2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team

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2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–36
Head coach
Hitting coachJody Robinson, Bill Gentry
Pitching coachDennis Machado
Home stadium Hardt Field
Seasons
2010 →
2009 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍38–17 .6910–0 –
Bryant  ‍‍‍32–22 .5930–0 –
Longwood  ‍‍‍26–22 .5420–0 –
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍24–23 .5110–0 –
Savannah State  ‍‍‍25–26 .4900–0 –
NYIT  ‍‍‍19–29 .3960–0 –
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍18–35 .3400–0 –
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍18–35 .3400–0 –
North Dakota  ‍‍‍14–29 .3260–0 –
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍15–39 .2780–0 –
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍13–37 .2600–0 –
Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍14–41 .2550–0 –
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍11–40 .2160–0 –
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍6–35 .1460–0 –
NJIT  ‍‍‍4–33 .1080–0 –
Chicago State  ‍‍‍3–38 .0730–0 –
As of June 30, 2009 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 CSUB Roadrunners baseball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. The 2009 season was the inaugural season for the Roadrunners in baseball, with CSUB beginning the transition from Division II to Division I in 2006, [2] launching baseball in 2009, and completing the transition and eligible for the post season in 2011. A new stadium, Hardt Field, was built on the CSUB campus during the off-season and opened on opening day of the 2009 season. [3]

Contents

The team was managed by Bill Kernen.

Pre-season

In June 2006, CSUB president Horace Mitchell announced that CSUB would be moving to Division I, and entering a four-year reclassification process, which would require additional funds for the creation of a new baseball program. [4]

In August, 2008, before the schedule for Cal State Bakersfield's inaugural baseball season was released, coach Bill Kernen confirmed that the Roadrunners would play six games against Fresno State, the defending College World Series champion. [5] August 2008 also marked the groundbreaking of CSUB's Hardt Field, construction of which was completed in 28 weeks. [6] The Roadrunners strength of schedule (SOS) was ranked an astounding 19th in the country.

Hardt Field, Home Field of the CSUB Roadrunners Hardt Field Center.jpg
Hardt Field, Home Field of the CSUB Roadrunners

Regular season

CSUB entered the 2009 Baseball season with a competitive schedule, competing against multiple teams ranked in the top 30 in Collegiate Baseball poll, along with the 2008 National Champion Fresno State Bulldogs. CSUB opened the season at home against the St. Louis Billikens, in a three-game series which marked the first winning series for the Roadrunners, finishing 2–1 in the series. The second team faced by the Roadrunners was the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, ranked #30 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, which resulted in a 10–0 loss.

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Bill Kernen, Head Coach

The 2009 Season found the team getting off to a .500 start in their first 6 games, including victories over St. Louis and Utah. However, after getting off to a good start, the Roadrunners went 1–14 in the month of March. During the course of the month, the Roadrunners met several in-state opponents, including San Jose State, St. Mary's, and San Francisco. The 'Runners also cemented a rivalry with the nearby Cal Poly Mustangs. The 'Runners also met their valley rivals, the Fresno State Bulldogs, winning one game of the three game series played in Beiden Field, and winning the first game of the homestand in a come from behind win, by a score of 17–12. [7] The Roadrunners' 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs on April 4 marked the first time that a first-year NCAA Division I baseball program defeated the defending College World Series champions. [8]

Roster

Coaches

NameTitleFirst season at CSUBAlma mater
Bill Kernen [9] Head coach2008–Present University of Redlands (1970)
Jody Robinson [10] Assistant coach2008–Present Cal State Fullerton (1981)
Dennis Machado [11] Assistant coach2008–Present Montana State-Bozeman (2000)
Bill Gentry [12] Assistant coach2008–2010 Concordia University (2002)

Players (Inaugural Roster, 2009)

PlayersNumberPositionBats/ThrowsHometown (Prev School)
Akiyama, Matthew22SS/2BR/RTorrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS)
Boren, Brandon32B/3B/SSR/RBakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield College) (Stockdale HS)
Branske, Garrett15C/RHPR/RChino, Calif. (Chino HS)
Draxton, Erik37RHPR/RPark City, Utah (Phoenix College) (Park City HS)
Escalera, Richard111BL/LBaldwin Park, Calif. (Mt. SAC) (South Hills HS)
Gaston, Mick10OFR/RQuartz Hill, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
Geisinger, Derek161BL/RGilbert, Ariz. (Phoenix College) (Highland HS)
Henry, JJ263B/OFR/RDenver, Colo. (Phoenix College) (Cherry Creek HS)
Jannis, Mickey55RHPS/RSparks, Nev. (Allan Hancock College) (Arroyo Grande HS)
Jones, Sam40LHPR/LMorro Bay, Calif. (Allan Hancock College) (Morro Bay HS)
Kudlock, Jason34RHP/OFR/RChandler, Ariz. (Chandler-Gilbert CC) (Hamilton HS)
McIntyre, Ryan5OFL/RHenderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)
Medina, Martin30INF/PR/RVentura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure HS)
Messmore, Spenser28RHPR/RGranada Hills, Calif. (Alemany HS)
Mills, Joey1OFR/REnglewood, Colo. (Phoenix College) (Cherry Creek HS)
Montoya, Jonathan19LHPL/LChino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)
Richardson, Kyle14SSL/RSacramento, Calif. (Sierra JC) (Bella Vista HS)
Rodriguez, Jeremy7CS/RThousand Oaks, Calif. (Crespi HS)
Eric Sanchez2INFR/RCorona, Calif. (Santiago HS)
Smith, Stuart25OFL/RVentura, Calif. (Buena HS)
Valenzuela, Jacob12RHPR/RBakersfield, Calif. (Garces HS)
Van Dam, Brandon18RHPR/RLancaster, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
Walkley, Korie8RHPR/RBakersfield, Calif. (Centennial HS)

Schedule and results

2009 CSUB Roadrunners baseball game log
Regular season
#DateOpponentScoreLocationWinLossSaveAttRecord
1 [13] February 20 Saint Louis 7–8 Hardt Field Turmail (1–0)Jannis (0–1)900 [14] 0–1
2 [15] February 21Saint Louis4–2Hardt FieldDraxton (1–0)Sever (0–1)Medina (1)5001–1
3 [16] February 21Saint Louis8–4Hardt FieldMontoya (1–0)Buckham (0–1)5002–1
4 [17] February 22#30 UC Santa Barbara 0–10Hardt FieldHollands (1–0)Jones (0–1)6292–2
5 [18] February 22 Utah 1–12Hardt FieldBudrow (1–0)Jannis (0–2)3652–3
7 [19] February 28Utah10–8Hardt FieldKudlock (1–0)Askew (0–1)Medina (2)5143–3
8 [20] February 28Utah6–7Hardt FieldStreich (1–0)Medina (0–1)5143–4
9 [21] March 9 Buffalo 6–7 Beiden Field Anderson (2–2)Messmore (0–1)3–5
10 [22] March 10 Fresno State 1–16Beiden FieldBenny (1–1)Draxton (1–1)Morse (1)20173–6
11 [23] March 11 Portland 9–7Beiden FieldMontoya (2–0)Varce (1–3)Valenzuela (1)4–6
13 [24] March 12Buffalo10–23Beiden FieldCiesla(1–1)Medina (0–2)4–7
14 [25] March 13Fresno State2–3Beiden FieldSprague (2–0)Branske (0–1)Bischoff (1)25754–9
15 [26] March 14Portland6–10Beiden FieldBrynteson (1–0)Branske (0–2)4–10
16 [27] March 20 Cal Poly 2–6 Baggett Stadium Eskew (4–1)Jannis (0–3)10124–11
17 [28] March 21Cal Poly3–15Baggett StadiumLeonard (3–0)Draxton (1–2)Radeke (1)10634–12
18 [29] March 22Cal Poly2–10Hardt FieldMauldin (3–1)Montoya (2–1)6384–13
19 [30] March 23Cal Poly15–18Hardt FieldDeVincenzi (2–0)Jones (0–3)Massingham (2)3984–14
20 [31] March 27 San Jose State 4–8 Municipal Stadium Berner (5–0)Jannis (0–4)4014–15
21 [32] March 28San Jose State10–13Municipal StadiumPeterson (5–0)Montoya (2–2)5354–16
22 [33] March 29San Jose State2–17Municipal StadiumSobczak (4–0)Van Dam (0–1)4204–17
23 [34] March 30 Saint Mary's 1–3 Louis Guisto Field Reid (2–3)Draxton (1–3)Berl (4)884–18
24 [35] April 1 San Francisco 4–5Hardt FieldOropeza (1–1)Jones (0–4)Mott (1)2994–19
25 [36] April 3Fresno State8–9Beiden FieldKendall (1–0)Jannis (0–5)Sprague (1)19514–20
26 [37] April 4Fresno State4–3Beiden FieldMontoya (3–2)Garrison (4–2)20365–20
27 [38] April 5Fresno State2–9Beiden FieldSprague (3–0)Draxton (1–4)21585–21
28 [39] April 7Fresno State17–12Hardt FieldMessmore (1–1)Bischoff (1–4)7076–21
29 [40] April 8Fresno State3–2Hardt FieldMedina (1–2)Escat (0–1)7047–21
30 [41] April 9 UC Riverside 2–10Hardt FieldBargas (4–2)Jannis (0–6)3697–22
31 [42] April 10UC Riverside1–6Hardt FieldAndriese (3–1)Montoya (3–3)3477–23
32 [43] April 11UC Riverside9–7Hardt FieldMedina (1–2)Dickey (3–3)4938–23
33 [44] April 14 Cal State Northridge 1–3 Matador Field Tremlin (4–1)Van Dam (1–1)Slover (4)1378–24
34 [45] April 15UC Santa Barbara7–8 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Ford (4–3)Draxton (1–5)1268–25
35 [46] April 21UC Santa Barbara2–17Hardt FieldMeaux (3–0)Draxton (1–6)3418–26
36 [47] April 24 Nevada 6–7 Peccole Park Graham (2–2)Messmore (1–2)5888–27
37 [48] April 25Nevada4–9Peccole ParkGarcia (3–4)Montoya (3–4)6758–28
38 [49] April 26Nevada6–13Peccole ParkAchelpohl (4–3)Jannis (0–7)9048–29
39 [50] April 28UC Santa Barbara8–6Caesar Uyesaka StadiumMessmore (2–2)Meals (2–2)2039–29
40 [51] April 29 Loyola Marymount 2–13Hardt FieldMcClintick (4–1)Van Dam (0–3)3849–30
41 [52] May 5 UCLA 2–15 Jackie Robinson Stadium Claypool (2–1)Montoya (3–5)5319–31
42 [53] May 8 Nebraska 6–9 Hawks Field Nesseth (4–4)Medina (2–3)28539–32
43 [54] May 9Nebraska10–8Hawks FieldJannis (1–7)Rose (1–3)252710–32
44 [55] May 10Nebraska8–7Hawks FieldMontoya (4–5)Yost (1–5)Draxton (1)183211–32

Rankings

The 'Runners have yet to be ranked, and are ineligible for the post season until 2011.

Awards and honors

Erik Draxton and Jason Kudlock were selected to the All-Independent Academic Team in 2009. Erik Draxton had a 3.42 gpa in Business Administration. Jason Kudlock had a 3.38 gpa in Psychology.

Major League Baseball Draft

In CSUB's first year of eligible draftees, the first three baseball players in CSUB's short history (2nd year) were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft. Zach Arneson was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 21st round as the 648th pick. Jason Kudlock was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round as the 1096th pick. Finally, Mickey Jannis was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays as the 1331th pick.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings".
  2. ↑ CSUB commits to Div. I
  3. ↑ Launching ceremony: CSUB scores 4 in ninth, loses 8–7 in first-ever baseball game
  4. ↑ CSUB commits to Div. I
  5. ↑ 'Runners to play Fresno St. 6 times
  6. ↑ "- GoRunners.com Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  7. ↑ CSUB Erupts For 22 Hits In 17–12 Win Over 'Dogs
  8. ↑ "Pick CSUB Athletics' Top Moment From Spring 2009". Cal State Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bill Kernen Bio @ gorunners.com". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Jody Robinson Bio @ gorunners.com". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Dennis Machado Bio @ gorunners.com". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Bill Gentry Bio @ gorunners.com". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  13. ↑ 'Runners Nearly Complete Comback[sic] In Season Opener
  14. ↑ Launching ceremony: CSUB scores 4 in ninth, loses 8–7 in first-ever baseball game
  15. ↑ Sweep success: CSUB baseball makes history twice on the same day
  16. ↑ Sweep success: CSUB baseball makes history twice on the same day
  17. ↑ No. 30 Santa Barbara Tops 'Runners
  18. ↑ 'Runners Flat in Loss To Utes
  19. ↑ Baseball Rallies Late To Claim Win
  20. ↑ Baseball Rallies Late To Claim Win
  21. ↑ 'Runners Open Tournament Play With 7–6 Loss to Buffalo
  22. ↑ CSUB Falls To Defending National Champion Fresno State
  23. ↑ Nine Run, Eighth Inning Fuels Win Over Portland
  24. ↑ CSUB Comes Up Short in Offensive Battle With Buffalo
  25. ↑ 'Runners Nearly Upend Defending National Champs
  26. ↑ CSUB Falls to Pilots in Final Tournament Game
  27. ↑ Baseball Drops 6–2 Decision To No. 16 Cal Poly
  28. ↑ 'Runners Drop Second Straight to No. 16 Cal Poly
  29. ↑ CSUB Plays Cal Poly Tough, Mustangs Rally Late For Win
  30. ↑ CSUB Comes Up Short In Slugfest, 18–15
  31. ↑ Baseball Falls 8–4 to San Jose State
  32. ↑ Yet Another Late Rally Comes Up Short For CSUB
  33. ↑ Spartans Take Series From 'Runners
  34. ↑ Draxton Near Flawless But Offense Strands A Dozen In Loss
  35. ↑ Key Hit Evades 'Runners In Second Consecutive Outing
  36. ↑ Baseball Drops Heartbreaker to Fresno State
  37. ↑ 'Runners Rally For Win Over Fresno State
  38. ↑ CSUB Drops Mid-Series Game to Bulldogs
  39. ↑ CSUB Erupts For 22 Hits In 17–12 Win Over 'Dogs
  40. ↑ Boren’s Walk-Off RBI Single Push 'Runners Past Fresno State
  41. ↑ CSUB Falls 10–2 to Highlanders
  42. ↑ UCR Pitching Dominates In CSUB Loss
  43. ↑ Kudlock Blasts Walk-Off Home Run in 15-Inning Thriller
  44. ↑ Errors Costly in 3–1 Loss to Matadors
  45. ↑ Baseball Falls to Gauchos Despite Seven-Run Fifth Inning
  46. ↑ Baseball Falls to UC Santa Barbara, 17–2
  47. ↑ 'Runners Drop Seesaw Battle With Wolf Pack
  48. ↑ CSUB Drops Second Straight To Nevada
  49. ↑ Nevada Sweeps Series Against CSUB
  50. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs UC Santa Barbara (Apr 28, 2009)".
  51. ↑ "Loyola Marymount vs CSU Bakersfield (Apr 29, 2009)".
  52. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs UCLA (May 31, 2011)".
  53. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  54. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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