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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FLYER BASEBALL 2012 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS Baseball Contact: Eric Robinson | [email protected] | Office: (937) 229-4460 | Cell: (815) 325-0986 GAMES 8-10 - FEB. 28-MARCH 1, 2020 - TALLAHASSEE, FLA. QUICK LOOK 2020 SCHEDULE (3-4) A-10 Tournament Appearances: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships: 2012 DAYTON FLYERS (3-4) at Friday, Feb. 28 - Florida A&M 4 p.m. @ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday, Feb. 29 - Florida A&M 2 p.m. @ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla. Sunday, March 1 - Florida A&M 11 a.m. @ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla. MEDIA INFORMATION Live Stats FEBRUARY 14 (Fri) vs Bryant & W, 9-2 at UNCW & L, 10-9 15 (Sat) vs. Bryant & W, 5-3 16 (Sun) at UNCW & W, 9-2 21 (Fri) at Memphis L, 7-2 22 (Sat) at Memphis L, 3-2 23 (Sun) at Memphis L, 9-2 (7 inn) 25 (Tue) Miami (Ohio) Cancelled 28 (Fri) at Florida A&M 4 p.m. 29 (Sat) at Florida A&M 2 p.m. MARCH 1 (Sun) at Florida A&M 11 a.m. 6 (Fri) Northern Kentucky 3 p.m. 7 (Sat) Northern Kentucky 1 p.m. 8 (Sun) Northern Kentucky 1 p.m. 10 (Tue) at Morehead State 3 p.m. 13 (Fri) at Ball State 3 p.m. 14 (Sat) Ball State (DH) 12 p.m. 15 (Sun) at Ball State 1 p.m. 17 (Tue) vs. Illinois $ 4 p.m. 18 (Wed) at Eastern Michigan 3 p.m. 20 (Fri) at George Mason * 3 p.m. 21 (Sat) at George Mason * 2 p.m. 22 (Sun) at George Mason * 1 p.m. 24 (Tue) at Bowling Green 3:05 p.m. 25 (Wed) Eastern Kentucky 3 p.m. 27 (Fri) Davidson * 3 p.m. 28 (Sat) Davidson * 1 p.m. 29 (Sun) Davidson * 12 p.m. 31 (Tue) at Butler 4 p.m. APRIL 1 (Wed) Purdue Fort Wayne 3 p.m. 3 (Fri) at Rhode Island * 3 p.m. 4 (Sat) at Rhode Island * 1 p.m. 5 (Sun) at Rhode Island * 11 a.m. 7 (Tue) Xavier 3 p.m. 8 (Wed) at Toledo 3 p.m. 10 (Fri) Saint Louis * 3 p.m. 11 (Sat) Saint Louis * 1 p.m. 12 (Sun) Saint Louis * 12 p.m. 14 (Tue) at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. 15 (Wed) at Ohio State 6:35 p.m. 17 (Fri) St. Bonaventure * 3 p.m 18 (Sat) St. Bonaventure * 1 p.m. 19 (Sun) St. Bonaventure * 12 p.m 21 (Tue) at Xavier 3 p.m. 22 (Wed) Toledo 3 p.m. 24 (Fri) at Saint Joseph’s * 3 p.m. 25 (Sat) at Saint Joseph’s * 2 p.m. 26 (Sun) at Saint Joseph’s * 11 a.m. 28 (Tue) Bowling Green 3 p.m. MAY 1 (Fri) VCU * 3 p.m. 2 (Sat) VCU * 1 p.m. 3 (Sun) VCU * 12 p.m. 8 (Fri) at Massachusetts * 3 p.m. 9 (Sat) at Massachusetts * 1 p.m. 10 (Sun) at Massachusetts * 11 a.m. 12 (Tue) at Purdue Fort Wayne 3 p.m. 20-23 Atlantic 10 ChampionshipsTBD Hosted by VCU & Seahawk Classic (Brooks Field @ UNC Wilmington) $ at Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio) * Atlantic 10 Conference Match Home Games in BOLD Times are ET and Subject to Change Probable Starters Game 1 at Florida A&M: Hunter Wolfe (1-0, 0.75 ERA) vs. Kyle Coleman (0-0, 9.00 ERA) Game 2 at Florida A&M: Ben Olson (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. Josh Hancock (1-1, 4.15 ERA) Game 3 at Florida A&M: Cole Pletka (1-1, 8.00 ERA) vs. Josh Barr (0-1, 5.40 ERA) Dayton Baseball To Head To Florida A&M After Tuesday’s home opener was cancelled due to inclement weather, the Flyers will hit the road once again, this time to Tallahassee, Fla. to take on the Rattlers of Florida A&M. Dayton sits with a 3-4 record and will look to get back to the .500 against a Rattlers team that is just 1-5 on the year. The Flyers will roll out with Hunter Wolfe, Ben Olson, and Cole Pletka on the mound. The trio is a combined 2-1 on the year and owns an earned run aver- age of 3.77, which is half a run lower than the pitching staff as a whole (4.27). There will be live stats available for all three contests in Tallahassee. Scouting the Rattlers Florida A&M enters this matchup with a 1-5 record, dropping five straight contests since an opening day victory over South Florida. The Rattlers dropped two against Mercer before Eastern Illinois took all three games in Tallahassee. This is the second of four programs that made the 2019 NCAA Baseball Championship field after the Flyers split with UNCW during opening weekend. The Rattlers won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship and fell to Georgia Tech and Coastal Carolina in the Atlanta Regional. Jared Weber has paced Florida A&M this season, leading the team with a .360 batting average through six games. He along with two other position players (Tucker Rayburn and Octavien Moyer) were selected to the 2020 Preseason All-MEAC First Team. Kyle Coleman is set to start Friday for Florida A&M and was selected as the lone representative of the Rattlers pitching staff for the Preseason All-Meac First Team. Out of the bullpen, Chandellor Benton, Morgan Mendez, and Jeremiah McCollum have been steady forces, allowing just three runs total in 13.1 innings. The Rattlers were picked to finish second in the MEAC, receiving three first- place votes in the process after finishing 22-25 overall in 2019. Memphis Blues Dayton left Memphis 0-3 after a tough weekend against the Tigers. The Flyers were outscored 19-6 over three games, the final of which ended after seven innings due to rain. Hunter Wolfe and Ben Olson each got Dayton off to a good start during the first two contests. The two allowed just two hits and one unearned runs combined over 11 innings on the mound. The Flyers also tallied just one extra base hit in three games, a Marcos Pujols home run in the final game of the series. On the bases the Flyers did have success, stealing four bases without being caught stealing once. FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS (1-5)

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Page 1: UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FLYER BASEBALL...2020/02/26  · Alex Brickman/Marcos Pujols (1)up just one run on two hits and striking out 14, including the first 8 hitters he Runs Batted In:

U N I V E R S I T Y O F D A Y T O NFLYER BASEBALL

2012 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSBaseball Contact: Eric Robinson | [email protected] | Office: (937) 229-4460 | Cell: (815) 325-0986

GAMES 8-10 - FEB. 28-MARCH 1, 2020 - TALLAHASSEE, FLA.QUICK LOOK

2020 SCHEDULE (3-4)

A-10 Tournament Appearances: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019Atlantic 10 Championships: 2012

DAYTON FLYERS (3-4)

atFriday, Feb. 28- Florida A&M 4 p.m.@ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla.Saturday, Feb. 29- Florida A&M 2 p.m.@ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla.Sunday, March 1- Florida A&M 11 a.m.@ Moore-Kittles Field, Tallahassee, Fla.MEDIA INFORMATIONLive Stats

FEBRUARY14 (Fri) vs Bryant & W, 9-2 at UNCW & L, 10-915 (Sat) vs. Bryant & W, 5-316 (Sun) at UNCW & W, 9-221 (Fri) at Memphis L, 7-222 (Sat) at Memphis L, 3-223 (Sun) at Memphis L, 9-2 (7 inn)25 (Tue) Miami (Ohio) Cancelled28 (Fri) at Florida A&M 4 p.m.29 (Sat) at Florida A&M 2 p.m.

MARCH1 (Sun) at Florida A&M 11 a.m.6 (Fri) Northern Kentucky 3 p.m.7 (Sat) Northern Kentucky 1 p.m.8 (Sun) Northern Kentucky 1 p.m.10 (Tue) at Morehead State 3 p.m. 13 (Fri) at Ball State 3 p.m.14 (Sat) Ball State (DH) 12 p.m. 15 (Sun) at Ball State 1 p.m.17 (Tue) vs. Illinois $ 4 p.m.18 (Wed) at Eastern Michigan 3 p.m.20 (Fri) at George Mason * 3 p.m.21 (Sat) at George Mason * 2 p.m.22 (Sun) at George Mason * 1 p.m.24 (Tue) at Bowling Green 3:05 p.m.25 (Wed) Eastern Kentucky 3 p.m.27 (Fri) Davidson * 3 p.m.28 (Sat) Davidson * 1 p.m.29 (Sun) Davidson * 12 p.m.31 (Tue) at Butler 4 p.m. APRIL1 (Wed) Purdue Fort Wayne 3 p.m.3 (Fri) at Rhode Island * 3 p.m.4 (Sat) at Rhode Island * 1 p.m.5 (Sun) at Rhode Island * 11 a.m.7 (Tue) Xavier 3 p.m.8 (Wed) at Toledo 3 p.m.10 (Fri) Saint Louis * 3 p.m.11 (Sat) Saint Louis * 1 p.m.12 (Sun) Saint Louis * 12 p.m.14 (Tue) at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m.15 (Wed) at Ohio State 6:35 p.m.17 (Fri) St. Bonaventure * 3 p.m18 (Sat) St. Bonaventure * 1 p.m.19 (Sun) St. Bonaventure * 12 p.m21 (Tue) at Xavier 3 p.m.22 (Wed) Toledo 3 p.m.24 (Fri) at Saint Joseph’s * 3 p.m.25 (Sat) at Saint Joseph’s * 2 p.m.26 (Sun) at Saint Joseph’s * 11 a.m.28 (Tue) Bowling Green 3 p.m.

MAY1 (Fri) VCU * 3 p.m.2 (Sat) VCU * 1 p.m.3 (Sun) VCU * 12 p.m.8 (Fri) at Massachusetts * 3 p.m.9 (Sat) at Massachusetts * 1 p.m.10 (Sun) at Massachusetts * 11 a.m.12 (Tue) at Purdue Fort Wayne 3 p.m.

20-23 Atlantic 10 Championships TBD Hosted by VCU

& Seahawk Classic (Brooks Field @ UNC Wilmington)

$ at Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio)

* Atlantic 10 Conference Match

Home Games in BOLD

Times are ET and Subject to Change

Probable StartersGame 1 at Florida A&M: Hunter Wolfe (1-0, 0.75 ERA) vs. Kyle Coleman (0-0, 9.00 ERA)

Game 2 at Florida A&M: Ben Olson (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. Josh Hancock (1-1, 4.15 ERA)Game 3 at Florida A&M: Cole Pletka (1-1, 8.00 ERA) vs. Josh Barr (0-1, 5.40 ERA)

Dayton Baseball To Head To Florida A&M• After Tuesday’s home opener was cancelled due to inclement weather, the

Flyers will hit the road once again, this time to Tallahassee, Fla. to take on the Rattlers of Florida A&M.

• Dayton sits with a 3-4 record and will look to get back to the .500 against a Rattlers team that is just 1-5 on the year.

• The Flyers will roll out with Hunter Wolfe, Ben Olson, and Cole Pletka on the mound. The trio is a combined 2-1 on the year and owns an earned run aver-age of 3.77, which is half a run lower than the pitching staff as a whole (4.27).

• There will be live stats available for all three contests in Tallahassee.

Scouting the Rattlers• Florida A&M enters this matchup with a 1-5 record, dropping five straight

contests since an opening day victory over South Florida. The Rattlers dropped two against Mercer before Eastern Illinois took all three games in Tallahassee.

• This is the second of four programs that made the 2019 NCAA Baseball Championship field after the Flyers split with UNCW during opening weekend. The Rattlers won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship and fell to Georgia Tech and Coastal Carolina in the Atlanta Regional.

• Jared Weber has paced Florida A&M this season, leading the team with a .360 batting average through six games. He along with two other position players (Tucker Rayburn and Octavien Moyer) were selected to the 2020 Preseason All-MEAC First Team.

• Kyle Coleman is set to start Friday for Florida A&M and was selected as the lone representative of the Rattlers pitching staff for the Preseason All-Meac First Team. Out of the bullpen, Chandellor Benton, Morgan Mendez, and Jeremiah McCollum have been steady forces, allowing just three runs total in 13.1 innings.

• The Rattlers were picked to finish second in the MEAC, receiving three first-place votes in the process after finishing 22-25 overall in 2019.

Memphis Blues• Dayton left Memphis 0-3 after a tough weekend against the Tigers.• The Flyers were outscored 19-6 over three games, the final of which ended

after seven innings due to rain.• Hunter Wolfe and Ben Olson each got Dayton off to a good start during the first

two contests. The two allowed just two hits and one unearned runs combined over 11 innings on the mound.

• The Flyers also tallied just one extra base hit in three games, a Marcos Pujols home run in the final game of the series.

• On the bases the Flyers did have success, stealing four bases without being caught stealing once.

FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS (1-5)

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< GAME NOTES CONTINUED

Team Points 2019 Record1. VCU 162 (8) 39-19 2. Fordham 149 (2) 38-24 3. Dayton 144 (3) 32-26-14. Richmond 123 28-25-15. Davidson 112 29-226. Saint Louis 111 25-30 7. Rhode Island 97 24-298. George Washington 73 30-249. Saint Joseph’s 71 21-28 10. George Mason 52 19-35 11. Massachusetts 37 18-2712. La Salle 31 25-3113. St. Bonaventure 21 13-32

ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON POLL

Location:..................................Dayton, Ohio Field: ....Woerner Field at DP&L Stadium Conference:.................................Atlantic 10Colors:......................................Red and Blue Head Coach:............................Jayson King Alma Mater:...........Framington State ‘93 Career Record:................728-395-4 (23) Record at UD:.......................53-57-2 (3rd)2019 Record:....................................32-26-12019 A-10 Record:.................................16-8 Website:...................................DaytonFlyers.com

UD STATISTICAL LEADERS Batting Average:....... Mariano Ricciardi (.400) Hits: ........................................... Mariano Ricciardi (8) Home Runs:....................................Nolan Watson/Alex Brickman/Marcos Pujols (1)

Runs Batted In:.... ................................Riley Tirotta/Benjamin Blackwell/Alex Brickman (6) Stolen Bases:...............Benjamin Blackwell (5) Wins:...............................................................Hunter Wolfe/Cole Pletka/Dylan Keller (1)Strikeouts:..................................Hunter Wolfe (15) ERA:............................................Hunter Wolfe (0.75) Saves: ...............................................Jared Howell (1)

FLYER QUICK FACTS

FLYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIATWITTER - @DaytonBaseballFACEBOOK - Daytonbaseball

INSTAGRAM -DaytonflyersbaseballYOUTUBE - YouTube.com/

GoUofDFlyers

Between the Foul Lines Team Record Avg. HR SB ERA SO BA/A Dayton 3-4 .262 3 10 4.27 70 .215Florida A&M 1-5 .196 2 3 3.50 42 .285

All-Time Seriesvs. Florida A&M

Dayton:0 Florida A&M:0 Last Matchup:

This is the first matchup between the two schools

Lone Wolfe• Senior pitcher Hunter Wolfe earned recognition after his dominant

performance on Opening Day against Bryant. The lefty went 7 innings giving up just one run on two hits and striking out 14, including the first 8 hitters he faced.

• He was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17 for his efforts. It marked the second time in his Dayton tenure he has earned the honor with the other coming last February.

• Wolfe also earned national honors as Perfect Game’s Rawlings Sports Pitcher of the Week as well as being one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week.

• Wolfe has allowed just three hits through 12 innings thus far and sits second in the Atlantic 10 with a .077 batting average against.

Winning in Wilmington• The Flyers opened the season 3-1 after taking three out of four games against

Bryant and UNCW in Wilmington, N.C.• Dayton outscored the two schools 32-16, outhitting them 42-25. On the

mound, Flyer pitchers struck out 51 hitters and held opponents to hitting .207.• The team opened the weekend with a 9-2 victory over Bryant before falling

10-9 to UNCW to end play on Friday. Dayton came back to sweep the Bulldogs on Saturday 5-3 and ended the weekend on a high note, avenging the loss to UNCW with a 9-2 victory on Sunday.

• Mariano Ricciardi led the way picking up eight hits and posting a .471 average in the first four games while Alex Brickman and Nolan Watson each homered.

• Five pitchers did not allow a run for the Flyers in the first weekend, led by Justin Longbrake, who struck out six hitters over 3.1 hittless innings..

2019 in Review• In head coach Jayson King’s second year in Dayton the Flyers greatly

improved over the year prior. The team finished with 11 more wins overall than they did in 2018 and won six more conference games.

• This led to them qualifying for its first A-10 Championship since 2014, where they took the first two games over Rhode Island and Davidson before falling to Fordham. The Flyers again defeated Davidson before falling to the Rams in 12 innings 4-3.

• Senior Hunter Wolfe became the program’s first All-Conference honoree since 2014 when he was named to the All-Conference Second Team. Wolfe led the Flyers in wins (9), strikeouts (92), and earned run average (3.70).

• Benjamin Blackwell was named to the All-Rookie Team after hitting .275 for the Flyers in his first season. The now-sophomore started 50 games for Day-ton and finished fourth on the team with 15 stolen bases.• • •

Scoping the Schedule• The Flyers will play 10 different opponents who finished above .500 for the

2019 season. VCU and Davidson are two examples of this from the Atlantic 10.• Two of these opponents make up the first four games for the Flyers as both

Bryant and UNCW finished with winning records in 2019.• There will also be four representatives from the 2019 NCAA Tournament on

the slate as UNCW, Florida A&M, Illinois, and Ohio State each made the field last year. All four were elminated after two games.

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FIFTH-YEARS (1) 54 Ben Olson LHP

SENIORS (14)1 Corey Imbriano RHP4 Jordan Cox RHP5 Justin Longbrake RHP7 Brantley Johnson IF17 R.J. Wagner RHP18 Takahiro Yamada IF21 Tate Hagan OF22 Jeff Steuck C24 Tyler Jones RHP26 Connor Wilson OF33 Cole Pletka RHP42 Alex Brickman 1B44 Hunter Wolfe LHP50 Eddie Pursinger 1B

JUNIORS (8)2 Riley Tirotta IF3 Mariano Ricciardi 2B8 Michael Cleary OF12 Jared Howell RHP/OF16 Nolan Watson C/OF23 Will Sheats RHP30 Jonathan Brus LHP34 Andrew Zapka RHP

SOPHOMORES (8)6 Dylan Keller RHP10 Jay Curtis C11 Bryce Hellgeth RHP/UTL15 Jake Silverstein OF20 Kyle Lacalameto LHP25 Gavin Bates RHP27 Benjamin Blackwell IF31 Marcos Pujols 3B

FRESHMEN (4)9 Nate Espelin LHP13 Brian Robertson LHP14 Sam Scott C35 Anthony Hattrup RHP

Corey Imbriano - IM-BREE-AH-NO

Riley Tirotta- TIE-ROD-UH

Mariano Ricciardi- RICH-AR-DEE

Nate Espelin- ES-pel-IN

Jake Silverstein- SIL-VER-STEEN

Takahiro Yamada- TAK-AH-HEE-RO YUH-MAH-DUH

Kyle Lacalemeto- LOCK-UH-LUH-MEH-TOH

Tate Hagan- HAY-GAN

Jeff Steuck- STOOK

Jonathan Brus- BROOS

Will Sheats- SHEETS

Cole Pletka- PLET-KUH

Andrew Zapka- ZAP-KUH

Anthony Hattrup- HAT-RUP

Eddie Pursinger- PUR-SIN-JUR

2020 DAYTON FLYER ROSTER

# Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Previous School

1 Corey Imbriano Sr. RHP 6-1 205 R/R Wakefield, Mass. / Northern Essex C.C.

2 Riley Tirotta Jr. IF 6-3 210 R/R South Bend, Ind. / Mishawaka Marian

3 Mariano Ricciardi Jr. 2B 5-7 170 L/R West Boylston, Mass. / Cypress C.C.

4 Jordan Cox Sr. RHP 6-3 190 R/R Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville 5 Justin Longbrake Sr. RHP 6-0 195 R/R Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Jerome 6 Dylan Keller So. RHP 6-1 205 R/R Howland, Ohio / Howland7 Brantley Johnson Sr. IF 6-1 200 L/R Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral 8 Michael Cleary Jr. OF 6-0 175 L/R Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier9 Nate Espelin Fr. LHP 6-0 185 R/L Belmont, Mass. / Winchendon School

10 Jay Curtis So. C 6-0 235 R/R New Orleans, La. / John Curtis11 Bryce Hellgeth So. RHP/UTL 6-2 215 R/R Arlington Heights, Ill. / St. Viator12 Jared Howell Jr. RHP/OF 6-1 200 R/R Harvest, Ala. / Chipola C.C.13 Brian Robertson Fr. LHP 6-1 205 L/L Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill West14 Sam Scott Fr. C 6-0 190 L/R Mascoutah, Ill. / Mascoutah 15 Jake Silverstein So. OF 6-1 185 R/R Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin16 Nolan Watson Jr. C/OF 6-1 190 R/R Manahawkin, N.J. / C.C. of Baltimore County

17 R.J. Wagner Sr. RHP 6-2 200 R/R Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville 18 Takahiro Yamada Sr. IF 6-0 190 R/R Aichi, Japan / Columbus East (Ind.)

20 Kyle Lacalameto So. LHP 6-2 195 L/L Kings Mills, Ohio / Kings21 Tate Hagan Sr. OF 6-2 205 L/L Tallahassee, Fla. / Lawton Chiles22 Jeff Steuck Sr. C 6-2 215 R/R Kenosha, Wis. / Kenosha Tremper

23 Will Sheats R-Jr. RHP 6-6 240 R/R Fort Worth, Texas / Delgado C.C.24 Tyler Jones Sr. RHP 6-4 215 L/R Bellefontaine, Ohio / Bellefontaine

25 Gavin Bates So. RHP 6-3 225 R/R Auburn, Maine / Kents Hill26 Connor Wilson Sr. OF 5-10 195 R/R Wayne, Pa. / Radnor 27 Benjamin Blackwell So. IF 6-0 185 R/R Fairfax, Va. / Riverdale Baptist 30 Jonathan Brus Jr. LHP 6-2 210 L/L Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 31 Marcos Pujols So. 3B 6-1 265 L/R Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / Florida Prep Academy

33 Cole Pletka Sr. RHP 6-8 230 R/R Richmond, Texas / Fort Bend Travis

34 Andrew Zapka Jr. RHP 6-1 200 R/R Willowbrook, Ill. / Heartland C.C.35 Anthony Hattrup Fr. RHP 6-4 195 R/R Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny42 Alex Brickman Sr. 1B 6-4 265 R/R Andover, Mass. / St. Petersburg, C.C.

44 Hunter Wolfe Sr. LHP 6-1 195 L/L Clay City, Ind. / Wabash Valley C.C.

50 Eddie Pursinger Sr. 1B 6-4 215 L/R Cincinnati, Ohio / Sinclair C.C. 54 Ben Olson Gr. LHP 6-6 220 L/L Des Moines, Iowa / Bradley University

Coaching Staff: Jayson King Head CoachTommy Chase Assistant Coach & Recruiting CoordinatorTravis Ferrick Assistant CoachAdam Cornwell Volunteer Assistant CoachNick Spiliotis Manager of Baseball OperationsDan Isufi ManagerAnthony Kornokovich ManagerConnor Sherwood Manager Will Melucci Manager

NUMERICAL ROSTERBY CLASS

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Jayson King enters his third season as the head coach of Dayton Baseball in 2020. King is coming off leading Dayton Baseball to one of its most successful seasons in program history in 2019. The Flyers went 32-26-1 and advanced all the way to the championship game in the Atlantic 10 Tourna-ment. The team’s 32 wins were also the program’s most since the 2011 season.

His first full recruiting class at Dayton was ranked in the top 100 in the nation by perfect game and No. 2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. King has significantly expanded the recruiting footprint of Dayton Baseball by bringing in players from 12 different states in the 2018 recruiting class including areas outside of the Midwest pipeline such as Texas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts and Virginia.

King led the Flyers to the program’s most wins, both overall (21) and in conference (10), since 2014 in his first season at the helm. The Flyers also made an 85-spot jump in the RPI rankings from the 2017 season to his first season in 2018.

King was most recently the Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Army after spend-ing the previous 18 seasons as head coach at NCAA Division II Franklin Pierce. In his first season in Division I, King produced the No. 33 overall recruiting class as ranked by Perfect Game, with 24 high school commitments from 14 states.

A 1993 graduate of Framingham State College, King received a bachelor’s degree in sociology while playing four seasons for the Rams. He went on to earn his master’s degree in physical education in 1996 from Springfield College. King and his wife, Missy, have one daughter, Katie, and one son, Justin.

HEAD COACH JAYSON KING

NUMERICAL

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2020 DAYTON BASEBALL STATS2020 Dayton Baseball

Overall Statistics for Dayton (as of Feb 23, 2020)(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 3-4 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-4 Neutral: 2-0 Atlantic 10: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

3 Mariano Ricciardi . 4 0 0 7-7 30 5 12 0 0 0 3 12 . 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 . 4 7 1 0 0 0-2 14 11 2 . 9 2 6

31 Marcos Pujols . 3 3 3 7-7 24 4 8 3 0 1 3 14 . 5 8 3 3 1 8 0 . 4 1 4 1 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

27 Benjamin Blackwell . 3 0 0 7-7 30 5 9 0 1 0 6 11 . 3 6 7 2 0 11 0 . 3 4 4 0 0 5-5 9 8 0 1.000

12 Jared Howell . 2 9 6 7-7 27 2 8 2 0 0 3 10 . 3 7 0 3 0 5 0 . 3 6 7 0 0 0-0 4 1 2 . 7 1 4

2 Riley Tirotta . 2 4 1 7-7 29 3 7 0 0 0 6 7 . 2 4 1 3 0 5 0 . 3 1 3 0 0 2-2 9 15 4 . 8 5 7

8 Michael Cleary . 2 3 8 7-7 21 9 5 1 0 0 1 6 . 2 8 6 2 4 4 0 . 4 0 7 0 0 2-2 12 0 0 1.000

42 Alex Brickman . 1 9 2 7-7 26 2 5 0 0 1 6 8 . 3 0 8 2 1 6 2 . 2 6 7 1 0 1-1 35 1 0 1.000

21 Tate Hagan . 1 9 0 6-6 21 2 4 0 0 0 4 4 . 1 9 0 3 0 4 1 . 2 6 9 2 0 0-0 12 0 0 1.000

10 Jay Curtis . 1 5 4 5-4 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 1 5 4 1 1 3 1 . 2 6 7 0 0 0-0 38 5 0 1.000

16 Nolan Watson . 0 8 3 5-3 12 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 . 3 3 3 1 0 5 0 . 1 5 4 0 1 0-1 25 9 1 . 9 7 1

--------------------50 Eddie Pursinger . 2 5 0 6-1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 16 0 1 . 9 4 1

26 Connor Wilson . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

15 Jake Silverstein . 0 0 0 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000

Totals . 2 6 2 7 237 38 62 6 1 3 34 79 . 3 3 3 25 7 58 4 . 3 4 4 4 1 10-13 177 61 12 . 9 5 2

Opponents . 2 1 5 7 214 36 46 11 0 9 29 84 . 3 9 3 38 9 70 2 . 3 5 4 2 5 15-20 180 51 14 . 9 4 3

LOB - Team (56), Opp (55). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (6). IBB - Team (2), HOWELL 1, TIROTTA 1, Opp (1).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

15 Jake Silverstein 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 030 Jonathan Brus 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Corey Imbriano 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 034 Andrew Zapka 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Jordan Cox 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Brian Robertson 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 Hunter Wolfe 0 . 7 5 1-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 12.0 3 2 1 4 15 1 0 0 . 0 7 7 2 2 0 0 1 6 Dylan Keller 2 . 0 8 1-0 2 1 0 0/0 0 8.2 9 2 2 3 6 2 0 2 . 2 6 5 2 0 1 0 017 R.J. Wagner 3 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 1 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 . 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 154 Ben Olson 3 . 6 0 0-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 10.0 7 4 4 6 11 1 0 2 . 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 1 5 Justin Longbrake 5 . 4 0 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 3 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 . 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 011 Bryce Hellgeth 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 . 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 033 Cole Pletka 8 . 0 0 1-1 2 2 0 0/0 0 9.0 9 10 8 6 12 2 0 2 . 2 6 5 1 4 0 0 012 Jared Howell 9 . 0 0 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 1 2.0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 120 Kyle Lacalameto 9 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 035 Anthony Hattrup 13.50 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 . 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 024 Tyler Jones 18.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 . 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Nate Espelin 99.00 0-1 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 4 . 2 7 3-4 7 7 0 0/0 1 59.0 46 36 28 38 70 11 0 9 . 2 1 5 10 9 1 2 5

Opponents 4 . 8 0 4-3 7 7 0 0/0 1 60.0 62 38 32 25 58 6 1 3 . 2 6 2 9 7 1 4 1

PB - Team (1), WATSON 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - CURTIS (12-13), PLETKA (8-10), WATSON (3-6), OLSON (1-3), WAGNER (3-3), WOLFE(2-2), KELLER (0-1), HOWELL (1-1).

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#11 BRYCEHELLGETHSophomore

RHP/UTL • 6-2 • 215Arlington Heights, Ill.

#4 JORDANCOX

SeniorRHP •6-3 •190Zionsville, Ind.

#3 MARIANORICCIARDI

Junior2B • 5-7 • 170

West Boylston, Mass.

#2 RILEY TIROTTA

JuniorIF • 6-3 • 210

South Bend, Ind.

#1 COREY IMBRIANO

SeniorRHP • 6-1 • 205

Wakefield, Mass.

#5 JUSTINLONGBRAKE

SeniorRHP • 6-0 • 195Dublin, Ohio

#9 NATEESPELINFreshman

LHP • 6-0 • 185Belmont, Mass.

#10 JAYCURTIS

SophomoreC • 6-0 • 235

New Orelans, La.

#8 MICHAELCLEARY

JuniorOF •6-0 • 175

Cincinnati, Ohio

#6 DYLANKELLER

SophomoreRHP • 6-1 • 205Howland, Ohio

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#13 BRIANROBERTSON

FreshmanLHP • 6-1 • 205Cherry Hill, N.J.

#16 NOLANWATSON

JuniorC/OF • 6-1 • 190

Manahawkin, N.J.

#15 JAKESILVERSTEIN

SophomoreOF • 6-1 • 185

Cincinnati, Ohio

#21 TATEHAGAN

SeniorOF • 6-2 • 205

Tallahassee, Fla.

#25 GAVINBATES

SophomoreRHP • 6-3 • 225Auburn, Maine

#27 BENJAMINBLACKWELLSophomoreIF • 6-0 • 185Fairfax, Va.

#30 JONATHANBRUSJunior

LHP • 6-2 • 210Cincinnati, Ohio

#26 CONNORWILSON

SeniorOF • 5-10 • 195

Wayne, Pa.

#31 MARCOSPUJOLS

Sophomore3B • 6-1 •265Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic

#12 JAREDHOWELL

JuniorRHP/OF • 6-1 • 200

Harvest, Ala.

#17 R.J.WAGNER

SeniorRHP • 6-2 • 200Zionsville, Ind.

#20 KYLELACALAMETO

SophomoreLHP • 6-2 • 195

Kings Mills, Ohio

#24 TYLERJONESSenior

RHP • 6-4 • 215Bellefontaine, Ohio

#18 TAKAHIROYAMADA

SeniorIF • 6-0 • 190Aichi, Japan

#7 BRANTLEYJOHNSON

SeniorIF • 6-1 • 200

Indianpolis, Ind.

#14 SAMSCOTT

FreshmanC • 6-0 • 190

Mascoutah, Ill.

#22 JEFFSTEUCK

SeniorC • 6-2 • 215

Kenosha, Wis.

#35 ANTHONYHATTRUPFreshman

RHP • 6-4 • 195Pittsburgh, Pa.

#44 HUNTERWOLFESenior

LHP • 6-1 • 195Clay City, Ind.

#42 ALEXBRICKMAN

Senior1B • 6-4 • 265

Andover, Mass.

#34 ANDREWZAPKAJunior

RHP • 6-1 • 200Willowbrook, Ill.

#50 EDDIEPURSINGER

Senior1B • 6-4 • 215

Cincinnati, Ohio

#33 COLEPLETKA

SeniorRHP • 6-8 • 230

Richmond, Texas

#54 BENOLSON

GraduateLHP • 6-6 • 220

Des Moines, Iowa

ASST. COACH TOMMYCHASE

Notre Dame ‘12 3rd Season

VOL. ASST. COACH ADAM

CORNEWELLIndianapolis ‘16

1st Season

ASST. COACH TRAVIS

FERRICKBoston College ‘15

3rd Season

HEAD COACH JAYSON

KINGFramington State ‘93

3rd Season

#23 WILLSHEATS

Redshirt JuniorRHP • 6-6 • 240

Fort Worth, Texas