2010 Jackrabbit Baseball Media Guide 1 Season Preview
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FEBRUARY 26 Murray State (KY), Murray, KY, 2 pm; 27 Murray State (KY), Murray, KY, 1 pm; 28 Murray State (KY), Murray, KY, 12 pm MARCH 2 Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1:05 pm; 5 Air Force, Colorado Springs, CO, 2 pm; 6 Air Force [DH], Colorado Springs, CO, 1 pm; 7 Air Force, Colorado Springs, CO, 12 pm; 9 Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 3 pm; 10 Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 3 pm; 12 Creighton (NE), Minneapolis, MN, 1 pm; 13 Harvard (MA), Minneapolis, MN, 1 pm; 14 Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 3:05 pm; 19 Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 2 pm; 20 Northern Colorado [DH], Greeley, CO, 1 pm; 21 Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 12 pm; 30 Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 6 pm; 31 Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 4 pm APRIL 2 Dallas Baptist, Dallas, TX, 6:30 pm; 3 Dallas Baptist [DH], Dallas, TX, 1 pm; 9 IPFW,* Fort Wayne, IN, 3 pm; 10 IPFW [DH],* Fort Wayne, IN, 12 pm; 11 IPFW,* Fort Wayne, IN, 1 pm; 14 Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 6:35 pm; 16 Oakland (MI),* Rochester, MI, 3 pm; 17 Oakland (MI) [DH],* Rochester, MI, 12 pm; 18 Oakland (MI),* Rochester, MI, 1 pm; 20 Minnesota, 3 pm ; 22 Southern Utah,* Cedar City, Utah, 3 pm; 23 Southern Utah [DH],* Cedar City, Utah, 12 pm; 24 Southern Utah,* Cedar City, Utah, 1 pm; 28 North Dakota [DH], 1 pm; 30 Centenary (LA),* 3 pm MAY 1 Centenary (LA) [DH],* 12 pm; 2 Centenary (LA),* 1 pm; 7 Oral Roberts (OK),* 3 pm; 8 Oral Roberts (OK) [DH],* 12 pm; 9 Oral Roberts (OK),* 1 pm; 13 North Dakota State,* Fargo, ND, 6:30 pm; 14 North Dakota State [DH],* Fargo, ND, 1 pm; 15 North Dakota State,* Fargo, ND, 1 pm; 18 North Dakota [DH], Grand Forks, ND, 1 pm; 20 Western Illinois,* 3 pm; 21 Western Illinois [DH],* 12 pm; 22 Western Illinois,* 1 pm ; 27-29 Summit League Championships,Tulsa, OK Home games in blue and held at Erv Huether Field . Times local to game location. Schedules subject to change. PE229 3/10 2009-10 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL BLAINE ALBERTA NICK ANDREWS JOEL BLAKE STEPHEN BOUGHER ZACH BRIGGS AUSTIN BUSSE Sr., Raymond, Calif. Fr., Redmond, Wash. Jr., Langley, B.C. Fr., Papillion, Neb. So., Dallas, Texas So., Dallas, Texas ERIC CAIN ERIK DEJONG JEFF FISH BEAU HANOWSKI ZACH HIGGINS SCOTT HOOD So., Littleton, Colo. Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. So., Milbank, S.D. So., Little Falls, Minn. Jr., Highlands Ranch, Colo. Sr., Broken Arrow, Okla. JARED KOCH SHANE KRAEMER JOHN LEE DANIEL MARRA ANDREW MELTON ALEX OBERLE Sr., Cherokee, Iowa Fr., Vancouver, B.C. Sr., Mason City, Iowa So., Toronto, Ont. Fr., Littleton, Colo. Jr., San Jose, Calif. PHIL PAQUETTE SAM PIECZYNSKI ZACH RHODES MIKE ROBINSON JESSE SAWYER LAYNE SOMSEN Fr., Luverne, Minn. Sr., Des Moines, Iowa So., Champion, Alberta Sr., Rapid City, S.D. Jr., Calgary, Alberta So., Yankton, S.D. MATT SPINAR BILLY STITZ DANIEL TELFORD BLAKE TREINEN TREVER VERMEULEN BRETT YOUNG Jr., Portland, Ore. Jr., Burnsville, Minn. R-Fr., Newmarket, Ont. Jr., Osage City, Kan. Jr., Mitchell, S.D. Fr., Mitchell, S.D. 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 • Media Information..............................................................................14 COACHES/STAFF ........................................................15-20 • Head Coach Ritchie Price....................................................................16 • Assistant Coaches Jake Angier and Ryan Overland ................................17 • Support Staff ..................................................................................18 • President David L. Chicoine ................................................................19 • Athletic Director Justin Sell ..............................................................20 JACKRABBIT PLAYERS ..............................................21-42 • Seniors ......................................................................................22-27 • Juniors ......................................................................................28-33 • Sophomores ................................................................................34-40 • Newcomers..................................................................................41-42 2010 OPPONENTS......................................................43-52 • Opponent Information....................................................................44-46 • Summit League Composite Schedule................................................47-49 • The Summit League ......................................................................50-51 2009 SEASON REVIEW ..............................................53-64 • Season Recap ..................................................................................54 • Game-By-Game Results ......................................................................55 • Team Statistics............................................................................55-59 • Home Run Log ..................................................................................60 • Departed Seniors ..............................................................................61 • Summit League Statistics..............................................................62-63 • Summit League Awards ......................................................................64 HISTORY ..................................................................65-102 • Year-By-Year Scores ....................................................................66-76 • Series Records ................................................................................77 • Yearly Statistics ..........................................................................78-79 • Yearly Leaders ............................................................................80-83 • Record Book ................................................................................84-87 • Team Record ....................................................................................88 • Single-Game Bests ............................................................................89 • Triple Century Club ......................................................................90-92 • All-Americans ..............................................................................93-95 • All-Time Awards ..........................................................................96-97 • Drafted Players ............................................................................98-99 • Lettermen ..............................................................................100-102 • Coaching Records............................................................................102 The 2010 South Dakota State University Baseball Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service at a cost of $x.xx per copy. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, South Dakota State University Relations, and The Summit League. 2010 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 SEASON PREVIEW The South Dakota State University baseball tween senior Scott Hood and freshman Andrew SOUTH DAKOTA team enters the 2010 season with high expecta- Melton. Hood batted .213 in 33 games a season STATE UNIVERSITY tions following a strong finish to the 2009 cam- ago, while Melton was an all-state selection in INFORMATION paign. the Colorado high school ranks. Location: Brookings, S.D. The Jackrabbits, who compiled a 26-30 over- Sophomore Daniel Marra also was expected Enrollment: 12,376 (fall 2009) all record a season ago, return six position to be in the mix for the starting nod at second Colors: Yellow and Blue starters plus several key members of their pitch- base but suffered a hand injury that has his Nickname: Jackrabbits ing staff under second-year head coach Ritchie playing status for the 2010 season in doubt. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Price. At catcher, Zach Briggs returns after splitting Conference: The Summit League Offensively, Price expects the Jackrabbits to time behind the plate and designated hitter for Stadium: Erv Huether Field (500) pick up where they left a year ago as all nine the second half of the 2009 season. Briggs led TEAM regular starters finished the season hitting above the team with a .473 on-base percentage, batting INFORMATION .300, while the team set single-season records .313 with six home runs and 29 RBI in only 96 2009 Overall Record: 32-3 with 609 hits, 110 doubles and 948 total bases. at-bats. Blake also is expected to see some time 2009 Summit League Record: 17-10 (third “I feel like there’s 13 or 14 guys who can be behind the plate, with freshman Nick Andrews place in regular season, second place in post- put in the lineup under the right situation,” Price another candidate to catch and fill the DH season tournament) said. duties. Home Record: 13-6 INFIELD Backing up at the corner infield positions are Away/Neutral Record: 12-1 The Jackrabbits face the task of replacing the junior Erik DeJong, sophomore Jeff Fish and Neutral-Field