SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY JACKRABBIT BASEBALL 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 1-2 0 Bob Shelden Field 3 T Sioux Falls Stadium 4 0 Season Outlook 5-6 A 6 COACHING STAFF 7 B Reggie Christiansen 8 Chris Smart/Pat Holmes 9 L Administrators 10 S MEET THE JACKRABBITS 11 E D 2006 Roster 12 Returning Players 13-15 S Incoming Players 16-18 O 2005 IN REVIEW 19 U Statistics 20 F Results 21 By The Numbers 22 B Game Line Scores 23-24 C 2006 OPPONENTS 25 A Opponents Capsules 26-30 O S Records vs. Opponents 31 N D-I Independent Baseball 32 E HISTORY 33 T Record 34-37 B Lettermen 38-39 E A North Central Conference 40 N All-Americans 41-42 L Yearly Records 43 T Yearly Results 44-50 L ABOUT SDSU 51 S This Is SDSU 52-56 Quick Facts 2005 STARTING LINEUP Pos. No. Name Avg. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR (R) C 36 Kyle Sytsma, 6-2, 205, Sr., Clearwater, MN ..............................................201 154 19 31 14 4 0 1 (L) 1B 1 Greg Geary.............................................................................................337 205 38 69 52 12 0 10 (R) 2B 11 Korby Mintken, 6-0, 160, So., Blair, NE....................................................266 128 29 34 20 5 0 2 (R) SS 4 Chris Iverson, 5-10, 170, Jr., Pierre, SD....................................................288 170 28 49 22 7 0 1 (L) 3B 3 Tony Lane...............................................................................................276 192 29 53 34 10 2 3 (R) LF 5 Pat Farrell...............................................................................................285 186 38 53 29 7 2 3 (R) CF 13 Tim Hanigan, 6-0, 185, So., Lincoln, NE...................................................279 183 47 51 29 7 1 3 (R) RF 14 Nick Adams, 6-1, 180, So., Lenexa, KS ....................................................300 200 34 60 40 11 1 1 (R) DH 7 Tyson Fisher, 6-2, 195, So., Fortuna, CA ...................................................264 174 25 46 21 10 0 1 Team .............................................................................................277 1694 302 469 271 75 6 28 Opponents .....................................................................................329 1774 451 583 399 102 16 41 PITCHING LEADERS No. Name W-L-S ERA IP H R-ER BB SO (L) 35 Tigh Surdez ....................................................................................................4-2-2 4.74 38.0 44 25-20 21 19 (R) 21 Gary Olechoski, 6-3, 210, Sr., Omaha, NE........................................................0-6-5 6.16 19.0 21 17-13 11 14 (L) 23 Tyson Bothof...................................................................................................3-6-0 6.55 78.1 91 63-57 62 63 (L) 15 Paul Fishback..................................................................................................1-0-0 8.68 18.2 31 19-18 13 8 (L) 33 Andrew Hofer..................................................................................................0-1-0 8.68 18.2 42 28-18 7 13 (L) 20 Josh Elliott......................................................................................................4-5-1 8.87 67.0 103 77-66 46 35 (R) 30 Kasey Keller, 6-2, 205, Sr., Rapid City, SD ........................................................1-2-0 9.10 29.2 42 37-30 16 18 (R) 29 Christian Larson, 6-2, 185, Jr., Little Falls, MN ..................................................2-4-0 10.09 35.2 56 67-40 27 16 (R) 31 Dalton Decker, 6-5, 215, Jr., Pierre, SD ............................................................0-3-1 11.64 19.1 33 35-25 16 7 Team .................................................................................................17-37-9 7.76 417.1 583 451-360 274 248 Opponents .........................................................................................37-17-6 4.91 438.0 469 302-239 202 328 GENERAL INFORMATION BASEBALL CONTACT INFORMATION Location Brookings, S.D. Head Coach Reggie Christiansen Founded February 21, 1881 Career Record 28-67 (2 seasons) Enrollment 11,021 (fall 2005) 1 sesaon at Menlo (Calif.) Colors Yellow and Blue Office Phone (605) 688 5027 Affiliation NCAA Divison I – Provisional Cell Phone (605) 651 3926 Conference Independent Email [email protected] Athletic Department Phone (605) 688 5625 Assistant Coaches Chris Smart & Pat Holmes Ticket Office Phone (605) 688 6510 President Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION Athletic Director Dr. Fred M. Oien Sports Information Director Ron Lenz Senior Woman Administrator Nancy Neiber Office Phone (605) 688 4623 NCAA Faculty Representative Mylo Hellickson Home Phone (605) 692 7787 Assistant to Athletic Director – Internal Rob Peterson Email [email protected] Assistant to Athletic Director – External Keith Mahlum Assistant Sports Information Director Jason Hove Mailing Address Sports Information Office Office Phone (605) 688 4822 Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Home Phone (605) 692 1484 South Dakota State University Email [email protected] Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 Fax (605) 688 5999 Overnight Address 11th Street & 16th Avenue Hobo Hotline (605) 688 4626 (HOBO) Jackrabbit athletics are online at GoJacks.com 100 copies of the 2006 SDSU Baseball Media Guide were produced by Tyler Merriam and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service at a cost of $8.00 per copy. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU University Relations, and Dave Eggen, Inertia. 2006 JACKRBABBIT BASEBALL PAGE 1 Media Information CREDENTIALS The following guidelines apply specifically to SDSU INTERVIEW POLICY All requests for media credentials for SDSU Internet sites: Outside of athletic events, interviews with South baseball home games should be directed to sports • No more than two people working for the offi- Dakota State University student-athletes must be information director Ron Lenz or assistant director cial Web site of the opponent and/or its arranged 24 hours in advance Monday through Jason Hove at least 24 hours prior to the event. official conference site will be issued credentials. Thursday by contacting the SDSU Sports Information Credentials will be mailed if requests are received • Web sites whose content centers around mes- Office or the head coach of the sport involved. Please a week or more in advance. 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JACKRABBIT MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS RADIO STATIONS TELEVISION STATIONS The Brookings Register KJJQ (910 AM-Brookings) KDLT-TV (NBC, Sioux Falls) Sports Editor Scotty Kwas, Sports Director Mark Ovenden, Sports Director Phone: (605) 692-6271 Phone: (605) 692-1430 Phone: (605) 361-5555 Fax: (605) 692-2979 Fax: (605) 692-4441 Fax: (605) 361-3982 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Sioux Falls Argus Leader KBRK (1430 AM-Brookings) KELO-TV (CBS, Sioux Falls) Chris Solari, Beat Writer Dellas Cole, Sports Director Travis Fossing, Sports Director Phone: (605) 331-3923 Phone: (605) 692-1430 Phone: (605) 336-1100 Fax: (605) 977-3933 Fax: (605) 692-4441 Fax: (605) 336-0202 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Aberdeen American News WNAX (570 AM-Yankton) KSFY-TV (ABC, Sioux Falls) John Papendick, Sports Editor Steve Imming, Sports Director Erik Thorstenson, Sports Director Phone: (605) 622-2323 Phone: (605) 668-1179 Phone: (605) 336-1300 Fax: (605) 225-0421 Fax: (605) 665-8788 Fax: (605) 336-2067 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Watertown Public Opinion KWSN (1230 AM-Sioux Falls) VIDEO PRODUCTION Roger Merriam, Sports Editor J.J. Glenn,“Jackrabbit Report” Host TV Productions (Brookings) Phone:(605) 886-6901 Phone: (605) 336-1230 Jay Vanduch, Co-Owner Fax: (605) 886-4280 Fax: (605) 336-0415 Phone: (605) 692-7457 E-Mail:[email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Rapid City Journal Jeff Easton, Sports