Staff
Head Coach: Dan Davis
Career Record: 124-295 || .295 || 9^th season (all at Truman)
GLVC Record: 24-20 || .545 || 2^nd season
 
Assistant Head Coach: Chris Fletcher (1^st Season)
 First Pitch:
The Bulldogs step outside of conference on Thursday when they host nationally-ranked Washburn (Kan.) University for a single nine-inning game then travel for a big divisional series with William Jewell (Mo.) this weekend in Liberty, Missouri.
 
Truman is 13-4 this season and 6-2 in conference after earning a split with McKendree (Ill.) University last weekend at home. The Bearcats won the first two games of the series by scores of 11-8 and 3-1 however Truman turned the tide with wins on Sunday 7-3 and 10-6.
 
T.J. Wood, Brendan Trimble and Wyatt Fones all hit .500 for the four-game series with Jarod Hahn providing the power. Hahn hit three home runs, giving his 10 for his Bulldog career, during the series and drove in seven runs in the process. Paul Trenhaile crept closer to the all-time Truman hit record with a 5-for-16 (.313) performance and now sits just 13 shy of the record held by Devon Myers (197).
 
Washburn won their first 14 games but have since lost five of their next eight games to sit at 18-5 overall and ranked 26^th in the Collegiate Baseball News poll.
 
William Jewell has won five straight and eight of their last nine entering a mid-week doubleheader against Lincoln (Mo.) University on Wednesday. The Cardinals are tied with Quincy (Ill.) with 7-1 records within the GLVC as they enter divisional play this weekend.
 
GLVC Tournament Format:
The conference tournament is scheduled for May 7-11 in Westfield, Indiana and will feature eight teams from around the GLVC. To qualify for the conference tournament, a team needs to finish in the top three of their respective division or have one of the two remaining best winning percentages in conference play.
 
Pole Positions:
For the first time in program history, the Bulldogs have been either ranked or receiving votes in four national Division II Baseball polls. Truman was 29^th in the D2BaseballNews.com poll on March 24 and were just on the outside of the top 30 in the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfectgame.org surveys.
 
In regional polls that are also conducted, the Bulldogs are the top team in the Midwest region according to D2BaseballNews while third behind Grand Valley (Mich.) State and Ashland in the NCBWA Midwest Region.
 
At the end of the year, the only poll that matters is the NCAA Regional Ranking poll that will come out in mid-April. The top six teams in the Midwest region at the end of the season will get an invitation to the Division II National Tournament.
 
D2BaseballNews.com Poll
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll  
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PerfectGame.org
 
 
GLVC Players Of The Week:
Truman has garnered three of the four offensive GLVC Players of the Week this season with Paul Trenhaile (March 17), Dave Gambino (March 10) and Blake Deaton (February 16) all earning the awards.
 
Kent Frantz has won two of the four Pitcher of the Week awards. He won them consecutively on March 10 and 17 and became just the fourth Truman pitcher to earn two league Pitcher of the Week awards joining Christian Witt, Josh Niemczyk and Ryan Trimble.
 
 
A Look Inside Stats: (GLVC Stats | NCAA Stats)
In GLVC stats, Truman is second in team batting average with a .303 mark, one point behind Quincy (.304). The team is third in stolen bases with 31 and fourth in home runs with nine.
 
Pitching, Truman has a 4.05 ERA which is seventh in the GLVC. The starters have a 3.28 ERA and have accounted for a 12-1 overall record.
 
Individually, Paul Trenhaile and Dave Gambino is fourth and fifth in the league in batting. Trenhaile is hitting at a .429 clip while Gambino is at .420. Trenhaile and Jarod Hahn are tied for second in RBIs with 20 apiece.
 
Zak Larkin is tied for third in runs scored with 18, three behind the league leaders. Larkin is the stolen base leader with 12.
 
Beep Beep:
After setting a school record last season with 118 stolen bases, the Bulldogs picked right up where they left off, Truman is 31-of-34 in the stolen bases this year. Zak Larkin is the career leader in stolen bases and has 72 for his career and is 12-of-13 this season.
 
Pitching Prowess:
All four starting pitchers have averaged over six innings a game and are 12-1 this season. The Bulldogs have six complete games and one shutout. Kent Frantz leads the staff with a 1.55 ERA with 21 strikeouts and three walks.
 
Mark Roberts is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA, Cody Gardner is 3-1 with a 4.33 ERA and Alex Hoffmann is 3-0 with a 4.68 ERA.
 
Austin Tinsley has six appearances and three saves out of the pen.
 
Vs. Cancer Foundation:
The Bulldogs have joined with the Vs-Cancer Foundation to raise money to cure kids' cancer. They have raised $5478 dollars and are ranked 14 out of 62 teams during the challenge. The team goal was $5000 dollars.
 
As part of the fundraiser, all members of the team had their head shaved by stylist from Rapture Salon in Kirksville this past Sunday. Here is a link to local ABC affiliate, KTVO about the project: http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=1181092#.VRBt9fzF_mc  
 
For more information or to donate visit: https://team.vs-cancer.org/fundraise/team?ftid=38051
 
Records Watch: (Updated Career Rankings)
Paul Trenhaile

• Has a career .361 batting average which is currently third all-time (1^st - .370 – Aaron Royster)
• 184 hits, currently tied for sixth all-time (Next: Keaton Jones & Mike Kubinski – 186)
• 28 doubles, currently tied sixth all-time (Next: Keaton Jones & Patrick Hardin – 33)
• 6 triples, currently tied ninth all-time (Next: Three Players – 7)
• 104 RBIs, currently third all time (Next: Devon Myers – 111)
• 98 runs scored, currently 10^th all time (Next: Jason Regagnon – 99)
• 248 total bases, currently seventh all time (Next: Patrick Hardin – 256)
• 1281 total chances, currently first all time
• 1190 putouts, currently first all time

 
Jarod Hahn

• 163 games played, currently tied for eighth (Next: Luke Crader - 165)
• 526 at bats, currently 10^th all time (Next: Josh Rubin – 550)
• 157 hits, currently 10^th all time (Next: Adam Davis – 172)
• 100 runs scored, currently tied for seventh all-time (Next: Devon Myers – 102)

 
Zak Larkin

• 163 games played, currently tied for eighth all time (Next: Luke Crader - 165)
• 569 at bats, currently sixth all time (Next: Patrick Hardin – 571)
• 115  runs scored, currently second all time (Next: Mike Kubinski - 133)
• 155 hits, currently 11^th all time (Next: Jarod Hahn - 157)
• 70 walks, currently seventh all time (Next: Craig Sucher & Kenny Swanson 73)
• 72 stolen bases, currently first all time
• 94 stolen base attempts, currently first all time
• 653 total chances, currently eighth all time (Next: Adam Davis – 708)
• 365 assists, currently third all time (Next: Adam Davis – 375)

 
About the Washburn Ichabods:
Enter the week hitting .331 with 24 home runs and 45 doubles…Parker Gibson and Riley Krane are hitting over .400 this season with Gibson hitting .430 and Krane hitting .425…David Gauntt leads the team with seven home runs and 29 RBIs…team has swiped 46 bases this year out of 61 attempts…pitching staff has a 5.09 ERA with opponents hitting .280 with 14 home runs…average 8.9 runs per game this season and have outscored opponents 205-122…head coach Harley Douglas is in his first season at his alma mater following the tragic passing of Steve Anson last July…Washburn was 26-24 last season and are 60-24 against the Bulldogs all time.

About the William Jewell Cardinals:
The Cardinals are coming off a four-game sweep over Lewis (Ill.) University last weekend on the road and have five straight games…five of their 14 wins this season have come by one run…hitting .275 as a team with seven home runs and 31 doubles…pitching staff posts a 4.25 ERA and are second in the league in fielding percentage with a .973…Hunter Brown has driven in a team-high 18 runs and Jared Patton leads in hitting with a .358 average…Austin Kretchmar is 5-0 on the hill with three complete games and a 1.95 ERA…WJC was 19-30 last season and 15-21 in the GLVC…they won the opener against Truman 3-0 last season in Kirksville but the Bulldogs won the final three games by scores of 5-4, 6-5 and 4-1.
 
Bulldogs Picked Fourth in GLVC West Preseason Poll:
The GLVC Coaches Poll was released on February 4 with defending national champion Southern Indiana and Quincy (Ill.) picked to win their respective divisions. Southern Indiana sits atop the East Division picking up 14 of 16 first-place votes while Quincy was in a dead heat with Drury (Mo.) for the top spot in the west. The Hawks totaled 113 points to Drury's 112 with each school splitting the eight first-place votes.
The Bulldogs were in a similar heat with Missouri-St. Louis with the Tritons getting the edge and the number three spot in the west with 79 points to Truman's 77.
 
Truman will play all seven GLVC West Division opponents – William Jewell (Road March 28-29), Rockhurst (Home April 3-4), Drury (Road April 10-12), Missouri S&T (Home April 18-19), Missouri-St. Louis (Road April 25-26), Maryville (Home May 1-3) and Quincy (Home April 1; Road April 14).
 

Up Next:
Truman will play rival Quincy on April 1^st at noon in a midweek conference doubleheader then host Rockhurst (Mo.) for a four-game series starting Friday, April 3.