Blake Evans Mike Tettamble Ricky Meinhold Justin Skinner

Blake Evans Mike Tettamble 

Justin Skinner 

Ricky Meinhold

2008 Drury University Panther Baseball Roster 

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School 

1 Blake Wixson P R/R 6-5 207 So. Springfield, Mo./Hillcrest 

2 John Tollenaar OF/C R/R 6-1 210 So. Thayer, Mo./Thayer 

3 Evan Jones IF R/R 5-11 154 Fr. Mansfield, Mo./Mansfield 

4 Corey Peterson P L/L 6-1 165 Fr. Republic, Mo./Republic 

5 Sam Pirtle P R/R 6-1 170 So. Greenfield, Mo./Greenfield 

6 Bret Gallion IF R/R 5-9 149 So. Springfield, Mo./Parkview 

7 Harrison Waters OF/P L/L 6-1 200 So. Republic, Mo./Republic 

8 Daniel Mullis 1B/C R/R 6-1 219 Jr. Jonesboro, Ark./Nettleton 

9 Ben York OF R.R 6-3 203 So. Ozark, Mo./Ozark 

10 Dane Hughes OF R/R 6-0 167 So. Jefferson City, Mo./Helias 

11 Justin Skinner 2B/P R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Springfield, Mo./Hillcrest 

12 Tino Robbins OF R/R 5-11 184 Jr. Springfield, Mo./Glendale 

14 Joe Rohlfing SS R/R 5-10 200 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit 

15 Blair Ellington P R/R 5-11 200 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness 

16 Tyler Goss 3B R/R 6-1 185 So. Springfield, Mo./Glendale 

17 R.J. Knese C/OF R/R 5-9 155 Fr. High Ridge, Mo./St. Mary’s 

18 Aaron Burcham OF R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Crane, Mo./Crane 

19 Joel Potts 3B R/R 6-3 180 Fr. St. Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South 

20 Mike Tettamble 1B R/R 5-10 190 Sr. Springfield, Mo./Catholic 

21 Stephen Bloss P L/R 6-3 186 So. Blue Springs, Mo./South 

22 Blake Evans P R/R 6-0 227 Sr. Springfield, Mo./Glendale 

23 Blake Setzer OF/P L/L 6-2 195 So. Marionville, Mo./Marionville 

24 Tyler Wright C L/R 5-11 174 So. Springfield, Mo./Hillcrest 

25 Ricky Meinhold P R/L 6-2 195 Sr. San Jose, Calif./Westmont 

26 Chris Marston P R/R 6-4 169 So. St. Louis, Mo./Principia 

28 Beau Beattie P R/R 6-2 192 So. Ozark, Mo./Ozark 

29 Luke Noah 1B L/L 6-2 191 Fr. Springfield, Mo./Meadowlark Christian 

30 Carl Teghtmyer P R/R 5-10 175 So. Rogersville, Mo./Logan-Rogersville 

31 Ryan Anderson P L/L 6-0 183 Fr. Venice, Fla./Venice 

32 Jason Hall OF L/R 5-9 176 So. Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo 

34 Justin Wright P R/R 6-3 193 Fr. Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo 

35 Josh Hall P R/R 6-7 176 Fr. Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo 

36 Jared Tuck C R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Republic, Mo./Republic 

37 Pete Sumners OF R/R 5-11 174 Fr. Aurora, Mo./Aurora 

38 Dan Baner P R/R 6-2 205 Fr. St. Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South 

Head Coach #40 Mark Stratton 

Assistant Coach #13 Byron Hagler 

Graduate Assistant Coach #33 Scott Nasby 

Volunteer Assistant Coaches #27 Curt Plotner and Chuck Essary

DRURY PANTHER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS 

DRURY UNIVERSITY 

College founded …………. 1873 

Enrollment ………………. 1605 

President …………………. Todd Parnell (Drury, 1968) 

Faculty …………………… 93% have obtained the 

highest degree possible in their field 

Student/Faculty ratio ……… 12 to 1 

Average class size ………… 19 

DRURY ATHLETICS 

VP for Athletic Affairs .............Dr. Edsel Matthews 

E-mail address ......................ematthews@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-6896 

Director of Athletics ................................Pat Atwell 

E-mail address ...........................patwell@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-7294 

Administrative assistant .........................J.J. Carney 

E-mail address ...........................jcarney@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-7265 

Athletic Department FAX ...............(417) 873-7510 

Asst. AD/SWA............................. Barbara Cowherd 

E-mail address .......................bcowherd@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-7363 

Asst. AD/ Compliance Coord ...............Dan Cashel 

E-mail address ...........................dcashel@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-7222 

Sports Information Dir. ......................Scott Puryear 

E-mail address .........................spuryear@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-4097 

Head athletic trainer ..........................Erin Kineman 

E-mail address ....................... ekineman@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-6865 

Faculty Athletic Rep. .................. Michael J. Buono 

E-mail address ..........................mbuono@drury.edu 

Phone...............................................(417) 873-7288 

Affiliation ...................................NCAA Division II 

Conference affiliation ................Great Lakes Valley 

Varsity sports offered at Drury (15) 

Men’s basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, 

soccer, swimming/diving and tennis; women’s 

basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming/ 

diving, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

For all your up-to-date Drury 

Baseball news, please visit 

www.drurypanthers.com 

Drury Panther Baseball 2008 

BASEBALL STAFF INFO 

Head Coach ...........................Mark Stratton 

Record at Drury .....................33-24 (second season) 

Alma mater, year ...................Southwest Missouri State (1977) 

E-mail address .......................mstratton@drury.edu 

Office phone ..........................(417) 873-6399 

Assistant Coach .....................Byron Hagler 

E-mail address .......................bhagler@drury.edu 

Office phone ..........................(417) 873-7847 

Graduate Assistant Coach .....Scott Nasby 

E-mail address .......................snasby@drury.edu 

Office phone ..........................(417) 873-6363 

Volunteer Assistant ................Curt Plotner 

Volunteer Assistant ................Charlie Essary 

DU BASEBALL AT-A-GLANCE 

Home Facility ..............................Meador Park 

First season of (D-II) Baseball ....2007 

All-time record ............................33-24 

NCAA-II Tourney appearances...One (2007) 

Conference affiliation ..................Great Lakes Valley 

Conference (14 teams) 

GLVC Tournament appearances ....One (2007) 

GLVC Tournament titles .............One (2007) 

2007 Overall Record ...................33-24 

2007 GLVC Record ....................22-14 (3rd) 

MEDIA INFORMATION 

Radio outlet ..............................JOCK 98.7 FM 

Sports director ..........................Art Hains 

DU radio announcer .................Tom Ladd 

Newspaper ................................Springfield 

News-Leader 

Sports Editor ............................Pam Clark 

Drury Beat Writer ....................Kary Booher 

Springfield TV Stations covering 

the Panthers 

KSPR (ABC) ............................Sports Director 

Whitney Scott 

KYTV (NBC) ...........................Sports Director 

Ned Reynolds 

KOLR 10 (CBS) ......................Sports Director 

Dan Lucy 

KSFX (FOX) ............................Sports Director 

Rob Evans 

ON THE COVER 

Drury’s baseball Panthers made one of the most successful 

program debuts in college sports history last spring, as 

the first-year squad compiled a 33-24 record, won a Great 

Lakes Valley Conference championship and advanced to 

the NCAA-II Tournament, where they went 2-2 in the North 

Central regional. Four key seniors return this season as Drury 

attempts an encore performance – pitchers Ricky Meinhold 

and Blake Evans, pitcher/second baseman Justin Skinner and 

first baseman Mike Tettamble. 

Coach Mark Stratton 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Baseball, Athletic Staff Info ......... 1-3 

Drury Coaching Staff ................... 4-6 

The 2008 Panthers ...................... 7-25 

2007 Season Review ................ 26-29 

2008 Season Preview ............... 30-31 

About the GLVC ...................... 32-33 

About Drury University .................34 

2007 Season in Pictures .................35 

2007 Meador Park ..........................36 

The 2008 Drury Baseball Media Guide 

was written and produced by Drury Sports 

Information Director Scott Puryear and 

Assistant SID Eric Pannell. Special thanks 

to A&J Printing, The Team Advertising 

and Mike Wingo Photography for 

their assistance in the project. To reach 

the Drury SID’s office for questions, 

comments or interview requests of DU 

coaches and/or student-athletes, please call 

(417) 873-4097 or e-mail Scott Puryear at 

spuryear@drury.edu. 

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2007-2008 DRURY UNIVERSITY 

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 

ALPHABETICAL 2 

DIRECTORY 

Campus Phone: . . . . . . . . .873-7879 

Name/Position 873- plus extension 

Pat Atwell 

Director of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7294 

Michael Buono 

Faculty Athletic Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7596 

Dr. Edsel Matthews 

Vice President for Athletic Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6896 

Dan Cashel 

Asst. AD/NCAA Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7222 

Barbara Cowherd 

Asst. AD/Senior Women’s Adminstrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7363 

Lawrence Anderson 

Asst. Women’s Volleyball Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7252 

T. Bryan Beatty 

Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7422 

Alf Bilbao 

Head Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7449 

Amine Boustani 

Head Men’s Tennis Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7439 

David Burkett 

Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7297 

Betsy Cannella 

Athletic Department Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7811 

J.J. Carney 

Department Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265 

Jill Curry 

Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6810 

Tommy Fulmer 

Graduate Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7830 

Amy Gardner 

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6824 

Richard Hackett 

Head Men’s and Women’s Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . 6877 

Byron Hagler 

Assistant Baseball Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7847 

Steve Harold 

Head Women’s Basketball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7853 

Ja Havens 

Men’s Basketball Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7498 

Steve Hesser 

Head Men’s Basketball Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7321 

Graham Imming 

Graduate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach . . . . . . . . . . 7878 

Shelly Jones 

Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6995 

Kristen Karanzias 

Softball Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6364 

Erin Kineman 

Head Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6865 

Kellen Mast 

Head Men’s Golf Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6362 

Annie Medico 

Head Softball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6364 

Mark Millsap 

Assistant Cross Country Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7567 

Scott Nasby 

Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7847 

Amanda Newton 

Graduate Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . 6810 

Anthony Nguyen 

Graduate Assistant Tennis Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7439 

Jeff Paden 

Assistant Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6354 

Eric Pannell 

Intramural Director/Asst. SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7374 

Scott Puryear 

Sports Information Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4097 

Brian Reynolds 

Head Swimming/Diving Coach (M & W) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7293 

Jen Simeck 

Graduate Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . 7847 

Jarrod Smith 

Head Women’s Tennis Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6847 

Summer Stewart 

Assistant Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7381 

Mark Stratton 

Head Baseball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6399 

Ryan Swan 

Assistant Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach. . . . . . . . . . . 7449 

Will Thompson 

Intramural Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6929 

Todd Timmons 

Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6953 

Lisa Tinkler 

Head Women’s Golf Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7576 

Jon Van Arkel 

Head Cross Country Coach (M&W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7567 

James Winchester 

Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6953 

Kevin Zimmerman 

Assistant Cross Country Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7567 

Other Important Phone Numbers 

Athletic Department FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7510 

Sports Information FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873-4098 

Barber Fitness Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873-7402 

Breech Aquatic Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873-7290 

Drury University Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7400 


DRURY HEAD COACHES AND ATHLETIC STAFF 

Pat Atwell 

Director of 

Athletics 

JJ Carney 

Administrative 

Assistant 

Steve Hesser 

Men’s Basketball 

Coach 

Jeff Paden 

Assistant Athletic 

Trainer 

Jarrod Smith 

Women’s Tennis 

Coach 

Alf Bilbao 

Men’s/Women’s 

Soccer Coach 

Amy Gardner 

Volleyball Coach 

Erin Kineman 

Head Athletic 

Trainer 

Eric Pannell 

Intramural 

Director/Asst. SID 

Lisa Tinkler 

Women’s Golf 

Coach 

Mark Stratton 

Baseball Coach 

Michael J. Buono 

Faculty Athletic 

Representative 

Richard Hackett 


Diving Coach 

Kellen Mast 

Men’s 

Golf Coach 

Scott Puryear 

Sports Information 

Director 

Amine Boustani 

Men’s Tennis Coach 

Steve Harold 

Women’s Basketball 

Coach 

Summer Stewart 

Assistant Athletic 

Trainer 

Jon Van Arkel 

M/W Cross 

Country Coach 

Annie Medico 

Softball Coach 

Brian Reynolds 


Swimming Coach

DR. EDSEL MATTHEWS 

VP FOR ATHLETIC AFFAIRS 


Dr. Edsel Matthews 

moved to a newly 

created position of 

Vice President For 

Athletic Affairs in 

June of 2007 after 

serving as Drury’s 

Director of Athletics 

since 2003. 

In his new position, 

Matthews serves 

as the primary fundraiser for the athletic department and 

oversees all aspects of Drury athletics while working 

closely with new AD Pat Atwell. While at Drury, Matthews 

has helped Drury make the switch to the Great Lakes Valley 

Conference and add new sports like the highly successful, 

first-year DU baseball program of last season and this 

year’s new entry, softball. Under his direction, the Panthers’ 

finished a best-ever ninth place in the Director’s Cup 

all-sports competition for NCAA Division II in 2006-07. 

Matthews, a Southwest Missouri State graduate, was a 

former basketball assistant and head coach of the Panthers 

before joining the Springfield R-12 Schools as their Director 

of Athletics/Activities Director for the next 25 years starting 

in 1978, where his tenure brought significant change and 

advancement for the city’s athletic programs. Matthews was 

recognized as the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year in 

1984 and was selected in 1990 for the National Award of 

Merit, naming him one of the elite athletic administrators in 

America. Matthews is a member of the Drury Athletics Hall 

of Fame, the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame and the 

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He and his wife of 42 years, 

Becky, have three married children (Beth, Cheryl and Mark) 

and five grandchildren. 

BARBARA COWHERD 

Assistant AD/Senior Women’s Administrator 

The Panther head volleyball coach for 20 

years, Cowherd accepted the position of 

assistant director of athletics five years 

ago and is now largely responsible for 

event scheduling and assisting in promotions/marketing. 

The program’s Senior Women’s Administrator 

and assistant professor in the exercise and sport science 

department, Cowherd has been an invaluable part of the Drury 

athletic administration staff the past six yeaers. A 1979 graduate 

of Missouri Southern State College, she earned her master’s 

degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State. Barb and husband Gene 

reside in Purdy. 

PAT ATWELL 

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 

Pat Atwell was named 

Drury’s director of 

athletics on June 7, 

2007, in a joint move 

when former AD Dr. 

Edsel Matthews was 

promoted to a newly 

created position, Vice 

President for Athletic 

Development. Atwell 

had spent the past 16 

years at a fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member 

school, Quincy (Ill.) University, where he had served as 

athletic director since 2001 and helped the Hawks not only 

become highly competitive in the GLVC, but construct 

several new facilities in his tenure. Atwell was also a highly 

successful head baseball coach with the Hawks from 1991 til 

he assumed the AD’s role. Atwell coached the Hawks to a 

record of 284-196-3 over the next 10 years, making him the 

all-time winningest coach in the history of the program. He led 

Quincy to Division II Tournament appearances in 1997 and 

1999 and to back-to-back 40-win seasons in 1999 and 2000. 

Atwell was named GLVC Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1999 

and produced six All-Americans, including first-teamer Josh 

Rabe, who was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th 

round of the 2000 Major League Baseball amateur draft, and 

pitcher Josh Kinney, who reached the major leagues in 2006 

with the St. Louis Cardinals, serving as a key contributor on 

the World Series championship team. A native of Andover, 

N.Y., Atwell graduated from Salem-Teikyo (W.V.) University 

with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in physical education in 

1983. He also earned his Master’s of Arts degree in education 

from Salem-Teikyo in 1990. Atwell and his wife, Lisa, are the 

parents of two children. Melissa is a freshman at Catholic High 

School and Eric a sixth-grader at Immaculate Conception. 

DAN CASHEL 

Assistant AD/Compliance Coordinator 

A member of the athletic department 

since 1978, Dan Cashel began his affiliation 

with Drury in the fall of 1974 as 

a member of the college’s admission’s 

staff. A native of Springfield, he graduated 

from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., in 1974. 

Since the fall of 1978, Cashel has handled numerous positions 

in the athletic department, including its intramural director and 

men’s tennis coach. He was Director of Sports Information 

from 1978-2005, and his sports publications won 30 national 

awards. As senior assistant athletic director, he handles a variety 

of tasks, in addition to his role as Drury’s NCAA compliance 

coordinator. Dan and wife Marti have one daughter, Malorie. 

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COACHING STAFF

MARK STRATTON 

Head Coach 

BYRON HAGLER 

Assistant Coach 


In his first season as the Panthers head baseball coach and Drury’s 

first intercollegiate season since 1974, Stratton led the Panthers to a 

33-24 overall record and a Great Lakes Valley Conference post-season 

tournament championship. The Panthers advanced to the NCAA Division 

II North Central Regional, where sixth-seeded Drury posted a 2-2 

mark before being eliminated as one of the final 24 teams still playing 

in the country. 

Stratton is a 1977 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University 

who received his masters from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 

1981. He began his coaching career as an assistant to Don Provance at 

Glendale in 1982, and held that position until he replaced the retiring 

Provance in 1993. In 13 seasons as the Glendale 

High School Falcons’ head coach, Stratton’s 

teams amassed a record of 244-154 and won four 

district and three Ozark Conference titles. 

In all, he sent 30 Falcons on to college scholarships. 

Stratton also coached the Glendale Merchants 

American Legion baseball squad from 

1988-2002, compiling a 421-243 mark and winning 

a state championship in 1997. Stratton and 

wife Gay have been married for 33 years and 

have four children – sons Brian, Kevin and Chip 

and daughter Sara, a former Lady Panthers’ basketball player – as well 

as two grandchildren. 

A longtime area prep coaching standout Byron Hagler enters his second 

season as the Panthers assistant coach in charge of pitching. With his 

pitching staff compiling a 3.97 earned run average, Hagler helped DU to 

a 33-24 record, a GLVC title and a trip to the NCAA-II national tournament 

in their inaugural 2007 campaign. Hagler, 55, has coached for 28 

seasons in the Ozarks, including the past 12 at Springfield’s Hillcrest 

High School, where his final Hornets’ team finished 21-5 this spring and 

fourth in the state in Class 4. 

He also spent 15 years at Licking High School and one at Climax 

Springs. Hagler’s overall record of 571-188 includes the most victories 

in Missouri prep baseball coaching history. He was 223-94 at Hillcrest, 

which included seven Ozark Conference championships and four district 

titles, and 348-94 at Licking, where his Wildcats captured 13 district 

titles and two state championships. Hagler and Stratton formed a coaching 

bond by squaring off for 11 seasons when the latter was at Glendale 

High School before retiring from that post last fall to prepare for Drury’s 

first intercollegiate baseball team since the early 1970s. Hagler and wife 

Dana have one child – son Lance – and two grandchildren. 

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Graduate Assistant Coach Scott Nasby 

Scott Nasby enters his second season as the graduate assistant coach 

at Drury, where he is pursuing his Masters in Business Administration. 

He is a graduate of Missouri State in 2005 where he obtained 

his degree in Marketing and earned a letter in all four seasons for 

the Bears. Nasby started at every infield position besides pitcher and 

started in the 2003 College World Series at first base. Nasby is also 

a graduate of Glendale High School here in Springfield where Mark 

Stratton coached him for 3 years. Nasby has coached in Italy’s professional 

league, where his squad compiled a winning season in one of 

the country’s top leagues. 

Volunteer Assistant Coach Curt Plotner 

Curt Plotner enters his second season as the volunteer assistant coach 

where he works mainly with the infielders and baserunners. He is a 

graduate of Hillcrest High School where he played for current DU 

assistant coach Byron Hagler. Curt graduated from William Jewell 

College in 2004 while earning a degree in accounting. He was named 

to the Heart of America Athletic Conference first-team in 2002, as 

well as collecting all-region honors. His team set a school record for 

victories in his senior season with 47, losing in the super-regional one 

win shy of the NAIA World Series. Curt is currently working on his 

Masters in Education. He is getting married in June to current DU 

women’s basketball graduate assistant Amanda Newton. 

Volunteer Assistant Coach Chuck Essary 

A native of Springfield, Charlie “Chuck” Essary, has spent many years 

involved in baseball. Chuck has spent the last 22 years volunteering 

his time at his alma mater, Hillcrest High School, and other area 

high schools. It was through this that he developed ties to Coaches 

Stratton and Hagler. Both of Essary’s sons played collegiate baseball 

at Labette Community College, and Chuck began working with 

the baseball program there in 1989 continuing to 2000. He was 

instrumental in recruiting nearly 100 players to the Labette program 

in 11 seasons. He also worked as an associate scout for the Texas 

Ranger organization during that time, and played a role in drafting 

several Ozark area ball players to the minor league organization. 

Chuck characterizes his volunteer efforts as “teaching,” with the goal 

of helping the players continue in their education and rise to the next 

level of their baseball career.

2008 PANTHER BIOS

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22 

Position: Pitcher 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-0 

Weight: 227 

Class: Senior 

Major: Public Relations 

Hometown: Springfield, MO 

Last School: Glendale 

Birthdate: August 20, 1984 

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B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 195 

Class: Senior 

Major: Exercise and Sport 

Science 

Hometown: San Jose, CA 

Last School: Westmont 

Birthdate: March 8, 1986 

Blake Evans 

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 

2007 15 2.37 14 7 3 1 0 68.1 73 30 18 32 28 

PERSONAL... 

Born August 20, 1984...Son of Bill and Pam Evans...Is a Public Relations major at Drury... 

Had a 1.20 career ERA at Glendale High School...Was a four-time MVP pitcher in Legion... 

Helped Glendale to the final four as a freshman and a junior...Three year letterman for DU 

coach Mark Stratton and Howard Bell at Glendale. 

AT DRURY... 

Went 7-3 and posted a 2.37 ERA in 15 appearances and 14 starts…Pitched a complete game 

at Kentucky Wesleyan…Had 28 strikeouts in 68.1 innings of action and posted a season high 

six strikeouts vs. Southern Indiana…Tied for third in the Great Lakes Valley Conference with 

only 18 earned runs allowed…His 2.37 ERA was eighth best in the GLVC last season. 

BLAKE’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Steak and Seafood 

Restaurant: Flame and Haruno 

Musical Artist: Jimmy Buffett 

Movie: Bad Boy II 

TV show: 24 

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golf, traveling and going to the lake 

Pro Athlete: Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals 

Dream Job: Producer for a large commercial Insurance broker 

Ricky Meinhold 


2007 18 3.54 14 7 3 0 1 84.0 82 39 33 30 50 

PERSONAL... 

Born March 8, 1986...Son of Ross and Tricia Meinhold...Is an Exercise and Sport Science 

major at Drury...First team all-league and junior of the year at Westmont H.S...Broke all the 

Westmont pitching records in his two years...Was named Westmont High School’s Most Valuable 

Athlete in 2004 where he was a three sport athlete in baseball, basketball and football... 

First team all-conference and an All-American for West Valley Community College...Threw a 

10 inning complete game in his win over Fresno City College in 2005...Helped West Valley to 

a 48-15 record and #1 ranking in California. 

AT DRURY... 

Posted a 7-3 record last season and a 3.54 ERA in 18 appearances… Pitched a team high 84 

innings, started 14 games and recorded a save…His 50 strikeouts were second most on the 

team last season…Had a season high six strikeouts in the NCAA-II national tournament vs. 

Grand Valley State on May 17...Named Drury’s Cy Young award winner for best pitcher... Was 

an All-Academic Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree. 

RICKY’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Sushi 

Restaurant: Haruno 

Musical Artist: Citizen Cope and James Taylor 

Movie: Bull Durham, Notebook, Blood Diamond and Across the Universe 

Magazine: Baseball American and SLAM 

TV show: Rob and Big 

Hobbies: Playing guitar and collecting Vans shoes 

Pro Athlete: Barry Zito and Monte Ellis 

Dream Job: College/Pro pitching coach or NBA player

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Position: Infielder/Pitcher 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 185 

Class: Senior 

Major: Visual Communications 


Last School: Hillcrest 

Birthdate: November 30, 1985 

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Position: Infielder 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-10 

Weight: 190 

Class: Senior 

Major: Sports Management 


Last School: Catholic 

Birthdate: January 17, 1985 

Justin Skinner 

Pitching Stats 


2007 20 4.91 0 2 4 0 7 22.0 26 13 12 11 22 

Hitting Stats 

YEAR G/S AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A SO 

2007 56-56 .282 188 30 53 14 1 0 42 24 21 3-5 28 

PERSONAL... 

Born November 30, 1985...Son of Jim and Julie Skinner...Is a Visual Communications major 

at Drury...Played in Alaska last summer in the Alaskan Baseball League...Made All-ABL 

team in that league...Most Valuable Player for Crowder Community College where he 

played for coach Travis Lallemand...Was an all-state honoree and helped Hillcrest H.S. to a 

Legion state championship in 2002...Three year letterwinner for DU coach Byron Hagler at 

Hillcrest...Helped the Missouri Rebels win the 2004 NBC World Series. 

AT DRURY... 

“Skinny” had a team high 42 RBIs, 24 walks and 14 doubles to finish with a .282 batting 

average and 53 hits…Had a season high five RBIs and three runs in the Great Lakes Valley 

Conference tournament vs. Saint Joseph’s...Had four hits at North Alabama including a 

triple...Led the team with seven saves on the mound in 20 appearances and 22 innings of action 

with 22 strikeouts.... Struck out the side in the ninth inning against Bellarmine to clinch 

GLVC Tournament title with 2-1 victory. 

JUSTIN’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Salmon 

Restaurant: Qdoba 

Musical Artist: Shinedown and Submerged 

Movie: The Bourne Trilogy 

Mike Tettamble 


2007 31-19 .257 70 10 18 6 0 1 9 6 15 0-0 50 

PERSONAL... 

Born January 17, 1985...Son of Mike and Connie Tettamble...Is a Sports Management major at 

Drury...Hit .327 with four home runs and 47 RBIs at North Central Community College while 

playing for coach James Arnold...Hit .308 with six home runs and 39 RBIs his sophomore 

season at North Central...Led Catholic High School with a .382 batting average in 2002 helping 

them to the state final four...Helped CHS set a school record for wins with a 20-4 record 

his junior season...His senior season they topped it with a 23-5 record and finished as the state 

runner-up...Team captain 2003 and 2004...Played for coach Jamie Sheets at Catholic. 

AT DRURY... 

Started 19 games and played in 31 while batting .257...Had 18 hits, 10 runs, nine RBIs, six 

doubles and six walks..Had a homer at Ouachita Baptist, scored twice at Kentucky Wesleyan 

and came up with two hits in four different games. 

MIKE’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Chicken Parmesan 

Restaurant: Mexican Villa 

Musical Artist: Shinedown 

Movie: Blazing Saddles 

Magazine: Maxim 

TV Show: Miami Ink 

Hobbies: Fishing and hunting 

Pro Athlete: Stephen Jackson 

Dream Job: Professional Punter in the NFL 

Magazine: Sports Illustrated 

TV show: The Office 

Hobbies: Guitar and outdoor activities 

Dream Job: Pro Baseball player 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 200 

Class: Junior 

Major: Physics 

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK 

Last School: Bishop McGuinness 


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Position: First Baseman 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 219 

Class: Junior 

Major: Biology 

Hometown: Jonesboro, AR 

Last School: Nettleton 

Birthdate: February 1, 1987 

Blair Ellington 


2007 15 6.75 3 2 2 0 0 32.0 40 25 24 18 15 

PERSONAL... 

Born August 21, 1986...Son of Sid and Toni Ellington...Is a Physics major at Drury...Earned 

the Dizzy Dean Award in 2004 and 2005 as the city’s top pitcher...An all-city pick in Oklahoma 

City in 2004 and 2005...Threw two no hitters, one perfect game and set a school record 

113 K’s in 2004...Is the career ERA record holder (1.95) and is second all-time in strikeouts 

(203)...Helped Bishop McGuinness to a state runner-up finish in 2002 and a state semifinalist 

finish in 2004...Was an academic All-American at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 

Community College. 

AT DRURY... 

Started and won the inaugural game for the Panthers last season and finished the season 

with a 2-2 record…Had 15 strikeouts in 32 innings, made 15 appearances and started three 

games...Pitched five scoreless innings at Bellarmine, where he struck out a season-high five. 

BLAIR’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Italian 

Restaurant: Brunos 

Musical Artist: Jimmy Eat World 

Movie: Bull Durham 

Magazine: ESPN 

TV Show: Baseball Tonight 

Hobbies: Sudoku 

Pro Athlete: Greg Maddux 

Dream Job: Engineer 

Daniel Mullis 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Alan and Mari Mullis...Is a transfer from Three Rivers Community College...Was a 

two-time Arkansas All-State class 4A honoree, a three-time East All-Conference selection and 

a four-time All-Craighead County pick for Nettleton High School in Jonesboro. 

DANIEL’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Sushi 

Restaurant: Haruno’s 

Musical Artist: Corey Smith 

Movie: Home Alone 

Magazine: Muscle and Fitness and ESPN 

TV Show: NIP/TUCK 

Hobbies: Golf, movies, poker, baseball card collecting, friends and family 

Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez 

Dream Job: Pro golfer or Dentist

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Position: Outfielder 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 184 

Class: Junior 

Major: Exercise and Sports 

Science 



Birthdate: June 22, 1987 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 192 

Class: Sophomore 

Major: Pre-med/Biology 

Hometown: Ozark, MO 

Last School: Ozark 

Birthdate: October 17, 1987 

Tino Robbins 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Jeff and Tonia Robbins...Is a transfer from Independence Community College in 

Kansas where he broke single season records for highest batting average, most triples and 

most stolen bases. ...Was a second team all-conference selection and an all-american in 2007 

at Independence...Was a two-time all-conference and all-district selection and earned all-state 

honors in 2005 at Glendale High School. 

TINO’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Sushi 

Restaurant: Sakura 

Musical Artist: Lil Wayne 

Movie: For Love of the Game 


TV Show: Iron Chef 

Hobbies: Wakeboarding, fishing and cooking 

Pro Athlete: Albert Pujols 


Beau Beattie 


2007 3 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 3 4 3 

PERSONAL... 

Born October 17, 1987...Son of Brad and Lyn Beattie...Is a Pre-med/Biology major at Drury... 

First team All-State, All-District, All-Conference and All-Ozarks...Helped Ozark to a 3A state 

championship...Played for coach Mike Essick...4.0 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Battled through injury plagued season to pitch four innings in three games…Started and 

received the win in the Panthers March 21st game vs. Rockhurst. 

BEAU’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Steak and Lobster 

Restaurant: Red Lobster 

Musical Artist: T.I. 

Movie: Blood Diamond 


TV show: Moment of Truth 

Hobbies: Working out and watching TV 

Pro Athlete: Brett Favre 

Dream Job: Team physician for the St. Louis Cardinals 

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B/T: L/R 

Height: 6-3 

Weight: 186 


Major: Marketing/Management 

Hometown: Blue Springs, MO 

Last School: South 


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B/T: S/R 

Height: 5-9 

Weight: 149 


Major: Mathematics/Secondary 

Education 


Last School: Parkview 


Stephen Bloss 


2007 19 3.86 0 2 0 0 0 21.0 24 13 9 15 17 

PERSONAL... 

Born November 19, 1986...Son of Steve and Debbie Bloss...Is an Marketing/Management 

major at Drury...Named Pitcher-of-the-Year at Blue Springs South High School...Two year 

letterman for coach Richard Wood...3.5 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Threw 21 innings and allowed 24 hits in 19 appearances for the Panthers last season… 

Recorded a 3.86 ERA, struck out 17 and finished the season with a 2-0 record. 

STEPHEN’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Steak and Seafood 


Musical Artist: Incubus 

Movie: Dumb and Dumber 

TV show: Sportscenter 

Hobbies: Golf, fishing and eating 

Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods 

Dream Job: Playing golf all day and pitching at night 

Bret Gallion 

YEAR G/S AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 

2007 37-11 .255 47 10 12 1 0 0 2 2 5 2-3 

PERSONAL... 

Born January 5, 1988...Son of Art and Cheryl Gallion...Was a second team All-State and All- 

Ozarks pick and a first team all-conference pick as an infielder for coach Lance Quessenberry 

at Parkview High School...Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in 2005 and set the 

state record for assists in a season with 73...Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Started 11 games and played in 37 last season...Had 12 hits, 10 runs, two doubles, two RBIs 

and two stolen bases...Had a season high two runs vs. Truman State and Rockhurst last 

season...Had a pair of two hit games vs. Rockhurst and at Bellarmine...Had a season high two 

RBIs in the Panthers opener last season against Truman State. 

BRET’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Pasta 

Restaurant: Nakato 

Movie: 300, Shooter and Tears of the Sun 

TV Show: Scrubs and Family Guy 

Hobbies: Airsoft, choir, ping pong and sports 

Pro Athlete: David Eckstein 

Dream Job: Teacher/Baseball coach

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 185 


Major: Sports Management 




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B/T: L/R 

Height: 5-9 

Weight: 176 




Last School: Kickapoo 


Tyler Goss 


2007 57-55 .292 192 30 56 7 0 2 39 10 13 3-5 

PERSONAL... 

Born June 24, 1988...Son of Wendell Goss and Kim Lamb...Is a Sports Management major 

at Drury...Voted team’s most valuable player at Glendale High School where he played for 

DU head coach Mark Stratton...Earned team’s Golden Glove award...Had the game winning 

homer in the 2006 district semifinals...Helped Glendale to a 2005 district championship... 

Earned second team all-conference honors...Had a two homer game...Three-year letterwinner 

for the Falcons. 

AT DRURY... 

Hit .292 in 57 starts and was second on the team with 39 RBIs...Had 56 hits, 30 runs, 10 

walks, seven doubles and two home runs...Had three hits in four games...Earned Great Lakes 

Valley Conference Player-of-the-Week honors...Was 7-for-12 with four RBIs, four runs 

scored, a double and home run that week and included in his efforts was a 3-for-4 performance 

at the plate in the Panthers’ 8-1 victory over Southern Indiana. 

TYLER’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Roast and Mashed Potatoes with Gravy 

Restaurant: J. Buck’s 

Musical Artist: Nickelback 



TV Show: Baseball Tonight 

Hobbies: hanging out with friends and family 

Pro Athlete: Albert Pujols 

Dream Job: major league baseball player 

Jason Hall 


2007 43-43 .312 141 26 44 1 2 0 16 6 27 3-6 

PERSONAL... 

Born March 5, 1988...Son of Les and Debbie Hall...Is a Biology major at Drury...Two year 

letterman for coach Jason Howser at Kickapoo High School...Helped his legion team to a 

second place finish at the state tournament his junior season...Graduated with a 3.5 grade point 

average. 

AT DRURY... 

Hit .312 and had 44 hits and 26 runs in 43 starts...Recorded 16 RBIs, six walks, three stolen 

bases, two triples and a double...Had four hits and three RBIs against Rockhurst on March 21... 

Hit over .400 for three consecutive games...Had two runs in five games last season...Led the 

Panthers in being hit by pitch with 11...Was hit by pitch three times last season in the Panthers 

season opener against Truman State. 

JASON’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Penne con Salsiccia 

Restaurant: Pasta House 

Musical Artist: Dragonforce 

Movie: Blues Brothers 

TV Show: Family Guy 

Hobbies: Tai Chi, reading, making music videos 

Pro Athlete: Peyton Manning 

Dream Job: Loving what I do 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-0 

Weight: 167 


Major: Marketing 

Hometown: Jefferson City, MO 

Last School: Helias 


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Position: Pitcher/Infielder 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-4 

Weight: 169 


Major: Criminology 

Hometown: St. Louis, MO 

Last School: Principia 

Birthdate: September 4, 1987 

Dane Hughes 


2007 37-25 .271 85 17 23 1 0 0 12 6 16 6-8 

PERSONAL... 

Born November 17, 1987...Son of Denny and Carole Hughes...Is a Marketing major at 

Drury... First team All-District Class 4A in baseball and first team All-District Class 5A in 

basketball...Helped Helias to a #4 ranking in Class 4A and a 15-4 record his junior season... 

Was a member of the conference champion basketball team his sophomore season. 

AT DRURY... 

Hit .271 last season, started 25 games and played in 37…Recorded 23 hits, 17 runs and 12 

RBIs…Was second on the team with six stolen bases…Scored two runs in a game four times 

last season… Played both outfield and second base. 

DANE’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Steak 

Restaurant: Taco Bell 

Musical Artist: Kenny Chesney 


TV Show: Sportscenter 

Hobbies: Basketball 

Pro Athlete: Manute Bol 

Chris Marston 



2007 9 4.19 6 1 3 0 0 34.1 41 19 16 7 21 

Hitting Stats 


2007 10-6 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 21 

PERSONAL... 

Born September 4, 1987...Son of Bill and Cindy Marston...ABC all-star first team pitcher for 

three seasons...Four year letterwinner for coach Bill Marston at Principia High School. 

AT DRURY... 

Made nine appearances last season and had a season ERA of 4.19…Started six games and 

recorded 21 strikeouts in 34.1 innings…Posted a season high six strikeouts at Quincy on 

March 24. 

CHRIS’ FAVORITES… 

Food: Steak and Shrimp 

Restaurant: O’Charley’s 

Musical Artist: Ludy 

Movie: Field of Dreams 


Hobbies: Baseball 

Pro Athlete: Chris Carpenter 

Dream Job: Police Officer

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 170 


Major: Physics 


Last School: Greenfield 

Birthdate: July 17, 1987 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-10 

Weight: 200 


Major: Secondary Education/ 

Physical Education 

Hometown: Lee’s Summit, MO 

Last School: West 


Sam Pirtle 



2007 27 2.29 0 4 2 0 6 39.1 32 17 10 20 41 

Hitting Stats 


2007 27-0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 

PERSONAL... 

Born July 17, 1987...Son of Mike and Ceze Pirtle...Is a Physics major at Drury...Was a first 

team Class 1A All-State pick and first team all-conference, all-district and all-area selection his 

senior season...A second team All-Ozarks honoree...Helped Greenfield High School to back to 

back district championships and a sectional championship as a junior...Four year letterman for 

coach Matt Schubert...4.0 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Was second on the Panthers pitching staff with six saves, posted a 4-2 record and a 2.29 ERA… 

Made a team high 27 appearances, pitched 39.1 innings and struck out 41…Had a season high 

six strikeouts at Kentucky Wesleyan on March 11. 

SAM’S FAVORITES… 


Musical Artist: George Strait 

Movie: Days of Thunder 


TV Show: Home Improvement 

Hobbies: Physics Homework 

Pro Athlete: Josh Kinney 

Dream Job: Pilot 

Joe Rohlfing 


2007 57-57 .330 227 43 75 6 1 0 22 17 16 10-14 

PERSONAL... 

Born January 3, 1988...Son of Kim and Jane Rohlfing...Is a Secondary Education (Physical 

Education) major at Drury....A First team All-State pick in 2006 and a two-time first team 

all-conference and all-area SS as well as first team all-metro...Twice named the conference 

player-of-the-year...Earned honorable mention all-area as a sophomore and was an honorable 

mention all-metro selection in 2005...Holds records for most singles, doubles, home runs, RBIs, 

runs scored and batting average in a season for Lee’s Summit West High School...Helped West to 

a second place finish in Class 3A in 2006 and two district championships...Three year letterman 

and graduated in top 30% of his class. 

AT DRURY... 

Earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman-of-the-Year, second team All-Great Lakes 

Valley Conference and All North Central Region SS honors…Led the team in multiple categories 

including hits (75), runs (43), stolen bases (10), games started (57) and at bats (227)…In 227 at 

bats only struck out 16 times…Recorded six doubles and 22 RBIs with 17 walks…Scored three 

runs in a game three times last season and had five hits against Rockhurst on March 21 and vs. 

Lewis on April 22…Had three RBIs in that Rockhurst game and against Ashland at the NCAA-II 

National Tournament…Was second on the Panthers with a .387 on base percentage…Had a team 

high 161 assists as the Panthers shortstop last season. 

JOE’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Steak 

Restaurant: Hereford House 

Musical Artist: Tracy Lawrence 

Movie: Caddyshack 

Magazine: Golf Digest 

TV show: The Andy Griffith Show 

Hobbies: Baseball, basketball, golf and fishing 

Pro Athlete: Otis Nixon 

Dream Job: Teacher/Coach 

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B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 195 


Major: Accounting 

Hometown: Marionville, MO 

Last School: Marionville 

Birthdate: May 31, 1987 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-10 

Weight: 175 



Hometown: Rogersville, MO 

Last School: Logan-Rogersville 


Blake Setzer 



2007 1 9.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 

Hitting Stats 


2007 23-11 .175 40 5 7 0 0 0 2 3 17 2-3 21 

PERSONAL... 

Born May 31, 1987...Son of Craig and Theresa Setzer...All-state selection in both baseball 

and football and all-conference pick for baseball, football and basketball for Marionville 

High School...Played on the 2003 state champion football team and the 2005 state champion 

basketball team...Four year baseball letterman for coach Philip Courter...Graduated with a 

3.75 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Started 11 games and played in 23 last season for the Panthers...Recorded seven hits, five 

runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases...Had two hits at Kentucky Wesleyan on March 10... 

Pitched one inning against SIU Edwardsville. 

BLAKE’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Chicken Strips 

Restaurant: Cheddar’s 

Musical Artist: Foo Fighters 

Movie: Shawshank Redemption 


TV Show: Entourage 

Hobbies: XBOX 360 and Basketball 

Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan 

Dream Job: Pro Athlete 

Carl Teghtmyer 


2007 8 6.97 1 0 1 0 0 10.1 18 15 8 7 6 

PERSONAL... 

Born October 3, 1986...Son of Dan and Debbie Teghtmyer...Is a Biology major at Drury...Three 

year letterman for Logan-Rogersville High School. 

AT DRURY... 

Made eight appearances and started one game for 10.1 innings of action and struck out six... 

Struck out three against SIU Edwardsville on April 26. 

CARL’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Cashew Chicken 

Restaurant: St. Skeets’s Beachside Grill 

Musical Artist: Muse, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine 

Movie: On the Beach Since 1984 

Magazine: Not Even For Less 

TV Show: Tila Tequila 

Hobbies: Guitar, HALO2 

Pro Athlete: Karl Malone

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Position: Catcher/Outfielder 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 210 


Major: Exercise Physiology 


Last School: Thayer 


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Position: Outfielder/Pitcher 

B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 200 


Major: Business 

Hometown: Republic, MO 

Last School: Republic 


John Tollenaar 


2007 44-31 .258 97 15 25 6 1 3 14 8 40 1-3 

PERSONAL... 

Born May 20, 1988...Son of John and Debbie Tollenaar...Is a Exercise Physiology major at 

Drury...Was an all-state pick his junior and senior seasons and a three-time all-district selection...Helped 

Thayer to a third place finish at state...Was a four year letterman for coach Matt 

Pitts...Earned All-State football honors his sophomore and senior seasons...Graduated with a 

4.0 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

Hit .258 and started 31 games while playing in 44...Had 25 hits, 15 runs, 14 RBIs, eight 

walks and three home runs...Had two runs in three games and two hits in seven games... 

Twice had three RBIs in a game...Homered in the Panthers first two games last season vs. 

Truman State and received Great Lakes Valley Conference Player-of-the-Week honors. 

JOHN’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Sushi/Japanese 

Restaurant: Hinode 

Musical Artist: Corey Smith 

Movie: Indiana Jones 


TV Show: That 70’s Show and Friday Night Lights 

Hobbies: Ping pong and bowling 

Pro Athlete: Jeff Francouer 

Dream Job: College Baseball Coach 

Harrison Waters 



2007 13 3.10 12 6 3 1 0 69.2 67 34 24 26 53 

Hitting Stats 


2007 56-55 .269 186 31 50 12 1 1 29 22 40 4-6 

PERSONAL... 

Born September 15, 1987...Son of Frank and Sherry Waters...Is a Business major at Drury...First 

team all-state 2005 and 2006...2005 COC player of the year...All-Ozarks 2005 and 2006...Holds 

Republic High School record for batting average, doubles and on base average...As a pitcher 

holds the school record for most wins in a season and career as well as best earned run average... 

Led Republic to consecutive district championships in 2005-06...Summa Cum Laude and earned 

George Washington Carver Award given to the top 10% of the class...4.23 grade point average. 

AT DRURY... 

“Harry” led the Panthers pitching staff with 53 strikeouts in 69.2 innings and 13 appearances... 

Had a 3.10 ERA with a 6-3 record in 12 starts and recorded a complete game at Saint Joseph’s... 

Allowed just one hit in five innings of action at Kentucky Wesleyan...Struck out a season high nine 

at Saint Joseph’s on April 6...Hit .269 and was second on the team with 12 doubles and 22 walks... 

Had 50 hits, 31 runs, 29 RBIs and four stolen bases...Hit a walk-off homer in the Great Lakes 

Valley Conference Tournament to beat Bellarmine in the 10th inning...Had three runs at North 

Alabama and three hits vs. Saint Joseph’s in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. 

HARRISON’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Sushi 

Restaurant: Gumby’s 

Musical Artist: The Beatles 


Magazine: Rolling Stone 

TV Show: Seinfeld and The Office 

Hobbies: Guitar and music collecting 

Pro Athlete: Johan Santana 

Dream Job: Successful comedian or movie star 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-5 

Weight: 207 



Science 




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Position: Catcher 

B/T: L/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 174 


Major: Graphic Design 




Blake Wixson 


2007 17 4.81 6 1 3 0 1 48.2 65 41 26 17 43 

PERSONAL... 

Born August 30, 1987...Son of Phil and Debbie Wixson...A first team All-State, All- 

Conference and All-District pitcher for DU Assistant Coach Byron Hagler at Hillcrest High 

School...Earned Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year honors...Helped Hillcrest to #8 ranking in 

the Midwest Region and a fourth place finish at state. 

AT DRURY... 

Started six games and made 17 appearances last season and recorded one save...Pitched 48.2 

innings and struckout 43 batters...Struck out a season high six vs. Southern Indiana and had 

five strikeouts vs. Saint Joseph’s and at Rockhurst. 

BLAKE’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Prime Rib 

Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse 

Musical Artist: Rascal Flatts 



TV show: SportsCenter 

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and golf 

Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan 

Dream Job: Gen. Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals 

Tyler Wright 


2007 53-53 .293 174 21 51 6 0 0 27 21 24 4-5 6 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Randy and Julie Wright...Is a Graphic Design major at Drury...A second team All-State 

Class 4A selection and second team All-Ozarks pick...Wright earned Ozark Conference Playerof-the-Year 

honors and was a first team All-Ozark Conference selection...Helped the Hillcrest 

Hornets to an undefeated mark in the Ozark conference, a #6 ranking in the final Class 4A 

poll and a trip to the quarterfinals in 2004...In 2006 Hillcrest went undefeated in conference 

play and made the Class 4A Final four finishing with a #8 regional ranking...They finished the 

season ranked #4 in Class 4A by USA Today...Coached by Drury Assistant Byron Hagler at 

Hillcrest...Was on the Principal’s Honor Roll. 

AT DRURY... 

Catcher for the Panthers who hit .293 and started and played in 53 games...Had 51 hits, 27 

RBIs, 21 runs and 21 walks...Also stole four bases and had six doubles...Had a season high 

three runs vs. Rockhurst and had three hits at Missouri-Rolla...Recored two RBIs in six games 

last season. 

TYLER’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Philly Cheesesteak 

Restaurant: Taco Bell 

Musical Artist: T Pain 

Movie: Accepted 


TV Show: Rob & Big 

Hobbies: Stickball and ping pong 

Pro Athlete: Ozzie Smith 

Dream Job: Pro Athlete

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-3 

Weight: 203 


Major: Mathematics 

Hometown: Ozark, MO 

Last School: Ozark 


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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-0 

Weight: 185 

Class: Freshman 

Major: Undecided 

Hometown: Crane, MO 

Last School: Crane 


Ben York 


2007 33-8 .179 28 6 5 3 0 0 3 9 16 1-1 

PERSONAL... 

Born February 24, 1988...Son of Don and Susan York...Is a Mathematics major at Drury... 

Two-year letterwinner for coach Mike Essick at Ozark High School...3.98 grade point average...Graduated 

Magna Cum Laude. 

AT DRURY... 

Started eight games and played in 33...Recorded nine walks, six runs, five hits, three doubles, 

three RBIs and a stolen base...Had two runs and two RBIs in the NCAA-II National Tournament 

vs. Saginaw Valley State. 

BEN’S FAVORITES… 

Food: Ribs and Wings 

Restaurant: K.C. Masterpiece 

Musical Artist: Shawn McDonald 


TV Show: Scooby Doo 

Hobbies: Floating, video games and music 

Dream Job: Country Music Artist 

Aaron Burcham 

PERSONAL... 

Born August 16, 1987...Son of Steve and Rena Burcham...Three-time first team all-conference 

pick and an honorable mention all-conference pick as a freshman...Helped Crane to the 1A 

State quarter-finals...Four year baseball letterman for coach Bob Conrad...Earned second team 

all-conference honors as a senior and honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior and 

sophomore in basketball. 

AARON’S FAVORITES … 

Food: Chili Cheese Fries 

Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse 

Musical Artist: The Audition 

Movie: Out Cold 

TV show: That 70’s Show 

Hobbies: Anything active 

Pro Athlete: Larry Bird 

Dream Job: Pro Athletic Trainer 

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B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-0 

Weight: 183 


Major: Business 

Hometown: Venice, FL 

Last School: Venice 


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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 205 


Major: Business Management 

Hometown: St. Peters, MO 

Last School: Fort Zumwalt South 

Birthdate: December 17, 1988 

Ryan Anderson 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Bob and Lori Anderson...Was a first team all-state 5A selection as a senior at Venice 

High School in Florida...Earned All-Sarasota County all-area team honors and was the 2007 

Venice High School Athlete-of-the-Year...Posted a 12-2 record and a 1.32 ERA his senior 

season...Led Venice to a state, regional and district championship in 2007 and a 26-7 record. 

RYAN’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Prime Rib 

Restaurant: Kentucky Fried Chicken 

Musical Artist: Slightly Stoopid 

Movie: Office Space 



Hobbies: Wakeboarding, basketball and fishing 

Pro Athlete: Greg Maddux 

Dream Job: Pro Baseball Player 

Dan Baner 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Sandy Baner and Phyllis Carter...Was a second team all-conference pick and had a 5-0 

record as a pitcher at Fort Zumwalt South High School...Helped Fort Zumwalt South to the 

quarterfinals in 2006 and a 21-7 record good for a #4 state ranking...Was an All-GAC academic 

selection. 

DAN’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Steak 

Restaurant: Longhorn 

Movie: Borat 



Hobbies: Golfing 


Dream Job: General Manager of a baseball team

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-7 

Weight: 176 






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Position: Infielder/Pitcher 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 154 


Major: Secondary Education 

Hometown: Mansfield, MO 

Last School: Mansfield 


Josh Hall 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Todd and Mary Hall...Pitched in the quarterfinal game vs. Holt and allowed only one 

earned run...Only lost one game his senior season on the mound and was an all-state pick 

his senior season at Kickapoo High School...Helped the Chiefs to a 26-5 record his senior 

season, good for a second place finish at state and district and regional championships...As 

a senior he was part of a legion team that finished in the top five in state rankings...Was an 

honor roll student at KHS 

JOSH’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Shrimp 

Restaurant: Heritage Cafeteria 

Musical Artist: Linkin Park 

Movie: Forrest Gump 


TV Show: Seinfeld 

Hobbies: Fishing, tennis and golf 

Pro Athlete: Sandy Koufax 


Evan Jones 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Doug and Colleen Jones...Was a two-time first team all-state honoree for Mansfield 

High School...Was a three-time all-conference pick, and twice earned all-district and All-Ozarks 

honors...Had a career batting average of .460 and was 16-0 with a 1.79 ERA on the mound...Set 

Mansfield High School records for most hits (163) and most triples (10)...Helped Mansfield to a 

Class 2A state runner-up finish in 2005 and a 28-2 record in 2006 with a fifth place finish in state 

that season...Mansfield advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2004 and 2006...While Evan was 

at Mansfield they were 102-30 overall and 24-0 in conference play...Was an academic all-state 

basketball player his senior season and had a 3.95 grade point average. 

EVAN’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Steak 

Restaurant: Mexican Villa 

Musical Artist: Death Cab for Cutie 

Movie: Shawshank Redemption 

Magazine: Highlights 

TV Show: The Office and Baseball Tonight 

Hobbies: Halo and golf 

Pro Athlete: Ozzie Smith 

Dream Job: Pro Baseball Player or coach 

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Position: Catcher/Outfielder 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-9 

Weight: 155 



Hometown: High Ridge, MO 

Last School: St. Mary’s 


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Position: First Baseman 

B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 191 



Science 


Last School: Meadowlark 

Christian 


R.J. Knese 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Ralph and Renee Knese...Was a first team all-conference honoree at St. Mary’s High 

School in High Ridge, Missouri for coach Marko Samardzic. 

R.J.’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Cereal 

Restaurant: Pasta House 

Musical Artist: Kenny Chesney 

Movie: Bull Durham 



Hobbies: Golf and fishing 

Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods 


Luke Noah 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Mark and Jill Noah...Was a three year letterman at Springfield Meadowlark Christian, 

a home school team...Played for coach Mike Comstock...Graduated with a 3.94 grade point 

average. 

LUKE’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Pasta 

Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings 

Musical Artist: Brad Paisley 

Movie: The Bourne Movies 

Magazine: The Sporting News 


Hobbies: Playing XBOX 360, playing sports and hanging out with friends 

Pro Athlete: Todd Helton 

Dream Job: Pro Baseball player

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B/T: L/L 

Height: 6-1 

Weight: 165 






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Position: Third Baseman 

B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-3 

Weight: 180 



Hometown: St. Peters, MO 

Last School: Fort Zumwalt South 


Corey Peterson 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Gary and Marcella Peterson...Was three-time all-conference selection and an all-state 

honoree as a senior at Republic High School...Had 96 strikeouts as a senior in 70 innings of 

action...Set season records at Republic for lowest ERA, fewest walks and most strikeouts... 

Also set a school record for most strikeouts in a game...Helped Republic to a pair of district 

and conference championships...Played for coach Howard Quigley...Graduated with a 3.9 

grade point average. 

COREY’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Tacos 

Restaurant: Steak and Ale 

Musical Artist: Finger Eleven 

Movie: The Rookie 

Magazine: Truckin’ 

TV Show: King of the Hill 

Hobbies: Fishing, Bowling and XBOX 



Joel Potts 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Craig and Kim Potts...Hit .397 and helped Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters 

to a 21-7 record his junior season...Helped Fort Zumwalt South to a #4 ranking in state and a 

quarterfinal finish as a junior....Earned scholar athlete honors for baseball, hockey and soccer..... 

Graduated Magna Cum Laude. 

JOEL’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Chicken or Steak 

Restaurant: Longhorn 

Musical Artist: T.I. 

Movie: Borat 


TV Show: Myth Busters 

Hobbies: Playing sports and hanging out with friends 

Pro Athlete: Derek Jeter 

Dream Job: Front office for St. Louis Cardinals 

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 5-11 

Weight: 174 



Hometown: Aurora, MO 

Last School: Aurora 



B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-0 

Weight: 180 






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Pete Sumners 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Pete and Cathy Sumners...Was an all-district and all-conference selection at Aurora 

High School...Played for coach Danny Barrett...Was a member of the Honor Roll. 

PETE’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Steak 

Restaurant: Cheddar’s 

Musical Artist: The Killers 

Movie: D2 

Magazine: Time 

TV Show: The Office 

Hobbies: Basketball 

Pro Athlete: Gordon Bombay 


Jared Tuck 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Gary and Pam Tuck...Was a second team all-conference pick as a senior and helped 

Republic High School to a conference championship in 2006...Graduated Cum Laude. 

JARED’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Cheeseburger 

Restaurant: Rodizio’s 

Musical Artist: Boondock Saints 


Hobbies: Rock Band 

Pro Athlete: Yadier Molina 

Dream Job: Own a Harley Shop

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B/T: R/R 

Height: 6-3 

Weight: 193 






CHARTER MEMBERS 

Acme Brick Company 

Dr. and Mrs. Wes Allai 

Sharon Barber 

The Beattie Family 

Loren and Nancy Broaddus 

Mike and Rebecca Choate & Family 

Collegiate Awards 

Jeff and Kerry Dishman 

Bill and Pam Evans 

The Gaunt Family 

Jeff Hutchens 

Kurt Keltner 

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Westbrook Lynch 

Bill, Bryan and Randy Magers 

Jerry Mallonee 

Tom and Ann McAlear 

Nesbitt Construction 

Stan and Karen Oglesby 

Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. 

Price-Cutter Supermarkets 

Dr. W. Curtis and Sandy Rogers 

D. Scott Homes, Inc. 

Tom and Brent Singleton 

The Skinner Family 

SRC Employee Owners 

Sutherland Lumber Company 

TASC – Jim and Sharon Marrs 

Bill and Shirley Virdon 

Justin Wright 

PERSONAL... 

Son of Randy and Melinda Wright...Played for coach Jason Howser at Kickapoo High School 

where he helped the Chiefs to a 20-5 record and a fifth place finish in state. 

JUSTIN’S FAVORITES... 

Food: Reeses 

Restaurant: Chipotle 

TV Show: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 

Hobbies: Frisbee Golf 

Drury Baseball Boosters 2008 

HOME RUN CLUB 

Hazelrigg Automotive 

Heffington Optical 

Midwest Family Broadcast Group 

Jeff Hutchens 

Sharon Barber 

SRC Employees 

Hiland Dairy 

The Magers Family 

The Skinner Family 

PANTHER CLUB 

Med-Pay 

Sleep Inn 

Rose Metal Products, Inc. 

Bob and Lori Anderson 

Rick’s Automotive 

Glenstone Block Company 

Har-Bell Athletic Goods 

Todd and Mary Ellen Hall 

Hewitt Water Systems 

Justin Jeffries 

Loren Cook II Family 

Play It Again Sports 

Regional Ready Mix 

Kim and Janie Rohlfing 

Phil and Debbie Wixson 

Don and Susan York 

Frank and Sherry Waters 

Fidelity Title Agency 

RED LEVEL 

Benny and Beverly Ellis 

Les and Debbie Hall 

The Plotner Family 

Scroggins Photography 

Clear Creek Golf Car 

Robert Ellis 

Charlie and Jeri Essary 

Earl and Shirley Hackett 

Dennis and Carole Hughes 

Carl Pirtle 

Phyllis Rohlfing 

FRIENDS OF THE PROGRAM 

Helfrecht Insurance 

Dr. C. Curtis Rogers Family 

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To label the Drury Panthers’ 2007 season – their 

first intercollegiate competition in more than three 

decades – as a storybook finish might still not do 

it justice. 

Consider: The Panthers had just two seniors on a 

squad chocked full of some 23 freshmen. They’d 

never taken the field together before. They were 

about to begin competition in a Great Lakes Valley 

Conference noted for its competitive baseball 

squads, and as a result, were picked for last (14th) 

when the coaches got together and formed their 

preseason poll. 

But those other league coaches, while assuming 

Drury had talent, also greatly underestimated the 

competitive fire of this bunch of Panthers. They 

apparently were unaware that, when kids come 

from decorated prep programs like Hillcrest, Republic, 

Glendale, Kickapoo, Lee’s Summit, etc., 

they learned how to win a lot more often than they 

did to lose. 

And it showed in the final results for Coach Mark 

Stratton’s Panthers, who fashioned a 33-24 overall 

mark and a 22-14 record in GLVC play (good for 

third place in the regular season), saving some of 

their best efforts for the league’s top dogs – chiefly, 

a double-header sweep of eventual NCAA-II World 

Series qualifier Southern Indiana on May 5 before 

a large, appreciative home crowd at Meador Park. 

That regular season success, in itself, would have 

been enough to label this inaugural season a 

smashing hit … but the Panthers had much more 

in store. 

They journeyed to Sauget, Ill, 

for the six-team GLVC Tournament 

as the No. 3 seed, and 

by the time the weekend was 

finished, the Panthers had 

swept through the field for a 

4-0 mark and were hoisting 

the GLVC trophy to the delight 

of their giddy fans. 

And when DU fans start recollecting 

the memories from 

that first effort, several will 

undoubtedly stick out. 


SEASON REVIEW 2007 

PANTHERS MAKE BIG SPLASH IN INAUGURAL CAMPAIGN 

2007 Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Standings 

Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 

SIU Edwardsville 26 10 0 .722 37 17 0 .685 

Southern Indiana 24 15 0 .615 43 23 0 .652 

Drury 22 14 0 .611 33 24 0 .579 

Bellarmine 23 15 0 .605 29 30 0 .492 

Saint Joseph’s 22 15 0 .595 30 21 0 .588 

Indianapolis 22 16 0 .579 29 27 0 .518 

Northern Kentucky 22 16 0 .579 27 26 0 .509 

Quincy 21 16 0 .568 30 20 0 .600 

Rockhurst 18 18 0 .500 25 25 0 .500 

Missouri-St. Louis 16 20 0 .444 20 24 0 .455 

UW-Parkside 14 21 0 .400 19 29 0 .396 

Missouri-Rolla 13 24 0 .351 20 27 0 .426 

Kentucky Wesleyan 12 26 0 .316 16 40 0 .286 

Lewis 5 34 0 .128 8 47 0 .145 

*The gutty nine innings junior lefty Ricky Meinhold 

turned in, locked in a pitcher’s duel with Bellarmine, 

before freshman Harrison Waters ended the classic 

contest with a walk-off, solo homer in the bottom of 

the 10th. By the way, Waters’ first ball out of the park 

all season. 

*Junior Justin Skinner’s two-out, two-run double in 

the bottom of the ninth to lift DU to a 5-4 victory 

over SIU Edwardsville to knock the league’s regular 

season champ out of the tournament. 

*And, in the topper of them all, Skinner’s dramatics 

in the title game vs. Bellarmine (again). Trying 

to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth, he trotted in from 

his second base position, took the mound in his dual 

role as closer with Knights at second and third and 

nobody out, and amazingly, struck out three straight 

BU hitters to touch off a celebration 

that lasted for hours. 

That meant the Panthers were 

off to Akron, Ohio, recipients 

of the automatic bid to the 

NCAA-II North Central Regional 

and immediately dubbed 

the sixth-seed in a six-team 

tournament. All Drury did was 

come out and have top-seed – 

and national power – Grand 

Valley State down 4-1 after 

scoring three times in the top

of the tenth before the Lakers rallied with four runs in 

the bottom of the frame for a 5-4 victory. 

Instead of being crushed, the Panthers bounced back 

to beat No. 2 seed Ashland 10-5 and No. 3 seed Saginaw 

Valley State 12-5, knocking both Great Lakes Intercollegiate 

Athletic Conference squads out of the regional. 

Drury fell to Grand Valley State 11-3 to finish 

2-2 in the regional and reap additional benefits – senior 

first baseman Tony Lewis and freshman shortstop 

Joe Rohlfing were named to the All-Region squad. 

Lewis was also named a Rawlings Gold Glove recipient 

and a First Team All-GLVC selection, while Rohlfing 

picked up GLVC Freshman of the Year honors as 

well as Second Team All-GLVC accolades for his 

work at short. 

The rest of the Panthers? A season to remember for 

the rest of their lives was a fitting parting gift … just 

enough to make a young team hungry for more in 

2008. 

All-GLVC First Team 

C: Scott Hauber, Quincy 

DH: Kevin Dusold, Northern Kentucky 

1B: Tony Lewis, Drury 

2B: Darin Mastroianni, Southern Indiana 

3B: Kevin Diete, Saint Joseph’s 

SS: Cory Bunner, SIU Edwardsville 

Utility: Brandon Cogan, Missouri-Rolla 

OF: Andy Heller, UW-Parkside 

OF: Hunter Slade, Southern Indiana 

OF: Matt Wille, Saint Joseph’s 

OF: Jake Tranchant, UIndy 

SP: Michael Thompson, Bellarmine 

SP: Matt Marksbury, Northern Kentucky 

SP: Adam Tallman, SIU Edwardsville 

SP: James Hertel, SIU Edwardsville 

RP: Joe Panozzo, Saint Joseph’s 


Player of the Year: Darin Mastroianni, 

Southern Indiana 

Pitcher of the Year: Matt Marksbury, 

Northern Kentucky 

Freshman of the Year: Joe Rohlfing, Drury 

Coach of the Year: Gary Collins, SIU Edwardsville 

2007 Baseball All-GLVC Team 

All-GLVC Second Team 

C: Larry Pempek, Northern Kentucky 

DH: Adam Whitehead, Missouri-St. Louis 

1B: Jeff Dillman, Bellarmine 

2B: Nathan Warner, Quincy 

3B: Ben Bartley, SIU Edwardsville 

SS: Joe Rohlfing, Drury 

Utility: Ryan Murray, Saint Joseph’s 

OF: Gerad Fox, Missouri-Rolla 

OF: Shane Noble, Bellarmine 

OF: Jake Shaffer, Northern Kentucky 

OF: Joe Palumbo, Quincy 

SP: Gerad Bryan, SIU Edwardsville 

SP: Patrick Larm, Rockhurst 

SP: Nick Dunning, Quincy 

SP: Nate Nevin, Bellarmine 

RP: Frank Allen, Rockhurst 

All-GLVC Honorable Mention 

Cameron Howell, C, Bellarmine 

Kory Lonergan, SS, Northern Kentucky 

Matt Wagers, 3B, Northern Kentucky 

Aryn Ross, UT, UIndy 

Ryan Czyz, SIU Edwardsville 

Kyle Stephenson, OF, UIndy 

Josh Bruns, SP, Northern Kentucky 

Luke Vine, SP, SIU Edwardsville 

Matt Enderle, SP, Saint Joseph’s 

Alex Kuebbing, RP, Bellarmine 

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2007 DRURY PANTHER STATISTICS 

Statistics Summary for Drury University (2007) (All games) 

Record: 33-24 Home: 16-9 Away: 11-13 Neutral: 6-2 Great Lakes: 22-14 

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT 

26 Marston, Chris 1.000 10-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 

3 Lewis, Tony .367 48-46 166 39 61 11 3 3 36 18 9 18 3-3 

14 Rohlfing, Joe .330 57-57 227 43 75 6 1 0 22 17 4 16 10-14 

32 Hall, Jason .312 43-43 141 26 44 1 2 0 16 6 11 27 3-6 

24 Wright, Tyler .293 53-53 174 21 51 6 0 0 27 21 2 24 4-5 

16 Goss, Tyler .292 57-55 192 30 56 7 0 2 39 10 6 13 3-5 

11 Skinner, Justin .282 56-56 188 30 53 14 1 0 42 24 5 21 3-5 

17 York, Michael .281 41-35 128 19 36 4 0 0 14 5 1 25 5-5 

10 Hughes, Dane .271 37-25 85 17 23 1 0 0 12 6 0 16 6-8 

7 Waters, Harrison .269 56-55 186 31 50 12 1 1 29 22 2 40 4-6 

2 Tollenaar, John .258 44-31 97 15 25 6 1 3 14 8 5 40 1-3 

20 Tettamble, Mike .257 31-19 70 10 18 6 0 1 9 6 1 15 0-0 

6 Gallion, Bret .255 37-11 47 10 12 1 0 0 2 2 3 5 2-3 

8 Mather, Spencer .196 30-8 46 5 9 1 0 0 8 1 5 10 0-0 

9 York, Ben .179 33-8 28 6 5 3 0 0 3 9 1 16 1-1 

23 Setzer, Blake .175 23-11 40 5 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 17 2-3 

29 Dlouhy, Michael .000 7-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 

5 Pirtle, Sam .000 27-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 

Totals .289 57-57 1823 307 526 79 9 10 276 158 56 305 47-67 

Opponents .280 57-57 1795 277 503 78 18 10 238 201 46 309 109-139 

LOB—Team (435), Opp (448). Dps turned—Team (34), Opp (36). CI—Team (1), Wright 1, Opp (1). IBB—Team (5), Wright 1, Goss 1, Rohlfing 

1, Skinner 1, Lewis 1, Opp (7). Picked off—Skinner 3, York, M 3, Gallion 2, Wright 1 

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 

20 Tettamble, Mike 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 Pirtle, Sam 2.29 4-2 27 0 0 0/2 6 39.1 32 17 10 20 41 

22 Evans, Blake 2.37 7-3 15 14 1 0/2 0 68.1 73 30 18 32 28 

7 Waters, Harrison 3.10 6-3 13 12 1 0/0 0 69.2 67 34 24 26 53 

25 Meinhold, Ricky 3.54 7-3 18 14 0 0/1 1 84.0 82 39 33 30 50 

21 Bloss, Stephen 3.86 2-0 19 0 0 0/0 0 21.0 24 13 9 15 17 

26 Martson, Chris 4.19 1-3 9 6 0 0/0 0 34.1 41 19 16 7 21 

31 Stallcup, Chase 4.76 0-0 19 0 0 0/0 0 22.2 27 20 12 11 10 

1 Wixson, Black 4.81 1-3 17 6 0 0/0 1 48.2 65 41 26 17 43 

11 Skinner, Justin 4.91 2-4 20 0 0 0/1 7 22.0 26 13 12 11 22 

15 Ellington, Blair 6.75 2-2 15 3 0 0/1 0 32.0 40 25 24 18 15 

28 Beattie, Beau 6.75 1-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 4.0 3 3 3 4 3 

30 Teghtmyer, Carl 6.97 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 0 10.1 18 15 8 7 6 

23 Setzer, Blake 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 

4 Staudt, Casey 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 

29 Dlouhy, Michael 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 5 4 2 0 

Totals 3.97 33-24 57 57 2 3/3 15 458.1 503 277 202 201 309 

Opponents 4.83 24-33 57 57 7 3/0 4 453.0 526 307 243 158 305 

PB—Team (24), Wright 23, Tollenaar 1, Opp (16). Pickoffs—Team (13), Meinhold 3, Marston 2, Wright 2, Waters 1, Evans 1, Skinner 1, Wixson 

1, Bloss 1, Pirtle 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT—Wright (97-122), Waters (25-25), Evans (11-22), Wixson (17-19), Meinhold (11-14), Tollenaar (12-12), 

Stallcup (9-12), Bloss (9-11), Marston (8-10), Ellington (5-10), Skinner (5-7), Pirtle (5-5), Teghtmyer (2-2), Beattie (2-2). 

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total 

Drury University 28 41 46 43 30 40 35 22 16 6 307 

Opponents 27 26 47 40 31 35 35 10 18 8 277 

Win-loss breakouts: Day 31-24; Night 2-0; vs Left 9-6; vs Right 24-18; 1-Run games 9-6; 2-Run games 2-2; 5+Run games 15-10; Extra inns 4-4; 

Shutouts 3-3. Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 4; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 3281 (avg 234); Away 4429 (avg 142); 

Total 7710 (avg 171).

2007 GAME-BY-GAME 

Date Opponent Place Score Record 

February 

11 Truman State Home 10-0 1-0 

11 Truman State Home 12-7 2-0 

20 @Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 1-2 2-1 

20 @Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 2-14 2-2 

25 @Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 3-13 2-3 

25 @Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 5-4 3-3 

March 

3 @North Alabama Florence, Ala. 2-8 3-4 



7 Missouri Western State Home 2-1 4-6 

7 Missouri Western State Home 5-9 4-7 

10 *@Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, Ky. 12-1 5-7 



14 *@Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 3-4 7-8 

14 *@Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 7-6 8-8 

17 *Indianapolis Home 7-2 9-8 



21 *Rockhurst Home 15-7 11-9 

21 Rockhurst Home 6-4 12-9 

24 *@Quincy Quincy, Ill. 1-6 12-10 



28 *Missouri-St. Louis Home 2-1 15-10 

28 *Missouri-St. Louis Home 10-1 16-10 

31 *Northern Kentucky Home 6-11 16-11 


April 


1 Northern Kentucky Home 0-2 17-13 

6 *@Saint Joseph’s Rensselaer, Ind. 5-6 17-14 



11 *Missouri-Rolla Home 3-0 19-15 

11 *Missouri-Rolla Home 0-2 19-16 

15 *@Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 2-6 19-17 

15 *@Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 9-1 20-17 

17 *@Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 2-6 20-18 

21 *Lewis Home 5-2 21-18 

21 *Lewis Home 14-4 22-18 

22 *Lewis Home 14-3 23-18 

26 *SIU Edwardsville Home 4-23 23-19 

26 *SIU Edwardsville Home 1-6 23-20 

28 *@Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 4-1 24-20 



May 

5 *Southern Indiana Home 9-1 26-21 



Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament 

10 vs. Bellarmine Sauget, Ill. 1-0 28-22 

11 vs. Saint Joseph’s Sauget, Ill. 12-7 29-22 

12 vs. SIU Edwardsville Sauget, Ill. 5-4 30-22 

Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Game 

13 vs. Bellarmine Sauget, Ill. 2-1 31-22 

NCAA-II North Central Regional 

17 vs. Grand Valley State Akron, Ohio 4-5 31-23 

18 vs. Ashland Akron, Ohio 10-5 32-23 

19 vs. Saginaw Valley State Akron, Ohio 12-4 33-23 

19 vs. Grand Valley State Akron, Ohio 3-11 33-24 

*Great Lakes Valley Conference Games 


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So ... after an inaugural baseball season in which 

they won 33 games, captured a Great Lakes Valley 

Conference championship despite being picked for 

last in the preseason and even made the NCAA-II 

Tournament, what do the Drury Panthers do for an 

encore? 

It’s really quite simple, says coach Mark Stratton. 

More of the same ... and then some. 

“Last time I checked, we didn’t get to the College 

World Series last year,” Stratton said. “Our goal 

is to qualify for the conference tournament, and 

when we get there, to try to get into the NCAA 

Tournament. That’s not any different this year.” 

Drury, which opens the season Friday against 

Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark., returns all but 

two players - the graduated pair of first baseman 

Tony Lewis and reserve outfielder Michael York - 

from last season’s 33-24 finisher in the program’s 

first season of intercollegiate play in more than 

three decades. 

That includes a pitching staff that truly rose to the 

challenge down the stretch and carried the Panthers 

first into the GLVC Tournament field in Sauget, 

Ill., then to a most unlikely league championship 

when DU beat Bellarmine 2-1 in the title game to 

earn the automatic NCAA-II bid. 

The staff, guided by pitching coach Byron Hagler, 

is headed by senior left-hander Ricky Meinhold, 

who went 7-3 with a 3.54 earned run average 

last season but came up especially big late in the 

season, finishing off his junior campaign with a 

streak of 32 consecutive innings without allowing 

an earned run. Included 

were outstanding starts 

in his final three outings 

against Southern Indiana, 

Bellarmine and Grand 

Valley State in which he 

allowed a total of two runs 

(both unearned), struck out 

17 and walked seven against 

three of the top progams in 

the region. 

Meinhold is backed by senior 

right-hander Blake Evans (7-3, team-low 2.37 

ERA) and sophomore lefty Harrison Waters (6-3, 

3.10), who is also one of the nation’s top defensive 

centerfielders when he’s not on the mound. 

“You know you’re going to get all Ricky has every 

time he goes out there ... that’s the way Ricky 

SEASON PREVIEW 

PANTHERS BACK FOR MORE AFTER HISTORIC FIRST SEASON 

is,” Stratton said. “I 

don’t look for that 

to change. Blake had 

about the same ERA 

as Ricky, and it’s his 

senior year as well, 

so I look for him to 

get out and compete 

just like he always 

does. And Harry 

(Waters) is just Harry 

... I don’t anticipate 

him hitting this year 

when he’s pitching, 

so he can just work 

on pitching on those 

days, and that will be 

a plus for us.” Likely completing the rotation are the 

likes of sophomore right-handers Chris Marston (1-3, 

4.19), who has bounced back from an elbow injury at 

the midway point of last season, and Blake Wixson 

(1-3, 4.81) and sophomore Stephen Bloss ( 2-0, 3.86 

ERA). Highly-touted freshman Ryan Anderson from 

Venice, Fla., could also get a rotation look at some 

point this season. 

The bullpen is solid as well, anchored by the return 

of sophomore set-up man Sam Pirtle - one of the 

GLVC’s top firemen last year with his 4-2 record, 

2.29 ERA and six saves - as well as senior closer 

Justin Skinner (2-4, 4.91, seven saves), who capped 

DU’s memorable GLVC Tournament title game 

victory over Bellarmine by striking out three straight 

Knights in a 2-1 victory after entering the game with 

runners at second and third and no one out in the 

ninth. 

“Pirtle and Skinner both have the great temperament 

for closers ... you don’t know if they are ahead or 

behind,” Stratton said. “Those kids give it all they’ve 

got, and both can reset the pump as quick as anybody 

I’ve seen. Normally we bring Skinner in as the last 

option, but we’re fine with bringing Sam in to close 

as well. As long as we’re winning, that’s what those 

two kids are all about. We’re fortunate to have two 

kids that have that skill level and that attitude ... it 

rubs off on everybody else.” 

Sophomores Beau Beattie, Blake Setzer and Carl 

Teghtmyer join freshmen Corey Peterson, Josh Hall, 

Dan Baner and Justin Wright to provide bullpen 

depth for the Panthers. 

The everyday lineup for Drury returns virtually


intact from a squad that batted .289 as a team (second 

in the GLVC) last season, especially up the middle. 

Sophomore catcher Tyler Wright (.293, 27 RBIs), 

second baseman Skinner (.282, 42 RBIs), sophomore 

shortstop Joe Rohlfing - the GLVC’s Freshman of the 

Year and an All-Region choice after hitting .330 with 

22 RBIs and 10 stolen bases - and Waters (.269, 29 

RBIs) give Stratton and his staff a solid base. 

Rohlfing, in particular, has drawn much acclaim after 

just one season, and was named a “Player To Watch” 

in the North Central Region by Collegiate Baseball 

Magazine. He scored a team-high 43 runs and struck 

out just 16 times in 227 at-bats while playing every 

inning of all 57 games. 

“There’s a reason we call him ‘Joe Baseball,’ “ Stratton 

says. “You know what you’re going to get from Joe 

every time he runs out on that field.” 

Also returning are sophomore third baseman Tyler 

Goss (.292, 39 RBIs), sophomore left-fielder Jason 

Hall (.312, 16 RBIs) and sophomore outfielders John 

Tollenaar (.258, 3 HRs, 14 RBIs), Ben York and Dane 

Hughes (.271, 12 RBIs), who earned part-time starts 

last season. Sophomore Aaron 

Burcham could also figure into 

the mix. 

“We’ve got more flexibility 

not only in the lineup, but the 

whole team,” Stratton said. 

“No question, we’ll have great 

competition for jobs all season. 

We’re two-deep at every infield 

position and well-stocked in 

the outfield as well.” 

Infield depth is provided by 

sophomore Brett Gallion and freshmen Evan Jones 

and Joel Potts, while freshman R.J. Knese will see 

time at catcher and in the outfield for the Panthers. 

Junior college transfer Tino Robbins, who hit .398 

with 41 RBIs and 12 steals at Independence (Kan.) 

Community College last season, is expected to see 

plenty of time in right field as well as leading off in 

the batting order for DU. Robbins, too, was cited 

by Collegiate Baseball as a regional “Newcomer To 

Watch.” 

“Tino’s going to be a unique leadoff man, I can tell you 

that,” Stratton said. “He’s very athletic and really has 

a baseball mentality. He’s an exceptional baserunner 

and he’s got a little pop. He’ll be a real asset for us at 

the top of the order.” 

Attempting to fill the big shoes at first base of Lewis, 

the team Most Valuable Player and an All-Region 

selection after batting .367 with 36 RBIs, will be senior 

Mike Tettamble and newcomer Daniel Mullis, who 

hit .373 with 39 RBIs at Three Rivers Community 

College last season. 

Improving upon last season’s 33 victories will be an 

extreme challenge for the Panthers when you consider 

how much they’ve beefed up the schedule in their 

second season. Among the regular season additions 

to the slate are perennial national powerhouses Grand 

Valley State, which will visit Springfield for a March 

5 double-header, and Central 

Missouri, which will face 

DU on April 15 at Hammons 

Field, in addition to its own 

tournament in early March. 

“The one thing I learned last 

year that if you don’t win the 

league tournament, you’re 

not in it unless your schedule 

helps you get in,” Stratton said. 

“We needed to beef it up as far 

as strength of schedule in our non-conference, and 

we’ve done that. We’re playing eight teams that were 

in the top six of their respective regions at the end 

last May ... it may be too much, too soon, but we’ll 

find out. If we want to play at that level, we need to 

show we can.” 

The GLVC has switched its regular season play 

format to divisional play, with the Panthers preseason 

picks to finish third in the West behind Southern 

Indiana - a College World Series qualifier last 

season despite finishing second in the league during 

the regular season - and perennial power Southern 

Illinois University Edwardsville, which is in its last 

season as a D-II member before making the jump to 

Division I. 

The conference season will consist of 32 games, 

include 24 within the division; Drury finished 22-14 

in league play last season, good for a third-place 

finish during the regular season. This season, the top 

two finishers in each division, plus the next two best 

teams, will qualify for the league tourney. 

And, in addition to a tougher schedule, there’s another 

unknown - the GLVC’s move away from wood bats 

for league play to a return to aluminum, which could 

mean an extreme challenge for the DU pitching staff 

in the cozy confines of Meador Park. 

“I think it’s going to be a challenge for everybody’s 

pitching staff, playing at Meador with metal,” Stratton 

said. “We’ve already found out where we played last 

year, we’ve backed up 15 feet. We hit three balls out 

of the park in the first hour and a half practice we 

had at Meador this year. It makes everybody at least 

a doubles hitter. But hey, that’s the rules. That’s the 

way we’ll play.” 

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Bellarmine University 

Location: Louisville, Kentucky 

Founded: 1950 

Enrollment: 2,627 

School Colors: Silver and Scarlet 

Nickname: Knights 

Home Field/Ballpark: Knights Field 

2007 Record: 29-30, 23-15 GLVC 

Head Coach: Deron Spink, Bellarmine Record 82-88 

Sports Information Director: Nels Popp 

Sports Information FAX: (502) 452-8450 

Sports Information Phone: (502) 452-8380 

Web Page Address: athletics.bellarmine.edu 

University of Indianapolis 

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana 

Founded: 1902 


School Colors: Crimson and Gray 

Nickname: Greyhounds 

Home Field/Ballpark: Greyhound Park 

2007 Record: 29-27, 22-16 GLVC 

Head Coach: Gary Vaught, Indy Record 431-303-2 

Sports Information Director: Mitch Wigness 



Web Page Address: http://athletics.uindy.edu 

Lewis University 

Location: Romeoville, Illinois 

Founded: 1932 


School Colors: Red and White 

Nickname: Flyers 

Home Field/Ballpark: Brennan Field 

2007 Record: 8-47, 5-34 GLVC 

Head Coach: Tim McDonough, First season at Lewis 

Sports Information Director: Ron Deuter 



Web Page Address: www.LewisFlyers.com 

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2008 GLVC CAPSULES 

Drury University 

Location: Springfield, Missouri 

Founded: 1873 


School Colors: Scarlet and Gray 

Nickname: Panthers 

Home Field/Ballpark: Meador Park 

2007 Record: 33-24, 22-14 GLVC 

Head Coach: Mark Stratton, Drury Record 33-24 

Sports Information Director: Scott Puryear 



Web Page Address: www.drurypanthers.com 

Kentucky Wesleyan College 

Location: Owensboro, Kentucky 

Founded: 1858 

Enrollment: 968 

School Colors: Purple and White 

Nickname: Panthers 

Home Field/Ballpark: Panther Park 

2007 Record: 16-40, 12-26 GLVC 

Head Coach: Todd Lillpop, Wesleyan Record 113-137 

Sports Information Director: Roy Pickerill 



Web Page Address: www.kwc.edu/athletic 

Missouri University of 

Science and Technology 

Location: Rolla, Missouri 

Founded: 1870 


School Colors: Silver and Gold 

Nickname: Miners 

Home Field/Ballpark: Missouri S&T Baseball Field 

2007 Record: 20-27, 13-24 GLVC 

Head Coach: Todd DeGraffenreid, MO. S&T Record 58-144 

Sports Information Director: John Kean 



Web Page Address: http://campus.mst.edu/sports

University of Missouri-St. Louis 

Location: St. Louis, Missouri 

Founded: 1963 


School Colors: Red and Gold 

Nickname: Tritons 

Home Field/Ballpark: T.R. Hughes Ballpark 

2007 Record: 20-24, 16-20 GLVC 

Head Coach: Jim Brady, UMSL Record 618-403-5 

Sports Information Director: Mary Ann Tierney 



Web Page Address: www.umsl-sports.com 

Quincy University 

Location: Quincy, Illinois 

Founded: 1860 


School Colors: Brown, Gold and White 

Nickname: Hawks 

Home Field/Ballpark: Quincy University Stadium 

2007 Record: 30-20, 21-16 GLVC 

Head Coach: Brian Unger, first season at Quincy 

Sports Information Director: Brian Lovellette 



Web Page Address: www.quincy.edu/sports 

Saint Joseph’s College 

Location: Rensselaer, Indiana 

Founded: 1889 


School Colors: Cardinal and Purple 

Nickname: Pumas 

Home Field/Ballpark: Rueth-Fitzgibbon Baseball Complex/ 

Gil Hodges Field 

2007 Record: 30-21, 22-15 GLVC 

Head Coach: Rick O’Dette, Saint Joseph’s Record 211-172-2 

Sports Information Director: Clark Teuscher 



Web Page Address: www.saintjoe.edu/athletics 

Location: Evansville, Indiana 

Founded: 1965 


School Colors: Red, White and Blue 

Nickname: Screaming Eagles 

Home Field/Ballpark: USI Baseball Field 

2007 Record: 43-23, 24-15 GLVC 

Head Coach: Tracy Archuleta, USI Record 43-23 

Sports Information Director: Ray Simmons 



Web Page Address: www.usi.edu/sports 


University of Southern Indiana 

Northern Kentucky University 

Location: Highland Heights, Kentucky 

Founded: 1968 


School Colors: Gold, Black and White 

Nickname: Norse 

Home Field/Ballpark: Champion Window Field 

2007 Record: 27-26, 22-16 GLVC 

Head Coach: Todd Asalon, NKU Record 213-140-1 

Sports Information Director: Don Owen 



Web Page Address: www.nkunorse.com 

Rockhurst University 

Location: Kansas City, Missouri 

Founded: 1910 


School Colors: Blue and White 

Nickname: Hawks 

Home Field/Ballpark: Loyola Park 

2007 Record: 25-25, 18-18 GLVC 

Head Coach: Gary Burns, Rockhurst Record 462-288 

Sports Information Director: John Dodderidge 



Web Page Address: www.rockhurst.edu/athletics 

Southern Illinois 

University Edwardsville 

Location: Edwardsville, Illinois 

Founded: 1957 


School Colors: Red and White 

Nickname: Cougars 

Home Field/Ballpark: Roy Lee Field 

2007 Record: 37-17, 26-10 GLVC 

Head Coach: Gary Collins, SIUE Record 919-611-7 

Sports Information Director: Eric Hess 



Web Page Address: www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/ 

University of Wisconsin-Parkside 

Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin 

Founded: 1969 


School Colors: Green, White and Black 

Nickname: Rangers 

Home Field/Ballpark: Oberbruner Field 

2007 Record: 19-29, 14-21 GLVC 

Head Coach: Jarvis Brown, Parkside Record 19-29 

Sports Information Director: Steve Kratochvil 



Web Page Address: www.uwp.edu/athletics 

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As the first institution of higher education in 

southwestern Missouri, Drury holds a unique place 

in the Springfield community. Beginning with its 

founding in 1873 by a group of Congregationalists, 

Drury has welcomed a diverse student body, offering 

unusual opportunity for its time to women and 

American Indians. Anyone up to the challenge, the 

founders seemed to say, should be able to partake of 

intellectual nourishment. 

As the 20th century progressed, so 

did Drury. In addition to extending its reach and 

reputation as a liberal arts college, Drury became the 

first in the region to offer courses tailored for working 

professionals. In the 1990s, Drury recognized the 

need for students to be able to spot economic and 

cultural trends on a global scale; a new curriculum, 

Global Perspectives 21, accomplishes that goal. With 

the School of Education and Child Development, 

Mission stateMent 

Drury is an independent university, churchrelated, 

grounded in the liberal arts tradition 

and committed to personalized education in a 

community of scholars who value the arts of 

teaching and learning. 

Education at Drury seeks… 

• to cultivate spiritual sensibilities and 

imaginative faculties as well as ethical 

insight and critical thought 

• to liberate persons to participate responsibly in 

and contribute to life in a global community 

• to foster the integration of theoretical and 

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DRURY UNIVERSITY: 

EDUCATING LEADERS FOR COMMUNITIES NEAR AND FAR 

Breech School of Business Administration and 

Hammons School of Architecture, Drury moved 

into a class known as the “New American College,” 

where profession-oriented education is layered over 

a strong liberal arts foundation. 

Drury is divided into two main divisions: 

Drury College, which serves 1,600 traditional fulltime 

undergraduates, and the College of Graduate 

and Continuing Studies (CGCS), which offers 

classes to more than 3,000 adult professional, nontraditional 

and part-time students in 25 majors and 

five master’s programs. CGCS offers classes in 

Springfield, online and at seven satellite campuses in 

central and southwestern Missouri. 

Among the majors and programs offered 

in Drury College, science, pre-medical and prehealth-science 

programs are among the most popular. 

Partnerships with the University of Missouri- 

Columbia, St. Louis University and the Kirksville 

College of Osteopathic Medicine help exceptional 

students gain early admission to medical, osteopathic 

and law schools. Engineering and occupational 

therapy students can earn two degrees through a fiveyear 

program with Drury and Washington University 

in St. Louis. 

Drury’s exceptional resources are 

dedicated to a single purpose: educating bright 

students who will become the next generation of 

leaders. From its oldest alumnus to the newest 

graduates, this service to community is a vital part of 

Drury University. 

Goals & objectives 

Adopted by the faculty and board of trustees, Spring 1989 

The goal of the Drury University Athletic Department is to provide student-athletes an opportunity to 

compete in an intercollegiate athletic program that is an integral part of their educational experiences and 

in consonance with Drury’s Mission Statement. 

• Operate a program that maintains the highest integrity and standards of conduct. 

• Produce winning teams that are competitive on a national level. 

• Prepare individuals for the competitive and stressful aspects of life. 

• Instill positive attitudes for goal setting and achievement within each athlete. 

• Maintain strong public relations through the sports information office and booster clubs. 

• Maintain a safe, healthy, drug-free athletic program. 

• Provide opportunities for as many students as possible. 

• Promote good sportsmanship by all members of the Drury community. 

• Maintain high graduation rates for all athletic programs.


2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 

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MEADOR PARK AND THE DRURY BASEBALL FACILITIES 

The Drury baseball program has benefited greatly 

in their startup program from the help of several 

area businesses in providing donations of goods and 

services to help give the Panthers top-notch facilities 

in which to hone their games. 

Chief among those has been the complete 

transformation of the venerable Meador Park in 

south Springfield into the quality home of the Drury 

Panthers. 

Built in 1964, what was once the home of the NCAA 

Division I Missouri State Bears has sat relatively 

dormant in the 21st century, but has undergone an 

extreme makeover in becoming the new park for the 

new DU baseball program. 

“Meador Park used to be the jewel for people to 

play on,” said Stratton, who played on the field as 

a Hillcrest High School Hornet in the early 1970s 

and coached there while at Glendale for nearly 20 

years afterward. 

“We’re in the process of getting it back to that status, 

and we’ve already come a long way.” 

Without question, that mission was in part 

accomplished by a late-season stamp of approval 

from the Missouri State High School Activities 

Association. Needing a place to host its state baseball 

championships in a pinch with the University of 

Missouri’s field in Columbia in use for an NCAA 

regional last June, MSHSAA turned its attention to 

Springfield and Meador Park. 

Despite a brief tussle with heavy rains, and thanks 

to the immaculate work of the Drury coaching 

staff/grounds crew, the state championships went 

on without a hitch – so much so, that MSHSAA 

recently announced a new four-year agreement to 

continue to play the state’s pinnacle prep events at 

Drury’s home ballpark. 

The dimensions of Meador remain the same – 

approximately 350 feet down the lines, 365 feet in 

the power alleys and 380 to dead center – but the 

list of improvements is numerous. They include a 

resurfaced infield, an in-ground irrigation system, the 

installation of protective nylon netting throughout, a 

beautiful, all-brick backstop, a new paint job for the 

entire facility, a new high-tech scoreboard and public 

address system and the addition of 155 chair-back 

seats behind home plate, among other upgrades. 

On campus, Stratton and his staff – again with the 

help of several local donors – have turned what once 

was the Tindle Mills farm supply building on the 

southeast edge of campus into an indoor training 

facility complete with a synthetic rubber floor in 

the 6,400-square foot training, weights and locker 

area, an artificial turf surface in the 7,500 square 

foot practice area, locker rooms and offices for both 

the baseball and DU softball programs, three batting 

cages, three pro pitching mounds and approximately 

$40,000 worth of weights and training equipment. 

Altogether, the facilities are viewed as a key 

component in the building of a winning tradition 

with the return of Drury baseball.

2007...A SEASON TO REMEMBER 

• Finished with a 33-24 record 

overall and 22-16 in Great Lakes 

Valley Conference play, good for 

third place (after being picked for 

14th in the preseason poll) 

• Won the GLVC Tournament in 

Sauget, Ill., in a four-game sweep 

of Bellarmine, Saint Joseph’s, SIU 

Edwardsville and then Bellarmine 

again in title game to earn automatic 

berth into NCAA-II North 

Central Regional in Akron, Ohio. 

• Despite being the sixth seed in 

the six-team regional, went 2-2 

in their first NCAA Tournament 

appearance, knocking both No. 2 

seed Ashland and No. 3 seed Saginaw 

Valley State from the field to 

rank among the final 24 teams still 

playing in the nation. 

• Senior first baseman Tony Lewis 

was named a First Team All-GLVC 

selection, a First Team All-North 

Central Region choice and a Rawlings 

Gold Glove winner. Lewis 

was later selected as the team’s 

most valuable player. 

• Freshman shortstop Joe Rohlfing 

was named the GLVC’s Freshman 

of the Year and a Second Team 

All-GLVC selection. Rohlfing was 

also named to the All-North Central 

Region squad.

2008 Drury University Baseball Schedule 

Date Opponent Innings Location Time 

February 

8, Friday Arkansas Tech University 9 Russellville, Ark. 4 p.m. 

9, Saturday Upper Iowa University 9 Arkadelphia, Ark. 10:30 a.m. 

10, Sunday Upper Iowa University 9 Arkadelphia, Ark. 10:30 a.m. 

10, Sunday Ouachita Baptist University 9 Arkadelphia, Ark. 12 p.m. 

16, Saturday University of Montevallo (2-7) Montevallo, Ala. 12 p.m. 

17, Sunday University of Montevallo 9 Montevallo, Ala. 12 p.m. 

20, Wednesday Missouri Southern State University (2-7) Joplin, Mo. 12 p.m. 

23, Saturday Augustana College (S.D.) (2-7) Home 12 p.m. 

24, Sunday Augustana College (S.D.) (2-7) Home 12 p.m. 

29, Friday Washburn University 9 Warrensburg, Mo. 3 p.m. 

March 

1, Saturday Emporia State University 9 Warrensburg, Mo. 3 p.m. 

2, Sunday University of Central Missouri 9 Warrensburg, Mo. 6 p.m. 

5, Wednesday Grand Valley State University (2-7) Home 12 p.m. 

11, Tuesday Southwest Baptist University (2-7) Home 1 p.m. 

15, Saturday Northern Kentucky University* (7,9) Highland Heights, Ky. 12 p.m. 

16, Sunday Northern Kentucky University* (7,9) Highland Heights, Ky. 12 p.m. 

25, Tuesday Arkansas Tech University 9 Home 2 p.m. 

29, Saturday Bellarmine University* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

30, Sunday Bellarmine University* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

April 

4, Friday Quincy University* 9 Home 7 p.m. 

5, Saturday Quincy University* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

6, Sunday Quincy University* (9) Home 12 p.m. 

11, Friday Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville* 9 Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m. 

12, Saturday Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville* (7,9) Edwardsville, Ill. 1 p.m. 

13, Sunday Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville* 9 Edwardsville, Ill. 12 p.m. 

15, Tuesday University of Central Missouri 9 Home/Hammons Field 6 p.m. 

18, Friday U. Missouri Science & Technology* 9 Home 7 p.m. 

19, Saturday U. Missouri Science & Technology* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

20, Sunday U. Missouri Science & Technology* 9 Home 12 p.m. 

22, Tuesday Pittsburg State University 9 Home 6 p.m. 

25, Friday Rockhurst University* 9 Kansas City, Mo. 7 p.m. 

26, Saturday Rockhurst University* (7,9) Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m. 

27, Sunday Rockhurst University* 9 Kansas City, Mo. 12 p.m. 

30, Wednesday Pittsburg State University 9 Pittsburg, Kan. 6 p.m. 

May 

3, Saturday University of Southern Indiana* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

4, Sunday University of Southern Indiana* (7,9) Home 12 p.m. 

8, Thursday Great Lakes Valley Conference Tourn. Sauget, Ill. 

9, Friday Great Lakes Valley Conference Tourn. Sauget, Ill. 

10, Saturday Great Lakes Valley Conference Tourn. Sauget, Ill. 

11, Sunday Great Lakes Valley Conference Tourn. Sauget, Ill. 

Home Games in Bold *Great Lakes Valley Conference Games

Blake Evans Mike Tettamble Ricky Meinhold Justin Skinner

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