San Jose State University Baseball Baseball Quick Facts Table of Contents Location: . .San Jose, Calif. Quick Facts . .1 Enrollment: . .32,746 Roster Information . .2-3 Founded: . .1857 Pronunciation Guide . .3 Affiliation: . .NCAA Division I Head Coach Sam Piraro . .4-7 Conference: . .Western Athletic Conference Coaching/Baseball Staff . .8-11 Nickname: . .Spartans 2010 Season Outlook . .12-14 The Spartans . .15-35 Colors: . .Gold, White & Blue 2009 Individual Statistics & Team Results . .38-39 President: . .Jon Whitmore Western Athletic Conference . .40-43 NCAA Faculty Representative: . .Bill Campsey 2010 WAC Opponents . .44 Director of Athletics: . .Tom Bowen Awards & Honors . .46-47 Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Baseball Admin.: . .John Poch San Jose State Baseball Hall of Fame . .48 Spartan All-Americans . .49 Head Coach: . .Sam Piraro (San Jose State, 1975) 2000 College World Series . .50-51 Career Record/Record at SJSU: . .726-540-6, 22 Seasons NCAA Postseason . .52-53 Associate Head Coach: . Year-By-Year Results Under Sam Piraro . .54-57 . .Tom Kunis (6th Season, San Jose State, 1991) Year-By-Year Records . .58 Assistant Coach: . Coaching Records . .58 . .Jeff Pritchard (3rd Season, San Francisco, 2000) All-Time Series Records . .59 Volunteer Assistant Coach: . Letterwinners . .60-63 . .Brian Yocke (2nd Season, San Jose State, 2008) The Record Book . .64-69 Coordinator of Operations: . Spartans in the Pros . .70 . .Jason Piraro (5th Season, San Jose State, 2010) City of San Jose . .72 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: . .Andrew Peters President Jon Whitmore . .73 Equipment Manager: . .Justin Weaver San Jose State University . .73-74 Administrative Assistant: . .Kayla Propp Blethen Field/San Jose Municipal Stadium . .75 Director of Athletics Tom Bowen . .76-77 Athletics Administration . .77-78 2009 Overall Record: . .41-20 Staff Directory . .79 2009 WAC Record/Finish: . .15-7/1st Culture of Champions . .80-81 2009 Postseason: . .WAC Tournament (2-2) Athletics Facilities . .82-83 Key Returnees: Strength & Conditioning . .84 o .Jason Martin, OF, .377, 68 R, 86 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 45 RBI Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions . .85 o . .Corey Valine, IF, .387, 30 R, 72 H, 11 2B, 7 HR, 46 RBI The Spartan Nine . .86 o . .Danny Stienstra, IF, .337, 39 R, 63 H, 12 2B, 27 RBI Student-Athlete Success Services/CHAMPS . .87 o . .Karson Klauer, IF, .263, 26 R, 41 H, 10 2B, 4 HR, 31 RBI Media Information . .88 Key Losses: Credits o Kyle Bellows, IF, .389, 62 R, 93 H, 16 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 57 RBI The 2010 San Jose State University baseball media guide is a o . .David Berner, LHP, 3.20 ERA, 7-2, 95.2 IP, 84 SO, 3 CG production of the Sports Information Department. Content written, o . .Ryan Shopshire, RHP, 4.04 ERA, 6-1, 62.1 IP, 69 SO, 1 CG editing and layout done by Doga Gur. Cover designs by Paul Tran and o .Jacob Bruns, OF, .399, 47 R, 71 H, 16 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 43 RBI Michael Beaubien. Assistance from Sam Piraro, John Poch, Lawrence o . .Anthony Aguilera, C, .274, 33 R, 14 2B, 2 HR, 27 RBI Fan, Amy Villa, Shawn Murphy, Dominic Urrutia, Tom Kunis, Jeff o . .Max Peterson, LHP, 4.55 ERA, 7-1, 65.1 IP, 62 SO Pritchard, Brian Yocke, Jason Piraro, Justin Weaver, Kayla Propp and Andrew Peters. Front and back cover photography by Terrell Lloyd Home Fields (Capacity): . .Municipal Stadium (5,200) and Brad Kupper. Inside photographs by Terrell Lloyd, Brad Kupper, . .Blethen Field (500) Damon Tarver, Ron Fried, Wayne Salvatore, Kyle Chesser, Doga Gur, Municipal Field Dimensions (L to R): . .320-365-390-365-320 the Western Athletic Conference and the San Jose Convention and Blethen Field Dimensions (L to R): . .335-365-390-365-335 Visitors Bureau. Pros photography on inside front and inside the guide Blethen Field Record (9 Years): . .40-16-1 (.711) courtesy of Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Kyle Bellows); Mark Morand, Mainframe Photography (David Berner); San Francisco Giants (Kevin Assistant Athletics Director/SID: . .Lawrence Fan Frandsen), Casper Ghosts (Trevor Gibson), Michael Zagaris, Oakland Sports Information Office Phone: . .(408) 924-1217 Athletics (Brad Kilby), Salt Lake Bees (Gary Patchett), Vancouver Associate Sports Information Director: . .Amy Villa Canadians (Max Peterson) and Lansing Lugnuts (Ryan Shopshire). Sports Information Assistant: . .Shawn Murphy Printing by SVSE and Theatre Publications in Santa Clara, Calif. Sports Information Student Assistant: . .Dominic Urrutia To obtain a copy by mail, please send a check for $10.00 to cover han- Assistant SID/Baseball Contact: . .Doga Gur dling and first class postage to: Sports Information Office, San Jose E-Mail: . [email protected] State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0062. Gur Office Phone: . .(408) 924-1211 Office Fax: . .(408) 924-1291 San Jose State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, Athletics Department Phone: . .(408) 924-1200 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 Baseball Office Fax: . .(408) 924-1301 applies to all San Jose State student and staff programs and activities. Press Box Phone - Municipal Stadium: . .(408) 924-7276 Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Director of the Press Box Phone - Blethen Field: . .(650) 353-0153 Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, SJSU, San Website: . .SJSUSpartans.com Jose, CA 95192, (408) 924-1115. 2009 Western Athletic Conference Champions 1 2010 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School Pitchers 8 John Austin LHP L/L 5-10 185 JR JC Sunnyvale, Calif./College of San Mateo 30 Drew Bradshaw LHP R/L 6-1 225 FR HS Danville, Calif./Monte Vista HS 36 Craig Broussard RHP R/R 5-10 145 SO SQ San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep 35 Esteban Guzman RHP R/R 6-4 235 SO SQ Fairfield, Calif./Angelo Rodriguez HS 17 Andy Hennessey RHP R/R 6-1 185 SO SQ San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep Patrick Hennessey RHP R/R 6-0 195 FR HS San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep 4 Zack Jones RHP/IF R/R 6-1 180 FR HS San Jose, Calif./Santa Teresa HS Michael Kwan RHP R/R 6-1 195 SO HS West Hills, Calif./El Camino Real HS 21 Eric LeBaron RHP R/R 6-2 205 JR SQ Petaluma, Calif./College of Marin 34 Sean Martin RHP R/R 6-0 195 SO JC Newark, Calif./Ohlone College 20 Luke Mazzanti RHP R/R 6-2 210 JR 1V Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS 26 Blake McFarland RHP R/R 6-5 230 JR JC San Jose, Calif./Santa Barbara City College 12 Dylan Morrow RHP R/R 6-2 195 FR HS San Luis Obispo, Calif./Mission College Prep 42 Graham Rodriguez LHP L/L 6-1 175 JR JC Oakland, Calif./Chabot College 27 David Wayne Russo LHP L/L 5-11 160 FR HS Monterey, Calif./Monterey HS 44 Ryan Vander Tuig RHP R/R 6-6 220 JR SQ Oakdale, Calif./Oakdale HS Catchers 19 Chris Carrillo C R/R 5-11 170 FR HS Whittier, Calif./St. Paul HS 3 Bryson Rahier C S/R 6-1 205 JR SQ San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon HS Infielders 32 Anthony Bona 1B/C R/R 5-9 210 SO 1V Union City, Calif./James Logan HS 2 Nick Borg IF L/R 5-11 180 JR JC San Mateo, Calif./Cañada College 13 Breyon Canez 1B L/L 6-4 215 JR SQ Hollister, Calif./San Benito HS 23 Tyler Christian IF R/R 6-1 180 FR HS San Jose, Calif./Leigh HS 25 Barney Evans 1B/C L/R 6-3 220 JR JC Half Moon Bay, Calif./CC of San Francisco 14 Craig Hertler IF/OF L/R 5-10 190 JR 2V San Jose, Calif./Branham HS 6 Richie Johnson IF R/R 6-0 170 FR HS San Leandro, Calif./Arroyo HS 11 Karson Klauer IF R/R 5-11 190 SR 3V Hollister, Calif./San Benito HS 5 Michael Reiling IF R/R 5-8 155 SO 1V San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian HS 24 Danny Stienstra IF R/R 6-2 205 JR 2V Woodside, Calif./Saint Francis HS 7 Corey Valine 3B/C R/R 5-10 210 SR 2V West Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers HS Outfielders 55 Tommy Gale OF R/R 6-2 175 JR 2V Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS 28 Kerry Jenkins OF R/R 6-2 205 JR JC Tracy, Calif./Chabot College 10 Kolton Klauer OF R/R 6-0 160 JR JC Hollister, Calif./Hartnell College 1 Jason Martin OF R/R 5-9 175 JR 2V San Jose, Calif./The Harker School 9 Tim Quiery OF L/L 6-0 162 FR HS San Mateo, Calif./Junipero Serra HS 29 Andrew Rodriguez OF R/R 5-11 165 FR HS Union City, Calif./James Logan HS 37 Nick Schulz OF R/R 6-2 193 FR HS Mountain View, Calif./Saint Francis HS 15 Alex Sofranac OF L/L 6-0 195 SR 1V Danville, Calif./Diablo Valley College Coaching Staff Head Coach: 18 Sam Piraro - 23rd Season, San Jose State, 1975 Associate Head Coach: 31 Tom Kunis - 6th Season, San Jose State, 1991 Assistant Coach: 33 Jeff Pritchard - 3rd Season, San Francisco, 2000 Volunteer Assistant Coach: 39 Brian Yocke - 2nd Season, San Jose State, 2008 Coordinator of Operations: Jason Piraro - 5th Season, San Jose State, 2010 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Andrew Peters - 1st Season, Point Loma Nazarene, 2007 Equipment Manager: Justin Weaver - 16th Season, San Jose State, 1999 Administrative Assistant: Kayla Propp - 1st Season, San Jose State 2 2010 San Jose State University Baseball Media Guide Roster Information Numerical Roster 2010 Squad Analysis 1.