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Coaching Records
Coaches Years Wins
Lee Doyen 1970-76 100
Darrell Cottingham 1976-77 4
Jerry McCarty 1977-80 54
Mark Williams 1980-82 36
Jon Froelich 1982-90 239
Rod Stacken 1990-99 114
Rick Sabbath 2000-2002 52
Bryan Conger 2002-2003 28
Greg Brummett 2004-Present 104


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Team Records
Category Statistic Year
Games Played 58 2008
Wins 46 1989
Longest Winning Streak 21 1987
At Bats 1604 2006
Singles 382 2009
Doubles 100 1989
Triples 24 1989
Home Runs 63 1989
Runs Batted In 443 1989
Most Strikeouts 316 2005
Least Strikeouts 103 1986
Walks 370 1989
Highest Batting Average .381 1981
Highest Fielding % .940 2006
Stolen Bases-game 14 vs Central College 1983
Stolen Bases-season 117 1989
Hits-game 24 vs Dodge City 1983
Hits-season 531 1989
Runs-game 25 vs Lake Region 1988
Runs-season 511 1989


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Team Pitching Records
Category Statistic Year
Complete Games 36 1989
Saves 8 2003
Strikeouts 334 2003
Lowest E.R.A. 3.89 2008


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Individual Records
Category Statistic Player Year
Games Played-season 56 Brad Tessar
Jared Goedert
Kyle Peter		 1989
2004
2005
Games Played-career 104 Brad Tessar
Jason Rees		 1988-89
2003-04
At Bats-season 187 Rico Gholston 1989
Runs-game 5 David Amaro 1988
Runs-season 74 Kipp Oertle 1989
Runs-career 130 Rico Gholston 1989-90
Hits-game 5 Blake VanderGiesen 2004
Hits-season 77 Jared Goedert 2004
Hits-career 136 Eric Horstman 2002-03
Singles-season 52 Kipp Oertle 1989
Singles-career 87 Eric Horstman 2002-03
Dobles-season 22 David Amaro 1988
Doubles-career 35 David Amaro 1987-88
Triples-season 7 Jeff Behny &
Brad Tessar		 1986
1989
Triples-career 8 David Amaro 1987-88
Home Runs-game 4 Stan Block 1974
Home Runs-season 20 Rico Gholston 1990
Home Runs-career 36 Rico Gholston 1989-90
Total Bases-season 142 Rico Gholston 1989
RBI's-game 7 Brendan Haugh &
Leon Joyce		  
RBI's-season 80 Rico Gholston 1990
RBI's-career 142 Rico Gholston 1989-90
Least Strikeouts-season 1
4
12
13		 Joe Gutierrez(78 AB)
Raub Kirkwood(1xx AB)
Kevin Boyd (160 AB)
Jared Goedert(178 AB)		 1986
2005
2009
2004
Most Strikeouts-season 46 Kyle Peter 2005
Most Strikeouts-career      
Walks-game 4 (4 Players)    
Walks-season 46 Jeff Boxberger 1989
Walks-career 80 Brent Knitter 1990-91
Hit By Pitch-season 14 Jeremiah Bryan 2009
Hit By Pitch-career 16 Kipp Oertle 1988-89
Sacrifices-career 11 David Amaro
Micah Pomplun		 1987-88
2009
Stolen Bases-game 6 Lynn Bohenblust 1983
Stolen Bases-season 43 Kyle Peter 2005
Stolen Bases-career 68 Kyle Peter 2005-06
Game Winning RBI's-season  9 Tom Johnsen 1990
Game Winning RBI's-career 12 Brad Tessar 1988-89
Longest Hitting Streak 21 Jerry Oldham 1988


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Individual Pitching Records
Category Statistic / Player Year
Wins-season 10 Bob Smith 1989
Wins-career 15 Brian Warner 1989-90
Saves-season 7 Tommy Smoot 2003
Saves-career 12 Tommy Smoot 2003-04
Appearances-season 21 Jess Jacobs 2003
Appearances-career 33 Brian Warner
33 Tommy Smoot		 1989-90
2003-2004
Complete Games-season 8 Bob Smith &
   Brian Warner		 1989
1989
Complete Games-career 13 Brian Warner 1989-90
Innings Pitched-season 92 1/3 Bob Smith 1989
Innings Pitched-career 142 Brian Warner 1989-90
Strikeouts-game 15 Tom Johnsen 1990
Strikeouts-season 73 Chris Cronin 1985
Strikeouts-career 142 Blake Renner 2002-2003
Most Shutouts-season 2 Jay Griffiths &
    Chris Cronin &
     Brian Warner		 1984
1985
1989
Most Shutouts-career 2 Jay Griffiths &
    Chris Cronin &
     Brian Warner		 1984
1985
1989
Lowest E.R.A.-season
 1.70 Jonathan Fiser (min 24 inn)
2.13 Tommy Szalewski (min 50 inn)		 2008
2002


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NO-HITTERS (SINCE 1982)
Player Game Year
Rob Allerheiligen vs Labette Comm. College 1982
Scott Whitefoot vs Lamar Comm. College 1983
Troy Biddle vs Marymount College 1986
Matt Griffiths vs Cowley County C. C. 1987
Jeff Sevier vs Hillsdale College 1990
Scott Gordine vs Brown Mackie-O.P. 1995
Andy Bent Vs Brown Mackie-Salina 1999
Dan Braden &
Tommy Smoot		 Vs. Hastings College JV 2004
List, Hahn, Fiser, Brogan, McDiffett Vs. Doane College JV 2009


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TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON BATTING AVERAGE
(Min. 30 at bats)
Player Average Year
1. Joe Goedert .510 1979
2. David Amaro .497 1988
3. Steve Murry .495 1981
4. Tim Scheele .493 1986
5. Ron Brown .485 1975
6. Kent Schwartz .480 1982
7. Joe Goedert .474 1980
8. Mike Stice .460 2003
9. Kipp Oertle .459 1989
10. Eric Horstman .458 2003


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TOP HITS(55 min) SINGLE SEASON
Player Hits Year
1. Jared Goedert 77 2004
2. David Amaro
Brad Tesar		 73 1988
1989
4. Rico Gholston
Kipp Oertle		 72 1989
6. Eric Horstman 70 2002
7. Mike Stice 69 2003
8. Ryan Morse
Eric Horstman		 66 1996
2003
10. Blaine Matthews 64 2009
11. Brad Tesar
Rico Gholston		 61 1988
1990
13. Josh Brandt 59 2002
14. Austin Deupree
Blake Vandergiesen		 58 2002
2004
16. Leon Joyce
Zach Walton
Brad Wiss
Taylor Gilmore
Kevin Boyd		 57 1989
2006
2006
2008
2009
21. Neil Chambers
Raub Kirkwood		 56 2001
2005
23. Jerry Oldham
Jason Rees		 55 1988
2004


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TOP 10 RUNS BATTED IN SINGLE SEASON
Player RBIs Year
1. Rico Gholston 80 1990
2. Brad Tesar 65 1989
3. David Amaro 63 1988
4. Rico Gholston 62 1989
5. Brad Tesar 61 1988
6. Casey Brees
Austin Deupree		 57 1996
2002
8. Jared Goedert 51 2004
9. Ron Brown 48 1975
10. Kipp Oertle 47 1989


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TOP 10 RUNS SCORED SINGLE SEASON
Player Runs Year
1. Kipp Oertle 74 1989
2. Rico Gholston 68 1989
3. Rico Gholston 63 1990
4. David Amaro 59 1988
5. Brad Tesar 57 1989
6. Jared Goedert 55 2004
7. Josh Brandt 54 2002
8. Brent Knitter
Ryan Morse
Eric Horstman		 51 1990
1996
2003


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TOP 10 HOME RUNS SINGLE SEASON
Player Home Runs Year
1. Rico Gholston 20 1990
2. Rico Gholston 16 1989
3. Ron Brown
Brendan Haugh		 12 1975
1987
5. Wes Schultz
David Amaro
Casey Brees		 11 1976
1988
1996
8. Jim Braun
Brad Tesar
Andrew Haake		 10 1981
1988
2008
10. Brad Tesar
Kipp Oertle
Eric Horstman
Austin Deupree
Zach Walton		 9 1989
1989
2002
2002
2006


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TOP 10 TEAM SINGLE SEASON BATTING AVERAGE
Average Year
1. .349 1988
2. .341 1989
3. .340 1987
4. .336 2003
5. .335 1990
6. .333 1996
7. .323 2009
8. .318 2004
9. .310 1986
10. .304 2006


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.500 HITTERS (since 1979-min. 40 at bats)
Player Year
.510 Joe Goedert 1979


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.400 HITTERS (since 1983-min. 40 at bats)
Player Year
.497 David Amaro 1988
.493 Tim Scheele 1986
.460 Mike Stice 2003
.459 Kipp Oertle 1989
.458 Eric Horstman 2003
.452 Rico Gholston 1990
.444 David Amaro 1987
.440 Von Kliem 1989
.438 Tim Scheele 1987
.433 Casey Brees
Jared Goedert		 1996
2004
.431 Ryan Morse 1996
.430 Mike Mitchell 1989
.423 Thad Wellshear 1984
.421 Brent Knitter 1990
.418 Brad Tesar 1988
.414 Eric Horstman 2002
.408 Brad Tesar 1989
.404 Todd Palenske 1988
.400 Kris Thompson 2001


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ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS
Player Position Year
Brian Johnson Catcher 1997
Heath Craig Designated Hitter 1998
Austin Depree Third Base 2002
Eric Horstman Second Base 2002
Eric Horstman Second Base 2003
Jared Goedert Outfield - 1st Team 2004
Tommy Smoot Pitcher- 2nd Team 2004
Zach Engelken Pitcher- HM 2005
Raub Kirkwood Pitcher- 2nd Team 2005
Brett Hothan Shortstop- HM 2006
Taylor Gilmore Third Base- HM 2008
Luke McKey Utility- 1st Team 2009
Blaine Matthews Shortstop- 2nd Team 2009
Jeremiah Bryan 2nd Base - HM 2009


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ALL-REGION VI PLAYERS
Player Position Year
Brendan Haugh Outfield 1987
David Amaro Outfield-Designated Hitter 1988
Rico Gholston Catcher -Designated Hitter 1990
Jared Goedert Infield 2004


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ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Player Year
Todd Palenske 1988
Lon Meyer 1992
Jon Koebischiski 1996
Chad Bulleigh 1996
Nolan Detriech 2003
Eric Horstman 2003
Jared Goedert 2004
Joe Johnson 2007
Eric Gilliland 2007
Sean Bartholomew 2007
Drew Fossler 2007
Josh Yost 2007


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ALL-AMERICANS
Player Year
Jared Goedert -2nd team 2004


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