June 1, 2006
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -
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Less than a week after the final game of the season, 19 members of the University of Memphis baseball team have reported to their respective teams in collegiate wood bats summer baseball leagues.
The following is a look at where the Tigers will spend their summers.
1. Adam Amar Cape Cod
• First Team All C-USA performer...Led Memphis and Conference USA with a .395 average...Started in 55 games at first base...Hit 10 home runs and drove in a team-high 66 runs...Second on the team with 31 walks...Was one of four Tigers to post 80 or more hits...Pounded 17 doubles...Scored 40 runs...Two-time C-USA Hitter of the Week...Finished second in slugging (.648) and on base percentage (.472)...Finished third with 66 RBI. He finished in the league's Top 10 in hits (83), doubles (17), home runs (10) and total bases (136)...Slammed multiple homers twice, including hitting three round trippers in an 11-4 win vs. #14 Tulane...Went 6-for-6 with a pair of home runs in series finale vs. ECU...Led Memphis with 26 two-out RBI.
2. Marc Ashley KIT Union City Greyhounds www.ucgreyhounds.com
• Redshirted 2006 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery following his senior year at Collierville High School
3. K.K. Chalmers Coastal Plains Ashboro Copperheads www.teamcopperhead.com
• Second Team All C-USA performer...Led Memphis and Conference USA with 39 stolen bases...39 stolen bases tied the Dave Anderson's single-season record...Ranked 12th nationally in stolen bases...Played in all 60 games, making 58 starts in centerfield...Excellent range...Hit 12 doubles, six home runs, six triples and drove in a career-high 30 runs...Led the team with 32 walks...Scored 61 runs...21 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games.
4. Zach Clark KIT Tennessee T's www.kitleague.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
5. Dusty Davis Valley League Luray Wranglers www.luraywranglers.com
• One of the Tiger's top relief options...Went 4-1 with a 4.83 ERA...Was 4-0 with a 4.33 ERA in 20 relief outings...Made a team-high 21 appearances...Tossed 54 innings and struck out 46...Picked up the win in the Tigers 2-0 season-opening win at Alabama...Won his last three decisions of the year...Fanned a career-high seven in a career-long 5.0 inning outing against East Carolina...Picked up wins against Southern Miss, UT-Martin and ECU.
6. Alex Fennell Coastal Plains Ashboro Copperheads www.teamcopperhead.com
• Played in 27, making 19 starts as Memphis' backup catcher...Hit .219 with a home run, a double and 11 RBI...Hit .226 in 11 games against C-USA competition...Hit. 333 as a reserve...Hit his first collegiate home run vs. Southern Miss (4/2/06)...Posted three RBI in same game...Produced game-winning hits vs. UT-Martin and Marshall...Has been a teammate of K.K. Chalmers since high school.
7. Wes Fink Central Illinois League Dubois Bombers www.dcbombers.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
8. Garrett Hachtel KIT Union City Greyhounds www.ucgreyhounds.com
• Redshirted 2006 season after undergoing surgery following his senior year at Cordova High School
9. Josh Irvin Central Illinois League Dubois Bombers www.dcbombers.com
• The Tigers' top pinch-hit option...Hit .421 with seven RBI as a pinch-hitter...Hit .284 with six doubles and 15 RBI...Platooned in rightfield with Ben Grisham...Made 18 starts in 37 games played...Hit .242 as a starter and .409 as a reserve...Had the game-winning hit vs. Marshall (4/7/06)...Hit safely in each of his first eight games, including multiple hit in the first three...Hit .400 through his first 14 games...Made a pair of appearances on the mound.
10. Mark Jobe KIT Union City Greyhounds www.ucgreyhounds.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
11. Joey Lieberman Northwoods League Thunder Bay Border Cats www.bordercatsbaseball.com
• Can hit the longball...Led Memphis with 13 home runs in his first D-1 campaign...Hit .319 in 33 starts, 29 as the Tigers everyday DH...Also started four times in leftfield...Drove in 42 runs and scored 28...Hit .350 in 20 C-USA games...Paced Memphis with a .659 slugging percentage...Had 14 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI performances...Finished the season on a six-game hit streak...Hit two home runs, including a grand slam in a 15-6 win over Southern Miss (4/2/06)...Hit his second grand slam of the year--a walk-off job to give Memphis a 9-6 win over ECU (5/18/06)...Hit .331 with 12 dingers as a starter...Hit two-run game-winning homer on his first swing as a Tiger to clinch a 7-6 win over Notre Dame...Hit homers in consecutive games four times.
12. Brennon Martin KIT Union City Greyhounds www.ucgreyhounds.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
13. Chris Newsom Central Illinois League Danville Dans www.ciclbaseball.com
• Saw limited action in the Tiger outfield...Used mainly as a pinch hitter and defensive insertion...Started in three of the 31 games he played in...Hit .219 with a pair of RBI...Scored four runs...Hit .333 in 12 C-USA games.
14. Will Petersen Central Illinois League Dubois Bombers www.dcbombers.com
• C-USA All-Tournament Team selection...Started in all 60 games...Made starts in both leftfield and rightfield...Finished the season with the league lead in runs scored with 64, and ranked in the Top 10 in home runs (10) and total bases (137)...Tied for the team lead with 85 hits, fourth-most in single-season history at Memphis...Second on the team with 22 doubles and third with a .336 average...Drove in 47 runs...Swiped 12 bases...Join Cory Barton and K.K. Chalmers as part of back-to-back-to-back jacks in an 11-10 series finale win over ECU...Drew just 16 walks in a team-high 287 plate appearances...Produced 17 two-out RBI...Posted 22 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI outings...Finished the year on a career-long 12-game hit streak...Produced a base hit in his first D-1 at-bat vs. Alabama (2/21/06)...Hit safely in 16 of his first 18 games...Had a career-high four hits vs. Nicholls State (3/3/06 and 3/5/06).
15. Neil Schenk Valley League Woodstock River Bandits www.woodstockriverbandits.org
• Made 14 appearances, mainly as a reliever...Went 2-2 with a 6.82 ERA...Struck out 23 in 34.1 innings of work...Made four starts before making the move to the bullpen...Was 1-1 in seven outings in C-USA play...Held league opponents to a .258 average...Tosses six innings of scoreless ball to pick up his first win of the year in a 15-1 rout of Southeast Missouri State (3/18/06)...Pitched 5.1 innings of solid relief to help the Tigers post a 7-4 win over Marshall...Hurled 3.1 innings to earn the win over ECU (5/19/06).
16. Steven Watson Central Illinois League Danville Dans www.ciclbaseball.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
17. Trey Wiedman Western Major Baseball League Melville Millionaires www.millionairesbaseball.com
• Hit .303 in 18 games as a tiger rookie...Made five start in leftfield...had a pair of doubles and drove in two...Hit .375 with runners in scoring position...Recorded three multiple-hit games...Hit .333 as a starter and just .267 off the bench...Broke into the starting lineup for the final three games of the C-USA Tournament...Went 3-for-11 with a double...Had two hits against No.1 Rice...Ripped a career-best three hits vs. Mississippi Valley (4/30/06).
18. Matt Yokley Valley League Woodstock River Bandits www.woodstockriverbandits.org
• Had a 4.97 ERA in a team-high 21 appearances in relief...Has swing-and-miss stuff...Was 2-3 and tied for the team lead with two saves...Fanned 43 in 41.2 innings of work...Held opposing hitters to a team-low .286 average...Went 2-0 with 20 K's in C-USA action...Came on strong late in the season...Earned first collegiate win at Marshall (4/7/06)...Struck out a career-high seven in his college debut against Navy (2/26/06)...Earned his first save after firing 1.2 innings of relief against Arkansas-Little Rock (4/4/06)...Helped Memphis reach the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament with three innings of scoreless relief to earn the save against Southern Miss (5/26/06).
19. Chase Sain KIT Tennessee T's www.kitleague.com
• Redshirted 2006 season
