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Final American Legion
Statistical Category Leaders (published
8/19/10 in Omaha World Herald)
Finishing Up Class of 2010
College Commitments
Attention Class of 2010 ballplayers and parents, family
members, teammates and friends of Class of 2010
ballplayers: we are finalizing our
list of 2010 college
commitments. If a Nebraska high school or
Legion ballplayer from the Class of 2010 has committed
to play college ball somewhere, and that ballplayer is
not currently on our list, please fill
out a brief form so that we can include him on our
list. Currently, we have 90 ballplayers from the
Class of 2010 listed, which is down somewhat from the
Class of 2009 (107) and
Class of
2008 (111). We want to make sure that our list
is as complete as possible.
SkyHawk Baseball Honors
Engelkamp
The Omaha Skutt Catholic baseball community honored
recently-retired former head coach Keith Engelkamp
with a retirement party held at Skutt's baseball field
on August 21st.
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A Look Back on Keith Engelkamp's Career
Gretna's Hagge Steps Down
Mike Hagge, spring and summer head coach at Gretna, announced today that he has stepped down from both
positions "to pursue other opportunties." Hagge
coached Class B Gretna's Legion team for three years,
leading the Dragons to a runner-up finish in 2008 and
back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010.
He became the spring head coach in 2009 and took Gretna
to the state tournament that year and again in 2010.
The Dragons finished third in the Class B state
tournament both years. Hagge expressed very
positive sentiments about his tenure at the helm in
Gretna, stating, "Gretna
was great to me, and I can't thank them enough for the
opportunity."
UNO Diamond Club Golf Outing -
September 10th
The UNO Diamond Club is planning a pair of events for
the weekend after Labor Day to support Mavericks
Baseball. A golf outing is planned for Friday,
September 10th at Shoreline Golf Club in Carter Lake,
followed the next day by an Alumni Game for all former
UNO baseball players, friends and supporters of UNO
Baseball. The Diamond Club will provide lunch
following the game. All former players, friends
and supporters are welcome to attend both events.
Register for the golf outing by September 7th. |
Golf Outing Flyer | If you have any questions
or would like more information, please contact Chris
Collins at 917-0033.
Speaking of UNO Baseball,
sophomore right-hander Joe Holtmeyer, a 2008
Creighton Prep graduate, led all NCAA Division II
pitchers last spring in total strikeouts (152) and
strikeouts per nine innings (15.67). The 6'3", 230
pounder also finished second in hits allowed per nine
innings (4.85). After spending the summer with the
Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League, Holtmeyer
returns for what is likely to be his final season at UNO
. Holtmeyer will be eligible for the 2011
MLB First-Year Player Draft to be held next June.
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To those who
watched Eric Fischer during his playing days, it comes as no surprise
that he has quickly ascended to the ranks of varsity head coach in
the toughest baseball league in the state at the ripe old age of
twenty-six. "With Eric as our shortstop, it was like having
another coach on the field," commented his former head coach at Millard
West, Frank Ryan. "He knew exactly where everyone should be and
what they should be doing. The same was true in football where he
was our starting safety. He was very heady on the field.
I've watched him grow and mature and have enjoyed seeing him become a
very effective coach for us." |