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Contributed by: Jeff Duggan on 6/24/2008

GOLDEN, Colo. (June 24, 2008) - A grand total of 11 student-athletes have committed to begin playing baseball for Colorado School of Mines in 2009, as announced June 24 by Head Coach Jerrid Oates.

Below is a complete list of the players who will begin competing for the Orediggers next spring. For additional information about each player, please visit http://athletics.mines.edu/Sports/Baseball/2009%20Season/09roster.htm

Name Pos.Ht. / Wt. Hometown / Previous School
Cameron DixonLHP6'2" / 190 lbs.Cottage Grove, OR / Cottage Grove H.S.
Bobby EgebergOF6'0" / 190 lbs.Goodyear, AZ / Estrella Foothills H.S.
Patrick EssayOF6'0" / 165 lbs.Lincoln, NE / Pius X H.S.
Scott EvansRHP6'1" / 200 lbs.Fort Collins, CO / Fort Collins H.S.
Mike FullerRHP6'2" / 170 lbs.Parker, CO / Chaparral H.S.
Thomas HarrisRHP6'3" / 170 lbs.Colorado Springs, CO / Sand Creek H.S.
Brett OlssonOF5'10" / 170 lbs.Denver, CO / Cherry Creek H.S.
Nick PiehlINF6'5" / 205 lbs.Centennial, CO / Smoky Hill H.S.
Matt PoulinRHP / OF5'11" / 180 lbs.Atascadero, CA / Atascadero H.S.
Tyler ThorntonINF5'6" / 140 lbs.Denver, CO / Thomas Jefferson H.S.
John WilsonINF6'2" / 200 lbs.Lawrence, KS / Lawrence Free State H.S.

"We are really looking forward to the arrival of this year's signing class," said Oates, who was selected as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's (RMAC) Baseball Co-Coach of the Year in 2008 following his first season at CSM. "This group of players will really help us to continue building on the success we enjoyed in 2008."
With 20 wins in 2008, CSM established the third-highest single-season number of victories in program history. The Orediggers' berth as the #5 seed in the 2008 RMAC Baseball Tournament marked the first time that CSM had qualified for post-season play since the 1999 RMAC Baseball Tournament. Additionally, Mines' 11-4 upset win over #2 seed Metro State in the opening round of the 2008 RMAC Baseball Tournament marked the first post-season victory for the CSM baseball program since the 1994 campaign.

Jeff Duggan is public information director of CSM athletics

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