2008 Baseball Media Guide
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Quick Facts .........................................................................................................................................................2 2008 Team Roster ...............................................................................................................................................3 2008 Outlook ......................................................................................................................................................4 Head Coach Profile .............................................................................................................................................6 Assistant Coach Profiles .....................................................................................................................................7 Player Profiles ...................................................................................................................................................0 2007 Stats and Region 8 Standings .................................................................................................................22 Region 8 Opponents ........................................................................................................................................23 2007 Game Results ...........................................................................................................................................24 2008 Schedule ...................................................................................................................................................25 2007 Leaders .....................................................................................................................................................26 Topping the Charts ............................................................................................................................................27 Year by Year Leaders .......................................................................................................................................28 Continuing Success ...........................................................................................................................................30 CSI Baseball Records .......................................................................................................................................34 NJCAA World Series History ...........................................................................................................................35 President and Athletic Director .........................................................................................................................36 Behind the Scenes .............................................................................................................................................37 Marathon Game Donors ....................................................................................................................................38 McDonald’s .......................................................................................................................................................39 Billboard Sponsors ............................................................................................................................................40 CSI Athletic Success .........................................................................................................................................42 CSI Athletic Facilities .......................................................................................................................................44 CSI Baseball Facilities ......................................................................................................................................46 CSI Campus ......................................................................................................................................................48 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley ......................................................................................................................50 Media Speed Roster ..........................................................................................................................................52 About the Cover: Five players return with high hopes of leading the Golden Eagles to a Region 8 Championship. Last season the Golden Eagles finished second in Scenic West Athletic Conference action with a 40-7 record. This year’s team will look to match that and compete for a SWAC title. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Randy Burbank of Burbank Photography took the photos for the athlete mug shots. Graphic design and layout for the cover and inside cover as well as pages 42-5 were done by Tereasa L. Bendele. Action photography throughout the publication was taken by Andy Arenz and Randy Burbank. 2007 Record: 40-7 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Returning Starters: 3 Founded: 964 Returning Non-Starters: 2 Enrollment: 7,500 Newcomers: 9 President: Jerry Beck 2007 SWAC Finish: Second Athletic Director: Joel Bate 2007 Region 8 Tournament Finish: Fifth Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference Region 8 North Division Titles: 2 Region: 8 Region 8 Titles: 2 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I JUCO World Series Appearances: 9 Nickname: Golden Eagles JUCO World Series National Titles: Colors: Gold and Black Website: www.csi.edu Home Facility: Skip Walker Field (450 capacity) Athletics Administrative Assistant: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Dr. Mark McKain Head Coach: Boomer Walker (4rd Year as head Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May coach; th year at CSI) Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-648 Assistant Coach: Dave Carter (4th year at CSI) Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis Skip Walker (4rd year at CSI as Team Chiropractor: Dr. David Long assistant) Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 Office Phone Number: (208) 732-649 Asst. VB Coach: Erin Mellinger, 732-6492 (208) 732-6477 Head Men’s BB Coach: Barret Peery, 732-6496 Clubhouse Phone Number: (208) 732-6650 Asst. Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 Mailing Address: CSI Baseball Asst. Men’s BB Coach: Jeff Renegar, 732-6476 35 Falls Ave. Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 P.O. Box 238 Asst. Women’s BB Coach: Merrilee Sears, 732-6490 Twin Falls, ID 83303-238 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Assistant Softball Coach: Nicole Rollins, 732-6494 [email protected] Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 [email protected] CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Leroy Craig, Dr. Allan Frost, Donna Brizee, Dr. Charles Lehrman and Dr. Thad Scholes SID: Karen Baumert Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 No. Name Pos. Height Weight Class B/T Hometown Matt Deacon INF/OF 5-9 160 So R/R St. Albert, Alberta 2 Taylor Mangum RHP 6-1 190 Fr American Fork, Utah 3 Tyler Chism OF 6-1 190 Fr R/R Taylorsville, Utah 4 Cameron Cushing C 6-0 200 Fr R/R Caldwell, Idaho 5 Andrew Reyes INF 5-9 170 Fr R/R Surrey, B.C. 6 Jed Hanson UTL/RHP 6-0 185 So S/R Hamlake, Minn. 7 Tyler Barrett LHP 6-3 190 Fr Boise, Idaho 8 Zach Vlietstra OF/P 6-1 165 Fr R/R Rapid City, S.D. 2 Garrett Wolff INF 5-0 170 Fr R/R Rapid City, S.D. 5 Jake Draeger RHP 6-2 195 So Oak Grove, Minn. 7 Nate Carlson OF 6-4 20 Fr R/R Portland, Ore. 8 Travis Reynolds INF 6-2 195 So R/R Reno, Nev. 9 Andy Fox INF 6-2 195 Fr R/R Vancouver, Wash. 20 Tony Hunt INF 6-4 220 Fr R/R Pocatello, Idaho 2 Victor Spencer C 6- 20 Fr R/R Burnaby, B.C. 22 Sam Armstrong RHP 6-1 170 Fr N. Vancouver, B.C. 24 Zane Gray LHP 6-1 190 Fr Sandy, Utah 26 Brandon Henn RHP 5-9 165 Fr Nanaimo, B.C. 27 Nate Robertson OF 6-3 205 Fr R/R Twin Falls, Idaho 28 Justin Smith RHP 6-1 190 So Pleasant Grove, Utah 29 Jason Oatman LHP 6- 20 So Great Falls, Mont. 3 Tyler Gilder RHP 6-4 190 Fr Butte, Mont. 33 Justin Jensen INF 6-3 25 Fr R/R South Jordan, Utah 34 Tyler Curtis RHP 6-4 20 Fr West Jordan, Utah 3 Coming off a second-place finish in Scenic West Athletic Conference play, the College of Southern Idaho baseball team will look to a young group of players to challenge for a championship. Only five players return off a team that ended the season 40-7 - three of them pitchers that finished strong. “We’re going to have to figure out how to play together early,” said head coach Boomer Walker. “My expectation is that early we will learn to play as a team and see how it is to play in this league. By the second go-round in conference play, we will need to stop being freshmen and have it figured out.” The burden of teaching the new players will fall on the shoulders of the five returners - Jed Hanson, Jason Oatman, Justin Smith, Jake Draeger and Travis Reynolds. They are joined by sophomore transfer Matt Deacon who is the only other player with experience. “I think the sophomore guys we have back are much better than they were as freshmen,” Walker said. “They made more than a nor- mal progression from freshman to sophomore.” Hansen, who played outfield for CSI last season, will be looked to behind the plate. He is joined by freshmen Cameron Cushing and Victor Spencer at that position. “I think we’re going to be as good catching-wise as last year,” Walker said. While the infield is completely