August 2, 2015
Eau Claire Thunder Bay Express vs. Border Cats
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Table of Contents Welcome Letters
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Rosters
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Players
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Host Families
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Game Preview
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Coaches
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Promotional Schedule
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Front Office Staff
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Express Intern Staff
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Single Season Records Express MVP’s
Northwoods League Info Partners Index
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When Economy Furniture first opened Hank Aaron was a member of the Eau Claire Bears!
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Cover photo by Rachel Lacey Noll Š2015 Eau Claire Express Baseball Illustration and Program by Jake Steen
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Welcome Letters D
ear Northwoods League Fans:
On behalf of everyone associated with the Eau Claire Express, I want to welcome you to historic Carson Park for another year of Northwoods League baseball. This season, at the request of our City Council, we will be implementing changes on the fan deck, eliminating the complimentary “all you can drink” beer provisions to our fans. Instead, fans will be provided with four complimentary drinks with their food, with additional drinks available until the completion of our games for a nominal fee of $1 each. As we begin our 2nd decade, I’d like to take a moment and reflect on the economic impact that the Express has provided to the citizens of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley. First, we’ve made over $500K worth of capital improvements to the baseball stadium, and have pledged to commit $10K annually to the Community Parks Fund, (an amount to be matched by the City); to insure that needed improvements will continue to be made. Your ongoing support of our “Pot of Gold” ticket sales goes directly to this effort. If you identify improvements that you feel should be made to, or within the stadium please don’t hesitate to contact your City Council representative, or let us know what they might be. And second, we have provided over 700 part-time summer jobs, plus over 100 summer intern positions to college-age students, many who have secured full-time employment in athletic-related positions. Not unlike our Express players, many of our employees seek opportunities with major league baseball, and we’re proud of the fact that we’ve had a number of employees obtain positions in baseball, specifically with the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs organizations. I want to extend a special “thank you” to our many game-day sponsors who have provided our fans with the very best in entertainment over the years. And this year is no exception! From the Friday night firework shows, bobble head doll giveaways, dueling piano entertainment, appearances by Ickey Woods and Kevin Nash, to a special appearance by the world famous Cowboy Monkeys, our season-long promotion schedule should be as great as ever! So, as always, sit back, have some great food and beverage, and enjoy the fun and excitement of Eau Claire Express baseball. Bill Rowlett & the entire staff of the Eau Claire Express
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Good Luck This Season!
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On behalf of Visit Eau Claire and the entire hospitality industry of the area, we extend to you a sincere welcome to Eau Claire’s Carson Park! As the proud hometown of the Eau Claire Express, we are anxious to show off the many exciting activities and attractions our area has to offer. Visit the Hank Aaron Tribute dedicated to “Hammerin’ Hank” as he made his debut in Carson Park with the Eau Claire Bears back in 1952! Our majestic Carson Park saw the golden era of baseball including such talents as Andy Pafko, Joe Torre, and Bob Uecker to name a few. While in Carson Park, be sure to visit our renowned Chippewa Valley Museum and the historic Paul Bunyan Logging Camp. Each attraction offers rich history of the Eau Claire area from its earliest inhabitants to the present day, and promises to be fun for the whole family. We thank you for visiting our area and supporting the eau Claire Express, and sincerely hope you will enjoy all the fun and beauty that surrounds Eau Claire. For information on other great events and attractions, go to www.visiteauclaire.com. Enjoy the game! Linda John, Executive Director Visit Eau Claire
The city of Eau Claire is proud to welcome you to the historic Carson Park Baseball Stadium. Our staff is excited to begin the 77th season of baseball in this stadium. This year marks 100 years since the land that Carson Park rests on was donated to the city. This old stadium was built in 1937 with help from the Works Progress Administration at a cost of $60,000. Each year over 100 ball games are played on this field by area high schools, American Legion, the Cavaliers and the Express. Our ball diamond maintenance crews strive to make Carson the best place to play ball in Northwoods League. This season for the Eau Claire Express promises to be even more exciting for Eau Claire families. We invite you to tour the stadium and the Eau Claire baseball Hall of Fame at the Hank Aaron Plaza. Hammerin’ Hank finally has some company in the plaza, with inductions of: Herman White; Dick “Ran” Bezanson; Tom Poquette; Victor “Vic” Johnson; Harvey Tomter; “Handy” Andy Pafko, Glen St. Arnault and Eau Claire Little League Founders Andy Green, Harold “Diz” Kronenberg, Howie Bullock and the 41 Eau Claire natives that made into the minor leagues by signing professional baseball contracts. Carson Park is surrounded by an ancient ox-bow lake formed by the mighty Chippewa River and offers many opportunities for recreation enjoyment including canoeing and fishing. Good luck to all Northwoods League players and we hope the fans enjoy your time at Carson Park and in Eau Claire! Phil Fieber, Director Eau Claire Parks Recreation and Forestry Department
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Game Preview August 2, 2015
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ast night the Eau Claire Express continued their last home stand of the season with game one against the Thunder Bay Border Cats. It started off promising but the Express fell 14-5, allowing 13 unanswered runs. The Express smoked three home runs getting one each from Austin Listi, Kyle Marinconz and Daniel Jipping.
The son of former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Cal Eldred, CJ is in his second season with the Express. He started 11 games last season and finished with a 2-5 record in 62.1 innings pitched. He also threw one complete game where he only allowed 3 hits and one unearned run in only 78 pitches. Thanks for coming out to Carson Park and as always ...
GO EXPRESS! Tonight’s starter:
CJ Eldred
With the loss the Express fell to 14-15 in the second half and 27-37 overall becoming officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Tonight’s Game: Starting tonight for the Express is right hander CJ Eldred.
So far on the season Eldred is 1-3 with a 5.30 ERA. In 35.2 innings pitched Eldred has made seven starts and appeared in one other game.
He has 20 punchouts compared to 18 walks.
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Players of 2015
Nathan Krause| Catcher | r/r Winona State
First time Express player, Krause knocked in 17 runs on 5 HRs with a .260 batting average as the primary catcher for the Warriors. He majors in Composite Materials Engineering.
Sam
Madison College
#0
kale latorre| pitcher | r/r montevallo
Pitched in 5 games for University of Montevallo his freshman sesaon, winning 1 of them. 12 hits in 44 at bats for a .273 avg. Kinesiology major entering his first Express season.
LSU
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Papierski is an effective player out of LSU where he finished with a .214 batting average in 34 games and 12 starts. Just a freshman, scouts say Papierski has plenty of major league potential.
#7
inf
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r/r
In 3 games with the Express last season Hurt collected 7 hits for a .583 batting average playing 2nd Base. Helped win the WIAA D1 State Championship his senior season at EC North.
#1
brady burzynski | outfield | L/r uw-stout
#3
michaelpapierski | catcher | S/r
Hurt|
Third season with the Express, Burzynski led the team with 68 games played last season. Batted .278 with 23 RBI and 42 runs scored. Graduated from Eau Claire Memorial.
#4 Kyle
CaL Poly
Marinconz|
inf
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l/r
Getting ready to start his collegiate career at Cal Poly. Played his high school ball at Valley Christian High School.
#9
Players of 2015 Brett Blackwood | inf | R/r UAB
Played in 21 games for UAB his freshman season collecting a .186 batting average. May see some time in the outfield this season. Civil Engineering major originally from Alabama.
Daniel
#10 doug
still
jefferson college
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inf/of
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R/r
He compiled a 5-2 record with a 4.70 ERA in 44 innings pitched with Jefferson College. Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft.
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Jipping
Central Michigan
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OF
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R/r
Jipping played in 50 games for the Central Michigan Chippewas as a freshman last season. He batted .281 with 40 RBI while leading his team in HRs with 6.
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scottland church | pitcher | R/r Oregon state
He batted .250 in 16 games played knocking in 4 runs this spring for the Beavers. He impressed on the mound as well pitching 16 innings without allowing a single run.
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Players of 2015 Dalton Roach| Pitcher | r/r minnesota st.
First full season with Expresspitched 2 innings last season. Went 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA with team-high 68 strikeouts for Minnesota St. Graduated from Eau Claire Memorial.
Ryan Schlosser| Pitcher | r/r Century CC
Pitches with Century Community College where he earned NJCAA All-American honors last season.
#15 CJ
Iowa
Eldred|
RHP
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R/r
One of the returning players for the Express plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes where he redshirted his freshman season. Last season highlights include a 78 pitch complete game.
#16 brody rodning |pitcher | l/l Minnesota st.
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Victor Sanchez| RHP | R/r New Mexico
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Has been the active closer for the Express this season. Redshirt junior with the New Mexico Lobos went 1-4 with a 6.96 ERA in 19 relief appearances last season.
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Went 9-0 for Minnesota St. his fresmhman year posting a 2.85 ERA in 66.1 innings of work. Second on the team with 65 stikeouts, trailing only Express teammate Dalton Roach.
#18 Erich Cal poly
Uelmen|
rhp
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r/r
Made 16 appearances in his freshman season at Cal Poly making one start finishing with a 0-1 record. In 20.1 innings pitched he compiled a 7.08 ERA including 17 strikeouts.
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Players of 2015 tyler adkison| outfield | r/r
Joe gillette | infield | R/r
Started for San Diego St. his freshman year but a broken jaw suffered in the preseason kept him out last season. Joins the Express for the first time where he looks to make an impact.
Hit for a .283 average in 34 games last season at Oregon State University. Was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by St. Louis but did not sign.
San Diego St.
oregon state
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austin schulfer | pitcher | r/r uw-Milwaukee
Finished 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 5 starts his freshman season with UW-Milwaukee. This is Schulfer’s first season with the Express.
#24 trent
shelton
oregon state
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lhp
daulton varsho| catcher | l/r uw-milwaukee
Started 43 games for UW-Milwaukee serving as their primary catcher. Batted .238 with 5 HRs and 34 RBI his freshman year. His father played for 8 years in the Major Leagues.
#25 |
l/l
Entering his first season with the Express, he made 5 appearances out of the bullpen last season with Oregon State for a 6.75 ERA.
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Players of 2015 Hayden krimmer| pitcher | r/r Winona State
Posted a 5.05 ERA in 9 starts and 11 appearances his sophomore season at Winona St. Finished 3-5 with 36 strikeouts.
sam
mrstik|
johnson county cc
#28
utility
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r/r
Mrstik enters his first Express season as a utility man from Johnson County Community College.
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miles nablo| pitcher | r/r
anthony herron jr. | rhp | r/r
A returning Express player Nablo appeared in 13 games last season where he posted a 6.23 ERA in 26 innings of work.
In his freshman season with the Vikings he started 11 games and finished with a 7-2 record while leading the team with 66.2 innings pitched. He compiled a 1.76 ERA and struck out 89 batters.
st. cloud state
jefferson college
#30 Travon Benton | INF/OF | l/l New Mexico
Batted .333 with 44 RBI and 8 HRs in 58 games as a freshman with the Thunderbirds. Enters his first season with the Express, plays first base and left field.
#33
bryce
#32
hensley
catawba valley cc
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lhp
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l/l
Started 15 games for Catawaba Valley CC. and finished with a 7-2 record. Tossed 4 complete games including 2 shutouts on his way to a 2.95 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 73.1 innings.
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Players of 2015 teddy hofstra
cillis|
lhp/of
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l/l
Hailing from Hofstra University Cillis is entering his first Express season where he looks to make an impact as a lefty at the plate and the mound.
john
#40 michael gomez | rhp | r/r cal poly
Finished his freshman season with the Cal Poly Mustangs. In 26 appearances and one start he compiled a 4.50 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 44 innings, good for a 1-2 record.
#45
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pomeroy
oregon state
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rhp
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r/r
Pomeroy finished his sophomore season on the mound with a 2-0 record. In 10.2 innings he compiled a 5.91 ERA with 8 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .194.
#42
cameron cotton | rhp | r/r cal poly
He only pitched 2 innings for Cal Poly in 2015 as he returns from Tommy John surgery. In his short time with the Express he has been an effective reliever out of the bullpen.
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Carson Park: The home of Stadium Facts:
Year Built: 1937 Stadium Capacity: 4,500 Playing Dimensions: Left Field - 326 Feet
Center Field - 388 Feet Right Field - 302 Feet
Address: 702 Carson Park Drive
History:
Carson Park, home to the Eau Claire Express since 2005, is one of the more historical parks in the Upper Midwest. Home to the minor league baseball Eau Claire Bears, and later the Eau Claire Braves of the original class C Northern League, Carson Park served as the home field for many future major league stars, including future Hall of Fame players Andy Pafko, Henry Aaron, and Joe Torre. A statue honoring Aaron sits outside of the entrance to the stadium. Historic Carson Park is one of the more picturesque parks in the Northwoods League, located in the middle of the City’s largest park that includes an adjacent football stadium, softball fields, logging museum, the Chippewa Valley Museum, horseshoe pits, and numerous hiking and biking trails. The Stadium has served as the host site for many WIAA state baseball tournaments, along with many national amateur baseball tournaments over the years.
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Recent Improvements:
The City of Eau Claire, along with the Eau Claire Baseball, LLC have both made significant improvements to the Carson Park baseball stadium since the creation of the Express in 2005. The City has greatly improved the lighting at the stadium by replacing and relocating four poles that provide lighting to the infield areas at Carson Park. And recently, (2012) the scoreboard was replaced. Since 2005, the Express have made approximately 3/4 of a million dollars worth of improvements within the stadium, mostly fan-friendly. Included among them are the following: The multi-level fan deck, the message display board, a new stadium and fan deck sound system, concessin grill and fryers plus a beer garden, a secondary scoreboard for fan deck patrons, expanded grandstand bench seating, bullpen benches, portable toilets and hand wash stations, expanded food service area, the kid’s zone complete with inflatable play areas, expanded press box area, stadium wall padding, serving tables with warming drawers and upright storage freezers, and a combination storage shed and viewing deck.
2015 Coaches Dale Varsho - Field Manager/ Director of Operations In 2013, Varsho became the Northwoods League all-time winning manager by recording his 301st victory on July 25. He has been the only Field Manager in Express history, and he has helped two Major League Baseball players, Jordan Zimmermann and Kole Calhoun, get to the next level. He won the Northwoods League in 2010 en route to being named the league’s Manager of the Year. He lives in Altoona with his wife, Jennifer, and three kids, Jake, Averie and C.J.
Vic Cable - Pitching Coach Like Varsho, Cable has been with the Express since their inaugural 2005 season, serving as the pitching coach. After an outstanding career on the mound for the Eau Claire Cavaliers, Cable has been an assistant coach at Eau Claire Memorial and Chippewa Falls High School. He is a high school teacher and lives in Eau Claire with his wife Pam and daughters Katie and Emma.
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2015 Front Office Staff Bill Rowlett
Andy Neborak
Pete Knutson
Brittany Stark
Managing Director 9th Year with Organization
Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations 2nd Year with Organization Saginaw, MI University of Kansas
Spencer Larson
Director of Ticket Sales 1st Year with Organization Appleton, WI UW- Whitewater
General Manager 9th Year with Organization Waconia, MN UW - Eau Claire
Director of Marketing & Promotions 3rd Year with Organization Trempealeau, WI CVTC
Chris Thompson Group Sales Manager 3rd Year with Organization Eau Claire, WI UW - Eau Claire
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Promotions
May 28 Magnetic schedules from Mid-West Family Broadcasting and Lien and Peterson Architects, INC. May 29 * Strike Out Stroke Night: Collapsible water bottle giveaway May 30 WESTconsin Credit Union Bluetooth speaker drawing May 31 FFA Night sponsored by AMPI Jun 7
First 250 fans receive a baseball pen - Sponsored by Regis Catholic Schools
Jun 11
Express T-Shirt giveaway - Sponsored by Career Development Center
Jun 8
Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22
Jun 23
Jun 24 Jul 3 Jul 4 Jul 6
T-Shirt and water bottle giveaway - Sponsored by Highland Fitness * Fireworks sponsored by Sacred Heart following the game
Free games of bowling given away to all fans - Sponsored by Wagner’s Lanes Full-size youth baseball bat giveaway - Sponsored by Mega Co-Op
Foldable seat cushions will be given away - Sponsored by Charter Bank
* Full pre-planned funeral drawing - Sponsored by Evergreen Funeral Home Metropolis Resort Family Outing Package will be given away
Father’s Day - Dueling Pianos show will take place during and after the game Flat screen TV giveaway - Sponsored by WQOW TV-18
Water bottle and stress ball giveaway and Milwaukee Brewer ticket drawing - Eau Claire Chamber Night Sponsored by Associated Bank; Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci; Bartingale Mechanical and the Clairemont Nursing Home/ TruRehab Eau Claire Sponsored by Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Sponsored by Geno’s Pizza
Sponsored by Bug Eyed Betty’s - Stick around for City of Eau Claire’s annual Fireworks show after the game! Featuring appearance by former Cincinnati Bengals Fullback Ickey Woods
Jul 7
Appearance by former Professional Wrestler Kevin Nash - Sponsored by Suppz
Jul 14
Changing Diabetes Night - Sponsored by Novo Nordisk to support JDRF
Jul 8
Jul 15 Jul 16
Sponsored by Mega Co-Op
Big Brothers Big Sisters Night - Sponsored by EO Johnson Business Technologies
Vic Cable Mini Bobblehead giveaway - Cancer Awareness Night Sponsored by Marshfield Clinic
Jul 17
* Sponsored by Bauer Built
Jul 29
Kids Day - All kids receive FREE admission! Sponsored by Marshfield Clinic
Jul 18 Jul 29 Jul 31
Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 5
Free six inch subs given to the first 300 fans - Sponsored by Subway Joe Bonfe Mini Bobblehead Night - Sponsored by Mega Co-Op Sponsored by Thrivent Financial
Appearance by Cowboy Monkey Rodeo -
Eau Claire County Humane Association Night
Turn Back the Clock Night - Eau Claire Bears Mini Bobblehead giveaway! $1 Hot dogs.
Fan Appreciation Night - Water bottle giveaway and prize packs - Sponsored by Eau Claire Ford Lincoln
Promotional Schedule subject to change * Detonates Fireworks after the game! - Gates open one hour prior to first pitch-
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2015 Staff and Interns
Eric Nielson PA Announcer
Phil Tripper On-Field Announcer
Zach Czubakowski Ticket Sales/Stadium Operations
Joe Mabie Director of Video Production
Maggie Dalton Public Relations
Morgan Lecheler Public Relations
Reed Gibson Marketing
Jennifer See Marketing
Jenna Kohlnhofer Marketing
Joanna Gohlke Marketing
Samuel Bray Stadium Operations
David Hahn Marketing Operations
Jake Steen Media Relations
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Rachel Noll Photography
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Roommates. Teammates.
Best Friends. Express aces share special bond after freshman season at Minnesota St. By Jake Steen: When most players see their first action in the Northwoods League they typically have some college experience already under their belt. But after Dalton Roach graduated from Eau Claire Memorial with a stellar pitching career that included twice being named All-Conference, Conference Player of the Year his senior season and an ERA under 1 he got the chance to pitch for the Eau Claire Express before starting his freshman season at Minnesota St. That’s where he met Mavericks teammate and now Express teammate Brody Rodning. Rodning was preparing for his freshman season pitching for the Mavericks as well when they were assigned as roommates in the same dorm. “It was completely random,” said Roach. “We got to know each other real well.” Both players would end up having remarkable seasons in their first year at Minnesota St. leading the way as effective starters. Roach would end his freshman season with a 6-1 record, posting a 1.91 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 9 starts and 13 appearances. Rodning had similar numbers going 9-0 with a 2.85 ERA in 7 starts and 14 appearances. He tallied 65 strikeouts, three behind Roach as the two led the team in that category by a wide margin. “We started out the year both battling for spots then we moved up into the rotation as starters,” said Rodning. “I was the number one guy for awhile and he was two. And then it switched where he was the number one and I was the two.” Being teammates and roommates gives these two players a special bond that is only beginning to grow as they continue their college careers. It’s something that Express Field Manager Dale Varsho already can see in his short time coaching
the two.
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Roach
Rodning
“They’re living together so they must be really good friends,” said Varsho. “I know the Roaches took in Brody for the summer too.” This is Roach’s first full season with the Express. Last season he appeared in two games pitching two total innings. Varsho has been impressed with what he’s seen from him so far. “Dalton played for us last year,” said Varsho. “He spots up, does well, throws hard enough to get people to swing and miss. He’s a really good pitcher.” Even though he’s only watched Rodning pitch one game for the Express he can see the similarities in pitching styles between the two young aces. “Brody is the same concept,” said Varsho. “He’ll hump up when he has to and throw it by people, yet he throws enough off-speed to keep them off balance.” He knew Roach would be back with the Express this season so it was an easy choice touting his counter part Rodning here for the summer. “I’ve always had Mankato guys so it was a pretty easy solution for me to keep grabbing good guys from there,” said Varsho. “Coach Matt Magers over there develops pitchers, he loves his pitchers and trusts me with them. It’s pretty simple.” While the Northwoods League season only lasts a little over two months, Varsho knows team friendships can be they key to a winning season. “Were hoping with all of them they’ve got some bonding to do and they’ll develop good friendships all the way through the summer,” said Varsho. “Not just those two but the whole entire team.”
EXPRESS 2015 STATISTICS PLAYER Latorre, Kale *Burzynski, Brady *Marinconz, Kyle *Varsho, Daulton Adkison, Tyler Hurt, Sam *Cillis, Teddy Gillette, Joe Krause, Nathan Listi, Austin Church, Scotland Mrstik, Sam Jipping, Daniel *Benton, Travon #Papierski, Michael
AVG G GS AB R H 2B 3B 1.000 5 0 1 3 1 1 .330 63 61 227 34 75 8 .298 45 44 161 23 48 6 .296 58 58 230 34 68 10 .271 45 43 155 24 42 8 .258 48 47 159 27 41 6 .254 34 34 126 14 32 3 .222 30 27 99 12 22 7 .222 33 32 99 14 22 6 .220 23 21 82 11 18 3 .200 18 18 70 3 14 2 .198 36 33 116 15 23 4 .191 39 37 131 9 25 2 .183 39 36 131 16 24 2 .136 17 17 59 5 8 3
HR RBI TB BB IBB 0 0 2 0 2 24 93 25 2 21 60 27 4 32 102 18 6 25 68 22 1 10 50 23 2 15 41 11 3 15 40 9 1 5 31 11 4 17 33 8 1 5 19 4 0 8 27 13 3 8 38 12 4 15 38 19 0 5 11 10
0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
HP
SO
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 6 1 3 4 2 1 3 5 3 0 3 2 4 0
SF
0 28 21 39 39 26 33 34 18 15 9 26 33 32 8
SH
0 1 2 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
SB
0 7 2 2 0 4 3 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 3
CS
1 16 3 19 3 9 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 2
0 5 0 6 3 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0
PA
OBP SLG OPS E 1B 2B 3B SS OF C 1 1.000 2.000 3.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 266 .409 .410 .819 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 193 .398 .373 .771 15 2 6 12 25 0 0 258 .348 .443 .791 12 0 8 19 0 6 24 182 .374 .439 .812 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 189 .357 .314 .671 12 0 45 0 2 0 0 143 .314 .325 .640 2 0 0 0 0 24 0 113 .306 .404 .710 2 0 0 0 0 29 0 120 .325 .313 .638 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 93 .312 .402 .714 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 75 .240 .271 .511 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 134 .295 .233 .528 16 0 0 32 0 2 0 146 .267 .290 .557 5 27 0 0 0 1 0 155 .303 .290 .593 3 38 0 0 0 0 0 72 .261 .186 .447 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
TEAM TOTAL BATTING STATS AVG .247
G 64
AB 2103
R 278
H 519
2B 80
3B 12
HR 38
RBI 233
TB 737
BB 237
IBB 2
HP 49
SO 404
SF 20
SH 30
BB IBB SO HR 2B 3B 8 0 15 0 1 1 13 0 34 0 3 0 10 0 47 3 3 0 11 0 25 0 2 0 8 0 17 2 2 1 12 0 22 4 7 1 11 0 29 3 7 0 3 0 10 3 8 2 19 0 28 2 2 1 11 0 9 2 4 0 5 0 22 3 1 0 8 0 15 1 5 1 19 0 27 4 9 2 18 0 20 2 15 2 24 0 10 1 6 2 2 0 6 3 1 0 8 0 17 0 4 0
BF 71 148 151 85 122 136 181 124 144 110 93 81 225 172 137 57 70
SB 76
CS PA 31 2439
OBP .334
SLG .350
OPS .685
E 93
EAU CLAIRE EXPRESS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING STATS PLAYER Herron Jr., Anthony Uelmen, Erich Roach, Dalton Sanchez, Victor *Rodning, Brody Schlosser, Ryan *Hensley, Bryce Nablo, Miles Gomez, Michael *Still, Doug *Shelton, Trent *McIntosh, Alex Schulfer, Austin Eldred, CJ Latorre, Kale Church, Scotland *Cillis, Teddy
ERA 1.53 2.34 2.73 2.79 3.30 3.68 3.89 3.90 4.40 4.56 4.57 4.67 5.07 5.30 5.40 6.35 6.91
W-L 1-1 4-1 0-3 3-0 2-2 1-2 1-3 1-0 3-1 0-3 2-3 1-1 2-7 1-3 1-0 0-0 2-2
G GS CG SHO SV 4 2 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 11 6 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 8 5 5 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 3 8 8 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
IP 17.2 34.2 36.1 19.1 30.0 29.1 41.2 27.2 30.2 23.2 21.2 17.1 49.2 35.2 26.2 11.1 14.1
H 11 28 29 11 25 38 42 37 32 32 20 20 59 51 33 19 18
R 4 11 13 6 14 18 21 20 15 14 16 15 32 27 25 11 11
ER 253
BB 229
ER 3 9 11 6 11 12 18 12 15 12 11 9 28 21 16 8 11
OAVG WP HB BK .177 6 0 0 .224 0 6 0 .212 2 2 0 .155 1 2 0 .225 3 3 0 .322 3 3 0 .258 5 2 0 .314 3 1 0 .267 1 3 0 .323 1 0 0 .235 0 0 0 .278 2 1 0 .301 7 6 1 .349 2 4 0 .311 10 5 0 .373 2 3 0 .300 1 1 0
TEAM TOTAL PITCHING STATS ERA 4.14
G 64
GS 64
CG 0
SHO 0
SV 14
IP 550.0
H 593
R 333
IBB 0
SO 418
HR 40
2B 89
3B BF 15 2478
OAVG .275
WP 56
HB 48
THUNDER BAY 2015 STATISTICS PLAYER Sellers, Donnie *James, Jared *McEachern, Carter Rizzie, Dan *Gellenbeck, Joe McKown, Grant Green, Tyler *Mogues, Mikael Nolan, Nate Batten, Matt Steger, Nate *Dutto, Max *James, Jacob Baldwin, Alan Jorgenson, Bryce *York, Johnny Glover Jr, Kenny
AVG G GS AB R H 2B 3B .400 5 3 15 2 6 2 .365 52 50 203 40 74 14 .324 54 53 204 26 66 5 .321 32 31 131 15 42 11 .283 63 59 219 22 62 13 .277 56 49 177 25 49 4 .255 15 14 55 10 14 3 .232 46 46 155 21 36 7 .231 46 44 156 19 36 5 .218 63 63 243 26 53 7 .200 11 9 30 10 6 0 .186 23 20 70 15 13 5 .182 3 3 11 1 2 0 .176 56 51 182 25 32 4 .111 9 5 18 2 2 0 .000 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0
HR RBI TB BB IBB 0 4 8 0 5 27 111 21 1 24 76 11 0 17 53 9 2 20 83 22 2 24 63 12 2 4 23 5 2 23 49 30 6 29 59 21 0 21 70 15 0 3 6 9 3 13 29 14 0 1 2 0 0 21 40 30 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
HP
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SO
1 3 11 0 6 4 1 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 0
SF
4 21 28 14 40 23 5 42 58 54 11 27 4 39 10 0 0
SH
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 3 0 2 1 4 0 0 0
SB
0 5 4 2 0 7 0 0 1 11 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
CS
1 2 12 3 8 12 1 6 0 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 2 8 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0
PA
16 233 230 142 248 201 61 192 187 273 43 89 13 222 23 0 0
BK 2
OBP SLG OPS E 1B 2B 3B SS OF C .438 .533 .971 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .430 .547 .977 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 .389 .373 .762 10 0 8 42 0 4 0 .364 .405 .769 2 7 0 0 0 7 19 .363 .379 .742 5 0 0 0 0 62 0 .335 .356 .691 7 9 18 0 0 22 0 .328 .418 .746 3 11 0 1 0 4 0 .370 .316 .686 7 43 0 0 0 1 0 .323 .378 .701 2 0 0 0 0 6 37 .263 .288 .551 9 0 1 0 62 0 0 .429 .200 .629 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 .337 .414 .751 3 0 16 7 0 0 0 .231 .182 .413 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .220 .517 2 0 0 0 0 56 0 .273 .111 .384 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTAL BATTING STATS AVG .253
G 65
AB 2158
R 298
H 546
2B 88
3B 19
HR 23
RBI 258
TB 741
BB 232
IBB 4
HP 50
SO 454
SF 26
SH 52
BB IBB SO HR 2B 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0 51 1 2 0 5 0 8 1 3 0 17 0 36 3 4 0 20 1 27 4 2 0 19 1 34 3 6 1 18 0 12 3 4 0 24 0 26 1 6 0 21 0 24 1 10 1 9 1 27 3 14 0 21 1 28 3 6 2 6 0 11 1 0 0 18 2 23 2 5 0 22 1 25 2 10 2 25 1 27 1 8 1 7 0 11 3 6 0
BF 8 182 106 208 209 173 115 177 238 185 222 44 131 169 127 67
SB 64
CS PA 35 2518
OBP .336
SLG .343
OPS .679
E 65
THUNDER BAY BORDER CATS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING STATS PLAYER Jones, Malik Weissert, Greg Murphy, Jimmy Charles, Jeremy *York, Johnny Stapler, Cole *Glover Jr, Kenny *Thiac, Zach Suzuki, Yuji Morris, Anthony Loret de Mola, Julia *Mogues, Mikael Steger, Nate Von Ruden, Kyle Sellers, Donnie *Johnson, Ryan
ERA 0.00 1.76 2.00 2.34 3.47 3.92 4.07 4.54 5.05 5.36 6.06 6.30 6.59 6.69 7.33 8.36
W-L 0-0 2-3 2-0 5-1 2-1 3-2 0-1 1-6 1-3 3-2 4-4 1-1 0-3 2-4 0-2 1-1
G GS CG SHO SV 2 0 0 0 0 12 7 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 12 5 1 0 3 16 0 0 0 1 10 6 0 0 0 12 8 0 0 1 19 2 0 0 0 13 7 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 2 9 6 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0
IP 1.0 46.0 27.0 50.0 49.1 39.0 24.1 39.2 51.2 42.0 49.0 10.0 27.1 37.2 23.1 14.0
H 3 24 19 47 43 38 22 34 66 48 56 10 31 36 32 19
ER 291
BB 288
R 0 10 8 16 22 18 11 23 33 26 34 7 23 33 25 16
ER 0 9 6 13 19 17 11 20 29 25 33 7 20 28 19 13
OAVG WP HB BK .500 0 0 0 .154 3 3 0 .204 2 4 0 .253 2 3 1 .238 1 5 0 .259 2 2 0 .234 3 2 0 .233 3 3 0 .316 5 7 1 .296 3 4 0 .296 7 4 0 .263 0 0 0 .295 5 0 0 .252 6 3 0 .333 5 1 1 .322 0 1 0
TEAM TOTAL PITCHING STATS ERA 4.55
G 65
GS 65
CG 5
SHO 1
SV 11
IP 575.1
H 571
R 333
IBB 8
SO 399
HR 36
2B 87
3B BF 8 2569
OAVG .263
WP 52
HB 49
BK 3
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First Name
Last Name
Pos
B/T
Ht
Wt
Yr
Hometown
School
Scotland Teddy Cameron CJ Michael Bryce Anthony Hayden Kale Miles Dalton Brody Victor Ryan Austin Trent Doug Erich
Church Cillis Cotton Eldred Gomez Hensley Herron Jr. Krimmer Latorre Nablo Roach Rodning Sanchez Schlosser Schulfer Shelton Still Uelmen
RHP/OF LHP/OF RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP LHP LHP RHP
R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R
5'10 6’2 6'3 6'1 6'3 6'4 6'1 6’2 5’8 6’2 6’2 6’1 6'2 6'3 6’1 6'4 6'2 6'3
190 225 220 190 215 212 205 190 155 180 190 175 205 190 170 195 180 195
So So RFr RFr Fr Fr Fr So Fr Jr Fr Fr Jr Fr Fr So Fr Fr
Lubbock, TX Latham, NY Danville, CA Mount Vernon, IA Upland, CA Asheville, NC St. Louis, MO Oak Creek, WI Ocoee, FL Eden Prairie, MN Eau Claire, WI Gaylord, MN Alberquerque, NM South St. Paul, MN Stevens Point, WI Lafeyette, CA Sikeston, MO Las Vegas, NV
Oregon State Hofstra Cal Poly Iowa Cal Poly Catawba Valley CC Jefferson College Winona St Montevallo St Cloud Minnesota St Minnesota St New Mexico Century CC UW - Milwaukee Oregon State Jefferson College Cal Poly
Nathan Michael Daulton
Krause Papierski Varsho
C C C
R/R S/R L/R
6’4 6'3 5’9
207 215 192
So Fr Fr
West Bend, WI Lemont, IL Chili, WI
Winona St LSU Milwaukee
Travon Daniel Sam Kyle Joe Sam
Benton Jipping Hurt Marinconz Gillette Mrstik
INF/OF OF INF INF INF UTIL
L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R
5’8 6'3 5'7 5'10 6'3 6’0
205 215 160 185 190 190
Fr Fr So Fr Fr So
Lubbock, TX Canton, MI Eau Claire, WI San Jose, CA Scotts Valley, CA Iowa City, IA
New Mexico JC Central Michigan Madison College Cal Poly Oregon State Johnson County CC
Tyler Brady
Adkison Burzynski
OF OF
R/R L/R
5’10 185 5’11 180
So Jr
Culver City, CA Eau Claire, WI
San Diego State UW - Stout
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Player Pitchers Jeremy Charles Kenny Glover Jr Ryan Johnson Malik Jones Julian Loret de Mola Anthony Morris Jimmy Murphy Donnie Sellers Cole Stapler Nate Steger Yuji Suzuki Zach Thiac Kyle Von Ruden Greg Weissert Johnny York Catchers Nate Nolan Dan Rizzie Infielders Matt Batten Max Dutto Tyler Green Bryce Jorgenson Carter McEachern Grant McKown Mikael Mogues Outfielders Alan Baldwin Joe Gellenbeck Jacob James Jared James
B/T
Ht
Wt
College
Class
Hometown
R/R R/L R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R L/L
6'2 6'0 6'1 6'1 6'2 5'11 6'1 5'11 6'4 6'1 5'10 5'10 6'0 6'2 6'1
200 185 173 170 225 170 190 190 240 205 185 170 195 215 175
University of Hartford Savannah State University Vanderbuilt University Savannah State Nova Southeastern University St Thomas Aquinas College Fordham University Wake Forest University Nicholls State University Winston Salem State University Concordia University Nicholls State University University of Hawaii Fordham University Saint Marys College of CA
Junior Freshman Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore
New Cumberland,PA Decatur,GA Cedar Park,TX Atlanta,GA Miami,FL New City,NY South Orange High Point,NC Gonzales,LA Dyersville,IA Toronto,ON Kenner,LA Elk Grove,CA Bay Shore,NY Walnut Creek,CA
R/R R/R
6'1 6'2
210 200
Saint Marys College of CA Xavier University
Sophomore Junior
Reno,NV Orland Park, IL
R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/L
5'10 6'0 6'6 6'1 6'1 6'2 6'3
170 211 235 160 175 194 260
Quinnipiac University California Vanderbilt University Lakhead University Trinity University Florida Tech University Seton Hall University
Sophomore Junior Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore
Shelton,CT Danville,CA Williamsville,NY Thunder Bay,ON Thunder Bay,ON Lakeland,FL New York,NY
R/R L/R L/L L/R
6'1 6'5 5'10 6'1
190 220 180 190
University of Hawaii Xavier University Augustana College Long Beach State University
Junior Sophomore Sophomore Junior
Kailua,HI Cincinnati,OH Rapid City,SD Sacramento,CA
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Career/Single-Season Records Batting Average (Min 272 AB) 0.318 Drew Heithoff (2009-10) 0.314 Joe Bonfe (2007-09) 0.309 Ty Forney (2010-11)
Slugging %
(Min 272 AB) 0.452 Joe Bonfe (2007-09) 0.425 Nate Baumann (2009-2010) 0.422 Brooks Pinckard (2008-09)
On Base %
(Min 272 AB) 0.509 Drew Heithoff (2009-10) 0.451 Nolan Fadness (2008-10) 0.401 Brooks Pinckard (2008-09)
179 178 149
671 663 555
Games Played
Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Ty Forney (2010-12) Kole Calhoun (2007-09)
At Bats
Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Ty Forney (2010-12) Kole Calhoun (2007-09)
Hits
189 170 161
Ty Forney (2010-12) Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Nolan Fadness (2008-10)
41 39 37
Kole Calhoun (2007-09) Ty Forney (2010-12) Josh Scheffert (2010-12)
7 4 3
Doubles
Triples
Brooks Pinckard (2008-09) Kole Calhoun (2007-09) DeMarcus Tidwell (2010-11) Lucas Herbst (2009-10) Erich Diedrich (2005)
Home Runs
18 17 12
Nick Addison (2011-12) Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Casey Gillaspie (2012) Ty Forney (2010-12)
99 71 70
Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Ty Forney (2010-12) Kole Calhoun (2007-09)
RBI’s
Walks
89 73 72
Kole Calhoun (2007-09) Ty Forney (2010-12) Nolan Fadness (2008-10)
24 19 17
Matt Fritz (2009) Robbie Knight (2008-09) Tim Zier (2012-13)
Hit By Pitches
Strikeouts
140 124 117
Josh Scheffert (2010-12) Ty Forney (2010-12) Ryan Shober (2011-12)
64 49 40
Kraig Binick (2005-06) Nolan Fadness (2008-10) Brooks Pinckard (2008-09)
118 114 108
Nolan Fadness (2008-09) Ty Forney (2010-12) Kole Calhoun (2007-09)
24 15 13
Dominic Piazza (2007-09) Braden Degamo (2008) Nick Bullington (2012) Kyle Holloway (2008)
Stolen Bases
Runs Scored
Fielding 517 307 273
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Assists
Ty Forney (2010-12) Andy Leonard (2009-10) Drew Heithoff (2009-10)
46 43 29
Errors
Ty Forney (2010-12) Mike LaLuna (2006-07) Andy Leonard (2009-10)
Passed Balls
Pitching ERA
1.92 2.21 3.02
(Min 110 IP) Ian Campbell (2009-10) Tim Huber (2006-07) Rudy Jaramillo (2009-10)
14 12 11
Tim Huber (2006-07) Ian Campbell (2009-10) Chris Odegaard (2007-09)
9 8 6
Tom Eager (2006-07) Matt McDaniel (2010-11) Jon Bjelland (2005-06) Brad Goldberg (2010-11) Rudy Jaramillo (2009-10) Nick Fellman (2005-06) Nate Schwartz (2005)
24 19 13
Kole Calhoun (2007-09) Nick Fellman (2005-06) Devan Kline (2009)
52 42 40
Wins
4 3 2
2
Losses
Tim Huber (2006-07) Rudy Jaramillo (2009-10) Ian Campbell (2009-10) Chris Odegaard (2007-09) Ryan Hines (2008) D.J. Mauldin (2008)
Shutouts
Chris Odegaard (2007-08) Tim Huber (2006-07)
Saves
Appearances
69 65 58
Jon Bjelland (2005-06) Tim Huber (2006-07) Matt McDaniel (2010-11) Chris Odegaard (2007-09)
123 113
Tim Huber (2006-07) Chris Odegaard (2007-09) Jon Bjelland (2005-06)
14 9 7
Hits Allowed
17 16 14
Tim Huber (2006-07) Rudy Jaramillo (2009-10) Travis Kempf (2005-06)
Runs Allowed
Matt McDaniel (2010-11) Jon Bjelland (2005-06) Travis Kempf (2005-06)
Walks Allowed
71 65 59
Innings Pitched
153.2 Tim Huber (2006-07) 129.1 Matt McDaniel (2010-11) 122.2 Rudy Jaramillo(2009-10)
124 119 117
Nick Fellman (2005-06) Evan Zerff (2010-11) Kole Calhoun (2007-09)
Complete Games
14 13
Strikeouts
Home Runs Allowed Matt McDaniel (2010-11) Tim Huber (2006-07) Jon Bjelland (2005-06)
Wild Pitches
Phillip Walby (2012) Matt Trowbridge (2012-13) Shane Dyer (2007-08)
Hit Batters
Matt McDaniel (2010-11) Brad Goldberg (2010-11) Travis Kempf (2005-06)
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2015 Express Host Families Each year, the Eau Claire Express organization is fortunate to have community members welcome our players with open arms to live in their homes during the summer. This organization would not be complete without the generosity and efforts of our host families. Bill and Becky Drath Mike and Georgette Gust Brad and Teresa Paulsrud Sharon and Larry Palmer Jason and Marci Boyarski Dennis and Terry Scott Jarred and Melinda Huth Laurie Zukaitis Jim and Darla Lau Brian and Sandra DesJardin Phil and Gail Fieber Craig and Barb Santolin Dan and Roi Gluch Jeff and Janelle Laube Jeff and Becky McMahon Scott and Tracy Trippler
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Did you know... on this day in baseball... 1921 - With the jurors lifting the men onto their shoulders, the eight White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series are acquitted by the jury. The next day, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis will say the overwhelming evidence clearly shows the Black Sox fixed the games with gamblers and all involved will be banned from playing professional baseball again. 2010 - The Brewers and Corey Hart agree to a $26.5 million, three-year contract extension keeping the All-Star outfielder in Milwaukee through the 2013 season. The 28 year-old fly chaser, who had an unproductive 2009 season and a very poor spring training, had been the subject of recent trade rumors.
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