2009 Baseball

Record: 33-21 Home: 21-7 Away: 9-12 Neutral: 3-2 KIAC: 13-3
Matt Vincent
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Matt Vincent - Assistant Coach - 1st Season

Matt Vincent comes to IU Southeast to start his coaching career as the Grenadiers pitching coach, after a successful professional playing career. 

He was a local standout at Floyd Central High School, garnering All-Hoosier-Hills Conference honors as a second-teamer in 1994, he then earned a first team all-conference selection to go with his first team all-state award in 1996. He
was a 25th round draft pick of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners that season, but decided to go to John A. Logan Junior College to pursue a college baseball career.

 

While at Logan, Vincent earned The Great Rivers Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Award to go with first team all-conference honors in 1997. Following that season, he was drafted again, this time by the New York Yankees in the 29th round.
 
Following his sophomore season at Logan, Vincent signed to continue his collegiate career at Lindsey Wilson College. He did not disappoint while playing for the Blue Raiders. In his only season with them in 1999, Vincent earned Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, first team All-Conference, made the Mid-South Region first team, and finished the season as a second team All-American. He was also named NAIA National Pitcher of the Week two times, to go along with an NAIA National Pitcher of the Month award. Following that stellar year, he was drafted and signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round.
 
From 1999-2001, Vincent pitched for the Johnson City Cardinals and the Peoria Chiefs in the Cardinals organization as a relief pitcher. After his release from the organization in 2001, he threw for the Lincoln Salt Dogs of the Independent Northern League. He was then traded to the Jackson Senators of the now-defunct Central Baseball League (CBL) to become a starting pitcher, where he was named to the CBL All-Star Team in 2002. The following year he was traded to the Elmira Pioneers of the Northeast League, now known as the Can-Am League in 2003.

He signed again with the Senators as a free-agent to hang up his cleats for good in 2004. Vincent's playing career has allowed him to be around some of the greatest coaches and players in the game of baseball, and he now passes on the ideas he has learned to others through his work giving lessons and instructing camps in the Southern Indiana and Greater Louisville area.
 

Vincent is married to the former Amie Schooler, and resides in New Albany. They are the proud owners of two rescued animal shelter dogs, Chloe and Lucy.
 
 
 
 
2009 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.B/THt.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1Kris EschmanJRPR/R6-1175Louisville, Ky.
2Derek DeckerJRPR/R5-9175Louisville, Ky.
3Derek MillsJRINFR/R5-7165North Vernon, Ind.
4Ben WyattSRRFR/R6-2185Johnson City, Tenn.
5D.J. HutchersonFROFR/R6-1180Lawrencwburg, Ind.
6Casey CrawleyJR2BR/R5-9155Louisville, Ky.
7Kevin FoleySRLFR/R5-10175Chandler, Ind.
8Kyle LennJRLFR/R5-8175Newburgh, Ind.
9Josh WeinbergJREFR/R5-9180Palm Desert, Calf.
10Ryan JonesSRLFR/R5-10185Jeffersonville, Ind.
11Alex SedamJRPR/R6-3195North Vernon, Ind.
13Jordan PassSOSSR/R5-10175Louisville, Ky.
14Drew LocascioSRSSR/R6-1165Naperville, Ill.
15Craig RobertsFREFR/R6-0200Spencer, Ind.
16Shane ZoellerSRPR/L5-10175Louisville, Ky.
18Paul DunaganJRCR/R6-0190Greensburg, Ind.
19Brandon ClemmonsJRLFR/R5-10180Louisville, Ky.
21Randy KochSRCR/R6-4225Rantoul, Ill.
22Jeremy BoehnleinSRRFL/L5-10190Louisville, Ky.
23Dustin GoodlettJR3BR/R5-9175Louisville, Ky.
24Alex BrewerSOPR/R6-0195North Vernon, Ind.
25Baird HallJRCR/R5-10210Shelbyville, Ky.
26Daniel McDonaldSO1BR/R6-3205Louisville, Ky.
27Bryan ClemmonsFRINF/PR/R5-11165Louisville, Ky.
28Trevor SummersSOOF/CR/R6-3190Vandalia, Ill.
29Cort AlsopJRPR/R5-11190New Harmony, Ind.
30Travis SchroederFRINFR/R5-11180Indianapolis, Ind.
31Adam LipkeSRPR/R6-5220Greenville, Ind.
32Van FowlerJRCL/R6-0225Louisville, Ky.
33Adam BurtonSOPL/L6-2170Franklin, Ind.
34Jeff KlumpJRINFR/R6-1200Haubstadt, Ind.
35Cory WoosleyJRINF/OFL/L6-0205Louisville, Ky.
40Brent BennettJRPR/L6-2220Madison, Ind.
41Trevor ShieldsFRCR/R6-0195Bloomington, Ind.
42Jeremy SmithFRRHP/OFR/R6-1170Corydon, Ind.
43David GibsonFRPR/L5-10180Louisville, Ky.
44Billy MurphySRPR/R6-5210Dyer, Ind.
45Taylor ReillyFRPR/R6-2160Louisville, Ky.
55Kyle Bishop*FRPR/R6-2205Lawrence, IN
56Kolin Jarrett*FRINFR/R6-3195Anderson, IN
* Redshirt
Ben Reel - Head Coach - 1st season
Beau Manning - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Joe Nattermann - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Andrew Stanley - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Matt Vincent - Assistant Coach - 1st season