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QUICK FACTS2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOBASEBALL– GENERAL INFORMATION –Name of School: ..........................University at BuffaloCity/Zip: ......................................... Buffalo, NY/14260Founded: .............................................................1846Enrollment: .......................................................25,838Nickname: ...........................................................BullsSchool Colors: ........... Royal Blue (PMS 293) & WhiteVenue: ................................... Amherst Audubon FieldCapacity: ...............................................................500Affiliation: ........................................... NCAA Division IConference: ...............................Mid-American (MAC)President: ........................................ John B. SimpsonAthletic Director: ................................. Warde Manuel– ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS –Office Phone: ........................................ 716-645-6311Office Fax: ............................................ 716-645-6840Associate AD/Athletic Communications: Paul VecchioE-mail: .....................................pvecchio@buffalo.eduGraduate Assistant-Baseball Contact: .....Joe GuistinaE-mail: ............................................ jg99@buffalo.eduOffice Phone: ........................................ 716-645-5523Cell Phone: ........................................... 585-727-8423Director of Athletic Communications: ..................Jon FullerE-mail: .........................................jfuller3@buffalo.eduAthletic Communications Assistant/PA Announcer: ..Ted WaskoE-mail: ..................................... twwasko@buffalo.eduWeb Site: .................................. www.buffalobulls.comSID Mailing Address: ...................University at BuffaloAthletic Communications Office175 Alumni ArenaBuffalo, NY 14260– COACHING STAFF –Head Coach: .............................................................Bill BreeneAlma Mater: .....................................Southern Mississippi, 1975Record at UB (years, prior to season): ................... 89-218-1 (6)Career record (years, prior to season): .................. 89-218-1 (6)Office phone: ........................................................716-645-6808Assistant Coaches: ..............................Ron Torgalski, Ed Marko– TEAM INFORMATION –2005 Record: ..................................................................19-30-1Conference Record/Finish (MAC): .................5-14-1 (6th, East)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...........................................15/12Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...........................................5/4Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ............................................4/2Relief Pitchers Starting/Returning .........................................3/2Key Returners (Year, Pos.) - 2005 Stats:James Kingsley (Sr., 1B) - .314, 12HR, 12 2B, 50RBI, 35RMike Folli (So., SS) - .348, 41R, 3HR, 18RBI, 4SBDan Quinn (Jr., C) - .256, 7HR, 30RBI, 5 2BSean McWilliams (Sr., RHP) - 2-2, 2.92, 49.1IP, 39K, 18BBMatt Johnson (Sr., RHP) - 3-6, 5.86, 66IP, 29K, 29BBShane Wolf (So., LHP) - 0-1, 2.40, 30IP, 22K, 10BBKey Losses (Pos.) - 2005 Stats:Joe Mihalics (SS) - .296, 4HR, 26RBI, 8SB, 38RPhil Vanhorne (CF) - .301, 34R, 8 2B, 20RBI, 6SBChris McGraw (RHP) - 2-5, 5.08, 62IP, 50K, 25BBKey Newcomers (Year, Pos., Hometown) - Notes:Brad Agustin (Fr., 2B, Williamsville, NY) - All-Greater WNYJacob Rosenbeck (Fr., 3B, Medina, NY) - All-Greater WNYEric Flynn (Fr., CF, Niagara Falls, NY)Dan Francis (Fr., P, East Amherst, NY)Steve Geltz (Fr., P, Ransomville, NY) - All-Greater WNYJames Piazza (Fr., P/OF, Amherst, NY) - All-Greater WNYAdam Durfee (Fr., C, Williamsville, NY) - All-Greater WNY PlayerOf the YearCharles Karstedt (Fr., OF, Eden, NY) - All-Greater WNYCarl Aquila (Sr., RF, Alden, NY) - Transfer from Bellevue UniversityTrevor Blair (Fr., C/OF, Oneida, NY)Key Injuries (Year, Pos.) - NotesMark Tourangeau (So., RHP) - 40th-round MLB draft pick in2003; out recovering from Tommy John surgeryTony Kurtz (So., RHP) - Won modern-era record six games in2005; out with forearm injury2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2

2006 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Place TimeFebruarySat., 18 at Appalachian State (DH) Hickory, NC TBASun., 19 at Appalachian State Hickory, NC TBASat., 25 at Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) Princess Anne, MD TBASun., 26 at Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD TBAMarchFri., 3 at Marshall Huntington, WV TBASat., 4 at Marshall Huntington, WV TBASun., 5 at Marshall Huntington, WV TBAFri., 10 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS TBASat., 11 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS TBASun., 12 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS TBATue., 14 at Alcorn State Alcorn, MS TBAWed., 15 at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, LA 6:00 PMThu., 16 at Loyola (New Orleans) New Orleans, LA TBAFri., 17 at New Orleans New Orleans, LA TBASat., 18Sun., 19at New Orleansat New OrleansNew Orleans, LANew Orleans, LATBATBAFri., 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 3:00 PMSat., 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PMSun., 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PMWed., 29 at Canisius Buffalo, NY TBAFri., 31 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 3:00 PMAprilSat., 1 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 1:00 PMSun., 2 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 1:00 PMTue., 4 at Niagara Niagara Falls, NY TBAWed., 5 NIAGARA AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD TBAFri., 7 TOLEDO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 3:00 PMSat., 8 TOLEDO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PMSun., 9 TOLEDO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PMTue., 11 CANISIUS AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD TBAFri., 14 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, MI 3:00 PMSat., 15 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, MI 1:00 PMSun., 16 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, MI 1:00 PMWed., 19 at St. Bonaventure (DH) Olean, NY TBAFri., 21 OHIO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 3:00 pmSat., 22 OHIO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 pmSun., 23 OHIO* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 pmTue., 25 BIG FOUR TOURNAMENT DUNN TIRE PARK TBA(Buffalo, Canisius, Niagara, St. Bonaventure)Wed., 26 BIG FOUR TOURNAMENT DUNN TIRE PARK TBAFri., 28 at Akron* Akron, OH 3:00 PMSat., 28 at Akron* Akron, OH 1:00 PMSun., 28 at Akron* Akron, OH 1:00 PMMayWed., 3 at LeMoyne Syracuse, NY TBAFri., 5 at Miami (OH) (DH)* Oxford, OH 3:00 pmSat., 6 at Miami (OH)* Oxford, OH 1:00 pmFri., 12 BOWLING GREEN* AMHERST AUDUBON FIELD 3:00 PMSat., 13 BOWLING GREEN* AMHERST AUDUBON FIELD 1:00 PMSun., 14 BOWLING GREEN* AMHERST AUDUBON FIELD 1:00 PMTue., 16 at Canisius Buffalo, NY TBAWed., 17 NIAGARA AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD TBAThu., 18 KENT STATE* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 3:00 PMFri., 19 KENT STATE* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PMSat., 20 KENT STATE* AMHERST AUDOBON FIELD 1:00 PM*Mid-American Conference gamesHome games in BOLD CAPSAll times Eastern2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 3

COACHING STAFFRON TORGALSKIASSISTANT COACHRon Torgalski has been with the UB Athletic Department for the past 12 years and is in his seventh season with theUB baseball program. Torgalski serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Bulls and works specifically with the infieldersand outfielders on fielding, as well as providing hitting instruction. He is also the Director of the UB Baseball YouthCamps.Torgalski has had successful experience in coaching baseball as he was head coach of the New Hartford AmericanLegion team that finished as New York State runner-up. His coaching experience is not limited to baseball, havingbeen an assistant basketball coach at UB for six years and at his alma mater, Hamilton College, for three years wherehe helped lead the team to a No. 1 national ranking in the final poll in 1990-91.He attended Nichols High School in Hamburg, NY, where he was an All-Western New York player in both baseball and basketball. While atNichols, Torgalski teamed up with current NBA star Christian Laettner and guided the team to a New York State Class C title and was namedTournament Most Valuable Player. From there, he went on to letter in both sports at Hamilton College. As a basketball player, his 10.6 assists pergame average in 1989 still ranks as the third-best ever in Division III history. After graduating from Hamilton in 1989, Torgalski went to Swedenand played professionally with the Monsteras Club Basketball team before coming back to his alma mater to coach.Torgalski, who earned his masters of science in education from Canisius in 2003, is a member of the National Baseball Coaches Associationand the New York State Coaches Association. He resides in Williamsville with his wife, Lisa, and their two sons, Nicholas, 4, and Tyler, 1.NEAL TURVEYASSISTANT COACHNeal Turvey II begins his second season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University at Buffalo, but he brings awealth of knowledge to the program.Turvey, the owner of Inferno Baseball has coached for 25 years. He spent six years at Depew High School as anassistant coach and also spent two years at Medaille College as an assistant coach.He has also coached some of the finest players in the Northeast at showcases that include Diamond King, CollegeSelect and Perfect Game.With the Inferno program where he coaches the 17-and-under team, Turvey coached five of the current playerson the team,, developing the players under his mantra, “Respect the opponent, respect your teammates, respect thegame.”A member of the Amateur Athletic Union and the American Baseball Coaches Association, Turvey resides in Depew with his wife, Karen, hisson, Neal III, 19, and his daughter, Kathryn, 14.ED MARKOASSISTANT COACHAfter three seasons as a pitcher in professional baseball, Ed Marko, 26, is in his first year on the University at Buffalo baseball coachingstaff.Marko’s primary responsibility will be as pitching coach. The Chardon, OH native has spent the last three years pitching in the pros, beginningwith the Cook County Cheetas of the Frontier League in 2002 before moving on to the Selma Cloverleafs of the Southeastern Leaguein 2003. At Selma, Marko registered a 2.57 ERA and averaged 1.7 strikeouts an inning while not walking a batter. He spent 2004 back in theFrontier League with the Mid-Missouri Mavericks.In the spring of 2003, Marko was a student assistant coach for his alma mater, Texas-Pan American, as he earned the Al Ogletree Scholarshipto allow him to serve as an assistant and finish his work towards a bachelor’s degree.Marko pitched for two years at UTPA, appearing in 28 games, starting nine and working 84 1/3 innings. Marko walked just 37 battersin his career while also earning three wins. Marko also spent two years at Cleveland State before transferring as a junior to UTPA. He earnedthree wins during his two years with the Vikings while pitching 79.2 innings, striking out 37 and walking 16. He also played summer collegiatebaseball at the nationally-known IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL.A high school star, Marko earned All-State honors as a senior at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Hewas named first-team All-North Coast Conference, a Cleveland City All-Star, and was named to all-star teams by the Plain Dealer and the NewsHerald. He owns the career record for victories at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, played for the Cleveland Northcoast team that finished fourth inthe nation and also played for the Youngstown Astro Falcons.2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 6

2006 SEASON PREVIEWBulls Look to Keep Progressing with New Look for the 2006 SeasonBUFFALO AREA HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTS WILL MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE BULLS AND MAC THIS YEARIt was the perfect end to an era. Freshman Mike Folli (Endicott,NY/Union-Endicott) lined a single to center field to score Andrew Wengertin the bottom of the seventh inning to help push the University at Buffalobaseball team past Marshall, 1-0, in the 2005 season finale. Chris McGrawtossed his first career complete game shutout in his final start, earning him aslot on the College Baseball Foundation’s National Honor Roll, Buffalo’s firstnational player of the week nod since being reinstated in a program in 2000.Less than a month later, Joe Mihalics became Buffalo’s first Major LeagueDraft selection since 1987, as he was picked by the New York Mets in the34th round.This year, Wengert, McGraw and Mihalics are gone along with startingoutfielders John Boom and Phil Vanhorne, but Folli returns having racked upquite the resume since that single, having earned Collegiate Baseball/LouisvilleSlugger Freshman All-America honors and also playing in the GreatLakes Summer Collegiate League’s All-Star Game.Along with Folli returns three players with legit credentials to followMihalics into professional baseball, thanks to breakthrough 2005 seasons,as slugging senior first baseman James Kingsley (Medina, NY/Medina),junior catcher Dan Quinn (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) and senior pitcher SeanMcWilliams (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) could see their names onthe draft board at the end of the year.Even with the return of some key pieces of the puzzle that led Buffaloto a 19-30-1 overall record and a 5-14-1 Mid-American Conference mark,seventh-year head coach Bill Breene will need to fill five slots in the lineupand three in the pitching rotation during the year. Thanks to the addition ofone of the strongest recruiting classes during his tenure, however, the Bullscould rebound quickly from their losses.“I think, overall, we were happy with the recruiting class,” Breene said.“We had a number of freshmen and sophomores that got some game experience.We’re going to have to rely on them to step up. This is not uncommonfor a team, annually, to roll over three to five regulars. It’s an opportunity forsomebody who wasn’t playing regularly or a couple of the new people thatwe’ve recruited to come in and seize the opportunity.”INFIELDERSThe core of the infield returns in 2006, as Freshman All-American Folliand slugger Kingsley return to the lineup.“We’re going to rely on both of them again,” Breene said. “We’ve challengedboth of them to come out and have at least as good or better years.They’re both hard workers. They take it serious and they want to win.”A second team All-MAC selection as a utility player, Folli, who willmove into the starting shortstop position after splitting time between secondand third base as a freshman, will once again be the key to the Buffalooffense. Batting mainly out of the leadoff slot, Folli hit .410 in conference play,the second best mark in the league. He also added six doubles, three triples,three homers and 18 RBIs while batting a UB modern era freshman record.348 overall.Kingsley returns for his third year as a starter at first base after arecord-breaking junior season. Kingsley broke the school-record for RBIsin a season (50) while tying the mark for home run in a season (12). He alsobecame just the third person in school history to reach 100 career RBIs andis just 37 RBIs from Bryan Sanchez’s school mark of 137 set from 2000-03. Thefree-swinging first baseman is three doubles from the school record held bySanchez, after hitting .314 with 12 doubles as a junior.“He leads by example,” Breene said. “He’s a prototypical corner guythat can put up power numbers. He’s the type of guy that any coach wouldwant on their team. He takes everything he does between the lines seriously.I would like nothing better than to see him have his best year yet as a seniorbecause I think he does have the potential to play at the next level.”The other half of the infield will feature two freshman who earnedBuffalo News All-Western New York honors after stellar high school careers.Brad Agustin (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) will be given secondbase after hitting .461 with two home runs and 27 RBIs for Williamsville East.The Flames starting shortstop, Agustin had a .980 fielding percentage andearned two team MVP awards during his four-letter varsity career.Jacob Rosenbeck (Medina, NY/Medina) joins his brother, southpawpitcher Joe, on the team. Jacob, another shortstop in high school, will moveto the hot corner in 2006 for the Bulls after hitting .417 as a senior.“Quite franky, I think they are two guys who have the potential toimpact as freshmen possibly like Mike (Folli) did,” Breene said. “We believethey’re going to hit the ball. They play good defense. We knew when werecruited them, we were recruiting them position specific with the intentionSophomore Mike Folli earnedLouisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors after batting.348 in his rookie year.of them coming in to play. We told them all summer, all fall that they weregoing to be out there.”Also looking to see time in the infield this spring are senior AaronOtto (Lockport, NY/Newfane), sophomore Kevin Nowak (Cheektowaga,NY/Cheektowaga) and freshman Eric Mruczek (Batavia, NY/Batavia).Otto, who will primarily serve as a designated hitter, could also seetime as a backup to Kingsley. He batted .250 (8-for-32) with four runs andthree RBIs during his junior campaign. He struggled with a back injury formuch of the season.Nowak, a speedy utility player with the ability to play all nine positions,can fill in at second and third base capably. He batted .222 (1-for-9)while appearing in 10 games, seeing time mainly in the outfield and as apinch-runner in 2005.Mruczek redshirted in his first year with the Bulls after the formerhigh school shortstop hit .340 with 20 stolen bases during his senior campaign.OUTFIELDERSAfter losing all three starting outfielders to graduation, head coachBill Breene will look to some experienced veterans moving to the outfield tocomplement the mix of four freshmen who will battle for the three startingslots.“We have some versatility out there,” Breene said. “It’s just a matterof getting production, making the routine plays and keeping balls from thegaps. If we have to make changes, we have the depth to do that.”Senior David Amaro (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott), a convertedcatcher, played 17 games in the outfield in 2005, including 16 in left field. Hewill start the season in left after hitting .269 with four home runs and 26 RBIslast season. Amaro, who could also see significant time at designated hitter,led the team in hitting in non-conference games, batting .330 with six of his11 doubles and both his triples coming against non-league opponents.“He’s a fifth-year guy,” Breene said. “He was showing signs of beingable to hit and hit with power last year. He worked on that a lot over thesummer and over the fall. He’s been working hard on having the best possibleseason he can have.”Senior Carl Aquila (Alden, NY/St. Mary’s/Erie CC) transfers in fromNAIA school Bellevue University, which went 54-14 in 2005, as he hit .302 (19-for-63) with 20 runs scored, a home run and 11 RBIs for the Bruins. Aquila willprobably see significant time in the corner positions of the outfield.Sophomore E.J. Folli (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott), Mike’s twinbrother, will also see time in any of the outfield slots, after hitting .176 (9-for-51) with three doubles, a triple and four RBIs in limited action during hisfreshman year.In center field, the Bulls will look to a duo of freshmen to earn playingtime in Eric Flynn (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) and Trevor Blair(Oneida, NY/Oneida).Flynn, a speedster who has a great ability to track balls, was a firstteam Niagara-Frontier League selection and also honorable mention All-Western New York.2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 7

2006 SEASON PREVIEWLefthandedsophomore ShaneWolf posted a 2.40ERA in 30 innings ofwork as a freshmanto lead the Bulls’pitching staff.Senior James Kingsley tied the school-record for home runs (12)and set the school-mark for RBIs (50) in a season in 2005.Blair, a converted catcher, hoisted a .495 batting average, four triples,31 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in his senior year of high school. He earnedsecont team All-State honors twice in his career.Nowak and freshmen Charlie Karstedt (Eden, NY/Eden) and JamesPiazza (Amherst, NY/Williamsville North) will also see time in the outfield.Karstedt hit .469 as a senior to earn a slot on the Buffalo News All-WesternNew York team, as he set school records for career runs, hits, RBIs and triples.Piazza, another All-Western New York selection, hit .480 with 17 runs, ninedoubles, 20 RBIs and six stolen bases in his final year of high school ball.“All eight of them will factor into the mix at sometime or anotherthroughout the season,” Breene said.CATCHERSQuinn had a breakthrough year for the Bulls in 2005, as the junior hit.256 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs. He became Buffalo’s first MAC EastDivision Player of the Week after hitting .448 with four home runs and 10RBIs during the week of March 21. Behind the plate, Quinn also excelled, gunningdown 41 runners in 70 stolen base attempts (58.6 percent).He followed the collegiate performace by earning a slot on theNorthwoods League’s All-Star team during the summer, batting .276 with 16doubles, five home runs and 27 RBIs for the Brainerd Blue Thunder.“There’s no question that Dan is going to get the primary load behindthe plate,” Breene said. “He’s coming off a great summer. I think his attitude issuch that he wants to come out and have a monster season for us.”Also available to fill time behind the plate are sophomores Rick Oliveri(Tonawanda, NY/Canisius) and E.J. Folli, as well as Amaro.Oliveri went 4-for-8 in limited action during his freshman season,scoring twice and adding two RBIs for the Bulls.“He’s recovered well from his surgery,” Breene said of Oliveri. “He’sthrowing the ball the best since he’s been here and so if we need to spellDan, we can go to Ricky.”Freshman Adam Durfee (Amherst, NY/Williamsville North), the2005 Buffalo News Western New York Player of the Year, will redshirt in hisfirst year with the Bulls as he recovers from surgery on both his knee and hisshoulder.PITCHERSWith the loss of sophomore Mark Tourangeau (Oakville, Ontario/Queen Elizabeth Park), a 2003 Major League Baseball draft pick, to TommyJohn surgery and the questionable status of sophomore Tony Kurtz (Newfane,NY/Newfane), a six-game winner in 2005, thanks to a forearm injury,the Bulls will look to a core of four pitchers who tossed 30 or more innings in2005 along with the addition of four freshmen to pick up the slack.McWilliams, a 6-2, 185-pound senior, had a breakthrough season asa junior, becoming the first UB pitcher since the program was reinstated totoss 40 innings and have an ERA lower than 3.00, as he tossed 49.1 inningsand had a 2.92 ERA. Used mostly out of the bullpen, McWilliams appearedin 20 games and started three accumulating three saves to tie the school’scareer record of six.“Sean is a leader on the team on the field and off the field,” pitchingcoach Ed Marko said. “He’s going to be counted on to start some games andrelieve some games for us. He’s the type of kid with his attitude that he cancome in and get three guys out and save a game for us.”Sophomore Shane Wolf (Freeville, NY/Lansing) had a breakthroughshowing in 2005, as the finesse-tossing southpaw pitched 30 innings andposted a 2.40 ERA. He went 0-1, thanks to a hard-luck 2-0 decision at Toledo.He struck out 22 batters and walked only 10.“He’s gotten bigger and stronger,” Marko said. “His velocity hasjumped. He is always around the plate and he got a lot of groundballs in thefall. I think he will do a good job for us.”The Bulls also have a pair of weekend starters back in senior MattJohnson (Montague, MI/Montague/Grand Rapids CC) and junior AdamRuszkowski (Utica, NY/Proctor).Johnson, who pitched a team-high 66 innings in 2005, posted a 3-6record with a 5.86 ERA. He struck out 29 and walked 29, as he completedthree games and tossed a shutout.Ruszkowski pitched 52 innings, going 4-3 with a 7.62 ERA, as he struckout 14 and walked 21. He started the year 4-1 before losing his final twodecisions.Sophomore Chris Ciesla (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) will alsolook to make more of an impact this season after going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERAin 24 innings last season.“His mechanics from last year to this year, I feel have gotten better,”Marko said. “All fall, all winter, he’s been around the plate. I am going to counton him to be a starter.”The Bulls will also be given a lift from the additions of sophomoresouthpaws Joe Rosenbeck (Medina, NY/Medina), who has had surgeryinterruptedyears in both of his seasons in Buffalo, and Joe Welch (Endicott,NY/Union-Endicott), who was academically ineligible in 2005.The staff will also benefit from the addition of All-Western New Yorkpitchers Piazza and Steve Geltz (Ransomville, NY/Wilson) as well as DanFrancis (East Amherst, NY/Clarence), James Flatley (Elma, NY/Iroquois)and Zack Anderson (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East).“Danny Francis has some good stuff,” Marko said. “I am going to counton him to throw a lot of innings as well. He’s got some good breaking stuffand he’s around the plate with some good velocity and movement. He givesa lot of depth because he can come out of the bullpen or he could be astarter.”Geltz, who went 7-0 with a 0.61 ERA as a senior, could earn the closer’sjob immediately, while Francis, an honorable mention All-Western New Yorkpick, Flatley, who went 6-1 with a 1.67 ERA as a senior, Piazza, who went 7-1as a senior, and Anderson, another honorable mention All-Western NewYorker, could also see spot starting duty.“Steve Geltz is a little guy who can bring it pretty good,” Marko said.“We’re going to count on him and Sean [McWilliams] to come in at the endof the game as well.”2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 8

2005 RESULTS2005 Buffalo BaseballGame Results for Univ. at Buffalo (as of Dec 21, 2005)(All games)Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time--------- ------------- ----- --------/-------- ---- ------- -------- ---------------------- ------ ----Feb 25, 2005 at Kentucky 3-4 L 3 5 0/ 4 8 1 (10) 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 MARCHIOLI (L 0-1) 282 3:12Feb 26, 2005 at Kentucky 7-10 L 7 14 1/10 14 0 9 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 JOHNSON (L 0-1) 228 3:07Feb 27, 2005 at Kentucky 9-11 L 9 10 1/11 9 3 9 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 MCWILLIAMS (L 0-1) 287 2:48Mar 03, 2005 at Georgia Southern 1-13 L 1 5 1/13 16 1 9 0- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (L 0-1) 1122 2:53Mar 05, 2005 at Georgia Southern 6-14 L 6 11 1/14 11 1 9 0- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 FRANCAVILLO (L 0-1) 1286 3:14Mar 06, 2005 at Georgia Southern 5-8 L 5 11 3/ 8 10 4 9 0- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 TOURANGEAU (L 0-1) 1035 3:14Mar 14, 2005 at George Washington 6-9 L 6 10 8/ 9 13 1 9 0- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 FRANCAVILLO (L 0-2) 55 2:30Mar 15, 2005 at UMBC W 7-6 7 8 0/ 6 10 1 9 1- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (W 1-1) 71 1:55Mar 16, 2005 at Towson 4-6 L 4 10 0/ 6 8 2 9 1- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 MCWILLIAMS (L 0-2) 100 2:45Mar 17, 2005 at Coppin State W 1-0 1 3 1/ 0 4 1 7 2- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 JOHNSON (W 1-1) 56 1:32Mar 17, 2005 at Coppin State W 5-3 5 10 0/ 3 5 1 ( 9) 3- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 KURTZ (W 1-0) 56 2:17Mar 18, 2005 at Towson 8-11 L 8 11 3/11 10 2 9 3- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 CIESLA (L 0-1) 100 2:55Mar 19, 2005 at Towson W 12-9 12 13 0/ 9 9 3 9 4- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 KURTZ (W 2-0) 175 2:56Mar 20, 2005 at Towson W 9-8 9 12 0/ 8 13 0 7 5- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (W 2-1) 75 2:35Mar 25, 2005 at UMBC W 8-5 8 11 2/ 5 8 1 7 6- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 JOHNSON (W) 78 1:54Mar 25, 2005 at UMBC 3-5 L 3 8 0/ 5 9 0 7 6-10- 0 0- 0- 0 FRANCAVILLO (L) 79 1:40Mar 26, 2005 at Navy Midshipmen W 7-2 7 9 1/ 2 9 8 7 7-10- 0 0- 0- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (W 3-1) 218 1:53Mar 26, 2005 at Navy Midshipmen W 2-0 2 5 1/ 0 3 1 7 8-10- 0 0- 0- 0 TOURANGEAU (W 1-1) 218 1:33Mar 27, 2005 at Navy Midshipmen W 8-0 8 11 1/ 0 7 3 9 9-10- 0 0- 0- 0 MCGRAW (W 1-0) 104 2:42*Apr 01, 2005 at Akron 6-8 L 6 12 1/ 8 13 0 9 9-11- 0 0- 1- 0 TOURANGEAU (L 1-2) 108 2:50Apr 06, 2005 at Canisius W 16-0 16 19 2/ 0 1 2 7 10-11- 0 0- 1- 0 KURTZ (W 3-0) 115 2:21Apr 06, 2005 at Canisius 4-8 L 4 5 1/ 8 9 1 7 10-12- 0 0- 1- 0 JOHNSON (L 2-2) 115 2:05*Apr 08, 2005 at Bowling Green 1-7 L 1 12 0/ 7 11 1 9 10-13- 0 0- 2- 0 MCGRAW (L 1-1) 419 2:16*Apr 09, 2005 at Bowling Green W 6-4 6 9 1/ 4 9 1 (10) 11-13- 0 1- 2- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (W 4-1) 450 2:15*Apr 10, 2005 at Bowling Green 0-1 L 0 4 0/ 1 5 0 9 11-14- 0 1- 3- 0 JOHNSON (L 2-3) 512 1:46Apr 12, 2005 at Niagara University 1-2 L 1 5 0/ 2 7 2 7 11-15- 0 1- 3- 0 FRANCAVILLO (L 0-4) 129 1:45Apr 12, 2005 at Niagara University 3-4 L 3 12 1/ 4 10 3 (10) 11-16- 0 1- 3- 0 KURTZ (L 3-1) 116 3:00*Apr 15, 2005 at Miami University 3-10 L 3 5 1/10 11 3 9 11-17- 0 1- 4- 0 RUSZKOWSKI (L 4-2) 1209 2:22*Apr 16, 2005 at Miami University 5-6 L 5 8 0/ 6 13 1 9 11-18- 0 1- 5- 0 KURTZ (L 3-2) 1103 2:25*Apr 17, 2005 at Miami University 5-8 L 5 6 1/ 8 7 0 9 11-19- 0 1- 6- 0 MCGRAW (L 2-1) 981 2:01Apr 20, 2005 St. Bonaventure 1-6 L 1 5 1/ 6 8 0 6 11-20- 0 1- 6- 0 FRANCAVILLO (L 0-5) 40 1:50*Apr 22, 2005 Ohio 8-8 T 8 13 2/ 8 12 2 (13) 11-20- 1 1- 6- 1 None 60 3:10Apr 25, 2005 vs St. Bonaventure 2-5 L 2 7 2/ 5 9 1 9 11-21- 1 1- 6- 1 MCGRAW (L 1-3) 250 2:07Apr 27, 2005 vs Niagara University W 10-3 10 14 2/ 3 5 3 9 12-21- 1 1- 6- 1 KURTZ (W 4-2) 210 2:30*Apr 29, 2005 Kent State 2-9 L 2 6 0/ 9 15 0 9 12-22- 1 1- 7- 1 JOHNSON (L 2-4) 272 2:30*May 01, 2005 Kent State 3-7 L 3 7 1/ 7 13 0 9 12-23- 1 1- 8- 1 RUSZKOWSKI (L 4-3) 100 2:03*May 01, 2005 Kent State 12-25 L 12 14 4/25 27 3 9 12-24- 1 1- 9- 1 FRANCAVILLO (L 0-6) 100 3:10May 04, 2005 Canisius W 13-1 13 14 1/ 1 8 1 7 13-24- 1 1- 9- 1 MCWILLIAMS (W 1-2) 50 2:00May 04, 2005 Canisius W 8-4 8 13 0/ 4 9 2 7 14-24- 1 1- 9- 1 JOHNSON (W 3-4) 50 1:45*05/06/05 at Toledo 6-17 L 6 6 2/17 13 3 9 14-25- 1 1-10- 1 MCGRAW (L 1-4) 162 2:35*05/07/05 at Toledo W 4-3 4 10 2/ 3 7 1 9 15-25- 1 2-10- 1 KURTZ (W 5-2) 254 2:37*05/08/05 at Toledo 0-2 L 0 7 2/ 2 9 0 9 15-26- 1 2-11- 1 WOLF (L 0-1) 313 1:45May 10, 2005 Duquesne 6-12 L 6 12 3/12 16 1 9 15-27- 1 2-11- 1 JOHNSON (L 3-5) 50 2:50*May 13, 2005 Central Michigan 0-3 L 0 5 0/ 3 7 1 9 15-28- 1 2-12- 1 KURTZ (L 5-3) 100 1:52*May 14, 2005 Central Michigan 4-6 L 4 12 1/ 6 5 1 9 15-29- 1 2-13- 1 MCGRAW (L 1-5) 112 2:15*May 15, 2005 Central Michigan 5-12 L 5 11 2/12 15 2 9 15-30- 1 2-14- 1 JOHNSON (L 3-6) 100 2:30May 17, 2005 Niagara University W 5-2 5 9 1/ 2 3 1 9 16-30- 1 2-14- 1 MARCHIOLI (W 1-1) 50 2:20*May 20, 2005 Marshall W 7-4 7 9 5/ 4 8 1 9 17-30- 1 3-14- 1 KURTZ (W 6-3) 76 2:17*May 21, 2005 Marshall W 6-2 6 6 1/ 2 11 1 9 18-30- 1 4-14- 1 MCWILLIAMS (W 2-2) 134 2:05*May 22, 2005 Marshall W 1-0 1 4 1/ 0 7 2 9 19-30- 1 5-14- 1 MCGRAW (W 2-5) 142 2:07() extra inning game2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 9

2005 STATISTICS2005 Buffalo BaseballOverall Statistics for Univ. at Buffalo (as of Dec 21, 2005)(All games Sorted by Batting avg)Record: 19-30-1 Home: 6-8-1 Away: 12-21 Neutral: 1-1 Conference: 5-14-1Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%15 OLIVERI, Rick.... .500 8-1 8 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 .500 0 0 2 0 .500 0 0 0-0 16 1 1 .94411 FOLLI, Mike...... .348 49-49 184 41 64 6 3 3 18 85 .462 26 2 27 0 .434 0 7 4-7 58 126 17 .91519 KINGSLEY, James.. .314 50-50 191 35 60 12 1 12 50 110 .576 15 5 34 0 .377 1 2 0-2 419 20 8 .98222 CONNELLY, Mike... .302 14-13 43 6 13 3 0 0 4 16 .372 7 0 6 1 .392 1 0 0-0 7 22 4 .8793 VANHORNE, Phil... .301 50-50 196 34 59 8 2 0 20 71 .362 17 3 27 2 .362 2 2 6-10 103 2 3 .9728 MIHALICS, Joe.... .296 50-50 196 38 58 10 3 4 26 86 .439 19 2 26 0 .361 2 4 8-8 87 149 11 .9555 AMARO, David..... .269 48-47 167 26 45 11 2 4 26 72 .431 13 2 26 0 .323 4 3 0-0 53 4 1 .98313 WENGERT, Andrew.. .261 50-48 161 19 42 5 1 0 17 49 .304 19 7 32 4 .362 1 4 0-1 95 8 5 .95425 QUINN, Dan....... .256 47-46 168 23 43 5 0 7 30 69 .411 16 3 36 3 .328 2 0 0-0 241 54 2 .99331 OTTO, Aaron...... .250 13-9 32 4 8 0 0 0 3 8 .250 6 0 14 0 .368 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.0001 NOWAK, Kevin..... .222 10-1 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0 4 0 .222 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.0007 BOOM, John....... .206 37-32 107 13 22 6 0 0 15 28 .262 8 4 25 1 .281 2 4 0-1 47 3 2 .9622 BARBATO, Al...... .202 32-26 89 10 18 3 1 1 14 26 .292 7 4 17 1 .284 2 5 1-3 61 72 2 .98518 TASNER, Tony..... .200 10-4 20 3 4 1 0 0 2 5 .250 2 1 4 1 .304 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.0006 FOLLI, E.J....... .176 18-12 51 2 9 3 1 0 4 14 .275 2 2 14 1 .236 0 2 0-2 7 1 1 .88921 MCGRAW, Chris.... .154 13-12 39 4 6 1 0 0 3 7 .179 3 1 10 0 .227 1 0 0-0 10 19 0 1.00033 DANDES, Leo...... .000 3-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 1 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Totals.............. .275 50-50 1663 262 457 74 14 31 236 652 .392 161 37 305 14 .349 18 33 19-34 1231 536 63 .966Opponents........... .298 50-50 1607 313 479 116 15 34 276 727 .452 219 45 284 15 .392 22 35 66-99 1269 535 74 .961LOB - Team (381), Opp (384). DPs turned - Team (44), Opp (33). IBB - Team (4), KINGSLEY 2, MIHALICS 1, QUINN 1, Opp (6).Picked off - MIHALICS 2, KINGSLEY 2, WENGERT 1, M. FOLLI 1, QUINN 1, FOLLI 1, VANHORNE 1, BOOM 1.(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA10 WOLF, Shane...... 2.40 0-1 9 2 0 0/0 0 30.0 37 16 8 10 22 7 1 2 125 .296 3 2 1 3 220 MCWILLIAMS, Sean. 2.92 2-2 20 3 0 0/2 3 49.1 47 23 16 18 39 8 1 3 182 .258 4 9 0 4 412 KURTZ, Tony...... 4.61 6-3 18 4 1 0/1 1 54.2 46 33 28 42 43 13 1 1 204 .225 12 5 2 1 521 MCGRAW, Chris.... 5.08 2-5 10 8 1 1/1 0 62.0 57 40 35 25 50 10 3 4 225 .253 9 6 0 2 1134 JOHNSON, Matt.... 5.86 3-6 15 11 3 1/0 1 66.0 83 49 43 29 29 24 3 3 258 .322 6 8 0 4 536 TOURANGEAU, Mark. 6.46 1-2 4 3 1 1/0 0 15.1 14 12 11 12 16 5 1 0 55 .255 0 1 0 1 017 MARCHIOLI, Anthon 6.66 1-1 14 1 0 0/0 0 24.1 19 20 18 21 27 2 0 3 82 .232 4 4 0 0 59 RUSZKOWSKI, Adam. 7.62 4-3 11 10 1 0/1 0 52.0 87 47 44 17 21 22 2 5 231 .377 3 2 1 3 227 FRANCAVILLO, Matt 8.80 0-6 9 7 2 0/0 0 29.2 48 41 29 21 14 11 2 4 131 .366 5 4 1 1 116 CIESLA, Chris.... 9.00 0-1 11 1 0 0/0 0 24.0 37 28 24 22 21 13 1 8 101 .366 2 3 0 3 024 ROEFARO, Mario... 12.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 13 .308 0 1 1 0 0Totals.............. 5.70 19-30 50 50 9 5/2 5 410.1 479 313 260 219 284 116 15 34 1607 .298 48 45 6 22 35Opponents........... 4.32 30-19 50 50 9 3/0 9 423.0 457 262 203 161 305 74 14 31 1663 .275 24 37 1 18 33PB - Team (13), QUINN 10, AMARO 3, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (6), QUINN 3, MCGRAW 2, RUSZKOWSKI 1, Opp (10). SBA/ATT - QUINN(41-70), MCGRAW (14-17), JOHNSON (7-13), KURTZ (9-11), OLIVERI (10-11), TOURANGEAU (7-11), AMARO (11-11), FRANCAVILLO (7-10),MCWILLIAMS (7-10), CIESLA (5-10), RUSZKOWSKI (6-8), WOLF (3-6), FOLLI (4-5), MARCHIOLI (1-3).2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 10

2005 STATISTICS2005 Buffalo BaseballConference statistics for Univ. at Buffalo (as of Dec 21, 2005)(Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg)Record: 5-14-1 Home: 3-6-1 Away: 2-8 Conference: 5-14-1Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%15 OLIVERI, Rick.... .750 3-0 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .750 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0 0-0 9 1 0 1.00011 FOLLI, Mike...... .410 20-20 78 18 32 5 1 2 10 45 .577 12 0 11 0 .489 0 2 2-5 30 61 4 .95822 CONNELLY, Mike... .387 9-9 31 4 12 3 0 0 3 15 .484 3 0 4 1 .441 0 0 0-0 5 15 1 .95231 OTTO, Aaron...... .308 6-3 13 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 .308 3 0 7 0 .438 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.00019 KINGSLEY, James.. .299 20-20 77 10 23 4 1 6 20 47 .610 8 1 17 0 .372 0 0 0-0 183 14 4 .9808 MIHALICS, Joe.... .263 20-20 76 9 20 1 3 1 9 30 .395 8 1 10 0 .333 2 3 2-2 35 66 6 .9443 VANHORNE, Phil... .260 20-20 77 11 20 3 0 0 3 23 .299 5 2 12 1 .321 0 1 2-2 41 0 1 .97621 MCGRAW, Chris.... .250 2-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 0 2 0 .333 1 0 0-0 3 6 0 1.00013 WENGERT, Andrew.. .206 20-18 63 6 13 1 0 0 2 14 .222 5 0 19 1 .261 1 2 0-0 40 4 4 .9175 AMARO, David..... .192 20-20 73 8 14 5 0 2 7 25 .342 4 1 14 0 .241 1 1 0-0 19 2 1 .95525 QUINN, Dan....... .164 20-20 73 6 12 1 0 2 9 19 .260 6 3 19 1 .253 1 0 0-0 109 28 2 .9861 NOWAK, Kevin..... .143 6-1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0 3 0 .143 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .00018 TASNER, Tony..... .143 3-1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.0006 FOLLI, E.J....... .138 9-8 29 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 .172 2 1 8 1 .219 0 0 0-1 2 1 0 1.0002 BARBATO, Al...... .097 11-9 31 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 .129 1 0 6 0 .121 1 3 0-0 23 26 0 1.0007 BOOM, John....... .094 12-9 32 4 3 0 0 0 3 3 .094 3 1 12 0 .189 1 1 0-1 17 1 2 .90033 DANDES, Leo...... .000 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Totals.............. .246 20-20 676 84 166 25 5 13 78 240 .355 62 11 145 5 .316 8 13 6-11 530 247 27 .966Opponents........... .314 20-20 695 142 218 53 6 14 125 325 .468 92 15 119 5 .402 7 24 19-33 540 220 23 .971LOB - Team (146), Opp (161). DPs turned - Team (18), Opp (15). IBB - Team (3), KINGSLEY 2, MIHALICS 1, Opp (1). Picked off -KINGSLEY 2, QUINN 1, BOOM 1, VANHORNE 1, WENGERT 1, MIHALICS 1.(Conference games only Sorted by Earned run avg)Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA20 MCWILLIAMS, Sean. 1.71 1-0 7 0 0 0/0 1 21.0 15 5 4 9 13 5 0 0 70 .214 3 4 0 0 410 WOLF, Shane...... 2.59 0-1 6 2 0 0/0 0 24.1 31 15 7 8 16 7 1 1 101 .307 3 1 1 3 221 MCGRAW, Chris.... 5.14 1-4 5 5 1 1/0 0 35.0 30 25 20 16 32 6 1 2 121 .248 4 1 0 1 1012 KURTZ, Tony...... 5.19 2-2 7 3 1 0/0 1 26.0 26 19 15 15 21 6 0 1 102 .255 5 2 0 1 234 JOHNSON, Matt.... 5.91 0-3 8 6 1 0/0 1 35.0 47 25 23 19 12 12 2 2 140 .336 1 2 0 0 49 RUSZKOWSKI, Adam. 9.53 1-2 4 3 0 0/0 0 17.0 31 19 18 9 5 4 2 2 76 .408 0 2 1 1 216 CIESLA, Chris.... 10.24 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 9.2 17 11 11 8 9 5 0 4 42 .405 0 1 0 1 017 MARCHIOLI, Anthon 12.00 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 8 8 8 3 10 1 0 2 23 .348 2 1 0 0 036 TOURANGEAU, Mark. 27.00 0-1 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 4 4 3 2 0 3 0 0 6 .667 0 0 0 0 027 FRANCAVILLO, Matt 48.60 0-1 3 1 0 0/0 0 1.2 9 11 9 3 1 4 0 0 14 .643 1 1 0 0 0Totals.............. 6.01 5-14 20 20 3 1/0 3 176.2 218 142 118 92 119 53 6 14 695 .314 19 15 2 7 24Opponents........... 3.50 14-5 20 20 4 3/0 4 180.0 166 84 70 62 145 25 5 13 676 .246 10 11 1 8 13PB - Team (4), QUINN 4, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (4), QUINN 3, MCGRAW 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - QUINN (19-31), MCGRAW (7-9), WOLF(2-5), JOHNSON (2-4), KURTZ (3-4), MCWILLIAMS (1-3), RUSZKOWSKI (2-3), CIESLA (0-2), FRANCAVILLO (2-2), TOURANGEAU (0-1),OLIVERI (0-1), FOLLI (0-1).2006 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 11