'RUNNER BASEBALL
‘RUNNER BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Contact: Sarah Finney, Assistant SID ([email protected]) • 661.654.3071 (office) • 661.654.6978 (fax)
2009 SCHEDULE DATE February 20 February 21 February 22 February 27 February 28 March 1 March 3 March 4 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 27 March 28 March 29 April 1 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 14 April 15 April 21 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 28 April 29 May 5 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 19 May 22 May 23 May 24
OPPONENT TIME/RESULT St. Louis 2:00 p.m. St. Louis (dh) 11:00 a.m. UC Santa Barbara 2:00 p.m. Utah 2:00 p.m. Utah (dh) 11:00 a.m. Utah 1:00 p.m. at UC Davis 2:30 p.m. at Saint Mary’s 2:30 p.m. $vs. Buffalo 2:00 p.m. $at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. $vs. Portland 2:00 p.m. $vs. Buffalo 2:00 p.m. $at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. $vs. Portland 2:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 6:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly 2:00 p.m. at San Jose State 6:00 p.m. at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 2:00 p.m. at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. at Fresno State 2:05 p.m. at Fresno State 1:05 p.m. Fresno State 2:00 p.m. Fresno State 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 1:00 p.m. at Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. at Nevada 6:00 p.m. at Nevada 1:00 p.m. at Nevada 1:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount 2:00 p.m. at UCLA 6:00 p.m. at Nebraska 6:05 p.m. at Nebraska 2:05 p.m. at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. at Missouri 6:30 p.m. at Missouri 2:00 p.m. at Missouri 1:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. at Pacific 5:35 p.m. at Pacific 5:35 p.m. at Pacific 1:00 p.m.
Bold=Home Game • All Times Local (dh) Doubleheader $Pepsi Johnny Quik Tournament
ROADRUNNERS (0-0) vs. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY(0-0) GAME 1: FRIDAY, FEB. 20 @ 2:00 P.M. GAME 2 & 3: SATURDAY, FEB.21 @ 11 A.M. (doubleheader) HARDT FIELD • BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
ROADRUNNERS (0-0) vs. No. 30 UC SANTA BARBARA (0-0) SUNDAY, FEB. 22 @ 2:00 P.M. HARDT FIELD • BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
THIS WEEK CSUB will make history Friday, Feb. 20 when it takes on St. Louis University in the first of a three-game series, marking the first time a CSUB baseball team takes the field. First pitch of the 2009 season opener is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Hardt Field. Games two and three are slated for Saturday at 11 a.m. and approximately 2 p.m. CSUB also play a single game against UC Santa Barbara at 2 p.m. Sunday. LIVE STATS Live statistics are available for all CSUB home games. Follow all the action realtime by visiting GoRunners.com. ‘RUNNER ROSTER 13 freshmen and 11 junior college transfers comprise Bakersfield’s 2009 active roster. Of that group, six juniors and four freshman are listed in Friday’s projected opening-game lineup. FIRST STARTS Juniors Mickey Jannis (RHP) and Erik Draxton (RHP) both found success as relief pitchers at their respective junior colleges, but have made the switch to starters for CSUB’s squad. Jannis will open the series against St. Louis, while Draxton is penned to start Game 2.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCH-UPS CSUB VS. ST. LOUIS GAME 1, FRIDAY, FEB. 20 CSUB: Mickey Jannis (RHP) St. Louis: Scott Turmail (RHP) GAME 2, SATURDAY, FEB. 21 CSUB: Erik Draxton (RHP) St. Louis: Dave Sever (RHP) GAME 3, SATURDAY, FEB. 21 CSUB: Jonathan Montoya (LHP) St. Louis: Andrew Buckham (LHP) CSUB VS. UCSB GAME 1, SUNDAY, FEB. 22 CSUB: Sam Jones (LHP) UCSB: TBD CSUB PROJECTED LINE-UP 1. Brandon Boren 2B 2. Kyle Richardson SS 3. Martin Medina 3B 4. Jeremy Rodriguez C 5. Richard Escalera DH 6. Stuart Smith LF 7. Ryan McIntyre RF 8. Derek Geisinger 1B 9. Joey Mills CF
CSU BAKERSFIELD BASEBALL NOTES • FEB. 18, 2009 • PAGE 2 OF 3
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................ Bakersfield, Calif. Founded..................................................1970 Enrollment..............................................8,000 Colors......................................... Blue and Gold Affiliation................................NCAA Division I Conference................................... Independent President............................. Dr. Horace Mitchell Faculty Athletic Rep...........Dr. Jacquelyn Kegley Athletic Director.......................... Rudy Carvajal Athletic Department Phone.......... 661.654.2188 Ticket Office Phone..................... 661.654.2583
COACHING STAFF Head Coach................... Bill Kernen (1st season) Alma Mater.........University of Redlands, 1970 Record at School........................... 1st season Career Record............. 240–154–3 (7 seasons) Assistant Coach.......................... Jody Robinson Alma Mater.............. Cal State Fullerton, 1981 Assistant Coach........................ Dennis Machado Volunteer Assistant Coach.................Bill Gentry Baseball Phone........................... 661.654.2678 Baseball Fax............................... 661.654. 6245
BASEBALL INFORMATION Home Stadium................................ Hardt Field Surface...........Natural Grass (Hybrid Bermuda) Dimensions................. 327/375/390/375/327 Capacity.............................................. Open First Year.................................................2009 All-Time Record................................... 1st year 2008 Record............................................. N/A Starters Returning/Lost............................. N/A
SCOUTING ST. LOUIS St. Louis returns 10 letterwinners, including five starters from the 2008 squad. The Billikens went 24-29 overall and 9-17 in the Atlantic-10 last season. St. Louis is led by senior infielder Ryan Bennett, who hit a team-best .357 in 2008, earning honorable mention Atlantic-10 honors.
21 games against 10 opponents ranked above them on the strength of schedule list, including No. 8 Cal Poly, No. 11 Pacific, No. 13 UC Davis, No. 14 UC Riverside, No. 16 Loyola Marymount, No. 18 UC Santa Barbara, No. 21 San Francisco, No. 22 Saint Mary’s and No. 24 Cal State Northridge.
The Billikens also return the core of their pitching lineup in senior Scott Turmail (RHP) and juniors Dave Sever (RHP) and Zach Outman (RHP). Turmail went 7-6 with a 3.12 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 2008. Sever was 5-6 with a 5.21 ERA and a team-best 80 strikeouts.
TOGETHER AGAIN Bakersfield is the fourth school coaches Bill Kernen and Jody Robinson have worked at together. The two were assistants at Cal State Fullerton in the late 1970’s through 1981. During that time, the Titans, who had just made the transition to Division I in 1975, earned five NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the College World Series and a national championship title in 1979. They also teamed up briefly in 1988, both serving as assistants to former Titan Head Coach Augie Garrido, this time at the University of Illinois. In 1991, Kernen was in his second season as the head coach at Cal State Northridge, leading the Matadors through the transition from DII to DI play. Robinson joined the staff as an assistant coach, helping CSUN to a 44–18–1 record, the West Regional championship game and a top 10 ranking in the final NCAA Division I poll in its first season of DI play.
SCOUTING UC SANTA BARBARA UC Santa Barbara has earned a No. 30 ranking in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 40 Preseason Poll. The Gauchos return five starting position players and two starting pitchers from a 2008 squad that went 35-21 overall and 14-10 (3rd) in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos’ pitching staff boasts junior right-hander Mike Ford and sophomore left-hander Mario Hollands, both of whom earned Louisville Slugger Freshman AllAmerican team honors their rookie seasons. Hollans was also the 2008 Big West Pitcher of the Year after posting a 7-3 record and 4.03 ERA. Ford went 6-4 with a 2.96 ERA last season. UCSB has a core of senior returning to the lineup, led by shortstop Shane Carlson, who hit .349 with 14 doubles and six homes runs a year ago.
Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................... N/A Newcomers................................................. 25
SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD for Media Relations.. Kevin Gilmore Assistant SID/Baseball Contact.......Sarah Finney Office Phone........................... 661.654.3071 Cell Phone.............................. 707.496.1780 [email protected] Assistant SID.................................Marshall Fey SID Mailing Address.. 9001 Stockdale Hwy. GYM 8 . ........................ Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022 SID FAX...................................... 661.654.6978 Press Box Phone........................................ N/A Web site............................ www.GoRunners.com
ON DECK CSUB’s eight-game season-opening homestand continues Friday, Feb. 27-Sunday, Mar. 1 as the ‘Runners host Utah in a fourgame series. CSUB and the Utes square off in a single game at 2 p.m. Friday. The series continues with two games Saturday, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and concludes with a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. TOUGH SCHEDULE Bakersfield’s inaugural schedule has been listed as the 29th toughest in the nation, according to a strength of schedule ranking by boydsworld.com. CSUB has
HARDT FIELD Coming from the 99 Freeway (north or south) exit at Ming Ave. and proceed WEST to Haggin Oaks Blvd. (approximately four miles). Turn right on Haggin Oaks to Camino Media. Turn left on Camino Media. Turn right into campus on Roadrunner Drive and park in Lot E or I. Hardt Field is located west of Lot E. TICKETS, PLEASE Ticket information for all Roadrunner home baseball games may be found online at GoRunners.com or by calling the CSUB Athletics Ticket Office at (661) 654-BLUE. NEED MORE INFO? For all of the most up-to-date information about CSUB Baseball and all other Roadrunner sports, check out the CSUB Athletics Web site at: GoRunners.com.
CSU BAKERSFIELD BASEBALL NOTES • FEB. 18, 2009 • PAGE 3 OF 3
2009 CSUB ROADRUNNER BASEBALL ROSTERS NUMERICAL
(as of 2/18/09)
ALPHABETICAL
NO. NAME
YR
POS
HT
WT
B/T
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
1
Joey Mills
JR
OF
5-9
192 R/R
Englewood, Colo./Phoenix College
2
Eric Sanchez
FR
SS
5-11
161 R/R
Corona, Calif./Santiago HS
3
Brandon Boren
JR
2B/3B
5-8
162 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College
5
Ryan McIntyre
FR
OF
5-9
179 L/R
Henderson, Nev./Coronado HS
7
Jeremy Rodriguez
FR
C/3B
5-7
197 B/R
Thousand Oaks, Calif./Crespi HS
8
Korie Walkley
FR RHP/INF 5-9
173 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial HS
9
Nick Shannon
JR INF/RHP 5-9
197 R/R
Mesa, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
10 Mick Gaston
FR
RHP/OF
6-4
217 R/R
Quartz Hill, Calif./Quartz Hill HS
11 Richard Escalera
JR
OF/1B
6-3
221
L/L
Baldwin Park, Calif./Mt SAC
NO. NAME
POS.
22 Matthew Akiyama
2B/SS
3
Brandon Boren
2B/3B
15 Garrett Branske
C/RHP
27 Erik Draxton
RHP
11 Richard Escalera
OF/1B
10 Mick Gaston
RHP/OF
16 Derek Geisinger
1B
26 JJ Henry
3B
55 Mickey Jannis
RHP
12 Jacob Valenzuela
FR RHP/INF 5-7
166 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Garces HS
40 Sam Jones
LHP
14 Kyle Richardson
JR
2B/SS
5-9
178 L/R
Sacramento, Calif./Sierra JC
34 Jason Kudlock
RHP/INF
15 Garrett Branske
FR
C/RHP
6-1
181 R/R
Chino, Calif./Chino HS
5
OF
16 Derek Geisinger
JR
1B
6-1
220 L/R
Gilbert, Ariz./Phoenix College
18 Brandon Van Dam
FR
RHP/1B
6-7
244 R/R
19 Jonathan Montoya
FR
LHP
5-6
147
Lancaster, Calif./Quartz Hill HS
L/L
Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills HS
22 Matthew Akiyama
FR
2B/SS
5-7
154 R/R
Lomita, Calif./Bishop Montgomery HS
25 Stuart Smith
FR
1B/OF
6-0
210 L/R
Ventura, Calif./Buena HS
26 JJ Henry
JR
3B
5-10
164 R/R
28 Spenser Messmore
FR
RHP
5-11
157 R/R
30 Martin Medina
FR INF/RHP 5-10
201 R/R
Ventura, Calif./Saint Bonaventure HS
34 Jason Kudlock
JR RHP/INF 6-2
192 R/R
Chandler, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
37 Erik Draxton
JR
RHP
6-4
192 R/R
40 Sam Jones
JR
LHP
6-3
55 Mickey Jannis
JR
RHP
5-9
204 B/R
Brandon BOAR-EN
15 Garrett BRAN-SKI 16 Derek GUY-SINGER 34 Jason KOOD-LOCK 5
Ryan MAC-IN-TIRE
30 MAR-TEEN Medina 19 Jonathan MON-TOY-AH
OF
Joey Mills
19 Jonathan Montoya
LHP
14 Kyle Richardson
2B/SS
Denver, Colo./Phoenix College
7
Jeremy Rodriguez
C/3B
Granada Hills, Calif./Alemany HS
2
Eric Sanchez
SS
9
Nick Shannon
INF/RHP
Park City, Utah/Phoenix College
12 Jacob Valenzuela
RHP/INF
18 Brandon Van Dam
RHP/1B
8
RHP/INF
44 Bill Gentry — Volunteer Assistant Coach (1st year)
3
RHP
1
189 R/L Morro Bay, Calif./Allan Hancock College
Jody Robinson — Assistant Coach (1st year)
22 Matthew AHK-EE-YAMA
28 Spenser Messmore
1B/OF
23 Dennis Machado — Assistant Coach (1st year)
PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE
INF/RHP
25 Stuart Smith
17 Bill Kernen — Head Coach (1st year) 4
Ryan McIntyre
30 Martin Medina
Sparks, Nev./Allan Hancock College
Korie Walkley
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Contact: Sarah Finney, Assistant SID ([email protected]) • 661.654.3071 (office) • 661.654.6978 (fax)
2009 SCHEDULE DATE February 20 February 21 February 22 February 27 February 28 March 1 March 3 March 4 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 27 March 28 March 29 April 1 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 14 April 15 April 21 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 28 April 29 May 5 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 19 May 22 May 23 May 24
OPPONENT TIME/RESULT St. Louis 2:00 p.m. St. Louis (dh) 11:00 a.m. UC Santa Barbara 2:00 p.m. Utah 2:00 p.m. Utah (dh) 11:00 a.m. Utah 1:00 p.m. at UC Davis 2:30 p.m. at Saint Mary’s 2:30 p.m. $vs. Buffalo 2:00 p.m. $at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. $vs. Portland 2:00 p.m. $vs. Buffalo 2:00 p.m. $at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. $vs. Portland 2:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 6:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly 2:00 p.m. at San Jose State 6:00 p.m. at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 2:00 p.m. at Fresno State 6:05 p.m. at Fresno State 2:05 p.m. at Fresno State 1:05 p.m. Fresno State 2:00 p.m. Fresno State 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. UC Riverside 1:00 p.m. at Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. at Nevada 6:00 p.m. at Nevada 1:00 p.m. at Nevada 1:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount 2:00 p.m. at UCLA 6:00 p.m. at Nebraska 6:05 p.m. at Nebraska 2:05 p.m. at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. at Missouri 6:30 p.m. at Missouri 2:00 p.m. at Missouri 1:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. at Pacific 5:35 p.m. at Pacific 5:35 p.m. at Pacific 1:00 p.m.
Bold=Home Game • All Times Local (dh) Doubleheader $Pepsi Johnny Quik Tournament
ROADRUNNERS (0-0) vs. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY(0-0) GAME 1: FRIDAY, FEB. 20 @ 2:00 P.M. GAME 2 & 3: SATURDAY, FEB.21 @ 11 A.M. (doubleheader) HARDT FIELD • BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
ROADRUNNERS (0-0) vs. No. 30 UC SANTA BARBARA (0-0) SUNDAY, FEB. 22 @ 2:00 P.M. HARDT FIELD • BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
THIS WEEK CSUB will make history Friday, Feb. 20 when it takes on St. Louis University in the first of a three-game series, marking the first time a CSUB baseball team takes the field. First pitch of the 2009 season opener is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Hardt Field. Games two and three are slated for Saturday at 11 a.m. and approximately 2 p.m. CSUB also play a single game against UC Santa Barbara at 2 p.m. Sunday. LIVE STATS Live statistics are available for all CSUB home games. Follow all the action realtime by visiting GoRunners.com. ‘RUNNER ROSTER 13 freshmen and 11 junior college transfers comprise Bakersfield’s 2009 active roster. Of that group, six juniors and four freshman are listed in Friday’s projected opening-game lineup. FIRST STARTS Juniors Mickey Jannis (RHP) and Erik Draxton (RHP) both found success as relief pitchers at their respective junior colleges, but have made the switch to starters for CSUB’s squad. Jannis will open the series against St. Louis, while Draxton is penned to start Game 2.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCH-UPS CSUB VS. ST. LOUIS GAME 1, FRIDAY, FEB. 20 CSUB: Mickey Jannis (RHP) St. Louis: Scott Turmail (RHP) GAME 2, SATURDAY, FEB. 21 CSUB: Erik Draxton (RHP) St. Louis: Dave Sever (RHP) GAME 3, SATURDAY, FEB. 21 CSUB: Jonathan Montoya (LHP) St. Louis: Andrew Buckham (LHP) CSUB VS. UCSB GAME 1, SUNDAY, FEB. 22 CSUB: Sam Jones (LHP) UCSB: TBD CSUB PROJECTED LINE-UP 1. Brandon Boren 2B 2. Kyle Richardson SS 3. Martin Medina 3B 4. Jeremy Rodriguez C 5. Richard Escalera DH 6. Stuart Smith LF 7. Ryan McIntyre RF 8. Derek Geisinger 1B 9. Joey Mills CF
CSU BAKERSFIELD BASEBALL NOTES • FEB. 18, 2009 • PAGE 2 OF 3
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................ Bakersfield, Calif. Founded..................................................1970 Enrollment..............................................8,000 Colors......................................... Blue and Gold Affiliation................................NCAA Division I Conference................................... Independent President............................. Dr. Horace Mitchell Faculty Athletic Rep...........Dr. Jacquelyn Kegley Athletic Director.......................... Rudy Carvajal Athletic Department Phone.......... 661.654.2188 Ticket Office Phone..................... 661.654.2583
COACHING STAFF Head Coach................... Bill Kernen (1st season) Alma Mater.........University of Redlands, 1970 Record at School........................... 1st season Career Record............. 240–154–3 (7 seasons) Assistant Coach.......................... Jody Robinson Alma Mater.............. Cal State Fullerton, 1981 Assistant Coach........................ Dennis Machado Volunteer Assistant Coach.................Bill Gentry Baseball Phone........................... 661.654.2678 Baseball Fax............................... 661.654. 6245
BASEBALL INFORMATION Home Stadium................................ Hardt Field Surface...........Natural Grass (Hybrid Bermuda) Dimensions................. 327/375/390/375/327 Capacity.............................................. Open First Year.................................................2009 All-Time Record................................... 1st year 2008 Record............................................. N/A Starters Returning/Lost............................. N/A
SCOUTING ST. LOUIS St. Louis returns 10 letterwinners, including five starters from the 2008 squad. The Billikens went 24-29 overall and 9-17 in the Atlantic-10 last season. St. Louis is led by senior infielder Ryan Bennett, who hit a team-best .357 in 2008, earning honorable mention Atlantic-10 honors.
21 games against 10 opponents ranked above them on the strength of schedule list, including No. 8 Cal Poly, No. 11 Pacific, No. 13 UC Davis, No. 14 UC Riverside, No. 16 Loyola Marymount, No. 18 UC Santa Barbara, No. 21 San Francisco, No. 22 Saint Mary’s and No. 24 Cal State Northridge.
The Billikens also return the core of their pitching lineup in senior Scott Turmail (RHP) and juniors Dave Sever (RHP) and Zach Outman (RHP). Turmail went 7-6 with a 3.12 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 2008. Sever was 5-6 with a 5.21 ERA and a team-best 80 strikeouts.
TOGETHER AGAIN Bakersfield is the fourth school coaches Bill Kernen and Jody Robinson have worked at together. The two were assistants at Cal State Fullerton in the late 1970’s through 1981. During that time, the Titans, who had just made the transition to Division I in 1975, earned five NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the College World Series and a national championship title in 1979. They also teamed up briefly in 1988, both serving as assistants to former Titan Head Coach Augie Garrido, this time at the University of Illinois. In 1991, Kernen was in his second season as the head coach at Cal State Northridge, leading the Matadors through the transition from DII to DI play. Robinson joined the staff as an assistant coach, helping CSUN to a 44–18–1 record, the West Regional championship game and a top 10 ranking in the final NCAA Division I poll in its first season of DI play.
SCOUTING UC SANTA BARBARA UC Santa Barbara has earned a No. 30 ranking in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 40 Preseason Poll. The Gauchos return five starting position players and two starting pitchers from a 2008 squad that went 35-21 overall and 14-10 (3rd) in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos’ pitching staff boasts junior right-hander Mike Ford and sophomore left-hander Mario Hollands, both of whom earned Louisville Slugger Freshman AllAmerican team honors their rookie seasons. Hollans was also the 2008 Big West Pitcher of the Year after posting a 7-3 record and 4.03 ERA. Ford went 6-4 with a 2.96 ERA last season. UCSB has a core of senior returning to the lineup, led by shortstop Shane Carlson, who hit .349 with 14 doubles and six homes runs a year ago.
Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................... N/A Newcomers................................................. 25
SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD for Media Relations.. Kevin Gilmore Assistant SID/Baseball Contact.......Sarah Finney Office Phone........................... 661.654.3071 Cell Phone.............................. 707.496.1780 [email protected] Assistant SID.................................Marshall Fey SID Mailing Address.. 9001 Stockdale Hwy. GYM 8 . ........................ Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022 SID FAX...................................... 661.654.6978 Press Box Phone........................................ N/A Web site............................ www.GoRunners.com
ON DECK CSUB’s eight-game season-opening homestand continues Friday, Feb. 27-Sunday, Mar. 1 as the ‘Runners host Utah in a fourgame series. CSUB and the Utes square off in a single game at 2 p.m. Friday. The series continues with two games Saturday, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and concludes with a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. TOUGH SCHEDULE Bakersfield’s inaugural schedule has been listed as the 29th toughest in the nation, according to a strength of schedule ranking by boydsworld.com. CSUB has
HARDT FIELD Coming from the 99 Freeway (north or south) exit at Ming Ave. and proceed WEST to Haggin Oaks Blvd. (approximately four miles). Turn right on Haggin Oaks to Camino Media. Turn left on Camino Media. Turn right into campus on Roadrunner Drive and park in Lot E or I. Hardt Field is located west of Lot E. TICKETS, PLEASE Ticket information for all Roadrunner home baseball games may be found online at GoRunners.com or by calling the CSUB Athletics Ticket Office at (661) 654-BLUE. NEED MORE INFO? For all of the most up-to-date information about CSUB Baseball and all other Roadrunner sports, check out the CSUB Athletics Web site at: GoRunners.com.
CSU BAKERSFIELD BASEBALL NOTES • FEB. 18, 2009 • PAGE 3 OF 3
2009 CSUB ROADRUNNER BASEBALL ROSTERS NUMERICAL
(as of 2/18/09)
ALPHABETICAL
NO. NAME
YR
POS
HT
WT
B/T
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
1
Joey Mills
JR
OF
5-9
192 R/R
Englewood, Colo./Phoenix College
2
Eric Sanchez
FR
SS
5-11
161 R/R
Corona, Calif./Santiago HS
3
Brandon Boren
JR
2B/3B
5-8
162 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College
5
Ryan McIntyre
FR
OF
5-9
179 L/R
Henderson, Nev./Coronado HS
7
Jeremy Rodriguez
FR
C/3B
5-7
197 B/R
Thousand Oaks, Calif./Crespi HS
8
Korie Walkley
FR RHP/INF 5-9
173 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial HS
9
Nick Shannon
JR INF/RHP 5-9
197 R/R
Mesa, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
10 Mick Gaston
FR
RHP/OF
6-4
217 R/R
Quartz Hill, Calif./Quartz Hill HS
11 Richard Escalera
JR
OF/1B
6-3
221
L/L
Baldwin Park, Calif./Mt SAC
NO. NAME
POS.
22 Matthew Akiyama
2B/SS
3
Brandon Boren
2B/3B
15 Garrett Branske
C/RHP
27 Erik Draxton
RHP
11 Richard Escalera
OF/1B
10 Mick Gaston
RHP/OF
16 Derek Geisinger
1B
26 JJ Henry
3B
55 Mickey Jannis
RHP
12 Jacob Valenzuela
FR RHP/INF 5-7
166 R/R
Bakersfield, Calif./Garces HS
40 Sam Jones
LHP
14 Kyle Richardson
JR
2B/SS
5-9
178 L/R
Sacramento, Calif./Sierra JC
34 Jason Kudlock
RHP/INF
15 Garrett Branske
FR
C/RHP
6-1
181 R/R
Chino, Calif./Chino HS
5
OF
16 Derek Geisinger
JR
1B
6-1
220 L/R
Gilbert, Ariz./Phoenix College
18 Brandon Van Dam
FR
RHP/1B
6-7
244 R/R
19 Jonathan Montoya
FR
LHP
5-6
147
Lancaster, Calif./Quartz Hill HS
L/L
Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills HS
22 Matthew Akiyama
FR
2B/SS
5-7
154 R/R
Lomita, Calif./Bishop Montgomery HS
25 Stuart Smith
FR
1B/OF
6-0
210 L/R
Ventura, Calif./Buena HS
26 JJ Henry
JR
3B
5-10
164 R/R
28 Spenser Messmore
FR
RHP
5-11
157 R/R
30 Martin Medina
FR INF/RHP 5-10
201 R/R
Ventura, Calif./Saint Bonaventure HS
34 Jason Kudlock
JR RHP/INF 6-2
192 R/R
Chandler, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
37 Erik Draxton
JR
RHP
6-4
192 R/R
40 Sam Jones
JR
LHP
6-3
55 Mickey Jannis
JR
RHP
5-9
204 B/R
Brandon BOAR-EN
15 Garrett BRAN-SKI 16 Derek GUY-SINGER 34 Jason KOOD-LOCK 5
Ryan MAC-IN-TIRE
30 MAR-TEEN Medina 19 Jonathan MON-TOY-AH
OF
Joey Mills
19 Jonathan Montoya
LHP
14 Kyle Richardson
2B/SS
Denver, Colo./Phoenix College
7
Jeremy Rodriguez
C/3B
Granada Hills, Calif./Alemany HS
2
Eric Sanchez
SS
9
Nick Shannon
INF/RHP
Park City, Utah/Phoenix College
12 Jacob Valenzuela
RHP/INF
18 Brandon Van Dam
RHP/1B
8
RHP/INF
44 Bill Gentry — Volunteer Assistant Coach (1st year)
3
RHP
1
189 R/L Morro Bay, Calif./Allan Hancock College
Jody Robinson — Assistant Coach (1st year)
22 Matthew AHK-EE-YAMA
28 Spenser Messmore
1B/OF
23 Dennis Machado — Assistant Coach (1st year)
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INF/RHP
25 Stuart Smith
17 Bill Kernen — Head Coach (1st year) 4
Ryan McIntyre
30 Martin Medina
Sparks, Nev./Allan Hancock College
Korie Walkley
