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Rachel Rowan Bruins in the Pros . 31 Alma Mater/Year . Idaho State University/2014 Bruin Baseball Record Book . 32-33 Academic Advisor . Scott Keister Alma Mater/Year . Weber State University/2010 Bruin Club Members . 36 Academic Advisor . Paul Marble 2014-15 Athletics Awards/Results . 38-39 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 Athletic Secretary . Katie Hickman SLCC Administration . 42 Alma Mater/Year . Boise State University/2008 SLCC Athletic Staff & Coaches . 43 Bruin Baseball Quick Facts First Year of Baseball . 1996-97 All Time Record/Years . 570-373/18 SWAC Overall Record/Years . .. 365-248/18 Head Coach/Years . D .G . Nelson/13 Alma Mater/Year . BYU- 1998 Record/Years . .. 430-246/12 SWAC Record/Years . 834-170/12 Baseball Office Phone . .. (801) 957-4861 Best Time to Reach . 12:00pm-3:00pm Assistant Coach . Derek Wadddoups Alma Mater/Year . Bellevue University/2006 2015 Overall Record . 37-25 2015 SWAC Record . 19-13 2015 SWAC Finish . 2nd www.slccbruins.com 2015 Region 18 Tournament . 2nd LIVE Stats and LIVE web cast for 2015 Home Record . 19-5 ALL HOME GAMES 2015 Away Record . 10-14 2016 Returning Starters . 14 Media Guide produced by 2016 Returning Players . 6 Lisa Peshell & Rachel Rowan 2 2016 Newcomers . 20 3 2016 Season Outlook with Coach Nelson How is the team looking? 2015 Bruin Roster “This team is a great group of young men that just finished the fall by getting a team GPA of 3.1. They # Player Year Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown /High School work hard and I see it translating on to the field.” 1 Kody Hall Fr . 6-0 165 INF Highland, UT / American Fork What does the coaching staff expect from this group? 2 Skyler Mahoney So . 5-9 155 INF Henderson, NV / Basic “We expect this group to continue to mature and learn all year long . It’s a very talented group but there 3 Austin Ovard So . 6-1 165 INF St . George, UT / Snow Canyon is a lot about the game of baseball that needs to be learned and applied . Their ability to continue getting 5 Mason Abrath Fr . 6-2 195 RHP Salt Lake City, UT / West better and not getting caught up on failure will dictate the year’s outcome.” 7 Braxton Bullock Fr . 6-1 189 RHP/OF Pleasant View, UT / Fremont Looking at last year’s performance, what are some things the team can improve on? 8 Joe Barlow So . 6-3 195 C Riverton, UT / Riverton “We need to get better with our one pitch at a time approach while never getting result oriented . The 9 Micquel Robinson So . 6-0 170 OF Las Vegas, NV / Cimarron-Memorial beauty of baseball is the game will never be decided by one pitch or play… .We need to stay consistent 10 Jayden Hartle Fr . 6-3 195 RHP Payson, UT / Payson with our approach at the plate and on the mound.” 11 Nic Roberts Fr . 6-2 175 OF Spanish Fork, UT / Spanish Fork How do you see the season shaping up? 12 Andrew Reich So . 6-0 181 LHP Sandy, UT / Hillcrest “Our expectations are always very high. This team definitely controls its own destiny which will be deter- 14 Isaac Evans Fr . 6-3 215 RHP/UTL Bountiful, UT / Viewmont mined by our ability to continue to improve in all aspects throughout the season.” 15 Michael Macove So . 6-0 165 INF Las Vegas, NV / Spring Valley What can fans expect at your games? 16 Jared Newbry Fr . 5-9 165 INF Kennewick, WA / Southridge 17 Cameron Sepede So . 5-11 185 RHP Las Vegas, NV / Faith Lutheran “This is not a timid group. This team will have a chance to win every time we take the field. We are fast and play fast which makes for exciting baseball.” 19 Nick Dawson Fr . 6-0 175 RHP Victoria, BC CAN / Lambrick Park 20 Kam Lane Fr . 6-1 185 OF Eagle, ID / Eagle Final thoughts … 21 Mitch Berryhill Fr. 6-0 170 OF Smithfield, UT / Skyview “This group is a high character/talented team which makes showing up every day fun! They will be fun 22 Nolan Padilla Fr . 5-9 170 C Lehi, UT / Lehi to watch and we need everyone on the roster to perform in order for us to be successful . This looks to be a very exciting group to be involved with and they are absolutely ready to represent the SLCC BRUIN 23 Lincoln Clayton So . 5-11 179 RHP Idaho Falls, ID / Bonneville name and reputation! “ 24 Cameron Benson Fr . 5-9 165 C Bellevue, ID / Wood River 25 Easton Tallon Fr . 5-11 195 INF Salem, UT / Salem Hills 26 Trenton Griffin So. 6-0 140 LHP Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury 27 Tanner Bowden Fr . 6-3 185 RHP/OF Kaysville, UT / Davis 28 Trevor Peterson So . 6-1 185 INF Riverton, UT / Riverton 29 Scott Stokes Fr . 178 RHP Park City, UT / Park City 31 Mitch Cavanagh So . 6-2 230 RHP/INF Oneida, NY / Oneida 32 Joseph Langkilde Fr . 6-4 235 INF Pago Pago, Am . Samoa / Fa’asao Mrist 33 Ian Ence Fr . 6-2 185 RHP Idaho Falls, ID / Hillcrest 34 Tyler Zupon Fr . 6-4 185 C/1B West Jordan, UT / Bingham 35 Mason Paul So . 6-1 180 LHP Farmington, UT / Viewmont Head Coach - D .G . Nelson (13th Year) SID - Rachel Rowan Assistant Coach: Derek Waddoups (9th Year) Mascot - Bruin Assistant Coaches: Tuckett Slade, Jeremy Berg Trainer - Melanie Nesbit Athletic Director - Kevin Dustin President -Deneece Huftalin, PhD 4 5 Head Coach Assistant Coach DG Nelson Derek Waddoups Coach DG Nelson enters his thirteenth year at the Coach Waddoups enters his ninth season as assistant baseball helm of the highly successful SLCC Baseball program . coach for SLCC Bruin Baseball . His duties include recruiting coordina- In his tenure, DG has led the Bruins to a Scenic West tor and hitting coach, along with coaching the catching and supervising Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship, two Region the strength and conditioning and position player speed development 18 Championships and two National Junior College Ath- programs . letic Association (NJCAA) Top 20 finishes. In 2015 the Bruins finished with an overall record of 37-25 and a 19- 13 record in the SWAC . Four Bruins from last year’s club were named Nelson has coached the Bruins to the best record in First Team All-Region, four made Second Team All-Region 18 and five school history and best ever winning percentage . With were selected as All-Region 18 Honorable Mention student-athletes . Nelson as head coach, 120 of his players have moved Coach Waddoups also helped SLCC Baseball Head Coach DG on to compete and study at four-year institutions, with Nelson move 8 players from last year’s team on to compete and study 26 Bruins joining the professional baseball ranks--one at four-year institutions . Since Derek’s arrival, the Bruins have moved even moving on to a Major League Baseball World Se- 79 players on to four-year schools or to join the professional baseball ranks . Overall, the program has had ries team . 28 players drafted in the Major League Baseball amateur draft or sign with professional baseball teams since 1997 . Last season, the Bruins posted an overall record of Waddoups is also the lead instructor for the renowned ‘Know Greater Heroes’ (KGH) Leadership pro- 37-25, finishing with a 19-13 mark in the SWAC. SLCC gram involving SLCC student-athletes . Along with Coach Paul Marble from men’s basketball, Waddoups entered the Region 18 tournament as the second seed, teaches a leadership course to the student-athletes prior to traveling through the community to perform The Nelson File which was played in Henderson, Nevada . The Bruins fell elementary school assemblies . in the Championship match-up against Southern Nevada During the summers Waddoups coaches with the Marshall Gates Foundation .