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2008 Baseball Roster


 #  PITCHERS            B/T  HT    WT   YR   BORN      HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
 7  Darrel Dinger       R/R  6-1   210  Sr.  3/21/85   Baxter Springs, Kan./Mississippi Valley State University
12  Brandon Boyer       R/R  5-11  166  Sr.  5/20/84   Litteton, Colo./Neosho County Community College
13  Garrett Forsythe    R/L  6-0   205  Sr.  9/25/84   Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg High School
17  Greg Rawlings       R/R  5-11  215  Sr.  10/26/84  Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
20  Mitch Cooper        R/R  6-0   205  Jr.  5/2/87    Chanute, Kan./Neosho County Community College
22  Chris Dunlap        R/R  5-10  160  Jr.  1/20/86   Girard, Kan./Girard High School
23  Ryan Bartling       R/R  5-10  215  Fr.* 4/21/88   Omaha, Neb./Garden City Community College
24  Anthony Martinez    R/R  6-0   180  Jr.  5/7/86    Lyons, Kan./Lyons High School
25  Brad Bartling       R/R  6-1   200  Sr.  5/6/86    Omaha, Neb./Garden City Community College
26  Jason Porta         R/R  6-5   190  Jr.  12/3/86   Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West High School
29  Ben Gifford         R/R  6-2   185  Fr.  3/7/88    Tulsa, Okla./Metro Christian Academy 
32  Kyle Bates          R/R  5-11  220  So.  7/17/86   Lenexa, Kan./Hutchinson Community College
33  Nate Templeton      R/R  6-6   215  So.  12/23/86  West Des Moines, Iowa/Johnson County Community College
34  Tim Brown           R/R  6-3   200  Jr.  3/20/87   St. Louis, Mo./Johnson County Community College
42  Nate Percy          R/R  6-2   190  Fr.  10/9/88   Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg High School    

 #  CATCHERS            B/T  HT    WT   YR   BORN      HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
 5  Justin Northern     R/R  6-0   190  So.  9/30/87   Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow High School
19  Nathan Maxwell      R/R  6-1   200  Sr.  8/26/84   Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy
27  Ryan Thayer         R/R  6-1   190  Jr.  10/10/87  Prairie Village, Kan./Neosho County Community College
44  Jonathan Ross       R/R  6-2   215  So.  3/4/86    Lawrence, Kan./Johnson County Community College

 #  INFIELDERS          B/T  HT    WT   YR   BORN      HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
 2  Brian Dean          L/R  6-0   174  Fr.  4/3/89    Littleton, Colo./Heritage High School
10  Brett Hothan        R/R  6-1   190  Sr.  3/25/86   Tecumseh, Kan./Cloud County Community College
11  Taylor Sibala       R/R  5-9   180  Fr.  10/12/88  Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest High School
16  Brock Hampton       L/R  6-4   190  Sr.  11/7/85   Oxford, Kan./Independence Community College
19  Nathan Maxwell      R/R  6-1   200  Sr.  8/26/84   Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy
21  Jake Dainty         R/R  5-8   170  Fr.* 9/8/87    Scammon, Kan./Southeast High School
28  Luke Naccarato      R/R  5-9   185  Sr.  8/12/85   Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson Community College
36  Anthony Powell      R/R  6-2   175  Fr.  5/5/88    Louisburg, Kan./Louisburg High School
55  Ben Ahrens          R/R  6-4   248  Jr.  5/28/87   Omaha, Neb./St. Thomas University

 #  OUTFIELDERS         B/T  HT    WT   YR   BORN      HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
 1  Taylor House        R/R  5-9   175  Jr.  1/21/86   Neosho, Mo./Southern Arkansas University
 3  Patrick Martin      R/R  5-9   150  Sr.  6/3/86    Girard, Kan./Labette Community College
 6  Austin Kirkwood     R/R  6-2   195  Jr.  6/12/87   Topeka, Kan./Cloud County Community College
14  Nick Guiliani       R/R  6-3   200  Jr.  10/22/86  Manchester, Mo./Johnson County Community College
15  A.J. Loyd           R/R  6-0   200  Sr.  4/6/84    Wichita, Kan./Friends University
31  Tyler Litch         R/R  5-11  180  Fr.* 1/29/88   Melvern, Kan./Maris des Cygne High School
36  Anthony Powell      R/R  6-2   175  Fr.  5/5/88    Louisburg, Kan./Louisburg High School

* indicates redshirt season

 #  COACHING STAFF
 4  Steve Bever, Head Coach (Pittsburg State, 1969)
 5  Dr. Gary Grimaldi, Outfielders (Pittsburg State, 1971)
 8  Beau Schultz, Catchers/Hitters
37  Eric Peterson, Pitchers