Baseball 2008 2008 Seawolves
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Table of Contents Coaches ................................................ 2-4 Roster ..........................................................5 2008 Preview ..................................... 6-7 Baseball 2008 2008 Seawolves .............................8-14 Date Opponent Location Time 2007 Results .........................................15 Fri-Feb. 1 Cal State Monterey Bay Seaside, Calif 2:00 pm 2007 Statistics .....................................16 Sat-Feb. 2 Cal State Monterey Bay (dh) Seaside, Calif 11:00 am 2007 CCAA Review ...................17-18 Sat-Feb. 9 SAN FRANCISCO STATE (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm 2007 Awards ........................................19 2007 Season Review ................20-21 Sun-Feb. 10 PATTEN UNIVERSITY ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm All-Time Award Winners ........22-23 Fri-Feb. 15 Cal State Stanislaus Turlock, Calif 2:00 pm Yearly Leaders ..............................24-25 Sat-Feb. 16 CAL STATE STANISLAUS (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Records ............................................26-28 Mon-Feb. 18 San Francisco State San Francisco, Calif 12:00 pm Program History.................................29 Tue-Feb. 19 CAL STATE EAST BAY ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Seawolves In The Pros .............30-31 Wed-Feb. 20 COLLEGE OF IDAHO (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Where Are They Now? ...................32 Fri-Feb. 22 CAL POLY POMONA* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm All-Time Results ...........................34-36 CCAA Information ............................37 Sat-Feb. 23 CAL POLY POMONA* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Department of Athletics .......38-39 Sun-Feb. 24 CAL POLY POMONA* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Sonoma State University .......40-41 Fri-Feb. 29 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Sat-Mar. 1 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Quick Facts Location ................. Rohnert Park, CA Sun-Mar. 2 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Athletics Phone ........ 707-664-2521 Fri-Mar. 7 Cal State San Bernardino* San Bernardino, Calif 2:00 pm Athletics Fax ............... 707-664-4104 Sat-Mar. 8 Cal State San Bernardino* (dh) San Bernardino, Calif 11:00 am President ........Dr. Ruben Armiñana Sun-Mar. 9 Cal State San Bernardino* San Bernardino, Calif 11:00 am Director of Athletics .........Bill Fusco Fri-Mar. 21 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Faculty Rep .............Dr. Duane Dove Sat-Mar. 22 San Francisco State* (dh) San Francisco, Calif 11:00 am Home Facility ....Seawolf Diamond Mon-Mar. 24 SAN FRANCISCO STATE ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Enrollment ......................................8,274 Fri-Mar. 28 Chico State* Chico, Calif 6:00 pm Founded ............................................1961 Sat-Mar. 29 Chico State* Chico, Calif 12:00 pm Colors .................................................Navy, Sun-Mar. 30 CHICO STATE* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm .......................... Columbia Blue, White Fri-Apr. 4 Cal State L.A.* Los Angeles, Calif 2:00 pm Conference ....................................CCAA Sat-Apr. 5 Cal State L.A.* (dh) Los Angeles, Calif 11:00 am Affiliation .................NCAA Division II Sun-Apr. 6 Cal State L.A.* Los Angeles, Calif 11:00 am Fri-Apr. 11 GRAND CANYON ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Head Coach ...................... John Goelz Sat-Apr. 12 GRAND CANYON (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Coach’s Phone .......... 707-664-2524 Sun-Apr. 13 GRAND CANYON ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am ‘07 Record ............50-12, 29-7 CCAA Fri-Apr. 18 UC San Diego* La Jolla, Calif 2:00 pm ‘07 Postseason .....NCAA Regionals Sat-Apr. 19 UC San Diego* (dh) La Jolla, Calif 11:00 am Sun-Apr. 20 UC San Diego* La Jolla, Calif 11:00 am Sports Info Dir ...Brandon Bronzan Sat-Apr. 26 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm Sports Info Phone ... 707-664-2358 Sun-Apr. 27 Cal State Stanislaus* (dh) Turlock, Calif 12:00 pm Sports Info Fax .......... 707-664-3291 Mon-Apr. 28 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm E-Mail Fri-May 2 CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm [email protected] Sat-May 3 CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Website ... sonomaseawolves.com Sun-May 4 CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am May 8-10 CCAA Championship Tournament tba tba May 15-17 NCAA West Regionals tba tba Head Coach John Goelz John Goelz returns for his 23rd season as the head baseball coach at Sonoma State University. The dean of head coaches at SSU and among baseball coaches in the conference, Goelz has built Sonoma State into one of the most respected programs in the nation. With a career record of 739-478-5, Goelz is the winningest coach in any sport in SSU history. He is the ninth winningest active Division II coach and is 24th all-time. The 2007 season was one for the ages for Coach Goelz and his Seawolves. The team tied the school record for wins (50), won their eighth conference title, and finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history. The ‘07 Seawolves also had a school-record 22-game winning streak and won 35 of their 40 home games. Individually, the Seawolves had four players sign contracts with major league baseball teams and four earn All-American honors. After taking over a Sonoma State team in 1986 that had won just 50 games over the previous six seasons combined, Goelz wasted little time turning the school into a winner. Following an eighteen-win season in 1986 (the most wins in school history), Goelz delivered the school’s first winning campaign in 1987 with a 30-20 record. Winning seasons have become common place ever since, with 18 in his last 21 seasons. Career Record Year Overall Pct Conf Since 1999, Sonoma State has a record of 358-198-2, one of the best records in the country at any level. Coach Goelz has also seen over 70 of his players sign professional contracts since 2007 50-12 .806 29-7 his arrival in 1986 and in the past seven years, 28 players have been drafted or signed to play 2006 28-23-1 .548 17-15 professionally. Baseball insiders certainly took notice in 2004 when SSU had four players taken 2005 25-30 .455 19-19 in the first eleven rounds of the Major League Baseball draft. Their draft performance ranked among the top Division I schools in the nation in terms of early round draft picks and they led 2004 39-28 .582 25-15 all Division II teams with four draftees. 2003 46-15-1 .750 27-11 2002 41-24 .631 20-20 In addition to their presence in the professional ranks, Goelz’s former players have continued 2001 50-17 .746 29-7 to make a difference in their communities both on and off the field. Dozens have gone on to coaching jobs at high schools and colleges throughout Northern California and the nation. 2000 39-23 .629 25-15 1999 40-26 .606 21-15 Goelz has seen 13 of his players go on to earn All-American honors and has coached six con- 1998 33-21 .611 23-12 ference player of the year award winners. Goelz, himself, has earned conference coach of the year honors six times (1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2007). 1997 37-20 .649 25-10 1996 30-26-1 .535 16-19 A pitcher during his playing days at San Francisco State, Goelz went on to be an assistant at 1995 25-28 .472 17-18 San Francisco State to Al Figone from 1977-78 and to Orrin Freeman from 1979-82. Freeman 1994 23-25 .479 14-21 is currently the Assistant General Manager of the Florida Marlins. During his time at SFSU, the Gators enjoyed their greatest success, ranking in the national top twenty four times and 1993 33-21 .611 21-14 participating in the NCAA West Regionals on three different occasions. From 1984-85, Goelz 1992 32-17-1 .650 23-7 was the varsity baseball coach at Albany High School. After a third-place finish in 1984, Goelz 1991 29-14-1 .670 21-7 led his team to the Alameda County Athletic League championship, finishing the season with an 18-8 mark and a final East Bay ranking of 12th. 1990 35-17 .673 21-9 1989 28-18 .609 20-9 Goelz resides in Rohnert Park with his sons John (12) and Matthew (10). 1988 28-21 .571 15-13 1987 30-20 .600 18-12 Milestone Victories 1986 18-32 .360 9-21 1 February 11, 1986 vs. The Master’s College Career 739-478-5 .607 455-296 100 April 29, 1989 vs UC Davis 200 May 2, 1992 vs. Cal State Hayward 300 March 20, 1996 vs. Cal Poly Pomona 400 March 19, 1999 vs. San Francisco State 500 May 4, 2001 vs. UC San Diego 600 February 5, 2004 vs. Hawaii Pacific 700 March 3, 2007 vs. UC San Diego Record by Opponent’s Division vs. NCAA Division I 55-51 (.519) vs. NCAA Division II 589-388-5 (.602) vs. NCAA Division III 32-6 (.842) vs. NAIA 63-35 (.643) Associate Head Coach Walt White Walter White enters his 14th season as an assistant on the Seawolf staff. A former player for John Goelz at SSU, White handles many of the on-field responsibilities, with a primary focus on infield play. In addition to his coaching duties, White also oversees the maintenance of Seawolf Diamond’s carefully manicured infield and teaches weight training courses as part of the SSU faculty. A 1990 graduate of Saugus High, White began his playing career at College of the Canyons where he played from 1991-92. Following his time at the junior college level, White joined the Cossacks and was the starting shortstop in 1993 and 1994. A kinesiology major, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1994 from SSU.