...Lettered in baseball forthree years...Lettered in swimming junior year...91 mph fastball andposted a 23-6 career pitching record...Son of Bill and StephanieHolby...Three siblings, Alison (21), Elisabeth (16) and Neil (14)...Father,Bill, played football at Vanderbilt for four years, including when they

were named Peach Bowl Champions...Hobbies include the Atlanta Braves, snow skiing andFellowship of Christian Athletes.

C/UT • 6’1 • 190 • SophomoreHenderson, N.C. • Northern Vance

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: All-Conference for baseball and soccerjunior and senior year...All- Region for soccer senior year...Lettered fouryears for soccer and baseball...His senior year, Andrew led the soccerteam in goals with 16, was the second leading scorer for basketball,averaging 14.3 PPG and batted a .531, including 37 RBIs and twohomeruns...Son of Tom and Gayle Justice...One sister, Erin...Mother,Gayle, played volleyball at Ohio University...Hobbies include hunting,fishing, sports and working out.

3B/1B • 6’4 • 205 • FreshmanRichmond, Va. • BenedictineBats: Right, Throws: Right

High School and Personal: Second team All-Metro, senior year andfirst team All-Star Independent, junior and senior year, for football andbaseball...Four-year letter-winner for football, three years for baseball

and two years for basketball...Senior year batted a .483, including six homeruns and 27 RBIs...Son ofWarren and Pat McKenna...Father, Warren, played football at Richmond from 1972-74.

RHP • 6’6 • 215 • FreshmanFrankfort, Ill. • Lincoln-Way East

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Recorded two no-hitters, including one inthe Regional championships...Captain of baseball team...In 2002 wasnationally ranked in the top 100 by Baseball America/ ProspectsPlus...Lettered in baseball four years and football three years...Posted a1.98 ERA..Son of Bruce and Eileen Radke...Four siblings, Kyle, Kaitlin,Ryan and Brianna...Hobbies include playing the guitar.

OF • 5’10 • 170 • FreshmanBedford, N.H. • Phillips Academy

Bats: Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Athlete of the Year his senior year atPhillips Andover Academy...Captain and first-team All-State senioryear for baseball...All-State junior and senior year for football andtrack...Four-year letter-winner for Baseball and Indoor/OutdoorTrack...Three-year letter-winner for football...Recorded a .429 battingaverage, including two HRs and 23 stolen bases...Set a 10.89 mark forthe 100 meters, 6.47 for the 60-yard dash and 6.59 for the 55-meterdash...Son of Ronald and Beverley Rattigan...Hobbies include footballand golf.

RHP • 6’4 • 190 • FreshmanSan Antonio, Texas • ClarkBats: Right, Throws: Right

High School and Personal: As a pitcher, named All-District threeyears and All-State one year...As a shortstop, named All-StateHonorary one year...Lettered in baseball four years...Posted a .380batting average, with 35 RBI and four stolen bases...Tallied a 1.79 ERA,including 85 strikeouts in 65 IP...Son of Jesse and Becky Rendon...Onesister, Celena (15)...Hobbies include baseball and music.

OF • 6’0 • 205 • FreshmanSaratoga Springs, N.Y., • Saratoga Springs

Bats; Right, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Saratogian All-Star, All-Area team and All-Section team for baseball for three years...Three-year letter-winner forbaseball and one year for football...Senior year batted a .489, includingfour homeruns, 34 RBI and 26 BB...Son of Ronald and MichelleRiggi...Three siblings Rochele (23), Roslyn (20) and Christopher (18).

MIF • 5’10 • 180 • FreshmanFt. Lauderdale, Fla. • Monsignor Edward Pace

Bats: Switch, Throws: RightHigh School and Personal: Runner-up for Athlete of the Year juniorand senior year...All-State baseball, junior and senior year...All-Countyfor football, freshman through senior year...Four-year varsity letter-winner for baseball and football...All-State football, sophomore andsenior year...Junior year batted .418, seven homeruns, 30 RBI and 20stolen bases...Senior year passed for 1400 yards, 17 TDs and threeinterceptions...Son of Scott and Lucy Sandstrom...two younger sisters,Angela and Gianna...Father played four years of football at Norwich

University and tried out for the New England Patriots as a safety...Hobbies include spending timewith family.

16 • Rob Berzinskas

4 • Josh Farkes

19 • Matt Francavillo

27 • Lane Holby

25 • Andrew Justice

30 • Sean Radke

14 • Lee Rattigan

37 • Joseph Rendon

24 • Vince Riggi

5 • Anthony Sandstrom

15 • Matt McKenna

Scholarships

22 • SCHOLARSHIPS

The Mac Pitt ScholarshipIn 1980, the University of Richmondestablished the Malcolm U. PittScholarship in honor of one of its greatestathletic figures. A long-time coach andadministrator, Pitt will forever be alegend in Richmond sport annals. Pitt,who died in 1985, headed the baseballprogram for 38 years and compiled a 434-261-5 record. He also guided thebasketball squad for 20 seasons and wasthe University’s Director of Athletics for25 years.

But Pitt’s success is not measured bythese numbers or the number of men hesent on to professional ball. It is best

measured by the helping hand he held out to others.

This year’s recipient of the Malcolm U. Pitt Scholarship is Matt Francavillo.Francavillo is a freshman right-handed pitcher from Endicott, N.Y.Francavillo was selected to the All-Metro, All-Conference and All-Stateteam his junior and senior years of high school at Union-Endicott. Heposted 85 strikeouts his junior year, a single-season record at Union-Endicott The scholarship stipulates that in addition to athleticachievement, the recipient must “reflect the high moral character andideals” that Pitt taught at Richmond and at Camp Virginia, a popular campin the Blue Ridge Mountains that Pitt directed for many years.

PAST RECIPIENTS

The Patricia Cochran CecilScholarship

In 1981, the Patricia Cochran CecilScholarship was established by DonaldCecil in memory of his wife. Mrs. Cecilwas an avid sports enthusiast and along-time supporter of University ofRichmond athletics. Although sheloved all sports, her attention andallegiance were toward baseball sinceher son, Tim, played for the Spidersfrom 1977 to 1980.

Mrs. Cecil’s zestful enthusiasmcontinues through a scholarshippresented annually in her name. Everyyear the member of the Richmondbaseball team who best personifies that

same enthusiasm and dedication both on the playing field and in theclassroom receives the award.

This year’s recipient is first baseman Jim Fasano. The junior was selectedas the 2003 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and named to the All-AtlanticFirst Team. Fasano was second on the team with a .344 batting average,including 21 multiple hit and 20 multiple RBI games. He also led theSpiders in doubles, home runs, RBI and total bases.

PAST RECIPIENTS

The C. Porter Vaughan, Jr.,Scholarship

The C. Porter Vaughan, Jr., EndowedBaseball Scholarship Fund wasestablished in the fall of 1991 andrecognizes one of the greatest players inthe history of Richmond baseball. Mr.Vaughan starred for the Spiders from1938 to 1940 and went on to enjoy anexcellent professional career.

His records at Richmond are many: moststrikeouts per nine innings in a season(12.89) and in a career (10.39) and fewesthits per nine innings in a season (3.99)and in a career (4.99). Mr. Vaughanremains active at his alma mater as atrustee and is Chairman of the Board of C.

Porter Vaughan Realtors in Richmond.

The C. Porter Vaughan, Jr., Scholarship is awarded annually to a playerfrom the state of Virginia.

For the second consecutive year Thomas Martin is this year’s scholarshiprecipient. The junior lefthander from Charlottesville was Player of the Yearin the state of Virginia in 2000. He was also Player of the Year in CentralVirginia, the Western District and the Northwest Region. Martin returnedfrom injury in 2002 to record eight wins with 55 strikeouts in 54.1 inningspitched. Martin posted seven wins with a 3.65 ERA during his freshmancampaign.

Dan Phipps, an outfielder from Richmond, received the award during hisfour years at Richmond. This season, junior pitcher Thomas Martin hasearned the award.

1981 Ken Harvey1982 Ken Harvey1983 Ken Harvey1984 Dan McMurtrie1985 John Krivak1986 C.P. Richardson1987 C.P. Richardson1988 C.P. Richardson

1989 C.P. Richardson1990 Mark Sweeny1991 Sean Gavaghan1992 Sean Gavaghan1993 Tom Scioscia1994 Tom Scioscia1995 Justin Lamber1996 Justin Lamber

1997 Justin Lamber1998 Jeff Kenney1999 Jeff Kenney2000 G.R. Schalick2001 Adam Tidball2002 Adam Tidball2003 Adam Tidball2004 Matt Francavillo

1983 Ken Harvey1984 Ken Harvey1985 Mark Turner1986 Mark Turner1987 Rob Reid1988 Rob Reid1989 Rob Reid1990 Rick Jarvis

1991 Rick Jarvis1992 Steve Bernhardt1993 Kevin McNamara1994 Jeff Dausch1995 Sean Casey1996 Mike Walton1997 David Luca

1998 Robbie Preston1999 Nate Rewers 2000 John Nathans2001 John Nathans2002 Mike McGirr2003 Mike McGirr2004 Jim Fasano

2003 Results

2003 RESULTS • 23

Game Date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Atlantic 10 Pitcher of record Attend Time!Feb. 21 vs. Drexel W 10-8 10 10 3/ 8 11 4 9 1 – 0 0 – 0 McLoughlin (W 1-0) 631 3:15!Feb. 23 vs. Univ. of Kentucky W 11-10 11 11 1/ 10 12 3 9 2 – 0 0 – 0 McGirr (W 1-0) 573 3:11March 02 Delaware State W 5-3 5 10 1/ 3 10 0 9 3 – 0 0 – 0 Givens (W 1-0) 238 2:43March 03 UVA W 2-1 2 4 2/ 1 6 4 9 4 – 0 0 – 0 Stauffer (W 1-0) 249 2:18 March 03 UVA W 2-1 2 5 1/ 1 4 1 9 5 – 0 0 – 0 MGirr (W 2-0) 249 2:16March 04 at Old Dominion L 3-4 3 11 0/ 4 8 0 10 5 – 1 0 – 0 McLoughlin (L 0-1) 133 3:32March 05 VMI W 9-8 9 13 1/ 8 13 1 9 6 – 1 0 – 0 Givens (W 2-0) 322 3:06March 02 Cleveland State W 14-2 14 15 0/ 2 4 6 5 8 – 0 0 – 0 Bolinski (W 2-0) 80 2:37March 05 at VMI W 10-2 10 9 1/ 2 4 2 9 9 – 0 0 – 0 Givens (W 2-0) 87 2:11March 08 Princeton Tigers W 3-1 3 7 1/ 1 4 1 9 7 – 1 0 – 0 Stauffer (W 2-0) 511 2:18March 08 Princeton Tigers W 12-1 12 17 1/1 7 0 7 8 – 1 0 – 0 Rice (W 1-0) 511 1:55March 09 Princeton Tigers W 6-1 6 8 0/ 1 5 1 9 9 – 1 0 – 0 McGirr (W 3-0) 279 2:00March 09 Princeton Tigers W 4-1 4 5 0/ 1 6 0 7 10 – 1 0 – 0 Bolinski (W 1-0) 597 1:37March 12 William & Mary W 10-1 10 16 0/ 1 4 2 9 11 – 1 0 – 0 McLoughlin (W 2-1) 353 2:33March 14 at VCU W 4-1 4 8 2/ 1 6 1 9 12 – 1 0 – 0 Rice (W 2-0) 261 2:18March 15 VCU W 2-1 2 5 1/ 1 4 0 9 13 – 1 0 – 0 Stauffer (W 3-0) 651 2:10March 16 at VCU L 4-9 4 11 4/ 9 9 0 9 13 – 2 0 – 0 McLoughlin (L 2-2) 255 3:04March 18 Radford W 3-2 3 5 4/ 2 2 2 9 14 – 2 0 – 0 Bolinski (W 2-0) 191 2:15March 19 Towson W 8-2 8 13 2/ 2 3 1 9 15 – 2 0 – 0 Mcloughlin (3-2) 133 3:30*March 22 Temple Owls W 4-3 4 9 2/ 3 6 1 8 16 – 2 1 – 0 Stauffer (W 4-0) 354 2:00*March 22 Temple Owls W 9-4 9 9 2/ 4 5 1 7 17 – 2 2 – 0 Bolinski (W 3-0) 576 2:00*March 23 Temple Owls W 16-4 16 16 2/ 4 6 3 9 18 – 2 3 – 0 Rice (W 3-0) 248 2:59March 25 at George Mason W 7-2 7 13 0/ 2 11 2 9 19 – 2 3 – 0 McLoughlin (W 4-2) 129 2:28March 26 Virginia Tech L 1-8 1 3 2/ 8 10 4 9 19 – 3 3 – 0 McGirr (L 3-1) 504 2:44*March 28 at St. Bonaventure L 0-1 0 4 0/ 1 5 0 7 19 – 4 3 – 1 Stauffer (L 4-1) 300 1:36*March 28 at St. Bonaventure W 3-0 3 9 0/ 0 5 2 7 20 – 4 4 – 1 Bolinski (W 4-0) 199 2:04April 01 at UVA L 4-11 4 8 3/ 11 15 1 9 20 – 5 4 – 1 Rice (L 3-1) 519 2:34April 02 at James Madison W 14-7 14 17 0/7 13 2 9 21 – 5 4 – 1 McLoughlin (W 5-2) 436 2:51*April 05 Rhode Island W 10-1 10 13 0/1 10 1 7 22 – 5 5 – 1 Stauffer (W 5-1) 350 2:12*April 05 Rhode Island W 9-8 9 9 1/8 10 2 7 23 – 5 6 – 1 Cronin (W 1-0) 350 2:16*April 06 Rhode Island L 3-5 3 11 0/5 12 3 10 23 – 6 6 – 2 Givens (L 2-1) 248 3:16April 08 James Madison W 5-4 5 12 2/4 7 1 10 24 – 6 6 – 2 Cronin (W 2-0) 127 3:16*April 12 at Dayton W 8-2 8 8 1/2 5 3 7 25 – 6 7 – 2 Stauffer (W 6-1) 388 2:07*April 12 at Dayton W 5-4 5 11 3/4 5 0 7 26 – 6 8 – 2 Bolinski (W 5-0) 388 1:55*April 13 at Dayton W 10-5 10 19 2/5 13 3 9 27 – 6 9 – 2 McGirr (W 4-1) 213 2:51April 15 at Towson L 10-19 10 16 5/19 17 2 9 27 – 7 9 – 2 Rice (L 3-2) 375 2:25April 16 Liberty W 15-5 15 13 1/5 9 3 9 28 – 7 9 – 2 Duclos (W 1-0) 467 2:55*April 18 at La Salle W 6-0 6 6 0/0 3 1 7 29 – 7 10 – 2 Stauffer (W 7-1) 248 1:55*April 19 at La Salle W 9-5 9 10 0/5 7 4 7 30 – 7 11 – 2 Bolinski (W 6-0) 197 2:20*April 19 at La Salle W 12-1 12 16 1/1 8 4 9 31 – 7 12 – 2 McGirr (W 5-1) 197 2:55*April 26 Xavier L 0-1 0 3 0/1 5 0 7 31 – 8 12 – 3 Stauffer (L 7-2) 309 1:35*April 26 Xavier W 1-0 1 4 0/0 4 0 7 32 – 8 13 – 3 Bolinski (W 7-0) 309 2:00*April 27 Xavier W 7-6 7 9 5/6 7 0 11 33 – 8 14 – 3 Mcloughlin (W 6-2) 387 3:20April 28 Old Dominion W 8-3 8 8 2/3 6 0 9 34 – 8 14 – 3 Duclos (W 2-0) 123 2:45April 29 at Liberty W 12-6 12 14 2/6 8 4 9 35 – 8 14 – 3 Kuchta (W 1-0) 121 2:38April 30 VCU W 11-5 11 13 1/5 12 0 9 36 – 8 14 – 3 Givens (W 3-1) 247 2:38*May 02 George Washington W 4-3 4 10 2/3 6 2 10 37 – 8 15 – 3 Stauffer (W 8-2) 287 2:20*May 02 George Washington W 3-2 3 7 1/2 4 1 7 38 – 8 16 – 3 Bolinski (W 8-0) 287 1:37*May 03 George Washington W 12-1 12 15 1/1 4 3 9 39 – 8 17 – 3 McGirr (W 6-1) 323 2:40May 06 at Radford L 3-13 3 9 4/13 19 0 8 39 – 9 17 – 3 McLoughlin (L 6-3) 135 2:35May 07 at Virginia Tech W 15-12 15 14 2/12 17 0 9 40 – 9 17 – 3 Rice (W 4-2) 220 3:02May 08 at North Carolina L 0-10 0 7 3/10 9 1 9 40 – 10 17 – 3 Stauffer (L 8-3) 355 2:33*May 10 at Duquesne W 5-1 5 3 1/1 4 2 7 41 – 10 18 – 3 McGirr (W 7-1) 150 1:55*May 10 at Duquesne L 1-3 1 6 1/3 5 1 7 41 – 11 18 – 4 Bolinski (L 8-1) 150 1:55*May 11 at Duquesne W 13-4 13 14 3/4 5 3 9 42 – 11 19 – 4 Rice (W 5-2) 356 3:00May 12 at William & Mary L 3-5 3 8 2/5 7 0 9 42 – 12 19 – 4 McLoughlin (L 6-4) 300 2:38#May 16 vs Xavier L 1-2 1 7 2/2 4 1 9 42 – 13 19 – 4 Stauffer (L 8-4) 190 2:12#May 17 vs George Washington W 8-2 8 17 1/2 9 1 9 43 – 13 19 – 4 McGirr (W 8-1) 242 2:26#May 17 Xavier W 6-3 6 13 3/3 4 2 9 44 – 13 19 – 4 Bolinski (W 9-1) 242 2:28#May 22 vs UMass W 8-0 8 10 1/0 4 4 9 45 – 13 19 – 4 Stauffer (W 9-4) 304 2:18#May 24 vs UMass W 7-4 7 11 1/4 7 0 9 46 – 13 19 – 4 McGirr (W 9-1) 918 2:27$May 30 vs UC Riverside L 8-10 8 16 3/10 15 2 9 46 – 14 19 – 4 Stauffer (L 9-5) 862 3:13$May 31 vs Univ. Ill. - Chicago W 5-0 5 9 1/0 9 2 9 47 – 14 19 – 4 McGirr (W 10-1) 1340 2:23$May 31 vs UC Riverside W 8-1 8 14 1/1 6 2 9 48 – 14 19 – 4 Bolinski (W 10-1) 1303 2:45$June 01 vs Stanford L 6-19 6 7 3/19 19 2 9 48 – 15 19 – 4 Rice (L 5-3) 2270 3:15

*Conference game! — Charleston Crab House Shootout* — Conference Game# — Atlantic 10 Tournament$ — NCAA Regional

2003 Statistics

24 • 2003 STATIST ICS

Record: 48-15 Home: 26-3 Away: 14-9 Neutral: 8-3 Atlantic 10: 19-4

Richmond BattingPlayer 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% 12 Ben Zeskind .366 63-62 213 49 78 13 3 6 40 115 .540 47 4 49 3 .478 6 4 17-21 32 88 24 .83331 Jim Fasano .344 62-60 218 40 75 16 0 16 68 139 .638 32 1 42 2 .425 3 3 0-0 500 30 4 .9938 Bryan Pritz .328 54-46 195 49 64 15 2 5 30 98 .503 17 3 23 2 .384 4 4 23-26 89 6 1 .99011 David Reaver .328 61-61 232 53 76 12 2 1 32 95 .409 30 1 21 2 .402 3 11 28-32 70 170 17 .9344 David Thomas .307 42-27 101 14 31 5 0 1 15 39 .386 17 0 22 1 .403 1 3 2-2 13 41 8 .87144 Vito Chiaravalloti .306 63-63 229 42 70 12 0 13 53 121 .528 34 3 37 3 .398 3 1 3-3 114 3 2 .98310 Bobby LeNoir .299 63-62 187 42 56 9 3 1 24 74 .396 20 7 33 3 .382 3 14 29-32 107 183 16 .9487 Michael Galligan .298 63-63 218 42 65 12 1 6 29 97 .445 29 10 38 6 .405 0 5 9-11 67 5 2 .97314 Adam Tidball .280 62-60 214 36 60 15 0 9 45 102 .477 22 2 46 2 .349 3 2 1-2 495 41 12 .9789 A.J. Board .255 44-23 106 19 27 6 0 4 15 45 .425 6 3 13 0 .313 0 2 2-2 22 0 1 .95723 Chris Dolan .248 46-33 117 19 29 6 0 2 17 47 .350 10 4 26 1 .323 2 1 1-2 16 2 0 1.0002 Jim O’Leary .400 8-0 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 5 1.000 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.00030 Alex Wotring .333 10-4 12 2 4 2 0 0 4 6 .500 3 1 5 1 .500 0 1 0-0 28 7 0 1.00025 Jarrod Klausman .200 9-3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 2 0 1 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0003 Brad Jones .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.00015 Joe Larkin .000 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.00016 Mike McGirr .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 6 15 0 1.00017 John Cronin .000 16-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-2 2 3 3 .625

Totals .310 63-63 2062 413 639 123 11 65 374 979 .475 269 39 359 27 .395 29 51 116-135 1587 660 97 .959Opponents .246 63-63 2010 270 495 75 7 29 239 671 .334 189 37 530 42 .320 17 35 63-84 1530 593 97 .956

LOB - Team (507), Opp (433). DPs turned - Team (51), Opp (34). CI - Team (2), Tidball 2, IBB - Team (11), Chiaravaloti 4, Zeskind 3, Reaver 2, Fasano 1, Tidball 1, Opp (1).Picked off – Galligan 3, Zeskind 2, Fasano 1, Dolan 1, LeNoir 1, Chiaravalloti 1.

Richmond PitchingSorted by ERA

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 SHA24 Tim Stauffer 1.97 9-5 15 15 10 1/1 0 114.0 87 35 25 19 146 13 1 5 411 .212 4 6 2 6 1016 Mike McGirr 2.25 10-1 16 15 4 1/0 0 96 90 38 24 24 91 16 0 3 363 .248 8 6 2 3 320 Jason Bolinski 2.40 10-1 15 11 6 1/1 1 82.1 66 29 22 30 88 9 0 3 300 .220 7 2 1 1 6———————15 Joe Larkin 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 14 .143 0 0 0 0 017 John Cronin 2.28 2-0 18 0 0 0/1 2 23.2 13 10 6 18 22 1 0 1 82 .159 3 5 0 0 113 Matt McLoughlin 4.25 6-4 18 5 1 0/0 2 59.1 63 33 28 22 44 8 1 3 230 .274 6 2 2 1 418 Andy Givens 4.68 3-1 19 0 0 0/0 2 32.2 32 21 17 20 26 5 1 2 124 .258 6 5 0 1 222 Brad Loveless 5.06 0-0 7 3 0 0/0 0 21.1 28 20 12 11 20 30 0 5 95 .295 2 1 1 0 019 Tim Rice 5.65 5-3 16 10 0 0/1 1 57.1 66 49 36 24 58 11 1 3 230 .287 5 5 0 5 76 Nate Kuchta 5.87 1-0 10 1 0 0/0 0 15.1 22 13 10 6 12 4 2 0 66 .333 3 3 0 0 133 Derek Duclos 6.26 2-0 9 3 0 0/0 0 23.0 26 22 16 14 19 5 1 4 95 .274 2 2 0 0 1

Totals 3.32 48-15 63 63 21 5/2 8 529 495 270 195 189 530 75 7 29 2010 .246 46 37 8 17 35Opponents 6.28 15-48 63 63 8 3/1 0 510 639 413 356 269 359 123 11 65 2062 .310 62 39 16 29 51

PB - Team (7), Tidball 6, Dolan 1, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (14), Tidball 3, McGirr 3, Duclos 1, Mcloughlin 1, Bolinski 1, Stauffer 1, Rice 1, Kuchta 1, Opp (10). SBA/ATT -Tidball (60-75), Stauffer (14-20), McGirr (11-14), Rice (7-11), Bolinski (10-11), McLoughlin (8-10), Wotring (3-7), Loveless (6-7), Givens (5-5), Cronin (0-3), Duclos (1-2), Dolan(0-1), Kuchta (1-1).

Bold stats represent 2002 records

Conference Accolades

CONFERENCE ACCOLADES • 25

ALL-CONFERENCEPERFORMERS

A-10 FIRST TEAMVito Chiaravalloti, 1B, 2002Matt Craig, SS, 2002Mike McGirr, P, 2002Brian Pritz, OF, 2002David Reaver, 3B, 2002Tim Stauffer, P, 2002Adam Tidball, C, 2002Vito Chiaravalloti, 1B, 2003Jim Fasano, 1B, 2003Mike McGirr, RHP, 2003Bryan Pritz, OF, 2003David Reaver, SS, 2003Tim Stauffer, RHP, 2003

A-10 SECOND TEAMJohn Cronin, RHP, 2003Ben Zeskind, IF, 2003CAA FIRST TEAMGreg Harding, OF, 1987, 1988Mike Zambo, SS, 1987Andy Malloy, 3B, 1988, 1989Brian Jordan, OF, 1988Jordan Matter, OF, 1990Steve Burton, 1B, 1991Steve Bernhardt, SS, 1991Sean Gavaghan, P, 1991, 1992Mark Foster, P, 1991, 1992Sean Casey, 1B, 1994, 1995Jeff Dausch, 2B, 1994Tom Scioscia, OF, 1994Bobby St. Pierre, P, 1994Mark Budzinski, OF, 1995Ed Tober, DH, 1995Justin Lamber, DH, 1996, 1997Matt Pusey, 1B, 1997Mike Dwyer, 1B, 1998, 1999Nate Rewers, 2B, 1998, 1999Casey Burns, P, 1999Josh Lamberg, C, 1999Mike Smith, P, 2000CAA SECOND TEAMSean Casey, 1B, 1993Jeff Dausch, 2B, 1993Mark Foster, DH, 1993Bobby St. Pierre, P, 1995Nate Rewers, 2B, 1997John Wagler, OF, 1998Jeff Wood, 3B, 1998G.R. Schalick, DH, 1999G.R. Schalick, 1B, 2000Vito Chiaravalloti, OF, 2000Matt Craig, 3B, 2000Vito Chiaravalloti, 1B, 2001Bryan Pritz, OF, 2001PLAYER OF THE YEARSteve Burton, 1B, 1991Sean Casey, 1B, 1995Mike Dwyer, 1B/P, 1999

Jim Fasano, 1B, 2003PITCHER OF THE YEARTim Stauffer, 2002Tim Stauffer, 2003TOURNAMENT MVPKevin Sickinger, P/DH, 1986John Wagler, OF, 1997Mike Dwyer, 1B/P, 1998COACH OF THE YEARRon Atkins, 1991, 1999, 2002

ALL-REGIONGreg Harding - 1987, 1988Brian Jordan - 1987, 1988Andy Malloy - 1989Steve Burton - 1991Sean Gavaghan - 1991, 1992Steve Bernhardt - 1992Andy Szarko - 1993Jeff Dausch - 1993, 1994Tom Scioscia - 1994Sean Casey - 1994, 1995Bobby St. Pierre - 1994, 1995Justin Lamber - 1996, 1997Matt Pusey - 1997Mike Dwyer - 1998, 1999Casey Burns - 1999Nate Rewers - 1999Mike Smith – 2000Vito Chiaravalloti – 2001, 2002, 2003

Matt Craig – 2002Chris Dolan – 2002Tim Stauffer – 2002Adam Tidball – 2002Bryan Pritz – 2003All-AmericaBobby Stewart – 1963 Andy Allanson - 1983Tom Scioscia - 1994Sean Casey - 1995Matt Pusey - 1997Mike Dwyer - 1998, 1999Casey Burns - 1999Nate Rewers – 1999Vito Chiaravalloti – 2002, 2003Matt Craig – 2002David Reaver – 2002Tim Stauffer – 2002

CONFERENCECHAMPIONSHIPSAtlantic 10 Champions

2003Atlantic 10

Regular Season (West Division)2002

Colonial Athletic AssociationRegular Season1991, 1996, 1999

Tournament1986, 1997, 1998

Richmond baseball enters its third year ofcompetition in the Atlantic 10 Conference,having posted a 101-28 record and back-to-backWest Division crowns in its first two seasons.During its inaugural campaign, the Spiders wonthe regular-season West Division title, afterposting a league-record 22-2 mark. Richmondalso earned A-10 Coach (Ron Atkins) andPitcher of the Year (Tim Stauffer) honors. TheSpiders placed seven members on the All-Atlantic 10 First-Team. In 2003, the Spiders won their first Atlantic 10championship and advanced to the NCAARegional for the second consecutive season.Stauffer was the first player in league history toearn back-to-back Pitcher of the Year honors.Also, six Spiders were selected to the All-

Conference First Team and Jim Fasano wasselected as the 2003 Player of the Year.As a member of the CAA, Richmond won threeCAA conference titles, including the inauguralseason, 1986. The Spiders also captured theCAA conference championship in 1997 and1998. Richmond captured the league’s regularseason crown in 1991 and 1999.During their 16 years in the CAA, three Spidersearned Player of the Year honors and headcoach Ron Atkins earned conference Coach ofthe Year honors twice. Richmond earned 22first-team All-CAA selections and 13 second-team selections.

The Atlantic 10 tournament champion receivesan automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The following is the Atlantic 10’s divisionalbreakdown:West DivisionUniversity of DaytonDuquesne UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityLa Salle UniversityUniversity of RichmondXavier UniversityEast DivisionFordham UniversityUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of Rhode IslandSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Joseph’s UniversityTemple University

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE

2003 Richmond Spiders

2003 Atlantic 10 Champions

Vito Chiaravalloti

Spiders in the Pros

26 • SPIDERS IN THE PROS

Listed below are former UR base-ball players who played or cur-rently play or work in profession-al baseball. In parentheses nextto the players’ names are theyears they attended theUniversity of Richmond.

Andy Allanson (1981-83)Cleveland Indians, 1983-89Detroit Tigers, 1991Milwaukee Brewers, 1992San Francisco Giants, 1993California Angels, 1994-95

*Dick Balderson (1966-68)KC Royals Minor LeagueDirectorSeattle Mariners Gen. ManagerChicago Cubs Dir. of ScoutingColorado Rockies Vice PresidentAtlanta Braves Dir. of PlayerDevelopment

Steve Bernhardt (1989-92)Colorado Rockies, 1992-97

Chuck Boone (1957-60)New York Yankees, 1960-66

Jeff Brown (1981-84)Kansas City Royals, 1984-85Los Angeles Dodgers, 1986-87

Keith Brown (1993-94)Atlanta Braves, 1995Milwaukee Brewers, 1995

Mark Budzinski (1992-95)Cleveland Indians, 1995-2001Chicago Cubs, 2001-2002Milawakee Brewers, 2002-

Lew Burdette (1946)New York Yankees, 1950Boston Braves, 1951-52Milwaukee Braves, 1953-63St. Louis Cardinals, 1963-64Chicago Cubs, 1964-65Philadelphia Phillies, 1965California Angels, 1966-67

*Bill Burge Boston Red Sox, 1940-41

Casey Burns (1998-99)San Diego Padres 1999-2002

Steve Burton (1988-91)Texas Rangers, 1991-94*Sean Casey (1993-95)Cleveland Indians, 1995-98Cincinnati Reds, 1998-

Tim Cecil (1976-79)Kansas City Royals, 1979-81

Lou Ciola (1943)Philadelphia Athletics, 1943

In recent years, the University of Richmond has proven to be a major league trainingground for several student-athletes. In the past seven major league drafts, 18 Richmondplayers have been selected, including one in 2002, two in 2001 and a record five in 2003.In addition to those drafted, many have signed free agent contracts with professionalclubs.In 2003, a record five players were drafted including a first-ever, first-round draftee TimStauffer by the San Diego Padres. Currently eight former Richmond players arecompeting in the major or minor leagues. Sean Casey (Cincinnati) and Brian Jordan (LosAngeles) have both been National League All-Stars, including the 1999 All-Star Gamewhen they played together at Boston’s Fenway Park.The eyes of major league baseball have been drawn to the University of Richmond. Thetradition will only grow stronger as this program continues to succeed. Below is a look at Richmond players selected in the last seven major league drafts.Year Round Player Team2003 1st Tim Stauffer (P) San Diego Padres

8th Mike McGirr (P) Oakland Athletics10th David Reaver (SS) New York Mets15th Vito Chiaravalloti (OF) Toronto Blue Jays28th Adam Tidball (C) Chicago Cubs

2002 3rd Matt Craig (SS) Chicago Cubs2001 7th Bobby Basham (P) Cincinnati Reds

18th Brian Lane (P) Boston Red Sox2000 3rd Nic Jackson (OF) Chicago Cubs

5th Mike Smith (P) Toronto Blue Jays1999 1st Casey Burns (P) San Diego Padres

13th Mike Dwyer (1B/P) Boston Red Sox35th Jeff Kenney (SS) Milwaukee Brewers43rd Nate Rewers (2B) Cincinnati Reds

1997 17th Justin Lamber (P) Kansas City Royals7th Bobby St. Pierre (P) New York Yankees

1995 2nd Sean Casey (1B) Cleveland Indians23rd Mark Budzinski (OF) Cleveland Indians

A MAJOR LEAGUE TRAINING GROUND

Vito Chiaravalloti

Bobby Basham

Sean Casey Mike Smith Brian Jordan

SPIDERS IN THE PROS • 27

Mark BudzinskiCleveland Indians • Drafted June 1995 • 23rd Round

Yr Club Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI95 Wtrtwn .253 253 50 64 12 8 3 2596 Columbus .262 260 42 68 12 4 3 3897 Kinston .286 241 43 69 14 3 7 3998 Akron .262 478 68 125 21 5 10 6299 Akron .283 297 58 84 17 6 6 4699 Buffalo .286 133 24 38 7 3 2 1700 Akron .239 71 7 17 2 0 1 500 Buffalo .290 427 68 124 21 7 6 3701 Buffalo .257 436 68 112 26 4 2 3902 W Tenn. .297 424 67 126 18 6 4 3603 Indianapolis .270 159 27 43 7 1 1 1203 Louisville .274 259 53 71 15 3 1 15

Bobby BashamCincinnati Reds • Drafted June 2001 • 7th round

Year Club W-L ERA G SV IP ER BB SO01 Billings 1-2 4.85 6 0 29.2 16 17 3702 Dayton 6-4 1.64 13 0 87.2 16 9 9703 Chattanooga 5-10 5.17 17 0 94 54 24 5603 Potomac 0-1 2.70 1 0 6.2 2 1 1

Matt CraigChicago Cubs • Drafted June 2002 • 3rd Round

Yr Club Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI02 Boise .197 127 18 25 1 0 5 1803 Daytona .285 442 56 126 25 2 11 66

Nic JacksonChicago Cubs • Drafted June 2000 • 3rd Round

Yr Club Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI00 Eugene .255 294 39 75 12 7 6 4701 Daytona .296 503 87 149 30 6 19 8502 W. Tenn .290 131 18 38 9 1 3 603 Iowa .253 458 56 116 19 4 11 44

Justin LamberKansas City Royals • Drafted June 1997 • 17th Round

Year Club W-L ERA G SV IP ER BB SO97 Spokane 1-1 4.28 25 0 4 27.1 13 4098 Wlmngtn 2-2 3.38 32 0 2 53.1 20 6899 Wlmngtn 5-3 3.67 39 2 6 68.2 28 6700 Wichita 5-3 6.55 43 0 2 68.2 50 4301 Wlmngtn 4-4 1.71 20 1 2 47.1 9 3902 San Antonio 1-2 3.13 32 — 0 31.2 11 2303 San Antonio 3-2 3.39 39 — 0 58.1 22 36

Mike SmithToronto Blue Jays • Drafted June 2000 • 5th Round

Year Club W-L ERA G SV IP ER BB SO00 Queens 2-2 2.29 14 0 51.0 13 17 5501 Tennessee 6-2 2.42 14 0 93.0 25 26 7702 Syracuse 8-4 3.48 20 0 121.2 47 43 5702 Toronto 0-3 6.62 14 6 35.1 26 20 1603 Syracuse 8-9 5.00 26 0 131.1 73 58 89

Vito ChiaravallotiToronto Blue Jays • Drafted June 2003 • 15th Round

Yr Club Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO03 Auburn .351 47 80 20 1 12 67 48

Mike McGirrOakland Athletics • Drafted June 2003 • 8th Round

Year Club W-L ERA G SV IP ER BB SO03 Vancouver 7-5 4.40 16 0 75.2 37 21 58

Tim StaufferSan Diego Padres • Drafted June 2003 • 1st Round, Fourth overall

David ReaverNew York Mets • Drafted 2003 • 10th Round

Yr Club Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO03 Brooklyn .234 15 48 8 1 0 25 34

Adam TidballChicago Cubs • Drafted June 2003 • 28th Round

Yr Club Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO03 Boise .053 0 1 0 0 0 0 703 Mesa .324 5 12 3 1 0 3 4

Dick Cooke (1975-78)Boston Red Sox, 1979-82Matt Craig (2000-2002)Chicago Cubs, 2002-Bob Debord (1982)Kansas City RoyalsJohn Dorman (1994-97)Independent, 1997-Cleveland Indians, 1999New York Mets, 2000John Duffy (1994-97)Independent, 1997-00

Mike Dwyer (1996-99)Boston Red Sox, 1999-00Mark Foster (1990-93)Philadelphia Phillies, 1993-97Sean Gavaghan (1989-92)Minnesota Twins, 1992-96Milwaukee Brewers, 1996Frank Griffith (1961-62)New York MetsGreg Harding (1986-88)Toronto Blue Jays, 1988-90Ken Harvey (1980-83)Los Angeles Dodgers, 1983-87Kevin Harvey (1975-78)Kansas City Royals, (1978-79)Herbert Hash (1937)Boston Red Sox, 1940-41Stuart Hoskins (1940)Boston Red Sox, 1940Wayne Hoy (1991-94)Toronto Blue Jays, 1994-96Independent, 1997-00Nic Jackson (1998-2000)Chicago Cubs, 2000-

*Bucky Jacobs (1937)Washington Senators

Rick Jarvis (1987-90)Milwaukee Brewers, 1990-91

*Brian Jordan (1986-88)St. Louis Cardinals, 1988-98

Atlanta Braves, 1999-2001Los Angeles Dodgers, 2002Texas Rangers, 2004Erskine Kelly (1990-92)Pittsburgh Pirates, 1992-97Chicago Cubs, 1998Cincinnati Reds, 1999Independent, 1999-00

Jeff Kenney (1996-99)Milwaukee Brewers 1999-2002

*George Lacy (1937)Boston Red Sox

Justin Lamber (1995-97)Kansas City Royals, 1997-Josh Lamberg (1997-2000)Independent, 2000Brian Lane Boston Red Sox, 2001Mead Langhorne (1982)Kansas City RoyalsDalton Maine (1991-94)Baltimore Orioles, 1995-99Renie Martin (1974-77)Kansas City Royals, 1977-81San Francisco Giants, 1982-84Philadelphia Phillies, 1984Chris McMullan (1987-90)Texas Rangers, 1990-91John Nathans Boston Red Sox, 2001- 2002Nate Rewers (1996-99)Cincinnati Reds, 1999Independent, 2000-2002Craig Saccavino (1989-92)Minnesota Twins, 1992-95Jack Sanford (1938-39)Washington Senators, 1940-41,1946

Bobby St. Pierre (1993-95)New York Yankees, 1995-98Cleveland Indians, 1999Atlanta Braves, 2000Independent, 1999-00

G.R. Schalick (1997-2000)Baltimore Orioles, 2000Mike Smith (1997-2000)Toronto Blue Jays, 2000-Mark Sweeney (1987-90)Cleveland Indians, 1990-93Andy Szarko (1990-93)Philadelphia Phillies, 1993Porter Vaughan (1938-40)Philadelphia Athletics 1940-41,1946*Member of UR Hall of Fame

Tim Stauffer

Mike McGirr Matt Craig

Brian Jordan and Sean Casey

28 • BRIAN JORDAN AND SEAN CASEY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSelected by St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 June FreeAgent DraftSpent three season with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons(1989-91) before deciding to concentrate solely onbaseball in 19922001: National League All-StarRanked 11th in National League with 40 doublesLed the Reds in games played (145), runs (69), hits(165), doubles (40) and RBI (89)

2000: Batted .264 with 17 home runs and 77 RBI asBraves won NL East1999: National League All-Star; Signed as freeagent with Atlanta Braves during offseason1998: Enjoyed successful season with .316 battingaverage, 100 runs scored, 34 doubles, seventriples, 25 home runs and 91 RBI.1997: Hindered by injuries1996: Posted career highs to date in battingaverage (.310) and RBI (104)1995: Led team in runs scored (83) and hits (145);Had Cardinals longest homer of season with 460-ft. blast at New York (April 28)At Richmond: Earned All-America and All-Conference honors in football and All-Conferencehonors in baseball

JORDAN’S CAREER STATISTICSYr Team BA SLG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB85 Richmond .262 .538 54 195 47 51 9 0 15 36 30 2186 Richmond .347 .636 34 121 32 42 10 2 7 31 17 987 Richmond .359 .595 55 220 66 79 14 4 10 36 18 27UR Totals .321 .584 143 536 145 172 33 6 32 103 65 9188 Hamilton .310 .605 19 71 12 22 3 1 4 12 6 3

89 St. Ptrsbrg .349 .628 11 43 7 15 4 1 2 11 0 090 Arkansas .160 .180 16 50 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

St. Ptrsbrg .167 .233 9 30 3 5 0 1 0 1 2 091 Louisville .264 .429 61 212 35 56 11 4 4 24 17 1092 St. Louis .207 .373 55 193 17 40 9 4 5 22 10 7

Louisville .290 .400 43 155 23 45 3 1 4 16 8 1393 St. Louis .309 .543 67 223 33 69 10 6 10 44 12 6

Louisville .375 .597 38 144 24 54 13 2 5 35 16 994 St. Louis .258 .410 53 178 14 46 8 2 5 35 16 4

95 St. Louis .296 .488 131 490 83 145 20 4 22 81 22 2296 St. Louis .310 .483 140 513 82 159 36 1 17 104 29 2497 St. Louis .234 .269 47 145 17 34 5 0 0 10 10 698 St. Louis .316 .534 150 564 100 178 34 7 25 91 40 1799 Atlanta .283 .465 153 576 100 163 28 4 23 115 51 1300 Atlanta .264 .421 133 489 71 129 26 0 17 77 38 1001 Atlanta .295 .49 148 560 82 165 32 3 25 97 312 302 Los Angeles .285 .469 128 471 65 134 27 3 18 80 34 203 Los Angeles .299 .420 66 224 28 67 9 0 6 28 23 30MLB Totals .287 .469 1205 4402 644 1262 235 34 167 736 293 114*Major league career highs listed in italics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSTwo-Time National League All-StarOne of Major League Baseball’s most consistenthitters2001: National League All-Star; Led the Reds ingames played (145), runs (69), hits (165), doubles(40) and RBI (89)2000: Led National League and was second inmajor leagues with .372 batting average after theAll-Star break.

1999: National League All-Star; Received MajorLeague Baseball’s Hutch Award for unswervingdetermination and uncompromising devotion tobaseball, dedication to team, community andfamily, as well as competitive spirit and ability tobattle through adversity.1998: Traded night before opening day fromCleveland to Cincinnati for pitcher Dave Burba;Played in 96 games with Reds and batted .272 in302 at bats1997: First Major League start came as designatedhitter against the New York YankeesMinor Leagues: Hit .344 for Class AAA BuffaloBison and led team to playoffs in 1997Led Carolina League in batting (.331) andslugging percentage (.544) and was selected toAll-Star team, garnering game MVP honors, in 1996At Richmond: Selected in the second round by the Cleveland Indians in the 1995 MajorLeague Draft; Led nation with .461 batting average as a junior; Finished fifth nationallyin slugging percentage (.824) and third in doubles (26)

CASEY’S CAREER STATISTICSYr Team BA SLG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB93 Richmond .386 .526 48 171 30 66 18 0 2 31 19 094 Richmond .371 .683 55 224 55 83 23 1 13 57 28 095 Richmond .461 .855 55 193 63 89 26 1 14 70 37 2UR Totals .405 .673 158 588 148 238 67 2 29 158 84 295 Watertown .329 .440 55 207 26 68 18 0 2 37 18 396 Kinston .331 .544 92 344 62 114 31 3 12 57 —- 197 Akron .386 .598 62 241 38 93 19 1 10 66 —- 0

Buffalo .361 .667 20 72 12 26 7 0 5 18 —- 0Cleveland .200 .200 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0

Minor Totals .348 .545 229 864 138 301 75 4 29 178 86 498 Cincinnati .272 .417 96 302 44 82 21 1 7 52 43 199 Cincinnati .332 .539 151 594 103 197 42 3 25 99 61 000 Cincinnati .315 .517 133 480 69 151 33 2 20 85 52 101 Cincinnati .310 .458 145 533 69 165 40 0 13 89 43 302 Cincinnati .261 .362 120 425 56 111 25 0 6 42 43 203 Cincinnati .291 .408 147 573 71 167 19 3 14 80 51 58MLB Totals .302 .467 651 2344 342 708 161 6 71 368 243 7

*Major league career highs listed in italics

Brian JordanOF • 6-1 • 205

Baltimore, Md. (Milford)Bats: Right, Throws: Right

Sean Casey1B • 6-4 • 225

Pittsburgh, PA (Upper St. Clair)Bats: Left, Throws: Right

On February 8, 2003, Sean Casey was inducted into the Richmond Athletic Hall Of Fame.Casey played for the Spiders from 1993 to 1995 and still holds the career record for doubles(67) with John Dorman. During 1995, he was taken in the second round by the ClevelandIndians. Casey quickly established himself as one of the major league’s premier hitters.

In five professional seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Casey has compiled a .302 career batting

average. A two-time All-Star (1999 and 2001), Casey led the Reds and ranked fourth in theNational League with a .332 average in 1999, his first full season in the majors.

Casey joins fellow Spider baseball standout Brian Jordan in the Richmond Athletic Hall ofFame. Jordan was inducted in 1995.

HALL OF FAME HONOREES

All-Time Records

ALL-T IME RECORDS • 29

All-Time ResultsYear W-L Coach Captains1915 5-4 Frank Dobson Hundley Wiley1916 10-6 Frank Dobson Lee Liggan1917 10-1 Frank Dobson Malcolm Pitt1918 8-5 Frank Dobson Thomas Miller1919 4-9 Frank Dobson Llewellyn Northern1920 7-4 Frank Dobson Hugo Blankenship1921 5-9 Frank Dobson Waverly Jones1922 9-7 Frank Dobson T.B Towill1923 9-7 Frank Dobson Hobson Snead1924 10-4 Frank Dobson J.C. Fray1925 12-6-1 Frank Dobson G.F. Cook1926 11-5-1 Frank Dobson Sam Creath1927 10-9 Frank Dobson Basil Minter1928 15-3 Frank Dobson Oscar Fary1929 8-6 Frank Dobson William Creath1930 12-1 Frank Dobson Winston Browne1931 4-5 Frank Dobson Henry Dohrman1932 8-5 Frank Dobson Jack Stallings1933 3-7 Frank Dobson Ed Perlowski1934 12-7 Dave Miller Elwood Snead1935 18-2-1 Malcolm Pitt Bennie Campbell1936 14-6 Malcolm Pitt Stan Ciecko1937 14-4 Malcolm Pitt Bucky Jacobs1938 7-11 Malcolm Pitt Petey Jacobs1939 14-2 Malcolm Pitt Jack Sanford1940 16-2 Malcolm Pitt Stuart Hoskins1941 14-8 Malcolm Pitt Ned Butcher1942 11-6 Malcolm Pitt Sonny Wholey1943 14-4 Malcolm Pitt Al Wheeler1944 5-3 Malcolm Pitt Courtney Lawler1945 8-2 Malcolm Pitt ——————-1946 8-6-1 Malcolm Pitt ——————-1947 20-3 Malcolm Pitt Jack Null1948 13-8 Malcolm Pitt Bob Kilpatrick1949 12-9 Malcolm Pitt Dan Ramer, Tom Billingsley1950 8-9 Malcolm Pitt Bo Nelson, Walt Bolen1951 11-8 Malcolm Pitt Roy Paulette, Bob Stephens1952 13-6 Malcolm Pitt Warren Long1953 9-9 Malcolm Pitt Ed Ketchie, Russ Cheatham1954 9-8 Malcolm Pitt Barry Saunders, Pinky Dwyer1955 10-11 Malcolm Pitt Barry Saunders1956 9-8 Malcolm Pitt Bucky Luck1957 11-10-1 Malcolm Pitt Carl Carnes1958 13-3 Malcolm Pitt Charles Leonard1959 10-4 Malcolm Pitt Chuck Boone, Alan Cole1960 13-3 Malcolm Pitt ——————-1961 11-4 Malcolm Pitt Charles Revere, Doug Martin1962 12-5 Malcolm Pitt Mel Rideout1963 10-8-1 Malcolm Pitt Bobby Stewart1964 8-11 Malcolm Pitt Al McNamee, Don Douglas1965 13-10 Malcolm Pitt Bob Philyaw, Dick Thompson1966 17-6 Malcolm Pitt Richie Sharff1967 13-9 Malcolm Pitt —————————1968 9-11-1 Malcolm Pitt —————————1969 6-12 Malcolm Pitt Tom Gilman, Lucky Jacobs1970 9-13 Malcolm Pitt Steve Kennedy1971 14-13 Malcolm Pitt Tom Bondurant1972 21-8 Chuck Boone Reggie Dunnavant1973 16-8 Chuck Boone Roger Hatcher & Philip Rowland1974 22-12 Chuck Boone Marshall Owen, Bill Daly1975 17-16 Chuck Boone Chris Williams, Charles Talley

Pat Waguespack1976 20-12 Chuck Boone Jim Pedgio1977 19-17 Tommy Gilman Renie Martin1978 21-12 Tommy Gilman Kevin Harvey1979 23-18 Tommy Gilman Al Bowles, Dave Thomas1980 24-14 Tommy Gilman Tim Cecil, Paul Bernstorf1981 24-19-1 Tommy Gilman Giff Breed1982 20-15 Tommy Gilman Randy Milligan, Eddie Santa

Mike Zacharias1983 22-11 Tommy Gilman Andy Allanson, Ken Harvey

Eddie Santa1984 14-22 Tommy Gilman Jeff Brown1985 20-29-1 Ron Atkins Stu Brown, Rocky Walker

Mike Gibbons1986 24-31 Ron Atkins Stuart Brown, Bubba Paris1987 21-25 Ron Atkins David Dip, Andy Malloy1988 26-33 Ron Atkins Andy Malloy, Mike Zambo

1989 23-24 Ron Atkins Andy Malloy, Mike Zambo,Bryan Miltenberger, Rob Reid,C.P. Richardson, Don Vossler

1990 27-19-1 Ron Atkins Tom Kruza, Chris McMullan1991 31-20 Ron Atkins Steve Burton, Rick Jarvis, Steve Bernhardt1992 32-17 Ron Atkins Steve Bernhardt, Sean Gavaghan, Craig Saccavino1993 29-18-1 Ron Atkins Mark Foster, Kevin McNamara, Burr Milliken1994 36-19 Ron Atkins Jeff Dausch, Wayne Hoy, Chris Piela, Tom Scioscia1995 43-17 Ron Atkins Sean Ryan, Sean Casey, Mark Budzinski1996 27-25 Ron Atkins P.J. McGrory, Sean Ryan,

Mike Walton1997 34-26 Ron Atkins Jamie Cappetta, David Luca,

Brian Steimle1998 41-17-1 Ron Atkins John Wagler, Jeff Wood,

Curtis Brown1999 41-17 Ron Atkins Mike Dwyer, Jeff Kenney,

Nate Rewers, David Sifford2000 25-29 Ron Atkins Josh Lamberg, G.R. Schalick,

Mike Smith2001 27-26 Ron Atkins Vito Chiaravalloti, Mike Gula, Mike McGirr

2002 53-13 Ron Atkins Vito Chiaravalloti, Mike Gula, Mike McGirr2003 48-15 Ron Atkins Vito Chiaravalloti, Mike McGirr, Bryan Pritz

All-Time Team RecordsSEASONMost Games Played - 66 2002 (53-13)Best Winning Percentage - 923 1930 (21-1)Most Victories - 53 2002 (53-13)Fewest Victories - 3 1933 (3-7)Most Losses - 33 1988 (26-33)Fewest Losses -1 1917 (10-1)

1930 (12-1)Longest Winning Streak - 14 1935Highest Batting Average - .355 1926 (222/625)Highest Slugging Pct. -.537 1999 (1058/1970)Most At Bats – 2196 - 2002Most Runs - 497 2002Most Hits - 682 2002Most Runs Batted In - 453 2002Most Doubles - 150 2002Most Triples - 20 1985Most Home Runs - 101 1999Most Walks - 301 1994Most Stolen Bases - 116 2003Most Strikeouts - 463 1999Most Runs Scored Per Game- 10.73 1917 (118 in 11 games)Fewest Runs Allowed Per Game - 2.11 1940 (38 runs in 1980)Best Shutout Ratio - 2.83 1962 (6 shutouts in 17 games)Best Earned Run Average - 1.98 1967

GAMELongest Game 17 innings vs. Fairleigh-Dickinson (3-2), 1978Most Runs Scored In Game 28 vs. G. Washington (28-5), 1996Most Runs Allowed in Game 28 vs. Duke (0-28), 1938

28 vs. UVA (2-28), 1971*2002 Records in Bold

Nic Jackson Ron Atkins

30 • ALL-T IME RECORDS

HITTING Batting AverageSeason -.4874 Andy Allanson (58/119), 1983Career -.4296 Jack Sanford (58/135),1938-39

Slugging PercentageSeason - .824 Sean Casey, 1995Career - .678 Greg Harding (408/602),’86-88

At BatsGame - 8 Kevin Harvey vs. FDU, 1978

Dave Thomas vs. FDU, 1978Season - 266 David Reaver, 2002Career - 895 David Reaver, 2000-2003

RunsGame - 6 Tom Scioscia vs. Radford, 1994Season - 78 Bryan Pritz, 2002Career - 220 Vito Chiaravalloti, 2000-2003

HitsGame - 6 Jeff Kenney vs. JMU, 1998

John Wagler vs. UNCW, 1998Season - 104 David Reaver (104/266), 2002Career - 307 David Reaver, 2000-2003

Runs Batted InGame - 8 Matt Pusey, 1997Season - 86 Vito Chiaravalloti, 2002Career – 245 Vito Chiaravalloti, 2000-2003

DoublesSeason - 30 David Reaver, 2002Career - 67 John Dorman, 1993-96

Sean Casey, 1993-95

TriplesSeason - 8 Mike Gibbons, 1985Career - 12 Mike Gibbons, 1982-85 &

David Reaver, 2000-2003

Home RunsSeason - 24 Mike Dwyer, 1998Career – 61 Vito Chiaravalloti, 2000-2003

Total BasesSeason - 183 Mike Dwyer, 1998Career – 531 Vito Chiaravalloti, 2000-2003

Walks Season - 55 John Wagler, 1997Career - 166 John Dorman, 1993-96

Stolen BasesSeason - 35 John Wagler, 1998Career - 84 John Wagler 1995-98

Strikeouts Season - 52 Nic Jackson, 1999Career - 137 Steve Burton, 1988-91

PITCHINGGames Pitched Season - 23 C.P. Richardson, 1988

Henry Ogden, 1994Career – 73 Andy Givens, 1999-2003

Complete GamesSeason - 13 Tim Stauffer, 2002Career - 27 Dick Balderson, 1966-68

Sean Gavaghan, 1989-92

Victories Season – 15 Tim Stauffer (15-3), 2002Career - 33 Sean Gavaghan (33-17), ‘89-92

Losses Season - 8 Matt Wimmel (2-8), 1984Career - 20 C.P. Richardson, 1986-89

SavesSeason - 7 Andy Givens, 2002Career - 12 Andy Given, 1999-2003

ShutoutsSeason - 4 Frank Griffith, 1962

Dick Balderson, 1967Career - 7 Dick Balderson, 1966-68

Renie Martin, 1974-77

Winning PercentageSeason - 1.000 Bucky Jacobs (7-0), 1936

Al Wheeler (7-0), 1942Career - .950 Bucky Jacobs (19-1), 1935-37

Innings PitchedGame - 14 Robert Philyaw vs. W&M,1964

Al Bowles vs. F-D, 1978Season - 146 Tim Stauffer, 2002Career - 392.1 Sean Gavaghan, 1989-92

Earned Run AverageSeason - 0.69 Roger Hatcher, 1973Career - 1.58 Dick Balderson, 1966-68

Strikeouts Game - 20 Bucky Jacobs vs. HSC, 1937Season – 146 Tim Stauffer, 2003Career – 362 Tim Stauffer, 2001-2003

Fewest Hits Per Nine InningsSeason - 3.99 Porter Vaughan (31/70), 1939Career - 4.99 Porter Vaughan (122/220),1938-40

Fewest Walks Per Nine InningsSeason - 1.17 Carl Carnes (11/85.0), 1957Career - 1.56 Billy Mitchell (24/138.1), 1948,1950-51

Most Strikeouts Per Nine InningsSeason - 12.89 Porter Vaughan (95/66.1), 1940Career - 10.39 Porter Vaughan (254/220.0),1938-40

Most Consecutive VictoriesSeason – 11 Tim Stauffer, 2002Career - 18 Bucky Jacobs, 1935-37

No HittersBucky Jacobs (1-0) vs. Virginia Tech, 1937Bucky Jacobs (4-0) vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1937Bucky Jacobs (2-0) vs. VMI, 1937Ned Butcher (11-0) vs. Yale, 1939Ed Ketchie (5-0) vs. Randolph-Macon, 1952

Vito Chiaravalloti

Andy Givens

David Reaver

Annual Leaders (since 1990)

ALL-T IME LEADERS • 3 1

BATTING AVERAGE2003 Ben Zeskind .3662002 David Reaver .3912001 Bryan Pritz .3492000 Matt Craig .3651999 Nate Rewers .4131998 Mike Dwyer .3561997 Matt Pusey .4011996 Matt Pusey .4001995 Sean Casey .4611994 Tom Scioscia .3981993 Sean Casey .3861992 Steve Bernhardt .3531991 Steve Burton .3841990 Jordan Matter .387

HOME RUNS2003 Jim Fasano 162002 Vito Chiaravalloti 232001 Vito Chiaravalloti 172000 G.R. Schalick 121999 Mike Dwyer 211998 Mike Dwyer 241997 Matt Pusey 151996 Justin Lamber 111995 Sean Casey 141994 Jeff Dausch 141993 Jeff Dausch 61992 Tom Scioscia 111991 Steve Burton 101990 Steve Burton 11

RBI2003 Jim Fasano 682002 Vito Chiaravalloti 862001 Vito Chiaravalloti 602000 Matt Craig 471999 Mike Dwyer 781998 Mike Dwyer 721997 Matt Pusey 851996 Justin Lamber 441995 Sean Casey 701994 Jeff Dausch 651993 Tom Scioscia 371992 Mark Foster 411991 Steve Burton 581990 Steve Burton 46

RUNS2003 David Reaver 532002 Bryan Pritz 782001 Vito Chiaravalloti 592000 Matt Craig 511999 Mike Dwyer 771998 Jeff Kenney 671997 John Wagler 701996 John Dorman 631995 Mark Budzinski 731994 Jeff Dausch 601993 Jeff Dausch 441992 Tom Scioscia 391991 Steve Bernhardt 501990 Mark Foster 40

HITS2003 Ben Zeskind 782002 David Reaver 1042001 Bryan Pritz 762000 Matt Craig 731999 Mike Dwyer 941998 Mike Dwyer 881997 Matt Pusey 1011996 John Dorman 621995 Sean Casey 891994 Sean Casey 831993 Sean Casey 661992 Steve Bernhardt 661991 Steve Burton 681990 Jordan Matter 72

STOLEN BASES2003 Bobby LeNoir 292002 David Reaver 322001 Bryan Pritz 222000 Dan Phipps 101999 Jeff Kenney 201998 John Wagler 351997 John Wagler 281996 John Dorman 241995 John Dorman 261994 Jeff Dausch 131993 Chris Piela 181992 Chris Piela 141991 Chris Piela 161990 Mark Foster 7

WINS2003 Mike McGirr 10

Jason Bolinski 102002 Tim Stauffer 152001 Tim Stauffer 7

Thomas Martin 72000 Mike Smith 101999 Mike Smith 111998 Jason Morris 111997 David Luca 61996 David Luca 61995 Bobby St. Pierre 111994 Bobby St. Pierre 111993 Mark Foster 71992 Sean Gavaghan 91991 Sean Gavaghan 111990 Sean Gavaghan 8

APPEARANCES2003 Andy Givens 192002 Tim Stauffer 20

Matt McLaughlin 202001 Brian Lane 212000 Andy Givens 201999 Bobby Basham 211998 Mike Smith 181997 David Luca 21

Robbie Preston 211996 Brian Steimle 171995 John Duffy 21

Kevin Brady 211994 Henry Ogden 231993 Andy Szarko 181992 Sean Gavaghan 181991 Andy Szarko 201990 Rick Jarvis 16

GAMES STARTED2003 Tim Stauffer 15

Mike McGirr 152002 Tim Stauffer 182001 Thomas Martin 162000 Mike Smith 181999 Mike Smith 161998 Jason Morris 171997 Justin Lamber 16

1996 David Luca 121995 Bobby St. Pierre 181994 Bobby St. Pierre 141993 Mark Foster 121992 Sean Gavaghan 13

Craig Saccavino 131991 Sean Gavaghan 161990 Sean Gavaghan 12

SAVES2003 John Cronin 2

Matt McLoughlin 2Andy Givens 2

2002 Andy Givens 72001 Brian Lane 2

Bake Leonards 22000 Five Tied 11999 Bobby Basham 41998 Casey Burns 3

Greg Yaffa 31997 David Luca 3

Brian Steimle 31996 Brian Steimle 41995 Henry Ogden 3

Justin Lamber 31994 Dalton Maine 41993 Andy Szarko 61992 Brian Helms 41991 Andy Szarko 41990 Rick Jarvis 4

INNINGS PITCHED2003 Tim Stauffer 114.02002 Tim Stauffer 146.02001 Mike McGirr 105.02000 Mike Smith 129.11999 Mike Smith 114.01998 Jason Morris 116.21997 Robbie Preston 90.11996 David Luca 87.11995 Bobby St. Pierre 129.01994 Bobby St. Pierre 102.31993 Mark Foster 78.01992 Sean Gavaghan 96.01991 Sean Gavaghan 131.31990 Sean Gavaghan 87.0

David Luca Sean Gavaghan

Jeff Daush Matt Pusey

2004 Opponents All-Time Results

32 • 2004 OPPONENTS ALL-T IME RESULTS

Coastal Carolina (2-3)First Meeting – February 24, 1995, Win 5-4Last Meeting – February 28, 1999, Loss 7-6

Dayton (6-0)First Meeting – May 11, 2002, Win 5-1 Last Meeting – April 13, 2003, Win 10-5

Duquesne (5-1)First Meeting – April 13, 2002, Win 10-0 Last Meeting – May 11, 2003, Win 13-4

Fordham (3-0)First Meeting – 1923, Loss 8-4Last Meeting – March 31, 2002, Win 6-5

George Washington (57-32)First Meeting – 1934, Loss 4-5Last Meeting – May 17, 2003, Win 8-2

James Madison (40-43-1)First Meeting – 1978, Win, 3-1 Last Meeting – April 8, 2003, Win 5-4

Kent State (1-2)First Meeting – 1968, Loss 6-4Last Meeting – February 26, 1999, Loss 6-3

La Salle (6-0)First Meeting – May 4, 2002, Win 8-1 Last Meeting – April 19, 2003, Win 12-1

Liberty (22-11)First Meeting – March 25, 1985, Win 10-7Last Meeting – April 29, 2003, Win 12-6

Old Dominion (50-55)First Meeting – 1968, Win 8-2Last Meeting – April 28, 2003, Win 8-3

Ohio State (7-3)First Meeting – 1936, Win 9-0Last Meeting – 1941, Loss 5-1

Penn State (9-6)First Meeting – March 14, 1987, Loss 9-8Last Meeting – March 16, 2002, Loss 7-2

Quinnipiac2004 is the First Meeting

Radford (15-9)First Meeting – March 19, 1991, Loss 6-8 Last Meeting – May 6, 2003, Loss 3-13

Saint Joseph’s (4-1)First Meeting – February 19, 1994, Win 13-3Last Meeting – April 17, 2002, Win 12-3

Towson (18-7)First Meeting – April 23, 1981, Loss 3-6 Last Meeting – April 15, 2003, Loss 10-19

The Citadel (2-0)First Meeting – 1957, Win 8-3Last Meeting – February 17, 2002, Win 4-3

UMass (8-3)First Meeting – 1955, Win 10-1Last Meeting – May 24, 2003, Win 7-4 (Atlantic10 Championship game)

Virginia (56-66-2)First Meeting – 1897, Loss, 4-9Last Meeting – April, 1, 2003, Loss 4-11

Virginia Commonwealth (32-29)First Meeting – 1979, Win 15-4Last Meeting – April 30, 2003, Win 11-5

Virginia Military Institute (99-31)First Meeting – 1894, Win 11-3Last Meeting – March 5, 2003, Win 9-8

Virginia Tech (76-57-1)First Meeting – 1935, Win 8-3Last Meeting – May 7, 2003, Win 15-12

West Virginia (11-21)First Meeting – 1951, Loss 4-0Last Meeting – February 25, 2001, W 5-1

William & Mary (140-69-1)First Meeting – 1895, Win 20-3Last Meeting – May 12, 2003, Loss 3-5

Xavier (4-3)First Meeting – April 19, 2002, Loss, 0-1 Last Meeting – May 16, 2003, Win 6-3

Catcher Adam Tidball

#11 David Reaver

Post-Season History

POST-SEASON HISTORY • 33

1972The University of Richmond baseball team enjoyed one of its finest seasonsever, finishing with a 21-8 record. The team was led by first-year headcoach Chuck Boone and shortstop Reggie Dunnavant who served as teamcaptain.Boone enjoyed a successful year as head coach, leading the Spiders to athen school-record 21 victories. Richmond won six of its first seven gamesof the season and also swept four consecutive doubleheaders on its way toan 11-game winning streak, the longest since a 14-game streak in 1935.The Spiders captured the Southern Conference title, the Big Five title andreceived a bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time inschool history.The NCAA’s District 3 tournament was held at Gastonia, NC, and pittedthe Spiders against in-state rival and ACC champion Virginia in a first-round matchup. Richmond fell to the Cavaliers 18-2.In the second round, the Spiders faced the Florida State Seminoles, whohad received an at-large bid and lost their first-round contest to SouthAlabama. Florida State won 10-5 and eliminated the Spiders from the tour-nament.Boone earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year and Dunnavantclaimed the league’s MVP award, posting a .337 batting average. Pitcherand first baseman Roger Hatcher recorded a 6-1 record and batted .330, fin-ishing second in the league’s MVP voting. Second baseman MarshallOwen and outfielder Les Keenan were also selected to the first team, whilethird baseman Bill Daly received honorable mention all-conference.

1972 — Gastonia, N.C.Virginia 18, Richmond 2

Florida State 10, Richmond 5

1986The 1986 Richmond squad finished the season with an overall record of 24-31 but was able to win the inaugural CAA tournament title in dramaticfashion to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.The team was coached by Ron Atkins, with catcher Stuart Brown and sec-ond baseman Bubba Paris serving as team captains. Richmond fielded arather young team, which included 11 freshmen, five of whom started.The Spiders struggled early in the season with a 10-game losing streak,including two losses to Auburn and four losses to Florida State.The Spiders were led offensively by senior P/DH Kevin Sickinger, whoposted a .330 batting average and senior Bubba Paris, who finished with a.321 average and a team-leading 63 hits. The squad’s home run leaderswere two freshmen, outfielders Greg Harding and Brian Jordan, who eachsmacked 15. Harding also led the team in runs batted in with 44.The pitch-ing staff was led by right hander Kevin Sickinger, who posted a 9-1 recordand an ERA of 4.38. The Spiders captured two of the first three games in the conference tour-nament to earn a spot in the championship game against host East

Carolina. It would be the sixth meeting between the two teams that sea-son. Richmond yielded five first-inning runs to the Pirates before answer-ing in the fourth with a five-spot of its own, which included home runs byAndy Malloy and Pete Engels. The Spiders held ECU scoreless for theremainder of the contest en route to an 8-5 win and their first CAAChampionship.Richmond’s next stop was Stillwater, OK, and the Midwest Regional of theNCAA Tournament. In the first round, the Spiders fell to a powerfulOklahoma State team, 20-8. Richmond then faced Oregon State in theloser’s bracket elimination game. The Spiders bats were stifled all day, asOSU combined for a two-hitter and a 7-1 win.

1986 — Stillwater, Okla.Oklahoma State 20, Richmond 8 (May 22, 1986)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EOk. State 5 3 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 20 22 3UR 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 8 11 1WP - Walton (12-2); LP - Lowe (2-7)HR - Fariss (OSU), Ventura (OSU), Espinal 2 (OSU), Barragan 2 (OSU), Wilkinson 2 (OSU), Paris (UR)Attn: 2,200Spider MVP: Andy Malloy, 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R

Oregon State 7, Richmond 1 (May 23, 1986)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

OSU 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 11 1UR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3WP - Sipple (8-3); LP - Richardson (6-6)HR - Brundage 2 (OSU)Attn: 1,332Spider MVP: Bubba Paris, 1-2

1972Gastonia, NC

Virginia 18, Richmond 2Florida State 10, Richmond 5

1986Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma State 20, Richmond 8Oregon State 7, Richmond 1

1995Clemson, SC

Richmond 8, Jacksonville 2Winthrop 9, Richmond 8

Alabama 11, Richmond 4

1997Miami, FL

Miami 11, Richmond 4Richmond 10, St. John’s 4Florida 16, Richmond 2

1998Gainesville, FL

Richmond 12, Baylor 10Wake Forest 6, Richmond 5

Florida 15, Richmond 3

1999Winston-Salem, NC

Richmond 5, Virginia Tech 3Wake Forest 12, Richmond 1Richmond 11, Virginia Tech 8Richmond 9, Wake Forest 3Wake Forest 13, Richmond 3

2002Winston-Salem, NC – Sub-Regional

Richmond 15, Navy 5Richmond 3, Wake Forest 2Wake Forest 5, Richmond 4Richmond 7, Wake Forest 5

Lincoln, Neb. – Super-RegionalNebraska 2, Richmond 0Richmond 6, Nebraska 2Nebraska 11, Richmond 6

2003Palo Alto, Calif. – Sub-Regional

UC-Riverside 10, Richmond 8Richmond 5, Univ. Ill. – Chicago 0

Richmond 8, UC-Riverside 1Stanford 19, Richmond 6

NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1995 CAA Champions

34 • POST-SEASON HISTORY

1995The 1995 Richmond squad set a number of school records, including themark for most victories in one season (43). The Spiders finished with a 43-17 overall record and earned a berth in the NCAA East Regionals atClemson, SC, where they defeated Jacksonville 8-2 in the first round.The Spiders were led by head coach Ron Atkins, who notched his 300thvictory in a win over Radford during the season. First baseman Sean Casey,outfielder Mark Budzinski and third baseman Sean Ryan were UR’s tri-captains.Leading the way offensively was Casey, who finished the season as thenation’s leading hitter with a .461 batting average. He was twice named theCAA Player of the Week, was selected as the CAA and ECAC Player of theYear, and became the first player in the history of the CAA to win theleague’s triple crown.The culmination of the season was the NCAA East Regionals, whereRichmond was seeded fourth. In the first round, the Spiders facedJacksonville University. Richmond jumped out to an 8-0 lead with a six-run eighth inning and cruised to an 8-2 victory to advance in the win-ners’ bracket. Casey was 2 for 5 with three RBI against the Dolphins. JohnDorman had two RBI and two runs scored.Richmond’s next opponent was Winthrop. After spotting the Eagles fourruns in the first, UR battled back and took an 8-4 lead into the bottom ofthe eighth. Winthrop responded with five runs in the inning and held onfor a dramatic 9-8 triumph. John Wagler and Scott Mealey each homeredfor the Spiders. St. Pierre struck out seven batters in six innings of action.The Spider’s final matchup was against Alabama. The Crimson Tidepitchers allowed just four hits in the game and UR was eliminated with an11-4 loss. Casey and P.J. McGrory each collected two doubles.At the conclusion of the season, Casey, St. Pierre and Budzinski were alldrafted by major league organizations. Casey (2nd round) and Budzinski(23rd round) were chosen by the Cleveland Indians. St. Pierre (7th round)was selected by the New York Yankees.

1995 — Clemson, S.C.Richmond 8, Jacksonville 2 (May 25, 1995)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 8 8 2Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 3WP - Ogden (8-2); LP - McKenna (9-5)HR - NoneAttn: N/ASpider MVP: Henry Ogden, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 Ks

Winthrop 9, Richmond 8 (May 26, 1995)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UR 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 8 11 3Winthrop 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 X 9 10 1WP - Wofford (1-0); LP - Daly (1-1)HR - Mealey (UR), Wagler (UR), Hollingswort (W), Keller (W)Attn: 1,433Spider MVP: John Wagler, 1-5, 3 RBI, 1 R, HR

Alabama 11, Richmond 4 (May 27, 1995)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UA 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 11 16 1UR 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 10 1WP - Collins (5-5); LP - Duffy (10-4)HR - Mohr (UA)Attn: 4,767Spider MVP: Sean Casey, 2-4, 2 RBI

1997Following a roller-coaster season, Richmond’s baseball team finished on anupswing, capturing the 1997 Colonial Athletic Association Championshipand finishing fourth in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament.The seventh-seeded Spiders defeated #2 Old Dominion 8-5, #3 JamesMadison 14-0 and #5 East Carolina 6-3 to reach the title game of the CAATournament.Richmond and East Carolina met in the Championship Game and the

Spiders did not have a hit through five innings. Richmond used a pair ofsingles and a three-run homer by senior Matt Pusey in the sixth to tie thegame 3-3. Richmond scored two more in the sixth and four in the top ofthe ninth and led 9-4. The Pirates rallied with four in the ninth and hadrunners on first and second with one out before senior David Luca struckout the final two batters and Richmond had its second CAA title. Lucaearned a win and two saves in the tournament. Junior outfielder JohnWagler was named Most Valuable Player, hitting .688 (11-16) with eightruns.The Spiders would be the #6 seed in the Atlantic Region and would facetop-seeded Miami on its home field. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 6-0lead after three innings and cruised to an 11-4 victory.Immediately following the Miami game, the Spiders faced Big EastChampion St. John’s in an elimination game. The Red Storm took a 4-0lead after two innings. Richmond scored a pair in the fifth and took thelead in the seventh on a towering three-run homer by freshman AndrewSlater, leading the Spiders to a 10-4 win. Luca pitched the final five inningsand surrendered five singles, three walks and struck out five.Richmond faced Florida on Saturday and the Gators scored 11 times in thethird inning on their way to a 16-2 win to end Richmond’s season.Sophomore shortstop Jeff Kenney was named to the All-Regional Team,going 5-12 (.417) with a pair of doubles.

1997 — Coral Gables, Fla.Miami 11, Richmond 4 (May 23, 1997)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EUR 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 1Miami 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 X 11 13 1WP - Artega (11-3); LP - Morris (5-2)HR - Pusey (UR), Burrell (UM), Huff (UM), Michaels (UM)Attn: 752Spider MVP: Jeff Kenney, 4-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR

Richmond 10, St. John’s 4 (May 23, 1997)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UR 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3 10 11 2SJU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1WP - Luca (6-2); LP - Hughes (8-4)HR - Slater (UR)Attn: 788Spider MVP: Andrew Slater, 1-3, 3 RBI, HR

Florida 16, Richmond 2 (May 24, 1997)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UF 0 1 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 16 18 0UR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5WP - Bond (3-3); LP - Lamber (5-6)HR - NoneAttn: 1,035Spider MVP: Jeff Kenney, 2-4, 1 R

1998It was another record-breaking year as the Spiders recorded the third mostwins in school history (41) en route to their third NCAA Tournamentappearance in four years.UR also garnered its second straight CAA Championship. The Spidersswept through the conference tournament undefeated becoming the firstschool in conference history to win back-to-back titles without losing agame.UR’s 41st and final victory of the season was perhaps its most impressive.The Spiders trailed 19th-ranked Baylor in the first round of the NCAATournament 6-0 after one inning and 9-0 through five innings. A three-runhomer by John Wagler in the sixth closed the gap to 9-4. The Spidersadded four more runs over the next two innings and trailed 10-8 headinginto the top of the ninth. Freshman Nic Jackson led off with a solo shot, hissecond home run of the game, to cut the gap to 10-9. The Spiders weredown to their last out when Jeff Kenney came to the plate. Facing a 2-1count with runners on first and second Kenney unleashed a shot over theleft field fence that sent Spider fans in a frenzy. The three-run homer gaveRichmond a dramatic 12-10 victory.

POST-SEASON HISTORY • 35

UR advanced to the winners’ bracket to face Wake Forest, a team theSpiders had beaten during the regular season 4-0. Richmond held a 4-1lead through five innings but the Demon Deacons stormed back to claim a6-5 win. The Spiders fell the next day to host Florida, 15-3, and were elim-inated from the tournament.Junior Mike Dwyer set a UR and CAA record for home runs in a seasonwith 24. As a team the Spiders shattered the school mark for homers with85. The old mark of 68 was set in 1997.The stolen base record also fell as UR swiped 77 for the season surpassingthe old mark of 73 set in 1982.

1998 — Gainesville, Fla.Richmond 12, Baylor 10 (May 21, 1998)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EUR 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 4 12 15 2Baylor 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 10 2WP - Burns (4-0); LP - Outlaw (3-1)HR - Kenney (UR), Wagler (UR), Jackson 2 (UR), Topolski (BU), Williams (BU)Attn: 752Spider MVP: Jeff Kenney, 4-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR

Wake Forest 6, Richmond 5 (May 22, 1998)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

WFU 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 12 3UR 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 14 2WP - Schmitt (8-1); LP - Dwyer (8-5)HR - Rikard (WFU), Jackson (UR)Attn: 828Spider MVP: Mike Dwyer 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 R/7.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 1 K

Florida 15, Richmond 3 (May 23, 1998)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UF 6 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 15 15 1UR 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 2WP - Bond (5-1); LP - Smith (7-4)HR - Dill 2 (UF), Eillis (UF), Nicholson 2 (UF)Attn: 2,234Spider MVP: John Wagler, 2-4, 2 RBI

1999UR matched its third highest total for wins in a season (41) on the way toits fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five years.The Spiders were 36-13 during the regular season and compiled a 15-5CAA mark, which gave them the regular season title and the top seed inthe conference tournament. UR went 2-2 in the CAA Tournament butreceived an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.Richmond was the #2 seed in the Winston-Salem Regional. The Spidersfaced third-seeded Virginia Tech in the first round. Junior righthanderMike Smith went the distance for Richmond, allowing six hits, three runs,four walks and striking out seven in UR’s 5-3 win over the Hokies. Seniorsecond baseman Nate Rewers was 3-5 with one run and one RBI. His div-ing stop in the top of the first allowed the Hokies to score just one run afterloading the bases with no outs.Top-seeded Wake Forest blitzed the Spiders in the second round, scoringfour in the second, one in the third and three in the fourth to take an 8-0lead on its way to the 12-1 victory.The Spiders outscored Virginia Tech 11-8 in the third round matchup.Senior first baseman Mike Dwyer homered in the first, his 21st of the sea-

son and the 100th for Richmond, a school record. Senior shortstop JeffKenney hit a grand slam in the second to give Richmond a 6-0 lead. TheHokies took a 7-6 advantage in the fourth before UR fought back for thewin. Junior righthander Casey Burns went seven innings for the Spiderswith a career-high 15 strikeouts. He fanned nine of the final 10 batters hefaced.Freshman righty Mark Fisher was masterful in UR’s next game vs. WakeForest, going 6.2 innings with six hits, three runs, no walks and twostrikeouts as the Spiders topped the Demon Deacons 9-3. Wake Forestwould capture the Championship Game 13-3 to end UR’s season.

1999 — Winston-Salem, N.C. (Ernie Shore Field)Richmond 5, Virginia Tech 3 (May 28, 1999)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

VT 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1UR 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0WP - Smith (11-2); LP - Pinkman (9-5)HR - NoneAttn: 1,405Spider MVP: Mike Smith, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 7 Ks


WFU 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 12 18 1UR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 7WP - MacDougal (13-2); LP - Dwyer (10-5)HR - Daeley (WFU)Attn: 3,073Spider MVP: John Nathans, 2-2, 1 RBI

Richmond 11, Virginia Tech 8 (May 29, 1999)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UR 1 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 11 12 4VT 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 1WP - Burns (9-3); LP - Bowles (10-3)HR - Dwyer (UR), Kenney (UR)Attn: 920Spider MVP: Mike Dwyer, 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R

Richmond 9, Wake Forest 3 (May 30, 1999)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

UR 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 9 12 1WFU 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 1WP - Fisher (6-0); LP - Siemon (12-2)HR - Jackson (UR), Kenney (UR), Voshell (WFU)Attn: 2,845Spider MVP: Mike Dwyer, 3-5, 1 RBI, 1 R


WFU 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 1 0 13 17 0UR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 11 1WP - Briggs (6-0); LP - Leonards (3-3)HR - Borrell (WFU)Attn: 2,218Spider MVP: G.R. Shalick, 2-5, 1 RBI

2002UR recorded its most prolific season in the program’s 87-year history.The Spiders (53-13) set eight team and 11 individual program records ontheir way to the NCAA Super Regional. Richmond posted a 46-8 regular season mark and 22-2 in the Atlantic 10.UR claimed the regular-season Atlantic 10 West Division title and its sev-enth trip to the NCAA Tournament. UR entered the Regional as the #2 seed in Winston-Salem, N.C. Juniorright-hander Mike McGirr advanced the Spiders to the finals of theWinston-Salem Regional after earning his 10th consecutive win of theseason, over Navy. UR’s 17 hits led the squad to a 15-5 victory againstthe Midshipmen, the program’s 50th win of the season. Richmond facedhost Wake Forest in the final series. In a thrilling game, reliever AndyGivens forced a pop fly, with the game-tying runner on second, to out-fielder Bryan Pritz. Pritz caught the fly ball for the second out and firedit to third baseman David Reaver for the tag. UR took the 3-2 win and a

NCAA Tournament banner at the Winston-Salem Regional in 1999.

36 • POST-SEASON HISTORY

trip to the Regional final against the Demon Deacons. Wake Forestforced a second game with their 5-4 10-inning win. The Spiders clinchedtheir first-ever Regional title in a 7-5 victory. Junior Vito Chiaravallotiwent 2-5 with four RBI, and right-hander Matt McLoughlin’s perform-ance on the mound earned the Spiders a trip to Nebraska for the Super-Regional.Entering the program’s first Super-Regional, UR invaded HaymarketPark in Lincoln, Nebraska for a three game series. Nebraska grabbed thefirst win in front of a record 8,474 fans, 2-0. The Spiders rallied back inthe second game to take the victory 6-2. Junior Vito Chiaravalloti belteda one-out grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to break the 2-2 tie andgive Richmond the win. The Cornhuskers and Spiders entered the thirdand final game tied at one apiece. Richmond fell in the final game, 11-6,just one game away from the College World Series. Sophomore BryanPritz tied the game, 5-5, in the bottom of the seventh with a two-runhome run, but the hosts erupted for a five–run eighth to regain control.

2002 — Winston-Salem, N.C. (Ernie Shore Field)Richmond 15, Navy 5 (May 31, 2002)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ENavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 5 1UR 3 0 3 6 0 0 3 0 X 15 17 3WP - McGirr (12-1); LP - McDevitt (3-6)HR - Chiaravalloti 2 (UR), Hager (Navy)Attn: 365

Richmond 3, Wake Forest 2 (June 1, 2002)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Wake 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0UR 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 4WP - Stauffer (15-2); LP - Hill (3-3); S - Givens (7)HR - Craig (UR), Dolan (UR)Attn: 1,358

Wake Forest 5, Richmond 4 (June 2, 2002)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

UR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 11 2Wake 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 11 2WP - Bush (8-1); LP - Givens (3-2)HR - NoneAttn: 1,185

Richmond 7, Wake Forest 5 (June 2, 2002)Regional Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EUR 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 0Wake 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 11 2WP - McLoughlin (5-1); LP - Bach (6-2)HR - Chiaravalloti (UR), D’Antona (Wake)Attn: 1,1121

2002 – Lincoln, Neb. (Haymarket Field)Nebraska 2, Richmond 0 (June 7, 2002)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4Nebraska 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 3WP – Komine (9-0); LP – Stauffer (15-3)HR – NoneAttn: 8,474

Richmond 6, Nebraska 2 (June 8, 2002)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0UR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 0WP – Martin (8-0); LP – Duensing (6-2)HR – Blevins (Neb.), Chiaravalloti (UR)Attn: 8,481

Nebraska 11, Richmond 6 (June 9, 2002)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Nebraska 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 1 11 12 1UR 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 9 1WP – Komine (10-0); LP – Givens (3-3)HR – Seely (Neb.), Pritz (UR), Craig (UR)Attn: 8,569

2003Richmond posted a 48-15 overall record and a 19-4 record in the Atlantic10. The Spiders claimed their first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship andearned their eighth trip to the NCAA Tournament.The Spiders continued to make their mark earning eight All-Conferenceand six All-Championship honors and the Player and Pitcher of the Yearaccolades from the Atlantic 10UR once again claimed the A-10 regular season West Division title. Theythen captured the program’s first Atlantic 10 crown in a two game sweepof Massachusetts at Pitt Field, 8-0 and 7-4. With the win, the Spidersreceived the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Traveling farther than any other Spider squad, they headed to Palo Alto,California. After a 10-8 loss to UC-Riverside, senior Mike McGirr postedhis 10th win of the season as he led Richmond to a 5-0 shutout againstIllinois-Chicago. UR moved on to face UC-Riverside for the second timein two days. The Spiders’ 14 hits led the squad to an 8-2 victory and jun-ior Jason Bolinski recorded his 10th win of the season, allowing only sixhits. UR advanced to compete for its second Regional crown on Sunday.Playing their highest-ranked opponent of the season, the Spiders fell tohost and third-ranked Stanford Cardinal

2003 Palo Alto, Calif. (Sunken Diamond)UC-Riverside 10, Richmond 8 (May 30, 2003)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EUC-Riverside 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 10 15 2Richmond 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 16 3WP – Decker (4-0); LP – Stauffer (9-5)HR – Wahlbrink (UCR), Collette (UCR), Fasano (UR)Attend: 862

Richmond 5, Univ. Ill.-Chicago (May 31, 2003)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Richmond 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 1Univ. Ill-Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2WP – McGirr (10-1); LP – Martin (7-1)HR – Tidball (UR)Attend: 1340

Richmond 8, UC-Riverside 1 (May 31, 2003)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Richmond 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 8 14 1UC-Riverside 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2WP – Bolinski (10-1); LP – Fernandez (5-4) HR – noneAttend: 1303

Stanford 19, Richmond 6 (June 1, 2003)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Stanford 0 2 3 3 0 3 5 3 0 19 19 2Richmond 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 7 3WP – Romanczuk (11-0); LP – Rice (5-3)HR – Quentin (Stanford), Garko 2 (Stanford), Putnam (Stanford), Fasano (UR)Attend: 2270

2003 Spiders win their first Atlantic 10 Championship

Richmond Facilities / Pitt Field

RICHMOND FAC IL IT IES / P ITT F IELD • 37

When the University of Richmondentered the Atlantic 10 conference itbrought one of the nation’s finest base-ball facilities. Pitt Field, located on thecampus of the University ofRichmond, offers players and fans aunique and enjoyable setting forAmerica’s pastime.One of the most pristine diamonds incollegiate baseball sets in a quaint ball-park that is surrounded by large trees.The field sets on a hill that overlooksWesthampton Lake, the most scenicpart of campus.The Spiders play on an infield ofBermuda grass with red clay and sandbaselines. Modern drainage linesunder each baseline have made thefield easier to care for and help preventstanding water. The warning track inthe outfield is covered with granitedust. The outfield fence is eight feethigh with a 40-foot section in centerfield that is 10 feet high, and the entireoutfield fence is covered with shadescreen. There are signs on the outfieldfence commemorating championshipswon by the Spiders.

Pitt Field is symmetrical. The left and right fieldlines are 328 feet from home plate, while thepower alleys are 350 feet away. Dead center fieldis 380 feet from home plate.Outside the playing field the stadium boastsAstroturf bullpens, a batting cage along the third-base line and large dugouts with storage areas. Inaddition, Pitt Field has a sprinkler system and tar-paulins to protect the infield. The scoreboard inleft center field was donated by the RichmondBraves.Bleachers designed to accommodate 600 specta-tors and a two-story press box for local and visit-ing media provide an excellent setting for thosewho support and provide exposure for theSpiders. A sign on the front of the press box com-memorates Mac Pitt’s career and displays hisretired number, one. Many fans opt to sit on theembankment behind right and right-center field,providing a unique vantage point.When foul weather hits, the Spiders move

indoors to their training facility inMillhiser Gymnasium. The areaincludes batting nets, two pitchingareas, four areas for warm-up throwingand an area for hitting off a tee. Thereis a conference room used for meetingsof the outfielders, infielders and mem-bers of the pitching staff. The Spidersalso make use of the weight room in theRobins Center. Richmond’s newly ren-ovated, spacious locker room is alsolocated in the Robins Center, adjacentto Pitt Field.

Mac Pitt

The Richmond Baseball facilities have undergone recent renovations including dugouts,locker rooms and an indoor hitting area.

SUPPORT SERVICES • 39

Student-AthleteDevelopment andAcademic Services

In order to achieve excellence in all areas,Richmond student-athletes are encouragedto utilize the department’s academic supportservices. Under the direction of AcademicCoordinator Heather Murphy and MikeDahlem, the office is dedicated to enrichingthe student-athlete experience.

Richmond’s Student-Athlete Developmentand Academic Support office oversees theacademic services for all 19 varsity sports. Inaddition, the academic coordinators advisestudent-athletes in the areas of life skills,tutoring, class scheduling and careerplanning.

The academic coordinators also observe theprogress of Richmond student-athletesthroughout the school year and aid in theareas of scheduling tutors and providingmonitored study hall sessions. Each student-athlete also has easy access to the University’sWellness/Computer Lab.

The office is concerned with providingopportunities and support for Universitystudent-athletes to achieve success at thehighest level, both academically andathletically.

• Richmond student-athletes boast agraduation rate of 89 percent, rankedamong the nation’s best.

• Tutors on all subjects are available for allstudent-athletes.

• Student-athletes can take part in life andstudy skill seminars, as well as timemanagement workshops.

• Each student-athlete is provided asupervised study hall and periodicacademic progress reports are afforded toeach head coach and student-athlete.

• Computers are accessible for use by everystudent-athletes.

• Academic and personal counseling isoffered by academic advisors and licensedclinical psychologists.

Sports Medicine• The Spider Sports Medicine Department

provides for the prevention, treatment andrehabilitation of athletic injuries.

• The expansive spider athletic trainingroom was recently renovated and featuresthe latest electric modalities and cardiovascular equipment.

• Team physician, Dr. Chris Young, andteam internist, Dr. Leslie Rose, directstudent-athlete health care.

• Richmond’s Director of Sports Medicine,Dave Jaconski, is assisted by seven NATA-certified athletic trainers.

• Certified coverage is provided for allsports. Student-athletes have year-roundaccessibility to athletic trainers andfacilities.

• A staff physical therapist is available forindividualized rehabilitation protocols.

• Education is provided to student-athletesregarding health matters and concerns inorder to help students in achievingoptimum health and conditioning.

Strength andConditioning

• Strength and conditioning efforts areconducted in a 4,000-square foot facilitythat has recently been upgraded.

• Darin Thomas directs a staff that providesstrength and conditioning programs for all19 varsity sports.

• Each team has a strength and conditioningstaff member to direct its training program,with emphasis on strength, conditioning,agility, speed, flexibility and plyometrictraining.

• Each team works out all year, both duringits season and in the off-season.

• Each squad’s coaching staff is involved inthe development and implementation ofthese workouts.

• Every athlete on every squad is providedwith an individual workout.

• Specific workout times are scheduled foreach team.

• Strength and conditioning staff membersare in constant communication with thesports medicine staff in order to ensure theproper rehabilitation of athletes and toprevent possible inuries.

Every student-athlete at the University of Richmond is assisted by support servicesdesigned to ensure their welfare in all of their academic and athletic endeavors.Richmond’s graduation rate ranks ninth in the nation in the most recent survey,

fourth among I-AA schools. The commitment to Spider student-athletes isunwavering and ever-growing.

My Perspective

40 • MY PERSPECT IVE

Sean Casey, a 2002-03 inductee into theUniversity of Richmond Athletics Hall ofFame, was a three-year starter for theSpiders. He led the nation in batting in1995 with a .461 average. He was namedCAA and ECAC Player of the Year andwas Second Team All-America. Caseywas the first player in CAA history to winthe triple crown. He was chosen by theCleveland Indians in the second round ofthe 1995 draft. Casey has had continuedsuccess in the minor and major leagues.He was a member of the 1999 and 2001National League All-Star Team. He iscurrently the starting first baseman forthe Cincinnati Reds. Casey was recentlyasked to reflect upon his days atRichmond and he offered the following:

Every day I realize how fortunate Iwas to attend the University ofRichmond. I grew there in so manyways and learned so much that hasbettered and strengthened me as aperson and as a professional athlete.

While a student at Richmond, Ibenefited greatly from being in anenvironment where one-on-oneinteraction with professors was therule and not the exception. From mydays on campus, it was clear that Iwas surrounded by people committedto my total development. From thetime I was a freshman to the day Igraduated, faculty members,administrators and coaches werealways there for me.

As a baseball player, I can truly saythat I learned the game at Richmond.Like all successful coaches, RonAtkins is demanding, and he taughtme things that I have carried with meto the major leagues. My experienceat Richmond taught me to raise mywork ethic to another level, both onand off the field. I learned that hardwork equals success, and I learned to

attack everything I do and to do itright. And I discovered theimportance of time management andof setting priorities in all areas of life.They all were important lesions.

Looking back, I have so many goodmemories. Playing at a facility likePitt Field against excellent Division Icompetition was a great experience.Facing strong competition allowedme the chance to play in the Cape CodLeague following my sophomoreseason. Going to Clemson to theNCAA Regionals in 1995 was a greatthrill, and the national exposure wereceived was rewarding.

Most importantly, however, when Irecall my college days, I think of thefriendships I made which remain veryspecial to me. My former teammatesand I share a bond which will neverbreak and for that I will forever begrateful.

I clearly enjoyed the University ofRichmond. It was where I wanted tobe, and what I learned there took meto where I wanted to go. I could notask for more than that.

SEAN CASEY

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