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History/Records - College/Pro Players

 

Current College/Pro Baseball Players 

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Bjorn Anderson - A 2006 MVHS graduate: Anderson is a sophomore at Bethel University where he played in 5 varsity games as a freshman.

Erik Anderson - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Anderson is a freshman at Bethel University where he also is on the football team.  At MVHS, he was an all-conference player as a senior and junior, All-State Academic in 2007, and selected to play in the Lions All-Star game in 2007.

Brendan Flaherty - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Flaherty is a freshman at Bethel University, and will miss the 2008 baseball season in order to serve in the National Guard.  He is also on the football team at Bethel.

Sean Flaherty - A 2004 MVHS graduate: Flaherty attends Bethel University.  He missed the 2007 baseball season while serving in Iraq with the National Guard.

Billy Gazich - A 2005 MVHS graduate: Gazich is a junior at North Dakota State University.  As a sophomore, Gazich played in 23 games for the Bison.  The Bison have a new head coach for the 2008 season - Tod Brown who comes from Bowling Green.

Mark Hamburger - A 2005 MVHS graduate: Hamburger was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins in June, 2007.  He pitched for the Gulf Coast Twins in 2007 - appearing in 8 games and posting a 2-1 record with a 1.20 ERA.  He 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.

Tory Herman - A 2006 MVHS graduate: Herman is a sophomore at Gustavus Adolphus College.  As a freshman, he appeared in 6 varsity games asa position player, and as a pitcher he made 8 appearances, posting a record of 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA - the 3rd best ERA for the Gusties. 

Luke Johnson - A 2003 MVHS graduate: As a junior in 2007, Johnson appeared in 37 games for the UMD Bulldogs - he fielded .969 on the season.  He was 11 for 44 in 2006 as a sophomore, with 3 RBI's in the season's first game, and he was a perfect 4 for 4 in stolen bases.

Brian Marshik - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Marshik is a freshman at the College of St. Scholastica.  He earned All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition in 2007 for the Mustangs.

Kevin Morel - A 2004 MVHS graduate: As a redshirt sophomore in 2007, Morel led the Bemidji State Beavers with 57.1 innings pitched, recording 35 K's and 19 walks.  He appeared in 15 games during the 2006 season.

Brandon Porten - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Porten is a freshman at the College of St. Scholastica.  In 2007 for the Mustangs, he was named All-Conference and was selected as the Mustang Award winner by his teammates. 

Lex Reinke - A 2004 MVHS graduate: As a junior in 2007, Reinke is competing at Southwest Minnesota State where he appeared in 37 games - posting a .372 batting average and .512 slugging percentage.  In 2006, as a sophomore, he played in 48 games and hit .310 with four HR's.  He tied for the team high with 16 multi-hit games.

Seth Rosin - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Rosin is a freshman at the University of Minnesota.  He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in June, 2007, and he opted to enroll at Minnesota.  In 2007 for the Mustangs, Rosin was All-State, All-Conference, and selected to play in the Lions All-Star game. 

Luke Ross - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Ross is a freshman at Wheaton College in Illinois.

Adam Runkel - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Runkel is a freshman at Anoka Ramsey Community College.

Blake Searles - A 2006 MVHS graduate: Searles is a sophomore at UMD.  As a freshman pitcher, he made 10 relief appearances and started one game for the Bulldogs.

Zach Walen - A 2007 MVHS graduate: Walen is a freshman at Bethel University.

Sam Weber - A 2006 MVHS graduate: Weber is a sophomore at Augsburg College.  As a freshman. he started 6 games, and appeared in relief in 2 games - posting a 3-1 record with 31 K's in 31 innings pitched.

 

Former College/Pro Baseball Players

2003

Tieg Herman - A 2003 MVHS graduate:  Herman played at Concordia College in Moorhead.  He pitched in 7 games in 2006, all as a starter, and his record was 2-2 on the season.

Josh Schultheis - A 2003 MVHS graduate: Schultheis was a senior captain at St. Olaf College in 2007 - helping his team to a NCAA Regional apearance and hitting .331 on the season.  In 2006, Schultheis was named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team, and his 2006 stats include a .352 batting average and .576 slugging percentage

 

2002

Matt Carter - A 2002 MVHS graduate: Carter played at St. Olaf College in 2003 and 2004.

Andy Peters - A 2002 MVHS graduate, Peters completed his University of Minnesota career in 2006 where he was named UM MVP for the 2006 season.  In his senior season, he pitched in 27 games, all in relief, with a 3.38 ERA and 7 saves.

 

2001

Josh Howard - A 2001 MVHS graduate: Howard played at St. Thomas University from 2002-2005.  Howard was a MIAC All-Conference player in both 2004 and 2005.

 

2000

Brad Baglien - A 2000 MVHS graduate, Baglien played at St. Olaf College from 2001-2004.  Baglien was a MIAC All-Conference player in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and was a team captain in 2003 and 2004.  Baglien was a member of the 1999 Tri-City Legion team that won a National Championship.

Dan Genung - A 2000 MVHS graduate: Genung attended the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Steve Grasley - A 2000 MVHS graduate: Grasley played baseball at Creighton University and graduated with a Communications degree.  In the 2002 season, Grasley made 27 pitching appearances with 11 saves for Creighton.  Grasley was a member of the 1999 Tri-City Legion National Championship team, and he was selected to the World series All-Tournament Team.  Grasley was a free-agent signing for the Seattle Mariners in 2004 - Appearing in 16 games, the right-hander finished the 2004 minor league season with a 3.18 ERA and the top strikeout-to-walk ratio in the farm system at 37-to-1. He also won all four decisions he factored in to.  In 2005, he pitched 70 innings in middle-A ball for Seattle's Appleton, Wisconsin minor league team.

Chris Weber - A 2000 MVHS graduate, Weber attended Des Moines Area Community College.

Pete Wiedewitsch - A 2000 MVHS graduate, Weidewitsch attended Iowa Central Community College, and graduated from Creighton University with a degree in Communications.

 

1999

Matt Pilon - A 1999 MVHS graduate, Pilon played for St. John's University where he hit .406 and slugged .587 as a senior in 2003.

Billy Schneider - A 1999 MVHS graduate, Schneider attended the University of Minnesota.

 

1997

Jeremy Beaulieu - A 1997 MVHS graduate: Beaulieu competed for four seasons at the University of Minnesota.

Mark Pedersen - A 1997 MVHS graduate, Pedersen is a member of Valparaiso University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.  A 2001 Louisville Slugger Second Team All-America selection, he was named Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year that same season. The two-time First Team All Mid-Con selection still holds career records for Valparaiso with 254 hits and 158 runs scored.  A .341 career hitter, Pedersen also was a three-time All Mid-Con Tournament Team selection. Voted Valpo’s Most Valuable player twice during his career, Pedersen also was named Valparaiso University’s Student-Athlete of the Year in 2002.  Following his Valpo career, he signed a minor league contract and later retired due to a shoulder injury.  As a senior at Mounds View in 1997, Mark was named the USA Today Minnesota Player of the Year, named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, and selected to play in the Lions All-Star Game.

 

1994

Matt Brosseau - A 1994 MVHS graduate: Brosseau was All-Conference as a junior and a senior, and was named All-State as a senior.  He was a three time letterwinner at the University of Minnesota

 

1993

Colin Brackeen - A1993 MVHS graduate: Brackeen was an All-American at St. Olaf College and led the nation in strikeouts/game with 14.2 as a senior.  In 1997, he was drafted in the 15th round by the Toronto Blue Jays.  Following several years in the minor leagues, Brackeen then pitched for the St. Paul Saints.

 

1982

Chris Tahti - A 1982 MVHS graduate, Tahti was All-State in 1982.  He can be found on the Minnesota Top 100 Swim Times list in four different events.  Tahti was a 2-sport athlete at the University of Minnesota, competing in swimming as well.  In 1985, he received the Jerry McCaul Memorial Award as a member of the UM Swim Team.  He is a former MVHS Swimming Coach, he coached MVHS Sophomore Baseball in 1988, and he coached MVHS JV Baseball in 2005.

 

1980

Tim Tahti - A 1980 MVHS graduate, Tahti was All-State in 1980.  He played four years at the University of California, Long Beach.

 

1979

Mike Rantz - A 1979 MVHS graduate, Mike was drafted by the Seattle Mariners.  He chose instead to go to St. Thomas University where he played for four years.  He was drafted in 1983 by the Oakland A's; he played at Oakland's minor league affiliate in Medford, Oregon at the same time as Terry Steinbach.

 

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