Table of Contents 2007 Information 2007 Seawolves Schedule 1 Head Coach John Goelz 2 Assistant Coaches 3-4 BASEBALL 2007 Roster 5 2007 Preview 6 Schedule 2007 Seawolves 7-14 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2006 Review Fri-Feb. 2 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm 2006 Highlights 16 Sat-Feb. 3 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am 2006 Results 16 Tue-Feb. 6 SAN FRANCISCO STATE ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm 2006 Statistics 17-19 Thu-Feb. 8 WESTERN OREGON ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm 2006 Honors 19 Sat-Feb. 10 Western Oregon San Francisco, Calif 2:00 pm 2006 CCAA Standings 20 Fri-Feb. 16 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz 5:00 pm 2006 All-Conference Honors 20 2006 CCAA Leaders 21 Sat-Feb. 17 Grand Canyon (dh) Phoenix, Ariz 12:00 pm Sun-Feb. 18 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz 11:00 am SSU Baseball History Sat-Feb. 24 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Yearly Team Honors 22 Sun-Feb. 25 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am All-Time Awards 22-23 Fri-Mar. 2 UC SAN DIEGO* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm All-Americans 24 Sat-Mar. 3 UC SAN DIEGO* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am All-Time SSU Baseball Team 25 Sun-Mar. 4 UC SAN DIEGO* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Yearly Leaders 26-27 Fri-Mar. 9 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Carson, Calif 2:00 pm Records 28-30 Sat-Mar. 10 Cal State Dominguez Hills* (dh) Carson, Calif 11:00 am Yearly Team Statistics 30 Sun-Mar. 11 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Carson, Calif 12:00 pm Yearly Records 31 Coaching History 31 Fri-Mar. 16 GRAND CANYON ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Postseason Results 31 Sat-Mar. 17 GRAND CANYON (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Seawolves In The Pros 32 Sun-Mar. 18 GRAND CANYON ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Where Are They Now? 33 Fri-Mar. 23 San Francisco State* San Francisco, Calif 2:00 pm All-Time Roster 34-35 Sat-Mar. 24 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Series Histories 36 Sun-Mar. 25 San Francisco State* San Francisco, Calif 12:00 pm Thu-Mar. 29 HAWAII PACIFIC ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm Miscellaneous Information Fri-Mar. 30 HAWAII PACIFIC (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm 2006 Opponent Information 36 Sat-Mar. 31 HAWAII PACIFIC (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm Seawolf Diamond - Home of the Seawolves 37 Tue-Apr. 3 CAL STATE EAST BAY ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm CCAA Information 38 Thu-Apr. 5 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Seawolves Athletic Association 39 Media Information 40 Fri-Apr. 6 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Department Of Athletics 41 Sat-Apr. 7 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm Fri-Apr. 13 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Sat-Apr. 14 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am SSU Baseball Quick Facts Sun-Apr. 15 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Location Rohnert Park, California Fri-Apr. 20 Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, Calif 2:00 pm Enrollment 8,274 Sat-Apr. 21 Cal Poly Pomona* (dh) Pomona, Calif 11:00 am Year Founded 1961 Nickname Seawolves Sun-Apr. 22 Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, Calif 11:00 am Colors Navy, Columbia Blue, White Fri-Apr. 27 CAL STATE L.A.* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm Conference CCAA Sat-Apr. 28 CAL STATE L.A.* (dh) ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Home Field Seawolf Diamond Sun-Apr. 29 CAL STATE L.A.* ROHNERT PARK 11:00 am Head Coach John Goelz Fri-May 4 CHICO STATE* ROHNERT PARK 2:00 pm President Dr. Ruben Arminana Sat-May 5 CHICO STATE* ROHNERT PARK 12:00 pm Director of Athletics Bill Fusco Sun-May 6 Chico State* (dh) Chico, Calif 11:00 am Department Phone 707-664-2521 May 10-12 CCAA Championship Tournament TBA TBA Sports Information Director Brandon Bronzan May 17-19 NCAA West Regional Tournament TBA TBA Sports Information Phone 707-664-2358 *California Collegiate Athletic Association game Website www.sonomaseawolves.com www.sonomaseawolves.com 1 John Goelz, Head Coach 2007 Seawolves John Goelz returns for his 22nd season as the head baseball coach at Sonoma State University. The dean of head coaches at SSU and among baseball coaches in the conference, Goelz has built Sonoma State into one of the most respected programs in the nation. With a career record of 689-466-5, Goelz is the winningest coach in any sport in SSU history. He is the 13th winningest active Division II coach and is 28th all-time. After taking over a Sonoma State team that had won just 50 games over the previous six seasons combined, Goelz wasted little time turning the school into a winner. Following an eighteen-win season in 1986 (the most Career Record wins in school history), Goelz delivered the school’s first winning campaign in 1987 with a 30-20 record. Winning Year Overall Pct Conf seasons have become common place ever since, with 17 in his last 20 seasons. 2006 28-23-1 .548 17-15 Since 1999, Sonoma State has a record of 308-186-2, one of the best records in the country at any level. Coach 2005 25-30 .455 19-19 Goelz has also seen over 60 of his players sign professional contracts since his arrival in 1986 and in the past 2004 39-28 .582 25-15 six years, 24 players have been drafted or signed to play professionally. Baseball insiders certainly took notice 2003 46-15-1 .750 27-11 in 2004 when SSU had four players taken in the first eleven rounds of the Major League Baseball draft. Their 2002 41-24 .631 20-20 draft performance ranked among the top Division I schools in the nation in terms of early round draft picks and 2001 50-17 .746 29-7 they led all Division II teams with four draftees. 2000 39-23 .629 25-15 1999 40-26 .606 21-15 In addition to their presence in the professional ranks, Goelz’s former players have continued to make a differ- 1998 33-21 .611 23-12 ence in their communities both on and off the field. Dozens have gone on to coaching jobs at high schools and colleges throughout Northern California and the nation. 1997 37-20 .649 25-10 1996 30-26-1 .535 16-19 Goelz has seen nine of his players go on to earn All-American honors and has coached five conference player 1995 25-28 .472 17-18 of the year award winners. Goelz, himself, has earned conference coach of the year honors five times (1990, 1994 23-25 .479 14-21 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001). 1993 33-21 .611 21-14 1992 32-17-1 .650 23-7 A pitcher during his playing days at San Francisco State, Goelz went on to be an assistant at San Francisco 1991 29-14-1 .670 21-7 State to Al Figone from 1977-78 and to Orrin Freeman from 1979-82. Freeman is currently the Assistant General 1990 35-17 .673 21-9 Manager of the Florida Marlins. During his time at SFSU, the Gators enjoyed their greatest success, ranking in 1989 28-18 .609 20-9 the national top twenty four times and participating in the NCAA West Regionals on three different occasions. From 1984-85, Goelz was the varsity baseball coach at Albany High School. After a third-place finish in 1984, 1988 28-21 .571 15-13 Goelz led his team to the Alameda County Athletic League championship, finishing the season with an 18-8 mark 1987 30-20 .600 18-12 and a final East Bay ranking of 12th. 1986 18-32 .360 9-21 Career 689-466-5 .596 426-289 Goelz resides in Rohnert Park with his wife Delores and sons John (10) and Matthew (9). Delores was a pitcher on the Sonoma State softball team in 1990 and holds the school’s single-season ERA record. Milestone Victories Record Against CCAA Final National 1 February 11, 1986 vs. The Master’s College Opponents Rankings 100 April 29, 1989 vs. UC Davis Cal Poly Pomona 24-23 1990 27th 200 May 2, 1992 vs. Cal State Hayward Cal State Dominguez Hills 23-7-2 1991 15th 300 March 20, 1996 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Cal State L.A. 24-14 1992 16th 400 March 19, 1999 vs. San Francisco State Cal State Monterey Bay 7-0 1999 21st 500 May 4, 2001 vs. UC San Diego Cal State San Bernardino 26-9 2001 7th 600 February 5, 2004 vs. Hawaii Pacific Cal State Stanislaus 79-39 2003 14th Chico State 54-71 2004 17th Record By Opponent’s Division San Francisco State 90-37-2 vs. Division I: 55-51 .519 UC San Diego 13-13 vs. Division II: 540-374-5 .591 vs. Division III: 31-6 .838 vs. NAIA: 63-35 .643 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1990 1991 1992 1998 1999 2001 2003 2 2007 Seawolves Walter White, Assistant Coach WalterWhite enters his 13th season as an assistant on the Seawolf staff. A former player for John Goelz at SSU, White handles many of the on-field responsibilities, with a primary focus on infield play. In addition to his coaching duties, White also oversees the maintenance of Seawolf Diamond’s carefully manicured infield and teaches weight training courses as part of the SSU faculty. A 1990 graduate of Saugus High,White began his playing career at College of the Canyons where he played from 1991-92.