Meet the 2019-2020 Viterbo Baseball Recruiting Class
LA CROSSE, Wis. -
Viterbo Baseball started their 2019-2020 season on Saturday, with big contributions from new players. Seventeen student-athletes make up the next group of V-Hawks that make La Crosse, WI their next home. This year's class breakdown includes four junior college transfers and thirteen high school seniors.
"We utilized many different platforms that supported in our identification, evaluation, and communication during the recruiting process of each athlete. Having a wide range of platforms allowed our coaching staff to get a good grasp on the current abilities along with identifying the future development potential" said recruiting coordinator Brady Banse. "We really went heavy on the pitching in the class, as the majority of our current pitching staff is upperclassmen. To complement the large number of pitchers, we are very excited about the position players & hitters that have committed to join us as well - this group will bring power to our line-up along with keeping our team speed and athleticism a priority."
Name: Cade Alexander (FR/Medford, Wis.) Position: Pitcher/Infield Hometown: Medford, WI High School: Medford Area Senior High School | Name: Nathan Johnson (FR/Duluth, Minn.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Duluth, MN High School: Denfeld High School |
Name: Cole Benson (JR/Hastings, Minn.) Position: Catcher Hometown: Hastings, MN High School: Hastings High School Previous School: Anoka-Ramsey CC | Name: Jake Leis (FR/Holmen, Wis.) Position: Pitcher/Outfield Hometown: Holmen, WI High School: Holmen High School |
Name: Trace Bjorge (FR/Galesville, Wis.) Position: Pitcher/Infield Hometown: Galesville, WI High School: Arcadia High School | Name: Damon Lukaszewski (FR/Cashton, Wis.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Cashton, WI High School: Cashton High School |
Name: Kevin Brandt (JR/Janesville, Wis.) Position: Outfield Hometown: Janesville, WI High School: Janesville Craig Previous School: Western Tech | Name: Kaden McIntyre (FR/La Crosse, Wis.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Holmen, WI High School: Holmen High School |
Name: Nathaniel Elgin (FR/Lake Geneva, Wis.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Lake Geneva, WI High School: Badger High School | Name: Benjamin Otero (FR/Whitefish Bay, Wis.) Position: Infield Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI High School: Whitefish Bay High School |
Name: Noah Freit (FR/Sparta, Wis.) Position: Catcher Hometown: Bangor, WI High School: Bangor High School | Name: Christopher Perez (JR/Gardena, Cali.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Gardena, CA High School: Gardena High School Previous School: Compton College |
Name: Nicholas Frey (FR/La Crosse, Wis.) Position: Catcher Hometown: La Crosse, WI High School: Logan High School | Name: Jacob Pinc (JR/St. Paul, Minn.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: St Paul, MN High School: Cretin-Derham Hall Previous School: Morton College |
Name: Noah Frye (FR/Cutler Bay, Fla.) Position: Catcher Hometown: Cutler Bay, FL High School: Gulliver Prep | Name: Ben Sranske (FR/Franklin, Wis.) Position: Pitcher Hometown: Franklin, WI High School: St Thomas More High School |
Name: Collin Hucke (FR/Byron, Minn.) Position: Outfield/Pitcher Hometown: Byron, MN High School: Byron High School |
Viterbo will host the University of Jamestown on September 28 at the Outdoor Athletics Complex for a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.