Bellevue University Bruins Baseball Announcements

Past Academic All-Americans at Bellevue University:
Jason Ashcroft (Biology), Luke Faxon (PE), Ian Hagan (Broadcasting), Mark Pisel (Business), Derek Waddoups (PE). More names to be added each year!

2005 All Americans and Draftees:
Pitcher Jess LaCasse was named 1st Team All American and was a 27th round draft pick of the Oakland A's. Ron Madej, a Lefthanded Pitcher from Omaha, was also drafted by the Athletics in the 26th round. Scotty Madsen was named All American Honorable Mention as a Shortstop, as was Omaha native Joe Evans at 2B and Catcher Tycen Povey. Evans and Madsen both return anchoring the middle of the infield.

Catching Up with Former Bruins:
Former Bellevue 1B Randy Ruiz came up just short of winning the Triple Crown in the AA Eastern League. Ruiz finished 1st in Average .349, 2nd in Homeruns 27, and 4th in RBI's with 89. For his efforts Randy was named to the Eastern League All Star Team. In addition to his work as a Phillie farmhand, he participated in the World Cup of Baseball in the Netherland with Team Puerto Rico. Ruiz finished the tournament batting .346 with 2 homeruns including a 3 for 4 day against Team USA.
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Three Bruins sign with professional organizations:
Mark Goodman and Dan Burkhart with the Mesa Miners and Rob Worth with the Sioux Falls Saints. Mark Goodman struck out Ricky Henderson in his first outing! And former BU player, Mark Nussbeck, now with the Memphis Redbirds, pitched two scoreless innings in relief against the Omaha Royals recently.

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