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2024 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • C 5'9" 160 lbs R/R
    Jr. Omaha, Neb.
    Junior Omaha, Neb.
  • OF 5'9" 150 lbs R/R
    Jr. Sylmar, Calif.
    Junior Sylmar, Calif.
  • 3B 6'1" 205 lbs R/R
    Jr. Iowa Park, Tex. Luna Community College
    Junior Iowa Park, Tex. Luna Community College
  • INF 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    Jr. Omaha, Neb.
    Junior Omaha, Neb.
  • RHP 6'5" 190 lbs R/R
    Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln East
    Junior Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln East
  • OF 5'10" 190 lbs R/R
    Sr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North
    Senior Omaha, Neb. Millard North
  • LHP 5'10" 180 lbs L/L
    Sr. Benkelman, Neb. Concordia University (NE)
    Senior Benkelman, Neb. Concordia University (NE)
  • OF 5'7" 135 lbs L/R
    Sr. Omaha Neb.
    Senior Omaha Neb.
  • UTIL 5'8" 170 lbs R/R
    So. San Antonio, Tex.
    Sophomore San Antonio, Tex.
  • OF 6'2" 200 lbs
    Jr. Irvine, CA Hesston College
    Junior Irvine, CA Hesston College
  • OF 5'11" 190 lbs R/R
    Jr. Monument, Colo. Otero College
    Junior Monument, Colo. Otero College
  • OF 5'11" 150 lbs
    Fr. Littleton, Colo.
    Freshman Littleton, Colo.
  • RHP/1B 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Hutchinson Community College
    Junior Lincoln, Neb. Hutchinson Community College
  • RHP 6'4" 224 lbs R/R
    Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Northeast Community College
    Freshman Lincoln, Neb. Northeast Community College
  • INF 5'9" 175 lbs
    Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
    Freshman Lincoln, Neb.
  • RHP 5'10" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Las Vegas. N.M. Robertson/Luna CC
    Senior Las Vegas. N.M. Robertson/Luna CC
  • RHP/OF 6'0" 205 lbs R/R
    Fr. Bennington, Neb.
    Freshman Bennington, Neb.
  • OF 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    Sr. Brighton, Colo. Otero Community College
    Senior Brighton, Colo. Otero Community College
  • 1B 5'11" 225 lbs L/R
    5th Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos/ Allan Hancock CC
    Fifth Year Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos/ Allan Hancock CC
  • INF 5'10" 195 lbs
    Jr. Commerce City, Colo. Otero Community College
    Junior Commerce City, Colo. Otero Community College
  • RHP 5'9" 190 lbs R/R
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    Drake Venema

    Fr. Omaha, Neb.
    Freshman Omaha, Neb.
  • INF 5'7" 160 lbs R/R
    Jr. Prosper, Tex. McKinney Christian
    Junior Prosper, Tex. McKinney Christian
  • RHP 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    5th Katy, Tex. Milikin University (IL)
    Fifth Year Katy, Tex. Milikin University (IL)
  • OF/1B 6'0" 230 lbs R/R
    Sr. Columbia, S.C. Richland East/ USC-Lancaster
    Senior Columbia, S.C. Richland East/ USC-Lancaster
  • INF 5'8" 175 lbs R/R
    Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Allan Hancock CC
    Senior Las Vegas, Nev. Allan Hancock CC
  • C 6'0" 180 lbs R/R
    Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
    Freshman Lincoln, Neb.
  • P 6'2" 195 lbs R/R
    Fr. Eagle, Neb.
    Freshman Eagle, Neb.
  • RHP 5'10" 165 lbs R/R
    Jr. Fort Collins, Colo.
    Junior Fort Collins, Colo.
  • RHP 5'11" 185 lbs R/R
    Sr. Berthoud, Colo.
    Senior Berthoud, Colo.
  • RHP 6'5" 230 lbs R/R
    Sr. Seward, Neb.
    Senior Seward, Neb.
  • INF 5'7" 155 lbs L/R
    Jr. San Antonio, Tex.
    Junior San Antonio, Tex.
  • RHP 6'4" 195 lbs R/R
    Jr. Torrington, Wyo. Miles Community College
    Junior Torrington, Wyo. Miles Community College
  • OF 5'9" 150 lbs
    Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
    Freshman Lincoln, Neb.
  • 1B 6'2" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista
    Senior Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista
  • C 6'1" 215 lbs R/R
    Fr. Castle Rock, Colo. Douglas County
    Freshman Castle Rock, Colo. Douglas County
  • RHP/1B 6'3" 195 lbs R/R
    Fr. Aurora, Colo.
    Freshman Aurora, Colo.
  • RHP 6'1" 185 lbs R/R
    Jr. Berthoud, Colo. Garden City CC
    Junior Berthoud, Colo. Garden City CC
  • RHP 6'1" 220 lbs R/R
    So. Omaha, Neb.
    Sophomore Omaha, Neb.
  • LHP 5'11" 195 lbs L/L
    Sr. Syracuse, Neb. Syracuse
    Senior Syracuse, Neb. Syracuse
  • 1B/3B 6'3" 195 lbs R/R
    Sr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southeast
    Senior Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southeast
  • RHP 5'10" 165 lbs R/R
    Jr. Omaha, Neb. University of Jamestown
    Junior Omaha, Neb. University of Jamestown
  • C 5'11" 150 lbs R/R
    Fr. Aurora, Colo.
    Freshman Aurora, Colo.
  • 1B 5'11" 235 lbs R/R
    Jr. San Antonio, Tex.
    Junior San Antonio, Tex.
  • LHF 5'9" 170 lbs L/L
    So. Omaha, Neb.
    Sophomore Omaha, Neb.
  • RHP 6'4" 170 lbs R/R
    So. Lincoln, Neb.
    Sophomore Lincoln, Neb.

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Baseball Coach

    Eric Ignatowski

  • Assistant Coach

    Dan Linsner

  • Assistant Coach

    Mason Bennett

Baseball Support Staff

  • Head Athletic Trainer

    Jason Ensrud

2024 Baseball Roster
# Full Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Academic Year Hometown Previous School
1 Tyler Merkel C R/R 5-9 160 Jr. Omaha, Neb.
2 Aaron Chazin OF R/R 5-9 150 Jr. Sylmar, Calif.
3 Brayden Scholfield 3B R/R 6-1 205 Jr. Iowa Park, Tex. Luna Community College
4 Carter Betts INF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Omaha, Neb.
5 Tyson Romero RHP R/R 6-5 190 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln East
6 Owen Machal OF R/R 5-10 190 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North
7 Dominic Sis LHP L/L 5-10 180 Sr. Benkelman, Neb. Concordia University (NE)
8 Matthew Brown OF L/R 5-7 135 Sr. Omaha Neb.
9 Duncan Ortega UTIL R/R 5-8 170 So. San Antonio, Tex.
10 Nick Roghair OF 6-2 200 Jr. Irvine, CA Hesston College
11 Tommy Fiocchi OF R/R 5-11 190 Jr. Monument, Colo. Otero College
12 Brayden Harvey OF 5-11 150 Fr. Littleton, Colo.
13 Brady Bell RHP/1B R/R 6-0 200 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Hutchinson Community College
14 Trevor Storer RHP R/R 6-4 224 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Northeast Community College
15 Gavin Clauss INF 5-9 175 Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
16 Austen King RHP R/R 5-10 200 Sr. Las Vegas. N.M. Robertson/Luna CC
17 Connor Ziska RHP/OF R/R 6-0 205 Fr. Bennington, Neb.
18 Dakota Pruitt OF R/R 6-0 185 Sr. Brighton, Colo. Otero Community College
20 Evan Kling 1B L/R 5-11 225 5th Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos/ Allan Hancock CC
21 Easton McKenzie INF 5-10 195 Jr. Commerce City, Colo. Otero Community College
21 Drake Venema RHP R/R 5-9 190 Fr. Omaha, Neb.
22 Jake Gerardis INF R/R 5-7 160 Jr. Prosper, Tex. McKinney Christian
23 Bobby Simmons RHP R/R 6-0 200 5th Katy, Tex. Milikin University (IL)
24 Jason English OF/1B R/R 6-0 230 Sr. Columbia, S.C. Richland East/ USC-Lancaster
25 Dylan Howell INF R/R 5-8 175 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Allan Hancock CC
27 Max Bugbee C R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
28 James Van Cleave P R/R 6-2 195 Fr. Eagle, Neb.
29 Abe Pease RHP R/R 5-10 165 Jr. Fort Collins, Colo.
30 Robbie Ross RHP R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Berthoud, Colo.
31 Theo Hughes RHP R/R 6-5 230 Sr. Seward, Neb.
32 Antonio Robles INF L/R 5-7 155 Jr. San Antonio, Tex.
33 Caeden Riley RHP R/R 6-4 195 Jr. Torrington, Wyo. Miles Community College
34 Devin Lawler OF 5-9 150 Fr. Lincoln, Neb.
35 Cody Heidenreich 1B R/R 6-2 200 Sr. Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista
36 Jack Carver C R/R 6-1 215 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo. Douglas County
37 Owen Duckworth RHP/1B R/R 6-3 195 Fr. Aurora, Colo.
38 Bryson Knapp RHP R/R 6-1 185 Jr. Berthoud, Colo. Garden City CC
39 Tyler Spreitzer RHP R/R 6-1 220 So. Omaha, Neb.
40 Max Brammier LHP L/L 5-11 195 Sr. Syracuse, Neb. Syracuse
Carter Bjorkman 1B/3B R/R 6-3 195 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southeast
Connor Burress RHP R/R 5-10 165 Jr. Omaha, Neb. University of Jamestown
Noah Carrillo C R/R 5-11 150 Fr. Aurora, Colo.
Rudy Gres IV 1B R/R 5-11 235 Jr. San Antonio, Tex.
Eric Kaps LHF L/L 5-9 170 So. Omaha, Neb.
Drew Styskal RHP R/R 6-4 170 So. Lincoln, Neb.

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Eric Ig Eric Ignatowski Head Baseball Coach
Dan L. Dan Linsner Assistant Coach
Mason Bennett Headshot 2025 Mason Bennett Assistant Coach

Baseball Support Staff

Baseball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Jason Ensrud Jason Ensrud Head Athletic Trainer

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball Support Staff