2011 San Jose State Baseball Table of Contents Quick Facts . .1 Baseball Quick Facts Roster Information . .2-3 Location: . .San Jose, Calif. Head Coach Sam Piraro . .4-7 Enrollment: . .29,200 All-Time Coaching Records . .8 Founded: . .1857 Coaching & Support Staff . .9-12 Affiliation: . .NCAA Division I 2011 Spartans . .13-35 Conference: . .Western Athletic 2000 College World Series . .36 Nickname: . .Spartans NCAA Postseason . .37 Colors: . .Gold, White & Blue Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament . .38 Interim President: . .Don W. Kasssing NCAA Faculty Representative: . .Bill Campsey 2010 Review . .39-41 Director of Athletics: . .Tom Bowen 2010 WAC Review . .42 Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Baseball Admin.: . .John Poch Year-By-Year Final WAC Standings . .43 WAC Tournament . .44 Awards, Honors & Records . .45-66 Head Coach: . .Sam Piraro (San Jose State, 1975) Individual Awards and Honors . .46-48 Career Record/Record at SJSU: . .749-577-6, 23 Seasons Associate Head Coach: . Letterwinners . .49-52 . .Tom Kunis (7th Season, San Jose State, 1991) Record Book . .53-57 Assistant Coach: . All-Time Series Records . .58 . .Jeff Pritchard (4rd Season, San Francisco, 2000) Year-By-Year Results Since 1987 . .59-65 Volunteer Assistant Coach: . San Jose State Baseball Hall of Fame . .66 . .Corey Valine (1st Season, San Jose State, 2010) City of San Jose . .67-69 Coordinator of Operations: . .Jason Piraro (6th Season, San Jose State, 2010) Director of Athletics Tom Bowen . .70-71 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: . .Andrew Peters Interim President Don W. Kassing . .71 Equipment Manager: . .Justin Weaver San Jose State University . .72-74 Administrative Assistant: . .Kayla Propp San Jose Municipal Stadium/Blethen Field . .75 Culture of Champions . .76-77 Strength & Conditioning . .78 2010 Overall Record: . .23-37 2010 WAC Record/Finish: . .9-15/6th Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions . .79 2010 Postseason: . .WAC Tournament (2-2) Media Information . .80 Key Returnees: . .Jason Martin, OF, .373, 46 R, 88 H, 13 2B, 23 RBI . .Zack Jones, INF/RHP, .310, 4 HR, 3.73 ERA, 5-1, 5 SV Credits 2010 WAC Freshman of the Year The 2011 San Jose State University baseball media guide was produced . .Blake McFarland, RHP, 3.62 ERA, 7-4, 99.1 INS, 71K, 3 CG by the schools sports information department. 2011 Preseason WAC Pitcher of the Year ..............................Tim Quiery, OF, .344, 26 R, 54 H, 7 2B, 25 RBI Cover designs by Michael Beaubien. Key Losses: . .Karson Klauer, INF, .316, 31 R, 75 H, 12 2B, 7 HR, 43 RBI Front and back cover photography by Terrell Lloyd and Brad Kupper. .Corey Valine, INF, .307, 33R, 70 H, 11 2B, 4 HR, 39 RBI Inside photography by Terrell Lloyd, Brad Kupper, Damon Tarver, Ron Fried, Bob Bain, Wayne Salvatore, Kyle Chesser, Doga Gur, the West- ern Athletic Conference and the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bu- Home Fields (Capacity): . .Municipal Stadium (5,200) reau. .Blethen Field (500) Municipal Field Dimensions (L to R): . .320-365-390-365-320 Inside front photography courtesy of Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Kyle Blethen Field Dimensions (L to R): . .335-365-390-365-335 Bellows); Mark Morand, Mainframe Photography (David Berner); San Blethen Field Record (10 Years): . .43-20-1 Francisco Giants (Kevin Frandsen), Casper Ghosts (Trevor Gibson), Michael Zagaris, Oakland Athletics (Brad Kilby), Salt Lake Bees (Gary Patchett), Vancouver Canadians (Max Peterson) and Lansing Lugnuts Assistant Athletics Director/SID: . .Lawrence Fan (Ryan Shopshire). Sports Information Office Phone: . .(408) 924-1217 Assistant SID/Baseball Contact: . .Richard Stern To obtain a copy by mail, please send a check for $10.00 to cover han- E-Mail: . [email protected] dling and first class postage to: Sports Information Office, San Jose Office Phone: . .(408) 924-1208 State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0062. Office Fax: . .(408) 924-1291 Athletics Department Phone: . .(408) 924-1200 San Jose State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, Baseball Office Phone: . .(408) 924-1255 disability, disabled veteran’s or Vietnam veteran’s status. This policy ap- Baseball Office Fax: . .(408) 924-1301 plies to all San Jose State student and staff programs and activities. Ques- Press Box Phone - Municipal Stadium: . .(408) 924-7276 tions regarding this policy should be directed to the Director of the Office Press Box Phone - Blethen Field: . .(408) 318-8111 of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, SJSU, San Jose, Website: . .SJSUSpartans.com CA 95192, (408) 924-1115. www.sjsuspartans.com 1 Roster No Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Yr Hometown Last School Infielders 32 Anthony Bona 1B/C R/R 5-9 210 Jr. Union City, Calif. James Logan HS 11 Nick Borg IF L/R 5-11 180 Sr. San Mateo, Calif. Cañada College 25 Matt Carroll IF R/R 6-6 238 Fr. Gilroy, Calif. Valley Christian HS 8 Tyler Christian IF R/R 6-1 180 So. San Jose, Calif. Leigh HS 14 Craig Hertler IF/OF L/R 5-10 190 Sr. San Jose, Calif. Branham HS 30 Matt Lopez IF/OF L/L 5-11 195 Fr. San Francisco, Calif. Saint Ignatius HS 27 Caleb Natov IF L/R 6-2 190 Fr. Vallejo, Calif. Vallejo HS 5 Michael Reiling IF R/R 5-8 155 Jr. San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian HS 28 Nick Rossetta IF R/R 6-0 200 Fr. San Jose, Calif. Branham HS 2 Danny Stienstra IF R/R 6-2 205 Sr. Woodside, Calif. Saint Francis HS 15 Jacob Valdez IF L/R 5-9 180 Fr. Tracy, Calif. Tracy HS Catchers 19 Trevin Craig C R/R 6-0 205 Fr. Morgan Hill, Calif. Valley Christian HS 20 Michael DiRocco C R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. Ohlone College Outfielders 36 John Crooks OF L/R 5-8 180 Jr. Toledo, Ohio Feather River College 55 Tommy Gale OF R/R 6-2 175 Sr. Pleasanton, Calif. Amador Valley HS 12 Kerry Jenkins OF R/R 6-2 205 Sr. Tracy, Calif. Chabot College 1 Jason Martin OF R/R 5-9 175 Sr. San Jose, Calif. The Harker School 9 Tim Quiery OF L/L 6-0 162 So. San Mateo, Calif. Junipero Serra HS 24 Andrew Rodriguez OF R/R 5-11 165 So. Union City, Calif. James Logan HS 37 Nick Schulz OF R/R 6-2 193 So. Mountain View, Calif. Saint Francis HS Pitchers 10 John Austin LHP L/L 5-10 185 Sr. Sunnyvale, Calif. College of San Mateo 44 Drew Bradshaw LHP R/L 6-1 225 So. Danville, Calif. Monte Vista HS 39 Dan Davis RHP R/R 5-11 155 Fr. San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian HS 35 Esteban Guzman RHP R/R 6-4 220 Jr. Fairfield, Calif. Angelo Rodriguez HS 17 Andy Hennessey RHP R/R 6-1 185 Jr. San Jose, Calif. Bellarmine College Prep 4 Zack Jones RHP/IF R/R 6-1 180 So. San Jose, Calif. Santa Teresa HS 6 Jason Kafka RHP R/R 6-3 195 So. Chicago, Ill. Saint Rita of Cascia HS 21 Eric LeBaron RHP R/R 6-2 205 Sr. Petaluma, Calif. College of Marin 23 Sean Martin RHP R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Newark, Calif. Ohlone College 26 Blake McFarland RHP R/R 6-5 230 Sr. San Jose, Calif. Santa Barbara City College 16 Johnny Melero LHP L/L 6-0 175 Fr. San Jose, Calif. Archbiship Mitty HS 3 Dylan Morrow RHP R/R 6-2 195 So. San Luis Obispo, Calif. Mission College Prep 34 Roberto Padilla LHP L/L 6-3 201 Jr. Union City, Calif. Ohlone College 13 David Wayne Russo LHP L/L 5-11 160 So. Monterey, Calif. Monterey HS 29 D.J. Slaton RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Hollister, Calif. Palma HS Coaching Staff 18 Sam Piraro - Head Coach (San Jose State ‘75) - 24th year 31 Tom Kunis - Associate Head Coach (San Jose State ‘91) - 7th year 33 Jeff Pritchard - Assistant Coach (San Francisco ‘00) - 4th year 7 Corey Valine - Volunteer Assistant Coach (San Jose State ‘10) - 1st year Jason Piraro - Coordinator of Operations (San Jose State ‘10) - 6th year 2 2011 San Jose State Spartans Baseball Roster information Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/8 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 4/4 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 4/1 Pronunciation Guide Total Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/6 Newcomers: 13 32 Anthony Bona. bone-AHH 19 Trevin Craig . TR-evan 20 Michael DiRocco. DUH-row-coe Letterwinners Returning (14): 14 Craig Hertler . HURT-ler John Austin (LHP), Nick Borg (IF), Drew Bradshaw (LHP), Esteban Guzman (RHP), Andy Hennessey (RHP), Craig Hertler (IF/OF), Kerry Jenkins (OF), Zack 6 Jason Kafka. CALF-kah Jones (RHP/IF), Jason Martin (OF), Sean Martin (RHP), Blake McFarland (RHP), 21 Eric LeBaron . luh-BARON Tim Quiery (OF), Michael Reiling (IF), Danny Stienstra (IF) 16 Johnny Melero . mel-AIR-oh 27 Caleb Natov. KAY- lib Nate-OFF Letterwinners Lost (8): 34 Roberto Padilla. pa-DEE-ah Craig Broussard (RHP), Breyson Canez (IF), Richie Johnson (IF), Karson Klauer (IF), 9 Tim Quiery . CHOIR-ee Luke Manzzanti (RHP), Bryson Rahier (C), Alex Sofranac (OF), Corey Valine (IF) 5 Michael Reiling . REE-ling 28 Nick Rossetta . ROSE-eh-tah Other Returnees (8): 13 David Wayne Russo. RUE-so Anthony Bona (IF/C), Tyler Christian (IF), Tommy Gale (OF), Eric LeBaron (RHP), Dylan Morrow (RHP), Andrew Rodriguez (OF), David Wayne Russo (LHP), Nick 37 Nick Schulz . SHULTS Schulz (OF) 28 D.J. Slaton . SLAY-ton 2 Danny Stienstra . STEEN-struh Newcomers (13): Matt Carroll (IF), Trevin Craig, (C), John Crooks (OF), Dan Davis (RHP), Michael DiRocco (C), Jason Kafka (RHP), Matt Lopez (IF/OF), Johnny Merlero (LHP), 18 Sam Piraro .