South Dakota State Baseball 2012 Media Guide
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Output On: January 27, 2012 8:48 AM High-Resolution PDF - PRINT READY Andrew Phelan Eric Cain Zach Briggs Zach Rhodes Austin Busse Deon Entringer Beau Hanowski IC_Layout 1 2/22/12 1:53 PM Page 1 2012 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL NICK ANDREWS STEVEN AUTENRIETH STEPHEN BOUGHER ADAM BRAY ZACH BRIGGS AUSTIN BUSSE Jr., Redmond, Wash. Jr., Littleton, Colo. Jr., Papillion, Neb. Fr., Eden Prairie, Minn. Sr., Dallas, Texas Sr., Dallas, Texas ERIC CAIN REID CLARY ERIC DANFORTH JOE ELLISON KOLTON EMERY DEON ENTRINGER Sr., Littleton, Colo. So., Princeton, Ill. Fr., Watertown, S.D. So., Mississauga, Ont. So., Black Hawk, S.D. Sr., Colton, S.D. BLAKE FIEDELMAN BEAU HANOWSKI MARCUS HEEMSTRA CHAD HODGES TALON JUMPER AARON KLATT Fr., Long Grove, Ill. Sr., Little Falls, Minn. So., Rock Valley, Iowa Fr., Medicine Hat, Alberta Fr., Brighton, Colo. Fr., Albert Lea, Minn. TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................2-14 • Quick Facts/Team Preview..................................................................2-3 • Roster ..............................................................................................4 • Schedule ............................................................................................5 • Facilities..........................................................................................6-7 • South Dakota State University ........................................................8-11 • Community ......................................................................................12 • Support ..........................................................................................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, Sports Medicine ....................................21-22 • President David L. Chicoine ................................................................23 • Athletic Director Justin Sell ..............................................................24 • Administration, Support Staff ........................................................25-26 JACKRABBIT PLAYERS ..............................................27-50 • Seniors ......................................................................................28-34 • Juniors ......................................................................................35-41 • Sophomores ................................................................................42-45 • Newcomers..................................................................................46-49 • Rawlings Ad......................................................................................50 2011 SEASON REVIEW ..............................................51-64 • Season Recap ..................................................................................52 • Game-By-Game Results ......................................................................53 • Team Statistics............................................................................54-57 • Single-Game Highs ............................................................................58 • Departed Seniors ........................................................................59-60 • Summit League Awards ......................................................................61 • Summit League Statistics..............................................................62-63 • Team, Academic Awards ....................................................................64 HISTORY ..................................................................65-100 • Year-By-Year Scores ....................................................................66-77 • Series Records ................................................................................78 • Yearly Statistics ..........................................................................79-80 • Yearly Leaders ............................................................................81-84 • Single-Game Bests ............................................................................85 • Record Book ................................................................................86-89 • All-Americans ..............................................................................90-93 • Drafted Players ............................................................................94-95 • All-Time Awards ..........................................................................96-97 • Lettermen ................................................................................98-100 • Coaching Records............................................................................100 The 2012 South Dakota State University Baseball Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. Seventy-five copies were printed on recycled paper at a cost of $10.85 per copy. Cover design by Old Hat Creative. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, South Dakota State University Relations; Stephen Brua, student photographer, and Dennis Hubbard. 2012 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 SEASON PREVIEW After finishing as runner-up in the last three 2010, Briggs hit .278 with three home runs and SOUTH DAKOTA Summit League postseason tournaments, the 20 RBI last season. STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota State University baseball team Briggs will be backed up behind the plate by INFORMATION Location: Brookings, S.D. will attempt to clear its final hurdle with an junior Nick Andrews and junior college trans- Enrollment: 12,725 (fall 2011) NCAA Tournament appearance. fer Steven Autenrieth. Andrews may also see Colors: Ye l l ow a n d B l u e “Our guys are extremely focused and the some action at first base to spell Machbitz, Nickname: Jackrabbits older guys have done a great job letting our while freshman Jordan Varga provides a left- Affiliation: NCAA Division I new players know that you bring your hard hat handed bat at third base. Conference: The Summit League and lunch pail to the field every day,” first-year OUTFIELD Stadium: Erv Huether Field (600) coach Dave Schrage said. The Jackrabbits return four outfielders who While the Jackrabbits return many familiar have a wealth of starting experience. TEAM faces this season, they have been picked to fin- First-team all-Summit League honoree Beau INFORMATION ish third in The Summit League behind peren- Hanowski returns to his left field position after 2011 Overall Record: 37-20 nial power Oral Roberts and Western Illinois. batting .349 with a home run and 26 RBI in 2011 Summit League Record: 20-8 “I would classify our team as a very veteran 2011. The team’s leadoff hitter for most of last (second place in regular season; second place squad on the field,” Schrage said. “I think the season, Hanowski paced the team with a .449 in postseason tournament) strength of our team is the returning of five on-base percentage. Home Record: 15-4 senior starters from a year ago. There’s not Fellow senior Andrew Phelan is expected to Away/Neutral Record: 20-12/2-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/9 going to be an easy out in our lineup one move from right field to center, replacing Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/2 through nine.” career hits leader Billy Stitz. Phelan posted a All-Time Record: 1,136-959-4 INFIELD solid first season with the Jackrabbits in 2011 First Year of Baseball: 1947 The Jackrabbits return all-Summit League after transferring from the junior college ranks NCAA Division I Postseason performer Eric Cain at shortstop, but face the by hitting .333 with two home runs, 27 RBI Appearances: None challenge of replacing a pair of all-league per- and a team-high six stolen bases while earning NCAA Division II Postseason formers at the corner infield positions in career a spot on the all-tournament team at the Sum- Appearances: Nine (last in 1995) doubles leader Joel Blake and career home mit League Championship. runs leader Jesse Sawyer. Right field will be up for grabs between sen- COACHING STAFF Cain, who is receiving preseason accolades ior Zach Rhodes, junior Daniel Telford and Head Coach: Dave Schrage from various publications, enters his fourth sophomore Phil Paquette. Rhodes batted .318 Alma Mater: Creighton (Neb.), 1983 season as SDSU’s starting shortstop already last season and ranked second on the team with Record at School: 0-0 (first year) Career Record: 596-662-1 (23 seasons) holding the Jackrabbit career assists record six home runs and tied for third with 42 RBI. Baseball Office Phone: (605) 688-5027 with 430. Offensively, Cain has led the team in When not starting, Telford was one of the Assistant Coach/Recruiting runs batted in each of the last two seasons, team’s top pinch-hitters last season, batting Coordinator: Brian Grunzke compiling a school-record 83 in 2010, followed .308 with a pair of homers and 17 RBI. Assistant Coach: Tyler Oakes (pitching by a 46-RBI campaign in 2011, when he also The lone right-handed batter of the trio, coach) hit .322 with two home runs. The Littleton, Paquette batted .352 with a home run and 13 Assistant Coach: Scott Hood Colo., native ranks ninth at SDSU with 218 RBI in 71 at-bats last season. career hits and needs