Guide Contents GENERAL INFO 2008 RECAP 2009 Quick Facts ...............................................................................1 Game-by-Game Results ....................................................................16 Head Coach Rex Peters .......................................................................2 Individual Statistics ..........................................................................17 Associate Head Coach Matt Vaughn ....................................................3 Big West Conference ...................................................................18-19 Assistant Coach Tony Schifano ...........................................................3 Volunteer Assistant Adam Sorgi ..........................................................3 RECORD BOOK 2009 Roster ......................................................................................15 Year-by-Year Leaders ....................................................................20-22 Year-by-Year Team Statistics .........................................................24-25 PLAYER PROFILES Postseason History ...........................................................................26 Grant Hirneise/Jeremy McChesney .....................................................4 School Records ............................................................................27-29 Ryan Scoma/Kyle Mihaylo ..................................................................5 Season Top 10 Lists .....................................................................30-31 Ty Kelly/Andy Suiter ...........................................................................6 Career Top 10 Lists ......................................................................32-34 Justin Schafer/Grant Bauer/Tom Briner ...............................................7 Year-by-Year Records ........................................................................35 Daniel Cepin/Scott Chew/Alex Dreyfuss .............................................8 Award Winners ............................................................................36-37 Rikki Foster/Scott Heylman/Will Chapman ........................................9 All-Time Letterwinners ................................................................38-43 Corbin Cutshaw/Eric Johnson/Dayne Quist/Nathan Slater ................10 Scotty Walker/Michael Aldrete/Tony Bongiovanni/Tyler Bremer ........11 CAMPUS SECTION Tim Busbin/Kevin Grove/Scott Heinig/Scott Kalush ..........................12 This is UC Davis ...............................................................................i-ii Anthony Kupbens/Matthew Lewis/Scott Lyman/Joseph Medeiros .....13 UC Davis Athletics Staff .................................................................iii-iv Paul Politi/David Popkins/Jared Thompson ......................................14 Facilities Overview ..................................................................... vii-viii Serving The Student-Athlete .............................................................. ix Quick Facts School............................................................University.of.California,.Davis.(UC.Davis) Career Record - UC Davis...........................177-158-1.(6.years) Address.........................................................One.Shields.Avenue./.Davis,.CA..95616 Career Record - All......................................425-289-3.(15.years) Established/Founded..................................1905/1908 Enrollment....................................................31,426 Associate Head Coach.................................Matt.Vaughn.(UC.Davis.’92) Nickname......................................................Aggies Email.............................................................mlvaughn@ucdavis.edu Colors............................................................Yale.Blue.&.Gold Phone............................................................(530).752-2190 National Affiliation......................................NCAA.Division.I. Conference....................................................Big.West.Conference Assistant Coach...........................................Tony.Schifano.(UC.Davis.’97) Home Stadium..............................................Dobbins.Baseball.Complex.(3,500) Email.............................................................aeschifano@ucdavis.edu Dimensions...................................................Lines:.310’,.Alleys:.385’,.Center:.410’ Phone............................................................(530).754-5675 Chancellor.....................................................Dr..Larry.Vanderhoef.(Wisc..Milwaukee.’64) Vol. Assistant Coach...................................Adam.Sorgi.(Stanford.’07) Director of Athletics....................................Greg.Warzecka.(UC.Berkeley.’73) Email.............................................................adam.sorgi@gmail.com Senior Associate A.D.s ....Compliance,.Eligibility,.Sports.Med:..................Nona.Richardson.(Michigan.State.’83) 2008 Record................................................35-24 ....External.Affairs.&.Resource.Dev.:.....................Cindy.Spiro.(Pacific.’76) Big West Conference Record......................13-11.(6th) Associate A.D. NCAA Tournament Record..........................1-2.(advanced.to.NCAA.Regional) ....Business.&.Game.Mgmt.:...............................Bob.Bullis.(Northern.Iowa.’71) Letterwinners Ret./Lost............................14/13 Assistant A.D.s Starters Ret./Lost......................................3/6 ....Media.Relations:............................................Mike.Robles.(Cal.Poly.’88) Starting Pitchers Ret./Lost........................0/5 ....Football.Ops.&.Event.Mgmt:...........................Josh.Flushman.(UC.Davis.’00) ....Marketing.&.Promotions:................................Scott.Brayton.(UC.Davis.‘94) Media Relations Contact.............................Wes.Collins ....Compliance:..................................................Jennifer.Cardone.(Adelphi.‘90) Email.............................................................wdcollins@ucdavis.edu ....Development:................................................Mike.Angius.(UC.Davis.‘77) Media Relations Phone...............................(530).752-3505. Faculty Athletic Rep....................................Dr..Kimberly.Elsbach.(Iowa.’85) Media Relations FAX...................................(530).754-5674 Head Athletic Trainer..................................Jeff.Hogan.(UC.Davis.’81) Aggies on the Web......................................http://www.ucdavisaggies.com Director of Academic Services....................Michelle.Roppeau.(Carleton) Head Coach...................................................Rex.Peters.(Cal.State.Fullerton.’89) Office............................................................119.Hickey.Gym. ......................................................................One.Shields.Avenue. ......................................................................Davis,.CA..95616 Email.............................................................rwpeters@ucdavis.edu Phone............................................................(530).752-7513 2009 UC DAVIS BASEBALL 1 Coaching Staff REX MATT PETERS VAUGHN Head Coach Associate Head Coach 7th Year 17th Year Cal State Fullerton ’89 UC Davis ’92 Few coaches have enjoyed a more auspicious start to a career than The veteran of the Aggie baseball staff, Matt Vaughn enters his 17th Rex Peters has at UC Davis. In 2003, he guided the Aggies to a 36-24 season with the program, now as associate head coach. He has been an season and their first NCAA Div. II postseason berth since 1995. UC Davis integral part of the Aggies success in that time, including two trips to the swept through the West Region tournament – highlighted by back-to- Division II College World Series (1995 and 2003) and one to the Division back shutout victories – and advanced to the national tournament for I postseason (2008). During his career, Vaughn’s duties have included only the second time in school history. For his part, Peters was honored development of the Aggie pitching staff, recruiting and the numerous as the ABCA/Diamond Sports West Region Coach of the Year. day-to-day duties of running a collegiate baseball program. Then the following year – as if in defiance to baseball’s notorious In his UC Davis tenure, Vaughn has coached 28 players who have sophomore jinx – Peters struck again. The Aggies finished with a 37- gone on to sign professional contracts, including 15 pitchers. Ten Aggies 15-1 record, including a 32-7 ledger in the program’s final year with the have earned a total of 12 All-America honors and three have been named California Collegiate Athletic Association. Although no longer eligible West Region Pitchers of the Year. In 2004, one of his protegés – Michael for postseason play as part of its transition to Division I status, UC Da- Potter – captured California Collegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the vis finished atop the conference standings by better than a seven-game Year honors. In Vaughn’s tenure as pitching coach, five of his pitchers margin. Along the way, the Aggies enjoyed school-record streaks of 16 have been selected as conference pitcher of the year. straight victories and 20 consecutive conference wins. In 1997, in a national setting, Vaughn was one of six coaches named In 2008, the university’s first year as an official Division I member, to the USA Baseball support staff for its 1997 National Team Trials