Wabash Baseball to Host Mentor Day
The Little Giant baseball team is pleased to play host to "Mentor/Mentee Day" this Saturday, April 21st. The Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMPS) is a service of the Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau. It pairs young people from the ages of 6 to 17 with an adult Mentor and allows the youth a chance to participate in activities such as picnics, field trips, movie days and much, much more. More importantly, it gives the young person an adult to turn to for guidance and help with academics and social issues. Local mentors include attorneys, businessmen and women, baseball coaches, factory workers, people from all walks of life who want to make a difference in these kids' lives. To get more information about the program, please contact Jennifer Williams or Nancy Hartley at the Youth Service Bureau (362-0694).
Each 'mentee' in attendance will take the field with a Wabash baseball player during pregame announcements. Following the announcements, each youth will receive a signed baseball from their Wabash baseball counterpart. We hope to see you at the Hollow to support this great cause!
Sophomore right-hander Joey Niezer '09 (Batesville, IN/Oldenburg Academy) was named North Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the week on April 16th. He went 2-0 on the week, scattering four hits in 16 innings of work. He picked up a 10-7 win against North Park University at the Steel Yard in Gary, tying a career-high with seven strikeouts. Joey gave up two hits and one earned run against the Vikings. He then went the distance against previously undefeated College of Wooster, lifting the Little Giants past the Fighting Scots, 3-2. The victory against the #1 team in the nation snapped the Scots' 27-game winning streak, the longest in the nation and longest in Wooster school history. Niezer allowed two hits in nine innings - giving up an infield hit in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the seventh. He struck out five, giving him 12 K's for the week. Joey also had four assists in the field, including throwing out a runner at the plate in the fourth inning to hold a two-run lead. On the week, he allowed four hits (one earned). Congratulations to Joey!
Freshman Kyle Rush '10 (Lafayette, IN/McCutcheon) was named North Coast Athletic Conference baseball player of the week on April 9th. Rush went 5-6 (.833) as the Little Giants' lead-off hitter in a pair of NCAC victories over Earlham (16-4, 13-6). He had a double, 3 RBIs, 2 stolen bases, and scored 5 runs. Rush also walked once and had a sacrifice fly. He shares the NCAC lead for stolen bases with 13. Congratulations Kyle!
