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2010 DRURY BASEBALL ROSTER ABOUT DRURY BASEBALL Drury’s NCAA-II baseball program, now in its fourth year of existence, of that first freshman class still remain with the Panthers as seniors has fashioned one of the great start-up stories in college history. – pitchers Beau Beattie, Stephen Bloss, Chris Marston, Sam Pirtle, Through three campaigns, Coach Mark Stratton’s Panthers have put Carl Teghtmyer and Blake Wixson, catcher Tyler Wright, infielders together an 86-70 overall mark (.551 winning percentage) and three Bret Gallion, Tyler Goss, Joe Rohlfing and outfielders Jason Hall, consecutive winning seasons, clearly avoiding the typical growing pains Dane Hughes and Harrison Waters. endured by programs that are started from scratch. Together, this group intends as seniors in 2010 to “Finish What It all began with an incredible bang – a 2007 inaugural campaign in They Started,” as the theme on the cover of this recruiting brochure which the Panthers not only delivered a 33-24 record, but captured the suggests. This much is certain – already, they have established a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship after being picked for tradition of excellence not just on the diamond, but with their work 14th (last) in the league’s preseason poll, and parlayed that into a berth in the classrooms and community, setting an example for future in the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional tournament in Akron, Ohio, Panthers to follow. where Drury went 1-2. Interested in becoming a part of the DU Baseball tradition? Contact It also all began with a group of 19 freshmen that year, of which 13 Coach Stratton at [email protected] or at (417) 873-6399 . DRURY BASEBALL AT A GLANCE City . .Springfield, MO Assistant Coach/JV Head Coach . .Scott Nasby (fourth year) Enrollment . .1,560 E-mail . [email protected] President . .Todd Parnell Baseball Office Phone .. .(417) 873-6399 VP For Athletic Affairs . .Dr. Edsel Matthews Head Athletic Trainer .. .Erin Kineman Director of Athletics . .Pat Atwell E-mail . [email protected] FAR . .Dr. Michael Buono Trainer’s Office Phone . .(417) 873-6865 All-time baseball record . .86-70 (three seasons) Sports Information Director . .Scott Puryear # Name Pos. B/T Ht. WT. CL. Home NCAA-II Tournament appearances . .One (2007) E-mail . [email protected] 1 Blake Wixson P R/R 6-5 205 Sr. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Home facility . .Meador Park SID Office Phone . .(417) 873-4097 2 Jacob Bierbrodt P L/L 6-1 175 So. Altamont, KS / Labette County/Pratt CC Head Coach . .Mark Stratton (fourth year) Official Athletics Website .. .www.drurypanthers.com 3 Evan Jones IF/P S/R 6-0 170 Jr. Mansfield, MO / Mansfield E-mail . [email protected] Conference affiliation . Great Lakes Valley Conference 4 Corey Peterson P L/L 6-2 172 Jr. Republic, MO / Republic Pitching Coach . .Byron Hagler (fourth year) GLVC Championships . .One (2007) 5 Sam Pirtle P R/R 6-1 185 Sr. Greenfield, MO / Greenfield E-mail . [email protected] 6 Bret Gallion IF S/R 5-10 155 Sr. Springfield, MO / Parkview 7 Harrison Waters OF/P L/L 6-2 200 Sr. Republic, MO / Republic DRURY BASEBALL RECORD BOOKS 8 Evan Kuo P L/L 6-1 215 Fr. St. Louis, MO / Parkway Central 9 Kendall Findley OF L/R 5-8 150 Sr. Mansfield, MO / Mansfield/Jefferson College BATTING PITCHING 10 Dane Hughes OF R/R 6-1 175 Sr. Jefferson City, MO / Helias HITS VICTORIES 11 Maury Wilmes IF R/R 6-1 168 So. St. Paul, MO / St. Dominic Game – 5 (Joe Rohlfing vs. Rockhurst, 3-31-2007 and vs. Lewis, Season – 7 (Blake Evans, 2007 and Ricky Meinhold, 2007) 12 Alex Nixon OF L/R 6-0 166 So. Olathe, KS / Olathe South 4-22-2007 and R.J. Knese, vs. Truman State, 2-22-2009 and vs. Career – 14 (Harrison Waters, 2007-present) 14 Joe Rohlfing IF R/R 6-0 200 Sr. Lee's Summit, MO / West Florida Tech, 4-10-2009) 15 Bryce Johnson P R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Sedalia, MO / Smith-Cotton Season – 77 (R.J. Knese, 2009) ERA (minimum 10 appearances) Career – 215 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) Season – 1.67 (Sam Pirtle, 2008) 16 Tyler Goss IF R/R 6-1 208 Sr. Springfield, MO / Glendale Career – 3.38 (Sam Pirtle, 2007-present) 17 R.J. Knese C/OF R/R 5-9 155 Jr. High Ridge, MO / St. Mary's RUNS 18 Chris Barratt P/OF L/L 5-8 165 So. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Game – 5 (Justin Skinner vs. Washburn, 3-1-2008) STRIKEOUTS 19 Joel Potts 3B R/R 6-3 192 Jr. St. Peters, MO / Fort Zumwalt South Season – 48 (R.J. Knese, 2008) Game – 9 (Harrison Waters vs. St. Joseph’s, 4-6-2007; Justin Skinner vs. Washburn, 2-28-2008; and Stephen Bloss at Missouri 20 Aaron Quick P R/R 6-0 191 Sr. Willard, MO / Willard/Longview Community College Career – 130 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) S & T, 4-5-2009) 21 Stephen Bloss P L/R 6-4 188 Sr. Blue Springs, MO / South HOME RUNS Season – 53 (Harrison Waters, 2007 and Zane Montgomery, 2009) 22 Kyle Dyer P R/R 6-3 188 Jr. Sand Springs, OK / Charles Page/Missouri State University Game – 2 (Justin Skinner vs. Washburn, 3-1-2008) Career – 110 (Harrison Waters, 2007-present) 24 Tyler Wright C L/R 5-10 178 Sr. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Season – 9 (Justin Skinner, 2008) 25 Courtney Spitz C L/R 5-10 189 Jr. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo/Neosho County Community College Career – 13 (Tyler Goss, 2007-present) SAVES “Finish What We Started” Season – 10 (Zane Montgomery, 2009) 26 Chris Marston P R/R 6-4 180 Sr. St. Louis, MO / Principia RUNS BATTED IN Career – 13 (Sam Pirtle, 2007-present) 28 Beau Beattie P R/R 6-0 191 Sr. Ozark, MO / Ozark Game – 5 (Justin Skinner vs. St. Joseph’s, 5-11-2007, Joel Potts 30 Carl Teghtmyer P R/R 6-0 180 Sr. Rogersville, MO / Logan-Rogersville vs. Southwest Baptist, 3-11-2008 and Harrison 31 Deven Hulse U R/R 5-10 165 Fr. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Waters vs. Quincy, 4-17-2009) 32 Jason Hall OF L/R 5-10 178 Sr. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo Season – 46 (Tyler Goss, 2009 and Justin Skinner, 2008) For Complete Career – 114 (Tyler Goss, 2007-present) 34 Tyler Abma P R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Miller, MO / Miller Drury Baseball Records, 35 Josh Hall P R/R 6-7 175 So. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo STOLEN BASES 38 Dan Baner P R/R 6-2 208 Jr. St. Peters, MO / Fort Zumwalt South Game – 3 (Justin Skinner vs. Augustana, 2-25-2008 and Please Visit: 39 Laurent Zenoni P/IF L/R 5-10 180 Fr. Tulsa, OK / Bishop Kelley R.J. Knese vs. Missouri S&T, 4-4-2009) www.drurypanthers.com 41 Kevin Sweeney P R/R 6-4 200 Fr. Overland Park, KS / St. Thomas Aquinas Season – 17 (Justin Skinner, 2008) Career – 37 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) 42 Caleb Plotner IF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Joe Rohlfing Harrison Waters 2010 DRURY BASEBALL DRURY COACHING STAFF 2010 DRURY MEN’S BASEBALL BIOS 2010 DRURY MEN’S BASEBALL BIOS NCAA Division II post-season bids on an an- Falcons’ head coach, Stratton’s teams amassed Head Coach Mark Stratton #1 Blake Wixson #2 Jacob Bierbrodt #3 Evan Jones #4 Corey Peterson #18 Chris Barratt #19 Joel Potts #20 Aaron Quick #21 Stephen Bloss Fourth year, 86-70 nual basis. a record of 244-154 and won four district Few start-up ath- Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, Position: Infielder/Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher/ Position: Infielder, Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, In 2007, his first season as the Panthers head and three Ozark Conference titles. In all, he B/T: R/R B/T: L/L B/T: S/R B/T: L/L Outfielder, B/T: L/L B/T: R/R B/T: R/R B/T: L/R letic programs in baseball coach and Drury’s first intercollegiate sent 30 Falcons on to college scholarships. Class: Senior Class: Sophomore Class: Junior Class: Junior Class: Sophomore Class: Junior Class: Senior Class: Senior the country can season since 1974, Stratton led the Panthers Stratton also coached the Glendale Merchants Major: Sports Management Major: Undecided Major: Biology/Exercise Major: Biology Major: Undecided Major: Business Major: Environmental Major: Marketing boast of opening Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: Altamont, KS and Sports Science Hometown: Republic, MO Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: St. Peters, MO Science/Biology Hometown: Blue Springs, to a 33-24 overall record and a Great Lakes American Legion baseball squad from 1988- MO (Hillcrest) (Pratt CC) Hometown: Mansfield, MO Fast Fact: Corey had a 3.66 MO (Hillcrest) (Fort Zumwalt South) Hometown: Willard, MO MO (Blue Springs South) with three straight Valley Conference post-season tournament 2002, compiling a 421-243 mark and win- Fast Fact: Blake struck out Fast Fact: Jacob transferred Fast Fact: Evan made ERA in 19.2 innings and Fast Fact: Chris hurled Fast Fact: Joel had five (Longview CC) Fast Fact: Stephen tied a winning seasons championship. The Panthers advanced to the ning a state championship in 1997. a career-high eight against Wayne State to Drury from Pratt Community College 14 appearances on the mound for the made 16 appearances last season. Struck a team-high 61.1 innings last season, games with three hits each last season. Fast Fact: Aaron made five appearances school record with his nine strikeouts in like the Drury and had six strikeouts against Truman in Kansas.