2017 Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals Baseball Prospectus
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2017 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS BASEBALL PROSPECTUS Coaching & Auxiliary Staff Field Information University at a Glance Head Coach.................................Nathan Blackwood Home Field .............................................Hays Field City / Zip ........................... Lubbock, Texas 79407 Alma Mater / Year ..... Lubbock Christian Univ. / 1995 Capacity..........................................................2,000 Year Founded ............................................... 1957 Career Collegiate Record / Years ..................551-216 / 13 Surface ..........Matrix™ Synthetic Turf Infield, Natural Grass Outfield Approximate Enrollment .............................. 2,000 Record at LCU / Years ...........................551-216 / 13 Dimensions ....................LF: 340, CF: 400, RF: 340 Mascot ...................................Chaparrals “Chaps” Phone ................................................. 806-720-7853 Lights .................................................................Yes School Colors .................................. Blue & White [email protected] Athletic Affiliation ...............................NCAA Div. II Hitting Coach .......................................... Bob Fannin Conference ........................ Heartland Conference (Lubbock Christian / 1984) Athletic Department University President..............................Tim Perrin Pitching Coach ..............................Justin Sundaydlie Sports Information Director......................Chris Due (Lubbock Christian / 2006) Office Phone .................................. (806) 720-7283 Athletic Department Assistant Coach.....................................Josh Barnett SID [email protected] Athletic Director .....................................Paul Hise Graduate Assistant .............................. Chris Holguin SID Cell Number.............................(806) 549-4262 Sports Information Director....................Chris Due Head Athletic Trainer ...........................Dustin Driskill Media Relations Fax ......................(806) 720-7290 Asst. to the Athletic Director.............Dana Walters Student Trainers .............................Michael Martinez LCU Website ............................www.lcuchaps.com Athletic Department Phone.............806-720-7276 Conference Website ........www.heartlandsports.org Ticket Office Phone ........................806-720-7276 Program History Fax..................................................806-720-7290 First Year of Baseball.........................................1971 Mailing Address ..5601 19th St., Lubbock, Texas 79407 All-time Record ............................... 2,001-966 (.674) World Series Appearances / Last..................9 / 2011 NCAA Regional Appearances / Last.............1 / 2016 2016 Season In Review Overall Record..................................................37-19 Conference Record / Finish .......................20-7 / 2nd Highest Nat’l Ranking ���������������������������������������� No.6 Final Opponent Last Season .....................St. Edward’s Game Result..................................................L / 10-5 2017 KEY RETURNERS & TOP NEWCOMERS KEY RETURNING STARTERS (2016 STATISTICS) NAME POS YR GP-GS AVG HITS HR RBI SB Jaime Bustamante INF SR. 54-51 .327 64 2 28 12 Notes: Jaime hit .327 in his premier season with the Chaps, appearing in 54 games and making 51 starts. He led the team in sto- len bases (12) and co-led the team in triples (4) and walks (30). Jaime ranked third on the squad with 20 multi-hit games and ended the season reaching base in the final 21 games of the season. Hit .365 in road games, with 31 hits in 21 road contests. Tony Reyes INF SR. 54-53 .346 65 4 45 0 Notes: College Baseball News has Reyes as a National Player to Watch in the South Central Region. Was honored for his defensive work, earning a spot on the Gold Glove Team in 2016 after leading the team with a .994 fielding percentage, with three errors on the season on a conference high 491 chances. Reyes, hitting .346 on the season (third on the team), only struck out 13 times on 188 at-bats (once every 14.5 at-bats). Brandon Rix INF SR. 50-49 .375 69 1 28 1 Notes: Brandon is a Preseason All-American out of the South Central Region by College Baseball News, Preseason All-Region pick by NCBWA and a Preseason All-Heartland Conference selection. finished third on the club with a .375 batting average, which ranked in the top-10 in the conference and led to All-Conference honors. He produced 69 hits, leading to 22 multi-hit games, including a 5-for-5 per- formance on Mar. 19 against Eastern New Mexico. The ABCA recognized Rix with All-South Central Region honors. Brent Stewart OF SR. 56-54 .295 59 6 38 3 Notes: One of two Chaps to appear in all 56 games in 2016. He co-led the team in triples (4) and ranked second on the club in runs (52), home runs (6), total bases (99),sac bunts (4),slugging (.495) two-out base hits (21) and tied for second in multi-RBI games with 11. Brandon Urquizo OF SR. 52-51 .286 50 1 22 9 Notes: Brandon hit .286 during the season, hitting .308 in conference play. He ranked second on the club in stolen bases (9). Big moment for Brandon was a two-out two-run triple in the South Central Regional to eliminate West Texas A&M. KEY RETURNING PITCHERS (2016 STATISTICS) NAME POS YR APP-GS W-L ERA IP K CG SV Ricky Contreras LHP SO. 22-7 7-2 2.11 81.0 76 1 0 Notes: Ricky is a Preseason All-American out of the South Central Region by College Baseball News, Preseason All-Region pick by NCBWA and a Preseason All-Heartland Conference selection. In 2016, he was named the Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team member after finishing 17th nationally in earned run average at 2.11. Produced 76 strikeouts in 81 innings spanning a team co- leading 22 appearances. He held opponents to a .220 batting average. LCU’s first Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year recipient in baseball. He also received ABCA All-South Central Region honors. Russell Reber RHP SR. 16-16 6-1 3.43 89.1 60 1 0 Notes: Russell co-led LCU in starts on the mound in 2016 with 16 and in win percentage, with a mark of 85.7% in games a deci- sion was granted towards him (8-1). In 89 innings, he allowed only one home runs and 27 of his 60 strikeouts were caught looking. Brent Bezio RHP SR. 20-7 6-2 4.99 61.1 36 1 4 Notes: Brent co-led the team in saves (4). He appeared in 20 games, making 13 appearances out of the bullpen. LCU went 5-2 in his seven starts. He produced 36 strikeouts and a low of 10 walks in 61.1 innings. TOP NEWCOMERS Christian Marquez – RHP (transfer from Louisiana Tech), Kaleb Koedyker – OF (transfer from Texas-Arlington), Logan Nethercot – INF (transfer from Seward County) 1983, 2009 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - WWW.LCUCHAPS.COM @LCUchaps 2017 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS BASEBALL PROSPECTUS DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME LOCATION Feb. 2 Thursday East Central (Okla.) 7:00 Grand Prairie, Texas Feb. 3 Friday Missouri Western State 7:00 Grand Prairie, Texas Feb. 4 Saturday Newman 4:00 Grand Prairie, Texas Feb. 5 Sunday Southern Arkansas 4:00 Grand Prairie, Texas Feb. 9 Thursday Adams State 5:00 Hays Field Feb. 10 Friday Adams State (2) 2:00 Hays Field Feb. 11 Saturday Adams State Noon Hays Field Feb. 17 Friday Angelo State 5:00 San Angelo, Texas Feb. 18 Saturday Angelo State 3:00 San Angelo, Texas Feb. 19 Sunday Angelo State 1:00 San Angelo, Texas Feb. 21 Tuesday West Texas A&M 5:00 Canyon, Texas Feb. 24 Friday Colorado State - Pueblo 5:00 Hays Field Feb. 25 Saturday Colorado State - Pueblo (2) 1:00 Hays Field Feb. 26 Sunday Colorado State - Pueblo 1:00 Hays Field Feb. 28 Tuesday West Texas A&M 5:00 Hays Field Mar. 3 Friday St Mary's 5:00 San Antonio, Texas Mar. 4 Saturday St Mary's (2) 1:00 San Antonio, Texas Mar. 5 Sunday St Mary's Noon San Antonio, Texas Mar. 10 Friday Oklahoma Christian (2) * 3:00 Oklahoma City, Okla. Mar. 11 Saturday Oklahoma Christian * 1:00 Oklahoma City, Okla. Mar. 17 Friday Tarleton State (2) 1:00 Stephenville, Texas Mar. 18 Saturday Tarleton State 1:00 Stephenville, Texas Mar. 21 Tuesday University Of The Southwest 6:00 Hays Field Mar. 24 Friday St Mary's (2) * 3:00 Hays Field Mar. 25 Saturday St Mary's * 1:00 Hays Field Mar. 31 Friday Texas A&M International (2)* 3:00 Laredo, Texas Apr. 1 Saturday Texas A&M International * 1:00 Laredo, Texas Apr. 6 Thursday St Edwards (2) * 4:00 Hays Field Apr. 7 Friday St Edwards * 2:00 Hays Field Apr. 13 Thursday Oklahoma Panhandle State (2) * 1:00 Goodwell, Okla. Apr. 14 Friday Oklahoma Panhandle State * Noon Goodwell, Okla. Apr. 21 Friday Newman (2) * 3:00 Hays Field Apr. 22 Saturday Newman * 1:00 Hays Field Apr. 28 Friday Arkansas Fort Smith (2) * 3:00 Fort Smith, Ark. Apr. 29 Saturday Arkansas Fort Smith * 1:00 Fort Smith, Ark. May 5 Friday Rogers State (2) * 3:00 Hays Field May 6 Saturday Rogers State * 1:00 Hays Field May 11 - 14 Heartland Conference Tournament TBA May 18 - 21 NCAA Regional Tournament TBA May 26 - Jun. 2 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Grand Prairie, Texas * = DENOTES CONFERENCE GAME - ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL (2) = DOUBLEHEADER 1983, 2009 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - WWW.LCUCHAPS.COM @LCUchaps 2017 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS BASEBALL PROSPECTUS # Player Year Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Highschool Prior School 1 Jaime Bustamante Sr. INF 5-9 170 R/R Presidio, Texas / Presidio High School Odessa College 2 Brenon Rhodes Jr. INF 5-11 205 R/R Snyder, Texas / Snyder High School Odessa College 3 Josh Narvaiz Sr. INF 5-9 165 R/R Lubbock, Texas / Coronado High School Midland College 4 Tony Reyes Sr. Util. 5-10 195 L/L Levelland, Texas / Levelland High School Midland College 5 Nathan Dockery So. LHP 5-11 160 L/L Amarillo, Texas / Amarillo High School Seward County CC 6 EJ Ramos Jr. RHP 5-9 145 R/R Woodhaven, N.Y. / Christ the King High School Illinois Central CC 7 Brandon Urquizo Sr. OF 6-1 175 R/R Vernon, Texas / Vernon High School Seward County 8 Christian Marquez Sr. RHP 6-1 175 R/R Andrews, Texas / Andrews High School Louisiana Tech 9 Brent Stewart Sr. OF 6-3 215 R/R Midland, Texas / Midland High School Midland College 10 Logan Nethercot Jr. INF 6-0 215 L/R Cañon City, Colo.