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george HORTON Now entering his fifth season at the helm of the Oregon baseball program, George Horton continues his effort to rebuild a competitive baseball legacy at the University of Oregon. Horton added to his two National Coach of the Year awards when he was named the 2012 Field Turf NCAA Division I Coach of the Year in Januray 2013. During his four seasons with the Ducks, Horton has coached two All-Americans, 19 all-conference players, four collegiate national team players and 18 Major League Baseball draft picks. Horton has a 132-109-1 record in four years at Oregon. He was chosen as the man to resurrect the program in September of 2007, after Oregon baseball had been dormant since 1981. Two of Horton’s greatest accomplishments during his tenure are Oregon’s run to
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Head Coach (Fifth Season) 132-109-1 Cal State Fullerton, ‘78
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in the 2010 MLB Draft, and a fifth sign a free agent contract. The Ducks were also ranked in four out of five final national polls.
The 2012 baseball season was a magical one for Horton and the Ducks. Oregon finished 46-19 overall and went 19-11 in the Pac-12, good enough for third in the conference. After putting together a 42-17 regular season, the Ducks hosted the NCAA Regionals in Eugene, where they knocked off fourth-ranked Austin Peay twice and Cal State Fullerton to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. In the Super Regionals, also played in Eugene, Oregon fell to Kent State and was one victory shy of advancing to the College World Series. Five Ducks were named to the Pac-12 AllConference team and Jimmie Sherfy and Alex Keudell garnered second-team All-American honors.
In order to reach the postseason in just their second year since reinstatement, the Ducks made massive improvements following Horton’s lead; improving their batting average from .227 to .292, improving a 5.07 ERA to 3.29, more than doubling its run total from 158 to 376, and nearly doubling extra-base hits from 84 to 164.
In 2011, the Ducks’ 33-26-1 record did not allow for an NCAA Tournament bid despite the club getting hot late and finishing with a 10-3-1 record in its last 14 games as well as posting series wins over tourney teams Stanford, Arizona and Oregon State. Despite the disappointment of missing the postseason, Oregon witnessed a record eight players drafted, including first-round selection Tyler Anderson. Anderson was Oregon’s first first-round draft pick and All-American since 1972.
In 2009, the Ducks 14-42 record reflected a first-year program, but with top-rate facilities such as PK Park and the John E. Jaqua Academic Center, along with a highly-respected coaching staff, improvement for 2010 was apparent.
Horton and his staff have also been masterful recruiters during their tenure. The Ducks received six consecutive (2008-13) top-25 recruiting class rankings as well as three top-10 classes in the last four years (2010, 2011, 2013). Off the field, Horton’s team has garnered 11 allconference academic selections. During the last four seasons, Oregon’s attendance has also ranked in the top 35 nationally. Horton has built the Oregon program emphasizing, pitching, solid defense and timely hitting. UO’s pitching staff has posted an ERA that ranked in the nation’s top20 in each of the last three seasons, including the 2010 staff which ranked third in the country (3.29). In 2011, Oregon’s .975 fielding percentage ranked 17th in the nation while the club’s 60 turned double pays ranked 23rd. The 2012 team ranked second in the country in hits allowed per nine innings giving up just 7.15, while defensively the Ducks ranked seventh in fielding percentage at .978. Under Horton’s watch in 2010, Oregon improved its record from 14-42 (2009) to 40-24. The 22-game improvement was the second-best turnaround in the country since the NCAA began tracking the stat in 1998. Horton also recorded his eighth 40win season, and made his 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, taking the Ducks to the Norwich Regional as the No. 3 seed and reaching the final game against 10th-ranked Florida State. Following the season, Oregon had four players taken
The Ducks finished 2010 with a 9-6 record against ranked teams, a 3-3 record against the nation’s No. 1-ranked clubs, and won five Pac-10 series, finishing the year with a 13-14 league record that tied for fifth in the conference.
Oregon did have monumental wins in 2009 with a 5-3 season-opening victory at Saint Mary’s, and an electrifying 1-0 victory over defending 2008 College World Series champion Fresno State in the program’s first game at PK Park. Enthusiasm around the program’s rebirth was lofty in 2009. A total of 57,704 fans came to PK Park as the Ducks had three official sellouts and averaged 2,404 fans per game In 15 seasons as a Division I head coach, Horton has coached 17 players that ascended to the major leagues, 23 All-Americans, two national players of the year, five conference players of the year, seven conference pitchers of the year, 52 first-team allconference players, 15 players who were chosen for the collegiate national team, four first-round draft picks and 103 MLB Draft picks. When then Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny announced the reinstatement of the University of Oregon’s baseball program in July 2007, the reaction among Duck supporters and baseball fans in the community was one of resounding excitement and anticipation. That level of emotion shot through the roof when Horton, a former College World Series championship skipper and two-time National Coach of the Year, was announced as Oregon’s new head coach on Sept. 1, 2007. Horton, who spent 11 seasons at the helm of national power Cal State Fullerton and led the Titans to the 2004 National Championship, is the Ducks’ 12th baseball coach in school history and it’s first since the program was discontinued following the 1981 season. During his tenure with the Titans, Horton compiled an overall record of 490-212-1 (.698) and oversaw six appearances in the College World Series, including
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Horton vs. Opponents School Alabama Arizona Arizona St. Arkansas Pine Bluff Austin Peay Baylor Belmont Biola BYU California Cal Poly CS Northridge CS Fullerton Clemson Connecticut East Carolina East Tennessee St. Florida St. Fresno St. Georgia Tech Gonzaga Harvard Hawaii Houston Illinois Kent State Long Beach St. LMU LSU Miami Michigan Minnesota Mississippi St. Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico St. North Carolina Northeastern Notre Dame Ohio St. Oklahoma Oregon St. Pacific Pepperdine Portland Rice Sacramento St. Saint Louis Saint Mary’s Sam Houston St. San Diego San Diego St. San Francisco San Jose St. Santa Clara Seattle South Carolina Southern Utah Stanford Temple Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech Texas St. Tulane UC Davis UC Irvine UCLA UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UNLV USC Utah Vanderbilt Vanguard Virginia Tech Washington Washington St. West Virginia Wichita State
Overall Record 3-3 18-12 14-13 1-0 2-0 4-2 1-0 1-0 5-1 9-9 36-6 24-7 2-0 1-0 3-0 3-3 3-0 1-5 26-5 2-0 6-0 3-0 6-7 8-2 0-1 1-2 45-33 15-7 1-2 4-1 2-0 5-3 3-0 3-0 1-0 26-5 15-0 0-2 1-0 3-0 2-1 1-3 6-14 33-4 14-12 6-6 3-3 16-6 1-0 3-3 1-0 14-2-1 6-2 4-0 1-0 3-2 7-1-1 2-1 1-0 21-30 1-0 1-0 3-2 1-0 1-1 0-2 7-1 8-0 14-10 26-12 10-11 30-9 22-4 21-18 2-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 5-13 4-8 1-0 6-6
BWC Tourn. Reg. - - - 2-1 - 2-0 - - - 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - - 2-0 - - - - - 0-2 - 4-1 - - - - - 3-0 - - - - - - - - 2-1 1-0 - 1-0 - 0-2 - - - 2-0 - 2-0 - - - 1-0 - - 2-0 - - - - - - 1-0 - 3-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - 2-1 - - - - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - 0-1 - - - - - - - 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - 1-1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Super Reg. CWS - - 3-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - 1-2 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - 2-0 2-0 - 1-0 - - - 0-2 - - 2-1 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1 - - 1-5 - - - 2-0 - 1-0 - - - 2-0 1-0 - - 0-1 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Hometown Downey, Calif. Education Master’s: Cal Lutheran, 1980; Bachelor’s: Cal State Fullerton,1978 Coaching Experience University of Oregon – Head Coach, 2009-present Cal State Fullerton – Head Coach, 1997-2007 Cal State Fullerton – Assistant Coach, 1991-96 Cerritos College – Head Coach, 1985-90 Cerritos College – Assistant Coach, 1977, 1981-84 Los Angeles Valley College, Assistant Coach, 1978-80 Playing Experience Cerritos College (1972-73): Team Captain (’73); Dallas Moon Award (’73) State Champions Cal State Fullerton (1975-76): All-PCAA (’75 & ’76). First Cal State Fullerton team to go to the College World Series in 1975. Personal Age: 59 He and his wife, Francie, have four daughters: Michele, Heather, Loyal and Rebecca, and six granddaughters: Angelica (12), Alyssa (10), Kailey (9), Kendall (8), Samantha (3) and Calise (2).
HEAD COACH • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (2009-PRESENT)
Year Record Pct. Pac-12 Postseason 2012 46-19 .708 19-11 (3rd) Super Regional 2011 33-26-1 .559 11-16 (8th) 2010 40-24 .625 13-14 (T-5th) Regional 2009 13-40 .325 4-23 (10th) Total 132-109-1 .548 Student-Athlete Honors: All-Americans: 3, All-Conference Players: 20, First-Team All-Conference Players: 5, All-Conference Academic: 11, Collegiate National Team: 4, First Round Draft Picks: 1, Draft Picks: 18
HEAD COACH • CAL STATE FULLERTON (1997-2007) Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Record 38-25 50-15 46-18 47-22 50-16 37-22 48-18 38-21 50-14 47-17 39-24-1
Pct. .603 .769 .719 .681 .758 .627 .727 .644 .781 .734 .617
Big West 10-11 (5th) 18-3 (1st) 16-5 (1st) 19-2 (1st) 15-6 (2nd) 14-10 (T-4th) 14-4 (1st) 21-9 (T-1st) 25-5 (1st) 25-5 (1st-South) 21-9 (2nd-South)
Postseason College World Series College World Series Super Regional College World Series College World Series NCAA Regional College World Series Regional College World Series Regional Regional
Championship Big West Conference Big West Conference Big West Conference, NCAA CWS
Big West Conference Co-Big West Conference Big West Conference Big West Conference South Big West Conference
Coaching Honors: Big West Conference Coach of the Year: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Baseball America Coach of the Year (2003) Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (2004), ABCA National Coach of the Year (2004). Student-Athlete Honors: All-Americans: 21. Academic All-Americans: 3, National Players of the Year: 2, Conference Players of the Year: 5, Conference Pitchers of the Year: 6, Conference Coach of the Year: 5, First-Team All-Conference Players: 47, Collegiate National Team: 11, Player in the Major Leagues: 17, First Round Draft Picks: 3, Draft Picks: 85
HEAD COACH • CERRITOS COLLEGE (1985-90) Year 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
Record 36-7 43-9 38-13 46-5 24-14 39-5
Pct. .837 .827 .745 .902 .632 .886
South Coast 19-1 15-5 15-6 18-3 14-10 21-3
Championship Conference Co-Conference, Southern California, State Co-Conference, Southern California Conference, Southern California, State Conference, Southern California, State
Coaching Honors: South Coast Conference Coach of the Year: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990; National Junior College Coach of the Year: 1985, 1987, 1989; CCCBCA Coach of the Year: 1990 Student-Athlete Honors: All-Americans: 15, Conference Players of the Year: 3, First-Team All-Conference Players: 30, All-Conference Players: 46, Players in the Major Leagues: 4, Draft Picks: 18
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coaching honors
Year School 1985 Cerritos College 1986 Cerritos College 1987 Cerritos College 1988 Cerritos College 1989 Cerritos College 1990 Cerritos College Cerritos Totals (Six Years)
Record 39-5 24-14 46-5 38-13 43-9 36-7 226-53
Pct. .886 .632 .902 .745 .827 .837 .810
Titles C/S
1997 Cal State Fullerton 1998 Cal State Fullerton 1999 Cal State Fullerton 2000 Cal State Fullerton 2001 Cal State Fullerton 2002 Cal State Fullerton 2003 Cal State Fullerton 2004 Cal State Fullerton 2005 Cal State Fullerton 2006 Cal State Fullerton 2007 Cal State Fullerton Fullerton Totals (11 Years)
39-24-1 47-17 50-14 38-21 48-18 37-22 50-16 47-22 46-18 50-15 38-25 490-212-1
.617 .734 .781 .644 .727 .627 .758 .681 .719 .769 .603 .698
C South C/R/SR* C C/R/SR*
2009 Oregon 2010 Oregon 2011 Oregon 2012 Oregon Oregon Totals (4 Years)
13-40 40-24 33-26-1 46-19 132-109-1
.245 .625 .559 .708 .548
Division I Totals (15 Years) Collegiate Record (21 Years)
576-302-2 802-355-2
.659 .694
C/S C C/S C
R/SR* C/R/SR/N* C/R C/R/SR* C/R/SR*
1985 1987 1989 1990 1994 1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2012
National Junior College Coach of the Year South Coast Conference Coach of the Year National Junior College Coach of the Year South Coast Conference Coach of the Year National Junior College Coach of the Year South Coast Conference Coach of the Year CCCBCA Coach of the Year South Coast Conference Coach of the Year Inducted into California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Big West Conference Coach of the Year Big West Conference Coach of the Year Baseball America National Coach of the Year Inducted into Downey High School Hall of Fame Collegiate Baseball National Coach of the Year ABCA National Coach of the Year Big West Conference Coach of the Year Big West Conference Coach of the Year Big West Conference Coach of the Year Field Turf NCAA Division I Coach of the Year
Legend: (C) Conference; (S) State; (R) Regional; (SR) Super Regional; (N) National; (*) College World Series appearance back-to-back berths in 2006 and 2007 as well as 2003 and 2004. He was named National Coach of the Year by Baseball America in 2003, and garnered the ABCA and Collegiate Baseball National awards following his squad’s title run in 2004. Horton was also a five-time Big West Conference Coach of the Year, most recently earning the hardware in 2006 on the heels of his third 50-win season at the Division I level. The Cal State Fullerton graduate spent six years as an assistant coach at his alma mater under legendary college baseball coach Augie Garrido before succeeding him in 1997. Horton was the current Texas skipper’s associate head coach, helping CSF to the 1995 National Championship. Prior to joining Garrido’s staff, Horton spent six years as the head coach at Cerritos College, compiling a junior college record of 226-53 (.810) from 1985-90. Horton’s teams have reached a No. 1 ranking in national polls in part(s) of the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons. Entering the 2010 season, Horton’s .665 winning percentage ranked in the top 20 among active Division I coaches (minimum five years). Horton, who is one of nine men to have appeared in Omaha as a player (1975) and a head coach, has seen 103 players selected in the Major League Baseball FirstYear Draft, including 11 in 2003 and 14 in 2005. From 1997-2007, 10 of the MLB draft classes contained at least
five of Horton’s players. In addition, 26 former Titans ascended to the Major Leagues during Horton’s 17 years at Cal State Fullerton. Southpaw Ricky Romero (Toronto, 2005) became the third first-round pick taken under Horton’s CSF reign, joining Chad Cordero (Montreal, 2003) and Adam Johnson (Minnesota, 2000) on the list of players taken in the opening round of the Major League Amateur Draft. Other standouts taken in the draft include Aaron Rowand, who was a “sandwich” pick going between the first and second rounds in 1998; Shane Costa, a secondrounder in 2003; and battery mates Kurt Suzuki and Jason Windsor, who were taken in the second and third rounds, respectively, on the first day of the 2004 draft. In 2007, Horton’s Cal State Fullerton team recovered from an up-and-down regular season to sweep through the NCAA regional and super regional rounds and land a spot in the CWS. The Titans drew eventual champion Oregon State and runner-up UC Irvine in Omaha, falling by one run in each contest, including a 13-inning crusher to the Anteaters. No team in baseball had a better pitching staff than the Titans in 2006 when they led the nation with a 2.73 ERA en route to a 50-15 ledger. The Titans’ success in 2006 featured an 18-3 league record to give CSF its third straight conference crown. Horton’s streak of coaching consecutive conference Players of the Year reached four as Justin Turner
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joined Sergio Pedroza (2005), Kurt Suzuki (2004) and Shane Costa (2003). He also looked after three straight Conference Pitchers of the Year in Wes Roemer (2006), Ricky Romero (2005) and Jason Windsor (2004); and had two players in four years (Roemer in 2006 and Suzuki in 2004) earn National Player of the Year recognition.
horton year-by-year
In 2005, Horton narrowly missed a fifth trip to Omaha as Arizona State defeated his squad, 9-8, in the third and final game of the Fullerton Super Regional. 2005 marked the year Horton molded the largest Major League draft class of his coaching tenure, as 14 players were selected in the first-year amateur draft. The 2005 draft class included No. 1 draft pick in Ricky Romero. Horton added the most impressive credential to his resume in 2004, bringing home a national title. In his eighth year as a Division I head coach, Horton led CSF past the Texas Longhorns and his mentor Garrido, 3-2, in Omaha. After a mediocre 15-16 start in 2004, Horton enlisted Sports Psychologist Dr. Ken Ravizza to clear the heads of the slumping troops. In storybook fashion, the team went on to finish an all-time best 19-2 in the Big West and win 27 of their next 32 games to reach the Series. Horton scripted a brilliant season in 2003, guiding Fullerton to a 15-1 start and leading the team to a program-best record of 31-3 at home. After sweeping through the home Regional, the Titans beat Arizona State - the top offensive team in the country - in a Super
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Regional to advance to Omaha. Fullerton got off to a 2-0 record in Omaha before to losses against Stanford, which headed on to the championship series. Horton’s team finished as the consensus No. 3 team in the nation for the second time in three years. For his efforts, Horton was named the National Coach of the Year by Baseball America, the highest reputed baseball publication. He was honored in December at the 2003 Baseball Winter Meetings in New Orleans. Horton’s CSF squad also made the trip to Omaha in 2001, when they carried the national No. 1 seed to Rosenblatt Stadium. After holding off local favorite Nebraska in the opener, the Titans lost a pair to Stanford with a win over Tulane in between. His team still finished No. 3 in all three national polls. Under Horton’s eye, the 2001 squad became the first team ever to sweep a three-game series against Miami (the eventual national champions) on the ‘Canes’ home field. His 2000 team, the unanimous preseason pick to win the conference and the consensus No. 2 team in the country, was the Big West co-champion and hosted a Regional for the first time. In 1999, the Horton’s Titans went 25-5 to win conference crown by four games. They swept three games at the Notre Dame Regional and then triumphed in three games in the Super Regional at Ohio State to qualify for the College World Series, where they went 1-2. In 1998, the Titans posted the best record in the conference at 25-5. They placed second at the LSU Regional, going 3-2 with a pair of losses to the host Tigers. In Horton’s debut season in 1997, Fullerton struggled to a 23-19-1 start, but then rattled off 15 victories in their final 18 regular season games. They lost the opener of the Big West Conference tournament at home to Pacific ace Dan Reichert, but came back to win four games in a row. They swept a doubleheader on the final day against host Long Beach State to capture the automatic NCAA tournament bid. Horton’s Division I head coaching career began when he was promoted to replace Garrido, who left to take over the program at the University of Texas. A 1978 CSF
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graduate, Horton had returned to the campus in 1991 and over the next six seasons helped lead the Titans to a 264-99 record and three trips to the CWS, where they won the 1995 crown with a 57-9 season. During the years Horton was responsible for the pitching staff, nine pitchers received All-America honors and James Popoff (1992), Matt Wagner (1994) and Ted Silva (1995) won Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year honors. Dan Naulty became the first pitcher under Horton’s guidance to reach the major leagues when he made the 1996 opening-day roster for the Minnesota Twins. He later earned a World Series ring with the 1999 New York Yankees. Another Horton product, Brent Billingsley, made two appearances for the Florida Marlins early in the 1999 season. During his 15 years as a Division I head coach, Horton has witnessed 17 of his former players ascend to the Major Leagues. Those players include; Ricky Romero (Toronto, 2009), Justin Turner (Baltimore, 2009), Kurt Suzuki (Oakland, 2007) and Jordan DeJong (Toronto, 2007). Also in that group includes three players that made their big league debuts in 2006; Reed Johnson (Los Angeles Dodgers), Mark Kotsay (Chicago White Sox) and Aaron Rowand (San Francisco). Nevin and Kotsay were both Golden Spikes Award winners, national players of the year, No. 1 draft picks, College World Series MVPs and U.S. Olympians. Brian Loyd and Jason Moler - also tutored in part by Horton were Olympians while Kotsay was chosen as the college player of the decade (1990’s) by Baseball America. Sixteen U.S. National Team members have also been pupils of Horton’s, with Nevin (1991) being the first, and Wes Roemer (2006) becoming the latest to don the red, white and blue. Horton began his head coaching career at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif., where he guided the Falcons to three junior college state championships in six years. He compiled a 226-53 record and won the California titles in 1985, 1987 and 1989. Each of those years he was selected National Junior College Coach of the Year. His best season was 1987 when the Falcons went 46-5. He had a South Coast Conference record of 102-28 (.785) and was a fourtime South Coast Conference Coach of the Year (1985, 1987, 1989 and 1990).
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He had many players graduate to the Major Leagues including Brian Hunter, who played for the Atlanta Braves in the 1991 World Series. Other names include Mike Benjamin, Craig Worthington, Ever Magallanes, Al Osuna, Joel Adamson, Dan Patterson, Luis Medina, Jeff Hearron, Naulty and Olympian Bret Barberie. Horton’s coaching career began as an assistant at Cerritos in 1976-77 and he went to Los Angeles Valley College the following three seasons, where he coached with former Long Beach State Coach Dave Snow. In 1980, he moved back to Cerritos as an assistant to Gordie Douglas before taking the head job in 1985. In addition, he coached during the summer for the Fairbanks (AK) Goldpanners (1981 and 1983) and the Hutchinson (KS) Broncs (1982). Among those who played for him on those summer teams were Shane Mack, Oddibe McDowell, Joe Magrane, Dan Plesac, Phil Stevenson, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Horton was a player on the Cerritos College teams in 1972 and 1973. As the Falcons’ team captain in 1973, he won the Dallas Moon Award and was a member of the state championship team. Horton played two seasons for Garrido at Cal State Fullerton in 1975 and 1976 and won All-PCAA honors as both a junior and a senior. He was on the first Fullerton team to go to the College World Series in 1975. He batted .308 as a junior and .290 as a senior while playing first base. In 1994, Horton was inducted into the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the Downey High School Hall of Fame in May of 2003 and was honored in 2005 with the Orange County Manager of the Year Award, given by the Orange Coast Chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management. Horton earned his bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton in 1978 and a master’s from Cal Lutheran in 1980.
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HORTON’S drafted players list CERRITOS COLLEGE HEAD COACH 1985 (1) Scott Wilkinson OF, Minnesota Twins, 13th round #457 1987 (3) Craig Wilson C, Boston, 3rd round #84, AA Brian Hunter 1B, Atlanta, 8th round #194, MLB Bret Barberie INF, Kansas City, 65th round #1247, MLB 1989 (10) Javier Fimbres 1B, Minnesota, 20th round #529, Rookie C.J. Kerr, LHP, Toronto, 26th round, #679, High A Joe Arredondo 3B, New York Mets, 37th round #970, Low A John Corona P, St. Louis, 39th round #1004, AAA L.V. Powell OF, Seattle, 45th round #1152, High A Tommy Boudreau OF, Seattle, 47th round #1197, Low A Bobby Magallanes SS, Seattle, 50th round #1260, AA Tony Muser 2B, Detroit, 54th round #1346 Craig Fairbrother OF, Houston, 66th round #1451 Scott Mowl, 1B, Houston, 78th round #1481 1990 (4) Joel Adamson LHP, Philadelphia, 7th round #185, MLB Ron Rico, 1B, Seattle, 32nd round, #850, Rookie C.J. Kerr LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers, 8th round #218, High A Scott Mowl RHP, Houston, 93rd round #1483 CAL STATE FULLERTON ASST. COACH 1991 (2) Frank Charles C/OF, San Francisco 17th round #454, MLB Matt Hattabaugh OF, Chicago White Sox, 21st round #567, A 1992 (5) Phil Nevin 3B, Houston, 1st round #1, MLB Jason Moler C, Philadelphia, 4th round #109, AAA Dan Naulty RHP, Minnesota, 14th round #402, MLB James Popoff, RHP, 27th round, #749, A Yusef Ford P, Chicago White Sox, 31st round #876, Rookie 1993 (4) Nate Rodriquez SS, Philadelphia, 21st round #580 Tony Banks OF, Oakland, 21st round #601, High A Jeremy Carr 2B, Kansas City, 23rd round #637, AAA Bret Hemphill C, Milwaukee, 56th round #1505, MLB 1994 (6) Dante Powell OF, San Francisco, 1st round #22, MLB Mike Parisi P, Florida, 6th round #152, AA Jeff Ferguson 2B, Minnesota, 9th round #239, AAA Bret Hemphill C, California, 14th round #377, MLB Jim Betzsold OF, Cleveland, 20th round #549, AA Adan Millan C, Philadelphia, 28th round #786, AAA 1995 (9) Jon Ward RHP, St. Louis, 8th round #211, Low A Tim Dixon LHP, Montreal, 14th round #395, AAA D.C. Olsen 1B, Montreal, 15th round #423, A Ted Silva, RHP, 21st round, #570, AA Tony Miranda OF, Kansas City, 24th round #666, AA John Mitchell RHP, Toronto, 25th round #692 Joe Fraser 2B, Minnesota, 27th round #744, Low A Brian Loyd, C, Cincinnati, 39th round, #1091, AAA Jeremy Giambi, OF, Detroit, 44th round, #1218, MLB 1996 (11) Mark Kotsay OF, Florida, 1st round #9, MLB Brent Billingsley P, Florida, 5th round #134, MLB Brian Loyd C, San Diego, 5th round #140, MLB Jeremy Giambi OF, Kansas City, 6th round #169, MLB Jack Jones SS, Los Angeles, 6th round #178, AAA Luis Estrella P, San Francisco, 20th round #582, AAA Skip Kill OF, Philadelphia, 27th round #796, AA
Mike Lamb, C, Minnesota, 31st round, #907, MLB Kirk Irvine P, Chicago White Sox, 46th round #1349, A Mark Chavez P, Arizona, 60th round #1600, Rookie Matt Wise, RHP, New York Y, 64th round, #1625, MLB CAL STATE FULLERTON HEAD COACH 1997 (7) Matt Wise P, Anaheim, 6th round #177, MLB Mike Lamb C, Texas, 7th round #227, MLB Brian Tokarse P, Anaheim, 11th round #327, AA John Alkire P, Detroit Tigers, 13th round #385, Low A C.J. Ankrum 1B, San Francisco, 13th round #388, Low A Jerome Alviso SS, Colorado, 17th round #522, AAA Scott Seal 1B, San Diego 23rd round #710, AA 1998 (5) Aaron Rowand OF, Chicago White Sox, 1-2 #35, MLB Erasmo Ramirez P, San Francisco, 11th round #338, MLB Greg Jacobs H, Anaheim, 13th round #391, AAA Benito Flores P, Boston, 17th round #505, High A Kevin Duck 1B, Colorado Rockies, 25th round #750, A 1999 (5) Ryan Owens, SS, Arizona, 7th round, #208, AAA Spencer Oborn OF, Chicago White Sox, 14th round #429, High A Reed Johnson OF, Toronto, 17th round #523, MLB Christopher Beck CF, St. Louis, 19th round #582 Craig Patterson C, Minnesota, 25th round #749 2000 (6) Adam Johnson P, Minnesota, 1st round #2, MLB Ronnie Corona P, Minnesota, 6th round #162, AA Mike Nunez P, New York Mets, 17th round #515 Steve Woodward OF, Arizona, 34th round #1029, High A Jeff Gates, C New York Yankees, 36th round #1088, Low A Matt Sorensen P, Toronto Blue Jays, 42nd round #1255 2001 (9) Kirk Saaloos RHP, Houston, 3rd round #86, MLB Aaron Rifkin IF, New York Yankees, 4th round #125, AAA Mike Rouse IF, Toronto, 5th Round #151, MLB Brett Kay C, New York Mets, 8th Round #252, High A Shawn Norris 3B, Montreal, 9th round #262, AA Shane Waroff, RHP, Arizona, 13th round #398, AA Jon Smith LHP, Pittsburg, 16th round #474, College Robert Guzman OF, Minnesota, 18th round #527, A David Bacani 2B, New York Mets, 22nd round #672, AAA 2002 (3) Jordan De Jong P, Toronto, 18th round #536, MLB Travis Ingle P, Tampa Bay, 22nd round #644 Jeff Housman P, Milwaukee, 33rd round #979, AAA 2003 (11) Chad Cordero RHP, Montreal, 1st round, #20, MLB Shane Costa OF, Kansas City, 2nd round, #42, MLB Wes Littleton RHP, Texas, 4th round, #106, MLB Kyle Boyer OF, Chicago Cubs, 7th round, #193, High A Darric Merrel RHP, Colorado, 8th round, #227, High A Justin Symres SS, San Diego, 11th round, #311, High A Sean Martin RHP, San Francisco, 14th round #423, High A Richie Burgos 1B, Detroit, 22nd round #423, A Jason Corapci 2B, Houston, 29th round #869, Rookie Nicholas Lovato LHP, Florida, 37th round #1103, A Mike Martinez RHP, New York Yankees, 44th round #1318, High A 2004 (6) Kurt Suzuki C, Oakland, 2nd round, #67, MLB Jason Windsor RHP, Oakland, 3rd round #97, MLB Mike Martinez RHP, New York Yankees, 8th round #249, High A P.J. Pilittere C/1B, New York Yankees, 13th round #399, AAA Ronnie Prettyman 3B, Milwaukee, 28th round #826, AAA
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Felipe Garcia C/1B, Bosto, 48th round #1437, A 2005 (14) Ricky Romero LHP, Toronto, 1st round #6, MLB Sergio Pedroza OF, Los Angeles, 3rd round #106, AA Bobby Andrews OF, Baltimore, 7th rounds #213, AA Ryan Schreppel LHP, Arizona, 8th round #231, A Ronnie Prettyman 3B, Seattle, 10th round #293, AAA Neil Walton SS, Tampa Bay, 16th round #478, AA Scott Sarver LHP, Houston, 21st round #644, A Danny Dorn OF, Tampa Bay, 23rd round #688, AA John Curtis C, Cleveland, 29th round #874, AAA Justin Turner 2B, New York Yankees, 29th round #889, MLB Trevor Mortensen OF, Cleveland, 33rd round #994, High A Felipe Garcia 1B, New York Yankees, 34th round #1039, A Brett Pill 1B, New York Yankees, 45th round #1362, MLB Blake Davis SS, Cleveland, 46th round #1377, MLB 2006 (9) Blake Davis SS, Baltimore, 4th round #115, MLB Justin Turner 2B, Cincinnati, 7th round #204, MLB Brett Pill 1B, San Francisco, 7th round #206, MLB Lauren Gagnier RHP, Detroit, 10th round #292, AAA Ryan Paul P, San Francisco, 10th round #296, High A Brandon Tripp OF, Baltimore, 12th round #355, AA Vinnie Pestano RHP, Cleveland, 20th round #611, MLB John Curtis C, Anaheim, 24th round #732, AAA Danny Dorn OF, Cincinnati, 32nd round #954, AA 2007 (10) Wes Roemer P, Arizona, 1-2 #50, AAA Clark Hardman OF, Chicago Cubs, 9th round #277, A Evan Mcarthur 3B, San Francisco, 11th round #344, Low A John Curtis C, Chicago White Sox, 14th round #449, AAA Nick Mahin OF, Chicago White Sox, 16th round #509, A Jared Clark OF, Cleveland, 21st round #647, A Bryan Harris RHP, Seattle, 22nd round #675, AA Matt Wallach C, Los Angeles, 22nd round #686, AA Justin Klipp, RHP, Chicago White Sox, 22nd round #689 Joe Scott SS, Milwaukee, 39th round #1170, Low A OREGON HEAD COACH 2009 (3) Erik Stavert RHP, Colorado, 7th round #214, Low A Drew Gagnier RHP, Oakland, 14th round #423, Low A Bennett Whitmore LHP, Seattle, 32nd round #953, Low A 2010 (4) Justin LaTempa RHP, Los Angeles Angels, 12th round #384 Drew Gagnier RHP, Detroit, 17th round #523, Low A Zack Thornton RHP, Oakland, 23rd round #695, Low A Eddie Rodriguez C, Florida, 32nd round #977, High A 2011 (8) Tyler Anderson LHP, Colorado, 1st round #20 Madison Boer RHP, Minnesota, 2nd round #87, A Scott McGough RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers, 5th round #164, High A Kellen Moen RHP, Kansas City, 7th round #216, Rookie Jack Marder C, Seattle, 26th round #483. High A Danny Pulfer INF, Arizona, 19th round #574, Low A Alex Keudell, RHP, Minnesota, 38th round #1168 KC Serna SS, Cleveland, 42nd round #1268, Low A 2012 (3) Aaron Jones C, Colorado, 18th round #558 Joey Housey RHP, Cincinnati, 27th round #832 Alex Keudell RHP, Tampa Bay, 27th round #842
First Round Selections (7) Phil Nevin, Dante Powell, Mark Kotsay, Adam Johnson, Chad Cordero, Ricky Romero, Tyler Anderson 30 players in the MLB; 158 total players drafted
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MARK WASIKOWSKI
2013 OREGON BASEBALL Mark Wasikowski is in his second season as the Oregon’s recruiting coordinator and offensive expert. He made an immediate impact in his first recruiting class with the Ducks finishing with the nation’s sixth-ranked 2013 class according to Perfect Game.
Mark Wasikowski ASSISTANT COACH
Second Season Pepperdine, 1994 Southeast Missouri State, 1998
THE WASIKOWSKI FILE ASSISTANT COACH Offense • Hittters • Outfield
PERSONAL
Year at Oregon: Second Hometown: Seal Beach, Calif. Wife: Lori Jo • Children: Joelle and Kelsey
EDUCATION Bachelor’s: Pepperdine, ‘94 Master’s: Southeast Missouri State, ‘98
COACHING EXPERIENCE
ARIZONA Asst. Coach...................................2002-2011 FLORIDA Asst. Coach...................................1999-2001
In addition to serving as recruiting coordinator and running the offense, Wasikowski also coaches the outfielders and instructs UO’s base runners while sharing duties with assistant coach Jay Uhlman working with the Oregon hitters. Wasikowski was instrumental in helping lead the Ducks to within one game of the College World Series in 2012 and a school-record 46 wins. Oregon finished ranked in the top 25 in all five major college baseball polls, including a No. 10 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Perfect Game poll. UO ended the season 11th in the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association polls. In his first season with the Ducks, Oregon improved offensively from the previous season in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits and walks per game. UO batted .265 on the season, while finishing with a .370 slugging percentage and a .359 on-base percentage. One of Wasikowski’s outfielders, Aaron Jones, earned a spot on the honorable mention all-conference team in 2012. Wasikowski came to Oregon with 10 years of experience in the Pac-12 Conference working at
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE Graduate Asst. Coach.....................1997-98
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Arizona on Andy Lopez’s staff. Known as a highly regarded and fastidious recruiter, his prowess on the recruiting trail paid dividends for Arizona. The Wildcats’ first four recruiting classes with Wasikowski on staff were tabbed in the top 10 in the nation (No. 10 in 2002, No. 4 in 2003, No 6 in 2004 and No. 7 in 2005 by Collegiate Baseball). His endeavors on the diamond are equally impressive. Working with the hitters and infielders, the Wildcats batted over .300 as a team each of the last nine straight years, including leading the conference with a .320 average in 2011. During his time with the Wildcats, Arizona made seven appearances in the postseason including advancing to the College World Series in 2004. Before his arrival in Tucson, Wasikowski coached with Lopez at Florida for three years and one season at Pepperdine. The 2001 Gator team finished with a fielding percentage nine points higher than the 2000 squad, which in turn finished with 23 less errors than the 1999 team. All three seasons that Wasikowski worked with the Gator infield, the team averaged better than a double play per game and the 2001 team set a school single-season record with 74 double plays turned. Prior to his stint at Florida, Wasikowski served two seasons as the graduate assistant at Southeast Missouri State. In 1998 he helped guide the Indians to a school record 32 wins and an appear-
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FLORIDA 1999 (8) Matt McClendon, RHP, Atlanta, 5th Rd., #174 AAA Greg Catalanotte, OF, Colorado, 8th Rd., #250 AA Mark Ellis, SS, Kansas City, 9th Rd., #271 MLB Mike Floyd, OF, St. Louis, 22nd Rd., #672, A Ben Grezlovski, RHP, Anaheim, 24th Rd., #731, AA Dwight Edge, OF, Oakland, 30th Rd., #903, High A Todd Johannes, C, Montreal, 35th Rd., #1050, AAA Dock Pollard, OF, Pittsburgh, 49th Rd., #1436, 2000 (5) Tim Olson, OF, Arizona, 7th Rd., #219, MLB Tony Socarras, C, Anaheim, 18th Rd., #530, AAA Mike Smalley, LHP, Atlanta, 23rd Rd., #700, High A Kurt Keene, INF Toronto, 24th Rd., #718, AAA Stuart McFarland,LHP, Toronto, 50th Rd., #1444, Low A 2001 (2) Keith Ramsey, LHP, Cincinnati, 11th Rd., #336, AAA Jay Belflower, RHP, Arizona,17th Rd., #518, AAA ARIZONA 2002 (3) Chris Cunningham, C, Pittsburgh, 13th Rd., #373 Brad Hassey, SS, Toronto 19th Rd. #566, AAA Sean Rierson, RHP, San Francisco, 23rd Rd., #787
ance in the NCAA postseason in the Midwest Regional. SEMO hit a school record 90 home runs that season and had two players named All-America. While working on the diamond, he also earned his master’s degree in business at Southeast Missouri State. In 1997 and again in `98 he served as the head coach of the El Dorado (Kan.) Broncos in the Jayhawk League, a summer collegiate wood bat league. His 1998 Bronco team won the national championship at the National Baseball Congress Championships in Wichita, Kan. He was recognized as the NBC Coach-of-the-Year that season after the championship. A native of Seal Beach, Calif., Wasikowski graduated Los Alamitos High School in 1989 and began his collegiate playing career at the University of Hawaii. He transferred to Rancho Santiago Junior College after one season and then to Pepperdine in time for the 1992 national championship season. As the starting third baseman for the Waves, he was twice named All-West Coast Conference and hit .312 with 10 home runs. In 1999 he was elected to the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the `92 title team. Wasikowski is married to Lori Jo, and the couple has two daughters, Joelle and Kelsey.
2003 (5) Brian Anderson, OF, Chicago White Sox, 1st Rd., #15, AAA Richie Gardner, RHP, Cincinnati, 6th Rd., #171, AAA Joe Little, LHP, Tampa Bay, 26th Rd., #758, High A Clarance Farmer, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers, 49th Rd., #1450 Sean Rierson, RHP, San Diego, 50th Rd. #1458 2004 (3) Koley Kolberg, RHP, Arizona, 6th Rd., #206, A John Hardy, INF, Philadelphia, 6th Rd., #212, A Richard Mercado, C, Arizona, 12th Rd. #356, AAA 2005 (8) Trevor Crowe, OF, Cleveland, 1st Rd., #14, MLB Nick Hundley, C, San Diego, 2nd Rd., #76, MLB Jordan Brown, 1B, Cleveland, 4th Rd., #124 MLB John Meloan, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers, 5th Rd., #166, MLB Kevin Guyette, RHP, Boston, 10th Rd., #318, AAA Chris Frey, OF, Colorado, 11th Rd., #327, AAA Jeff Van Houten, OF, Florida, 13th Rd., #396, A Brad Boyer, INF, Seattle, 14th Rd., #413, AAA
C.J. Ziegler, 1B, St. Louis, 37th Rd., #1125, High A Colt Sedbrook, INF, Chicago Cubs, 42nd Rd., #1246, AA David Coulon, LHP, Colorado, 42nd Rd., #1251 2008 (11) Ryan Perry, RHP, Detroit, 1st Rd., #21, MLB Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona, 1st Rd., #26, MLB T.J. Steele, OF, Houston, 4th Rd., #122, AA Jon Gaston, OF, Houston, 7th Rd., #212, AA Eric Berger, LHP, Cleveland, 8th Rd., #261, MLB Mike Colla, RHP, Pittsburgh, 14th Rd., #414, AA David Coulon, LHP, Minnesota 15th Rd., #456 C.J. Ziegler, 1B, San Francisco, 16th Rd., #477, High A Brad Glenn, 3B, Oakland, 17th Rd., #514, High A Preston Guilmet, RHP, Oakland, 22nd Rd., #664, High A Colt Sedbrook, 2B, St. Louis, 22nd Rd., #665, AA 2009 (5) Jason Stoffel, RHP, San Francisco, 4th Rd., #117, AA Cory Burns, RHP, Cleveland, 8th Rd., #245, AA Preston Guilmet, RHP, Cleveland, 9th Rd., #275, High A Dillon Baird, 1B/3B, Los Angeles Angels, 11th Rd., #351, AA Brad Glenn, INF/OF, Toronto, 23rd Rd., #700, High A 2010 (1) Steve Selsky, OF, Colorado, 34th Rd., #1040, RK 2011 (8) Kyle Simon, RHP, Baltimore, 4th Rd., #125, A Bryce Bandilla, LHP, San Francisco, 4th Rd., #147 Cole Frenzel, 1B, New York Mets, 7th Rd., #222, A Andy Burns, SS, Toronto, 11th Rd., #349, A Matt Chaffee, LHP, Atlanta,12th Rd., #386, A Jett Bandy, C, Los Angeles Angels, 31st Rd., #945, AAA Steve Selsky, OF, Cinncinnati, 33rd Rd., #1015, RK Bryce Ortega, 2B, Washington 41st Rd., #1237, A 2012 (3) Aaron Jones C, Colorado, 18th round #558 Joey Housey RHP, Cincinnati, 27th round #832 Alex Keudell RHP, Tampa Bay, 27th round #842
2006 (4) Jason Donald, INF, Philadelphia, 3rd Rd., #97, MLB Mark Melancon, RHP, New York Yankees, 9th Rd., #284, MLB Brad Boyer, INF, San Francisco, 13th Rd., #386, AAA Brad Mills, LHP, Toronto, 22nd Rd., MLB 2007 (7) Brad Mills, LHP, Toronto, 4th Rd., #145, MLB Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Oakland, 8th Rd., MLB Eric Berger, LHP, Oakland, 9th Rd., #300, AAA Bill Rhinehart, OF/1B, Washington, 11th Rd., #340, AAA
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JAY UHLMAN
Jay Uhlman is in his third overall season as a member of the Oregon coaching staff and his second season in his current stint as the team’s infield and hitting coach. Uhlman had previously served as UO’s volunteer assistant during the 2010 season before leaving for a full-time position at Kansas.
Jay Uhlman ASSISTANT COACH Third Season Nevada, ‘98
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ASSISTANT COACH Infielders • Hittters • Third Base
PERSONAL Year at Oregon: Third Hometown: Redondo Beach, Calif. Wife: Emily • Children: Zoey (6), Kai (3) EDUCATION Bachelor’s: Nevada, 1998 COACHING EXPERIENCE OREGON Asst. Coach.................. 2010, 2012-current KANSAS Asst. Coach.............................................. 2011 NEVADA Asst. Coach........................................2002-09 LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE Head Coach.......................................2000-01 Asst. Coach.............................................. 1999
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Similar to his responsibilities with the Ducks in 2010, Uhlman instructs the infielders and coaches third base. In addition, Uhlman also assists with recruiting, coaches the hitters, and develops scouting reports. Uhlman was instrumental in helping lead the Ducks to within one game of the College World Series in 2012 and a schoolrecord 46 wins. Oregon finished ranked in the top 25 in all five major college baseball polls, including a No. 10 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Perfect Game poll. UO ended the season 11th in the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association polls. In his return to the Ducks, Oregon improved offensively from the previous season in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits and walks per game. UO batted .265 on the season, while finishing with a .370 slugging percentage and a .359 on-base percentage. Two of Uhlman’s infielders, first baseman Ryan Healy and second baseman Aaron Payne, earned spots on the honorable mention all-conference team in 2012.
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The native of Redondo Beach, Calif., is a proven run producer at the collegiate level. In 2010, Uhlman worked with the Ducks’ offense, instructing hitters and coaching base runners as UO saw major improvements from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, the Ducks advanced to the elimination game of the Norwich Regional as UO’s offense began to catch up with an impressive pitching staff. With Uhlman’s help, UO improved its batting average from .227 to .292, doubled its run total from 158 to 376, nearly doubled extra-base hits from 84 to 164 and recorded a school-record 73 stolen bases. Oregon improved its record from 14-42 in 2009, to 40-24 in 2010. The 22-game improvement was the second-best recorded in the country since the NCAA began keeping the stat in 1998. Infielders KC Serna, Danny Pulfer and J.J. Altobelli each earned Pac-10 honorable mention accolades under Uhlman’s watch. In one season at Kansas in 2011, Uhlman helped second baseman Ka’iana Eldredge earn Big 12 all-conference freshman team honors, batting .268 overall with 26 RBI and 20 runs scored. Uhlman spent eight years (2002-09) as an assistant coach with the Nevada Wolf Pack. During his time at Nevada, Uhlman worked with the hitters, infield defense and served as a recruiter for the program. In eight seasons at his alma mater, Uhlman coached three All-Americans, two Western Athletic
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drafted players list L.A. HARBOR HEAD COACH 2000 (3)
Mike Cockrell, INF, Pittsburg, 33rd round, #989, AA Brian Lockwood, RHP, Tampa Bay, 19th round, #556 AA Charles Talanoa, RHP, Toronto, 14th round, #418, A
2001 (2)
Jason Vavao, 1B, Cincinnati, 16th round #486, High A Keith Ramsey, LHP, Cincinnati, 11th round, #336, AAA
NEVADA ASST. COACH 2002 (3)
Darrell Rasner, RHP, Montreal, 2nd round, #46, MLB Jason Reuss, OF, Houston, 11th round, #341, A Jeff Tolotti, OF, St. Louis, 39th round, Low A
Conference Players of the Year, two WAC Freshman of the Year and 41 all-conference performers. Serving as Nevada’s third base coach, Uhlman helped the Wolf Pack increase its run production for three consecutive seasons, culminating in 2008 as Nevada averaged 7.0 runs per game. That same season, the Wolf Pack broke the program doubles mark for the second straight year, totaling 143 in 2008 – a mark that led the WAC and ranked 17th in the nation. Uhlman also coached back-to-back WAC batting champions in 2007 (Shaun Kort, .390) and 2008 (Jason Rodriguez, .392), while Nevada hit .309 as a team in 2008, ranking second in the conference. A two-year starting shortstop for Nevada (1995 & ‘97), Uhlman returned to his alma mater in 2002 after spending two years as the head coach at Los Angeles Harbor College (2000-01). He compiled a record of 6122-2 (.729) while at LA Harbor, and in 2001 won the Southern California Regional Title and the South Coast Conference Championship. After the 2001 club posted a 36-8-1 record – the second best winning percentage (.818) in the school’s 50-year history – Uhlman also took home South Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors. In his first season (2000) at LA Harbor, the team produced a 25-14-1 overall record and finished third in the conference with a 15-9 mark. During his tenure at LA Harbor, Uhlman coached two All-Americans, six all-state players, 24 all-conference performers, a conference pitcher of the year and sent 10 players to professional baseball. Uhlman spent the 1999 season at LA Harbor as an
2003 (3)
assistant. In his 15 years of coaching experience, 32 of his student-athletes have signed MLB contracts. A graduate of Redondo High School in Redondo Beach, Calif., Uhlman played shortstop for two seasons at LA Harbor College earning all-league honors both seasons. The Seahawks captured two league titles and made two regional appearances during his two seasons. He finished his collegiate career playing shortstop for the Wolf Pack in 1995 and 1997.
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, Cleveland, 6th round, #168, MLB Chris Dickerson, OF, Cincinnati, 16th round, #471, MLB Eddie Bonnie, RHP, San Diego, 23rd round, #671, MLB
2004 (1)
Chris Gimenez, OF, Cleveland, 19th round, #557th, MLB
2005 (3)
Brett Hayes, C, Florida, Suppl., #79, MLB Jacob Butler, OF, Toronto, 8th round, #236, AA Benjamin Mummy, 1B, Cincinnati, 20th round, #602, Rookie
2006 (1)
Shawn Scobee, OF, Toronto, 14th round, #420, Low A
2008 (2)
Jason Rodriguez, 3B, Cleveland, 15th round, #471, Low A Matt Bowman, 2B, Oakland 49th round, #1,462
Starting 54 games his senior season, he batted .358 and helped guide Nevada to the Big West Conference North Division Title and an NCAA Regional berth as the team posted a 39-21 record overall and a 20-10 mark in conference play.
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Uhlman earned Big West Conference honorable mention honors his senior year and was a member of the Wolf Pack double play combination that led the nation and set a school mark turning 88 double plays in 1997.
8 players in the MLB; 26 total players drafted
2010 (4)
Justin LaTempa RHP, Los Angeles Angels, 12th round #384 Drew Gagnier RHP, Detroit, 17th round #523, Low A Zack Thornton RHP, Oakland, 23rd round #695, Low A Eddie Rodriguez C, Florida, 32nd round #977, High A
2012 (3) Aaron Jones C, Colorado, 18th round #558 Joey Housey RHP, Cincinnati, 27th round #832 Alex Keudell RHP, Tampa Bay, 27th round #842
In 1998, he received his bachelor of science degree in human ecology from Nevada. Uhlman is married to the former Emily Graff, a graduate of South Eugene High School. The couple have a daughter Zoey (6) and son Kai (3), and reside in Eugene.
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DEAN STILES
Dean Stiles ASSISTANT COACH Second Season Oregon, ‘82
Dean Stiles is in his second season as the Oregon baseball program’s volunteer assistant coach, assisting head coach George Horton with the team’s pitchers.
sociation of Community Colleges Tournament after earning the playoff spot by way of a second-place finish in the South Division with a 19-11 record.
Stiles was instrumental in helping lead the Ducks to within one game of the College World Series in 2012 and a school-record 46 wins. Oregon finished ranked in the top 25 in all five major college baseball polls, including a No. 10 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Perfect Game poll. UO ended the season 11th in the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association polls.
While at Lane, Stiles also coached Darrell Hunter to All-NWAACC first-team honors as the first baseman led the Titans batting .328 with 29 RBI and 10 home runs.
Oregon’s pitching staff excelled under Stiles’ tutelage. Reliever Jimmie Sherfy earned All-America honors, as well as first-team All-Pac-12 recognition, after setting a new school record with 19 saves. His work out of the bullpen made him a finalist for the 2012 NCBWA Stopper of the Year award after he compiled a 5-3 record with a 2.20 ERA.
Prior to his time as an administrative assistant at Oregon, Stiles coached at Tualitin High School (Ore.), Crook County High School (Ore.), Summit High School (Ore.), and St. Joseph High School (Calif.). Stiles has also been a high school administrator, teacher, and coach in Oregon and California for more than 20 years.
Starter Alex Keudell claimed Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year honors, as well as being named first-team all-conference and second-team All-America. Keudell was also a Golden Spikes Semifinalist after finishing with an 11-5 record and a 2.38 ERA. Freshman starter Jake Reed was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, while claiming honorable mention all-conference honors after finishing the season with an 8-4 record and a 2.92 ERA.
In addition, Stiles has headed several 16U Junior Olympic Teams and NTIS U.S.A. Baseball teams. He served as the General Manager for the Bend Bandits of the Western Baseball League before co-founding and coaching the Bend Elks of the West Coast League.
Stiles helped lead the pitching staff to its second straight sub-3.00 ERA (2.99). The Ducks’ staff threw four more complete games, with freshman Jordan Spencer tossing the first no-hitter since the Oregon baseball program was reinstated.
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Stiles spent the 2011 season as the head coach at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Titans finished the year with a 26-20 overall record, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Northwest Athletic As-
PERSONAL
Year at Oregon: Second Hometown: Salem, Ore. Wife: Megan Children: Taylor (24), Chloe (19), Cooper (17)
EDUCATION Bachelor’s: Oregon, ‘82
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Before accepting the Lane position, Stiles spent the two previous seasons helping build the Oregon program as an administrative assistant. Stiles responsibilities included helping with the Oregon baseball camps and clinics.
Stiles played infield at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif., before transferring to the University of Oregon and finishing his career with the Ducks. He graduated with a degree in journalism in 1982, and in 1986 completed his secondary education credential at the UO College of Education. He currently resides in Eugene with his wife Megan, sons Taylor and Cooper, and daughter Chloe. Both Taylor and Chloe attend the UO, while Cooper attends Sheldon High School. Chloe is a member of the Oregon women’s basketball team.
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
First Season
Fifth Season St. John’s ‘04 • Oregon, ‘08
Brett Hambright is in his first season as a student assistant coach at the University of Oregon where he spent the last two seasons playing catcher. Hambright helped lead Oregon to within one game of the College World Series during his senior season, while winning a school-record 46 games. With Hambright at catcher, Oregon advanced to the school’s first ever Super Regional in the modern era. UO finished the season ranked in all five polls, including a No. 11 ranking by Baseball America. During his two seasons in Eugene, the Ducks were 49-23 when Hambright started behind the plate. The Corona, Calif. native spent one season at Riverside Community College after playing his freshman season at UC Riverside. Hambright was selected twice in the Major League Baseball draft, getting picked in the 34th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007 and in the 38th round by the Colorado Rockies in 2009. Hambright is a 2007 graduate of Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore, Calif., and his brother (Ryan) is an infielder on the Oregon baseball team.
Luke Emanuel is in his fifth season as director of baseball operations at the University of Oregon. A native of Salem, Ore., Emanuel is responsible for coordinating team travel, budget planning, database management, oncampus recruiting and the day-to-day operations of the baseball program. In addition, Emanuel serves as the liaison between the baseball staff and academic services, media relations, marketing, fund-raising, ticketing and the training room staff. Emanuel, who spent a year as a compliance intern at Oregon before switching over to baseball, has previously worked as an intern for a sports agency in Washington D.C. and as an athletic director for a youth sports program in Salem, Ore. Emanuel graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2008 and received his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in New York in 2004. Emanuel and his wife, Lisa, have a son McCoy who was born on Nov. 20, 2012.
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SUPPORT STAFF
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Janice Beck
Administrative Asst. Fifth Year
Sports Psychologist Fifth Year
Mark Stackhouse Brad Terada Assistant Trainer First Year
Mark Fania
Greg Faustini
Doug Hobson
Jack Luby
Kevin Marable
Shaun Peterson
Jamie Walton
Haley Hirai
Student Manager Second Year
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Equipment Manager Third Year
Colin Hofmann Mitch Karraker Student Manager First Year
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Patrick Roy
Student Manager First Year
Nolan Rogers
Tashia Kerr
Kelly Utley
Jennifer Whitehouse
Student Manager Third Year
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