2010 Season Preview is up
The 2010 Preview is up for the upcoming season. You can
access it by clicking on season preview.
Panthers announce this year's
recruiting class
Neosho baseball is proud to announce the 2010 recruiting
class. Coach Gordon has done another fine job of signing
some excellent talent for the future Panthers. "I am
very excited
about this class. We have got some good kids that are very talented," said Gordon. The class can be seen by clicking
here.
Neosho to host 2010 Area Code Tryouts
The Panther baseball program is
pleased to announce that the 2010 Area Code tryouts will
be held at the "new", beautiful Hudson Field on Thursday
June 10th 2010. The Area Code games are one of the most
prestigious amateur baseball tournaments in the world.
The tournament itself will run from August 5th-10th at
Blair Field in Long Beach, California. We would like to
give a special thanks to Chicago White Sox Area Scout,
Clay Overcash for this opportunity. For more information
on the 2010 Area Code games visit
www.areacodebaseball.com
Former Panther, Kurt Umbarger injured
badly in hunting accident
Kurt Umbarger, former
All-Conference player was injured badly in a hunting
accident in his hometown in Kentucky. Umbarger, originally
from Chanute, is paralyzed from the neck down after falling
from a tree stand. He was not found for 12 hours after the
fall and is recovering but has a long road ahead of him. You
can follow Kurt's progress here:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/KurtUmbarger
and if you cant get that link. just do
http://www.caringbridge.org then go to visit and then
type in KurtUmbarger . The whole Panther family wishes Kurt
and his family the very best.
Panthers will play on new "Turf" this
spring
The Panthers plan on breaking
ground on December 3 of this year for a brand new turf
infield and backstop. This project is to be done and ready
for January 20. The Panthers will fundraise the entire
amount of money to pay for the artificial surface. The
Panthers have hired
ATG Sports
to build it and lay it. You can check back on the progress
at our photo journal by clicking
here. You can also
read about the project by clicking
here or clicking on the
link to the left called
Turf project.
Two Panthers sign with Division one
schools
Cameron Bentley, a sophomore outfielder from Kansas
City, Missouri, has committed to play at the University of
Arkansas Little Rock of the Sun Belt Conference. As a
freshman in 2009, Bentley hit .362 with 10 doubles, 3
triples, 3 homeruns, and 40 RBI’s while stealing 25 bases.
Bentley will play under second year head coach Scott
Norwood, who lead Ouachita Baptist University to the NCAA
Division II World Series in 2008.
Brady Adamek, a sophomore pitcher from Buena Vista,
Colorado, has committed to play at Oakland University in
Rochester, Michigan of the Summit Conference. Head Coach
John Musahcio is widely regarded as one of the nation’s top
recruiters and pitching coaches, as well as playing one the
nation’s toughest schedules against teams from the Big 12
and SEC.
Doughty is Homerun Derby Champion
Nick Doughty won the homerun
derby on Oct. 23. He is a freshman 1B from Raytown, MO.
2010 Captains selected
By a team vote, the Panthers
selected Ryan Bontrager, a sophomore outfielder from Spring
Hill, KS and Brady Adamek, a sophomore RHP as the captains
for the 2010 season.
