SAN JOSÉ STATE BASEBALL 2020 QUICK FACTS Baseball SID: Matt Penland| (256) 343-4158 | [email protected]
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SAN JOSÉ STATE BASEBALL 2020 QUICK FACTS Baseball SID: Matt Penland| (256) 343-4158 | [email protected] GENERAL TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS (2019 Stats) Location ............................................................................................ San Jose, CA 95192 Name Class Pos. GP-GS. Avg/OBP/SLG HR RBI Enrollment ................................................................................................................ 32,471 Blake Berry Sr. DH 53-50 .323/.406/.423 1 30 Founded ........................................................................................................................1857 Connor Konishi Jr. OF 46-44 .273/.371/.323 0 8 Affiliation ................................................................................................. NCAA Division I Johnny Mendoza Sr. C 29-24 .250/.349/.284 0 16 James Shimashita So. OF/1B 53-49 .295/.374/.352 1 34 Nickname ..............................................................................................................Spartans Troy Viola Sr. INF 53-53 .256/.299/.357 3 27 Colors ...................................................................................................Gold, White & Blue Interim President .........................................................................Dr. Mary A. Papazian NCAA Faculty Representative ..................................................Dr. Tamar Semerjian TOP RETURNING PITCHERS Director of Athletics .......................................................................................Marie Tuite Name Class Pos. ERA APP IP W-L SV BB K Starting Pitchers Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director/Baseball Administrator........................Blake Sasaki Jonathan Clark So. RHP 5.49 17 59.0 2-3 0 27 34 Conference............................................................................................... Mountain West Ben Polack So. LHP 8.07 11 29.0 1-4 0 24 19 Home Facility .............................................................................Excite Ballpark (5,200) Municipal Stadium Dimensions (L to R) ............................320-365-390-365-320 Relief Pitchers Press Box Phone ......................................................................................(408) 924-7276 Wesley Clawson Jr. LHP 3.62 17 37.1 2-4 0 21 27 Ticket Office ..............................................................................................(408) 924-7589 Nicholas Morales Jr. RHP 4.71 24 36.1 0-2 0 24 38 2019 Overall Record ................................................................................................ 20-34 2019 MW Record/Finish ...............................................................................13-17 (5th) KEY POSITION PLAYER LOSSES (2019 Stats) 2019 Postseason ...........................................................................................................N/A Name Pos. GP-GS Avg/OBP/SLG HR RBI Kellen Strahm OF 43-41 .382/.487/.546 6 28 COACHING STAFF Aaron Pleschner INF 51-51 .284/.355/.318 0 18 Head Coach .............................................................................................Brad Sanfilippo ............................................................................................(UC Davis, 1998), 3rd season TOP NEWCOMERS Record at San José State .................................................................47-64 (2 seasons) Name Class Pos. 2019 School Assistant Coach ..............................................................................................Ross Gusky Kevin Kyle Jr. RHP San Joaquin Delta CC ..................................................................................(Valdosta State, 2015), 1st season Sean Prozell Jr. RHP College of San Mateo Dalton Bowling Fr. INF/RHP John F. Kennedy HS Assistant Coach ......................................................................................Thomas Walker Spencer Long Jr. RHP El Camino College ..................................................................................... (UC Riverside, 2016), 1st season Ruben Mercado Jr. SS Cuesta College Volunteer Assistant Coach ..............................................................Spencer Erdman ..................................................................................................... (LMU, 2018), 1st season ROSTER BREAKDOWN Volunteer Assistant Coach ...........................................................................Alex Davis Starters R/L.......................................................................................................................7/2 .....................................................................................................(SJSU, 2019), 1st season Pitchers R/L ......................................................................................................................8/5 Director of Baseball Operations ...................................................... Carlee Johnson Letterwinners R/L .....................................................................................................18/14 Equipment Manager ..............................................................................Randy Venters Newcomers ....................................................................................................................... 19 Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................................................Theresa Gethins SOCIAL MEDIA MEDIA RELATIONS Twitter ................................................................................................@SanJoseStateBSB Athletics Media Relations Director .....................................................Lawrence Fan ......................................................................................................................@SJSUAthletics Athletics Media Relations Office Phone ........................................ (408) 924-1217 Instagram ................................................................................................. @SJSUBaseball Assistant Director of Media Relations/Baseball Contact ............ Matt Penland Facebook .................................................................................../SJSUSpartansBaseball Email..........................................................................................matt.penland@sjsu.edu Cell Phone ................................................................................................ (256) 343-4158 Office Phone ............................................................................................ (408) 924-1219 Office Fax .................................................................................................. (408) 924-1291 Athletics Department Phone ............................................................ (408) 924-1200 Baseball Office Phone .......................................................................... (408) 924-1262 Baseball Office Fax ................................................................................ (408) 924-1301 Website .....................................................................................www.sjsuspartans.com 2019 San José State Baseball • @SJSUBaseball • #GoSpartans • #SpartanUp 1 2020 SJSU BASEBALL QUICK FACTS Brad Sanfilippo the MW Co-Pitcher of the Year. Brett Bautista also earned first team honors while Fineas Del Bonta-Smith and Head Coach Shane Timmons earned second team honors. 3rd Season UC Davis, 1998 Prior to his promotion to head coach, Sanfilippo was an assistant coach at San Jose State in 2013 and 2014. He also was an assistant coach at the University of California for the 2010 through 2012 and the 2015 through 2017 seasons. Brad Sanfilippo is entering his third season at the helm of San Jose State University baseball after being pro- He coached 21 Golden Bear players that were drafted moted to head coach on June 12, 2018 after serving one by major league teams. Four of them are currently on season as the interim head coach. In two seasons, he Major League rosters - Mark Canha (Oakland Athletics), has posted a 47-64 record while guiding the Spartans to Marcus Semien (Oakland Athletics), Andrew Knapp (Phil- the 2018 Mountain West Tournament. He has posted 29 adelphia Phillies), and Trevor Hildenberger (Minnesota wins in conference play, just four wins shy of the total Twins). number of wins the Spartans had compiled in their first four seasons as a member of the Mountain West (2014- Sanfilippo has seven seasons of high school head coach- 2017). ing experience leading Los Gatos (Calif.) High for six seasons and one at Willow Glen High in San Jose. In 2019, Sanfilippo led the Spartans to a 20-34 record overall and 13-17 mark in conference play. The Spar- As a head coach, Los Gatos High won four El Camino tans fell just one game short of playing in their sec- League titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) and the 2006 ond-straight Mountain West Tournament. SJSU began and 2009 Central Coast Section (CCS) Division II cham- the season with a 12-6 mark in conference play before pionships. The 2006 team was the first Los Gatos High injuries began to pile up and take its toll on the pro- team to win a CCS baseball title and finished the season gram. Senior Kellen Strahm was a First Team All-MW ranked 12th in the state. The Wildcats were 139-51 dur- selection after leading the conference with a .382 bat- ing Sanfilippo’s tenure. ting average. Fellow senior Andrew Mitchel was the MW strikeout leader with 112. Following the 2009 season, Sanfilippo was inducted into the Los Gatos High School Hall of Fame. In 2018, Sanfilippo coached