Special Request - Ricky Ideus - The Pitch

We here at the B2R aim to please.  So, when a special request is made to capture a pitch...the B2R brings the heat.  Here you go, Ricky.

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Practice Report - Friday - September 23, 2011

Great energy today at practice.  Alex Singleton and Andrew Ramage were pretty fired-up today.  Great practice.

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Veteran Profile - #3 - Alex Singleton

#3 - Alex Singleton
Class - Sophomore
Position - CF
Throws - Right
Bats - Right
Height - 5'7"
Weight - 140
Hometown - Chillicothe, MO
School - Chillicothe High School
2011 Stats:
Batting Average - .296
GP/GS - 30/25
AB - 71
R - 18
H - 21
Dbl - 1
RBI - 6
TB - 22
Slg% - .310
BB - 13
HBP - 3
K - 6
GDP - 0
OBP - .425%
SB/Att - 11/13
A - 1
Fielding % - 1.000

Comments - As most in the B2R nation know:  I'm a stats guy and I value OBP more then BA.  Alex's OBP of .425 was 2nd on the team and he had the most stolen bases on the team.  With his speed and strike zone command, I look for him to lead-off in 2012.  Not knowing what the new guys will bring to the table, Alex and Kretzer will go first to third as your #1 and #2 batters plus have enough speed to put pressure on the defense for the #3 and clean-up batters.  Alex slapping a single, followed by Jake getting plunked means a gapper out of your #3 or #4 batters will score you two.  I hope Alex has a solid fall and spring to compete for the starting CF.  He probably needs to get bigger in the weight room to add more power to fully maximize his speed.  He's a great kid and tough as nails.  In 2011, he broke his jaw as spring practice began and got back in there to still start half the season and play in 30 games. He is a high-energy guy and his leadership skills are clearly evident during fall practice pumping up the guys during scrimmages.  You can consider me a #1 fan of #3, Alex Singleton.

Go Cats!!

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Northwest Recruit - Luke Lawyer C

Luke Lawyer
Class entering NWMSU - Junior
Hometown - Shawnee, Kansas
High School - Mill Valley High School
Bats - Right  - Throws - Right
Height - 6'2"  - Weight - 190lbs
Born in - MARYVILLE, MISSOURI (yeah!)
Transferring from the University of Oklahoma
High School Awards - 4-year letter winner at Mill Valley High School.  Named First Team KAW Valley League and All World News Team as a senior.  Hit .420 with 28 RBIs.

Get to know Luke Lawyer -
First Baseball Memory - T-ball:  I played short stop.  I rolled the ball to first base because I didn't think the 1B would catch the ball.  I got the out.

Favorite sport besides baseball - football.

What reality show would you like to star on?  Survivor.

Who would play YOU in a movie about You?  Matt Damon

Member of the 2011 Kelowna Falcons Baseball Club.

Go Cats!!

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Northwest Recruit - Zachary Douglas C/UT

Zachary Douglas
Class entering NWMSU - Freshman
Position - C/UT

Bats - Switch Hitter  - Throws - Right
Height - 6'2"
Weight - 160 lbs
Hometown - Wheeling, Missouri
High School - Chillicothe High School
2011 Stats not available on-line.

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Northwest Recruit - Jacob Raffaele LHP

Jacob Raffaele
Class entering NWMSU - Junior
Position - LHP
Bats - Left  - Throws - Left
Height - 6'1"  - Weight - 210lbs
Hometown - Carlsbad, California
College transferring from - Grossmont College
2011 Statistics -
ERA - 5.40
W-L - 1-2
App - 9
GS - 1
IP - 11.2
H - 15
ER - 7
BB - 3
K - 7
2B - 4
3B - 3
Recruiting Service evaluation - A LHP/1B who attended LaCosta High School.  He has a nice strong build with long limbs and showed solid two-way potential.  On the mound...has a low effort delivery and throws with a short arm action.  He has an online delivery and his arm works well producing nice armside run on his fastball.  His change-up has nice sinking action and he also shows a solid 1 to 7 curveball.  Indicates a lot of room for increased velocity.  At the plate, he makes consistent contact but can get a little too long in his swing causing other parts of his swing to go array.  At first base, he has good feel around the bag with soft hands.  He appears to be very comfortable on the field...an above average fielder.  A solid student that could attract attention from mid to higher-level college programs in America.

Go Cats!!

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Northwest Recruit - Jace Anderson RHP

Jace Anderson Class Entering NWMSU - Junior
Position - RHP
Bats - Right  - Throws - Right
Height 6'3"  -  Weight - 170lbs
Hometown - Omaha, NE
High School - Creighton Prep
Transferred from Nebraska at Omaha
Stats - I found some summer American Legion Stats from the Omaha area (a legit summer league) where Jace led in saves (11) and Top 20 in Strike Outs (59).
2010 at UNO -
ERA - 8.68
W-L Record - 1-0
GP - 7
IP - 9.1
H - 14
ER - 9
BB - 6
K - 5

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