Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood baseball coach Doug Bletcher has announced that he has signed 21 freshmen to be a part of the Lions baseball program.

Zach Pearman was a member of a Granite City team which advanced to the Illinois state sectionals in 2010 while he compiled a 9-2 record on the hill.

Frank Guidice is an infielder who was a three year starter at Rochester Adams High School and was part of two district championships and a regional title teams. During his senior season he hit .394 with four home runs and 29 RBIs. He was also named to the all-district and all-region teams during his final high school season.

Robbie Douthit is a 6’6” right-handed pitcher who spent three years on the varsity squad at Holt High School. During his three seasons he compiled 96 strikeouts with a 2.72 ERA.

Brian Hruby played his high school baseball at Pattonville High School where he had a record of 2-3 with an ERA of 2.51 during his senior year. During his senior season he struck out 26 hitters while only surrendering three walks.

Zach Kurzejeski is a shortstop from Columbia, Mo. who started all 26 games as a senior and hit .402 with 28 runs scored, 12 doubles, and 21 RBI. His Rock Bridge team made it to the final four in 2009 and won sectionals in 2010. In 2009, Kurzejeski was selected to the Missouri High School Association Sunbelt team

Justin Hellman comes to Lindenwood from Wentzville Holt High School where he played on the varsity squad his final two years. During his senior campaign, the third baseman hit .400 with a school record 10 home runs and 37 RBIs. Hellman was named to the 2010 first team all-conference and first team all-state while also being selected to the MHSBCA East/West All Star team.

Additional new Lions are listed below:

Stephen Aldred      1B        Parkway North (Mo.)
Rob Berger              IF        O’Fallon (Ill.)
Quinten Biggs         LHP    Lutheran South (Mo.)
Mike Cowell             OF       Lafayette (Mo.)
Matt Hernando        RHP    MSGR McClancy Memorial (NY)
Kyle Kipping            OF        Valmeyer (Ill.)
Jeremy Koenig        Inf.       Fort Zumwalt North (Mo.)
Nate Maeys             RHP    North County Bonne Terre (Mo.)
Jake Mathis             RHP    Allegan Sr. (Mich.)
Zach Mittendorf       RHP    Rolla (Mo.)
Blake Rohlfing        IF         Duchesne (Mo.)
Shane Speer          RHP    Northwest (Mo.)
Jason Striegel       OF        Belleville East (Ill.)
Adam Stroud          OF        Greenville (Ill.)
Eddie Sutton           IF         Fort Zumwalt West (Mo.)