Zachary Blanchard Aaron Deatherage Braxton Graven John Lyons

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Knights Baseball
2011
Zachary Aaron Braxton John Samuel Kyle Ryan David
Blanchard Deatherage Graven Lyons Robinson Roden Sheehy Weinstein
2011 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Location Time
2/26 Ohio Dominican (DH) Louisville, KY noon
2/27 Ohio Dominican Louisville, KY noon
3/5 Henderson State Arkadelphia, AR 1:00 PM
3/6 Henderson State Arkadelphia, AR 1:00 PM
3/7 Henderson State Louisville, KY 1:00 PM
3/9 Wayne State Evansville, IN TBA
3/12 Maryville (DH) Louisville, KY noon
3/13 Maryville Louisville, KY noon
3/15 Oakland City Louisville, KY 2:00 PM
3/19 *Rockhurst (DH) Kansas City, MO noon
3/20 Ashland Louisville, KY noon
3/21 Ashland Louisville, KY 1:00 PM
3/26 *Missouri S&T (DH) Louisville, KY noon
3/27 *Drury (DH) Louisville, KY noon
3/30 Missouri-St. Louis Louisville, KY 2:00 PM
4/2 *Southern Indiana (DH) Louisville, KY noon
4/3 *Southern Indiana (DH) Louisville, KY noon
4/6 *Northern Kentucky (DH) Louisville, KY 2:00 PM
4/9 *Kentucky Wesleyan (DH) Owensboro, KY noon
4/10 *Kentucky Wesleyan (DH) Owensboro, KY noon
4/11 Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis noon
4/16 *Indianapolis (DH) Louisville, KY noon
4/17 *Indianapolis (DH) Louisville, KY noon
4/19 *Northern Kentucky (DH) Highland Heights, KY 2:00 PM
4/22 *Saint Joseph’s (DH) Rensselaer, IN noon
4/23 *Saint Joseph’s (DH) Rensselaer, IN noon
4/30 *Lewis (DH) Louisville, KY noon
5/1 *Lewis (DH) Louisville, KY noon
5/7 *UW-Parkside (DH) Somers, WI noon
5/8 *UW-Parkside (DH) Somers, WI noon

Bold = Home Game
*Great Lakes Valley Conference Opponent
ConTenTS dIReCToRY
Coaching Staff 2 AThLeTICS AdmInISTRATIon
Roster 3 Athletics director, Scott Wiegandt 452.8381
Assistant Athletics director, Skip Welch 452.8036
Player Profiles 4-22
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2010 Season Stats 23
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2010 GLVC Information and Standings 24 Athletics Secretary, Traci Siemens 452.8380
Program Records 25-27 Sports Information director, John Spugnardi 452.8078
All-Time Results 28-36 Cellular 905.0922
Asst. Sports Information director, Patrick Crush 452.8078
Bellarmine Administration 37
Bellarmine University and Louisville, KY 38-39
heAd CoACheS
Bellarmine Athletics Staff 40
Baseball, deron Spink 452.8278
Advertising 41-48
Basketball-men, Scott davenport 452.8383
Basketball-Women, david Smith 452.8382
Cross Country-men & Women, Jim Vargo 452.8042
Field hockey, don hubbuch 452.8380
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Lacrosse-Interim, Bart Sullivan 452.8397
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Softball, Renee hicks 452.8041
Tennis-men’s Interim John mican 452.8380
Tennis-Women’s, John mican 452.8380
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Volleyball, dan Palmer 452.8380
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CoAChInG STAFF
Head CoaCH deron Spink
In 2011 Head Coach Deron Spink
returns to the helm of the Bellarmine base-
ball program as the most successful coach in
the programs long history. Entering his
seventh year, Spink is not only the longest
tenured coach at Bellarmine, but also the all
time leader in career wins. Spink notched his
152nd win on February 14th with a 4-2 over
the University of North Alabama to pass Hall
of Famer Al Burke for tops on the career wins
CoLLeGe ReCoRd list.
Spink came to Bellarmine in 2005
2010 Bellarmine 34-24(18-12)
2009 Bellarmine 33-24(19-13) and led the Knights to a 29-31 record in his
tion National Championship. In three
2008 Bellarmine 36-22(23-7) first year. Over the next few the Knights saw
2007 Bellarmine 29-30(23-15) seasons in California, Spink and his Sacra-
improvement capped by 2008 season that saw
2006 Bellarmine 24-27(19-24) mento City teams recorded a remarkable 122-
2005 Bellarmine 29-31(20-18) the Knights go 36-22 including 23-7 in the
20 record.
Career Record: 185-158 (0.539) GLVC, winning the East Division. Bellarm-
Career Conf. Record: 122-89 (.578) In 1999, Spink joined the staff at the
ine would go on to finish third in the GLVC
University of Missouri-St. Louis. In his six
tournament and earn their first trip to the
years there, he helped lead the Rivermen to
NCAA tournament since 1989. For the
five consecutive GLVC tournaments. In
Knights outstanding play that season the
2003, Missouri-St. Louis won the GLVC
GLVC honored Spink with the 2008 Coach
tournament title and earned a trip to the
of the Year Award.
NCAA tournament.
During his tenure at Bellarmine,
Spink played college ball at Sacramento
Spink has coached 24 All-GLVC selections
City College and Armstrong Atlantic State
and two All-Americans. He has also helped
University. During his time at Sacramento
players reach the ultimate dream as two
City, he helped lead his team to a California
Knights have been selected in the Major
Community College runner-up finish in both
League Baseball draft as pitcher Michael
1992 and 1993. From there he transferred to
Thompson was selected in the 47th round by
Armstrong Atlantic State University, in
the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009 and Patrick
Savannah, Ga., where he helped lead his
Brady by the Seattle Mariners in 48th round
squad to the 1994 NCAA Division II Cham-
in 2010.
pionship. The Pirates finished fifth in the
Spink began his coaching career at
country that season.
Sacramento City College in 1996 where he
Spink and his wife Andrea live in Louis-
worked primarily with outfielders and hitters.
ville and have two children, Gabby (4) and
During the 1998 campaign, he helped guide
Ryan (3).
the Panthers to a remarkable 44-2 season and
a National Junior College Athletic Associa-
aSSiStant CoaCH
JoSH tHomaS
aSSiStant CoaCH
Thomas is in his sixth year at Bel- SHane Gordon
larmine. He is a graduate of the
Gordon is in his sixth year at
University of Missouri-St. Louis with a
Bellarmine. Gordon is a graduate
degree in Management and Organiza-
of Northern Kentucky University
tional Behavior and he later recieved
with a degree in Exercise Science.
his MBA from Bellarmine’s W. Field
He was a pitcher for the Norse
Rubel School of Business. He played
for four years, including two
four years on the baseball team at
trips to the NCAA tournament.
Missouri-St. Louis, including three
His primary responsibility is
under Coah Spink. His primary
working with the Knights pitching
responsibility for the Knights is coaching
staff.
first base.
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BASeBALL RoSTeR
NO. NAME CLASS POS. B/T HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(PREVIOUS)
2 michael morrissette So. INF R/R Joliet, Ill. Providence Catholic
3 John Lyons Sr. INF R/R Pevely, mo. herculaneum (Jefferson College)
5 Trevor Parson Fr. OF R/R manchester, mo. Parkway West
6 Ryan Sheehy Sr. OF R/R Union, Ky. Larry Ryle
7 Kalvin Scheler Jr. OF L/L Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier
8 Samuel Burke Jr. C R/R Jeffersonville, Ind. Jeffersonville
9 Ryan Pierce So. INF R/R Jeffersonville, Ind. Jeffersonville (U. of evansville)
10 matt Bayes Jr. P L/L Scottsburg, Ind. Austin
11 Benjamin Fuchs Fr. P R/L Louisville, Ky. Trinity
12 Joseph Golemboski So. P R/R LaGrange, Ky. St. Xavier
14 Jason Sterrett So. P R/R Prospect, Ky. North Oldham
15 Brian hockerman Fr. INF R/R Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park
16 Kyle Roden Sr. C R/R Saint Louis, mo. St. mary
17 Lee Strauss So. 1B/OF R/R Chesterfiled, mo. Christian Brothers
18 Patrick Krumme So. P R/R Lakeside Park, Ky. Covington Catholic
19 matt Tewell Fr. P L/L Louisville, Ky. Trinity
20 Justin eberenz Fr. INF R/R Louisville, Ky. holy Cross
21 Kristopher Sipes So. P R/R Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park (morehead)
22 Cody Scheler Fr. OF L/R Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier
23 Cory Johnson Fr. OF L/R oswego, Ill. oswego Community
24 Braxton Graven Sr. OF L/L Louisville, Ky. Trinity (U. of Louisville)
25 david Weinstein Sr. dh L/R Louisville, Ky. Ballard
27 Samuel Robinson Sr. P L/L St Louis, mo. St. Louis CC
29 James Knezevich Fr. INF R/R Crestwood, Ky. oldham County
30 Philip Forbis So. P R/R new Albany, Ind. new Albany
31 Justin Strohmeier Jr. P R/R Louisville, Ky. Trinity
32 Zachary Blanchard Sr. C/INF R/R Lebanon, mo. Jefferson College
33 Cory Thomas So. P R/R Seymour, Ind. Seymour
34 Caleb Shelley Fr. P L/L Kevil, Ky. Ballard memorial
35 eric Standafer Fr. 1B R/R Shelbyville, Ky. Shelby County
37 Kyle Grana So. P R/R Wildwood, mo. Lafayette
42 Taylor Scarlett Sr. P R/R evansville, Ind. harrison
44 Aaron Deatherage Sr. P R/R Louisville, Ky. Ballard
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ZACHARY BLANCHARD
Height: 6-0
Class: Senior
2010: Played in 48 games during the season, starting 42 at catcher,
second, third, and at DH…Hit .264 on the season with 30 runs and 33
Position: Catcher
RBI’s…Fifth on the team with 33 RBI’s…Led all catchers throwing out
8 base stealers
B/T: R/R
2009: Redshirted
Major: Liberal Studies
2008: (Jefferson College) Played in 55 games as a sophomore...Batted
.266 on the season...Totaled five home runs and 27 RBI’s
Hometwon: Nixa, Mo.
2007: (Jefferson College) Appeared in 41 games on the season...Had
99 at bats on the season, while batting .283...Tallied 28 hits and 20
Previous School: Jefferson College
RBI’s
High School: Nixa High School
Parents: Don and Jacqueline Blanchard
SEASON BA GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-A
2010 .265 48-42 162 30 43 12 1 2 33 9 9 28 7-10

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AARON DEATHRAGE
2010: Made 14 starts on the mound and came in as a relief pitcher in one
Height: 6-0
game…1st on team pitching 74.0 innings during the season…Did not
take a loss in his last nine starts while picking up five wins…Had four
Class: Senior games of at least seven strikeouts
Position: Pitcher
2009: Working primarily as a set-up man, had the second most appear-
ances (28) and second most games finished (12)…Possessed the team’s
B/T: R/R fourth best earned run average of 2.90, and fourth best opposing batting
average of .264…Ranked third in won-loss percentage with .667…Earned
Major: History 2 saves on the season both in four innings of work
High School: Played under the guidance of Coach Greg Gilbert at
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Ballard…Named to first team All-State and All-Region…Put up a
1.58 ERA during his senior season with 101 strikeouts in 75 innings
High School: Ballard High School pitched…During his junior year allowed just 12 earned runs in 60 IP
for a 1.39 ERA…Played summer ball with the Evansville Razorbacks…
Parents: Dave and Patty Deatherage Led team to NABF runner-up…Appeared in 11 games earning 5-2
record with 0.40 ERA.
SEASON ERA w-L APP GS CG SHO Sv IP H R ER BB SO
2008 4.79 1-1 12 1 0 0 0 20.2 23 11 11 8 18
2009 2.90 2-1 28 0 0 0 2 40.1 42 20 13 13 27
2010 4.38 5-6 15 14 0 0 0 74.0 83 44 36 34 48
TOTAL 4.00 8-8 55 15 0 0 2 135.0 148 75 60 55 93
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BRAxTON GRAvEN
Height: 6-0 2010: Appeared in 57 games including 13 as a pitcher…Fourth on the team in slug-
ging percentage (.467) and on base percentage (.402)…Had back to back games of
4 RBI’s against Saint Joseph’s (4/18) and Kentucky Wesleyan (4/22)…Had lowest
Class: Senior ERA among pitchers, and third lowest in the GLVC, with 2.86 and opposing bat-
ting average at .251…Second on the team pitching 72.1 during the season…Struck
out team high 52 batters, including 14 batters looking...Struck out seven batters in
Position: Outfielder games against Wisconsin-Parkside (5/1) and Southern Indiana (5/9)
2009: Earned All-Midwest Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches
Association, and was named to the All-Region second team; obtained a spot on
B/T: L/L
the 2009 Daktronics, Inc. Baseball All-Midwest Region Team; had the team’s
best slugging percentage with .571, most runs scored with 41, best batting aver-
Major: Business Administration age with .376, highest on base percentage with .493, second most hits with 64,
most doubles with 17, second highest total bases with 97, and most walks with 37;
was named the GLVC Player of the week during last season, after becoming the
Hometown: Louisville, Ky. first Knight to blast four home runs in a single game; was in the starting pitching
rotation for the Knights.
2008: Hit .310 in 52 games in first year with the Knights...Was second on the
Previous School: University of Louisville
team with 27 walks...had the squad’s third best an on base percentage of .411...
Laid down six sacrifice bunts which paced the team...Scored two runs on 14 dif-
ferent occasions in the year...Had four hits in a game twice...Knocked in three
High School: Trinity High School
RBI against Montevallo...Swiped two bases versus Rockhurst...Was placed on the
All-GLVC First Team as a designated hitter.
Parents: Kenny and Lauren Graven 2007 (Louisville): Redshirted
High School: Lettered all four years at Trinity in baseball…Named Team MVP
his senior year…Named to All-Metro, All-Region and All-District teams...Went
8-2 with a 1.09 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 70 IP his senior season…Also hit .445
with eight home runs and 33 RBI…Also played football for the Shamrocks.
SEASON BA GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-A SEASON ERA w-L APP GS CG SHO Sv IP H R ER BB SO
2008 .310 52-48 158 40 49 6 0 1 19 27 2 20 9-12 2009 3.49 3-3 11 8 1 0 0 38.2 43 24 15 20 25
2009 .376 55-53 170 41 64 17 2 4 31 37 2 23 10-14 2010 2.86 4-4 13 12 2 0 0 72.1 68 40 23 35 52
2010 .313 57-57 182 36 57 13 0 5 44 25 4 20 5-10 TOTAL 3.08 7-7 24 20 3 0 0 111.0 111 64 38 55 77
ToTAL .333 164-158 510 117 170 36 2 10 94 89 8 63 24-36
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JOHN LYONS
Height: 5-8 2010: Appeared in 50 games during the season while starting 49…
Fourth on the team batting .324 and runs scored with 35…Stole 6 of
12 bases on the season…Led team with 127 assists and was fifth with
Class: Senior
90 putouts…Went 4-5 with three runs and a RBI in 14-10 victory over
Spalding University (4/6)…Had a perfect 3-3 day with two runs and
Position: Infield two RBI’s against Lewis in 10-7 victory (4/25)
2009: Started in all 53 games played after transferring from Jefferson
B/T: R/R College….Batted .256 on the season…Scored 31 runs and had 51 hits
including 9 doubles and 1 home run… had a slugging percentage of
.372…Stole 11 bases on 12 attempts…Earned a .900 fielding
Major: Liberal Studies
percentage…First on the team with 228 total plate appearances and
199 at bats and was second in assists with 139
Hometown: Pevely, Mo
2008 (Jefferson College): Played in 46 games at Jefferson College...
Hit .307 on the season with 32 RBI’s...Stole eight bases on 12
Previous School: Jefferson College attempts
High School: Named KJFF Dream Team Player of the Year…Earned
High School: Herculaneum High Honorable Mention All-State as a senior after getting 1st team
All-State as a junior…Honored with the Rising Star Award as a senior
Parents: John Lyons Jr. and Sandra Austin

SEASON BA GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-A
2009 .256 53-53 199 31 51 9 1 1 20 11 3 33 11-12
2010 .324 50-49 170 35 55 13 0 1 20 9 3 24 6-13
TOTAL .287 103-102 369 66 106 22 1 2 40 20 6 57 17-24
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SAMUEL ROBINSON
Height: 6-2
2010: Came in as a relief pitcher in 31 games for the Knights…
Pitched three innings in 7-3 victory over IU-Southeast (4/13)
Class: Senior
giving up no runs on only one hit and getting two strikeouts…
Finished the season with a 4-1 save while also getting 4 saves
Position: Outfield
2009: (St. Louis Community College) Finished the season with a
6-3 record with an earned run average of 1.55…Stuck out 72
B/T: L/L batters during the season…Helped lead team a third place finish in
the region
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Previous School: St. Louis Community College
High School: Meramec High
Parents: Lee and Barbara Robinson
SEASON ERA w-L APP GS CG SHO Sv IP H R ER BB SO
2010 3.54 4-1 31 0 0 0 4 53.1 64 33 21 26 28
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