2005 Baseball Player Bios

Simon Badeaux

Personal: A native of Bourg, Louisiana … Son of Hayes & Gene Badeaux … Pursuing a degree in Secondary Education … Transfer from Enterprise Ozark Community College.

 

 

 

Joshua Banashak

Personal: A native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi … Son of Jeb & Julie Banashak … Pursuing a degree in Social Science … Transfer from Faulkner State Community College … A graduate of Bay High School.

Background: Batted. 331 last year in his first season with the Rams … Scored 31 runs and drove in 19 RBI in 45 games … Hit .471 and carried a 20-game hitting streak while playing for Faulkner State.

Robert Conniff

Personal: A native of Mobile, Alabama … Son of Ronald & Joyce Conniff … Pursuing a degree in Business and minor in Religion … Transfer from Faulkner State Community College … A graduate of Oak Park Christian School.

Background: Red-shirted last year in his first season with Mobile …Won a state championship his senior season of high school at Oak Park Christian School … First-Team All-Conference selection … MVP of the state championship.

Chris Copeland

Personal: A native of Theodore, Alabama … Son of Robert & Renea Copeland … Pursuing a degree in Social Science … A graduate of Theodore High School.

Background: Went 3-7 with a 3.60 ERA last season in 45 innings as a relief pitcher for Mobile … Struck out 32 batters in 20 appearances.

Eduardo Davila

Personal: A native of Cidra, Puerto Rico … Son of Gustavo Davils & Ivette Diaz … Currently undecided upon a degree … A transfer from Florida International University … A graduate of Ana J. Candelas High School.

 

 

Thomas Esfeller

Personal: A native of Dauphin Island, Alabama … Son of Chris & Patti Esfeller … Pursuing a degree in Nursing … A graduate of Alma Bryant High School.

Background: Played in 30 games last year in his first season with Mobile … Played in the Mobile Bears summer league in 2004.

Jason Frischhertz

Personal: A native of Slidell, Louisiana … Son of Gregg & Rebecca Frischhertz … Pursuing a degree in Biology … A graduate of Pope John Paul II Catholic High School.

Background: Posted a 10-2 record with a 0.93 ERA and 53 strikeouts his junior season at Pope John Paul II … Went 11-2 with a 0.83 ERA and 68 strikeouts his senior season … Three-time All-District selection … All-Metro Team … All-Catholic Elite … All-Parish … Top 100 Louisiana Baseball players … All-District MVP … First Team All-State selection.

Daniel Harper

Personal: A native of Monroeville, Alabama … Son of Barry & Anne Harper … Pursuing a degree in Math Education … A graduate of Monroe County High School.

Background: All-State selection … Deadly Diamond Offensive Player of the Year … All-Time home run record at Monroe County High School.

Leland Howard

Personal: A native of Saraland, Alabama … Son of Gus & Linda Howard … Pursuing a degree in Math … A graduate of Vigor High School.

Background: Went 6-3 last season with a 3.08 ERA for Mobile in 10 starts … Surrendered a team-low .221 opponents batting average against last year … Two-time Region XIII Player of the Week recipient in 2004.

Lance Howard

Personal: A native of Theodore, Alabama … Son of Benny Howard & Debra Roach … Pursuing a degree in HPE … Transfer from University of South Alabma ... A graduate of Theodore High School.

Background: Batted .330 with six home runs and 30 runs batted in for Faulkner Stats Community College ... Hit for a .552 batting average with 15 home runs and 52 RBI playing for Theodore High School ... Also posted a 6-1 record and a 1.04 ERA as a pitcher ... Deadly Diamond Player of the Year ... 6-A Player of the Year ... All-State selection ... Midtown Optimist Player & Pitcher of the Year.

Joel Jernigan

Personal: A native of Mobile, Alabama … Son of Connie & Larry Jernigan … Pursuing a degree in Business Administration … Transfer from Bishop State Community College … A graduate of UMS-Wright High School.

Background: Batted .278 last season in 18 games for the Rams … Hit one double and one triple and drove in eight RBI.

Jon Kalb

Personal: A native of Brentwood, Missouri … Son of Richard & Robyn Kalb … Pursuing a degree in Exercise Science … Transfer from Meramec Community College.

Background: Played with the American Legion from 8th through 12th grade ... MVP of his high school team three consecutive years from his sophomore year through his senior year ... Conference Player of the Year both his junior and senior season ... Went 5-for-5 while hitting three consecutive home runs, including a grand slam totaling 11 RBI in the game ... Pitched a no-hitter in his first conference game against the No. 1 team in the conference his senior season.

Richard Kelly

Personal: A native of Mobile, Alabama … Son of Rick & Cindy Kelly … Pursuing a degree in Human Performance/Exercise Science and Special Education … Transfer from Louisiana College ... A graduate of UMS-Wright Preparatory School.

Background: Went 2-3 his freshman season at Louisiana College ... Pitched in the NCCAA World Series in 2002 ... Underwent Tommy John surgery during his sophomore year and received a medical-redshirt ... Won a state championship in 1999 playing at UMS-Wright ... Member of the Deans List in 2003 ... Brother-in-law of San Diego Padre, Mike Bumstead.

Benjamin Lakey

Personal: A native of Jasper, Alabama … Son of Larry & Kathy Lakey … Pursuing a degree in Biology … A graduate of Sumiton Christian High School.

Background: All-State selection as sophomore and senior at Sumiton Christian High School.

Josh Lett

Personal: A native of Phoenix, Arizona … Son of Randy & Deborah Lett … Pursuing a degree Business … A graduate of Valley Christian High School.

Background: Stole 27 bases and batted .463 his senior season at Valley Christian … Posted a 6-2 record pitching.

Jesse Luker

Personal: A native of Thomasville, Alabama … Son of Wayne & Becky Luker … Pursuing a degree in Science & Education … A graduate of Thomasville High School …

Background: Posted a 9-2 record with a 1.27 ERA his senior season striking out 84 in 101 innings pitched at Thomasville High School … High School Heisman Award … All-State Honorable Mention … School-record for most strikeouts.

Ron McMillan

Personal: A native of Lucedale, Mississippi … Son of Al & Carolyn McMillan … Pursuing a degree in History … Transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … A graduate of George County High School.

Background: Hit .224 last season in 37 games with Mobile … Was 5-of-6 last season in stolen bases … All-Conference selection at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Bryan Mosley

Personal: A native of Daphne, Alabama … Son of Shirley Mosley … Pursuing a degree in Communications … Transfer from Lurleen B. Wallace Community College … A graduate of Daphne High School.

Background: Batted .395 with seven home runs and 50 RBI as a freshman at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College … Hit .360 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI last season at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College … JUCO First-Team All-Conference … World Series All-Tournament Team … State Championship MVP at Daphne High School … Chris Boyett Silver Slugger Award.

Carnell Parker

Personal: A native of Theodore, Alabama … Son of Rayford Sr. & Delores Parker … Pursuing a degree in Sports Marketing … Transfer from Bishop State Community College … A graduate of John L. Leflore High School.

Background: Hit .254 last season in 45 games … Led the team in stolen bases with 20 in just 22 attempts … Hit .345 with 25 stolen bases in his final season at Bishop State … Named “Player of the Year” at Bishop State … Hit .368 and stole 31 bases his senior season at John L. Leflore High School … Named to both the East-West All-Star Game and the Brewton All-Star Game.

Vicente Perez

Personal: A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico … Son of Marvin Perez & Migdalia Luna … Pursuing a degree in Accounting … A transfer from Interamerican University … A graduate of Vocational School of Ponce.

 

 

Jason Ragan

Personal: A native of Ponchatoula, Louisiana … Son of Jody & Sherrie Ragan … Pursuing a degree in General Studies … Transfer from Hill College … A graduate of Hammond High.

Background: JUCO All-Star selection in 2002 … All-District selection in 2001.

Justin Rosen

Personal: A native of St. Louis, Missouri … Son of Allen & Sydney Rosen … Pursuing a degree in Sports Management … A transfer from Maramac Community College … A graduate of Marquette High School.

Background: Batted .375 with 15 doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBI and 20 stolen bases for Maramac Community College … First-Team All-Conference in 2004 at Maramac Community College.

J.C. Santana

Personal: A native of Naranjito, Puerto Rico … Son of Raul Santana & Maritza Oyola … Pursuing a degree in CIS … A graduate of Francisco Morales High School.

Background: Batted .315 last season in 45 games for Mobile … Hit a team-high four doubles and drove in 17 RBI.

Brandon Speese

Personal: A native of Mobile, Alabama … Son of Gene & Kathy Speese … A graduate of Mary G. Montgomery High School.

Background: Red-shirted in 2004 … Played locally with the Gulf Coast Select.

Grant Staniszewski

Personal: A native of St. Louis, Missouri … Son of Joseph & Barbara Staniszewski … Pursuing a degree in Computer Science … Transfer from Jefferson College … A graduate of Marquette High School.

Background: Drafted in the 34th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs.

T.J. Stringer

Personal: A native of Memphis, Tennessee … Son of Tony & June Stringer … Pursuing a degree in Business Administration … A graduate of Daphne High School.

Background: 2001 state champion as a member of the Daphne High School football team and a 2002 state champion as a representative of the Daphne High School baseball team.

Nathan Thomas

Personal: A native of West Palm, Florida … Son of Keith & Karen Thomas … Pursuing a degree in Communications … Transfer from Texas Christian University … A graduate of The King’s Academy.

 

Beau Wiggins

Personal: A native of Patterson, Louisiana … Son of Farryl & Renee Wiggins … Pursuing a degree in Biology …Transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast … A graduate of Patterson High School.

Background: Was 0-3 last season with Mobile in just three starts … Struck out 10 batters in just 12 innings … All Parish and District selection at Patterson High School.

 

Head Coach: Mike Jacobs (251) 442-2228 / majacobs19@hotmail.com
Assistant Coach: Jon Seymour (251) 442-2306 / jcs_17um@hotmail.com