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SSAANN DDIIEEGGOO SSTTAATTEE 22001177 AAZZTTEECC BBAASSEEBBAALLLL 22001177 SSAANN DDIIEEGGOO SSTTAATTEE AAZZTTEECC BBAASSEEBBAALLLL 2017 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY APRIL Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 1 San Jose State* 2:00 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 San Jose San UCLA# Nevada* Nevada* State* Francisco 6:00 6:00 2:00 1:00 2:00 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pacific Pacific Nevada* UC Irvine at UNLV* at UNLV* at UNLV* 6:00 1:00 1:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 2:00 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pacific at UC Irvine at CSU Tennessee+ Seton Hall+ at UC at UC Santa at UC Santa 1:00 6:30 Fullerton 6:00 1:00 Riverside Barbara Barbara 5:00 6:00 3:00 1:00 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 at UC Santa TBA+ at Long UC Riverside New Mexico* New Mexico* Beach State Barbara TBA 6:00 6:00 2:00 6:00 1:00 MARCH MAY Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 A. 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cal Poly Cal Poly New Mexico* at UCLA at San Jose at San Jose 6:00 1:00 1:00 6:00 State* State* 6:00 6:00 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CalPoly USC at Nevada* at Nevada* at San Jose at Air Force* at Air Force* 1:00 6:00 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. State* 3:00 2:00 1:00 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 at Nevada* at San Diego UNLV* UNLV* at Air Force* San Diego Fresno Fresno Fresno 12:00 p.m. 6:00 1:00* 1:00 6:00 State* State* State* 6:00 6:00 6:00 1:00 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 UNLV* Long at Fresno at Fresno Mountain West Tournament 1:00 Beach State State* State* 6:00 6:00 6:00 TBA 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 at Fresno San Jose Mountain at USC West State* 6:00 State* 1:00 6:00 Tournament # at Lake Elsinore, Calif. Home Game Away Game + Tony Gwynn Classic * Mountain West Conference Game All times are site times 2017 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTEPCLBAYAESREBPARLLOFILES TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ........................................San Diego, Calif. 2017 AZTEC BASEBALL Founded .............................................................1897 Media Information..........................................................................2 Enrollment ......................................................33,726 Tony Gwynn Stadium....................................................................4 Nickname.......................................................Aztecs Stephen and Mary Birch Baseball Museum ................................5 Mascot........................................The Aztec Warrior Affiliation....................................NCAA Division I AZTEC COACHING STAFF Conference......................................Mountain West Head Coach Mark Martinez..........................................................6 Colors ...........................................Scarlet and Black President .................................Dr. Elliot Hirshman Assistant Coach Sam Peraza .........................................................7 Athletic Director......................John David Wicker Assistant Coach Joe Oliveira .........................................................8 Tony Gwynn Stadium - p. 4 Exec. Associate A.D...........................Steve Schnall Assistant Coach Joey Centanni .....................................................9 Assoc. A.D./SWA ..............................Jenny Bramer Director of Player Personnel Eric Lally .......................................9 Assoc. A.D. Operations..........................Dave Noll Baseball Ambassador Anthony Johnson .....................................9 Assoc. A.D. Business...........................Chuck Lang Support Staff....................................................................................9 Assoc. A.D. Media Relations.................Mike May Assoc. A.D. AAF...........Mandy McKinley Huiras THE 2017 AZTECS Head Athletic Trainer............Patrick Spieldenner Aztec Roster...................................................................................10 SDSU Photo Roster .......................................................................11 BASEBALL COACHING STAFF Returning Player Bios...................................................................12 Head Coach........Mark Martinez (Mesa State ’84) Newcomer Bios .............................................................................32 Overall Record.................................69-61 (2 years) Record at SDSU ...............................69-61 (2 years) 2017 OPPONENTS Asst. Coaches...Sam Peraza (San Diego State ’02) Joe Oliveira (Pacific ‘09) Coaching Staff - p. 6 Opponents......................................................................................38 Joey Centanni (Pacific ’09) Tony Gwynn Classic.....................................................................40 Martinez Phone................................(619) 594-1818 Mountain West Conference Information...................................41 Peraza Phone ....................................(619) 594-6582 MWC Composite Schedule .........................................................42 Oliveira Phone .................................(619) 594-3357 Student Manager ..............................Nick Batesole 2016 SEASON REVIEW 2016 Final Overall Statistics.........................................................44 BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF 2016 Final Conference Statistics..................................................45 Dir. of Player Development....................Eric Lally 2016 Results ...................................................................................46 Dir. Of Player Personnel .............Brandon Decker Baseball Ambassador................Anthony Johnson 2016 MWC Standings and Honors .............................................47 Athletic Trainer....................................Ian Baldwin THE HISTORY BOOK Student Athletic Trainer ..................Scott Chromy Student Athletic Trainer ..................Adriana Raya NCAA Attendance Record..........................................................48 2017 Aztecs - p. 12 NCAA Tournament Results ........................................................49 BASEBALL FACTS All-American & All-Region Aztecs............................................50 2016 Record ......................................................21-38 All-Conference Selections............................................................51 2016 MWC Record .................................11-19 (6th) Aztec MVPs ...................................................................................53 Lettermen Returning/Lost................................19/9 Aztec Records................................................................................54 Starters Returning/Lost ......................................7/2 Year-By-Year Team Hitting.........................................................56 Pitchers Returning/Lost......................................8/8 Year-By-Year Team Pitching .......................................................57 Total Players Returning .......................................19 Annual Batting & ERA Leaders..................................................58 Incoming Freshmen..............................................10 JC Transfers .............................................................4 Batting & ERA Top Tens..............................................................59 Four-year Transfers................................................1 Annual Offensive Leaders...........................................................60 Annual Pitching Leaders .............................................................62 FACILITY Season Leaders ..............................................................................64 Home Field.........................Tony Gwynn Stadium Career Leaders ..............................................................................66 2016 Season Review - p. 46 Capacity ............................................................3,000 Past Head Coaches .......................................................................68 Surface ...............................................Natural Grass Through The Years .......................................................................69 Outfield Distances.................340-365-410-365-340 Series Records................................................................................70 Year-By-Year Scores .....................................................................71 SDSU MEDIA RELATIONS Aztec Lettermen............................................................................82 Asst. A.D. Media Relation.....................Mike May Office Phone .....................................(619) 594-5547 Baseball Contact ...................................Dave Kuhn [email protected] Office Phone .....................................(619) 594-5242 Office Fax ..........................................(619) 582-6541 Web Site ...................................www.goaztecs.com The History Book - p. 50 u u u u u 2017 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTEC BASEBALL t t t t t 1 MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS INTERVIEWS AZTEC MEDIA RELATIONS All requests for press and photo passes should SDSU head coach Mark Martinez and players be made by contacting Dave Kuhn at the Aztec are available for interviews either before or after Athletic Media Relations Office at San Diego practice sessions daily. Requests for interviews State (619-594-5547) or by fax (619-582-6541). outside of practice times (including radio and Season credentials are no longer issued, but a television) should be arranged