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Weyburn Beavers have been hard at work recruiting players
for the 2010 Season. After a disappointing
season in 2009, seeing 9 players from the roster injured
or otherwise disabled for the season and numerous other
nagging injuries, the Beavers look to rebuild for a
strong campaign in 2010. The Beavers have had their
work cut out for them in the offseason while only bringing
back 1 of the 15 allowable import players. The good
news is that there is a solid core of local and Canadian
talent returning for the upcoming season. Local talents
Jon Neuberger and Brad Weisgerber return for the 2010
season, along with local products Taylor VanDeSype and
Braden Rudy. Neuberger began last season at second base
for Weyburn until sustaining a season ending broken
hand, while Weisgerber pitched 24 1/3 innings mostly
out of the bullpen collecting 18 K's in his 12 appearances.
VanDeSype and Rudy both played in limited playing time
for Weyburn last season. Both played for the Weyburn
AAA midget team last year and were called up at times
to fill in for injured players. Neuberger and Weisgerber
are in their Sophomore year at Williston State College,
while VanDeSype and Rudy are Freshman at Williston.
The four are joined by fellow teammate at Williston
Daniel Perron, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Perron returns
as one of the leading hitters for the Beavers last season
while spending time last season as an outfielder as
well as catcher. Perron batted .298 in 131 ab's with
8 doubles, 21 RBI's, and a .412 slugging %. The other
returning Canadian player is Derrek Wallace from Oxbow,
SK. Wallace is a Sophomore at Douglas College and played
First Base for the Beavers last season while fighting
through a nagging knee injury. In limited playing time
Wallace led the team in Home Runs with 4 and hit .264
with 17 RBI's in only 87 ab's. Wallace is expected to
carry more of a load this year as his knee is feeling
strong and healthy. Weyburn is proud to have a strong
core of local talent to stabalize the foundation of
this team and organization for years to come. Weyburn
is bringing back Kevin Ryan as the lone Import returnee.
The Sophomore at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga
came in last season as one of Weyburn Starting pitchers
and only pitched 7 innings before injuring his foot
and missing the rest of the season. Kevin had 6K's and
2 BB's in those 7 innings while only giving up 1 ER.
Weyburn is glad to welcome back all 7 of these young
men and look forward to how they will perform this season.
Weyburn
has kicked off it's recruiting by signing 6 new players
for the 2010 season. Among the players signed are
3 Canadians and 3 Americans. Brad Grinstead, a Catcher
from D III Hendrix College, joins the Weyburn Beaver
this season. Grinstead, a Craig, Co native, is an
experienced catcher who started for Hendrix last season
while they won their first SCAC championship and advanced
to the DIII national playoffs. Brad batted .323 in
only 62 ab's last season for Hendrix while missing
the first half of the season due to injury. Grant
Malm, an Outfielder and First Baseman, comes to the
Beavers as a Sophomore from Douglas College. Malm
hit .375 with a ..412 On Base% as a Freshman last
year while pitching 14 innings and collecting 10 K's.
Grant hails from Coquitlam, BC. Tyler Durand, a Junior
from Cal Lutheran, comes to the Beavers by way of
Porterville College in Porterville, California. The
Elkford, BC native was a second team All Central Valley
Conference performer was also the Porterville College
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year last year. Tyler
is a Catcher/Utility player that also served as Porterville's
Closer last year on the mound. Tyler hit .302 in 86
ab's last year with a .419 on base %. He also pitched
12 2/3 innings last year in 10 app. notching 3 saves.
Weyburn is also glad to announce the signing of Alex
Gale, a pitcher from West Virginia State University,
from Toronto, ON. Gale is a Junior at WVSU after playing
two season at Muscatine CC in Muscatine, Iowa. As
a Sophomore at Muscatine Gale pitched 50 1/3, innings,
had a record of 4-3 with 35 K's and 20 BB's. Another
pitcher, TJ Millspaughs, joins the staff from Dodge
City CC. Before attending Dodge City TJ spent a year
at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. Also
joining the pitching staff this year from Ouchita
Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR is, Junior,
Taylor Henry. Taylor played two seasons at Neosho
CC in Chanute, KS before transfering to OBU. Taylor,
a product of Boulder, CO, pitched 53 innings, compiling
a 4.075 ERA with 44 K's and only 9 BB's. Taylor also
played for Weyburn Pitching Coach Justin Wichert last
summer in the MCBL with the Laramie Colts.
The Weyburn Beavers are pleased to announce the signings
of all these baseball players and are expecting to
announce more signings in the near future.
Garnet
Hansen
President
Weyburn Beavers
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