Guide Directory ..................................................................................................................................................1 Quick Facts .........................................................................................................................................................2 2009 Team Roster ...............................................................................................................................................3 2009 Outlook ......................................................................................................................................................4 Head Coach Profile .............................................................................................................................................6 Assistant Coach Profiles .....................................................................................................................................7 Player Profiles ...................................................................................................................................................10 2008 Stats and Region 18 Standings .................................................................................................................23 2008 Game Results ...........................................................................................................................................24 2009 Schedule ...................................................................................................................................................25 2008 Leaders .....................................................................................................................................................26 Topping the Charts ............................................................................................................................................27 Year by Year Leaders ........................................................................................................................................28 Continuing Success ...........................................................................................................................................30 CSI Baseball Records .......................................................................................................................................34 NJCAA World Series History ...........................................................................................................................35 President and Athletic Director .........................................................................................................................36 Behind the Scenes .............................................................................................................................................37 Marathon Game Donors ....................................................................................................................................38 McDonald’s .......................................................................................................................................................39 Billboard Sponsors ............................................................................................................................................40 CSI Athletic Success .........................................................................................................................................42 CSI Athletic Facilities .......................................................................................................................................44 CSI Baseball Facilities ......................................................................................................................................46 CSI Campus ......................................................................................................................................................48 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley .......................................................................................................................50 Region 18 Opponents ........................................................................................................................................52 About the Cover: The Golden Eagles return 13 players hungry for a Region 18 Championship. They along with head coach Boomer Walker and assistant Skip Walker will join 12 new players and two new assistant coaches to fight for the right to host the conference tournament in a very competitive league. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Doug Maughan and Tereasa Bendele took the photos for the athlete mug shots. Graphic design and layout for the cover and inside cover as well as pages 42-51 were done by Tereasa Bendele. Action photography throughout the publication was taken by Andy Arenz and Randy Burbank. 1 2007 Record: 31-28 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Returning Starters: 9 (including 2 from past years) Founded: 1964 Returning Non-Starters: 4 Enrollment: 7,500 Newcomers: 12 President: Jerry Beck 2008 SWAC Finish: Fourth Athletic Director: Joel Bate 2008 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) Athletics Administrative Assistant: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Dr. Mark McKain Head Coach: Boomer Walker (5th Year as head Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May coach; 13th year at CSI) Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 Assistant Coach: Skip Walker (5th year at CSI as an Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis assistant) Team Chiropractor: Dr. David Long Aaron Bond (1st year) Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 Mitch Stachowsky (1st year) Asst. VB Coach: Erin Mellinger, 732-6492 Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6491 Head Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 (208) 732-6477 Asst. Men’s BB Coach: Russ Beck, 732-6476 Clubhouse Phone Number: (208) 732-6650 Asst. Men’s BB Coach: Josh Dees, 732-6496 Mailing Address: CSI Baseball Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 315 Falls Ave. Asst. Women’s BB Coach: Merrilee Sears, 732-6490 P.O. Box 1238 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Assistant Softball Coach: Debbie Dodds, 732-6495 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 [email protected] Assistant Rodeo Coach: Brian Tubbs, 732-6620 [email protected] CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Leroy Craig, Dr. Allan Frost, Donna Brizee, Dr. Charles Lehrman and Dr. Thad Scholes SID: Karen Baumert Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 No. Name Pos. Height Weight Class B/T Hometown 1 Kasey Jeroue INF/P 5-9 180 Fr R/R Twin Falls, Idaho 2 Ryan Lay OF 5-9 170 Fr L/R Bakersfield, Calif. 3 Tyler Chism OF 6-1 190 So R/R Taylorsville, Utah 4 Cameron Cushing C 6-0 200 So R/R Caldwell, Idaho 5 Remington Pullin C/INF 5-11 213 Fr R/R Twin Falls, Idaho 6 Chris Gokey C/P 5-10 178 Fr R/R Roberts, Idaho 8 Casey Lish P 6-2 190 Fr R/R Pocatello, Idaho 9 Alex Hancock OF 6-1 185 So L/R Pocatello, Idaho 10 Colby Robison P 6-1 185 Fr R/R Rexburg, Idaho 12 Garrett Wolff INF 5-10 170 So R/R Rapid City, S.D. 14 Dale Anderson INF/P 6-1 205 Fr R/R Strathmore, Alberta 16 Preston Olson P 6-6 180 Fr R/R Taylorsville, Utah 17 Nate Carlson OF 6-4 210 So R/R Portland, Ore. 18 Tanner Craswell INF 6-2 197 Fr R/R Charlottetown, PEI 19 Andy Fox INF 6-2 195 So R/R Vancouver, Wash. 20 Tony Hunt INF 6-4 220 So R/R Pocatello, Idaho 21 Victor Spencer C 6-1 210 So R/R Burnaby, B.C. 22 Sam Armstrong P 6-1 170 So R/R N. Vancouver, B.C. 24 Lionel Morrill OF 6-5 195 Fr R/R Edmonton, Alberta 25 Trent Johnson P/UTL 6-0 195 So R/R Idaho Falls, Idaho 26 Tyler Barrett P 6-3 190 So R/L Boise, Idaho 29 Logan Clewes P 6-2 185 Fr R/R Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 Trey Mohammed P 6-4 220 Fr R/R Benicia, Calif. 33 Justin Jensen INF 6-3 215 So R/R South Jordan, Utah 34 Tyler Curtis P 6-4 210 So R/R West Jordan, Utah 3 CSI head coach Boomer Walker thinks this group of players has one thing that was missing last season - team chemistry. “Our biggest strength is that this group of guys just like each other,” Walker said. “More than the work ethic that they have is that there is no division. They are one cohesive unit. There is not a guy on the team that doesn’t want his teammate to succeed.” While team unity is key, Walker knows that you still have to have talent. “We have depth everywhere,” he said. “We have guys that play multiple positions, 15 hitters and lots of depth at the pitcher position. And more than all that, we have players that don’t want to disappoint the team.” Because Walker is so excited about this season’s team, he found it difficult to find weaknesses. “Maybe that we have only one left-handed pitcher,” Walker said. “One weakness might be the unknown on what it takes to win the league. They will need to feel their way through to learn what it takes to win in the end.” There are 11 players from last season’s team along with Alex Hancock, who played for the Golden Eagles in 2006 and Trent Johnson, who played for CSI in 2007. Those 13 are joined with 12 freshmen. Four key players that return include 2008 second-team