Player Profiles 2 - Creighton University Bluejays

Newcomer ProfilesBrad Dutton Junior 5Lawnton, Australia / Pine Rivers State / Illinois Valley CCInfielder 6-2 187At Illinois Valley CC: 2002 - Hit .365 while playing in 58 games at shortstop ... Had a .401 on-base percentage,61 hits, 11 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 35 RBI and scored 39 runs while going 21-25 in stolen base attempts... Set a new school record with 56 career stolen bases ... Had a .958 fielding percentage ... Helped lead the Eagles totheir second straight sectional and regional championships, and a second place district finish for the NJCAA DivisionII school ... Named the Regional MVP for the second straight year. 2001 - Started the season at second base but wasmoved to shortstop for most of the year ... Hit .341 with a .355 on-base percentage while playing in 65 games ... Scored 53 runs, had 72 hits, 16 doubles,41 RBI and was 35-38 on stolen base attempts ... Team won the Sectional and Regional championships while finishing second in the districttournament ... Named the MVP of the regional tournament.At Pine Rivers State HS: Played for the Pine Rivers Rapids Baseball club team ... A member of the Queensland U-14, U-16, and U-18 juniorteams, the 2000 Australian AAA squad and the Pine Rivers Baseball Club.Personal: The son of Peter and Lea Dutton, Brad was born May 11, 1982 in Brisbane, Australia ... Undecided on a major ... Has an older sister,Jodie, and a younger brother, Wade ... Was a member of the 2003 Queensland Open Claxton Shield, which won the National Championship in 2003... Also played on the 2003 Australian Open Team that toured Guam for World Championship qualification, winning three games to one ... A memberof the 2003 Australian Olympic Baseball squad for the 2004 Olympics ... Will be an alternate on the Olympic squad.Chase Odenreider Sophomore 8Omaha, Neb. / Millard North / University of NebraskaInfielder 6-2 195At Nebraska: 2003 - Played in 14 games, starting nine of them as a third baseman ... Hit .216 with six RBI, eighthits and four runs scored in 37 at-bats. 2002 - Redshirted.At Millard North HS: Lettered in baseball for two seasons and in basketball for three ... Named first team allconference,all-area and all-state his senior year in baseball ... Participated in the Colin-Orcutt All-Star Game and wasnamed the MVP of the game ... Was a perfect 32-32 in stolen bases his junior and senior seasons ... Hit .418 with four homers, 39 RBI and 38 runsscored his senior year ... Team qualified for the state tournament his junior year ... Helped lead the Millard North Blackstone American Legion teamto a 54-8 record and a second-place finish in the Midwest Regional in the summer of 2000 ... A teammate of current Bluejays Chris Appuhn and TonyDaniel.Personal: The son of Kevin and Julie Odenreider, Chase was born August 19, 1983 in Fremont, Neb. ... Majoring in graphic design ... Played forthe Youngstown Express of the Great Lakes League during the summer of 2002 ... Hit .338 and set a league record with 45 RBI ... Also led the leaguein doubles (17) ... Chosen as the top position prospect in the league.Blake Groen Freshman 24Johnston, Iowa / Des Moines RooseveltCatcher 5-11 190At Roosevelt HS: Earned three letters in baseball and one in golf ... An all-conference honorable mention selectionhis sophomore and junior years and a first-team pick his senior year ... Named first-team all-area and second-teamall-state his junior season and second-team all-area his senior year ... Started and played in every game his sophomorethrough senior seasons ... Ended his career with 97 hits and a 7-6 record as a pitcher, striking out 100 and walking just21 in 86 innings pitched ... Team finished first in the conference his last two years and was a semifinalist at the statetournament his junior year ... Was the valedictorian of his senior class, graduating with a 4.388 grade point average on a scale of 4.0 ... Named a Stateof Iowa Scholar, an AP Scholar and a National Merit Commended Scholar ... Attended Hoover High School for his freshman year.Personal: The son of Alan and Garland Groen, Blake was born February 22, 1985 in Des Moines, Iowa ... Has two older brothers, Eric and Alex... Brother Eric played baseball at Creighton from 1997-2000 ... A business major.22