After coaching on a part-time basis for five years, Baszler was promoted to a full-time position on Aug. 5, 2008. He helped the Jacks through the transition to Division I and into their first year of postseason eligibility.

     The Jackrabbit men had a successful 2008-09 season under Baszler, winning four tournaments - the only Division I victories in school history - and breaking numerous records. The Jacks broke all the major school records, including season scoring average (295.59), and low 18- (280), 36- (566) and 54-hole (857) scores.

     SDSU graduated its best class since moving to Division I - Trent Peterson, Geoff Mead and Tim Kalil. Peterson, who was named The Summit League Men's Golfer of the Year and also made the PING All-Central Region Team, became the first Jackrabbit to qualify for NCAA D-I postseason play when he was selected as an at-large pick for the South Central Regional. Peterson and Mead had two individual victories apiece between 2007-08 and 2008-09, and they are the only Jacks in school history to post D-I wins. Peterson and Mead, who were both first-team all-league performers in 2009, also hold every season and career school record since the team moved to Division I.

           The 2009-10 men's team struggled at times compared to the previous year.  They did gain a lot of valuable experience though. With most of those players back, they should be improved this season.

           Baszler has also worked hard to turn around the women's program through solid recruiting. The roster featured just four players during the spring 2007 season, however, the number quickly grew to eight in 2007-08, 12 in 2008-09, eight last year and seven this fall

     The Jacks finished second at The Summit League Women's Golf Championship last year, following a fifth-place finish the year before. The women also return all but two of their golfers from last season.

     Both teams again excelled off the golf course in 2009-10, producing 11 academic all-conference student-athletes (seven men and four women).

     Additionally, the men made the Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team in 2008 and 2009 after posting a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

     Baszler earned Midwest Conference medalist honors two times (1999 and 2002) during his collegiate playing career at Grinnell College (Iowa). He also earned team most valuable player honors three times (1999, 2000 and 2002), before earning a bachelor's degree in computer science in 2002.

     During his prep career at De Smet High School, Baszler qualified for the state Class B tournament five times, earning runner-up honors as a freshman. Baszler helped lead De Smet to the Class B state team title his junior year, while also competing on three state runner-up teams.

     Baszler married his wife, Ashley, in July of 2009.