2014 South Dakota State Baseball Media Guide
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Aaron Machbitz Scott Splett Kolton Emery 2014 2014 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL CHRIS ANDERSON ADAM BRAY REID CLARY ANDREW CLEMEN ZACH COPPOLA ERIC DANFORTH Jr., Aurora, Ill. Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn. Jr., Princeton, Ill. So., Des Moines, Iowa So., Windsor Hts., Iowa Jr., Watertown, S.D. KOLTON EMERY JOE ERICKSON DEREK FEIGE BLAKE FIEDELMAN MICHAEL FINOCCHIARO MITCH FOSTER So., Black Hawk, S.D. So., Urbandale, Iowa Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Jr., Long Grove, Ill. So., Omaha, Neb. Fr., Flandreau, S.D. RYAN FROOM MARCUS HEEMSTRA CHAD HODGES ZACH HOLT DERRINGER HUFF PAUL JACOBSON Fr., Crystal, Minn. Jr., Rock Valley, Iowa Jr., Medicine Hat, Alberta So., Bloomington, Ill. So., Lincoln, Mo. So., Dakota Dunes, S.D. TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................2-16 • Quick Facts/Team Preview..................................................................2-3 • Roster ..............................................................................................4 • Schedule ............................................................................................5 • Facilities..........................................................................................6-8 • Community, South Dakota State University ......................................9-13 • The Summit League ......................................................................14-15 • Media Information..............................................................................16 COACHES/STAFF ........................................................17-26 • Head Coach Dave Schrage ..................................................................18 • Assistant Coaches ......................................................................19-20 • Strength and Conditioning ..................................................................21 • Sports Medicine ................................................................................22 • President David L. Chicoine ................................................................23 • Athletic Director Justin Sell ..............................................................24 • Administration, Support Staff ........................................................25-26 JACKRABBIT PLAYERS ..............................................27-52 • Seniors ......................................................................................28-33 • Juniors ......................................................................................34-45 • Sophomores ................................................................................46-49 • Newcomers..................................................................................49-52 2013 SEASON REVIEW ..............................................53-74 • Season Recap ..................................................................................54 • Game-By-Game Results ......................................................................55 • Team Statistics............................................................................56-59 • Linescores, Tournament Recaps......................................................60-67 • Single-Game Highs ............................................................................68 • Summit League Awards ......................................................................69 • Summit League Statistics..............................................................70-71 • Departed Seniors ........................................................................72-73 • Team, Academic Awards ....................................................................74 HISTORY ..................................................................75-114 • Year-By-Year Scores ....................................................................76-88 • Series Records ................................................................................89 • Yearly Statistics ..........................................................................90-91 • Yearly Leaders ............................................................................92-95 • Single-Game Bests ............................................................................96 • Record Book ..............................................................................97-100 • Lettermen ..............................................................................101-103 • All-Time Awards ......................................................................104-105 • All-Americans ..........................................................................106-109 • Drafted Players ........................................................................110-112 • Coaching Records............................................................................113 • UnderArmour Sponsorship Ad ..........................................................114 The 2014 South Dakota State University Baseball Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. One hundred copies were printed on recycled paper at a cost of $12.65 per copy. Cover design by Nicole Appl. Regular season photos credited to Mike Janes, Robby Gallagher and Dennis Hubbard; postseason photos by Jose Juarez and Eric Evans. Headshots and team photos credited to LifeTouch Sports. 2014 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 SEASON PREVIEW After a breakthrough season in 2013, the two seasons with the Jackrabbits. However, SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota State University baseball team is Hodges found success as a starter over the STATE UNIVERSITY “I think the experience we had last year summer, earning Horizon Air Summer Series INFORMATION helped give the players a boost and has the Pitcher of the Year honors by compiling a 7-0 LOCATION: Brookings, S.D. guys come back hungrier,” said head coach record and 2.46 ERA while pitching for the ENROLLMENT: 12,554 (fall 2013) COLORS:Ye l l ow a n d B l u e Dave Schrage, who enters his third season Humboldt (Calif.) Crabs. NICKNAME: Jackrabbits leading the Jackrabbit baseball program. Schrage said a number of pitchers remain in AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I The Jackrabbits nearly doubled their win contention for the mid-week starter roles. CONFERENCE: The Summit League total from 2012 to 2013, improving from 18 Among returning players, junior Marcus STADIUM: Erv Huether Field (600) wins to a 35-24 overall record and their first Heemstra and sophomore Joe Erickson are the appearance in the NCAA Tournament at the leading candidates. TEAM Division I level. Heemstra sat out last season and will not INFORMATION Picked second in the 2014 Summit League join the team this year until completion of the 2013 OVERALL RECORD: 35-24 preseason coaches’ poll, SDSU returns a basketball season. The 6-foot-9 right-hander 2013 SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD: 16-12 number of battle-tested players in all areas. Six appeared in a combined 21 games between the (second place in regular season; won Summit starting position players, including five of the 2011 and 2012 seasons, posting a 3-1 record. League postseason tournament) team’s top six hitters from a season ago, return. Erickson made a pair of starts among his 10 HOME RECORD: 7-2 A veteran pitching staff that is anchored by a appearances as a freshman in 2013, recording a AWAY /NEUTRAL RECORD: 17-13/11-9 strong bullpen also gives Schrage and his team 3.50 ERA. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 24/8 reason to be optimistic heading into the Feb. 14 Newcomers Derringer Huff and Ryan Froom POSITION STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 6/3 season opener against Texas Southern. also are under consideration as mid-week ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,189-1,016-5 FIRST YEAR OF BASEBALL: 1947 PITCHING starters. A sophomore, Huff, started 13 games NCAA DIVISION I POSTSEASON The starting staff will have a different look at Lincoln Land Community College (Ill.) in APPEARANCES: One/2013 after graduating its top two starters, but the 2013, and could also pitch in long relief out of NCAA DIVISION II POSTSEASON “To me, that’s always the hardest thing to the bullpen. APPEARANCES: Nine (last in 1995) replace,” Schrage said of losing the team’s top Froom, a true freshman, was one of the top two starters from a year ago, Layne Somsen prep pitchers in the Twin Cities Metro Area COACHING STAFF and Stephen Bougher, both of whom have gone during his senior season at St. Louis Park High HEAD COACH: Dave Schrage on to play professionally. School. ALMA MATER: Creighton (Neb.), 1983 However, a Jackrabbit bullpen anchored by Other pitchers who could see mound duties RECORD AT SCHOOL: 53-57-1 (two seasons) all-region closer J.D. Moore remains mostly as spot starters or in long relief include juniors CAREER RECORD: 649-719-2 (25 seasons) intact. Aaron Klatt and Nick Young. BASEBALL OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5027 ASSISTANT COACH/RECRUITING Junior right-hander Adam Bray, who has The Jackrabbit bullpen is anchored by all- COORDINATOR: Brian Grunzke made 22 career starts, is penciled in as the No. region closer J.D. Moore. A junior, Moore set ASSISTANT COACH: Ben Norton (pitching 1 starter to open the season. In 2013, Bray an SDSU single-season record with 13 saves in coach) earned second-team all-Summit League honors 2013, and held opponents to a .175 batting ASSISTANT COACH: Chuck Sendelbach after compiling a 7-2 record with a 3.19 earned average while striking out 38 in 31 2/3 innings. run average. Primary setup man Talon Jumper also ADMINISTRATION Junior college transfer Chris Anderson is returns after a sophomore season in which he PRESIDENT: Dr. David Chicoine projected as the