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Co a c h i n g St a f f COACHING STAFF

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Head Coach Dan Callahan...... 28-29 Assoc. Head Coach Ken Henderson..... 30 Assistant Coach Tim Dixon...... 31 Assistant Coach Brian Neal...... 32 Support Staff...... 32 Athletic Administration...... 33

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Dan Th e Ca l l a h a n Fi l e Callahan Personal Name: Dan Callahan Birthdate/Place: Sept. 11, 1958/Springfield, Ill. Head Coach Wife: Stacy 16th Season Daughters: Alexa (18), Carly (14)

Education Quincy, 1981 • Springfield High School - Springfield, Ill. #37 SIU, 1987 • New Orleans, 1976-78 • Quincy College, 1979-81 - Bachelor’s Degree Dan Callahan enters his 16h year as head coach at • Southern Illinois, 1987 - Master’s Degree Southern Illinois University. Since taking over the helm of one of collegiate base- Coaching Honors ball’s most storied programs, Callahan has recorded a total • 2009 recipient of the MVC Most Couragous Award of 414 wins, which is the second most in Saluki baseball • 2008 Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts history. Association Amateur Coach of the Year He helped produce 20 Major League draft picks and 18 first team all-Missouri Valley Conference selections. Calla- COACHING STAFF COACHING han has also seen six of his players sign free agent contracts Re c o r d a s a Co l l e g i a t e and four of his student-athletes win either the league’s He a d Co a c h “Player,” “Freshman” or “Newcomer of the Year” awards. However, it’s been the last eight years where Callahan’s Salukis have shined most. So u t h e r n Il l i n o is Un i v e r si t y Callahan guided SIU to 30 or more wins in six of the Year Overall Conf. Fin. Tourn. last eight seasons and the Dawgs are one of just three Valley 1995 21-30 8-21 8th N/A teams – along with Wichita State and Creighton – to make 1996 29-26 18-12 3rd t6th the conference tournament in each of the last eight seasons. 1997 23-32 13-15 5th t3rd Callahan is going for his 200th MVC victory in 2010. 1998 19-35 11-21 8th N/A In 2009, he recorded his 400th win at SIU and 550th vic- 1999 25-29 9-22 8th N/A tory as a NCAA Division I head coach. In 2006, the Salukis 2000 26-30 15-17 t5th 6th won 10 of their first 11 games, marking their best start since 2001 19-36 10-21 8th N/A 1970. In 2005, SIU won 38 ballgames, the most victories in 2002 32-24 17-15 4th t6th a season under Callahan. Callahan coached his first MVC 2003 30-25 17-13 3rd 2nd Player-of-the-Year, P.J. Finigan, that year as well. 2004 27-32-1 15-16-1 4th 2nd Prior to that, Callahan led SIU to the MVC Tournament 2005 38-21 15-9 3rd 4th Championship game in 2003 and 2004, where it fell one 2006 33-25 12-12 5th 6th win shy of garnering the league’s automatic berth to the 2007 34-22 13-11 t3rd 6th NCAA Tournament. SIU’s 2003 MVC Championship ap- 2008 34-23 12-12 5th 3rd pearance was the Salukis’ first in 13 years. 2009 24-28 12-10 5th 3rd By finishing among the top four in the MVC five of the Totals 414-418-1 197-227-1 -- -- last seven seasons, the Salukis have not only established themselves as one of the elite teams in the conference, but Ea s t e r n Il l i n o is Un i v e r si t y they have become a strong pitching and defensive unit Year Overall Conf. Fin. Tourn. along the way. 1989 31-19 6-2 2nd 2nd In 2005, all three of SIU’s starting pitchers garnered all- 1990 24-30 4-7 2nd 3rd conference honors and were chosen in the Top 20 rounds 1991 27-32 9-2 1st t3rd of the draft. Left-hander Tyler Nor- 1992 24-30 13-7 1st 3rd rick, right-hander P.J. Finigan and left-hander Bryan Rue- 1993 23-23-1 9-6-1 N/A t3rd ger were a big reason why the Dawgs ranked second in the 1994 24-24 14-8 2nd N/A Valley and 19th in the nation with a 3.38 ERA that year. In Totals 153-158-1 45-33-1 -- -- 2008, right-hander Cody Adams was selected in the second round, becoming SIU’s highest draft pick in the Callahan Career Record: 567-576-2 era. In all, seven Saluki pitchers have been drafted since the 2005 campaign with David Kington being the most recent in 2009. Defensively, SIU turned 68 or more double plays in back-to-back years (2003, 2004), and as a result, ranked among the Top 10 in the nation in DPs per game. The Sa- lukis turned a school record 72 double plays and led the nation with 1.3 a game in 2003. A year later, the Dawgs had 68 twin killings, ranking ninth in the country. Not to mention, Callahan’s 2002 club led the MVC in overall defense with a .969 , as it tied for 14th in the nation and fell only two points shy of tying the school record (.971).

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Major League Baseball. COACHING STAFF 300 South Dakota State (6-2) March 7, 2006 350 Missouri State (10-8) April 29, 2007 400 Northern Iowa (4-3) March 22, 2009 Ca l l a h a n v s . t h e Na t i o n (a t SIU) In addition to their success on the field, Callahan’s stu- Alabama-Birmingham 2-1 New Orleans 5-4 dent-athletes have excelled in the classroom. Thirty-eight Arizona State 0-3 North Dakota 1-2 of his players have earned MVC scholar-athlete accolades, Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 North Dakota State 3-0 one (Aaron Jones) whom landed a spot on the CoSIDA Arkansas State 1-3 Northern Illinois 11-11 Academic All-America Team. Austin Peay 6-3 Northern Iowa 38-18 In Callahan’s 21 years as a head coach at the college Ball State 2-1 Northwestern State 1-1 level, all but one of his student-athletes who have partici- Blackburn 0-1 Notre Dame 2-9 pated in his program for four years have either graduated or are on course to do so. Though this statistic excludes some Bradley 27-26-1 Oklahoma 0-2 players who have joined the professional ranks, several of Buffalo 1-1 Oklahoma State 0-3 these student-athletes have returned to campus during the Butler 2-0 Ole Miss 1-1 offseason to earn their degrees. BYU 0-1 Oral Roberts 1-1 Callahan’s success as a coach and mentor to the student- C.W. Post 1-0 Penn State 1-1 athletes has not gone unnoticed, especially in a time where Centenary College 3-1 Prairie View A&M 1-0 he is facing his own personal adversity. On Oct. 29, 2009 Central Florida 0-3 Rutgers 1-0 the Missouri Valley Conference selected Callahan as the Central Michigan 9-1 San Diego 1-0 2009 recipient of the leagues Most Courageous Award, Chicago State 3-0 San Francisco 0-1 which is given to a past or present student-athlete, coach Coastal Carolina 0-1 SEMO 12-14 or university administrator who demonstrates unusual Creighton 28-28 South Alabama 0-1 courage in the face of personal illness, adversity or tragedy Dallas Baptist 1-0 South Dakota State 4-2 and whose behavior reflects honor on the institution or the Eastern Illinois 8-2 South Florida 2-4 Conference. Callahan was diagnosed with a rare form of Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana 1-1 melanoma in 2006 and has been battling cancer ever since. Callahan was named the Amateur Coach-of-the-Year by Eastern Michigan 3-0 Southern Mississippi 0-4 the Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association Evansville 27-33 St. Louis 9-4 (November, 2008), an award which recognized both his dedi- Florida 0-2 Stetson 5-8 cation to the game of baseball and respect he has shown for pro Florida Atlantic 2-4 Temple 1-0 scouts. Fresno State 0-1 Texas 0-1 Callahan received his master’s degree at SIU in 1987 and Gonzaga 1-0 Texas A&M CC 1-0 was appointed his first collegiate head coaching position at Incarnate Word 1-0 Texas State 1-0 Eastern Illinois in the fall of 1988. In his six years at Eastern, Indiana 1-1 Texas Tech 0-3 Callahan led the Panthers to a pair of confer- Illinois 7-10 Troy 0-2 ence championships. Illinois State 25-29 UNC-Asheville 0-2 Before taking over the Eastern Illi- Indiana State 28-27 UNLV 0-5 nois helm, Callahan served as a grad- Iona 1-0 UT Martin 16-5 uate assistant at SIU in 1986-1987 and Iowa 3-3 UT Pan American 1-0 an assistant coach/academic coordinator Jacksonville State 0-2 UT San Antonio 0-2 in 1988 under then-head coach Richard “Itchy” Jones. During Callahan’s stay at James Madison 1-0 UW-Milwaukee 5-1 SIU, the Salukis went 115-65 and advanced to Kentucky Wesleyan 0-1 Valparaiso 1-1 the NCAA Central Regional in 1986. Liberty 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-3 Callahan started his coaching career Louisiana-Monroe 2-1 Western Illinois 9-0 at Springfield Lanphier High School be- Louisville 1-3 Western Michigan 5-4 fore accepting the head coaching posi- MacMurray College 1-0 Wichita State 14-50 tion at his alma mater, Springfield High Marist College 1-0 Youngstown State 2-0 School, in 1984. Callahan directed his McKendree 2-0 clubs to a 42-23 record, including a Miami (Fla.) 0-2 runner-up finish at the 1985 Illinois Michigan 1-0 AA State tournament during that Middle Tennessee 5-5 stint. Missouri 5-1 As an athlete, the Springfield, Ill., Missouri State 21-38 native played four years of varsity Murray State 18-5 baseball, including two at the Uni- versity of New Orleans and two at Nebraska 1-2 Quincy College.

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Associate Head Coach 20th Season Mo. Southern St., 1983 #3 Ken Henderson begins his 20th season as Southern Illi- nois University’s veteran associate head coach. In addition to recruiting and camp duties, Henderson is in charge of hitting and infield defense. ors after hitting a league- best .388, while Koski, also a Under Henderson’s guidance, the Salukis have ranked first-team pick, .380. With Finigan and Koski paving the nationally in at least one defensive category five of the last way, Henderson and SIU’s team batting average finished in eight seasons. a second-place tie among league foes. In 2002, Henderson led SIU’s defense to an impressive Since joining the Saluki staff, Henderson has been noth- COACHING STAFF COACHING .969 fielding percentage, as the Salukis led the Missouri ing but successful. He has coached 17 hitters, including Valley Conference and finished tied for 14th in the nation. 10 infielders, who have been drafted professionally in 19 In both 2003 and 2004, SIU ranked among the Top 10 in years. Also serving as SIU’s interim head coach for part of double plays per game, while topping the 1994 season, he led the Salukis to a 12-8 record during the nation in 2003 and finishing ninth that span. in 2004. Prior to joining the Maroon and White in 1991, Hen- Offensively, Hen- derson served as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts, where derson has directed the Salukis he assembled several recruiting classes that ranked among to some impressive numbers, as the nation’s elite by Collegiate Baseball. In 1987, he helped well. guide the Golden Eagles to a runner-up finish at the NCAA SIU hit over .300 in four years West Regional. under his watch. In fact, during the A 1983 graduate of Missouri Southern State, Henderson 1997 and 1998 seasons, he orches- played for one of the nation’s top NCAA Division II pro- trated two of the most powerful grams. Following graduation, he began his coaching tenure offensive units in school his- at his alma mater, before moving on to coach at Kansas tory. The 1997 squad shattered State from 1984-86. the school record with 75 home A native of Vinita, Okla., Henderson, 49, has coached runs, while the 1998 team fol- 26 years at the NCAA Division I level. He, and his wife, lowed close behind with 73. Pam, reside in Carterville, with their two sons, Keegan (15) This past season, Henderson’s and Connor (10). squad proved to be disci- plined at the plate and the Salukis recorded the fewest Th e He n d e r s o n Fi l e strikeouts in the conference. Personal Henderson has Name: Ken Henderson helped mentor several great Birthdate/Place: Sept. 28, 1960/Vinita, Okla. players during his tenure at Wife: Pam SIU. Most recently, two-time Sons: Keegan (15), Connor (10) first team all-MVC pick Mark Kelly led the Salukis in hitting Education in each of the past three seasons • Vinita High School - Vinita, Okla. and was an honorable mention • Missouri Southern State, 1983 - Bachelor’s Degree all-MVC selection as a senior. In 2009, designated hitter Ty- Coaching Experience ler Bullock became the first • Assistant Coach - Missouri Southern State (1983) Saluki since 2003 to hit 10 or • Assistanat Coach - Kansas State (1984-86) more home runs in a season. • Assistant Coach - Oral Roberts (1987-89) Bullock was a first team all- • Assistant Coach - Southern Illinois (1990-92) conference selection with his • Associate Head Coach - Southern Illinois (1993-Pres.) 11 homers. • Interim Head Coach - Southern Illinois (1994) In 2005, he coached the top two hitters in the Valley, P.J. Finigan and Kevin Koski. Finigan, the 2005 MVC Player-of-the-Year, garnered first-team all-conference hon-

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Assistant Coach

4th Season COACHING STAFF Cal State Fullerton, 1995 #35 Tim Dixon enters his fourth season as the pitching coach for Southern Illinois. Dixon has coached four draft picks (Cody Adams, Jor- dan Powell, Kyle Catto and most recently David Kington), a freshman all-American (Bryant George) and three all- conference honorees (George-twice, Cody Adams, Adam Curynski). Adams was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, be- coming SIU’s highest draft pick since 2004. Additionally, Dixon won back-to-back Eastern League Championships, left-hander Shawn Joy signed a free agent contract with the finishing his career with an overall 3.30 ERA and a2:1 Yankees after the 2008 season. strikeout-to-walk ratio. In 2009, George became SIU’s all-time leader in saves As a student-athlete at Cal State Fullerton, Dixon and and he enters his senior season in 2010 with 23 saves. the Titans won the 1995 Division I National Championship, Prior to his arrival at SIU, Dixon coached two years at beating USC, 11-5. Dixon pitched the semi-final game in both Feather River College (Quincy, Calif.) and the Univer- Omaha, shutting out Tennessee, 11-0. The (combined) sity of Pacific. shutout was the last shutout thrown in the College World While at Pacific, he handled the pitching staff, and in Series for eight years until the 2002 College World Series. those years, had three pitchers selected in the Major League Dixon was 13-0 overall with a 3.43 ERA in 1995, and still Amateur Draft. holds the record for most victories without a loss at Cal Before joining the col- State Fullerton. lege coaching ranks, Dixon received his bachelor’s degree from National Dixon served as the University in 2001 and Master’s in Sports Psychology from pitching coach at Arch- Optimal Performance Institute in 2008. bishop Mitty High School Dixon and his wife, Kendra, reside in Carterville with in Saratoga, Calif. Mitty their daughter, Hailey (7) and son, Brayden (4). won back-to-back West Catholic League Championships and Th e Di x o n Fi l e was ranked as high as Personal seventh in the coun- Name: Tim Dixon try during the 2002 Birthdate/Place: Feb. 26, 1972/San Jose, Calif. season. Dixon and Wife: Kendra his staff helped send Daughter: Hailey (7) several players to Di- Son: Brayden (4) vision I programs. A s a Education player, Dixon pitched • Santa Teresa High School - Santa Teresa, Calif. for six seasons at the • Cal State Fullerton, 1995 professional level with • National University, 2001 - Bachelor’s Degree the Expos, Brewers • Optimal Performance Institute, 2008, Master’s Degree and Red Sox organiza- tions. Drafted in the Coaching Experience 14th round of the 1995 • Pitching Coach - Archbishop Mitty High School MLB Amateur Draft, (2002) he went on to spend • Assistant Coach - Feather River College (2003-04) three of his six years • Assistant Coach - Pacific (2005-06) in Triple A with the • Assistant Coach - Southern Illinois (2007-Pres.) Expos and Red Sox. While pitching for Playing Experience the Harrison- • Pitched six seasons with the Expos, Brewers and Red burg Sena- Sox organizations. tors -- the • Cal State Fullerton - won 1995 Division I National AA affiliate Championship. of the Expos - -

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Volunteer Assistant Coach Strength Coach 2nd Season 3rd Season Blackburn College, 2007 Iowa, 2007 #33 Brian Neal enters his second season as a volunteer assis- John Rich is in his third season at Southern Illinois and tant coach at Southern Illinois University. Neal is in charge is primarily responsible for the strength and conditioning of the Saluki catchers. needs of the Saluki Baseball and Saluki Swimming and Neal spent the 2008 season coaching the hitters, catch- Diving programs. He also assists in the athletic develop- ers and outfielders at Illinois State. ment of the Saluki Football program. In 2009, he guided catcher Mark Kelly to all-MVC hon- Rich came to Southern Illinois in the fall of 2007 as a orable mention accolades. Kelley led the team in hitting for graduate assistant strength coach. Before arriving in Car- the third consecutive season. bondale, Rich completed a summer internship working with COACHING STAFF COACHING Neal entered the coaching ranks after an impressive col- college and elite athletes at the Athletes Performance train- legiate baseball career at Blackburn College in Carlinville, ing complex in Tempe, Ariz. There, he trained a number of Ill. He was a four-year starting catcher, leading the Beavers baseball players, including Houston Street, who is currently to 20-plus wins in each of his four seasons. the closer for the Colorado Rockies. He also worked with A two-time first team all-conference performer, he led a handful of NHL players, most notably Dan Cleary, cur- Blackburn to no worse than a second-place finish in the rently of the Detroit Red Wings, and Nikolai Khabibulin, St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Beavers goalie for the Edmonton Oilers. also won a conference title and advanced to the NCAA Di- Rich received a bachelor’s degree in health promotion, vision III Tournament in 2004. and a minor in integrative psychology from the University In his final season (2007), Neal hit a team-high .394 of Iowa in 2007. During his time in Iowa City, he worked with one and 25 RBI. He also led the squad in hits with the Hawkeye Olympic sport teams for a year and a (61), runs (36), doubles (14), slugging percentage (.503) half. Rich received his master’s degree in kinesiology from and stolen bases (22). In addition to his all-conference ac- SIU in December 2009. colades, Neal was named to the NCAA Division III All- He is a native of Chariton, Iowa, and graduated from Central Region Second-Team. Chariton High School, where he was a member of the foot- A native of Decatur, Ill., Neal owns ball, basketball and track teams. the Decatur Eisenhower all-time career records in hits (166), runs (120) and bat- ting average (.363). Neal graduated with a bachelor’s degree Additional Saluki in Sports Management from Blackburn in May, 2007. He is currently working on his Baseball Staff Master’s in kinesiology at SIU. A 2002 graduate of Decatur Eisen- hower High School, Neal (26) resides in Carterville.

Th e Ne a l Fi l e Kristin Etnier Mike Nolan Personal Secretary Graduate Assistant Name: Brian Neal Athletic Trainer Birthplace: Decatur, Ill.

Education • Decatur Eisenhower High School - Decatur, Ill. • Blackburn College, 2007 - Bachelor’s Degree • Southern Illinois, 2009-Pres - Master’s Degree

Coaching Experience • Assistant Coach - Illinois State (2008) • Assistant Coach - Southern Illinois (2009-Pres.) Jason Clay Playing Experience Sports Information • Blackburn College (Catcher) - 2004-07 Director

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Sa l u k i Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e St a f f COACHING STAFF

Kathy Jones Chet Savage Mark Scally Jason King Associate Director of Associate A.D., Associate A.D., Associate A.D. Athletics External Operations External Affairs Facilities

Ed Thompson Kristina Therriault Dan Rohrer Brad Taylor Assistant A.D., Assistant A.D., Assistant A.D., Assistant A.D., Head Trainer Student Services Compliance Operations

Tom Weber Mark Gazdik Andy Pettit Harold Bardo Director of Media Assistant A.D., Director of Facilities Faculty Athletic Services Marketing and Game Operations Representative

Mike Reis Steve Falat Dave Stultz Casey Hale Director of External & Public Address Ticket Manager Director of SASF Broadcast Operations Announcer

Mike Valentine Grace Luder Jared Nessland Equipment Manager Equipment Assistant Strength Coach

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