CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY OTTER BASEBALL NOTEBOOK Baseball Contact: Mindy Mills ([email protected]) • 831.582.4783 (office) • 650.831.0139 (mobile) • www.otterathletics.com 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UPCOMING SCHEDULE OVERALL RECORD: 12-6 CCAA RECORD 5-3 CSUMB vs. UC San Diego Series: 6-21 Last Meeting: Split the four-game series in Seaside to end 2011 season Date Opponent Time/Results Fri. Feb. 3 vs. Westmont .......................................W, 4-3 Friday, March 9: Otters vs. UCSD 6:00 PM Sat. Feb. 4 vs. Westmont (DH) ................L, 4-6; W, 16-4 Saturday, March 10: Otters vs. UCSD (DH) 12:00 AM Tue. Feb. 7 at Fresno Pacific (DH) ............... L, 3-6; W, 5-2 Sunday, March 11: Otters vs. UCSD 11:00 AM Fri. Feb. 10 vs. Central Wash. ..................W, 7-6 (14 inn) Live Stats & Live Video: www.ucsdtritons.com Sat. Feb. 11 vs. Central Wash. (DH) ............L, 7-8; W, 6-1 Sun. Feb. 12 vs. Central Wash .................................W, 9-3 On Deck: Fri. Feb. 17 at Cal Poly Pomona * ............................. L, 2-6 March 16-18 at Chico State Sat. Feb. 18 at Cal Poly Pomona * (DH) ......W, 5-1; W, 5-1 Sun. Feb. 19 at Cal Poly Pomona * ............................. L, 2-6 LEADING OFF: After a 10-day break from games, No. 29 CSUMB (12-6, 5-3 CCAA) is ready to get Tue. Feb. 21 vs. Fresno Pacific ...............................W, 3-1 back on the diamond this weekend. The Otters will embark on its longest road trip this season, travel- Fri. Feb. 24 vs. Cal State San Bernardino * ..........W, 5-3 ing to UC San Diego for a four-game series. Playing under the lights, the Otters open the series with Sat. Feb. 25 vs. Cal State San Bernardino * (DH) ...... W, 2-0; L4-11 a 6 p.m. game on Friday, March 9 followed by a Saturday doubleheader beginning at noon. The Sun. Feb. 26 vs. Cal State San Bernardino * .....W, 7-6 (16 inn) series finale is schedule for 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Fri. Mar. 9 at UC San Diego * ..............................6:00 PM Sat. Mar. 10 at UC San Diego * (DH) ...................12:00 PM Sun. Mar. 11 at UC San Diego * ............................11:00 AM SCOUTING UC SAN DIEGO: The Tritons (8-12, 6-6 CCAA) have split all three of their CCAA four-game Fri. Mar. 16 at Chico State * ..................................6:00 PM series thus far, capped by a trip to Cal State East Bay this past weekend. The first three games of the Sat. Mar. 17 at Chico State * (DH)........................12:00 PM series were determined by one run with the Saturday doubleheader going to the Pioneers before the Sun. Mar. 18 at Chico State * ................................11:00 AM Tritons conclude the weekend with a 4-1 decision to earn the split. Top Performers: center fielder Danny Fri. Mar. 23 at Cal State Stanislaus * ....................3:00 PM Susdorf (.302 BA, 3 3B, 15 R); shortstop Garrett Tuck (.319 BA, 23 H, 11 RBIs) and designated hitter Nick Sat. Mar. 24 vs Cal State Stanislaus * (DH) .......11:00 AM LaFace (15 H, 15 RBI, 8 2B). Sun. Mar. 25 at Cal State Stanislaus * ..................11:00 AM Fri. Mar. 30 at Cal State East Bay * ......................3:00 PM LAST SERIES RECAP: CSUMB won 3-of-4 to take the series against Cal State San Bernardino on Feb. Sat. Mar. 31 vs Cal State East Bay * (DH) .........11:00 AM Sun. Apr. 1 at Cal State East Bay * ....................11:00 AM 24-26 at the Otter Sports Complex. The Otters opened the series with a 5-3 win that included an insur- Thu. Apr. 5 vs. Cal State L.A. *............................3:00 PM ance home run by senior Danny Nelson. On Saturday, CSUMB split with the Coyotes after taking the first Fri. Apr. 6 vs. Cal State L.A. * (DH) .................11:00 AM game 2-0 behind the arm of senior Aaron Appino before falling 11-4 in the nightcap. In the series finale, Sat. Apr. 7 vs. Cal State L.A. *..........................11:00 AM the Otters battled for a 7-6, 16-inning win to clinch their first CCAA series win. Fri. Apr. 13 at San Francisco State * ....................3:00 PM Sat. Apr. 14 vs. San Francisco State * (DH) ......11:00 AM NCAA STATISTICS: In the first week of NCAA national statistics, the Otters are ranked No. 1 in Sun. Apr. 15 at San Francisco State * ..................11:00 AM triples (10) thanks in large part to junior Tommy George’s five triples which puts him as the national Fri. Apr. 20 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills* .......3:00 PM leader. CSUMB is also ranked 11th in doubles with 39 with junior Jason Merjano leading the Otters Sat. Apr. 21 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills* (DH) ...11:00 AM Sun. Apr. 22 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills* .....11:00 AM with nine, putting him sixth in the nation. On the mound, starter Aaron Appino ranks 16th with a .035 Fri. May 4 at Sonoma State * ..............................3:00 PM earned run average while closer Harold Zosel is seventh in saves with four on the year. Sat. May 5 at Sonoma State * (DH) ...................11:00 AM Sun. May 6 at Sonoma State * ............................11:00 AM CCAA WEEKLY HONORS: Senior right-hander Aaron Appino was named CCAA Pitcher of the May 10-12 CCAA Tournament (La Jolla, CA) .............TBA Week for the week of Feb. 13-19. He had a solid outing in his lone start against Cal Poly Pomona May 17-21 NCAA West Regionals ..............................TBA on Saturday. In eight innings, he allowed two hits, walked two and struck out three while not allowing May 26-June 2 NCAA Championships ...............................TBA a run during a 5-1 win over the Broncos. Junior shortstop Jason Merjano was selected CCAA Baseball * Denotes CCAA contest Bold & CAPS = home match Player of the Week for Feb. 6-12 after helping the Otters to a 4-2 record in six games against Fresno Live CSUMB stats provided on Pacific and Central Washington. OtterAthletics.com 2012 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY OTTER BASEBALL NOTEBOOK Probable Starters CSUMB Coaching Staff Position Players Head Coach - Walt White Player Yr. B/T Notes Walt White enters his second C - Jesse White Fr. R/R First collegiate hit was a RBI single (2/10) season at the helm of the C - Jesse Olson Jr. R/R Starting catcher in 3-of-4 games against CSUSB rising CSUMB baseball C - Garrett Gemgnani Fr.. R/R Scored the game-winning run in 16-inning marathon program. In his first year 1B - Brian Haggett R-Jr. R/R Leads team with .440 on base percentage 2B - David Garcia Jr. R/R Eight game hitting streak guiding Otter baseball, White 3B - Ronnie Fhurong Jr. R/R Scored three runs in the CSUSB series quickly made his mark on 3B - Matt Urakami Fr. R/R 1st career homer against Westmont on Friday the program. His historic SS - Jason Merjano Jr. R/R CCAA Player of the Week for Feb. 6-12 2011 squad broke the school LF - Jared DeCastro Sr. R/L Program’s first Preseason All-American record for total wins, winning CF - Danny Nelson Sr. R/R Team walk leader with 11 percentage and conference RF - Tommy George Jr. R/R NCAA leader with five triples wins. DH - Chris Lopiccolo Sr. R/R .586 slugging percentage Projected Pitching Match Ups White joined Otter Territory after 15 years as the associate head coach at Sonoma State. He was Friday: Donny Medlinger (3-0, 2.86) vs. Ryan Goodbrand (2-0, 4.13) instrumental in SSU’s 2008 run to the NCAA Division Saturday Game 1: Aaron Appino (3-0, 0.35) vs. Jeff Rauh (0-3, 4.60) II College World Series and a third place national Saturday Game 2: Steven Farnworth (2-1, 3.38) vs. Trevor Scott (1-2, 0.61) finish. While coaching at SSU, White’s Seawolves Sunday: Jeff Owen (0-1, 3.44) vs. Greg Selarz (1-2, 3.33) won six conference championships and made eight NCAA regional appearances. OTTERS SIXTH IN REGIONAL RANKING: The Otters move down one spot to No. 6 in the the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) West Region after making the program’s Assistant Coaches debut on Feb. 13. The Broncos (13-6) remiain on top, followed by 2. Chico State (13-5), 3. Cal Erik Wagle Baptist (16-4), 4. Western Oregon (11-6) and No. 5 Sonoma State (12-6). Rounding out the top In his first season leading the Otter 10 is No. 7 Dixie State (10-4), No. 8 Hawaii Pacific (12-3), No. 9 Cal State L.A. (11-7) and No. 10 pitching staff, Erik Wagle engineered Northwest Nazarene (10-4). a dramatic turnaround on the mound. RUN TOMMY RUN: Junior outfielder Tommy George (Elk Grove, Calif./Elk Grove) is the new Derek Bell stolen base record holder, passing former leader Matt DeJesus’ 26 (2008-09). George picked Derek Bell will be the third base up his 27th and 28th stolen bases on Feb. 24th’s 5-3 series opener victory over Cal State San coach and will work along side Coach Bernardino. Last season, he led the Otters with 16 stolen bases in 18 attempts. White with the hitters PRESEASON HONORS: Senior Jared DeCastro (Torrance, Calif./LA Harbor) raised the bar Anthony Espitia by being CSUMB’s first National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All- Anthony Espitia will coach first base American. DeCastro was also named to the NCBWA Preseason All-West Region first team along and is in charge of the outfielders.