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The Midwest Nationals are in full swing and both teams are headed for big tournaments this weekend. The Blue squad features some serious pitching power from the Ozarks. Ozark’s Ethan Mather, Nixa’s Patrick Chandler, Joel Harrington of Catholic, Dalton Friend of Rolla, Republic’s Tyler King, Blue Eye’s David Gilley, and a guy that probably isn’t that familiar to most Ozarks baseball fans, but should be. Grant Gordon of Salem. You’ll hear more about him in my all-OzarksSports.Net baseball team before too long. King, Mather, and Gordon are a combined 8-1 so far this season and each sports a sub 3.00 ERA. They head off to Louisville, Kentucky where they will face teams from Indiana, Ohio, & Kentucky at the University of Louisville.
The Red team has a more offensive flavor to it local players. Jeb Clark of McDonald County, Webb City’s Patrick Drake and Tyler Burgess, Branson’s Tee Helsel, and Brock Robbins of Republic (who can throw a bit too) all add some good pop to the Red lineup. They head north this weekend to Lincoln, Nebraska for their action. They’ll face competition from Kansas, Nebraska, & the Kansas City area.
Both teams should be a lot of fun to keep up with this summer. Below are the full rosters & remaining schedules for both teams.
BLUE TEAM
# Name B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. High School
27 Matt Brown R/R 6-3 215 2011 Stillwater (OK)
11 Franco Broyles R/R 6-0 185 2009 Fayetteville (AR)
17 Patrick Chandler L/L 6-1 175 2009 Nixa
4 Garett Chapman R/R 5-10 155 2010 Blue Eye
21 Caleb Compton S/R 5-11 175 2009 Owasso (OK)
2 Seth Conner R/R 6-1 180 2010 Rogersville
21 Dalton Friend L/L 6-4 230 2009 Rolla
7 Kale Gaden L/R 5-10 170 2009 Stillwater (OK)
16 David Gilley L/L 6-2 180 2009 Blue Eye
18 Grant Gordon R/R 6-0 165 2009 Salem
6 Casey Goss L/R 5-11 170 2009 Glendale
20 Joel Harrington L/L 6-0 185 2009 Catholic
22 Axel Johnson L/L 6-3 190 2010 Bishop Kelley (OK)
25 Tyler King R/L 6-0 180 2010 Republic
1 Kevin Kuntz R/R 6-1 175 2009 Tulsa Union (OK)
8 Ethan Mather R/R 6-0 200 2009 Ozark
15 Scott McFall R/R 6-3 185 2009 Fayetteville (AR)
5 David Menger R/R 5-10 145 2010 Jenks (OK)
26 Brandon Moore R/R 6-2 235 2010 Van Buren (AR)
3 Jacob Rice R/R 6-3 190 2010 Tulsa Union (OK)
10 Mark Robinette R/R 6-1 190 2009 Tulsa Union (OK)
12 Josh Salsbury R/R 6-0 235 2010 Shiloh Christian (AR)
Remaining schedule
6/17 – 6/21 Louisville, KY – University of Louisville
6/25 – 6/28 Fayetteville, AR – University of Arkansas
7/2 – 7/5 Wichita, KS – Wichita State University
7/8 – 7/12 Mid-America 18U WS, Murfreesboro, TN – Middle Tennessee St.
7/15 – 7/19 Premier Senior Championship, Ft. Worth, TX – TCU
RED TEAM
# Name B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. High School
21 Tyler Burgess L/L 5-11 150 2011 Webb City
10 Zach Campbell L/R 6-0 180 2010 Blue Eye
13 Jeb Clark R/R 5-11 195 2010 McDonald County
6 Patrick Drake R/R 6-3 180 2010 Webb City
8 Joe Drum R/R 6-2 185 2010 Nixa
15 Jon Furlong R/R 6-0 190 2010 Bixby (OK)
9 Tee Helsel R/R 5-10 175 2010 Branson
18 Cole Holiday R/R 6-4 195 2010 Fordland
19 Daniel Hopkins R/R 5-10 170 2010 Bixby (OK)
2 Blake Jones R/R 5-9 160 2011 Bishop Kelley (OK)
25 Dalton Kelley R/R 6-4 170 2010 Bolivar
11 Marshall Krupka L/L 6-1 180 2010 Rogers (AR)
7 Skyler Ladd L/R 6-1 185 2011 Glendale
12 Alex Madding R/R 5-10 195 2011 Bishop Kelley (OK)
22 Cameron O’Brien S/R 5-11 180 2011 Bishop Kelley (OK)
16 Jake O’Brien L/L 5-11 180 2011 Bishop Kelley (OK)
1 Griffith Roark L/R 5-9 155 2010 Stillwater (OK)
5 Brock Robbins R/R 5-7 150 2010 Republic
Remaining schedule
6/17 – 6/21 Lincoln, NE – University of Nebraska
6/25 – 6/28 Fayetteville, AR – University of Arkansas
6/30 Racine Hitters
7/2 – 7/5 Wichita, KS – Wichita State University
7/9 – 7/12 Tulsa, OK – Oral Roberts University
7/16 -7/19 Oklahoma City, OK – Bricktown Ballpark
7/22 – 7/26 Joplin, MO – Premier Junior Championship
