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NEWCOMERS
Ryan Borberg RHP 6-1 203 Jr.
Lake Quivira, KS Johnson County CC
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2024 (SOPHOMORE - JOHNSON COUNTY CC)
Named a Second Team All-Conference selection ... Twice named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Made 17 starts and went 10-2 with a 4.34 ERA ... His 10 wins were 14th-most in the nation ... Ranked 31st nationally in strikeouts with 91 punchouts in 76.2 innings ... Tossed two complete games during the season.
2023 (FRESHMAN - ILLINOIS STATE)
Made 14 appearances, including two starts ... Went 2-0 and struck out 20 batters in 22.2 innings ... Made his debut at Austin Peay (2/18) and worked 0.2 innings of relief ... Made his first career start at Northern Illinois (4/19) and retired the first nine batters he faced, striking out a season-high five batters, before the game was halted by lightning ... Matched his season-high in strikeouts (5) in 4.0 innings of work against Evansville (5/5) ... Earned his second win of the year after pitching 2.0 innings of relief at Valparaiso (5/19).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the NJCAA USA All-Star Team that competed in the Netherlands last summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School ... Played for head coach Domenic Mussat ... Earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference honors ... Rated the No. 6 shortstop and No. 16 overall player in the state of Kansas by Perfect Game ... Also played soccer, basketball, tennis, and swam in high school ... Competed in the summers for Building Champions Baseball.
PERSONAL
Born on January 8, 2004 ... Parents are David and Alison Borberg ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 51.
Micah Bucknam RHP 6-1 212 Jr. Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada LSU
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MLB DRAFT
16th Round - Toronto Blue Jays (2021)
CAREER HONORS
2024:
SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023:
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (SOPHOMORE - LSU)
Made eight relief appearances ... Struck out 10 batters in 9.0 innings of work ... Hurled 2.0 shutout innings and fanned a career-high four batters versus Northern Illinois (2/22) ... Held Louisiana Tech (3/19) without a run in 1.2 innings of relief work ... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings against Southeastern Louisiana (3/26).
2023 (FRESHMAN - LSU)
Made eight relief appearances for an LSU team that won the 2023 College World Series ... Struck out 14 batters and issued just three walks in 7.0 innings ... Made his debut against Western Michigan (2/17) and worked 1.0 scoreless inning ... Struck out three batters in 1.0 inning of relief against Northwestern State (5/9).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent the last two summers with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League ... Pitched for the Trenton Thunder in the MLB Draft League in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at the Mennonite Educational Institute Secondary School... Played for head coach Taylor Bratton ... Member of the Canadian Junior National Team ... Ranked as the No. 72 right-handed pitcher in the country and the No. 3 overall player from British Columbia by Perfect Game ... Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft ... Also played basketball and volleyball in high school ... Competed in the summers for the Abbotsford Cardinals.
PERSONAL
Born on August 26, 2003 in Nelson, New Zealand ... Parents are Jeff and Jeanne Bucknam ... His cousin, Derek Dickerson, played college basketball at Western Washington University ... Cousin, Lyndsie White, played rugby for the U.S. National Women’s Team ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23.
Ashton Branson RHP 5-11 180 Jr.
Little Rock, AR Crowder College
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2024 (SOPHOMORE - CROWDER COLLEGE)
Made 14 starts for a Crowder team that reached the NJCAA Division I World Series ... Posted a 6-5 record and totaled a team-high 96 strikeouts in 66.0 innings.
2023 (FRESHMAN - CROWDER COLLEGE)
Named an NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American and garnered All-Region honors ... Made 14 starts and posted an 11-1 record with a 3.72 ERA ... His 11 wins were third-most in the nation ... Ranked 10th in the nation with 109 strikeouts in 77.1 innings.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the NJCAA USA All-Star Team that competed in the Netherlands last summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Sheridan School ... Played for head coach Mike Moore ... Earned All-State honors following his junior season ... Heled lead Sheridan to the Class 5A state semifinals in 2022 ... Ranked the No. 16 right-handed pitcher and the No. 34 overall player from the state of Arkansas by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Arkansas Sticks.
PERSONAL
Born on September 15, 2004 ... Parents are Zach Branson and Brandy Goldie ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Matthew 19:26.
Avery Duncan RHP 6-2 189 Fr.
Green Bay, WI
Notre Dame Academy
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HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Notre Dame Academy ... Played for head coach Jared Barker ... Named a First Team All-State selection following his senior season ... Was a two-time All-Conference selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 86 right-handed pitcher nationally and the No. 5 overall player from the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for Impact Sports Academy.
PERSONAL
Born on September 20, 2005 ... Parents are Chris and Jill Duncan ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:4.
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