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Diamond Notes: Conference Play Begins For Bulldog Baseball

Truman Baseball Weekend Notes (March 7-8, 2015)

Games #10-13: Truman (7-2, 0-0 GLVC) vs. #T7 - Southern Indiana (3-3; 0-0 GLVC)
When:  Saturday, March 14 (2 p.m. DH) | Sunday, March 15 (Noon DH)
Where: Evansville, Ind. | USI Baseball Field
Live Stream: http://www.wpsrhd.com/
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/usi/baseball/
Stats: Truman | Southern Indiana| GLVC
Twitter: @TrumanAthletics || @TrumanBaseball || #TSUGameDay
 
Returning Position Players
No.Pos.NameHt.Yr.2014 Stats
2SS/2BZac Larkin6-1Sr..291 in 54 games; 31 of 43 SBs
5OFJarod Hahn6-0Sr.2nd Team All-GLVC; .315 in 52 games; 34 RBIs
6OF/1BDave Gambino6-2So..267 in 45 games, 21 RBIs
10OFT.J. Wood5-10Jr..159 in 31 games; 4 of 6 SBs
12SSBlake Deaton5-11Sr..292 in 54 games; 16 SBs; 36 RBIs
16SS/2BMichael Venturella5-9RFr.Redshirt Season
252B/OFTyler Hill5-8So.Six runs scored in 17 games as PR
27SS/2BKyle Smith5-9So..165 in 40 games; 5 RBIs
281BAndrew Range6-2So.No offensive stats
30C/3BWyatt Fones6-1So..255 in 27 games; 19 of 36 CSBs
32OFJosh DeRouse5-10Sr..150 in 23 games
341BPaul Trenhaile6-5Sr.2nd Team All-GLVC; .378 in 54 games; 39 RBIs
 
Returning Pitchers
No.Pos.NameHt.Yr.2014 Stats
3RHPKent Frantz5-11RFr.Redshirt Season
11RHPMark Roberts6-1Jr.2-5; 3.92 ERA 12 app., 11 starts 78.0 IP
17LHPCody Gardner6-2Sr.5-7; 3.16 ERA 18 app., 8 starts 62.2 IP
19RHPAustin Tinsley6-0RFr.Redshirt Season
22RHPSam Reuter6-3So.2-2; 7.51 ERA 11 app, 8 starts 38.1 IP
26RHPJoe Landers III6-0RFr.Redshirt Season
28RHPAndrew Range6-2So.No pitching stats
31RHPAlex Hoffmann6-1So.4-3; 5.03 ERA 14 app, 8 starts 59.0 IP
35RHPJohn Scofield6-2Sr.No pitching stats
 
New Players
No.Pos.NameHt.Yr.Extra
4UTTrevor Bell5-11So.Transfer from Garden City CC
73B/SSBrendan Trimble6-2Fr.O'Fallon, Mo./Francis Howell HS
8CJon Lyons5-10Fr.Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East HS
9OFAdam Gregorich5-10Fr.Lithia, Fla./Newsome HS
14CJoey Gardner6-0Jr.Transfer from St. Charles CC
15LHPAlec Beuttel6-2Fr.Jerseyville, Ill./Jersey Community HS
21RHPPeter Young6-2Fr.Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin HS
23LHPChris Beckmann6-3Fr.Wentzville, Mo./Francis Howell HS
243BChris Iliopoulos5-9Jr.Transfer from Spoon River College
29LHPNate Lukas6-4Fr.Grafton, Wisc./Grafton HS
33OF/1BAlex Michaud6-2Fr.Transfer from University of Albany
 
Staff
Head Coach: Dan Davis
Career Record: 118-293 || .287 || 9th season (all at Truman)
GLVC Record: 18-18 || .500 || 2nd season
 
Assistant Head Coach: Chris Fletcher (1st Season)
 
First Pitch:
Conference season begins with the Truman Bulldogs squaring off against the reigning Division II National Champions, the University of Southern Indiana for a weekend series in Evansville. The teams were scheduled to play a four-game series with a single game on Friday, doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. With the weather forecast, that has been changed to doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, with Monday as a possible back-up date.
 
The Bulldogs are 7-2 overall after going 3-1 against Illinois Springfield last weekend and dropping a Division I game 10-2 to the University of Missouri on Tuesday night. The Screaming Eagles have had a horrendous start to their title defense due to weather. USI is 3-3 with eight games washed out. They went 1-2 against #1 Tampa in the opening weekend then dropped a 7-5 decision to Oakland City (Ind.) on Monday. They defeated Notre Dame (Ohio) on Wednesday by scores of 6-5 and 6-0.
 
In The Polls:
Truman is third in the Midwest Region according to D2BaseballNews.com and eighth in the region in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The Bulldogs are not ranked in the national polls for either sites.
 
Southern Indiana is first in both the D2BaseballNews.com and the NCBWA poll. They are tied for seventh in the NCBWA national poll and fourth in the D2BaseballNews.com survey.
 
D2BaseballNews.com Poll
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll  
 
Gambino/Frantz Earns Player of Week Honors:
Truman swept this week's GLVC Player of the Week honors with Dave Gambino and Kent Frantz earning the league awards. Gambino hit .714 (10-of-14) with two doubles, a triple, home run and six RBIs in Truman's series win over Illinois Springfield last weekend. Frantz pitched the Bulldogs to the series win with a complete-game shutout in the finale. Frantz fanned eight Prairie Star hitters and walked none while allowing four hits.
 
It was the first time in program history that Truman swept both the hitter and pitcher conference player of the week awards in the same week. Gambino and Frantz join Blake Deaton on the honor roll this year in GLVC award winners.
 
A Look Inside Stats:
As league play gets underway this weekend, Truman has posted a .282 team batting average through nine games and are second in the conference with 15-of-17 stolen base attempts. Pitching, the Bulldogs have a 3.64 ERA with 41 strikeouts to 26 walks.
 
Individually, Dave Gambino is leading the league in batting average with a .543 mark. Gambino is third in RBIs with 13 while Jarod Hahn leads in runs scored with 12.
 
National statistics have not been updated yet due to issues with the NCAA.
 
Beep Beep:
After setting a school record last season with 118 stolen bases, the Bulldogs picked right up where they left off, Truman is 15-of-17 in the stolen bases this year with career leader Zak Larkin adding five to his record setting total of 65.
 
Defense Wins Championships:
Truman posted a .958 fielding percentage through nine games. Shortstop Blake Deaton leads the team with 39 assists and Paul Trenhaile added to his career leading putout total with 57. Trenhaile is the Bulldog leader in chances (1,270) and putouts (1,179). Zak Larkin has 19 assists to bolster his total to 338, which is fifth on the all-time assists charts. He needs five more to pass Brad Busch for fourth.
 
The Bulldog catchers have thrown out six of a potential 12 base stealers during the season.
 
Pitching Prowess:
All four starting pitchers have averaged over six innings a game and are 6-0 this season. Kent Frantz and Mark Roberts have sub 2.00 ERAs. Frantz has a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings with 12 strikeouts while Roberts has a 1.93 ERA in 14 innings. Cody Gardner is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA and has pitched two complete games. Alex Hoffmann is 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in 13 innings pitched.
 
Out of the bullpen, Andrew Range has three appearances and a 1-0 record. Austin Tinsley has four appearances and two saves.
 
Vs. Cancer Foundation:
The Bulldogs have joined with the Vs-Cancer Foundation to raise money to cure kids' cancer. They have raised $3165 dollars and are ranked 24 out of 61 teams during the challenge. The team goal is $5000 dollars. For more information or to donate visit: https://team.vs-cancer.org/fundraise/team?ftid=38051
 
Records Watch:
Paul Trenhaile is already the Truman career leader in total chances (1,270) and putouts (1,179). At the plate, Trenhaile is 27 hits away from the Truman career hits record of 197 and is 28 RBIs away from the top of that stat category.
 
Larkin is the king of career stolen bases at Truman with 65 and is in the Truman top 10 in runs scored, walks and assists.

About the USI Screaming Eagles:
Enter the series with a 3-3 overall record…lost on Monday to Oakland City 7-5, then swept Notre Dame (Ohio) on Wednesday…have lost eight games due to weather…started the season going 1-2 against #1 Tampa on the road…Matt Chavarria leads team with a .476 batting average in five games with eight RBIs…team is hitting .254 with four home runs…opponents are batting .310 against the Screaming Eagles…USI has committed 15 errors in five games for a .926 fielding percentage.  
 
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). The Bulldogs will play Southern Indiana on the road to start GLVC play on March 13-15 and McKendree (Ill.) from the East Division at home on March 21-22.
 
Up Next:
Truman will host McKendree (Ill.) next weekend for a four-game conference series. First pitch is slated for noon on both Saturday and Sunday.
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Players Mentioned

Blake Deaton

#12 Blake Deaton

SS
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Josh DeRouse

#32 Josh DeRouse

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Wyatt Fones

#30 Wyatt Fones

C/3B
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Kent Frantz

#3 Kent Frantz

RHP
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Dave Gambino

#6 Dave Gambino

OF/1B
6' 2"
Sophomore
L/L
Cody Gardner

#17 Cody Gardner

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
R/L
Joey Gardner

#14 Joey Gardner

C
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Jarod Hahn

#5 Jarod Hahn

OF
6' 0"
Senior
L/R
Tyler Hill

#25 Tyler Hill

2B/OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Alex Hoffmann

#31 Alex Hoffmann

RHP
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Joe Landers III

#26 Joe Landers III

RHP
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Zak Larkin.

#2 Zak Larkin.

SS/2B
6' 1"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Blake Deaton

#12 Blake Deaton

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
SS
Josh DeRouse

#32 Josh DeRouse

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Wyatt Fones

#30 Wyatt Fones

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
C/3B
Kent Frantz

#3 Kent Frantz

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP
Dave Gambino

#6 Dave Gambino

6' 2"
Sophomore
L/L
OF/1B
Cody Gardner

#17 Cody Gardner

6' 2"
Senior
R/L
LHP
Joey Gardner

#14 Joey Gardner

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
C
Jarod Hahn

#5 Jarod Hahn

6' 0"
Senior
L/R
OF
Tyler Hill

#25 Tyler Hill

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
2B/OF
Alex Hoffmann

#31 Alex Hoffmann

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Joe Landers III

#26 Joe Landers III

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP
Zak Larkin.

#2 Zak Larkin.

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
SS/2B