Navy Baseball - Entering the Series

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1 NA VY 2012 B ASE B ALL 2012 Schedule February 17 at North Carolina A&T W, at North Carolina A&T (DH) L, 2-7 W, Maryland-Eastern Shore # W, vs. Air Force [1] (DH) L, 7-8 (10) L, vs. Air Force [1] % W, 7-4 March 3 Central Connecticut State W, Central Connecticut State L, Towson $ L, No. 25 Maryland # L, at UMBC L, UMBC % W, UMBC $ W, vs. Eastern Illinois [2] W, vs. Bradley [2] L, 2-3 (10) 16 vs. Illinois State [2] L, vs. Northwestern [2] W, Mt. St. Mary s # L, Princeton $ L, Princeton (DH) $ L, 2-4 (8) W, at Georgetown # W, Army * (DH) $, % L, 0-2 L, 2-6 April 1 Army * (DH) (TV Gm. 1, $ Gm. 2) # L, 5-9 (9) L, Coppin State # W, at Bucknell * (DH) L, 2-3 (10) W, at Bucknell * (DH) W, 3-2 L, George Mason # L, Holy Cross * (DH) $ L, 4-8 L, Holy Cross * (DH) $ W, 8-2 L, at Maryland-Eastern Shore W, Delaware State # L, at Lafayette * (DH) W, 13-3 W, at Lafayette * (DH) W, 10-2 W, at George Washington L, 9-10 (10) 28 Lehigh * (DH) $, % 12 p.m. 29 Lehigh * (DH) $ 12 p.m. May 1 Coppin State 4 p.m. 2 at Delaware State 3 p.m Patriot League Semifinal Series TBA Patriot League Champ. Series TBA June 1-4 NCAA Regionals TBA 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBA NCAA College World Series [3] TBA * - Patriot League game TV - CBS College Sports # - Live audio on NavySports.com % - Live audio on NavySports.com & WNAV $ - Live video on Navy All-Access [1] Freedom Classic, Kinston, N.C. [2] RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, Chain of Lakes Park Stadium, Winter Haven, Fla. [3] TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb. All times Eastern, subject to change Navy Baseball - Entering the Series Navy hosts Lehigh in the final regular-season series of the year, needing just one win to clinch a berth in the Patriot Legue tournament. Navy ranked fourth in the nation in total triples with 23 when NCAA statistics were released on Monday. Kash Manzelli enters the weekend with a career-long 10-game hitting streak... Manzelli is hitting.400 and has 15 RBIs over the past 10 games. Greg Dupell was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Tuesday and has had at least one hit in 12 of the past 13 games... His 41 RBIs lead the league. With 201 career hits, Alex Azor is one hit away from moving into a tie for fifth place on Navy s alltime hits list. Ben Nelson currently ranks in 12th place in program history in strikeouts with a career total of He needs just four more Ks to move into the program s top 10. Dupell had two of Navy s seven home runs in last weekend s series sweep at Lafayette, giving him a total of 12 for his career, which is tied for ninth most in Navy history. The Navy pitching staff ranks second in the Lehigh ( , 4-12) Navy (20-24, 7-9) Games Home Games Max Bishop Stadium Annapolis, Md. Saturday, April p.m. (DH) Game One Sr. RHP Cory Kent (3-3, 2.15) vs. So. RHP Preston Gainey (3-2, 3.74) Game Two Sr. RHP Dan Ciccone (0-2, 6.00) vs. Jr. RHP Johnny Schoberl (5-3, 4.70) Sunday, April p.m. (DH) Game One TBD vs. Jr. RHP Ben Nelson (2-3, 4.16) Game Two TBD vs. TBD Live Webcast (All Games) Navy All-Access at NavySports.com (PxP - Pete Medhurst, Sat., Joe Miller, Sun.) Radio (Saturday) WNAV (99.9 FM/1430 AM) Live Stats NavySports.com Twitter Updates at twitter.com/navyathletics Pitching matchups probable & subject to change Patriot League with a 4.31 ERA and leads the conference in strikeouts with 288. Navy s lineup has featured no fewer than a total of five freshmen and sophomores in 28 of 44 games this season. Since returning to the lineup on March 14, Azor has reached base safely in 28 of 29 games. Navy Probable Starters Pos. Name (Cl.) GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI C Chris Cannon (Fr.) or Chance Jones (So.) B Kash Manzelli (So.) or Greg Dupell (Jr.) B Dylan Wheeler (Jr.) or Josh Moore (Sr.) SS David Wiedeman (Fr.) B Greg Dupell (Jr.) or Chris Campbell (Jr.) LF Nikolai Simonsen (So.) CF Alex Azor (Sr.) RF Andrew Hahn (Sr.) DH Dave Milanes (Jr.) Patriot League Regular Season & Tournament Champions

2 2012 Navy Baseball Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Dylan Wheeler IF Jr. R/R 5-9/145 Novato, Calif./Marin Catholic 2 Alex Azor OF Sr. L/L 5-11/190 Miami, Fla./G. Holmes Braddock 3 Stephen Moore RHP Fr. R/R 6-2/195 Roswell, Ga./The Walker School 5 Josh Moore IF Sr. R/R 5-11/185 Mills River, N.C./West Henderson 6 Matt Jackson LHP So. L/L 6-5/200 Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding 7 Andrew Hahn OF Sr. L/L 6-0/180 Ellicott City, Md./Loyola Blakefield 8 David Wiedeman IF Fr. R/R 5-11/150 Leawood, Kan./Rockhurst 9 Greg Dupell IF Jr. L/R 6-0/190 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit 10 Johnny Schoberl RHP Jr. R/R 6-0/175 Milford, N.J./Immaculata 11 Greg Bryant IF So. R/R 5-10/170 Ellicott City, Md./Calvert Hall College 12 Brad Borosak IF/RHP Fr. L/R 5-11/160 Jupiter, Fla./Dwyer 14 Preston Gainey RHP So. R/R 6-3/200 Pompano Beach, Fla./Calvary Christian Academy 16 Grant LaTerza OF Fr. R/R 5-10/170 Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest 17 Josh Elmore RHP So. R/R 6-3/200 Hope Mills, N.C./Fayetteville Academy 18 Jordan Heller RHP So.* R/R 6-3/190 Glen Arm, Md./Lock Raven 19 Dave Milanes C/DH Jr. R/R 5-9/195 Iselin, N.J./St. Joseph 20 Anthony Parenti LHP Fr. L/L 6-2/210 Elizabeth, N.J./St. Joseph s 21 Craig Veech IF Jr. R/R 6-3/225 Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley 22 Chris Cannon C Fr. R/R 6-2/195 Flushing, N.Y./St. Francis Prep 23 Matt Kilby RHP/OF So. R/R 6-4/210 Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams 24 David Norman C So. R/R 6-1/200 Fayetteville, Ga./Starr s Mill 26 Chance Jones C So. R/R 6-3/210 St. George, Utah/Pine View 27 Charlie LaMar LHP Fr. L/L 6-0/175 Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic 28 Nikolai Simonsen OF So. R/R 5-11/190 Edenton, N.C./John A. Holmes 29 Jake Coffey RHP Jr. R/R 6-3/170 McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd 30 Jonathan Huggins OF Fr. R/R 5-11/180 Boynton Beach, Fla./Atlantic Community 31 Brandon Beans OF So. R/R 5-8/185 Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville 32 Ben Nelson RHP Jr. R/R 6-0/170 Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs 33 Jack Keller C Fr. R/R 6-3/200 Ballston Spa, N.Y./Saratoga Central Catholic 34 Zach Sipe RHP Sr. R/R 6-1/185 Huffman, Texas/Huffman-Hargrave 35 Joel Rinehart RHP Jr. R/R 5-11/165 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood 36 Chris Campbell IF Jr. R/R 6-1/205 Malvern, Pa./Great Valley 37 Kash Manzelli IF So. L/R 6-3/210 Dunwoody, Ga./Marist 38 Stephen Geiss RHP Jr. R/R 6-4/215 Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall 40 Dallas Redden RHP Fr. R/R 6-2/200 Austin, Texas/Llano * Has Sr. eligibility 15 Paul Kostacopoulos - Head Coach (Seventh season, Providence 87) 25 Matt Reynolds - Assistant Coach (Fifth season, UMass 05) 39 Ryan Mau - Assistant Coach (Second season, College of Charleston, 01) Rob McKinley - Volunteer Assistant Coach (Second season) Chris Freeland - Student Assistant (First season) Breakdown By Class Seniors (4) 2 Alex Azor OF 5 Josh Moore IF 7 Andrew Hahn OF 34 Zach Sipe RHP Juniors (10) 1 Dylan Wheeler IF 9 Greg Dupell IF 10 Johnny Schoberl RHP 19 Dave Milanes C 21 Craig Veech IF 29 Jake Coffey RHP 32 Ben Nelson RHP 35 Joel Rinehart RHP 36 Chris Campbell IF 38 Stephen Geiss RHP Sophomores (11) 6 Matt Jackson LHP 11 Greg Bryant IF 14 Preston Gainey RHP 18 Jordan Heller RHP 23 Matt Kilby RHP/OF 24 David Norman C 26 Chance Jones C 28 Nikolai Simonsen OF 31 Brandon Beans OF 37 Kash Manzelli IF 17 Josh Elmore RHP Freshmen (10) 3 Stephen Moore RHP 8 David Wiedeman IF 12 Brad Borosak IF/RHP 16 Grant LaTerza OF 20 Anthony Parenti LHP 22 Chris Cannon C 27 Charlie LaMar LHP 30 Jonathan Huggins OF 33 Jack Keller C 40 Dallas Redden RHP No. Name Pos. 2 Azor, Alex OF 31 Beans, Brandon OF 12 Borosak, Brad IF/RHP 11 Bryant, Greg IF 36 Campbell, Chris IF 22 Cannon, Chris C 29 Coffey, Jake RHP 9 Dupell, Greg IF 17 Elmore, Josh RHP 14 Gainey, Preston RHP 38 Geiss, Stephen RHP 7 Hahn, Andrew OF 18 Heller, Jordan RHP 30 Huggins, Jonathan OF 6 Jackson, Matt LHP 26 Jones, Chance C 33 Keller, Jack C 23 Kilby, Matt RHP/OF 27 LaMar, Charlie LHP 16 LaTerza, Grant OF 37 Manzelli, Kash IF 19 Milanes, Dave C 5 Moore, Josh IF 3 Moore, Stephen RHP 32 Nelson, Ben RHP 24 Norman, David C 20 Parenti, Anthony LHP 40 Redden, Dallas RHP 35 Rinehart, Joel RHP 10 Schoberl, John RHP 28 Simonsen, Nikolai OF 34 Sipe, Zach RHP 21 Veech, Craig IF 1 Wheeler, Dylan IF 8 Wiedeman, David IF Pronunciations Azor - Ay-Zor Borozak - BORR-uh-Zack Dupell - Doo-PELL Geiss - Gice Kostacopoulos - KOST-ah-COP-ah-LUSS Mau - MOW Milanes - Muh-lonn-es Schoberl - Show-berl Simonsen - SIM-on-sen Sipe - Cipe Navy Sports Information Baseball Contact: Jeff Barnes Office Phone Office Fax Press Box Phone barnes@usna.edu Navy s win over Northwestern was its first over a Big Ten opponent since defeating Indiana, 6-5 in 12 innings, in 2005

3 NAVY BY THE NUMBERS Overall Record: Patriot League: Last 5: Last 10: In Feb.: In March: In April Home: Away: Neutral: Day: Night: vs. ACC vs. America East vs. Atlantic vs. BIG EAST vs. Big Ten vs. Colonial vs. Ivy vs. MEAC vs. Missouri Valley vs. Mountain West vs. Northeast vs. Ohio Valley In Florida: In Maryland: In North Carolina: In Pennsylvania: In Virginia: When Leading After 6 Inn: When Leading After 7 Inn: When Leading After 8 Inn: When Tied After 6 Inn: When Tied After 7 Inn: When Tied After 8 Inn: When Trailing After 6 Inn: When Trailing After 7 Inn: When Trailing After 8 Inn: When Score First: When Opponent Scores First: When Score in 1st Inning: When Opp. Scores in 1st Inning: When Out-Hit Opponent: When Opponent Out-Hits: When Hits Tied: When Navy Starter Goes 6+ Inn: Extra Innings: First Game of DH: Second Game of DH: When Commit 1 or Less Errors: When Commit 2 or More Errors: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: Shutouts: Navy scores 0-3 runs: Navy scores 4-7 runs: Navy scores 8+ runs: Opponent scores 0-3 runs: Opponent scores 4-7 runs: Opponent scores 8+ runs: Navy Hosts Lehigh in Final Regular-Season Series Navy welcomes Lehigh to Max Bishop Stadium for the final regular-season series of the year with doubleheaders scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Navy enters the series alone in third place in the Patriot League with a 7-9 record in the conference. Navy needs just one win to clinch a berth in the conference tournament. The Series Navy leads the all-time series, The Mids took three of four games from Lehigh last season in the first conference series of the year. Navy is 14-6 against the Mountain Hawks, dating back to Lehigh is making its first trip to Annapolis since 2008 when Navy won its two home games in a four-game The Matchup Lehigh Navy Overall Record Batting Avg On-Base Pct Runs/Game Stolen Bases-Att Fielding Pct ERA Opp. Batting. Avg All-Time Series: Navy leads, Last Series: April 2-3, 2011 Bethlehem, Pa. Navy won three of four Current Streak: Navy won three home-and-home set. Navy also went 2-0 at home in a home-and-home series in 2007 and has not lost a series to Lehigh since being swept at home in About Lehigh The Mountain Hawks are currently tied with Lafayette at 4-12 for fifth place in the Patriot League and are coming off dropping three of four games to Holy Cross last weekend... Lehigh s other conference wins came against Lafayette (two) and Bucknell (one)... Navy and Lehigh share three common opponents and the Mountain Hawks went against the trio of Coppin State (2-0), Delaware State (1-0-1), UMES (2-0)... As a team, Lehigh is hitting.280, led by senior Brendan McGaheran s.314 batting average... Joe Abeln leads the team in RBIs with 25 and senior third baseman Ryan Gajdos is second with The pitching staff sports an ERA of 6.09 and opponents are hitting.312 against the Mountain Hawks. Triple Threat When NCAA statistics were released on Monday, the Midshipmen ranked fourth in the nation in triples with 23. The Mids have ranked in the top 10 in the country in triples for six consecutive weeks and are 14-3 in games when they belt a triple this season. Nikolai Simonsen and Andrew Hahn are tied for the league lead with five triples each. Navy has equaled its triples total from last season and needs seven more to tie the school record of 30, set by the 1995 team. Navy s Power Supply Greg Dupell was fittingly named the Patriot League s Player of the Week on Tuesday after hitting.524 with 11 RBIs in six games last week. However, Dupell s hot streak at the plate extends beyond last week, as the junior has at least one hit in 12 of the past 13 games and has 20 of his Patriot League-leading 41 RBIs over the 13-game span. Dupell s torrid 13-game streak began with a home run and two RBIs in the final game of the series at Bucknell on April 8. In the last 13 games, he is hitting.438 (21-for-48) and has RBIs in 11 contests. CollegeBaseballInsider.com also recognized Dupell this week as its Northeast Region Player of the Week. Last season, Dupell earned second-team All-Patriot League honors as he tied Alex Azor for second in the conference in hits (69). His 35 RBIs ranked seventh in the league. In starting the last seven games at second base, senior Josh Moore is hitting.435 (10-for-23)

4 Head Coach Paul Kostacopoulos at Navy (Seventh Season) Overall (23rd Season) Paul Kostacopoulos returns for his seventh season as head coach, a year after leading the Midshipmen to their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance. Through six years at Navy, Kostacopoulos enters the 2012 season with 182 victories making him the third-winningest head coach in the program s 116-year history. In five of his six seasons, the Mids have won at least 30 games; marking the first time ever the program has accomplished the feat. For those within the college baseball ranks, this type of success should not come as a surprise as it has been synonymous with Kostacopoulos throughout his career. Entering his 23rd season as a head coach, Kostacopoulos is just 14 wins shy of 700 as he owns a career record, good for a.593 all-time winning percentage. He has won more than 30 games 14 times during his career and boasted a winning percentage of.500 or better 18 times in his career. The Middletown, Conn., native guided the Midshipmen to three-consecutive 30- win seasons from a first in program history. In fact, prior to his arrival, Navy had posted three 30-win campaigns in the program s first 109 years. Under his watch, two Midshipmen were selected in the 2007 and 08 MLB First-Year Player Drafts. Pitchers Mitch Harris (13th round, St. Louis) and Oliver Drake (43rd round, Baltimore) were picked in 2008 after Harris (24th round, Atlanta) and catcher Jonathan Johnston (42nd round, Oakland) became the first Navy duo selected in school history. Kostacopoulos has guided several players that went on to play in the professional ranks, including Toronto Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald and former major league infielder Lou Merloni. Last season, Kostacopoulos led Navy to the both the Patriot League regular season and tournament championships as the Mids earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating Bucknell and Army in a pair of best-of-three sets. Kostacopoulos was named Patriot League Coach of the Year and a total of six Mids were named to the all-league teams. The NCAA Tournament appearance was the fifth of Kostacopoulos career as he previously guided Providence (1992, 95) and Maine (2002, 05) to the postseason. The Mids 33 wins marked the third-highest total in program history, while their runs (358) and hits (530) were both good for second on Navy s all-time list. The pitching staff set a new program record with a total of 423 strikeouts. Prior to his arrival in Annapolis, Kostacopoulos coached Maine to a (.593) mark over nine years in Orono. He led the team to a record in 2005, as the Black Bears won the America East Championship and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his tenure. At the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss., Maine defeated Southern Miss, 12-2, giving the school its first NCAA Tournament baseball win since While at Providence College, he led his squads to a record of (.616). In 1995, his Friars were and won a school-record 16 Big East games and received an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Kostacopoulos, 47, earned his bachelor's degree from Providence College in 1987, capping a four-year career as a member of the Friar baseball team. He played 139 games and batted.260. As a senior, he was both captain and defensive player of the year. He comes from a family steeped in New England baseball; his father, Peter Kostacopoulos, recorded over 400 wins in 27 seasons as head baseball coach at Wesleyan University, and his brother, Pete, head coach at the Worcester Academy, has held coaching positions at Colby College, Dartmouth College, and Wesleyan. Year-by-Year Record Year School W L T Pct Providence Providence Providence Providence Providence Providence Providence Total at Providence (7 Years) Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Total at Maine (9 Years) Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy at Navy (7 Years) Career (23 Years) Career Honors & Highlights NCAA Tournament appearances: 1992, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2011 Patriot League Champions: 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year: 2011 America East Champions: 2002, 2005 America East Coach of the Year: 1997, 2001 Big East Champions: 1992 Big East Coach of the Year: 1995 New England Coach of the Year: 1995, 2001 ABCA Northeast Coach of the Year: 1992, 1995 Home Run Barrage The Midshipmen nearly doubled their season home run total last weekend by hitting seven home runs in the four-game sweep of Lafayette. The Mids seven home runs were the most in a series by a Navy team since the 1998 squad hit eight over the wall in a four-game set at Lafayette. The Mids belted four home runs in the 21-3 rout of the Leopards in game two of last Saturday s doubleheader; it was Navy s highest single-game home run total since hitting five in a 16-3 win over Mount St. Mary s on March 27, Turning Two The Navy defense has turned 34 double plays this season, which is the second most in the Patriot League. The Mids had just 11 double plays through the first half of the season, but have since turned 23, including 16 in the last 16 games. Navy turned a season-high three double plays in its win over Coppin State on April 4, while it produced a total of six in its four-game series against Army. Last season Navy had 46 double plays. Navy enters play this weekend with 16 home runs, two shy of league-leading Holy Cross. The Mids belted 21 round-trippers last season, which was the eighth-highest single-season total in program history. Navy has played 16 error-free games this season, including four of its last seven games

5 UPDATED NAVY RECORD BOOK Hits - Career 1. Michael Speciale ( ) Todd Benke ( ) Kendall Bolt ( ) 202 Renaldo Hollins ( ) 7. Alex Azor (2009-SA) 201 Doubles - Career 1. Mark Zematis ( ) Toph Lake ( ) 37 Brian Bernth ( ) 11. Alex Azor (2009-SA) 35 Home Runs - Career 1. Marcus Lee ( ) T-7. Two tied at 14 T-9. Greg Dupell 12 Jeff Bland ( ) 12 Edward Abner ( ) 12 Saves - Career 1. J.D. Melton ( ) Joel Rinehart (2010-SA) T-12. Preston Gainey (2011-SA) 4 Games Started - Career 1. Mark McCoy ( ) T-11. Ben Nelson (2010-SA) 33 Strikeouts - Career 1. Chuck Davis ( ) Dave Landwehr ( ) Lou Repucci ( ) Ben Nelson (2010-SA) Navy Home Run Progression Name ( 12 total) Opp. (Date) Inn Type 1. Jones (1) vs. Air Force-1 (2/25) 2nd 3-run 2. Jones (2) vs. Air Force-2 (2/25) 7th 2-run 3. Beans (1) Central Conn. St. (3/4) 6th Solo 4. Beans (2) at UMBC (3/9) 4th Solo 5. Cannon (1) UMBC (3/10) 5th Solo 6. Dupell (1) at Bucknell-2 (4/8) 1st Solo 7. Dupell (2) George Mason (4/11) 1st 2-run 8. Dupell (3) Holy Cross-2 (4/14) 4th Solo 9. Huggins (1) Holy Cross-2 (4/15) 9th Solo 10. Hahn (1) at Lafayette-1 (4/21) 5th 2-run 11. Hahn (2) at Lafayette-2 (4/21) 2nd 2-run 12. Azor (1) at Lafayette-2 (4/21) 3rd Solo 13. Dupell (4) at Lafayette-2 (4/21) 4th 3-run 14. Manzelli (1) at Lafayette-2 (4/21) 6th GS 15. Manzelli (2) at Lafayette-2 (4/23) 2nd Solo 16. Dupell (5) at Lafayette-2 (4/23) 3rd Solo The Captain is Climbing Navy s All-Time Hits Chart; Hits First-Career Homer With a career total of 201 hits, senior Alex Azor is now just one hit away from moving into a tie for fifth place on Navy s all-time hits list. Azor hit.333 last weekend and had a career day in Satuday s doubleheader. In game one, Azor tied a career high with five RBIs in a 4-for-5 performance, while in the second game, he belted his first career home run. Azor s home run, which cleared the right-field wall, came on the 584th atbat of his career. Azor returned to the Navy lineup on March 14 after missing 11 games due to injury and made his presence known immediately as he tripled in his first at-bat against Eastern Illinois. The Miami, Fla., native has reached base safely in 28 of the past 29 games in which he has appeared. Azor ranks 11th on the program s career doubles chart with 35 and needs two more to move into the top 10. Manzelli Breaks Loose Kash Manzelli enters this weekend with a team and career-high 10-game hitting streak. The sophomore first baseman is 16-for-40 (.400) over the 10-game stretch and has 15 RBIs, including at least one in each of the last five games. Prior to the 10-game hitting streak, which started on April 14 against Holy Cross, Manzelli had a total of just four hits in the previous 10 games. Manzelli hit the first two home runs of his career last weekend, including a grand slam in the 21-3 victory on April 21. The native of Dunwoody, Ga., is now hitting.288 and his 28 RBIs are the second most on the team. Dupell Working His Way Up the Career Home Run Chart After going the first 31 games of the season without a home run, Greg Dupell has quickly become tied for second in the Patriot League in homers. Dupell has hit five home runs in the Mids last 13 games, including two against Lafayette last weekend. With a career total of 12, he is currently tied for the ninth-most homers in Navy history and is just two away from moving into seventh place. Nelson Enters Navy Career Lists Junior starting pitcher Ben Nelson has worked his way onto Navy s all-time strikeouts and games-started lists. With five Ks in his last outing, Nelson now has 169 for his career and is four strikeouts away from moving into the top 10 in Navy history. With 33-career starts, Nelson is beginning to move up the Navy all-time games started list and currently stands in 11th place. The Navy record for games started is 45, set by Mark McCoy ( ). Nelson enters the weekend with a total of 52 strikeouts, which ranks third in the Patriot League. Thank You, Seniors! Seniors Alex Azor, Andrew Hahn, Josh Moore and Zach Sipe will be honored prior to Saturday s first game. Entering the weekend, the four seniors have been a part of 103 victories during their four years in Annapolis. Navy s four seniors received their service assignments on Nov. 30, Both Alex Azor and Josh Moore will be commissioned as Marine Corps Officers (Marine Corps Ground), while Andrew Hahn (Surface Warfare) and Zach Sipe (Naval Flight Officer) will be commissioned as Navy Officers. Graduation for the class of 2012 will take place this spring on May 29. Naval Academy graduates serve a minimum of five years in the Navy or Marine Corps, while pilots serve eight years upon earning their wings. Navy led the Patriot League in fielding percentage last season (.964) and enters this weekend with a.970 fielding percentage

6 One After Another x3 Andrew Hahn became the third Midshipman to homer in consecutive games this season when he went deep in both games of a doubleheader at Lafayette last weekend. Prior to that, Greg Dupell homered in the first inning of game two against Bucknell on April 8 and again in the first frame versus George Mason on April 11. Earlier this season, Chance Jones homered in both games of a doubleheader against Air Force (Feb. 25). For Dupell, it marks the second consecutive year he has homered in back-to-back games. Last season, he went deep in both games of a doubleheader at Army on April and Counting Head coach Paul Kostacopoulos reached the 700-win plateau in Navy s 3-2 win over Bucknell on April 8. He became the 37th-active NCAA Division I head coach to reach 700-career wins. In his 23rd season as a head coach and seventh at Navy, Kostacopoulos has a career record of and has more career wins than any other current head coach in the Patriot League. For hitting the milestone-win mark, Kostacopoulos was named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame s National All-Star Lineup on April 12. Pitching Staff Continues to Rack Up Ks The Navy pitching staff has led the Patriot League in strikeouts all season and enters the weekend with a conference-high total of 288. Navy set a program record with 423 strikeouts in Rinehart Gets it Done After picking up a safe in two innings of work in the final game of the series at Lafayette, junior reliever Joel Rinehart is now alone in second place on Navy s all-time saves list with 12. With four wins and three saves this season, Rinehart has been the Mids most valuable arm out of the bullpen in Rinehart picked up both of Navy s wins in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational as against Eastern Illinois, he pitched the final three and two-thirds innings, allowing one run off one hit and didn t issue a walk. In pitching the final two innings against Northwestern, Rinehart blanked the Wildcats, setting up the Mids walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth. In 16 appearances totaling 31.0 innings, the native of Kingwood, Texas, has 31 strikeouts and just 11 walks. Gainey Earns Three Consecutive Wins After picking up his first win as a starter on April 8 with a 3-2 victory over Bucknell, then following it with a win against Holy Cross on April 15, Preston Gainey made it three straight with a complete-game victory over Lafayette last weekend. In complete-game wins over both Bucknell and Lafayette, Gainey limited both teams to just four hits. Gainey has a 3.74 ERA and has 43 strikeouts in 43.1 innings of work this season. Young Players Stepping In Navy has received significant contributions from its underclassmen over the past two seasons. This year, the Mids lineup has featured no fewer than a total of five freshmen or sophomores in 28 of 44 games, while on the mound, freshman pitchers Anthony Parenti and Stephen Moore have combined for 10 starts. A total of eight freshmen and sophomores have combined for 49% of the team s hits, while seven first or second-year players have combined to drive in 48% of the team s runs Patriot League Standings League Overall Team W L Pct. W L T Pct. Army Holy Cross Navy Bucknell Lafayette Lehigh Saturday Army at Holy Cross - 12 p.m. DH Bucknell at Lafayette - 12 p.m. DH Sunday Army at Holy Cross - 12 p.m. DH Bucknell at Lafayette - 12 p.m. DH 2012 Patriot League Preseason Poll The Patriot League released the preseason baseball poll, as voted on by both the head coaches and sports information contacts, with both Navy and Bucknell tied at the top. Both teams were picked first with 39 points, while Navy received more first-place votes (five) than Bucknell (four). First-place votes are listed in parentheses below. School Points 2011 Record T-1. Navy 39/(5) (12-8) T-1. Bucknell 39/(4) (10-10) 3. Army 38/(1) (11-9) 4. Holy Cross 29/(2) (9-11) 5. Lafayette (10-10) 6. Lehigh (8-12) 2012 Navy Honor Roll Patriot League Player of the Week David Wiedeman - Feb BA, 5 RBIs Greg Dupell - April BA, 11 RBIs, 2 HR Patriot League Pitcher of the Week Ben Nelson - Feb IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB College Baseball HOF National All-Star Lineup Paul Kostacopoulos - April 11 Earnes 700th-career win vs. Bucknell (4/8) College Baseball Insider - Northeast Player of the Week Greg Dupell - April BA, 11 RBIs, 2 HR Navy s last two wins when trailing through eight innings have come against Air Force: Feb. 26, 2012 (W, 7-4) & Feb. 28, 2010 (W, 10-9)

7 Last season, at total of 12 freshmen and sophomores combined for over 60% of the Mids RBIs and over 50% of the team s hits. Dupell is Navy s Current Iron Man With Alex Azor s string of 97 consecutive starts coming to an end earlier this year, Greg Dupell is now Navy s active leader in consecutive starts with 98. Dupell started the final 54 games of 2011 and is the only Mid to have started all 44 games this season. 21 x 2 In defeating Lafayette, 21-3, in game two of a doubleheader on April 21, Navy put up its second 21- run game of the year. Navy opened its home schedule on Feb. 22 with a 21-1 win over UMES, posting their highest run total and largest margin of victory since defeating Hartford, 24-2, on March 22, It was the first time Navy hit the 20-run mark since a 20-5 win over Lafayette in In scoring 21 runs in two games this season, in marks the first time since 1998 that a Navy team has scored at least 20 runs twice in a season. Like this season, both games of 20-plus runs in 1998 came against Lafayette and UMES, as the Mids defeated the Leopards, 30-2, and UMES, Jones Starts Hot Sophomore Chance Jones got off to a hot start as he had at least two RBIs in each of his first five starts of the season and now has eight-multi RBI games. He homered in both games of a doubleheader against Air Force on Feb. 25 and drove in a career-best four runs in game one. Navy Baseball Hits the Airwaves Live audio will be available for 24 regular-season games on NavySports.com as part of the Navy All-Access package this year. Of the 24 games that will be streamed online, eight of those contests will also air live on WNAV (99.9 FM/1430 AM) in Annapolis with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller and Ben Gordon-Goldstein handling the play-by-play duties. Live video streaming via Navy All-Access at NavySports.com will also be provided for several games this season. For the most up-to-date information on Navy's live streaming schedule, check NavySports.com. Series Breakdowns BATTING Opponent Avg. R H HR R/G N.C. A&T (3) Air Force (3) CCSU/Towson (3) UMBC (3) RussMatt Invite (4) Princeton (3) Army (4) Bucknell (4) Holy Cross (4) Lafayette (4) Lehigh (4) PITCHING Opponent ERA R/ER K/BB.OBA N.C. A&T (3) /8 30/ Air Force (3) /16 27/ CCSU/Towson (3) /14 20/ UMBC (3) /13 30/ RussMatt Invite (4) /20 24/ Princeton (3) /17 20/ Army (4) /15 22/ Bucknell (4) /14 21/ Holy Cross (4) /24 22/ Lafayette (4) /8 17/ Lehigh (4) Nelson and Wiedeman Recognized by the Patriot League After Week One The Patriot League named junior right-hander Ben Nelson Pitcher of the Week and freshman shortstop David Wiedeman Player of the Week for their roles in helping Navy take two-of-three games from North Carolina A&T Feb Nelson, who earned the honor for the second time in his career, held the Aggies off the scoreboard as he struck out six and didn't issue a walk in winning the series opener. Wiedeman hit.364 on the weekend with a team-leading five RBIs. CollegeSportsMadness.com also named Nelson its Patriot League Pitcher of the Week. Mids Take Time for More Than Just Baseball While in Kinston While facing Air Force at the Freedom Classic in Kinston, N.C., earlier this season, the Mids took time prior to the doubleheader on Feb. 25 to play kickball with kids of all ages from the Raising Awareness for the Developmentally Disabled group. The entire team and coaching staff took part in several games of kickball, while stopping for photos throughout the event. Navy started a season-high four freshmen against Towson on March 7

8 2012 Pitching Game-by-Game Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 17, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 22, 2012 UMES Feb 25, 2012 vs Air Force Feb 25, 2012 vs Air Force Feb 26, 2012 vs Air Force Mar 03, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE Mar 04, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE Mar 04, 2012 TOWSON Mar 07, 2012 MARYLAND Mar 09, 2012 at UMBC Mar 10, 2012 UMBC Mar 11, 2012 UMBC Mar 14, 2012 vs Eastern Illinois Mar 15, 2012 vs Bradley Mar 16, 2012 vs Illinois State Mar 17, 2012 vs Northwestern Mar 21, 2012 MOUNT ST. MARY'S Mar 23, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 28, 2012 at Georgetown Mar 31, 2012 ARMY Mar 31, 2012 ARMY Apr 01, 2012 ARMY Apr 01, 2012 ARMY Apr 04, 2012 COPPIN STATE Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 11, 2012 GEORGE MASON Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 17, 2012 at UMES Apr 18, 2012 DELAWARE STATE Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 25, 2012 at George Washington Totals * = Conference game Entering this weekend, DH Dave Milanes has hits in each of his last four appearances

9 2012 Batting Game-by-Game Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E.AVG Feb 17, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T Feb 22, 2012 UMES Feb 25, 2012 vs Air Force Feb 25, 2012 vs Air Force Feb 26, 2012 vs Air Force Mar 03, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE Mar 04, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE Mar 04, 2012 TOWSON Mar 07, 2012 MARYLAND Mar 09, 2012 at UMBC Mar 10, 2012 UMBC Mar 11, 2012 UMBC Mar 14, 2012 vs Eastern Illinois Mar 15, 2012 vs Bradley Mar 16, 2012 vs Illinois State Mar 17, 2012 vs Northwestern Mar 21, 2012 MOUNT ST. MARY'S Mar 23, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON Mar 28, 2012 at Georgetown Mar 31, 2012 ARMY Mar 31, 2012 ARMY Apr 01, 2012 ARMY Apr 01, 2012 ARMY Apr 04, 2012 COPPIN STATE Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell Apr 11, 2012 GEORGE MASON Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS Apr 17, 2012 at UMES Apr 18, 2012 DELAWARE STATE Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette Apr 25, 2012 at George Washington Totals Andrew Hahn reached base in all six at-bats on Feb. 22 vs. UMES as he went 3-for-3 with three walks

10 2012 Results Date Opponent w/l Score Navy r-h-e Opp. r-h-e Inns Overall Patriot League Pitcher of Record Attend. Time Feb 17, 2012 at North Carolina A&T W Nelson, B (W 1-0) 100 2:27 Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T L Gainey, P (L 0-1) 110 2:17 Feb 18, 2012 at North Carolina A&T W Sipe, Z (W 1-0) 110 3:00 Feb 22, 2012 UMES W Schoberl, J (W 1-0) 109 3:04 Feb 25, 2012 vsair Force L (10) Rinehart, J (L 0-1) - 3:21 Feb 25, 2012 vsair Force L Gainey, P (L 0-2) :40 Feb 26, 2012 vsair Force W Parenti, A (W 1-0) :49 Mar 03, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE W Rinehart, J (W 1-1) 230 2:43 Mar 04, 2012 CENTRAL CONN. STATE L Schoberl, J (L 1-1) 163 2:05 Mar 04, 2012 TOWSON L Sipe, Z (L 1-1) 210 2:45 Mar 07, 2012 MARYLAND L Moore, S (L 0-1) 185 2:38 Mar 09, 2012 at UMBC L Parenti, A (L 1-1) 82 2:54 Mar 10, 2012 UMBC W Schoberl, J (W 2-1) 237 2:43 Mar 11, 2012 UMBC W Rinehart, J (W 2-1) 165 2:19 Mar 14, 2012 vseastern Illinois W Rinehart, J (W 3-1) 220 3:09 Mar 15, 2012 vsbradley L (10) Borosak, B (L 0-1) 320 2:49 Mar 16, 2012 vsillinois State L Heller, J (L 0-1) 235 2:31 Mar 17, 2012 vsnorthwestern W Rinehart, J (W 4-1) 155 2:45 Mar 21, 2012 MOUNT ST. MARY'S L Elmore, J (L 0-1) 110 3:05 Mar 23, 2012 PRINCETON L Nelson, B (L 1-1) 165 2:33 Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON L (8) Rinehart, J (L 4-2) - 2:22 Mar 25, 2012 PRINCETON W Schoberl, J (W 3-1) 210 2:14 Mar 28, 2012 at Georgetown W Coffey, J (W 1-0) 117 2:39 *Mar 31, 2012 ARMY L Nelson, B (L 1-2) - 1:42 *Mar 31, 2012 ARMY L Schoberl, J (L 3-2) :20 *Apr 01, 2012 ARMY L (9) Rinehart, J (L 4-3) - 3:48 *Apr 01, 2012 ARMY L Moore, S (L 0-2) :30 Apr 04, 2012 COPPIN STATE W Parenti, A (W 2-1) 240 2:16 *Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell L (10) Rinehart, J (L 4-4) 375 2:23 *Apr 07, 2012 at Bucknell W Schoberl, J (W 4-2) 375 2:10 *Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell W Gainey, P (W 1-2) 275 1:40 *Apr 08, 2012 at Bucknell L Moore, S (L 0-3) 275 2:31 Apr 11, 2012 GEORGE MASON L Heller, J (L 0-2) 100 2:51 *Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS L Nelson, B (L 1-3) - 2:00 *Apr 14, 2012 HOLY CROSS L Schoberl, J (L 4-3) 240 2:30 *Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS W Gainey, P (W 2-2) - 2:22 *Apr 15, 2012 HOLY CROSS L Parenti, A (L 2-2) 305 2:34 Apr 17, 2012 at UMES W Redden, D (W 1-0) 46 2:43 Apr 18, 2012 DELAWARE STATE L Geiss, S (L 0-1) 80 2:21 *Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette W Gainey, P (W 3-2) - 2:33 *Apr 21, 2012 at Lafayette W Schoberl, J (W 5-3) 343 2:59 *Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette W Nelson, B (W 2-3) - 2:09 *Apr 23, 2012 at Lafayette W Parenti, A (W 3-2) 181 2:49 Apr 25, 2012 at George Washington L (10) Heller, J (L 0-3) 46 3:29 () extra inning game Kash Manzelli leads Navy in multiple-rbi games with nine

11 Starting Pitcher Notes 32 Ben Nelson Jr. RHP Winter Springs, Fla. Winter Springs 2012: 2-3, 4.16 ERA, 10 GS, 62.2 IP, 15 BB, 52 K Career: 13-12, 3.96 ERA, 33 GS, IP, 50 BB, 169 K Career Highs Season Highs 10.0, vs. Bucknell (5/14/11) Innings Pitched , vs. Bradley (3/15) 12, at Holy Cross (4/24/11) Hits , two times (MR: vs. Holy Cross 4/14) 11, vs. Bucknell (5/14/11) Strikeouts , at UMBC (3/9) 4, at Virginia (6/3/11) Walks , three times (MR: vs. Army 3/31) 2012 HIGHLIGHTS Named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (2/20) for the second time in his career after tossing 6.2 innings of shutout baseball in his first start of the season (6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 6K) Had a season-high nine Ks at UMBC Picked up first complete-game win on April 23 vs. Lafayette (7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 K) since April 30, 2011 when he also earned a complete-game victory 2012 Ben Nelson - 11 appearances, 10 starts Date Opp. IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L Sv. ERA Feb. 17 at NC A&T* Feb. 25 vs. Air Force* Mar. 3 CCSU* Mar. 9 at UMBC* Mar. 15 vs. Bradley* Mar. 23 Princeton* Mar. 31 Army* April 7 at Bucknell* April 14 Holy Cross* April 18 Del. State April 23 at Lafayette* Totals * = start Ben Nelson s Career Appearances Freshman Season (7 starts, 14 appearances) Feb. 19 vs. Delaware State W Feb. 26 vs. Air Force Feb. 28 vs. Air Force Mar. 6 Central Conn. St W Mar. 15 Iona S Mar. 19 Princeton * L Mar. 27 UMBC L Mar. 31 at Maryland April 4 Lehigh * W April 11 Army * W April 18 at Bucknell * L April 24 Holy Cross * May 1 at Lafayette * May 12 Delaware State * W Totals Sophomore Season (16 starts, 16 appearances) Feb. 18 at Presbyterian* L Feb. 25 vs. Air Force* L Mar. 4 UMBC* Mar. 8 Coppin State* Mar. 15 vs. Chicago State* W Mar. 20 Yale* W Mar. 27 Princeton* W April 3 at Lehigh* W April 9 at Army* L April 17 Bucknell* L April 24 at Holy Cross* L April 30 Lafayette* W May 8 at UMES* May 14 Bucknell* May 23 Army* W June 3 Virginia* L Totals Nelson Career ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR. AVG Totals * = start Nelson in the Navy Record Book Games Started - Career T Strikeouts - Career Games Started - Season T (2011) Strikeouts - Season (2011)

12 Starting Pitcher Notes 14 Preston Gainey So. RHP Pompano Beach, Fla. Calvary Christian Academy 2012: 3-2, 3.74 ERA, 8 GS, 43.1 IP, 27 BB, 43 K Career: 5-2, 3.42 ERA, 8 GS, 76.1 IP, 47 BB, 81 K Career Highs Season Highs 7.0, two times (MR: at Lafayette 4/21/12)...Innings Pitched Same 8, vs. Princeton (3/25/12) Hits Same 8, at North Carolina A&T (2/18/12) Strikeouts Same 5, vs. East Carolina (6/4/11) Walks.....4, four times (MR: at Lafayette 4/21) 2012 HIGHLIGHTS Made first-career start vs. North Carolina A&T (2/18) and earned first-career win as a starter vs. Bucknell (4/8) in complete-game effort 2012 Preston Gainey - 8 appearances, 8 starts Date Opp. IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L Sv. ERA Feb. 18 at NC A&T* Feb. 25 vs. Air Force* Mar. 14 vs. Eastern Ill.* Mar. 25 Princeton* April 1 Army* April 8 at Bucknell* April 15 Holy Cross* April 21 at Lafayette* Totals * = start Preston Gainey s Career Appearances Freshman Season (0 starts, 14 appearances) Mar. 13 vs. Central Mich Mar. 16 vs. Jacksonville St Mar. 19 Yale Mar. 26 Princeton April 6 Georgetown April 9 at Army S April 18 Bucknell April 24 at Holy Cross W May 1 Lafayette S May 14 Bucknell S May 15 Bucknell S May 23 Army May 24 Army W June 4 vs. East Carolina Totals * = start Gainey Career ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR. AVG Totals