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July 14, 2008

McCloskey Named Loganland Player of the Year

Congratulations to incoming freshman Grant McCloskey (Logansport High School) on being named the Loganland Baseball Player of the Year by the Pharos-Tribune. You can read more about the honor at the Pharos-Tribune website.

http://www.pharostribune.com/localsports/local_story_195002732.html

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2008 IN North South All Star Series

Congratulations to incoming freshmen Dan Ranschaert (Mishawaka Marian), Luke Zinsmaster (Logansport), Andrew Swart (Crawfordsville), and Derek Bailey (Bloomington South) for outstanding performances this past weekend in the 2008 Indiana North/South All Star Series at the University of Notre Dame. Each of these young men represented their regions, hometowns, and high schools extremely well. The South squad won the series after splitting a double-header in South Bend on Saturday and winning the single game on Sunday. Swart and Bailey were members of the South team, while Ranschaert and Zinsmaster competed for the North team. We are looking forward to having these four quality young men on campus soon.

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June 30, 2008

4 Future Little Giants to Play in North-South Series

Four incoming Wabash College baseball recruits have been chosen to participate in the annual Indiana North-South All Star Series. The All-Star rosters are chosen by Indiana high school baseball coaches and represent the best 50 high school seniors in the state. The three game series will be held from July 12-13 at University of Notre Dame's Eck Stadium. Wabash will have more representatives on the 2008 squad than any other Division III school. The four representatives are listed below. For more information on the North-South Series, please visit www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=2008northsouthallstarseries or www.ihsbca.org for a full list of the rosters.

Derek Bailey - Bloomington South High School

Dan Ranschaert - Mishawaka Marian High School

Andrew Swart - Crawfordsville High School

Luke Zinsmaster - Logansport High School

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June 26, 2008

Dodaro Leading BlueSox in Hitting

Many Little Giants are competing in premier collegiate summer leagues across the country and doing extremely well. These summer leagues have allowed a good number of our baseball players the opportunity to play with and against players from every level of college baseball (DI, DII, DIII, Junior College).

Matt Dodaro '09, who started every game at shortstop for the Little Giants in 2008, is currently leading the Washington Blue Sox (PA) in hitting after 12 games. The Blue Sox sit at the top of the Tri-State Collegiate League standings with a 9-3 record. You can view the statistics at www.washingtonbluesox.com/id9.html .

You can follow all of your Little Giant baseball players by visiting the team sites listed below (if the team has a site). Keep up the great work men.

Matt Dodaro - Washington Blue Sox (www.washingtonbluesox.com)

Mike Korfhagen - Cincinnati Steam (www.cincinnatisteam.com)

Andy Weeks - Melrose Indians (www.melroseindians.com)

Jake Thomas - Melrose Indians (www.melroseindians.com)

Keegan Leckrone - Oak Forest Shooters (www.chicagosuburbanbaseballleague.org/stats.cfm)

Tanner Coggins - Tulsa Astros (http://obrienbaseball.com)

Nathan Schrader - Crawfordsville Eagles (www.thepaper24-7.com)

PJ Tyson - Crawfordsville Eagles (www.thepaper24-7.com)

Alan Griggs - Crawfordsville Eagles (www.thepaper24-7.com)

Nic Schrader - Lafayette Legion Post 11 (www.jconline.com)

David Seibel - Danville Warriors

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June 15, 2008

Athenians 3A State Champions!

Congratulations to Coach John Froedge and the 2008 Crawfordsville High School baseball team for winning the IHSAA 3A state championship at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Saturday, June 14th. The state championship victory over Mishawaka Marian brought the Athenians to an amazing 32-4 record for the season. The state championship is the first for any Athenian baseball team and Coach Froedge in his 27 years at the helm.

On a side note, three future Little Giants played in the 3A championship game Saturday afternoon. Crawfordsville's Andrew Swart, who was 11-0 with a 1.04 ERA, and outfielder Blake Harris will both wear the scarlet and white next year. Mishawaka Marian's leading hitter, Dan Ranschaert (.388 batting average) will also be a Little Giant.

Congratulations again to the Athenians on an amazing 2007-2008 championship season and to the Mishawaka Marian Knights for their first state championship appearance.