EU baseball Crusaders sign 14 new recruits

Contact: Dr. David Stair, Director of Athletics (417) 865-2815 Ext. 7285

Springfield, Mo. — Evangel’s head baseball coach, Lance Quessenberry, has released the names of 14 new recruits for the Crusaders’ upcoming season.

• Dale Bean (P-OF), incoming freshman, played for the Springfield Knights home school team in Springfield, Mo.
• Lewis Davis (INF-P), incoming sophomore, played at Evangel University his freshman year but left and is returning. He played for Athens (Texas) Senior High School.
• Scott Ditzfield (P), incoming junior transfer from Crowder College, Neosho, Mo., played for Sedalia High School.
• Cole Farmer (OF), incoming sophomore transfer from College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., played for Glendale High School in Springfield, Mo.
• Zach Farmer (INF-P), incoming sophomore transfer from Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College, played for Branson (Mo.) High School, where he earned 2005 COC All-Conference honors.
• Tyler Henry (C), incoming junior transfer from Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kan., where he was a Jayhawk West All-Conference selection. He played for Denver (Colo.) Christian High School.
• Kris Irwin (INF-P), incoming sophomore transfer from St. Louis (Mo.) Community College-Meramec, played for Plato (Mo.) High School, where he earned All-State honors in 2005.
• Adelson Lebron (C-P), incoming sophomore transfer from Lake Sumter Community College, Leesburg, Fla., played for Apopka (Fla.) High School.
• Craig Penley (P-INF), incoming sophomore transfer from St. Louis (Mo.) Community College-Meramec, played for Plato (Mo.) High School, where he earned All-State honors in 2004 and 2005.
• John-Michael Robertson (OF-P), incoming freshman from Houston, Texas, played for Westfield High School.
• Mike Rogers (OF), incoming freshman, played for Rolla (Mo.) High School.
• Mike Ryswyk (P-INF), incoming freshman, played for Elgin (Okla.) High School.
• Tyler Templeton (INF), incoming sophomore transfer from Neosho County Community College, Chanute, Kan., played for Marshfield (Mo.) High School, where he earned both All-State honors and All-Ozarks honors in 2004 and 2005.
• Seth Thompson (P), incoming freshman, played for Ozark (Mo.) High School.