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February, 2007 - June, 2007
Lions All-Star Series Pictures Erik Anderson and Seth Rosin recently competed in the Lions All-Star Series at Chaska Park. Their Metro East Team finished 2-1; defeating the South and North teams, and losing to the Metro West team. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Season End Banquet Pictures Pictures from the season end banquet held recently provided by Mark Rosin. If you have others you'd like loaded on the website, email them to Coach Downey. Monday, June 25, 2007 Seth Rosin receives postseason recognition * Seth Rosin was selected to play in the 2007 St. Paul Saints High School All-Star Game on June 29th at 7:00PM at Midway Stadium. * Rosin was featured in a Star Tribune article on Thursday, June 21st: Star Tribune Article on Seth Rosin * Rosin was named to the 2007 Pioneer Press All-State team. Jacob Esch from Cretin Derham Hall was named Player of the Year. For more information: Pioneer Press Player of the Year * The Star Tribune's 2007 All-Metro Baseball team includes Mounds View senior Seth Rosin. Eden Prairie's Danny Miller was selected as Player of the Year. For more information: Star Tribune Player of the Year * Rosin and Lakeville's Mike Kvasnicka were featured in a Pioneer Press article related to being drafted by the Minnesota Twins: Wednesday, June 21, 2007 Mark Hamburger signs with Minnesota Twins Mounds View 2005 grad Mark Hamburger signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Twins. Hamburger topped out at 92MPH at a Twins tryout camp recently. Hamburger was a Junior College All-American in 2006 at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College. He was 11-0 with a .065 ERA for the 2006 season.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 
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Friday, June 8, 2007
Minnesota Twins Draft Seth Rosin
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mounds View senior Seth Rosin with the 872nd pick (28th round) of the Major League Baseball Draft. The draft consists of 50 rounds. Rosin was 6-1 with an ERA of 1.62 and 72 strikeouts for the Mustangs this past season. Congratulations Seth!
Other Minnesota natives drafted:
362 - Andrew Schmiesing –
378 - Nicholas Fellman –
430 - Dan Lyons –
493 - Mike Mee –
494 - Steven Edlefsen –
586 - Charley Williams –
816 - Dane Secott –
961 - Mike Kvasnicka –
1002 - Mike Loberg –
1298 – Bryan Jost –
1318 – Ben Barrone –
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Erik Anderson and Seth Rosin have been selected to play for the Metro East team in the 33rd annual Minnesota Lions All-Star Baseball Tournament. Top seniors from around the state are selected annually for this event.
2007 Lions Tournament Schedule @ Chaska Athletic Park:
Thursday, June 21
9:00AM: Metro West All-Stars Practice
11:00AM: Metro East All-Stars Practice
1:00PM: Southern All-Stars Practice
3:00PM: Northern All-Stars Practice
7:00PM: Lions All-Star Banquet
Friday, June 22
4:00PM: Metro East vs. Southern
6:00PM: Opening Ceremonies
7:00PM: Metro West vs. Northern
Saturday, June 23
10:00AM: Northern vs. Metro East
12:30PM: Southern vs. Metro West
3:00PM: Southern vs. Northern
5:00PM: Awards Ceremonies
6:00PM: Metro East vs. Metro West
Following are past Lions All-Star players from Mounds View
2006: Sam Weber
2005: Billy Gazich
2004: Lex Reinke
2003: Rich Opitz
2002: Andy Peters
2001: Josh Howard
2000: Brad Baglien, Steve Grasley, Pete Wiedewitsch
1999: Matt Pilon, Billy Schneider
1997: Jeremy Beaulieu, Mark Pederson
1997: Coach Tom Schuh
1975: Coach Mick McNeely
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
2008 Captains selected
David Bothwell, Dan Reichert and Phil Wessberg were selected by their peers as captains for the 2008 season. All 2007 JV and Varsity players voted for up to 3 people to represent the Mustangs as captains for the 2008 season.
Leadership is earned; it is not granted. This applies to captains – they must now earn that role. This applies to all others - there is no limit on the number of leaders; the 2007 senior class provided a great example of that.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
2008 Postseason Awards
All-Conference
(Selected by Suburban East Coaches)
Erik Anderson – All-Conference
Seth Rosin – All-Conference
Andy Kurkowski – All-Conference Honorable Mention
Brian Marshik – All-Conference Honorable Mention
Dan Reichert – All-Conference Honorable Mention
Varsity Team Awards
(Selected by Team Members)
Erik Anderson – Most Valuable Defensive Player
Andy Kurkowski - Most Valuable Offensive Player
Seth Rosin – Most Valuable Pitcher
Academic
(Selected by MVHS – Athlete and 9.0 GPA or higher)
Erik Anderson
Jeff Anderson
Josh Balzer
Nick Barkve
Brad Blumer
David Bothwell
Eric Bradley
Karl Eicher
Brendan Flaherty
David Freed
Andy Gallagher
Tony Gazich
Ian Goldsmith
Alex Hoffman
Nate Iliff
Stephen Jacobs
Joseph Kelly
Ross LaDuke
Brian Marshik
Dan McCarville
Jack Messerly
Chris Nordling
Andy Osborne
Jason Porten
Dan Reichert
Seth Rosin
Luke Ross
George Severson
Greg Stacy
Matt Stoltman
Chris Szymanski
Bill Thompson
Gino Villella
Zach Walen
Chris Wise
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Sprout named American Association Player of the Week
Mounds View Coach (and St. Paul Saints player) Brian Sprout was named Player of the Week in the American Association for the week of May 27 – June 3. Sprout was 14 for 24 (.583) with 2 HR’s and 7 RBI in 7 games.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Baseball Players to be Mustang Mentors in 2007/2008
The following baseball players will be Mustang Mentors next school year (2007/2008):
* Karl Eicher - SO
* Alex Hoffman - SO
* Cam Dickison - JR
* Chris Szymanski - JR
* Anthony Tallarico - JR
* Chris Wise - JR
Congratulatons!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Baseball Players Inducted into National Honor Society
Josh Balzer, David Bothwell and David Freed were welcomed into the National Honor Society on Tuesday night at Mounds View High School. Congratulations!
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Academic Achievers Recognized at MVHS
This past week, several baseball players were recognized for outstanding academic performance:
* Erik Anderson - Sr.
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* David Bothwell - Jr.
* Josh Balzer - So.
* David Freed - So.
* Eric Bradley - Fr.
* Tony Gazich - Fr.
* Chris Nordling - Fr.
Congratulations!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
2007 Summer Fun at the Sandlot Details
Click here for more information about an opportunity to work on baseball skills this summer:
2007 Summer Fun At the Sandlot
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Batting Cage at Mounds View High School Completed
Thanks to Ray Brooker and his friends, a new batting cage has been constructed on the athletic practice fields behind the High School. Along with a batting practice "turtle," some throw down bases, and a portable mound, this batting cage provides the opportunity for any of the high school teams to conduct a practice at the High School on days when fields are not available for practice. The net was donated to the school, and Ray Brooker led the project with some friends to construct and install a frame to hold the cage in place. Ray has been volunteering his time to Mounds View High School athletics for over 20 years. Coach Downey said, "I have a quote on my desk at home that says, 'Give of your gifts for free and expect nothing in return.' That pretty much defines Ray Brooker." There are many Ray Brooker stories - one from former Mounds View Baseball Coach Chris Schwartz: "Our 2000 team was practicing at Midway Stadium in preparation for our apparance that year in the State Tournament. During BP on the field, all of a sudden I notice Ray out in the infield kneeling down in various spots and digging his fingers into the infield dirt, seemingly oblivious to the baseballs flying all over the field. I guess when you're a WWII veteran, a few baseballs screaming by are no big deal, and I just assumed maybe Ray had finally lost it. The next day, I learned what he was doing - Ray spent the entire day grooming our field's infield dirt to be the exactly the same as Midway's - thus, we would practice that day on an infield exactly like that which we would be playing on in the state tournament."
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Teams Finalized
Final cuts were made after practice today, Wednesday.
We have a Varsity team of 28 players. Some players will exclusively play varsity games. Some will likely play exclusively JV games. And, some will play in both varsity and JV games. All of the 28 are eligible to play in a varsity game as the opportunity is available and earned. The sophomore team consists of 14 players; all sophomores. There are 2 sophomores continuing to tryout for the remainder of the week. The Freshman team consists of 14 players.
Eighty (80) students participated in the tryout process. Cutting players that really want to be a part of the baseball program is obviously extremely difficult, most significantly for the students and their families. A couple of messages have been emphasized with the players:
1) Playing time is earned.
2) Obviously, this is a time when those students that are cut need the support of their friends the most.
The schedule for the remainder of the Week:
Thursday: Practice 4:00PM – 6:15PM @ MVHS
Friday: Practice 4:00PM – 6:15PM @ MVHS
Saturday: Spring Break Vacation Players Meeting - 9:00AM
Optional Practice Time 9:45AM – 12:00PM **
Monday:
Tuesday: Practice at respective fields – 2:45PM – 4:45PM
Pictures: McCullough–SO/FR (4:15PM)
Kohler–V (5:00PM)
Beginning Monday, the Daily Run bus from MVHS to McCullough for Sophomores and Freshmen will begin. It leaves MVHS at 2:20PM. Parents are required to pick-up these players after practice; there is no bus back to MVHS.
In addition to the uniforms that are provided on Friday, players may purchase a baseball cap, mock-turtleneck, and green socks. If a player has any of these that are in good condition from last year, they do NOT need to purchase new items. Cash or a check to “MVHS Baseball” are both fine. These items will be sold on Friday. The cost for the items:
Baseball Cap: $13
Mock-T: $13
Socks: $ 4
Coach Downey
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Practice/Tryout Update From Coach Downey
At the end of the Spring Break week, we have had seven (7) practices; ten (10) for Freshmen.
As coaches, we feel we were able to provide the players with a lot of good reps with an emphasis on individual skills and fundamentals to provide a good base going into the season. This coming week, we will continue to emphasize individual skills, and begin to work on team defense and team offense.
Eighty (80) students are trying out for roughly 56 spots. After the first week of Freshmen tryouts, 5 were cut. At the end of the Spring Break practices, 12 additional players were cut, and one individual opted not to continue with the tryout process. Nine (9) students not present for the Spring Break practices will be given the opportunity to tryout this week. Including those nine (9) students, there are sixty-two (62) students practicing this week; requiring more cuts.
We would obviously like to get on the baseball fields for practice this week as soon as possible. Barring significant rain, we should be able to shortly. We are TENTATIVLEY scheduled to practice at MVHS on Monday, March 26th at 4:00PM (everyone - both Group 1 and Group 2). We have asked the players to check the Baseball Bulletin Board on Monday morning for confirmation of the Monday practice plans, and this confirmation will also be posted here on the website as well. Hopefully, we can get on the fields by Tuesday.
Final cuts and team selections will be made on Thursday this week, and uniforms will be distributed on Friday. We plan to practice on Saturday, and everyone will scrimmage
Cutting players that really want to be a part of the baseball program is obviously extremely difficult, most significantly for the students and their families. A couple of messages have been emphasized with the players:
1) No one has made a team yet; tryouts continue this week.
2) Obviously, this is a time when those students that are cut need the support of their friends the most.
Please feel free to contact me if there are any questions.
Coach Downey
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Metrodome Pictures
Pictures from the Metrodome practices are compliments of Mr. Rosin and his cell phone:
METRODOME PRACTICE
If parents are interested in watching the players practice at the Metrodome Monday, you are welcome to do so. You can park in the lot adjacent to the Metrodome on the east side of the Metrodome. If there is a guard at the entrance to the lot, simply tell them you are there for Mounds View Baseball. You can then enter through Gate D right there by the lot.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
MSHSL Realigns Baseball Sections for 2008
The Minnesota State High School League announce new sections for the 2008 season (a year from now). Mounds View High School will move from Section 4AAA to Section 5AAA. Section 5AAA will contain 12 teams; currently there are 15 teams in Section 4AAA. Teams that will be in Section 5AAA in 2008 that will be new Section opponents for Mounds View are Maple Grove, Osseo, Park Center and Robbinsdale Cooper. Complete information on the 2008 section realignments can be found at: MSHSL 2008 Competitive Sections
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Second Cub Foods Fundraiser Also Highly Successful
The efforts of 33 players and several parents resulted in another highly successful fundraising effort on Sunday at the White Bear Lake Cub Foods. The players each worked a 2 hour shift, and then ate pizza while attempting to top each other with their stories of Cub Foods customers.
Cub Foods 2/18/07 Fundraising Pictures
Monday, February 12, 2007
Diamond Club Dinner / Silent Auction a Huge Success
Over 140 people attended the Dinner and Silent Auction at Kozlak's Sunday night. Athletic Director Bob Madison spoke about the tremendous strength and support that exists in the Mounds View community, and Coach Downey spoke about some of his goals and the importance of building on the Mustang pride that currently exists at Mounds View High School. Twins Broadcaster John Gordon then entertained people with stories and answered questions from those in attendance. Event Committee Chairman Randy Reichert stated that he hoped this year's success could be a springboard for this becoming an annual event.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Mark Pederson inducted into Valparaiso Hall of Fame
Mark Pedersen, 1997 Mounds View High School baseball alum, was inducted into the Valparaiso Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday. A 2001 Louisville Slugger Second Team All-America selection, he was named Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year that same season. As a senior at Mounds View High School in 1997, Mark was named the USA Today Minnesota Player of the Year.
See the History Section of this website for more on Mark as well as other Mounds View baseball alums.
Click here for more on Mark's Hall of Fame induction.