Eight Ohioans Make Up OSU Baseball Freshman Class – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Sept. 25, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State baseball coach Bob Todd welcomed eight freshmen to his program when classes at the university began on Wednesday. The team officially began fall practice Sept. 9.
“The thing I like about this class is their athleticism,” Todd said. “Since we began practice earlier this month, they have shown they have a strong work ethic. I like their attitude. It is awfully difficult for a freshman to get a lot of playing time, but there are some players in key positions that will push some of our upperclassmen.”
Two right-handed pitchers, two infielders, two outfielders and two players, who could play either as an outfielder or infielder, make up the class, which is made up entirely of former Ohio high school players.
The class consists of Doug Carpenter (RHP, Bryan, Ohio/Bryan); Trey Fausnaugh (RHP, Circleville, Ohio/Westfall); Jacob Howell (OF, Ashland, Ohio/Ashland); Philip Mattingly (IF, Toledo, Ohio/Ottawa Hills); Kris Moorman (IF/OF, St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry); Wes Schirtzinger (IF, Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North); Jedidiah Stephen (IF/OF, Caldwell, Ohio/Shenandoah); and, Drew Thomas (OF, Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Briggs).
Fall practice concludes the week of Oct. 7 when the team participates in the annual Scarlet and Gray World Series, a best-of-five intrasquad matchup. The five games will begin each day at 3 p.m. with the exception of Wednesday, when the game will begin at 6:30 p.m.
2002-03 Ohio State Baseball Freshman Class
#31 Doug Carpenter, RHP, 6-3, 185, Bryan, Ohio/Bryan H.S.
All-state selection as a senior … named to the Mizuno All-Ohio team … all-district selection … hit .467 with 24 extra base hits and was 8-2 with a 0.72 ERA on the mound in leading the Golden Bears to a league championship … coached by Scott Huard and Brian Arnold … earned a total of three letters … played summer baseball for the Midland Redskins in 2002 after playing for Napolean (American Legion Baseball) in 2001 … that season won the Ohio State Championship and the Great Lakes Regional Championship on its way to a fifth-place finish in the world series in Yakima, Wash. … was 16-3 in the summer of 2001 … NWOAL Scholar Athlete.
#44 Trey Fausnaugh, RHP, 6-0, 180, Circleville, Ohio/Westfall H.S.
Four-time first-team all-league selection … given the 2002 Don Rowland Award as the top baseball player in Pickaway County … team MVP all four years of high school … captain of the baseball and basketball teams and was also a member of the football team … 2002 National Scholar-Athlete Award winner as presented by the U.S. Army Reserves.
#11 Jacob Howell, OF, 5-10, 160, Ashland, Ohio/Ashland H.S.
All-area selection by the Ashland Times Gazette and a two-time all-area selection by the Mansfield News Journal … three-time all-conference honoree and a two-time all-district recipient … 2002 team captain … holds the career stolen base record at Ashland … three-year letterman for Coach Harley Eichhorn and the Arrows … played American Legion Baseball for three years, hitting .513 in 2002.
#45 Philip Mattingly, IF, 5-11, 195, Toledo, Ohio/Ottawa Hills H.S.
Three-year all-conference performer … team made two appearances in the OHSAA final four, finishing as a runner up in 2001 and advancing to the semifinals his senior year … team won the conference championship three times while winning the district and regional championships twice in his career … was captain of his team his senior season … four-year letterman for coach Chris Hordmon … also played football for the Green Bears.
#15 Kris Moorman, IF/OF, 6-2, 195, St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry H.S.
Two-time first-team All-Ohio … Division IV Ohio Player of the Year in 2002 … MAC Player of the Year and first-team all-conference selection in both 2001 and 2002 … Celina Daily Standard “Dream Team” Player of the Year as a junior and senior … team MVP final two years … helped lead the Redskins to the 2002 Division IV state championship game … hit three home runs in one game in back-to-back seasons … first time was against Lima Shawnee in 2001 and the second came against Lima Bath in 2002 … earned a total of four letters in baseball … also a three-year football letterman … played summer baseball for “Team Ohio” in the Sunbelt Classic, where he batted .438 with three home runs.
#26 Wes Schirtzinger, IF/OF, 6-2, 175, Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North H.S.
An all-state selection his senior year … earned all-league and all-district recognition as a junior and senior … named to the Columbus Dispatch All-Agonis Team … member of the Columbus Cobras that won the NABF World Series (18 year) in Welland, Ontario, this past summer … was named the MVP of the championship game in addition to his selection to the all-tournament team … two-year letterman for Coach Bob Haegele and the Warriors.
#20 Jedidiah Stephen, IF/OF, 6-2, 185, Caldwell, Ohio/Shenandoah H.S.
All-state honoree his senior season … named to the Mizuno All-Star team his senior year … four-time all-league, all-district and all-conference player … named the Eastern District Player of the year … won the Golden Bat Award his final three seasons and the Golden Arm Award as a junior … two-time team captain … four-year letterman for Justin Denius and the Zeps … guided team to the first two league championships in its history in 2001 and 2002 … holds school records for career batting average (.475), season batting average (.541) and home runs in a season (12), which was the second most in the state of Ohio … also was an all-state selection in both football and basketball his junior and senior years … named school’s male athlete of the year.
#2 Drew Thomas, OF, 5-10, 165, Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Briggs H.S.
All-state selection as a senior after earning all-district kudos his sophomore and senior seasons and all-city recognition all four years of high school … team MVP in 2001 and 2002 … MVP of the Dizzy Dean World Series in 1998 … captain of the baseball and football teams his senior season … baseball team won the City League Championship all four years of high school … four-year letterman for coach Timothy Donahue … also a four-year letterman in football and won one letter in each basketball and golf.
