1 2 Table of Contents Guide Directory ....................................................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................................................................................................. 2 2013 Team Roster .................................................................................................................... 3 2013 Outlook ........................................................................................................................... 4 Head Coach Profile .................................................................................................................. 6 Assistant Coach Profiles .......................................................................................................... 8 Player Profiles .........................................................................................................................11 Marathon Donors ................................................................................................................... 23 2012 Stats and Region 18 Standings ...................................................................................... 24 2012 Leaders .......................................................................................................................... 25 2012 Game Results ................................................................................................................ 26 2013 Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 27 Topping the Charts ................................................................................................................. 28 McDonald’s ............................................................................................................................ 29 Continuing Success ................................................................................................................ 30 Year by Year Leaders ............................................................................................................. 34 President and Athletic Director .............................................................................................. 36 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................................................. 37 Sponsor Pages ........................................................................................................................ 38 CSI Baseball Records ............................................................................................................ 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 2013 CSI Baseball Media Guide About the Cover and Inside Cover: CSI head coach Boomer Walker will look to eight sophomores to lead this season’s Golden Eagle baseball squad. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Andy Arenz did the pho- tography for the action shots, team photo and mug shots. Graphic design on the cover, page 3 and pages 42-51 were done by Tereasa Nichols. 1 General Information Team Information Location: Twin Falls, Idaho 2012 Record: 34-24 Founded: 1964 Returning Starters: 4 Enrollment: 8,500 Returning Non-Starters: 2 President: Jerry Beck Newcomers: 19 Athletic Director: Joel Bate 2011 SWAC Finish: Third Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference 2011 Region 18 Tournament Finish: Third Region: 18 Region 18 North Division Titles: 12 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I Region 18 Titles: 12 Nickname: Golden Eagles JUCO World Series Appearances: 9 Colors: Gold and Black JUCO World Series National Titles: 1 Website: www.csi.edu Home Facility: Jim Walker Field (450 Capacity) Athletics Office Manager: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May Baseball Information Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 Physical Therapist: Bryan Wright Head Coach: Boomer Walker (9th Year as head Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis coach; 17th year at CSI) Team Chiropractor: ? Assistant Coach: Skip Walker (9th year at CSI as an Academic Advisor: Kat Powell, 732-6548 assistant) Head Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 Nick Aiello (2nd year) Asst. Men’s BB Coaches: Ryan Devlin, 732-6476 Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6491 Colby Blaine, 732-6496 (208) 732-6477 Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 Clubhouse Phone Number: (208) 732-6650 Asst. Women’s BB Coach: Jason Nichols, 732-6490 Mailing Address: CSI Baseball Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 315 Falls Ave. Asst. VB Coach: Jim Cartisser, 732-6492 P.O. Box 1238 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Asst. Softball Coach: Cortney Clark, 732-6495 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 [email protected] Asst. Rodeo Coach: Cody DeMers, 732-6620 CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Dr. Thad Scholes, Dr. Allen Frost, Karl Kleinkopf, Bob Keegan and Laird Stone Sports Information SID: Karen Baumert Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 Southern Idaho Baseball 2013 Roster No. Name Height Weight Position B/T Class Hometown 1 Isaac Anderson 6-1 185 INF/OF R/R Fr Boise, Idaho 2 Carter Yagi 5-8 165 INF L/R So Salt Lake City, Utah 3 Kendal Maier 6-0 195 INF R/R So Missoula, Mont. 4 Kholeton Sanchez 6-2 170 C R/R Fr Farmington, N.M. 5 Tanner Morache 5-10 175 INF L/R So Surrey, B.C 6 Kolton Brost 6-0 190 LHP L/L Fr Payson, Utah 7 Jordan McComb 6-1 190 OF R/R Fr Surrey, B.C 8 Patrick Greene 5-9 170 INF L/R Fr Idaho Falls, Idaho 9 Preston Young 6-0 180 INF/OF R/R Fr Riverton, Utah 10 Kyle Olason 6-1 195 LHP L/L So Blaine, Wash. 12 Eric Holdren 6-1 210 RHP R/R So Las Vegas, Nev. 14 AJ Van Meetren 6-0 185 OF L/R Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 15 Joey Gelz 6-3 210 LHP L/L So Surrey, B.C 16 Bobby Wright 6-1 170 INF R/R Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 20 Grant Kukuk 6-0 180 RHP R/R Fr Reno, Nev. 21 Matt Walcowicz 6-0 235 C R/R Fr. Loveland, Colo. 22 Kade Wagner 6-0 165 LHP L/L Fr Riverton, Utah 24 Nathan Ackerman 6-2 195 C R/R Fr Langley, B.C 25 Jordan Godman 5-11 185 OF R/R Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 26 Matt Roth 6-0 180 RHP R/R Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 28 RJ Bush 6-2 185 INF L/L Fr Reno, Nev. 29 Dillon Dove 6-0 165 LHP L/L Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 30 Eli Davidann 6-5 190 RHP R/R Fr Kailua, Hawaii 32 Ryan Johnson 6-4 210 LHP/UTL L/L So Winnipeg, Manitoba 34 Nolan Stouder 6-3 185 RHP R/R So Wendell, Idaho 3 Deeper pitching, more athleticism defines this year’s CSI baseball team The College of Southern Idaho baseball team returns just five players from last season’s team that took third in the Scenic West Athletic Conference and at the Region 18 Tournament. They are joined by redshirt-sopho- more returner Kendal Maier and two sophomore transfers, giving them a eight players that have played at the collegiate level. One of the areas that the Golden Eagles will be the deepest and have the most experience will be on the mound. All region selection Eric Holdren and Kyle Olason, along with Joey Gelz return for the Eagles as sopho- mores. Newcomer sophomore transfers Ryan Johnson and Nolan Stouder give CSI five pitchers who understand the rigors of college baseball. Joining those five on the mound will be freshmen Kolton Brost, Grant Kukuk, KadeWagner, Matt Roth, Dil- lon Dove and Eli Davidann. “Pitching will definitely be a strength for us this year,” said CSI head coach Boomer Walker. “We have a lot of sophomore leadership. There is a lot of healthy competition to get innings within the staff. They understand that there are other equally talented pitchers on the staff and they push each other.” The only other area on the field that CSI returns any players is in the infield.All region selection Carter Yagi along with Tanner Morache and Kendal Maier are the only sophomores on the team that aren’t pitchers. Maier played in 2011 before an injury sidelined him last season. Newcomers to the team that play infield are Isaac Anderson, Kholeton Sanchez, Patrick Green, Preston Young, Bobby Wright and RJ Bush could all see some time on the dirt. “Our infield is the only place on the offensive side we have experience,” Walker said. “We do not have a ton 4 of depth but we do have experience and have a lot of talent offensively and de- 2013 Outlook fensively. We have great on-field leadership.” There will be all new faces in the outfield. Competing for a spot will be Anderson, Jordan McComb, Young, AJ Van Meetren and Jordan Godman. “We have no returners,” Walker said. “We have a lot of inexperience but hopefully our athleticism and talent will make up for that. If they can fight through the ups and downs of being freshmen, we will be good. They are