nats game program 2012
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Game Program 2012TRANSCRIPT
COACHING STAFF
MANAGER: BRIAN JOHNSON ASSISTANT COACH: ERINN MCMANUS
FRONT OFFICE STAFF
GENERAL MANAGER: RYAN LINEBERGER CFO/FUNDRAISER: BETTY NUÑEZ
HOST FAMILIES THE LITTLE FAMILY THE ELLIOT FAMILY
THE JOHNSON FAMILY BETTY NUÑEZ
THE KRUPP FAMILY MANNY & MEGAN ROMO
THE BROSNAN FAMILY
The Centerfield Nationals are a collegiate wood bat baseball team that is a member of the 6-team Kino Sunbelt League(KSL). The KSL has teams in Bisbee, Casa Grande and Tucson. Other PSWL teams include the Bisbee Ironmen, Casa Grande Cotton Kings, Northwest Mavericks, The Show, The Yard and Shelton Industries Thunder. The KSL is also a member of the 15-league National Baseball Congress and its league champion earns an automatic berth in the 78th NBC World Series . The Nationals will also be playing teams from New Mexico & California this season. The Nationals roster annually consists of top college talent from Arizona and throughout the United States. The 2012 Nationals roster includes players from top NCAA, NAIA and JUCO programs. Players from Tucson/Southern AZ include Eric Nunez, Alex Sallard, Dan Kephart, Andrew Salazar, Carlos Camacho, Cody Walden & KC Cullivan. The organization was founded in 2008 and the team continues to improve with every passing season. The 2011 season saw the Nationals lose a heart-breaking 18-inning game to the Casa Grande Cotton Kings that would have sent them to Wichita, Kansas for the NBC World Series. Centerfield has some core returning players along with a roster full of solid newcomers that will hopefully help propel them to the 2012 Championship! The Nationals train at the 18,000 square foot indoor Centerfield Baseball & Softball Academy. Centerfield is open 7 days-a-week and includes indoor batting cages, bullpens, live arm cages, tee/drills cages and workout areas. Centerfield has been training the best baseball and softball players in Tucson and Southern Arizona since 2003.
The ASA is a non-profit organization started by the Tucson Nationals baseball organization. Proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales during the season go to aid our efforts with the Advocates for Student Athletes and to give back to our local community. Advocates for Student Athletes, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to assist student athletes financially and educationally. ASA was started in order to give low income student athletes the opportunity to participate in sports where they would not have been able to due to financial burdens. More importantly, at ASA the leadership understands that education is important to the continuing growth of youth thus making education a priority.
ASA helps student athletes financially by helping the athletes pay for registration fees associated with organized sports such as Little League baseball and Pop Warner football. ASA understands that registration fees are not the only expense associated with playing a sport but that the athlete needs equipment such as cleats, protective cups, and other protective equipment needed to safely participate in a sport. Through donations from private individuals and companies and fundraising events, ASA is able to help meet the financial needs of the student athletes.
Funds are not paid directly to the athlete but rather to the organization in which the student athlete wishes to participate with to help ensure that funds are not mishandled. The student athlete is also taken by an ASA volunteer to purchase equipment necessary for the sport in which the athlete will participate in.
In terms of the educational aspect, ASA recruits volunteer tutors to help student athletes succeed academically. Part of the agreement between the student athlete and ASA is that the student athlete must maintain a minimum GPA; the athlete must turn in quarterly progress notes. Should the athlete start to fail academically he or she will seek the help of a tutor that is available through ASA.
2012 SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
FRIDAY, MAY 25 @ EAST LA DODGERS WHITTIER CHRISTIAN HS 5PM
SATURDAY, MAY 26 @ EAST LA DODGERS WHITTIER CHRISTIAN HS DH 12PM & 3PM
SUNDAY, MAY 27 @ EAST LA DODGERS BANNING HS DH 12PM & 3PM
THURSDAY, MAY 31 SHELTONINDUSTRIES KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 5PM
THURSDAY, MAY 31 NORTHWEST MAVERICKS KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 8PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 THE YARD KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 4PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 BISBEE IRONMEN KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7PM
MONDAY, JUNE 4 THE SHOW KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:45PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 5 @ BISBEE IRONMEN WARREN BALLPARK 6PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 THE YARD KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 9 CASA GRANDE COTTON KINGS KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
MONDAY, JUNE 11 SHELTON INDUSTRIES KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 THE SHOW KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 5PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 17 NEW MEXICO RENEGADES KINO SPORTS COMPLEX DH 9AM & 12PM
MONDAY, JUNE 18 NORTHWEST MAVERICKS TUCSON ELECTRIC PARK 7:45PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 19 @ BISBEE IRONMEN WARREN BALLPARK 6PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 22 @ BISBEE IRONMEN WARREN BALLPARK 7PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 23 @ BISBEE IRONMEN WARREN BALLPARK DH 4PM & 7PM
MONDAY, JUNE 25 NORTHWEST MAVERICKS KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 THE YARD KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 @ CASA GRANDE COTTON KINGS UNION HS DH 4PM & 7PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ CASA GRANDE COTTON KINGS UNION HS DH 4PM & 7PM
MONDAY, JULY 2 THE SHOW KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:45PM
FRIDAY, JULY 6 THE YARD KINO SPORTS COMPLEX 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 TUCSON YARD DOGS KINO SPORTS COMPLEX DH 4PM & 7PM
MONDAY, JULY 9- SATURDAY, JULY 14
KSL CHAMPIONSHIP TUCSON ELECTRIC PARK TBD
TUESDAY, JULY 17 @ SAN DIEGO FORCE BARONA CASINO FIELD 5:00PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 @ SAN DIEGO FORCE BARONA CASINO FIELD 5:00PM
FRIDAY, JULY 20- SUNDAY, JULY 22
NBC PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGIONAL QUALIFIER
TBD TBD
FRIDAY, JULY 30- FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
NBC WORLD SERIES WICHITA, KANSAS
LAWRENCE-DUMONT STADIUM
TBD
2012 CENTERFIELD NATIONALS ROSTER
PITCHERS CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN/CURRENT COLLEGE
19 CARLOS CAMACHO (JR) 6'1 190 Tucson, AZ/Roosevelt University-Chicago, IL
44 SEAN CRAMER (SO) 6’0 230 Seffner, FL/Hillsborough CC-Tampa, FL
21 THOMAS HARWELL JR. (FR) 6’1 170 Humble, TX/Texas Lutheran University-Seguin,TX
31 DANIEL KEPHART (JR) 6’1 170 Tucson, AZ/George Fox University-Newberg, OR
6 JEREMY MCDONALD (FR) 5’8 165 Turlock,CA/California State University-Stanislaus-Turlock, CA
9 ANDREW SALAZAR (FR) 5’11 181 Tucson, AZ/Holy Cross College-Notre Dame, IN
3 CODY WALDEN 5'10 185 Tucson, AZ/Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.-Savannah, GA
15 ESTEBAN BASTIDAS (FR) 6’0 200 Guarico, Venezuela/Cochise College-Douglas, AZ
8 GRANT GARRETT (JR) 5’10 170 Austin, TX/Texas A&M-International University-Laredo, TX 30 JOSEPH MANCUSO (FR) 6’4 220 Papillion, NE/University of Nebraska-Omaha 13 JARED PATTON (FR) 6’5 205 Basehor, KS/University of Nebraska-Omaha
MANAGER: BRIAN JOHNSON ASSISTANT COACH: ERINN MCMANUS
GENERAL MANAGER: RYAN LINEBERGER
CATCHERS CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN/CURRENT COLLEGE
INFIELDERS CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN/CURRENT COLLEGE
OUTFIELDERS CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN/CURRENT COLLEGE
16 NICK CALANDRA(SS) (FR) 6’0 175 Floral Park, NY/Tiffin University-Tiffin, OH
53 KEITH CULLIVAN(2B) (JR) 5'9 170 Tucson, AZ/Waldorf College-Forest City, IA
2 CORY DEERE(2B) (FR) 5’11 165 Forrest City, AR/Three Rivers CC-Poplar Bluff, MO
24 TAYLER GLASS(1B) (JR) 6’0 190 Petersburg, MI/Tiffin University-Tiffin, OH
33 NICK HUENEBURG(3B) (FR) 6’0 205 Peru, IL/Tiffin University-Tiffin, OH
10 ERIC NUNEZ(SS) (SR) 6’2 185 Tucson, AZ/Ashford University-Clinton, IA
32 MICHAEL CROSS (SR) 6’0 203 Auburn,WA/Northern State University-Aberdeen, SD
1 GEORGE DELLOS (JR) 5’5 150 Mesquite, TX/Texas College-Tyler, TX
14 ANDREW ROBBINS (JR) 6’3 205 Omaha, NE/University of Nebraska-Omaha
4 ALEX SALLARD JR. (SO) 5'11 180 Tucson, AZ/Luna Community College-Las Vegas,NM
12 RAMON SANDOVAL (JR) 5’11 210 Laredo, TX/Texas A&M-International University-Laredo, TX
PITCHERS
RHP THOMAS HARWELL JR TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
LHP DANIEL KEPHART GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY
RHP JEREMY MCDONALD CAL STATE-STANISLAUS
LHP SEAN CRAMER HILLSBOROUGH CC
LHP ANDREW SALAZAR HOLY CROSS COLLEGE
RHP CARLOS CAMACHO ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
LHP CODY WALDEN ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE
CATCHERS
INFIELDERS
C ESTEBAN BASTIDAS COCHISE COLLEGE
C JARED PATTON UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-
OMAHA
C GRANT GARRETT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-
INTERNATIONAL
2B KC CULLIVAN WALDORF COLLEGE
C JOE MANCUSO UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-
OMAHA
SS NICK CALANDRA TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
2B CORY DEERE THREE RIVERS CC
INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS
1B TAYLER GLASS TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
OF ANDREW ROBBINS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-
OMAHA
OF RAMON SANDOVAL TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-
INTERNATIONAL
OF MICHAEL CROSS NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
3B NICK HUENEBURG TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
SS ERIC NUNEZ ASHFORD UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGE DELLOS TEXAS COLLEGE
OF ALEX SALLARD JR. LUNA CC