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Shenandoah University adds 19

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WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University baseball coaches Kevin Anderson announced Wednesday a class of 19 student-athletes who are coming into the program this fall.

Anderson, who is preparing for his ninth season at the helm of the Hornets program, welcomes the 19 students into his program to go along with 42 returnees.

These 19 players join a program seeking a fourth straight bid to the NCAA regionals in 2012.

The class has 10 players from Virginia, five from Maryland and one each from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Two of the players: Zach Carney and Nolan Potts, are from the Winchester/Frederick County community. Carney comes to SU after attending the University of Virginia last year after graduating from Sherando High School while Potts is a Handley H.S. product.

Carney is also one of two transfers in the class. Thomas Arens, from Purcellville, played collegiately at Hagerstown (Md.) CC.

Carney earned first team All-Northwestern District honors and was the Northwestern District Player of the Year as a high school senior in 2010.

Danny Freshley, from Montgomery Village, Maryland, is a two-time Baseball Factory/Under Armour Pre-Season All-American and earned numerous all-league accolades in his career.

Freshley leaves Gaithersburg H.S. fifth all-time in doubles and eighth in RBI.

"Our recruiting philosophy is to recruit players based on character, intelligence, attitude and athletic ability," Anderson said. "(Lead Assistant) Bruce Cameron and David Jenkins have worked very hard to bring in the type of players that will fit into our program.

"In the last three years we have had a lot of very good baseball players graduate from our program. In order for us to maintain the level of success that we have had, the young men in this recruiting class will need to step in and perform ata high level. We look forward to working with them on a daily basis this fall."

Twelve of the 19 recruited student-athletes earned at least one district or all-league honor in their respective high school careers.

The 2012 season is scheduled to open on February 17 against longtime Division III power Cortland (N.Y.) State. SU defeated the Red Dragons 2-0 this past season in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

The complete class:

Name Hometown High School
Thomas Arens Purcellville, Va. Hagerstown CC
Greg Beran Hockessin, Del. Dupont
Nick Burgess Charles Town, W. Va. Washington
Zach Carney Stephens City, Va. Sherando
Brandon Corbin Manassas, Va. Osbourn
Adam Emerson Williamsburg, Va. Lafayette
Danny Freshley Montgomery Village, Md. Gaithersburg
Zack Krietz Smithsburg, Md. Catoctin
Corbin Lucas Grottes, Va. Fort Defiance
JJ McDaniel Stafford, Va. Brooke Point
Bhendari Moore Alexandria, Va. Flint Hill
Nolan Overby Petersburg, Va. Matoaca
Ricky Pardo Walkersville, Md. Walkersville
Michael Paul Red Hill, Pa. Upper Perkiomen
Nolan Potts Winchester, Va. Handley
Matt Reigler Sickerville, N.J. Winslow Township
Jake Russell Hanover, Md. Howard
Matthew Wilson Frederick, Md. Frederick
Garrett Wooddell Springfield, Va. West Springfield
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TCWPrepsTCWPreps1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by birddog:
Bet that's some team picture with 19 new players and 42 returnees. Typical D III program that has no access to athletic money; cast a wide net and see what you get. Wink


Shenandoah University runs a full-fledged Junior Varsity program as well.

For the record, the coaching staff at SU does have a gun to anyone of these recruits heads telling them that they must attend SU. The student-athlete and his family makes that decision, not the SU coaching staff. Wink

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TCWPrepsTCWPreps1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by redbird5:
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Originally posted by TCWPreps:
...For the record, the coaching staff at SU does have a gun to anyone of these recruits heads telling them that they must attend SU. The student-athlete and his family makes that decision, not the SU coaching staff...


Same can be said for any program.


The student-athlete and his family is very much aware of SU's roster size and is aware they have a JV program.
B berryberrygood100+ posts
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The student-athlete and his family is very much aware of SU's roster size and is aware they have a JV program.


Not only is the student-athlete aware of the roster size and the existence of the JV program, he is also aware that it will take a lot of work to get any playing time, let alone become a starter for varsity. And this does not mean just physical work; it also includes classwork (the "student" part of the "student-athlete" which is so often overlooked) Coaches Anderson and Cameron run a fine program and have earned a great reputation because of this. The athletes are all made very aware of what it will take to play for SU, from the moment they step foot on the campus.
D dblemup100+ posts
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Originally posted by berryberrygood:
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The student-athlete and his family is very much aware of SU's roster size and is aware they have a JV program.


Not only is the student-athlete aware of the roster size and the existence of the JV program, he is also aware that it will take a lot of work to get any playing time, let alone become a starter for varsity. And this does not mean just physical work; it also includes classwork (the "student" part of the "student-athlete" which is so often overlooked) Coaches Anderson and Cameron run a fine program and have earned a great reputation because of this. The athletes are all made very aware of what it will take to play for SU, from the moment they step foot on the campus.


Does that make it different from most other programs???? I'm not knocking anything that SU stands for, but they are not the only program that stresses these things...60 plus players...on a D whatever team???? Who does the JV team, within a D3 program, play? I only ask, because I don't know....
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TCWPrepsTCWPreps1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by dblemup:

Does that make it different from most other programs???? I'm not knocking anything that SU stands for, but they are not the only program that stresses these things...60 plus players...on a D whatever team???? Who does the JV team, within a D3 program, play? I only ask, because I don't know....


SU plays mainly JUCO teams and other programs that have a JV program.

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