2011 Baseball Media Guide
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Table of Contents Guide Directory ....................................................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................................................................................................. 2 2011 Team Roster .................................................................................................................... 3 2011 Outlook ............................................................................................................................ 4 Head Coach Profile .................................................................................................................. 6 Assistant Coach Profiles .......................................................................................................... 7 Player Profiles ........................................................................................................................ 10 2010 Stats and Region 18 Standings ...................................................................................... 23 2010 Game Results ................................................................................................................ 24 2011 Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 25 2010 Leaders .......................................................................................................................... 26 Topping the Charts ................................................................................................................. 27 Continuing Success ................................................................................................................ 28 Year by Year Leaders ............................................................................................................. 32 President and Athletic Director .............................................................................................. 34 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................................................. 35 CSI Athletic Success .............................................................................................................. 36 CSI Athletic Facilities ............................................................................................................ 38 CSI Baseball Facilities ........................................................................................................... 40 CSI Campus ........................................................................................................................... 42 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley ............................................................................................ 44 CSI Baseball Records ............................................................................................................ 46 NJCAA History ...................................................................................................................... 47 Marathon Game Sponsors ...................................................................................................... 48 Sponsor Page .......................................................................................................................... 49 Billboard Sponsors ................................................................................................................. 50 Region 18 Opponents ............................................................................................................. 52 2011 CSI Baseball Media Guide About the Cover and Inside Cover: Eleven sophomores return from the 2010 College of Southern Idaho base- ball team hoping to lead the Golden Eagles to Grand Junction, Colo. and the JUCO World Series. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Doug Maughan did the pho- tography for the mug shots. Graphic design on the cover and pages 36-45 were done by Tereasa Bendele. Andy Arenz took the action photography throughout the guide. 1 General Information Team Information 2010 Record: 37-22 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Returning Starters: 8 Founded: 1964 Returning Non-Starters: 3 Enrollment: 8,500 Newcomers: 15 President: Jerry Beck 2010 SWAC Finish:Fourth Athletic Director: Joel Bate 2010 Region 18 Tournament Finish: Fourth Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference Region 18 North Division Titles: 12 Region: 18 Region 18 Titles: 12 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I JUCO World Series Appearances: 9 Nickname: Golden Eagles JUCO World Series National Titles: 1 Colors: Gold and Black Website: www.csi.edu Home Facility: Skip Walker Field (450 capacity) Baseball Information Athletics Office Manager: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Head Coach: Boomer Walker (7th Year as head Dr. Mark McKain coach; 15th year at CSI) Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May Assistant Coach: Skip Walker (7th year at CSI as an Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 assistant) Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis Kris Welker (2nd year) Team Chiropractor: Dr. David Long Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6491 Academic Advisor: Kat Powell, 732-6548 (208) 732-6477 Head Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 Clubhouse Phone Number: (208) 732-6650 Asst. Men’s BB Coaches: Josh Dees, 732-6496 Mailing Address: CSI Baseball Ryan Devlin, 732-6476 315 Falls Ave. Volunteer Asst. MBB Coach: Colby Blaine P.O. Box 1238 Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Asst. WBB Coach: Tessa Balsick, 732-6490 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Vol. Asst. WBB Coach: Nakeya Isabell, 732-6480 [email protected] Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 Asst. VB Coach: Erin Mellinger, 732-6492 Volunteer Asst. VB Coach: Babes Kalulu, 732-6492 Marketing & Athletic Promotions Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 Asst. Softball Coach: Debbie Dodds, 732-6495 Coordinator:Jason Vickrey Volunteer Asst. SB Coach: Desi Thomson, 732-6495 Office Phone: (208) 732-6482 Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 E-mail Address: [email protected] Asst. Rodeo Coach: Brian Tubbs, 732-6620 Fax: (208) 734-0245 CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Dr. Thad Scholes, Dr. Allen Frost, Donna Brizee, Karl Kleinkopf and Bob Keegan On the Air Sports Information Listen to all the action live on 1450 AM Jonathan Drew. SID: Karen Baumert If you aren’t in the Twin Falls Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 area, go to www.csi.edu/ath- E-mail Address: [email protected] letics and click on listen live Fax: (208) 734-0245 to hear all the CSI baseball games on your computer. Website: www.csi.edu 2 Southern Idaho Baseball 2011 Roster No. Name Height Weight Position B/T Class Hometown 1 Christian Snuffer 5-9 160 INF R/R Fr. Sandy, Utah 2 Devon Austin 6-2 170 C R/R Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 3 Kendal Maier 6-0 185 INF R/R Fr. Missoula, Mont. 4 Cody White 5-10 165 RHP R/R Fr. Lacey, Wash. 5 Andre Ashton 5-9 165 OF R/R Fr. West Jordon, Utah 6 Blake Lively 6-1 185 P/INF R/R So. Redmond, Wash. 7 Andrew Freter 6-4 200 INF R/R Fr. Meridian, Idaho 8 Chase Harris 5-11 185 INF R/R Fr. Meridian, Idaho 9 Parker Webster 6-0 205 OF R/R Fr. Sandy, Utah 10 Ryan Cooperstone 6-1 170 INF R/R So. Chatsworth, Calif. 12 Mike Renner 5-10 160 LHP L/L So. Chatsworth, Calif. 15 Tyler Duffin 6-2 175 LHP L/L So. Spanish Fork, Utah 16 Luke Miller 5-11 175 C R/R Fr. West Jordan, Utah 17 JC Paquin 6-2 215 OF L/R So. Montreal, Quebec 18 Travis Huber 6-3 210 P R/R So. Salt Lake City, Utah 19 Tyler Vavra 6-0 190 RHP R/R So. Calgary, Alberta 21 Parker Morin 5-11 195 C L/R So. Park City, Utah 22 Chris Kerns 6-0 195 RHP R/R So. Boise, Idaho 24 Vincent Giron 6-2 265 INF R/R So. Salt Lake City, Utah 25 Caleb Olsen 6-3 200 LHP L/L So. Salt Lake City, Utah 27 Sam Huebner 6-4 210 C R/R Fr. Rhinelander, Wis. 28 Ben Douglas 5-11 186 INF L/L Fr. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 29 Paul Schaak 6-2 175 LHP L/L Fr. Winkler, Manitoba 30 Trey Mohammed 6-4 215 RHP R/R So. Benicia, Calif. 32 Tyler McCarty 6-3 225 OF L/L Fr. Chehalis, Wash. 33 Edgard Burgos 6-1 200 RHP R/R Fr. Chehalis, Wash. 34 Brandon Petite 6-3 205 RHP R/R So. Novascotia, Canada 3 CSI Baseball looks to challenge for Region 18 title with strong returning pitching core The Region 18 Championship comes down to pitching depth year after year. This season, the Golden Eagles have positioned themselves to compete for a Scenic West Athletic Conference championship. CSI boasts seven returning pitchers and a sophomore transfer pitcher to anchor the 2011 Golden Eagle squad. First-team all region selection Mike Renner leads the way. Renner won seven games as a freshman and ranked fourth in the league in earned run average (2.09). Teammate Tyler Duffin won Region 18 Reliever of the Year honors last season. He ranked first in the league with a 1.06 in earned run average. CSI also returnsT ravis Huber, who posted five saves and a 2.27 ERA to rank fifth in Region 18. Add to that the returning experience of Region 18 honorable mention selection Tyler Vavra (2.83 ERA) and Chris Kerns (4.29 ERA). Trey Mohammed that pitched for the Golden Eagles in 2009 and redshirted last season after suffering a broken elbow will return on the mound this season along with sophomore transfer Brandon Petite who hails from Nova Scotia, Canada. Petite pitched for Texas Tech last season. “Obviously I’m excited with our pitching depth and consider that a strength,” said CSI head coach Boomer Walker. “I’m not sure we have a true No. 1 starter but we