2012 BASEBALL
Roster
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| 0 | Caleb Bohler | Catcher | FR | 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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| 0 | Tyler De Vries | Outfield | FR | Rock Valley, Iowa | |
| 0 | Nic Enerson | Infield | FR | Austin, Minnesota | |
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Pre-Dordt… went to Byron High School (Minnesota)…batted .377 while playing legion baseball…was a part of a VFW State Title team in 2009 and a district champion legion team in 2010. |
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| 0 | Bryce Haan | Pitcher | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa | |
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2011…bothered by shoulder problems…did not appear in a game. Pre-Dordt…graduated from Unity Christian (Iowa)…was 2-4 on the mound in 2010 and struck out 23 batters in 32 innings…batted .316 with nine doubles, 23 runs batted in, 26 runs and 31 hits. |
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| 0 | Matt Keegan | Pitcher/Infield | FR | Savage, Minnesota | |
| 0 | Jason Litwiller | Outfield | FR | Washington, Iowa | |
| 0 | Matthew Meek | Infield | FR | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | |
| 0 | Joseph Montgomery | Pitcher | FR | 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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| 0 | Kent Ode | Infield | FR | Brandon, South Dakota | |
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Pre-Dordt…attended Brandon Valley High School (South Dakota)…played third base and batted .344 while earning all-region honorable mention honors. |
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| 0 | Rick Schmidt | Catcher/Outfield | FR | Longmont, Colorado | |
| 0 | Jael Uhl | Catcher | SO | Anderson, California | |
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2011…appeared in one game. Pre-Dordt…attended West Valley High School (California)…was a team captain and most valuable player. |
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| 0 | Adam Vander Stoep | Pitcher | FR | Doon, Iowa | |
| 0 | Jared Wessels | Infield | FR | Fulton, Illinois | |
| 0 | Cody White | Infield | SO | Poway, California | |
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2011…appeared in three games and had one hit. Pre-Dordt…attended Maranatha Christian School (California)..claimed first and second –team all-CIF honors. |
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| 0 | Alex Wolters | Pitcher | FR | 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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| 2 | John Drenten | Pitcher | FR | Orange City, Iowa | |
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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 | FR | Windsor, Colorado | |
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| 4 | Sam De Nooy | Outfield | SO | Sully, Iowa | |
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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 | Ryan Baas | Pitcher | SR | Orland Park, Illinois | |
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2011…pitched nine innings and had four strikeouts…was 0-4. 2010…pitched eight innings in seven appearances…was 0-1. 2009…pitched 36 innings with a 2-1 record and appeared in 13 games and had 22 strikeouts. |
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| 8 | Ryan Bridgewater | Outfield | JR | Huxley, Iowa | |
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2011…played in five games and had one hit. 2010…played in two games and had one hit. |
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| 9 | Jensen Callaway | Pitcher | JR | Salem, Oregon | |
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2011…missed the season with a shoulder injury…did not appear in a game. 2010…was 2-5 on the mound…started eight games and appeared in one other…struck out 15 and worked 38 innings. |
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| 10 | Aaron Parks | Pitcher/Infield | FR | Flagstaff, Arizona | |
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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 | JR | Rock Valley, Iowa | |
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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 | SO | Chicago, Illinois | |
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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 | Infield/Pitcher | FR | Sergeant Bluff, Iowa | |
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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 | Designated Hitter/ Infield | JR | Newton, Iowa | |
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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 | TJ Wells | Catcher | JR | Golden, Colorado | |
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2011…played in five games and had a hit. Pre-Dordt…had 44 strikeouts while pitching for Maranatha Christian (Colorado) in 2009…pitched 28 innings. |
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| 16 | Nick Serrato | Infield/Pitcher | FR | Corona, California | |
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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 | Zach Staudt | Outfield/Designtated Hitter | SR | Cochranton, Pennsylvania | |
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2011…batted .271 with 15 runs batted in…had 29 hits with six doubles…played in all 34 games. 2010…batted .328 and played in 26 games….played mostly leftfield and rightfield…had 19 hits and slugged two homeruns. 2009…batted .271 in 85 at-bats with 23 hits and five doubles…knocked in 12 runs and scored 12 runs…played rightfield defensively. |
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| 18 | Alex Bluhm | Outfield/Pitcher | FR | Libby, Montana | |
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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 | Eric Anderson | Infield | SR | Eagan, Minnesota | |
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2011…batted .239 with 11 hits…played in 19 games. 2010…played in four games and scored four runs. 2009…battled injury early in the season before putting together a solid finish with 17 games played and a .320 batting average…had 16 hits—four of them doubles with a homerun and eight runs batted in. |
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| 22 | Mark Lyzenga | Outfield | FR | Lansing, Illinois | |
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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 | JR | Altoona, Iowa | |
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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 | SO | Windsor, Colorado | |
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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 | FR | Aztec, New Mexico | |
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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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| 28 | Brad Trimm | Pitcher | SR | Cicero, New York | |
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2011…appeared in three games…was 0-1 on the mound…had two strikeouts. 2010…pitched 13 innings….had eight strikeouts. |
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| 30 | Ben Van Kekerix | Pitcher | SO | Sheldon, Iowa | |
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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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| 32 | Brydon Barr | Catcher | FR | San Diego, California | |
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Pre-Dordt… attended Patrick Henry High School (California)…started for two seasons at catcher and also played outfield…batted .300 during his high school and travel team (San Diego Show and San Diego Aztecs) career. |
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| 34 | Anthony Maule | Outfield/Pitcher | SO | Vulcan, Michigan | |
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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 | FR | Sheldon, Iowa | |
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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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| 36 | Travis Dekkers | Infield | SR | Hawarden, Iowa | |
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2011…led the team with 41 hits and 12 doubles…knocked in 14 runs and had a team high .376 batting average…earned all-GPAC honorable mention honors…played in all 34 games for the Defedners at first base…had a .977 fielding percentage in 266 chances…ranks in the top-10 all-time in hits and doubles. 2010…batted .308 with 36 hits…had eight doubles and one homerun….knocked in 14 runs and scored 19 runs. 2009…had an impact as a freshman with a .322 batting average…recorded 46 hits and had 17 runs scored…knocked in 30 runs and had three homeruns….posted a slugging percentage of .455. |
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| 37 | Nathan Fraley | Outfield | SO | Boca Raton, Florida | |
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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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| 40 | Jon Holwerda | Infield | SO | Newton, Iowa | |
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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 | JR | Littleton, Colorado | |
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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 | Eric Torgerson | Catcher/Pitcher | SR | Blackfoot, Idaho | |
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2011…caught and pitched for the Defenders…played in 31 games…had 21 hits with five doubles and two homeruns…14 runs batted in and batted .247…was 0-3 on the mound with 11 2/3 innings pitched. 2010…batted .316 while catching 20 games for the Defenders…had three doubles and knocked in 10 runs…had 18 hits in his sophomore campaign…pitched 20 innings for the Defenders and had a 6.75 earned run average…struck out ten batters in his mound time. 2009…pitched, caught and played designated hitter for Dordt during his freshman season…batted .279 with 29 hits, four doubles and 17 runs batted in. |
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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