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ASSISTANT COACHES COACHES BIOS THE WAER FILE COACHES BIOS ASSISTANT COACHES THE ROUSEY FILE FRESNO STATE BASEBALL STEVE ROUSEY ASSISTANT COACH ......................................................SECOND YEAR Steve Rousey joined the Fres- no State baseball staff in Au- gust of 2010 after eight years as the head coach at Cal State Northridge. Rousey serves as the Bulldogs pitching coach and was instrumental in the 'Dogs earning their sixth con- secutive Western Athletic Confer- ence title in 2011. Under Rousey, the Bulldogs bullpen finished with a 2.91 ERA after averaging only three walks per game, striking out 420 batters and earning 40 wins. At the end of 2011, Greg Gonzalez was named WAC Pitcher of the Year after finishing with an 11-1 record having pitched two complete games to earn a 1.79 ERA. Gonzalez was the second Bulldog in four years to earn the honor, fourth in program history. In Rousey's final year with Northridge, the team finished with a 29-27 overall record, going 9-15 in the Big West. After successfully recruiting his second top-40 class in as many seasons, Rousey finished 2010 with the program's first winning season since the 2002 campaign. That squad saw six players drafted or signed by a Major League Baseball organiza- tion. He also had four student-athletes earn All-Big West honors. The top assistant at Northridge under current Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole for the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Rousey helped lead the Matadors to a 75-39 record and the Big West title in 2002. Working primarily with the pitchers, he saw his staff finish the 2002 season with 41 wins, 13 saves and 478 strikeouts. Northridge pitchers ended 2001 second in the Big West in strikeouts and third in earned runs allowed. In 2001, Rousey's pitching staff included MLB pitchers Kameron Loe and Bill Murphy. The Matadors saw two pitchers earn all-conference honors and one pitcher, Murphy, named to the All-West Region team. In his first season with the Matadors he guided the pitching staff to a 4.60 earned run average and 459 strikeouts in 492.2 innings. The Matadors ranked second in the Big West Conference in strikeouts, fourth in ERA and gave up the third-fewest earned runs in the conference. Before coaching at Cal State Northridge, Rousey's 21-year coaching career includ- ed stints at Long Beach State, Los Angeles City College and Crescenta Valley High School. As the head coach at Los Angeles City College (`95-'00), he compiled a 24-18 record in his first year after taking over a team that had no players after the program was cut and then reinstated. His teams compiled 50 wins over his last two seasons, while 56 of Rousey's players went on to play at the university or professional level. Before taking the helm of Los Angeles City College, he was the pitching coach at Long Beach State (`93-'95). While with the 49ers, the team claimed two Big West titles and made three regional appearances. His staff helped Long Beach State make it to the College World Series semifinals in 1993. Three pitchers earn All-American honors and one named the National Pitcher of the Year, Daniel Choi (1993), during his tenure. The 1994 staff posted a 3.47 earned run average, which ranks third all-time on the Long Beach State Career List, while the 1993 pitching staff finished with a 3.55 team earned run average, which ranks fourth all-time. His 1993 pitching staff finished the season third all-time in saves (19), fifth in fewest runs per nine innings (4.6) and third in strikeouts with 495. His 1995 squad is first in saves with 21 and second in total strikeouts with 528. Rousey has also coached with several summer collegiate teams, including as the pitching coach for the Alaska Goldpanners (`98-'99) and as the head coach for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod League (`95). Before his career as a coach, he was a top pitcher at Cal State Ful- lerton. In three seasons with the Titans, he compiled an impres- sive 15-5 record with 120 strikeouts. Rousey played in 2011 36 CROSS COUNTRY 2012 the College World Series twice (`82 and `84), helping the team to the national championship in '84 by compiling an 8-3 record with a 3.47 earned run average. In all, Rousey has coached 16 Major League Players. Rousey was a 7th round pick by the Chicago Cubs as a High school senior at Cres- centa Valley High School in southern California. He declined the Cubs' offer and chose to attend Cal State Fullerton. A fourth-round pick by the Seattle Mariners in 1984 after his Junior season, he spent five years playing professionally in the Seattle Mariners and Montreal Expos organizations. He earned his bachelor of arts in English from Cal State Fullerton in 1988 and his mas- ter's degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific in 1992. He and his wife Robin reside in Clovis, Calif. with their four children, P.J., Gabbie, Nate and Faith. PAT WAER ASSISTANT COACH ..........................................................SIXTH YEAR Pat Waer enters his 6th season as an assistant coach at Fres- no State. Waer has helped guide the Bulldogs to post season play in each of his five years, including the programs first National Championship in 2008. With his help, the Bulldogs have won five con- secutive WAC titles, made four NCAA Regional appearances, and aver- aged over 40 wins per season with a record of 202-120. Serving as the Bulldogs' recruiting coordinator, Waer has been instrumental in assembling the staff's last six recruiting classes. His recruiting efforts have placed him among the west coast's elite recruiters. Included in the last six re- cruiting classes are 13 drafted high school players, 30 first-team All-WAC se- lections, five WAC Most Valuable Players, two WAC Pitchers of the Year, eight All-Americans, three Freshman All-Americans, one Golden Spikes Award Semi-Finalist, and 31 overall draft selections. The 2009, 2010 and 2011 re- cruiting classes have received national rankings by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America at 10th, 28th and 19th respectively. .................................................... SECOND SEASON .................................................... FRESNO STATE DATE HIRED: AUG. 25, 2010 PERSONAL BIRTHDAY: MARCH 30, 1963 SPOUSE: ROBIN CHILDREN: P.J., GABBIE, NATE AND FAITH HOMETOWN: LACRESCENTA, CALIF. .................................................... EDUCATION CAL STATE FULLERTON (1988), BACHELORS IN ENGLISH AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (1992), MASTERS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION .................................................... MONTREAL EXPOS, 1987-88 SEATTLE MARINERS, 1984, 86 PLAYING EXPERIENCE CAL STATE FULLERTON, 1982-84 CRESCENTA VALLEY HS, 1979-81 .................................................... COACHING EXPERIENCE FRESNO STATE, ASSISTANT COACH, 2010-PRESENT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE, HEAD COACH, 2003-09 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE, ASSISTANT COACH, 2001-02 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, HEAD COACH, 1996-00 LONG BEACH STATE, ASSISTANT COACH, 1993-95 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, ASSISTANT COACH, 1991-92 .................................................... SIXTH SEASON FRESNO STATE DATE HIRED: AUGUST 26, 2008 .................................................... PERSONAL BIRTHDATE: NOV. 23, 1972 SPOUSE: NATALIE CHILDREN: JACK AND ALEX HOMETOWN: FRESNO, CALIF. .................................................... WASHINGTON STATE, BACHELORS IN HISTORY, 1995 EDUCATION NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, MASTERS IN EDUCATION, 2000 .................................................... WASHINGTON STATE, 1994 PLAYING EXPERIENCE BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE, 1991-92 .................................................... FRESNO STATE, ASSISTANT COACH, 2009-PRESENT COACHING EXPERIENCE FRESNO STATE, VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH, 2008 FRESNO CITY COLLEGE, ASSISTANT COACH, 2007 FRESNO STATE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH, 2006 CENTRAL HS, HEAD COACH, 2003-05 DINUBA HS, HEAD COACH, 1998-2002 Waer's primary duties on the field are serving as the team's third base coach, outfield instructor and assisting with the hitters, baserunning and infielders. Waer also assists head coach Mike Bates- ole with the planning of practice. Off the field, he helps coor- dinate the strength and conditioning program as well as team travel. He assists in main- taining and moni- toring the eligibility of student-athletes through the study team program es- tablished by Batesole. This study program has seen one player receive Aca- demic All-American honors, another 41 have been named to the Academic All-WAC team, along with numerous players each season that have received academic recogni- tion from Fresno State. The 2011 Bulldog Baseball team finished the academic year with a team G.P.A over 3.0. As the outfield instructor, he has helped with the develop- ment of third round pick Nick Moresi (2006 Astros), 18th round pick Brian Lapin (2007 Rockies), 2008 All-American and 19th round pick Steve Susdorf (2008 Phillies), 2009 Freshman All-American, 2011 All-American and 10th round pick Dusty Robinson (2011 A's), 22nd round pick Brennan Gowens (2011 Angels), 2011 Freshman All-American Aaron Judge, and 10th round pick Bobby Coyle (2010 Dodg- ers). In all, Waer has helped de- velop 11 All-WAC outfield selections, two All-Ameri- cans and two freshman All Americans. Prior to joining Batesole's staff for a WAC Championship in 2006, Waer was the head coach at Central High School and Dinuba High School from 1998- 2005. During that time he recorded a 120-80-1 record while reaching the Cali- fornia Interscholastic Federation semifinals three times. In 2004, Waer was named the Tri-River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and received the 100 victory-club award from the California Baseball Coach- es Association. He also served as a full-time high school advanced placement United States his- tory and social science teacher from 1996- 2008. He was also the catching and hitting instructor for Fresno City College in 2007 when FCC finished third in the California State Junior College Championships. Waer prepped at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif. and Mead High School in Spokane, Wash. He was a Greater Spokane League All-Star Se- lection and played in the Spokane High School All-Star Game. Waer played col- legiately at Bakersfield College and at Washing- ton State University for College Baseball Hall of Fame Coach Bobo Brayton as a catcher, third baseman and outfielder. During his college career, Waer compiled a .302 batting average with 15 home runs and 126 RBI. He led the Cougars to a Fresno State Pepsi-Johnny Quick tourna- ment title in 1994, his senior year. Waer earned his B.A. in history from Washington State University in 1995. He also has a Master's degree in education from National University in 2000 and a California teaching credential in the social sciences. He and his wife, Natalie, have two children, Jackson and Alex. 37