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Colts Team Bios
 We have background information about our team to help
you get acquainted with out team players and coaches. As you can see we've taken
the pastime of baseball seriously and plan to showcase the best team in the
region for Colts Baseball games.
Chris Brown Hits a single in our opening game against
the Cheyenne Grizzlys. Chris was a temporary player with us the first two weeks
of the season.
Head Coac h:
Nathan Schwartz
Assistant Baseball Coach, University of Texas of the
Permian Basin Aug 2007-present; NCAA Coaches Certification, Team Pitching coach,
helped lead team to Heartland Conference championship first time in school's
history in 2009, in first year of eligibility. Has had 3 players sign
professional contracts, 1 Heartland Conference player of the year, 14 players
named all conference.
At Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League (2008-2009)
coached 14 players signed or drafted by Major League Baseball teams, Assistant
coach for team going to first post season birth in 2009. Was also pitching coach
of 2009 South Division All Star Team.
Team Player Bios:
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Steven Poche
Southeastern Louisiana University
Position:
Pitcher
Height: 6-4
Weight: 185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Prairieville,
La.
Previous School:
Parkview Baptist HS
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Chason Choate
Tennessee
Tech University
AT TECH IN 2009: Chason pitched in 10 games for the Golden Eagles,
including five starts…pitched a total of 40.1 innings…pitched eight innings and
allowed four hits in a win against Alabama A&M and recorded five strikeouts in
the performance…pitched 2.1 innings against Jacksonville State in the OVC
tournament and allowed three hits while striking out four batters, and pitched
six innings in a start against Jacksonville State the very next day, also
fanning four Gamecock batters…finished with a 4.91 ERA and a 1-2 overall record
with 25 strikeouts and 31 walks.
AT TECH IN 2008: Chason sat out a redshirt season.
AT TECH IN 2007: During his freshman year, Chason pitched in 11 games,
including two starts...allowed no hits or runs with two strikeouts and a walk in
2.0 innings pitched against
Kentucky on Feb. 24... struck
out eight batters over 19.0 innings and finished the season with a 7.11 ERA.
AT RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters at Riverdale High School
under coach Buddy Powers…played both outfield and pitcher…named Pitcher of the
Year, Freshman Pitcher of the Year and all-district as a sophomore and junior…
helped Riverdale win the region in 2005 and become a three-time state
qualifier…also earned three letters in swimming.
PERSONAL: Full name is Chason Clay Choate...son of Timothy and Tammy
Choate…born Aug. 5, 1988…majoring in general engineering.
St Louis University
At Parkway Central
Played baseball all four years for Ryan Connors' Colts ... earned second-team
All-Conference plaudits his senior year after posting a 3-1 record and a 3.83
ERA ... helped the Colts to a 19-5 mark in 2009 ... as a junior, went 4-1
including back-to-back playoff wins while helping Parkway Central to the state
quarterfinals ... played for the St. Louis Pirates select baseball club his
senior year that won a national title in Fort Meyers, Fla. ... also played for
Rawlings Prospects in St. Louis his sophomore and junior seasons ... member of
the honor roll.
Major:
Business Administration
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Seth McCabe
University of Evansville
At UE – Seth McCabe will miss the entire 2009 season
due to Tommy John Surgery...Was expected to battle for a spot in the
rotation before getting injured.
2008 – A key member of the UE bullpen, ranking second on the
team with 18 appearances...Went 0-1 with a 4.68 ERA...Struck out 26 men in
25.0 innings of work...Gave up just 23 hits, including just five extra-base
hits, while holding teams to a team-best .237 average...Recorded nine
scoreless relief appearances...Tossed a career-best 3.1 innings of
scoreless, three-hit baseball at Southern Illinois (5/16)...Gave up one
earned run in his final five outings spanning 7.1 IP (1.23 ERA).
Background – The 2007
Kentucky Region
2 Player of the Year at
Madisonville
North Hopkins High School...Earned all-state honors as a senior after
recording 11 victories and a 0.83 ERA on the mound... Participated in the
East-West All-Star game as both a junior and a senior...A two-time
all-district and all-region selection...Also earned a pair of team MVP
honors for the Cougars as a junior and a senior...Posted a 16-strikeout
performance against Henderson County as a senior...Led
Madisonville
North Hopkins to five district titles in five years with the team...His
mother, Rebecca, and aunt, Terri, both played college basketball...Majoring
in communications...Chose Evansville because “UE is very strong from an
academic standpoint and I felt very welcome.”
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 Andres
Wilts
St. Louis
University
Played four
seasons for head coach Tony Meilan's Wolverines, playing with Billiken teammates
Lucas Calderon and Marco Mejia ... picked up the Florida Athletics Coaches Award
(F.A.C.A) 4-A Player of the Year award in 2009 ... earned second-team All-Dade
honors his senior year as a pitcher after going 8-2 with a 2.39 ERA and 52
strikeouts ... third-team All-Dade selection as a utility player his junior
season ... honorable-mention All-Dade pick as a sophomore, the year the
Wolverines captured a regional championship ... his brother, Danny, is a senior
pitcher for
the University of Tennessee.
Logan Frame: (Bio Pending)
Mahlon Zimmerman (Bio Pending)
Nick Andrews
South Dakota State University
Nick will
add depth behind the plate after a standout career at Eastlake High School
in the Seattle metropolitan area ... three-year starter who earned
first-team all-state recognition as a senior ... received honorable mention
all-state honors as a sophomore ... invited to play in Washington All-Star
Game ... member of the National Honor Society |
 Matt
Cervantes
University of
Illinois
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned seven varsity letters, four in wrestling and three in baseball ... Hit
.387 his senior year ... Two-time All-Area in baseball in 2007-08 ... Named
baseball team MVP for Sandwich in 2007-08 ... Hit .336 in 2007 ... Two-time
All-Interstate 8 Conference in wrestling ... Was an IHSA Class AA state
qualifier in wrestling his junior year Sandwich's first AA state qualifier ...
Two-time All-Interstate 8 wrestler 2007-08 ... Recorded a Sandwich-record 37
wins in a single season.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 11, 1990 ... Full given name is Matthew Rafael Lopez-Cervantes ...
Parents are Jaime Cervantes and Mary Johanningsmeier ... Majoring in kinesiology
... Has a brother, Michael Cervantes, and two step-brothers, Dylan and Michael
Fredrick ... Biggest thrill in sports was playing in the Club World Series in
2009 at the Boston Red Sox spring training field ... Favorite athlete is Roberto
Clemente because of his work ethic ... Plans to become a physical trainer or a
physical education teacher and coach wrestling or baseball after finishing his
degree ... Credits all-time great wrestler Dan Gable's quote of "Hard work beats
talent when talent doesn't work hard" for influencing his athletic career the
most.
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Torin Lucas
Southeastern Louisiana
University
Prior to
Southeastern-
High School:
Earned three letters in baseball at Ponchatoula High ... A three-time
all-district selection ... Named the 2008 district MVP, a first-team
all-state honoree and a Louisiana High School Association All-Star Game
selection.
Personal:
The younger of Mike and Wendy Lucas' two children ... Father, Mike, is head
coach of the Lions' football team ... Older brother Tyler (22) played
quarterback at
Cornell
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Eric Dejong
South Dakota State University
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Erik has seen spot duty at the corner infield positions, as
well as designated hitter, during his time with the Jackrabbits ... member
of Academic All-Summit League Team each of the past two seasons and was also
named to Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence in 2009 ... history
major
2009
Played in 23 games, making 12 starts ... went
1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in season opener at Murray State (Ky.)
(2/20) ... doubled against Central Arkansas (2/27) and in second game of
doubleheader at North Dakota, driving in lone run of the year (4/22) ...
notched pinch-hit single at Washington State (3/22) ... recorded career-high
12 putouts at Northern Iowa (4/8) and tallied four assists in second game of
twinbill at Murray State (2/22)
2008
Appeared in 28 games, including 16 starts ...
posted five multi-hit games, including 3-for-4 effort with run batted in
during first game of doubleheader at North Dakota State (5/16) ... went
2-for-4 for first career multi-hit game in victory against Texas-Pan
American (3/7) ... hit first collegiate home run in first game of twinbill
at Southern Utah (4/18) ... drove in three runs with 2-for-5 performance
against Presentation (4/21) ... hit three-run home run at Sioux Falls (4/29)
... hit home run and was 2-for-5 as Jackrabbits closed series against Oral
Roberts with a victory (5/4)
BEFORE SDSU
2007 graduate of Roosevelt High School in
Sioux Falls ... a two-sport standout, he played baseball and football at
Roosevelt ... selected to the Argus Leader Elite 45 football squad as a
senior ... honor roll student
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Kevin
Armijo
University of Portland
Position:
IF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6-0/190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Corona,
Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei HS
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2008:
Made 43
starts and 48 appearances primarily at third base … hit .244 with six
doubles, 16 RBI’s and 16 runs scored … went 2-for-4 as a pinch hitter and
was 3-for-6 with a runner on third and less than two outs … had 10 games
with two hits and one game with three … knocked in three runs during an 8-7
ten-inning win over BYU on Feb. 23 … during a 15-8 win against Hawaii, went
3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and one RBI … 2-for-3 with two runs
scored and one RBI against Saint Mary’s on May 16.
MATER DEI HS:
Earned three
letters for coach Burt Call … as a senior in 2007, was named First Team
All-Trinity League and was an All-Orange County All Star Team … helped lead
the Monarchs to the CIF semifinals after taking the league title … during
his senior campaign, he hit .386 with 26 RBI’s, twelve doubles and four home
runs … also posted a .432 on-base percentage, a .554 slugging percentage,
swiped three bases and was name the team’s defensive player of the year in
2007 … in 2005, the Monarchs won the 2005 CIF Division I championship and a
league title … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL:
Born
Feb. 12, 1989 in
Riverside,
Calif. … parents are Michelle and Jim Armijo … major is business. |
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Cody Voelker
University of New Mexico
Bio pending
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Alex Marse
Southeastern Louisiana
University
Bio Pending
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Trice Powers
Tennessee
Tech University
AT TECH IN 2009: Trice played in 34 games, starting 27 at second
base…hit .256 for the season with three doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs… led
the team in sacrifice bunts with seven…finished the season with a .408 on-base
percentage…had four multi-RBI games including two against St. Peters to start
the season.
AT TECH IN 2008: Trice played in 10 games in 2008 after coming off a
redshirt season in 2007...started in one game…a great defender who can play a
variety of infield positions…as a coach’s son, Trice has an exceptional
understanding of the game.
AT TECH IN 2007: Trice was on the roster as a redshirt member of the squad in
his first season at Tech.
AT RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in baseball at Riverdale High
School under coach and father Buddy Powers…played shortstop, third base, and
second base…named Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player
in 2003…received the Dedication Award in 2006…named first-team all-district.
PERSONAL: Full name is Eron E. Powers III...son of Buddy and Laketa
Powers…born July 14, 1987…majoring in civil engineering.
Robert
Lawrence
Middle
Tennessee State University
Hunter's Lane HS
Four-year letterwinner at Hunter's Lane under head coach James Spears ... Named
All-District as a sophomore ... As a junior received All District and All
Mid-State ... As a junior, batted .411 with two home runs and 39 RBI ... As a
senior recorded 40 RBI with four home runs batting .420.
Personal
Full name is Robert Orlando Lawrence, Jr. ... Is the son of LaWanda Roper and
Robert Lawrence, Sr. ... Father, Robert Lawrence, Sr., played baseball for the
Blue Raiders ... Undecided on a major.
Lawrence on
GoBlueRaiders.com...
Aug 17, 2009:
Bishop to play in New York-Penn League All-Star Game
Jul 2, 2009:
Blue Raider summer league update
May 20, 2008:
Brentz Named SBC Freshman of the Year
Nov 14, 2007:
Baseball Inks Two During Early Signing Period
Apr 8, 2007:
Raiders Survive Ninth Inning for 8-7 Victory
Apr 7, 2007:
Robinson Strong in 6-1 Victory
Matt
Henriksen
Toluscam University
High School: Graduated from Hingham HS
in Hingham, Mass…Coached by Bob Rodgers…Lettered four years in baseball…Patriot
League All-Star (2009)…2009 Patriot League Champions…Hit .406 with 25 RBI’s and
2 homeruns his senior season.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Ryan
Henriksen…Born Jan. 9, 1991 in Hingham, Mass…Son of Peter and Jennifer Henriksen…Sisters-Ashley
(16) and Emma (10).
More About Matt: Favorite midnight
snack: Pizza; Favorite movie: ‘The Departed”; How Matt gets ready for a game:
Listens to music; Matt can’t imagine a week without: Baseball; Matt c hose his
jersey number because: It is lucky; Least favorite food: Seafood; Favorite
athlete: Dustin Pedroia; Advice to kids: “Work hard”; Favorite color: Green;
Favorite food: Parmesan chicken; Favorite sport other than baseball: Golf; Shoe
size: 10½; Best advice Matt has ever been given: “Never give up”; Best thing
about Matt: He works hard; Two words to describe the way Matt plays: Hard and
smart; When Matt was a kid he tried to be like: Ken Griffey Jr.; Why Matt chose
Tusculum: The coaching staff.
Jeff Fish
South Dakota State University
Jeff saw
limited action for the Jackrabbits before missing the final two months of
his freshman season due to injury ... member of Summit League All-Academic
Team
2009
Played in 13 games, making seven starts at either designated hitter
or in the outfield ... singled and drove in run in collegiate debut at
Murray State (Ky.) (2/22) ... singled and walked in first career start, at
Central Arkansas (2/28) .... recorded season-best six putouts and drove in
run in second game of doubleheader at Creighton (3/15)
BEFORE SDSU
Ranked among the top high school players in the state of South
Dakota ... two-time all-region and all-state honoree after hitting .486 as
a junior and .655 as a senior ... during 2008 American Legion season he hit
.550 ... also earned all-conference honors twice and all-state recognition
once in both basketball and football ... member of the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader Elite 45 for football ... lettered four times in track and field ...
honor roll student |
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Nate Smith
University of Evansville
At UE – Nate Smith will once again battle for a
starting spot in the UE outfield this spring...A multi-tool talent who runs
well, throws well, and can hit for power...Could also see time at designated
hitter this year.
2008 – Played in 51 games, with 46 starts in the UE outfield
and at designated hitter (4 GS)...Saw a majority of his action in center
field (27 GS), but also played both left (2 GS) and right (13 GS)
field...Hit .243 with eight doubles, a triple, a home run, and 17
RBI...Ranked fourth on the team with eight doubles...Also tied for third on
the team with four stolen bases...Finished the year strong, hitting .324
(11-for-34) with five doubles and seven RBI over his final 10 games...Posted
10 multi-hit games overall...Launched his first career home run in UE’s 6-3
win over UNC-Asheville (3/8).
Background – One of the top players in
Ontario at
Cardinal Leger Secondary School... Listed among the Toronto Star’s Top 25
players to watch in the province in 2007...Helped his provincial team to the
2007 Canada Cup title...Also participated in the 2006 Mickey Mantle World
Series...A two-time team MVP ...Starting centerfielder for the Ontario Blue
Jays travel squad...Went 3-for-7 with a double, a run scored, and three RBI
against UE in a pair of exhibition games for the Ontario Blue Jays in
2007...A global business major...Chose UE because “I love the atmosphere and
the courses offered by the school.”
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Corbin
Williams (Bio Pending)
Ryan Downing
Southeastern Louisiana University
Bio Pending
Chris Pfau (Bio Pending)
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"The Dynasty Continues
in 2010"
