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Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928 2009 Schedule _______________ 2 CCAA Information ____________ 42 Athletics Phone __________ (707) 664-2358 2009 Season Preview __________ 3 Opponent Information ________ 43 Athletics Fax _____________ (707) 664-4104 COACHES Department Information _______ 44 President ___________ Dr. Ruben Armiñana Head Coach John Goelz ________ 4 Media Information ____________ 45 Director of Athletics ____________ Bill Fusco Assistant Coaches ___________5-6 Sonoma State Information ____46-47 Faculty Athletic Rep. ______Dr. Duane Dove Home Facility __________ Seawolf Diamond MEET THE SEAWOLVES Corporate Sponsors ___________ 48 Enrollment ______________________ 8,274 2008-09 Roster _______________ 7 Founded _______________________ 1961 Player Bios ________________8-15 Colors_________Navy, Columbia Blue, White 2008 REVIEW Conference _____________________CCAA 2008 Results _________________ 16 National Affiliation ________NCAA Division II 2008 Statistics _______________ 17 Head Coach ________________ John Goelz Coach’s Phone ___________ (707) 664-2524 2008 CCAA Review ___________ 18 Record at SSU _________ 791-493-5 (23 yrs.) 2008 CCAA Statistics __________ 19 Assistant Coaches _ Walter White, Derek Bell The Road To Sauget _________20-24 Dolf Hes, Esteban Contreras, Brett Kim, HISTORY Mike Nackord, Gregg Adams Yearly Starting Lineups ________ 25 2008 Record _____________________ 52-15 All-Time Honors ____________26-27 2008 CCAA Record _____________ 26-8 (1st) Letterwinners Ret/Lost ____________14/27 Yearly Statistical Leaders _____28-29 Starters Ret/Lost ___________________4/5 Individual Records __________30-31 Conference Championships ___________ 9 Yearly Team Statistics __________ 32 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, Class Records ________________ 32 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008 Program History ______________ 33 NCAA Appearances __________________ 9 Post-Season History ___________ 33 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Coaching Records ____________ 33 Seawolves in the Pros _______34-35 Sports Info. Director ______Brandon Bronzan Where Are They Now? _________ 36 Sports Info. Phone ________ (707) 664-2358 Yearly Results ______________38-41 Sports Info. Fax ___________ (707) 664-3291 E-Mail _____ [email protected] Website _____ www.sonomaseawolves.com Credits The 2009 Sonoma State Baseball media guide was written and designed by Associate Athletics Direc- tor/Sports Information Director Brandon Bronzan. Photography by Katie Burroughs, Skip Reager, and Brandon Bronzan. Copies of the baseball media guide can be pur- chased for $5. Send check, made payable to SSU Athletics, to: SSU Sports Information 1801 E. Cotati Ave. Rohnert Park, CA 94928 On the Cover Sonoma State celebrating their first west region championship at Nettleton Stadium in Chico. SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1991 • 1992 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2008 1 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Tue-Feb. 3 Cal State Stanislaus Turlock, Calif. 2:00 pm Fri-Feb. 6 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Sat-Feb. 7 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Sun-Feb. 8 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Tue-Feb. 10 San Francisco State San Francisco, Calif. 2:00 pm Fri-Feb. 13 Cal State Monterey Bay Seaside, Calif. 2:00 pm Sun-Feb. 15 CENTRAL WASHINGTON SEAWOLF DIAMOND 12:00 pm Mon-Feb. 16 CENTRAL WASHINGTON SEAWOLF DIAMOND 12:00 pm Tue-Feb. 17 WESTERN OREGON (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Fri-Feb. 20 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Carson, Calif. 2:00 pm Sat-Feb. 21 Cal State Dominguez Hills* (dh) Carson, Calif. 11:00 am Sun-Feb. 22 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Carson, Calif. 11:00 am Sat-Feb. 28 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Sun-Mar. 1 Cal State Stanislaus* (dh) Turlock, Calif. 11:00 am Fri-Mar. 6 UC SAN DIEGO* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Sat-Mar. 7 UC SAN DIEGO* (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Sun-Mar. 8 UC SAN DIEGO* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Fri-Mar. 13 Cal State Monterey Bay* Seaside, Calif. 2:00 pm Sat-Mar. 14 Cal State Monterey Bay* (dh) Seaside, Calif. 11:00 am Sun-Mar. 15 Cal State Monterey Bay* Seaside, Calif. 11:00 am Mon-Mar. 16 KEIO UNIVERSITY (exh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Fri-Mar. 20 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Sat-Mar. 21 San Francisco State* (dh) San Francisco, Calif. 11:00 am Sun-Mar. 22 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Fri-Mar. 27 Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, Calif. 12:00 pm Sat-Mar. 28 Cal Poly Pomona* (dh) Pomona, Calif. 11:00 am Sun-Mar. 29 Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, Calif. 11:00 am Tue-Mar. 31 CAL STATE STANISLAUS SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:30 pm Thu-Apr. 2 SAN FRANCISCO STATE (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 12:00 pm Thu-Apr. 9 CHICO STATE* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Fri-Apr. 10 CHICO STATE* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 12:00 pm Sat-Apr. 11 Chico State* (dh) Chico, Calif. 12:00 pm Fri-Apr. 17 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Sat-Apr. 18 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Sun-Apr. 19 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Tue-Apr. 28 Cal State East Bay Hayward, Calif. 2:30 pm Fri-May 1 CAL STATE L.A.* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 2:00 pm Sat-May 2 CAL STATE L.A.* (dh) SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am Sun-May 3 CAL STATE L.A.* SEAWOLF DIAMOND 11:00 am May 7-9 CCAA Championships Palm Springs, Calif. tba May 14-16 NCAA West Regionals tba tba May 23-30 NCAA Division II Championship Cary, North Carolina tba SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL 2 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1991 • 1992 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2008 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1991 • 1992 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2007 • 2008 Q&A WITH COACH GOELZ Last year, the Seawolves had an You have had a incredible post-season run, resulting lot of continuity in a regional championship and a on your coaching third place finish at the College World staff. How does Series. Can this year’s team use that that benefit the as motivation or is it best to leave program? that success in the past and focus on the future? Having people coaching with you We are the two-time defending cham- that you trust and pions of the CCAA and we should have respect has been a great deal of confidence coming off the cornerstone such an outstanding couple of seasons. of our baseball I believe we do have some momentum, program at Sonoma but that only takes you so far. I also State. We have tre- realize that we have a target on our back mendous continuity and every team that we play will save in our program and their best for us. Our focus needs to be we’re proud of that. on doing our best every day. Many of Five of the seven John Goelz receives the 2008 NCAA West Region our leaders are gone and hopefully our coaches on our staff Championship trophy. present players will be able to work as played for me and I hard as their predecessors and continue have known them the tradition. for over ten years. Our loy- alty to each other and the Anything else you would like to add program has been the most important as the team heads in to 2009? You’ve sent over 75 of your players to ingredient of our success. We are able the pros, including dozens in the last to stick together and stay positive in Our coaching staff has a great deal of few seasons. What is it about So- tough time. A man may make mistakes, work to do and our newcomers have noma State baseball that makes pro but he isn’t a failure until he starts blam- some huge shoes to fill. We lost catcher scouts pay attention? ing someone else. Konrad Thieme (drafted by the Florida Marlins), second baseman David Adler We do try to package our players so that (national defensive player of the year), they are attractive to pro scouts. The In your opinion, how does the CCAA outfielder Nick Nosti (all-west region), way we carry ourselves and the respect shape up in 2009? third baseman Dave Herman (all- we have for the game is an important league), and outfielder Tyrese McDaniel. component. Perspective is also very The CCAA is a very competitive confer- On the mound, Matt Means was drafted important. We try to make our players ence and there are lots of good teams. by the San Diego Padres, Kevin Asselin understand that there are lots of differ- It’s difficult for me to assess other teams. was drafted by the Chicago White Sox, ent levels to this game and they need to We try to concentrate on our team. Our and our outstanding left handed relief constantly improve in order to excel. We philosophy is that the other team is not pitcher, Matt Garnett, has graduated. don’t get too high when we win and we our enemy, the game is the enemy. I However, perhaps our most impor- don’t get too low when we lose. Base- do know that if we play the game to tant loss is team chemistry. Our 2008 ball, like life, is a marathon, not a sprint. the best of our abilities, we will be in squad had tremendous bench players We are committed and motivated for the CCAA Championship hunt again in who were unselfish and hard working. the long term and I think that is attrac- 2009. Guys like Gino Lavezzo, Trevor Howell, tive to professional scouts. Derek Harms, and John Bonifacini...their attitude towards team play was a big factor in our success and will be difficult to replace.