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SLCC BRUINS Step Ahead. BASEBALL 2015 Coyote Slugout Mar. 19 1:00 PM Colorado Northwestern Jan. 30 10:30 AM Arizona Western Mar. 20 1:00 PM Colorado Northwestern (DH) www.slccbruins.com Baseball Jan. 30 12:30 PM Arizona Western Mar. 21 12:00 PM Colorado Northwestern Schedule Jan. 31 9:00 AM Glendale Mar. 26 1:00 PM College of Southern Idaho 2015 Home Away Jan. 31 12:00 PM Central Arizona Mar. 27 1:00 PM College of Southern Idaho (DH) Mar. 28 12:00 PM College of Southern Idaho Regular Season Play Apr. 2 4:00 PM USU-Eastern (DH) Feb. 2 12:00 PM Yavapai College (DH) Apr. 4 12:00 PM USU-Eastern (DH) Feb. 11 1:00 PM Prairie Baseball Academy (DH) Apr. 9 1:00 PM Western Nevada College Feb. 13 TBA TBA (DH) Apr. 10 1:00 PM Western Nevada College (DH) Feb. 14 TBA TBA (DH) Apr. 11 12:00 PM Western Nevada College Apr. 16 1:00 PM College of S. Nevada SWAC TournAMent Apr. 17 1:00 PM College of S. Nevada (DH) Feb. 19 1:00 PM Colorado Northwestern CC Apr. 18 12:00 PM College of S. Nevada Feb. 20 10:00 AM USU-Eastern Apr. 23 1:00 PM Colorado Northwestern Feb. 20 1:00 PM Western Nevada Apr. 24 1:00 PM Colorado Northwestern (DH) Feb. 21 10:00 AM Southern Idaho Apr. 25 12:00 PM Colorado Northwestern Regular Season Play Apr. 30 1:00 PM College of Southern Idaho Feb. 25 1:00 PM USU-Eastern (DH) May 1 1:00 PM College of Southern Idaho (DH) Feb. 27 12:00 PM USU-Eastern (DH) May 2 12:00 PM College of Southern Idaho Mar. 5 1:00 PM Western Nevada College Region 18 Tournament Mar. 6 1:00 PM Western Nevada College (DH) May 6-9 TBA TBA Mar. 7 12:00 PM Western Nevada College District Playoffs Mar. 12 1:00 PM College of S. Nevada May 14-16 TBA TBA Mar. 13 1:00 PM College of S. Nevada (DH) NJCAA Nationals Mar. 14 12:00 PM College of S. Nevada May 23-30 TBA TBA www.slccbruins.com Step Ahead. 1 2 Salt Lake Community College Home of the BRUINS Salt Lake Community College Table of Contents Quick Facts School . Salt Lake Community College 2015 Preview . 2 Location . Salt Lake City, Utah 2015 Roster . .. 3 Founded . 1948 Enrollment . 62,571 Coaches . 4-5 Affiliation . NJCAA Division I Players . 6-21 Conference . Scenic West Athletic Conf . Nickname . Bruins 2014 Team Results . 24 Colors . Royal Blue & Gold 2014 Individual Statistics . 25 President . Deneece Huftalin, Ph .D Alma Mater . University of Utah SWAC Member Institutions . 29 Athletic Director . Kevin Dustin Bruin All-Time roster . 30-31 Alma Mater/Year . Utah State University/1983 Sports Information . Rachel Rowan Bruins in the Pros . 31 Alma Mater/Year . Idaho State University/2014 Bruin Baseball Record Book . 32-33 Academic Advisor . Elisha Harris Alma Mater/Year . Univ . of Alaska Anchorage/2010 Bruin Club Members . 36 Academic Advisor . Paul Marble 2013-14 Athletics Awards/Results . 38-39 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 Athletic Secretary . Tanya Schmidt SLCC Administration . 42 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/1981 SLCC Athletic Staff & Coaches . 43 Bruin Baseball Quick Facts First Year of Baseball . 1996-97 All Time Record/Years . 570-373/18 SWAC Overall Record/Years . .. 365-248/18 Head Coach/Years . D .G . Nelson/12 Alma Mater/Year . BYU- 1998 Record/Years . 398-223/11 SWAC Record/Years . 264-157/11 Baseball Office Phone . .. (801) 957-4861 Best Time to Reach . 12:00pm-3:00pm Assistant Coach . Derek Wadddoups Alma Mater/Year . Bellevue University/2006 2014 Overall Record . 36-18 2014 SWAC Record . 22-10 2014 SWAC Finish . 1st www.slccbruins.com 2014 Region 18 Tournament . 2nd LIVE Stats and LIVE web cast for 2014 Home Record . 13-6 ALL HOME GAMES 2014 Away Record . 17-4 2015 Returning Starters . 10 Media Guide produced by 2015 Returning Players . 14 Lisa Peshell & Rachel Rowan 2015 Newcomers . 19 3 2015 Season Outlook with Coach Nelson 4 2015 Bruin Roster # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Year Hometown /High School 1 Jayden Bearnson OF 5-5 162 L/R So . Syracuse, UT / Syracuse 2 Skyler Mahoney INF 5-9 155 L/R Fr . Henderson, NV / Basic 3 Austin Ovard INF 6-1 165 L/R Fr . St . George, UT / Snow Canyon 4 Lincoln Clayton RHP/UTL 5-11 179 R/R Fr . Idaho Falls, ID / Bonneville 5 Mason Abrath RHP 6-2 195 R/R Fr . Salt Lake City, UT / West 6 Hunter Jensen INF 6-2 195 L/R Fr . Moultonborough, NH / Moultonborough 7 Chase Tavonatti RHP 6-0 173 R/R So . West Jordan, UT / Bingham 8 Joe Barlow C 6-3 175 R/R Fr . Riverton, UT / Riverton 9 Joseph Langkilde INF 6-4 235 R/R Fr .Pago Pago, A .Samoa/Fa’asao Mrist 10 Matt Hape RHP 6-4 165 R/R So . Bozeman, MT / Bozeman 12 Jason Jourdan RHP 6-0 180 R/R So . Syracuse, UT / Syracuse 14 Jimi Dixon INF 5-9 155 S/R So . South Jordan, UT / Riverton 15 Michael Macove INF 6-0 165 R/R Fr . Las Vegas, NV / Spring Valley 16 Garrett Bushman UTL 6-2 195 R/R So . Farmington, UT / Viewmont 17 Jacob Dirkson LHP 6-5 195 L/L Fr . Sandy, UT / Jordan 18 Chris Bradford RHP 6-0 185 R/R So . Las Vegas, NV / Liberty 19 Tanner Draper RHP 6-3 215 R/R So . West Jordan, UT / Riverton 20 T .J . Baker RHP 6-6 205 R/R So . Acton, Ontario, Canada / CKC 22 Andrew Reich LHP/OF 6-0 181 R/L Fr . Midvale, UT / Hillcrest 23 Chris Fougner OF/RHP 6-2 175 L/R Fr .Victoria, BC, CAN/ Lambrick Park 25 Zac Willis C 5-10 190 R/R So . LIndon, UT / American Fork 26 Trenton Griffin LHP 6-0 140 R/L Fr. Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury 27 Caleb Summerhays OF 5-11 205 R/R So . Las Vegas, NV / Faith Lutheran 28 Taylor Snyder INF 6-3 175 R/R So . Elk Ridge, UT / Salem Hills 29 Trevor Peterson INF 6-1 175 R/R Fr . Bluffdale, UT / Riverton 32 Micquel Robinson OF 6-0 170 R/R Fr . Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron-Mem . 33 Andrew Astalos LHP 6-1 190 L/L Fr . Lakeport, MI 34 Jared White RHP/1B 6-2 205 R/R So . Riverton, UT / Riverton 35 Landon Salvo RHP 6-6 215 R/R Fr . Farmington, UT / Layton 42 Sean Pico LHP 6-2 235 L/L So . Milford, VA / Caroline Head Coach - D .G . Nelson (12th Year) SID - Rachel Rowan Assistant Coach: Derek Waddoups (8th Year) Mascot - Bruin Assistant Coaches: Tuckett Slade, Brandon Gust Trainer - Melanie Nesbit Athletic Director - Kevin Dustin President -Deneece Huftalin, PhD 5 Head Coach DG Nelson Coach DG Nelson enters his twelfth year at the helm of the highly successful SLCC Baseball program . In his tenure, DG has led the Bruins to a Scenic West Athlet- ic Conference (SWAC) Championship, two Region 18 Championships and two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Top 20 finishes. Nelson has coached the Bruins to the best record in school history and best ever winning percentage . With Nelson as head coach, 112 of his players have moved on to compete and study at four-year institutions, with 19 Bruins joining the professional baseball ranks--one even moving on to a Major League Baseball World Se- ries team . Last season, the Bruins posted an overall record of 36-18, finishing with a 22-10 mark in the SWAC. SLCC The Nelson File won hosting rights for the Region 18 Baseball Champi- onships by claiming the SWAC regular season title, and SWAC Conf/Reg District the Bruins finished second at the District I Champion- Year Record Record Finish Finish ships having claimed hosting rights for that tournament 2004 31-26 20-20 4th/4th as well . 2005 37-19 26-14 3rd/4th 2006 29-23 19-16 4th/4th Coach Nelson has compiled a 327-186 overall record 2007 33-25 23-17 4th/4th at SLCC, 217-132 in SWAC competition . DG has devel- 2008 39-20 27-13 3rd/4th oped Bruin Baseball into one of the premier junior col- 2009 26-29 16-22 4th/4th lege baseball programs in the entire nation . 2010 38-18 27-12 3rd/3rd 2011 49-16 28-12 2nd/1st 2nd Prior to joining SLCC as an assistant coach in 2000, 2012 45-10 33-8 1st/1st 2nd Nelson was an assistant at Dixie State College on its 2013 35-19 23-13 3rd/4th SWAC Championship and NJCAA National Runner- 2014 36-18 22-10 1st/2nd Up team . He also served as a hitting coach for the St . George Pioneerzz in 2002, and worked as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1998 and 1999 . Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and English at BYU . He and his wife Jodi are proud parents of four daughters . 6 Assistant Coach Derek Waddoups Coach Waddoups enters his eighth season as assistant base- ball coach for SLCC Bruin Baseball . His duties include recruiting coordinator and hitting coach, along with coaching the catching and supervising the strength and conditioning and position player speed development programs . Winning the 2014 Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship, the Bruins finished with an overall record of 36-18 and an excellent mark of 19-7 in the SWAC .