2007 Bluejay Baseball 23 the Players Marchildon's Career Highs
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The Players Marchildon’s Career Highs IP: 1.1, 4/09/06, vs Illinois State K: 1, 2x, last 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech Walks: 1, 4/09/06 vs. Illinois State Hits: 4, 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech Runs: 3, 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech 2006 (Junior): Made three appearances last season … First game as a Bluejay was against Arkansas–Little Rock (2/12) … Longest outing of the season was 1.1 innings versus Illinois State (4/9). 2005 (at Glendale Community College): Threw 43 innings in 16 appearances for the Gauchos … Finished the year with a 4.81 ERA … Struck out 36 batters while walking just 12 … His strikeout-to-walk ratio was the best on the team. 2004 (at Grand Canyon University): Spent his freshman season playing for Dave Stapleton at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix … Made the Dean's List for his efforts in the classroom as a freshman. High School: Played on the varsity two seasons at Brophy Prep in Phoenix under Tom Succow … Team finished 25- 6 and advanced to the state semifinals … Named the team's Pitcher of the Year as well as first-team all-Desert Valley Region and first-team all-conference. Personal: Son of Linda Marchildon … Born August 1, 1985 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … Has a younger sister, Katie … Favorite baseball memory is throwing a complete game shutout in the Arizona Collegiate Summer League playoffs … Hobbies include golf, skiing and working out … Studying finance with aspirations to play pro ball or be successful in the business world. Marchildon’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 12.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 9 4 4 1 2 Totals 12.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 9 4 4 1 2 High School: Played baseball, football and basketball at Lincoln Southwest High School … Was selected MVP of his baseball team his junior and senior year … Earned athlete of the year honors his senior year … Was selected as Nebraska’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Nebraska’s Louisville Slugger Player of the Year and earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors his senior season … Earned first team all-conference in baseball, football, and basket- ball his junior and senior seasons … Was first team all-state as a senior and junior in baseball and football ... Was named athlete of the year by both the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald ... Led the state of Nebraska with a .543 batting average, drove in 36 RBI, had 64 hits and 11 doubles as a senior. Personal: Son of Jack and Karen Dike … Born March 17, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. … Has three sisters, Emily, Erin and Elizabeth and one brother Andrew … Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends … The athletes he most admires are Albert Pujols, Larry Walker and John Elway … Plans on majoring in business finance. 2007 Bluejay Baseball 23 The Players 2006 (at Auburn University): Had 21 appearances for the Tigers ... Had an ERA of 4.91 ... Gave up 52 hits, 27 runs, 26 earned runs and struck out 40 in 47.2 innings pitched ... Had a win/loss record of 3-1. Iowa Western Community College: Helped lead his team to a 49-13 record his sophomore season and earned a trip to the NJCAA World Series where they finished third … Holds the school record for single-season saves (16), single-season appearances (23), career ERA (2.27), career appearances (37) and career saves (25). High School: Played baseball for Millard West … Earned second team all-conference honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior … Was selected first team all-area and all-state his senior year … Played in the Collin- Orcutt All-Star Game. Personal: Son of Kevin and Debbie Masten … Born April 2, 1985 in Wichita, Kan. … Has one brother, Austin … The athletes that he most admires are Lance Armstrong and Ken Griffey, Jr. … Enjoys hunting and fishing … Wants to eventually start his own business … Is majoring in business communication. Masten’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 4.91 3-1 21 0 0 0 0 47.2 52 27 26 17 40 Totals 4.91 3-1 21 0 0 0 0 47.2 52 27 26 17 40 at Auburn University High School: Played baseball, hockey and football at Cretin-Derham Hall … Helped lead his team to a 20-7 record his senior season and a second-place finish at state on the baseball diamond … Was selected MVP of his baseball team his senior season … Earned all-tournament honors at the state tournament … Selected first team all-confer- ence, all-area, and all-state his senior season … Played in the Lions Tournament and Saints All-Star Game his sen- ior season … Was on the Purple and Gold Honor Roll … Helped lead his team to a state championship his senior year in hockey … Selected second team all-state in hockey his senior season and played in the Great 8 All-Star Tournament ... Attened the same high school as Minnesota Twins MLB All-Star catcher Joe Mauer. Personal: Son of Joe and Jill Bonfe … Born December 28, 1987 in St. Paul, Minn. … Has two brothers, Tyler and Conner and one sister, Jessica … Most memorable baseball moment was playing in the Cooperstown Dream Park Tournament … Career ambition is to play major league baseball … Hobbies include fishing, being with family and friends, paint ball, boating, jet skiing, and going to the lake … The athlete that he most admires is Joe Mauer … Plans to major in business. 24 2007 Bluejay Baseball The Players Venditte’s Career Highs IP: 5.2, 5/24/06 at Wichita State K: 4, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Walks: 2, 6x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Hits: 5, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Runs: 4, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Venditte’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 14.73 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 3.2 11 8 6 3 1 2006 3.02 4-3 30 0 0 0 2 62.2 61 28 21 18 54 Totals 3.66 4-3 35 0 0 0 2 66.1 72 36 27 21 55 2006 (Sophomore): One of three known ambidextrous pitchers in college baseball in 2006 … Had a team-leading 30 appearances last season with a 4-3 record … Pitched a career-high 62.2 innings in 2006 after only pitching 3.2 in 2005 … In his first six appearances of the season had a 0.00 ERA in 8.2 innings of work … Recorded team-leading 54 strikeouts, 61 hits, 28 runs and walked 18 batters … Saw his first action of the season against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/11) … Made television appearances on ESPN’s Cold Pizza, George Michael Sports Machine and was also featured in Baseball America ... Pitched four perfect innings at Bradley (3/25) ... Pitched 5.2 innings in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament against Wichita State for his longest outing of the season and for his career (5/24) ... Pitched both left-handed and right-handed in 22 games ... Had a 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings ratio with his left arm despite being a natural right hander ... Had 12 appearances where he struck out batters by using both arms ... Switched arms for the first time in his college career against Illinois-Chicago (2/17) and recorded three strikeouts ... Earned MVP honors at the 2006 Central Illinois Collegiate League All-Star game ... Struck out two batters left-handed before switching 2005 (Freshman): Took the mound five times as a rookie, his first action com- and striking out the last batter right-handed on 10 pitches. ing against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/9) … Threw one hitless inning against North Dakota State (5/19) … Pitched the final two outs of the season against Nebraska (6/5). High School: All-Nebraska second-team ... Tallied a record of 5-4 his senior season, pitching both left and right-handed ... Lettered two seasons in base- ball ... Coached by Scott Hodges ... Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Honor roll student all four years ... Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State his senior year. Personal: Son of Pat and Janet Venditte ... Born June 30, 1985 in Omaha ... Has three siblings, Tony, Katy and Anna ... Pitches both right and left-handed … At the age of three Venditte threw a football left-handed to build strength and muscle memory, and then he would punt footballs left-footed to develop the leg kick needed for pitching ... Wears an ambidextrous glove that has two thumb holes and four fingers ... Athlete he most admires is George Brett ... Will concentrate on finance or marketing. 2007 Bluejay Baseball 25 The Players Merchant’s Career Highs IP: 1.0, 2x, last 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Walks: 1, 3x, last 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Hits: 2, 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Runs: 2, 2x, last 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech 2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in three games last season … First appearance of the season was at Saint Louis (2/24) … Longest outings of the season were one inning against Tennessee Tech (3/11) and Kansas State (4/11). 2005 (Freshman): Did not see any action his first season at Creighton. High School: Three-year letterwinner in baseball, basketball and football ..