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WWASHINGTONASHINGTON STATESTATE CCOUGARSOUGARS 22010010 BASEBALLBASEBALL ““WE”WE” 22009009 NNCAACAA RREGIONALEGIONAL Table of Contents Baseball Facilities ..........................................................2-5 WSU History ........................................................... 34-90 Cougar Baseball History .............................................34 Baseball Staff ............................................................6-10 Year-By-Year Results ...................................................35 Head Coach Donnie Marbut .....................................6-7 WSU vs. Opponents ...................................................36 Assistant Coach Gregg Swenson ..................................8 WSU in the College World Series ...............................37 Assistant Coach Spencer Allen/ Award Winners/All-Star Selections ........................38-39 Volunteer Coach Gabe Boruff ......................................9 Records and Accomplishments ............................ 40-41 Operations Assistant Matt Tramel/Support Staff ........10 Hitting Leaders .....................................................42-47 Pitching Leaders ....................................................48-51 2010 Student-Athletes ............................................11-27 Letterwinners ........................................................52-56 Roster ........................................................................11 All-Time Draft Picks ....................................................57 Matt Argyropoulos/Chad Arnold ................................ 12 Cougars in the Pros ...............................................58-95 Cody Bartlett/Kyle Buchanan .....................................13 David Cerna/Patrick Claussen ....................................14 Washington State University .............................. 96-108 Adam Conley/Anthony Drobnick ............................... 15 The University .......................................................96-97 Matt Fanelli/Seth Harvey ............................................16 Notable Alumni ...................................................98-99 Spencer Jackson/Kyle Johnson .................................... 17 Administration .........................................................100 Derek Jones/Garry Kuykendall ....................................18 Head Coaches ..........................................................101 Connor Lambert/Ryan Peterson .................................19 Student-Athlete Development ........................... 102-103 Jay Ponciano/Michael Ratigan ....................................20 Athletic Medicine ..............................................104-105 Tommy Richards/Rusty Shellhorn ...............................21 Weight Room ....................................................106-107 Paris Shewey/David Stilley ..........................................22 Traditions .................................................................108 Shea Vucinich/Michael Weber ....................................23 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT James Wise/A.J. Carman/Paul Clingan ........................24 Travis Cook/Bret DeRooy/ MISSION STATEMENT J.K. Dykes/Brett Jacobs ...............................................25 It is the mission of the Athletic Department to create and foster an environment which provides Kendall Mayer/Adam Nelubowich/ opportunities for all student-athletes to enrich their collegiate experience through participation on athletic teams which are competitive at the conference and national level. In concert with the mission Richie Ochoa/Brady Steiger .......................................26 and values of Washington State University, the department is dedicated to providing opportunities, Current Student-Athletes Drafted ..............................27 which will enhance the intellectual, physical, social, moral and cultural development of the whole person, while conducting all activities with honesty and integrity in accordance with the principles Captains.....................................................................26 of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct. The Athletic Department values gender and ethnic diversity and is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all students and staff. The depart- ment will pursue its mission while upholding the values, purposes and policies of Washington State 2010 Preview .......................................................... 28-29 University, the Pacifi c-10 Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Fall Signees ................................................................28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The 2010 Washington State University baseball media guide was written and 2010 Opponents/Travel .............................................29 edited by Craig Lawson, WSU Athletic Media Relations, with design by Craig Lawson and Bill Stevens. Contributors: Pat Caraher, Linda Chalich, Rod Commons, Spencer Drolette, 2009 Review ............................................................30-33 Dick Fry, Bob Guptill, Rick Maxwell, Megan McKinney, Veronica Miracle, Joe 2009 Recap/Highlights .........................................30-31 Nickell, Mark O’English, Alisa Padilla, Katrina Plucker, Jessica Schmick, Bill Stevens, Donny Turnbaugh and Michael Walsh. 2009 Results ..............................................................31 Photography: Rod Commons, Shelly Hanks, Bob Hubner, Craig Lawson, Bill 2009 Overall Statistics ...............................................32 Stevens, Ty Russell, and WSU Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections. 2009 Pacifi c-10 Statistics ............................................33 2010 Cougar Baseball Quick Facts GENERAL TEAM INFORMATION School ............................................. Washington State University 2009 Record........................................................................32-25 Founded ...............................................................................1890 2009 Pac-10 Record ...............................................19-8 (second) Enrollment ........................................................................23,300 2009 NCAA ...................................................... Norman Regional Colors .............................................................. Crimson and Gray Athletic Trainer ..........................................................Chris Lange COACHES Equipment Manager .................................................Nate Weber Head Coach ........................................................ Donnie Marbut Baseball SID ........................................................... Craig Lawson Record ...........................................................147-137 (sixth year) SID Phone ...................................................... 509-335-0265 (W) Assistant Coach ...................................................Gregg Swenson 509-432-9063 (C) Assistant Coach ......................................................Spencer Allen SID E-mail............................................................craigl@wsu.edu Volunteer Coach ........................................................Gabe Boruff Press Box Phone ....................................................509-335-8291 Operations Assistant ................................................ Matt Tramel Website .................................................... www.wsucougars.com BBailey-Braytonailey-Brayton FFieldield “BUCK” BAILEY, 1927-1961 A WSU sports institution for 35 years, Arthur “Buck” Bailey came to Washington State University as assistant football coach and became a legend as its colorful - and winning - head baseball coach. He played football and baseball at Texas A&M and Bethany College in West Virginia and was captain of the West team in the fi rst East-West Shrine football game in 1925. At WSU, Bailey’s baseball teams won or shared 12 Northern Division pennants and were second 11 times. The 1950 team was runner-up for the NCAA title and Bailey’s Cougars were seventh nationally in 1956. He was player-coach of “Bailey’s Angels,” barnstorming basketball team made up of WSU sports greats which toured the Northwest and entertained thousands. Bailey, who retired after the 1961 season as WSU’s winningest coach in any sport, died in 1964. wsucougars.com 2 2010 Cougar Baseball 3,313 fans attended WSU’s 10-4 victory over No. 2 Arizona State, April 12, 2008. “BOBO” BRAYTON, 1962-1994 Fredrick Charles “Bobo” Brayton was one of the winningest collegiate baseball coaches in NCAA history and one of the most innovative and imaginative leaders in the college game. A three-sport letterman at WSU and the Cougars’ fi rst baseball All-American (at shortstop in 1947), Brayton played on two championship baseball teams at Washington State for his mentor and predecessor “Buck” Bailey. Beginning in 1965, he coached the Cougars to an unprecedented 13 straight Northern Division pennants. Brayton retired after the 1994 season as the winningest coach in WSU history and the fourth winningest NCAA Division I baseball coach. His fi nal record was 1,162-523-8 (68.9 winning percentage). WSU’s baseball complex, Bailey-Brayton Field, was named after Brayton and his mentor Bailey. In 2003, his baseball uniform number 14 was retired in a ceremony at Bailey-Brayton Field. 2010 Cougar Baseball 3 wsucougars.com BBailey-Braytonailey-Brayton FFieldield TheTh CougarC baseballb b ll complexl was renamedd fromf BaileyB il FieldFi ld tot Bailey-BraytonB il B t Bailey-Brayton Field (3,500) Field Jan. 22,