Duluth signs four players from Georgia Tech

C Jason Haniger and OF Chris House will be returning for their second seasons with the Huskies. Jason has thrown out 2 of 6 attempted basestealers this spring in limited action playing behind Matt Wieters who should be a high draft pick this year. Chris has 4 steals this spring Georgia Tech. House hit .250 in 40 games for Duluth last summer.
Joining them from Georgia Tech will be 1B/OF Tony Plagman and RHP Andrew Robinson. Tony is hitting .314 with three steals so far this spring. Andrew has struck out 5 in 7 innings out of the bullpen this spring.

Huskies sign a pair of Jayhawks

LHP Andy Marks will be making the return trip to Duluth this summer. He was 9-3, 2.05 with 59 strikeouts for the Huskies last summer. Andy is 3-3 with 50 strikeouts in 38.1 innings this spring at Kansas. Joining him will be Kansas teammate INF Justin Ellrich who gained Summer Collegiate baseball experience playing in the Jayhawk League last summer. Justin hit .323 with 8 HR last summer.

OFNick Sullivan is third on Nebraska with 4 steals this spring.

C Logan Gelbrich is hitting .298 with 4 steals this season for the University of San Diego.

Elon OF/P Chris Dove is batting .357 with 3 triples and 10 steals this spring.

INF Chase Austin has a .286 average and 3 HR as a freshman at Elon this spring.

3B Brayden Drake is hitting .303 with a team high 4 HR this season for Missouri State.

• Missouri State RHP Tim Clubb is 3-0, 5.18 so far this spring.

Illinois' Lars Davis Named Big Ten Player of the Week

Catcher Lars Davis has played for Brainerd and Duluth over the past two summers and is signed to again play with Duluth this summer. Going 12 for 14 with 3 HR and a SB was all it took for Davis to earn his first Big Ten Player of the Week award. Lars is now hitting .429 with 2 triples and 5 HR. He is also getting on base at a .529 clip and has a .810 slugging percentage.

Duluth

So far Duluth has announced five players that are returning from last years squad and four new additions.

• RHP Mike Nihsen has yet to make an impact this spring for Nebraska after being a mid-season and postseason All-Star last year in the NWL.

• OF Nick Sullivan has a triple and two steals this spring for Nebraska. Sullivan tied for the Duluth lead last summer with 3 HR.

• RHP Mike Nesseth is a freshman at Nebraska and has not made an appearance this spring.

• C Lars Davis is 3 for 10 after 3 games for Illinois. He played for Brainerd in 05 and Duluth in 06.

• INF Joe Bonadonna will be back in Duluth for his third season. He is 2 for 6 this spring for Illinois.

• INF Kevin Hansen is hitting .277 this spring for the University of San Diego. He was fourth on the Huskies last summer with a .283 average.

• C Logan Gelbrich is second on San Diego with a .359 average. he also has 1 HR and one steal.

• INF Chase Austin is hitting .240 as a freshman at Elon this spring.

• OF Chris Dove is batting .452 with 7 steals for Elon this spring. He has not given up a run and has four strikeouts in 4 innings pitched. Last summer he was named as the number 10 prospect in the New York Collegiate Baseball League.