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  • UTL 5'11" 180 lbs R/R
    0

    Lakin Franz

    So. Sports Management Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson Senior HS
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    Sophomore Sports Management Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson Senior HS
    Full Bio
  • INF 6'0" 160 lbs R/R
    1

    Niko Olson

    R-So. Communications Brentwood, Calif. Santa Clara University
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Sophomore Communications Brentwood, Calif. Santa Clara University
    Full Bio
  • RHP/3B 6'2" 205 lbs R/R
    2

    Logan Baptista

    Jr. Criminal Justice Atwater, Calif. Merced College
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    Junior Criminal Justice Atwater, Calif. Merced College
    Full Bio
  • INF 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    3

    Carter Allen

    Sr. Business Management Pearland, Texas Eastern Illinois
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    Senior Business Management Pearland, Texas Eastern Illinois
    Full Bio
  • 2B 6'0" 195 lbs L/R
    4

    Joe Finder

    Gr. MBA Lincoln, Neb. Concordia University (Mich.)
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    Graduate Student MBA Lincoln, Neb. Concordia University (Mich.)
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  • INF 5'9" 165 lbs R/R
    5

    Blake Dale

    Sr. Business Management Riverton, Wyo. McCook College
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    Senior Business Management Riverton, Wyo. McCook College
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  • OF 5'10" 200 lbs R/R
    6

    Chris Finocchario

    Jr. Exercise Science Macedon, N.Y. SUNY Niagara
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    Junior Exercise Science Macedon, N.Y. SUNY Niagara
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  • OF 6'3" 190 lbs R/R
    7

    Chase Aurand

    Sr. Communications Moorpark, Calif. Chico State
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    Senior Communications Moorpark, Calif. Chico State
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  • RHP 6'0" 175 lbs R/R
    8

    Gavin Lambert

    R-Fr. Business Management Danbury, Texas Danbury HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Business Management Danbury, Texas Danbury HS
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  • RHP 6'1" 205 lbs R/R
    9

    Shaw Lee

    Sr. Communications Fallon, Nev. Butte College
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    Senior Communications Fallon, Nev. Butte College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'4" 180 lbs R/R
    10

    Davin Hinote

    So. Business Management Maize, Kan. Maize HS
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    Sophomore Business Management Maize, Kan. Maize HS
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  • UTL 6'3" 220 lbs R/R
    11

    Isaac Hawthrone

    Jr. Business Management Roseville, Calif. West Valley College
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    Junior Business Management Roseville, Calif. West Valley College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    12

    Thalen Wright

    Gr. MBA Kansas City, Mo. Lee's Summit HS
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    Graduate Student MBA Kansas City, Mo. Lee's Summit HS
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  • C 6'2" 225 lbs R/R
    13

    Zac Goldenberg

    Jr. Sports Management Walnut Creek, Calif. Diablo Valley College
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    Junior Sports Management Walnut Creek, Calif. Diablo Valley College
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  • LHP 5'11" 180 lbs L/L
    14

    David Wind

    So. Physics Edmond, Okla. Edmond North HS
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    Sophomore Physics Edmond, Okla. Edmond North HS
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  • UTL 5'8" 155 lbs R/R
    15

    Tyler Nordyke

    R-Jr. Business Management Windsor, Calif. Santa Rosa College
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    Redshirt Junior Business Management Windsor, Calif. Santa Rosa College
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  • 1B 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    16

    Logan Arndt

    R-So. Sports Management Oconomowoc, Wis. Western Technical College
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    Redshirt Sophomore Sports Management Oconomowoc, Wis. Western Technical College
    Full Bio
  • 1B 6'6" 250 lbs R/R
    17

    Fernando Ruvalcaba

    Sr. Psychology Atwater, Calif. Merced College
    Full Bio
    Senior Psychology Atwater, Calif. Merced College
    Full Bio
  • C 6'2" 195 lbs R/R
    18

    Jackson Harriger

    Jr. Business Management Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS
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    Junior Business Management Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS
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  • RHP/OF 6'1" 180 lbs R/R
    19

    Tyler Wise

    So. Business Management Bennington, Neb. Bennington HS
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    Sophomore Business Management Bennington, Neb. Bennington HS
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  • RHP 5'11" 185 lbs R/R
    20

    Sam Pyland

    Jr. Business Management Frisco, Texas Wakeland HS
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    Junior Business Management Frisco, Texas Wakeland HS
    Full Bio
  • OF 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    21

    Coulson Riggs

    Gr. MBA Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS
    Full Bio
    Graduate Student MBA Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS
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  • RHP 6'1" 165 lbs R/R
    22

    Austin Ihrig

    Fr. Business Management Norman, Okla. Norman North HS
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    Freshman Business Management Norman, Okla. Norman North HS
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  • LHP 6'2" 205 lbs L/L
    23

    Wil Yamka

    Sr. Physical Therapy Oakville, Ontario Cloud County CC
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    Senior Physical Therapy Oakville, Ontario Cloud County CC
    Full Bio
  • RHP 5'10" 210 lbs L/R
    24

    Russell Freedheim

    Jr. Psychology Petaluma, Calif. Santa Rosa College
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    Junior Psychology Petaluma, Calif. Santa Rosa College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    25

    Aidan Henderson

    R-Fr. Business Management Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Freshman Business Management Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
    Full Bio
  • OF 5'10" 200 lbs L/R
    26

    John Lanterman

    Sr. Business Management Long Beach, Calif. Biola University
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    Senior Business Management Long Beach, Calif. Biola University
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    27

    Jordan Bryan

    R-Jr. Sports Management Las Vegas, Nev. Shoreline CC
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    Redshirt Junior Sports Management Las Vegas, Nev. Shoreline CC
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  • 1B 6'0" 190 lbs R/R
    28

    Drew Wardell

    Jr. Marketing Maize, Kan. Pratt CC
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    Junior Marketing Maize, Kan. Pratt CC
    Full Bio
  • LHP 6'1" 205 lbs L/L
    29

    Hunter Polak

    Jr. Biomedical Chemistry Lowell, Ind. Catawba Valley College
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    Junior Biomedical Chemistry Lowell, Ind. Catawba Valley College
    Full Bio
  • LHP 5'10" 182 lbs L/L
    30

    Thomas Pyland

    Jr. Accounting Frisco, Texas The Colony HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Accounting Frisco, Texas The Colony HS
    Full Bio
  • RHP 5'11" 280 lbs R/R
    31

    Luke Dillon

    Jr. Business Management Sebastopol, Calif. Santa Rosa College
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    Junior Business Management Sebastopol, Calif. Santa Rosa College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'2" 230 lbs R/R
    32

    Julian Jones

    Sr. Business Houston, Texas University of Rio Grande
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    Senior Business Houston, Texas University of Rio Grande
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  • C/3B 5'11" 200 lbs R/R
    33

    Garrett Garfield

    Sr. Communications Clovis, Calif. Reedley College
    Full Bio
    Senior Communications Clovis, Calif. Reedley College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'1" 300 lbs L/R
    34

    Connor Rhorer

    R-So. Pre-Physical Therapy Pilot Grove, Mo. State Fair CC
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Sophomore Pre-Physical Therapy Pilot Grove, Mo. State Fair CC
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  • RHP 6'2" 190 lbs R/R
    35

    Gary Brock

    Sr. Business / Data Science Wichita, Kan. Friends University
    Full Bio
    Senior Business / Data Science Wichita, Kan. Friends University
    Full Bio
  • LHP 6'0" 220 lbs
    44

    Riley Gwin

    Gr. MBA Houston, Texas Bellaire HS
    Full Bio
    Graduate Student MBA Houston, Texas Bellaire HS
    Full Bio
  • OF 5'9" 180 lbs R/R
    55

    Remson Cronkhite

    Jr. Exercise Science Olathe, Kan. Olathe North HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Exercise Science Olathe, Kan. Olathe North HS
    Full Bio
  • RHP 5'7" 165 lbs R/R
    77

    Hunter Blea

    Jr. Business Management Henderson, Colo. Prairie View HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Business Management Henderson, Colo. Prairie View HS
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    88

    Kayden Shivers

    Jr. Business Management Denton, Texas Loras College
    Full Bio
    Junior Business Management Denton, Texas Loras College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    99

    Daniel Turnham

    Fr. Physics Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Physics Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
    Full Bio
  • OF 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    RS

    Masen Allmaras

    Jr. Business Management Kindred, N.D. North Dakota State College of Science
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    Junior Business Management Kindred, N.D. North Dakota State College of Science
    Full Bio
  • C 5'11" 190 lbs R/R
    RS

    Jesse Conrad

    Sr. Emergency Management Makaha, Hawaii Allan Hancock College
    Full Bio
    Senior Emergency Management Makaha, Hawaii Allan Hancock College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'3" 240 lbs R/R
    RS

    Emerson Fels

    Jr. Pre-Physical Therapy Norwalk, Iowa Iowa Lakes CC
    Full Bio
    Junior Pre-Physical Therapy Norwalk, Iowa Iowa Lakes CC
    Full Bio
  • RHP 6'0" 190 lbs R/R
    RS

    Nathan Harding

    Jr. Business Management Atwater, Calif. Merced College
    Full Bio
    Junior Business Management Atwater, Calif. Merced College
    Full Bio
  • RHP 5'11" 180 lbs R/R
    RS

    Danny Ramirez

    Gr. MBA Calexico, Calif. Southwest HS
    Full Bio
    Graduate Student MBA Calexico, Calif. Southwest HS
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Bill Neale

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Bret Ringer

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  • Assistant Coach

    Tyler Huffstickler

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Blake Maddock

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Eric Romero

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2026 Baseball Roster
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Previous School Major
0 Lakin Franz UTL R/R 5-11 180 So. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson Senior HS Sports Management
1 Niko Olson INF R/R 6-0 160 R-So. Brentwood, Calif. Santa Clara University Communications
2 Logan Baptista RHP/3B R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Atwater, Calif. Merced College Criminal Justice
3 Carter Allen INF R/R 6-0 195 Sr. Pearland, Texas Eastern Illinois Business Management
4 Joe Finder 2B L/R 6-0 195 Gr. Lincoln, Neb. Concordia University (Mich.) MBA
5 Blake Dale INF R/R 5-9 165 Sr. Riverton, Wyo. McCook College Business Management
6 Chris Finocchario OF R/R 5-10 200 Jr. Macedon, N.Y. SUNY Niagara Exercise Science
7 Chase Aurand OF R/R 6-3 190 Sr. Moorpark, Calif. Chico State Communications
8 Gavin Lambert RHP R/R 6-0 175 R-Fr. Danbury, Texas Danbury HS Business Management
9 Shaw Lee RHP R/R 6-1 205 Sr. Fallon, Nev. Butte College Communications
10 Davin Hinote RHP R/R 6-4 180 So. Maize, Kan. Maize HS Business Management
11 Isaac Hawthrone UTL R/R 6-3 220 Jr. Roseville, Calif. West Valley College Business Management
12 Thalen Wright RHP R/R 6-0 185 Gr. Kansas City, Mo. Lee's Summit HS MBA
13 Zac Goldenberg C R/R 6-2 225 Jr. Walnut Creek, Calif. Diablo Valley College Sports Management
14 David Wind LHP L/L 5-11 180 So. Edmond, Okla. Edmond North HS Physics
15 Tyler Nordyke UTL R/R 5-8 155 R-Jr. Windsor, Calif. Santa Rosa College Business Management
16 Logan Arndt 1B R/R 6-1 195 R-So. Oconomowoc, Wis. Western Technical College Sports Management
17 Fernando Ruvalcaba 1B R/R 6-6 250 Sr. Atwater, Calif. Merced College Psychology
18 Jackson Harriger C R/R 6-2 195 Jr. Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS Business Management
19 Tyler Wise RHP/OF R/R 6-1 180 So. Bennington, Neb. Bennington HS Business Management
20 Sam Pyland RHP R/R 5-11 185 Jr. Frisco, Texas Wakeland HS Business Management
21 Coulson Riggs OF R/R 6-0 185 Gr. Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS MBA
22 Austin Ihrig RHP R/R 6-1 165 Fr. Norman, Okla. Norman North HS Business Management
23 Wil Yamka LHP L/L 6-2 205 Sr. Oakville, Ontario Cloud County CC Physical Therapy
24 Russell Freedheim RHP L/R 5-10 210 Jr. Petaluma, Calif. Santa Rosa College Psychology
25 Aidan Henderson RHP R/R 6-0 195 R-Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS Business Management
26 John Lanterman OF L/R 5-10 200 Sr. Long Beach, Calif. Biola University Business Management
27 Jordan Bryan RHP R/R 6-0 195 R-Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Shoreline CC Sports Management
28 Drew Wardell 1B R/R 6-0 190 Jr. Maize, Kan. Pratt CC Marketing
29 Hunter Polak LHP L/L 6-1 205 Jr. Lowell, Ind. Catawba Valley College Biomedical Chemistry
30 Thomas Pyland LHP L/L 5-10 182 Jr. Frisco, Texas The Colony HS Accounting
31 Luke Dillon RHP R/R 5-11 280 Jr. Sebastopol, Calif. Santa Rosa College Business Management
32 Julian Jones RHP R/R 6-2 230 Sr. Houston, Texas University of Rio Grande Business
33 Garrett Garfield C/3B R/R 5-11 200 Sr. Clovis, Calif. Reedley College Communications
34 Connor Rhorer RHP L/R 6-1 300 R-So. Pilot Grove, Mo. State Fair CC Pre-Physical Therapy
35 Gary Brock RHP R/R 6-2 190 Sr. Wichita, Kan. Friends University Business / Data Science
44 Riley Gwin LHP 6-0 220 Gr. Houston, Texas Bellaire HS MBA
55 Remson Cronkhite OF R/R 5-9 180 Jr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe North HS Exercise Science
77 Hunter Blea RHP R/R 5-7 165 Jr. Henderson, Colo. Prairie View HS Business Management
88 Kayden Shivers RHP R/R 6-1 195 Jr. Denton, Texas Loras College Business Management
99 Daniel Turnham RHP R/R 5-10 180 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS Physics
RS Masen Allmaras OF R/R 5-10 170 Jr. Kindred, N.D. North Dakota State College of Science Business Management
RS Jesse Conrad C R/R 5-11 190 Sr. Makaha, Hawaii Allan Hancock College Emergency Management
RS Emerson Fels RHP R/R 6-3 240 Jr. Norwalk, Iowa Iowa Lakes CC Pre-Physical Therapy
RS Nathan Harding RHP R/R 6-0 190 Jr. Atwater, Calif. Merced College Business Management
RS Danny Ramirez RHP R/R 5-11 180 Gr. Calexico, Calif. Southwest HS MBA

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
bill neale Bill Neale Head Coach
Bret Ringer Bret Ringer Associate Head Coach
Tyler Huffstickler Tyler Huffstickler Assistant Coach
blake maddock Blake Maddock Assistant Baseball Coach
eric romero Eric Romero Assistant Baseball Coach

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff