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2008 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'8"
    1

    Blake Denoyer

    Sr. Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island HS
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    Senior Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island HS
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  • Shortstop SS 6'0"
    2

    Josh Shirk

    Sr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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    Senior Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher/Third Base RHP/3B 6'0"
    3

    Chris Kessinger

    Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington HS/Muscatine CC
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    Junior Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington HS/Muscatine CC
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  • Outfielder OF 5'11"
    4

    Matt Meyer

    Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS
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    Senior Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS
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  • Outfielder/Infielder OF/IF 6'3"
    5

    Chris Weimer

    Sr. Iowa City, Iowa Regina HS/Muscatine CC
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    Senior Iowa City, Iowa Regina HS/Muscatine CC
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher/First Baseman LHP/1B 5'10"
    6

    Tim Huber

    Sr. Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep HS
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    Senior Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep HS
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  • Infielder IF 6'5"
    7

    Evan Porter

    Jr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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    Junior Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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  • Catcher C 6'1"
    8

    Dan Kuzma

    So. Lincoln, Neb. Southeast HS
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    Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. Southeast HS
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  • Infielder/Outfielder IF/OF 6'0"
    9

    Bryan Frew

    Sr. Grand Island, Neb. Northwest HS
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    Senior Grand Island, Neb. Northwest HS
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  • Infielder IF 6'3"
    10

    Mat Eikmeier

    Jr. Howells, Neb. Howells HS/Midland Lutheran
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    Junior Howells, Neb. Howells HS/Midland Lutheran
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  • Infielder IF 5'9"
    11

    Jeremy Klein

    So. Omaha, Neb. Millard South HS/Highland CC
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    Sophomore Omaha, Neb. Millard South HS/Highland CC
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher LHP 6'4"
    13

    Ryan Hines

    Jr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS/Nebraska
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    Junior Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS/Nebraska
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder LHP/OF 5'10"
    14

    Dustin Koca

    Sr. Papillion, Neb. Westside HS/Coastal Carolina
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    Senior Papillion, Neb. Westside HS/Coastal Carolina
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher LHP 6'2"
    15

    Taylor Weisbeck

    Fr. Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista HS
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    Freshman Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista HS
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  • Catcher C 5'9"
    16

    Brian Strawn

    Jr. Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue East HS/Iowa Central CC
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    Junior Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue East HS/Iowa Central CC
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  • Catcher C 6'0"
    21

    Brian Goliber

    Jr. Orange City, Iowa Spalding Catholic HS
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    Junior Orange City, Iowa Spalding Catholic HS
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'4"
    22

    Mark Johnson

    So. Elsie, Neb. Ogallala
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    Sophomore Elsie, Neb. Ogallala
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'1"
    23

    Matt DeGagne

    Jr. Brandon, Manitoba Crocus Plains HS/Campellsville
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    Junior Brandon, Manitoba Crocus Plains HS/Campellsville
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  • First Base 1B 6'3"
    24

    Drew Schwab

    Jr. Papillion, Neb. Westside HS/Nebraska
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    Junior Papillion, Neb. Westside HS/Nebraska
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  • Outfielder/Catcher OF/C 6'2"
    28

    Travis Jacobi

    Rs. Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS
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    Redshirt Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher LHP 6'2"
    29

    Wes Simmons

    So. Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian HS/Nebraska
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    Sophomore Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian HS/Nebraska
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  • 3rd Base/Outfield 3B/OF 6'0"
    33

    Mike Rector

    Jr. Knoxville, Iowa Knoxville HS/Marshalltown CC
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    Junior Knoxville, Iowa Knoxville HS/Marshalltown CC
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'7"
    38

    Brandon Dahl

    So. Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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    Sophomore Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
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  • Athlete LFP

    Mitchell Anderson

    Fr. Hemet, Calif. Hemet HS
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    Freshman Hemet, Calif. Hemet HS
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  • Left-Handed Pitcher LHP

    Chris Ciochon

    Fr. Omaha, Neb. Millard South HS
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    Freshman Omaha, Neb. Millard South HS
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP

    Paul Hansen

    Fr. Columbus, Neb. Columbus HS
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    Freshman Columbus, Neb. Columbus HS
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  • Right-Handed Pitcher RHP

    Ross Helleberg

    Fr. Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island HS
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    Freshman Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island HS
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  • First Base/Right Hand Pitcher 1B/RHP

    Dan Hunter

    So. Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista HS
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    Sophomore Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista HS
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  • Infielder IF

    Jim Kraus

    Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Southwest HS
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    Freshman Lincoln, Neb. Southwest HS
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  • Infielder IF

    Cody Raile

    Fr. Grand Island, Neb. Northwest HS
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    Freshman Grand Island, Neb. Northwest HS
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

2008 Baseball Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
1 Blake Denoyer RHP 5-8 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. / Grand Island HS
2 Josh Shirk SS 6-0 Sr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS
3 Chris Kessinger RHP/3B 6-0 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS/Muscatine CC
4 Matt Meyer OF 5-11 Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn HS
5 Chris Weimer OF/IF 6-3 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS/Muscatine CC
6 Tim Huber LHP/1B 5-10 Sr. Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Prep HS
7 Evan Porter IF 6-5 Jr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS
8 Dan Kuzma C 6-1 So. Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast HS
9 Bryan Frew IF/OF 6-0 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. / Northwest HS
10 Mat Eikmeier IF 6-3 Jr. Howells, Neb. / Howells HS/Midland Lutheran
11 Jeremy Klein IF 5-9 So. Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS/Highland CC
13 Ryan Hines LHP 6-4 Jr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS/Nebraska
14 Dustin Koca LHP/OF 5-10 Sr. Papillion, Neb. / Westside HS/Coastal Carolina
15 Taylor Weisbeck LHP 6-2 Fr. Papillion, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista HS
16 Brian Strawn C 5-9 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue East HS/Iowa Central CC
21 Brian Goliber C 6-0 Jr. Orange City, Iowa / Spalding Catholic HS
22 Mark Johnson RHP 6-4 So. Elsie, Neb. / Ogallala
23 Matt DeGagne RHP 6-1 Jr. Brandon, Manitoba / Crocus Plains HS/Campellsville
24 Drew Schwab 1B 6-3 Jr. Papillion, Neb. / Westside HS/Nebraska
28 Travis Jacobi OF/C 6-2 Rs. Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn HS
29 Wes Simmons LHP 6-2 So. Tulsa, Okla. / Lincoln Christian HS/Nebraska
33 Mike Rector 3B/OF 6-0 Jr. Knoxville, Iowa / Knoxville HS/Marshalltown CC
38 Brandon Dahl RHP 6-7 So. Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS
Mitchell Anderson LFP - Fr. Hemet, Calif. / Hemet HS
Chris Ciochon LHP - Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS
Paul Hansen RHP - Fr. Columbus, Neb. / Columbus HS
Ross Helleberg RHP - Fr. Grand Island, Neb. / Grand Island HS
Dan Hunter 1B/RHP - So. Papillion, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista HS
Jim Kraus IF - Fr. Lincoln, Neb. / Southwest HS
Cody Raile IF - Fr. Grand Island, Neb. / Northwest HS

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
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Bob Herold Bob Herold Head Coach
Chris Gadsden Chris Gadsden Assistant Coach

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Baseball Coaching Staff