Jonathan McCann 32
Nick Petree 10
Right-Hander Pitcher L/R • 6-5 • 190 Freshman St. Joseph, Mo. Central High
Background
• Four-year starter as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder for Central High in St. Joseph, Mo. • Earned all-conference and all-city honors as a senior, helping the Indians to a spot in the district title game • Went 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 59.1 innings that season • Had a 2-4 record and 5.54 ERA in 42.2 innings as a junior
Personal
• Son of Charles and Marjean McCann • Born January 27, 1992, in St. Joseph, Mo. • Undecided on an academic major
Right-Handed Pitcher R/R • 6-0 • 185 Freshman Clinton, Mo. Clinton High
2010
• Sat out the 2010 season as a redshirt while recovering from Tommy John surgery
Background
• Four-year starter at Clinton High, completing his career with a 22-6 record, 1.56 ERA and 278 strikeouts in 179 innings • As a senior, Petree earned first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors, going 8-1 with a 0.70 ERA and 120 strikeouts • His junior season, Petree was first-team all-conference and all-district as a pitcher and was named the MVP at the CABA World Series • All-conference and all-district pitcher as a sophomore, helping the Cardinals to a third-place state finish
Personal
• Son of David and Becky Nelson • Born July 16, 1990, in Sedalia, Mo. • Undecided on an academic major
Jake Powers 18
Brent Seifert 4
Right-Handed Pitcher R/R • 5-10 • 170 Freshman St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell Central High Illinois-Chicago
Background
• Spent the fall 2009 semester at Illinois-Chicago before transferring to MSU in January 2010, with 2009-10 counting as his redshirt season • Set Francis Howell Central records for strikeouts (94), ERA (1.87) and Ks/7 innings (10.97) as a senior • Earned first-team all-state, all-conference and all-metro honors and was named a TPX All-American that year • Second-team all-conference as a junior, and team finished third in state his sophomore year • Played with several MSU Bears for Sedalia Bombers during the summer of 2010, going 7-2 with a 2.07 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 40.2 innings
Personal
• Son of Robert and Debbie Powers • Born August 17, 1990, in St. Charles, Mo. • Studying criminology at Missouri State
Infielder R/R • 6-0 • 195 Junior Cameron, Mo. Cameron High Iowa Western CC
Background
• Played at Iowa Western Community College prior to MSU, winning the JUCO World Series championship in 2010 • First-team NJCAA All-American with season totals of a .485 average, 18 homers, 92 RBIs and 75 runs scored as a sophomore • Hit a walk-off home run to send IWCC to the national title game and made the all-tournament team at the JUCO World Series • His .485 average, 97 hits and 92 RBIs went as IWCC season records at the traditional JUCO baseball power • Batted .375 with six homers and 57 RBIs as a freshman as the Reivers finished 10th at the World Series • Three-time first-team all-conference player at Cameron High in northwest Missouri • Honorable mention all-state following a senior season in which he hit .553 with six homers in 17 games • Played point guard on the Cameron basketball team and receiver/defensive back on the gridiron
Personal
• Son of Kristi Seifert • Born April 21, 1990, in St. Joseph, Mo. • Psychology major at Missouri State
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