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17U Coach

17U Head Coach - Todd Pennington
 
Todd played for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks from 1999 to 2001 where he became the staff ace.  In 2001 he was named a Louisville Slugger/TPX All-American and also a Baseball Weekly All-American.  He was named 1st Team All OVC and was named National Pitcher of the week.  His junior year Todd went 12-2 and led all NCAA Division 1 pitchers in ERA with a 1.33.  He was ranked nationally in wins with 12, in strikeouts with 121 and ranked 12th all time in NCAA history with 4.81 hits per nine innings.
 
Todd was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2001 where he made it to AA.  He was named to the Rawlings All South Region pitcher of the year that same year.
 
Todd played in 7 proffessional seasons, winning four championship rings, and named to two all-star teams.  In 2003 he was named to the Baseball Weekly minor league all star team, lead Cleveland Indians minor league system in saves, named Rolaids relief man of the month, and  named to the prestigious Arizona Fall League.
 
He will be in his 2nd year with the Bulls when he coaches our 17u team in 2013.

17U Coach

17U Asst Coach--Blake Smith
 
Blake is a graduate of Cape Central high school in Cape Girardeau where he was a four year starter from 2005-2009.   While there he helped lead the Tigers to two conference championships.
 
He then went on the play college baseball at Florissant Valley College in Florissant MO in 2009-2010 where he played 6 different positions.
 
Blake then went to Mineral Area College in 2010-2011 where he started and played 4 different positions.
 
Blake received his Associates of Arts degree at Mineral Area College finishing with a 3.6 GPA.

He then went on to get his Bachelor Degree in Business & Mgt. Systems at the Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla as well as a minor in  Enterprise Resource Planning and Information Science and Technology.

Blake works at Balls n Strikes as an instructor and will be in his first year with the Lids Missouri Bulls.

 

 

 

 


 

17U Coach

17U Asst Coach--Ryan Grigaitis
 

Ryan Graduated from Cape Central HS in 2009, and played baseball all four years. Earning all conference his senior year.

 Ryan went on to play baseball for three different colleges.

His freshmen year he played at Florissant valley CC, his Sophomore year at Three Rivers CC.  Ryan then earned a scholarship to Freed Hardeman University, where he helped them to a conference title in his junior year, Top 25 raking, along with a trip to the NAIA WS.  His senior year at FHU has been equally successful.  Throughout his college career Ryan played six different positions, and had a Career BA of .310.

 Ryan is currently working for a BS Degree in Business management.

This will be Ryan's first year with the Lids Missouri Bulls.

17U Coach

17U Coach – Mitch Wood
 
Coach Wood graduated from Holcomb High School where he lettered (4) years in Baseball and Basketball. He went on to play baseball at Mineral Area College where he earned his Associates Degree. He received his B.S.E. Degree from Arkansas State University and later his Masters and Specialist in Education from Southeast Missouri State University.
 
He has 20 plus years of experience coaching high school baseball and basketball. He was head baseball / asst. basketball coach at Hayti High School for 3 years (1989-1992). He has been at Oran High School for the past 17 years where he has served as head baseball and basketball coach(1992-99), high school principal, head baseball and basketball coach(2000-03), Superintendent, head baseball coach (2003-Present). He also coached Scott County Legion from 1999-2003, Rawlings Legends in 2008 and Missouri Bulls in 2009. 
 
While at Oran, he has obtained 8 conference titles, 13 district titles, 8 final four appearances and Scott Miss. Conference Coach of the year five times.
 
He was inducted into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010.  He has a career record of 380 wins with only 117 losses.
 
Coach Wood  lives in Oran, Mo. with his wife Shawn. They have two children, Ryne (26) will graduate from UMSL School of Optometry in May 2011 and Mandi (22) who will graduate from SEMO in May 2011 and pursue a degree in Physical Therapy. Coach Wood enjoys golf, spending time with friends and family and repairing/restoring vehicles

16U Coach - Name

16U Head Coach -  Matt Wagner
 
Prep: 2004 graduate of Bishop Neumann High School in Wahoo, Neb. ... high school did not have a baseball program ... first team all-state in football ... helped lead his team to two football state championships and 1 basketball state Championship... honorable mention all-state selection in basketball ... all-conference basketball honoree ... National Honor Society member.
 
Summer Baseball Experience:  2004 - Kansas City Sluggers (15th place finish at NBC World Series)
2005 - Kansas City Sluggers (10th place finish at NBC World Series)
2006 - Nevada (MO) Griffons (9th Place finish at NBC World Series)
2007 - Anchorage (AK) Glacier Pilots
 
College: Member of 2005 College World Series Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Suffered knee injury in 2006.  Transfered to Southeast Missouri State for the 2007 baseball season.  3 year starter (2007, 2008, 2009).  9th in Career Hits, 7th in Career Home Runs, 6th in Career RBI's, 9th in Career total bases, 8th in Career Fielding pct., 2nd Career Putouts.  1st team all OVC First Basemen 2008.  Graduated in December 2009 with Business Administration/Organizational Leadership degree from Southeast Missouri State University.
 
Coaching: Baseball Instructor at Balls N Strikes since 2009. Coach the Rawlings Prospect Bulldogs for Summer 2010.  Coached Fall 2010 Balls N Strikes 16U team.
 
Chose to join the Bulls because I think its a great opportunity to expose the local talent of kids to college recruiters and the top level of baseball in the country.  Competing against that type of competition day in and day out will help to prepare our kids to play baseball at the next level.

16U Coach - Name

16U Asst Coach - Drew Pixley
 
Drew graduated from Dexter High School.  Three time All-SEMO Conference 1st team. Completed his senior year with a .411 BA, 3 HR, 24 stolen bases, and was named Standard-Democrat Player of the Year. Other awards include Area's Strongest Arm, Best Defensive Player, and Best Senior.
 
He went on to play two years at Mineral Area College where in his final season had a .320 BA, 2HR, and 19 stolen bases.
 
Drew earned a Division-I baseball scholarship to Murray State University. At Murray State he was a key contributor.  Originally signed as a catcher, he went on to start at 7 different positions.
 
Drew aspires to be a baseball coach at the collegiate level.

15U Coach

15U Coach – Joe Bickings
 
Coach Bickings is a 2003 graduate of Oran High School where he played baseball for four years (2002 3rd place Class 1 & 2003 Class 1). He is also a 2009 graduate from Missouri State University where he received his B.S. in Physical Education. While attending
 
Missouri State, he played for the Missouri State Club baseball team where he received 2nd team All-American Honors for the NCBA in 2008.
 
He was an assistant coach at Strafford High School for two years(2007 Sectional Champs & 2009 Class 2 State runner-Up) and is currently an assistant coach for Chaffee High School(2010 Class 1 District #2 Champs). Coach Bickings is currently the Physical Education teacher and Jr. High/High School strength and conditioning coach at Chaffee. 
Coach Bickings is very passionate about the game of baseball and enjoys teaching others the game.

14U Asst Coach

14U Head Coach -  Matt Bucher

Coach Bucher graduated from Oran High School where he lettered (4) years in Baseball and Basketball. He went on to play baseball and swimming at Lambuth University where he earned his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting.He received his MBA Degree from Missouri State.

Matt has 6 years experience coaching High School Baseball and Summer Baseball organizations. He was Head JV and Freshman Baseball Coach and Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at Springfield Catholic High School in Springfield, Mo for 2 years (2006-2008). He has also coached the Sr. Babe Ruth Charleston Fighting Squirrels from 2006-2011, and the Oran Mudcats 11-12 year olds in 2011.

Matt also played overseas in Germany and Holland as a baseball ambassador in 2001.While at Springfield Catholic he obtained 2 conference titles and 1 district title. While with the Fighting Squirrels he obtained 3 State titles, 1 Regional title, 2 regional runner-up titles, and 1 trip to the Sr. Babe Ruth World Series.

He lives in Oran with his dog Buddy. Coach Bucher enjoys wakeboarding, snow skiing, hunting and fishing, and traveling in his spare time.

14U Coach

14U Asst Coach -  Scott Siebert
 
 Scott graduated in 1985 and played on the 1983 baseball team that won the first State Championship in the school’s history. 
He was also on the repeat Championship team in 1984 and a member of the third-place team in 1985.  As a senior, Scott was the baseball MVP and the teams ace on the mound.
 
He was a member of the basketball team in 1984 and 1985, both won district championships.  He was the Bulldog award winner for most outstanding athlete his senior year.
 
Scott played baseball for Southeast Missouri State University 1986-1990, where he was an All-Conference player in 1988 and 1989. 
 
Coaching… junior high basketball for 5 years, grade school level 10 years
Travel baseball 10 + years AA, AAA, and Major USSSA level.

14U Coach

14U Asst Coach -  Tim Rodgers
 
 

13U Coach

13U Head Coach -  Cody Bova
 
 Cody is 2005 Graduate of Southeast Missouri State University.  He was the student manager for the men's basketball team and majored in education.
 
Cody taught at Oran high school from 2005-2007.  He was an assistant basketball coach and softball coach there.
 
Cody then taught at Scott City high school from 2007-2010.   He was the ISS instructor and taught physical eduacation.   He was the assistant varsity coach and head freshamn basketball coach for 3 years.   He was an assistant varsity baseball coach and head coach for the junior varsity team. 
 
He also coached the Scott City Junior Legion baseball team and won the state title in 2009.
 
Cody is currently coaching at Notre Dame high school and is in his 2nd year there.  He serves as an assistant on the varsity hoops team and is the freshamn head coach.   He also teaches at Immaculate Conception grade school in jackson, Missouri.
 
2013 will be his first year with the Missouri Bulls.

13U Asst Coach

13U Asst Coach -  Bard Womack
 
Bard was a 1987 graduate of Cape Central HS where he played 4 years of varsity baseball.   He was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2011.
 
He went on to play four years at the Univeristy of Missouri
 
 

13U Asst Coach

13U Asst Coach -  Mike Young
 
 

12U Coach

12U  Coach -  Kody Campbell
 

Kody is a 2008 graduate of Oran High School where he played baseball for Coach Mitch Wood. He was an All-Conference selection all four years, a two-time Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year, and a 2008 First Team All-State selection. While at Oran, Kody played on two final four teams (3rd place-2006, 3rd place-2008). 

Kody attended Southeast Missouri State University and graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in Sports Management while minoring in Business Administration. While at Southeast, Kody was a member of the baseball team for four years and played in 164 games, compiling a .285 career batting average. He was named Academic All-Region in 2012.

Kody was an assistant in the 2012 season with the 17U Bulls

He is currently working towards a Master’s in Higher Education-Athletic Administration while acting as a graduate assistant at Southeast and hopes to one day become a Division I athletic director.

 

 
 
 
 

12U Coach

12U Coach -  Paul Lynch
 
Paul is a 1988 Graduate of Notre Dame High School, earned his undergraduate degree and Masters from Southeast Missouri State University.  He received his Specialist in Education and has been employed in the Public School System for the past 17 years.

Paul competed in soccer, basketball and baseball while at Notre Dame HS, earning awards in all three.  He attended Southeast Missouri State University on a soccer and baseball scholarship.  After completion of his college playing career he continued his playing days in the sport of fast pitch softball. Paul played for 13 years and was on several World and National championship teams, earning All-World and All-American honors, and being selected as a member of the USA player pool.

Throughout his career in education Paul has coached multiple high school sports while teaching Physical Education and Science.  Paul has now transitioned into the area of administration where he currently holds the position of Elementary Principal. 

He has coached several area travel teams in multiple sports and resides in Cape Girardeau, Mo with his wife, LaDonna and 5 children, Jonathan, Halle, Mackenzie, D. J. and Payton.

 
 

9U Coach

9U Coach -  Tim Garner
 
Tim attended Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, MO and graduated in 1993.
 
He was the winning pitcher of the Championship Game and All-State outfielder on the 1993 State Championship team.
 
He was inducted into the Notre Dame High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Tim went on to attend college at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO where he played baseball for two seasons as a pitcher and 1st baseman.  He graduated in 1997 with a B.S. in Biology.

From there he went to Notre Dame HS where he has taught and coached.  He was an assistant coach with the baseball team at Notre Dame High School from 2001-2011 including the 2009 State Championship team and the 2002, 2008 Final Four teams.
 
 
 
 

8U Coach/Manager

8U  Coach - Jeff Graviett
 
Coach Graviett graduated from Chaffe High School in 1994 where he lettered in both baseball and basketball. 
 
He received his B.S.E degree from SEMO and later his masters in administration from William Woods University.  He coached legion baseball in both Chaffee and Cape for 10+ years winning a Mid-West Regional Title in 1997 (Jr. Legion) and the Missouri State Championship in 2001 (Sr. Legion).
 
He began coaching baseball at Notre Dame as an assistant in 1997 and became the head coach in 1999.  Since that time Notre Dame has won 4 SEMO Conference Titles, 8 District Championships and made 6 Final Fours appearances winning the State Title in 2009.  He was named Missouri High School Baseball Coach of the Year for the 2009-2010 school year.  His career high school record is 240-71.
  
Coach Graviett has also been the girls head softball coach for the past 8 seasons with a record of 211-25.  The have won 7 district titles and been to 6 final fours, winning the State Title in 2009.
 
He lives in Cape with his wife (Angie) and their four kids Garrett (14u team), Kirstan, Miranda, and Blake.