2010 Utah Baseball Roster No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39 40
Name Tyler Andersen Zach Jones Tyson Gonzalez Nick Green Rick Cornu Kevin Hussey Michael Beltran Nick Kuroczko Andrew Wilding Joe Pond Andy Swan Josh Reed Tyler Yagi Devin Walker Kyle Myers Jordan Whatcott Stephen Streich Cooper Blanc C.J. Cron Brock Duke Trent Johnson Nik Gumeson Zach Adams Austin Shackelford Mark Moorman Bryn Card Tyler Wagner Blake Golding Rick Anton Zach Clausing Jo Jo Sharrar Gavin Green
Pos. P OF OF P OF OF IF IF P P OF IF IF C IF P P OF C P/IF IF IF P OF IF P IF P P P C OF
B/T L/L S/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L L/L R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R L/L
Coaching Staff 11 Bill Kinneberg, Head Coach 21 Mike Crawford, Assistant Coach 29 Bryan Kinneberg, Assistant Coach 14 Pete Flores, Volunteer Assistant
Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-6 5-9 6-1 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0
Wt. 160 160 170 180 185 200 185 195 200 190 185 150 150 205 215 200 170 200 230 220 190 195 190 190 210 210 180 200 195 200 210 190
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. So.
Exp. 2L 1L JC HS 1L 1L 2L 3L 3L 1L HS 1L 1L 2L 1L 1L 2L 2L 1L HS JC TS HS TS JC 2L HS JC JC 1L 1L 1L
Hometown West Jordan, Utah Fresno, Calif. Orem, Utah Holladay, Utah Fallon, Nev. Tucson, Ariz. Lakewood, Calif. San Rafael, Calif. Orem, Utah Centerville, Utah Tempe, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Sandy, Utah Pleasant Grove, Utah Woodwarth, La. Gilbert, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Lehi, Utah Phoenix, Ariz. Salem, Utah Idaho Falls, Idaho Riverton, Utah West Jordan, Utah Phoenix, Ariz. Hoofddorp, Netherlands Klamath Falls, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. Provo, Utah Prescott, Ariz. Tooele, Utah Thousand Oaks, Calif. Layton, Utah
Last School Jordan HS Fresno City CC SLCC Cottonwood HS San Joaquin Delta Cochise CC St. John Bosco HS Marin Catholic HS Orem HS Judge Memorial HS Marcos de Niza Central Arizona College Skyline HS Pleasant Grove High School Bossier Parish CC South Mountain CC University of San Diego Eastern Arizona CC Mountain Point HS Spanish Fork HS College of Southern Idaho Lamar College Cottonwood HS Whitman College Cochise CC Oregon State Bishop Gorman HS Long Beach City College Yavapai JC Tooele HS Newberry Park HS Layton HS
2010 Utah Baseball Media Guide Quick Facts University of Utah Information Location............................Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation................................................. 4,500 Founded................................................... 1850 Enrollment............................................ 29,251 Nickname................................................. Utes Colors............................... Crimson and White Mascot....................Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Web Site...........................www.UtahUtes.com Conference...............................Mountain West President........................Dr. Michael K. Young Athletics Director....................... Dr. Chris Hill Coaching Staff Head Coach: .............................Bill Kinneberg .................................................. Arizona, 1980 Career Record (yrs): .......... 400-359 (14 Years) Record at Utah (yrs): . ......... 155-176 (6 Years) Assistant Coach: ...................... Mike Crawford .......................................2nd Year, Arizona ’00 Assistant Coach: .................... Bryan Kinneberg ...................3rd Year, North Carolina State ’05 Assistant Coach: ..............................Pete Flores .....................2nd Year, Southern Nazarene ’04 Team Information 2009 Record........................................... 28-31 Conference Record/Finish...................8-16/6th Postseason............................... NCAA Regional Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................... 20/7 Starters Returning/Lost............................. 10/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost.............................. 7/4 Newcomers:................................................. 12 Home Field: . .............. Spring Mobile Ballpark Capacity: . ............................................ 15,500 Dimentions: .......... 345-385-420-375-345-315 Practice Fields: ....... Spence Eccles Field House ..........................................................Ute Field
Media Information Table of Contents 2010 Roster................................................IFC Quick Facts/Media Information..................... 1 2010 Season Preview...................................2-3 2010 Schedule................................................ 4 Head Coach Bill Kinneberg........................... 5 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff..................6-7 Player Profiles............................................8-15 Team Portraits........................................16-18 ‘An Evening With’....................................... 19 2009 Season Review..................................... 20 2009 Season Stats and Results.................21-22 All-Conference Selections/All-Americans..... 23 Draft Picks................................................... 24 All-Time Records......................................... 25 Record Book................................................ 26 All-Time Letterwinners...........................27-28 Facilities..................................................29-31 Strength and Conditioning.....................32-33
Academic Excellence.................................... 34 Campus Life................................................. 35 The University of Utah................................ 36 Salt Lake City............................................... 37
The 2010 University of Utah baseball media guide was designed and written by assistant sports information director Brooke Frederickson. Editorial assistance was provided by the Utah SID office. Cover design by Brooke Frederickson. Photography by Steve Wilson, Matt Brown, Kevin C. Cox, Grant Halverson, Franke Donlon, Terry Newfarmer, Frank Jensen, George Seeley, NCAA Photos, the Utah Travel Council and the Salt Lake City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Associate AD/Sports Information.........Liz Abel Associate SID..................................Kyle Harris Assistant SID/Baseball Contact........................ ........................................ Brooke Frederickson Email......... bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu Phone.......................................(801) 581-8302 Cell..........................................(801) 493-9254 Fax ..........................................(801) 581-4358 Assistant SID ............................. Mike DeVine Mailing Address.....1825 E. South Campus Dr. ................................Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Last year, the Utah baseball team had one of its best seasons in its history, winning its first Mountain West Conference tournament and reaching the NCAA Baseball Championship for the first time since 1960, capping it off by winning two games in the regional round. With the memories of their accomplishments still fresh in their minds, the seven position starters and seven pitchers returning look to continue that success. “There is a different attitude and a confident air about them, which I really like,” head coach Bill Kinneberg said. “Last year gave us a lot of confidence going into fall ball and adding the new guys, the confidence level of the team rose tremendously to where it is now. “Our returning players got a taste of being successful, and I believe that they are very determined to do it again. If we can stay healthy on the pitching side I feel like we have enough depth on offense to have a chance to be a very good ballclub.” Infield Infield Leading the infield are returning starters Nick Kuroczko at third base and Michael Beltran at shortstop. Kuroczko led Utah with a .353 batting average and .558 slugging percentage last season and was second in the country with nine triples. He also had 24 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple RBI games. Beltran hit a team-high .381 during the MWC Tournament last year. He hit .309 for the season with 23 multiple-hit games.
Nick Kuroczko was tied for second in the country in triples last season.
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“Kuroczko and Beltran have both matured into really quality baseball players,” Kinneberg said. “Nick developed into one of the better hitters in the league and a good defensive third baseman. Michael is in my opinion one of the best defensive shortstops in the league and hopefully he can improve on his offensive numbers.” The right side of the infield will see some new faces with the graduations of All-MWC second baseman Corey Shimada and first baseman Austin Jones. Tyler Yagi, a natural infielder who started 38 games in the outfield last year, is slated to start at second base. Yagi, who hit .343 last year, came on strong at the end of last season with 10 hits and eight RBI during the MWC Tournament to earn MVP honors. He was also named to the regional all-tournament team. At first base, newcomer Mark Moorman will get the nod. He was an all-region player at Cochise College. In addition, All-America catcher C.J. Cron will also see action at first base. “Bringing Yagi into second base allows us to put our best nine guys on the field, “Kinneberg said. “He is a natural second baseman and I don’t think we lose anything defensively. At first base with Mark and C.J. we have a chance to be very good on both offense and defense. Mark adds the element of being left-handed with some power. He is an intriguing player for us.” Nik Gumeson, who redshirted in 2009 after transferring from Lamar University, has the ability to play anywhere on the field and will see action as a utility player. “Nik can play all four infield positions and will also see a lot of action in the outfield,” Kinneberg said. “He has worked himself into the lineup and has to be there somewhere.”
Tyler Yagi earned MWC Tournament MVP honors after finishing the season strong.
Catcher Catcher Utah has its most depth at catcher, with three players all capable of starting for the Utes. Last year Cron and Devin Walker rotated between the catcher and designated hitter spots. Cron earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Collegiate Baseball. The MWC Freshman of the Year led Utah in hits (83), doubles (19), home runs (11) and RBI (58). He was also named to the MWC All-Tournament team. Walker, who was also on the MWC All-Tournament team, hit .314 with 14 doubles and eight home runs and a .550 slugging percentage. Both catchers only had two errors all season. Also in the mix is Jo Jo Sharrar, who hit .185 in 21 games with seven starts. “The player who has made the most improvement in the offseason is JoJo,” Kinneberg said. “He is probably the best pure catcher of the three. Devin and C.J. have to be in the lineup somewhere. Early in the year all three will catch and we will see what their roles will be to best fit our team. “C.J. has proven to be one of the better hitters not only in the conference, but in the Western U.S, in my opinion. He has really improved his mobility and his body to where he is catching much better, and he is really athletic at first base.”
C.J. Cron was selected as a Freshman AllAmerican by several publications.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Outfield Outfield
Pitchers Pitcher
The Utes return two of their three starters in the outfield in center fielder Cooper Blanc and right fielder Rick Cornu. Although both players spent time on the bench with injuries, Cornu started 38 games with eight homers and a .281 batting average while Blanc played in 42 games, batting .227 with seven home runs and 10 stolen bases. Players who also spent significant time in the outfield last year are Kevin Hussey, Gavin Green and Zach Jones. Hussey hit .262 in 33 games (26 starts), including seven multiple hit games. Green had a .247 batting average (39 games) and Jones hit .213 on the year (36 games). Others include newcomer Tyson Gonzalez, who played two years at Salt Lake CC (2006-07). He was an all-state player at Timpanogos High School in 2005. Gumeson is also part of that mix, while Austin Shackelford, another redshirt, started for two years at Whitman College. “I feel like we have a lot of depth in the outfield because of everyone we have returning,” Kinneberg said. “We will probably have six guys playing early on and we will see how that shakes out. Tyson is probably the best defensive outfielder we have and some of our other players have a year of experience under their belts.”
The pitching staff is anchored by secondteam All-MWC selection Jordan Whatcott. Whatcott was drafted in the 31st round of the MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels, but decided to return to school for his senior year. He had a 4.91 ERA with a 5-3 record and 61 strikeouts. In addition to Whatcott, starters Andrew Wilding and Bryn Card also return. Wilding started 13 games last year with a 6.29 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Card went 6-2 with a 5.61 ERA and 55 strikeouts, pitching primarily in Utah’s weekday games. Rick Anton, who was an NJCAA All-America pitcher at Yavapai College, has earned a spot in the starting rotation. He had 22 wins over two years with 189 strikeouts. “It’s really a luxury to have three of our four starting pitchers back,” Kinneberg said. “Our pitching staff, from top to bottom, has more quality this season and it’s going to be important that we stay healthy. “Jordan will again anchor the staff on Friday nights and hopefully he can improve on a great year last year. Rick Anton has come in and solidified the No. 2 spot. Both Andrew and Bryn have improved from last year. We will see who will throw the weekend and Tuesday games. The good thing is that we have some four-game series early in the year and can mix and match and evaluate the first month of the season.”
Devin Walker had 14 doubles with eight home runs last year.
Jordan Whatcott was drafted and elected to return for his senior season.
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Stephen Streich leads the returning relievers. He pitched 45 innings last year with a 6.80 ERA and a 2-4 record. Tyler Andersen was 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA in 23.1 innings. A pair of newcomers who are expected to make an immediate impact are Brock Duke and Zach Adams. Duke, who led Spanish Fork to two state titles, was a high school All-American, the 5A MVP as a senior and a three-time firstteam all-state selection. Adams was also a firstteam all-state pick in 2009 and led Cottonwood to three state titles. Both were rated among the top players in their class in the state of Utah. “Both Brock and Zach are going to be tremendous pitchers for us in the future,” Kinneberg continued. “They will get very important innings for us this year in roles to be determined. Having Streich back will also be important for us.”
Bryn Card had six wins for the Utes last year.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l 2009 Schedule Date Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 23 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 30 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 6 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 13 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 20 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 20 May 21 May 22
Opponent / Event at UC Davis at UC Davis at UC Davis at Sam Houston State at Sam Houston State at Sam Houston State at Sam Houston State at Washington State at Washington State at Washington State at Washington State Oregon State Tournament vs. Portland at Oregon State at Oregon State vs. Portland at New Mexico at New Mexico at New Mexico vs. Utah Valley vs. Northern Colorado vs. Northern Colorado vs. Northern Colorado vs. Utah Valley vs. Air Force vs. Air Force vs. Air Force vs. Southern Utah vs. UNLV vs. UNLV vs. UNLV at Utah Valley at San Diego State at San Diego State at San Diego State at Southern Utah at BYU at BYU at BYU vs. TCU vs. TCU vs. TCU at USC at USC at USC at UNLV at UNLV at UNLV vs. New Mexico vs. New Mexico vs. New Mexico
Location Davis, Calif. Davis, Calif. Davis, Calif. Huntsville, Texas Huntsville, Texas Huntsville, Texas Huntsville, Texas Pullman, Wash. Pullman, Wash. Pullman, Wash. Pullman, Wash.
Time 2:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 6:00 p.m. CT 1:00 p.m. CT TBA 1:00 p.m. CT 1:00 p.m. PT TBA 2:00 p.m. PT 11 a.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Orem, Utah San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Cedar City, Utah Provo, Utah Provo, Utah Provo, Utah Ogden, Utah (Lindquist Field) Ogden, Utah (Lindquist Field) Ogden, Utah (Lindquist Field) Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev. Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile) Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile)
2:00 p.m. PT 6:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 12:00 p.m. PT 6:00 p.m. MT 2:00 p.m. MT 12:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 2:00 p.m. MT 6:30 p.m. MT 6:30 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 5:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 7:00 p.m. PT 2:00 p.m. PT 1:00 p.m. PT 6:00 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT
MWC Tournament May 25-29 TBA
San Diego, Calif.
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NCAA Regionals June 4-7 TBA
TBA
TBA
NCAA Super Regionals June 11-14 TBA
TBA
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College World Series June 19-29 TBA
Omaha, Nebraska
TBA
Home games played at Spring Mobile Ballpark
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Cooper Blanc is entering his third year as a starter in the outfield for Utah.
Michael Beltran is one of the best defensive shortstops in the league.
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Bill Kinneberg Head Coach • 7th Season (15th Overall) Career Record: 400-359 • Utah Record: 155-176
Kinneberg At A Glance Coaching Experience University of Utah Head Coach: 1995-1996, 2004-present USA Baseball Pitching Coach: 2007, 1999 Head Coach: 2010 Chicago White Sox Organization Pitching Coach: 2003-04 USA Baseball Director, Athlete Development Program University of Arizona Associate Head Coach: 1996-2001 Assistant Coach: 1992-94 University of Wyoming Head Coach: 1986-1992 UTEP Head Coach: 1985 Assistant Coach: 1980-84
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The dedicated and personable Bill Kinneberg is in his sixth season at the helm of the University of Utah baseball team. He was named head coach of the program on Sept. 15, 2004, marking his second stint in the Utes’ dugout. Kinneberg led Utah back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1960 in 2009, as the Utes won their first Mountain West Conference tournament with a 9-3 win over San Diego State in the championship game. Utah won two games at NCAA’s, defeating Gonzaga and Georgia Southern in the Fullerton Regional. Since his return to Utah, Kinneberg has infused a winning mentality in the clubhouse. He has had several players drafted, including All-American Ryan Khoury and three-time AllMWC selection Jay Brossman. All-conference pitcher Stephen Fife was Utah’s highest draft pick ever in 2008, going in the third round. Pitchers Brian Budrow and Jordan Whatcott were both drafted in 2009. Kinneberg’s teams have steadily moved up in the conference standings each year and several have rewritten the record books. Brossman holds records for hits, doubles, RBI and total bases. Khoury holds the school record for career runs scored and Corey Shimada ranks first in the record books for triples, stolen bases, runs scored and walks. In 14 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level, Kinneberg has a record of 400359. He earned his 400th victory in the NCAA tournament with a win over Gonzaga. Kinneberg has coached collegiate baseball for 26 years. His teams established school records for victories in a season at UTEP in 1985, Wyoming in 1990 and Utah in 1996.
Kinneberg’s first stint as the head coach was in 1996, leading the Utes to a 30-22 record. His squad tied for third place in the Western Athletic Conference’s Northern Division. Kinneberg has also made his mark on the national scene. In 2010 he will serve as the head coach of the US National Team that will compete at the FISU World University Championships in Japan. The USA is the three-time defending champion of the event. Kinneberg has done several stints with USA Baseball. He served as the pitching coach in 2007 and 1999. The 2007 pitching staff turned in a 25-12 mark in international competition, and finished with a scant 1.93 earned-run average. Kinneberg also spent several years as director of the organization’s athlete development program. Prior to joining the Utah staff, Kinneberg was working for the Chicago White Sox organization as a minor league pitching coach. From 1996 through 2001, Kinneberg was the associate head baseball coach at the University of Arizona. The Wildcats were 124-102 and advanced to an NCAA Regional Tournament during Kinneberg’s tenure with the Wildcats. Kinneberg was the head coach at Utah from May 1995 through July 1996. Kinneberg coached three All-Western Athletic Conference athletes during the 1996 season at Utah. The Utes also set four school records, which are still intact today, during Kinneberg’s first stint with the Utes. Prior to his time with the Utes, Kinneberg was an assistant baseball coach at Arizona State from 1992 through 1994. During the 1993 and 1994 seasons, Kinneberg helped lead the Sun Devils to back-to-back appearances in the College World Series. Kinneberg was the head baseball coach at Wyoming from 1986 through 1992. While in charge of the Cowboys’ program, Kinneberg guided his team to the WAC playoffs in five of his seven seasons. In 1990, he earned Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors, leading Wyoming to a 37-18 record. Kinneberg coached 16 All-Western Athletic Conference players during his seven seasons in Laramie. Kinneberg served as head coach at UTEP in 1985. Kinneberg’s coaching career began in 1980, when he became an assistant coach at UTEP. He served in that capacity for four seasons. In addition to his duties with USA Baseball, Kinneberg worked with the Italian Olympic team in 1984, serving as pitching coach. Kinneberg is a 1980 graduate of the University of Arizona. He attended graduate school at UTEP from 1980-1982. Kinneberg and his wife Janet reside in Sandy, Utah. They have two children, Joe (9) and David (7).
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Mike Crawford
Bryan Kinneberg
Pitching Coach 2nd Season
Hitting Coach 3rd Season
Mike Crawford is in his second year as the pitching coach for the University of Utah. In his first year in 2009, he coached MLB draft picks Brian Budrow and Jordan Whatcott. Utah also set a school record for strikeouts. Crawford came to Utah after spending two seasons as associate head coach at Yavapai College where the Roughriders were 41-16-1 in 2008. They climbed to as high as No. 9 in the national polls, and won their league title with a 30-8 mark. Crawford’s pitching staff was one of six schools in the 13team league with an earned-run average below 4.00 (3.81). It was fourth in the conference strikeouts (393). From 2002-2005, Crawford was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Cochise College in Douglas, Ariz. He helped the Apaches to a pair of second-place league finishes (2004, 2005), and the 2005 pitching staff had the lowest earned-run average in the conference (2.66). As CC recruiting coordinator, he saw three of his four recruiting classes play for a regional championship. Before that he worked two seasons at Pima College in Tucson, Ariz. Crawford played at the University of Arizona from 1999-2000. He was a starting pitcher for the Wildcats both years and was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of Week in May, 1999. He graduated from UA in 2001 with a bachelor’s of science in communication and went on to get his master’s from the United States Sports Academy in June, 2008. The Tucson native’s playing career began at Yavapai College as a starting pitcher in 1997-98. In 1998, he was named as the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Pitcher of the Year. Crawford and his wife, Sarah, have a four-year-old son, Kolby.
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Assistant coach Bryan Kinneberg is in his third season on the University of Utah coaching staff. Last year Utah won its first MWC Tournament. Freshman C.J. Cron finished in the top 10 in several hitting categories in the league. In 2008, Utah led the conference with a .323 batting average. Kinneberg comes to the Utes after a two-year stint at Oklahoma State as its volunteer assistant coach. At OSU, he assisted with the hitters and infielders, and coached first base. The Cowboys led the Big 12 in nearly every offensive statistical category in 2007, including batting average (.319), doubles (144), home runs (86) and slugging (.518). In addition, the team fielded at a .971 clip. While on staff at OSU, Kinneberg saw the team make two postseason appearances. In 2007, the Cowboys were one win away from the College World Series, falling to Louisville in the third game of the Super Regional. OSU went 83-41 while Kinneberg was on staff, and had a school record 11 players taken in the MLB draft in 2007. Kinneberg played at North Carolina State where he was part of two NCAA Regional teams. Kinneberg also played for Phoenix College in Peoria, Ariz. He was an all-district player there, ranking among the league’s best hitters. Phoenix played in the NJCAA national title game in 2001. He graduated from NC State in 2005 with a degree in philosophy. Kinneberg and his wife Stephanie have a toddler son, Gavin.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Pete Flores Volunteer Assistant 2nd Season
Pete Flores begins his second season at Utah as a volunteer assistant. He works with the team in all areas and also serves as the first base coach. Flores most recently spent three seasons at East Los Angeles College, serving as the top assistant. East made the state regional tournament two of the last three seasons. Flores worked with the team in a number of areas, including hitting, base-running and skill work. Flores also spent the last three summers (2006-’08) coaching in the Central Illinois Collegiate League. In 2005, Flores coached for one year at South Gate High School in Los Angeles, where the team made the city semifinal. Prior to that, he played at Southern Nazarene, as well as El Camino College. Flores also played at University High in Santa Monica, Calif., reaching the city championships in 1998.
Athletic Staff
Michael K. Young University President
Dr. Chris Hill Director of Athletics
Liz Abel Associate Athletics Director
Steve Riley Event Management
Jared Franson Athletic Trainer
Jordan Vardell Marketing
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Mary Bowman Associate Athletics Director
Pete Oliszczak Associate Athletics Director
Doug Knuth Associate Athletics Director
Jon Webster Strength Coach
Rob Rainey Academic Advisor
Steve Joyce Manager
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Zach Adams
Rick Anton
RHP • R/R 6-3 • 190 Fr. • HS West Jordan, Utah Cottonwood HS
LHP • L/L 6-0 • 195 Jr. • JC Prescott, Ariz. Yavapai JC
#28
#36
High School: Earned first-team all-state honors in 2009 … rated the sixth-best player in the 2009 class by the Utah Baseball Academy … had four wins with a 1.03 ERA as a senior … named to the state all-tournament team … threw two shutout innings in the 2009 high school all-star game … all-state honorable mention in 2008 ... won three state titles at Cottonwood.
Tyler Andersen LHP • L/L 5-8 • 160 Jr. • 2L West Jordan, Utah Jordan HS
#2 2009: Had a 7.71 ERA and a 1-1 record in 19 appearances … 23.1 innings pitched … 19 strikeouts … four strikeouts in two innings against CSU Bakersfield (2/27) … had three shutout innings at Utah Valley (4/7) … 2.2 shutout innings against Washington State with two strikeouts (4/21) … three strikeouts against BYU (3/14) and Air Force (5/1) … win came against Air Force after three innings of work … pitched against TCU and San Diego State in the MWC Tournament. 2008: Made 17 relief appearances with a 2.95 ERA ...pitched 21.1 innings ... 15 strikeouts ... 1-0 record, with the win coming against Southern Utah (4/22) ... three strikeouts against Utah Valley (4/2) ... pitched 2.1 innings against TCU in the MWC Tournament (5/23). High School: Named 5A State MVP at Jordan High School ... also a first team all-state honoree ... helped Jordan to a state championship in 2007. Personal: Born on Dec. 9, 1988 ... son of Todd and Wendy Anderson ... exercise and sport science major ... is an Eagle Scout ... enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding and movies. Year 2008 2009 Totals
ERA 2.95 7.71 5.44
W-L 1-0 1-1 2-1
Ap-GS 17-0 19-0 36-0
IP 21.1 23.1 44.2
H 25 37 62
R 9 28 37
ER 7 20 27
Prior to Utah: NJCAA Honorable Mention AllAmerican at Yavapai JC as a freshman in 2008 ... two-time all-region ... 9-4 with a 3.10 ERA and 105 strikeouts as a sophomore … went 13-4 as a freshman with 84 strikeouts and a school-record 1.38 ERA, allowing just 15 earned runs in over 97 innings pitched ... 2008 first-team All-ACCAC … played on the NJCAA All-Star team that competed against the Taiwanese Junior National Team in 2008 ... attended Prescott High School. Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism.
Michael Beltran IF • R/R 6-1 • 185 Jr. • 2L Lakewood, Calif. St. John Bosco HS
#8
2009: Only player to start all 59 games … .309 batting average … 73 hits … 23 multiple hit games … seven stolen bases … tied for third in the MWC with 11 sacrifice bunts … three triples … 22 RBI … eightgame hitting streak … .940 fielding percentage … led the MWC with 210 assists … had five RBI with three
Year 2008 2009 Totals
Avg. .372 .309 .338
AB 196 236 432
R 20 36 56
H 73 73 146
2B 9 6 15
3B 0 3 3
HR 0 0 0
RBI 27 22 49
SB/ATT 4/9 7/12 11-21
Cooper Blanc OF • R/R 6-0 • 200 Sr. • 2L Lehi, Utah Eastern Arizona CC
#23
K SHO 15 0/0 19 0/0 34 0/0
Tyler Andersen made appearances in 19 games last year.
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hits, scoring two runs at BYU (3/13) … eight-game hitting streak from 4/9 to 4/22 … 4-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI at Air Force (5/3) … led Utah at the MWC Tournament with a .381 batting average over six games (eight hits and five RBI) … hit .400 during the NCAA Regional (six hits) … drove in the winning run against Georgia Southern with a twoout single (5/30) … Rivals.com Preseason All-MWC. 2008: Started 53 games at shortstop ... led all freshman in the MWC and was fourth overall with a .372 batting average ... hit .389 in conference play ... .420 on base percentage ... 73 hits ... nine doubles ... 27 RBI ... .418 slugging percentage ... four stolen bases ... longest hit streak was 11 games ... hit .423 with runners in scoring position and .408 with runners on base ... 20 multiple hit games, including seven three-hit games and two four-hit games ... .899 fielding percentage ... a pair of four-hit outings against Southern Utah (5/6) and Air Force (5/9). High School: Drafted in the 39th round by the Seattle Mariners ... named the Area Code Top Defensive Player and was also named a Top Prospect by Perfect Game (2007) ... first-team All-Trinity League and second-team All-Serra League ... member of the AllAmerica Baseball Academy All-American Team ... batted .436 as senior with 15 stolen bases ... helped team to the 2003 Heartwell Pony League World Series. Personal: Born on Nov. 2, 1988 ... son of Armand and Kathy Beltran ... economics major ... grandfather and great uncle were pitching prospects in the Chicago Cubs organization ... has an older brother (Ryan) and a younger sister (Kristina) ... hobbies include playing the guitar, video games, and hanging with friends.
2009: Hit .227 with seven home runs … played in 40 games, missing time with injury … 35 hits and 26 RBI … 10-of-12 in stolen bases … had five three-RBI games … hit two home runs for three RBI at Utah Valley (4/28) … had a hit in five of six games of the MWC Tournament … scored both of Utah’s runs in 2-1 tournament win over BYU (5/19) … drove in a pair of runs against TCU (5/22) … hit a home run, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored against Georgia Southern in the NCAA Regional (5/30). 2008: Started 45 games in center field ... fourth on the team and 11th in the league with a .345 batting average ... hit .397 in conference play ... 11th in the MWC with a .537 slugging percentage ... ended the season on a 10 game hitting streak ... second on the team with 14 stolen bases ... 16 multiple hit games ... seven home runs (tied for 10th in the MWC) and 11 doubles ...
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U ta h B a s e b a l l 34 RBI ... nine games with at least two RBI ... three five RBI games last year, vs. Indiana (3/13), Air Force (3/29) and Utah Valley (4/5) ... two home runs against Indiana (3/13) and Utah Valley (4/5). Prior to Utah: Played at both Dixie State and Eastern Arizona Community College ... led Dixie State to the district tournament title ... named to the all-tournament district team. High School: Twice named first team all-state at Borah High School in Boise, Idaho ... team was 5A state champions in Idaho as a senior ... led team to the Double-A American Legion State Championship junior year ... also played football and ice hockey ... two-time all-conference in football. Personal: Born on Dec. 21, 1986 ... son of Jeff and Lorri Blanc ... majoring in economics ... father was an All-American football player at BYU and played briefly with the St. Louis Cardinals. Year 2008 2009 Totals
Avg. .345 .227 .209
AB 177 154 331
R 36 34 70
H 61 35 96
2B 11 1 12
3B 1 0 1
HR 7 7 14
RBI 34 26 60
SB/ATT 14/18 10/12 24/30
Bryn Card LHP • L/L 6-3 • 210 Sr. • 2L Klamath Falls, Ore. Oregon State
#33 2009: Led Utah with six victories (6-2 record) … made 12 starts and had 17 appearances … was Utah’s regular weekday starter … pitched 67.1 innings … 55 strikeouts … fourth in the MWC with 22 batters struck out looking … three pickoffs … earned first win of year against CSU Bakersfield allowing two hits and one unearned run over seven innings (3/1) … also had wins over Gonzaga (3/24), Washington State (4/22) and TCU (5/9) … went 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts, allowing just four hits and one unearned run vs. San Diego State (5/16) … beat TCU in the MWC Tournament, going 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits (5/22) … had seven strikeouts against Gonzaga in the NCAA Regional over seven innings for a win (5/31). 2008: Made 12 appearances and four starts ... 4.00 ERA and 3-1 record in 36 innings pitched ... 22 strikeouts with five walks ... shared a shutout against Southern Utah (3/8) ... six strikeouts in 4.2 shutout innings against Air Force (5/10). Prior to Utah: Played at Oregon State ... one inning pitched in 2007, redshirt in 2006 ... member of OSU teams that won back-to-back national titles. High School: 2005 Louisville Slugger Player of the Year at Henley High School in Klamath Falls, Ore. ... also state and conference Player of the Year in 2005 ... named first team all-state and first team all-conference as a pitcher in 2005 ... second team all-state, conference Co-Player of the Year and first team all-conference in 2004 ... helped team to back-to-back state titles in 2004-05 ... 1.2 earned run average with a 14-1 mark in 2004 ... went 12-2 with a 0.97 earned-run
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average in 2005 ... 469 career strikeouts with a 41-7 all-time mark in high school ... also played football and basketball. Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1986 ... son of Dave and Patty Card ... majoring in human development and family studies ... younger brother, Drew, played college baseball for Siskyous and is currently a student coach. Year 2008 2009 Totals
ERA 4.00 5.61 5.05
W-L 3-1 6-2 9-3
Ap-GS 12-4 17-12 29-16
IP 36.0 67.1 103.1
H 43 82 125
R 17 47 64
ER 16 42 58
K 22 55 77
SHO 0/1 0/0 0/1
Zach Clausing RHP • R/R 6-3 • 200 So. • 1L Tooele, Utah Tooele HS
#38 2009: Pitched in two games for one full inning … one strikeout … played against Loyola Marymount (2/21) and UC Irvine (4/24). 2008: Four-year starter at Tooele High School playing third base, center field and pitching … second-team all-state as a senior … team captain … one of 17 Utah finalists for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award … 2006 Difference Maker Award from Salt Lake Tribune for contributions on the field and in the community ... three-time academic all-state … also played baseball and football. Personal: Majoring in business.
Rick Cornu OF • R/R 5-11 • 185 Sr. • 1L Fallon, Nev. San Joaquin Delta
#6 2009: Made 38 starts in right field, missing time with a wrist injury … .281 batting average … eight home runs tied for second on the team … eight doubles and two triples … .516 slugging percentage … eight stolen bases … 32 RBI … started the season on a seven-game winning streak … named MWC Player of the Week on March 2 after batting .444 (8-for-18) with three home runs, a double, six runs scored and 12 RBI against Cal-State Bakersfield (2/27-3/1) … hit four home runs in the first series against BYU, including three homers (3-for-5) and four RBI in a 15-13 win (3/14) … had four hits in the MWC Tournament, including driving in two runs in the title game … hit three doubles during the NCAA Regional … scored the game-winning run against Georgia Southern (5/30). Prior to Utah: Spent 2008 at San Joaquin Delta College ... second-team All-Big 8 Conference ... hit .372, starting in 41 games ... 55 hits with 12 doubles, four triples and four home runs ... led team with 16 stolen bases ... .588 slugging percentage ... 29 RBI ... .976 fielding percentage ... All-Golden Valley Conference at Feather River College in 2007 ... batted .375 with 28 RBI and 20 stolen bases ... Feather River was 28-9 and 25-0 in conference play ... 2006 graduate of Churchill County HS ... all-league with the Fallon Greenwave ... also a top wide receiver at Churchill County. Personal: Majoring in health education. Year Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/ATT 2009 .281 153 27 43 8 2 8 32 8/11
Rick Cornu tied for second on the team with eight home runs last season.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l C.J. Cron C • R/R 6-4 • 230 So. • 1L Phoenix, Ariz. Mountain Point HS
#24 2009: Earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America (second-team catcher), NCBWA (second-team catcher) and Collegiate Baseball (designated hitter) … MWC Freshman of the Year … led the Utes in hits (83), doubles (19), home runs (11) and RBI (58) … .337 hitting percentage and .557 slugging percentage … 137 total bases … led conference with 246 at-bats … in the top 10 in the MWC in RBI, doubles, home runs and total bases … led Utah with 16 multiple-RBI games … 26 multiple hit games … rotated between catcher and DH … .989 fielding percentage … five pickoffs … hit .414 with 19 RBI, five home runs, six doubles and a triple during the month of April … team-high 16-game hitting streak from 4/10 through 5/9 … only player in the country to get three hits in a game off 2009 No. 1 MLB draft pick Stephen Strasburg (5/14) … named to MWC All-Tournament team … hit five doubles and drove in five runs during MWC Tournament … two-RBI double against TCU gave Utah the lead (5/20) … had six RBI during the NCAA Regional with two home runs and a double. High School: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the eighth selection in the 44th round (1,320 overall) ... 2007 Louisville Slugger Honorable Mention All-American ... hit .421 with eight home runs and 35 RBI as a senior in 2008 at Mountain Point HS ... holds school records for doubles, RBI and least strikeouts in a season ... also pitched ... two-time all-state, all-region, all-city ... 5A State All-Star Team ... hit .419 with 46 RBI and 8 home runs in 30 games in 2007. Personal: Majoring in business. Year 2009
ERA with 78 strikeouts and an 8-1 record in 2009 … seven complete games … hit .412 as a senior with four home runs and 32 RBI … played with the USA U16 baseball team in 2006 ... is the only U16 player to have beaten the Cuban national team. Personal: Major is undeclared.
percentage, 29 runs and nine stolen bases as a senior … three-time all-region … also ran track and played football in high school. Personal: Majoring in Spanish.
Gavin Green
Blake Golding
OF • L/L 6-0 • 190 So. • 1L Layton, Utah Layton HS
RHP • L/R 6-2 • 200 So. • JC Provo, Utah Long Beach CC
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#35 Prior to Utah: First-team All-SCC at Long Beach CC … 2.93 ERA and 7-5 record in 14 starts … two shutouts and 54 strikeouts … attended Provo HS … 2007 first-team all-state and academic all-state … led Provo to a third-place finish in 2007 … all-tournament team … had six wins with 47 strikeouts. Personal: Majoring in math.
Tyson Gonzalez OF • R/R 5-9 • 170 Jr. • JC Orem, Utah Salt Lake CC
#4 Prior to Utah: Played at Salt Lake CC in 2006-07 before embarking on an LDS mission … .286 batting average with 18 stolen bases in 2007 … hit .315 with seven triples, 23 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 2006 … first-team all-state at Timpanogos HS … .537 on-base
2009: Played in 39 games, making 18 starts in the outfield … .247 batting average … 21 hits … 14 runs … four doubles … seven RBI … 4-for-4 against BYU (4/18) … drove in two runs against Washington State (4/22) … 3-for-4 against San Diego State with three RBI and a double (5/15). High School: First-team all-state at Layton in 2008 ... .500 batting average with 34 RBI as a senior ...2008 Utah All-Star Game ... one of top 15 players in the state by the Baseball Academy ... two-time first-team all-region ... runs a 6.6 60-yard dash ... two time first team all-area ... selected to the Jr. Olympic team (2006) ... 2007 Prospect Games MVP ... three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Layton High ... team’s leading pitcher and hitter ... hit .459 with eight doubles, five home runs and 23 RBI in 2007 ... played summer ball in the Omaha Pro Tournament in Nebraska ... three-sport athlete … all-state quarterback in football and also played basketball (point guard). Personal: Major is undeclared. Year Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI OBP% 2009 .247 85 14 21 4 1 0 7 .281
Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% .337 246 39 83 19 1 11 58 .557
Brock Duke P/IF • R/R 6-2 • 220 Fr. • HS Salem, Utah Spanish Fork HS
#25 High School: Honorable Mention Louisville Slugger High School All-American (2009) … Rated No. 1 in the state by the Utah Baseball Academy … NHSBCA All-District 7 … 2009 5A MVP … Daily Herald AllValley Baseball Player of the Year … three-time firstteam all-state … led Spanish Fork to two state titles (2009, 2006) … 2009 5A Tournament MVP ... 1.98
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Gavin Green hit .247 in 39 games last year.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Nick Green RHP • L/R 6-2 • 180 Fr. • HS Holladay, Utah Cottonwood HS
#5 High School: Honorable mention all-state … won three state titles at Cottonwood … also played golf. Personal: Majoring in pre-engineering.
Nik Gumeson IF • R/R 6-1 • 195 Sr. • TS Riverton, Utah Lamar College
#27 2009: Redshirted. Prior to Utah: Played at Lamar University in 2008 ... started 28 games, batting .286 with 34 hits, 23 RBI, a .462 slugging percentage and two stolen bases ... started at third, short and designated hitter ... five multiple RBI games ... .885 fielding percentage ... an all-region player at College of Southern Idaho in 2007 and 2006 ... .451 batting average in 2007 ... led the region with 42 RBI and five home runs ... 51 hits, 10 doubles and 39 runs scored ... 16 stolen bases ... started 58 games in 2006 with a .261 batting average and 42 hits, 25 RBI and three stolen bases ... all-state and all-region at Riverton HS. Personal: Majoring in exercise and sport science.
Kevin Hussey
Trent Johnson
OF • R/R 6-1 • 200 Sr. • 1L Tuscon, Ariz. Cochise CC
IF • R/R 6-0 • 190 Jr. • JC Idaho Falls, Idaho College of Southern Idaho
#7 2009: Played in 33 games, starting 26 games in the outfield … .262 batting average … 27 hits and 15 RBI … seven doubles … six-game hitting streak … seven multiple hit games … went 4-for-8 in two games against Gonzaga with five RBI, including a two-run home run (3/24-3/25)… had two hits in three at-bats during the NCAA Regional. Prior to Utah: Played two years at Cochise CC ... hit .351 as a senior with 16 doubles in 2008 ... .333 with 49 hits in 2007 ... played in the 2007 American Legion World Series ... named West Regional MVP with American Legion Post 7 team ... all-region at Salpointe Catholic High. Personal: Majoring in communications.
#26 Prior to Utah: Played for the College of Southern Idaho in 2007 and 2009 (sat out 2008 with injury) as both a pitcher and infielder … first-team all-region player in 2007 … hit .304 in 13 games on the field in 2007 … 3-0 record with eight saves and a 1.30 ERA … sophomore year hit .275 with 46 hits, 26 RBI and eight doubles … had no errors in 2009 … also pitched in six games with five strikeouts … attended Idaho Falls High School … named to the all-state team and was the conference player of the year as a senior … three-time all-area … also an all-conference and allarea basketball player. Personal: Majoring in economics.
Year Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% 2009 .262 103 16 27 7 1 3 15 .437
Zach Jones OF • S/R 5-8 • 155 Sr. • 1L Fresno, Calif. Fresno City CC
#3 2009: Played in 36 games, starting 20 in the outfield … .213 batting average … 13 hits and six RBI … 17 walks … 2-for-4 in stolen bases … .979 fielding percentage … … scored the game-winning run against TCU in an extra-inning win (3/22) … 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double against Gonzaga (3/24). Prior to Utah: Played at Fresno City College in 2007 and 2008 ... 2008 first-team All-Central Valley Conference and named to Gold Glove Team ... hit .316 with a team-high 46 runs and 20 stolen bases ... started 45 games ... .515 on base percentage ... 43 hits ... on the Dean’s List all semesters eligible ... earned the Kiwanis 2008 Torch of Excellence Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2005 graduate of Bullard HS. Personal: Born June 4, 1987 ... son of John and Joylynne Muscianes … majoring in economics. Year Avg. AB R 2009 .213 61 8
H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/ATT 13 1 0 0 6 2/4
Kevin Hussey (left) and Zach Jones each started games in the outfield for Utah.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Nick Kuroczko
Mark-Jan Moorman
Joe Pond
IF • L/R 6-0 • 195 Sr. • 3L San Rafael, Calif. Marin Catholic HS
IF • L/L 6-1 • 210 Jr. • JC Hoofddorp, Netherlands Cochise CC
RHP • R/R 6-2 • 190 So. • 1L Centerville, Utah Judge Memorial HS
#9 2009: Led Utah with a .353 batting average … tied for second in the country with nine triples … sixth nationally in triples per game (0.16) … 11 multiple-RBI games … 24 multiple hit games … .454 on-base percentage … 79 hits … 43 walks … 10 doubles and six home runs … .558 slugging percentage … four stolen bases … seven-game hitting streak … 3-for-4 against No. 4 Texas A&M (3/6) … two triples in Utah’s win over Southern Utah tied the school record (3/28) … hit a grand slam against Air Force (5/3) … two hits, including a triple, off 2009 No. 1 MLB draft pick Stephen Strasburg to drive in a run vs. SDSU (5/14) … 2-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored against TCU in the MWC Tournament (5/20) … drove in a run in the MWC Championship game against SDSU (5/23) … hit .400 during the NCAA Regional with six RBI, a triple and a home run … ended the season on a five-game hitting streak. 2008: Saw action in 32 games, starting 25 ... earned the starting spot at third-base the second half of the season (final 16 games) ... .330 batting average ... .495 slugging percentage ... 15 RBI ... 30 hits ... five doubles, two triples, two home runs ... .402 on base percentage ... .927 fielding percentage ... ended season on a four-game hitting streak ... had hits in four of Utah’s games at the MWC Tournament, including an RBI triple against TCU (5/23) ... 2-of-5 with three RBI vs. Air Force (5/11). 2007: Played in 13 games, making three starts ... hit .294 with five hits ... one double ... two-hit games against Southern Utah (3/10) and Portland (3/16). High School: Named 2006 Marin County Athletic League Player of the Year ... also named to the Connie Mack Western Region All-Tournament team ... earned all-state honors ... named a Puma Preseason All-American prior to his senior season ... two-time allconference selection ... named team MVP as a senior ... batted .476 with a slugging percentage of .726 as a senior ... drove in 28 runs in 2006 ... tallied seven doubles and four home runs during his senior season ... helped lead Marin Catholic to a league championship in 2006 and a section championship in 2004. Personal: Born on July 2, 1988 ... son of Mark Kuroczko and Linda Lockwood ... health major ... hobbies include playing the electric and stand-up bass. Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals
Avg. .294 .330 .353 .343
AB 17 91 224 332
R 0 19 47 66
H 5 30 79 114
2B 1 5 10 16
3B 0 2 9 11
HR 0 2 6 8
RBI 0 15 44 59
SLG% .353 .495 .558 .530
#32 Prior to Utah: Second-team All-Region 1 at Cochise CC … second-team All-ACCAC … hit .361 with a .430 on-base percentage with 30 RBI and 48 hits in 2009 … .295 with 39 RBI in 2008 … represented the Netherlands in the 2004 World Junior Championship and the 2009 World Port Tournament … pitched two shutout innings at the World Junior Championship … attended the MLB Academy in 2006. Personal: Majoring in economics.
Kyle Myers IF • R/R 6-5 • 215 Sr. • 1L Woodwarth, La. Bossier Parish CC
#19 2009: Hit .323 in 17 games with six starts (five at DH, one at first base) … 10 hits … four doubles and a home run … six RBI … .548 on-base percentage … 3-for-4 with five runs scored and four RBI against Gonzaga, including a three-run home run (3/24) … 1-for-1 with an RBI against No. 1 UC Irvine (4/23) … doubled against Cal-State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional (5/31). 2008: Redshirted Prior to Utah: Comes from Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, La. ... named all-conference in 2006 ... in 2006, hit .353 with 10 doubles, two homers and one triple ... swiped 12 bases. High School: Named all-district as a junior and senior at Alexandria High School in Woodsworth, La. ... also named MVP of the 18-and-Under USSSA World Series Tournament ... helped team win the USSSA World Series with a perfect record ... also played football in high school. Personal: Born on Sept. 30, 1986 ... son of Brent and Mary Myers ... majoring in parks, recreation and tourism. Year Avg. AB 2009 .323 31
R H 8 10
#12 2009: Made 15 appearances with two starts … injured late in the season … 8.61 ERA … 1-1 record … 20 strikeouts … two strikeouts and allowed just two hits in 2.2 innings vs. No. 4 Texas A&M (3/8) … earned a win over BYU, pitching 1.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits with two strikeouts (3/13) … allowed two runs in five innings with four strikeouts in first start against Gonzaga (3/25) … one hit over two innings with two strikeouts vs. New Mexico (4/11). High School: Drafted as the 24th pick in the 39th round (1,186 overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies ... four-year starter at Judge HS ... 2008 Deseret News Mr. Baseball ... Salt Lake Tribune 2008 3A MVP ... 10-0 in 2008, 78 strikeouts in 49 innings ... just five earned runs all season ... led Judge to 2008 state championship, pitching a one-hitter in the semifinals ... MVP of 3A tournament ... third-place in the state in 2007, second in 2006 ... rated the 11th-best player in Utah by the Baseball Academy ... all-state in 2007 and 2006 ... went 9-1 on the mound in 2007 ... also hit .523 ... two-sport athlete, quarterbacking Judge into the 2007 State Championship game. Personal: Major is undeclared. Year ERA W-L Ap-GS IP H 2009 8.61 1-1 15-2 23.0 36
R ER 25 22
K 20
2B 3B HR RBI SLG% 4 0 1 6 .548
Kyle Myers had a .548 on-base percentage
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Josh Reed IF • R/R 5-6 • 150 Sr. • 1L Phoenix, Ariz. Central Arizona CC
Austin Shackelford OF • L/R 5-10 • 190 Jr. • TS Phoenix, Ariz. Whitman College
#31 2009: Redshirted. Prior to Utah: Started for two years at third base at Whitman College ... only player to start and play in all
C • R/R 6-2 • 210 So. • 1L Thousand Oaks, Calif. Newberry Park HS
#39 2009: Played in 21 games, making seven starts at catcher … five hits and two runs scored in 27 at-bats … .972 fielding percentage … 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI against BYU (3/13) … also had hits against TCU (3/21), UC Irvine (4/23) and San Diego State (5/16) … drove in a run against Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional after reaching on an error (5/31). High School: Four-year starter at catcher at Newbury Park ... second-team all-league in 2008 ... hit .371 with 33 hits and 23 RBI as a senior at Newberry Park ... .356 batting average (31 hits, 20 RBI) as a junior in 2007 ... all-league and named to the all-Phil Nevin National Classic team as a junior ... hit .356 in 87 at bats in 2007 ... also had six doubles and two home runs ... honor roll every year and Presidential Award for academics ... played for the So Cal Cardinals in 2007. Personal: Majoring in exercise and sport science. Year Avg. AB R H 2009 .185 27 2 5
Joe Pond made 15 appearances and started in two games before being sidelined by a late-season injury.
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LHP • L/L 5-10 • 170 Jr. • 2L Phoenix, Ariz. University of San Diego
Jo Jo Sharrar
#15 2009: Played in 24 games with one start … used primarily as a pinch runner … start came in the outfield against Southern Utah (3/28) … scored eight runs … scored a run against San Diego State in the MWC Tournament (5/22) … scored against Georgia Southern in the NCAA Regional (5/30). Prior to Utah: Played two years at Central Arizona College ... CAC finished third in the NJCAA World Series in 2008 ... ranked in the top 10 all-time at CAC in runs (7th - 95), and is third all-time in stolen bases (40) ... hit .241 in 2008 in 61 games ... 19 stolen bases ... 48 runs scored ... batted .282 in 2007 ... team-high 21 stolen bases ... 64 games ... 47 runs scored ... 12 RBI. Personal: Majoring in mass communications.
Stephen Streich
40 games in 2008 with a .262 batting average ... led the team in hits (37), doubles (7), home runs (4), RBI (24), total bases (58) and slugging percentage (.411) ... hit .299 in 2007 with 35 starts ... 41 hits, 10 doubles, 31 RBI and a .431 slugging percentage ... played at Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz. Personal: Majoring in Classics.
2B 3B HR RBI OBP% 0 0 0 3 .241
#22 2009: Made 28 appearances (second in the MWC) … 6.80 ERA … 2-4 record … 30 strikeouts … earned a win against Cal State Bakersfield, allowing one run over 2.1 innings pitched with two strikeouts (2/28) … also earned a win over TCU (3/22) … one of three pitchers in a shutout against Texas A&M, pitching two innings with three strikeouts (3/7) … allowed no runs and one hit in two innings against Washington State (4/22) … started against Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional (5/31). 2008: Made 22 appearances in relief (second among relievers) ... 4.91 ERA ... 1-1 record ... 20 strikeouts ... .279 opponent batting average ... 13 walks ... five strikeouts in 2.2 innings against Utah Valley (4/4) ... win came against Air Force (5/11) ... three shutout innings against San Diego State (4/22). Prior to Utah: Redshirt at San Diego in 2007. High School: Threw a no hitter in first varsity start at Brophy Prep in Phoenix, Ariz. ... 2005 BCP pitching award, going 5-1 with a 2.20 earned-run average ... honorable mention all-region ... helped his 2006 team to its third conference title, its first state title, and to a No. 23 national ranking ... went 5-1 with 80 K’s in 2006 ... tossed winning games in both years in the Cleats National Tournament. Personal: Born on Oct. 26, 1987 ... son of Dr. Dennis and Judy Streich ... majoring in mass communications. Year 2008 2009 Totals
ERA 4.91 6.80 5.95
W-L 1-1 2-4 3-5
Ap-GS 22-0 28-1 50-1
IP 36.2 45.0 81.2
H 39 63 102
R 23 39 62
ER 20 34 54
K SHO 20 0/0 30 0/1 50 0/1
Josh Reed scored eight runs last year. He was primarily used as a pinch runner.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Devin Walker C • R/R 6-1 • 185 So. • 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove HS
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Stephen Streich had a 2-4 record last season.
Andy Swan OF • R/R 6-1 • 185 Fr. • HS Tempe, Ariz. Marcos de Niza HS
#13 High School: All-Area Arizona in 2009 … student council member. Personal: Major is undecided.
Tyler Wagner IF • R/R 6-3 • 180 Fr. • HS Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman HS
#34 High School: Hit .286 in 23 games for Bishop Gorman in 2008 ... helped lead Bishop Gorman to the 2008 state title (41-3 record) and the team was ranked second nationally by Baseball America at the end of 2008 ... team won the 2008 American Legion World Series. Personal: Major is undecided.
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2009: Hit .314 rotating between DH and catcher … 53 hits … hit safely in all but six games during April and May (28-of-34 games) … tied for second on the team with eight home runs … 14 doubles and one triple … eight-game hitting streak … .550 slugging percentage … .990 fielding percentage … hit a grand slam against Sam Houston State (3/5) … 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, five RBI and a double against TCU (5/9) … named to the MWC All-Tournament team as the designated hitter … had eight hits with two doubles, six RBI and a home run during the tournament … went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double for three RBI against TCU in an elimination game of the MWC Tournament (5/22) … hit a triple against Gonzaga in the NCAA Regional (5/31). 2008: Played in 25 games with 10 starts (nine starts at DH, one at catcher) ... three doubles ... 10 RBI ... .163 batting average ... two hits in two games against Southern Utah (3/8 and 5/6) ... 1-for-1 with two RBI and a run scored against Gonzaga (3/11). High School: Named 5A first team all-state by the Deseret News ... also a first team All-Region 4 in 2007 ... 2006 Area Code first team honoree ... helped team to the Pacific Northwest Championship ... batted .330 for Pleasant Grove HS. Personal: Born March 10, 1989 .. son of Kim and Lisa Walker ... majoring in architecture ... older brother (Braden) played at UNLV ... father played for UVSC. Year 2008 2009 Totals
Avg. .163 .314 .280
AB 49 169 218
R 6 27 33
H 8 53 61
2B 3 14 17
3B 0 1 1
HR 0 8 8
RBI 10 36 46
innings with five strikeouts in a win over TCU (3/22) … earned a win against No. 1 UC Irvine, striking out four over seven innings (4/25) … named to MWC All-Tournament team … started two games of the MWC tournament and made a relief appearance, allowing two earned runs on seven hits over three games with seven strikeouts … went six innings and allowed one run after pitching on short rest against San Diego State in an elimination game of the MWC Tournament (5/22) … earned a save against TCU just before pitching against SDSU … started against Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional (5/29). Prior to Utah: Played two years at South Mountain CC ... 1.83 ERA in 2008 in 78.67 innings ... 6-2 record with one save ... 86 strikeouts ... also hit .330 in 88 at bats ... six doubles and three triples with nine RBI ... 4.73 ERA in 2007 in 59 innings ... 5-2 record ... 57 strikeouts ... .307 batting average … two-time first-team all-region at Highland HS ... AZBCA Arizona Player of the Year and MVP of the 5A All-Star Game in 2004. Personal: Born June 10, 1985 ... son of Skip and Meredith Whatcott ... .majoring in psychology. Year ERA W-L Ap-GS IP H R ER K SHO 2009 4.19 5-3 17-15 88.0 86 47 41 61 0/1
SLG% .224 .550 .477
Jordan Whatcott RHP • R/R 6-0 • 200 Sr. • 1L Gilbert, Ariz. South Mountain CC
#20 2009: Was drafted in the 31st round of the MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels, but chose to return to Utah for his senior season … second-team All-MWC … 5-3 record … 4.19 ERA … second on the team with 61 strikeouts … led the MWC with seven runners picked off … tied for second in the conference with 25 batters struck out looking … only allowed two home runs all season … 15 starts (17 appearances) … 88.0 innings pitched … went six innings of a 2-0 shutout against No. 4 Texas A&M for a win (3/7) …pitched seven
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Tyler Yagi
RHP • R/R 6-3 • 200 Sr. • 2L Orem, Utah Orem HS
IF • R/R 5-9 • 150 So. • 1L Sandy, Utah Skyline HS
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2009: Started in 13 games, making 14 appearances … 6.29 ERA … 2-5 record … 78.2 innings pitched … 49 strikeouts … first win of the season came against Southern Utah in a two-run, three-strikeout performance (3/28) … pitched 5.2 innings with five strikeouts against San Diego State for his second win of the season (5/15) … went 7.1 innings against SDSU in the MWC Tournament, striking out six and allowing just two runs in a no-decision (5/21) … pitched against Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional (5/29). 2008: Made 10 appearances with eight starts ... 3-1 record ... 6.53 innings pitched ... 30.1 innings pitched ... 15 strikeouts ... earned wins against Portland (3/10) and Southern Utah (4/22 and 5/6) 2007: Appeared in four games, throwing six innings. High School: Second-team all-state honors as a senior at Orem High School ... also a standout basketball player. Personal: Born on August 7, 1984 ... son of Howard and Eleni Wilding ... political science major ... enjoys bowling and hiking. Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals
ERA 16.50 6.53 6.29 6.89
W-L 1-0 3-1 2-5 6-6
Ap-GS 4-1 10-8 14-13 28-22
IP 6.0 30.1 78.2 115.2
H 17 38 107 162
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R 17 27 63 107
ER 11 22 55 88
2009: Came on strong at the end of the season to hit .343 …62 hits … 12 doubles and one triple … .390 on-base percentage … 16 multiple hit games … MWC Tournament MVP … NCAA Regional All-Tournament time … natural infielder became the regular starter in left field at the end of March … led all players with 10 hits during the MWC Tournament and also had eight RBI … hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th against BYU for Utah’s first MWC Tournament win (5/19) … had nine hits and scored six runs (.500 batting average) during the NCAA Regional, starting in all four games … went 3-for-5 against Georgia Southern (5/30) … was 5-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI against Gonzaga (5/31). High School: Rated as the fourth-best player in the state of Utah by the Utah Baseball Academy ... honorable mention all-state by the Deseret News in 2006 and 2007 ... four-year starter for Skyline. Personal: Major is undecided. Year Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% 2009 .343 181 32 62 12 1 0 33 .420
K 2 15 49 66
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Infielders (L to R): Tyler Yagi, Michael Beltran, Nik Gumeson, Tyler Wagner, Kyle Myers, Trent Johnson, Nick Kuroczko, Mark Moorman, Josh Reed
Outfielders Front Row (L to R): Tyson Gonzalez, Zach Jones, Austin Shackelford, Rick Cornu Back Row: Cooper Blanc, Kevin Hussey, Andy Swan, Gavin Green
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Pitchers Front Row (L to R): Tyler Andersen, Rick Anton, Jordan Whatcott, Joe Pond, Zach Clausing, Trent Johnson Back Row: Nick Green, Tyler Wagner, Zach Adams, Bryn Card, Andrew Wilding, Blake Golding, Brock Duke
Catchers L to R: Devin Walker, C.J. Cron, Jo Jo Sharrar
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Seniors Front Row (L to R): Josh Reed, Nick Kuroczko, Cooper Blanc, Rick Cornu, Zach Adams Back Row: Jordan Whatcott, Kevin Hussey, Bryn Card, Kyle Myers, Andrew Wilding, Nik Gumeson Head coach Bill Kinneberg’s success hasn’t been limited to his time at Utah, or even as a collegiate head coach. The veteran skipper has been tapped on three occasions to serve the USA Baseball Organization, guiding and mentoring the sport at an international level. This coming summer he will serve as the head coach of the 2010 Collegiate National Team. The 2010 National Team schedule will culminate in the FISU World University Championship in Japan. During the summer of 2007 he served as pitching coach for the US National Collegiate team. Team USA went up against some of the top international powers, battling Cuba, Japan and the Netherlands, among other national teams, on a three-month world tour. His pitching staff featured some of the youngest and brightest talent that college baseball had to offer. Kinneberg mentored a staff that turned in a 25-12 record, and its earned-run average was a scant 1.93. Kinneberg had 11 of his 16 hurlers record ERA’s of under-2.00. At the 2007 Pan American Games, Team USA was perhaps at his best. Facing professional players on the Mexican, Nicaraguan, Puerto Rican and Cuban teams, Bill Kinneberg’s pitching staff of college stars got Team USA to the finals where it lost to Cuba in a heartbreaker, 2-1. The staff’s ERA for that tournament was an impressive 2.8.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l ‘An Evening With’ Since Bill Kinneberg became the head coach of the University of Utah baseball team in 2004, he has been unofficially kicking off the season by bringing in baseball celebrities for a special banquet to support his program. These events have been extremely successful in creating exposure for the Utah Baseball team prior to the season, as well as generating some extra revenue for the program. Kinneberg brought long-time friend Terry Francona to Salt Lake City in the winter of 2005, just months after Francona managed the Boston Red Sox to the 2004 World Series Championship. That appearance started the ball rolling for these events. The following year, Kinneberg secured the services of baseball’s iron man, Cal Ripken Jr. The long-time Baltimore Oriole and Baseball Hall of Famer was in attendance at the 2006 event, just one year prior to his induction in the Hall. The 2007 event featured another Baltimore Oriole and Hall of Famer, Brooks Robinson. In 2008, Kinneberg invited Francona for an encore appearance on the heels of yet another World Series Championship. The Red Sox skipper entertained a packed house with stories from the Red Sox Clubhouse and from its second title run in three years. The 2009 event featured Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. For 2010, Kinneberg brings in Utah native and 1986 Red Sox World Series pitcher Bruce Hurst. “It has been a real thrill for me to bring tremendous people and players to Salt Lake City,” Kinneberg said. “There are a lot of wonderful baseball fans in this area and many of them have supported these events tremendously. I’ve also enjoyed having these men around my team. Our players can learn a lot from guys like this, just being around them for an evening.”
Clockwise from upper right: Terry Francona, 2008 Brooks Robinson, 2007 Terry Francona, 2005 Harmon Killebrew, 2009 Cal Ripken Jr., 2006
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U ta h B a s e b a l l 2009 Season Review For the 2009 Utah baseball team, the season was a series of ups and downs. But the Utes brought it all together when it mattered, winning their first Mountain West Conference tournament and reaching the NCAA Baseball Championship for the first time since 1960, capping it off by winning two games in the regional round. The Utes had several big wins during the season that showcased their potential. A 2-0 shutout of No. 4 Texas A&M and nearly winning a second game of the three-game series. Defeating UC Irvine, which spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in several polls, 7-3. Breaking No. 15 TCU’s 10-game home winning streak with a 15-11 win. However, there were also heartbreaking lows. The Utes dropped 11 games by one run and went 1-6 in extra inning games. At one point the team had dropped 10 in a row. Utah was in danger of not even reaching the conference tournament before a sweep of Air Force in early May. Although Utah came into the MWC Tournament as the No. 6 seed, many of the head coaches in the league felt that the Utes were a team to look out for - particularly TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle, who said before the tournament that Utah had played the Horned Frogs well all year. The Utes opened the tournament with a victory, coming out on top of a 2-1, 10-inning decision over No. 3 seed BYU behind a pair of RBI hits from freshman Tyler Yagi and a solid outing on the mound from Jordan Whatcott. Utah moved on to face No. 1 seed and 10th ranked TCU, upsetting the Horned Frogs 9-7 behind a six-run fourth inning. Brian Budrow struck out six for his fifth win of the year and Greg Krause got a save. Utah ran into a roadblock against San Diego State, with the Aztecs rallying to score eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 9-8 victory and move into the championship game. The gut wrenching loss, combined with the reminders of the close losses of the regular season, motivated the Utes through the remainder of the tournament. The next day Utah ensured that there would be a new MWC Tournament champion as they defeated TCU for a second time, 6-4, to eliminate the three-time defending champions. Devin Walker hit an early two-run home run, while Bryn Card kept TCU off balance with his off speed pitches. The Utes turned around an hour later to force a second championship game with a 4-1 win over SDSU, giving the Aztecs their first tournament loss. Whatcott, who was pitching on short rest and had closed out the TCU game earlier that day, allowed one run on three hits. Yagi hit a two-RBI single to give the Utes the lead. Utah shined on championship Saturday, beating San Diego State, 9-3, behind a six-run third inning, for their first MWC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Championship. When it was all said and done, Utah had scored 24 of their 38 runs during the tournament with two outs.
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“What a tremendous feat that our guys accomplished the whole week,” head coach Bill Kinneberg said. “Our pitchers were on fumes and the guts they all showed was indicative of what they wanted. They were determined from the onset that they were going to compete here and they did. The mental toughness of our team really showed this week and the determination that they had coming into the conference tournament was evident through their energy level. “I’m most proud of our team in the resiliency of coming back after Thursday night’s loss and playing the best baseball that we have played all year. I really think the guys were determined not to let this opportunity to win a championship go by. They bounced back all year through some very tough losses and never quit.” Utah, seeded fourth in the Fullerton Regional and the only team in the NCAA’s that did not have a winning record, struggled against No. 2 national seed and fourth-ranked Cal State Fullerton in its first game, falling 18-2. The Utes bounced back in their next game against Georgia Southern, rallying from a 9-4 deficit in the eighth inning before winning in the bottom of the ninth, 11-10. Michael Beltran’s two-out walk-off single through the left side scored Rick Cornu to complete the late-inning rally and stay alive. The Utes continued in the regional against Gonzaga, downing the Bulldogs 9-7 behind a 5-for-5 performance by Yagi. Card had seven strikeouts on the mound. Utah ended its season a few hours later against Fullerton in the regional title game, falling 16-3 and finishing the year with a 28-31 record. The Utes were one of only two No. 4 seeds across the country to make it to the sixth game of their regional. “Down deep we knew we were a special club and the last two weeks have proved that,” Kinneberg said after the loss. “We want to build on this. Every coaches’ dream is to win, make a regional and make a run for Omaha. Our guys can say they did that. I hope it doesn’t take 49 years to get back here.”
Individually, several Utah players had strong seasons. A number of freshman made their mark on the program, led by catcher and designated hitter C.J. Cron, who earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Collegiate Baseball. The MWC Freshman of the Year led Utah in hits (83), doubles (19), home runs (11) and RBI (58). He was also named to the MWC All-Tournament team. Yagi, who was recruited as an infielder but converted to the outfield in the middle of the season, came on strong at the end of the year. He had 10 hits and eight RBI during the MWC Tournament to earn MVP honors, and he was also named to the regional all-tournament team. Pitcher Joe Pond was injured towards the end of the season, but had several solid outings, including a win over BYU and a strong start against Gonzaga. Corey Shimada, Budrow and Whatcott were all named second-team All-MWC. Shimada ends his career holding the school records for runs (220), triples (20) and walks (151). Shimada and Whatcott were both named to the MWC AllTournament team. Budrow and Whatcott were both drafted following the season. Budrow went in the 28th round to the Arizona Diamondbacks, while Whatcott was chosen in the 31st round by the Los Angeles Angels. Junior Nick Kuroczko, starting third-baseman who led Utah with a .353 batting average, finished the season tied for second in the country with nine triples. Six seniors ended their careers at Utah - Shimada, Budrow, Austin Jones, Robert Chimpky, Greg Krause and Bennett Askew. Jones set a school record and tied the MWC record for home runs in a game with four against Air Force on May 1. He was named the national player of the week that week. Chimpky’s 12 career saves gives him the school record. Krause led Utah with four saves this season. He was named to the MWC All-Tournament team after making four appearances during the tournament. Askew started the title game of the MWC Tournament.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l 2009 Season Statistics Record: 28-31 Home: 6-13 Away: 20-18 Neutral: 2-0 MWC: 8-16 Player 9 KUROCZKO, Nick 16 YAGI, Tyler 3 SHIMADA, Corey 25 CRON, C.J. 18 WALKER, Devin 8 BELTRAN, Michael 6 JONES, Austin 5 CORNU, Rick 7 HUSSEY, Kevin 40 GREEN, Gavin 23 BLANC, Cooper 13 JONES, Zach 19 MYERS, Kyle 39 SHARRAR, Jo Jo 15 REED, Josh 12 CHRISTENSEN, A
AVG .353 .343 .342 .337 .314 .309 .282 .281 .262 .247 .227 .213 .323 .185 .000 .000
GP GS 57 57 48 42 58 58 59 58 48 43 59 59 59 58 38 38 33 26 39 18 42 40 36 20 17 6 21 7 24 1 3 0
AB 224 181 240 246 169 236 234 153 103 85 154 61 31 27 6 1
R 47 32 64 39 27 36 41 27 16 14 34 8 8 2 8 0
H 79 62 82 83 53 73 66 43 27 21 35 13 10 5 0 0
2B 10 12 9 19 14 6 16 8 7 4 1 1 4 0 0 0
3B 9 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HR 6 0 7 11 8 0 8 8 3 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
RBI TB 44 125 33 76 38 116 58 137 36 93 22 85 48 106 32 79 15 45 7 27 26 57 6 14 6 17 3 5 0 0 0 0
SLG% .558 .420 .483 .557 .550 .360 .453 .516 .437 .318 .370 .230 .548 .185 .000 .000
Totals Opponents
.303 59 59 2151 403 652 111 21 59 374 982 .457 .317 59 59 2154 413 683 123 22 49 377 997 .463
BB HBP SO GDP 43 0 39 4 11 3 29 4 43 6 35 4 14 4 31 7 20 2 34 1 12 10 58 4 22 5 49 2 7 7 36 2 10 0 28 3 1 3 29 0 11 4 47 3 17 1 11 1 5 0 9 2 1 1 9 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
OB% .454 .390 .452 .375 .389 .367 .355 .339 .327 .281 .294 .392 .417 .241 .143 .000
SF 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SH 5 8 2 2 1 11 3 4 1 3 6 6 0 2 0 0
SB 4 1 16 1 0 7 3 8 2 1 10 2 0 0 0 0
ATT 6 4 22 3 2 12 6 11 3 3 12 4 0 0 0 0
PO 40 49 122 165 187 86 550 73 36 34 105 45 5 62 1 0
A 106 8 172 21 18 210 30 6 1 2 3 1 0 7 0 0
E FLD% 13 .918 4 .934 6 .980 2 .989 2 .990 19 .940 7 .988 5 .940 2 .949 2 .947 5 .956 1 .979 1 .833 2 .972 0 1.000 0 .000
218 46 446 38 .377 14 54 55 88 1581 674 84 .964 206 66 421 38 .391 19 41 52 78 1606 667 110 .954
LOB - Team (475), Opp (492). DPs turned - Team (52), Opp (51). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (10), SHIMADA 5, CRON 2, KUROCZKO 2, JONES, A. 1, Opp (16). Picked off - BLANC 3, YAGI 2, CORNU 1, BELTRAN 1, WALKER 1. Player 38 CLAUSING, Zach 20 WHATCOTT, Jordan 37 KRAUSE, Greg 33 CARD, Bryn 26 BUDROW, Brian 10 WILDING, Andrew 28 STREICH, Stephen 2 ANDERSEN, Tyler 17 POND, Joe 21 ASKEW, Bennett 1 CHIMPKY, Robert
ERA 0.00 4.19 4.93 5.61 5.75 6.29 6.80 7.71 8.61 8.90 9.35
W L 0 0 5 3 3 4 6 2 5 5 2 5 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2
APP 2 17 32 17 17 14 28 19 15 20 24
GS 0 15 0 12 15 13 1 0 2 1 0
CG SHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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6.13 28 31 59 59 0 5.51 31 28 59 59 3
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CBO 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
SV 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
IP 1.0 88.0 45.2 67.1 98.2 78.2 45.0 23.1 23.0 30.1 26.0
H 1 86 58 82 129 107 63 37 36 42 42
R 0 47 34 47 72 63 39 28 25 30 28
ER 0 41 25 42 63 55 34 20 22 30 27
BB 0 46 17 25 30 13 24 5 17 14 15
SO 1 61 47 55 79 49 30 19 20 31 29
2B 0 15 9 12 21 21 13 7 9 10 6
3B 0 1 2 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 1
HR AB 0 4 2 325 6 191 9 270 6 412 9 323 6 183 0 107 1 99 5 127 5 113
B/Avg WP HBP .250 1 1 .265 6 14 .304 3 7 .304 1 5 .313 12 12 .331 4 8 .344 3 4 .346 0 3 .364 4 2 .331 3 5 .372 5 5
BK SFA SHA 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 3 6 2 4 7 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 1
11 527.0 683 413 359 206 421 123 22 49 2154 .317 42 66 7 19 41 14 535.1 652 403 328 218 446 111 21 59 2151 .303 41 46 12 14 54
PB - Team (16), WALKER 8, CRON 7, SHARRAR 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (21), WHATCOTT 7, CRON 5, CARD 3, WILDING 2, POND 2, BUDROW 1, CHIMPKY 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - CRON (27-33), WALKER (21-28), CARD (14-17), BUDROW (7-13), WHATCOTT (4-11), SHARRAR (4-10), WILDING (7-10), POND (6-9), KRAUSE (5-6), STREICH (4-5), ANDERSEN (3-3), ASKEW (1-3), CHIMPKY (1-1).
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U ta h B a s e b a l l 2009 Results Game date Feb 20, 2009 Feb 21, 2009 Feb 21, 2009 Feb 22, 2009 Feb 27, 2009 Feb 28, 2009 Feb 28, 2009 Mar 01, 2009 Mar 05, 2009 Mar 06, 2009 Mar 07, 2009 Mar 08, 2009 *Mar 12, 2009 *Mar 13, 2009 *Mar 14, 2009 Mar 17, 2009 *Mar 20, 2009 *Mar 21, 2009 *Mar 22, 2009 Mar 24, 2009 Mar 25, 2009 Mar 28, 2009 Mar 28, 2009 Mar 31, 2009 *Apr 03, 2009 *Apr 04, 2009 *Apr 05, 2009 Apr 07, 2009 *Apr 09, 2009 *Apr 10, 2009 *Apr 11, 2009 *Apr 17, 2009 *Apr 18, 2009 *Apr 18, 2009 Apr 21, 2009 Apr 22, 2009 Apr 23, 2009 Apr 24, 2009 Apr 25, 2009 Apr 28, 2009 *May 01, 2009 *May 03, 2009 *May 03, 2009 *May 08, 2009 *May 09, 2009 *May 10, 2009 *May 14, 2009 *May 15, 2009 *May 16, 2009 $May 19, 2009 $May 20, 2009 $May 21, 2009 $May 22, 2009 $May 22, 2009 $May 23, 2009 ^May 29, 2009 ^May 30, 2009 ^May 31, 2009 ^May 31, 2009
Opposing team at LMU at LMU W at LMU at LMU at CSU Bakersfield W at CSU Bakersfield at CSU Bakersfield W at CSU Bakersfield W at Sam Houston St W at Texas A&M at Texas A&M W at Texas A&M BYU at BYU W at BYU at Southern Utah TCU TCU TCU W at GONZAGA BULLDOGS W at GONZAGA BULLDOGS SOUTHERN UTAH W SOUTHERN UTAH W at Utah Valley W at UNLV W at UNLV at UNLV at Utah Valley NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO BYU at BYU BYU WASHINGTON STATE WASHINGTON STATE W UC IRVINE UC IRVINE UC IRVINE W at Utah Valley W at Air Force W at Air Force W at Air Force W at TCU at TCU W at TCU SAN DIEGO STATE SAN DIEGO STATE W SAN DIEGO STATE at BYU W at TCU W at San Diego State at TCU W at San Diego State W at San Diego State W at Cal State Fullerton vsGeorgia Southern W vsGONZAGA BULLDOGS W at Cal State Fullerton
Score 7-8 L 11-7 1-13 L 1-3 L 12-1 8-10 L 10-8 7-3 5-4 2-7 L 2-0 11-12 L 1-4 L 15-13 3-11 L 4-6 L 7-8 L 1-6 L 9-8 16-9 2-3 L 11-3 3-2 9-6 8-5 5-7 L 3-4 L 2-8 L 4-5 L 6-7 L 3-4 L 4-7 L 7-12 L 2-3 L 8-13 L 9-1 3-8 L 1-10 L 7-3 11-8 19-12 12-6 19-8 5-10 L 15-11 3-4 L 2-11 L 15-5 9-10 L 2-1 9-7 8-9 L 6-4 4-1 9-3 2-18 L 11-10 9-7 3-16 L
r-h-e 7-9-4 11-14-0 1-6-3 1-8-0 12-13-0 8-11-2 10-13-2 7-14-1 5-7-2 2-6-2 2-6-1 11-9-1 1-3-1 15-16-0 3-5-5 4-9-1 7-10-3 1-5-3 9-12-0 16-21-2 2-8-1 11-18-0 3-4-1 9-10-3 8-11-0 5-14-0 3-9-1 2-2-2 4-11-2 6-14-1 3-7-1 4-8-1 7-14-3 2-13-0 8-12-0 9-14-0 3-10-2 1-4-1 7-15-1 11-13-3 19-20-3 12-17-1 19-20-0 5-11-0 15-16-1 3-8-3 2-6-2 15-16-0 9-14-4 2-8-0 9-15-3 8-10-0 6-11-0 4-7-1 9-15-0 2-9-5 11-16-2 9-17-1 3-8-2
r-h-e 8-12-2 7-10-1 13-13-0 3-5-2 1-10-3 10-11-3 8-13-4 3-6-2 4-9-1 7-10-1 0-4-2 12-17-6 4-11-1 13-17-4 11-11-3 6-8-4 8-11-4 6-9-0 8-15-4 9-12-5 3-6-1 3-10-2 2-7-0 6-14-1 5-10-3 7-12-4 4-9-1 8-13-2 5-8-0 7-12-3 4-11-1 7-11-2 12-14-3 3-11-0 13-16-5 1-8-1 8-12-0 10-16-0 3-8-0 8-13-1 12-15-2 6-10-0 8-18-1 10-14-1 11-11-1 4-9-1 11-14-0 5-12-5 10-15-1 1-5-3 7-12-3 9-11-2 4-12-0 1-5-1 3-12-0 18-24-1 10-16-2 7-12-1 16-21-3
Inns (11) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) 9 (10) (10) (10) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (12) (10) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Overall 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 3-4-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 5-5-0 6-5-0 6-6-0 6-7-0 7-7-0 7-8-0 7-9-0 7-10-0 7-11-0 8-11-0 9-11-0 9-12-0 10-12-0 11-12-0 12-12-0 13-12-0 13-13-0 13-14-0 13-15-0 13-16-0 13-17-0 13-18-0 13-19-0 13-20-0 13-21-0 13-22-0 14-22-0 14-23-0 14-24-0 15-24-0 16-24-0 17-24-0 18-24-0 19-24-0 19-25-0 20-25-0 20-26-0 20-27-0 21-27-0 21-28-0 22-28-0 23-28-0 23-29-0 24-29-0 25-29-0 26-29-0 26-30-0 27-30-0 28-30-0 28-31-0
MWC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 3-4-0 3-5-0 3-6-0 3-6-0 3-7-0 3-8-0 3-9-0 3-10-0 3-11-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 3-12-0 4-12-0 5-12-0 6-12-0 6-13-0 7-13-0 7-14-0 7-15-0 8-15-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0 8-16-0
Pitcher of record Attend ANDERSEN (L 0-1) 475 WHATCOTT (W 1-0) 385 WILDING (L 0-1) 400 CARD (L 0-1) 415 BUDROW (W 1-0) 365 ASKEW (L 0-1) - STREICH (W 1-0) 514 CARD (W 1-0) 448 BUDROW (W 2-0) 235 WILDING (L 0-2) 4867 WHATCOTT (W 2-0) 5531 CHIMPKY (L 0-1) 3550 BUDROW (L 2-1) 237 POND (W 1-0) 3081 WHATCOTT (L 2-1) 1594 STREICH (L) 71 CHIMPKY (L 0-2) 157 WILDING (L 0-3) 311 STREICH (W 2-1) 137 CARD (W 2-1) 219 ASKEW (L 0-2) 188 BUDROW (W 3-1) 411 WILDING (W 1-3) - CHIMPKY (W 1-2) 315 BUDROW (W 4-1) 342 WILDING (L 1-4) 431 KRAUSE (L 0-1) 612 CARD (L 2-2) 1120 KRAUSE (L 0-2) 426 STREICH (L 2-2) 610 KRAUSE (L 0-3) 520 BUDROW (L 4-2) 326 POND (L 1-1) 350 KRAUSE (L 0-4) - ASKEW (L 0-3) 242 CARD (W 3-2) 177 BUDROW (L 4-3) 190 WILDING (L 1-5) 330 WHATCOTT (W 3-1) 186 ASKEW (W 1-3) 1407 ANDERSEN (W 1-1) 62 WHATCOTT (W 3-2) - CHIMPKY (W 2-2) 139 BUDROW (L 4-4) 2097 CARD (W 4-2) 2184 WHATCOTT (L 4-2) 2145 BUDROW (L 4-5) 1685 WILDING (W 2-5) 345 ASKEW (L 1-4) 314 KRAUSE (W 1-4) 975 BUDROW (W 5-5) 2112 STREICH (L 2-3) 1256 CARD (W 5-2) 0 WHATCOTT (W 5-2) 1420 KRAUSE (W 2-4) 914 WHATCOTT (L 5-3) 2441 KRAUSE (W 3-4) 1232 CARD (W 6-2) 1285 STREICH (L 2-4) 2185
Time 4:10 3:03 2:48 2:32 2:22 2:52 2:57 2:10 2:35 2:17 2:55 3:31 2:10 3:28 2:46 2:43 3:12 2:22 3:00 4:16 2:45 1:20 2:10 3:06 2:55 2:50 2:25 2:43 3:05 3:16 3:20 2:50 2:37 2:57 3:18 3:10 2:42 2:33 2:34 3:19 3:21 2:45 2:57 3:04 3:26 2:30 2:47 2:58 5:03 2:33 3:25 3:10 2:48 2:48 3:08 2:53 3:05 3:15 2:50
* = Conference game $ = Mountain West Conference Tournament, Fort Worth, Texas. ^ = NCAA Regional Tournament, Fullerton, Calif. () extra inning game
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U ta h B a s e b a l l All-Conference Selections 1964 Jerry Fisher................................... IF Craig MacKay.............................. IF Gary Shelby.................................. C Dave Varvel....................................P Doug Wasko...............................OF 1965 Duane Freeman............................ IF Steve Radulovich.........................OF Dave Varvel....................................P 1967 Mike Beyler..................................2B Steve Radulovich..........................1B 1968 Tom Kilgore.................................3B 1969 Tom Kilgore.................................3B Frank King..................................OF 1970 Gary Cleverly..............................OF Richard Hardy...............................P 1971 Steve Jones.....................................P 1972 Val Cahoon..................................2B 1973 Mark Colerick................................P Steve Cowley................................3B Steve Marlow.............................DH Kerry Milkovich..........................OF 1974 John Cowley................................ IF Jeff Johnson.................................. C Gerry LeFavor................................P John McBride.............................. IF 1975 John McBride.............................. SS 1976 Scott Moffitt...............................OF Gary Vincent.................................P 1977 Nate Ellington............................OF Jim Lyman................................... IF 1978 Brian Graham.............................OF Jim Maynard..................................P 1979 Marc Amicone............................. IF 1980 Randy Gomez............................... C Ed Iorg......................................... IF 1981 Lance Brewer...............................OF Shawn Gill.................................... C Tim Hayes................................... IF Phil Strom..................................DH 1982 Steve Springer............................DH 1983 David Rise.................................... C 1985 Fernando Carmona......................1B Mike Dandos............................... IF Mike Moore................................OF Chris Shultis................................ IF 1986 Chris Schultis...............................3B
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1987 Lance Madsen.............................OF 1989 Lance Madsen.............................OF 1990 Mike Edwards..............................3B Craig Sudbury................................P 1991 Mike Edwards..............................3B 1993 Guy Fowlks....................................P Clint Kelson...............................DH Adam Sessions............................... C 1994 Shane Jones..................................3B Adam Sessions............................... C 1995 Travis Parker................................3B 1996 Danny Bell.....................................P Casey Child.................................OF Travis Flint................................DH 1997 Casey Child................... OF, 1st Tm Scott Pratt.......................SS, 1st Tm Nate Forbush................. C, 2nd Tm 1998 Nate Forbush ..................C, 1st Tm John Summers................ 1B, 1st Tm 2000 Mike Goff...................... 3B, 1st Tm Brit Pannier.................. DH, 1st Tm Sam Swenson.................CF, 1st Tm Nate Weese.................... 1B, 1st Tm
2001 Ryan Bailey...................... P, 1st Tm Chris Shelton...................C, 1st Tm Nate Weese.................... 1B, 1st Tm Travis Palmer..................P, 2nd Tm Sam Swenson...............OF, 2nd Tm Mike Westfall................3B, 2nd Tm 2002 Mitch Maio...................... P, 1st Tm Adam Castelton............2B, 2nd Tm Donald Hawes............... C, 2nd Tm Nate Weese...................1B, 2nd Tm Mike Westfall................3B, 2nd Tm 2003 Matt Ciaramella............ OF, 1st Tm Jared Pena...................... 2B, 1st Tm Brady Martinez............ RP, 2nd Tm 2004 Jay Brossman.......................UT/DH Eric Chevalier..............................OF Matt Ciaramella..........................OF Jared Pena....................................2B 2005 Doug Beck...................................2B Jay Brossman................................3B Josh Cooper................................ RP 2006 Ryan Khoury...................SS, 1st Tm Jay Brossman.................1B, 2nd Tm John Welsh..................OF, 2nd Tm Josh Cooper....................P, 2nd Tm
2007 Jay Brossman.................. 1B, 1st Tm Corey Shimada..............2B, 2nd Tm 2008 Stephen Fife..................... P, 1st Tm Cody Guymon............. DH, 1st Tm 2009 Brian Budrow..................P, 2nd Tm Corey Shimada..............2B, 2nd Tm Jordan Whatcott.............P, 2nd Tm Conference Awards Chris Shelton: 2001 Player of the Year Mike Westfall: 2001 Freshman of the Year Mitch Maio: 2002 Co-Player of the Year Ryan Khoury: 2006 Player of the Year C.J. Cron: 2009 Freshman of the Year
From 1967-87 and 1993-96, one team was selected in each WAC Division. From 1982-84 one team was selected from both divisions.
All-Americans 1951: James Cleverly: ABCA Firstteam second base 1959: Archie Skeen: ABCA Firstteam catcher 1981: Phil Strom: ABCA First-team designated hitter 1997: Casey Child: Baseball America Third-team outfielder, The Sporting News Second-team outfielder, Collegiate Baseball secondteam outfielder 2001: Mike Westfall: Freshmanteam Louisville Slugger 2001: Chris Shelton: Third-team NCBWA, Second-team Collegiate Baseball 2006: Ryan Khoury: ABCA Firstteam shortstop, NCBWA Secondteam, Third-team Collegiate Baseball 2009: C.J. Cron: Freshman NCBWA Second-team catcher, Freshman Collegiate Baseball designated hitter, Freshman Baseball America Second-team catcher, Freshman Ping! Third-team. National Awards Ryan Khoury: 2006 NCBWA District 8 Player of the Year
Casey Child, a 1997 All-America selection, holds the school career records for batting average and slugging percentage.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Draft Picks Since 1994 1994 44th Round 1212. Chris Arambula, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals 1995 31st Round 850. Kelly Stratton, OF, Texas Rangers 1997 16th Round 477. Casey Child, OF, Anaheim Angels 1998 13th Round 398. John Summers, 1B, San Francisco Giants 21st Round 627. Nate Forbush, C, Detroit Tigers 1999 26th Round 803. Lance Ericksen, RHP, Houston Astros 2000 32nd Round 956. Phil Cullen, RHP, Seattle Mariners 2001 31st Round 929. Ryan Bailey, RHP, Anaheim Angels 33rd Round 984. Chris Shelton, C, Pittsburgh Pirates 41st Round 1242. Travis Palmer, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals 2002 12th Round 363. Jason Wylie, RHP, Chicago Cubs 17th Round 519. Donnie Saba, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks 23rd Round 677. Nate Weese, OF, Montreal Expos 26th Round 792. Mitch Maio, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals 2003 35th Round 1033. Sean Overholt, RHP, Chicago Cubs 2004 13th Round 395. Matt Ciaramella, OF, Boston Red Sox 22nd Round 670. Doug Mackay, RHP, San Francisco Giants 33rd Round 998. Clay Westmoreland, RHP, Florida Marlins 2006 12th Round 373. Ryan Khoury, SS, Boston Red Sox 37th Round 1107. Tyler Kmetko, 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks 2007 36th Round 1101. Jay Brossman, 1B, L.A. of Anaheim Angels 2008 3rd Round 85. Stephen Fife, P, Boston Red Sox 2009 28th Round 846. Brian Budrow, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks 31st Round 951. Jordan Whatcott, RHP, L.A. of Anaheim Angels
Stephen Fife was drafted after the 2008 season in the third round by the Boston Red Sox. He played for the Salem Red Sox in 2009.
Chris Shelton has spent time with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. In 2006 with the Tigers he hit nine home runs in the first 13 games of the season.
Ryan Khoury earned All-America honors from several publications in 2006. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and spent 2009 with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l All-Time Records
NCAA Tournament History
The following is a look at Utah’s record, conference record, conference division (when applicable) and head coach, dating back to 1963: Year 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals
Record Conf. 15-14 4-4/2nd 14-16 6-4/1st 21-16 7-5/1st 19-20 5-7/3rd 19-14 3-7/3rd 19-13 4-5/2nd 20-22 7-11/3rd 20-18 3-10/3rd 17-24 7-11/3rd 21-28 4-14/4th 11-20 7-11/4th 18-25 11-7/2nd 11-17 5-11/4th 15-26 8-9/3rd 17-28 6-12/4th 8-27 6-12/4th 7-36 2-15/4th 17-19 5-12/3rd 23-20 15-9/2nd 17-31 12-12/2nd 15-18 7-15/4th 23-25 13-11/2nd 29-21 12-11/2nd 9-32 3-21/4th 16-34 8-16/3rd 10-32 8-17/6th 17-32 10-18/6th 19-33 10-16/6th 23-30 11-12/5th 20-34 11-15/6th 31-19 14-9/3rd 22-32 9-15/4th 15-39 7-21/6th 30-22 15-15/3rd(T) 36-21-1 22-8/1st 23-31 12-18/2nd 22-30 8-20/10th 26-30 15-15/3rd 27-29 14-16/3rd 33-26 16-14/2nd 24-32 10-20/5th 22-36 11-19/5th 19-36 10-20/5th 28-28 9-13/6th 24-31 12-12/3rd(T) 26-28 10-14/4th 28-31 8-16/6th 946-1226-1 422-605
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Coach Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Pres Summerhayes Tom Kilgore Tom Kilgore Tom Kilgore Tom Kilgore Tom Kilgore Tom Kilgore Mike Weathers Mike Weathers Lonnie Keeter Lonnie Keeter Lonnie Keeter Lonnie Keeter Lonnie Keeter Lonnie Keeter Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Steve Gillespie Bill Kinneberg Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Tim Esmay Bill Kinneberg Bill Kinneberg Bill Kinneberg Bill Kinneberg Bill Kinneberg
Rick Sofield
1951 College World Series 2-2 Record; Third-place finish Utah 7, Tennessee 1 USC 8, Utah 2 Utah 15, Texas A&M 8 Tennessee 5, Utah 4 1959 Regional Round 1-2 Record Colorado State College 17, Utah 8 Utah 13, Colorado State College 8 Colorado State College 12, Utah 8 1960 Regional Round 1-2 Record Utah 24, Colorado State College 3 Colorado State College 3, Utah 2 Colorado State College 6, Utah 2 2009 Regional Round (Fullerton, Calif.) 2-2 Record Cal State Fullerton 18, Utah 2 Utah 11, Georgia Southern 10 Utah 9, Gonzaga 7 Cal State Fullerton 16, Utah 3 * Colorado State College is now Northern Colorado.
Bill Kinneberg earned the 2009 Don Reddish Award, given to the Utah coach who had the most successful season.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Team Records Single Game Runs................................ 32 vs. Air Force, 2005 Hits.................................. 34 vs. Air Force, 2005 Doubles..........................................8, three times ....................... most recently vs. Air Force, 2005 Triples............................... 6 vs. Wyoming, 1972 Home Runs........................ 9 vs. Air Force, 1987 .................................vs. Utah Valley State, 2006 RBI.................................. 32 vs. Air Force, 2005 Walks.......................17 vs. Southern Utah, 2007 At Bats............................. 65 vs. Air Force, 1996 Stolen Bases...............9 vs. Southern Utah, 1985 Double Plays..................... 5 vs. Wyoming, 1984 Season - Batting and Fielding Batting Average*.................................368, 1985 NCAA Batting Title* At Bats.............................................2,175, 2002 Runs...................................................586, 1997 Hits.....................................................738, 1997 Doubles...............................................155, 1997 Triples...................................................29, 1985 Home Runs.........................................124, 1997 RBI.....................................................552, 1997 Total Bases.......................................1,311, 1997 Slugging Percentage............................623, 1997 Walks..................................................264, 1985 Hit by Pitch..........................................76, 2005 Strikeouts............................................413, 2000 On Base Percentage.............................461, 1985 Stolen Bases........................................124, 1985 Victories................................................36, 1997 Putouts.............................................1,581, 2009 Assists..................................................674, 2009 Errors..................................................114, 1987 Fielding Percentage.............................970, 2006 Double Plays.........................................58, 1997 Season - Pitching Innings Pitched................................527.0, 2009 Hits.....................................................672, 1997 Runs...................................................498, 1997 Walks..................................................325, 1985 Strikeouts............................................421, 2009 Lowest ERA.......................................3.09, 1965 Wild Pitches..........................................56, 1985 Hit Batters............................................79, 2000 Appearances........................................178, 2002 Won-Loss Percentage..........................629, 1997
Individual Records Batting Single Game At Bats........................... 8, Mike Mosiello, 1991 Runs............................. 6, Jeff McFarland, 1985 Hits..........................................6, by four players .....................most recently by Doug Beck, 2005 RBI............................... 13, Chris Schultis, 1985 Doubles......... 4, Casey Child vs. Air Force, 1996 Triples............ 2, by five players most recently by ............Nick Kuroczko vs. Southern Utah, 2009 Home Runs...4, Austin Jones vs. Air Force, 2009 HR in One Inning.................2, by three players ................... most recently by Erich Kemp, 2006 Walks.......................................4, by nine players .............. most recently by Corey Shimada, 2007 Total Bases.................. 17, Jeff McFarland, 1985
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Season Batting Average........ .457, Mike Edwards, 1991 At Bats........................... 250, Nate Weese, 2001 Runs.................................. 88, Scott Pratt, 1997 Stolen Bases...............................27, Casey Child ......................................... and Scott Pratt, 1997 Hits................................104, Casey Child, 1997 Doubles..................... 28, Matt Ciaramella, 2004 Triples.........................10, Corey Shimada, 2007 Home Runs......................31, Casey Child, 1997 RBI..................................97, Casey Child, 1997 Walks....................48, Michael Heideman, 1997 Total Bases.....................227, Casey Child, 1997 Slugging Pct. ............... .890, Casey Child, 1997 Career (Minimum Three Seasons) Batting Avg. .......... .368, Casey Child, 1995-97 At Bats..................876, Nate Weese, 1999-2002 Runs....................220, Corey Shimada, 2006-09 Hits........................ 307, Jay Brossman, 2004-07 Doubles.................... 69, Jay Brossman, 2004-07 Triples....................20, Corey Shimada, 2006-09 Home Runs.............50, Nate Weese, 1999-2002 RBI........................ 181, Jay Brossman, 2004-07 Stolen Bases...........52, Corey Shimada, 2006-09 Walks...................151, Corey Shimada, 2006-09 Total Bases...............482, Jay Brossman, 2004-07 Slugging Pct. .......... .747, Casey Child, 1995-97 Pitching Season Lowest ERA....................2.08, Dan Prock, 1969 Most Wins..................... 11, Ed McCarter, 1984 ........................................11, Mike Cutler, 1993 Most Appearances..............32, Brian Lane, 2005 Most Complete Games.. 11, Ed McCarter, 1984 Won-Loss Pct. ... .900 (9-1), Mitch Maio, 2002 Innings Pitched..............122, Guy Fowlks, 1993 Strikeouts (Game).............12, Jason Price, 2004; Stephen .Fife, 2008 (twice); Brian Budrow, 2008 Strikeouts (Season)...........102, Jason Price, 2004 Walks................................. 69, Jeff Mayer, 1985 Wild Pitches..................... 19, Jason Wylie, 2002 Hit Batters........................ 16, Ed Markey, 1996 Saves.....................9, Clay Westmoreland, 2004; ...................................... Robert Chimpky, 2008 Games Started....................18, Jason Price, 2005 Most Hits....................... 139, Jason Wylie, 2002 ...................................Cheyenne Rushton, 2002 Most Runs.................. 98, Curtis Carman, 1987 Most Losses.................. 10, Matt Crockett, 2005
Corey Shimada holds career records for runs, triples, stolen bases and walks.
Career Wins...................... 19, Curtis Carman, 1984-87 Appearances............... 75, Greg Krause, 2006-09 Complete Games.......11, Ed McCarter, 1983-84 W-L Pct. .......... .600, Brady Martinez, 2002-03 Inn. Pitched......... 314, Lance Ericksen, 1995-99 Strikeouts............... 236, Jason Price, 2003-2006 Walks................... 149, Lance Ericksen, 1995-99 Saves................... 12, Robert Chimpky, 2008-09
Jay Brossman was a three-time all-conference selection.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l All-Time Letterwinners A Robert Acord George Allen Rick Allen Robert Allen Casey Allie Vernon Allred Mike Alto Brett Alvey Marc Amicone Kieth Ancell Chuck Anderson Gary Anderson Matt Anderson Tyler Andersen Shawn Andreasen Chris Arambula Mike Aranzullo Ronald Arbon Matt Ardizzone Brett Arnold Richard Arnold Bennett Askew Brandon Ast Steve Atkin Dusty Atkinson Kenneth Austin William Axelgrad Allen Axtell
1979 1965-67 1974 1973 1991-94 1961 1992-93 1976-79 1976-79 1958-60 1979-80, 1982 1961-62 2003 2008-09 1994 1993-94 1988-91 1979 1995 1963-65 1965-67 2007-09 2006 1986 1996-97 1957-58 1973 1967-69
B Brandon Bailey 2005 Evan Bailey 2007 Ryan Bailey 1999-01 Bret Baldwin 2006-07 Brandon Ballard 1996-99, 2000 Don Baker 1993-94 Mike Barnett 1982-85 Benson Barerra 1999-01 Paul Barton 1989-91 Jeff Batcher 1983 Mike Basham 2001-03 Brad Bauman 1976-77 Randall Bayer 1969 Doug Beck 2005 Paul Beck 1983 Rob Beck 1989-90 Troy Beckman 1998-99 Brad Beckstead 1979-80 Dan Bell 1995-96 Josh Bell 2006 Ronald Bell 1975-76 Michael Beltran 2008-09 Marc Benjamin 1992-93 Ted Berner 1956-57 Michael Beyeler 1965-67 Blaine Benard 1980 Eric Bently 1996 Martin Bezyack 1957-58 Chad Bianco 1988-89 Brandon Biesinger 2002-03 Pat Bird 1994 Tim Blackham 1989-90 Cooper Blanc 2008-09 William Bohn 1961 James Bolser 1995, 1997-99 Thomas Bondurant 1977 Dennis Bonny 1961 Daniel Borich 1962 George Boss 1956-57 Paul Boykin 1970-71 Eric Bowen 1993 Matt Bradshaw 1987-88
Louie Brackett Kevin Bracy Ryan Breska Lance Brewer Kelby Brothen Jay Brossman Bruce Brown Brett Bruneel Ben Buck Brian Budrow Todd Bunte Nate Burnham Daniel Burton
1962-64 1994-95 2003-04 1980-81 1975 2004-07 1969 2007 2003-04 2008-09 1984 2007 1974-75
C Val Cahoon Keith Cambell Tim Carambelas Bryn Card Mark Carlton John Carlye Curtis Carman Fernado Caromna Kevin Carver Scott Cashman Robert Castellano Adam Castleton Jared Cavaness Sean Cawley Edward Chenoweth Eric Chevalier Lyn Chidester Casey Child Jeremy Chiles Robert Chimpky Jed Chrisman Austin Christensen Chase Christensen Jerry Chruma Matt Ciaramella Rick Clagett Zach Clausing Ray Clinton Richard Clopper Stephen Colerick Douglas Cook Josh Cooper Dave Copier Bret Cornell Rick Cornu William Cowan Bradley Cowley Matt Crockett C.J. Cron Andrew Crosson Phil Cullen Chad Cullers Dennis Curry Mike Cutler
1970-72 1969-70 1989-90 2008-09 1989 1966 1984-87 1984-85 2003 2008 1990-93 1999-02 1999-00 1997-98 1957-58 2003-04 1957-59 1995-97 1990-92 2008-09 1998-00 2009 2006 1962-63 2002-04 1997-98 2009 1997-98 1969-71 1973-74 1958 2005-06 1975-77 1991-92 2009 1959-60 1971-74 2005 2009 1981 1999 2007 1981 1993-94
D Mike Dandos Jon Darden Michael Davis Robert Davis Steve Davis Troy Davis Doug Dent Brad DeVore Mark DiGiosio Michael Disorbio Robert D’Onofrio Jim Dokos Merrill Douglas
1982-85 1970-72 1962-63 1978 1990-91 1983-86 1996 2006-07 1968-69 1964-66 1971 1956 1956-58
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Wallace Douglas Pete Douglas Pete Dow Rich Downs John Kent Draayer Don Duncombe Denton Dunn Mark Duran Kent Dyson
1964-66 1964-66 1956 1984-87 1961-62 1961-62 1961-63 1985 1979
E Gordon Eakin Trevor Eastman David Ebright David Edmonds Mike Edwards Matt Eeles Clyde Eggertt Darryl Eisner Dwayne Elder Nathaniel Ellington Andre Ellison Don Emery Ray Endsley Lance Erickson Travis Ewing
1977-78 2004-05 2000-01 1966-68 1990-91 1996-97 1966 1960-61 1980-82 1976-77 1975-76 1989-90 1959 1996-99 1995
F Jack Fandal 1977 George Farliano 1978-79 Corland Felts 1994-97 Douglas Ferguson 1972-73 Fred Ferguson 2007-08 Stephen Fife 2007-08 Gerald Fisher 1963-65 Travis Flint 1996-97 Ryan Florence 2003-04 Larry Flores 1974 TJ Floyd 2004 Nate Forbush 1997-98 Kerr Foster 2007-08 Guy Fowlks 1988, 1991-93 Josh France 2000-01 Harvey Francis 1956 Adam Frank 2005-06 Bryce Freed 2005 Duane Freeman 1963-65 Todd Fritchman 1982 Terry Fritz 1983 G Geraldo Garcia 1970 Joseph Garcia 1978-79 Clayne Garrett 2005-06 Lamar Gehring 1960 Jack Gehrke 1966-67 Dave Germann 1956 Kenneth Gibson 1970-73 Shawn Gill 1981-82 Matt Glauser 1982-85 Mike Goff 1997, 1999-00 Randy Gomez 1979-80 Mark Gorringe 1988 T.R. Gourley 1999, 2003 Aaron Graham 1995 Brian Graham 1977-78 Craig Graves 1980-81 Gavin Green 2009 Bob Grogan 1982 Rod Gust 1985-86 Sam Gustafson 1972 Cody Guymon 2007-08
H Michael Haddad Richard Hafen Jason Hagen Marc Hagen Matt Hagen Curtis Hall Jim Hallinan David Hamilton Travis Hansen Dan Hansgen Kyle Hardman Dick Hardy Jamie Hardy Richard J. Hardy Chris Harris John Harris Randy Harris Brent Hart Donald Hawes Rick Hawn Dust Haycock Timothy Hayes Brian Hedman Mike Heidemann Brad Helmer Dustin Hennis Ben Heusser Steve Hilton Ryan Hilts Hal Hogland Mike Hodgdon Carl Hoehner Donald Hogan Dan Hogelin Greg Holman Gary Holyoak Mike Howard Mike Hughes Spencer Hunn John Hunter Larry Huppert Kevin Hussey I Kenneth Ingleby Ed Iorg
2008 1962 1994-95 1993-94 1994-95 1996-97 1991-92 1960 1986-89 1991-94 1988 1956 1999-00 1957-58 1989-90 1988 1989 1980-81 1999-02 1983 1998 1981 2005-06 1996-97 1985-87 2007-08 2000-01 1979-81 1998-99 1981 1986-87 1957 1956-57 1997 1985 1971-73 1979-80 1991-92 1999 1967-70 1980-81 2009 1963 1980
J Dusty Jacobs 1987 John James 2007-08 Rory James 2006 Jason Jarvis 1992 Jeff Jenkins 1970, 1972 Alan Jenkinson 1964 Brett Jensen 1982-83 Gordon Jensen 1956 Karl Jensen 1958 Curtis Jenson 1956-57 Don Jenson 1958, 1961 Kyle Johansen 1984-87 Victor Johansen 1964-65 Ryan Johnerson 1999 Ed Johnson 1973 Jeff Johnson 1972-75 Justin Johnson 1994-95 Todd Johnson 1963 Travis Johnson 1996-97 Austin Jones 2008-09 John Jones 1974-75 Kent Jones 1963 Shane Jones 1991-94 Stephen Jones 1969-71 Zach Jones 2009
Brad Jordison Jake Jordison Frank Juliano
1978 2002-2003 1981
K Tyler Kay 2005 Clint Kelson 1993 Erich Kemp 2006-07 Monty Kennedy 1972 Kevin Khoury 1976-78 Ryan Khoury 2003-06 Thomas Kilgore 1968-69 Eric King 2006-07 Frank King 1967-69 Tom Kingdon 1959-60 Mark Kleven 1986-87 Tyler Kmetko 2003, 2006 William Knibbe 1970-71 Travis Kohn 2004 Angelo Kournianos 1971 Emmanuel Kournianos 1969-70 Greg Krause 2006-09 Nick Kuroczko 2007-09 L Mark Lalli 1980 Matt Lalli 1980 John Lambourne 1960 Brian Lane 2005-06 Randy Lane 1972 John Landures 1967-70 Derek Larsen 2003 Jared Larsen 1996-99 Ronald Leavitt 1975, 1978-79 Doug Lee 1984 Gerald LeFavor 1971, 1974-76 DC Legg 2008 Matt Leonelli 1996-97 Roger LePrey 1979 Jon Lewis 2000-01 Brett Lindsey 2000-01 Matt Lipscomb 1991 Dave Littlewood 1990-91 Bill Loos 1976-77 Stephen Long 1975 Spence Loughton 1966 Tom Lovat 1959-61 Nick Lowery 2007 Rudy Lucero 1958-59 Kelly Lund 1981 James Lyman 1974-77 M Ed MacArthur 1983 Larry MacArthur 1982 Craig MacKay 1963-65 Doug Mackay 2002-04 Tyson Mackay 2008 Josh Madsen 2005 Lance Madsen 1987-89 Tommy Maestas 2000-01 Mitch Maio 1999-02 Scott Malone 2006 Ed Merkey 1995-96 Steve Marlowe 1973-74, 1976 Tom Martin 1974 Brady Martinez 2002-03 E.J. Martinez 1999 Manuael Martinez 1971-73 Michael Martinez 1975-76 Ben Marziale 1995-98 Jeff Mayer 1985 James Maynard 1975, 1978
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U ta h B a s e b a l l All-Time Letterwinners Donne Mayne 1967-69 Matt McAfee 2000-01 John McBride 1972-75 Ed McCarter 1983-84 Shad McCord 2004, 2006 James McClain 1977 Robert McCleary 1979 Victor McCraney 1979 Brett McDermaid 1998-99 Daniel McDermott 1993 Jeff McFarland 1984-85 Randy McGee 1994-97 Robert McLeod 1963-65 Louis Mele 1956 Steve Mellow 1968, 1970-71 Fred Mensel 1970-72 Alex Mercer 1988 Ricky Messner 1976 Wlliam Michael 1976-78 Kirk Mildon 1984 Duncan Miles 1988 Kerry Milkovich 1972-74 Mike Mitchell 2007 Scott Mitchell 1979-80 Bill Moeller 1990-91 Greg Moffitt 1974-76 David Moore 1965-66 Mike Moore 1982-85 Thomas Moriarty 1971-74 Guy Morrell 1980 Michael Moseley 1979 Matt Mosiello 1991-93 Darrin Mott 1986 Joe Mozeleski 2005-06 Lynn Muir 1980 Mike Mulcahy 1984-87 Jason Murdock 1990-92 Larry Murray 1990-91 Jeff Myaer 1986 Kyle Myers 2009 N Nic Nakagama Joseph Nichols Marcus Nelson Nathan Nelson Brad Nielsen Courtney Nielsen Mark Nielsen Mark Nilson Butch Nolan David Nordquist John Noriega Donald Norris David Norton Jared Nye
2007-08 1975-76 1991 1985-87 1983 1971-73 1980 1986-89 1987 1966-69 1964-65 1966-68 1999 1987-90
O Gordon Oborn 1956, 1960 Gary Ogden 1988, 1991-92 Derek Ogle 1992 Ryder Olsen 2004-05 Sean Overholt 2001-03 Mike Oziminski 1991-92 P Brandon Page Travis Palmer Brit Pannier Travis Parker Bruce Parry William Parsons Joel Patterson David Pearce
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Roy Pehrson 1962 Jared Pena 2003-04 Shaun Peters 1990-91 Scott Petterson 1991 Rob Piekarz 1984 Joe Pond 2009 Dan Poulton 1994-95 Mack Powell 1971 Lance Pratt 1983, 1986-88 Russ Pratt 1996 Scott Pratt 1996-97 Jason Price 2003-05 Frank Pritchett 1960 Dan Prock 1968-70 Jerry Pullman 1966-67 Paul Pullman 1961-63 Q Stanley Queen Kevin Quinn
1977 1991
R Steven Radulovich 1965-67 Gary Ramos 1987-90 Zach Rappleye 1998 Paul Rasmussen 1979 Scott Rasmussen 1973-74 Lawrence Ray 1960-61 Mark Redican 1991 Max Redman 1956 Josh Reed 2009 Craig Reese 1982 Thad Reeves 1987-89 Ryan Reisbeck 2001-02 Tyler Relf 2008 John Reva 1998 Matt Rich 1988, 1992 Elmer Richards 1961 Scott Ririe 1993 David Rise 1983 Dwayne Robins 1976, 1978 Russell Rosander 1973-75 Cheyenne Rushton 2001-02 Dee Russell 1970 S Donnie Saba Mike Sagas Edward Samples Mark Sampson Robert Sanchez Edward Sawley Barry Sceili Nate Schlieman Chris Schultis Brad Seare Gary Selby Adam Sessions Doug Sexton Curtis Shafer Dennis Shafer JoJo Sharrar Lon Shears Chris Shelton Corey Shimada Jake Shortino Jesse Shriner Mike Shultis Randolph Siebert Steve Sigloch Chris Simmons Dale Simons Scott Simons Dan Simonsen
2001-02 1993-96 1962 1995 1957 1962-63 1971-72 2003-04 1983-86 1997-98 1963-65 1991-94 1985-86 1981 1974-76 2009 1971-72 2001 2006-09 1999-00 2007-08 1989 1970-71 1987-90 1993-94 1956 1972-74 2002-03
Archie Skeen 1958-59 George Sluga 1962-64 Dave Smart 1983-84 Brett Smiley 1988 Gene Smith 1957-59 Michael Smith 1973-74 Tim Smith 1986 Stan Smoot 1956 Jared Snyder 2002 Kevin Snyder 1994-95 Randy Snyder 1977 Ron Soranno 1993-94 Kirt Soderquist 1961 Sam Sorensen 1997 Breck Spain 1977, 1979 Alan Sperry 1973-74 Steve Springer 1982 Stanley Springfield 1980-81 Derek Staley 1989-90 Lewis Stilson 1971 Shaun Story 1989 Jeff Strasser 1996 Kelly Stratton 1994-95 Stephen Streich 2008-09 Phil Strom 1981 Rodney Stromberg 1971 Jason Struble 1994-95 Rob Stuart 1999-00 Brian Stuckey 1977 Craig Sudbury 1987-90 John Summers 1998 Brett Sundberg 2000, 2003 Sam Swenson 1997-98, 00-01 Robert Swilor 1961-63 Brian Sylvester 1956-58
Todd Vernon 1982-83 Kenneth Vierra 1958-60 Gary Vincent 1974-76, 1978 Scott Vondette 1978-79 W Bob Waddell 1981-82 Jake Waldram 2004 Elwood Walker 1968 Devin Walker 2008-09 Richard Walkingshaw 1970-73 Eric Wallace 1998-99 Mark Wankier 1990, 1994 Duncan Ward 1959 Harold Warfle 1960-61 Douglas Wasko 1962-64 Andy Webster 1993-94 Nate Weese 1999-02 Thomas Weidner 1969-71 Steve Weiser 1981-82 John Welsh 2004-07 Michael Westfall, Jr. 2000-04 Clay Westmoreland 2002-04 Chris Weyand 1978-79 Jordan Whatcott 2009 Donald White 1956-58 Jack White 1964-65 James Whiteley 1967-69 Ty Withee 1998 Dean Whitworth 1966
David Wiechman 1970 Scott Wilberger 1992 Brion Wilcox 1961-62 Shane Wilde 1994 Andrew Wilding 2007-09 Brian Williams 1980-82 Larry Williams 1989 Mark Williamsen 1980 Paul Wills 1980 Cort Wilson 2003-04 Kerry Winn 1975, 1978-79 Joel Winters 1979-80 TJ Wise 2006-07 Geoff Wolfgramm 2007-08 Mike Wood 1998-99 Norman Wood 1962 Ken Wooster 1984-85 William Workman 1959 Kevin Wright 1983 Jason Wylie 2001-02 Y Tyler Yagi Charles Yegen David Young Mike Young
2009 1972 1959 1982-83
Z Duane Zauner
1977-78
T Andrew Tam 1976-77 Lou Tansell 1983 Seth Tartler 2005 Thomas Tate 1962-63 Cris Taylor 1995-96 Edward Taylor 1977-78 Lee Taylor 1960 Ronald Taylor 1959 Jim Teahan 1978-81 Chris Tellez 1986 Jeff Titmus 1980 Matt Thelander 1993 George Theodore 1967-69 Mark Theodore 1965-66 Ken Thompson 1982, 84-85 Gary Thornton 1996-98 John Tolman 1965-66 Russell Toronto 1972-73 Gary Totland 1957-59 Lucas Trinnaman 2006-07 Nate Truax 1995-96 Chad Truby 1997-98 Mike Tummolo 2006 Ryan Turpin 1963 U Dennis Udy Wick Udy Randy Upton
1964-66 2003 1988
V Rommel Valladeras 1996-97 Steve Varechok 1981-82 Matt Van Doren 1993 Russell Van Vleet 1964-65 Howard Van Woerkon 1961 David Varvel 1964-66
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Spring Mobile Ballpark The University of Utah plays in perhaps one of the most beautiful settings in the nation. Nestled in downtown Salt Lake City, but with sprawling views of the 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Mountain range, is Spring Mobile Ballpark. Spring Mobile features seating that curves towards the playing field to enhance sight lines for every seat. The suite level is one of the closest upper decks in the nation, offering fans the amenities of comfort without sacrificing proximity to the field of play. The outfield is asymmetrical (345 feet down the left-field foul line, 386 to the left-center alley, 420 feet to center field, 373 feet to the right-center alley and a 315 feet down the right field line). Right field has a short home run porch; bullpens are on the field, directly in front of the fans. Not only is Spring Mobile field home to the Utes baseball program, but it’s also home to the Salt Lake Bees. The Bees are the Triple-A farm club of the California Angels.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Spence Eccles Field House The latest addition to Utah’s athletic facilities is the 74,000-square foot Spence Eccles Field House. Opened in November, 2004, the spacious structure houses a regulation size football field with FieldTurf. The multi-purpose structure allows for yearround training for many of Utah’s athletic programs. The indoor facility has room for both baseball and softball to practice defense. It has retractable batting cages on the south end and portable pitching mounds allow the team to get in a rigorous session of batting practice. The field house also boasts restrooms, storage for the golf and soccer teams and a first aid/taping room. The entryway has recently been turned into a mini theater featuring a “Legends” photographic display of former Ute greats and containing interactive exhibits.
Spence Eccles Field House • Groundbreaking: June, 2004 • Opened: November, 2004 • Cost: $6 million • Funding: Private ($2 million from Spence Eccles) • Size: 74,000 square feet • Field Dimensions: Regulation size • Height: 60 feet • Surface: FieldTurf • Location: Guardsman Way • Amenities: Reception area, restrooms, netting and batting cages for softball and baseball
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Locker Room The Utah baseball locker room received a significant upgrade in the fall of 2009, complete with new lockers and a lounge area.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Strength and Conditioning
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Strength and Conditioning Principals of the Program Strength Training The idea is centered on accelerating quicker than our opponent. We will do this by concentrating on quick and explosive lifts, combined with quick and explosive agility, sprint and plyometric drills. Speed Development Each running session will include acceleration drills more than any other drills. The most important aspect of speed development is the athlete must work at maximum effort in each and every drill.
Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Center • Opened: July 6, 2009 • Cost: $1.5 million • Funding: Private • Lead Gift: $500,000 pledged on Feb. 12, 2007 by Ute Heisman Trophy finalist and 2005 NFL No. 1 Draft pick Alex Smith • Size: At 17,000 square feet, it is one of the largest college strength & conditioning facilities in the nation • Director of Strength & Conditioning: Doug Elisaia • Baseball Strength Coach: Jon Webster
Top: The exterior of the new Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Center, which is part of the Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center. Work on the new 17,000 square foot center was completed in early July, 2009.
Flexibility It is a traditional part of every strength and conditioning program. When the athlete is not able to put a body joint through the proper range of motion, it can affect performance in various ways. Mental Toughness These weight training or conditioning sessions push the body way beyond comfort levels, and in some cases, to utter exhaustion. This allows the student-athlete to develop capacity to push through barriers created by pain and fatigue. Conditioning Conditioning is best obtained by working the energy system with volume. Conditioning should be cycled with light, medium and heavy days to avoid over-training. Recovery is often better than work. Injury Prevention The Utah athlete will be expected to work harder than anyone else when he/she is injured. Staff will work with the athletic training staff to coordinate efforts to bring the athlete back to the playing field as quickly as possible. Motivating Staff will coach in a very positive manner, always reinforcing our belief in an athlete as a champion in the making. No one out-works, out-hustles or has more ability than a Utah studentathlete.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Academic Excellence As an academic institution, the University of Utah enjoys a richly deserved reputation for excellence in education. The Utah athletics department works to ensure that each of its student-athletes takes advantage of the academic opportunities offered. With three full-time athletic academic advisors, the U. provides specialized academic counseling for its student-athletes. The U. employs four full-time academic advisers for its student-athletes. The department is under the direction of Director of AthleticAcademic Services Lucas Moosman. Rob Rainey oversees the academic counseling for the ski team. Also on the staff are Matt Leituala and Beth Brennan. The Ute academic team monitors the studies of each student-athlete to ensure he or she is making progress toward a degree. The academic advisors also dispense their knowledge of departmental and University requirements, and assist with course registration and the exploration and selection of majors.
Research The University of Utah ranks in the top 35 public research universities in the nation, with particular distinction in medicine, genetics and engineering. University of Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for his work on gene targeting and former Utah biochemist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Research Park, located on 320 acres adjacent to the campus, is the site of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, the Moran Eye Center and the Brain Center. Grants One of the leading universities in the nation in federal research grants, the U. receives more than $300 million annually in grants and contracts.
Entrepreneurs The University of Utah is tied for first in the nation with MIT in the most recent rankings of university startup companies based on scholarly research. The U. spun off 23 companies for fiscal year 2008 and has created 59 companies in the last three years. Academic All-Americans Utah has produced 57 Academic All-Americans, including back-to-back “Academic AllAmericans of the Year,” gymnast Theresa Kulikowski in 2003 and quarterback Alex Smith in 2004. Wired In In 2008, the U. ranked as the third “Most Wired School” in the nation. Utah’s varsity student-athletes have access to their own computer lab in the Burbidge Athletics Academic Center and laptop computers are available for team travel.
Programs Study Table Available to all student-athletes. Tutors Individual tutors, drop-in tutoring and exam reviews. Life Skills Center Provides student-athletes avenues for personal development, community service and leadership resources. Offers student-athletes information on possible career choices through the Strong Interest Inventory given to all freshmen in the Life Skills class. Internships The “Partnering with U.” program offers career mentoring, shadowing and internship opportunities with area businesses.
The Burbidge Center is central to Utah’s classrooms and athletic venues.
Fifth-Year Senior Program Financial assistance is available for studentathletes whose eligibility has expired before they have finished their degrees. Summer School Financial aid for summer school is available for student-athletes who meet the criteria. Priority Registration Priority registration allows student-athletes to schedule classes around practices and training.
The center features a large computer lab, academic advising offices, group and one-on-one tutoring rooms and houses the Life Skills/Career Resource Center.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l Campus Life University of Utah residence hall students live in a magnificent mountain setting. Heritage Commons, a living-learning community of 2,500 students that opened in 2000, received world-wide acclaim when it served as the Athletes Village during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The residential center is the heart of campus activity and exudes a vibrant, energetic “college town” atmosphere. Game and exercise rooms, computer labs, Internet connections, cable TV and HBO in every room, and a dining room that is open all day and serves up freshly cooked meals on request are some of the reasons behind the School of the Year award delivered by the Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. Residence hall students also thrive academically at Utah: More than half of them maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Situated in historic Fort Douglas at the mouth of Red Butte Canyon and located on 70 acres of land, the expansive 912,000 square foot residential complex boasts picturesque views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding mountain ranges. Heritage Commons consists of 21 buildings – 20 residential and one for dining and support services. Eight of the buildings are apartment style, with 235 one-, two- and threebedroom apartments. First-year students live in Gateway Heights, a hall with furnished, double semi-suites, an advanced telecommunications system (voice, video and data), an ethernet connection to the U. student computer system, cable TV connections, a large community lounge, study rooms and indoor bike storage. Each floor has a kitchenette.
Chapel Glen is home to both first-year students and upperclassmen and offers the same amenities as Gateway Heights, along with a fitness area. Sage Point is reserved for upper division students and has single, double and deluxe suites. Sage Point also has computer and technology labs and an international area. Benchmark Plaza is an apartment complex allocated for single students who have earned 60plus credit hours. Shoreline Ridge, which offers both furnished and unfurnished apartment units, is reserved for students with families and single graduate students. The Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during peak demand periods, is the hub of activity in the student housing village. It contains a central dining facility that seats 600, a convenience store, computer and technology labs, fitness and game rooms, four multipurpose rooms, a mail center and more. The student “village” also contains a University Bookstore branch, University Copy Center and the University Guest House, an oncampus hotel. Transportation is another benefit of Heritage Commons. A U of U parking permit allows residents to park close to their hall, but a car is not necessary. Free campus shuttles run every 10 minutes and the Utah Transit Authority and light rail (TRAX), free to U. students, combine to traverse 21 routes to and from campus. TRAX extends to downtown Salt Lake and outlying areas as well. The residence halls are also easily accessible to main campus by foot and are connected via the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge.
TRAX light rail is free to University of Utah students.
The Residence Hall Association provides various activities for students.
Heritage Commons residence halls served as the Athletes Village at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
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U ta h B a s e b a l l The University of Utah The University of Utah is a hub for higher education from the Rockies to the Sierras and boasts an academic reputation that is rivaled only by its breathtaking vistas. To the east rise the 11,500 foot, snow-capped peaks of the Wasatch Mountains. To the west, the Great Salt Lake shimmers beneath the Oquirrh Mountains. The 1,500-acre campus, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is a beautiful collage of native and exotic trees, fountains, flowering malls and pedestrian walkways. Founded in 1850, the University offers 100 undergraduate and 90 graduate majors. Academic opportunities at the U. include colleges of law, medicine, architecture, pharmacy, business and engineering. The U. also boasts the nation’s first American Indian social work program. Utah draws its 29,000-plus student population from all 50 states and 114 foreign countries. Utah ranks among the top 35 public research universities in the nation, with particular distinction in medicine, genetics and engineering. Scientists from the University of Utah have identified more genes with diseases than anywhere else in the world. University of Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for his work on gene targeting. Capecchi is one of many acclaimed faculty members. The U. ranks 30th among the nation’s public research universities in significant awards to faculty.
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Research Park, located on 320 acres adjacent to the campus, houses 42 companies and 69 university departments. Some of the more prominent residents of Research Park are the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, the Moran Eye Center and the Brain Institute. The Huntsman Cancer Institute has the largest genetic database in the world and is the only National Cancer Institute in the Intermountain West. Gene targeting was developed at the Eccles Institute. The Moran Eye Center is considered one of the top eye centers in the world. The U. is also noted for technology transfer and its Center for High Performance Computing serves as a link to major aerospace industries, high-tech manufacturers and research companies. It manages one of the three most successful technology parks in the U.S., with more than 40 high-tech companies created by University faculty. The U. has had a presence on the Internet since 1970, when it became the fourth node on the Internet. The U.’s location in the largest city in the Intermountain West (metro population 1,333,914) allows for an urban experience in a beautiful setting. Salt Lake City is home to professional symphony, ballet, modern dance, opera and theater companies, as well as four professional sports teams.
• Founded in 1850 • Research I University • 190 majors • Enrollment of 29,251 • 1,534-acre campus • School of Medicine • School of Law • School of Business • School of Pharmacy • School of Engineering • School of Architecture • American Indian Social Work program (the nation’s first)
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The Wasatch Mountains (“mountains of many waters,� as named by the Paiute Indians) are part of the Rocky Mountain range.
Salt Lake City hosts several yearly cultural events, including the Sundance Film Festival.
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Ten national parks are within a few hours drive of Salt Lake City.
Professional sports franchises include the Utah Jazz (NBA) and Real Salt Lake (MLS).
Eight world-class ski resorts are located less than 40 miles from downtown Salt Lake.