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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2007 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 FEBRU 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 at Kansas at Kansas 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 at Kansas at Sacramento St. at Sacramento St. AR 1 p.m. 2 p.m. PT 1 p.m. PT 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Y at Sacramento St. at SE Missouri St. at SE Missouri St. 1 p.m. PT 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 25 26 27 28 at SE Missouri St. 1 p.m. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 at Indiana St. at Indiana St. 3 p.m. ET 1 p.m. ET 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 at Indiana St. at Tennessee-Martinat Tennessee-Martin at Murray St. at Murray St. MARCH 1 p.m. ET 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. (DH) Noon 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 at Creighton at Missouri State at Missouri St. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 at Missouri St. NORTH DAKOTA Chicago St./at Valpo 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon/3 p.m. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 at Valparaiso at Utah Valley St. at Utah Valley St. at Utah Valley St. Noon 7 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 1 p.m. MT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NORTH DAKOTA ST. NORTH DAKOTA ST. 3 p.m. (DH) Noon 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NORTH DAKOTA ST. UTAH VALLEY ST. UTAH VALLEY ST. APRIL 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 UTAH VALLEY ST. MINNESOTA Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Noon 6:35 p.m. (Rapid City) 3 p.m. MT (Rapid City) 2 p.m. MT 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Northern Colorado at Minnesota at IPFW at IPFW (Rapid City) 1 p.m. MT 6:35 p.m. (DH) 1 p.m. ET Noon ET 29 30 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 at North Dakota St. at North Dakota St. 6 p.m. (DH) 1 p.m. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 at North Dakota St. IPFW 1 p.m. (DH) 1 p.m. MA 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 IPFW at Northern Colorado at Northern Colorado Noon 2 p.m. MT 2 p.m. MT Y 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 at Independent at Independent at Independent Tournament Tournament Tournament 27 28 29 30 31 2007 Roster and Quick Facts NO. PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR B-T HOMETOWN SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 * Matt Zabel 2B 5-7 160 So. R-R Simi Valley, Calif. INFORMATION 2 * Tony Martin C 5-6 175 So. R-R Omaha, Neb. Location: Brookings, S.D. 4 *** Chris Iverson IF/OF/C 5-10 180 Sr. L-R Pierre, S.D. Enrollment: 11,377 (fall 2006) Colors: Yellow and Blue 5 Craig Parry 3B/OF 6-1 195 Jr. L-R Colstrip, Mont. Nickname: Jackrabbits 6 * Jake Rogers IF 6-0 180 Sr. R-R Lewiston, Idaho Affiliation: NCAA Division I — Provisional 7 ** Tyson Fisher 1B 6-2 210 Jr. R-R Fortuna, Calif. Conference: Independent 8 Alex Niemann P 6-0 170 Fr. R-R Custer, S.D. Stadium: Bob Shelden Field (1,000) 9 * Brian Estes OF 6-1 185 So. R-R Rapid City, S.D. COACHING STAFF 10 Matt Baerlocher P 6-0 195 Jr. L-L Greencreek, Idaho Head Coach: Reggie Christiansen 11 ** Korby Mintken OF/2B 6-0 165 Jr. L-R Blair, Neb. Alma Mater: Menlo (Calif.), 1998 12 * Matt Bowman P 5-11 185 Sr. R-R Madera, Calif. SDSU Record: 40-67 (2 years) Career Record: 51-96 (3 years) 13 ** Tim Hanigan OF 5-11 190 Jr. R-R Lincoln, Neb. Office Phone: (605) 688-5027 14 ** Nick Adams OF 6-1 175 Jr. L-L Lenexa, Kan. Cell Phone: (605) 651-3926 15 * Cal Lewis 3B 5-9 205 Sr. R-R Carson City, Nev. Best Time To Reach: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 16 Kevin Morsching P 6-0 200 So. R-R Rapid City, S.D. E-Mail: [email protected] 18 Jacob Kougl P 5-11 200 Sr. R-R Lompoc, Calif. Assistant Coach: Chris Smart 20 * Isaac Johnson P 6-1 190 So. R-R Verndale, Minn. Alma Mater: Kansas, 2004 21 Max Fenske IF 6-2 180 Fr. R-R Rapid City, S.D. Office Phone: (605) 688-5027 23 * Jake Angier P 5-11 180 Sr. R-R Bellevue, Wash. Assistant Coach: Pat Holmes 25 Blaine Linster 1B/OF 6-1 175 Fr. L-R Rapid City, S.D. Alma Mater: Kansas, 2004 26 Sam Pieczynski P 5-11 190 Fr. R-R Des Moines, Iowa Office Phone: (605) 688-5027 27 * Caleb Thielbar P 6-0 180 So. S-L Randolph, Minn. ADMINISTRATION 28 ** Justin Morar OF 6-0 185 Jr. R-R Omaha, Neb. President: David Chicoine 29 ** Christian Larson P 6-3 200 Jr. R-R Little Falls, Minn. Athletic Director: Dr. Fred M. Oien 31 ** Dalton Decker P 6-4 230 Sr. L-L Pierre, S.D. Senior Woman Administrator: Nancy Neiber 33 Erik Bess P 6-0 220 Sr. L-L Carlotta, Calif. NCAA Faculty Rep.: Mylo Hellickson 34 * Kirby Morsching P 6-1 185 So. R-R Rapid City, S.D. Associate AD-Internal: Rob Peterson Associate AD-External: Keith Mahlum 35 Mike Robinson P 6-0 185 Fr. L-L Rapid City, S.D. MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Jason Hove Pronounciation Guide Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Angier ......................................ain-JEER Morar ......................................mo-RAHR Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Fax Number: (605) 688-5999 Baerlocher ..........................BEAR-lock-er Morsching ............................MORE-shing E-Mail: [email protected] Bowman ....................................BO-man Niemann ..................................NEE-man Estes ..........................................ESS-tiss Parry ..............................................perry Assistant Director: Ryan Sweeter Office Phone: (605) 688-4822 Fenske ........................................FEN-ski Pieczynski ..............................pie-ZIN-ski Cell Phone: (605) 376-4422 Hanigan ..............................HAN-ah-gan Thielbar..................................THEEL-bar E-Mail: [email protected] Kougl........................................COO-gull Zabel ........................................ZAH-bull GENERAL INFORMATION Linster ........................................LIN-stir Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, Brookings, SD Jackrabbit Baseball is online at www.gojacks.com 57007-1497 Ticket Office: 1-866-GO JACKS Athletic Department: (605) 688-5625 300 copies of the 2007 SDSU Baseball Media Guide were produced by Tyler Merriam and the Jackrabbit Hotline: (605) 688-4626 (HOBO) Sports Information Service at a cost of $11.15 per copy. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU University Relations and Matt Hoover, SDSU Sports Information. 2007 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL 1 Season Preview What a difference a year makes. Iverson will spot Zabel Last season, Reggie Christiansen’s squad at second and Lewis at Jacks By The Numbers was comprised mostly of players who had third, along with seeing never seen Division I competition. time in the outfield and BY CLASS BY POSITION Now, the Jacks sport a roster that returns at catcher. Freshmen (5) Pitchers (14) every starting position player and a majority Junior college transfer Max Fenske Jake Angier CHRIIS IVERSON of the pitchers from a 2006 team that com- Craig Parry, along with Blaine Linster Matt Baerlocher piled a 23-29 record. freshmen Blaine Linster and Max Fenske, will Alex Niemann Erik Bess see some time at either of the corner infield Sam Pieczynski Matt Bowman INFIELD spots. The 2007 Jacks are poised with a deep, Mike Robinson Dalton Decker veteran infield that is solid both offensively OUTFIELD Sophomores (7) Isaac Johnson and defensively. Three two-year veterans will cover the Brian Estes Jacob Kougl Five players saw significant action in the Jackrabbit outfield this Isaac Johnson Christian Larson infield in 2006, and all return this season. year. Tony Martin Kevin Morsching Tyson Fisher, an all-Independent selection Nick Adams started Kevin Morsching Kirby Morsching last year, will every game a season return at first ago and hit .308. He Kirby Morsching Alex Niemann Caleb Thielbar Sam Pieczynski base.The junior led the team with four NIICK ADAMS led SDSU with outfield assists in ’06, Matt Zabel Mike Robinson TYSON FIISHER 13 doubles, and tied for the team Juniors (8) Caleb Thielbar nine home runs, 48 RBIs and a .616 slug- lead with seven triples. Nick Adams Catchers (1) ging percentage. He begins the year in Matt Baerlocher Tony Martin Jake Rogers, who was right. Tyson Fisher Infielders (6) second on the squad In center, few are Tim Hanigan Max Fenske with a .338 average better defensively than last year, will again be Tim Hanigan. He fought Christian Larson Tyson Fisher the shortstop. He played through adversity last TIIM HANIIGAN Korby Mintken Chris Iverson in 51 of the team’s 52 year, missing 14 games Justin Morar Cal Lewis games at short last due to a hamstring Craig Parry Jake Rogers year, hammering eight injury. But the Lincoln, Seniors (8) Matt Zabel doubles and seven JAKE ROGERS Neb., native made sev- Jake Angier Outfielders (6) homers. eral highlight-reel grabs Erik Bess Nick Adams Matt Zabel earned a while providing the Matt Bowman Brian Estes reputation for his Jackrabits with leader- defensive prowess at ship in the middle of KORBY MIINTKEN Dalton Decker Tim Hanigan second base in 2006. the outfield. Jacob Kougl Blaine Linster He committed only Korby Mintken will Cal Lewis Korby Mintken seven errors in 47 man the other corner Chris Iverson Craig Parry games, a .964 percent- MATT ZABEL spot, as he returns in Jake Rogers Designated age.