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GENERAL Name of school: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville City/Zip: Edwardsville, Illinois 62026 Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 12,000 Nickname: Cougars School colors: Red and White Facility: Roy Lee Field Capacity: 1,500 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Lakes Valley Chancellor: Dr. David Werner Alma Mater, Yr.: Saint Louis '64 Athletics Director: Cindy Jones Alma Mater, Yr.: Eastern Michigan '69 Athletic Department Phone: 618-650-2871 Ticket Office Phone: 618-650-2871 HISTORY First year of Baseball: 1968 Overall all-time record: 942-591-9 No. yrs. in NCAA Tourn./last: 20/2001 Last post-season opponent: Central Missouri St. Result: L 7-4 SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Eric J. Hess SID office phone: 618-650-3608 Home phone: 618-656-0510 Assistant SID: Mindy White Asst. SID Office Phone: 618-650-2865 Baseball SID: Eric J. Hess SID office phone: 618-650-3608 Home phone: 618-656-0510 SID FAX: 618-650-2296 SID's E-mail: ehess@siue.edu Press Box Phone: N/A SID Mailing Address: Box 1129 Edwardsville, IL 62026 Overnight Address: Call First COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Gary Collins Alma Mater, Yr.: SIU Edwardsville '70 Record at school, Yrs.: 740-466-6 (23 yrs.) Career Record, Yr.: Same Baseball Office Phone: 618-650-2872 Head Coach's E-mail: gcollin@siue.edu Best time of day to reach coach: 9 a.m. Assistant Coaches: Tony Stoecklin Athletic Trainer: Dan Stephens TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record last year: 41-27 Conference record/finish: 19-8 (2nd) Final ranking last year (poll): 11th Starters returning/lost: 4/4 Pitchers returning/lost: 3/6 Letterwinners returning/lost: 10/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Radio Station: N/A Media Services: Will call or FAX boxscores Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Fielders B/T Yr. Pos. GP-GS BA HR/RBIs (L) Mark Bugger R/R -- IF 68/68 .409 7/70 (R) Chad Opel R/R Sr. IF 68/68 .380 7/38 (L) Dave Crouthers R/R -- OF/P 68/67 .347 11/81 (R) Luke Humphrey R/R So. IF 56/54 .290 5/24 (L) Steve Berra R/R -- OF 60/55 .279 8/41 (R) Nick Seibert R/R Jr. OF 65/64 .276 13/46 (R) Josh Cate R/R Sr. OF 61/57 .274 1/24 (R) Todd Haug R/R Sr. C 62/60 .252 1/16 Pitchers B/T Yr. ERA GP/GS Record (L) Bret Giaudrone L/L -- 1.88 41/1 14 saves (L) Dave Crouthers R/R -- 3.12 19/17 10-6 (R) Eric Meyer R/R Sr. 3.21 19/0 3-0 (L) Matt Wilkinson R/R --- 3.94 16/12 9-2 (R) Mark Quisenberry R/R --- 4.05 16/0 0-0 (L) Josh Clark R/R --- 4.12 22/15 6-3 (R) Nick Seibert R/R --- 7.29 13/9 1-2 Other Key Returnees Jason Kessler R/R Jr. C 39/23 .227 3/14 Pat Key L/L Sr. IF 26/16 .176 0/7 Other Key Losses Josh DeWitte L/L -- IF 62/60 .276 3/52 Key Newcomers Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown/Previous School Jared Brueggeman Fr. IF R/R East Alton, Ill./Roxana H.S. Justin McBride Jr. IF R/R Troy, Ill./Kaskaskia C.C. Michael Bowen Jr. P/OF L/L O'Fallon, Ill./SW Missouri State Jeff Schwierjohn Jr. IF/DH L/R Edwardsville, Ill./SW Illinois Zach Wooley Fr. C R/R Bethalto, Ill./Civic Memorial H.S. Justin Baecht Jr. OF/C R/R Jerseyville, Ill./Lewis & Clark C.C. David Briesacher Fr. P R/R Waterloo, Ill./Gibault H.S. Josh Hanewinkel Jr. 1B R/R Kirkwood, Mo./Forest Park C.C. Jerry Mahn Fr. P L/L Imperial, Mo./Windsor H.S. Jared Rettberg Fr. P R/R Divernon, Ill./Divernon H.S. Jeff Ebeler Jr. P R/R Waterloo, Ill./SW Illinois Jarrod Peters Jr. P R/R Ellis Grove, Ill./SW Illinois All-Star Candidates (names only) Chad Opel NOTE/CLARIFICATIONS Finished tied for 5th at the College World Series in Montgomery, Ala., last season. |