OTTAWA UNIVERSITY ARIZONA BASEBALL PROGRAM Updated January 18, 2020

2020 Recruiting Packet

This packet will give you all the information about OUAZ Baseball. Our amazing baseball facilities, coaching staff, program philosophy, academic offerings, and our many new buildings on campus.

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OUAZ BASEBALL SURPRISE STADIUM The Home of the OUAZ Spirit Baseball Team:

Surprise Stadium is the home for the and Kansas City Royals, and has been rated as the “best place to watch a Spring Training game.” (Best of Phoenix)

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OUAZ BASEBALL HEAD TIM MONTEZ Tim Montez was named the first coach in OUAZ baseball history in early 2017. In his first season, he led the baseball program to the NCCAA in Easley, SC. Now in his 3rd year, Coach Montez has started a Developmental Program (Fall 2019) and this season (2020) the Varsity Program will be eligible to participate in the GSAC Conference Tournament for the first time. A graduate from St. Paul HS (Sante Fe Springs, CA) (1979), Coach Montez also played & graduated from Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) (1984). Montez and his lovely wife Darleen reside in Surprise and together have 3 boys (David, Ryan and Adam) and a daughter (Amy) with 5 beautiful grandkids.

● 33 years of Coaching Experience. 25 of those years in Division I Baseball ● Previous Universities ○ Jacksonville University ○ Fresno State University ○ University of Arkansas ○ Cal State Northridge ○ UC Santa Barbara ○ Pepperdine University ● 9 NCAA Regional Appearance ● 1 Super Regional Appearance ● Coached and Recruited 19 MLB Players with 5 First Round Draft Picks including: ○ Barry Zito ○ Russ Ortiz ○ Michael Young ○ Matt Garza ○ Doug Fister ○ Cliff Lee ○ Daniel Murphy ○ Alex McRae ○ Austin Hayes

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OUAZ BASEBALL ASST. COACH ERNESTO ORTIZ Ernesto Ortiz enters his third season as an assistant coach with the OUAZ baseball team. Oritz is in charge of the infielders and hitters with the Spirit and also serves as the recruiting coordinator. Before OUAZ, Ortiz had spent the previous two seasons as the head baseball coach just down the road at Valley Vista High School.

● Serves as the OUAZ Recruiting Coordinator & works with the OUAZ Infielders and Hitters ● Graduated & Played at Grand Canyon University, First team All-Conference Shortstop at GCU ● Played two seasons of ● Recruited and developed two players to play professionally (Colton Follett & Austin Shumaker) ● Recruited and developed players that were named: ○ NCCAA All-Americans (Chandler Reynard, Austin Shumaker, Derek Hayenga) ○ 2019 All-GSAC Team (Chandler Reynard) ○ 2019 Baseball GSAC & NAIA Scholar Athletes (Travis Hawkins, Austin Shumaker) ● At Valley Vista, led team to back-to-back 20 win seasons & a berth in the 6A State Playoffs (both seasons) while coaching 14 players to move on to play college baseball.

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OUAZ BASEBALL MISSION STATEMENT On the field, there will be no other team that is as tough and determined to the absolute best as we, the Ottawa University Spirit, are. We are a confident team, but we are also humble. We will respect the game and anyone we come into contact with; on the field, in school, and in the community. We will implement, to the best of our abilities, our core values on a daily basis. As the Spirit, we dedicate ourselves to becoming better baseball players as well as respected young men in our community by simply doing our best. We are individuals, but we are also a family that plays the game as a team. We are a team dedicated to representing our new traditions, representing family members and pursuing our future accomplishments with enthusiasm, passion, respect, and gratitude.

“Good to the CORE” BUILDING TEAM VALUE WITH VALUES:

RESPECT / FAMILY / FAITH LOYALTY / COMMITMENT

DISCIPLINE / ACCOUNTABILITY PASSION / AMBITION

INTEGRITY / LEADERSHIP GENUINE CONCERN FOR OTHERS

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OUAZ BASEBALL THE PROGRAM ● We will help prepare young men to the best of our ability in the development on the field but as well as life after baseball.

● On the baseball field, we will play the game hard and fast. We will play with a no-nonsense approach, and be fundamentally strong in the areas of pitching and defense.

● Offensively, we will be an action-oriented team, which takes advantage of our player's strengths and capitalizes on the opponent’s mistakes.

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OUAZ BASEBALL BUILDING THE FOUNDATION Academic Development Academic Priorities must be firmly established early in a player’s career and do not stop until a degree has been earned and that player has started his professional career

● Academic Support ○ Academic Counselors ○ Mandatory Class Attendance ○ Routine Grade Checks ○ Study Hall ○ Tutors ○ Life Skills ● Weekly Player Meetings ● Academic Goals ○ All Players Graduate ○ All Players receive proper direction to start careers

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Player Skill Development

Development is an ongoing process and is essential to the success of the player. This coaching staff is committed to each and every player in the program and the trust and work it needs to become great. ● Fall Program ○ Conditioning (Nutrition, Strength, Flexibility, Speed, and Agility ○ Baseball Skill Self Development ○ Mental Conditioning ○ Team Concepts and Team Building ○ Individual Player meetings ● Season ○ Strength Training adjusting to season demands ○ Nutrition ○ Individual and Team Development ○ Academic Concerns ● After Season ○ Individual player meetings ○ Emphasis on Academics ○ Summer League ○ Overall physical development

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OUAZ BASEBALL Developmental Baseball Program

Developmental Team Mission

The mission of our developmental team is to provide opportunities for deserving student-athletes to continue on their path within their Faith, Family, Academics and Baseball. We strive to provide the best possible environment that is supportive of each players goals and expectations while earning their degree at OUAZ. We will use the game of baseball as a tool to educate, promote and instill the qualities necessary to succeed in the game of life.

Developmental Team Purpose The Purpose of the OUAZ Developmental team is to add depth to an already talented group of baseball players that make up the OUAZ Baseball Program. A key ingredient is to prepare these young men on the Developmental team to be able to step in on the varsity club when called upon. All players in the OUAZ program (Developmental & Varsity) practice, attend meetings, condition and train together on a daily basis and have access to the entire coaching staff as well as the same facilities within the OUAZ Baseball program. Players on the Developmental team are students who love OUAZ first and foremost, who want to attend a four year university (instead of attending a junior college) and want to get involved in a baseball program that will afford them the opportunity to improve their skills, compete everyday and work their way into playing opportunities within the OUAZ Baseball Program. Developmental players have every opportunity to earn a spot on the varsity team and that is our goal, to prepare these players to step in at any time and help the varsity team win. Having developmental players with the goal of earning their way to start on the varsity team is an ultimate goal as a program. During the fall season, the OUAZ Developmental Team will play 10-15 games that will prepare each player for our 25 game spring season. This will give the Developmental team nearly 40 baseball games throughout the year, providing numerous opportunities to continue to develop and work their way up the depth chart in the OUAZ Baseball Program. In addition, new in 2020, during the spring season and included in the 25 game schedule, the Developmental team will play in a 15-game league schedule with the opportunity to win an NAIA Arizona State Developmental Team Championship.

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OUAZ BASEBALL - Assistant Coach/Developmental Team Director Jeff Fallon A Surprise (AZ) resident of 23 years, Coach Fallon has tremendous ties to the community, his wife, Natasha has been a teacher for more than 20 years in the Dysart School District and their three boys (Koty, Tanner and Hunter) all attended schools and participated in all city sports right here in Surprise. Each of Fallon’s sons have had the opportunity to play college baseball while earning their degrees, with Koty being selected in the MLB Amatuer Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres in 2019.

Coach Fallon has had the unique opportunity to coach and/or be involved in elementary, junior high, high school, college and professional baseball over his 30 year career in baseball. Not only with his own children, but has personally coached and guided players from age 10 to professional baseball. Motivating, teaching and developing players to succeed in the game (and life) has been a personal mission for 30 years.

● 30 years of Coaching & Scouting Experience - 25 of those years in Arizona ● Professional Organizations (Associate Scout) ○ ○ ○ Cincinnati Reds ○ ● Coached 18 Players including: ○ Aaron Altherr ○ Kole Calhoun ○ Doug Mathis ○ ○ Dusty Peterson ○ Eric Sogard ○ Donnie Veal & more ● Founded Fallon Sports, helping students find the perfect college. Has personally assisted more than 1,000 students through the process to all levels of college ● Played and coached at Southern Vermont College, in 1989 was the youngest head coach in the nation at 23 years old.

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Developmental Pitching Coach Ryan Colegate Ryan Colegate will serve as the Pitching Coach with the Spirit Developmental team. Coach Colegate comes to OUAZ by way of Ohio Dominican University, where he won 15 games for the Panthers in three years and was selected by the in the 36th round of the 2015 MLB draft. Coach Colegate signed and has enjoyed a 4-year professional career with the Indians and San Diego Padres

● Played at Ohio Dominican University, Drafted in 36th round by the Cleveland Indians ● Played four seasons of Professional Baseball (Indians & Padres)

Developmental Assistant Coach - Hitters/Outfielders Chandler Reynard Coach Reynard begins his first season at OUAZ after a fantastic collegiate career at OUAZ, where he assists with the Developmental team while coaching all hitters and outfielders in the entire OUAZ program. While in high school, Reynard was a three year letter winner at Hamilton High School here in Arizona, where he won a state championship in 2014. After high school, Reynard moved on the play for Coach Rob Shabansky at GateWay Community College when the Geckos finished as the #2 NJCAA D2 program in the country making it to the NJCAA D2 World Series final game . At OUAZ, Reynard was an All Conference selection as well as an NCCAA All American.

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OUAZ BASEBALL Additional Coaching Staff

Assistant Coach - Varsity Pitching Coach Baylor Giannini

Coach Giannini is a recent graduate from GSAC rival Arizona Christian University and received his degree in Communications while minoring in Biblical Studies. Giannini was a left handed during his time at ACU. After graduation, Giannini pitched in Canada with the Regina Red Sox.

Assistant Coach - Hitters/Catchers Mike Bowles Coach Bowles begins his second season at OUAZ after coaching at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale, AZ, Here at OUAZ, Bowles works with the catchers as well as assists in the development of all of the Sprit hitters. While at Chaparral, Bowles helped the Firebirds win back-to-back regional championships. During his tenure at Chaparral he coached two 2017 MLB draft picks and before Chaparral, Bowles was the head varsity coach for Wiscasset HS in Wiscasset, ME where he led the school to its first ever Western Maine Class D Regional Championship, earning a berth into the Class D State Championship game in 2014. Bowles also coached at Central Maine Community College in Auburn, ME, St. Dominic’s Academy in Auburn, ME and at St. Joseph’s College in Standish, ME where they won the GNAC Conference Championship earning a berth into the NCAA Division III New England Regionals.

Graduate Assistant Coach - Hitters/Infielders Aaron Singh Coach Singh comes to OUAZ from the University of Redlands where he was All-Conference, All Region and All American while earning the ABCA Rawlings Gold Glove at Shortstop. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree, Singh played professionally for the Acereros de Monclova of the Liga Mexicana de Besibol (LMB). Coach Singh is from Anaheim, California where he attended Servite High School.

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OUAZ BASEBALL OTTAWA UNIVERSITY

About Ottawa University: Founded in 1865, Ottawa University prepares professional and liberal arts graduates for lifetimes of personal significance, vocational fulfillment and service to God and humanity within a Christ-inspired community of grace and open inquiry. Ottawa University is a comprehensive, not-for-profit educational institution serving 3,000 students through its residential campuses in Ottawa, Kan., and Surprise, Ariz., and adult campuses in Overland Park, Kan.; Phoenix, Queen Creek, and Surprise, Ariz.; Brookfield, Wis.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; as well as online. For more information, visit www.ottawa.edu. ​ ​ Mission Statement

Building on its foundation as a Christ-inspired community of grace and open inquiry, Ottawa University prepares professional and liberal arts graduates for lifetimes of personal significance, vocational fulfillment, and service to God and humanity.

Vision Statement

By 2020, Ottawa University will be positioned as a distinctive and rapidly expanding institution known for its innovative educational models, exceptional value, and special ability to prepare diverse student populations for lifetimes of enlightened faith, exemplary service, inspired leadership, and personal significance.

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Accredited Degree Programs with more to come in 2020

● Accounting ● Biology ● Business Administration ● Christian Studies and Ministry ● Communications ● Early Childhood/ Special Education ● Elementary Education ● Engineering ● English ● Exercise Science ○ Coaching / Administration Concentration ○ Personal Training / Strength and Conditioning Concentration ○ Pre-Allied Health Concentration ● History ● Human Resources ● Human Services ● Leadership and Management ● Mathematics ● Psychology ● Secondary Education ○ Secondary Education (AZ) - Business Concentration ○ Secondary Education (AZ) - Mathematics Concentration ● Sport Studies

Flex Term

● A schedule that is designated towards creating success for each and every student-athlete ● The curriculum is built to not overload the student with multiple classes every day but specialize and help the student achieve success through a smaller daily class schedule

Programs utilize Multiple Learning Modalities

● Focuses on hands-on preparation for designated degree

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OUAZ BASEBALL OTTAWA UNIVERSITY - AZ New Residential Campus with Brand New Facilities: ● Brand new state of the art apartment homes.

● Full athletic facility for all teams that include locker rooms and weight rooms.

● Brand new sports turf football and soccer stadium: Spirit Field

● New soccer fields

● Parking structures

● Campus Dining

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The O’Dell Center

Faith Arena

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Spirit Field

Entry to Spirit Field

Spirit Field w/ Founder’s Hall

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OUAZ Training Room (O’Dell Center)

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OUAZ Weight Room (O’Dell Center)

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CONTACT INFORMATION Tim Montez, Head Coach Phone: 904.716-1810

Email: [email protected] ​ Ernesto Ortiz, Asst. Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Phone: 602.423.9050

Email: [email protected] ​ Jeff Fallon, Ass’t Coach & Developmental Team Director Phone: 623.236.5799

Email: [email protected] ​ Aaron Singh, Graduate Asst. Coach (Infielders) & Camp Director Phone: 909.544.0039

Email: [email protected] ​ Mike Bowles, Assistant Coach (Catchers)

Phone: 207.242.0130

Ryan Colegate, Assistant Coach (Developmental )

Phone: 937.609.4739

Baylor Giannini, Assistant Coach (Pitchers)

Phone: 623.776.6297

Chandler Reynard, Assistant Coach (Outfielders)

Phone: 480.307.5067

Briana Prothero, Enrollment Advisor

Email: [email protected] ​ Alex Blaser, Assistant A.D. for Compliance

Email: [email protected] ​ Mary Reed, Financial Aid Director

Email: [email protected] ​

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