2012 Baseball Media Guide
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1 2 Table of Contents Guide Directory ....................................................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................................................................................................. 2 2011-12 Team Roster ............................................................................................................... 3 2011-12 Outlook ...................................................................................................................... 4 Head Coach Profile .................................................................................................................. 6 Assistant Coaches Profiles ....................................................................................................... 8 Player Profiles .........................................................................................................................11 Topping the Charts ................................................................................................................. 23 2010-11 Stats and Region 18 Standings ................................................................................ 24 2010-11 Leaders ..................................................................................................................... 25 2010-11 Game Results ........................................................................................................... 26 2011-12 Schedule ................................................................................................................... 27 Continuing Success ................................................................................................................ 28 Year by Year Leaders ............................................................................................................. 32 President and Athletic Director .............................................................................................. 34 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................................................. 35 CSI Athletic Success .............................................................................................................. 36 CSI Athletic Facilities ............................................................................................................ 38 CSI Baseball Facilities ........................................................................................................... 40 CSI Campus ........................................................................................................................... 42 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley ............................................................................................ 44 CSI Baseball Records ............................................................................................................ 46 Baseball Donors ..................................................................................................................... 48 Sponsor Page .......................................................................................................................... 50 Region 18 Opponents ............................................................................................................. 52 2012 Baseball Media Guide About the Cover and Inside Cover: Six returning players will join 18 newcomers in hopes of winning a Region 18 Championship and moving on to the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Graphic design on the cover and pages 3, 36-45 was done by Tereasa Bendele. Andy Arenz took the action photography throughout the guide. 1 General Information Team Information Location: Twin Falls, Idaho 2011 Record: 34-22 Founded: 1964 Returning Starters: 5 Enrollment: 8,500 Returning Non-Starters: 1 President: Jerry Beck Newcomers: 18 Athletic Director: Joel Bate 2011 SWAC Finish: Third Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference 2011 Region 18 Tournament Finish: Third Region: 18 Region 18 North Division Titles: 12 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I Region 18 Titles: 12 Nickname: Golden Eagles JUCO World Series Appearances: 9 Colors: Gold and Black JUCO World Series National Titles: 1 Website: www.csi.edu Home Facility: Jim Walker Field (450 capacity) Athletics Office Manager: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May Basketball Information Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 Physical Therapist: Bryan Wright Head Coach: Boomer Walker (8th Year as head Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis coach; 16th year at CSI) Team Chiropractor: Dr. David Long Assistant Coach: Skip Walker (8th year at CSI as an Academic Advisor: Kat Powell, 732-6548 assistant) Head Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 Nick Aiello (1st year) Asst. Men’s BB Coaches: Josh Dees, 732-6496 Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6491 Ryan Devlin, 732-6476 (208) 732-6477 Volunteer Asst. MBB Coach: Colby Blaine Clubhouse Phone Number: (208) 732-6650 Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 Mailing Address: CSI Baseball Asst. WBB Coach: Tessa Balsick, 732-6490 315 Falls Ave. Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 P.O. Box 1238 Asst. VB Coach: Erin Mellinger, 732-6492 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Asst. Softball Coach: Cortney Clark, 732-6495 [email protected] Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 Asst. Rodeo Coach: Cody DeMers, 732-6620 CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Dr. Thad Scholes, Dr. Allen Frost, Donna Brizee, Karl Kleinkopf and Bob Keegan Marketing & Athletic Promotions Sports Information SID: Karen Baumert Coordinator:Jason Vickrey Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 Office Phone: (208) 732-6482 E-mail Address: [email protected] E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (208) 734-0245 Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 Southern Idaho Baseball 2012 Roster No. Name Height Weight Position B/T Class Hometown 1 Keenan Takatch 6-1 175 UTL R/R So. Langley, Canada 2 Carter Yagi 5-8 166 INF L/R Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah 3 Jayson Welker 5-9 170 UTL R/R Fr. Twin Falls, Idaho 4 Cody White 5-9 170 RHP R/R So Lacey, Wash. 5 Tanner Morache 5-10 175 INF L/R Fr. Surrey, B.C. 6 Billy-Bob Ward 6-0 180 INF R/R So. Las Vegas, Nev. 7 Colby Croft 6-1 200 C R/R So. Pleasant Grove, Utah 8 Chase Harris 6-1 210 OF R/R So. Meridian, Idaho 9 Justin Mackert 5-10 180 LHP L/L So. St. Anthony, Idaho 10 Parker Webster 6-2 215 INF/OF R/R So. Sandy, Utah 12 Eric Holdren 6-1 210 RHP R/R Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. 15 Joey Gelz 6-3 210 LHP L/L Fr. Surrey, B.C 16 Luke Miller 6-0 190 C R/R So. West Jordan, Utah 17 Andrew Freter 6-3 210 UTL R/R So. Meridian, Idaho 18 Tyler Stanford 6-2 215 LHP L/L Fr. Grand Junction, Colo. 19 Gary Koopman 6-7 190 RHP R/R R-Fr. Wendell, Idaho 20 Cameron Steffey 6-0 210 RHP R/R Fr. Puyallup, Wash. 22 Quinn Batt 6-2 210 C L/R Fr. Olympia, Wash. 24 Ben Douglas 6-1 215 INF L/L So. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 26 Tyler Dunnington 6-1 190 INF R/R So. Shelton, Wash. 27 Dustin Doucette 6-2 200 RHP R/R Fr. Bothell, Wash. 28 Justin Wilson 5-11 180 LHP L/L Fr. Chehalis, Wash. 32 Kyle Olason 6-1 195 LHP L/L R-Fr. Blaine, Wash. 33 Jordan Lane 6-4 205 RHP R/R So. Kamaloope, B.C. 3 Golden Eagles open baseball season with a lot of new faces The College of Southern Idaho baseball team begins its journey towards a Region 18 Championship with just six familiar faces on its roster. But the Golden Eagles will still have experience as six transfers join the six returning sophomores. The only returner on the mound will be Cody White. The sophomore from Lacey, Wash. pitched in 17 games with a 2.21 ERA last season. He is joined by 13 other CSI players that could see action at the pitcher position. “Our pitching depth will be one of our strengths,” said CSI head coach Boomer Walker. “Because we have so many new faces, we might show our inexperience early.” Also joining the Eagles is first-year pitching coach Nick Aiello. Aiello pitched at CSI in 1999 and led the Eagles to a Region 18 Championship, earning Region 18 Tournament MVP honors. Position players that return for the Golden Eagles include Chase Harris, Parker Webster, Luke Miller, Andrew Freter and Ben Douglas. Douglas and Harris earned Region 18 First Team honors as freshmen. Parker Webster was selected to the second team. “We are definitely a quicker and more powerful team than last season,” Walker said. “Athleticism in our position players is a strength. We are more athletic as hitters. I’m not sure we are better at the plate but we will be able to manufacture more runs because of our athleticism.” 4 2012 Outlook But Walker pointed out that the team is very limited in its hitting depth. “We cannot afford to have injuries,” Walker said. “We need to stay healthy or our lack of depth offensively could be an issue.” To get to the NJCAA World Series, the Golden Eagles will need to win the Region 18 Tournament and the Western District playoff. Last season, Salt Lake CC won the Region 18 Tournament but fell to Central Arizona College in the district playoff. Central Arizona went on to place second in the nation. The winner of the Scenic West Athletic Conference play will host the Region 18 Tournament. “Our league will be way up from last year,” Walker said. “Southern Nevada, Western Nevada and Salt Lake are better. I’d like to think we are better. We play in an extremely tough league.” 5 Boomer Walker