QUICK FACTS:
Location: Twin Falls, ID
Colors: Black and Gold
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Enrollment: 9,100
Founded: 1965
President: Jeff Fox
Athletic Director: Joel Bate
Conference: Scenic West Athleic
Region: XVIII
District: Western
Home Stadium: James F. "Skip" Walker FIeld
Head Coach: Boomer Walker (15th Season, 462-336 (.579))
World Series Appearances: 10 (1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1984 (1st), 1986, 1988, 1993, 2018)
World Series Titles: 1 (1984)
Record in the World Series: 12-17 (.413) -
History at JUCO
#ROADTOGRANDJUNCTION:
It took two extra innings, but the College of Southern Idaho earned their 10
th trip to Grand Junction after a 4-3 win over Arizona Western in the Western District Championship. This is the first trip for the Golden Eagles since 1993.
Hayden Leatham leads the team at the plate, hitting .369. He also leads the team in home runs (7), runs batted in (73), and slugging percentage (.631). Travis Bohall, hit the walk-off single in the Western District Championship, is hitting .318 with 22 runs batted in on the season. Bohall leads the team with stolen bases with 21. Shawn Grandmont is hitting .285. He is second in runs batted in with 42 and home runs with 6.
The Golden Eagles have three pitchers with a combined record of 28-4 in Jaden Jensen (7-1), Dylan Steen (10-1), and Mason Foltz (11-2). Jensen has a 1.80 ERA and 44 strikeouts. He also has a pair of saves. Steen leads the team in inning pitched with 87.2 and strikeouts with 83. He carries a 2.05 ERA. Foltz has 63 strikeouts and has a 3.02 ERA.
As a team, Southern Idaho hits .283 and averages just over 6 runs a game. The Golden Eagles pitching staff has a combined 3.26 ERA. Defensively, they are one of the top teams in the nation, with a fielding percentage of .961, which is top 20.