2010 DRURY BASEBALL ROSTER ABOUT DRURY BASEBALL Drury’s NCAA-II baseball program, now in its fourth year of existence, has fashioned one of the great start-up stories in college history. of that first freshman class still remain with the Panthers as seniors Through three campaigns, Coach Mark Stratton’s Panthers have put – pitchers Beau Beattie, Stephen Bloss, Chris Marston, Sam Pirtle, together an 86-70 overall mark (.551 winning percentage) and three Carl Teghtmyer and Blake Wixson, catcher Tyler Wright, infielders consecutive winning seasons, clearly avoiding the typical growing pains Bret Gallion, Tyler Goss, Joe Rohlfing and outfielders Jason Hall, endured by programs that are started from scratch. Dane Hughes and Harrison Waters. It all began with an incredible bang – a 2007 inaugural campaign in Together, this group intends as seniors in 2010 to “Finish What which the Panthers not only delivered a 33-24 record, but captured the They Started,” as the theme on the cover of this recruiting brochure Great Lakes Valley Conference championship after being picked for suggests. This much is certain – already, they have established a 14th (last) in the league’s preseason poll, and parlayed that into a berth tradition of excellence not just on the diamond, but with their work in the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional tournament in Akron, Ohio, in the classrooms and community, setting an example for future where Drury went 1-2. Panthers to follow. . It also all began with a group of 19 freshmen that year, of which 13 Interested in becoming a part of the DU Baseball tradition? Contact DRURY BASEBALL AT CoachA GLANCE Stratton at [email protected] or at (417) 873-6399 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, 12 Alex Nixon OF L/R 6-0 166 So. Olathe, KS / Olathe South Season – 7 (Blake Evans, 2007 and Ricky Meinhold, 2007) 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) 16 Tyler Goss IF R/R 6-1 208 Sr. Springfield, MO / Glendale Career – 215 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) Season – 1.67 (Sam Pirtle, 2008) 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 20 Aaron Quick P R/R 6-0 191 Sr. Willard, MO / Willard/Longview Community College Career – 130 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) Skinner vs. Washburn, 2-28-2008; and Stephen Bloss at Missouri 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) SAVES 25 Courtney Spitz C L/R 5-10 189 Jr. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo/Neosho County Community College Career – 13 (Tyler Goss, 2007-present) “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 34 Tyler Abma P R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Miller, MO / Miller Career – 114 (Tyler Goss, 2007-present) 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) – 37 (Joe Rohlfing, 2007-present) 42 Caleb Plotner IF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Springfield, MO / Hillcrest Career Joe Rohlfing Harrison Waters 2010 DRURY BASEBALL DRURY COACHING STAFF 2010 DRURY MEN’S BASEBALL BIOS 2010 DRURY MEN’S BASEBALL BIOS

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 Position: Infielder/Pitcher, Few start-up ath- Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, B/T: S/R Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher/ Position: Infielder, Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, NCAA Division II post-season bids on an an- B/T: R/R B/T: L/L Class: Junior B/T: L/L Outfielder, B/T: L/L B/T: R/R B/T: R/R B/T: L/R letic programs in Class: Senior Class: Sophomore Major: Biology/Exercise Class: Junior Class: Sophomore Class: Junior Class: Senior Class: Senior nual basis. Major: Business the country can Major: Sports Management Major: Undecided and Sports Science Major: Biology Major: Undecided Major: Environmental Major: Marketing In 2007, his first season as the Panthers head Falcons’ head coach, Stratton’s teams amassed Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: Altamont, KS Hometown: Republic, MO Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: St. Peters, MO Science/Biology Hometown: Blue Springs, boast of opening baseball coach and Drury’s first intercollegiate 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) a record of 244-154 and won four district 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 with three straight games with three hits each last season. season since 1974, Stratton led the Panthers and three Ozark Conference titles. In all, he 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, Fast Fact: Aaron made five appearances school record with his nine strikeouts in Fashioned a 10-game hitting streak at winning seasons and had six strikeouts against Truman in Kansas. Was an all-state and All-Joplin Panthers and pitched 13.1 innings last out 14 on the year and had a season high leading the Panthers with 50 strikeouts last season, covering 4.2 innings. Posted six innings of work against Missouri S & to a 33-24 overall record and a Great Lakes sent 30 Falcons on to college scholarships. one point and finished at .290 with 47 State last season. Will sit out this season Globe Area selection his senior season season. Struck out seven and had a 6.75 six at Quincy as a freshman. Best offensive game came two strikeouts. T last season. Finished 5-2 on the year like the Drury hits, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored. Drove Valley Conference post-season tournament as a redshirt after undergoing elbow for Labette County High School in ERA to go with an 0-1 record. against Pittsburg State, when he had three with a 6.65 ERA and 25 strikeouts in Stratton also coached the Glendale Merchants in three runs each in single games against baseball Panthers surgery. Kansas, where he set the school record hits, two of those doubles, and added 44.2 innings. championship. The Panthers advanced to the American Legion baseball squad from 1988- for most strikeouts in a season with 99 Northern Kentucky and Quincy. of head coach three RBIs. NCAA-II North Central Regional, where 2002, compiling a 421-243 mark and win- in 46 innings Mark Stratton. sixth-seeded Drury posted a 2-2 mark before ning a state championship in 1997. The Panthers are coming off a 26-24 cam- being eliminated as one of the final 24 teams Stratton and wife Gay have been married for #5 Sam Pirtle #6 Bret Gallion #7 Harrison Waters #8 Evan Kuo #22 Kyle Dyer #24 Tyler Wright #25 Courtney Spitz #26 Chris Marston Position: : Catcher, paign that included a 15-12 record in Great Position: Pitcher, Position: Infielder, Position: Outfielder/ Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, Position: Catcher, Position: Pitcher, still playing in the country despite featuring a 35 years and have four children – sons Brian, B/T: L/R B/T: R/R B/T: S/R Pitcher, B/T: L/L B/T: L/L B/T: R/R B/T: L/R B/T: R/R Lakes Valley Conference play as Drury missed Class: Senior squad with just two seniors. Kevin and Chip and daughter Sara, who played Class: Senior Class: Senior Class: Senior Class: Freshman Class: Junior Class: Junior Class: Senior Major: Mathematics/ Major: Sports Management by one game qualifying for the league’s six-team Major: Physics Major: Marketing Major: Undecided Advertising Major: Sports Management Major: Criminology Stratton’s Panthers completed the 2008 four seasons for the vaunted Drury Lady Pan- Major: Hometown: Springfield, Secondary Education Hometown: Republic, MO Hometown: St. Louis, MO Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: St. Louis, MO postseason tourney field despite sweeping the Hometown: Greenfield, MO Hometown:Sand Springs, OK MO (Hillcrest) campaign with a 27-22 overall mark and just Hometown: Springfield, Fast Fact: Harrison tied (Parkway Central) MO (Kickapoo) (Principia) thers’ women’s basketball program. Fast Fact: Sam made 18 (Missouri State) Fast Fact: Tyler hit .313 GLVC champion - Northern Kentucky - in a MO (Parkview) for the team lead with four Fast Fact: Evan played the Fast Fact: Courtney, a Fast Fact: Chris led the missed a second straight berth in the GLVC appearances and saw 19.1 Fast Fact: Kyle transferred last season and tied for fourth on the Fast Fact: Bret was fourth on the team homers while batting .311 last season. last four summers for the South-West transfer from Neosho County CC, played Panthers with a 2.08 ERA in 13 innings four-game series in Springfield in mid-March. innings of action with 24 strikeouts last this season to DU from Missouri State, team with 13 walks. Had 31 hits, 17 Tournament with a 15-14 league mark. with a .336 batting average and made Had 42 hits, 35 RBIs, 16 runs, eight Stars in the St. Louis Amateur Baseball in 14 games last season. Smacked a three- and seven appearances in 2009. Recorded season. Went 3-1 and had a 7.91 ERA. where he made two appearances runs, eight RBIs, four doubles, three That ‘09 effort pushed Stratton’s record to 32 starts for the Panthers last season, doubles, six walks, three stolen bases. Association. Posted a 5-3 record with a a win at Quincy and had season numbers Stratton is a 1977 graduate of Southwest triples and two stolen bases for the cam- run homer in a win over Wayne State. primarily at second base ... Had a career As a pitcher, tied for team lead with 3.27 ERA and 54 strikeouts his senior of nine strikeouts, three walks and three 86-70 in those three seasons (.551 winning paign. Matched a career high with three Missouri State University who received his high three hits against Washburn and at five victories and had a 4.56 ERA in 11 season for Parkway Central to earn runs scored after coming back from arm Southern Indiana, a game in which he hits and two RBIs at Bellarmine.. percentage) since the Drury baseball program masters from the University of Missouri-Co- appearances. all-conference honors and help them to a troubles. had three RBIs. conference title. was revived after three decades of dormancy lumbia in 1981. He began his coaching career as the Panthers continue to etch themselves as an assistant to Don Provance at Glendale in #9 Kendall Findley #10 Dane Hughes #11 Maury Wilmes #12 Alex Nixon #28 Beau Beattie #30 Carl Teghtmyer #31 Deven Hulse #32 Jason Hall #34 Tyler Abma among the GLVC favorites and contenders for Position: Outfielder, Pitching Coach Byron Hagler Assistant1982, and heldCoach that position Scott until Nasby he replaced Additional Staff Position: Outfielder, Position: Out- Position: Pitcher, Position: Outfielder, B/T: R/R Position: Infielder, Position: Pitcher, Position: Pitcher, Position: Utility, B/T: L/R the retiring Provance in 1993. B/T: L/R Class: Senior B/T: R/R B/T: R/R B/T: R/R B/T: R/R fielder, B/T: L/R B/T: R/R A longtime area prep Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Major: Marketing Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Class: Senior Class: Freshman Class: Senior Class: Freshman In 13 seasons as the Glendale High School Major: Finance coaching standout Nasby is in his fourth Major: Sports Management Hometown: Jefferson City, Major: Undecided Major: Pre-Med/ Major: Pre-Physical Major: Undecided Major: Biology Major: Finance Byron Hagler enters Hometown: Mansfield, MO MO (Helias) Hometown: St. Paul, MO Hometown: Olathe, KS Biology Therapy/Biology Hometown: Hometown: Hometown: season with the Pan- Curt Plotner, (Jefferson College) (St. Dominic) (Olathe South) Hometown: Hometown: Springfield, MO Springfield, MO Miller, MO Volunteer Asst.Coach Fast Fact: Dane finished his fourth season as thers and his second Fast Fact: Kendall led the third on the team in batting average Fast Fact: Maury hit .256 Fast Fact: Alex saw action Ozark, MO Rogersville, MO (Hillcrest) (Kickapoo) Fast Fact: Tyler is the Panthers assistant Panthers with 15 stolen bases on 19 at- (.343) runs (39) and hits (59) last and had 20 hits, 16 runs, six walks, five in seven games and was mostly used as Fast Fact: One of the 13 players Fast Fact: Carl had a 3-2 record Fast Fact: Deven was a Class 4, Fast Fact: Jason hit .297 with 42 the Missouri single season and in guiding the Drury tempts and hit .267 with 36 hits and 34 season. Had a career high four hits at RBIs, four doubles and two triples as a a pinch runner for the Panthers. Scored who enters his fourth season in 15 appearances with a 4.18 District 12 First Team selection hits and 24 runs batted in last seven inning game record holder coach in charge of junior varsity squad as runs last season. Also had 14 RBIs and Quincy and a career high three RBIs freshman last season, adding three stolen three runs of the year. as a Panther, Beau made eight ERA and saw 32.1 innings of as catcher for Hillcrest last sea- season, adding 21 runs and a pair for strikeouts with 177 for a pitching. drew eight walks. twice in games at Alabama-Huntsville bases. Had two three-hit games on the appearances covering 6.1 innings action last season. Struck out son. Hulse hit .341 with 19 runs of homers. He also stole nine season and 22 in a game. Was a its head coach. and vs. Rockhurst. season, against Truman State and Wayne of work last season. He went 2.2 22 and posted a career-high five batted in and 20 stolen bases as bases in 11 attempts. first team all-state and all-area Before arriving at Drury, Hagler spent 28 A 2005 graduate of State. innings against Ouachita Baptist. strikeouts twice, against Truman an HHS senior. selection for Miller High School. seasons as a high school coach in the Ozarks, State and Rockhurst. Missouri State University, where he obtained his Daniel Mullis, including his final 12 at Springfield’s Hillcrest degree in Marketing, Nasby played four seasons Graduate Asst. Coach #14 Joe Rohlfing #15 Bryce Johnson #16 Tyler Goss #17 R.J. Knese #35 Josh Hall #38 Dan Baner #39 Laurent Zenoni #41 Kevin Sweeney #42 Caleb Plotner High School, where his final Hornets’ team Position: Pitcher, of baseball for the Bears. He started at every in- Pitcher, finished 21-5 and fourth in the state in Class 4. Position: Infielder, B/T, R/R Position: Infielder, Position: Catcher/ Position: Pitcher, Position: Position: Pitcher/ Position: Pitcher, Position: Infielder, field position (excluding pitcher), and drew the B/T: R/R Class: Freshman B/T: R/R Outfielder, B/T: R/R B/T: R/R B/T: R/R Infielder, B/T: L/R B/T: R/R B/T: R/R He also spent 15 years at Licking High School starting assignment at first base for the Bears Class: Senior Major: Pre-Health Sciences Class: Senior Class: Junior Class: Sophomore Class: Junior Class: Freshman Class: Freshman Class: Junior and one at Climax Springs. Major: Physical Education Hometown: Sedalia, MO Major: Sports Management Major: Accounting Major: Criminology Major: Business Major: Engineer- Major: Engineering Major: Education during their remarkable run into the 2003 Col- Hometown: Lee’s Summit, (Smith-Cotton) Hometown: Springfield, Hometown: High Ridge, Hometown: Management ing Hometown: Hometown: Hagler had an overall record of 571-188 as lege World Series in Omaha, Neb. MO (LS West) Fast Fact: Bryce was a two- MO (Glendale) MO (St. Mary’s) Springfield, MO Hometown: Hometown: Overland Park, KS Springfield, MO a prep coach, including 223-94 at Hillcrest, Fast Fact: A three-time time all-state ,all-district and all-confer- Fast Fact: “Goose” tied Fast Fact: R.J. led the (Kickapoo) St. Peters, MO Tulsa, OK (St. Thomas Aquinas) (Hillcrest) Nasby is a graduate of Springfield’s Glendale All-GLVC selection, Joe also received All- for the team lead with four homers and Panthers with a .377 batting average, (Fort Zumwalt South) where he produced seven Ozark Conference Erin Kineman, ence pitcher for Sedalia-Smith Cotton Fast Fact: Josh struck out two (Bishop Kelley) Fast Fact: Kevin was a first team Fast Fact: Caleb was a two-time High School, where he played three seasons for Head Athletic Trainer Midwest Region honors from Daktronics High School. Helped Smith-Cotton to hit .310 last season, adding 52 hits and good for 12th in the GLVC. His 77 hits batters against Pittsburg State in Fast Fact: Dan made four appear- Fast Fact: Laurent was a three- All-State and All-Eastern Kansas all-conference and all-district se- championships and four district titles. He last season after .353 with 45 RBIs, 13 an 18-10 record in 2009 and posted a 46 RBIs. He matched a career high with ranked third in the league, and his .410 one inning of work. Made four ances and pitched four innings, time Metro Lakes All-Conference League selection for St. Thomas lection for Hillcrest High School. DU coach Mark Stratton. Nasby also has picked stolen bases and a league-leading 13 three hits against Missouri Southern on-base percentage was also tops for the posting a 4.50 ERA. Threw finished 348-94 at Licking, where his Wildcats 9-1 record with a 1.70 ERA. appearances on the season. selection and earned All-Metro Aquinas High School ... He was Holds career homerun and RBI up experience by coaching in Italy’s professional triples. Also paced the Panthers with 48 and four RBIs against Wayne State and DU. Knese’s six triples ranked second 1.2 innings against Rockhurst. Tulsa World Team honors in named the 2009 MVP for St. records for Hillcrest in Legion captured 13 district titles and two state runs, 10 doubles and a .558 slugging Central Missouri. only to teammate Rohlfing’s 13 in the Finished with three strikeouts on 2008 for Bishop Kelley High Thomas Aquinas. play and was named the District leagues. percentage. GLVC. championships. the season. School. Legion MVP in 2003. For complete DU statistics and coverage, visit www.drurypanthers.com