Athletes

4 - Andrew Giambrone

Freshman - Outfielder
Manhattan High School
Manhattan, Kansas

High School/Club
While at Manhattan High School Andrew hit 3 home runs and drove in 18 runs while hitting .395 his senior year. Andrew also added 7 stolen bases, maintaining a 1.000 fielding percentage. A 4-year starter for the Indians, he helped Manhattan to a 4th place finish in the 2003 state tournament finishing 22-4 in the I-70 League. He received a 2nd Team All I-70 league nomination his junior and senior season and was voted 1st Team All State as a utility player his senior season.

Miscellaneous
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5 - Steve Elson

Sophomore - Infielder
Wichita Northwest High School
Wichita, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Elson played in and started 48 games for Barton County as a freshman batting .260 and driving home 24 RBI's.

High School/Club
Elson was a 3 year starter for Wichita Northwest High School. During his senior season he hit .420 with 18 RBI and a .987 fielding percentage. Helped summer team, the Wichita Sluggers, win the 18-year-old NBC World Series.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
All-City 2B and SS
All-State 2B

7 - Mark Newton

Sophomore - Catcher
Manhattan High School
Manhattan, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
As a freshman, Newton played in 37 games and started 35 for the Cougars while batting .289. Newton also finished the season with a .944 fielding percentage.

High School/Club
Newton hit .365 as a senior at Manhattan High while knocking in 29 RBI’s. Mark had a .990 fielding percentage his senior season and was a two year starter. He helped his team to 2001 and 2002 I-70 League championships. He gained experience on a 2000 Junior Legion State Championship team as well. Mark was an All I-70 League selection in 2001 and 2002.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
First Team All I-70 League Selection - 2001, 2002

8 - Marcus Lara

Freshman - Infielder/RH Pitcher
Wichita Heights High School
Wichita, Kansas

High School/Club
As a senior at Wichita Heights, Marcus hit .402 for the Spartans. He also hit .333 as a junior and was a 4-year starter and letterman. Marcus also received an All-State 2nd team and 1st team All City nomination.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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9 - Steve Edlefsen

Freshman - Infielder
Bloomington Jefferson High School
Bloomington, Minnesota

High School/Club
Steve hit .392 as senior while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 37 RBI's. He was a 2-year starter and 2-year letter winner at Bloomington Jefferson High School in Minnesota. Helping his team to a State runner-up finish and Edlefsen received All State Honorable mention, All Conference, Legion MVP, and State Tournament MVP selections.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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10 - Brooks Clark

Freshman - Infielder
Great Bend High School
Great Bend, Kansas

High School/Club
While at Great Bend High School, Brooks batted .409 his senior year smashing six home runs and driving in 37 RBI’s. He also nabbed one stolen base maintaining a .970 fielding percentage. Brooks was a 3-year starter and a 3 year letterman in high school, earning a 2nd team All League and 1st team All State nomination.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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11 - Harrison Harber

Freshman - Infielder
Ottawa, Canada

High School/Club
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Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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12 - Blake Esfeld

Sophomore - Outfielder
Great Bend High School
Great Bend, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Esfeld played in 19 games for the Cougars during his freshman season. He also nabbed 3 stolen bases.

High School/Club
Blake hit .301 adding a home run and 20 RBI’s his senior season at Great Bend High School. He also managed 10 stolen bases. Esfeld was a 2-year letterman and started one year, earning an All Conference selection as a senior.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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13 - Jerry Cook

Sophomore - Outfielder
Emporia High School
Emporia, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Cook played in 31 games last season and started 29 for Barton. Batting .234 Cook tallied 4 stolen bases his freshman season.

High School/Club
From Emporia High School, Jerry was a 3-year starter and letterwinner for the Spartans. Jerry played with the Wichita Sluggers, a high-level summer league team. He batted .220 gaining valuable experience.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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15 - Mark Stoltz

Freshman - Catcher/Outfielder
Kapuan Mt. Carmel High School
Wichita, Kansas

High School/Club
Mark attended Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School hitting .409, crushing 6 home runs while driving in 30 RBI’s. He also added 10 stolen bases keeping a .950 fielding percentage. A 4-year starter, Mark earned an All City 2nd team selection in 2002 and an All City 1st team selection in 2003 as a catcher.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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17 - Wes Renfro

Sophomore - Catcher/Infielder
McPherson High School
McPherson, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Renfro played in 25 games starting 21. Batting .224 he drove home 10 RBI's and stole 1 base for the Cougars.

High School/Club
Coming from McPherson High School Wes helped his high school by batting .400 his senior year while smashing two home runs. Consistent, Wes batted .400 his junior year. Starting and lettering 3 years Renfro earned a 1st team Ark Valley league selection and was a 2nd team All-State selection.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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20 - Troy Spahn

Freshman - Outfielder
Golden High School
Golden, Colorado

High School/Club
Out of Golden, Colorado, Troy batted .490 his senior season knocking in 6 home runs and adding 38 RBI’s. He also swiped 28 bases helping Golden High to a State Title. A 3-year letterman and starter Troy earned Honorable Mention All Conference two years.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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21 - Andrew Small

Freshman - Outfielder
St. Cecilia High School
Hastings, Nebraska

High School/Club
Andrew comes from Hastings, Nebraska where he played for St. Cecilia High School. He also plyed on summer league teams where he hit .400 with a total of 6 homers and 60 RBI’s. He also nabbed 31 stolen bases, maintaining a .999 fielding percentage. Andrew was a four-year starter while playing summer ball.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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22 - A.J. Knight

Sophomore - LH Pitcher
Maize High School
Wichita, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Knight pitched 65 innings for the Cougars as a freshman. He finished the season with a 5.10 ERA and a 5-3 record posting a shutout. Knight was an Honorable Mention All-Jayhawk West pick during the 2003 season.

High School/Club
While attending Maize High School, A.J. was a three-year starter and three-year letterman. He pitched 57 innings with 66 strikeouts and only 12 walks his senior season. Helped Maize to a state runner up finish.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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23 - Matt Hafner

Sophomore - Infielder
Great Bend High School
Great Bend, Kansas

Freshman season at Barton
Hafner played in 6 games for the Cougars starting in 2 as a freshman.

High School/Club
Hafner was a 2-year starter for Great Bend High School. Senior year he hit .290 and had 23 RBI, also maintained a .986 fielding percentage. While playing for the Great Bend Chiefs this summer, Hafner posted a .324 batting average with 32 RBI's and was 9-12 in stolen bases. Also lettered in cross country and basketball.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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24 - Troy Morgan

Freshman - Infielder
Mahattan High School
Manhattan, Kansas

High School/Club
Morgan attended Manhattan High School where as a senior he batted .350 with 5 homers and drove in 15 RBI’s. He also stole 3 bases and maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage his junior and senior seasons. He was a two-year letterman and started one season helping Manhattan High to an I-70 League Championship and a 5th place finish in the State Tourney.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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25 - Nate Smith

Freshman - RH Pitcher
Elk City High School
Elk City, Oklahoma

High School/Club
While attending Elk City High School in Oklahoma, Nate batted .365 smashing 8 homeruns to go along with 50 RBI’s his senior season. As a pitcher he had a 10-2 record and a 1.70 ERA. Nate was a 4-year starter receiving a letter for each year and received an AHUS All Tournament Team selection in 2003 and was selected to the 2002 KIDS State Tourney team.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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27 - Derek McDaid

Sophomore - RH Pitcher
Eastview High School
Toronto, Canada

Freshman season at Barton
McDaid pitched 33 innings for the Cougars his freshman season. He finished the season with a 3-2 record and a 7.83 ERA.

High School/Club
McDaid, form Ontario, Canada, attended Eastview High School. He batted .385, hit 5 homers and drove in 50 RBI’s. Derek also stole 5 bases. As a pitcher Derek had 2.03 ERA and was a 4-year starter and 4-year letter winner. Was a member of C.E.B.C Team Canada.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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28 - Kenny Price

Freshman - RH Pitcher
St. Joseph's High School
Toronto, Canada

High School/Club
From Ontario, Canada, Price attended St. Josephs High School. A 4-year starter and letterwinner, as a pitcher Price pitched 54 innings, had 47 strikeouts, 16 walks, and a 1.93 ERA. He also gained experience playing for the Canadian Thunderbirds, a summer league team.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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29 - Justin Randa

Freshman - LH Pitcher
Hays High School
Hays, Kansas

High School/Club
Out of Hays High School, Justin was a 2-year starter and 2-year letterman as a Hays High pitcher.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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30 - Brian Knipplemeyer

Sophomore - RH Pitcher
Lincoln Southeast High School
Lincoln, Nebraska

Freshman season at Barton
As a freshman, Knipplemeyer pitched 19 innings for Barton. He finished the season with a 4.74 ERA posting a 2-0 record.

High School/Club
Knippelmeyer, a two year starter at Lincoln Southeast High School, hit .461 and 25 RBI as a senior. Had a 4-3 record with an ERA of 4.34 and 44 strikeouts. As a junior hit .360 with 21 RBI and had a 1-0 record. During the summer, Knippelmeyer hit .330 and had 28 RBI. Finished with a 6-1 record with 47 strikeouts. He received a Cornhusker League All-Star selection and Super-State Honorable Mention honors.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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31 - Ronnie Morales

Freshman - LH Pitcher
CM Russell High School
Great Falls, Montana

High School/Club
Ronnie batted .315 and drove home 38 RBI’s his senior season at CM Russell High School. He pitched 94 innings with 118 strikeouts, had 30 walks, a 1.61 ERA, and finished his senior season 8-4. Morales finished up his junior season with a 9-3 record, pitching 94 innings with 63 strikeouts, 35 walks, and a 3.79 ERA. He was a 4-year starter and a 4-year letter winner helping his team capture two League Conferences. Ronnie received MVP pitching honors three years.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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32 - Ryan Wagner

Sophomore - LH Pitcher
Lakland RIII High School
Lowry City, Missouri

Freshman season at Barton
Wagner pitched 37 inninngs at Barton last season. He finished the season with a 7.41 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record on the mound.

High School/Club
Ryan was a four-year starter and four-year letter winner at Lakeland High School in Lowrey, Missouri. He had a 9-1 record to go along with a 2.01 ERA wrapping up a successful senior campaign. Wagner also went 5-2 his junior season. He received All Conference and All State honors his junior and senior seasons.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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33 - Ryan Phillips

Sophomore - LH Pitcher
Altus High School
Altus, Oklahoma

Freshman season at Barton
Ryan worked 20 innings for the Cougars last season. He finished the season with a 3-1 record and a 3.15 ERA.

High School/Club
Was a 3-year starter and letterman for Altus High School. In his senior season he had an 8-2 record on the mound. He also hit .360 with 44 RBI and 5 home runs.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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34 - Brendon Bump

Sophomore - RH Pitcher
Interlake High School
Bellvue, Washington

Freshman season at Barton
Bump threw 14 innings for Barton as a freshman. He finished the season with 1-0 record and a 2.57 ERA. Led the Cougars with 7 saves.

High School/Club
Bump lettered 2 years for Interlake High School. During the summer he had a 9-0 record with a 1.86 ERA.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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35 - Jeff Christy

Sophomore - Catcher
Lincoln Southeast High School
Lincoln, Nebraska

Freshman season at Barton
Christy played in 50 games last season for the Cougars and started 49 of those games. He finished the season batting .333 with 5 home runs and driving in 34 RBI's. Christy was an Honorable Mention All-Jayhawk West pick during the 2003 season.

High School/Club
Jeff batted .450, hit 4 homeruns and drove in 40 RBI’s his senior season at Lincoln Southeast High School. Jeff returns to the Cougars this season as a sophomore. Was a 2 year letterman for Lincoln Southeast. Was on honor roll all four years with a 3.7 GPA.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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40 - Brian Dorsey

Freshman - RH Pitcher
Emporia High School
Emporia, Kansas

High School/Club
Brain batted .300, added a home run and drove 15 RBI’s home his senior season at Emporia High. He swiped six bases and had a 2-1 record with a 2.05 ERA. Brian hit .462 his junior season, drove in 20 RBI’s, and stole eight bases. He had a .305 ERA to go along with a 6-2 record. A 3-year starter and 3-year letterwinner Dorsey received honors for 2nd team State and 1st team League as a junior.

Miscellaneous
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42 - Robert Jones

Freshman - RH Pitcher
Yukon High School
Yukon, Oklahoma

High School/Club
Robert, from Yukon High School in Oklahoma, played 1st base and was a DH for coach Larry Mcvay at Yukon High School.

Miscellaneous
High School Honors
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