KKEVIN MMORSCHING •• 11998855--22000077 NNOO EEXXCCUUSSEESS NNOO EEXXPPLLAANNAATTIIOONNSS WWHHAATTEEVVEERR IITT TTAAKKEESS TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2008 PREVIEW Quick Facts 2 2008 Season Preview 44-46 Roster 3 Radio/TV Chart 4 Schedule/Travel Plans 5 Erv Huether Field 6 Media Information 7 Jackrabbit Baseball Radio Network/Media Outlets 8 2008 PREVIEW 2008 OPPONENTS THIS IS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE The Summit League 48-51 This Is South Dakota State University 10-12 Non-Conference Opponents 52-55 Series vs. 2008 Opponents 56-58 Composite Schedule 59-60 2008 OPPONENTS THIS IS SDSU 2007 IN REVIEW COACHING STAFF Season Recap 62-64 Head Coach Reggie Christiansen 14-15 Game Results 65 Pitching Coach Aaron Swick/ Season Statistics 66 Infield Coach Ritchie Price 16 Game-By-Game Batting 67 Student Assistant Jake Angier/ Game-By-Game Pitching 68 Support Staff 17 Superlatives 69 2007 IN REVIEW Strength & Conditioning Coach Nathan Moe 18 Miscellaneous Statistics 70 COACHING STAFF Departed Seniors 71-72 2008 JACKRABBITS HISTORY Nick Adams 20 Matt Baerlocher 21 All-Time Coaching Records 74 Tyson Fisher 22 Series Records 75 Tim Hanigan 23 Yearly Scores 76-85 Isaac Johnson 24 Yearly Hitting & Fielding 86 2007 JACKRABBITS Christian Larson 25 Yearly Pitching 87 Tony Martin 26 Yearly Leaders 88-91 HISTORY Korby Mintken 27 Jackrabbits Drafted 92 Justin Morar 28 Record Book 93-96 Kirby Morsching 29 Team Records 97 Craig Parry 30 Player Honors 98-99 Mike Robinson 31 Jackrabbit All-Americans 100-102 Caleb Thielbar 32 Triple Century Club 103-105 Matt Zabel 33 Letterwinners 106-107 Jesse Ayala/Robert Butler 34 Vision/Mission/Values 108 Erik DeJong/Jared Donahue 35 The 2008 South Dakota State Univeristy Baseball Media Guide is a Max Fenske/Jared Koch 36 product of the SDSU Athletic Department and the Jackrabbit Sports Blaine Linster/Alex Niemann 37 Information Service, Jason Hove, Director. 300 copies were printed at Tyler Paulson/Sam Pieczynski 38 a cost of 10.32 per copy. Written and Edited by: Tyler Merriam. Chris Reynolds/Matt Spinar 39 Editorial Assistance: Ryan Sweeter and Jason Hove. Photography: Billy Stitz/Stephen Turner 40 Eric Landwehr, University Relations, and Ty Carlson, Sports Trever Vermeulen/Zach Weber 41 Information Chief Photographer. Cover Art: Nina Schmidt, University Relations. Other Art; Ty Carlson, Sports Information. Special Thanks: Wilson/DeMarini 42 Darnell Coles, Vermont Lake Monsters. Printing: SDSU Print Lab. 2008 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY HISTORY Location...........................................................................Brookings, S.D. First Year of Baseball........................................................................1947 Founded.............................................................................................1881 All-Time Record.......................................................................989-843-3 Enrollment ...................................................................11,706 (fall 2007) All-Time North Central Conference Record............................377-241-1 Nickname ................................................................................Jackrabbits North Central Conference Regular Season Championships...................8 Colors................................................................................Yellow & Blue North Central Conference Tournament Championships.........................4 Conference ...............................................................The Summit League NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances .........................................9 President ....................................................................Dr. David Chicoine NCAA Division II Tournament Record.............................................7-19 Alma Mater (year).......................................South Dakota State (1969) NCAA Division II College World Series Appearances ..........................1 Athletic Director.................................................................Dr. Fred Oien NCAA Division II College World Series Record................................0-2 Alma Mater (year).......................................South Dakota State (1972) Faculty Representative...................................................Mylo Hellickson FACILITY Alma Mater (year).......................................North Dakota State (1964) Field .............................................................................Erv Huether Field COACHING STAFF First Year ...........................................................................................2008 Capacity ...........................................................................................1,000 Head Coach ..............................................................Reggie Christiansen Dimensions ............................................................330-375-400-375-330 Alma Mater (year) ..............................................Menlo (Calif.) (1998) Career Record .............................................................85-115 (4 years) SPORTS INFORMATION Record at SDSU............................................................74-86 (3 years) Office Phone .................................................................(605) 688 5027 Assistant Athletic Directo r – Sports Information..............Jason Hove Best Time to Call ...................................................................Mornings Office Phone ............................................................(605) 688 4623 Pitching Coach.....................................................................Aaron Swick Cell Phone ................................................................(605) 695 1827 Alma Mater (year)......................................California-Berkeley (2005) Fax ............................................................................(605) 688 5999 Infield Coach........................................................................Ritchie Price Email..........................................................Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu Alma Mater (year) ..........................................................Kansas (2007) Assistant Sports Information Director............................Ryan Sweeter Student Assistant....................................................................Jake Angier Office Phone ............................................................(605) 688 4822 Volunteer Assistant.............................................................Matt Bowman Home Phone..............................................................(605) 376 4422 Email ......................................................Ryan.Sweeter@sdstate.edu 2007 IN REVIEW Mailing Address SDSU Sports Information Overall Record.................................................................................34-19 Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Home ................................................................................................4-0 Box 2820 Away .............................................................................................19-15 Brookings, S.D., 5707-1497 Neutral............................................................................................11-4 Overnight Lettermen Returning/Lost................................................................16/10 1046 16th Ave. 2 2008 JACKRABBIT BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 1 Matt Zabel IF R-R 5-7 160 Jr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal H.S.) 14 Nick Adams OF 2 Tony Martin C R-R 5-6 175 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Burke H.S.) 9 Jesse Ayala IF 3 Billy Stitz IF L-R 5-9 155 Fr. Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville H.S.) 10 Matt Baerlocher LHP 4 Jared Donahue LHP L-L 5-10 175 Fr. Winner, S.D. (Winner H.S.) 32 Robert Butler RHP 5 Craig Parry OF L-R 6-1 195 Sr. Colstrip, Mont. (Miles City C.C.) 17 Erik DeJong IF 7 Tyson Fisher 1B R-R 6-2 215 Sr. Fortuna, Calif. (Fortuna H.S.) 4 Jared Donahue LHP 8 Alex Niemann RHP R-R 6-0 170 RsFr. Custer, S.D. (Custer H.S.) 21 Max Fenske IF 9 Jesse Ayala IF R-R 6-1 200 Jr. Missoula, Mont. (Treasure Valley C.C.) 7 Tyson Fisher 1B 10 Matt Baerlocher LHP L-L 6-0 195 Sr. Greencreek, Idaho (Walla Walla C.C.) 13 Tim Hanigan OF 11 Korby Mintken OF L-R 6-0 165 Sr. Blair, Neb. (Blair H.S.) 20 Isaac Johnson RHP 13 Tim Hanigan OF R-R 5-11 190 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X H.S.) 22 Jared Koch RHP 14 Nick Adams OF L-L 6-1 175 Sr. Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S.) 29 Christian Larson RHP 15 Chris Reynolds LHP L-L 6-3 215 Jr. Sheridan, Wyo. (McCook C.C.) 25 Blaine Linster OF/1B 17 Erik DeJong IF R-R 6-0 215 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt H.S.) 2 Tony Martin C 18 Trever Vermeulen P R-R 5-10 170 Fr. Mitchell, S.D. (Dakota State) 11 Korby Mintken OF 20 Isaac Johnson RHP R-R 6-1 195 Jr. Verndale, Minn. (Verndale H.S.) 28 Justin Morar OF 21 Max Fenske IF R-R 6-3 205 RsFr. Rapid City, S.D. (Stevens H.S.) 34 Kirby Morsching RHP 22 Jared Koch RHP R-R 6-2 195 Jr. Cherokee, Iowa (North Iowa Area C.C.) 8 Alex Niemann RHP 24 Stephen Turner 1B R-R 6-5 235 Jr. Torrance, Calif. (Arizona) 5 Craig Parry OF 25 Blaine Linster OF/1B L-R 6-1 175 So. Rapid City, S.D. (Central H.S.) 31 Tyler Paulson RHP 26 Sam Pieczynski RHP R-R 5-11 190 So. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic H.S.) 26 Sam Pieczynski RHP 27 Caleb Thielbar LHP S-L 6-0 180 Jr. Randolph, Minn. (Randolph H.S.) 15 Chris Reynolds LHP 28 Justin Morar OF R-R 6-0 185 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Central H.S.) 35 Mike Robinson LHP 29 Christian Larson RHP R-R 6-3 205 Sr. Little Falls,