Danny Hall. Having spent his entire coaching career involved with win HEAD COACH

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1 8th season at Georgia Tech (.690) 14th season as a head coach (.669) Miami, Ohio 77 Honors & Awards: ACC Coach of the Year, 2000 ACC Coach of the Year, 1997 National Coach of the Year, 1997 ABCA District III Coach of the Year, 1994 MAC Coach of the Year, 1993 MAC Coach of the Year, 1992 Danny Hall Having spent his entire coaching career involved with win ning programs, Danny Hall has demonstrated his ability to coach successfully under very different circumstances in his seven years at Georgia Tech. After the Yellow Jackets failed to earn a NCAA Regional bid in 1999 for the first time under Hall, the skipper led Tech to one of its most successful seasons in The Yellow Jackets captured both the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament championship after finishing the season with a overall record and an 18-6 league mark. The 50 victories marked the secondhighest win total in school history. Tech won the 2000 NCAA Atlanta Regional held at Russ Chandler Stadium and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional against Southern California before falling just two wins shy of a second College World Series berth under Hall s direction. Hall was tabbed as the ACC s Coach of the Year by a vote of his peers in 2000, marking the second time in the last four years that he has won that award, after leading Tech to the ACC regular season and tournament championships. He was also named ACC Coach of the Year in 1997 after leading the Jackets to the regular-season title with an all-time best conference mark of In 1997, he was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News, the first such honor ever for a Tech baseball coach. Hall s Tech teams have posted a record (.690) in seven years, an average of 43 wins per season, and finished in the top three of the ACC six times. He owns a career mark of (.651) in ACC regular season games, while his overall record as a head coach is , a winning percentage of.669. Each of his Tech teams has been powered by a potent offense, leading or finishing second in the ACC in batting and run production in five of his seven years. And he has built the Yellow Jackets pitching staff into perhaps the deepest in the program s history. A total of 41 Tech players have earned all-conference honors in his seven years. In 1994, he guided an extremely talented and veteran unit with four all-americas and three first-round draft choices to the HEAD COACH brink of a national championship, Georgia Tech s first-ever appearance in the College World Series, and a record, the second-highest win total in school history. Hall was recognized by his American Baseball Coaches Association peers as Coach of the Year in the Atlantic region, and may have won the national honor if not for the unranked-to-national title season put together by Oklahoma s Larry Cochell. Three Jackets earned consensus first-team all-america recognition and, a first in ACC history, those three players finished in the top three in the conference batting statistics. With most of that talent lost to graduation and the draft, Hall guided Tech back to the NCAA s in 1995 and 1996 with teams dominated by freshmen and sophomores. In 1995, relying on a thin 22-man roster of which more than half were freshmen, the Jackets won 38 games and played in the NCAA Mideast Regional. A year later, he led the Jackets to the finals of the NCAA South II Regional and a mark. In 1997, dealing with numerous injuries to key personnel, he guided Tech to the ACC regular-season title, a bid to the NCAA Mideast Regional and a record. His 1998 and 1999 teams at Tech relied heavily on newcomers. With 14 newcomers on the roster in 1998, Hall guided the Yellow Jackets back to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th consecutive year, the fourth longest active streak in Division I. Once there, Tech nearly made it to Omaha for the second time in his tenure by reaching the championship game of the Midwest Regional in Wichita, falling to Arizona State, 3-1. In 1999, with a roster that included the nation s top-rated recruiting class, the Jackets posted an identical record and finished strong with seven wins in their last 10 games, but failed to receive a regional bid. From a pair of conference titles and NCAA regional appearances as a player, through six Big Ten championships and four College World Series teams as an assistant coach, to two conference titles and two NCAA regionals as a head coach, Hall was well- The Danny Hall File Full Name: Danny Jarrell Hall, II Birthdate: November 27, 1954 Education: Bachelor s degree from Miami of Ohio in 1977; Master of administration degree from Miami of Ohio in Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at Miami ( ), All-Mid-American Conference ( ), team co-captain ( ), helped Miami to NCAA regional tournaments in 1974 and 1977, Ninth-round draft choice by Oakland Athletics out of high school (1973). Coaching Experience: Graduate assistant coach at Miami of Ohio ( ), Assistant coach at Michigan ( ), Head coach at Kent ( ), Head coach at Georgia Tech (1994-present). Honors: Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1992, 1993); Chairman, Division I coaches, American Baseball Coaches Association (1993-present); ABCA District III Coach of the Year (1994); The sporting News National Coach of the Year (1997); ACC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000); Inducted into Miami of Ohio Athletic Hall of Fame, 1998 Joined Tech staff: December 7, Georgia Tech Baseball

2 Hall s Coaching Career Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Place Post-Season Play 1978 Miami th 1979 Miami st MAC Champions (Graduate assistant coach, Miami, two years, 69-26,.726) 1980 Michigan st Big 10 Champs, NCAA Mideast Champs, CWS 1981 Michigan *1st Big 10 Champs, NCAA Mideast Champs, CWS 1982 Michigan *T1st Third in Big 10 Tournament 1983 Michigan *1st Big 10 Champs, NCAA Mideast Champs, CWS 1984 Michigan *1st Big 10 Champs, NCAA Mideast Champs, CWS 1985 Michigan *1st Third in Big 10 Tournament, NCAA Regional 1986 Michigan *1st Big 10 Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional 1987 Michigan *1st Big 10 Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional (Assistant coach, Michigan, eight years, ,.768) 1988 Kent th 1989 Kent th 1990 Kent rd 1991 Kent nd 1992 Kent st MAC Champions, NCAA South II Regional 1993 Kent T1st MAC Co-Champs, NCAA South Regional (Head coach, Kent, six years, ,.640) 1994 Georgia Tech T2nd NCAA Midwest I champs, CWS runner-up 1995 Georgia Tech rd NCAA Mideast Regional 1996 Georgia Tech T3rd NCAA South II Regional finalist 1997 Georgia Tech st ACC Reg. Season champs, NCAA Mideast 1998 Georgia Tech nd NCAA Midwest runner-up 1999 Georgia Tech th 2000 Georgia Tech st ACC Reg. Season & Tournament champs, NCAA Super Regional (Head coach, Georgia Tech, seven years, ,.690 overall ,.651 in ACC) prepared for the task that faced him when he Overall Record as a Head Coach (13 years): (.669) took over the reins at Georgia Tech in December of *Denotes Eastern division finish All of Hall s teams have been winners, and he has had a hand in developing some of baseball s best talent over his career. Eighteen of his players at Kent State University were drafted by major league baseball organizations, and he has coached no fewer than eight players who are now on major league rosters. In seven years at Tech, he has sent 23 players into professional baseball, including current major leaguers Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox, Brad Rigby of the Montreal Expos, Jay Payton of the New York Mets, and Kris Wilson of the Kansas City Royals. The 46-year-old Hall came to the Flats after building a strong program in a six-year stint ( ) at Kent. Hall led the Golden Flashes to Mid-American Conference championships and bids to NCAA regionals each of his last two seasons, compiling an record during that time. He forged a record (.640) in his six years at Kent, twice winning Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year honors. He won more games than any other MAC school from Before becoming a head coach, Hall served at one of the nation s powerhouses at Michigan, where the Wolverines won the Big Ten six times, participated in seven NCAA regionals and four College World Series. During his tenure at Michigan, Hall coached major leaguers Jim Abbott, Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Chris Sabo and Gary Wayne. Hall also is at the forefront of the American Baseball Coaches Committee, serving as a Vice President of the Division I committee which is currently studying a change of season for college baseball. Hall is married to the former Kara Zufall and has three sons, Danny III, Carter and Colin. Georgia Tech Baseball 51

3 ASSISTANT COACH Mike Trapasso Recognized as one of the top pitching coaches and recruiting coordinators in all of college baseball, Mike Trapasso is in his seventh season on Georgia Tech s staff. In his six seasons at Tech, Trapasso built a pitching staff virtually from the ground up. In his first season, he tutored a freshmandominated group that earned 25 of Tech s 38 wins and helped them develop into a unit that won 46 and finished second in the ACC in ERA in Since that time, his pitching staffs have annually ranked among the ACC s best, while numerous individuals have captured various conference and national awards. Under his direction, Tech pitchers have earned all-conference honors on nine occasions, while Yellow Jacket hurlers have been tabbed as All-Americans five times. Each of his staffs has been led by a 10-game winner, extending Tech s streak of having at least one to 16 years. Under his direction, Tech s staff has tied a school record with eight shutouts (1997), including a one-hitter and a two-hitter in NCAA regional play, and the 1998 staff established a Tech record for total strikeouts (618) and strikeouts per nine innings (10.00). Trapasso s 2000 pitching staff, led by 13-game winner and All- American Cory Vance, posted the best ERA (4.32) and allowed the fewest hits (8.76) and walks (3.67) per nine innings since Tech s College World Series year of His 1998 staff had two 10-game winners, junior Chuck Crowder (12-4) and senior L.J. Yankosky (11-1), both of whom won allconference recognition. Crowder, with a 10-5 record, earned all- ACC honors again in 1999, becoming only the second Tech pitcher ever to earn first-team all-conference honors twice. In 1997, Trapasso s staff was anchored by current Major Leaguer Kris Wilson, who became the first Tech pitcher ever to lead the ACC in ERA (3.12). Under his direction, Tech s last six recruiting classes were ranked fourth, 18th, seventh, first, 14th and 11th by Collegiate Baseball. Four players in Tech s recruiting class for 1999 were ranked among the nation s top 50 prep players by Baseball America, which touted the Jackets class as the nation s most talented. Next year s group of freshmen boasts six of the nation s top 100 prospects. Prior to coming to Atlanta, Trapasso, 37, spent three seasons at South Florida, helping guide the Bulls to a record, one Metro Conference title and one NCAA regional appearance in three seasons. His USF staff led the Metro Conference in earned run average during each of his three seasons, including a No. 18 national ranking (3.56) in In 1994, he took a pitching staff with two freshmen and a sophomore in the starting rotation and molded it into a unit which posted a 3.89 ERA and threw two no-hitters. Eighteen of his pitchers have gone on to pitch professionally, including 10 Tech hurlers. One of the top collegiate hurlers during his playing career at Oklahoma State, Trapasso was an integral part of the Cowboys pitching staffs that participated in the 1984 and 1985 College World Series. He won the opening game against Maine in 1984, outdueling current major league star Billy Swift, and that season led the Big Eight and ranked fifth nationally with a 1.38 ERA. Trapasso was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award in 1982 and a member of the 1983 USA Pan American team. After graduating from Mehlville High School, he was drafted on four different occasions from before signing with the Atlanta Braves after the organization drafted him in the 16th round in The left-hander spent three seasons in the Braves and Cardinals organizations before a shoulder injury cut short his career. He earned a bachelor s degree in business administration & marketing from Oklahoma State in 1987, and a master s degree in health education, health promotion and wellness education from Missouri in He and wife Catherine have two sons, Michel, 7, and Matthew, 3. Assistant Coach Oklahoma State 85 7th season at Georgia Tech The Mike Trapasso File Full Name: Michel John Trapasso Birthdate: September 18, 1963 Education: Bachelor s degree in business administration and marketing from Oklahoma State in 1987; Master s degree in health education, health promotion and wellness education from the University of Missouri in 1991 Playing Experience: Left-handed pitcher; Jefferson Junior College ( ), Team USA (1983), Oklahoma State ( ); Atlanta Braves organization ( ), St. Louis Cardinals organization (1987) Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at Missouri ( ), Assistant Head Coach at South Florida ( ) Honors: Golden Spikes Award finalist (1982; Played in College World Series while at Oklahoma State (1984, 1985); Drafted by major league baseball four times St. Louis (January, 1983), Toronto (June, 1983), Minnesota (1984), Atlanta (1985) Joined Tech staff: September 1, 1994 Georgia Tech Baseball 53

4 ASSISTANT COACH Ahighly-successful coach on the high school level for nine years, Jeff Guy joined the Georgia Tech staff in August of 1993 as a volunteer assistant, and was elevated to a full-time position in Guy, 41, serves as Tech s hitting coach and also works with the Jackets outfielders and catchers. Guy also directs the daily operation of Tech s summer and Christmas baseball camps. Much of the Jackets potent offensive capabilities can be traced to Guy s knowledge and teaching of hitting. Under his tutelage, five Tech players have hit.400 or better, and the Jackets finished first or second in the ACC in batting and scoring average in five of his seven years at Tech. In his seven years at Tech, the Jackets have batted.324 and averaged 8.7 runs per game. In 2000, Guy tutored a Tech offense that set a school record with a.341 team batting average and featured the ACC and National Player of the Year in Mark Teixeira. Six of Tech s starting nine batted.329 or better, while four players hit above.380. Four Tech batters Teixeira, Richard Lewis, Bryan Prince, and Jason Basil earned first-team All-ACC honors, while Teixeira and Lewis were both All-Americans. While Tech s 1998 unit ranked in the middle of the conference offensively, it did become only the third Tech team ever to hit 100 home runs in a season. Seven Tech players, an all-time high, hit 10 or more homers. In its College World Series season of 1994, the Jackets hit.337 and scored 9.5 runs per game to lead the ACC. In 1995, with freshmen dotting the lineup, Tech again led the ACC in batting (.327) and run production (9.1 runs per game), and eight of Tech s hitters finished over.300. In 1996, Tech ranked second in the ACC at.320 and led the conference in home runs. In Jeff Guy 1997, Tech led the ACC in run production (9.9 runs per game) and finished second in batting (.329) and. In addition, Guy transformed two pitchers, Kris Wilson and Scott Prather, into solid offensive contributors at the plate, while nine players posted batting averages over.300. Guy, a native of Nashville, Tenn., earned his bachelor s degree in health and physical education in 1981 from David Lipscomb College, where he helped the Bisons to the NAIA national championship in 1978 and four NAIA World Series appearances. Three times he earned all-tournament honors at the World Series, and also earned all-district 7 honors in 1980 and 1981, and all-volunteeer Conference honors in A former prep all-america and three-time all-state player at McGavock High School in Nasvhille, Guy earned a master s degree in health and physical education at West Georgia in Meanwhile, Guy built a tremendous record as a high school coach, guiding Forest Park High School in Forest Park, Ga. to a record in four seasons from , a AAAA state championship in 1985 and two region 6-AAAA titles. He moved on to Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga., twice leading that school to region the 6- AAAA playoffs and posting an record in five seasons from Guy also coaches in the East Cobb summer program, having guided his team to eight straight World Series, winning the 16-year-old Babe Ruth title in 1994 and AAU national titles in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and finishing second in He and wife Kathleen are the parents of a five-year-old son, Garrett and a two-year-old daughter, Abigail. The Jeff Guy File Full Name: Harold Jeffrey Guy Birthdate: January 16, 1959 in Nashville, Tenn. Assistant Coach David Lipscomb 81 8th season at Georgia Tech Education: Bachelor of science degree in health and physical education from David Lipscomb College in 1981; Master of education in health and physical education from West Georgia College in 1989 Playing Experience: Three-year letterman in baseball and football at McGavock High School ( ); Four-year letterman at David Lipscomb College ( ) Coaching Experience: Head baseball coach at Forest Park High School, Forest Park, Ga. ( ); Head coach at Lassiter High School, Marietta, Ga. ( ); Assistant coach at Columbus College, ) Honors: Prep all-america (1977) and all-state ( ) in baseball in high school; NAIA all- District 7 ( ), all-volunteer Conference (1981), NAIA World Series all-tournament ( ) in college; Played on 1978 NAIA national championship team; Who s Who Among American Colleges and Universities Joined Tech Staff: August 1, 1993 Georgia Tech Baseball 55

5 Josh Sorge Teri Anton Administrative Assistant Adam Brown Student Trainer Lonna Bowman Academic Advisor Bobby Button Ticket Office Josh Sorge, a former all-conference performer at Ohio University, is in his second year as Georgia Tech s volunteer assistant coach. Sorge works primarily with the Yellow Jackets catchers. Sorge also served as the head coach of the Durham Braves baseball club in the Coastal Plain League last summer. Prior to joining the Tech staff, Sorge served as a graduate assistant coach at Ohio University in 1997 when the Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference championship. A 1996 graduate of Ohio, Sorge was a third-team all- America catcher and was named to the MAC all-conference team in 1996, as well as the MAC all-academic team. He also served as team captain during his senior season. Sorge earned his Master s Degree in Physical Education and Sports Science from Ohio University in A native of Parma, Ohio, Sorge and his wife, Dana, currently reside in Marietta, Ga. Volunteer Coach Ohio University 96 Chris Cowan Marketing and Promotions Sammy Crawford Student Manager Walter Smith Ralph Gullatt Team Video Rob Skinner Director of Nutrition Dr. Frank Pickens Team Physician Steve Tamborra Strength and Conditioning One of the veterans in the Georgia Tech baseball pro gram is assistant trainer Walter Smith, whose primary responsibility with the Tech athletic program is serving as trainer for the baseball team. Smith, 48, joined the Tech sports medicine staff in 1985 and has seen four of the Yellow Jackets ACC championships and 10 NCAA regional appearances. He also is a respiratory therapist at Grady Memorial Hospital, and has held the position since He came to Tech after serving as head athletic trainer from at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, and assistant trainer for the Atlanta Falcons from A native of East Point, Ga., Smith received a bachelor s degree in physical education from Morris Brown in 1972, and a certificate in respiratory therapy in He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the Georgia Athletic Trainers Association. Smith and his wife Barbara have two children, Gabriel, 29, and Tamika, 24. Trainer Morris Brown 72 Georgia Tech Baseball 57

6 Tech Administration Dr. G. Wayne Clough Institute President In September of 1994, Dr. G. Wayne Clough became the tenth president of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the first Tech alumnus to take the helm of the Institute. A native of Douglas, Ga., he received his bachelor of science degree in 1964 and master of science degree in 1965 in civil engineering from Georgia Tech, then earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in During Clough s tenure as President, Georgia Tech served as the Olympic Village for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, and Tech s second Capital Campaign was initiated, raising $500 million to date. Research expenditures have increased for five consecutive years from $212 million to $280 million, a required computer initiative for all students was implemented, and enrollment has increased from 13,000 to 14,000. A state-wide Georgia Tech regional engineering program has been implemented. Seven new residence halls, an aquatic center, a sports performance center, and seven new academic buildings have been built, or are underway, and a $10 million high speed fiber network has been installed throughout the campus. Before moving to Seattle, Clough spent a decade at Virginia Tech, first as head of the Department of Civil Engineering, then as Dean of the College of Engineering. He has also been a member of the faculties of Duke University and Stanford University. Clough has been nationally recognized for teaching and research, including a total of seven national awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is one of only a handful of civil engineers to have been twice awarded the profession s oldest recognition, the Norman Medal, first in 1982 and most recently in The American Society of Civil Engineers also honored him with the 1991 State-of-the-Art Award and the 1994 Karl Terzaghi Lectureship. In 1986 he received the George Westinghouse Award from the American Society of Engineering Education for outstanding teaching, and in 1990 he was elected to the National Academy for Engineering. Clough s current service activities include the executive committee of the National Council on Competitiveness, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Directors, and Co-Chair of the Board for the Internet Policy Institute, and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Georgia by Georgia Trend magazine, Clough is a member of the Executive Committees of Central Atlanta Progress and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and a Trustee of the Georgia Research Alliance. Clough also serves on the Board of Advisors for Noro-Mosley Partners, the Southeast s largest venture capital fund, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of Total Systems Services of Columbus, Ga. Clough s interests include technology and higher education policy. He is a civil engineer with a specialty in geotechnical and earthquake engineering. He has consulted with more than 70 firms and government agencies. The author of several widely used computer codes for geotechnical engineering, Clough has published more than 120 papers and reports, and written six book chapters. Georgia Tech is truly a dynamic place, says Dr. Clough. All around the campus there is tangible evidence of energy and accomplishment in a $200 million new building program. From Fifth Street to Ferst Drive, major construction projects for academic and research facilities are underway to help Georgia Tech retain and attract the very finest in both faculty and students. From biotechnology to ubiquitous computing, and from molecular science to manufacturing research, Georgia Tech is playing a leading role nationally in education and research. While on campus, enjoy watching our student athletes participate in one or more of our nationally competitive Division IA sports programs, something no other technological university even attempts. Wayne and Anne Clough have been married for more than 30 years, and have two children, Matthew and Eliza. Dave Braine Director of Athletics One of America s most respected athletics leaders, Dave Braine has taken the Georgia Tech program into the new millenium in successful fashion, using the Yellow Jackets storied past as a guiding light along the way. In his fourth year as the Institute s director of athletics, Dave Braine follows in the footsteps of Yellow Jacket greats of the past John Heisman, William Alexander, Bobby Dodd and Dr. Homer Rice. Winning records and all-star honors, however, are just part of the Braine athletics program. Just as he did earlier as director of athletics at Marshall University and Virginia Tech, he emphasizes the Total Person Concept, one that stresses academics and thrives on innovations and one that always puts the student-athlete first. Everything we do is designed to enhance the college experience of the student-athlete, Braine said. I want to make sure that all Georgia Tech student-athletes have an opportunity to graduate. It is our goal to give back a better person than we brought in. Just as he has done so successfully at other schools, Braine has organized an Athletic Director s Honor Roll, which pays tribute to all studentathletes who post grade point averages of 3.0 or better. Since he established the honor roll, almost one-half of Tech s student-athletes have been honored at various times. Braine takes special pride in the Homer Rice Center for Sports Performance. We are doing things there for our student athletes that are totally unique, he said. No other school in the country has the wide variety of Total Person programs that we do. Through the Total Person Program, Tech student-athletes benefit from a number of enrichment programs ranging from life skills and career planning to wellness and community outreach. The Homer Rice Center offers a motion analysis lab, a medical clinic and physiology lab which features the latest cardiology techniques; a nutrition center; and a soon-to-be completed sports vision center. Braine also is proud that Georgia Tech is one of just a few schools in the country which is 100 percent in compliance with Title IX. He is one of the country s strongest supporters of women s athletics. In fact, Braine is just as likely to be found on the scene at a women s volleyball or softball contest as he is at the biggest football game of the season. Braine, 57, has a very definite blueprint for Georgia Tech s athletics future, and he put the plan into overdrive in the past year. He announced that feasibility studies have been awarded to architectural firms for the expansion of Tech s historic football stadium, Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field, and its baseball facility, Russ Chandler Stadium, and for the enclosure and expansion of the campus natatorium. We re excited that this phase of our stadium expansion is underway, said Braine. With the increased popularity and national prominence of football and baseball at Georgia Tech, we believe it is now necessary to upgrade both facilities. And we re very happy that we can move ahead with the project at the swimming and diving facility. The Board of Regents has given its approval for Tech to enclose and expand the on-campus natatorium where the 1996 Olympic Games competition was held. When that project is complete, it will give Georgia Tech the finest facility of its kind in the United States. Braine became Tech s director of athletics on June 3, 1997, succeeding Rice, who retired after serving as AD from Those other fabled ADs of the past were Heisman ( ); Alexander ( ); and Dodd ( ). This is a second tour of duty for Braine at Georgia Tech. He originally came to the Flats in 1974 as defensive secondary coach on the football staff of Pepper Rodgers. A native of Grove City, Pa., Braine earned both his bachelor s (1965) and master s degrees (1966) at the University of North Carolina, where he was a three-time football letterman. He was a defensive back and placekicker on the Tar Heel team that defeated Air Force in the 1963 Gator Bowl. He is married to the former Carole Bowles of Richmond, Va., who is a graduate of Lynchburg College, and the couple has four children. Dr. G. Wayne Clough Institute President Dave Braine Director of Athletics Georgia Tech Baseball 61