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Meet the Spartans<br />

#45 BRANDON THIELK, 6′3′′, 185, Fr, Pitcher<br />

Bats: Right, Throws: Right<br />

Sandwich, IL/Sandwich H.S.<br />

High School: Attended Sandwich High School<br />

where he played baseball under Coach Derek<br />

Avery. He was named Rookie of the Year his<br />

sophomore year, best pitcher and captain his<br />

senior year. He also played basketball under<br />

Coach Chris Johnson for one year and football for two years under<br />

Coaches Tom Unruh and Derek Avery. Personal: Born 8/9/87 in<br />

Sandwich, IL. Family: Jeff Thielk and Judy Clark. He has three brothers,<br />

Chad, Nate and Chris. Hobbies: Sports and hanging out with friends.<br />

Major: Business.<br />

#43 AARON THOR, 6′0′′, 180, Sr, Infield,<br />

Bats: Right, Throws: Right<br />

Rockford, IL/Rockford Guilford H.S.<br />

College as a Junior (’05): Appeared and started in<br />

all 43 games. Batted .364 with 21 doubles and 52<br />

RBIs. Named NCAA 2nd Team All-Central Region<br />

and NIIC Honorable Mention All-Conference.<br />

College as a Sophomore (’04): Appeared in 33<br />

games, starting 28. Batted .308 with four doubles and 18 RBI’s. College<br />

as a Freshman (’03): Appeared in 41 games, starting 38. Batted .391<br />

with five home runs and 36 RBIs. High School: Attended Rockford<br />

Guilford High School. Played four years of baseball under Coach Cory<br />

Shrank. Was named Team MVP his junior year. Personal: Born 1/3/84<br />

in Honolulu, HI. Family: Gail Daer and Robert Thor. He has two<br />

brothers and one sister. Hobbies: Sports, music and food.<br />

Major: Criminal Justice.<br />

Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB K RBI BA<br />

’05 165 52 60 21 2 4 8 21 18 52 .364<br />

’04 107 26 33 4 0 2 3 6 10 18 .308<br />

’03 128 38 50 13 0 5 4 13 14 36 .391<br />

#13 DAVID WARNER, 6′0′′, 190, Fr,<br />

Infield/Outfield<br />

Bats: Right, Throws: Right<br />

Berwyn, IL/Morton West H.S.<br />

High School: Attended Morton West High School<br />

where he played three years of baseball under<br />

Coach Jim Tsenses. He was named MVP and Silver<br />

Slugger as a senior, All-Conference and All-Area as<br />

a junior and senior. He also received the Coaches Award as a senior.<br />

Personal: Born 1/19/87 in Berwyn, IL. Family: Mike and Cheistine<br />

Warner. He has two brothers, Mike and Michael. Hobbies: Sports,<br />

music, movies, girls and cards. Major: Criminal Justice and Business<br />

Administration.<br />

#24 NICK WEBER, 6′0′′, 225, Sr, Infield,<br />

Bats: Left, Throws: Left<br />

<strong>Aurora</strong>, IL/West <strong>Aurora</strong> H.S.<br />

College as a Junior (’05): Appeared in 21 games<br />

started 16. Batted .231 with 10 RBIs. College as a<br />

Sophomore (’04): Appeared in 21 games, starting<br />

12. Batted .340 with three doubles and 10 RBIs.<br />

College as a Freshman (’03): Appeared in 40<br />

games, starting 35. Batted .336 with two homeruns and 12 doubles.<br />

High School: Attended West <strong>Aurora</strong> High School. Played two years of<br />

baseball under Coach Dave Rowell. Was named Honorable Mention<br />

All-Conference his senior year. Also played two years of soccer.<br />

Personal: Born 5/28/84 in St. Charles, IL. Family: Klaus and Carol<br />

Weber. He has one brother. He and his fiancé Loren have a son, Chris.<br />

Hobbies: Baseball and video games. Major: Computer Science.<br />

Minor: Mathematics.<br />

Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB K RBI BA<br />

’05 52 4 14 1 0 0 0 3 9 10 .231<br />

’04 50 9 17 3 0 0 0 8 6 10 .340<br />

’03 125 25 42 12 0 2 1 16 28 36 .336<br />

#32 JONATHAN TUREK, 6′2′′, 205, Jr, Pitcher<br />

Bats: Right, Throws: Right<br />

Lombard, IL/Glenbard East H.S.<br />

College as a Sophomore (’05): Appeared in 17<br />

games, and finished with a 3-1 record and a 2.77<br />

ERA. College as a Freshman (’04): Appeared in 11<br />

games, starting two. Finished 2-2 with 17<br />

strikeouts in 32.2 innings of work. High School:<br />

Attended Glenbard East High School. Played two years of varsity<br />

baseball under Coach Dan Hogan. Personal: Born 1/11/85 in<br />

Lombard, IL. Family: Irene and Rich Turek. He has one brother, Jason.<br />

Hobbies: Playing video games, movies and poker.<br />

Major: Communication.<br />

Totals W L S IP K BB R/E H ERA<br />

’05 3 1 1 39.0 29 9 17/12 38 2.77<br />

’04 2 2 0 32.2 17 8 33/28 48 7.71<br />

#6 JAY ZIMMERMAN, 6′3′′, 210, Jr, Outfield,<br />

Bats: Left, Throws: Left<br />

Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HS<br />

College as a Sophomore (’05): Appeared and<br />

started in all 43 games. Batted .373 with 51 runs<br />

scored and 36 RBIs. Named NIIC All-Conference<br />

and NCAA Second Team All-Central Region.<br />

College as a Freshman (’04): Appeared in 18<br />

games, starting six. Batted .335 with one home run and nine RBIs.<br />

High School: Attended Plainfield High School. Played three years of<br />

baseball. Was named All-Conference and MVP his senior season. Also<br />

played three years of soccer. Was named All-Conference his senior<br />

year. Personal: Born 5/3/85 in Joliet, IL. Family: Patty and Hal<br />

Zimmerman. He has two sisters, Haley and Kelly. Hobbies: Sleeping,<br />

chess, lifting and reading. Major: Business.<br />

Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB K RBI BA<br />

’05 150 51 56 9 1 7 1 37 29 36 .373<br />

’04 31 5 11 0 1 1 0 2 3 9 .355<br />

#31 DENNIS VIETORIS, 6′2′′, 175, Fr, Pitcher<br />

Bats: Right, Throws: Right<br />

Evergreen Park, IL/Oak Lawn Comm. H.S.<br />

High School: Attended Oak Lawn Community<br />

High School where he played baseball. He was<br />

named All-Area his senior year, All-Conference his<br />

junior and senior years. Personal: Born 10/19/86<br />

in Evergreen Park, IL. Family: Dennis and Sharon<br />

Vietotis. He has two sisters, Erica and Sheri. Hobbies: Baseball and<br />

working out. Major: Nursing.<br />

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AU Men’s Baseball

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