Table of Contents GENERAL INFO 2006 RECAP 2007 Quick Facts ...............................................................................1 Game-by-Game Results ....................................................................16 Head Coach Rex Peters .......................................................................2 Individual Statistics ..........................................................................17 Associate Head Coach Matt Vaughn ....................................................3 Div. I Independents .....................................................................18-19 Assistant Coach Lloyd Acosta .............................................................3 Big West Conference ...................................................................20-21 Volunteer Assistant Jon Heuerman .....................................................3 2007 Roster ........................................................................................4 RECORD BOOK Year-by-Year Leaders ....................................................................22-24 PLAYER PROFILES Postseason History ...........................................................................26 Nik Aurora/Paul Gonzales ..................................................................5 School Records ............................................................................27-29 Aaron Hanke/Michael Hernandez/Michael Jacobellis ..........................6 Season Top 10 Lists .....................................................................30-31 Brent Nichols/Brandon Oliver/ ...........................................................7 Career Top 10 Lists ......................................................................32-34 Matt Dempsey/Daniel Descalso ...........................................................8 Year-by-Year Records ........................................................................35 Eddie Gamboa/Evan Hudson/Kevin James ..........................................9 Award Winners ............................................................................36-37 Ryan Royster/Bryan Evans/Justin Fitzgerald ......................................10 Grant Hirneise/Jacob Jefferies/Brad McAtee ......................................11 CAMPUS SECTION Jeremy McChesney/Michael Brown/Scott Chew ................................12 This is UC Davis ...............................................................................i-ii Alek Diachenko/Alex Dreyfuss/Rikki Foster/Trevor Fox ....................13 About UC Davis Athletics ..............................................................iii-iv Marco Grifantini/Josh Leite/Colin McCusker/Kyle Mihaylo ...............14 Facilities Overview ......................................................................... v-vi Jeff Reekers/Justin Schafer/Matthew Stein/Matt Van Orden ...............15 Transition to Division I ..................................................................... vii 2007 Quick Facts School ........................................................University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Associate Head Coach .............................Matt Vaughn (UC Davis ’92) Address ....................................................One Shields Avenue / Davis, CA 95616 Email ........................................................mlvaughn@ucdavis.edu Established/Founded ..............................1905/1908 Phone .......................................................(530) 752-2190 Enrollment ................................................30,475 Nickname ..................................................Aggies Assistant Coach .......................................Lloyd Acosta (UC Davis ’96) Colors ........................................................Yale Blue & Gold Email ........................................................lracosta@ucdavis.edu National Affi liation ..................................NCAA Division I Provisional Phone .......................................................(530) 754-5675 ................................................................... (Reclassifying from D-II) Conference ................................................Independent (joins Big West Conference in 2008) Volunteer Assistant Coach .....................Jon Heuerman (Sacramento State) Stadium .....................................................Dobbins Baseball Complex (3,500) Email ........................................................jheuerman12@yahoo.com Dimensions ...............................................Lines: 310’, Alleys: 385’, Center: 410’ 2006 Record ...........................................18-34 Chancellor .................................................Dr. Larry Vanderhoef (Wisc. Milwaukee ’64) Letterwinners Ret./Lost .......................17/13 Director of Athletics ................................Greg Warzecka (California ’73) Pitchers Ret./Lost ..................................7/9 Senior Associate A.D. ..............................TBA Associate A.D.s Media Relations Contact ........................Wes Collins External Affairs: ........................................Larry Swanson (Oregon State ’65) Email ........................................................wdcollins@ucdavis.edu Business & Game Mgmt.: ..........................Bob Bullis (Northern Iowa ’71) Media Relations Phone ..........................(530) 752-3505 Assistant A.D.s Media Relations FAX ..............................(530) 754-5674 Media Relations: .......................................Mike Robles (Cal Poly ’88) Aggies on the Web .................................http://www.ucdavisaggies.com Football Ops & Event Mgmt: ......................Mitch Campbell (UC Davis ‘87) Marketing & Promotions: ...........................Scott Brayton (UC Davis ‘94) Compliance: .............................................Jennifer Cardone (Adelphi ‘90) Development: ...........................................Mike Angius (UC Davis ‘77) GUIDE CREDITS Faculty Athletic Rep. ...............................Dr. Kimberly Elsbach (Iowa ’85) The 2007 Baseball Media Guide is a production of the UC Davis Head Athletic Trainer ..............................Jeff Hogan (UC Davis ’81) Athletics Media Relations Offi ce. Media outlets may obtain additional copies by calling 530/752-8050. Electronic versions are Head Coach ..............................................Rex Peters (Cal State Fullerton ’89) available to the public on the athletics website (www.ucdavisaggies. Offi ce .......................................................119 Hickey Gym com). ...................................................................One Shields Avenue ...................................................................Davis, CA 95616 Written and edited by Mark Honbo, with editorial and research Email ........................................................rwpeters@ucdavis.edu assistance from Mike Robles and Wes Collins. Original research Phone .......................................................(530) 752-7513 by Doug Dull, Clay Sigg and Tim Ankcorn. Cover design by Scott Stevenson. Cover photography by Wayne Tilcock of the Career Record - UC Davis ......................118-102-1 (4 years) Davis Enterprise. Portraits and facility photography by Jim von Career Record - All ..................................366-233-3 (13 years) Rummelhoff. Printed at Dumont Printing in Fresno, Calif. 2007 UC DAVIS BASEBALL 1 C O A C H I N G S T A F F Rex Peters PETERS AT A GLANCE Few coaches have enjoyed a more COACHING EXPERIENCE auspicious start to a career than Rex • Head Coach, UC Davis, 2005-present Peters in his fi rst three years at UC Davis. • Head Coach, Chapman University, 1994-2002 In 2003, he guided the Aggies to a 36-24 • Assistant Coach, Chapman University, 1993 season and their fi rst NCAA postseason berth since 1995. UC Davis swept EDUCATION through the West Region tournament • M.S., Education - Azusa Pacifi c ’94 – highlighted by back-to-back shutout • B.S., Physical Education - Cal State Fullerton ’96 victories – and advanced to the national tournament for only the second time in PETERS COACHING RECORD school history. For his part, Peters was UC DAVIS (2005-PRESENT) honored as the ABCA/Diamond Sports Year W L T Pct. West Region Coach of the Year. Then the following year – as if in defi - 2006 18 34 0 .346 ance to baseball’s notorious sophomore 2005 27 29 0 .482 jinx – Peters struck again. The Aggies 2004 37 15 1 .708 fi nished with a 37-15-1 record, including a 32-7 ledger in the program’s 2003 36 24 0 .600 fi nal year with the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Although Totals (4 years) 118 102 1 .536 no longer eligible for postseason play as part of its transition to Division I status, UC Davis fi nished atop the conference standings by better than CHAPMAN a seven-game margin. Along the way, the Year W L T Pct. Aggies enjoyed school-record streaks of 2002 29 12 0 .707 16 straight victories and 20 consecutive POSITION 2001 37 11 0 .771 Head Coach conference wins. 2000 33 12 1 .728 1999 39 5 0 .886 In 2005, Peters guided the program YEAR AT UC DAVIS 1998 29 13 0 .690 through its fi rst predominantly Division I 4th schedule. The Aggies posted sweeps against 1997 31 16 0 .660 UC Santa Barbara, Utah Valley State and ALMA MATER 1996 24 17 0 .585 Cal State Northridge, then capped the Cal State Fullerton ’89 1995 16 20 0 .444 season with an 8-7 win over Cal in the 1994 10 25 1 .292 home fi nale. Totals (9 years) 248 131 2 .654 Peters arrived at the UC Davis program after spending the previ- ous nine seasons as head coach