Thursday, June 20, 2013

Nationals News

Four Midwest Nationals Make College Baseball Commitments Four Midwest Nationals Make College Baseball Commitments

The Midwest Nationals would like to congratulate the following Nats players on signing national letters of intent during the early... 


Midwest Nationals Compete at Arizona Junior Fall Classic Midwest Nationals Compete at Arizona Junior Fall Classic

The Midwest Nationals participated in the Arizona Junior Fall Classic in over the weekend of October 20-21, 2012. Coach Eric Briggs... 


Fourth Annunal Midwest Nationals Fall Golf Tournament Announced Fourth Annunal Midwest Nationals Fall Golf Tournament Announced

The Midwest Nationals will be hosting the fourth annual Midwest Nationals Fall Golf Tournament on Friday, October 5th at Greene... 


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Nationals Game Notes

The Nationals 18U Scout survive Nebraska Sluggers Gold 3-2 thanks to Gibbs’ late-game heroics The Nationals 18U Scout survive Nebraska Sluggers Gold 3-2 thanks to Gibbs’ late-game heroics

July 14, 2012 – Springfield, MO Luke Gibbs brought home the go-ahead run to give the Nationals 18U Scout the lead in the... 


The Nationals 18U Scout fend off Houston Raiders’ late push, hold on 4-2 The Nationals 18U Scout fend off Houston Raiders’ late push, hold on 4-2

July 13, 2012 – Springfield, MO Houston Raiders wasn’t able to come back from the big hole it dug itself into against... 


Nationals 18U Scout outmuscled by ABA, 13-5 Nationals 18U Scout outmuscled by ABA, 13-5

July 13, 2012 – Springfield, MO Despite Tyler Harris‘s 2-3 performance at the plate on Friday, the Nationals 18U Scout... 


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Midwest Nationals All-Teams Scoreboard and Game Results



Nationals 17U Red falls 7-1 to Missouri Bulls despite Kendrick’s effort Nationals 17U Red falls 7-1 to Missouri Bulls despite Kendrick’s effort

July 28, 2012 – Joplin, MO The Nationals 17U Red lost 7-1 to the Missouri Bulls at Joplin, Missouri on Saturday as #5 allowed zero hits over 3 2/3 innings. Andrew Kendrick got on base two times in... [Read more of this recap]


Offenses dominate as the Nationals 17U Scout outscore Natural Baseball 18-8 Offenses dominate as the Nationals 17U Scout outscore Natural Baseball 18-8

July 28, 2012 – Joplin, MO Scoreboard operators were busy at Joplin, Missouri on Saturday as the Nationals 17U Scout and Natural Baseball combined for 26 runs. Nationals 17U Scout eventually won... [Read more of this recap]


Gruener helps the Nationals 17U Scout down Rawlings Prospects 10-7 Gruener helps the Nationals 17U Scout down Rawlings Prospects 10-7

July 28, 2012 – Joplin, MO Evan Gruener had two extra base hits, helping the Nationals 17U Scout to a 10-7 victory over Rawlings Prospects on Saturday at Joplin, Missouri. He tripled in the second... [Read more of this recap]


The Nationals 17U Red fall to Minnesota Starz 5-0 in spite of Payne’s performance The Nationals 17U Red fall to Minnesota Starz 5-0 in spite of Payne’s performance

July 28, 2012 – Joplin, MO Evan Payne did all he could to give the Nationals 17U Red a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Minnesota Starz, as the Nationals 17U Red lost 5-0 in seven innings... [Read more of this recap]


The Nationals 16U Blue fend off Texas Stix’s late push, hold on 5-3 The Nationals 16U Blue fend off Texas Stix’s late push, hold on 5-3

July 28, 2012 – Lubbock, TX Texas Stix wasn’t able to come back from the big hole it dug itself into against the Nationals 16U Blue, and Texas Stix lost 5-3 to the Nationals 16U Blue after... [Read more of this recap]


The Nationals 17U Red fall to Rawlings Prospects 8-4 in spite of Wolfe’s performance The Nationals 17U Red fall to Rawlings Prospects 8-4 in spite of Wolfe’s performance

July 27, 2012 – Joplin, MO Tyler Wolfe did all he could to give the Nationals 17U Red a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Rawlings Prospects , as the Nationals 17U Red lost 8-4 in seven... [Read more of this recap]


The Nationals 17U Scout cruise past the Rawlings Titans, 9-1 The Nationals 17U Scout cruise past the Rawlings Titans, 9-1

July 27, 2012 – Joplin, MO The Rawlings Titans didn’t have a chance on Friday, as the Nationals 17U Scout won in blowout fashion, 9-1 in six innings at Joplin, Missouri. Drew Bridges racked... [Read more of this recap]


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The Nat Report

Rice Takes Big 12 Weekly Honor

By Tim Goodenow for WVUsports.com February 25, 2013 03:53 PM MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia baseball player Jacob Rice was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday, earning the program’s first weekly honor as members of the Big 12 Conference. Rice, a junior transfer in his first season at WVU, led the Mountaineers to a pair of wins in four... [Read more of this story]


Harrell looks to end rookie year on high note vs. Cubs Harrell looks to end rookie year on high note vs. Cubs

By Mark Clements / MLB.com | 9/30/2012 7:17 PM ET HOU@STL: Harrell fans seven over 5 2/3 innings There haven’t been too many bright spots in Houston this season, but rookie pitcher Lucas Harrell has certainly been one of them. The righty was named the Astros’ Rookie of the Year on Sunday by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers’... [Read more of this story]


Harrell’s six shutout frames lead Astros in opener Harrell’s six shutout frames lead Astros in opener

By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com | 10/1/2012 11:50 PM ET HOU@CHC: Harrell fans seven over six scoreless frames CHICAGO — Surrounded by reporters and a couple of television cameras in the cramped visitors’ clubhouse at Wrigley Field, Astros pitcher Lucas Harrell did something he hadn’t been able to do following a start for more than a month. “I... [Read more of this story]


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Alumni Tracker

Midwest Nationals College Alumni

Player Team   Avg G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SO
Ryan Rippee Jefferson College JC 0.400 14 45 15 18 3 3 13 6 9
Alex Wise NEO JC 0.371 28 105 37 39 3 3 19 12 14
Kyle Gaden Oklahoma City University NAIA 0.345 53 148 24 51 17 10 49 22 32
Robbie Ewing Neosho County College JC 0.342 38 114 25 39 7 0 26 9 12
Nathan Jones Evangel University NAIA 0.315 44 130 21 41 5 2 15 9 20
Tyler Lopez College of The Ozarks NAIA 0.308 39 146 27 45 9 2 26 7 20
Cody Hull College of The Ozarks NAIA 0.286 11 42 11 12 2 0 1 4 8
Jake O Brien Neosho County College JC 0.291 40 110 27 32 11 2 21 26 21
Darin Francis Neosho County College JC 0.285 47 130 16 37 8 3 19 33 28
Brett Neal Three Rivers Community College JC 0.282 28 71 5 17 3 0 4 6 12
Clayton Miller College of the Ozarks NAIA 0.261 10 23 0 6 0 0 2 3 8
Pitcher Team   ERA W-L G GS IP H R ER BB SO
Jacob Nelson Johnson County Community College JC 1.23 1-0 3 0 7.1 6 3 1 1 10
Drew Grieve Central Methodist NAIA      2.18 8-0 9 9 62 42 19 15 19 63
Brandon Bargas Rogers St University NAIA 2.30 7-5 12 11 70 60 25 18 21 72
Andrew Crook Medridian Junior College JC 3.53 3-0 15 3 43.1 40 21 17 16 40
Greg Millhorn Northeast Texas Community College JC 3.77 3-4 11 10 69 59 36 26 23 62
Timmy Towsend Central Methodist NAIA      4.09 3-3 12 7 50.2 51 28 23 19 50
Jon Furlong Neosho County College JC 4.50 4-2 7 7 30 38 27 15 6 13
Gage Jacobs Johnson County Community College JC      4.76 3-1 6 2 17 20 12 9 8 15
Joel Harrington College of The Ozarks NAIA 4.80 4-5 11 9 54.1 61 44 29 23 29
Dustin Ewers College of The Ozarks NAIA 5.14 1-0 5 0 7 7 4 4 4 5