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Cory Emmons: 1st All-State Player
Cory Emmons arrived at Lutheran High School in 2005 from the Ben Davis school district. The decision by Cory and his parents to attend...
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Sep 285 min read


CALEB HOUGESEN
The first time I heard about Caleb was from Jared Broughton. Jared told me that he was with Caleb at a baseball camp at Notre Dame. He...
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Oct 28, 20249 min read


JARED BROUGHTON
Life is timing in many ways. In 2004-05 Jared Broughton began his career at Lutheran High School. Jared is my nephew and we were very...
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Oct 6, 20246 min read


PITCHERS
It is often said in baseball that pitching is the name of the game. Good pitching beats good hitting. It is good for a team's...
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Aug 19, 20241 min read


RIGHTFIELDERS
As we grow up in baseball, playing rightfield is not exactly glamorous. As most players bat right handed, it seemed rightfield was where...
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Aug 18, 20241 min read


CENTERFIELDERS
Having a good centerfielder is necessary for a team to have great team defense. A successful team is typically strong up the middle. The...
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Aug 12, 20241 min read


LEFTFIELDERS
Playing leftfield at Lutheran High School is a significant challenge. First, the sun can be brutal for players to see the ball in late...
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Aug 11, 20241 min read


CATCHERS
As a small school baseball coach, the first thing I did was determine if we had a catcher. Perhaps the big school coaches also have this...
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Aug 8, 20241 min read


Shortstops: Strong Up the Middle
Shortstops play a critical role in a team's defense. Typically these players are very athletic as they have a lot of ground to cover. ...
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Aug 6, 20241 min read


The Hot Corner Players
It takes a special player to be a very good third baseman. Often the ball is hit sharply to third and the player has to have quick...
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Aug 6, 20241 min read


SECOND SACKERS!
Second base is a challenging position to play. Lutheran Baseball was fortunate to have some very good players at this important position...
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Aug 4, 20241 min read


THE FIRST BASEMEN
Lutheran Baseball has been very fortunate to have very good players at first base. This position is very important as this player is...
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Aug 4, 20241 min read


SAVING IT FOR SENIOR NIGHT!
Zach Mitchell HAUSER versus LUTHERAN 5-20-2019 Senior Night is always a time I looked forward to sharing with players, families and fans....
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Aug 3, 20244 min read


Lutheran Players on to College/Pro Baseball
As I have mentioned elsewhere, Lutheran High School had many players who could have gone on to play baseball in college if they chose to...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


Utility Man
Jared Sneed 2016-2019 A baseball program at a small school certainly has limitations. One of the potential limitations is the number of...
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May 22, 20244 min read


Sticking With It!
Zack Hayes 2007-2010 It was always nice to know that some really good players were going to take the field for Lutheran Baseball. As a...
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May 22, 20243 min read
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