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March 5, 1999

Virginia vs. Rhode Island
University of Virginia Baseball Field
Charlottesville, Va. – March 6, 1999

Cavaliers wrap up home stand with Rhode Island: For the first time since before any UVA player was born, Virginia will take on Rhode Island for a three-game series here this weekend. This will be the final game in a seven-game home stand for the Cavaliers, who are currently 1-3 during that stretch with one rainout. The Cavaliers have won all four meeting with the Rams in a series which began in 1961. Virginia has won the four games by a total score of 40-13, including a 20-6 victory in the first of two contests during the 1975 meeting. The Wahoos won the last meeting two days later 5-1 in Charlottesville. Needless to say, the teams have never met during head coach Dennis Womacks tenure at Virginia.

Rhode Island    1999 Record: 1-1     1998 Record: 19-24    1999 Rankings: none    Head Coach (Record at URI): Frank Leoni (61-145-1; sixth season)    URI-UVA Series:             UVA leads 4-0    Last Meeting:               UVA, 5-1 in Charlottesville (1975)

Cavs snap losing streak, down Radford: Casey Kennedy allowed one run over seven innings to lead Virginia to a 5-2 victory over visiting Radford at home Thursday. With the win, the Cavaliers snapped a five-game losing skid and posted their seventh consecutive win against the Highlanders. Kennedy faced trouble in the first, yielding a run on three hits; however, an inning-ending double play got him out of the fray. UVA tied the score in the bottom of the second when Tim LaVigne led off with a triple to center and then scored on a ground out by Luis Giraldo. Virginia took the lead in the fourth with an unearned run off a pair of hits and a Radford error. In the seventh, the Cavaliers pushed their lead to 4-1 thanks to a two-run homer to deep left-center by Jonathan Benick. UVAadded another run in the eighth on a fielders choice off the bat of Julian Gonzalez. Radford scratched back with a run in the top of the ninth, but left a pair of runners on to end the game.

Kennedy gets the monkey off his back: Prior to Thursdays game Casey Kennedy was arguably the best 0-3 pitcher in the nation. Now, hes arguably the best 1-3 pitcher in the nation. The junior right hander has a staff-low 3.16 ERA in a staff-high 25 and two-thirds innings. Kennedys problem has been run support. The Cavaliers are averaging just 2.3 runs per nine innings in games in which Kennedy has gotten the nod on the mound. Thursday, the Cavaliers plated five runs one more than they had in the three previous Kennedy starts combined (two against Jacksonville, two against Virginia Commonwealth and none against Old Dominion).

Gonzalez has a career day: Despite losing to William & Mary, their was some good news for the Cavaliers the awakening of the bat of right fielder Julian Gonzalez. After starting the season 1-for-16 (.063) with just a double in the second game of the year, the senior went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a two runs scored against the Tribe. Gonzalez set career highs for hits, doubles and total bases (six). He was also hit by a pitch, thus reaching base safely in all five trips to the plate on the afternoon. The four-hit performance was the first such game of the year for the Cavaliers and the first since Brian Sherlock collected four hits in a game April 20, 1998 against Radford. Last season, UVAbatters collected four or more hits in a game seven times.

Finally … a dinger: Jonathan Benick belted a chest-high fastball over the rightfield wall in the fifth inning against William & Mary for the first UVAhomer of the season and the first of his career in a Cavalier uniform. He followed that up with a two-run shot to left-center from the right side of the plate in the next game against Radford. Last season, Virginia got its first home run of the campaign in the second game of the year Feb. 14 against South Alabama when Javier Lopez hit a solo shot. Brian Sherlock then followed with a solo homer of his own for the second Cavalier homer of the year. Through 13 games last season, Virginia had hit 18 home runs. Lopez led the way with seven.

LaVigne establishes school record: Junior shortstop Tim LaVigne was plunked on the left arm in the seventh inning Tuesday against William & Mary. That gave him four on the season (tops on the team) and 21 on his career, breaking the previous school mark of 20 set by Justin Counts from 1993 to 1996. LaVigne established the school record for times being hit by a pitch with 17 last season.

Floyd returns; McCleary on the shelf: One freshman in, one freshman out. Center fielder Mike Floyd, who broke two bones in his left (non-throwing) hand in the second game of the year, came out of the cast last week and rejoined the team in uniform last weekend. He sustained the injury Jan. 30 while diving for a ball against Auburn. Floyds return to the lineup came against Radford. He again patrolled center and went 1-for-3 with a walk at the plate. Meanwhile, out fielder Shawn McCleary will be out two-to-three weeks with mononucleosis. McCleary, who opened his career on a hot streak, has gone hitless in his last 21 at bats since singling in the fifth inning Feb. 13 against East Carolina.

Scoring woes continue for Cavs: UVA was shutout for the second consecutive game and the third time this season last Saturday by Seton Hall. With only 47 runs in 14 games, the Cavaliers rank last in the ACC in runs scored per game (3.5). Thirty-two of the Cavaliers runs have come in five games. In the other nine games, the Wahoos are scoring a paltry 1.6 plate-crossings per contest. On top of that, UVAhas scored in just 27 of 120 innings this season (22.5 percent). Only eight times have the Cavs scored more than one run in an inning. Against Radford, the Wahoos scored in four different innings for just the third time this year.

LaVigne working on saves mark: Junior closer Tim LaVigne is creeping toward the school record for saves. After notching three as a freshman in 1997, LaVigne led the squad for a second consecutive season with six last year. He added another save in the first game of a doubleheader against Penn State. His 10 saves ranks second all-time at UVa, just three shy of Todd Ruyaks 13 amassed from 1989 through 1992.

    Player          Sv  Seasons    1. Todd Ruyak   13  1989-92    2. Tim LaVigne  10  1997-99    3. Greg Haden    8  1976-79

Should LaVigne lead the team in saves again this season, he would be the first Cavalier to top the team in that category for three consecutive seasons since Ruyak in 1990, 1991 and 1992. No other UVAplayer has ever accomplished that feat.

Pitching staff racking up the whiffs: Through 14 games this season, the Cavaliers have struck out 117 batters an average of 8.63 per nine innings and 43 more than opposing pitchers. Sophomore Greg Withelder leads the team with 28 in 21 and two-thirds innings (11.6 per nine innings). Sophomore Southpaw Brandon Creswell is second on the staff with 27 strike outs in 24 and one-third innings (9.98 per nine innings) and junior Kevin Shrout ranks third with 19 in 18 and two-thirds innings (9.2 per nine innings). Reliever Jon Metzger leads the team in strike outs per nine innings with 15.9; however, he has only thrown five and two-thirds innings with nine strike outs.

Cavs slow out of the blocks: Part of the Cavaliers problems in scoring runs this season (3.4 per nine innings) has been their inability to get the leadoff batter on board. In 112 innings, UVa’s leadoff batter has reached safely just 26 times (23.2 percent). Meanwhile, opponents have put their leadoff batter on the paths in 53 of 113 innings (46.9 percent).

Withelder, Shrout establish personal bests: Two weeks ago, in the weekend of strike outs for the UVApitching staff, two hurler established personal bests. Despite taking the loss in Sundays series finale, Greg Withelder had a career-high nine strike outs. It was the second time this season he has eclipsed his career best. Kevin Shrout posted a career-high 12 strike outs in the series opener against the Nittany Lions. He amassed the dozen whiffs in just five and two-thirds innings of work also a career best for strike outs per nine innings in a game.

Benicks hitting streak snapped: Penn State held sophomore first baseman/catcher Jonathan Benick hitless Sunday in four at bats. It marked the first time this season he had not collected at least one hit in a game. The eight-game hitting streak is a career-best, topping a modest four-game run he had last season at Auburn. During the streak, Benick hit .500 (15-for-30) with three doubles and nine RBI. Benick currently leads the team with a .441 average and nine RBI.

Creswell named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week: Sophomore lefty Brandon Creswell was named co-pitcher of the week in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the week ending Feb. 14. The Southpaw struck out a career-high 11 batters in UVas 5-1 victory over The Citadel on its home field Friday night in first-day action of the Winn-Dixie Shootout. Creswell tossed the second complete game of his career and scattered six hits with only one walk. He held the Bulldogs scoreless for seven innings before giving up a scratch run in the eighth. Creswell struck out five batters in the final three innings to nail down his career high and the victory.

Benick named to all-Shootout Team: Creswells chances at all-Shootout honors were squelched when East Carolinas Foye Minton hurled a no-hitter against North Carolina State in Game 8 Feb. 14. However, sophomore Jonathan Benick did display enough gusto on the weekend tobe named to the team. After blasting an RBI double off the right-center wall against The Citadel, Benick went on to hit .545 (6-for-11) on the weekend. With a hit in all three games, the first baseman/catcher has hit safely in every game this season. Benick is in his first season at Virginia after transferring from Auburn.

Withelder named all-tournament: For his two-run, two-hit performance over five innings of work against then-No. 32 Oklahoma, sophomore lefty Greg Withelder was named to the all-tournament team at the ACC/Disney Blast. The only Cavalier on the 11-man team, Withelder surrendered both runs and both hits in the first inning of Sundays game. He then pitched four innings of no-hit, scoreless baseball and picked up the first win of the season for the Cavaliers. Auburns Chris Bootcheck joined Withelder as the only pitchers on the team.

Season-opener streak snapped: All good things must come to an end, and for the Virginia baseball team last weekend was the time. For the first time in a decade, the Cavaliers lost their season-opener when the Jacksonville Dolphins downed the Wahoos 13-2 in first-day action of the ACC/Disney Blast. UVAis 8-1-1 in its last 10 season openers, which included a quaint seven-game winning streak and a nine-game non-losing streak prior to this season. In 1991, Virginia and Liberty battled to a 5-5 tie before darkness suspended the game. Ironically, the Cavs also tied their second game that season, again 5-5, this time to Radford. The Wahoos last loss in a season opener was a 6-2 defeat by VCU in 1989.

LaVigne, Creswell preseason picks by Collegiate Baseball: Junior shortstop Tim LaVigne and sophomore lefthander Brandon Creswell were named Preseason Players to Watch in the ACC by Collegiate Baseball. LaVigne hit .262 with five home runs and 20 RBI last season to go along with seven steals in seven attempts. He was also 2-4 on the mound with a 5.76 ERA and a team-leading six saves. Creswell was 2-0 with a 3.72 ERA last season as a freshman with a couple of saves. He also struck out 49 batters with only 18 walks in 58 innings of work. Creswell also had a complete game, joining Casey Kennedy, who tossed three, as the only pitchers on the UVAstaff with complete games.

Cavs try for four in a row: UVA’s 28-26-1 record last season marked the third consecutive winning tally for the Cavaliers. It was the first time the Wahoos have accomplished this since the 1984-86 seasons. Over this three-year span, Virginia is 104-69-2. The last time the Cavaliers posted four consecutive winning seasons was in the 1978-81 seasons. UVas record for consecutive winning marks is 13, set in the 1897-1909 seasons.

ACC coaches tab Cavaliers eighth: UVA was picked to finish eighth this season in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the annual preseason poll of the conferences head coaches. Georgia Tech is the early favorite after nabbing five of nine first-place votes and 76 total points. Florida State and Wake Forest each received two of the other first-place votes; however, the Seminoles edged the Deacons 71-62 in total points to place second. North Carolina was picked fourth, followed by Clemson, Duke and North Carolina State. Maryland finished behind UVAin ninth.

UVA baseball on the air waves: WINA/1070 AM, the Home of the Hoos, will carry 15 games this season. Former UVAleft-handed pitcher Robby Robinson and baseball media relations director Larry Little will be on the call. Virginias radio season will get under way in late March with most of the broadcasts coming on the weekends. The Cavaliers went 2-2 in games broadcast by WINA during the 1998 season.

Cavaliers on the Net: Up-to-date information on the University of Virginia baseball team is now available on the internet at http://www.virginiasports.com. The site includes the Cavaliers roster, schedule, results, player profiles, statistics, releases, game stories and historical information. Game stories will be updated on a timely basis following the completion of each contest. Updated statistics will be posted each Monday during the season.

Probable Starters

    22  Ryan Kalamaya   DH  .267, 0,  1    34  David Stone     LF  .259, 0,  2    9   Jonathan Benick 1B  .365, 2, 15    13  Mark Rueffert    C  .306, 0,  4    16  Tim LaVigne     SS  .205, 0,  4    17  Luis Giraldo    3B  .162, 0,  4    21  Julian Gonzalez RF  .238, 0,  1    1   Robbie Marvin   2B  .130, 0,  0    8   Mike Floyd      CF  .286, 0,  1

Saturday Game 1 11 Brandon Creswell LHP (So., 5-9, 160) 2-1, 5.18 ERASaturday Game 2 14 Kevin Shrout RHP (Jr., 6-2, 210) 1-2, 5.09 ERASunday 29 Greg Withelder LHP (So., 6-3, 185) 1-3, 7.06 ERA Baseball Weekly/ESPN ABCA Top 25 Poll (as of Feb. 15)

Team (1st place votes) Rec. Pts. LW 1. Florida State (37) 9-0 994 5 2. Miami, Fla. (4) 5-3 827 2 3. Auburn 7-0 814 13 4. Rice 9-2 803 10 5. Wichita State 3-1 720 4 6. Stanford 6-3 675 6 7. Arizona (1) 13-1 644 8. Texas 7-2 640 9. Louisiana State 1-2 640 3 10. Arizona State 13-4 562 15 11. Southern Cal 3-5 552 1 12. Florida 2-2 543 8 13. Clemson 3-0 468 16 14. Long Beach State 3-3 429 9 15. Cal State-Fullerton 4-3 362 12 16. Texas A&M 4-2 358 14 17. Texas Tech 6-2 313 20 18. Georgia Tech 4-4 307 7 19. South Carolina 4-0 285 17 20. Pepperdine 8-0 276 NR 21. Mississippi State 2-0 239 18 22. Alabama 1-2 228 11 23. North Carolina 3-0 198 25 24. Washington 3-0 194 21 54. Oklahoma State 3-0 155 24

RECEIVING VOTES: Houston (123), Florida International (98), Hawaii (95), Oklahoma (93), Wake Forest (78), Arkansas (39), Florida Atlantic (36), Illinois (34), Notre Dame (24), Ball State (23), UCLA (18), Jacksonville (17), North Carolina State (17), Southwest Louisiana (16), Ohio State (15), Baylor (15), Missouri (13), NC-Greensboro (10), Minnesota (10), Central Florida (8), California (8), Tennessee (3), Nevada (2), Oregon State (2), Rutgers (2), Washington State (1), East Carolina (1), St. Johns (1).1999 opponents in bold. ACC teams in italics.

Did you know?: After not being shutout at all during the past two seasons, Virginia has been shutout three times this season the most times a Cavalier team has been blanked since the 1996 team was shutout three times. … Five UVAregulars are not hitting their weight Josh Bowling, Luis Giraldo, Robbie Marvin, Shawn McCleary and Dan Street. … Brandon Creswells complete game Feb. 12 at The Citadel is the only time this season a Cavalier starter has worked past the seventh inning. … Kevin Shrout has at least one strike out in 21 of 22 appearances since the beginning of the 1998 season and in 29 of 35 appearances during his career.

‘Hoos Hot:

Mark Rueffert .333 (6-for-18), 2 2B, RBI in last six games David Stone .389 (7-for-18), 2 2B, 3B, RBI in last four games Jon Metzger 1.80 ERA, 9 K, 3 H in last four outings (5 IP)‘Hoos Not: Shawn McCleary hitless in last 21 at bats Robbie Marvin one hit in last 26 at bats Greg Withelder 0-3, 8.64 ERA, 7 WP in last three starts Multiple-Hit Games

    No. Player (Hits)        Date    Opponent (game)     1   Jonathan Benick (3) 1-31    vs. Oklahoma     2   Shawn McCleary (3)  1-31    vs. Oklahoma     3   Luis Giraldo (2)    1-31    vs. Oklahoma     4   Ryan Kalamaya (2)   1-31    vs. Oklahoma     5   Robbie Marvin (2)   1-31    vs. Oklahoma     6   Jonathan Benick (3) 2-12    at The Citadel     7   Ryan Kalamaya (2)   2-12    at The Citadel     8   Jonathan Benick (2) 2-14    vs. VCU     9   Josh Bowling (2)    2-14    vs. VCU    10   Tim LaVigne (3)     2-20    Penn State (1)    11   Jonathan Benick (2) 2-20    Penn State (1)    12   Mark Rueffert (2)   2-20    Penn State (1)    13   David Stone (2)     2-20    Penn State (1)    14   Jonathan Benick (2) 2-20    Penn State (2)    15   Ryan Kalamaya (2)   2-20    Penn State (2)    16   Mark Rueffert (2)   2-20    Penn State (2)    17   Tim LaVigne (2)     2-21    Penn State    18   Mark Rueffert (2)   2-27    Seton Hall (1)    19   David Stone (2)     2-27    Seton Hall (2)    20   Julian Gonzalez (4) 3-2     William & Mary    21   Jonathan Benick (2) 3-2     William & Mary    22   David Stone (2)     3-2     William & Mary    23   David Stone (2)     3-4     Radford    

1999 ‘Hoo Honors

Jonathan Benick    

Winn-Dixie All-Shootout Team Feb. 14Brandon Creswell Preseason ACC Player to Watch Collegiate Baseball ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week Feb. 15Tim LaVigne Preseason ACC Player to Watch Collegiate BaseballGreg Withelder ACC/Disney Blast All-Tournament Team Jan. 31

HEAD COACH DENNIS WOMACK: UVA head coach Dennis Womack enters his 19th season with the Cavaliers and has posted a career record of 473-460-6. In 1996, he led Virginia to a school-record 44 victories, its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship and its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers also finished the 1996 season ranked No. 14 in the nation by Baseball America, their highest national ranking ever. Womack picked up the 450th victory of his career on March 4, 1998, when the Cavaliers captured an 18-4 win over William & Mary.

Multiple-RBI Games

    No. Player (RBI)        Date    Opponent (game)    1   Jonathan Benick (5) 1-31    vs. Oklahoma    2   Shawn McCleary (2)  1-31    vs. Oklahoma    3   Jonathan Benick (2) 2-20    Penn State (1)    4   Mark Rueffert (2)   2-20    Penn State (1)    5   Jonathan Benick (3) 3-2     William & Mary    6   Jonathan Benick (2) 3-4     Radford    7   Luis Giraldo (2)    3-4     Radford

1999 Cavalier Firsts
Batting
At bat: Robbie Marvin Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville
Hit: Jonathan Benick Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Run: Luis Giraldo Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
RBI: Mike Floyd Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Extra-base hit: Julian Gonzalez (2b) Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 7)
Double: Julian Gonzalez Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 7)
Triple: Robbie Marvin Feb. 14 vs. VCU (top 1)
Home run: Jonathan Benick March 2 vs. William & Mary (bottom 5)
Base runner: David Stone (walk) Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Walk: David Stone Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Strike out: David Stone Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 3)
Hit batsman: Luis Giraldo Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Sacrifice bunt: Tim LaVigne Jan. 14 vs. VCU (top1)
Sacrifice fly: Jonathan Benick March 2 vs. William & Mary (bottom 7)
Stolen base attempt: Luis Giraldo Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Stolen base: Luis Giraldo Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Caught stealing: Robbie Marvin Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma (bottom 1)Pitching
Win: Greg Withelder Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Loss: Casey Kennedy Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville
Save: Tim LaVigne Feb. 20 vs. Penn State (game 1)
Complete game: Brandon Creswell Feb. 12 at The Citadel
Shutout:
Strike out: Casey Kennedy Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 1)
Walk: Casey Kennedy Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 4)
Wild pitch: John Metzger Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 8)
Hit batsman: Casey Kennedy Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 3)
Balk:
Fielding

Assist: Robbie Marvin Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 1)
Fielding error: David Stone Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 9)
Throwing error: Luis Giraldo Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 4)1999 Big Innings
Virginia
First: 2 Feb. 20 vs. Penn St. (game 1); Feb. 27 vs. Seton Hall (game 1)
Second: 1 on three occasions
Third: 6 Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Fourth: 5 Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Fifth: 5 Feb. 12 at The Citadel
Sixth: 1 on three occasions
Seventh: 1 Jan. 30 vs. Auburn; March 2 vs. William & Mary
Eighth: 1 March 2 vs. William & Mary
Ninth: 1 Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville; Feb. 21 vs. Penn StateOpponentFirst: 2 on four occasions
Second: 3 Seton Hall, Feb. 27 (game 1)
Third: 4 William & Mary, March 2
Fourth: 1 on three occasions
Fifth: 3 Penn State, Feb. 21
Sixth: 7 Auburn, Jan. 30
Seventh: 3 Jacksonville, Jan. 29
Eighth: 5 Jacksonville, Jan. 29; Seton Hall, Feb. 27 (game 2)
Ninth: 2 Jacksonville, Jan. 29

Collegiate Baseball Top 25 (as of March 1)

         School                 Rec.   Points  LW     1.  Florida State         13-2    482     1      2.  Rice                  16-3    479     2     3.  Miami, Fla.           12-3    477     4     4.  Stanford              12-5    471     5     5.  Auburn                13-2    469     7     6.  Florida                5-4    467     6     7.  Texas A&M             12-2    466    12     8.  Louisiana State        8-2    465     8     9.  Arizona State         19-5    463    15    10. Texas                  11-6    462     3    11. Long Beach State        6-4    461     9    12. Georgia Tech            8-4    459    11    13. Florida International  15-0    452    19    14. North Carolina         10-0    449    21    15. Alabama                 8-4    448    22    16. Cal State-Fullerton    10-5    447    10    17. Wichita State           9-4    446    16    18. Texas Tech             13-4    444    17    19. Pepperdine             13-1    442    18    20. Mississippi State       9-1    439    26    21. Baylor                 12-4    436    27    22. North Carolina State   10-1    434    25    23. Oklahoma State          8-4    433    13    24. South Carolina          8-3    431    23    25. Houston                 8-4    428    29    26. Hawaii                 13-5    426    14    27. Clemson                 5-3    423    20    28. Georgia                 9-1    419    NR    29. Arkansas                9-3    416    NR    30. UCLA                  11-11    409    NR

Opponents in bold. ACC teams in italics.

‘Hoos Homers

    No. Player (Runs)          Date    Opponent    1   Jonathan Benick (2)    3-2     William & Mary    2   Jonathan Benick (2)    3-4     Radford

Solo HRs: 03-Run HRs: 02-Run HRs: 2 Grand Slams: 0

In the pen …

Pitcher          App   IP   ER   ERA     W-L  Opp  Sv  BS   H    Pct.   PtsTim LaVigne       4   3.2   1    2.45    0-0   1   1    0   1   100.0   2.5Kevin Shrout      1   1.0   0    0.00    0-0   0   0    0   0    00.0     0Bradley Nuckols   1   0.2   0    0.00    0-0   0   0    0   0    00.0     0Jon Metzger       5   5.2   2    3.18    0-0   0   0    0   1    00.0   0.5John Thomas       2   3.0   1    3.00    0-0   0   0    0   0    00.0     0Denny Chapman     4   6.0   5    7.50    0-0   1   1    0   0   100.0   2.0Tommy Keiper      5  10.2   7    5.91    0-0   0   0    0   2    00.0   1.0Mark Hurrie       2   3.0   3    9.00    0-0   0   0    0   0    00.0     0Brandon Creswell  1   2.2   7    23.63   0-0   0   0    0   0    00.0     0Total            25  36.0  25    6.25    0-0   2   2    0   4   100.0   6.0

Cavalier Collective Career Statistics

Player  Avg.    G-GS    AB  R   H   RBI 2B  3B  HR  TB  SB-A    BB  K  SH  SF   SLG     OBP    SeasonsJosh Bowling    .240    98-83   287 47  69  48  23  1   7  5   5-8 29  63  8-5 .401    .314    1997-99Luis Giraldo    .229    62-35   144 24  33  14  6   3   2  51  1-3 16  35  1-1 .354    .325    1997-99Julian Gonzalez .228    83-62   241 35  55  46  15  1   7  93  6-7 17  90  2-2 .386    .291    1996-99Tim LaVigne     .250    64-63   208 50  52  24  13  3   5  86  8-9 22  44  7-1 .413    .377    1998-99Eric McGrane    .133      7-4   15  1   2   0   0   0   0  2   0-0  2   4  0-0 .133    .235    1998-99Mark Rueffert   .346    43-35   130 20  45  24  10  1   3  66  2-2 13  19  0-0 .508    .410    1998-99Hunter Wyant    .236    33-22   89  19  21  10  7   1   0  30  7-9  8  13  2-0 .337    .313    1998-99

Player ERA G-GS W-L SV CG-SO IP H R ER BB K HB WP Avg SeasonsDenny Chapman 14.67 13-1 0-0 1 0-0 15.1 37 32 25 15 16 3 7 .408 1998-99Brandon Creswell 4.15 26-8 4-1 2 2-0 82.1 91 43 38 26 76 3 6 .280 1998-99Tommy Keiper 4.57 20-1 3-0 0 0-0 45.1 47 35 23 28 36 0 5 .257 1998-99Casey Kennedy 4.85 34-31 10-16 0 7-1 198.2 236 131 107 54 120 18 22 .300 1997-99Tim LaVigne 4.97 52-2 7-5 10 0-0 76.0 70 50 42 44 88 5 16 .245 1997-99Jon Metzger 6.75 12-0 0-0 0 0-0 18.2 18 16 14 19 23 2 3 .254 1998-99Bradley Nuckols 5.23 38-1 7-4 1 0-0 62.0 61 43 36 42 69 12 7 .252 1996-99Kevin Shrout 3.80 35-17 10-7 2 0-0 123.0 96 66 52 69 133 6 24 .212 1997-99Greg Withelder 6.69 18-15 3-6 0 0-0 79.1 104 79 59 54 81 5 19 .324 1998-99