Top Returning Players
Brent Parke
P Senior St. Paris, O./Graham
Earned second team All-NCAC honors last season...has improved each season
and should continue in his senior season...team's best earned run average
last season with 2.66 and third in the conference...graduate of nearby
Graham High School where he was coached by Dwain Hollingsworth and was a
member of the 1995 Division II state runner-up team...two-time all-league
selection and team MVP...son of Charles and Cheryl Parke.
Parke's Career Stats
Year GP-S GC W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO
1996 8-1 1 1-1 4.50 18.0 14 11 9 15 16
1997 11-9 1 1-5 8.80 46.0 62 57 45 39 46
1998 9-7 2 5-2 2.66 40.2 37 16 12 17 44
Totals 28-17 4 7-8 5.68 104.2 113 84 66 71 106
Randy Pore
P Junior Bellville, O./Clear Fork
First team All-NCAC last season and expected to make a continued impact
for the Tigers...threw his first collegiate no-hitter last season against
Kenyon...had an earned run average of 2.98, sixth best in the
conference...coached by Rusty Staab where he was selected first team
all-league two years and all-district in his senior season...geography
major...son of Bob and Connie Pore.
Pore's Career Stats
Year GP-S GC W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO
1997 12-11 0 3-5 8.82 51.0 100 71 50 17 23
1998 10-9 3 6-2 2.98 48.1 43 24 16 21 40
Totals 22-20 3 9-7 5.98 99.1 143 95 66 38 63
Mark Freeman
SS Senior Dublin, O./Coffman
Team's top hitter the past two seasons...hit .393 with 43 runs, 43
runs batted in, and three home runs...Earned second team All-NCAC
as a sophomore...only struck out seven times in 122 at-bats...coached by
Tim Saunders at Coffman High School where he was MVP and first team
all-conference... earned 1994 Rookie of the Year in Dublin...Management
major...son of Harold and Bonnie Freeman.
Freeman's Career Stats
Year GP-S BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO FA
1996 19-12 .263 38 12 10 2 3 0 0 8 4 .897
1997 45-45 .431 160 56 69 42 15 1 0 17 7 .891
1998 36-36 .393 122 43 48 43 10 0 3 20 7 .940
Totals 100-93 .397 320 111 12787 28 1 3 45 18 .916
Aric Thomas
3B Senior Columbus, O./South
Team co-captain...Selected second team All-NCAC both his freshman and
sophomore year...has had a superb career, both offensively and
defensively...hit .275 last spring with 45 runs scored, 24 runs batted
in, and five home runs...earned a .928 at third base...Math
major...coached by Kevin Kane at South High where he was captain of the
football and baseball teams and was president of senior class and
National Honor Society...son of Lowell and Deborah Thomas.
Thomas' Career Stats
Year GP-S BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO FA
1996 26-25 .391 87 28 34 15 3 3 0 13 8 .879
1997 45-45 .324 179 54 58 36 14 5 5 18 18 .901
1998 37-37 .275 142 45 39 24 4 1 5 22 18 .928
Totals 108-107 .321 408 127 131 75 21 9 10 53 44 .905
Bryan Magoteaux
OF Senior Piqua, O./Piqua
Team co-captain...earned first team All-NCAC honors both his
sophomore and junior years...broke records and made headlines as
a sophomore after hitting two grandslams in one inning against
Thomas More, tying three Division III records...hit an
outstanding 14 home runs for a career total of 30...packs a
powerful punch for his frame...hit a .346 with 47 runs and 52
runs batted in...also an excellent defensive outfielder...earned
a field average of .946 last season...coached by Rick Gold at Piqua High
School where he was a all-state in both sports...son of Steve and Karen
Magoteaux.
Magoteaux's Career Stats
Year GP-S BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO FA
1996 34-34 .328 119 26 39 29 10 3 6 8 19 .982
1997 45-45 .374 171 48 64 57 15 1 10 15 22 .960
1998 37-37 .346 127 47 44 52 4 1 14 19 11 .946
Totals 116-116 .353 417 121 147 138 29 5 30 42 52 .962
Shawn Burton
C Senior Cincinnati, O./Colerain
Team co-captain...honorable mention All-NCAC selection last year...neamed
team's most improved player after his junior season where he hit .333 with
17 runs, 16 runs batted in and two homeruns...political science
major...coached by Chris Newton at Colerain High School where he was an
all-conference selection...son of Paul Burton and Karen Burton.
Burton's Career Stats
Year GP-S BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO FA
1997 18-17 .304 46 4 14 11 1 0 0 5 18 .980
1998 28-27 .333 90 17 30 16 6 0 2 7 11 .990
Totals 46-44 .324 136 21 44 27 7 0 2 12 29 .987
T.R. Stoll
P Senior Urbana, O./Triad
Has shown improvement every year for the Tigers and is expected to
contribute heavily this season...hit .346 last season with 19 runs, 24
runs batted in and four homeruns...psychology major...coached by Rob Rogan
at nearby Triad High School where he was team MVP and an all-conference
selection three years...son of Terry and Anita Stoll.
Stoll's Career Stats
Year GP-S GC W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO
1997 13-8 .370 27 12 10 4 1 1 0 8 6 .750
1998 30-29 .346 81 19 28 24 4 0 4 21 19 .920
Totals 43-37 .352 108 31 38 28 5 1 4 29 25 .897
Brian Davis
OF Junior Newark, O./Lakewood
Has started off well for the Tigers in his first two
seasons...batted a .317 with 21 runs scored, 19 runs batted in,
six doubles, and one home run...also played strong defensively
with a .963 field average...coached by Don Thorp at Lakewood High where he
earned first team All-district and All-conference honors and helped his team to
the 1994 Division II State Championship...management major...son of Frank
and Vicky Davis.
Davis's Career Stats
Year GP-S BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO FA
1997 28-23 .329 70 12 23 15 2 1 2 9 10 .920
1998 29-25 .317 82 21 26 18 6 0 1 21 16 .963
Totals 43-37 .352 108 31 38 28 5 1 4 29 25 .897