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NEWCOMERS
Hudson Ellis INF 6-0 175 Fr. Round Rock, TX Round Rock HS
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Round Rock High School ... Played for head coach John
Carter ... Was a two-time All-State selection as a junior and senior ... Named the District’s Offensive MVP in 2023 ... Was a First Team selection on the All-Central Texas Baseball Team ... Selected to play for Team Texas at the Geico High School National Championships ... Rated the No. 13 shortstop and No. 90 overall player from the state
of Texas by Perfect Game ... Honored as a First Team Academic All-State selection ... Graduated in the top three percent of his class ... Competed in the summers for Dirtbags Texas.
PERSONAL
Born on May 21, 2005 ... Parents are Christopher and Nicole Ellis ... His mother played tennis at Texas A&M University ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
Athan Kroll RHP 6-4 204 Fr. Brighton, CO Valor Christian HS
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Valor Christian High School ... Played for head coach Travis Cruz ... Was a First Team All-State selection as a junior after leading Valor Christian to a Class 5A state championship ... Rated the No. 3 right-handed pitcher and No. 3 overall player from the state of Colorado by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for USA Prime National.
PERSONAL
Born on September 20, 2005 ... Parents are Alan and Trisha Kroll ... His father competed in swimming and diving at the University of Kansas and his mother played volleyball at the University of Kansas ... His brother Graham is a senior on the basketball team at DBU ... His other brother Isaiah played football at Colorado School of Mines ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is John 3:30.
Tyler Ness INF 5-11 181 So. Turlock, CA Tyler JC
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2024 (SOPHOMORE - TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE)
Named the Conference Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Region selection ... Hit .372 with five home runs, 10 doubles, two triples, and 38 RBI ... Led the league with a .453 batting average in conference play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for the Mansfield Homeschool Knights as a senior ... Played for head coach Paul Wiebens ... Competed in the summers for NorCal Baseball.
PERSONAL
Born on September 7, 2004 ... Parents are Ted and Janet Ness ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9.
David Heefner RHP 6-3 211 R-Fr. Cedar Hill, TX Homeschool
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CAREER HONORS
2024:
Conference USA Academic Medal Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Took a redshirt season in his first year at DBU.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the Alaska Baseball League last summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for the Home School Texas Alliance for Christian Athletes Storm ... Played for head coach Daniel Sweet ... Named an All-American in the Homeschool World Series where he pitched a complete game in a win in the semifinals ... Ranked the No. 3 third baseman in the state of Texas and No. 30 nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Dallas Tigers.
PERSONAL
Born on February 3, 2005 ... Parents are Dan and Liz Heefner ... His father has been
the head coach at DBU since 2008 ... His brother Luke is in his third season with the Patriots ... His uncle Ben Zobrist was a sixth-round pick of the Houston Astros out of
DBU in 2004, played 14 years in the Major Leagues, was a three-time All-Star (2009, 2013, & 2016), two-time World Series champion (Kansas City Royals - 2015 & Chicago Cubs - 2016) and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 World Series ... His uncle Jon Gilmore was a first-round pick (33rd overall) of the Atlanta Braves in 2007
... His uncle Jeff Gilmore pitched at DBU (2003-2006) and his 11 wins in 2004 are the second-most in a single-season in DBU’s Division I era ... Majoring in Communications ... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 13:7.
Mason Peters RHP 5-11 175 Jr. Waco, TX
Temple College
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2024 (SOPHOMORE - TEMPLE COLLEGE)
Made 15 starts and one relief appearance ... Went 6-4 with a 4.92 ERA ... Totaled 69 strikeouts in 64.0 innings of work.
2023 (FRESHMAN - TEMPLE COLLEGE)
Made five relief appearances ... Struck out four batters in 4.1 innings.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Brazos Valley Bombers in the Texas Collegiate League in the summer of 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Live Oak Classical ... Played for head coach Chris Eikenhorst ... Was a three-time First Team All-State selection during his prep career ... Named the District Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... Rated the No. 39 right-handed pitcher in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Waco Hooks.
PERSONAL
Born on December 18, 2003 ... Parents are Brian and Kellye Peters ... His father was a catcher at Southwest Baptist University ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is Philippians 3:8.
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