1999 NAIA Baseball Statistics
(The following statistical report includes information from schools that reported via the NAIA Baseball Statistical Report Form.)

Team Statistics

INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGE
(minimum 2.5 plate appearances per team games played and a 0.420 batting average)

  Name, Class, Position, School G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
1. Eric Brown, So., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 227 90 113 22 9 14 82 0.498
2. Enrique Lazu, Sr., 1B, Campbellsville (Ky.) 52 173 40 85 14 8 10 70 0.491
  Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 230 83 113 26 3 27 110 0.491
4. Aaron Merhoff, Sr., OF, Texas Lutheran 56 176 74 86 18 2 21 85 0.489
5. Shane Palmer, Sr., 1B, Friends (Kan.) 40 120 46 58 14 0 11 40 0.483
6. Randy Ruiz, Jr., DH, Bellevue (Neb.) 66 217 68 104 22 4 20 84 0.479
7. Ryan Ellis, Jr., SS, Point Park (Pa.) 34 107 41 51 16 3 8 43 0.477
  Arturo Ramos, Sr., 3B, St. Thomas (Fla.) 60 222 70 106 26 6 12 58 0.477
9. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 152 61 71 16 0 22 76 0.467
  Kevin Coe, Sr., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 67 240 91 112 12 13 16 72 0.467
11. Jason Brooks, Jr., OF, Madonna (Mich.) 39 106 38 48 10 1 6 29 0.453
  Chris Stanifer, Sr., OF, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 55 201 64 91 17 2 1 30 0.453
13. Zach Watkins, Fr., C, Dakota Weslyean (S.D.) 39 115 26 52 14 3 1 25 0.452
14. Trent Coffee, So., OF, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 50 169 64 76 9 5 12 48 0.450
15. Branden Florence, Jr., 2B, Albertson (Idaho) 68 261 76 117 23 3 11 53 0.448
16. Travis Bailey, Sr., IF, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 54 191 66 85 14 8 9 61 0.445
17. Steven Leist, 3B, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 51 136 49 60 19 2 6 50 0.441
18. Mark Tyler, Sr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 162 61 71 21 1 18 71 0.438
  Seth Brown, So., SS, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 54 201 59 88 23 2 6 68 0.438
20. Chris Beggs, Sr., OF, Union (Ky.) 46 167 56 73 18 3 13 60 0.437

INDIVIDUAL EARNED RUN AVERAGE
(minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played and 2.50 ERA or below)

  Name, Class, School G W-L IP H R ER BB SO ERA
1. Andy Heimbach, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 15 13-2 93.1 46 19 16 16 141 1.54
2. Dave Byard, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 13 10-1 87.0 52 24 16 32 92 1.66
3. Daniel Zunker, Sr., Texas Lutheran 12 8-1 63.7 51 20 14 19 53 1.98
4. Jonathon Rouwenhorst, So., Biola (Calif.) 14 9-2 101.0 70 31 23 29 123 2.05
5. Matt O'Neill, Jr., St. Xavier (Ill.) 19 11-2 103.3 79 42 24 31 81 2.09
6. Jason Pannell, Jr., Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 15 8-3 70.7 48 42 17 33 70 2.16
7. Nick Priolo, Sr., Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 16 11-2 105.7 84 45 26 30 81 2.21
8. Craig Prifogle, Jr., Marian (Ind.) 12 9-3 79.3 48 28 20 25 88 2.27
9. Donald Trujillo, So., Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 17 8-3 74.3 79 40 19 15 46 2.30
10. Ryan Goody, Sr., Western Oregon 14 8-5 91.3 88 47 25 25 67 2.46
11. Greg Vinson, Jr., Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 18 7-1 83.3 87 30 23 15 48 2.48

HITS PER GAME
(minimum 1.30 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G H H/G
1. Ryan Munoz, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 75 1.875
2. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 71 1.821
3. Ryan Eisele, So., SS, Westmont (Calif.) 45 81 1.800
4. Derek Birley, Jr., 3B, George Fox (Ore.) 34 61 1.794
5. Mark Tyler, JSr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 71 1.775
6. Arturo Ramos, Sr., 3B, St. Thomas (Fla.) 60 106 1.767
7. Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 113 1.738
8. Branden Florence, Jr., 2B, Albertson (Idaho) 68 117 1.721
9. Kevin Coe, Sr., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 67 112 1.672
10. Chris Stanifer, Sr., OF, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 55 91 1.655
11. Eric Brown, So., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 113 1.638
12. Enrique Lazu, Sr., 1B, Campbellsville (Ky.) 52 85 1.635
13. Seth Brown, So., SS, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 54 88 1.630
14. Don Sawyer, Jr., SS, Husson (Maine) 40 65 1.625
15. Tom Ammerman, Sr., OF, Central Washington 39 63 1.615
16. Nathan Bishop, Sr., OF, Central Washington 35 56 1.600
17. Chris Beggs, Sr., OF, Union (Ky.) 46 73 1.587
18. Randy Ruiz, Jr., DH, Bellevue (Neb.) 66 104 1.576
19. Bret Shaffer, So., SS, Friends (Kan.) 40 63 1.575
20. Travis Bailey, Sr., IF, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 54 85 1.574

RUNS PER GAME
(minimum 1.12 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G R R/G
1. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 61 1.564
2. Ryan Munoz, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 62 1.550
3. Ryan LeBreton, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 61 1.525
  Mark Tyler, Sr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 61 1.525
5. Rob Pregnolato, Sr., OF, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 53 79 1.491
6. Derek Birley, Jr., 3B, George Fox (Ore.) 34 49 1.441
7. Jeff Pietraszko, Jr., OF, Oklahoma City 68 97 1.426
8. Cody Larson, Jr., OF, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 44 60 1.364
9. Ryan Lindberg, Jr., OF, Oklahoma City 69 94 1.362
10. Kevin Coe, Sr., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 67 91 1.358
11. Bret Shaffer, So., SS, Friends (Kan.) 40 54 1.350
12. David Farrell, Jr., 2B, George Fox (Ore.) 34 45 1.324
13. Aaron Merhoff, Sr., OF, Texas Lutheran 56 74 1.321
14. Aaron Shrewsbury, Sr., OF, Madonna (Mich.) 50 66 1.320
15. Randy Hale, Jr., 2B, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 52 68 1.308
16. Eric Brown, So., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 90 1.304
17. Trent Coffee, So., OF, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 50 64 1.280
18. Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 83 1.277
19. Dan Swift, Sr., DH, Mayville State (N.D.) 45 57 1.267
20. John Baum, Sr., OF, Indiana Tech 70 88 1.257

DOUBLES PER GAME
(minimum 0.30 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G 2B 2B/G
1. Mark Tyler, Sr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 21 0.525
2. Don Sawyer, Jr., SS, Husosn (Maine) 40 20 0.500
3. Randy Hale, Jr., 2B, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 52 25 0.481
4. Ryan Ellis, Jr., SS, Point Park (Pa.) 34 16 0.471
5. Jeff Wyatt, Fr., 3B, Union (Tenn.) 56 26 0.464
6. Arturo Ramos, Sr., 3B, St. Thomas (Fla.) 60 26 0.433
7. Seth Brown, So., SS, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 54 23 0.426
8. Matt Pike, Jr., SS, Siena Heights (Mich.) 50 21 0.420
9. Chris Woehl, Sr., OF, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 36 15 0.417
10. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 16 0.410
11. Chad Hollabaugh, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 16 0.400
  Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 26 0.400
13. Chris Beggs, Sr., OF, Union (Ky.) 46 18 0.391
  Julian Vasquez, So., OF, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 46 18 0.391
  Cle Schramm, Sr., 3B, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 27 0.391
16. Tim Phipps, So., OF, Evangel (Mo.) 41 16 0.390
17. Curtis Gay, So., 1B, Oklahoma City 63 24 0.381
18. Tim Hunt, Jr., 3B, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 48 18 0.375
19. Todd Edmunds, Sr., OF, Geneva (Pa.) 51 19 0.373
20. Steve Leist, 3B, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 51 19 0.373

TRIPLES PER GAME
(minimum 0.10 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G 3B 3B/G
1. Kevin Coe, Sr., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 67 13 0.194
2. Chris Welch, So., SS, Sciences in Philadelphia (Pa.) 23 4 0.174
3. Gabe Flores, OF, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 59 10 0.169
4. Enrique Lazu, Sr., 1B, Campbellsville (Ky.) 52 8 0.154
5. Ryan LeBreton, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 6 0.150
  Russell Chandler, Sr., 2B, Houston Baptist (Texas) 60 9 0.150
7. Travis Bailey, Sr., IF, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 54 8 0.148
8. Walt Campbell, Sr., 2B, Sciences in Philadelphia (Pa.) 21 3 0.143
9. Cody Larson, Jr., OF, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 44 6 0.136
10. Mike Melichar, Sr., UT, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 37 5 0.135
11. Dave Duzik, Sr., OF, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 46 6 0.130
  Eric Brown, So., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 9 0.130
13. Bret Shafer, So., SS, Friends (Kan.) 40 5 0.125
14. Dave Bretch, Jr., OF, Geneva (Pa.) 50 6 0.120
  Anthony Blanset, Jr., IF, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 50 6 0.120
16. Jesse Christensen, Sr., OF, Doane (Neb.) 42 5 0.119
17. Jake Willis, OF, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 60 7 0.117
18. Rick Lowe, Sr., 2B, Western Oregon 53 6 0.113
19. Scott Marquardt, Jr., 3B, Mary (N.D.) 45 5 0.111
20. Josh Davis, So., OF, Belhaven (Miss.) 45 5 0.111

HOME RUNS PER GAME
(minimum 0.25 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G HR HR/G
1. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 22 0.564
2. Ryan LeBreton, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 19 0.475
3. Dan Swift, Sr., DH, Mayville State (N.D.) 45 21 0.467
4. Mark Tyler, Sr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 18 0.450
5. Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 27 0.415
6. Shawn Clark, Sr., OF, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 51 20 0.392
7. Derek Birley, Jr., 3B, George Fox (Ore.) 34 13 0.382
8. Aaron Shrewsbury, Sr., OF, Madonna (Mich.) 50 19 0.380
9. Aaron Merhoff, Sr., OF, Texas Lutheran 56 21 0.375
10. Steve Dover, So., 1B, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 52 19 0.365
11. Cody Larson, Jr., OF, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 44 16 0.364
12. Michael Smith, Sr., 1B, Cumberland (Tenn.) 65 23 0.354
13. Brandon Kelley, Sr., 3B, Evangel (Mo.) 41 14 0.341
14. Jeff Pietraszko, Jr., OF, Oklahoma City 68 23 0.338
15. Doug Austin, So., OF, Aquinas (Mich.) 42 14 0.333
  Willie DeGracia, Jr., C, Benedictine (Kan.) 48 16 0.333
  Mike Smith, Jr., OF, Point Park (Pa.) 39 13 0.333
18. Doug Sypolt, Jr., IF, Union (Ky.) 48 15 0.313
19. Daryl Rocho, Sr., 3B, Madonna (Mich.) 48 15 0.313
20. Kelly Huck, Sr., 3B, Texas Lutheran 48 15 0.313

RUNS BATTED IN PER GAME
(minimum 1.15 per game)

  Name, Class, Position, School G RBI RBI/G
1. Nate Barnett, Sr., 1B, George Fox (Ore.) 39 76 1.949
2. Dan Swift, Sr., DH, Mayville State (N.D.) 45 82 1.822
3. Mark Tyler, Sr., C, George Fox (Ore.) 40 71 1.775
4. Rick Nadeau, Sr., OF, Oklahoma City 65 110 1.692
5. Ryan LeBreton, Sr., OF, George Fox (Ore.) 40 63 1.575
6. Aaron Merhoff, Sr., OF, Texas Lutheran 56 85 1.518
7. Brandon Kelley, Sr., 3B, Evangel (Mo.) 41 61 1.488
8. Derek Birley, Jr., 3B, George Fox (Ore.) 34 50 1.471
9. Daryl Rocho, Sr., 3B, Madonna (Mich.) 48 70 1.458
10. Jeff Wyatt, Fr., 3B, Union (Tenn.) 56 78 1.393
11. Juan Garcia, So., 3B, St. Edward's (Texas) 37 51 1.378
12. Cody Larson, Jr., OF, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 44 60 1.364
13. Jon Lehman, Sr., DH, Albertson (Idaho) 60 81 1.350
14. Enrique Lazu, Sr., 1B, Campbellsville (Ky.) 52 70 1.346
15. Steve Dover, So., 1B, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 52 68 1.308
16. Chris Beggs, Sr., OF, Union (Ky.) 46 60 1.304
17. Matt Mikulecky, Sr., OF, Sterling (Kan.) 39 50 1.282
18. Randy Ruiz, Jr., DH, Bellevue (Neb.) 66 84 1.273
19. Ryan Ellis, Jr., SS, Point Park (Pa.) 34 43 1.265
20. Aaron Shrewsbury, Sr., OF, Madonna (Mich.) 50 63 1.260

STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE
(minimum 0.900 percentage and 20 attempts)

  Name, Class, Position, School G SB SBA SB%
1. Rob Pregnolato, Sr., OF, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 53 69 72 0.958
2. Danny Gonzalez, Sr., SS, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 22 23 0.957
3. Jeremy Mort, Sr., IF, Eastern Oregon 37 21 22 0.955
4. Julian Vasquez, So., OF, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 46 20 21 0.952
5. Todd Edmunds, Sr., OF, Geneva (Pa.) 51 19 20 0.950
6. Kevin Overcash, Jr., OF, Union (Tenn.) 56 44 47 0.936
7. Randy Morey, Sr., SS, Cumberland (Tenn.) 67 58 62 0.935
8. Scott Crawford, So., SS, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 55 24 26 0.923
9. Heath Giles, Sr., OF, Lipscomb (Tenn.) 62 22 24 0.917
10. Gene Stanley, Sr., SS, Oklahoma Baptist 64 63 69 0.913
  Arturo Ramos, Sr., 3B, St. Thomas (Fla.) 60 21 23 0.913
12. Tod Sundlie, SS, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 48 30 33 0.909
13. Justin Freeman, Jr., OF, Birmingham-Southern (Alas.) 64 48 53 0.906
  Jake Willis, OF, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 60 29 32 0.906
15. Justin Knolhoff, So., SS, McKendree (Ill.) 52 18 20 0.900
  Eric Brown, So., OF, Bellevue (Neb.) 69 18 20 0.900

WIN-LOSS PERCENTAGE
(minimum 0.800 winning percentage and 10 decisions)

  Name, Class, School G IP W-L W-L%
1. Joe Gallaty, Jr., Bellevue (Neb.) 20 79.3 11-0 1.000
2. Dan Stafford, Sr., Bellevue (Neb.) 20 86.7 14-1 0.933
3. Isaac Hall, Sr., Oklahoma City 16 90.0 13-1 0.929
4. Chad Vanden Berg, Sr., Biola (Calif.) 17 90.0 11-1 0.917
  Dave Meyer, Sr., Mayville State (N.D.) 12 67.0 11-1 0.917
  Brian Laney, Jr., Indiana Tech 20 81.3 11-1 0.917
7. Dave Byard, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 13 87.0 10-1 0.909
8. Sam Shaw, Fr., St. Xavier (Ill.) 14 70.3 9-1 0.900
  Ray Torres, Jr., Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 14 66.3 9-1 0.900
  Todd Callahan, Sr., Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 17 41.7 9-1 0.900
11. Tom Franklin, Sr., Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 19 114.3 15-2 0.882
12. Andy Heimbach, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 15 91.3 13-2 0.867
  Matt Harbin, Fr., Houston Baptist (Texas) 18 102.0 13-2 0.867
14. Matt Vincent, Jr., Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 14 91.0 12-2 0.857
15. Matt O'Neill, Jr., St. Xavier (Ill.) 19 103.3 11-2 0.846
  Nick Priolo, Sr., Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 16 105.7 11-2 0.846
  Randy Davis, Sr., Northwood (Texas) 15 95.0 11-2 0.846
18. 4 others tied at       0.833

STRIKEOUTS PER NINE INNINGS
(minimum 1 inning pitched per team games and 9.00 strikeouts per nine innings)

  Name, Class, School IP SO SO/9
1. Andy Heimbach, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene 93.1 141 13.63
2. Matt Vincent, Jr., Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 91.0 131 12.96
3. Paco Escamilla, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 98.7 124 11.31
4. Wade Bruton, Sr., Northwood (Texas) 99.0 124 11.27
5. Jonathon Rouwenhorst, So., Biola (Calif.) 101.0 123 10.96
6. Black Paynter, Jr., Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 100.0 121 10.89
7. Rob Hain, Sr., Doane (Neb.) 67.0 81 10.88
8. Orlando Liriano, Jr., Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 85.3 103 10.87
9. Isaac Hall, Sr., Oklahoma City 90.0 107 10.70
10. Randy Davis, Sr., Northwood (Texas) 95.0 110 10.42
11. Brian Muell, Sr., Briar Cliff (Iowa) 65.7 75 10.27
12. Craig Prifogle, Jr., Marian (Ind.) 79.3 88 9.99
13. John Ogiltree, So., Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 94.0 102 9.77
14. Joey Tucker, Jr., Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 104.0 112 9.69
15. Scott Earle, Sr., Central Washington 108.0 115 9.58
16. Josh Clark, So., Central Washington 63.0 67 9.57
17. Dave Byard, Jr., Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 87.0 92 9.52
18. Sean Salinas, Jr., Houston Baptist (Texas) 88.0 92 9.41
19. David Parker, Sr., Friends (Kan.) 75.0 78 9.36
20. Scott DeKock, Jr., Aquinas (Mich.) 71.7 74 9.29

TEAM BATTING AVERAGE

  School G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
1. Bellevue (Neb.) 71 2124 668 844 164 47 87 604 0.397
2. George Fox (Ore.) 40 1470 492 569 118 12 102 455 0.387
3. Lubbock Christian (Texas) 64 1889 618 710 166 42 60 543 0.376
4. Oklahoma City 71 2138 738 798 187 24 141 669 0.373
5. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 52 1681 524 624 110 13 105 473 0.371
6. Mayville State (N.D.) 46 1245 485 461 97 13 58 429 0.370
7. Northwood (Texas) 65 1863 579 682 146 15 123 540 0.366
8. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 55 1652 400 601 102 10 30 363 0.364
9. Texas Lutheran 56 1682 504 611 119 13 76 456 0.363
10. Houston Baptist (Texas) 60 1852 545 668 139 24 67 501 0.361
11. Evangel (Mo.) 41 1217 320 427 81 9 54 286 0.351
12. Madonna (Mich.) 50 1514 416 529 101 10 78 375 0.349
  Indiana Tech 73 2126 617 743 135 7 103 553 0.349
14. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 44 1233 365 429 75 16 46 321 0.348
  Point Park (Pa.) 39 1048 308 365 77 14 44 268 0.348
16. Wayland Baptist (Texas) 54 1683 402 584 119 14 68 372 0.347
17. Friends (Kan.) 40 1289 318 446 72 15 35 278 0.346
  Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 54 1663 451 576 98 29 43 376 0.346
  Husson (Maine) 40 1256 277 435 86 14 17 246 0.346
20. Belhaven (Miss.) 60 1831 448 632 144 17 35 401 0.345

TEAM EARNED RUN AVERAGE

  School G W-L IP H R ER BB SO ERA
1. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 55 40-15 389.7 316 163 125 125 392 2.89
2. Mayville State (N.D.) 46 41-5 311.0 301 154 117 83 266 3.39
3. Bellevue (Neb.) 71 60-11 511.3 462 291 196 238 514 3.45
4. Biola (Calif.) 51 37-11-3 425.7 435 197 164 137 368 3.47
5. Albertson (Idaho) 69 50-19 575.0 543 308 233 222 509 3.65
6. Texas Lutheran 59 43-3 387.0 417 216 162 112 286 3.77
7. St. Xavier (Ill.) 69 52-17 506.3 494 282 213 165 361 3.79
8. Western Oregon 56 32-24 448.7 486 304 200 184 337 4.01
9. Mary (N.D.) 47 29-16-2 302.0 318 238 136 149 258 4.05
10. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 56 34-22 393.3 396 286 178 176 375 4.07
11. George Fox (Ore.) 40 32-8 326.7 392 241 152 124 243 4.19
12. Aquinas (Mich.) 45 37-8 329.0 332 199 156 137 265 4.27
13. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 67 49-18 542.7 587 336 261 226