Club Directory Contact Information Working Media Guidelines Address (Office and Stadium): Memorial Stadium Credentials are issued only to working media for the purpose of 5600 N. Glenwood Street Street covering the Boise Hawks and are available to any media outlet Boise, ID 83714 on a seasonal or game-by-game, daily basis. Making a request for media credentials is easy. Please call or fax the Boise Phone (208) 322-5000 Hawks, attention Courtney Garner— include your name, media Fax (208) 322-6846 affiliation, a telephone number where you can be reached and your reason for requesting a credential. Once at Memorial Email [email protected] Hawks on the Web: www.boisehawks.com Stadium, credentials must be worn and visible at all times. Facebook Follow BoiseHawks The press box at Memorial Stadium is for working media only. It Twitter Handle @BoiseHawks is important to remember that the press box is a working environment, thus is not a place for family and friends. Wireless internet access is available for media members, as well as; game notes, rosters and daily statistical packets will be Ownership / Front Office available in the press box Chairman/CEO Neil Leibman Photographers will have access to the field as long as they President/General Manager Todd Rahr VP, Business Operations Dina Rahr don’t interfere with the game. Players are typically available for VP, Development Jinny Giery interviews before workouts (around 1:30 p.m.), after batting Assistant GM/Director of Fun Britt Talbert practice or after the game. Interview requests should be Assistant GM/Sales Manager Bryan Beban directed through the Media Relations department (Courtney Development/Community Relations Manager Courtney Garner Garner). Baseball Information Manager/Radio Broadcaster Mike Safford Jr. Director of Food and Beverage Jake Lusk The clubhouse will be closed one hour prior to all home games Director of Facilities Jeff Israel and will remain closed until 10 minutes following the conclusion of each game. Field Staff Each member of the working media will sign a media disclosure form prior to receiving their credentials for the Manager Gary Van Tol season and must abide by the rules/guidelines set forth by the Hitting Coach Jesus Feliciano Boise Hawks and Major League Baseball. Pitching Coach Brian Lawrence Assistant Coach Guillermo Martinez Athletic Trainer Toby Williams Table of Contents About the Northwest League Club Directory / Media Information 1 Address 140 North Higgins Ave, #211 Memorial Stadium / Ticket Information 2 Missoula, MT 59802 Northwest League / Boise Media Contacts 3 Phone (406) 541-9301 Front Office Staff Bios 4 Fax (406) 543-9463 Media Relations Staff Bios 5 Email [email protected] Field Staff 6 On the web www.northwestleague.com Meet the Hawks (Original Roster) 7 Recent Acquisitions 12 Northwest League Staff 2012 Statistics 14 2012 Northwest League in Review 15 President Mike Ellis Boise Hawks Record Book 16 Vice President Pat Filippone Secretary Jerry Walker All-Time Boise Hawks Roster 17 Administrative Assistant Judy Ellis Boise Hawks in Major League Baseball 21 2013 Schedule/Roster 22 1 Memorial Stadium Stadium Facts Location: 5600 N Glenwood Street, Boise, Idaho 83714 Capacity: 3,526 seats (4,500 including standing room only) Start Time: 7:15 p.m. (7/4 at 7:35 p.m., 6/28 at 10:00 a.m., 6/17 and 8/3 at 12:15 p.m., 8/25-31 at 6:45 p.m. and 9/1 at 5:45 p.m.) Gate Opening: 45 minutes before first pitch. Dimensions: Left field - 335’, Center field - 400’, Right field - 335’ Ticket Information 1st Base Box Seats: $12.00 3rd Base Reserved/ Home Plate Reserved: $12.00 1st Base Reserved: $7.00 Diamond Club/3rd Base Box/Home Plate Box Reserved for season ticket holders Call 322-5000 for Hawks Nest reservations Directions to Memorial Stadium From Mountain Home and Eastward: Take the Cole Rd. exit off I-84 (Exit 50), proceed north on Cole Rd, take a left at “T” intersection and then a right at the next light. Memorial Stadium is just past the Western Idaho Fairgrounds on the right. From Nampa and Westward: Take Hwy 20/26 East (Chinden Rd) about 15 miles, turn left on Glenwood, Memorial Stadium will be on your right. Memorial Stadium Ground Rules Memorial Stadium is a closed ballpark. All fairly hit and thrown balls are in play with the following exceptions: A player may catch or field a ball on the top step of the dugout. However, if his momentum carries him into the dugout, he must come out to the top step to make the play. If he falls in the dugout, the ball is dead and the bases are awarded. A ball that caroms off the green facing of the dugout is alive unless it ricochets into the dugout. In such instance, the ball is dead. A ball that caroms off the blue facing or the dugout post is dead. A ball that lands on top of the dugout is dead. A player may lean against the tarp to make a play. However, he may not climb onto the tarp. A ball that lodges behind the tarp is out of play. A ball that goes into the bullpen is alive and in play. Players in the bullpen shall not obstruct the field in retrieving the ball. In such cases as a live ball bouncing over, going through or under a field or outfield fence, lodging in a fence, netting or umpire’s equipment, the book rule will apply. Northwest League Playoff Procedures First Half - June 13 - July 21 All positional rankings are based on winning percentage - in the event of a first-half tie, the tie will be broken by – 1. Head to Head record; 2. Winning percentage within division; 3. Head to Head average run differential; 4. Total run differential average based on half; 5. Coin Flip Second Half - July 22- September 1 All positional rankings are based on winning percentage - in the event of a first-half tie, the tie will be broken by – 1. Head to Head record in 2nd half; 2. Head to Head for full season; 3. Winning percentage within division for 2nd half ; 4. Total run differential average head to head for 2nd half; 5. Division record for full year; 6. Won/loss full season; 7. Run differential average for full year; 8. Coin Flip Divisional Host: First half winners will have 7 days (Monday, July 29) to decide if they would like to host game 1 or games 2 and 3. If one team wins both the first and second half of the season then the team with the next best winning percentage for the entire season will get into the playoffs. If there is a tie for the next best winning percentage then the second half tiebreakers come into play. First Round in North and South — Game 1: Tuesday, Sept.2; Game 2: Wednesday, Sept.3; Game 3: Thursday, Sept. 4; Travel Day: Friday, Sept. 5 Championship Round - Starting in the South(depending on stadium availability this schedule may change - same procedure as we have done in the past); Game 1: North hosting on Saturday, Sept.6; Game 2: South hosting on Sunday, Sept.7; Game 3: South hosting on Monday, Sept. 8. 2 NWL Affiliate Information Eugene Emeralds (San Diego Padres) Ballpark: P.K. Park Capacity: 4,000 General Manager: Allan Benevides Manager: Robbie Wine PR Director: Matt Dompe Phone: 541-342-5367 Broadcaster: Matt Dompe Radio Station: 95.3 KUJZ-FM Website: www.emeraldsbaseball.com Northwest League Origins Everett Aquasox (Seattle Mariners) The Northwest League has now completed its 58th season since its inception in 1955. Including its Ballpark: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 3,682 predecessor leagues, the NWL has existed since 1901. General Manager: Tom Backemeyer Manager: Dave Valle Because major-league baseball did not arrive on the PR Director: Pat Dillon Phone: 425-258-3673 west coast until the late 1950‘s, minor-league baseball Broadcaster: Pat Dillon Radio Station: 1380 KRKO-AM prospered in the Northwest. Cities like Tacoma played the same role Eugene, Salem-Keizer, and Spokane do Website: www.aquasox.com today. The Pacific Northwest league began in 1901- 02, the Pacific National League operated in 1903-04, Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks) with the Northwestern League operating from 1905- Ballpark: Ron Tonkin Field Capacity: 4,500 18. The Pacific Coast International League followed General Manager: K.L. Wombacher Manager: J.R. House from 1919-22 before a 15-year drought occurred. The PR Director: Rich Burk Phone: 503-540-0887 Western International League followed in 1937 and Broadcaster: Rich Burk Radio Station: 620 KPOJ-AM lasted until 1954 when it disappeared at a Friday- Saturday meeting and was replaced by the Northwest Website: www.hillsborohops.com League on Sunday. Charter members of the present Northwest League include Eugene, Spokane, and Yakima. The predecessor leagues operated under the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (San Francisco Giants) Class B designation while the modern league is called Ballpark: Volcanoes Stadium Capacity: 4,252 short-season Class A. General Manager: Jerry Walker Manager: Gary Davenport PR Director: Rob Schreier Phone: 503-390-2225 Boise Media Contacts - Television Broadcaster: Rob Schreier Radio Station: 1490 KBZY-AM KBOI-TV (CBS 2) Chris Nettleton Website: www.volcanoesbaseball.com (208) 489-1243 Bryan Levin KIVI-TV (ABC 6) / KNIN-TV (FOX 9) Paul Gerke Spokane Indians (Texas Rangers) (208) 381-6681 Ballpark: Avista Stadium Capacity: 6,803 General Manager: Chris Duff Manager: Tim Hulett KTVB-TV (NBC 7) Ryan Larrondo PR Director: Dustin Toms Phone: 509-535-2922 (208) 375-7770 Jay Tust Broadcaster: Mike Boyle Radio Station: 1510 KGA-AM Website: www.spokaneindiansbaseball.com Boise Media Contacts - Newspapers Idaho Statesman Dave Southern Tri-City Dust Devils (Colorado Rockies) (208) 377-6486 Brian Murphy Ballpark: Gesa Stadium Capacity: 3,654 Mike Prater General Manager: Derrel Ebert Manager: Drew Saylor PR Director: Matt Ward Phone: 509-544-8789 Idaho Press Tribune B.J.