#8 • Josh Meents #26 • Jake Petro #5 • Chay Derbigny #27 Juan Perez #29 Casey Allen #17 • Jason Griggs #14 • Erol Kelter February April S M T W TH F Sa. S M T W TH F Sa. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CCU TCU* TCU* TCU* Noon 2 pm 2 pm Noon 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 York (DH) UNC UNC UNM* UNM* Noon 2 pm 1 pm 2 pm 1 pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 UNC KWU KWU (DH) UNM* CCU SDSU* SDSU* Noon 2 pm Noon Noon 3 pm 6 pm 1 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KWU Navy^ Navy^ SDSU* BYU* BYU* BYU* Noon 10 am 1 pm 1 pm 7 pm 7 pm Noon 25 26 27 28 29 30 Akron^ 9 am March May S M T W TH F Sa. S M T W TH F Sa. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Gonz% LCSC% UTVS% UTVS/UNC UNC 11 am 2 pm 10 am 11/2 @ 3 pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WSU%% WS WS (DH) Utah* Utah* 6:30 pm 2 pm Noon 2 pm 1 pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WS TCU* TCU* Utah* UNLV* UNLV* UNLV* Noon 6:30 pm 2 pm Noon 6:30 pm 2 pm 1 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 TCU* SDSU* SDSU* SDSU* MWC MWC MWC MWC MWC 1 pm 2 pm 2 pm Noon Tourney Tourney Tourney Tourney Tourney 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 UHH UHH UHH UHH (DH) 6 pm 6 pm 3 pm 11 am (^) Service Academies Classic - Millington, Tenn. Team Abbreviations: (%) Banana Belt Tournament - Lewiston, Idaho (Lewis & Clark State host) CCU: Colorado Christian; York: York College; UNC: Northern Colorado; KWU: (%%) - Game in Pullman, Wash.; (@) Games in Greeley, Colo. Kansas Wesleyan; Gonz: Gonzaga; LCSC: Lewis & Clark State College; UTVS: Utah (*) Mountain West Conference Game Valley State; WSU: Washington State; WS: Wright State; SDSU: San Diego State; MWC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev. UHH: Hawai’i-Hilo; UNM: New Mexico Home Games In Blue Dates and times subject to change United States Air Force Academy Baseball 2007 Table of Contents/Schedule/Quick Facts . 1 2007 Opponents. 18-19 Lettermen . 36-37 Media Information/Staff Directory . 2 2007 MWC Championship Info . 20 Coaching History. 38 Roster . 3 2007 MWC Composite Schedule . 21 The Plate to the Plane. 39 Head Coach Mike Hutcheon . 4 2006 Statistics . 22 Vision Training . 40 Assistant Coaches. 5 2006 Conference Statistics. 23 Falcon Athletic Center . 41 Season Outlook . 6 2006 Results . 24 World Class Athlete Program . 41 Karl Bolt. 7 Yearly Records/Postseason . 25 Colorado Springs. 42 Mitch Brown. 8 Year-By-Year Statistical Leaders . 26-27 Athletic Department Directory . 43 Joe Peterson. 9 Season Records. 28-29 The Academy Quick Facts . 44 Geno Salazar . 10 Career Records . 30-31 The Academy Administration. 45 Returning Players. 11-13 Game/Season Records . 32 Athletic Department Administration . 46 Newcomers . 13-17 NCAA Records. 33 Academy Athletics. 47 So. and Jr. Individual Statistics/JV Schedule . 17 Falcon Honors . 34-35 Falcon Field . 48 2007 Schedule 2007 Quick Facts Date Opponent Place Time General Information F 3 Sat. COLORADO CHRISTIAN USAFA Noon Location . .Air Force Academy, CO. F 4 Sun. YORK COLLEGE (DH 7/7) USAFA Noon Founded . .1954 F 9 Fri. Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 2 p.m. F 10 Sat. Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 1 p.m. Enrollment . .4,000 F 11 Sun. Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. Noon Nickname . .Falcons F 16 Fri. KANSAS WESLEYAN USAFA 2 p.m. Colors . .Blue and Silver F 17 Sat. KANSAS WESLEYAN (DH 7/7) USAFA Noon Home Field/Capacity . .Falcon Field/1,000 F 18 Sun. KANSAS WESLEYAN USAFA Noon Surface . .Sport Turf infield/grass outfield F 23 Fri. Navy^ Millington, Tenn. 10 a.m. Dimensions-LF/CF/RF . .349/400/316 F 24 Sat. Navy^ Millington, Tenn. 1 p.m. Affiliation F 25 Sun. Akron^ Millington, Tenn. 9 a.m. .NCAA I M 1 Thurs. Gonzaga$ Lewiston, Idaho 11 a.m. Conference . .Mountain West M 2 Fri. Lewis & Clark State$ Lewiston, Idaho 2 p.m. Superintendent . .Lt. Gen. John Regni M 3 Sat. Utah Valley State$ Lewiston, Idaho 10 a.m. Athletic Director . .Dr. Hans Mueh M 4 Sun. Washington State$ Pullman, Wash. TBA Vice A.D. .Brad DeAustin M 9 Fri. WRIGHT STATE USAFA 2 p.m. Coaching Staff M 10 Sat. WRIGHT STATE (DH 7/7) USAFA Noon Head Coach . .Mike Hutcheon M 11 Sun. WRIGHT STATE USAFA Noon M 16 Fri. TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. Alma Mater/Year . .Wayne State, 1984 M 17 Sat. TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 2 p.m. Record at School/Yrs. .25-131/3 yrs. M 18 Sun. TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 1 p.m. Career Record/Yrs. .264-271/12 yrs. M 22 Thurs. SAN DIEGO STATE* USAFA 2 p.m. Baseball Office Phone . .719-333-7914 M 23 Fri. SAN DIEGO STATE* USAFA 2 p.m. Assistant Coaches . .Maj. Mike Kazlausky, 5th year (USAF Academy, 1991) M 24 Sat. SAN DIEGO STATE* USAFA Noon Scott Marchand, 3rd year (St. Anselm College, 2000) M 27 Tues. Hawai’i-Hilo Hilo, Hawai’i 6 p.m. Chandler Rose, 1st Year (Central Florida, 2004) M 28 Wed. Hawai’i-Hilo Hilo, Hawai’i 6 p.m. M 30 Sat. Hawai’i-Hilo Hilo, Hawai’i 3 p.m. Team Information M 31 Sun. Hawai’i-Hilo (DH 7/7) Hilo, Hawai’i 11 a.m. All-Time Record/Yrs. .913-1,103-3/50 A 5 Fri. TCU* USAFA 2 p.m. 2006 Record . .10-38 A 6 Fri. TCU* USAFA 2 p.m. 2006 Conf. Record/Finish . .1-21/6th A 7 Fri. TCU* USAFA Noon Letterwinners R/L . .14/10 A 13 Fri. NEW MEXICO* USAFA 2 p.m. Starters R/L . .5/4 A 14 Sat. NEW MEXICO* USAFA 1 p.m. Pitcher A 15 Sun. NEW MEXICO* USAFA Noon rs R/L . .5/2 A 17 Tues. Colorado Christian Lakewood, Colo. 3 p.m. Newcomers/Pitchers . .20/9 A 20 Fri. San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 6 p.m. Athletic Media Relations A 21 Sat. San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 1 p.m. Baseball SID . .Nick Arseniak A 22 Sun. San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 1 p.m. Office Phone . .719-333-9251 A 26 Thurs. BYU* Provo, Utah 7 p.m. Arseniak E-Mail . [email protected] A 27 Fri. BYU* Provo, Utah 7 p.m. SID Fax . .719-333-3798 A 28 Sat. BYU* Provo, Utah Noon M 4 Fri. Utah Valley State Greeley, Colo. 11 a.m. Press Box Phone . .719-333-3472 M 4 Fri. Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 3 p.m. Web Site . .www.GoAirForceFalcons.com M 5 Sat. Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 11 a.m. SID Mailing Address . .2168 Field House Dr. M 11 Fri. UTAH* USAFA 2 p.m. USAF Academy, CO 80840 M 12 Sat. UTAH* USAFA 1 p.m. M 13 Sun. UTAH* USAFA Noon M 17 Thurs. UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 6:30 p.m. Media Guide Credits M 18 Fri. UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 2 p.m. The 2007 Air Force baseball media guide was written, edited and designed M 19 Sat. UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 1 p.m. by Nick Arseniak, Assistant Media Relations Director, using QuarkXpress and Adobe M 22-26 MWC Championships Las Vegas, Nev. TBA Photoshop CS. Cover: featuring Air Force seniors Geno Salazar, Mitch Brown and Karl Bolt, designed by Nick Arseniak and Madeline McGuire with photography by Danny Meyer. * Denotes Mountain West Conference game. 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