TODAY IN STORM BASEBALL
GAMES 31-33 DETAILS
ALL-TIME SERIES
Record: Simpson leads 103-75-1
First Meeting: 1917
Last Meeting: 2023
Last
ABOUT THE STORM
Head Coach: Nathan Roling, eighth season, 97-168 career record
2023 Record: 16-24, 6-18 A-R-C
2023 Conference Finish: 8th/9
ABOUT THE DUTCH
Head Coach: Adam Carey, first season, 11-17 career record
2023 Record: 15-24, 8-16 A-R-C
2023 Conference Finish: 7th/9
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Season 1895
All-Time Record 1223-1284
All-Time Conference Record 572-637 Conference Championships
6 (1952, 1958, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2006)
Conference Tournament Championships 2 (1994, 2004)
NCAA Postseason Appearances 6 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004)
All-Time NCAA Postseason Record 10-13 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Nate Cagley, .316 Batting Average Colton DeRocher, .345
Ian Baldwin, 125 At Bats Colton DeRocher, 116
Joel Sampson, 22 Runs Logan McCoy, 24
Ian Baldwin, 31 Hits Colton DeRocher, 40
Nate Cagley, 13 Extra-Base Hits Colton DeRocher, 18
Will Carlock, 23 Runs Batted In Colton DeRocher, 28
Dalton Ferrin, 7 Stolen Bases Max Steinlage, 5
Eli Feekin, 2.88 Earned Run Average Mark Kenney, 4.57
Trey Castile, 62 Strikeouts Max Steinlage, 36
THE STORM 2024 SIMPSON BASEBALL 2
TEAM COMPARISON 0.249 Batting Average 0.251 973 At Bats 922 166 Runs 159 242 Hits 231 79 Extra-Base Hits 79 154 Runs Batted In 131 20-31 Stolen Bases 28-39 5.21 Earned Run Average 6.19 265 Strikeouts 175 0.947 Fielding Percentage 0.945 SIMPSON STORM 13-17, 6-9 A-R-C CENTRAL DUTCH 11-17, 5-8 A-R-C
Date: April 20-21 Location: Indianola, Iowa Venue: McBride Field
SIM Win
Last CEN Win:
8-3 (G3)
: 2022, 2-1 (G3)
2023,
2024 SCHEDULE
SIMPSON’S RECORD WHEN...
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Day Date Opponent Location Time Saturday Feb. 24 Calvin Jacksonville, Ill. W, 5-2 Saturday Feb. 24 Wis.-Lutheran Jacksonville, Ill. W, 10-7 Sunday Feb. 25 Augustana (Ill.) Jacksonville, Ill. L, 18-3 Saturday March 2 Hamline McBride Field W, 10-0 (8 inn.) Saturday March 2 Hamline McBride Field L, 6-3 Sunday March 3 Hamline McBride Field W, 12-10 Sunday March 10 Saint Joseph’s Winter Haven, Fla. W, 3-0 (7 inn.) Sunday March 10 Saint Joseph’s Winter Haven, Fla. W, 9-0 (7 inn.) Monday March 11 Suffolk Auburndale, Fla. L, 10-4 Tuesday March 12 Hope Auburndale, Fla. L, 6-5 Tuesday March 12 Hope Auburndale, Fla. L, 13-10 (8 inn.) Thursday March 14 Ill. Wesleyan Auburndale, Fla. L, 6-5 Friday March 15 Minn.-Morris Lakeland, Fla. W, 10-3 Friday March 15 Minn.-Morris Lakeland, Fla. L, 10-8 Saturday March 16 Lawrence Auburndale, Fla. L, 10-1 Friday March 22 Buena Vista* McBride Field L, 3-2 (15 inn.) Saturday March 23 Buena Vista* McBride Field L, 11-8 Saturday March 23 Buena Vista* McBride Field L, 14-0 Friday March 29 Luther* McBride Field L, 8-7 Saturday March 30 Luther* McBride Field L, 8-3 Saturday March 30 Luther* McBride Field W, 5-4 Tuesday April 2 at Neb. Wesleyan* Lincoln, Neb. W, 13-6 Friday April 5 at Dubuque* Dubuque, Iowa L, 7-2 Saturday April 6 at Dubuque* Dubuque, Iowa L, 5-0 Saturday April 6 at Dubuque* Dubuque, Iowa L, 1-0 Tuesday April 9 Neb. Wesleyan* McBride Field W, 7-3 Tuesday April 9 Neb. Wesleyan* McBride Field W, 6-5 Friday April 12 Loras* McBride Field W, 8-3 Saturday April 13 Loras* McBride Field W, 5-4 Saturday April 13 Loras* McBride Field L, 8-2 Friday April 19 Central* McBride Field 6 p.m. Saturday April 20 Central* McBride Field 1 p.m. Saturday April 20 Central* McBride Field 4 p.m. Friday April 26 at Coe* Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2 p.m. Friday April 26 at Coe* Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5 p.m. Sunday April 28 at Coe* Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1 p.m. Tuesday April 30 at Cornell Mount Vernon, Iowa 5 p.m. Friday May 3 at Wartburg* Waverly, Iowa 3:30 p.m. Friday May 3 at Wartburg* Waverly, Iowa 6:30 p.m. Saturday May 4 at Wartburg* Waverly, Iowa 1 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. May 9-11 A-R-C Tournament Cedar Rapids, Iowa TBD
* American Rivers Conference
At McBride Field 7-7 On the road 1-3 At a neutral site 5-7 Playing A-R-C opponents 6-9 Playing in extra innings 0-1 Playing in a shutout 3-3 Leading after four 9-1 Tied after four ...............................2-2 Trailing after four 2-14 Leading after seven 10-0 Tied after seven 3-4 Trailing after seven 0-13 Scores first 6-5 Opponent scores first 7-12 Margin is 1-2 runs 4-6 Margin is 3-4 runs ........................4-3 Margin is 5+ runs 5-8 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-7 Scoring 3-5 runs 4-6 Scoring 6-9 runs ...........................4-3 Scoring 10+ runs 5-1 Opponent scores 0-2 runs 4-1 Opponent scores 3-5 runs 6-2 Opponent scores 6-9 runs 2-7 Opponent scores 10+ runs 1-7 Out-hit opponent 10-5 Out-hit by opponent 3-11 Hits are tied ..................................0-1 Zero errors 2-3 One error 5-3 Multiple errors 6-11 Opponent zero errors 1-5 Opponent one error 3-1 Opponent multiple errors 9-11 Zero home runs 8-12 One home run 3-3 Multiple home runs......................2-1 Playing in February 2-1 Playing in March 6-12 Playing in April .............................5-4 Playing in May 0-0 Playing during the day 10-14 Playing at night 3-3 Playing on Monday 0-1 Playing on Tuesday 3-2 Playing on Thursday 0-1 Playing on Friday 2-4 Playing on Saturday 5-8 Playing on Sunday........................3-1
SIMPSON ROSTER
THE STORM 2024 SIMPSON BASEBALL 4 No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School 1 Tanner Schark P/OF L/L 5-10 155 Fr. Ottumwa, Iowa / Ottumwa 2 Sam Vanderpool P R/R 5-10 150 Jr. Gilbert, Iowa / Gilbert 3 Ian Baldwin OF R/L 5-9 170 So. Arvada, Colo. / Ralston Valley 4 Joel Sampson OF R/R 5-10 185 Sr. Avoca, Iowa / AHSTW 5 Will Carlock C R/R 6-1 205 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Christian 6 Alex Foster P L/L 6-0 165 So. Granger, Iowa / Madrid 7 Zach Fuller INF R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Adel, Iowa / ADM 8 Jack Shaffer P R/R 6-2 220 So. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southwest 9 Dylan Schlee P R/R 5-9 175 So. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny 10 Zach Dueker P R/R 6-0 150 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines Christian 11 Dalton Ferrin INF R/R 6-0 170 So. Omaha, Neb. / Burke 12 Wyatt Clark OF R/R 5-10 180 Sr. Pleasantville, Iowa / Pleasantville 13 Sam Campin P/INF R/R 5-11 175 So. Plattsmouth, Neb. / Plattsmouth 14 Kasey Carter INF R/R 5-10 180 So. Prole, Iowa / Indianola 15 Sam Porter INF L/L 6-0 180 Sr. Avoca, Iowa / AHSTW 16 Sam Rich OF L/R 5-9 175 Fr. Williamsburg, Iowa / Williamsburg 17 Mitchell Roeder P R/R 5-10 170 So. Maquoketa, Iowa / Maquoketa 18 Easton Dunwoody P R/R 5-10 180 So. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny 19 Austin Parkins OF R/R 6-1 175 Fr. North Polk, Iowa / North Polk 20 Tyson McAlexander OF R/R 5-10 180 So. Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn South 21 Teegan McEnany P L/L 5-10 175 So. Independence, Iowa / Independence 22 Drew Carlson P/INF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa City High 23 AJ Urban INF R/R 6-0 200 Jr. Omaha, Neb. / Roncalli Catholic 24 Trey Castile P R/R 6-0 155 Sr. Urbandale, Iowa / Des Moines Christian 25 Nate Cagley INF R/R 6-4 225 So. Jesup, Iowa / Jesup 26 Ty Chullino INF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Omaha Westside 27 Jackson Urban P L/L 6-0 175 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Roncalli Catholic 28 Braedon Boswell P R/R 6-0 180 So. Lamoni, Iowa / Lamoni 29 Jake Edenburn P R/R 6-0 190 So. Bondurant, Iowa / Bondurant-Farrar 30 Eli Feekin P R/R 6-3 195 Jr. Papillion, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista 31 Tyler Deal C R/R 5-9 220 Fr. Carlisle, Iowa / Carlisle 32 Hunter Clark P R/R 6-0 205 Fr. Lisbon, Iowa / Lisbon 33 Charlie Thomas P R/R 5-10 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Gretna 34 Landon Couse OF L/L 5-8 170 Fr. Red Oak, Iowa / Red Oak 35 Devin Brophy INF R/R 6-1 200 Fr. Anamosa, Iowa / Anamosa 36 Charley Mershon P/C R/R 6-1 205 Fr. Byron, Ill. / Byron 37 Zach Wemhoff P R/R 6-0 180 Sr. Davenport, Iowa / Assumption 38 Luke Mayer P/INF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. North Liberty, Iowa / Liberty 39 Ethan Hermsen INF R/R 5-8 165 Fr. Gretna, Neb. / Gretna 40 Levi Herrick C R/R 6-0 210 Jr. Dallas, Texas / Bishop Lynch 41 Trenten Kingrey INF L/R 6-1 220 Fr. Knoxville, Iowa / Knoxville 42 Dante Dolash P R/R 6-4 235 Jr. Eldora, Iowa / South Hardin 43 Connor Cole P/OF R/R 5-9 185 Fr. Gretna, Neb. / Gretna 44 Andrew Weig P R/R 6-4 215 Jr. Polk City, Iowa / North Polk 45 Sam Jones OF R/R 6-4 185 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley North 46 Bryson Gibson INF L/R 6-4 275 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard North 47 Bryor Lindner P R/R 5-10 165 Fr. Keokuk, Iowa / Keokuk 48 Austin Short C R/R 5-11 155 Fr. Torrington, Wyo. / Southeast 49 Blake Evans INF L/R 6-0 175 Fr. Estherville, Iowa / Estherville Lincoln Central 50 Noah Cromie-Roche OF R/R 5-11 185 Fr. Boone, Iowa / Boone 51 Jesse Alcorn P/OF R/L 6-2 200 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa / Waterloo West No. Name Pos. 51 Jesse Alcorn P/OF 3 Ian Baldwin OF 28 Braedon Boswell P 35 Devin Brophy INF 25 Nate Cagley INF 13 Sam Campin P/INF 5 Will Carlock C 22 Drew Carlson P/INF 14 Kasey Carter INF 24 Trey Castile P 26 Ty Chullino INF 32 Hunter Clark P 12 Wyatt Clark OF 43 Connor Cole P/OF 34 Landon Couse OF 50 Noah Cromie-Roche OF 31 Tyler Deal C 42 Dante Dolash P 10 Zach Dueker P 18 Easton Dunwoody P 29 Jake Edenburn P 49 Blake Evans INF 30 Eli Feekin P 11 Dalton Ferrin INF 6 Alex Foster P 7 Zach Fuller INF 46 Bryson Gibson INF 39 Ethan Hermsen INF 40 Levi Herrick C 45 Sam Jones OF 41 Trenten Kingrey INF 47 Bryor Lindner P 38 Luke Mayer P/INF 20 Tyson McAlexander OF 21 Teegan McEnany P 36 Charley Mershon P/C 19 Austin Parkins OF 15 Sam Porter INF 16 Sam Rich OF 17 Mitchell Roeder P 4 Joel Sampson OF 1 Tanner Schark P/OF 9 Dylan Schlee P 8 Jack Shaffer P 48 Austin Short C 33 Charlie Thomas P 23 AJ Urban INF 27 Jackson Urban P 2 Sam Vanderpool P 44 Andrew Weig P 37 Zach Wemhoff P
CENTRAL ROSTER
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No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School 1 Dylan Martin INF R-R 5-10 165 Fr. Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island 2 Declan O’Hare INF/RHP R-R 6-4 210 5Y. Los Angeles, Calif. Marshall 3 Colton DeRocher OF L-R 6-2 180 Sr. Sioux City, Iowa/East 4 Logan McCoy OF/INF R-R 6-2 170 Sr. Galva, Iowa/Alta-Aurelia 5 Chance Dreyer RHP/INF R-R 6-2 180 So. Davenport, Iowa/Assumption 6 Colton Jones SS/2B R-R 5-8 150 Sr. Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville 7 Nathan Scragg INF R-R 5-6 160 Fr. Port Perry, Ontario/Port Perry 8 Boston DeVault RHP R-R 5-11 175 Fr. Greenfield, Iowa/Nodaway Valley 9 Bryce Haessig RHP R-R 6-0 165 So. Huxley, Iowa/Ballard 10 Patrick Krapfl OF R-R 6-2 190 Jr. Ames, Iowa/Ames 11 Caleb Stewart RHP R-R 6-3 165 Fr. Pella, Iowa/Pella 12 Mark Kenney RHP R-R 6-6 190 So. Fennimore, Wis./Fennimore 13 Parker Jones RHP R-R 5-8 175 Sr. Verona, Wis./Verona Area 14 Max Steinlage LHP/OF L-L 6-4 185 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 15 Hunter Nelson C R-R 6-0 185 Fr. Coconut Creek, Fla./Monarch 16 Caleb Douglass C/UT R-R 6-0 190 Jr. Windsor, Colo./Windsor 17 Peyton Aldrich LHP/1B L-L 6-0 190 Fr. Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware 18 Jaden Kramer INF R-R 5-9 175 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 19 Trent Dian OF/1B L-L 6-1 180 Fr. Midlothian, Ill./Oak Forest 20 Dom DeLaPaz C R-R 6-0 205 Jr. Davenport, Iowa/West 21 Keghan West RHP R-R 6-6 255 Sr. Perry, Iowa/Perry 22 Dylan Wlliams RHP/IF R-R 5-11 160 So. Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross 23 Garrett Guenther INF/RHP R-R 6-2 195 Fr. Grayslake, Ill./Central 24 Luke Ackerman RHP R-R 5-11 170 Jr. Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas 25 Brayden Sawyer RHP/3B R-R 5-8 205 So. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 26 Xander Poock RHP R-R 5-11 180 Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston 27 Wes Hamor RHP R-R 5-11 225 Jr. Tama, Iowa/East Marshall 28 Brock Luna C/UT R-R 6-0 220 Fr. Moline, Ill./Moline 30 Turner Williams LHP/INF L-L 6-2 215 Fr. Newton, Iowa/Newton 31 Redmond Murphy RHP R-R 6-2 230 So. Chicago, Ill./Nazareth Academy 32 Bo Gerbracht RHP R-R 6-0 145 Fr. Wellsburg, Iowa/AGWSR 33 Christian Murphy RHP R-R 6-3 185 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 34 Connor Susman RHP R-R 5-9 200 Sr. Corona, Calif./Hillcrest 35 Andrew Doyle RHP R-R 5-8 165 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley 36 Taylor Sprouse RHP R-R 6-0 175 Fr. Selma, Iowa/Van Buren County 37 Chase Williamson OF L-L 5-10 200 Jr. Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant 39 Max Irlmeier C R-R 5-10 170 Fr. Manning, Iowa/Carroll Kuemper Catholic 40 Eli Park RHP R-R 6-1 160 Sr. Palo, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Kennedy 41 Spencer DeMarco OF R-R 6-0 160 So. Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt 43 Justin McLaughlin LHP R-L 6-0 220 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley 44 Nathan Brinkmeier RHP R-R 5-10 165 Fr. Pearl City, Ill./Pearl City 45 Hayden Hoffman LHP R-L 5-10 195 So. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola 46 Caleb Meyer RHP R-R 6-0 175 Fr. Bondurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar 47 Wyatt Mairet INF R-R 5-9 145 So. Afton, Iowa/East Union 48 Landon Hawes INF R-R 5-10 145 Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston No. Name Cl. 24 Luke Ackerman RHP 17 Peyton Aldrich LHP/UT 44 Nathan Brinkmeier RHP 20 Dom DeLaPaz C 41 Spencer DeMarco OF 3 Colton DeRocher OF 8 Boston DeVault RHP 19 Trent Dian OF/1B 16 Caleb Douglass C 35 Andrew Doyle RHP 5 Chance Dreyer RHP/INF 32 Bo Gerbracht RHP 23 Garrett Guenther INF/RHP 9 Bryce Haessig RHP 27 Wes Hamor RHP 48 Landon Hawes INF 45 Hayden Hoffman LHP 39 Max Irlmeier C 6 Colton Jones SS/2B 13 Parker Jones RHP 12 Mark Kenney RHP 18 Jaden Kramer INF 10 Patrick Krapfl OF 28 Brock Luna C/UT 47 Wyatt Mairet INF 1 Dylan Martin INF 4 Logan McCoy OF/INF 43 Justin McLaughlin LHP 46 Caleb Meyer RHP 33 Christian Murphy RHP 31 Redmond Murphy RHP 15 Hunter Nelson C 2 Declan O’Hare INF/RHP 40 Eli Park RHP 26 Xander Poock RHP 25 Brayden Sawyer RHP/3B 7 Nathan Scragg INF 36 Taylor Sprouse RHP 14 Max Steinlage LHP/OF 11 Caleb Stewart RHP 34 Connor Susman RHP 21 Keghan West RHP 22 Dylan Williams RHP/INF 30 Turner Williams LHP/1B 37 Chase Williamson OF
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CAMPIN • 13 So. • P/INF Plattsmouth, Neb.
CAGLEY • 25 So. • INF Jesup, Iowa
SAM
NATE
BOSWELL • 28 So. • P Lamoni, Iowa
BALDWIN • 3 So. • OF Arvada, Colo.
BRAEDON
IAN
BROPHY • 35 Fr. • INF Anamosa, Iowa
CHULLINO • 26 Fr. • INF Omaha, Neb.
CASTILE • 24 Sr. • P Urbandale, Iowa
CARLSON • 22 Fr. • P/INF Iowa City, Iowa
CARLOCK • 5 Jr. • C San Diego, Calif.
CARTER • 14 So. • INF Prole, Iowa
CROMIE-ROCHE • 50 Fr. • OF Boone, Iowa
2024 SIMPSON ROSTER DEVIN
TY
TREY
DREW
WILL
KASEY
NOAH
• 34 Fr. • OF Red Oak, Iowa
LANDON COUSE
• 12 Sr. • OF Pleasantville,
• 32 Fr. • P Lisbon, Iowa
• 43 Fr. • P/OF Gretna,
DUNWOODY • 18 So. • P Ankeny, Iowa
DOLASH • 42 Jr. • P Eldora, Iowa TYLER DEAL • 31 Fr. • C Carlisle, Iowa
DUEKER • 10 Sr. • P West Des Moines, Iowa
ALCORN • 51 Fr. • P/OF Waterloo,
WYATT CLARK
Iowa HUNTER CLARK
CONNOR COLE
Neb. EASTON
DANTE
ZACH
JESSE
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ZACH FULLER • 7 Sr. • INF Adel, Iowa
FOSTER • 6 So. • P Granger, Iowa
FEEKIN • 30 Jr. • P Papillion, Neb. BLAKE EVANS • 49 Fr. • INF Estherville, Iowa DALTON FERRIN • 11 So. • INF Omaha, Neb.
KINGREY • 41 Fr. • INF Knoxville, Iowa SAM JONES • 45 Fr. • OF Overland Park, Kan. ETHAN HERMSEN • 39 Fr. • INF Gretna, Neb. BRYSON GIBSON • 46 Fr. • INF Omaha, Neb. LEVI HERRICK • 40 Jr. • C Dallas, Texas CHARLEY MERSHON • 36 Fr. • P/C Byron, Ill.
2024 SIMPSON ROSTER
ALEX
ELI
TRENTEN
MCENANY • 21 So. • P Independence, Iowa
MAYER • 38 Fr. • P/INF North Liberty, Iowa
LINDNER • 47 Fr. • P Keokuk, Iowa
TEEGAN
LUKE
BRYOR
MCALEXANDER • 20 So. • OF Omaha, Neb. MITCHELL ROEDER • 17 So. • P Maquoketa, Iowa SAM PORTER • 15 Sr. • INF Avoca, Iowa AUSTIN PARKINS • 19 Fr. • OF North Polk, Iowa SAM RICH • 16 Fr. • OF Williamsburg, Iowa
EDENBURN • 29 So. • P Bondurant, Iowa
TYSON
JAKE
2024 SIMPSON ROSTER
2024 SIMPSON BASEBALL 8 THE STORM
CHARLIE THOMAS • 33 Fr. • P Omaha, Neb.
AUSTIN SHORT • 48 Fr. • C Torrington, Wyo.
DYLAN SCHLEE • 9 So. • P Ankeny, Iowa
TANNER SCHARK • 1 Fr. • P/OF Ottumwa, Iowa
JACK SHAFFER • 8 So. • P Lincoln, Neb.
ZACH WEMHOFF • 37 Sr. • P Davenport, Iowa
ANDREW WEIG • 44 Jr. • P Polk City, Iowa
JACKSON URBAN • 27 Fr. • P Omaha, Neb.
AJ URBAN • 23 Jr. • INF Omaha, Neb.
SAM VANDERPOOL • 2 Jr. • P Gilbert, Iowa
JOEL SAMPSON • 4 Sr. • OF Avoca, Iowa
ROLING AT SIMPSON
HEAD COACH NATHAN ROLING
• Entering eighth season in 2024
• Record of 84-151 (45-106 A-R-C) in first seven seasons
• Guided the Storm to 19 wins in 2022, the team’s highest win total since 2014
• Led the Storm to the A-R-C Tournament in 2021 after compiling 14 league wins, the most since 2008
• Hired on July 11, 2016 as the 26th coach in program history
• Ranks fifth all-time in career wins
BEFORE SIMPSON
• Spent three seasons as the top assistant coach at Loras... oversaw recruiting, hitting, catching and team defense... team hit .314 in 2016 to tie for second in the IIAC... coached both the league’s batting champion and co-home run leader in 2016
• Served as the top assistant at Coe during a highly successful three-year stretch... helped the Kohawks go 89-43 with an IIAC Championship in 2011 and two trips to the NCAA Tournament... Coe experienced the three winningest seasons in school history during the stretch, including 32 wins in 2011
• Served as head coach of the River Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League’s Dubuque Waves for a season... led the Waves to a league championship while earning Manager of the Year honors
• Completed a two-year graduate assistantship at Stevenson
THE ROLING FILE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa
Spouse: Laura
Children: Emma and James
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-present: Simpson College Head Coach
2014-16: Loras College Assistant Coach
2011-13: Coe College Assistant Coach
2010: Dubuque Waves (River Valley Summer League) Head Coach
2009-10: Stevenson University Graduate Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2006-09: Loras College
2005: Iowa Central CC
EDUCATION
Stevenson University, 2010
M.S., Business & Tech. Management
Loras College, 2008
B.A., Business, Sports Management
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THE COACHES
ALL-AMERICANS
................................Joe Blake, Jr., OF (3rd team)
2005
2006
2008
2009
2010
2013
2016
2019
2021
HONOR ROLL
Troy Hatten, OF (2nd team)
Mike Donnenwerth, UT (HM/3rd team)
Joey Young, OF (2nd team)
Jon Clanton, C (2nd team)
Ross Anderson, OF (3rd team)
Jared Sass, P (2nd team)
Jason McClaflin, INF (3rd team)
Jake Ritchey, P (3rd team)
Cory Dawson, DH (2nd team)
Scott Ethell, INF (2nd team)
Tyler Craig, INF (1st team)
Austin Burlin, OF (2nd team)
Truman Schmitt, C (1st team)
Brady Held, P (2nd team)
2022 .............................
Brady Held, P (1st team)
D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-REGION
2016
COSIDA
2014 Tyler Craig (1st team)
2004 Mike Donnenwerth (2nd team)
ABCA ALL-REGION
1987 Greg Christy, P (1st team)
Jim Valley, INF (1st team)
1988 Brent Clark, OF (1st team)
1990 Dave Teske, P (1st team)
Tim Young, OF (1st team)
1991 Ryan Cooley, INF (1st team)
Joe Blake, Jr., OF (1st team)
Joel Johnson, P(1st team)
1992
Ben Blake, C (1st team)
Jason Blake, P (1st team)
Barry Steim, P (2nd team)
1994 Chris Donohue, P (1st team)
Mike Stover, INF (2nd team)
1998 Matt McCollough, UT (2nd team)
1999 Adam Lueder, P (1st team)
Brian Baker, INF (HM/3rd team)
2000 Chris Larson, OF(1st team)
2001
Brian Baker, INF (HM/3rd team)
Brian Baker, INF (HM/3rd team)
Brent Delger (HM/3rd team)
2002 Tony Coppola, OF (1st team)
2003
Andy Walker, INF (HM/3rd team)
Mike Donnenwerth, UT (2nd team)
2004 ........................... Dan Rieck, INF (1st team)
Brian Baker, INF
Chris Larson, OF 2001
Brian Baker, INF
Steve Lamberti, OF 2002
Tony Coppola, OF Scott Sibbell, INF
Mike Donnenwerth, UT
Shawn Parker, P
Scott Sibbell, INF 2004
Mike Donnenwerth, UT
Troy Hatten, OF Shawn Parker, P
Dan Rieck, INF 2005
Shawn Parker, P
Joey Young, OF 2006
Ross Anderson, OF Chris Cyronek, INF
Chris Jones, OF 2009
Chris Dorff, RP
Cory Dawson, DH 2010
Scott Ethell, INF
Michael Chia, INF
Tyler Craig, INF
Brett Crable, OF 2014
Matt Pennings, P
Jake Scieszinski, UT 2015 ........................................
HISTORY & RECORDS 2024 SIMPSON BASEBALL 10
WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
1991 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
1990, 1991 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004
CHAMPIONS
1952, 1958, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2006
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
1994, 2004
COLLEGE
1
6
IIAC
6
IIAC
2
1991 ......................... Joel Johnson, P (1st team)
................................ Ryan Cooley, INF (3rd team)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
.............................. Kevin Burns (2nd team)
........................Truman Schmitt (2nd team)
2022 ......................... Brady Held, UT (2nd team) COSIDA
1991
2020
ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT 2021 Colton Major (1st team)
2020 Truman Schmitt (1st team)
....................... Austin
.................... Truman
2021 ............................ Brady
team) 2022 ........................... Brady
MVP 1971 .......................................... Joe Blake, Sr., P 1991 Joel Johnson, P 2004 Dan Rieck, INF CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE YEAR 2022 Brady Held, Sr., P CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1987 John Sirianni 1990 John Sirianni 1991 John Sirianni 1994 John Sirianni 1999 John Sirianni 2004 John Sirianni 2006 John Sirianni FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1970 Joe Blake, Sr., P 1971 Joe Blake, Sr., P Brent Walker, INF 1972 Steve Doering, INF Tom Simmons, OF 1973 Rick Lathrum, INF 1974 Bob Eichner, P
Klicker, OF 1976 Blake Wever, UT 1978
King, P 1979 Bob Sandquist, P
Wesolowski, INF 1980
Finch, UT
INF ............................................ Tom Wesolowski,
1981 Dan Merritt, INf 1983 Randy Brown, OF 1985 Brent Clark, OF Eddie Mauro, INF 1987 Greg Christy, P Brent Clark, OF Jim Valley, INF 1988 Greg Christy, P Brent Clark, OF 1989 Ryan Cooley, OF Barry Steim, P 1990 David Teske, P Tim Young, OF 1991 Joe Blake, Jr., OF .................................................. Ryan
INF ................................................... Joel
P ......................................................Tim
1992 ........................................ Joe Blake, Jr., OF ...................................................... Barry
P 1994 ........................................ Chris
P ....................................................Steve
UT .................................................. Mike
INF 1996
Jeremy
................................................... Mark
1997
1998
1999
Burlin, OF (3rd team) 2019
Schmitt, C (2nd team)
Held, P (3rd
Held, UT (1st team) CONFERENCE
Chuck
Mark
Tom
Jeff
Dan Merritt,
UT
Cooley,
Johnson,
Young, OF
Steim,
Donohue,
Postel,
Stover,
........................................
Schlee, P
Simon, UT
Karl Omdahl, OF
Matt McCollough, P
Brian Baker, UT
2000
Adam Lueder, P Matt McCollough, UT
2003
2008
2012
2013
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2016 Austin Burlin, OF 2018 Kolton Arnold, UT 2021 Brady Held, P 2022 Brady Held, P 2023 Brady Held, P SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1969 Jack Blake, INF Dean Burtch, C 1986 Brent Clark, OF Brian Marley, INF 1987 John Cavanaugh, INF Steve Hauser, P Brad Rose, C 1988 ............................................ Tony Costa, OF ...................................................Ed Johnson, INF ............................................... Don Newbury, INF 1989 ........................................... Todd Rhoads, C 1990 .......................................... Joel Johnson, P ............................................... Don Newbury, INF ................................................. Joe Blake, Jr., OF 1991 ......................................... Tom Welsch, INF 1992 ................................................Ben Blake, C ...................................................... Jason Blake, P Brent Gavin, INF Troy Plummer, OF 1993 Chris Donahue, P Scott Lundholm, OF 1994 Kevin Christensen, INF Scott Lundholm, OF 1995 Ryan Campbell, OF Dan Clark, INF Jeremy Schlee, UT Matt Young, INF 1996 Ryan Campbell, OF Todd Vogal, C 1998 Adam Lueder, P Andy Merrill, INF Matt Young, UT 1999 Brent Faber, INF Matt Sonka, INF 2000 Adam Lueder, P 2001 Andy Walker, INF 2002 Andy Walker, INF 2003 Joe Clanton, C 2004 Grant Fjetland, INF JD Hews, P Dusty Kain, OF 2005 James Brown, OF 2006 Jon Clanton, C Dusty Kain, OF Mike Tunure, INF 2007 Cory Dawson, DH Chad Scieszinski, P 2008 ......................................... Cory Dawson, UT
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ritchey, P Jared Sass, P 2009 Jared Swim, OF Cory Rasmussen, UT 2011 Paul Brown, P Tyler Crandell, OF 2012 Jake Barr, OF Tyler Crandell, SS
Young, P 2013 Jake Barr, OF Blake Heitmeier, UT 2014 Jake Barr, OF Matt Pennings, SP 2015 .................................... Jake Scieszinski, SS 2016 .............................................. Gage Reis, UT ........................................................Bud Smith, C 2018 ............................................ Trey Kehoe, UT 2019 ...................................... Truman Schmitt, C 2021 ...................................... Josh Breitbarth, C ................................................... Colton Major, P ................................................... Noah Sacco, OF 2022 .............................................. Trey Castile, P ....................................................... Ty Cowley, OF 2023 Trey Castile, P Ty Cowley, OF ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 1994 Kevin Christensen 1996 Eric Trudo 1997 Derek Overton Adam Soyer 1998 Chris Jermier Derek Overton 2002 Tony Coppola Scott Sibbel 2004 Blake Shepherd 2005 Chad Scieszinski 2006 Clint Henning Chad Scieszinski Mark Voelliger 2007 Joe Hajduch Jared Sass Chad Scieszinski 2008 Joe Hajduch 2009 Brandon Harrison Tim Bolton Justin Stoffa Curtis Bjork Cory Dawson Dan Murphy Jared Sass 2010 Mike Smith Bobby Bieniek 2011 ............................................ Bobby Bieniek Robert Endriss Justin Svehla Trent Svehla 2012 Travis Mateer 2013 Eric Jones 2014 Brock Borgeson Eric Jones 2015 Brock Borgeson 2016 Brock Borgeson J Lowery 2017 Nathan Carlin Trey Kehoe J Lowery Devon Veach 2018 ............................................. Nathan Carlin ........................................................... Trey Kehoe ............................................................... J Lowery ................................................... Truman Schmitt ........................................................ Devon Veach 2019 ............................................. Nathan Carlin .......................................................... Noah Sacco ................................................... Truman Schmitt ........................................................ Devon Veach 2020 ................................................. Dillon Berg Josh Breitbarth Noah Sacco Jonathan Sailstad Truman Schmitt 2021 Josh Breitbarth Riley Fagan Noah Sacco Jonathan Sailstad Quentin Sefrit 2022 Zach Dueker Cal Gebhart Jake Havran Lucas Juhl Colton Major Chris Miller Zach Wemhoff Ryan Willis 2023 Will Carlock
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Herrick Dallas Jackson Lucas Juhl
Vanderpool
Wadstrom
Wemhoff
Willis
Jason
Jake
Aaron
Zach
Levi
Sam
Bennett
Zach
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