Murray State University Athletics
Breds Open Fall Practice With Plenty of New Faces
10/4/2012 8:40:00 AM | Baseball
The Murray State baseball team opened fall practice with plenty of new faces on the roster. The Breds will go through team practice before returning to their four-man groups the remainder of the semester.
The Breds roster features 11 new players, including six pitchers and five position guys. From this group, seven are freshman.
The group joins 14 returning starters from a team that finished the 2011 season 23-33 overall, and 8-19 in Ohio Valley Conference action.
Mason Barber, RHP, 6-0, 180, Fr., Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Mark Purvis at Mt. Juliet High School...helped the Bears to back-to-back district, regional and sectional championships.
Sheldon Baxter, LHP, 5-11, 160, Fr., LeCanto, Fla. (LeCanto)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Robert Cummings at LeCanto High School...selected as the team MVP and all-county all four years...went 8-4 with a 1.38 ERA as a senior...also hit .493 at the plate...was 6-4 with a 1.99 ERA and a .425 average as a junior...went 9-5 on the mound over his first two seasons.
Andrew Bramley, RHP, 6-3, 200, Fr., Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Bill Miller at Pleasure Ridge Park High School...helped team to back-to-back district and region championships...went 7-2 with a 0.81 ERA as a senior...was 6-0 on the mound as a junior.
Cashtyn DeLeeuw, RHP, 6-0, 200, Jr., Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada (Indian Hills Community College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Cam Walker at Indian Hills Community College...earned honorable mention honors after going 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA...struck out 81 over 77 innings...was a second-team all-region selection as a freshman after going 7-2 with a 4.34 ERA...fanned 52 over 45.2 innings...Played club baseball and team won the provincial championship and competed in the national tournament.
Greg Guest, INF, 6-0, 170, Jr., Nashville, Ill. (Rend Lake College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Etnier at Rend Lake College...hit .337 as a sophomore...named to the all-academic team...four-year letterwinner for head coach Chad Malawy at Nashville Community High School...earned all-conference honors as a senior after hitting .482 and setting a school record for stolen bases...earned the team defensive award as a junior...also lettered in football and basketball.
Matthew Johnson, INF, 6-0, 175, Fr., Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Mantooth at Apollo High School...helped the Eagles to three district championships and a pair of region titles...four-time all-district selection...earned all-region honors his last three years...named honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior...also lettered in football.
Ben Lott, OF/INF, 5-11, 185, Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa (Marshalltown Community College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Riche Grife at Marshalltown Community College...earned first-team all-region honors as a sophomore after hitting .388 with six home runs and 18 stolen bases...garnered honorable mention honors as a freshman..three-year letterwinner at Ottumwa High School...earned second-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as a senior after leading the state with a .541 average...earned first-team all-district honors all three years...also lettered in football, basketball and track and field.
Cody Maerz, RHP, 6-1, 180, Fr., Louisville, Ky. (Jeffersontown)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Scott Fluhr at Jeffersontown High School...helped the Chargers to a district championship as a junior...selected to the all-tournament team...earned all-region honors as a junior, after being named to the all-district team as a sophomore and junior...also lettered in golf.
John Rafferty, RHP, 6-3, 180, Jr., Chicago, Ill. (Prairie State Community College)
Played for head coach Bill Storrs at Prairie State Community College...went 6-2 with a 1.67 ERA in 22 games as a sophomore...led the region with 10 saves...two-year letterwinner for head coach Pete Lofus at St. Lawrence High School...helped the Vikings capture the Chicago Catholic League championship as a senior...earned all-conference honors after posting a 1.91 ERA and saves...selected to the all-area team as a junior after going 6-4 in a team-high 18 appearances.
Seth Washington, C/INF, 5-9, 165, Fr., Russellville, Ky. (Russellville)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Lou Kendall at Russellville High School...helped the Panthers to back-to-back region championships...three-time all-district and all-region selection...earned all-state honors as a senior after hitting .487...hit .432 as a junior, after posting a .343 average his sophomore year...also lettered in football and basketball.
Dalton West, C, 6-1, 190, Fr., Utica, Ky.(Apollo)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Mantooth at Apollo High School...selected as the Region 3 Player of the Year as a junior and senior...earned all-district and all-region honors as a junior and senior...garnered all-state laurels as a junior after posting a .431 average...earned honorable mention accolades after hitting .449 as a freshman...participated in the Kentucky East-West All-Star game his last three years.
The Breds roster features 11 new players, including six pitchers and five position guys. From this group, seven are freshman.
The group joins 14 returning starters from a team that finished the 2011 season 23-33 overall, and 8-19 in Ohio Valley Conference action.
Mason Barber, RHP, 6-0, 180, Fr., Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Mark Purvis at Mt. Juliet High School...helped the Bears to back-to-back district, regional and sectional championships.
Sheldon Baxter, LHP, 5-11, 160, Fr., LeCanto, Fla. (LeCanto)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Robert Cummings at LeCanto High School...selected as the team MVP and all-county all four years...went 8-4 with a 1.38 ERA as a senior...also hit .493 at the plate...was 6-4 with a 1.99 ERA and a .425 average as a junior...went 9-5 on the mound over his first two seasons.
Andrew Bramley, RHP, 6-3, 200, Fr., Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Bill Miller at Pleasure Ridge Park High School...helped team to back-to-back district and region championships...went 7-2 with a 0.81 ERA as a senior...was 6-0 on the mound as a junior.
Cashtyn DeLeeuw, RHP, 6-0, 200, Jr., Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada (Indian Hills Community College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Cam Walker at Indian Hills Community College...earned honorable mention honors after going 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA...struck out 81 over 77 innings...was a second-team all-region selection as a freshman after going 7-2 with a 4.34 ERA...fanned 52 over 45.2 innings...Played club baseball and team won the provincial championship and competed in the national tournament.
Greg Guest, INF, 6-0, 170, Jr., Nashville, Ill. (Rend Lake College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Etnier at Rend Lake College...hit .337 as a sophomore...named to the all-academic team...four-year letterwinner for head coach Chad Malawy at Nashville Community High School...earned all-conference honors as a senior after hitting .482 and setting a school record for stolen bases...earned the team defensive award as a junior...also lettered in football and basketball.
Matthew Johnson, INF, 6-0, 175, Fr., Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Mantooth at Apollo High School...helped the Eagles to three district championships and a pair of region titles...four-time all-district selection...earned all-region honors his last three years...named honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior...also lettered in football.
Ben Lott, OF/INF, 5-11, 185, Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa (Marshalltown Community College)
Two-year letterwinner for head coach Riche Grife at Marshalltown Community College...earned first-team all-region honors as a sophomore after hitting .388 with six home runs and 18 stolen bases...garnered honorable mention honors as a freshman..three-year letterwinner at Ottumwa High School...earned second-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as a senior after leading the state with a .541 average...earned first-team all-district honors all three years...also lettered in football, basketball and track and field.
Cody Maerz, RHP, 6-1, 180, Fr., Louisville, Ky. (Jeffersontown)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Scott Fluhr at Jeffersontown High School...helped the Chargers to a district championship as a junior...selected to the all-tournament team...earned all-region honors as a junior, after being named to the all-district team as a sophomore and junior...also lettered in golf.
John Rafferty, RHP, 6-3, 180, Jr., Chicago, Ill. (Prairie State Community College)
Played for head coach Bill Storrs at Prairie State Community College...went 6-2 with a 1.67 ERA in 22 games as a sophomore...led the region with 10 saves...two-year letterwinner for head coach Pete Lofus at St. Lawrence High School...helped the Vikings capture the Chicago Catholic League championship as a senior...earned all-conference honors after posting a 1.91 ERA and saves...selected to the all-area team as a junior after going 6-4 in a team-high 18 appearances.
Seth Washington, C/INF, 5-9, 165, Fr., Russellville, Ky. (Russellville)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Lou Kendall at Russellville High School...helped the Panthers to back-to-back region championships...three-time all-district and all-region selection...earned all-state honors as a senior after hitting .487...hit .432 as a junior, after posting a .343 average his sophomore year...also lettered in football and basketball.
Dalton West, C, 6-1, 190, Fr., Utica, Ky.(Apollo)
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Mantooth at Apollo High School...selected as the Region 3 Player of the Year as a junior and senior...earned all-district and all-region honors as a junior and senior...garnered all-state laurels as a junior after posting a .431 average...earned honorable mention accolades after hitting .449 as a freshman...participated in the Kentucky East-West All-Star game his last three years.
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