July 11, 2007

Two Players Sign With Pitt State Baseball

    PITTSBURG -- Pittsburg State University head baseball coach Steve Bever announced today (July 11) the recent signing of Taylor House and Taylor Sibala to letters of intent to join the Gorillas for the 2008 season.
    House (5-10, 180), a junior outfielder, comes to PSU from Kansas City Metropolitan Community College in Lee’s Summit, Mo. The Neosho, Mo., native batted .467 as a sophomore this past spring, garnering Regional Player of the Year honors. He also recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage defensively for the Lakers, who finished the year as the regional runner-up. House was a first-team All-Conference and All-Area selection as a senior at Neosho High School in 2004.
    “We’re really excited about Taylor House joining our program,” Bever said. “He’s enjoyed a lot of success as both a college hitter and centerfielder. He will have a chance to come in and be an immediate impact player for us.”
    Sibala (5-9, 172), a freshman second baseman, comes to PSU from Blue Valley Northwest High School. The Overland Park, Kan., native earned first-team All-Eastern Kansas League honors as a senior this past spring, helping the Huskies to a third-place finish in the 2007 Kansas Class 6A State Tournament. Sibala, a Kansas Honors Scholar who has been accepted into PSU’s Honors College, also placed third at the 2006 Kansas Class 6A State Wrestling Tournament.
   “Taylor Sibala is a great signing for us,” Bever said. “He’s a young player who comes from a good high school program. He plays hard, he’s very athletic and knows how to win. He’ll have a chance to come in and compete for playing time as a freshman.”
   House and Sibala are the first two players to sign with Pitt State for the 2008 season.