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2021 Griffon Baseball Roster

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  • Brady Holden - View Profile
    OF 5'11" 180 lbs L/R
    1

    Brady Holden

    Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. State Fair CC (Mo.)
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    Junior St. Joseph, Mo. State Fair CC (Mo.)
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  • Brayden Hudson - View Profile
    C 5'6" 150 lbs R/R
    2

    Brayden Hudson

    Fr. Harrisburg, Mo. Harrisburg HS
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    Freshman Harrisburg, Mo. Harrisburg HS
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  • Ryan Neise - View Profile
    INF 5'7" 140 lbs L/R
    3

    Ryan Neise

    Fr. Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS (Mo.)
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    Freshman Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS (Mo.)
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  • Alex Rice - View Profile
    OF 5'9" 155 lbs S/R
    4

    Alex Rice

    So. Lenexa, Kan. Cloud Count CC
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    Sophomore Lenexa, Kan. Cloud Count CC
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  • Alex Crouch - View Profile
    INF 6'0" 185 lbs L/R
    5

    Alex Crouch

    Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Cosumnes River College (Ca.)
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    Junior Elk Grove, Calif. Cosumnes River College (Ca.)
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  • Brian Tan - View Profile
    RHP 5'6" 170 lbs R/L
    6

    Brian Tan

    Jr. San Leandro, Calif. Chabot College (Ca.)
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    Junior San Leandro, Calif. Chabot College (Ca.)
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  • Gustavo Gonzalez - View Profile
    INF 5'5" 145 lbs R/R
    7

    Gustavo Gonzalez

    Sr. Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
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    Senior Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
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  • Chaz Verduzco - View Profile
    INF 5'7" 160 lbs R/R
    8

    Chaz Verduzco

    Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. Skyline College (Ca.)
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    Junior St. Joseph, Mo. Skyline College (Ca.)
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  • Colby Tam - View Profile
    OF/INF 5'9" 195 lbs R/R
    9

    Colby Tam

    Sr. Waiehu Maui, Hawaii Pierce College
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    Senior Waiehu Maui, Hawaii Pierce College
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  • Andrew Meier - View Profile
    LHP/1B 6'0" 200 lbs L/L
    11

    Andrew Meier

    Sr. Dixon, Mo. Dixon HS Southwest Baptist
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    Senior Dixon, Mo. Dixon HS Southwest Baptist
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  • Sal Jacobo - View Profile
    INF 5'9" 190 lbs R/R
    12

    Sal Jacobo

    Fr. Johnson, Ariz. Rogers HS
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    Freshman Johnson, Ariz. Rogers HS
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  • Bailey Crump - View Profile
    INF 6'3" 210 lbs R/R
    13

    Bailey Crump

    So. Potosi, Mo. Jefferson College
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    Sophomore Potosi, Mo. Jefferson College
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  • Brenden Andersen - View Profile
    INF 5'10" 200 lbs R/R
    15

    Brenden Andersen

    So. Omaha, Neb. Omaha Central Southeast CC (NE)
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    Sophomore Omaha, Neb. Omaha Central Southeast CC (NE)
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  • Reid Briney - View Profile
    C 5'10" 195 lbs R/R
    16

    Reid Briney

    Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Johnson County CC
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    Senior Little Rock, Ark. Johnson County CC
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  • Ben Tsui - View Profile
    OF/C 5'11" 180 lbs R/R
    17

    Ben Tsui

    Sr. Sydney, Australia Seward County CC
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    Senior Sydney, Australia Seward County CC
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  • Chad Smith - View Profile
    LHP 6'2" 215 lbs R/L
    19

    Chad Smith

    Fr. Marywood, Mo. Highland HS
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    Freshman Marywood, Mo. Highland HS
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  • Jordan Akins - View Profile
    RHP 5'9" 190 lbs R/R
    20

    Jordan Akins

    So. Redding, Calif. Shasta College (Ca.)
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    Sophomore Redding, Calif. Shasta College (Ca.)
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  • Mike Gauna - View Profile
    OF 5'6" 155 lbs R/R
    21

    Mike Gauna

    Fr. Amarillo, Texas Radford HS
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    Freshman Amarillo, Texas Radford HS
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  • Roy Robles - View Profile
    LHP 6'0" 195 lbs L/L
    22

    Roy Robles

    Sr. Umatilla, Ore. Hermiston HS Treasure Valley CC
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    Senior Umatilla, Ore. Hermiston HS Treasure Valley CC
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  • Maurice Bruce - View Profile
    OF 5'9" 195 lbs R/R
    24

    Maurice Bruce

    Sr. Kansas City, Mo. Raytown HS Johnson County CC
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    Senior Kansas City, Mo. Raytown HS Johnson County CC
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  • Jared Wells - View Profile
    RHP 6'2" 210 lbs R/R
    25

    Jared Wells

    So. Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction Highland CC (Kan.)
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    Sophomore Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction Highland CC (Kan.)
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  • Carson Aycock - View Profile
    RHP 5'11" 190 lbs R/R
    26

    Carson Aycock

    Fr. East Prairie, Mo. East Prairie HS (Mo.)
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    Freshman East Prairie, Mo. East Prairie HS (Mo.)
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  • Zach Hanlan - View Profile
    OF 5'10" 210 lbs R/R
    27

    Zach Hanlan

    Fr. St. Joseph, Mo. St. Joseph Central HS (Mo.)
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    Freshman St. Joseph, Mo. St. Joseph Central HS (Mo.)
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  • Jake Gilbert - View Profile
    RHP 6'3" 255 lbs R/R
    29

    Jake Gilbert

    Sr. Ankeny, Iowa Iowa Western CC
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    Senior Ankeny, Iowa Iowa Western CC
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  • Jacob Weirich - View Profile
    LHP 6'1" 175 lbs L/L
    30

    Jacob Weirich

    So. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City Jefferson College (Mo.)
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    Sophomore Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City Jefferson College (Mo.)
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  • Justin Wood - View Profile
    RHP 5'11" 185 lbs R/R
    31

    Justin Wood

    Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City
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    Freshman Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City
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  • Alec McGehee - View Profile
    INF 6'4" 240 lbs R/R
    32

    Alec McGehee

    Jr. The Colony, Texas Johnson County CC (Ks.)
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    Junior The Colony, Texas Johnson County CC (Ks.)
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  • Jacob Standridge - View Profile
    RHP 6'2" 235 lbs R/R
    33

    Jacob Standridge

    So. Stockton, Calif. San Joaquin Delta College
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    Sophomore Stockton, Calif. San Joaquin Delta College
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  • Brock Wrolstad - View Profile
    LHP/1B 6'0" 220 lbs L/L
    34

    Brock Wrolstad

    Sr. Lake Tapps, Wash. Pierce College
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    Senior Lake Tapps, Wash. Pierce College
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  • Jared Munk - View Profile
    INF 6'2" 185 lbs R/R
    36

    Jared Munk

    Fr. Shawnee, Kan. St. James Academy HS (Kan.)
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    Freshman Shawnee, Kan. St. James Academy HS (Kan.)
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  • Talbott Buford - View Profile
    LHP 5'10" 230 lbs L/L
    38

    Talbott Buford

    Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. Lee's Summit West HS
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    Senior Lee's Summit, Mo. Lee's Summit West HS
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  • Robert Farrell - View Profile
    LHP 5'6" 140 lbs L/L
    39

    Robert Farrell

    Fr. Joliet, Ill. Central HS (Ill.)
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    Freshman Joliet, Ill. Central HS (Ill.)
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  • Jack Schmedding - View Profile
    RHP 6'5" 250 lbs R/R
    40

    Jack Schmedding

    Sr. Clinton, Mo. State Fair CC
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    Senior Clinton, Mo. State Fair CC
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  • Iasid Bernal - View Profile
    C 6'2" 200 lbs R/R
    42

    Iasid Bernal

    Sr. Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
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    Senior Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
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  • Trey Asher - View Profile
    LHP 5'11" 180 lbs L/L
    43

    Trey Asher

    So. Hastings, Neb. Cloud County CC (Ks.)
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    Sophomore Hastings, Neb. Cloud County CC (Ks.)
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  • Jordan Jackson - View Profile
    INF 6'2" 230 lbs R/R
    44

    Jordan Jackson

    So. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook HS
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    Sophomore Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook HS
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  • Blake Van Hercke - View Profile
    RHP 6'2" 185 lbs R/R
    45

    Blake Van Hercke

    Jr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe South Highland CC (Kan.)
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    Junior Olathe, Kan. Olathe South Highland CC (Kan.)
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  • Matt Lukins - View Profile
    OF 5'11" 170 lbs S/R
    46

    Matt Lukins

    Fr. Clark, Mo. Rock Bridge HS
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    Freshman Clark, Mo. Rock Bridge HS
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  • Trent Rueckert - View Profile
    INF 5'10" 175 lbs R/R
    49

    Trent Rueckert

    Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Platte County HS (Mo.)
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    Freshman Kansas City, Mo. Platte County HS (Mo.)
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  • Ira Lee - View Profile
    INF 5'9" 200 lbs R/R
    51

    Ira Lee

    Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest HS
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball Support Staff

  • Graduate Assistant

    Haley Brown

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2021 Griffon Baseball Roster
Image # Full Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Year Hometown High School Previous School
Holden, Brady_20 1 Brady Holden OF L/R 5-11 180 Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. State Fair CC (Mo.)
Hudson, Brayden_20 2 Brayden Hudson C R/R 5-6 150 Fr. Harrisburg, Mo. Harrisburg HS
Neise, Ryan_20 3 Ryan Neise INF L/R 5-7 140 Fr. Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS (Mo.)
Rice, Alex_20 4 Alex Rice OF S/R 5-9 155 So. Lenexa, Kan. Cloud Count CC
Crouch, Alex_20 5 Alex Crouch INF L/R 6-0 185 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Cosumnes River College (Ca.)
Tan, Brian_20 6 Brian Tan RHP R/L 5-6 170 Jr. San Leandro, Calif. Chabot College (Ca.)
Gonzalez, Gustavo_20 7 Gustavo Gonzalez INF R/R 5-5 145 Sr. Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
Verduzco, Chaz_20 8 Chaz Verduzco INF R/R 5-7 160 Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. Skyline College (Ca.)
Tam, Colby_20 9 Colby Tam OF/INF R/R 5-9 195 Sr. Waiehu Maui, Hawaii Pierce College
Meier, Andrew_20 11 Andrew Meier LHP/1B L/L 6-0 200 Sr. Dixon, Mo. Dixon HS Southwest Baptist
Jacobo, Sal_20 12 Sal Jacobo INF R/R 5-9 190 Fr. Johnson, Ariz. Rogers HS
Crump, Bailey_20 13 Bailey Crump INF R/R 6-3 210 So. Potosi, Mo. Jefferson College
Anderson, Brenden_20 15 Brenden Andersen INF R/R 5-10 200 So. Omaha, Neb. Omaha Central Southeast CC (NE)
Briney, Reid_20 16 Reid Briney C R/R 5-10 195 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Johnson County CC
Tsui, Ben_20 17 Ben Tsui OF/C R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Sydney, Australia Seward County CC
Smith, Chad_20 19 Chad Smith LHP R/L 6-2 215 Fr. Marywood, Mo. Highland HS
Akins, Jordan_20 20 Jordan Akins RHP R/R 5-9 190 So. Redding, Calif. Shasta College (Ca.)
Gauna, Mike_20 21 Mike Gauna OF R/R 5-6 155 Fr. Amarillo, Texas Radford HS
Robles, Roy_20 22 Roy Robles LHP L/L 6-0 195 Sr. Umatilla, Ore. Hermiston HS Treasure Valley CC
Bruce, Mo_20 24 Maurice Bruce OF R/R 5-9 195 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. Raytown HS Johnson County CC
Wells, Jared_20 25 Jared Wells RHP R/R 6-2 210 So. Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction Highland CC (Kan.)
Aycock, Carson_20 26 Carson Aycock RHP R/R 5-11 190 Fr. East Prairie, Mo. East Prairie HS (Mo.)
Hanlan, Zach_20 27 Zach Hanlan OF R/R 5-10 210 Fr. St. Joseph, Mo. St. Joseph Central HS (Mo.)
Gilbert, Jake_20 29 Jake Gilbert RHP R/R 6-3 255 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa Iowa Western CC
Weirich, Jake_20 30 Jacob Weirich LHP L/L 6-1 175 So. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City Jefferson College (Mo.)
Wood, Justin_20 31 Justin Wood RHP R/R 5-11 185 Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City
McGehee, Alex_20 32 Alec McGehee INF R/R 6-4 240 Jr. The Colony, Texas Johnson County CC (Ks.)
Standridge, Jake_20 33 Jacob Standridge RHP R/R 6-2 235 So. Stockton, Calif. San Joaquin Delta College
Wrolstad, Brock_20 34 Brock Wrolstad LHP/1B L/L 6-0 220 Sr. Lake Tapps, Wash. Pierce College
Munk, Jared_20 36 Jared Munk INF R/R 6-2 185 Fr. Shawnee, Kan. St. James Academy HS (Kan.)
Buford, Talbot_20 38 Talbott Buford LHP L/L 5-10 230 Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. Lee's Summit West HS
Farrell, Rob_20 39 Robert Farrell LHP L/L 5-6 140 Fr. Joliet, Ill. Central HS (Ill.)
Schmedding, Jack_20 40 Jack Schmedding RHP R/R 6-5 250 Sr. Clinton, Mo. State Fair CC
Bernal, Iasid_20 42 Iasid Bernal C R/R 6-2 200 Sr. Panama City, Panama Monroe CC
Asher, Trey_20 43 Trey Asher LHP L/L 5-11 180 So. Hastings, Neb. Cloud County CC (Ks.)
Jackson, Jordan_20 44 Jordan Jackson INF R/R 6-2 230 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook HS
Van Hercke, Blake_20 45 Blake Van Hercke RHP R/R 6-2 185 Jr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe South Highland CC (Kan.)
Lukins, Matt_20 46 Matt Lukins OF S/R 5-11 170 Fr. Clark, Mo. Rock Bridge HS
Rueckert, Trent_20 49 Trent Rueckert INF R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Platte County HS (Mo.)
Lee, Ira_20 51 Ira Lee INF R/R 5-9 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest HS

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Verduzco, Buzz_15 Buzz Verduzco Head Coach
Parrish, Justin_20 Justin Parrish Assistant Coach
Griffon jpeg Kyle Heckenbach Student Assistant

Baseball Support Staff

Baseball - Support Staff
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HaleyBrownMug_19 Haley Brown Graduate Assistant

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