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Let us take care of business. WELCOME TO So you can enjoy the party. McQUEEN HIGH McQUEEN 2017 Official Media Guide & THE 2017 SEASON QuickFacts On behalf of Coach Spenser Downie and his entire Location...... Reno, NV staff we would like to thank you for supporting Lancer School Founded ...... 1982 Enrollment (2015) ...... 1,788 Baseball. The coaches and players have put in a great Mascot ...... Lancers deal of time and effort to prepare for this season. We Colors ...... Royal Blue and Silver look forward to another successful season! Conference �������������������������Northern D1 League ��������������������������������������High Desert Thanks to all of the parents and sponsors who have High Desert League Programs Roundabout Catering & Party Rentals makes it a priority to plan and deliver contributed to the preparation of this year’s baseball Reno High School, Hug High School, Edward C. season. The financial support is crucial to our success Reed High School, Spanish Springs High School, North Valleys High School your entire event planning details with complete success. of Lancer Baseball. Parents, we truly appreciate the support you give to your student athlete and the Contact Information We are passionate about our craft. No detail is too small. Office Phone ...... (775) 746-5880 sacrifices necessary to be a member of our baseball Fax ...... (775) 747-6883 Whether you’re hosting an elegant dinner for 25 guests, leading a big corporate program. Principal event with hundreds of attendees or requesting delivery of a catered menu, So please join me as we welcome our competitors and Sue Denning our team is equipped and ready to service your needs. umpires as we root on the Lancers with enthusiasm Head Coaches and good sportsmanship! Varsity / Spenser Downie Junior Varsity / Mark Ledesma Go Lancers! Athletic Director Chef Colin and MaryBeth Smith Tobey Hilliard have a longstanding reputation in Tobey Hilliard Athletic Secretary Diane Wood the Reno-Sparks-Tahoe area. Tobey Hilliard McQueen High School Athletic Director Program Contributors: Erin Anderson, Lettie Anderson, Evangeline Van Skyhawk, Kim Kandaras Photography: Sharon Winship

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Like a splitter, but with a less Commonly called a 12-6 curveball. Breaks down and away from a 11-5 movement. Similar to a curve MCQUEEN BASEBALL BOOSTER CLUB dramatic, more gradual downward The 12-6 refers to the top to RHH. Between a fastball and a but with more lateral movement. movement. bottom movement (picture a clock curve. Becoming a member of the McQueen Baseball Booster Club enables you to with hands at 12 and 6). show your support by contributing to build on a strong tradition of baseball BOOSTER CLUB PALMBALL CIRCLE CHANGEUP at McQueen High. Contributions to the baseball program are a great way for 65-75 MPH parents, grandparents, family members, friends, alumni and area businesses to support the program. The McQueen High School Baseball Booster Club is a non profit organization. As such, all proceeds go directly to the baseball program in an effort to supplement budget shortfalls for equipment, field repair, and maintenance. There are several ways that local businesses can contribute to the program by providing direct financial support; by advertising in our /scoreboard or backstop signage program; by purchasing a game day sponsorship; or on our website. All of our advertising and support packages will give your business visibility in the community and your donation to these programs will 70-80 MPH 65-75 MPH 70-80 MPH have a direct and lasting impact on the players. CONTACT:

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VARSITY ROSTER # NAME YEAR HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION 11 ZACH BALL 12 6’1’’ 155 CF 23 DREW CLARK 12 5’8’’ 170 P/OF 9 JACOB EHLEN 11 5’11’’ 145 C 15 MATT FARMAN 11 6’2’’ 175 OF/SS 22 COLIN GIBBONS 12 5’11’’ 155 OF 18 ZACH GREEN 12 5’11’’ 175 P/OF 25 TYLER HARTMANN 11 6’0’’ 180 OF/P 1011 1023 1022 12 NATHAN KNOWLES 12 5’11’’ 180 OF/P 6 AUSTIN MAJORSKY 12 5’8’’ 145 2B ZACH BALL DREW CLARK COLIN GIBBONS 6’1” 155 CF 5’8” 170 P/OF 5’11” 155 OF 8 GARRETT OSCHNER 12 6’1’’ 160 P 2 NELSON PADILLA 12 5’10’’ 175 SS/P 7 AUSTIN PARRY 11 5’7’’ 130 2B/P 28 JAKER PHILLIPS 12 5’8’’ 165 SS/P 27 TUCKER SCOZZAFAVA 11 5’11’’ 170 3B/P 26 JOEL SETH 12 6’0’’ 195 P/3B 30 AUSTIN THOMAS 12 6’3’’ 195 P/1B 34 DYLAN THOMAS 12 6’2’’ 195 3B/P 16 MATT WHITE 11 5’11’’ 155 OF 24 MASON WINSHIP 11 6’3’’ 205 1B/P 1018 1012 106

• When Jimmy Pearsall • Bobby Richardson won • Johnny Bench could hold ZACH GREEN NATHAN KNOWLES AUSTIN MAJORSKY his 100th in the World Series MVP in seven in one 5’11” 175 P/OF 5’11” 180 P/OF 5’8” 145 2B 1963, he ran the bases 1960 after hitting .367 hand. in the correct order but with 12 RBIs — he played • Opening Day in 1909 saw facing backward to for the losing team. the NY Giants’ Red Ames celebrate. • Bank robber John pitch 9 no-hit • Babe Ruth’s top salary Dillinger was once a against the Brooklyn was $80,000 (in 1930 professional second Dodgers but the game and 1931). Adjusted baseman, although he was scoreless. He allowed for inflation, that’s the never made it to the a single in the 10th and equivalent of a little more major leages. lost the game in the than $1.1 million today • Eddie Gaedel was the 13th, 3-0. (the league minimum in shortest man to ever 2017 is $507,500). play in a Major League • Pitcher Jim Abbott Baseball game. He was 3 was born without a feet and 7 inches tall. right hand and had • Ralph Kiner is the only 108 102 1028 a 10-season baseball player ever to lead the career, including league in homers for GARRETT OSCHNER NELSON PADILLA JAKER PHILLIPS throwing a no-hitter for seven years in a row — the vs. his first seven years as a 6’1” 160 P 5’10” 175 SS/P 5’8” 165 SS/P Cleveland in 1993. major league player. BASEBALL FUN FACTS BASEBALL

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JV GAME SCHEDULE I HOME GAMES @ MCQUEEN’S KURAISA FIELD DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME MARCH 14 TUESDAY DOUGLAS HOME 3:45PM MARCH 16 THURSDAY DOUGLAS AWAY 3:45PM MARCH 18 SATURDAY DAMONTE AWAY 11AM MARCH 21 TUESDAY DAMONTE HOME 3:45PM MARCH 23 THURSDAY GALENA AWAY 3:45PM MARCH 25 SATURDAY GALENA HOME 11AM MARCH 27-31 TBD MANOGUE TOURNEY TBD TBD APRIL 4 TUESDAY WOOSTER HOME 3:45PM APRIL 6 THURSDAY WOOSTER AWAY 3:45PM APRIL 8 SATURDAY MANOGUE HOME 4:00PM APRIL 11 TUESDAY MANOGUE AWAY 3:45PM APRIL 13 THURSDAY CARSON HOME 3:45PM APRIL 15 SATURDAY CARSON AWAY 11AM APRIL 18 TUESDAY SSHS AWAY 3:45PM APRIL 20 THURSDAY SSHS HOME 3:45PM Back Row (L-R); Aiden Vestbie, Kenneth Allen, Zach Foster, Alec Satterwhite, Avery Villegas, Logan Anderson, Aidan Rowen Front Row (L-R); Landon Wright, Logan Grange, Josh Hoover, APRIL 22 SATURDAY HUG HOME 11AM (DH) Anthony Thomas, Adam Dangel, Landon Schroeder, Ryan Neahusan (Not pictured; Dominique APRIL 25 TUESDAY REED HOME 3:45PM Stallworth, Marcus Lopez) APRIL 27 THURSDAY REED AWAY 3:45PM JV ROSTER APRIL 29 SATURDAY NORTH VALLEYS AWAY 11AM (DH) NO. NAME YEAR HEIGHT WEIGHT MAY 3 WEDNESDAY RENO AWAY 3:45PM 9 KENNETH ALLEN 10 5’9’’ 145 MAY 4 THURSDAY RENO HOME 3:45PM 12 LOGAN ANDERSON 9 5’10” 130 • The first World Series was ended in a 1-1 tie. And • Fourteen players have hit 24 ADAM DANGEL 9 5’6” 115 played between in 2002, the game went four home runs in one 27 ZACH FOSTER 9 6’0” 150 and Boston in 1903 and 11 innings with the score game: , Ed was a nine-game series. knotted at seven before it Delahanty, , 7 LOGAN GRANGE 9 5’6” 115 Boston won the series 5-3. was finally called off due to , , Gil 21 JOSH HOOVER 9 5’7” 130 a lack of pitchers. Hodges, , Rocky • Former Yankees Colavito, , Mike 28 MARCUS LOPEZ 11 5’8’’ 170 Mickey Mantle holds the • Baltimore Orioles shortstop Schmidt, , Mark record for most career Cal Ripken, Jr. didn’t miss 17 RYAN NEAHUSAN 9 5’10’’ 140 Whiten, and home runs (18) and RBI (40) a game in 16 years. He . 8 AIDAN ROWEN 10 5’9’’ 135 • www.factmonster.com in World Series history. played in 2,632 consecutive games from April 30, 1982 • Pitcher Nolan Ryan played • Baseball stars from the 30 ALEC SATTERWHITE 9 6’3’’ 140 to Sept. 19, 1998. 27 seasons in the majors and the and struck out more batters 14 LANDON SCHROEDER 9 5’10” 120 played • Pete Rose, who played in his career than any other the first All-Star Game in for the , 23 DOMINIQUE STALLWORTH 10 5’10’’ 165 pitcher. 1933. The National League , and 22 AIDEN VESTBIE 9 5’10” 135 has won 41 of the 80 Montreal Expos holds the • The Dodgers and Giants 32 AVERY VILLEGAS 9 6’2” 165 games. The game ended all-time record for hits played each other for the in a tie twice. In 1961 rain (4,256) and games played first time on April 18, 1884, 18 LANDON WRIGHT 9 5’5” 135 in Boston prevented extra (3,562). in an exhibition game won -- ANTHONY THOMAS 9 TEAM innings and the game by the Giants, 8-0. BASEBALL FUN FACTS BASEBALL FUN FACTS

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107 1021 1017 108 Class of ’97 & Chris Aguila Night LOGAN GRANGE JOSH HOOVER RYAN NEAHUSAN AIDAN ROWEN Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “The Season” Friday, March 31 • 6:00-10:00pm • $20 per person Pinocchio’s Bar and Grill • 5995 S. Virginia St. RSVP by March 24 • Contact Spenser Downie [email protected] • 775.343.8703

Chris Aguila – McQueen HS Class of 1997. Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft. He spent four seasons in the majors playing for the Florida Marlins and . 1030 1014 1022 1032 ALEC SATTERWHITE LANDON SCHROEDER AIDEN VESTBIE AVERY VILLEGAS For more information about sponsorship opportunities, updated game schedules, and news/notes about everything that is McQueen Baseball, visit us at our updated official website;

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SPENSER DOWNIE // VARSITY HEAD COACH / OUTFIELD COACH MARK LEDESMA // HEAD JV COACH / CATCHING COACH Coach Downie was born and raised in Reno and is going into his 13th consecutive year Coach Ledesma is a graduate of McQueen (2011) and four-year baseball team alum. He at McQueen High School – four as a student athlete and nine as a coach. This is his 5th was an All-State catcher his junior year. After a stay at Merced College was cut short due year as the head baseball coach. He also coaches freshman football at McQueen. Spenser to injury, Mark returned home to attend the University of Nevada where he is working loves McQueen and wants to bring the Lancer ways back and start a tradition of winning toward an Engineering degree. Now in his 4th year at McQueen he realizes how coaching with the baseball program. He received his associate degree from TMCC in Construction is a great way to put his undying obsession for all things baseball to good use. Mark also Management in 2012. Spencer hopes this team enjoys the season and hopes all the hard enjoys hunting and golf in his spare time. work pays off! Lancer Pride!

Mark Ledesma Spenser Downie TOM CERDA // JV PITCHING COACH Coach Cerda graduated from McQueen in 2009 and was a part of the baseball program MARK ROGERS // VARSITY INFIELD COACH while he attended school. He is now attending the University of Nevada working towards a Coach Rogers is entering his 28th year of coaching baseball at McQueen High School. degree in Mechanical Engineering. This is his 4th year with the McQueen baseball program Mark played high school baseball at Santa Monica High School, where he earned 1st Team Photo not available. as the pitching coach and hopes to have many more after that. He believes that this team All Bay Area honors at 2nd base. After graduating, he went on to play at Santa Monica is a “team to watch” and will do great things in the future, scholastically and athletically. City College and then Long Beach State. In 1974 he graduated from LBSU, with a B.A. in physical education and a minor in biology. He taught middle school in Garden Grove, CA before relocating to Reno in 1980. Mark has been married to wife Trudy for nearly 44 years, MATT MARNER // JV OUTFIELD COACH and has three grown children: Jolyn, Greg, and Bryan, all graduated and played sports at Coach Marner enters his 4th season coaching baseball at Mcqueen and his 2nd year as McQueen. In addition, he has 6 grandchildren, 4 boys and 2 girls: Zachery, Adam, Hayden, the JV outfield coach. Previously, he served as the JV head coach for 2 seasons (2013- Madison, Isabella, and Gavin. Mark Rogers 2014). Currently, he is a Biology and Human Anatomy teacher at McQueen and the JV Football Head Coach. As an alumnus of McQueen (2003), he bleed Lancer Blue having ERIC MAUPIN // VARSITY PITCHING COACH played baseball and was a member of the 2002 state champion football team. He is Coach Maupin is entering his 4th year of coaching at McQueen. Eric was born in Reno a firm believer in hard work while still having fun. In his spare time, Matt is golfing, and graduated from Galena High School in 2007. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners snowboarding, traveling, or spending time with friends. out of high school. After some time, he attended Washington State University and then Matt Marner Photo not available. transferred to Western Nevada College and played baseball for 2 years. He graduated from WNC with an Associate of Arts and then transferred to New Mexico Highlands BRIAN NELSON // JV INFIELD COACH University and played two years, and graduated with a B.S. in Human Performance with a Coach Nelson returned to the McQueen baseball program in 2016 after a very successful concentration in Exercise Science. Eric works for Now Foods in Sparks. tenure as head coach for 13 years -- his teams posted a record of 245-179. Brian played at COREY METOYER // VARSITY CATCHING COACH Serra High School in San Mateo, CA. He then went on to play at Canada Junior College in Redwood City, CA, from which he accepted a scholarship to play collegiately at University Coach Metoyer is entering his 3rd year of coaching at McQueen. He graduated from Galena of San Francisco. Brian was drafted to play for the Pueblo Bighorns High School in 2007. Corey played at Canada Community College in Redwood City, CA in the Texas-Louisiana League and then migrated north and played two seasons with from 2009-10 where he was an All-Conference Utility Player. He played at Menlo College in the Saskatoon Smokin’ Guns and Saskatoon Stallions in the IPL. Coach Nelson was grad Photo not available. Atherton, CA from 2011-13 and was a 1st Team All Conference Utility Player in 2012 and assistant for USF and an assistant coach at San Francisco City College before taking over 1st Team All Conference Designated Hitter in 2013. Corey graduated from Menlo College Brian Nelson at McQueen in 1998. Coach Nelson is married to his proud Canadian wife, Leah. They have with a B.S. in Business Administration. Currently the head coach for the Reno Ghostriders two children, Darrin (14) and Brittany (11). Travel Baseball Organization, Corey played in professional baseball for the Ohio Travellers of the IBL and for the Evansville Otters of the IFL. He is employed at Now Foods in Sparks. Baseball Fun Facts: GENO GERBO // VARSITY OUTFIELD COACH Parts of a Baseball This will be Coach Gerbo’s 1st season with the baseball program coaching the . Geno is a McQueen alumni, where he played both football and baseball for the Lancers. After high school he studied Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Cork continued playing football until ending his career in Australia in 2014. Geno returned to Black Rubber McQueen in 2015 as the defensive backs coach for the football program. Red Rubber Yarn Cowhide

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