2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team

2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball
Conference	Independent
2009 record	14–36
Head coach	Bill Kernen
Hitting coach	Jody Robinson, Bill Gentry
Pitching coach	Dennis Machado
Home stadium	Hardt Field

2009 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dallas Baptist	38	–	17		.691			0	–	0		–
Bryant	32	–	22		.593			0	–	0		–
Longwood	26	–	22		.542			0	–	0		–
Le Moyne	24	–	23		.511			0	–	0		–
Savannah State	25	–	26		.490			0	–	0		–
NYIT	19	–	29		.396			0	–	0		–
Northern Colorado	18	–	35		.340			0	–	0		–
Utah Valley	18	–	35		.340			0	–	0		–
North Dakota	14	–	29		.326			0	–	0		–
SIU Edwardsville	15	–	39		.278			0	–	0		–
Cal State Bakersfield	13	–	37		.260			0	–	0		–
Texas–Pan American	14	–	41		.255			0	–	0		–
Houston Baptist	11	–	40		.216			0	–	0		–
North Carolina Central	6	–	35		.146			0	–	0		–
NJIT	4	–	33		.108			0	–	0		–
Chicago State	3	–	38		.073			0	–	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]

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

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 Billikins, 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.

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 down Highway 46. 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]

Roster

Coaches

Name	Title	First Season at CSUB	Alma Mater
Bill Kernen[8]	Head Coach	2008–Present	University of Redlands (1970)
Jody Robinson[9]	Assistant Coach	2008–Present	Cal State Fullerton (1981)
Dennis Machado[10]	Assistant Coach	2008–Present	Montana State-Bozeman (2000)
Bill Gentry[11]	Assistant Coach	2008–2010	Concordia University (2002)

Players (Inaugural Roster, 2009)

Players	Number	Position	Bats/Throws	Hometown (Prev School)
Akiyama, Matthew	22	SS/2B	R/R	Torrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS)
Boren, Brandon	3	2B/3B/SS	R/R	Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield College) (Stockdale HS)
Branske, Garrett	15	C/RHP	R/R	Chino, Calif. (Chino HS)
Draxton, Erik	37	RHP	R/R	Park City, Utah (Phoenix College) (Park City HS)
Escalera, Richard	11	1B	L/L	Baldwin Park, Calif. (Mt. SAC) (South Hills HS)
Gaston, Mick	10	OF	R/R	Quartz Hill, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
Geisinger, Derek	16	1B	L/R	Gilbert, Ariz. (Phoenix College) (Highland HS)
Henry, JJ	26	3B/OF	R/R	Denver, Colo. (Phoenix College) (Cherry Creek HS)
Jannis, Mickey	55	RHP	S/R	Sparks, Nev. (Allan Hancock College) (Arroyo Grande HS)
Jones, Sam	40	LHP	R/L	Morro Bay, Calif. (Allan Hancock College) (Morro Bay HS)
Kudlock, Jason	34	RHP/OF	R/R	Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler-Gilbert CC) (Hamilton HS)
McIntyre, Ryan	5	OF	L/R	Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)
Medina, Martin	30	INF/P	R/R	Ventura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure HS)
Messmore, Spenser	28	RHP	R/R	Granada Hills, Calif. (Alemany HS)
Mills, Joey	1	OF	R/R	Englewood, Colo. (Phoenix College) (Cherry Creek HS)
Montoya, Jonathan	19	LHP	L/L	Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)
Richardson, Kyle	14	SS	L/R	Sacramento, Calif. (Sierra JC) (Bella Vista HS)
Rodriguez, Jeremy	7	C	S/R	Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Crespi HS)
Eric Sanchez	2	INF	R/R	Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS)
Smith, Stuart	25	OF	L/R	Ventura, Calif. (Buena HS)
Valenzuela, Jacob	12	RHP	R/R	Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces HS)
Van Dam, Brandon	18	RHP	R/R	Lancaster, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
Walkley, Korie	8	RHP	R/R	Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial HS)

Schedule and results

2009 CSUB Roadrunners baseball game log

Regular season # Date Opponent Score Location Win Loss Save Att Record 1[12] February 20 Saint Louis 7–8 Hardt Field Turmail (1–0) Jannis (0–1) 900[13] 0–1 2[14] February 21 Saint Louis 4–2 Hardt Field Draxton (1–0) Sever (0–1) Medina (1) 500 1–1 3[15] February 21 Saint Louis 8–4 Hardt Field Montoya (1–0) Buckham (0–1) 500 2–1 4[16] February 22 #30 UC Santa Barbara 0–10 Hardt Field Hollands (1–0) Jones (0–1) 629 2–2 5[17] February 22 Utah 1–12 Hardt Field Budrow (1–0) Jannis (0–2) 365 2–3 7[18] February 28 Utah 10–8 Hardt Field Kudlock (1–0) Askew (0–1) Medina (2) 514 3–3 8[19] February 28 Utah 6–7 Hardt Field Streich (1–0) Medina (0–1) 514 3–4 9[20] March 9 Buffalo 6–7 Beiden Field Anderson (2–2) Messmore (0–1) 3–5 10[21] March 10 Fresno State 1–16 Beiden Field Benny (1–1) Draxton (1–1) Morse (1) 2017 3–6 11[22] March 11 Portland 9–7 Beiden Field Montoya (2–0) Varce (1–3) Valenzuela (1) 4–6 13[23] March 12 Buffalo 10–23 Beiden Field Ciesla(1–1) Medina (0–2) 4–7 14[24] March 13 Fresno State 2–3 Beiden Field Sprague (2–0) Branske (0–1) Bischoff (1) 2575 4–9 15[25] March 14 Portland 6–10 Beiden Field Brynteson (1–0) Branske (0–2) 4–10 16[26] March 20 Cal Poly 2–6 Baggett Stadium Eskew (4–1) Jannis (0–3) 1012 4–11 17[27] March 21 Cal Poly 3–15 Baggett Stadium Leonard (3–0) Draxton (1–2) Radeke (1) 1063 4–12 18[28] March 22 Cal Poly 2–10 Hardt Field Mauldin (3–1) Montoya (2–1) 638 4–13 19[29] March 23 Cal Poly 15–18 Hardt Field DeVincenzi (2–0) Jones (0–3) Massingham (2) 398 4–14 20[30] March 27 San Jose State 4–8 Municipal Stadium Berner (5–0) Jannis (0–4) 401 4–15 21[31] March 28 San Jose State 10–13 Municipal Stadium Peterson (5–0) Montoya (2–2) 535 4–16 22[32] March 29 San Jose State 2–17 Municipal Stadium Sobczak (4–0) Van Dam (0–1) 420 4–17 23[33] March 30 Saint Mary's 1–3 Louis Guisto Field Reid (2–3) Draxton (1–3) Berl (4) 88 4–18 24[34] April 1 San Francisco 4–5 Hardt Field Oropeza (1–1) Jones (0–4) Mott (1) 299 4–19 25[35] April 3 Fresno State 8–9 Beiden Field Kendall (1–0) Jannis (0–5) Sprague (1) 1951 4–20 26[36] April 4 Fresno State 4–3 Beiden Field Montoya (3–2) Garrison (4–2) 2036 5–20 27[37] April 5 Fresno State 2–9 Beiden Field Sprague (3–0) Draxton (1–4) 2158 5–21 28[38] April 7 Fresno State 17–12 Hardt Field Messmore (1–1) Bischoff (1–4) 707 6–21 29[39] April 8 Fresno State 3–2 Hardt Field Medina (1–2) Escat (0–1) 704 7–21 30[40] April 9 UC Riverside 2–10 Hardt Field Bargas (4–2) Jannis (0–6) 369 7–22 31[41] April 10 UC Riverside 1–6 Hardt Field Andriese (3–1) Montoya (3–3) 347 7–23 32[42] April 11 UC Riverside 9–7 Hardt Field Medina (1–2) Dickey (3–3) 493 8–23 33[43] April 14 Cal State Northridge 1–3 Matador Field Tremlin (4–1) Van Dam (1–1) Slover (4) 137 8–24 34[44] April 15 UC Santa Barbara 7–8 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Ford (4–3) Draxton (1–5) 126 8–25 35[45] April 21 UC Santa Barbara 2–17 Hardt Field Meaux (3–0) Draxton (1–6) 341 8–26 36[46] April 24 Nevada 6–7 Peccole Park Graham (2–2) Messmore (1–2) 588 8–27 37[47] April 25 Nevada 4–9 Peccole Park Garcia (3–4) Montoya (3–4) 675 8–28 38[48] April 26 Nevada 6–13 Peccole Park Achelpohl (4–3) Jannis (0–7) 904 8–29 39[49] April 28 UC Santa Barbara 8–6 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Messmore (2–2) Meals (2–2) 203 9–29 40[50] April 29 Loyola Marymount 2–13 Hardt Field McClintick (4–1) Van Dam (0–3) 384 9–30 41[51] May 5 UCLA 2–15 Jackie Robinson Stadium Claypool (2–1) Montoya (3–5) 531 9–31 42[52] May 8 Nebraska 6–9 Hawks Field Nesseth (4–4) Medina (2–3) 2853 9–32 43[53] May 9 Nebraska 10–8 Hawks Field Jannis (1–7) Rose (1–3) 2527 10–32 44[54] May 10 Nebraska 8–7 Hawks Field Montoya (4–5) Yost (1–5) Draxton (1) 1832 11–32

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
7. CSUB Erupts For 22 Hits In 17–12 Win Over 'Dogs
8. Bill Kernen Bio @ gorunners.com
9. Jody Robinson Bio @ gorunners.com
10. Dennis Machado Bio @ gorunners.com
11. Bill Gentry Bio @ gorunners.com
12. 'Runners Nearly Complete Comback [sic] In Season Opener
13. Launching ceremony: CSUB scores 4 in ninth, loses 8–7 in first-ever baseball game
14. Sweep success: CSUB baseball makes history twice on the same day
15. Sweep success: CSUB baseball makes history twice on the same day
16. No. 30 Santa Barbara Tops 'Runners
17. 'Runners Flat in Loss To Utes
18. Baseball Rallies Late To Claim Win
19. Baseball Rallies Late To Claim Win
20. 'Runners Open Tournament Play With 7–6 Loss to Buffalo
21. CSUB Falls To Defending National Champion Fresno State
22. Nine Run, Eighth Inning Fuels Win Over Portland
23. CSUB Comes Up Short in Offensive Battle With Buffalo
24. 'Runners Nearly Upend Defending National Champs
25. CSUB Falls to Pilots in Final Tournament Game
26. Baseball Drops 6–2 Decision To No. 16 Cal Poly
27. 'Runners Drop Second Straight to No. 16 Cal Poly
28. CSUB Plays Cal Poly Tough, Mustangs Rally Late For Win
29. CSUB Comes Up Short In Slugfest, 18–15
30. Baseball Falls 8–4 to San Jose State
31. Yet Another Late Rally Comes Up Short For CSUB
32. Spartans Take Series From 'Runners
33. Draxton Near Flawless But Offense Strands A Dozen In Loss
34. Key Hit Evades 'Runners In Second Consecutive Outing
35. Baseball Drops Heartbreaker to Fresno State
36. 'Runners Rally For Win Over Fresno State
37. CSUB Drops Mid-Series Game to Bulldogs
38. CSUB Erupts For 22 Hits In 17–12 Win Over 'Dogs
39. Boren’s Walk-Off RBI Single Push 'Runners Past Fresno State
40. CSUB Falls 10–2 to Highlanders
41. UCR Pitching Dominates In CSUB Loss
42. Kudlock Blasts Walk-Off Home Run in 15-Inning Thriller
43. Errors Costly in 3–1 Loss to Matadors
44. Baseball Falls to Gauchos Despite Seven-Run Fifth Inning
45. Baseball Falls to UC Santa Barbara, 17–2
46. 'Runners Drop Seesaw Battle With Wolf Pack
47. CSUB Drops Second Straight To Nevada
48. Nevada Sweeps Series Against CSUB

External links

• CSUB Baseball Schedule @ GoRunners.com
• CSUB Baseball Roster @ GoRunners.com