Records Book - UNC Wilmington Athletics
Records Book - UNC Wilmington Athletics
Records Book - UNC Wilmington Athletics
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2011 <strong>UNC</strong>W baseball records book<br />
21 • Tom Timoney • Sophomore<br />
R/R • Pitcher • 5-9 • 158<br />
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<br />
Mercersburg Academy (Pa.)<br />
2010<br />
Pitched in relief in six games.<br />
At Mercersburg<br />
Four-year letterwinner for Blue Storm … Twice named All-Conference …<br />
Helped Mercersburg to three Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships<br />
… Also helped Blue Storm to Pennsylvania Independent State championship<br />
his sophomore season … Went 3-4 with 2.06 ERA in 44 innings his<br />
junior season … Struck out 57 and allowed just 25 hits that season …<br />
Wrapped up prep career with 5-0 mark and 1.96 ERA in senior season<br />
… Walked just four and struck out 23 … Player summer baseball for All-<br />
Star Baseball Academy at World Wood bat Championships in Jupiter, Fla.,<br />
where they finished third.<br />
Personal<br />
Full Name: Thomas Joseph Timoney … Born August 2, 1990, in Dallas, Texas<br />
… Son of Thomas and Perla Timoney ... Played in Little League World<br />
series for Saudi Arabian representative.<br />
Year-by-Year Statistics<br />
Year ERA W L App GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />
2010 14.73 0 0 6 0 0 0 3.2 9 6 6 3 7<br />
Single-Game Highs<br />
Innings pitched: 1.0, Akron, Mar 05, 2010 ; Duquesne, Mar 13, 2010 ; Rhode Island, Mar 19, 2010<br />
Walks allowed: 1, Akron, Mar 05, 2010 ; Ball State, Mar 09, 2010 ; Rhode Island, Mar 19, 2010<br />
Strikeouts: 3, Akron, Mar 05, 2010<br />
Batters faced: 7, Akron, Mar 05, 2010<br />
Field chances: 1, George Mason, Apr 04, 2010 ; Rhode Island, Mar 19, 2010<br />
Assists: 1, George Mason, Apr 04, 2010 ; Rhode Island, Mar 19, 2010<br />
22 • Daniel Cropper • RS Senior<br />
R/R • Pitcher • 6-3 • 203<br />
Snow Hill, Md. • Snow Hill<br />
2010<br />
Tossed 4-hit shutout in an elimination game at the<br />
CAA Tournament against VCU (5/29) … Earned CAA<br />
Pitcher-of-the-Week honors after striking out seven<br />
over seven innings at Elon (3/2).<br />
Summer of 2009<br />
Listed by Baseball America as seventh best professional prospect in<br />
Coastal Plain League ... Pitched in Coastal Plain All-Star game ... Struck<br />
out 68 in 70 1/2 innings for <strong>Wilmington</strong> ... Limited opponents to .179 batting<br />
average ... Selected in the 42nd round by Washington in MLB Draft.<br />
2009<br />
Opened season as <strong>UNC</strong>W’s Friday starter ... Moved to bullpen late in season<br />
... Earned victories in his first three starts against Maryland, Michigan<br />
State and Wright State ... Helped <strong>UNC</strong>W eliminate nationally-ranked<br />
George Mason in CAA Tournament ... Held Patriots to two runs on six hits<br />
in season-long 7 1/3 innings.<br />
2008<br />
Red-shirted.<br />
2007<br />
Freshman All-America selection by Ping!Baseball … CAA All-Rookie selection<br />
… Second on staff with 3.75 ERA … Finished 5-5 … Hurled complete<br />
game shutout against Towson (4/20) … It was first complete game shutout<br />
by <strong>UNC</strong>W freshman since 1980 … Compiled streak of 15.1 consecutive<br />
innings of shutout baseball … Earned CAA Rookie-of-the-Week award<br />
three times (3/12, 4/23, 4/30) to pace conference … Led all CAA freshman<br />
with 3.75 ERA overall … Ranked fifth in conference play with 2.72 ERA …<br />
Was fourth in starts (15) and 10th in opponents batting average (.249) ...<br />
Picked up first career win against Temple (2/16) … Four of his five losses<br />
were by two runs or less … Led Seahawks and ranked 10th in conference<br />
with 84 innings pitched.<br />
At Snow Hill<br />
2005 and 2006 Louisville Slugger All-America selection ... Ranked 92nd<br />
top prospect in nation by Baseball America ... No. 2 ranked prospect in<br />
Mid-Atlantic Region (Md., D.C, West Va.) prior to 2006 MLB draft ... Preseason<br />
All-America selection by Louisville Slugger ... Two-time All-State<br />
selection for Eagles ... Helped lead Eagles to first-ever State 1A Championship<br />
... Compiled 9-2 mark as senior ... Posted 0.94 ERA with 154<br />
strikeouts in 89 innings ... Holds state record with those 154 strikeouts<br />
... Also hit .364 with 40 RBI ... Hurled one-hit, 12-strikeout gem in state<br />
final against Bohemia Manor ... Four-year starter ... Two-time All-Bayside<br />
Conference Most Valuable player selection ... All-Conference three times<br />
... Went 10-1 with 100 strikeouts and just 11 walks in 66 innings his junior<br />
season ... Compiled 0.84 ERA.<br />
Personal<br />
Full Name: Daniel Burton Cropper … Born Jan. 13, 1988, in Snow Hill, Md.<br />
... Son of Jeff and Megan Cropper.<br />
Year-by-Year Statistics<br />
Year ERA W L App GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />
2007 3.75 5 5 15 15 1 0 84.0 80 37 35 22 54<br />
2009 5.46 5 2 15 10 0 0 59.1 76 45 36 15 53<br />
2010 4.69 3 4 16 11 1 0 63.1 69 35 33 11 49<br />
TOTAL 4.53 13 11 46 36 2 0 206.2 225 117 104 48 156<br />
Single-Game Highs<br />
Innings pitched: 9.0, Towson, Apr 20, 2007 ; at Va. Commonwealth, May 29, 2010<br />
Walks allowed: 5, at George Mason, Apr 03, 2009<br />
Strikeouts: 9, Michigan State, Feb 27, 2009<br />
Batters faced: 34, Towson, Apr 20, 2007<br />
Field chances: 4, Wright State, Mar 06, 2009<br />
Putouts: 2, William & Mary, Apr 10, 2009 ; vs West Virginia, Feb 25, 2007<br />
Assists: 3, Wright State, Mar 06, 2009<br />
All-Time Rankings<br />
Most shutouts: t-10th (2)<br />
Most hit batters: t-13th (22)<br />
Most games started: t-15th (36)<br />
Single-Season Rankings<br />
Most games started: t-12th (15 in 2007)<br />
Most hit batters: t-12th (10 in 2007)<br />
Most shutouts: t-17th (1 in 2010)<br />
Most shutouts: t-17th (1 in 2007)<br />
23 • Travis Bradley • Junior<br />
R/R • Pitcher • 6-1 • 230<br />
Raleigh, N.C. • Fuquay-Varina<br />
Brunswick CC<br />
At Brunswick CC<br />
Posted 7-3 record for Dolphins his sophomore season<br />
… Struck out 62 in 70 1/3 innings while posting an ERA<br />
of 3.82 … Hurled no-hitter in collegiate debut against Danville CC as a<br />
freshman … Pitched in 23 games, totaling 60 1/3 innings that season …<br />
Compiled 3-3 mark and struck out 47 batters.<br />
At Fuquay-Varina<br />
Went 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA his senior season for coach Milton Center …<br />
Played two season on varsity for Bengals … Earned All-Tri Nine Conference<br />
honors … Same high school that produced former Seahawk standouts<br />
Will Hunt (2003-06) and Grayson Evans (2006-2010).<br />
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