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NEWCOMERS
Kyle Amendt
RHP
6-5 240 So.
Pleasantville, IA (Southeastern CC)
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2020 (SOPHOMORE – SOUTHEASTERN CC)
Went 2-1 with four saves and a 0.64 ERA in nine appearances ... Totaled 25 strikeouts and walked just four batters in 14.0 innings.
2019 (FRESHMAN – SOUTHEASTERN CC)
Named First Team All-Region after leading the NJCAA Division II ranks in saves (14) ... Also tabbed the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Reliever of the Year and was a First Team All-Conference selection ... Compiled a 0.45 ERA and went 4-0 in 25 appearances ... Struck out 64 batters and walked just 17 over 39.2 innings of work ... Capped off his freshman season with Second Team Academic All-American honors.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League last summer ... Played for the Peak Prospects in 2019 and was named to the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Pleasantville High School ... Played for head coach Sheldon Card ... Was a two-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection during his prep career.
PERSONAL
Born on April 5, 2000 ... Parents are Scott and Teresa Amendt ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is John 3:16.
Parker Guerin,
INF
5-10 172 Fr.
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Lake Travis High School ... Played for head coach Mike Rogers ... Was a three-time All-District selection during his prep career ... Also garnered Academic All-State honors in 2020 ... Rated the No. 30 shortstop and a top 215 prospect from the state of Texas by Perfect Game in 2020 ... Ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed for GPS Legends in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on January 9, 2002 ... Parents are Kevin and Heather Guerin ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 3:6.
Andrew Benefield
INF
6-4 202 R-Fr.
Murfreesboro, TN (Univ. of Louisville)
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CAREER HONORS
2020:
Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll 2019:
Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll
2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN – LOUISVILLE)
Played in 14 games, making six starts before the season was canceled ... Hit .286 with three doubles and six RBI ... Made his collegiate debut at No. 18 Ole Miss (2/15) and delivered a two-out, game-tying RBI single in the fifth inning ... Earned his first career start at No. 18 Ole Miss (2/16) and went 1-for-4 ... Doubled and drove in a pair of runs at Wake Forest (3/8) ... Made his first career appearance on the mound versus Valparaiso (2/23).
2019 (FRESHMAN – LOUISVILLE)
Did not see game action in his first collegiate season.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the K-Town Bobbers in the Northwoods League last summer ... Named to the Northwoods League All-Star Team in 2019 after hitting .304 with nine home runs and 35 RBI for the Madison Mallards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Siegel High School ... Played for head coach Craig Reavis ... Named the 2017 Tennessee Mr. Baseball after hitting .504 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI ... Rated as the top shortstop in the state of Tennessee and the 178th-best player nationwide in the class of 2018 by Perfect Game ... Was a three-time All-State selection during his prep career and helped lead Siegel to a state title in 2016 ... Hit .506 with seven home runs as senior.
PERSONAL
Born on November 11, 1999 ... Parents are Steve and Tracyann Benefield ... His father and brother, Blake Benefield, each played baseball at Middle Tennessee State for four seasons ... Majoring in Accounting ... Favorite Bible verse is Luke 1:37.
Rhett Kouba
RHP
6-0 180 So.
El Reno, OK (North Central Texas College)
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2020 (SOPHOMORE – NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
Named a First Team Academic All-American ... Went 2-2 with a 2.83 ERA in five starts ... Struck out 30 batters in 28.2 innings of work.
2019 (FRESHMAN – NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
Earned Second Team All-Conference honors ... Posted a 4-6 record in 14 starts ... Led the team in strikeouts (81) and averaged 10.72 strikeouts per nine innings.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Frisco Roughriders in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at El Reno High School ... Played for head coach Keith Hill ... Earned Class 5A All-State honors following his senior season ... Rated the No. 11 right-handed pitcher and the 32nd- best prospect from the state of Oklahoma by Perfect Game in 2018 ... Also tabbed an Academic All- State selection in basketball as a senior ... Graduated as the valedictorian in his class ... Competed in the summers for Tulsa Sandlot and Midwest Elite.
PERSONAL
Born on September 3, 1999 ... Parents are Jeff and Angie Kouba ... His father played baseball at Oklahoma Baptist ... His brother, Ryan, played baseball at Eastern Oklahoma State, Austin Peay, and is currently at Oklahoma Wesleyan ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 27:17.
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