LETU Baseball guide

LeTourneau 2012 Baseball Roster## Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Hometown (Previous School)1 Josh Francis OF JR-2L R/R 5-10 Henderson, Texas (Henderson)2 Daniel Francis 2B SR-3L R/R 5-10 Henderson, Texas (Henderson)3 Caleb Pritchett OF/P FR-RS R/R 6-0 Longview, Texas (Panola College)5 Jordan Price RHP SO-1L R/R 6-0 Longview, Texas (New Diana)6 Rhett Bohannon IF JR-TR L/R 5-10 New Waverly, Texas (Wharton County JC)7 Chuck Daugherty C SO-1L R/R 5-9 Terrell, Texas (Terrell)9 Nate Tomaszewski OF/1B SR-3L L/R 6-3 Dove Canyon, Calif. (Tesoro)10 Kirby Cantalamessa RHP JR-2L R/R 5-11 Pearland, Texas (Home school)11 Michael Brents P/OF SO-1L R/R 5-9 Liberty, Texas (Liberty)12 Ryan Whitehead RHP FR-FY R/R 6-0 Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee)13 Aaron Canchola OF FR-FY L/L 5-11 Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny) 14 Micah Bohannon OF FR-FY R/R 5-10 New Waverly, Texas (New Waverly)15 Ben Boles RHP FR-FY R/R 5-10 Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne)16 Justin Braswell IF FR-FY R/R 6-1 Duncanville, Texas (Kennedale)17 Travis Norris RHP SR-3L R/R 5-11 Spring, Texas (Klein Oak)18 Andrew Doerrfeld OF FR-FY R/R 6-0 Longview, Texas (Longview)19 Ray Whitley LHP SO-1L L/L 6-0 Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson)20 Willie Bunker LHP JR-2L L/L 5-11 Little River-Academy, Texas (Academy)21 Jordan Argabright IF SO-TR R/R 5-7 Gilmer, Texas (Austin College)22 Brent Sellers OF JR-2L R/R 5-10 Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville)23 Joseph Smith OF FR-FY R/R 6-1 Henderson, Texas (West Rusk)25 Ryan Todd C FR-FY R/R 5-9 Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm)26 Jon Lewis C FR-FY R/R 5-11 Ennis, Texas (Ennis)27 Jay Lutz RHP JR-2L R/R 6-3 Pearland, Texas (Manvel)29 Landon Methvin RHP FR-FY R/R 6-1 Longview, Texas (Spring Hill)30 Christian Baker RHP FR-FY R/R 6-5 Liberty City, Texas (Sabine)32 Cole Shelton RHP FR-FY R/R 6-4 Richmond, Texas (William B. Travis)34 Chris Bertram OF SO-1L L/R 5-11 Friendswood, Texas (Baytown Christian)35 Matt Leftwich IF SO-FY R/R 6-4 Longview, Texas (Hallsville)36 Nicholas Patterson IF FR-FY R/L 6-3 Clemmons, N.C. (Home school)39 Jeremy Burke RHP JR-2L R/R 6-6 Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair)

LeTourneau Baseball Quick FactsName LeTourneau UniversityLocation Longview, TexasFounded 1946Enrollment 1,362Nickname YellowJacketsColors Blue & GoldAffiliation NCAADivisionIIIConference American Southwest ConferencePresident Dr. Dale LunsfordAD / Senior Women’s Administrator Terri DeikeFaculty Athletics Representative Dr. Bobby Johnson

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Robin Harriss, 6th seasonAlma Mater Texas Tech, 1995Collegiate / LETU Record 203-173-1 / 66-125-1

Assistant Coach Aaron GentryAlma Mater Berry College, 1997Trainers Portia Phillips, Stacy Havner

2010-11 SEASONOverall Record 19-21ASC Record 7-11, 5th ASC EastHome 14-7Away 5-14

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director Alan WiederholdEmail [email protected] 903.233.3735OfficeFax 903.233.3751Website www.letuathletics.com

Robin Harriss, who was named Assistant Athletic Director on November 13, 2009, has been gradually building the YellowJacket Base-ballprogram inhisfirst six yearsat thehelm.Harriss has yet to have a break out season in terms of wins and losses at LeTourneau, but under his guidance the Jackets went 19-21 in 2011, their best record in eight seasons.

The American Southwest Conference rec-ognized Harriss and assistant coach Aaron Gen-try as the ASC East Co-Coaching Staff of the Year along with two other schools in 2011.

Harriss has shown himself to be an excellent defensive coach as his teams have improved dramaticallyineachofhisfirsttwoseasons.Pri-or to Harriss coming on board for the 2007 sea-son,theprogramhadfivestraightseasonswithafieldingpercentagebelow.925.In2007,theJacketsposteda.933fieldingpercentageandthensetaschoolrecordin2008witha.951fieldingpercentage.

Harrissbroughtinhisfirstfullrecruitingclassin2008andsaw immediate dividends as four freshmen earned everyday starting jobs and another was in the starting pitching rotation. Hehashadfourplayersearnall-conferencehonors,fivenamedthe conference player of the week and 13 ASC Academic Honor Roll members. In 2010, Harriss helped guide Logan Smith to the ASC Freshman of the Year honors, while having six players named ASC Academic Honor Roll members.

Harriss is a 1995 graduate of Texas Tech University where he earned All-Southwest Conference and SWC tournament team honors during his senior season. He signed with the Cleveland Indians organization out of college and played or coached at the professional level for the next eight years reaching AAA duringthe1997and1999seasons.Duringhisfirstthreeyearsof minor league ball he led the entire organization in throwing

Robin Harriss, Head Baseball Coachout potential base stealers and earned South Atlantic League all-star honors during the 1995 season.

As a coach, Harriss has had similar success. Before heading to the college ranks, he man-aged for a season in the minor leagues with the Greenville Bluesmen. Then, he moved onto Ba-cone College where he served as an assistant coach for two years before becoming the head coach for a year. During his three seasons, BC won at least 45 games each year. As the head coach, BC was ranked as high as 17th in the na-tion in NAIA, the highest in school history and finishedtheyearranked20th.Hethenmovedonto Oklahoma State University where he worked with the catchers for a year. Last year, Harriss was the top assistant at Dartmouth Col-

lege in charge of recruiting and hitting. At Dartmouth, Harriss helped take the Big Green from last

place in the Ivy League in 2005 to second place in 2006. Dart-mouth defeated three NCAA Division I playoff participants, in-cluding Pepperdine, the 20th ranked team in the country.

In his coaching career, Harriss has had over 40 players draft-ed into major league organizations. He coached three confer-enceplayersoftheyearatBaconeandhadfiveall-IvyLeagueselections this past year at Dartmouth. He has also coached in the Cape Cod League (Wareham Gatemen) and in the Texas Collegiate League (Granbury Generals).

Harriss and his wife, Misti, reside in Longview with their son, Winn and daughter, Adalee. He is originally from San Angelo, Texas and attended Lubbock Christian University and Frank Phillips Junior College before graduating with an Exercise and Sport Sciences degree from Texas Tech. He earned a master’s degree from Northeastern State University in 2003 and also teaches in the Kinesiology Department at LeTourneau.

Aaron Gentry joined the LeTourneau Uni-versity baseball coaching staff in May 2007. He brings a wealth of knowledge gained from his extensive playing and coaching career.

The American Southwest Conference rec-ognized Gentry and head coach Robin Harriss as the ASC East Co-Coaching Staff of the Year along with two other schools in 2011 after the YellowJackets went 19-21, their best record in eight seasons.

Gentry, an Oklahoma native, most recently was a volunteer assistant coach at Rogers State University. Before beginning his coaching career at RSU, Gentrywasanaccomplished infielder. In1993,heearnedall-state honors at Claremore (Okla.) High School while leading them to the 4A State Championship. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians after his senior season, but chose to continue his playing career at the University of Arkan-

sas. He later starred at Labette (Kan.) Commu-nity College and Berry (Ga.) College before being drafted again in the 12th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997.

In 2009, Gentry’s hard work and dedication to LeTourneau as helped guide Nick Mihalco was named the ASC East Freshman of the Year. One year later, Logan Smith earned that same honor.

He spent three years as a player in the Car-dinals organization before returning home to Oklahoma. Gentry assisted the RSU program

from 2004-07. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral and social science and has a Master’s degree in counseling psychology.

Gentry and wife, Lauren, who is the head women’s golf coach at LeTourneau, live in Longview. In October of 2011, theGentryswelcomed their first child to theworld, theirson Brooks.

Aaron Gentry, Assistant Baseball Coach

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2008 29-28 .310 100 19 31 4 0 0 13 35 .350 11 0 19 - - - 3-4 53 46 4 .9612009 27-20 .247 81 9 20 4 1 0 12 26 .321 5 1 12 - - - 2-3 40 44 4 .9552010 40-40 .333 150 28 50 11 0 0 29 61 .406 25 1 20 - - - 3-4 95 76 8 .9552011 7-7 .200 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 .200 3 0 2 .292 1 0 2-2 13 21 3 .919TOTAL 103-95 .299 351 56 105 19 1 0 55 126 .358 44 2 53 .379 1 0 10-13 201 187 19 .949

Daniel FrancisInfield • 5’10”Senior • 3LHenderson, TexasHenderson High School 2

2011: Appeared and started in seven games before suc-cumbing to a season-ending injury ... Went 2-for-2 with a walk in LeTourneau’s 2-0 win at Arlington Baptist (Feb. 18, 2011) ... Redshirted.

2010: Started in every one of LeTourneau’s 40 games ... Hit .333 with 11 doubles and 29 RBIs ... Slugged .407 and had an on-base percentage of .427 ... Hit .419 in 31 at-bats against left-handed pitchers ... Accumulated a 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 28 to March 19, which included a 4-for-5 showing,fiverunsandthegame-winningRBIagainstEurekaCollege (March 10, 2010) ... Knocked three RBIs in each of LeTourneau’s two wins over Castleton State (Feb. 20 and Feb. 23, 2010).

2009: Played in 27 games, starting 20 ... Batted .247 in 81 plate appearances ... Had 20 hits, 12 runs batted in, nine runs scored, four doubles and one triple ... Finished with 44 assists and 40 putouts.

2008: Batted .310 in 29 games played ... Recorded 31 hits, 19 runs scored, 13 RBIs and four doubles.

PREP: Graduated from Henderson High School ... Boasted a .386 batting average and ran a 6.8 in the 60 yard dash in high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Thomas Francis ... Son of Marina and Randy Francis ... Has a younger brother, Josh, who also plays baseball for LeTourneau ... Majoring in Me-chanical Engineering.

Daniel Francis

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YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2008 2-4 8.46 13-8 0 0/0 0 61.2 88 69 58 41 32 - - - - - - - - - -2009 2-3 5.17 5-4 0 0/0 0 15.2 19 12 9 8 12 - - - - - - - - - -2010 1-3 8.63 15-11 0 0/0 0 49.0 82 50 47 43 54 14 3 7 219 .374 7 8 0 1 32011 3-4 3.63 12-10 1 0/1 0 57.0 55 32 23 43 28 4 0 2 163 .267 5 9 1 0 3TOTAL 8-14 3.63 45-33 1 0/1 0 183.1 144 163 137 135 126 18 3 9 382 .290 12 17 1 1 6

Travis NorrisPitcher • 5’8”Senior • 3LSpring, TexasKlein Oak High School 17

2011: Made 12 mound appearances for the YellowJackets, starting 10 games ... Went 3-4 with a career-best 3.63 ERA ... Struck out 28 batters over 57 innings of work ... Earned his firstwinoftheseasoninreliefinLeTourneau’s7-5winoverSul Ross State (Feb. 26, 2011) ... Earned the complete-game victory by pitching seven innings and allowing only two earned runs in LETU’s 8-4 win at Mississippi College (April 22, 2011).

2010: Appeared in 15 games on the mound for the Yellow-Jackets, making a team-high 15 starts ... Led the Jackets in innings pitched (49) and strikeouts (54) ... Compiled a 1-3 record with an 8.63 ERA ... Struck out seven batters and over 5 1/3 innings to get the win in LeTourneau’s 14-5 triumph at Dallas (March 12, 2010).

2009:Pitchedinfivegamesbeforelosingtheseasontoin-jury ... Went 2-3 with a 5.17 earned run average ... Worked 15 2/3innings...Recorded12strikeouts...Earnedhisfirstcol-legiate victory in LeTourneau’s 16-2 win over Castleton State (Feb. 16, 2009) ... Redshirted.

2008: Was fourth on the team with a 8.10 ERA and the player with the third-most starts.

PREP: Graduated from Klein Oak High School.

PERSONAL: Full Name is Travis P. Norris ... Born in Houston, Texas ... Son of Michelle and Don Norris ... Has an older sister, Stephanie ... Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Marketing.

Nate TomaszewskiThird Base • 6’3”Senior • 3LDove Canyon, CaliforniaTesoro High School 9

2011: Started in all 40 of LeTourneau’s games during his ju-nior season ... Batted .366 with four home runs and 28 RBIs ... Led the YellowJackets in on-base percentage (.467) and slugging percentage (.549) ... Hit .386 with runners on base ... Named to the All-ASC East Division Second Team as an outfielder...HitahomerunintheseasonfinaleatMississippiCollege as a part of a three-RBI day, giving him his third ca-reer home run against the Choctaws (April 22, 2011) ... Went 4-for-6withfiveRBIsinthefinaleatEastTexasBaptist(March19, 2011) ... Named to the ASC’s Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Enjoyed a breakout season, starting all 40 games at firstbasefortheYellowJackets...NamedtotheAll-ASCEastDivisionFirstTeamatfirstbaseafterhitting .404withninehome runs and 42 RBIs and slugged .705 ... Knocked two homeruns inseasonfinaleagainstNo.13MississippiCol-lege (April 24, 2010), with his second home run coming on thefinalatbattoraisehisaverageover.400...Hithisfirstgrand slam as a collegian in a 20-10 win over East Texas Bap-tist (March 19, 2010) ... Hit .421 against right-handed pitching and .343 against lefties ... Was an Academic All-Conference honoree, and was LeTourneau’s baseball representative on the ASC’s Distinguished Scholar-Athlete team.

2009: Played in 18 games, starting 12 ... Batted .310 in 42 at-bats ... Finished with 13 hits, 10 runs scored, nine RBIs, two doubles and a pair of home runs ... Slugged .500 ... Had 12 putouts and four assists.

PREP: Graduated from Tesoro High School ... In 2009 was part of the South Coast League Championship Team going 21-9 for the season ... Also played ice hockey.

PERSONAL: Full Name is Nathan Draper Tomaszewski ... Born in Orange County, California ... Son of Sandra Draper and Mark Tomaszewski ... Has an older sister Amanda ... Ma-joring in Marketing with a minor in economics, accounting, andfinance.

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2009 18-12 .310 42 10 13 2 0 2 9 21 .500 7 0 13 .408 0 0 0-0 12 4 2 .8892010 40-40 .404 156 38 63 20 0 9 42 110 .705 19 3 13 .475 1 0 10-14 284 10 8 .9742011 40-40 .366 142 30 52 12 1 4 28 78 .549 24 3 29 .467 0 0 5-7 68 2 3 .959TOTAL 92-98 .376 340 78 128 34 1 15 79 209 .614 50 6 55 .463 1 0 15-21 364 16 13 .967

Nate Tomaszewski

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Michael BrentsP/OF • 5’9” • Soph.-1LLiberty, Texas Liberty High School 11

2011: Appeared in three games for the YellowJackets with two appearances on the mound ... Compiled an 0-1 record with a 9.82 ERA in varsitycompetition...Struckouthisfirstbatterascollegianandpitched22/3inningsatAustinCollege(April12,2011).

PREP:LetteredthreeseasonsatLibertyHighSchoolinLiberty,Texas...WasanAll-Districtoutfielderasasophomorein2008...GarneredAll-District Second Team honors as a pitcher during his junior season in 2009 ... Also lettered three years in football and was a two-time all-district defensive lineman ... Participated in band, FFA and Student Council.

PERSONAL: Son of Lee Ann and Jeff Brents ... Has an older brother, Jeffrey ... Is majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in History.

YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2011 0-1 9.82 2-0 0 0/0 0 3.2 7 4 4 1 1 3 0 0 18 .389 1 1 0 0 0TOTAL 0-1 9.82 2-0 0 0/0 0 3.2 7 4 4 1 1 3 0 0 18 .389 1 1 0 0 0

Chris BertramOutfield • 5’10” • Soph.-1LFriendswood, Texas Baytown Christian School 34

2011: Played in 31 games for the YellowJackets, making 28 starts ... Hit .320 with eight doubles, one home run and 16 RBIs as a freshman ... His .320 batting average and .433 slugging percentage both ranked third on the team ... Was fourth on the team with a .396 on-base percentage...Hadninemulti-hitgamesduringtheseason...Collectedthreehitsinagamethreetimesduringtheseason...Hithisfirstcollegiate home run as part of a 2-for-3, 3-RBI game at Texas-Tyler (April 1, 2011) ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored against Castleton State (Feb. 23, 2011).

PREP: Lettered three years at Baytown Christian Academy in Baytown, Texas ... Member of his school’s 16-2 district championship team as a sophomore in 2007, and was named to the TAPPS All-State Tournament team at the conclusion of the season ... Was an TAPPS All-State honoree as a junior after hitting .657 for the season ... Batted .480 as a senior ... Graduated fourth in his class and was a named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Also participated in football and weightlifting.

PERSONAL: Born in Houston, Texas to Kim and Ricky Bertram ... Has a younger brother, Ryan ... Enjoys video games and spending time with friends and family ... Has played guitar for nearly 11 years ... Is undecided on a major.

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2011 31-28 .320 97 16 31 8 0 1 16 42 .433 7 6 10 .396 1 2 5-6 29 1 3 .909TOTAL 31-28 .320 97 16 31 8 0 1 16 42 .433 7 6 10 .396 1 2 5-6 29 1 3 .909

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2011 4-0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000TOTAL 4-0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000

Willie BunkerLHP • 5’11” • Jr.-2LLittle River-Academy, Texas Academy High School 20

2011: Pitched 15 2/3 innings in 10 appearances for the YellowJackets ... Furnished a 1-1 record with an 8.62 ERA and four strikeouts ... Was the winning pitcher after throwing two scoreless relief innings in LeTourneau’s 9-3 win over Austin College (March 22, 2011) ... Started and pitched four innings in LeTourneau’s 13-7 win over the Ozarks (Ark.) (March 26, 2011) ... Allowed only three hits and no earned runs in his firstsixreliefappearances.2010: Appeared in 16 games for the YellowJackets as a freshman ... Compiled a 1-0 record with a 7.27 ERA ... Struckoutsixbattersover171/3inningspitched...PickeduphisfirstcollegiatevictoryinareliefappearanceagainstEastTexasBaptist(3/22/2010).

PREP: Graduated from Academy High School ... Was a part of the FFA and also lettered in football ...Was named a Second Team All-district Pitcher in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Randal Bunker ... Son of Judy and Bart Bunker ... Has an older sister named Brianna ... Majoring in Materi-als Joining engineering.

YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2010 1-0 7.27 16-0 0 0/0 0 17.1 30 19 14 5 6 11 0 2 77 .390 1 2 0 1 12011 1-1 8.62 10-2 0 0/0 0 15.2 22 18 15 6 4 3 0 4 70 .314 3 3 0 0 0TOTAL 2-1 7.91 26-2 0 0/0 0 33.0 52 37 29 11 10 14 0 6 147 .354 4 5 0 1 1

Jeremy BurkeRHP • 6’6” • Jr.-2LCypress, Texas Cy-Fair High School 39

2011: Made 12 mound appearances for the YellowJackets with four starts ... Compiled a 5-2 record with a 6.63 ERA over 38 innings pitched ...Hisfivewinstiedfortheteamleadin2011withGarrettMethvin...PickedupwinsinthreeconsecutiveappearancesbetweenFeb.19and March 12 ... Was the winning pitcher and struck out six batters over three innings of relief pitching in a 2-1 win over Howard Payne (March 5, 2011) ... Pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings and allowed only one run against Texas-Dallas (April 8, 2011). 2010: Started nine ofthe11gamesheappearedinfortheYellowJackets...Compileda3-5recordwitha6.70ERA...Claimedhisfirstcollegiatevictorywitha four-inning start against Wiley College (Feb. 16, 2010).

PREP: Graduated from Cypress Fairbanks High School with A Honor Roll Honors ... Was on the academic honor roll seven out of the eight semesters he was in high school ... Chose LeTourneau over Mary Hardin-Baylor and Baylor.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jeremy Aaron Burke ... Son of Nancy J. and Steven S. Burke ... Has an older brother named Justin Burke and an older sister named Christen Thaggard ... Enjoys history, movies and games ... Majoring in History Education.


Chuck DaughertyC • 5’9” • Soph.-1LTerrell, Texas Terrell High School 7

2011: Appeared in 27 games at catcher for the YellowJackets as a freshman, making 25 starts ... Batted .237 with six RBIs in 76 at-bats ... Hitfourdoublesandscored10runsduringtheseason...Compiledseparatehittingstreaksoffiveandsixgamesduringtheseason...Re-cordedhisfirstmulti-hitgameasacollegianinLeTourneau’s7-5winoverSulRossState(Feb.26,2011)...Went1-for-4withtwoRBIsandtworunsscoredinLeTourneau’sseason-finaleatMississippiCollege(April22,2011)...Hadthreeassists,includingbeingpartofa3-2-3double-play, in LeTourneau’s 9-3 win over the Ozarks (Ark.) (March 25, 2011).

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner at Terrell High School east of Dallas ... Was named his district’s Defensive MVP at the conclusion of his junior and senior seasons ... Played club baseball with TPX Baseball and the Dallas Diamond Jaxx.

PERSONAL: GivennameisChristopherDaugherty...SonofJohnandBethDaugherty...Hasayoungersister,Emma...Enjoysfishingandhunting ... Is a kinesiology/sports management major.

Kirby CantalamessaRHP • 5’11” • Jr.-2LPearland, Texas Home school 10

2011: Appeared in 17 games for the YellowJackets during his sophomore season, pitching 23 1/3 innings ... Was 0-4 with a 6.56 ERA and onesave...Struckout18battersduringtheseason...Matchedhiscareerhighbystrikingoutfivebattersduringathree-inningperfor-manceatMississippiCollege(April21,2011)...Pickeduphisfirstcollegiatesavebystrikingouttwobattersovertwoinningsina7-5winover Sul Ross State (Feb. 26, 2011). 2010:Went0-1witha7.36ERAin11inningspitchedasafreshman...Struckoutacareerhighfivebatters in two innings of work during LeTourneau’s 24-6 victory over Eureka (Ill.) (March 10, 2010) ... Pitched two scoreless innings and gave uponlyonehitinhiscollegiatedebutagainstTexasCollege(Feb.15,2010)...Didnotallowarunduringhisfinalfiveappearances.

PREP: Was home-schooled for high school career ... Competed with the Houston Northside Falcons Club Team ... Boasted a .450 batting average, and a 1.80 ERA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kirby Vincent Cantalamessa ... Born in Houston, Texas ... Son of Mona and George Cantalamessa ... Has two sisters, Olivia and Alana ... Is an accomplished surfer ... Considers pitching in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. “in front of thousands of people” to be one of his biggest thrills as a player ... Is an exercise science major.


YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2011 36-35 .262 126 15 33 5 0 0 21 38 .302 15 2 24 .345 2 1 2-3 73 60 7 .950TOTAL 36-35 .262 126 15 33 5 0 0 21 38 .302 15 2 24 .345 2 1 2-3 73 60 7 .950

Willie BunkerLHP • 5’11” • Jr.-2LLittle River-Academy, Texas Academy High School 20

2011: Pitched 15 2/3 innings in 10 appearances for the YellowJackets ... Furnished a 1-1 record with an 8.62 ERA and four strikeouts ... Was the winning pitcher after throwing two scoreless relief innings in LeTourneau’s 9-3 win over Austin College (March 22, 2011) ... Started and pitched four innings in LeTourneau’s 13-7 win over the Ozarks (Ark.) (March 26, 2011) ... Allowed only three hits and no earned runs in his firstsixreliefappearances.2010: Appeared in 16 games for the YellowJackets as a freshman ... Compiled a 1-0 record with a 7.27 ERA ... Struckoutsixbattersover171/3inningspitched...PickeduphisfirstcollegiatevictoryinareliefappearanceagainstEastTexasBaptist(3/22/2010).

PREP: Graduated from Academy High School ... Was a part of the FFA and also lettered in football ...Was named a Second Team All-district Pitcher in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Randal Bunker ... Son of Judy and Bart Bunker ... Has an older sister named Brianna ... Majoring in Materi-als Joining engineering.


Jeremy BurkeRHP • 6’6” • Jr.-2LCypress, Texas Cy-Fair High School 39

2011: Made 12 mound appearances for the YellowJackets with four starts ... Compiled a 5-2 record with a 6.63 ERA over 38 innings pitched ...Hisfivewinstiedfortheteamleadin2011withGarrettMethvin...PickedupwinsinthreeconsecutiveappearancesbetweenFeb.19and March 12 ... Was the winning pitcher and struck out six batters over three innings of relief pitching in a 2-1 win over Howard Payne (March 5, 2011) ... Pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings and allowed only one run against Texas-Dallas (April 8, 2011). 2010: Started nine ofthe11gamesheappearedinfortheYellowJackets...Compileda3-5recordwitha6.70ERA...Claimedhisfirstcollegiatevictorywitha four-inning start against Wiley College (Feb. 16, 2010).

PREP: Graduated from Cypress Fairbanks High School with A Honor Roll Honors ... Was on the academic honor roll seven out of the eight semesters he was in high school ... Chose LeTourneau over Mary Hardin-Baylor and Baylor.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jeremy Aaron Burke ... Son of Nancy J. and Steven S. Burke ... Has an older brother named Justin Burke and an older sister named Christen Thaggard ... Enjoys history, movies and games ... Majoring in History Education.


Josh FrancisOF • 5’10” • Jr.-2LHenderson, Texas Henderson High School 1

2011:Playedin29gamesasasophomorewith14starts...Hit.259withonedoubleandfiveRBIsin54at-bats...Went2-for-4withanRBIin LeTourneau’s 13-5 win over Dallas (March 12, 2011) ... Knocked a collegiate-best three hits in LETU’s next game, a 14-9 non-conference loss at Louisiana College (March 15, 2011) ... Raised his batting average from .154 to .318 during the aforementioned games. 2010: Ap-pearedin15gamesforLeTourneauasafreshman,makingthreestarts...Scoredhisfirstcollegiaterun-thegame-winner-inthefinalinningofLeTourneau’s9-8winoverTexasCollegeintheseason-opener(Feb.15,2010)...KnockedinarunandcollectedhisfirstcollegiatehitatHardin-Simmons(March6,2010)...Scoredtworunsandinhisfirstcollegiatestart,a13-8winoverWileyCollege(Feb.16,2010).

PREP: Graduated from Henderson High School with High Honor Roll accolades ... Also lettered in basketball ... Earned all-district Honor-able Mention in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Josh David Francis ... Son of Marina and Randall Francis ... Older brother Daniel is a senior on the LeTourneau baseball team ... Majoring in Kinesiology and pursuing a minor in Social Studies.

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2010 15-3 .222 18 10 4 0 0 0 3 4 .222 4 1 6 .391 0 0 0-1 11 3 0 1.0002011 29-14 .259 54 10 14 1 0 0 5 15 .278 2 0 17 .281 1 4 6-9 39 0 0 1.000TOTAL 44-17 .250 72 20 18 1 0 0 8 19 .264 6 1 23 .313 1 4 6-10 50 3 0 1.000

Jay LutzOF/RHP • 6’3” • Jr.-2LPearland, Texas Manvel High School 27

2011:AppearedinfivevarsitygamesfortheYellowJackets,makingtwostarts...PitchedtwoinningsandinLeTourneau’s9-3winoverAus-tin College (March 22, 2011) ... Struck out six batters over eight innings ... Was named to the ASC’s Academic Honor Roll. 2010: Pitched 34 1/3 innings over 12 appearances and compiled a 3-5 record as freshman for the YellowJackets ... Struck out 27 batters during the season, includingacareer-bestseveninfiveinningsofreliefagainstTexasCollege(March16,2010)...PickeduphisfirstcareerwinafterpitchingtwoinningsofreliefinLeTourneau’s25-9victoryoverCastletonState(Feb.23,2010)...MadehisfirstcareerstartagainstJarvisChristianandearnedthewinafterpitchingfiveinningsandallowingonlyonerun(April6,2010).

PREP: Played at Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas ... Stole a career-best 22 bases during senior season ... Tabbed Second-Team All-District in 2007-08 and All-District Honorable Mention in 2008-09 ... Also lettered in football ... Named Texas Scholar ... Member of Choir, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Chose LeTourneau over Colorado Christian.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jay Michael Lutz ... Born in Barstow, Calif. ... Son of Mike Lutz and Shannon Bowen ... Has two brothers, Matthew and Colby and one sister, Shelby ... Enjoys music and playing golf ... Majoring in Computer Science.YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2010 3-5 9.17 18-2 0 0/0 0 34.1 54 50 35 16 27 10 0 6 .353 6 12 0 4 52011 0-1 12.38 5-2 0 0/0 0 8.0 17 13 11 4 6 4 1 1 .447 1 1 0 1 1TOTAL 3-6 9.78 23-4 0 0/0 0 42.1 71 63 46 20 33 14 1 7 - .372 7 13 0 5 6

Josh FrancisOF • 5’10” • Jr.-2LHenderson, Texas Henderson High School 1

2011:Playedin29gamesasasophomorewith14starts...Hit.259withonedoubleandfiveRBIsin54at-bats...Went2-for-4withanRBIin LeTourneau’s 13-5 win over Dallas (March 12, 2011) ... Knocked a collegiate-best three hits in LETU’s next game, a 14-9 non-conference loss at Louisiana College (March 15, 2011) ... Raised his batting average from .154 to .318 during the aforementioned games. 2010: Ap-pearedin15gamesforLeTourneauasafreshman,makingthreestarts...Scoredhisfirstcollegiaterun-thegame-winner-inthefinalinningofLeTourneau’s9-8winoverTexasCollegeintheseason-opener(Feb.15,2010)...KnockedinarunandcollectedhisfirstcollegiatehitatHardin-Simmons(March6,2010)...Scoredtworunsandinhisfirstcollegiatestart,a13-8winoverWileyCollege(Feb.16,2010).

PREP: Graduated from Henderson High School with High Honor Roll accolades ... Also lettered in basketball ... Earned all-district Honor-able Mention in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Josh David Francis ... Son of Marina and Randall Francis ... Older brother Daniel is a senior on the LeTourneau baseball team ... Majoring in Kinesiology and pursuing a minor in Social Studies.

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2010 15-3 .222 18 10 4 0 0 0 3 4 .222 4 1 6 .391 0 0 0-1 11 3 0 1.0002011 29-14 .259 54 10 14 1 0 0 5 15 .278 2 0 17 .281 1 4 6-9 39 0 0 1.000TOTAL 44-17 .250 72 20 18 1 0 0 8 19 .264 6 1 23 .313 1 4 6-10 50 3 0 1.000

Jay LutzOF/RHP • 6’3” • Jr.-2LPearland, Texas Manvel High School 27

2011:AppearedinfivevarsitygamesfortheYellowJackets,makingtwostarts...PitchedtwoinningsandinLeTourneau’s9-3winoverAus-tin College (March 22, 2011) ... Struck out six batters over eight innings ... Was named to the ASC’s Academic Honor Roll. 2010: Pitched 34 1/3 innings over 12 appearances and compiled a 3-5 record as freshman for the YellowJackets ... Struck out 27 batters during the season, includingacareer-bestseveninfiveinningsofreliefagainstTexasCollege(March16,2010)...PickeduphisfirstcareerwinafterpitchingtwoinningsofreliefinLeTourneau’s25-9victoryoverCastletonState(Feb.23,2010)...MadehisfirstcareerstartagainstJarvisChristianandearnedthewinafterpitchingfiveinningsandallowingonlyonerun(April6,2010).

PREP: Played at Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas ... Stole a career-best 22 bases during senior season ... Tabbed Second-Team All-District in 2007-08 and All-District Honorable Mention in 2008-09 ... Also lettered in football ... Named Texas Scholar ... Member of Choir, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Chose LeTourneau over Colorado Christian.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jay Michael Lutz ... Born in Barstow, Calif. ... Son of Mike Lutz and Shannon Bowen ... Has two brothers, Matthew and Colby and one sister, Shelby ... Enjoys music and playing golf ... Majoring in Computer Science.

Jordan PriceRHP • 6’0” • So.-1LLongview, Texas New Diana High School 5

2011: Made 11 relief appearances for the YellowJackets as a freshman ... Went 0-1 with one save and a bullpen-low 3.45 ERA during the season...Struckoutfivebattersin152/3innings...PickeduphisfirstcollegiatesaveinLeTourneau’s4-2winoverLouisianaCollege,pitch-ing one inning and striking out one batter (April 16, 2011) ... Pitched a season-best 4 2/3 innings while scattering four hits and allowing one earned run at Texas-Tyler (April 2, 2011).

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at New Diana High School in Diana, Texas ... Was undefeated as a starter during his junior and senior seasons ... Earned all-district accolades as a junior in 2009, and garnered all-district Honorable Mention in 2010 ... Was a Texas Globe Scholar.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Johnny and Kay Price ... Has two older sisters, Jana and Kristen ... Enjoys anything to do with the outdoors ... Is a kinesiology major.

YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2011 0-1 3.45 11-0 0 0/0 1 15.2 18 10 6 2 5 1 0 2 - .273 0 5 4 0 0TOTAL 0-1 3.45 11-0 0 0/0 1 15.2 18 10 6 2 5 1 0 2 - .273 0 5 4 0 0

Brent SellersOF • 5-10” • Jr.-2LWoodinville, Texas Woodinville High School 22

2011: Appeared in 19 games for the YellowJackets, making 14 starts ... Hit .213 and slugged .426 over 47 at-bats ... Six of his 10 hits were for extra bases, including two triples and a home run ... Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored - knocking a double, triple and a home run - in LeTourneau’s 13-7 win over the Ozarks (Ark.) (March 26, 2011). 2010: Started in seven of the nine games in which he ap-peared for the YellowJackets ... Batted .053 in 19 at-bats, but recorded an on-base percentage of .367 ... Drew four walks and was hit by a pitch six times ... His lone hit of the season was a three-run home run in LeTourneau’s victory over Eureka College (March 10, 2010). 2009: Appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury ... Scored two runs ... Redshirted.

PREP: Graduated from Woodinville High School in Washington state, graduating in 2008 ... Boasted a .300 hitting average in high school ... Received his school’s golden globe award in 2008.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brent Andrew Sellers ... Son of Brenda and Greg Sellers ... Has a younger brother named Sean ... Majoring in Materials Joining.

YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SF SH SB-Att PO A E Fld%2010 9-7 .053 19 4 1 0 0 1 4 4 .211 4 6 8 .367 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0002011 19-14 .213 47 9 10 3 2 1 10 20 .426 6 4 20 .345 1 1 0-1 1 0 0 1.000TOTAL 28-21 .167 66 13 11 3 2 2 14 24 .364 10 10 28 .352 2 1 0-1 1 0 0 1.000

Ray WhitleyLHP • 6’0” • So.-1LDickinson, TexasDickinson High School 19

2011: Made 10 mound appearances and two starts for the YellowJackets ... Compiled a 6.94 ERA over 11 2/3 innings ... Started both of LeTourneau’s non-conference games against Austin College (March 22, Longview; April 12, Sherman) ... Struck out three batters in four innings of work at Austin College ... Struck out six batters and walked seven during the season.

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner at Dickinson High School, graduating in 2008 ... Was a First-Team All-District 23-4A honoree as a senior ... Also named to the All-Galveston County Second Team.

PERSONAL:IsthesonofMarkandDebbieWhitley...Hastwobrothers,CodyandGarrett...Enjoyshuntingandfishing...Ismajoringinbusiness.

YEAR W-L ERA App-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB OAV WP HBP BK SFA SHA2011 0-0 6.94 10-2 0 0/0 0 11.2 14 11 9 7 6 3 0 2 - .286 0 2 0 0 1TOTAL 0-0 6.94 10-2 0 0/0 0 11.2 14 11 9 7 6 3 0 2 - .286 0 2 0 0 1

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NEWCOMERS

Jordan ArgabrightIF • 5’7” • So.-TRGilmer, Texas Gilmer HS / Austin College 21

AUSTIN COLLEGE: Saw action 10 games for the Kangaroos during the 2011 season, making two starts ... Collected three hits in nine at-bats for a .333 batting average and scored six runs.

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner at Harmony High School ... Scored a career-best 44 runs stole 18 while recording a .500 on-base per-centage as a senior in 2010 ... Hit .320 and drove in 14 runs during his senior season and was named to the All-District 18-2A team ... Hit .471,stole25basesin25attemptsandhadanOBPof.525asajuniorin2009...Recordedafieldingpercentageof.984andwasnamedthe District 18-2A defensive MVP at second base in 2009; he was named to the All-East Texas First Team and all-state Class 2A Third Team ... Hit .420 and had an OBP of .494 as a sophomore .. Was named to the state’s All-Academic team as a senior in 2010.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Randall and Bonnie Argabright ... Has an older brother, Justin ... Says his biggest thrill as a baseball player came when he helped turn a triple play ... Enjoys watching movies and playing different sports ... Is a business administration major.

Christian BakerRHP • 6’5” • Fr.-FYLiberty City, Texas Sabine High School 30

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner at Sabine High School ... Compiled a 5-2 record and a 2.30 ERA over 48 2/3 innings as a senior ... Struck out77batterswhileissuingonly22walksduringhisseniorseasonin2011...Pitchedfivecompletegamesindistrictplayduringthe2011season, earning him First Team All-District honors ... Was twice named Sabine High School’s Pitcher of the Year.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Wendi McCann and Lance Baker ... Has two younger sisters, Jordan and Kylie, and two step-sisters, Madison Mc-Cann and Bree Hagler ... Enjoys playing basketball, video games and hanging out with friends ... His most thrilling day as a baseball player came in a one-hit victory last year in which he also struck out 13 batters ... Is an education major.

Jordan ArgabrightIF • 5’7” • So.-TRGilmer, Texas Gilmer HS / Austin College 21

AUSTIN COLLEGE: Saw action 10 games for the Kangaroos during the 2011 season, making two starts ... Collected three hits in nine at-bats for a .333 batting average and scored six runs.

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner at Harmony High School ... Scored a career-best 44 runs stole 18 while recording a .500 on-base per-centage as a senior in 2010 ... Hit .320 and drove in 14 runs during his senior season and was named to the All-District 18-2A team ... Hit .471,stole25basesin25attemptsandhadanOBPof.525asajuniorin2009...Recordedafieldingpercentageof.984andwasnamedthe District 18-2A defensive MVP at second base in 2009; he was named to the All-East Texas First Team and all-state Class 2A Third Team ... Hit .420 and had an OBP of .494 as a sophomore .. Was named to the state’s All-Academic team as a senior in 2010.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Randall and Bonnie Argabright ... Has an older brother, Justin ... Says his biggest thrill as a baseball player came when he helped turn a triple play ... Enjoys watching movies and playing different sports ... Is a business administration major.

Christian BakerRHP • 6’5” • Fr.-FYLiberty City, Texas Sabine High School 30

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner at Sabine High School ... Compiled a 5-2 record and a 2.30 ERA over 48 2/3 innings as a senior ... Struck out77batterswhileissuingonly22walksduringhisseniorseasonin2011...Pitchedfivecompletegamesindistrictplayduringthe2011season, earning him First Team All-District honors ... Was twice named Sabine High School’s Pitcher of the Year.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Wendi McCann and Lance Baker ... Has two younger sisters, Jordan and Kylie, and two step-sisters, Madison Mc-Cann and Bree Hagler ... Enjoys playing basketball, video games and hanging out with friends ... His most thrilling day as a baseball player came in a one-hit victory last year in which he also struck out 13 batters ... Is an education major.

Micah BohannonOF • 5’10” • Fr.-FYNew Waverly, TexasNew Waverly High School 14

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner at New Waverly High School ... Batted .322 and stole 24 bases during his senior season in 2011 ... Recorded47RBIsduringhishighschoolcareer...WasaFirstTeamAll-Districthonoreeasanoutfielder...HelpedleadNewWaverlytoundefeateddistrictchampionshipsduringhissophomoreandjuniorseasons...HelpedNewWaverlyadvancetotheregionalsemifinalsin2010andtoregionfinalsin2011...Wasanacademicall-stateselection...Graduatedeighthinhishighschoolclass.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Tommy and Penny Bohannon ... Has three older brothers, Tommy, Brad and Rhett, and one older sister, Starla ... OlderbrotherRhettalsoplaysfortheLeTourneauUniversitybaseballteam...Enjoysplayingbeachvolleyballandfishing...Isabusinessadministration major.

Rhett BohannonSS • 5’10” • Jr.-TRNew Waverly, TexasNew Waverly HS / Wharton JC 6

WHARTON: Played two seasons at Wharton County Junior College ... Batted .258 with two triples and 10 RBIs in 66 at-bats as a sophomore in 2011.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner at New Waverly High School, graduating in 2009 ... Hit .388 with 12 doubles, three triples and four home runs over the course of his junior and senior seasons ... Knocked 40 RBIs and stole 48 bases during his last two years of varsity com-petition ... Earned First Team all-district honors during his junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead New Waverly to the Class 2A Region III semifinalsasaseniorin2009...WasanAcademicAll-Statehonoree...Graduatedthirdinhishighschoolclass...HisUILsuccesswasnotlimited to athletics, as he was also a 2A regional champion in Editorial Writing.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Tommy and Penny Bohannon ... Has two older brothers (Tommy and Brad), an older sister (Starla) ... Has a youngerbrother,Micah,whoisalsoontheLeTourneauUniversitybaseballteam...Consideredadvancingtotheregionalfinalswithhishigh school baseball team his biggest thrill as a player ... Enjoys working out and playing video games ... Is an education major.

Ben BolesRHP • 5’10” • Fr.-FYCleburne, Texas Cleburne High School 15

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner at Cleburne High School ... Played club baseball with the Texas Sox, compiling an 8-3 record in his most recent stint with the team ... Served as the president of Cleburne High School’s Class of 2011 all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Is the son of David and Debbie Boles ... Has an older brother, Seth ... Considers pitching in a deciding game three of UIL playoff series his biggest thrill as a prep baseball player ... Enjoys playing golf, basketball and hanging out with friends ... Is a sports management major.

Justin BraswellIF • 6’1” • Fr.-FYDuncanville, Texas Kennedale High School 16

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at Kennedale High School ... Compiled a .463 batting average during his two varsity seasons ... Also won fivegamesinsixcareerdecisionsonthemound...HelpedleadKennedaletothe2011Class3Achampionship...WasnamedanFirstTeamAll-Districtfirstbasemanasasenior...EarnedSecondTeamAll-Districthonorsasasecondbasemanasajuniorin2010...Alsonamedtohis district’s All-Academic team ... Batted .515 with his club team, Texas Sox.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Valerie and Greg Braswell ... Has a younger brother, Jordan ... Considers winning the state championship as one of his biggest thrills as a baseball player ... Enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends and watching football ... Is majoring in Aeronautical Engineering.

Ben BolesRHP • 5’10” • Fr.-FYCleburne, Texas Cleburne High School 15

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner at Cleburne High School ... Played club baseball with the Texas Sox, compiling an 8-3 record in his most recent stint with the team ... Served as the president of Cleburne High School’s Class of 2011 all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Is the son of David and Debbie Boles ... Has an older brother, Seth ... Considers pitching in a deciding game three of UIL playoff series his biggest thrill as a prep baseball player ... Enjoys playing golf, basketball and hanging out with friends ... Is a sports management major.

Justin BraswellIF • 6’1” • Fr.-FYDuncanville, Texas Kennedale High School 16

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at Kennedale High School ... Compiled a .463 batting average during his two varsity seasons ... Also won fivegamesinsixcareerdecisionsonthemound...HelpedleadKennedaletothe2011Class3Achampionship...WasnamedanFirstTeamAll-Districtfirstbasemanasasenior...EarnedSecondTeamAll-Districthonorsasasecondbasemanasajuniorin2010...Alsonamedtohis district’s All-Academic team ... Batted .515 with his club team, Texas Sox.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Valerie and Greg Braswell ... Has a younger brother, Jordan ... Considers winning the state championship as one of his biggest thrills as a baseball player ... Enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends and watching football ... Is majoring in Aeronautical Engineering.

Aaron CancholaLHP/OF • 5’11” • Fr.-FYSweeny, TexasSweeny High School 13

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner at Sweeny High School, graduating in 2011.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Gonzalo and Nina Canchola ... Has a younger sister, Caitlyn, and a younger brother, Christian ... Enjoys playing any sport.

Andrew DoerrfeldOF • 6’0” • Fr.-FYLongview, Texas Longview High School 18

PREP:Wasathree-yearletterwinneratLongviewHighSchool...Batted.356withthreehomersandrecorded17outfieldassistsduringhissenior season in 2011 ... Was named the District 13-4A Defensive MVP as a junior in 2010 ... Named to the District 12-5A First Team as an outfielderin2011...EarnedAll-EastTexasHonorableMentionasanoutfielderin2010...NamedtheMVPoftheDallasPatriots16URedclub team in 2008 ... Was an All-American Scholar and a member of his school’s chapter of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Is the son of David Doerrfeld and Kathleen Knopp ... Born in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Has an older brother, Joshua ... Enjoys play-ingUltimateFrisbeeandflagfootball.

Matt Leftwich1B • 6’4” • So.-FYLongview, Texas Hallsville High School 35

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner as a high school player, attending Chapel Hill High School before transferring to Hallsville High School ... Batted .420 as a senior at Hallsville in 2009 ... Batted .486 as a junior ... Earned All-District MVP honors following his junior season ... Graduated from Hallsville in 2009.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Rusty and Donna Leftwich ... Has two older brothers, John and Luke ... Is a biology major.

Jon LewisC • 5’11” • Fr.-FYEnnis, Texas Ennis High School 26

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner at Ennis High School in the greater Metroplex area ... Batted .400 as a junior in 2010 and hit .360 dur-ing his senior season ... Was named Ennis’ Offensive MVP in 2010 and 2011 ... Was a two-time All-District 15-4A First Team selection ... Honored as an Academic All-State nominee.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Randy and Deliah Lewis ... Has an older brother, Chris ... Enjoys strategy games and cars ... Majoring in Engineer-ing Technology (mechanical concentration).

Matt Leftwich1B • 6’4” • So.-FYLongview, Texas Hallsville High School 35

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner as a high school player, attending Chapel Hill High School before transferring to Hallsville High School ... Batted .420 as a senior at Hallsville in 2009 ... Batted .486 as a junior ... Earned All-District MVP honors following his junior season ... Graduated from Hallsville in 2009.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Rusty and Donna Leftwich ... Has two older brothers, John and Luke ... Is a biology major.

Jon LewisC • 5’11” • Fr.-FYEnnis, Texas Ennis High School 26

PREP: Was a four-year letterwinner at Ennis High School in the greater Metroplex area ... Batted .400 as a junior in 2010 and hit .360 dur-ing his senior season ... Was named Ennis’ Offensive MVP in 2010 and 2011 ... Was a two-time All-District 15-4A First Team selection ... Honored as an Academic All-State nominee.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Randy and Deliah Lewis ... Has an older brother, Chris ... Enjoys strategy games and cars ... Majoring in Engineer-ing Technology (mechanical concentration).

Landon MethvinRHP/IF • 6’1” • Fr.-FYLongview, Texas Spring Hill High School 29

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at Spring Hill High School ... Hit .294 during his senior season in 2011 ... Helped Spring Hill to the Class 3AplayoffsasajuniorandtotheClass3ARegionIIsemifinalsasasenior...Alsoletteredinfootball,inwhichheasAcademicAll-Stateselection ... Was a member of his school’s chapter of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Larry and Kelly Methvin ... Has two brothers, Garrett and Nathan, and one sister, Hannah ... Brother Garrett joined the LeTourneau baseball team in 2011 after transferring from Arkansas and is redshirting this season ... Enjoys pingpong, basketball and Ultimate Frisbee ... Onced knocked a game-winning hit in the UIL baseball playoffs ... Is the great-great-great-great-great-great nephew of O.H. Methvin, the founder of Longview and for whom Methvin Street in downtown Longview is named ... Is a Kinesiology/Exercise Science major.

Nicholas PattersonIF • 6’3” • Fr.-FYClemmons, North Carolina Home school 36

PREP: Was home-schooled, completing his high school studies in 2010 ... Was a four-year letterwinner for his prep teams in both baseball and swimming ... Also played American Legion baseball; his Legion baseball career included hitting a 415-foot home run in a playoff game atCatawbaCollege...AttendedLibertyUniversityforhisfirstthreesemestersofcollege.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Bobby and Christie Patterson ... Has four sisters - Chelsea, Alaina, Chloe and Sasha - and a younger brother, Alexander ... Enjoys swimming and music ... Plays the guitar and drums ... Is majoring in Missions Aviation.

Caleb PritchettRHP/OF • 6’0” • Fr.-RSLongview, Texas Pine Tree High School 3

PANOLA COLLEGE: Part of the Panola College baseball squad in 2011 ... Redshirted.

PREP: Was a baseball letterwinner at Pine Tree High School in Longview, graduating in 2010 ... Batted .426 with 25 RBIs in 68 at-bats as a senior ... Was named to the All-East Texas Second Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Caleb Pritchett ... Is the son of Stephen and Sheri Pritchett ... Has a younger brother, Nathan ... Once knocked a game-winning triple during his high school playing career ... Enjoys hanging out with friends, eating and working out ... Is ma-joring in Kinesiology (Exercise Science concentration).

Cole SheltonRHP • 6’4” • Fr.-FYRichmond, TexasTravis High School 32

PREP: Was a baseball letterwinner at William B. Travis High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, graduating in 2011.

PERSONAL: Full name is Walter Cole Shelton ... Is the son of Walter E. and Garlene Shelton ... Has two older sisters, Shana and Katy ... Enjoys weightlifting and wordworking ... Is majoring in Engineering Technology (Materials Joining concentration).

Caleb PritchettRHP/OF • 6’0” • Fr.-RSLongview, Texas Pine Tree High School 3

PANOLA COLLEGE: Part of the Panola College baseball squad in 2011 ... Redshirted.

PREP: Was a baseball letterwinner at Pine Tree High School in Longview, graduating in 2010 ... Batted .426 with 25 RBIs in 68 at-bats as a senior ... Was named to the All-East Texas Second Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Caleb Pritchett ... Is the son of Stephen and Sheri Pritchett ... Has a younger brother, Nathan ... Once knocked a game-winning triple during his high school playing career ... Enjoys hanging out with friends, eating and working out ... Is ma-joring in Kinesiology (Exercise Science concentration).

Cole SheltonRHP • 6’4” • Fr.-FYRichmond, TexasTravis High School 32

PREP: Was a baseball letterwinner at William B. Travis High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, graduating in 2011.

PERSONAL: Full name is Walter Cole Shelton ... Is the son of Walter E. and Garlene Shelton ... Has two older sisters, Shana and Katy ... Enjoys weightlifting and wordworking ... Is majoring in Engineering Technology (Materials Joining concentration).

Joseph SmithOF • 6’1” • Fr.-RSHenderson, Texas West Rusk High School 23

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at West Rusk High School in New London, Texas ... Career accolades include being named to his school’s all-district team as a catcher.

PERSONAL:IsthesonofJimmySmith...Enjoysfishingandhangingoutwithfriends.

Ryan ToddC • 5’9” • Fr.-FYLittle Elm, TexasLittle Elm High School 25

PREP: Lettered in baseball at Little Elm High School, from which he graduated in 2011 ... Played summer baseball with the Dallas Stars 18U club team ... Hit .320 with a .420 on-base percentage in his most recent season with the Stars club ... Knocked 20 RBIs, one home run and six doubles for the Stars.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Wendy and Scott Todd ... Has a younger brother, Josh ... Enjoys electronic gaming and watching the Texas Rang-ers...Sayshisbiggestthrillasabaseballplayerisanytimehegetstoputonthecleatsandstepontothefield...Isacomputersciencemajor.

Ryan WhiteheadRHP • 6’0” • Fr.-FYSilsbee, Texas Silsbee High School 12

PREP: Was a two-year letterwinner at Silsbee High School ... Helped lead Silsbee to the state baseball playoffs his senior year in 2011 ... Was also a three-year letterwinner in cross country and advanced to the regional meet two times.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Troy and Amanda Whitehead ... Has a younger brother, Aaron ... Considers pitching in the UIL playoffs as a senior hisbiggestthrillasaprepbaseballplayer...Enjoyshunting,fishingandspendingtimewithfamily.

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LeTourneau Baseball 2011-12 ScheduleDATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME2/11 at Concordia Texas Austin, Texas 10 a.m.2/11 vs. Howard Payne Austin, Texas 4 p.m.2/15 SAGU (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 5 p.m.2/19 CASTLETON CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 2 p.m.2/21 AUSTIN COLLEGE CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 6 p.m.2/22 CASTLETON CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 6 p.m.2/24 TEXAS LUTHERAN CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 7 p.m.2/25 TEXAS LUTHERAN (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 1 p.m.2/28 at Dallas (DH) Irving, Texas noon3/2 at Concordia Texas Austin, Texas 7 p.m.3/3 at Concordia Texas (DH) Austin, Texas 1 p.m.3/6 WILEY COLLEGE (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 5 p.m.3/9 *at Louisiana College Pineville, La. 6 p.m.3/10 *at Louisiana College (DH) Pineville, La. noon3/13 at Austin College Sherman, Texas 6 p.m.3/16 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 7 p.m.3/17 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 1 p.m.3/20 LOUISIANA COLLEGE CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 7 p.m.3/23 *at Texas-Dallas Richardson, Texas 2 p.m.3/24 *at Texas-Dallas (DH) Richardson, Texas noon3/30 *EAST TEXAS BAPTIST CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 7 p.m.3/31 *EAST TEXAS BAPTIST (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 1 p.m.4/5 *at the Ozarks Clarksville, Ark. 2 p.m.4/6 *at the Ozarks (DH) Clarksville, Ark. noon4/13 *TEXAS-TYLER CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 7 p.m.4/14 *TEXAS-TYLER (DH) CONRAD-VERNON FIELD 1 p.m.4/20 at Centenary (La.) Shreveport, La. 6 p.m.4/21 at Centenary (DH) Shreveport, La. 1 p.m.

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