2005

Emory University completed its 14th consecutive winning season, finishing the year with a 21-18 record. It was only the second time in the last nine seasons that the Eagles did not win at least 30 games.

At the start of the season, Emory had to replace four of its five starting infielders due to graduation and the Major League Baseball draft. Furthermore, two of the team's top returning hitters, Bryan Langbord (.418 average in 2004) and Sam Cunningham (.352) missed a combined 71 of 78 possible games this season due to injuries.

Two players in their first season as regular starters ended up as the team's top two hitters. Junior infielder Taylor Gettinger led the squad with a .388 batting average followed by sophomore catcher Griffin Baum at .343. Freshman infielder Joe Roth was fourth on the team in hitting at .322.

Senior outfielder Josh Barrett was third on the team with a .331 batting average. He stole 32 bases, placing him seventh in the nation for steals in the final NCAA statistical report. Barrett's 32 steals were the second highest in school history behind his own record-setting 50 steals in 2004. Barrett finished with a school-record 94 career steals. As a team, the Eagles stole 129 bases this season, the second-highest total in school history.

Emory placed second in the annual University Athletic Association (UAA) tournament in Florida, setting a number of tournament records in the process. In a 22-1 victory against Case Western Reserve University (OH), the Eagles' 20 RBIs and five home runs both set single-game UAA tournament records. Tim Cournoyer set the UAA tournament single-game record with six RBIs against Case Western, and tied a record with three home runs in six tournament games. This was the sixth consecutive year the Eagles have finished second or better in the UAA tournament.

Among Emory's wins was one against the No. 24 ranked team in the nation in NCAA Division II, three against national top-30 teams in Division III. In the last week of the season, Emory lost a pair of one-run games, both in extra innings, to the nation's No. 12 ranked team in Division III.

Following are some individual honors garnered by Emory players this season:

Josh Barrett
Barrett earned his first appearance on the all-conference first team, after being named to the second team in 2004. The senior center fielder led the Eagles in hits and steals this season. He finished with 94 steals for his career, a new Emory record. His 32 steals this year were the seventh most in the nation this season, according to the final NCAA statistical report. Barrett earned the team award for Best Defensive Player, committing only two errors on the season -- both in the same game -- and leading all outfielders with 84 putouts. In his four-year career, Barrett compiled a .338 batting average, tied for 16th in the program's history.

Griffin Baum
Baum earned an honorable mention for the all-region team, his first such honor. He stood out in the University Athletic Association (UAA) tournament, earning second team all-conference honors. In five UAA games, he batted .471 with one homerun and five RBIs. Against Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), Baum went 4-for-5, picking up two doubles, a homerun and three RBI. The sophomore catcher was named the team's Most Improved Player. He led the team in on base percentage (.443) and was second on the team in batting average (.343), home runs (3) and slugging (.515).

Will Carr
Carr finished his Emory career in style, picking up a win in his final game, a 5-4 win over LaGrange College (Ga.), ranked 19th in the nation. The senior won 27 games in his Emory career, third in school history. Earlier in the season, Carr tied the NCAA all-division record -- and set a new Division III record --- with 26 consecutive victories, compiled over three seasons. Carr finished 2005 with four wins, leading the team in innings pitched and starts. He had a complete game win March 2 over Adrian College (Mich.), allowing only two earned runs in nine innings.

Tim Cournoyer
In the University Athletic Association (UAA) tournament, the sophomore first baseman slugged his way to second-team all-conference honors. He opened the tournament by setting the UAA record for most RBI in a tournament game, knocking in six runs against Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). He also tied the tournament record with three home runs over the six games. Cournoyer led the Eagles in home runs and finished second in RBI and doubles. Cournoyer also homered in three straight games (March 6, 11 and 12).

Ian Ganzer
Ganzer earned a spot on the all-conference first team in his first year at Emory. The sophomore finished second in strikeouts among all pitchers, fanning nine batters in 10 innings. He held opponents to a .143 batting average and did not issue a walk en route to a 2.70 earned run average in the tournament. Ganzer finished the season first on the team in wins, strikeouts and opponents batting average and third in ERA. He made 11 relief appearances and five starts. On April 13 against The University of the South (Tenn.), he gave up one run in nine innings while recording 10 strikeouts, tied for fifth-most in school history.

Taylor Gettinger
The junior shortstop led the conference in batting average (.556) and slugging percentage (1.056) at the annual University Athletic Association tournament, and was named to the all-conference second team for his efforts. During the regular season, Gettinger led the team in several offensive categories: batting average, slugging percentage, RBI, doubles and total bases. He had multiple hits in 17 of the Eagles' 39 games. He also had a two-home run game March 14 against Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), the 20th two-home run game in school history and the first in conference play. He was named the team's Best Offensive Player for the season.

Jason Glushon
Glushon earned a spot on the all-region second team for the first time. He began his season working out of the bullpen, but finished as a starter. The sophomore led the team in wins -- with a 5-0 record -- and also compiled a 2.55 earned run average in 67 innings pitched. His 2.55 ERA was the fourth-best in Emory history for a first-year starter (minimum 50 innings pitched). Glushon worked into the sixth inning in seven of his 10 starts. His best start came April 3 against LaGrange College (Ga.), when he gave up seven hits, zero runs and struck out five in 7.2 innings to lead Emory to a shutout win. Glushon also finished the season with two saves.

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Written by Ben Volin, Emory sports information assistant.