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2018 WILDCAT BASEBALL ATHLETIC PHONE DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS All Area Codes (402) Administration Staff Directory/Table of Contents ............................. 1 Dr. Marysz Rames, President’s Offi ce .............375-7200 About Wayne State College ....................................2 Mike Powicki, Athletic Director ........................ 375-7520 WSC Athletic Administration ....................................3 Mike Barry, Associate Athletic Director / Sports & Rec Pete Chapman Baseball Complex...........................4 Facilities Director .............................................375-7521 Wayne State Facilities ..........................................5-6 Linda Anderson, Assistant Athletic Director Athletic Training Services ........................................7 for Internal Affi ars/Senior Woman Administrator ..... 375-7308 Wildcat Head Coach Alex Koch ...............................8 TBA, Asst. AD/Business Management ............. 375-7183 Wildcat Coaching Staff ............................................9 Chuck Parker, Faculty Athletic Representative .... 375-7078 Wildcat Coaching History ......................................10 Deb Harm, Athletic Administrative Assistant .... 375-7520 2018 Season Preview............................................ 11 Athletic Department FAX .................................375-7120 2018 Wildcat Roster ..............................................12 Sports Information Wildcat Player Profi les......................................13-27 Mike Grosz, Sports Information Director .........375-7326 Wildcat Scrapbook.................................................28 Lexie Lenihan, Graduate Assistant SID ........... 375-7326 2017 Wildcat Statistics .....................................29-30 Sports Information FAX ...................................375-7271 Wildcat Baseball Record Book .........................31-35 Training Room All-Time Series Records ........................................36 Muffi n Morris, Head Athletic Trainer ................375-7310 2017 NSIC Standings/All-Conference Teams ........37 Jade Johnson, Assistant Athletic Trainer .........375-7310 All-Time Award Winners ...................................38-40 Strength and Conditioning Wildcats in the Pros ...............................................41 Grant Darnell, Head Coach .............................375-7465 Baseball Letterwinners .....................................42-44 Baseball About the NSIC............................Inside Back Cover Alex Koch, Head Coach ..................................375-7499 2018 Wildcat Baseball Team Photo ........Back Cover Kirk Clark, Assistant Coach .............................375-7012 Men’s Basketball CREDITS: The 2018 Wayne State College men's baseball media guide is a publication of the Wayne State College athletic department, under the Jeff Kaminsky, Head Coach ............................ 375-7309 direction of Mike Grosz, sports information director. Assistance provided by graduate assistant Lexie Lenihan. Photos by Bob Berry and Mike Grosz. Nathan Stover, Assistant Coach ......................375-7728 Media Guide front cover designed by Lexie Lenihan. Women’s Basketball Chris Kielsmeier, Head Coach ........................ 375-7311 Kelly Kielsmeier, Assistant Coach ...................375-7122 Cross Country Marlon Brink, Head Coach ..............................375-7507 Football Dan McLaughlin, Head Coach ........................ 375-7315 Scott McLaughlin, Defensive Coordinator .......375-7157 Ben Curran, Offensive Coordinator ................. 375-7115 Women’s Soccer Joe Cleary, Head Coach ................................. 375-7733 Alex Piekarski, Assistant Coach ......................375-7506 In a special ceremony on March 27, 2017, the Wayne Softball State College baseball team held a draft day signing Shelli Manson, Head Coach ............................375-7522 party and announced Jess Gibson of Wayne as a Wild- Krissi Oliver, Assistant Coach .......................... 375-7227 cat. The signing was made possible through a partner- Track and Field ship with Team Impact, a non-profi t organization that Marlon Brink, Head Coach ..............................375-7507 teams up children with chronic illnesses to be a part of Brett Suckstorf, Assistant Coach .....................375-7507 a college team. Jess attended numerous home games and practices throughout the season with the Wildcat Volleyball baseball team along with activities off the fi eld. You can Scott Kneifl , Head Coach ................................375-7303 fi nd Jess in the Wildcat dugout at most Wayne State Kim DePew, Assistant Coach ..........................375-7560 home games. 2018 Wildcat Baseball - 1 ABOUT WAYNE STATE Innovative programs. Excellent career preparation. Personal attention. Active campus life. Scenic surroundings. Founded in 1891 as Nebraska Normal College, Wayne State College, in Wayne, Neb. earned a distinguished reputation as a teachers’ college from its early days. We’re still a great teachers’ college—but so much more! Innovative Programs Wayne State’s four academic schools—Arts and Humani- ties, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences—offer a comprehensive selection of courses. You’ll fi nd over 150 majors and minors ranging from pre-professional studies to criminal justice to a nationally accredited undergraduate sports management program, and many others in 14 academic departments across campus. The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) at Wayne State College provides pre-professional training in medicine, pharmacy and dentistry in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Students who successfully complete the program at WSC are automatically accepted into medical, pharmacy, or dental school at UNMC. Upper-level education majors at Wayne State have the opportunity to participate in the Northeast Nebraska Teacher Academy (NENTA), the fi rst of its kind in the nation, where WSC students receive classroom experience with participating K-12 schools in the region. Through WSC WebCat On-line, students can register for class, check on grades and student accounts, from the convenience of their home or Personal Attention residence hall room. Students at Wayne State College don’t get lost in the crowd. With an average class size of 21 and a student/faculty ratio of 20:1, WSC Excellent Career Preparation students get to know their professors and classmates. Eighty percent of Whether students plan to be accountants or wildlife biologists, they Wayne State professors have the highest degree in their fi eld—and most receive the preparation they need at Wayne State College. In addition teach fi rst-year as well as upper-level classes. You will fi nd dedicated to classes taught by experts in their fi elds, Wayne State College provides professors and instructors at Wayne State College where teaching is their internship and cooperative programs for students in a number of majors. life’s work and their enthusiasm is contagious. Many regional businesses actively recruit Wayne State students for intern- Wayne State College offers a variety of support services and pro- ships, with many of these internships resulting in full-time employment after grams to students. The heart of the WSC campus is the Student Center, graduation. where academic and personal support services are located. The Learn- The WSC Career Services offi ce assists students with career explora- ing Center and Peer Tutoring Program are designed to help all students tion, job preparation skills, interviews, as well as arranging internships and achieve the highest possible level of success in their studies. cooperative experiences. Active Campus Life With more than 90 clubs and organizations on campus, Wayne State College students have many opportunities to be involved in campus and community life. Wayne State College has an active Greek life, with Greek Olympics being held at Homecoming each fall, as well as other social and service activities. The Student Activities Board (SAB) plans a variety of special programs each year, bringing musical groups such as Dierks Bentley, Three Doors Down, Terri Clark, Vertical Horizon, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, Sawyer Brown, Blackhawk, Firehouse, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and others to campus. Comedian Adam Sandler and other national performers have performed on campus. The Multicultural Center, one of the newest campus programs, provides outreach and support to Wayne State College students and the region through special events during the year. Wayne State College competes in NCAA Division II, and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Competitive sports include football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men's and women's track and fi eld (indoor and outdoor), men's and women's cross country, baseball, softball and women’s soccer. Scenic Surroundings You’ll feel right at home on Wayne State’s beautiful, historic campus located in the northeast Nebraska community of Wayne. The campus combines stately, historic buildings with the newly renovated Willow Bowl, Student Center, Ramsey Theatre, Studio Arts Building and Connell Hall. A new state-of-the-art outdoor track was completed in the summer of 2014 while fi eld turf was installed in the summer of 2013 to complete a $1.3 million athletic renovation at Bob Cunningham Field/Memorial Stadium. Wayne State College’s seven residence halls provide students with a comfortable, affordable and convenient place to live with easy access to the entire campus