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Quick Facts

Head Coach: Aaron Rushing
Telephone: 507-222-4051 Fax: 507-222-7925
Email: arushing@carleton.edu
Alma Mater/Year: Grinnell College/2001
Record at School (yrs): 21-47 (two)
Career Record (yrs): 35-76 (three)

Assistant Coaches (Alma mater): Neal Jeppson (Concordia College, Morehead), Jim Christensen (St. Olaf) Randy Atchison (Univ. of Minn.)

2007 Overall Record last year: 11-22
2007 MIAC Record: 3-17

Captains: Doug Sylvester
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/5
Starters Returning/Lost:
7/2

Top Returners:
Doug Sylvester
, Sr., LHP/OF, All-Conference, .327 avg, 7 2B, 3 3B, 1HR, Started 7 games on the mound
Ethan Guevin, Jr., RHP/2B, 4-5, 3.32 ERA, Team's top pitcher and Kelly Award Winner
Jay Melson, Jr., IF, Led team with 3HR, hit over .300 for 2nd consecutive season, and was a perfect 5-5 in stolen bases
Rob Trettin, Jr., OF, .330 avg., 7 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, led team with 26 RBI
Aaron Troyansky, So., P/OF Started 8 games on the mound, .304 avg
Dan Matthews, So., P, 2-2, 5.23 ERA
Russ Fujisawa, So., SS, .299, led team with 27 runs and 13 stolen bases

Top Newcomers:
Michael Servis
, RHP, East Lansing, MI/East Lansing H.S.
Glenn Greenberg, RHP, Weston, CT/Weston H.S.
David Ames, SS, Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield H.S., Team MVP
Zach Miller, SS, Clayton, MO/Clayton H.S., .396 with 17 stolen bases
Brian Gilbert, CF, St. Louis Park, MN/St. Louis Park H.S., .313 with 14 stolen bases
Grant Bowen, C, Duxbury, MA/Duxbury H.S.
Trevor Hill, 3B, San Francisco, CA/University H.S., Led team in 2B, HR, and SB, and was second in runs scored and walks

Key Losses:
Nick Shepard and Eric Greenlee - graduation

History:
The first Carleton baseball team, known as the Boss nine, scored its first victory over Shattuck Academy in 1878...The team had six straight years of winning records from 1894-1898...Last MIAC championship in 1991... 1991 team won more games than any team in Carleton baseball history (24).