BASEBALL
Schedule/Results
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| 2 | John Drenten | Pitcher | SO | Orange City, Iowa | |
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2012…was 0-1 in nine appearances with 15 innings pitched. Before Dordt...Compiled a 6-9 record over the past two seasons at Unity Christian High School (Iowa)...had 92 strikeouts in 87 innings of work with a 3.46 earned run average in those two seasons. |
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| 3 | Jason Wapnick | Outfield | JR | Windsor, Colorado | |
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2012…played in 32 games…had a .226 batting average with 14 hits and three doubles…knocked in six runs. |
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| 4 | Sam De Nooy | Outfield | JR | Sully, Iowa | |
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2012…played in 15 games…batted .158 with three hits and two runs batted in. 2011…had four hits…played in 22 games and was used as a pinch-runner extensively. Pre-Dordt…had 32 runs scored with 29 hits and 14 runs batted in for Pella Christian (Iowa) in 2010…had six doubles and 22 bases on balls. |
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| 5 | Joseph Montgomery | Pitcher | SO | St. Charles, Minnesota | |
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Pre-Dordt...went to St. Charles High School (Minnesota)...named Three Rivers All-Conference, All-Subsection 1AA East, and Winona Daily News All Area Team...batted .318 while leading the team in HR (2), hits (21) and RBI (19)...2.58 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched, including 51 strikeouts and just 8 walks, including a no-hitter. |
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| 8 | Ryan Bridgewater | Outfield | SR | Huxley, Iowa | |
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2012…played in three games and had one hit. 2011…played in five games and had one hit. 2010…played in two games and had one hit. |
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| 8 | Nathan Fraley | Outfield | JR | Boca Raton, Florida | |
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2012…batted .313 and played in 44 games…had 45 hits with seven doubles and 18 runs batted in…scored a team high 33 runs and had 15 stolen bases…earned all-GPAC honorable mention. 2010…played in 17 games…batted .367 with 11 hits, one double and knocked in six runs with three stolen bases. Pre-Dordt…Batting average of .342 as a senior at Boca Raton High School (Florida)....had 27 hits in 90 at-bats with 11 walks, 12 runs batted in...smashed five doubles, two triples and one homerun with 14 stolen bases...team was 24-6 and won a district championship in 2009. |
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| 9 | Connor Leppink | Outfield | FR | Holland, Michigan | |
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Before Dordt...Leppink had a .361 batting average last season with 21 runs batted and stole ten bases. He ended up missing much of the last half of the season with injury. He was a three-year starter at Holland Christian and also played for the Kalamazoo Maroons in 2011. He captained the Holland Christian baseball team in 2011 and 2012 and earned the conference scholar-athlete award. |
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| 10 | Aaron Parks | Pitcher/Infield | SO | Flagstaff, Arizona | |
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2012…batted .223 with 23 hits in 35 games played…had six doubles, a triple and a homerun with 13 runs batted in…started eight games on the mound…pitched 26 innings and struck out 18 batters. Pre-Dordt… batted .461 for Coconino High School (Arizona) with 40 runs batted in with 11 doubles and six homeruns…pitched 52 innings with a 2.26 earned run average this season and has struck out 83 batters and had a 7-1 record…batted .452 in 2010 with 28 runs batted in and struck out 48 batters in 39 innings pitched…parks was an all-region and all-city pick and played with the Peaks Team, a Connie Mack program, for three years. |
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| 11 | Ryan De Wit | Pitcher | SR | Rock Valley, Iowa | |
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2012…appeared in nine games…was 1-0 and struck out six batters in 16 innings of work. 2011…appeared in three games and had a 2.45 earned run average. 2010…pitched three innings in his first season. |
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| 12 | Jeremy Engbers | Pitcher | JR | Chicago, Illinois | |
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2012…pitched 11 1/3 innings mostly in relief…struck out 11 batters. 2011…appeared in a team high 11 games on the mound…was 0-2 with a 7.98 earned run average…struck out 12. Pre-Dordt…pitched 33 innings last season and had a 4-1 record with three saves and a 4.45 earned run average in 2009…struck out 35 batters in 2009 and made 21 pitching appearances |
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| 13 | Josh Peterson | Pitcher/Infield | SO | Sergeant Bluff, Iowa | |
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2012…batted .333 in 20 games…had 12 hits and two doubles with seven runs batted in. Pre-Dordt… attended Sergeant Bluff Luton High School (Iowa)…batted .454 as a junior while getting 44 hits, 10 doubles, three homeruns and he knocking in 44 runs…had a .364 batting average in 2011 with 44 hits and nine doubles to go with seven homeruns and 38 runs batted in…earned all-conference and all-district first team honors while helping Sergeant Bluff Luton to War Eagle and district championships…was 5-1 on the mound in 2010 with 61 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched…posted a 5-3 pitching record in 2011 and struck out 37 in 46 innings pitched…played third base, pitcher and middle infield during his career. |
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| 14 | Dustin Brisel | DH | SR | Newton, Iowa | |
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2012…batted .322 with 38 hits and 20 runs scored…played in 39 games and had 20 runs batted in…earned all-GPAC honorable mention. Pre-Dordt… graduate of Newton High School (Iowa)…spent two years at Marshalltown Community College…limited action in his second season at Marshalltown due to a shoulder injury…batted .410 for Newton as a senior and played pitcher and third-base…claimed first team all-conference and all-district honors as a senior and was a second team all-state pick…left Newton High School as the all-time pitching strikeout leader with 217. |
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| 15 | Lucas Britton | Pitcher | SO | Sioux City, Iowa | |
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Before Dordt...started nine games for Sioux City West in 2011...pitched 31 1/3 with 24 strikeouts. |
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| 16 | Nick Serrato | Pitcher/Infield | SO | Corona, California | |
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2012…played in 35 games…had 35 hits with three doubles and nine runs batted in…batted a team high .343..earned all-GPAC honorable mention. Pre-Dordt… batted .391 for Corona High School (California) and the Southern Cal Elite Baseball Club in 2010…pitched and played second base and earned three varsity letters for Corona High School…was named a 2011 Pre-Season Rawlings All-American California Region Honorable Mention honoree. |
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| 17 | Bryan Wallman | Pitcher/Infield | FR | Wellington, Colorado | |
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Before Dordt...Wallman had a .492 batting average in 2011 with a slugging percentage of .951. He appeared in five games on the mound and posted a 4-0 record. Wallman played first base when he wasn’t pitching. |
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| 18 | Alex Bluhm | Pitcher/Outfield | SO | Libby, Montana | |
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2012…batted .259 in 21 games with 14 hits…knocked in five runs. Pre-Dordt… attended Tokay High School (California)had a batting average of .404 in legion and fall baseball with 21 hits in 52 at-bats…had seven doubles, three triples and nine stolen bases with 13 runs batted in and 14 runs scored. |
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| 20 | Caleb Bohler | Catcher | SO | Windsor, Colorado | |
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Pre-Dordt… graduated from Resurrection High School (Colorado)…had a career .342 batting average with two homeruns, 17 doubles and 51 runs batted in along with 51 base hits. |
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| 22 | Mark Lyzenga | Outfield | SO | Outfield | |
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2012…batted .232 in 31 games…had 19 hits and eight runs scored with three doubles and 12 runs batted in. Pre-Dordt…played for Illiana Christian (Illinois)…had a .354 batting average with 16 runs scored and 28 hits in 2011…knocked in 21 runs and had two triples and three homeruns. |
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| 23 | Jake Slings | Pitcher | SR | Altoona, Iowa | |
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2012…pitched 36 innings and had a 5.25 earned run average in 10 appearances…struck out 11 batters. 2011…pitched 25 innings…was 0-4 in nine appearances…had 13 strikeouts. 2010…was 1-3 in 24 innings of work on the mound…struck out nine batters. |
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| 24 | Lucas Carls | Pitcher | JR | Lakeland, Colorado | |
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2012…was 5-4 in nine starts…completed four games…had a 3.58 earned run average and struck out 54 batters in 55 1/3 innings of work…had a career high 14 strikeouts against Concordia in a win…batters hit .201 against him…was a second team all-GPAC selection. 2011…pitched 44 1/3 innings…had a 1-5 record in eight appearances and had three complete games…had 34 strikeouts and a 4.67 earned run average…earned all-GPAC honorable mention. Pre-Dordt…Had a 29-4 lifetime record on the mound with a 1.55 earned run average and 320 strikeouts in 194 innings pitched…batted .517 with 125 runs batted in with ten homeruns , 38 doubles and 139 career hits…earned first-team all-state honors from the Denver Post in 2009 and first-team all-area honors from the Loveland Reporter Herald…was named the Colorado 2A Pitcher of the Year in 2008 along with first-team honors in all-state and all-area. |
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| 25 | Dane LePlatt | Infield | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa | |
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2012…batted .182 in 17 games…had two homeruns and eight runs batted in…suffered a shoulder injury that shortened his season. Pre-Dordt… played at Aztec High School (New Mexico)…played four seasons for Aztec and had 123 career hits with a batting average of .402. had 24 doubles, six triples and 14 homeruns to go with 36 stolen bases and 116 runs batted in…had a fielding percentage of .904 and recorded 111 putouts and 174 assists…four-time all-academic team honoree and a two-time all-district performer…earned FCA state player of the week honors. |
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| 27 | Alex Wolters | Pitcher | SO | East Boston, Massachussetts | |
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Pre-Dordt… pitched 35 1/3 innings last spring with a 2.37 earned run average for the Boston North Division Champions…batted .333 with ten runs batted in with seven stolen bases…earned Boston City League First-Team honors for his play. |
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| 28 | Andy Kollbaum | Catcher | JR | Anthon, Iowa | |
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Before Dordt...spent the last two school years at Southwest Community College (Iowa)...batted .409 with 38 runs batted in with ten doubles, three triples, two homeruns and 47 hits for Sergeant Bluff Luton in 2010. |
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| 30 | Ben Van Kekerix | Pitcher | JR | Vulcan, Michigan | |
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2012…was 2-5 in eight starts…struck out 22 in 40 innings pitched. Pre-Dordt…attended Augustana College (South Dakota) for two seasons..was red-shirted by the Vikings in 2010 and was granted a medical red-shirt in 2011 while recovering from surgery…is a 2009 graduate of Sheldon High School (Iowa) and earned four letters in baseball for the Orabs…had a 1.25 earned run average in 63 innings pitched with 71 strikeouts and he posted an 8-3 record in 2009…was a second-team all-Lakes Conference selection in 2009…had a 2.88 earned run average as a junior in 56 innings while striking out 59 in 2008…posted a 3.32 earned run average as a sophomore while striking out 36 in 46 innings…Sheldon earned two district championships and one district runner-up finish during those three seasons. |
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| 33 | Davis Fenchel | Infield | FR | Hull, Iowa | |
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Before Dordt...batted .337 in 2012 for Western Christian (Iowa)...had six triples, five doubles and 32 hits with 22 runs batted in. |
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| 34 | Anthony Maule | Pitcher/Outfield | JR | Vulcan, Michigan | |
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2012…scored 14 runs and appeared in 29 games as a courtesy runner. 2011…appeared in three games on the mound. Pre-Dordt…Played at Norway High School (Michigan)...posted a 2-1 record in 2009 with a 2.85 earned run average with 28 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched...earned a spot on the Mid-Peninsula League’s All-Star team in 2009 and also plays outfield. |
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| 35 | Josh Van Kekerix | Pitcher/Infield | SO | Sheldon, Iowa | |
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2012…pitched in 11 games for a total of 15 1/3 innings…recorded 13 strikeouts. Pre-Dordt… earned second team all-conference honors from the Siouxland Conference in both basketball and baseball…posted a 5-0 record last season with a 2.97 earned run average in 2010 while helping Sheldon to a sub-state tournament berth…batted .356 in 2011 with a 4-1 record on the mound with a 2.14 earned run average…struck out 48 batters in 39 innings pitched. |
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| 40 | Jon Holwerda | Infield | JR | Newton, Iowa | |
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2012…batted .298 with 14 hits and had nine runs scored…played in 20 games. 2011…played in 20 games with six hits. Pre-Dordt…Batted .365 for Pella Christian (Iowa) with 35 hits, 35 runs scored and ten runs batted in…also had eight doubles. |
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| 41 | Mark Nyhoff | Pitcher | SR | Centennial, Colorado | |
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2012…pitched 24 innings in 12 appearances…struck out 17 batters. 2011…pitched 18 innings …was 0-2 in 10 appearances…struck out 15 batters. 2010…pitched in three games and five innings. |
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| 42 | Rick Schmidt | Outfield/Catcher | SO | Longmont, Colorado | |
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Before Dordt...played for Skyline High School (Colorado). |
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Head Coach: Jeff Schouten
Assistant Coaches: Brian Engleman, Travis Feekes, Andrew Brower
Student Manager: Tom Rozenboom
Athletic Director: Glenn Bouma
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker

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