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Peacocks Open Recruiting with Illinois Prep Signing Cruz is an infielder at Lincoln Way-East High School in Frankfort, Illinois. During the summer of 2008, Jeremy helped lead his high school team to the Illinois High School Summer State Championship. He hit .450 with 6 home runs and 25 rbi's during the summer season. (MORE)
Peacocks Add New Face to Coaching Staff "We are excited to have Timm join the Peacock baseball team. He will take on the duties of hitting coach and will instruct our catchers. His experience in recruiting the upper Midwest will make us even stronger in our methods for scouting quality student-athletes." (MORE) 
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Officially Expands to 14 Teams St. Paul, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced the results from the NSIC Board of Directors teleconference call dealing with expansion. The Board of Directors, consisting of the ten NSIC Presidents/Chancellors, voted to expand the NSIC to 14 teams with the addition of Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, Minn.), Minnesota State University Mankato (Mankato, Minn.) and Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud, Minn.). These four institutions, which were all voted on individually, will begin participating within the NSIC in the 2008-09 season. (MORE) Upper Iowa's Ryan Arp Picked by Dodgers in 2008 MLB Draft Ryan Arp (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), a senior, righthanded catcher, for the Peacocks has been selected in the 45th round (1356 overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. After signing a contract with the Los Angeles, Arp expects to report to a Dodger rookie league team in either Utah or Florida. Arp told Peacock Head Coach Mark Danker that he was "excited for the opportunity to continue his playing career." (MORE) 2008 Season Review and Team Awards The Upper Iowa University baseball team finished the 2008 campaign with their heads held high after their season ended a bit sooner than they would have liked. The team entered the NSIC Baseball Tournament as the #2 seed after taking second in the standings with a 24-8 record. The #1 seed went to Wayne State, who only clinched it on the final day of the season with a 24-6 record in conference. The Peacocks lost their first game of the tournament, but bounced back with a win over Winona State, their fifth of the season. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had the final say and ended the season before UIU could make their run through the consolation bracket. (MORE) Fjelland Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team The All-Central Region Teams presented by the ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) and Rawlings have been released and one Peacock has earned a spot on the Second Team. Nick Fjelland (Alleman, Iowa) was named to the Second Team as an infielder after his stellar senior season. Fjelland, the Peacocks' rock at third base, was named First Team All-NSIC. Fjelland hit .356 in 54 games played and started for Upper Iowa. He picked up 67 hits in his 188 at bats including a UIU-record 25 doubles and an NSIC-record 16 doubles. Fjelland had a slugging percentage of .553 and hit four homeruns while driving in 39 and scoring 53 runs. (MORE) Nineteen Peacocks Earn Northern Sun All-Academic Team Honors The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2007-08 spring athletic season and nineteen Peacock student-athletes earned recognition. To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. The student-athlete must have also reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at their institution. (MORE) Upper Iowa Finishes Sixth in 2007-08 NSIC All-Sport Standings The Upper Iowa Athletics Department climbed three spots this year in the NSIC All-Sports Standings. The Peacocks ranked 6th this year, only five points away from 4th place U-Mary and four and a half points away from 5th place MSU Moorhead. Upper Iowa's success is due, in large part, to its three NSIC Championships in Wrestling, Women's Tennis, and Women's Golf. But 6th place could not have been attained without Baseball (2nd), Women's Soccer (3rd), and Men's Golf (3rd), who all had very successful seasons as well. (MORE) Two Peacocks Named to Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team The Daktronics All-Central Region Teams have been released and two Peacocks have earned the honor. Seth Fox, of Pottstown, Penn., and Lucas Wilsing, of Sheboygan, Wisc., were both named to the second team. (MORE) |
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