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Big 12 Conference BIG 12 CONFERENCE BIG 12 CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS 400 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062 GENERAL INFORMATION 469/524-1000 Media Services ___________________________________________2-3 469/524-1045 - Fax Conference Information _____________________________________ 4 Big12Sports.com National Champions & Sportsmanship Statement ___________________ 5 Conference Championships __________________________________ 6 Commissioner __________________________________ Dan Beebe Notebook ______________________________________________ 7 Deputy Commissioner ___________________________ Tim Weiser Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ______________________________8-9 Senior Associate Commissioner ______________________ Tim Allen Composite Schedule ____________________________________ 10-13 Senior Associate Commissioner ___________________ Dru Hancock NCAA Championship/College World Series _____________________ 14 Associate Commissioner - Communications ____________ Bob Burda Commissioner Dan Beebe & Conference Staff ____________________ 15 Associate Commissioner - Football & Student Services __________________ Edward Stewart TEAMS Baylor Bears __________________________________________ 16-18 Associate Commissioner - Quick Facts/Schedule/Coaching Information ____________________ 16 Men’s Basketball & Game Management ________ John Underwood Alphabetical/Numerical Rosters _____________________________ 17 Chief Financial Officer ____________________________ Steve Pace 2010 Results/Statistics ____________________________________ 18 Assistant Commissioner - Compliance ________________ Keri Boyce Kansas Jayhawks ________________________________________ 19-21 Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources __ Brad Clements Kansas State Wildcats ____________________________________ 22-24 Assistant Commissioner - Championships ____________ Dayna Scherf Missouri Tigers ________________________________________ 25-27 Director of Communications ______________________ Rob Carolla Nebraska Cornhuskers __________________________________ 28-30 Director of Football Championship ________________Donnie Duncan Oklahoma Sooners _____________________________________ 31-33 Director of Marketing ___________________________ Maark Keith Oklahoma State Cowboys ________________________________ 34-36 Associate Director of Communications ______________ Joni Lehmann Texas Longhorns _______________________________________ 37-39 Assistant Director of Communications _____________Carmen Branch Texas A&M Aggies ______________________________________ 40-42 Assistant Director of Video Services ________________ Sean Hollister Texas Tech Red Raiders __________________________________ 43-45 Internet Services Coordinator __________________ Kiron Andersen Championships Manager _________________________Maria Huggins 2010 SEASON REVIEW Assistant Business Manager______________________ Neesha Quinn Standings/Overall Statistics _________________________________ 46 Executive Assistant to the Commissioner/ Overall Statistics _______________________________________ 47-48 Manager of Executive Affairs ____________________ Melanie Ellis Game Highs ____________________________________________ 49 Administrative Assistant ________________________ Regina Everett Conference-Only Statistics _______________________________ 50-52 Administrative Assistant ___________________________Tracy Hunt Administrative Assistant _________________________ Valerie Rocha RECORD BOOK & HISTORY Coaching Records ________________________________________ 52 Receptionist/Administrative Assistant ____________ Michelle Peterson Game & Season Records ________________________________ 53-55 Will Hancock Communications Assistant __________Laura Rasmussen Career Records ________________________________________ 55-56 Will Hancock Communications Assistant ____________ Taylor Wilson Year-By-Year Review ____________________________________ 57-69 Internet Services Assistant _____________________Brian Mortensen Championship Results & Records ___________________________ 70-74 Annual Statistical Leaders _________________________________ 75-77 CREDITS Attendance Leaders _____________________________________ 77-78 National Polls ___________________________________________ 79 The 2011 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide is a publication of the Big 12 communications All-Big 12 Honors ______________________________________ 80-83 staff using InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2 and Microsoft Word. Academic All-Big 12 Teams ________________________________ 84-87 Editor: Carmen Branch Weekly Awards ________________________________________ 88-89 National Awards _________________________________________ 90 Layout & Design: Carmen Branch, Laura Rasmussen All-America Honors ____________________________________ 91-93 NCAA Records _________________________________________ 94 Page Design Assistance: Laura Rasmussen Big 12 & the Major League Baseball Draft _____________________ 95-99 Big12Sports.com ________________________________________ 100 Editorial Assistance: Bob Burda, Rob Carolla, Joni Lehmann, Laura Rasmussen and Taylor Wilson Inside Front Cover photo: Scott Weaver Photography Additional Photos: Scott Weaver Photography, Associated Press and courtesy school media relations offices. Cover layouts/designs: Summit Athletic Media - Charlotte, N.C. Printing: MultiAd - Peoria, Illinois Special Thanks: The Big 12 would like to thank Dave Mateer, Matt Lueders and the school media relations offices for their valuable assistance in producing this publication. Big12Sports.com 1 MEDIA SERVICES BIG 12 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Bob Burda, Associate Commissioner - Communications Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1007 E-mail _____________________ [email protected] Rob Carolla, Director of Communications Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1011 E-mail __________________ [email protected] Joni Lehmann, Associate Director of Communications Bob Burda Rob Carolla Joni Lehmann Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1022 E-mail _____________________ [email protected] Carmen Branch, Assistant Director of Communications Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1009 E-mail ___________________ [email protected] Laura Rasmussen, Will Hancock Communications Assistant Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1039 E-mail ________________ [email protected] Taylor Wilson, Will Hancock Communications Assistant Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1040 Carmen Branch Laura Rasmussen Taylor Wilson E-mail ___________________ [email protected] BIG12SPORTS.COM STAFF COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Kiron Andersen, Internet Services Coordinator The Big 12 Conference baseball coaches will participate in a media-only Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1033 preseason teleconference at 10 a.m. Central time on Feb. 15. The conference E-mail ____________________ [email protected] call can be heard live and will be archived on Big12Sports.com. Please contact the Big 12 communications staff for the call-in and replay phone numbers. Wendell Barnhouse, Big12Sports.com Correspondent E-mail ___________________ [email protected] Postseason AWards Brian Mortensen, Internet Services Assistant The Big 12 presents the official all-conference awards at the end of the Office Direct _______________________ 469/524-1038 regular season. Major award winners are chosen, along with the All-Big 12 E-mail _______________ [email protected] teams. Each head coach votes on the squads and is not permitted to vote for his own players. The awards will be announced prior to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. THE Internet -- Big12Sports.com The Big 12 maintains its website at Big12Sports.com. Complete information Academic All-Big 12 teams are also chosen in baseball and will be announced on the league and its member schools is available. prior to the postseason. The site boasts original content from throughout the Conference along with BIG 12 WEEKLY SHOWS several video broadcasts, including a weekly magazine show - The Big 12 Report. The Big 12 Report is a weekly show that is available exclusively at In baseball, full rebroadcasts of ESPN televised contests will be available via the Big12Sports.com. Hosted by Correspondent Wendell Barnhouse, the Big 12 Network Online, within 72 hours of a game’s completion. Comprehensive show is broadcast each Thursday and focuses on the schools and student- coverage from the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship will be athletes throughout the Big 12. In addition, it will give fans a unique look video streamed for free on Big12Sports.com for the fifth consecutive year. into the workings of the Conference itself - including television, bowl games, scheduling and more - along with interviews with the Commissioner and Scores throughout the league and standings are updated on a daily basis. other selected Big 12 staff. Conference statistics are available daily, with weekly award winners posted each Monday. The Big 12 also boasts two over-the-air weekly magazine-style shows. Each program is a 30-minute promotion of the league, with features on student- Media can access Acrobat PDF files of the conference release, statistics and athletes, coaches, teams and conference championships. Big 12 Showcase the league media guide on the website. returns for its 15th season on FSN and has been produced by Keith Fletcher each of those years. Emily Jones handles hosting duties. Big 12 This Week CONFERENCE RELEASE is televised by ESPNU, with Melissa Knowles as the primary host. Segments The Big
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