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Congratulations Hoptown Hoppers - 2012 Ohio Valley League Champions!

Will Hammock	Position: Right Hand Pitcher Birthday: 05/01/1993 Hometown: Phenix City, Alabama School: West Georgia Tech Favorite Team: Atlanta Braves Favorite Player: Tim Lincecum Best Baseball Memory: Playing in the Southeast Regional as the Alabama State Champions in Little League
Clayton Dugan	Position: Left Hand Pitcher Birthday: 10/29/1991 Hometown: New Orleans, LA School: LSUE Favorite Team: Texas Rangers Favorite Player: Ken Griffey Jr Best Baseball Memory: 15 strikeouts one game/ high school
Joshua Tanski	Position: Left Hand Pitcher Birthday: Hometown: Apopka, Florida School: University of West Florida Favorite Team: Boston Red Sox Favorite Player: Manny Ramirez Best Baseball Memory:Competing for the little league world series in 2001 and finishing 2nd
Kyle Spencer	Position: Left Hand Pitcher Birthday: 06/17/93 Hometown: Hopkinsville, KY School: University of Evansville Favorite Team: Detroit Tigers Favorite Player: Justin Verlander Best Baseball Memory: Pitching my first inning of college baseball
Jason McDonald	Position: Right Hand Pitcher Birthday: 01/25/1993 Hometown: Lucedale, Mississippi School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Favorite Team: San Francisco Giants Favorite Player: Craig Kimbrel Best Baseball Memory: Pitching a No Hitter and hitting 3 doubles in the first game of my senior season.
Michael Kratochvil	Position: Right Hand Pitcher Birthday: 11/17/1990 Hometown: Northridge, CA School: Creighton University Favorite Team: Dodgers Favorite Player: Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw Best Baseball Memory: Having the opportunity to play in one of the best ballparks in the country, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Taylor Veillon	Position: Right Hand Pitcher Birthday: 11/9/1992 Hometown: Ville Platte, Louisiana School: UL-Lafayette Favorite Team: New York Yankees Favorite Player: Robinson Cano Best Baseball Memory: My senior season I threw 5 innings against the #1 team in 3A (Louisiana) and held them to 1 hit. My teammate came in to close out the game finishing off a 2-1 victory for our 2A High School team. They were 29-1 before the game against us. It's definitely one of the most special games in my career.
Layne Cecil	Position: Right Hand Pitcher Birthday: 2/23/92 Hometown: Pikeville, Kentucky School: Lincoln Memorial University Favorite Team: Favorite Player: Tim Lincecum Best Baseball Memory: My favorite baseball memory would probably be pitching in the state semi-finals.
Jim Nelson	Position: First Base Birthday: 10/21/1991 Hometown: Cedar Bluff, Al School: University of Alabama Huntsville Favorite Team: Atlanta Braves Favorite Player: Chipper Jones Best Baseball Memory: Going to the state semifinals my senior year in high school.
Kyle Asher	Position: Pitcher/1B Birthday: 12-18-1992 Hometown: Louisville, Ky School: Southeastern Illinois Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Scott Rolen Best Baseball Memory: State runner up in 2010
Philip Menou	Position: Pitcher/1B Birthday: 09/25/1990 Hometown: Lake Charles LA. School: Southern Arkansas University Favorite Team: New York Yankees Favorite Player: Josh Hamilton Best Baseball Memory: Pitching my first no hitter my junior year of high school, against Sulphur High.
Kyle Barbee	Position: RHP Pitcher Birthday: 04/05/1991 Hometown: Hopkinsville School: Spalding University Favorite Team: New York Mets Favorite Player: David Wright Best Baseball Memory: Winning the national championship with Spalding
Cameron Olsen	Position: Catcher Birthday: 01/18/1994 Hometown: Yuba City, California School: UC Davis Favorite Team: San Francisco Giants Favorite Player: JT Snow; Buster Posey Best Baseball Memory: 3 homeruns in 3 consecutive at bats in American Legion tournament; Winning Omaha Youth Invitational Tourney and experience of College World Series
Brad Sevenish	Position: Catcher Birthday: 8/30/92 Hometown: Northport, AL School: Shelton State Community College Favorite Team: Detroit Tigers Favorite Player: Chipper Jones Best Baseball Memory: Senior year rival area game against Hillcrest High School down 1-0 in bottom of the last inning. I led off with a solo shot down the line and won it in extras
Anthony Mazzella	Position: First Base Birthday: 12/28/90 Hometown: Wantagh, New York School: Queens (NY) College Favorite Team: New York Yankees Favorite Player: Derek Jeter Best Baseball Memory: Winning the NABF World Series in Lynchburg, Virginia with the Long Island Tigers.
Matt McGowan	Position: Infield Birthday: 08-31-1992 Hometown: Hopkinsville School: Olney Central Junior College Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Dustin Pedroia Best Baseball Memory: I hit a homerun my junior year in high school to beat a rival team 1-0.
Seth Bancroft	Position: Infield Birthday: 09/09/1992 Hometown: Suwanee, Ga School: Georgia College & State University Favorite Team: Phillies Favorite Player: Chase Utley Best Baseball Memory: Hitting a walk off grand slam to get my team to the playoffs in extra innings
Brett Pirtle	Position: Infield Birthday: 03/23/1991 Hometown: Longview, Texas School: Mississippi State University Favorite Team: Texas Rangers Favorite Player: Nelson Cruz Best Baseball Memory: Hitting two home runs against Navarro Junior College
Nolan Fisher	Position: Infield Birthday: 05/19/1993 Hometown: Wentzville, MO School: Southeast Missouri State Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: G-Baby (Rip) Best Baseball Memory: 2011 World Series Game 6
Jake Sandlin	Position: Infield Birthday: 09/05/1992 Hometown: Evans, Georgia School: Georgia College & State University Favorite Team: Alabama Crimson Tide Favorite Player: Kenny Powers Best Baseball Memory: Watching my younger brother hit his first home run to win the Dixie Youth National Championship.
Fernando Tanaka	Position: Short stop Birthday: 10/03/1990 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil School: Stillman College School: Oak Ridge High School Favorite Team: Texas Rangers Favorite Player: Josh Hamilton Best Baseball Memory: Winning the nationals back-to-back in Brazil.
Bobby Clark	Position: Outfield Birthday: 8/18/1992 Hometown: Jackson, Missouri School: Southeast Missouri State University Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: David Freese Best Baseball Memory: Watching the Cards win the 2011 World Series
Rob Friedlein	Position: Outfield Birthday: November 26, 1991 Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri School: University of Alabama - Huntsville Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Matt Holliday Best Baseball Memory: Batting .500 my senior year in high school
Kaleb Brown	Position: Outfield Birthday: 10/18/1991 Hometown: Jonesboro, Arkansas School: Arkansas State University Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Troy Tulowitzki Best Baseball Memory: Winning two state championships in high school
Collin Massanelli	Position: Outfield Birthday: 7/25/92 Hometown:Pine Bluff, AR School: Arkansas State University Favorite Team: New York Yankees Favorite Player: Robinson Cano Best Baseball Memory: My first Collegiate hit.
Coaches
	Grayson Crawford Head Baseball Coach Hoptown Hoppers
	Judson Sullivan Assistant Coach
	David Branham Assistant Coach

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