tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083816547900634893.post-50553415322361748732007-04-21T08:21:00.000-06:002007-04-21T09:20:06.211-06:00Eau ClaireTwo freshman RHPs from <a href="http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/common/sports_main.asp?contentID=0&sportID=1&sectionID=13">Creighton University</a> have signed to play for the Express this summer. <a href="http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/common/roster_details.asp?BiosID=930&SportID=1">Joe Bonfe</a> led his high school baseball team to a second place finish at the state tournament and his high school hockey team to the state championship his senior year.<br /><a href="http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/common/roster_details.asp?BiosID=939&SportID=1">Casey Schmidt</a> is 2-1 with 21 strikeouts in 26 innings this spring. Casey hopes to ba an athletic trainer for a professional team after college.<br /><br />Eau Claire hopes its luck with in state players continues with their two newest signings. <a href="http://www.uwp.edu/athletics/sportpage.cfm?sportID=1">UW-Parkside</a> LHP <a href="http://www.uwp.edu/athletics/playertemp.cfm?playerID=423">Andy Yushta</a> is 2-2 , 2.60 with 35 strikeouts in 34.2 innings and has held opponents to a .149 average this spring. His teammate and former Express OF Casey Garms is showing outstanding plate discipline hitting .338 and taking 17 walks while only striking out 9 times this season. <a href="http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/wiml-m-basebl-body.html">UW-Milwaukee</a> OF <a href="http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/wichser_nick00.html">Nick Wichser</a> has 1 HR and a team high 7 steals this spring. <br /><br />Eau Claire alumni from UW-Stevens Point are having good years so far. Jordan Zimmerman, who should be drafted in the early rounds of this years draft, is 4-0, 2.05 with 32 strikeouts in 30.2 innings this spring. Travis Kempf is 2-1, 3.10 in three starts and three relief appearances this season. Doug Coe was off to a hot start hitting .481 through 7 games but hasnt played since so he must have gotten injured.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597252643424880685noreply@blogger.com